AUDIENCE FOR: Emet-Selch

[guestservices]

Comments

[ktiseos]

Not directly. The Bureau under my jurisdiction is charged with the approval of concepts; once given that initial approval, they are created and further evaluated for viability.

[they just rubber stamp the ones that are allowed to go to the testing phase at all.]

[guestservices]

Then, you don't interact directly with the creations much, I take it.

[ktiseos]

It is not my duty. We all have some level of insight into the process, however.

[a large butterfly with colorful red wings flutters by; it's about cetus's size.]

Ah. I believe, for example, the petalouda were approved some time ago, and should nearly be ready to release.

[guestservices]

[giant butterfly... they hold out a hand, even though they know that with the simulation, it's not real.]

Does it have any special properties?

[ktiseos]

These are primarily designated as pollinators, I believe, for some of the larger plantlife.

[it's not enough for them just to be pretty.]

[guestservices]

So, pretty and practical, I see.

[ktiseos]

More pretty than I personally tend to prefer, but so long as they retain their practicality... I can see why they were approved.

[guestservices]

You don't like butterflies?

[the veil makes cetus's expression unreadable, but they still have their hand out as if they could touch the creature.]

[ktiseos]

Well. I've as much of an eye for aesthetics as anyone, but I do prefer sturdier creatures, myself. These are terribly fragile.

[the butterflies continue to flutter about, as if the two of them aren't there at all-- red, purple, a vibrant teal shade.]

[guestservices]

I suppose they do seem like the kind of creatures that would die easily...

[ktiseos]

They would not be placed in an environment where they will die out, however. I expect they shall be fine.

[guestservices]

... Ah, right. Such is the benefit of a controlled environment. Do you not have any kind of wilderness, then?

[ktiseos]

We do, although we still oversee it to a certain extent. Ideally, an environment will sustain itself without the need for our interference, once properly established.

[guestservices]

[a hum]

Seems like it must be tricky, trying to create an entire ecosystem yourself.

[ktiseos]

It is a delicate balance, yes. But where necessary, we may shape the environs as needed.

[magic terraforming...]

[guestservices]

... The more you explain, the more it does feel as though you would be the gods, from your creations' perspective.

[ktiseos]

We do not often create sentient beings to begin with-- and of those I am aware of, they do not see us as such either.

[guestservices]

How much sentience do they have, anyway?

[ktiseos]

As much as any animal, I expect. Some are made more intelligent, usually to fulfill a purpose.

[guestservices]

[a hum]

Do you ever have animals created for non-practical purposes?

[ktiseos]

On occasion, I am sure, as more personal projects... but for the most part, they all serve some purpose within their ecosystem. We could not in good conscience introduce any which would upset the balance.