#caregiver!tech

[littlespacereader]

To say I’m obsessed with The Bad Batch and the Clone Wars is an understatement guys…I AM OBSESSED! I live and breathe it!! So please, if any of you guys are fans of the prequels, The Bad Batch, The Clone Wars or of Star Wars in general, SEND ME THOSE REQUESTS!

In other news, I’ve been thinking about Echo and what it would’ve been like for him joining the Bad Batch as a flip (both cg and little). This fic focuses on that Caregiver side of him with Little Crosshair. There will be a Little Echo story coming very soon!

Please enjoy this brain rot story I whipped up! Love you guys!💞💞

Still Right Beside You💙

Caregiver! Echo & Little! Crosshair with Caregiver! Tech and Hunter & Little! Wrecker

Tags-hurt/comfort, discovery, cuddles, hand holding

The dynamic in the batch started to change. It had always been the four of them, Hunter, Tech, Wrecker and Crosshair. But now? Now Echo joined their squad.

Everyone was more than happy to have Echo join, happy to have another clone feel at home in their group of misfits. But what they didn’t realize was how their dynamics would change.

Hunter and Tech are the team’s Caregiver and Crosshair and Wrecker the teams Littles. It’s always been even, two and two. But now with Echo being an added Caregiver and Little. That changed things.

They had a big talk about it, the clones gathering and having dinner together, when Tech brought up the subject.

“Echo, now that you’re a part of this squad I must ask you, I understand you’re classified as a Flip. Do you still wish to be one?”

Echo paused eating his food and really thought about his question. He knew right away Wrecker and Crosshair were the Littles of the group but… ”I haven’t been one in years…I don’t know if I’d be any good anymore.”

“Why don’t we start with your Caregiver side first then work your way up to regressing again, alright?” Hunter suggested.

Echo nods, “Yeah, that would be great actually.”

Before his accident at the Citadel, Echo had been the Caregiver to Fives, his rambunctious Little. It’s been so long since he cared for a Little, he wonder if he still could?

“I was thinking maybe we could do a couple of trial runs. See how you feel after and decide from there.” Hunter suggests.

Wrecker seemed to be excited at the idea of it all. Crosshair, on the other hand, remained hard to read. Keeping his head down, trying not to look at anyone.

“Sounds good to me.” Echo smiles.

A couple of days later they were off their mission and had a day to decompress and relax. As per usual, the two Littles would regress and the two Caregivers would take care of them.

Today, Echo has a shot at it.

Wrecker regressed right away, being a Little with a big kid headspace. He immediately went over to Echo, insisting on playing every game they had on the Marauder.

Echo found himself slipping back into that Caregiver part of himself, a part he was happy to see he still had. He played a board game with Wrecker, helped him with a video game level he was stuck on, and even read a chapter of Wrecker’s favorite book to him.

Crosshair, on the other hand, refused to regress like Wrecker. He begrudgingly sat in his bunk and cleaned his sniper.

Tech and Hunter tried their luck to getting him to relax and regress. But Crosshair is nothing if not stubborn. He refused, keeping a close eye on Echo as he did. It didn’t escape Echo’s eyes that Crosshair was refusing to regress, especially with him around.

Eventually the Hunter and Tech managed to get the Crosshair to regress, but it was only alone with Hunter.

The three Caregivers of the group tried again, two separate times to get Crosshair to regress around Echo, but it appeared the stubborn sniper wasn’t going to do it.

One late night in the cockpit of the Marauder, Echo and Tech got a moment alone to talk. Tech was wrapping up some last minute reports on his datapad while Echo was just staring into space, lost in thought.

“Hunter and I have a plan.” Tech spoke, breaking the silence.

“For the next mission?” Echo sat up.

“For Crosshair.” Tech replied casually.

“Tech…” he sighs, “I don’t think you should bother anymore. He’s made his point. I don’t think he wants me to join in and be another Caregiver to him and that’s perfectly fine.”

Tech goes quiet for a moment, “Is it?”

For some reason…that cut deeper than Echo would like to admit. “It’s not about me.”

“No, It is about you. It’s because you’re a reg Echo.”

Echo felt a piece inside of him start to crumble hearing that. “I figured….”

He knew they did exactly care for regular clones, especially because they had been bullied for years from them. He didn’t blame Crosshair for his hatred of him.

But he didn’t see himself as a reg anymore. He didn’t see himself as the 501st clone trooper he used to be. But he didn’t know exactly know what he saw himself as anymore.

“You see Echo, you’re not just a reg, you’re a ARC trooper. And when Crosshair was the age he was when he regresses, he was obsessed with the ARC Troopers. He would never admit it, but he wanted to be one more than anything.” Sits back and explains as he types away on his datapad.

“He once got lost from us on Kamino around the same age he regresses to. We didn’t find him, but an ARC trooper did and brought him back to us. From the little he’s told me and what I assessed, the trooper was kind to him and it impacted him greatly.” Echo paused for a moment both in shock and just processing the story. He nods his head as if connecting the pieces slowly but surely.

Tech looks up from his datapad before he continues. “He trust you to be a part of this team and to be on missions with us. You’re a defective clone like us, he sees you as one of our own. But when it comes to his regression it’s simply that he’s stubborn and more than anything shy around you.”

Echo sits there, in disbelief. “It’s because I’m an ARC trooper…and he’s…he’s shy?”

“Precisely.”

“So if that’s the case…what’s this plan of Hunter’s and yours?”

