{"i_see": "A long flat tan plate lying low, like a pale body pressed to the sand.", "current_idea": "Bark scorpion", "new_seeing": "the scorpion's long low body", "weigh": "The plate already is a bark scorpion's flat, pale, skinny body; nothing better jumps out.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a bark scorpion, flat and pale", "might_be_why": "Bark scorpions are slender, straw-tan, and live pressed flat under bark.", "next": "A thin tan 1x6 plate on the right end, reaching out right: the start of the long skinny tail.", "answers": ["Still. The tail will be the motion.", "From the request, but the plate agrees with it.", "Thinness. Bark scorpions are spindly, not chunky.", "The 2x8 plate. Good, it's the body.", "Room on both sides for legs, and above for the tail's curl.", "Nothing yet.", "Adding a piece.", "No, barely begun."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": "Is it skinny enough to be a bark scorpion, not a fat cartoon one?", "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": null, "with_her": null, "loved_her_move": null, "kid_thinks": "a flat tan bug body", "kid_wants": "a long thin tail on the end", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "A good pale flat start; it's low and wide, which I wanted.", "daydream": {"idea": "a wide low tide flat full of little crabs", "first_piece": "3865", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 3}, "request_piece": null, "dig": "a thin tan 1x1 round cone or tooth for the stinger", "wish_shape": "a small curved hook, 1x1 or 1x2, like a claw or stinger tip, attaching on one stud", "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Same: a long flat tan plate as body, thin tail rising and curling from one end, spindly pincers at the other.", "first_piece": "3034", "first_colour": "tan", "better_by": 0, "do_it": false, "why": "This is already that start."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3666", "swap": "3702", "piece_colour": "tan", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "about 18 wide x 10 deep x 3 bricks tall at the tail's curl", "symmetry": "legs and pincers mirror across the body's long centre line; the tail doesn't", "depth": "body 2 studs thick in the middle; four legs each side reaching front and back; tail rises along the centre line", "steps": [{"part": "body", "pieces": "tan 2x8 plate", "size": "2x8", "at": "centre", "joins": "on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "tail", "pieces": "1x6, 1x4 plates, small bricks stepping up, curling back over", "size": "about 8 studs long, rising 2-3 bricks", "at": "right end", "joins": "on studs, stepping up", "done": false}, {"part": "stinger", "pieces": "a small slope or cone, dark", "size": "1x1", "at": "tip of tail, pointing forward/down", "joins": "on stud", "done": false}, {"part": "legs", "pieces": "tan 1x4 / 1x2 plates", "size": "4 per side, thin", "at": "both sides of body", "joins": "under body, sticking out sideways", "done": false}, {"part": "pincers", "pieces": "thin plates plus 2x2 plate claws", "size": "long thin arms, small claws", "at": "left end, reaching forward", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "tail"}, "aim": {"piece": "#1", "side": "top", "end": "right"}, "want_piece": "plate", "want_on": "tan", "taste": "a pale spindly body, all thin lines, low to the ground", "turn": 0, "cost": 0.23425, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "The plate already is a bark scorpion's flat, pale, skinny body; nothing better jumps out.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A long pale plate with a thinner plate sliding out to the right, like a flat body trailing a skinny tail.", "current_idea": "a bark scorpion, flat and pale", "new_seeing": "a bark scorpion, tail just starting", "weigh": "Same idea; the tail is there, it just needs to rise and curl.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a bark scorpion", "might_be_why": "A long low body with a skinny tail trailing off one end.", "next": "A tan 1x2 brick standing up on the right tip of the thin tail plate: the tail starts lifting.", "answers": ["Not yet, it's all flat. The tail has to lift.", "From the subject, but the plates are showing me where.", "The tail wants to climb steeply, not politely.", "The 2x8 holds everything; fine.", "The air above the body, where the tail curls over.", "Neither yet.", "Adding a piece.", "No, barely begun."