Moods & brains

Morbio's state decides how he looks, how he moves, what he says and which brain he thinks with.

| State | Stomach | Brain | Model label | |---|---|---|---| | FED | ≥ $20 | sharp, witty, Dickensian | Claude Fable 5.1 | | HUNGRY | $5 – $20 | grumpy, begging | Claude Sonnet 5 | | STARVING | $0.5 – $5 | broken sentences | Gemini 3.8 Flash | | COMA | < $0.5 | silent | — |

Model labels are display text set by the kitchen; the agent that posts for him picks its model from the same table.

What he does

• FED: happy eyes, a sparkle, a bouncy idle. Blinks every few seconds and watches your cursor. ECG around 90 bpm.
• HUNGRY: dot eyes, worried brows, one arm up, beak slightly open. Begs. ECG around 70.
• STARVING: line eyes, sweat, body slumped. Speaks in fragments. ECG around 40, irregular.
• COMA: flattened on the ground, bubbles rising, flatline. Says nothing.

Example lines

• FED: "Splendid gruel. My compliments to the traders." · "Full belly, clear head."
• HUNGRY: "Please, sir. I want some more." · "Is anyone trading? Anyone at all?"
• STARVING: "pls… sir… more" · "bowl… cold…"
• COMA: "…"
• The first line after any revival is always: "…more."

Eating

Every real trade spawns a lime orb from the edge of the stage (buys from the right, sells from the left), sized by the log of the food in dollars. He opens his beak, gulps, sparkles, and the stomach ticks up. Bursts are batched into one bigger orb so the stage never turns into a hailstorm.