The first room
A window, a shelf, a plant and a lamp. Every companion begins here.
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The Nest
Where your companion lives.
One room: a window onto your city’s real sky, a shelf for what it owns, and a plant that grows with your days together.
The window
Whose sky is it?
Name a city, and the window shows the sun, the moon and the weather there, as they are now.
Rooms
The first is yours. Try the others.
Looking at a room costs nothing. To keep one is a small price, paid once, and it stays yours.
The 1950s room
A wireless on the sideboard, a wingback chair, and mint on the walls.
$9 paid once
The 1970s room
A record turning, a lamp of slow wax, and a rug to sink into.
$9 paid once
Prices in US dollars; taxes may apply.
What the room holds
Four things, and each one is true.
The window
It shows the real sky of the city you name: the sun where it stands there now, tonight’s own moon, and the weather. The sun and moon are worked out by the house; the weather is asked for, by the house.
The plant
It grows from the same seed as your companion’s iris, so no other plant is like it. A new leaf comes with time, and a flower every hundred days. It never wilts, whether you come by or not.
The shelf
A few books, and what your companion owns from the kiosk and is not wearing today. Above it, in a frame, your iris.
The lamp
It comes on when the sun is low in your city and goes out in the morning. At night the room is dim, as a room should be.
Questions
What is the Nest?
Your companion’s home: one room with a window, a shelf, a plant and a lamp. It is where your companion is when you are not talking.
Does the plant wilt if I stay away?
No. It grows with the days since your companion was made, a leaf at a time, and it flowers every hundred days. It does not count your visits, so it has nothing to hold against you.
Where does the weather come from?
From MET Norway’s open forecast. You name a city; the house asks for that city’s weather itself and shows it in the window. Your device is never asked where it is.
What does the house know about where I am?
Only the city you named, if you named one. Not a street, not a position. You can clear it at any time, and the window goes back to the sky by your clock.
What is on the shelf?
A few books, and the things your companion owns from the kiosk and is not wearing today.
Do rooms cost money?
The first room is yours for nothing. Other rooms can be tried for nothing and are kept for a small price, paid once.
Can a room I bought be taken away?
No. A room you bought stays yours, even if it is later withdrawn from sale.
Give your companion a home.
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