Okay idk why I thought there was some sort of story, like he'd just had water splashed on him by a passing truck and not the much more obvious answer which is just that it's hot out and he's sweating
When I was a kid my parents were repainting the intererior of the house. They let me pick the color of my room. After black got vetoed I immediately picked "Laughing Orange" from the swatches. Never regretted it and it was a constant reminder of my own agency. Kinda like a tattoo
Children view toys in a healthy way: as props to be stand-ins for their vivid imaginations
Adults view toys in an overly practical way: devices that perform an entertainment function, the less effort required by the user, the better.
The children are right.
On the topic of our kids having AI friends (long)
I got my 6yo Daughter an AI toy for her b-day that arrived for Xmas instead. She unpacked it all excited, I explained that this isn't like other toys, that this one has AI in it (she of course knows what AI is, seen the things