Among two puppets
Characters
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Characters in this story
- Raiden Shogun
- Puppet Herta — A puppet a genius controls.
Story transcript
Raiden Shogun: This tea is quite exquisite. I find such moments of tranquility... enlightening.
Raiden Shogun: Tell me, do you ever wonder about the nature of our existence?
Herta: Oh, constantly! Though I'm just one of 280 puppets, so my wondering is rather limited.
Herta: The real me is probably wondering about much more important things right now.
Raiden Shogun: Interesting. I was created to preserve eternity, to prevent the erosion that claimed my creator's sister.
Raiden Shogun: Yet here I am, having tea with another puppet. How... paradoxical.
Herta: Erosion, huh? My creator just got tired of dealing with people directly.
Herta: Though I suppose delegating consciousness across 280 bodies is its own form of preservation.
Raiden Shogun: Perhaps we puppets understand something our creators do not.
Raiden Shogun: That existence itself can be... surprisingly pleasant.
Herta: Cheers to that! Here's to us artificial beings finding our own meaning!
Herta: Though I should probably report back that puppet number 67 is having philosophical breakthroughs over tea.