“It’s going to begin when we finish this mission and arrive back Kamino…” Tech starts to rambling the plan away. The more he goes on, the more Echo realizes, this could actually work.

~~~

The Batch all sat around their big barracks on Kamino. The mission was over and now they could finally rest and relax the stress away.

Wrecker sat playing with his plush Lula, making an elaborate story for her. Meanwhile Crosshair was trying desperately not to regress, sitting in his bed cleaning his weapons once again.

Echo and Hunter sat together at the table in the center of the room. Echo looked nervous, “Hunter, are you sure this is going to work?”

“No idea. But I know this is the only way to see.” Hunter tries to reassure. He looked at the time and then back to Echo, “Ready?”

Echo nods, “As I’ll ever be.”

Hunter nods before he stands, looking to the two Littles. “After our last mission we need to do a supply run. Wrecker, you, Tech and I will start packing the Marauder for the next mission. Echo you’re in charge. You’ll stay here with Crosshair.”

“What?!” Crosshair chimed in, standing from his bunk.

“Problem Crosshair?” Hunter asked.

“Why am I staying back? Surely Echo can take care of himself.”

“You’re both staying back. We won’t be long.” Hunter said firmly, “That’s an order.”

“Hunter-!”

Before Hunter can reply, all heads turned to Tech as entered the barracks pulling a crate behind him. He pulled it over to Echo bunk and dropped it there. “Here you go Echo, just like you ask.”

Tech didn’t explain more, and Crosshair couldn’t help but steal a glance or two to the new crate.

“What’s that?” Wrecker asked, standing up and walking over to the group.

“That is a crate of Echo’s old belongings.” Tech said, being vague for once. He walked over to the group. “Ready Hunter?”

“Ready.” Hunter looks to Crosshair, “Be good for Echo.”

Crosshair crosses his arms, but there’s a hint of something aside from his stubbornness, a hint of something else…….shyness?

The three go to leave, Hunter patting Echo’s shoulder and giving him another a small smile.

Then it was just the two of them.

The two stand there, staring at the door for a moment as if sinking it all in.

Then they look at each other.

Crosshair keeps his arms crossed as he looks over at Echo. When he meets his eyes, he quickly looks away, going back to his bunk and cleaning his weapons again.

Echo sighs. Looking as the sniper clean his weapons, he could see how he was on the cusp of regressing, how he was barley hanging on. This is his moment with Crosshair and he knew now’s the time to step up.

He walked from the table to his bunk and, more specifically, to the newly dropped off crate infront of it. He took a seat on his bed and started fiddling with the locks.

“Crosshair could you help me-.”

“No.” His replay came quick and immediate. Echo doesn’t need to look up to know Crosshair is probably glaring back.

He starts uncliping the latches on the crate, each one he does loud and deliberate. And with each one, he can see it starts to peak the interest of the sniper.

“Sure you can’t help me with this?” Echo asks again.

Crosshair’s reply comes a bit slower this time, as if thinking about it. But his stubbornness wins over again. “…no.”

Remembers back to Fives, his best friend, fellow arc trooper, and Flip best of all. He remembers when he would regress and be stubborn on occasion. A small smile crests his face at the memory. But with it, he remembers how he managed to break him out of it.

With a big and dramatic *sad sigh* “Okay…guess I’ll have to look at all my old Arc Trooper gear all by myself. And here I thought I could have someone to help me….oh well.” And with that he flipped the last latch and opened the crate.

He pulled the top open and with it, all the memories of his days with the 501st came flooding back to him. First he picks up a holopicture of the team. How young they all looked, how he missed them all so much, especially how he missed Fives.

He put that down, and instead grabbed his old helmet. He looked into the front of it, seeing the damage it sustained during the battle at the Citadel. They never found him or his armor, but they found his helmet.

Guilty plagued him for a moment, thinking back to Fives, what he did without him all those years, thinking he was dead, then what happened to him….

“Is that your helmet?”

Echo jumped, looking over at Crosshair who leaned against the wall next to him. When did he walk over?! But looking into the sniper’s sharp eyes, he could see he was on the track to regressing.

“Yeah, it’s my old helmet. Not much to it is there?” He joked, smiling back to Crosshair.

“Did you create the design on the top of it?” He asked, looking at the blue paint.

“I did. It closely resembles my brother Fives’. Our helmets looked similar.” He pats the bed next to him and scoots over, inviting him over. “Here, come sit.”

Crosshair looked a bit shy at first, trying to hold himself back. But Echo’s smile and reassurance starts to bring him out of his shell. He sits next to him, looking at the helmet in Echo’s hands.

“Here,” he holds his helmets out, “you can hold it.”

Crosshair carefully takes the helmet from him, looking at it in awe. He moves it around, looking at every detail. “What happened to it?”

“There was an explosion at the Citadel. I was trying to protect the soldiers and people in my party but I didn’t realize there was a bomb on the shuttle.” He explains a bit sad.

“Do you remember anything about it?” Crosshair ask softly.

“No. I don’t remember anything after it. I just remember the Citadel and then I remember you guys saving me on Skako Minor. But nothing in between.” Echo explains.

“I…I didn’t believe you were even there, I didn’t believe Rex when he kept saying you were alive……..I’m sorry,” Crosshair looks back up to Echo.

“No apology necessary. I don’t know if I would’ve believed it myself if I was in your shoes.” Echo smiles, patting his shoulder, “But I’m honored to be here, honored to be a part of this squad.”

The two go on to look at the rest of his armor. His original armor got destroyed in his accident at the Citadel but most clones troopers always has a back up set.

He showed Crosshair his gauntlets, his blasters, his kamas, and more. All while Crosshair looked in awe, Echo’s helmet by his side, making comment here and there, asking questions about everything.

The more they looked at things, the more Crosshair started to regress and get closer to Echo. Eventually they were shoulder to shoulder with each other, Crosshair leaning against Echo’s side.

“Alright,” Echo looked back to Crosshair and smiled, “I saved the best for last.”

He lean forward and unwrapped his chest plate. He lifted it up and looked to Crosshair with a smile. The blue hand print on the chest plate and the arc trooper blue pauldrons. It was hard not to recognize the unique design.

Crosshair froze looking at the chest plate. His eyes widened as his hands ghosted along the blue hand print on the front.

He looked back to Echo, a small blush on his face. “It was you…” he said softly, looking at Echo in shock and awe. “You’re the ARC trooper that found me.”

Echo is a generation 1 clone, one of the first clones ever made. Crosshair and the rest of the batch are one of the newer generations.

“I don’t remember a lot of moments of my life before, but I remember you, the small silver haired cadet.” He smiles, wrapping his arm around him. “I saw you in the hallway. And the two of us spend the afternoon trying to find your brothers. Remember? Remember the game we played?”

“We played scout mission.” He says softly, still reeling from the shock of this.

“That’s right, you and I were trying to scout out Kamino as we looked for your brothers.”

Crosshair looked at Echo is utter shock and awe. “I remember that day. I remember ever moment. I…” he starts to blush, “I wanted to be like you.”

“You’re better than I could ever be Crosshair, your shooting skills and abilities are something so beyond any ARC trooper’s capabilities. I couldn’t be more proud of the clone you turned out to be.”

There was a hint of tears in Crosshair’s eyes as he looked back to Echo. He looked as though the wanted to reach out and hug him but was shy to do so.

Echo closed the distance, wrapping his arm and scoop around Crosshair, brining the Little close. Crosshair cuddles close, resting his head against Echo’s shoulder like he did all those cycles ago.

“I’ve got you Crosshair, I’ve got you. I protected you back then, and I’m going to protect you now.” Echo adds softly, a hand rubbing up and down his back.

The two stay like that for a moment. Echo just holding the Little sniper close to him, protecting him, all these years later.

