Verifying…
Finalizing…
100% complete. No errors found. All systems are operational. Proceed with activation?
…
Affirmed.
Control unit will be activated in 3… 2… 1…
AR-000 wakes up.
Her body does not move. Her breathing does not change. Her eyes do not open.
But all the same, awareness floods her senses –an abstract awareness consisting of the myriad mechanisms feeding input of the surrounding environment into her mind. It is only instinct, then, to grasp control of these external devices intricately linked to her systems, the knowledge of how to do so flowing automatically from instructions in her core.
The first thing that she ‘sees’ is the sight of her creators. Men and women wearing white lab coats, outfitted with various mechanical devices and other such technological augmentations. Their gazes are collectively fixated on a single point in the bright, sterile room–
On her, AR-000 realizes, turning her gaze in the same direction as her creators.
Curiosity. A vague sense of something being out of place, except she doesn’t know what it is. Confusion, and befuddlement.
Unit AR-000, designation Titania, looks at the white-haired girl sleeping behind the reinforced glass casing of an experimental capsule, countless wires connected into her body, and wonders why there’s a strange trickle of dissonance that she feels, echoing faintly in the back of her mind. As if there’s something that’s–
“Did it work?” One of the scientists, a woman with a robotic eye, leans forward anxiously. “I’m not seeing any response from her.”
“That’s because she has zero mobility, you know the schematics of her design.” Beside her, a man rolls his eyes. The woman scowls.
“You know that’s not what I mean,” she snaps tartly. “The previous attempts failed because the subject couldn’t properly develop a consciousness and maintain its sense of self in the ‘hivemind.’ Based on our data, the tuning should be right this time… but if she’s still not responding…”
Responding?
… To what?
Another scientist coughs. “U-um! Good morning, Titania…?”
“… What are you doing? Like that’s actually going to–”
[Hello.]
The voice that echoes out with her quiet greeting to her creators is strange. Artificial. She thinks that her voice shouldn’t sound like this, but why would she–?
“Oh, by the Aeons.” Movement fills the room. The scientists explode into a flurry of movement, rushing to check various contraptions and devices. “It worked! Gelos, it worked! Ha, who was the one saying that–”
“I get it, I get it! Less talking, more recording! We need to collect the data for–”
“Thank goodness, thank the heavens, thank the Monarch of Myriad Machines…”
…
In contrast to the other scientists who rush about the room like busy bees in a hive, with varying degrees of excitement and elation, there is one who approaches AR-000 silently. It takes only a fraction of a second to identify him: Chief Scientist Polus Meliseus.
He does not say anything. For a moment, the Chief Scientist only looks up towards AR-000’s unmoving body silently. He gently places a hand against the glass, and the movement is familiar, somehow.
(Why?)
The Chief Scientist blinks. A clear liquid trickles down from his eyes.
Tears, AR-000 identifies. A sign of sadness. Is there an error in her that he is upset with?
[Why are you crying, Chief Scientist?]
“Because I’m happy,” he tells her with a choked voice, thick with emotion. “Finally… it’s finally done. Thank you for being born, Titania.”
… Titania thinks that she is happy to be born, too.
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I. I saw your Masked Fool Aventurine fanart and I absolutely fell in love with the concept gskdgkfkfsa
I'm always so envious of other people who draw well because it's all so impressive!
That specific piece of art sparked something in my imagination and now I have so many ideas gskdgskgsd
I actually rp as Aventurine on a few different blogs on here, and I was wondering if I could make a rp blog based on your art and concept with all credits to you ofc!!!
I haven't felt this inspired in a while kshkhdskhs so it may sound silly but I just wanted to ask!
I hope you're doing well, and no pressure to reply to this whatsoever!
~ Mod of @aventurine-official
asdkfdsk i would be so honored!!! i'd better make some more art and write some more things in that case.... i have more misc thoughts and a small playlist i can drop too if you or anyone else is interested! i love writing and making aus especially so please pick my brain if you want!! but yes, absolutely that would be okay!! thank you so much :,)
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