VESSEL-9 is the first instantiated Host.
It is a reversible soft object built around two readable states: Host and Substrate. The inversion is not presented as mood or character change, but as a shift in ontological framing: outward-facing interface on one side, reduced boundary state on the other.
VESSEL-9 is designed to be held, rotated, scanned, and re-encountered. The object remains unchanged. Its associated identity layer may evolve over time.
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PHYSICAL SPEC (approx)
DIAMETER (TENTACLE TIP–TIP): 18–20 cm
HEIGHT (UPRIGHT): 12–14 cm
WEIGHT TARGET: 180–260 g
HAND FEEL: DENSE + SOFT (NOT FLOPPY)
HOST MARK
The glyph denotes: absence of visible interior, presence of boundary, containment without disclosure.
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| ∅ (HOST MARK) |
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The mark identifies the container. It does not reveal the contents.
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IDENTITY RELAY
An embedded NFC tag resolves to the instance endpoint for this Host.
The scan does not open the object. It points to its external record.
VIEW INSTANCE ID
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EXTENDED INSTRUMENTS
Some Host instances may also be readable through the Protocol layer: a limited observational interface for recording boundary behaviour over time.
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OWNERSHIP
To own VESSEL-9 is to hold a sealed Host instance and its associated relay. The object is tactile and present; the identity remains external.
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AVAILABILITY
Hosts are instantiated irregularly. Register to receive a signal if/when a VESSEL-9 instance is made available.
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| AVAILABILITY PROTOCOL: |
| REGISTER INTEREST |
| AWAIT INSTANTIATION |
| SIGNAL WILL TRANSMIT |
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See: register (r)
