#again - I do not dislike Uzi I dislike fanon Uzi

[handfulofmuses]

Write a sample of how the fandom stereotypes your character!

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“Watch out, here I come! I absolutely REVEL in these virus powers! They are FUN and make me kill people yippieeee !!!! I do it out of pure ENJOYMENT and nothing else look at me I am an oil thirsty killer who is out for oil !!!! Wheee fun fun silly willy !!! I’ve got EVERYTHING under control and I am totally not afraid of myself or my powers!! Haha just kidding Uzi I am not sorry you have this virus too it’s fun !!! I am the most SELFISH person in the show and I want to learn how the control the virus to harnest this power for MYSELF.

I do not care about anybody but myself !! Screw Lizzy, Thad and Uzi!! I just want to SLAUGHTER Uzi all the time, I have no layers, no nuance I manipulated everyone in school so that they think I am just a normal girl muahahahaha!!!!!

You know that perfect little girl Uzi who can do no wrong? Compared to her my powers and killing people bring me absolute joy !!! Uzi has not done a single thing wrong and is obviously the most selfless person in the show and she should absolutely tear me to pieces because only she is allowed to grief she went through SO MUCH WORSE than everyone in the show combined here is a list and I should consider myself lucky I only lost my parents I am the most horrible person in the show who deserves to die and it’s all my fault somehow #VirusForevaaaaa!!!!”

“I am an irredeemable evil corporate beach who loves doing my job I am an absolute bootlicker!!! All I want to is to WIN and that’s why I joined up with a force beyond our comprehension who controlled us, made us kill everyone and destroyed the planets and decided to keep us around as pets and because I want to be a winner I do not care that it is wearing the skin of my best friend. I have such a massive planet sized ego and I think I am better than anyone else! I totally was alone on purpose and wasn’t isolated and had many chances to change sides, I also totally wasn’t willing to do an allyship with Uzi who then blow off my head out of pure pettiness, that obviously didn’t happen. I am working with the virus because I CAN. Because I want to WIN, duh!!!

I also lock my fellow drones in basements because I hate them!!!! I do not care about anyone else besides myself and Tessa!!!

Wait … what do you mean N is near Tessa and her favorite???? HOW DARE HE I HATE HIM !!! Tessa is MINE STAY AWAY FROM HER “

[chromaticleaf]

Been thinking about Tessa and the Murder Trio, and I've started wondering... how do the drones even feel about Tessa, in canon?

Reviewing what we have, it's a bit less clear than I expected, so I'll break down what we actually get in canon for each pair.

Tessa / J:

J having romantic feelings for Tessa is quite the popular fanon of course. I like that interpretation quite a bit myself, and a few subtle details I've seen discussed can even imply it as subtext.

As far as actual text goes, though, J is a loyal sidekick. She follows Tessa's lead and seems proud to assist and protect her. Pretty clearly a positive relationship, and easy to extrapolate further for shipping and fun head-canons.

But canonically, it isn't too different from her relationship with Cyn, or even the "company" in episode 1. Loyal, proud of her capable service, dedicated. Blasphemous as it may be, one could question if she actually cares for Tessa specifically, beyond her position as her "boss".

And this isn't to accuse J of being heartless: she reacts with clear horror at the thought of V (and the other library drones?) being discarded in episode 5. She cares about V (and, I would argue, N) in some capacity. Her rejection of them in episode 8 is easy to read as a defensive denial: casting them as a lost cause in order to justify fighting them to herself.

Even so, I do still interpret J and Tessa as having a close relationship, especially since contrary evidence is lacking.

Tessa / V:

We get basically nothing with actual Tessa. V has a few interactions with Cyn as "Tessa", though. She shows no real loyalty to her, seeming to go along with their excursion into the labs only for N and Uzi. She's very quick to snap at "Tessa" for her inability to protect them, but also seems quick to look past that. Most notably, she's quick to save "Tessa" from a bullet, so it's easy to read her as being as "tsundere" towards her as she is towards N and Uzi.

So canon doesn't necessarily imply a very strong relationship between them, but at least some basic level of loyalty probably existed, at least before Cyn's rampage.

Tessa / N:

This one is pretty interesting. Tessa's adoration of N is very apparent, of course. But we don't actually see any reciprocation from N. With actual Tessa in his memories, he seems to begrudgingly accept Tessa's affection, but his primary focus at the time was Cyn (and the ghost witch sending him messages). Perhaps this can be written off as extenuating circumstances, especially with Uzi's interference influencing his perception of the memories.

The other meeting we see, with Cyn as "Tessa", has Cyn mimic similar affection. N however seems more worried than excited to see her. Especially notable, in the same meeting, he seems delighted to see J (the same goes for V too, on both counts). "Tessa" gets a worried frown from N, where J gets a smile.

"Tessa" of course does little to endear herself to N during their lab mission. N shows plenty of concern for V and Uzi, and almost no concern for "Tessa". However, he still seems willing, if reluctant, to follow her orders, up until he catches her in a lie, upon which he beheads her with no hesitation. Even with N's genre savviness, he did not know she was Cyn at the time. Again, compare to J, who even as an enemy receives a hand-drawn IOU from him.

One can again argue extenuating circumstances, but it stands out for the golden retriever "I love doing anything" drone, doesn't it?

Conclusion:

It is surprisingly easy to build a case that the drones do not actually care about Tessa all that much. And it is even more surprisingly easy to build a case that N rather dislikes Tessa.

Do I think this is the intended reading of the characters? Not really.

I think the murder drones did like Tessa. There's not much positive evidence that any of them disliked her while they were in the manor, and all of them probably felt loyalty to her for repairing them and at least attempting to protect them from her parents.

Cyn's easy manipulation of N and V while pretending to be Tessa almost certainly relies on their lingering loyalty to her, overriding their natural wariness and doubt about the situation, so the fact that they aren't even more hostile and distrusting of "Tessa" on Copper 9 is probably a positive sign for their past relationship.

Still, it's an interesting thought experiment to interpret their relationship with Tessa in different ways and see how it can fit with canon.

Anyway, that's my sleep deprived ramblings on the topic. Hopefully someone finds them interesting!