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Not “Only my reading of canon is correct” or “Interpretations are subjective and all valid” but a secret third thing, “More than one interpretation can be valid but there’s a reason your English teacher had you cite quotes and examples in your papers, you have to have a strong argument that your interpretation is actually supported by the text or it is just wrong and I’m fine with telling you it’s wrong, actually.”

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My gift for the Murderbot Diaries Gift Exchange 2025!!

This is for @needlesandnilbogs , who requested some slice-of-life with the PresAux ladies. This was an absolute delight to make, and I hope you enjoy! Happy 2025 everyone!

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Murderbot bookmarks collection so far!

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network effect (2020)

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“ Space Em’ ” ART says as its hull opens, pressure violently sucking every little grey man out of its quarters.

Currently in the process of turning some of this digital but I had to post it.

Hello again! This is my version of ART or Perihelion (Peri) from the Murderbot Diaries! Its a little avatar of its character so to speak or its “feedsona”

Here, have a song that makes me think of Peri 🤲 -Supersonic Rocket Ship (The Kinks)

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how tf did they even get that pic wow

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this network sure can effect!

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A piece I did for 2025 Murderbot Diaries New Year Gift Exchange (@mbd-gift-exchange) for @kungsljus. They requested holiday convention stuff inspired by the celebration in Network Effect (but with Murderbot having a good time) or Murderbot enjoying nature with anyone out of its friend client group. So here it is, celebrating and being involved in its own way.

The wizard robot in the upper right media corner is Kungsljus's D&D OC.

The picture was originally in monochrome because of the deadline, so I'm adding it here too.

Best viewed in browser, the details may get lost otherwise.

Enjoy!

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For IHopedTheredBeStars on Ao3.

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Happy New Year @ilovedthestars ! I was your match for the Murderbot Diaries New Year's Gift Exchange! One of your prompts was for a little moment of kindness amongst the oppressiveness of the CR -- and the first thing I thought of was a kid, dirty from a day's work, seeing an armored Murderbot. But instead of fear or hatred or anger at the sight of it, they feel curious and interested. It's one of the few times MB is approached without fear while in the CR, until the events of ASR.

Anyway, I hope you like it 💛 and may your 2025 be full of little moments of kindness, too 💛

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Introducing the Murderbot Diaries 2025 Reverse Big Bang!

Wait, a reverse Big Bang?

Yes!

Do you like the idea of a collaborative event like a Big Bang, but you are a writer who likes to write shorter works or write from prompts, an artist who wants to set the creative direction this time, or a podficcer who wants to be involved in more fandom events?

A Reverse Big Bang has the artist create a sketch, thumbnail, or rough draft of their artistic vision, and then writers make claims on which piece they want to write a fic inspired by! Podficcers will also get the chance to claim written works they’d like to podfic—and then all collaborate to produce an artwork, the associated fic, and podfic that release all at once in a big bang of new fanwork!

For this Reverse Big Bang, the visual art is the initial creative direction, and the written part emphasizes short-form works. There are no wordcount minimums, but there is a maximum wordcount of 5,000 words!

(If a more traditional Big Bang is more your speed, a concurrent one is running simultaneously at @murderbotbigbang. This is a complement, not a competition, opening the event field to a different audience. I reached out to @griseldagimpel and got her blessing.)

Artists who have a cool idea they want to create, writers who want to work from an art prompt or create short-form or non-traditional written works, and podficcers who are looking for inclusive fan collab events without high wordcount expectations - this is for you!

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Event Mods

The mods are @specialagentartemis and @grammarpedant.

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Schedule

The schedule and other information can also be found at the AO3 Collection Page. All deadlines are measured from US Pacific Time.

February 3: Artist signups open. Artists may start planning and creating as soon as they sign up. February 23: Artist signups close. March 10: Artist check-in. March 16: In-progress sketches submitted to the mods. March 17: Sketches will be posted for claims. Writer and beta-reader sign-ups will open. Podfic sign-ups open, though podfic claims will happen later. March 31: Writer and podficcer signups close April 7: Team matches of artists, writers, and beta readers assigned. April 14: Artist and writer should have talked to each other by this date. May 5: Progress check-in. Podfic claims open. May 19: Podfic claims close. May 26: Progress check-in 2. June 30: Art, writing, and podfic should all be ready by this date. July TBD: Reveals and posting!

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My Murderbot Diaries New Year Gift Exchange piece, Murdercycle! Plus progress shots. For @lillow.

Ao3 link here.

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my gift for the MBD new year gift exchange! also here on AO3 with (soon) more notes on the before-and-after for this - though here's a few brief points of context:

MB was assisting with a legal colony rescue that very suddenly and unexpectedly became a physical colony rescue during [an unspecified natural disaster]; it got separated from the rest of its crew in the ensuing chaos, and clonked on the head hard enough to not only knock out its internal comms/feed connectivity but also dislodge basically all its memories since it went rogue (maybe something to do with differing file architecture interacting with reboot systems, idk, im an ecologist)

(meanwhile, ART and the rest of the team are in contact with one another and are super panicking - no contact, no GPS, no idea if it’s alive or dead, and half the colony’s in the same position. not a good time for team Perihelion. oops!)

CU/Dr Perseverance Helin escaped the CR partly with ART’s help (it was literally like “hey just hide round the corner til secunit is gone then get back in here, i’ll give you whatever surgery you like :)”; the name CU’s currently using was indeed also inspired by “Perihelion”) but mainly because nobody in the CR turns their nose up at a medic you can pay with your silence. once out, it got a real accreditation, and joined the local chapter of doctors without borders with a specialisation in augments and prostheses - it’s the part of its function that it liked. 

it takes. a while. for MB to realise Dr Helin is also a construct. CU is not about to say Anything direct, just in case, + no feed connection so no noticing a bot feed address, and CU mainly uses an interface anyway. finding out is simultaneously a huge improvement and huge detriment - on one hand, phew, no humans know it’s rogue and no humans did surgery on it, but on the other, there’s a fucking rogue construct here

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Happy new year, Murderbot fandom!

Here's my gift for the 2025 @mbd-gift-exchange for @the-ghost-of-jason-todd! I hope you enjoy your gift :)

The prompt was "someone finds a new and interesting type of media for murderbot to enjoy (or for them to enjoy together)." We know that the Mensah kids trade media with Murderbot, and I figure it might have some Feelings about the kind of kids' media they have on Preservation.

This art is also archived on AO3, along with some artists' notes:

Check out the collection for the rest of the New Years Gift Exchange fanworks!

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My gift for the Murderbot Diaries Gift Exchange 2025!!

This is for @needlesandnilbogs , who requested some slice-of-life with the PresAux ladies. This was an absolute delight to make, and I hope you enjoy! Happy 2025 everyone!

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My Perihelion design! For The Murderbot Diaries, I like to imagine it more like a little avatar that follows Murderbot around. Maybe walks back and forth between its ears a little.

“Just imagine it staring longingly at me, it could stare all it wanted, I’m not apologizing” Or something like that…

Heres some more little sketches of Peri and Holism I’ve done! (Also, Murderbot)

This Avatar can have multiple hands, as Peri (ART) is the multitask master.