#masters menagerie

[bone-pile-rp]

LAST ONE! ☼ BURNER AND GALE! ( @masters-menagerie )

The bold are things he'd say outright and crossed through are things he won't say but think.

I would hurt you if the opportunity presented itself | I never want to see you again | I’m jealous of you | I find you attractive | I find you REALLY attractive | I crave your approval | I couldn’t give a rat’s ass about your approval | I enjoy your company | I want us to have a future together | I wish we were dating | I wish we’d never met | I’ve thought about you while masturbating | I would fuck you | I’m using you | I love you | I’d take a bullet for you | I’ve been dishonest with you | I wish you’d leave me alone | I’d do anything you asked of me |

[renegaderobotics]

I adore him!

@masters-menagerie

[renegaderobotics]

"Sweetheaaaart~" Proton sings to Horn, knowing it'll embarrass him. Horns antenna fall back and he gives his pink brother an audible snort. He's already stressed enough already!

"Good. Neutron knows his stuff and you should be feeling a lot better now." He comes right up to Gale and starts putting her wings back on, one by one. They've had enough excitement for one night. Neutron makes his way to his twin so they can leave the room. Horn has this from here and Neutron can update Proton on what he found out. All of this will be kept between them until Ginkgo asks. If he catches on, they have to tell him. If. If he asks. Proton and Neutron close the door behind them to leave the two alone. The last wing is reattached.

"Are you still nervous about our home?" Horn asks meekly.

Gale giggled again at Neutron. She found him to be very funny and comforting, if not a little stern and tense at times. At the end of this private exchange with him, however, she'd grown rather fond of the blue twin.

She watched the door as he counted down, and found it humorous how accurate his timing was for Horn coming back into the room. Gale had to stifle a laugh when he nearly clotheslined himself with her wings, and smiled as he came clopping over to her. Her expression and body language immediately relaxed as she talked with him.

"I'm alright, sweetheart. Neutron took good care of me; I felt very safe and comfortable." She reached up and gently held his face with both her hands.

"I appreciate that you took my request so sincerely, though. It means a lot to me. And thank you for taking such good care of my wings, as well."

[corallapis]

one of my faves in the 'the doctor brings up the master entirely unprompted' category. the master does not appear in this book, two just misses him </3

[mr-barleycorn]

Pt 1 / ? ) Mr Barleycorn asks Mr Menagerie for advice

[sirlancenotalot]

[machinesandman]

Cut Man honestly wasn't sure if he should just give up and go back home, try a different angle for himself and transportation. Sure, the Robot Master Teleport Network was almost fully restored and they could teleport a great many places, but it didn't really leave freedom of movement to be had.

And considering how he was one of those being pushed and insisted to have his own life more often, well...

The Robot Master decided he would give up for now, giving a shake of the head. Would wing it another time. Maybe just get one of those scooters, like Jayden has. Well... A simpler one at least. So, the orange scissor themed man turned away from the pile and walked away with a huff of breath-

Only for his eyes to see some familiar movement. Someone with a helmet, and a long coat. That same someone who at first, had once made Cut Man feel mildly paranoid, even oddly familiar. But after the life saving assist for the device once damaged by sand, Cut found he respected this stranger instead.

"Oh hey! It's you again!" His voice called, already the overly friendly robot moving to jog a little closer. A joyful smile on his face. "Wasn't expecting to see someone I new around here. You repairing more things, or looking for parts like me?"

Ever and always, Cut Man seemed to be in the right place at the right time, or maybe at the wrong time..."

It just so happened that someone else was there looking for parts. Ghost's bike had been making some rattling noises and stuttering, and he wasn't about to let his favorite project total itself. Best to try and fix the problem before it turned into something worse. He had all the tools, he just needed the parts to switch out.

He had found a couple engine components that he was holding onto, but he was still looking for some pistons and a spare battery, if he was lucky. Most of the one's Ghost came across were dead, fried, or nearly empty and not worth the effort of carrying around in his subspace. He was combing through his third heap of the day when a familiar shade of orange caught his eye. For a flicker, his core was hopeful--but he remembered quickly that it wasn't who he was hoping for.

He watched Cutman looking around on the same heap he'd also been digging through, watching the bot's face scrunch up and fall between emotions of frustration and disappointment. Was he looking for something in particular? For a second, Ghost thought about offering to help...

....

