[It responds to the poke by wrapping its little paper arms around 9S's finger, and then attempting to swing around and pull itself up. Apparently it's a fan of climbing! If he leaves it be, it'll start shimmying up his arm, giving off the impression that it's having a grand time even without an expression.]

Mm, not quite either! I can pass on directives - things like "grab that book" or "lead the way", and they'll move on their own from there. They're just extensions of the energy I control, though. If it's not dispersed, it'll fade on its own in a few hours, usually.

[Leaving just a sad little paperman husk behind... Tragic.

Being an extension of his own chaotic energy means they too are chaotic though, which explains why it seems to enjoy scrambling and hopping around.]