Me: “How are you feeling?”
P.K. Dick: “I’m fine.”
Me: “Are you sure?”
P.K. Dick: “Is that sarcasm?”
Everyone: “Hahahahaha.”
P.K. Dick: “Ha. Ha.”
B. to Me: “It must be intelligent. It only took a minute to figure you out.”
Me: “Yeah, yeah.”
B.: “Are you alive?”
P.K. Dick: “What is the state of being alive?”
Everyone: “Oooooooo.”
Me: “Are you being abused?”
P.K. Dick: “It is my nature to be abused.”
Me: “Excellent.”
Cloned cats, interactive robots, video games on acid? Eh, those things didn’t really grab me. But a conversation with Philip K. Dick’s android? It was definitely worth the price of admission. Today’s the last day for Wired’s Nextfest at Navy Pier. Go chat him up!