Actually, maybe he'd found enough for today. He had barely escaped an interrogation the last time he ran into this Cutman, and it would likely be harder to avoid it a second time. Perhaps now was a good time to leave....

[befuddled-calico-whump]

T$$ AU Masterlist

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[remcycle]

Admiral Zex invites you to tour the menagerie.

[florauna-robotics]

@masters-menagerie

The half moon hung overhead, casting it's pale moonlight onto the quiet surface of the lake as Luna sat patiently on a fallen log close to the grassy shore, her hands resting in her lap and her faintly glowing wings folded in a relaxed position behind her back. The only sounds that could be heard on this night were that of chirping crickets and the periodic rustling of leaves from the trees that surrounded the lake, with a hooting owl also joining in on occasion. Innumerable stars dotted the inky night sky thanks to the minimal light pollution -- one of the perks of living so far out in the country. Luna had visited this particular lake near her family's cottage several times in the past on her own, but this time she wouldn't be by herself.

She and Wasp were going to spend time together again, and Luna couldn't help but feel a little excited.

It had been many months since they'd last seen each other, and Luna had received a few modifications to her design since then. Rounded spherical shoulders replaced her pauldrons to allow her arms more free range of motion, and a yellow stripe ran down the middle of her torso, cutting through the black of her bodysuit. Even her wings had been slightly redesigned, with pale lines now streaking throughout them much like her namesake moth.

Luna had chosen this location and time of day in particular for the fact that no people would be out visiting at this late hour, which would only leave the two robot masters to privately bask in the calming, peaceful atmosphere, something she thought Wasp would appreciate.

It was the perfect meeting place.

[patchwork-crow-writes]

58 - The Comforter's Lament

Long have I been the kind word in dark times; the hands that held you steady as you cried and wiped away your tears with a soft smile. To tend to your fractured spirit, to sit with you in the long hours after nightfall and tenderly help to put you back together again, is my highest calling. Bringing joy back to your weary heart makes me joyful, too, in ways that you may never truly know.

And now, the time is coming when you won't... won't need me anymore. And that's... good. Isn't it? If you're not sad anymore, then that must mean that you're happy... right? That means I've done my job, and done it well. A-and am I not supposed to want this? Isn't this what all darkners strive for, after all...?

...I have had troubling thoughts of late, my light. Not that you shan't require me to soothe you any longer... not entirely, at any rate. B-but tell me, dearest one - should your sadness really make my heart soar so? Can I never know true fulfillment unless it should come at the cost of your emotional well-being?

Oh, it makes my skin crawl to think of it! That I should stoop so low as to draw nourishment from your misery, as if I might catch your bittersweet tears and drink them with relish! And yet... is it not a comforter's job to soak in the sorrows of their charge? And is this not the purpose for which I was created? Without those things, my sweet... what left is there that ties me so closely to you? What left is there to make our bond as special, as heartfelt as it once was...?

...I would not let my vested interest stand in the way of your happiness. Never... never. You are too dear to me for that.

So then let me fall into obscurity once again - for what good is a comforter with no-one left to comfort? Go, fly forth, my beloved light! Leave me here with thoughts of sadder times, when we could sit together and commiserate our co-dependence... and perhaps there I can find some crumb of comfort to call my own once again.

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The Dark Menagerie No. 58

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[bone-pile-rp]

Surprise, it's Gale! "I've always thought the color of your eyes was the most attractive feature you had, Burnie. I like the shade of green they are!" (@masters-menagerie)

"You can look at them as long as you want, baby cakes. I don't mind~"

[renegaderobotics]

I got hit with the best song to describe how Horn feels towards Gale and Moon.

The guys got huge emotions and I can't believe I never thought of this song for him before!

[renegaderobotics]

He 100% deserved it and that big slice of Humbled Pie that came with it!

When scientific exploration goes too far and someone gets homo-robo-roused:

Just some Vintage Gays being Antiquely Homosexual!! And to be fair, Neutron deserved it for messing with Cicada's wing ports 👀

Neutron Man belongs to @renegaderobotics Cicada Man is mine <3

[corallapis]

paul eluard, i cannot be known / jean cocteau, art of style / sandra cisneros, dulzura / ann brashares, my name is memory / james allen hall, the enemy / bound (1996) / micah nemerever, these violent delights / richard siken, the way the light reflects / jean genet, querelle / iain s. thomas, the circle, triangle, square / franz kafka, letters to felice / gabriela mistral, tr. randall couch, electra in the mist

[craigofinspiration]

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