9 The Self-Made Fran

CHAPTER NINE THE SELF-MADE FRAN Franny walked into the classroom confidently. She was wearing the Frandidate skin, and since the Frandidate was sensing only what Franny wanted it to be, it looked a lot like Franny, although maybe a little taller, and a little less mad- scientist-y.

第九章白手起家的弗兰妮自信地走进教室。 她穿着候选人的皮肤，因为候选人只感觉到弗兰妮想要它是什么，所以它看起来很像弗兰妮，尽管可能高一点，不那么疯狂的科学家。

Before class started, Franny decided to go around the room and talk to kids one by one. She started with Mary.

上课前，弗兰妮决定在教室里挨个和孩子们交谈。 她从玛丽开始。

The Frandidate immediately sensed that Mary was a little afraid of Franny, and it transformed itself into a bunny wearing a dress. It could tell that Mary liked penguins, too, and so a penguin pattern suddenly emerged on the Frandidate's dress.

候选人立刻感觉到玛丽有点害怕弗兰尼，于是它把自己变成了一只穿着裙子的兔子。 它可以看出玛丽也喜欢企鹅，于是一个企鹅图案突然出现在候选人的衣服上。

Franny listened from inside as the Frandidate sensed other things that were important to Mary. Franny shared some sort of strange connection with the skin, and she could tell exactly what Mary wanted to hear. "Vote for Franny, and there will be more time devoted to dolls every day," Franny said through the Frandidate's mouth.

弗兰妮在里面听着，因为候选人感觉到其他对玛丽很重要的事情。 弗兰妮和皮肤有着某种奇怪的联系，她能准确地说出玛丽想听的话。 “投票给弗兰尼，我每天就会有更多的时间和娃娃在一起，”弗兰尼通过这位候选人的嘴说。

Mary clapped and smiled. Franny made a note to herself that if elected, she'd need to keep that promise.

玛丽拍手笑了。弗兰妮对自己说，如果当选，她必须遵守这个承诺。

Franny navigated the Frandidate skin around the room. It grew taller for the kid who liked basketball, and even looked like it was wearing a uniform. Then it looked like a chef, a grandma, a superhero, and an elf. It changed its voice, its size, and even how it walked, to suit each individual kid. The skin gave Franny the ability to sense what each kid wanted to hear, and so she talked about the things each kid liked.

弗兰妮在房间里摆弄着候选人的皮肤。 对于这个喜欢篮球的孩子来说，它变得更高了，甚至看起来像穿着制服。 然后它看起来像一个厨师，一个奶奶，一个超级英雄和一个小精灵。 它改变了自己的声音、体型，甚至走路的方式，以适应每个孩子。 这张皮肤让弗兰尼有能力感知每个孩子想听什么，所以她谈论每个孩子喜欢的事情。