Program it to think that if it lets go of hugging me, it may be the last time it sees me.
This is why you always, always engage safety protocols.
Fuck safety protocols. This is how I want to spend my last minutes anyway.
Computer, Synthesize for me one (1) early 21st century model IKEA™ Djungelskog
This is why AI is a mistake.
A local pet store had a chinchilla for a while when I was a kid in the 90s and the softness of its fur was just unbelievable, like it shouldn’t be possible. I still think about it often and haven’t felt anything like it since. The best comparison I can give is when you’re tripping on shrooms and feel like you’re experiencing completely new colours, tastes or sounds but it’s more real. It was a defining sensory experience for me.