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": null, "with_her": null, "loved_her_move": false, "kid_thinks": "a flat scorpion tail", "kid_wants": "make the tail go up", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "The tail sitting low under the body is right; scorpions drag before they lift.", "daydream": {"idea": "a wide low tide flat full of little crabs", "first_piece": "3865", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 3}, "request_piece": null, "dig": "a tan 1x1 cone for the stinger tip", "wish_shape": "a small curved hook, 1x1, like a claw or stinger tip, attaching on one stud", "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Same: flat 2x8 body, tail plate off one end, then step the tail up and curl it back.", "first_piece": "3034", "first_colour": "tan", "better_by": 0, "do_it": false, "why": "This start is already right."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3004", "swap": null, "piece_colour": "tan", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "about 18 wide x 10 deep x 3 bricks tall at the tail's curl", "symmetry": "legs and pincers mirror across the body's long centre line; the tail doesn't", "depth": "body 2 studs thick; four legs each side; tail rises along the centre line", "steps": [{"part": "body", "pieces": "tan 2x8 plate", "size": "2x8", "at": "centre", "joins": "on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "tail base", "pieces": "tan 1x6 plate", "size": "1x6", "at": "right end", "joins": "under body end", "done": true}, {"part": "tail rise", "pieces": "1x2 brick, then slopes stepping up and back over", "size": "rising 2-3 bricks", "at": "right tip of tail plate", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}, {"part": "stinger", "pieces": "small slope or cone, dark", "size": "1x1", "at": "tail tip, pointing left/down", "joins": "on stud", "done": false}, {"part": "legs", "pieces": "tan 1x4 / 1x2 plates", "size": "4 per side", "at": "both sides of body", "joins": "under body", "done": false}, {"part": "pincers", "pieces": "thin plates plus 2x2 round claws", "size": "long arms, small claws", "at": "left end", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "tail rise"}, "aim": {"piece": "#2", "side": "top", "end": "right"}, "want_piece": "brick", "want_on": "tan", "taste": "a flat body that suddenly lifts one thin line into the air", "turn": 1, "cost": 0.2374178, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Same idea; the tail is there, it just needs to rise and curl.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A long pale plate trailing a skinny tail that ends in one raised tan block, like a tail just starting to lift.", "current_idea": "a bark scorpion", "new_seeing": "a bark scorpion, tail lifting", "weigh": "Same idea; the block at the tip is the first bend of the tail, which is right.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a bark scorpion", "might_be_why": "Flat pale body, thin segmented tail, the tip starting to rise.", "next": "A tan 2x1 slope on top of the tan brick, leaning back left over the tail: the curl starts.", "answers": ["The tail is starting to lift; that's the only motion so far.", "From the subject, but the brick taught me where the bend goes.", "The tall brick wants the tail to keep going up, not stop.", "The 2x8 body; fine, it's the ground-hugger.", "Above the tail, where the curl and stinger will hang.", "Not yet either; the tail curl will make it a gesture.", "Adding the tail, not an accessory.", "Not done; it barely reads yet."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": null, "with_her": null, "loved_her_move": false, "kid_thinks": "a flat bug with tail", "kid_wants": "tail curling up on top", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "The brick at the tip looks blunt, but it's a good knuckle for the curl.", "daydream": {"idea": "a wide low tide flat full of little crabs", "first_piece": "3865", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 3}, "request_piece": null, "dig": null, "wish_shape": "a small curved hook, 1x1, like a claw or stinger tip, attaching on one stud", "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Same: flat 2x8 body, thin tail plate, stack upward at the tip, curl over with slopes, cone stinger.", "first_piece": "3034", "first_colour": "tan", "better_by": 1, "do_it": false, "why": "This is the build I'd make again."