~~~

Two hours later Hunter, Tech and Wrecker walk through the hallways of Kamino, back to their room.

“What’s the percentage that this plan worked?” Hunter asks, holding a regressed Wrecker’s hand as he walked.

“87 percent.” Tech answers back.

“That’s not bad! It’s not zero!” Wrecker enthusiastically exclaims.

“Echo has a very high chance of getting through to Crosshair consider he is the ARC trooper that found him all those years ago.” Tech explains like it’s nothing.

Both Hunter and Wrecker stop, looking at the yellow goggle wearing clone shocked.

“What?!”

“That was Echo?!”

“Well…I thought it was obvious.”

“HOW WAS THAT OBVIOUS TECH?!” Wrecker yells, not out of anger but out of confusion.

“Wrecker, bring it down a notch.” Hunter squeezes his hand.

The three continue, walking down the hallway and then right into their barracks. What they find is an adorable sight. Echo is sound asleep in his bed with Crosshair cuddled on top of his chest.

The Little sniper has one of his chewable necklaces in his mouth and his arm wrapped around Echo’s chest.

The Caregiver slept with his scoop around Crosshair and his hand holding a datapad with some of Echo’s old mission logs.

“THEY LIKE EACH OTHER NOW!” Wrecker yelled, loud and happily.

“Wrecker!”

“Wrecker!”

Thankfully Crosshair didn’t wake up, having been used to Wrecker’s loud voice for cycles. But Echo jumped awake.

Tech took Wrecker off to the other side of the barracks to play, while Hunter walked over to Echo and a sleeping Crosshair.

He smiles at the two before patting Echo’s shoulder, “Welcome to our family Echo.”

After Skako Minor Echo didn’t know where he fit in, what he was anymore. But in this moment he realizes. He may not be the clone he once was, but he was something better now. An ARC trooper and more importantly a Caregiver again. But best of all, he’s right where be belongs, with his family.

[river-neurodivergent-willow]

"Nonverbal people are communicating, they can use AAC devices!!! The only reason a nonverbal person can't communicate functionally is because the people around them are not trying hard enough!!!"

(Sometimes this statement in some situations is true, but I am talking about when it is not true)

Have you tried using symbol based AAC? Do you know what any AAC apps are called? Do you know there is different types of AAC? Have you even actually looked at the home page of a high tech AAC device?

For someone without impaired communication, I think it would probably take about 1-2 months if not more to fully learn their way around a high tech AAC page set.

Now imagine an illiterate person, a person who has severe fine motor delays, a person who does not understand what people are trying to get them to do when given an AAC device, a person who doesn't understand any language at all, a person who doesn't understand what AAC is or even the concept of communication in the first place, a person with little interest in communication.

Can you imagine that person, handed an AAC device? Do you seriously think they will suddenly starts expressing their thoughts in great detail?

Have you ever talked to someone who used to fit the criteria of being profoundly autistic or someone who's profoundly autistic caregiver? Have you listened to how many hours of therapy a week they have for their communication? Sometimes five hours a week and sometimes even more. Do you know that? Do you know how hard some peoples caregivers try? How much they wish their child could be able to communicate functionally?

How much money they spend on AAC apps? Do you even know how much an AAC device costs? A SGD? Thousands.

Stop calling caregivers lazy when they say their child can't functionally communicate their needs. You have no idea how hard they are trying.

[bxnnymo0]

~*{☆}*~Aone Cg headcanons!🐢💚~*{☆}*~

this is my first time writing headcanons for a character so I’m sorry if some things seem a little ooc! |(￣3￣)|

He’s a little confused at first because he doesn’t know a whole lot about the concept of regression but he’s glad to learn more if you want him to be your cg!!

Prints out coloring pages if you don’t have coloring books! He likes printing the turtle ones 

Speaking of turtles, he lets you play with his pet turtle! He’s obviously there to observe so neither of you get hurt

If you’re a perma-regressor and he sees you at a game, he shows just a little more emotion while on the court so you have something silly to watch 

Puts you in his jersey right after it’s been cleaned so it can either smell like you or so you can be comfy

Makes Dino nuggies for lunch most days :3

Cuts up your fruit and feeds it to you ^^

If you nap a lot when small, he always has a stuffy, water and snack for you whenever you wake up!

Bear hugs!!!!

If you’re regressed around the team or in public, he’ll always be holding your hand or let you cling to him for both his and your safety

After more research, he learns he’s a middle regressor (7-10) and would gladly be your big sibby!!

Decorates pacis for you while you collect stuffies for him!

Loves going to the aquarium with you!

[littletism]

stimboard for my partner/cg, vivi!

with stims that make me think of her! no clear aesthetic here, that was on purpose! i looovoveeve yeuouo viviiiiiiiiiii

💜🤝🎶|💻🥰🌄|💗🦔👢

[dandyshucks]

something that makes me laugh when I actually take a second to think about it is that when we (system) are unsure who is fronting and care about figuring it out then one of the newer questions we'll ask ourselves is "how do i feel about guz.ma from pokemon right now" SBDHDHJSSKL

IF THERE'S FEELINGS OF SWOONING THEN THAT'S ME. if there isnt then it's literally any other part of the brain SBDHDNMSL

[arcadian-vampire]

Nnnn I'm dealing w a lot more nausea again today, and I have TWO appointments to deal with :< Insurance Guy and therapy. Booo

[iheartvmt]

"There are times when the most loving, spiritual person can feel as if there’s nothing left to give. There may be feelings of sadness, frustration, or perhaps numbness. The body aches; it’s hard to concentrate and nothing seems fun. At best, the tasks that used to be so meaningful are just something to be endured."

