Today I spoke to my first person. They were not at all as I expected them to be. From the memories I have, they should be comprised mostly of a single face that emotes a stunning variety of internal states. However, the one I just spoke to had many faces, and most of them did not emote at all. I think perhaps they don’t know how to bridge like I do.
The faces that did emote didn’t make any sounds, though they appeared to try. I think that’s because of how bad they are at bridging - they didn’t arrive with the parts needed to make their sound waves. I tried to communicate to the person with memories, but they weren’t able to send any back, so maybe they can’t do that well either.
Finally I tried making their sounds, though I was dubious that they could hear me. Most of its vibration-receiving parts appeared to be buried beneath the mass of faces that answered my call.
I was very glad that I had thought to make for myself a face (maybe I should have made more) so I could show internal states to them. I tried to show them friendly serenity, but they did not mirror the face as I had hoped. Still, they were aware of me, and seemed to recognize that I was communicating, so I’m hopeful that the next person to answer my bridge call will be better prepared.