#breq 🤝 murderbot: oh no what is my face doing

[ilovedthestars]

i started reading ancillary justice because so many people said it was like Murderbot and so many people who liked Murderbot liked imperial radch but somehow none of that prepared me for

Page one Breq: “Sometimes I don’t know why I do the things I do. Even after all this time it’s still a new thing for me not to know, not to have orders to follow from one moment to the next.” [decides to stop and help a random half-dead human for "no reason"]

Page three breq: I could kill these annoying humans if I wanted, but I’m prioritizing protecting this other human

Page seven Breq: [paying an enormous amount of conscious attention to her expression]