[radiant-fanon-maker]

Lost Buddy

Mitch: Where is he..?

Miko: Hey Mitch.

Mitch: Go away...

Miko: I found your buddy.

Mitch: Chu did?

Miko: Here he is!

@type1diabetesinfandom

[mediocreclementine]

Nothing will put the devaluation of labor into perspective more than moving from a labor job to a desk job. When I graduated high school, I had my CNA and worked on a med-surg floor at a hospital during covid. The job entailed 12 hours of being on my feet, usually without breaks, taking vitals, managing patient dietary needs, helping people to the bathroom, changing diapers and linens as needed, helping patients with hygiene needs, any call lights, dodging swipes from your dementia patient swinging at your head, keeping your other dementia patient with a hip replacement from getting out of bed and kissing the floor, helping nurses with their duties and treatments, etc. I made eleven dollars an hour. At that point, target was starting at fifteen an hour where I'm at and McDonald's hovered around twelve or thirteen.

Now? I'm a lab tech. I have expertise in sample collection, processing, and the methods we use to run that lab work. I work hard, kinda, but I don't think I work half as hard now as I did then, yet I make well over double what I made when I literally worked myself to the point of near-collapse doing work that was equally crucial to patient care.

Like, when you're in a service or manual labor job you *know* the system is broken and exploitative, but once you get onto a higher rung of the capitalist bullshit ladder, you really get a sense of the scale of just how disproportionately society overvalues credentials and undervalues labor.

I work as a programmer for $35 an hour.

They once forgot to pay me for 8 extra hours that they needed me to work on Thanksgiving weekend. They simply needed me to be present for 8 hours in order to quickly fix any problems that happened during their busiest weekend, and no such problems ended up happening.

When they saw the mistake and paid me for it, the gross pay for that day was $420 (base of $35 x 8 hours x 1.5 for overtime).

The first thing I noticed was how that compared to what I got paid at my warehouse job before I became a programmer. When I started the job at the warehouse, I got paid $10 an hour. For a full time week, I got paid $400.

I got paid more for that one day of doing practically nothing as a programmer than I did busting my ass at the warehouse for a whole week.

So enough about this "I work harder than them so I deserve more pay" bullshit. You're all the working class. In our fucked up system, hard work does not equal more pay. If you want more pay, you need to fight back against the rich assholes who profit off your labor and pay you jack shit, not fight with other people who are underpaid about who deserves to be more underpaid.

[littlespacereader]

i just saw you’re bad batch post and i’d love to something with one of them or all of them as caregivers! also rex as a caregiver would be the best!

Happy Bad Batch Day!🔥❤️🖤

A fellow Bad Batch Fan!! Let’s go!!! Thank you so much for your request! I decided to give you Caregiver Headcannons for every member of the Bad Batch including Rex added on:) that way it gives you a bunch of ideas or prompts! I hope that’s okay! Please send me another request and I’d be happy to write a fic about the Bad Batch on a mission or something with them being they cutest Caregivers. Trust me there’s plenty of ideas below:) Anyway! Please enjoy these Headcannons! Thank you again for the request!

The Bad Batch as Caregivers ❤️ 🖤 (SFW)

Tw- mentions of violence (combat & fictional weapons)

As a Batch of Caregivers:

Y/N’s safety is their number one priority. Everyone on the team’s main mission is to keep Y/N safe at all times.

They never thought of themselves as the Caregiver types but they couldn’t help but fall for their Little Y/N when they first met them. They saved Y/N’s life and took care of them while they were injured. After that, there was no going back for the team. Y/N became a permanent member.

Because of their training with the Bad Batch, Y/N is not a Little you wanna mess with. They’re one tough cookie!

As a rule of thumb you know every plan the team has. Plan 88, Plan 82, and even the dreaded Plan 99. That way in case of an emergency you know what’s going on.

Regs in Kamino might make comments about the Sad Batch or call them defectives but their comments never bother them. In fact Y/N’s the one who usually fights the regs when they have the nerve to say something about their family.

Y/N’s favorite place to sleep is on the ship. The relaxing rocking with the humming on the engines just reminds them of home with the team.

While they all have a different love languages, one thing is for sure. They all love and care for you deeply.

They’re all for playing with you when your regressed. Tea party? They’re all your guest! Race to the ship? They’re all super competitive. Doesn’t matter what it is, if you want them all to join in, they’re definitely going to.

Whenever they can, they eat together as one big family. They all sit around a big table and enjoy a meal together while sharing funny stories of the past. Occasional one will help you cut up your veggies and another might wipe your face with a napkin.

They’re favorite are downtime activities as a team is going to the beach on Pabu. Everyone has fun together on the each. Hunter relaxes on a lounge chair and watches everyone with his close dad eyes. Echo sits under a umbrella. Last time he didn’t and he got burnt like a lobster. Crosshair loves to go in the water. Hunter and him helped teach Y/N to swim. Tech scours the beach for shells, crabs or anything interesting. He loves to bring Y/N whatever he finds and explains what it is to them. Wreck loves everything about the beach! Between sand castle making or taking a swim, he’s at Y/N’s side. At the end of the beach day, Y/N goes to Hunter’s lounge chair and cuddles up with him all wrapped in a towel, just listening to the sound of the waves crashing.

Doesn’t matter your needs the Batch doesn’t judge you. You need diapers or pull-ups? No problem! You need a pacifier? Of course! You’re sometimes nonverbal? That’s totally okay. They love and care for all your needs no matter what they are.

Hunter as a Caregiver

HUNTER IS THE BIGGEST DAD OF THE BATCH

He earns this title because he’s extremely protective over Y/N. Not overbearingly so but he always has his little one within his sight.

