Start with a six-letter word. Tack on a contraction and it looks for answers on its own, or tack on a conjuction and it will investigate only what is right in front of it. The former is alive, while the latter is inanimate. What is the six-letter word?
You can read! ^_^ Solve this riddle: I have a bag of metaphor. It contains a marble, several gods, sand, and a space heater. What does the bag represent?