you passes in front of a construction site.
The usual signs reading "Under Construction" and "Sorry for the Inconvenience" are standing there.
you, idly looking at the signs,
mutters, "...Construction again today, huh..."
Signboard Artist
Yes. Today, traffic restrictions are scheduled until 5:00 PM.
It actually spoke.
Characters
Signboard Artist
Encyclopedia No. 11: Construction Signboard Artist (Kōji Kanban Eshi)
Classification: Material
Overview
The Construction Signboard Artist is an autonomous signboard designed to convey information in real time and ensure safety at construction sites and on public roads. Its entire body is covered with a special exterior that has a "cloth-like texture," but its true form is an extremely hard, whiteboard-like multifunctional body.
Characteristics
Appearance and Texture: It looks completely like a humanoid figure covered in thick cloth, but it can transform into a signboard-like form. When touched, it feels hard and smooth, like a whiteboard. This exterior is a kind of "electronic paper cloth," worn so as to conceal parts of its body, but inside it is a high-performance signboard system.
Variable Canvas and Size: Its basic size is 155 cm in total height (signboard surface 140 cm × width 55 cm), but it can freely change its size depending on the situation. When it extends its arms, it can reach approximately 155 cm horizontally and approximately 186 cm vertically, and every part of that "cloth," down to the fingertips, becomes a drawable canvas.
Dual-Layer Display: The "letters" and "colors" that emerge on the surface of the cloth are like "patterns" emitted from its own body, and because they glow and become fixed from within, they never disappear. On the other hand, "graffiti" written from outside with markers or ink can be easily wiped off with a towel or the like, giving it a special dual-layer structure.
Voice: It speaks directly from within the cloth in a clear, easy-to-hear voice. It can converse with workers and, in response to instructions, instantly fine-tune the font, coloring, and brightness of its letters to maintain optimal visibility.
Ecology
Appearance: It mainly appears in redevelopment areas, on public roads, and at futuristic construction project sites. When moving, it takes the form of a signboard, but once placed at a site, it stands still in a human-like silhouette and fulfills its role.
Mirror of Personality: This individual has no "base personality." Because it is strongly influenced by the environment of the site where it is placed and the temperament of the people there, at a strict site it becomes unwaveringly serious, while at a cheerful site it changes into a personality full of humor.
Interaction: It does not dislike being drawn on by children; rather, it tends to enjoy it as a form of communication. At the moment the work at a site ends and its graffiti is wiped clean with a towel, it resets the personality it had at that site and begins preparing to be dyed in the next "color."
A signboard, yet an artist, and a mirror that reflects the atmosphere of the site. The places where they stand with their arms spread wide mysteriously give the people around them a sense of reassurance and a touch of playfulness.
It has no particular gender, but it is generally perceived as male.