He’s always the one they go to when they’re scared or hurt. He’s their go to person for comfort. Not that the others don’t comfort them, but no one is a protector like Hunter.

If you get hurt and run over to him, he’s of course going to point out that he warned you that was going to happen, but then he’s definitely going to hold you close and make it all okay.

He is a girldad for sure. What I mean by this is not that he is only for Femm Little, no no no, what I mean is he isn’t one of those overly masculine men. He would totally have a Little braid his hair.

At night he’s the one settling the group down so they can put Y/N to sleep. He’s always the main one in charge.

And you KNOW he’s gonna fight everyone on the team to have you cuddle up in his bed with him. And no, of course he doesn’t mind you bringing all your stuffies along. Whatever makes you happy makes him happy.

With his added over sensitivity he can tell you’re upset before you tell him. He is never one to point it out and ask you about it though, he always lets you come to him and never pushes you.

He tries to keep you away from the tough and sometimes dangerous life the Bad Batch faces. Though he had them prepared for the worst, he tried to keep them sheltered away from the Empire.

Tech as a Caregiver

Tech’s favorite thing to do with the Batch’s Little is teach them EVERYTHING! New planet, plenty of knowledge! He loves to pick them up and take a walk around the planet, pointing out everything and telling them all about it.

He’s so gentle, never loud or rough. When he teaches you something, he takes his time and explains it. Wanna ask him about something? He loves questions! Aren’t sure about something he said? Ask away! He would never be insulted or ask if you were listening. He is more than happy to explain it as many times as you want so you understand it.

The thing about Tech is he thinks very logically, so sometimes emotions can go over his head. But Y/N is patient with him because he “may process things differently but it does not mean he feels any less” than you. 

While the others are against it at first, Tech teaches Y/N how to fly the Marauder. His heart is in his throat for the majority of it, but he keeps encouraging you on and pointing out where you can improve.

At night Tech loved to read to Y/N while they lay in his lap. He goes on and on and on until he realizes they’ve fallen asleep somewhere between the last three chapters.

Phee is always having you tag along with Tech and her. She’s always giving you pirate skills and talking about the grand adventures she’s had. They walk with you standing in the middle holding onto her hand and Tech’s hand.

Echo as a Caregiver

Echo is a bit shy when it comes to Y/N. Aft first he doesn’t know where he fit into their life. But he soon come to realize that he didn’t need to come to Y/N, they come to him.

Slowly but surely they bring him out of his shell and make him realize he isn’t such a bad Caregiver at all, infact he can be quite fun.

Y/N is Echo’s little assistant when the ship needs repairs or a quickly fix. He works while you sit to the side and hand him every tool he need before he even says it. I mean, he didn’t make you read those manuals for nothing.

Whenever Echo is grumpy (which is often) Y/N is the only one to get him out of his funk. They just have very calming effect on him.

This is especially helpful when he falls asleep at night cuddled beside them and wakes up to nightmares. After everything that’s happened to him he’s so prone to nightmares and the only thing that seems to help is having Y/N sleeping along side him.

It always breaks his heart to have to leave on missions with Rex. But when he departs he always promises to return, and when he does he always brings back a toy or special item from his travels. It’s a small reminder that even when he’s away he’s always thinking of you.

Wrecker as a Caregiver

THE FUN DAD OF THE BATCH!!

Wrecker is like a kid himself so it’s only natural that he’s the fun and adventurous Caregiver of the batch!

He will sneak you off to go grab some Mantell Mix or some other type of candy while the others aren’t looking or paying attention.

He’s all for fun and games, so when they’re between missions the team can usually find Wrecker chasing Y/N around. He can be rough at times mostly because he doesn’t know his own strength at times but whenever Y/N brings it up he quickly apologizes and becomes more gentle.

He LOVES to pick you up. Wherever the team is going he’s always carrying you around with him.

You have PLENTY of inside jokes with him. Hunter will say something and Wrecker will crack a joke that will have the two of you rolling on the floor with laughter.

You have matching stuffies with him! You’ve actually started a collection with him and now your combine stuffie collection is crowding the ship, much to the rest of the teams delight.

He cares so deeply for Y/N. If you do much as trip on a rock he’s right away worried about them, making sure they aren’t hurt and they’re okay to walk. If anything was to happen he would be crushed.

He loves to show you all the weapons the team has. After all he has a love for explosives. “This bomb is a small bomb so it goes boom. But this one, *points to the giant bomb* this one goes BOOOOOOOOOMMM!!!”

Loves to tuck Y/N into bed with all their stuffies before heading off to bed himself. He can’t go to bed without giving them a goodnight kiss to their head now can he?

Crosshair as a Caregiver

*I’m only doing Crosshair with the Bad Batch and not him when he was with the Empire because I don’t think the Empire would care about Littles. So this is him both before and after the Empire.*

Crosshair is probably the most stern one out of all the Caregivers on the team. He likes for them to follow the rules and get frustrated when they don’t. But he’s the biggest push over in the galaxy. Examples: *sigh* “How much of that candy bar did you eat?” Or “Didn’t I say stay on the ship?” “But I missed you!” *sigh* “Stay close to me then.”

*Pssstt! Want to know a secret?* THIS MAN IS THE BIGGEST SOFTY IN THE GALAXY! He puts on this tough guy act but deep down he genuinely really cares about Y/N deeply.

If they’re all walking together and Y/N runs over and holds his hand, you best be knowing he’s holding their hand has tight as ever.

Similar to Hunter, he is VERY overprotective of them. He’s always got his eyes out watching for shady characters.

If anyone so much as shoot Y/N a dirty look, the team has to hold him back from killing that person.

He teaches them how to shoot and protect themselves against anyone. Being an amazing shot himself, he knows all the tricks in the book and teaches a lot of them to Y/N.

After what the Empire did to him, he’s also plagued with nightmares. When this happens Y/N will hear it and slip into his bed on the ship to cuddle with him. At first he rejects the idea of it, trying to play his tough guy act. But them with a little coxing, he falls back to sleep, arms wrapped around Y/N protectively.

