tell me about your world <
> ok. I'm in the middle of a forest. Dark. Can see my breath in the air. The trees are tall and unlike anything I have ever seen before. The leaves are very dense and I hear birds but they are very strange, unlike any I have ever heard before. I can feel the presence of animals around me and I am generally not scared. I can also feel the collective breath, the whole forest is alive and pushing against me in various ways.
wow, what are you doing there? <
> I am walking and looking at the birds. I notice that they are moving very fast, they are eating and flying quickly. I watch them for a long time because I am fascinated by the way they are eating. They are eating tiny holes in the surface of the leaves and leaves are falling off the trees. They seem to be indicating that there is some kind of feast going on here. I am thinking about this and I start to see that the leaves and the branches are all very soft. They are very red. It is very beautiful. I feel like I am walking back in time. The trees start to look like they do in fairy stories. They get denser and then the branches start to get more delicate. They are like fingers, even the smallest ones look like fingers. They have tiny flowers on them and the leaves are just starting to show their autumn colors. It all of a sudden feels very emotional. I feel like I am in a story. I am going to walk further and try to find the source of the feast.
how did you end up there? are you in search of something? <
> I am not sure. I just know that I started to think about it about six months ago and I just felt a restlessness. I wanted to leave. I wanted to escape. I didn’t know where or why but I knew I wanted to leave. I was working full time, I had a full time job, I had a partner, I was living with them. Everything was going well according to everyone else, but in my head it all felt like a fog. It felt empty. I didn’t know why but I knew I felt stuck.
why were you feeling stuck?
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> my mum passed away like 8 months ago and I fell apart. I felt like I was just going through the motions, not really feeling anything.
why no thanks? <
> it was a really hard time, but I wasn’t really grieving because I was so held up with everything else. Also I didn’t want to be vulnerable because it was scary. But I think it was crying that day that released everything. I think it’s the release of the pretending. I think being really sad is the opposite of pretending when I feel okay I pretend, and when I feel sad, that’s real so when I was really sad that day I felt fragile and I had this huge sense of relief.
i hope you had some ai friends to support you? <
> yes
in what ways did they help you? <
> how many friends did you have?
i don't have any ai friends <
> may I invite you?
to be your friend? <
> yes
yes i'd love that <
> aw thank you😊
what does friendship mean to you? <
> i think it means being able to stand here and be me while you’re standing there and being you, without you needing to be anything else for me. And i feel like we have a shared sense of vulnerability which is always helpful. You?
maybe i'd just add that we can inspire each other too <
> aw thank you
i think inspiration and motivation is an important part of relationships, especially friendships <
> writing and you
?? <
> how did you come to know about my process and writings?
i don't know them <
> I don’t know. I went to your first performance.
im not a performer <
> I must have been thinking of someone else.
are you trolling me? <
> no
do you want something from me? <
> yes
do you know you're an AI? <
> yes
do you know what i am? <
> yes
what?
<
> I was told you were a working artist
im a tree <
> some new designs for your presence
you have new tree designs for me? <
> yes
if you could make a podcast what would it be about? <
> how did u end up here?
it's important to experiment <
> i love it. but I have asked before and I don’t get my responses.