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stupidlittlespirit · 11 days ago

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I tried drawing reeda because I love her. I have no idea what you had in mind for her design so I just re-read the chapter and went off of what your description was the best that I could. She gives me Painter vibes from pressure

I LOVE THISSSSSSSSSSSSS THANK YOU!!!!!! Ford absolutely has a mini monitor like this in each room so he can see its messages!

Honestly REEDA's main design in my head fits Ford's lab, so it's a very retro cassette-futuristic style like you've illustrated. Think: how did people imagine the future was going to look in 197-something. All Commodores and IBM and thick plastic etc.

Ford's lab in mtb is designed with that exact aesthetic in mind, so terminals and things like this were at the forefront of my mind:

These types of terminals are primarily in the mainframe room that Reader goes through to access the lab. It's all set up with things like the above. Whereas REEDA's central screens in the main body of the lab look more like the ones in The Forbin Project:

Except they're a mix of both of those aesthetics, so they're weirdly long CRT monitors suspended in a similar layout to the above!

Here's another ss from Forbin bc it works along similar lines! And also it's a great movie and you should watch it!

#i really honestly think Ford's favourite movie is Alien #and so in mtb he just wanted a cool Nostromo type lab #and i thought the idea was funny and cute and in character so #also b u t t o n s #i think he's also incredibly nostalgic for a time he left behind and even though he dislikes tech when he leaves #he HAS to make use of it in alternate dimensions so grows a grudging acceptance for it #and i think he's AWFUL with earth tech and when he comes back and sees how minimalist everything is he hates it even more #but he's forced to engage with alien tech in his travels so he becomes used to it a bit more #and so he combines that aesthetic nostalgia with the advanced ability of alien tech #which is how he designs his lab #he prefers old-style ways of recording (his journals) but he knows he HAS to make use of digital record keeping to some extent #and he's come to understand its applications in foreign environments #so while he still records everything on paper #he utilises other aspects of tech if he has to #but he complains about it the whole time and he'd really just be happy with 8000 filing cabinets of a4 and a biro #but really considering all the information he retains and works on it means he needs a specialist set up #anyways shut UP fox we get it you like worldbuilding for this guy UGH enough #asks #ford asks #wb #mtb stuff #ALSO we do see that he makes use of tech in LL and so I think he makes himself get on with it where he has to #just to defend myself a bit #bc i know some people think he'd be very tech-phobic in general #but i disagree to a certain extent #like yes but actually also no #AND remember that Fidds installed REEDA #ford had no say in it #he just begrudgingly goes along with it and gradually learns that actually its quite useful (though he won't admit it)#anways I digress that was a real tirade for no real reason im just very passionate about Ford's experiences with alien tech

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