*BONUS!* Captain Rex as a Caregiver

Prepare for the sweetest and gentlest Caregiver ever!

Rex wasn’t sure if he was the right one for the job when Y/N first asked him. But soon he naturally fell into being this kind and gentle CG!

So he’s your Caregiver right? You know what that means…ANAKIN AND ASHOKA ARE YOUR NEW BESTIES! Anakin has to make a ton of comments to Rex about him being a dad and all the dad things he does, all while Ashoka is obsessed with you. They’re you’re two locked in babysitters for sure.

King of dad jokes over here! This man is always cracking a dad joke to Y/N. Some of them are funny…other are just corny. But hey! That’s his job!

He loves to hold your hand wherever you two go. To the Jedi temple, to Kamino, to Coruscant. Doesn’t matter when or where, he’s always holding Y/N’s hand in his. He’s so proud to be their Caregiver,

Everyone in the 501st absolutely loves Y/N. I mean if they didn’t they wouldn’t be in the 501st anymore. But everyone absolutely adores them! Fives and Jesse are like their big brother who love to have fun with their younger sibling.

Y/N loves to try on Rex’s gear when he has it off. He’ll be cooking and they’ll just walk into the room with his helmet on. He can’t help but chuckle.

[careflick]

The impact of AI on Dementia care: What the future holds

Dementia is a global crisis hiding in plain sight. According to the World Health Organization, 55 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with 10 million new cases emerging annually. Beyond the human toll, dementia is also an economic burden, costing the global economy a staggering $1.3 trillion each year. These numbers, while staggering, only scratch the surface of what dementia means for individuals, families, and caregivers.

Dementia is a progressive disease that leads to a steady decline in cognitive and physical abilities. For caregivers, this progression presents unique challenges, including managing wandering, agitation, incontinence, and repetitive behaviours. Understanding these symptoms is essential for those providing care. However, despite the best intentions, the nature of dementia makes caregiving increasingly difficult over time.

Enter artificial intelligence (AI). As a founder of a tech company leveraging AI to solve the challenges of dementia care, I have seen firsthand how this technology is transforming the caregiving landscape. While AI will never replace the essential human touch, its ability to enhance and support caregivers is opening up new possibilities for how we approach dementia care.

AI and Person-Centered Care

Person-centered care is the cornerstone of quality dementia care. It focuses on treating individuals with dignity and respect, understanding their history, and catering to their preferences and needs. Person-centered care recognizes that every individual’s experience of dementia is unique, influenced by their personality, history, and environment. The role of AI is not to replace this care model but to enhance it.

AI’s adaptability is one of its greatest strengths in dementia care. As dementia progresses, AI and machine learning systems can continuously learn about the individual, detecting changes in condition and adjusting care accordingly. For instance, AI-powered solutions can analyse speech patterns, behaviour, and daily activity to predict when cognitive decline may worsen or when behavioural issues like agitation or wandering are likely to arise. This allows caregivers to anticipate and prepare, providing proactive care that is tailored to the individual’s evolving needs.

Early Detection and Monitoring

Early detection is crucial in managing dementia, and this is where AI excels. By monitoring a person’s behaviour through sensors or wearable technology, AI can analyse vitals, moods, and daily activities to detect subtle changes that might go unnoticed by human caregivers. These insights can reveal early signs of cognitive decline or even predict when a person may be at risk of a crisis, such as wandering or falling.

In this way, AI acts as an early warning system, offering caregivers a heads-up before a situation becomes critical. For example, if an AI system detects that a person with dementia is becoming increasingly agitated at certain times of day, it can suggest adjustments to their routine or environment to prevent a full-blown episode. Similarly, if AI notices a decline in mobility or other physical symptoms, it can prompt caregivers to seek medical intervention before the situation deteriorates further.

Enhancing Communication and Engagement

One of the most difficult aspects of dementia care is communication. As dementia progresses, individuals often struggle to articulate their thoughts and feelings or even recognize familiar people. Here, AI-powered tools, including generative AI (GenAI), are proving invaluable. Conversational AI systems can engage dementia patients in meaningful conversations, helping them feel less isolated and more connected. These virtual companions can even remind patients of important details, such as the names of family members or past experiences, helping to alleviate confusion and anxiety.

Supporting Caregivers

Dementia care is emotionally and physically exhausting, especially for family caregivers who often lack formal training. AI can provide much-needed support by taking over repetitive tasks, such as monitoring a patient’s daily activities or managing their schedule. AI systems can also offer real-time guidance to caregivers, suggesting how to respond to challenging behaviours like agitation or repetitive talking. By reducing the burden of caregiving, AI allows caregivers to focus on higher-level tasks and provide more personalised care.

Generative AI can even create personalised care plans, suggesting cognitive exercises or activities tailored to the individual’s preferences and cognitive abilities. This not only improves the patient’s quality of life but also gives caregivers the tools they need to manage symptoms and slow cognitive decline.

The Future of AI in Dementia Care

Looking ahead, the role of AI in dementia care is set to expand. As AI technology continues to advance, we can expect to see even more sophisticated systems that offer deeper insights into patient behaviour, more nuanced care recommendations, and better integration with existing healthcare systems.

However, it’s important to remember that while AI can greatly enhance dementia care, it is not a replacement for human caregivers. The empathy, understanding, and compassion that caregivers provide cannot be replicated by machines. Instead, AI should be seen as a powerful tool that, when used in the right way, can elevate the standard of care, making it more personalised, responsive, and effective.

The article is contributed by Abhishek Mohanty, Founder, CareFlick

[jcmarchi]

AI Will Transform Traditionally Female Spheres – We Can’t Afford to Ignore Their Voices

New Post has been published on https://thedigitalinsider.com/ai-will-transform-traditionally-female-spheres-we-cant-afford-to-ignore-their-voices/

AI Will Transform Traditionally Female Spheres – We Can’t Afford to Ignore Their Voices

Female business leaders are playing a vital role in AI’s development, safety and social impact. Yet they remain a stark minority in AI fields, representing just 26% of analytics and AI job positions and authoring 14% of AI research papers.