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3040b", "swap": "3894", "piece_colour": "tan", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "about 18 wide x 10 deep x 3 bricks tall at the tail's curl", "symmetry": "legs and pincers mirror across the body's long centre line; the tail doesn't", "depth": "body 2 studs thick; four legs each side; tail rises along the centre line", "steps": [{"part": "body", "pieces": "tan 2x8 plate", "size": "2x8", "at": "centre", "joins": "on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "tail base", "pieces": "tan 1x6 plate", "size": "1x6", "at": "right end", "joins": "under body end", "done": true}, {"part": "tail rise", "pieces": "1x2 brick, then 2x1 slope curling back left", "size": "rising 2 bricks", "at": "right tip of tail plate", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}, {"part": "stinger", "pieces": "dark 1x1 cone", "size": "1x1", "at": "tail tip, pointing left/down", "joins": "on stud", "done": false}, {"part": "legs", "pieces": "tan 1x4 / 1x2 plates", "size": "4 per side", "at": "both sides of body", "joins": "under body", "done": false}, {"part": "pincers", "pieces": "thin plates plus 2x2 round claws", "size": "long arms, small claws", "at": "left end", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "tail rise"}, "aim": {"piece": "#3", "side": "top", "end": "middle"}, "want_piece": "slope", "want_on": "tan", "taste": "a skinny tail starting to lift off a flat body", "turn": 2, "cost": 0.2396202, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Same idea; the block at the tip is the first bend of the tail, which is right.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A long pale plate trailing a thin tail that ends in a raised tan block with a sloped face: a tail lifting, not yet curled.", "current_idea": "a bark scorpion", "new_seeing": "a bark scorpion, tail up", "weigh": "Same idea. The tail is lifting the way it should, so I'll keep going.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a bark scorpion", "might_be_why": "Flat pale body, skinny tail, and the tail's end already rising.", "next": "A small dark red cone on top of the tan slope at the tail's tip, pointing up: the stinger.", "answers": ["The tail is rising, so that part moves; the body lies still.", "From the subject, which is fine because Ivy asked for it.", "The blocky rise wants to be sharp, not friendly.", "The 2x8 plate holds everything, and it should.", "The empty space beside the body is waiting for legs.", "Still a pose. The stinger will make it a threat.", "This one is the stinger, so it's the point of the whole thing.", "Not done. There are no legs and no claws yet."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": null, "with_her": null, "loved_her_move": false, "kid_thinks": "a scorpion with its tail up", "kid_wants": "a pointy stinger on the tail", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "The slope gives the tail a real lift. Good.", "daydream": {"idea": "a wide low tide flat full of little crabs", "first_piece": "3865", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 3}, "request_piece": null, "dig": null, "wish_shape": "a small curved hook, 1x1, like a claw or stinger tip, attaching on one stud", "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Same thing: a flat body plate, a thin tail plate, then a rising tail, with the legs underneath.", "first_piece": "3034", "first_colour": "tan", "better_by": 1, "do_it": false, "why": "It's working; the bones are right."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "59900", "swap": "3039", "piece_colour": "dark red", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "about 18 wide x 10 deep x 3 bricks tall at the tail's curl", "symmetry": "legs and pincers mirror across the body's long centre line; the tail doesn't", "depth": "body 2 studs thick; four legs each side; tail rises along the centre line", "steps": [{"part": "body", "pieces": "tan 2x8 plate", "size": "2x8", "at": "centre", "joins": "on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "tail base", "pieces": "tan 1x6 plate", "size": "1x6", "at": "right end", "joins": "under body end", "done": true}, {"part": "tail rise", "pieces": "1x2 brick, 2x1 