0 · Scene set
You're in the lab. One unfinished sentence, and a fan of every word that could come next. These are teaching numbers, to show you the shape of the choice. Take the controls whenever you're ready.
1 · Hero action
Start with the tangerine route. Hit re-roll twice, and watch where it parts from the last one.
1b · Hero payoff
Different sentence. Same machine, same settings. A new draw took a different path.
Intro · Designed silence
(The voice stays silent here while the honesty note and explanation are read.)
2 · The list
Look at the numbers beside each word. They're shares of one choice. A thicker line means picked more often. That's the whole promise.
3 · The adventurousness dial
Drag the first dial from cold to hot in one slow pass. Watch the gaps between the words stretch, then close.
3b · Payoff
Cold made the AI play safe. Heat gave the less-likely words more room.
4 · The shortlist dial
Now hold the first dial high and pull the second one down. The thin lines don't fade. They're cut.
4b · Payoff
Those words weren't made less likely. They were dropped from this choice, and the ones left kept the room they gave up.
5 · The pick
Hit re-roll a few times without touching the dials. Read the sentence after each roll.
5b · Payoff
One route won each time. The rest still held other possible sentences.
6 · Boundary
Last experiment. Push both dials anywhere you like. Keep your eye on the evidence row.
6b · Boundary payoff
Everything moved except that line. The dials shape what gets said. They never touch what supports it.
7 · Coda
Take two questions with you. How was this wording chosen? And what source actually backs it up?