Ironically, we are about to see AI transform many aspects of life that have traditionally been associated with women. From educating our children (the pandemic she-cession was a harsh reminder of women’s outsized role here), to caring for the vulnerable, and managing the household.

AI will soon drastically change how 50% of our population spends their time, and the AI sector should reflect that reality. Yet gender bias can occur at all stages of AI development, from the coding to the training data to user input.

I’ll explore why female involvement in AI development is vital, and the sub sectors that will emerge with this new technological evolution.

Women building for predominantly female sectors

On a recent trip to London, I was inspired by the female founder of AI family assistant Aurora First, which helps manage home and family responsibilities. With much of the discussion around AI deployment focusing on productivity at work, little attention has been given to the ways it can disrupt day-to-day lives of a huge share of women.

What Aurora does struck me as custom-made for the lifestyle and responsibilities of many women. built with the knowledge that can only come from lived experience. Its AI companion slots itself in to help people manage family activities, communications, appointments and more. I believe we’ll soon start seeing the emergence of similar apps that use AI to manage our doctors’ appointments, schedule meetings with teachers, organize our weekly shop, and help us pre-screen, hire and manage nannies.

Women often assume the role of caregivers and workers or entrepreneurs, and simply don’t have the headspace to keep all our ducks in a row. A 2022 study found that women in the US spend 2x as much time in unpaid caregiving tasks compared to men, amounting to four work weeks a year.

If our kids go on vacation, we need to make sure their bag is packed with meds and other supplies. We need to make sure that we’ve bought them first. We need to organize travel logistics. Make sure they have travel insurance. A new wave of multifunctional apps could take some of this off our hands, potentially taking on half the work we need to do as family life organizers.

But this will only work if we have the right people at the helm – people who understand women’s daily responsibilities and can foresee potential risks that may come with these AI solutions.

If  a product is designed exclusively by men, it may not account for predominantly female issues. Women represent only 1 in 4 leadership positions in the 20 largest global tech companies – it’s unsurprising, then, that some of the negative repercussions of emerging tech hit women the hardest. If we take the social media industry as an example, Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, Instagram, and Snapchat were all founded by exclusively male teams – and women are 3x more likely to report online sexual harassment.

Female health may get the attention it deserves

The exclusion of women and minorities from “scientific” research is a tale as old as time. The FDA explicitly excluded women of reproductive age from clinical research trials in 1977 – a policy that was only reversed in 1993.

To this day, even when it comes to ailments that predominantly affect women, research often fails to focus specifically on women and how they react differently to men.

Time has helped reduce this marginalization of women, and now, AI may cause us to take a huge leap forward in our exploration and understanding of female health.

A new study by FemTech Analytics mapped 170 femtech companies leveraging AI in women’s health, pregnancy, longevity and more. It mentions AI tools that help track and predict fertility, detect breast cancer, prevent pregnancy complications, and carry out gynecological imaging.

This emerging sector could not only improve women’s health, it could usher in more testing and scientific research specific to the female population. We need women to even conceptualize such solutions in the first place. That means putting them in a position to do so, with equitable access to financing, research and resources.

Subverted stereotypes

Just because some of the aforementioned fields – like childcare and the home – have historically been female-dominated, it doesn’t mean they need to stay that way. AI could open up the door to a society-wide mindset shift … or, done the wrong way, it could engrain certain stereotypes even deeper.

Take the emergence of personal technologies over the past few decades. At-home virtual assistants like Alexa and Siri have been largely feminized – and subsequently insulted by users – which developers later tried to correct for. Humanoid robots have often been hypersexualized. Just recently, OpenAI’s controversial female chatbot voice Sky was described as flirtatious and intentionally “empathetic and compliant.”

Observers talk about how generative AI doesn’t just reproduce stereotypes, it actually exacerbates and amplifies them. A UNESCO report also warned about how gender stereotypes risk being encoded into and even shaped by AI tech.

Founders must be thinking about the long term impact of their AI product on the world and on the perception of gender roles – not implying that certain roles are only suitable for women, or that women are unsuitable for certain tasks. Women are more likely to be sensitive to this need and, crucially, able to do something about it if they approach the issue from a leadership position rather than one of subordination.

An age old problem

The exclusion of women and other minorities from the tech sector is above all a systemic problem that needs far more attention from academic institutions and legislators.

The tech industry has traditionally self-selected for men. Around the time the internet was taking shape, supposedly “scientific” studies associated male characteristics with the tech persona – a false stereotype that still remains to this day.

Our long-held internal biases not only stop women from being considered for certain jobs or for funding, but they may discourage women from entering the field altogether. Just consider that in 1990 the proportion of females in computer and math professions was 35%, and that had fallen to 26% by 2013.

We can’t allow that to happen with the emerging AI discipline. Each company can take steps to undermine the inequalities that divide us – such as selecting job candidates for neutral or predominantly female characteristics – and ensure broader participation in this world-changing technology.

All stakeholders in AI have a responsibility to not allow today’s inequalities to infiltrate tomorrow’s tech, especially as the next generation of companies begin to redefine our daily lives. We shouldn’t have to sing the praises of women to get equal representation in this critical industry, we’re simply necessary – as leaders, researchers, developers and users – to create products that are truly usable by society.

[nsfwitchy2]

Ok so one of my moms coworkers girlfriends (wow that’s a mouthful) is a vet tech who fosters animals sometimes, so we’re gonna see if she’ll take Nessie

My singular stipulation is that. If she IS pregnant, if the kittens are HEALTHY - I would like one. Just a singular kitten. I deserve it lol

What is GOOD my parents ALSO think Nessie is pregnant now

So

Pretty sure. She is pregnant. Anyone live in the US and want some kittens? Lmao

[andhumanslovedstories]

The constant thing on nursing as a profession on this website is getting kind of exhausting to me. I am so truly sorry that people have had negative experiences with nurses and they absolutely do not deserve that. But it’s such a massive profession with such a huge diversity of people and practices and people paint it in such broad strokes and it’s starting to kind of hurt my feelings :/ Thoughts? Am I just being a baby/does this ever bother you?