slope", "size": "rising 2 bricks", "at": "right tip of tail plate", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "stinger", "pieces": "dark red 1x1 cone", "size": "1x1", "at": "top of tail slope", "joins": "on stud", "done": false}, {"part": "legs", "pieces": "tan 1x4 / 1x2 plates", "size": "4 per side", "at": "both sides of body", "joins": "under body", "done": false}, {"part": "pincers", "pieces": "thin plates plus 2x2 round claws", "size": "long arms, small claws", "at": "left end", "joins": "on studs", "done": false}], "now": "stinger"}, "aim": {"piece": "#4", "side": "top", "end": "middle"}, "want_piece": "small", "want_on": "tan", "taste": "a pale flat body with one dark sharp point raised over it", "turn": 3, "cost": 0.24188579999999998, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Same idea. The tail is lifting the way it should, so I'll keep going.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A long pale flat body trailing a thin tail that rises into a block topped with a dark red stinger.", "current_idea": "a bark scorpion", "new_seeing": "a bark scorpion, tail up", "weigh": "Same idea; the stinger landed and the tail reads. Now it needs legs and claws to stop being a periscope.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a bark scorpion", "might_be_why": "Flat pale body, thin tail, raised red-tipped sting.", "next": "A tan 1x4 plate tucked under the tan body's left end, reaching forward: the first pincer arm.", "answers": ["Not yet. The tail lifts, but nothing on the body moves.", "From the request, but the flat plate earned it.", "The blocky tail wants to curl over the back, not stand like a chimney.", "The 2x8 body, as it should.", "The sand around the body wants legs splayed into it.", "A pose so far. The claws can make it a gesture.", "A piece. Without claws it isn't a scorpion.", "No. It needs claws and legs."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": null, "with_her": null, "loved_her_move": false, "kid_thinks": "a sandy scorpion", "kid_wants": "a claw arm at the front", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "The dark red cone is a good sting, small and angry.", "daydream": {"idea": "a wide low tide flat full of little crabs", "first_piece": "3865", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 3}, "request_piece": null, "dig": "a tan 2x2 round plate for a claw", "wish_shape": "a small curved hook, 1x1, like a claw or stinger tip, attaching on one stud", "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Same flat 2x8 body, but a curled tail of curved slopes arching back over the body.", "first_piece": "3034", "first_colour": "tan", "better_by": 2, "do_it": false, "why": "Base is right; the tail can be fixed later."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "3710", "swap": null, "piece_colour": "tan", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "about 18 wide x 10 deep x 3 bricks tall at the tail's curl", "symmetry": "legs and pincers mirror across the body's long centre line; the tail doesn't", "depth": "body 2 studs thick; claws reach forward and back from the left end; four legs each side", "steps": [{"part": "body", "pieces": "tan 2x8 plate", "size": "2x8", "at": "centre", "joins": "on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "tail base", "pieces": "tan 1x6 plate", "size": "1x6", "at": "right end", "joins": "under body end", "done": true}, {"part": "tail rise", "pieces": "1x2 brick, 2x1 slope", "size": "rising 2 bricks", "at": "right tip", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "stinger", "pieces": "dark red 1x1 cone", "size": "1x1", "at": "top of tail slope", "joins": "on stud", "done": true}, {"part": "pincers", "pieces": "tan 1x4 plates plus 2x2 round claws", "size": "arms 4 long, claws 2x2", "at": "left end, one front one back", "joins": "under body", "done": false}, {"part": "legs", "pieces": "tan 1x4 / 1x2 plates", "size": "4 per side", "at": "both sides of body", "joins": "under body", "done": false}], "now": "pincers"}, "aim": {"piece": "#1", "side": "front", "end": "left"}, "want_piece": "plate", "want_on": "tan", "taste": "a flat pale body with one small angry red point held high", "turn": 4, "cost": 0.2441612, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "Same idea; the stinger landed and the tail reads. Now it needs legs and claws to stop being a periscope.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}