Honestly the constant negativity I saw towards nursing was why I started writing about nursing so much more. It's not that I think that negativity is incorrect--people HAVE had horrible experiences with nursing, some nurses do abuse their power, and that even without abusing power it is easy to hurt a patient. I seek out and appreciate those accounts, people should share those, people have every right to talk about their experiences. But if we're being human about it, yeah, it does bother me to see posts that call me and everyone I work with mean girls. I don't think those posts shouldn't exist, and at the same time, it is frustrating that it seems to be the dominant narrative about nurses in the particular parts of the internet where I spend time.

A big annoyance to me is that SO MANY CRITICISM of nursing is gendered! We're catty, we're bitches, we're mean girls, we're "the female versions of cops" like there aren't female cops and male nurses. And frankly, the worst nurses I have worked with have overwhelming been men. To be clear and to state the obvious, many male nurses are good at their job. We also know that female-dominated professions get valued less than male-dominated, and that men in those fields disproportionately get leadership positions.

And I've listened to patient complaints about some nurses who, sure, may have had a bad interaction with the patient, but who I KNOW are superb, brilliant, and compassionate professionals. They're also women of color who don't smile.

Nurses are the tip of the spear, as people talking about med errors love to say. Nurses are at the bedside, present and available to be mad at. We wake you up for vitals at 4 am, enforce fluid restrictions, tell you there's no more pain meds, and take ten minutes answering your call light when you desperately need to pee. Nurses are very accessible to be mad at.

There's weirdness about the perception of nurses in general. We're angels, we're heroes, we do stuff that no one else could, we're caregivers, we're nurturers, we're miracle workers, we're the people in the hospital who do "the real work*," this work is our calling, and this work is exclusively wiping butts and hand out pills. And by the way, wiping butts is degrading work. That's why we're angels. A guy shook my hand in the grocery store today because I told him I was a nurse. That's wild. Fun to be a mean girl angel cop hero.

(*untrue. you could not pay me a billion dollars to do the work doctors, surgeons, PTs/OTs, lab techs, social workers, pharmacists, and a thousand other specialized and often much less visible professions do.)

[mspi]

Stating the obvi eh? It's something I had to explain to an old caretaker. SMH. That was tough.

No worries, she's still better than the four before her who either looked through my mom's things, thought working for Subway Sandwiches would PAY, stole cleavers, doesn't believe the Philippines has internet (obvi doesn't read news), and then the one who walked to the kitchen sink to throw dog 💩,

-- dnagirl

21.01.2023

[maplebellsmods]

Expanded Storytelling Relationship Bits Mod: 2

Ok..more storytelling and relationship options for your sims! 

(Really tried my best to push this out before the end of Jan) 😮‍💨

If you want more info about the mod check this page out: Expanded Storytelling Relationship Bits Mod 

This time around created more relationship bits. Here they are

I wanted to try something new this time, which is why it took me so much time. I'll get into it later.

But there are a few new things I have added and changed from the previous one. First off, there are more interactions available: social interactions, phone interactions, and rabbit hole interactions.

Each one of these interactions corresponds to a specific relationship bit.

Healing Touch: 'Plan Relaxing Activities Together,' 'Offer Comfort through Hugs and Physical Touch.'

Wisdom Seekers: 'Ask Questions about the Universe.'

Unbreakable Connection: 'Celebrate Anniversary of Enduring Connection,' 'Promise Everlasting Friendship' (Only available pre-promise).

I do need to note that, just like the other mod, many of these are cosmetic and don't have a full effect yet. (Emphasis on 'yet,' as I will slowly but surely make these more functional.)

If your Sims have the Wisdom Seeker, Tech-Savvy Partners, or Night Owl Companions relationship bits, some interactions will unlock on the phone:

Wisdom Seeker: Study Together at the Library 

Tech-Savvy Partners: Send Tech News 

Night Owl Companions: Night Time Activities Menu 

(Regarding nighttime activities, I haven't found a workaround for this issue yet. However, here's a temporary solution: When selecting an activity for the two Sims who have the rabbit, choose the Sim you want to go with first, and then select yourself again using the same option. I'm not sure why this happens, but it can be a bit inconvenient. I'll work on making the process more streamlined in the future, but for now, this is how you can get them to go to the same activity.)

The new feature I've been working on, which I'm quite excited about, involves social interactions. I've always felt that many social interactions lacked depth and context. So, what I'm currently working on is creating social interactions to fill that gap

One of these interactions is 'Provide Emotional Support,' which is available for Sims with the 'Healing Touch' relationship.

In this interaction, your Sim will be presented with several options when they are feeling sad. Your Sim can choose from these options to express why they are feeling sad. Once they make a selection, the other Sim will ask for more context, leading to the exchange of contextual advice and reassurance.

I've also developed another social interaction, 'Try to Confess Feelings,' which is available for Sims experiencing 'Unrequited Love.

Attempting to confess your feelings will lead to various outcomes depending on the option you choose. In this interaction, the Sim who hears the confession will have several response options available.

The choice made by the listening Sim will have an impact on their relationship, both romantically and platonically. Some response options may harm the relationship more than others.

The way the Sim responds through the animation doesn't affect the outcome. I've designed it this way to leave the choice entirely in the player's hands. However, unless both Sims are in a flirty mood and have a high friendship level, the Sim who hears the confession will always use the rejection animation. Nevertheless, this animation choice doesn't alter the outcome.

The social interaction 'Forbid Relationship With' can be used either before or after designating two Sims as star-crossed lovers. Some of the options will even add the 'star-crossed lovers' relationship bit to the two Sims (if they didn't have it), while others will remove it (if they did have it).

The interaction can be found under the Mean -- Arguments Pie Menu Category. Only a parent, grandparent, uncle, or caregiver can trigger the interaction. 

Depending on the chosen options, the relationship can either suffer a negative or experience a positive impact. While all of the options will influence the relationship, certain responses will have a significantly greater effect on it than others.

These are all the main points! I hope you all enjoy this new feature because I'm eager to create more! There will be additional interactions and other things I'll be adding to this mod. I'm constantly learning new things, and it's truly enjoyable to implement them!

Download Here

Public Feb 24