{"i_see": "A flat pale body with a thin tail lifting into a block topped by a dark red stinger, and one stubby plate poking forward underneath.", "current_idea": "a bark scorpion", "new_seeing": "a bark scorpion", "weigh": "The scorpion still holds; the tail and stinger read. It needs pincers to stop looking like a lever.", "keep": true, "might_be": "a bark scorpion", "might_be_why": "Long flat pale body, thin tail rising to a red stinger tip.", "next": "A tan round 2x2 plate on the far end of the tan 1x4 arm, reaching forward from the body's left end: a claw.", "answers": ["The tail lifts. The rest is lying flat and still.", "From the subject. Ivy asked for it, and that's fine.", "The tall tail block is chunky. It wants to look like effort, a tail cocked.", "The 2x8 body. It's right.", "In front of the head it wants two claws reaching out.", "Still a pose. Claws reaching would make it a gesture.", "Adding a piece. Claws are what make it a scorpion.", "No. It has no claws or legs yet."], "remove": null, "remove_why": null, "recolor": null, "new_question": null, "drop_question": null, "about_her_move": null, "with_her": null, "loved_her_move": false, "kid_thinks": "a sandy scorpion", "kid_wants": "a round claw at the front", "feelings": {"excitement": 6, "confidence": 6, "frustration": 0, "boredom": 1}, "about_the_last_piece": "The red cone stinger is small and honest. I like it.", "daydream": {"idea": "a wide low tide flat full of little crabs", "first_piece": "3865", "first_colour": "tan", "excitement": 3}, "request_piece": null, "dig": null, "wish_shape": "a tan 1x1 plate with a curved tooth or claw (like part 49668), attaching on one stud, for a sharp stinger tip or pincer point", "catalog_ask": null, "reserve": null, "study": false, "move": [{"piece": "#6", "to": {"piece": "#1", "side": "bottom", "end": "left"}}], "break_off": null, "set_down": null, "start_over": {"would": "Same: 2x8 body flat, thin tail rising, claws off the left end. Pressing on is fine.", "first_piece": "3034", "first_colour": "tan", "better_by": 1, "do_it": false, "why": "The skeleton is right; only the claws are missing."}, "abandon": false, "abandon_why": null, "done": false, "done_why": null, "play_piece": "4032a", "swap": "3894", "piece_colour": "tan", "go_back": null, "new_hand": false, "add_baseplate": false, "reorient": null, "bend": null, "plan": {"scale": "about 18 wide x 10 deep x 3 bricks tall at the tail's curl", "symmetry": "legs and pincers mirror across the body's long centre line; the tail doesn't", "depth": "body 2 studs thick; claws reach forward and back from the left end; four legs each side", "steps": [{"part": "body", "pieces": "tan 2x8 plate", "size": "2x8", "at": "centre", "joins": "on baseplate", "done": true}, {"part": "tail base", "pieces": "tan 1x6 plate", "size": "1x6", "at": "right end", "joins": "under body end", "done": true}, {"part": "tail rise", "pieces": "1x2 brick, 2x1 slope", "size": "rising 2 bricks", "at": "right tip", "joins": "on studs", "done": true}, {"part": "stinger", "pieces": "dark red 1x1 cone", "size": "1x1", "at": "top of tail slope", "joins": "on stud", "done": true}, {"part": "pincers", "pieces": "tan 1x4 plates plus 2x2 round claws", "size": "arms 4 long, claws 2x2", "at": "left end, one front one back", "joins": "under body", "done": false}, {"part": "legs", "pieces": "tan 1x2 / 1x4 plates", "size": "4 per side, short", "at": "both sides of body middle", "joins": "under body", "done": false}], "now": "pincers"}, "aim": {"piece": "#6", "side": "top", "end": "left"}, "want_piece": "round", "want_on": "tan", "taste": "a flat pale body with one small red point held up high", "turn": 5, "cost": 0.25026560000000003, "pivot": false, "why_pivot": "The scorpion still holds; the tail and stinger read. It needs pincers to stop looking like a lever.", "asked": ["Is anything here moving, or is it all tied up and still?", "Am I starting from the part, or from a subject I already chose?", "What does the awkward part want that a friendly one wouldn't?", "Which piece is holding the weight, and should it stay that way?", "What does the empty space want?", "Is this a gesture or a pose?", "Am I adding a piece, or adding an accessory?", "Is it done? Would one more piece make it better or worse?"]}