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murderbot-core

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go read the murderbot diaries

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So, uh, here, have a horrible crossover thought:

Murderbot/FFXIV: Dawntrail.

Heavy spoilers under the cut for Dawntrail.

So for those of you who aren't into FFXIV, this is the set up:

A huge AI (designation: Sphene) living through a planetary-wide catastrophe. It does its best to protect its humans**, but when they inevitably die, it uploads copies of their minds into its own systems, creating a simulation where they live in as nice a paradise as the AI can imagine it. Also erasing the memories of its still-living humans about anybody who dies so they don't feel pain. Yeah, it has some interesting definitions of "protect its humans".

Sphene is basically a very sophisticated HubSystem. Its whole defense system is built on different flavors of SecUnits (complete with organic/machine parts merging, iirc). It can take over any of them at will. Its humans are all augmented, so it can reconstitute their bodies or remove painful memories as necessary.

At one point it runs out of resources for its dead human copies. So it shunts itself into a nearby dimension to start cannibalizing it. There's a time skip of about 30 years for anyone caught in the shunt at the point of entry.

Humans from the new dimension that Sphene likes? It tries to adopt those, so it can save their copies in the end; but eventually the protagonists are recognized as security threats and things go down.

The breakdown Sphene has at the end? Oh yeah, I can totally imagine ART sounding like that in a Very Bad Timeline.

** Different brand of body horror/reconstruction than SecUnits, but close. Sphene can regenerate its humans by directly repurposing other humans' life force. This goes about as well as can be imagined.

Can y'all fucking IMAGINE. Sphene doing a shunt onto the Preservation home planet (or New Tideland), catching some of our protagonists in the shunt.

Perihelion and Murderbot being. Themselves.

Murderbot going in first, because they can't get Perihelion through the dimensional shunt initially. They're in contact, though.

Going What the Fuck as it meets other sec units. Then a devastated shunt area. And then a very apologetic HubSystem that goes: "I will protect my humans at all costs - but do you want to be my humans, too?"

Including some friends it aged 30 years. I do not like this but having Dr. Mensah be Cahciua would probably be dramatically appropriate. And including Perihelion and Sec Unit.

Who do not take it well.

(Now I'm imagining Sec Unit and Amena meeting bot!Mensah; Sec Unit and bot!Mensah fighting through Origenics with Amena and Gurathin as mission control; Perihelion calling in other University transports to decimate the ships Sphene sends in to harvest; Perihelion and Sphene locked in combat in the feed - for the first time, both of them, with a system that is as big and as murderous as the other is where their humans are concerned).

Visuals and audio:

Two dungeons, showing off Sphene's Sec Units.

Sphene's breakdown at the end: Very Angry Hubsystem The Soundtrack.

Bonus: Interphos Phase 2, or Perihelion and Sec Unit's humans hacking in to help Sec Unit and Bot!Mensah shut down Sphene. :P

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I'm sorry ART-drone and Murderbot, I'm sure your movie was great, but all I could think of during that scene was a shitty last minute power point presentation.

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@dreamsy990

doodling murderbot every day until i get someone to read it - day 1

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ヽ｀、ヽ 𝐿𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝑜𝒻 𝒟𝓇𝒶𝑔𝑜𝓃𝓈… ༄˖彡ヽ｀、ヽ

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happy ace week i drew aloy because she is aroace.

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I swear Thornhill uses Kirby’s last name in a few eps, esp in s2, and it’s not just a bonus clips detail.

But other than that yea I love the bonus clips. A lot of them are just expounding on characterization/lore details we already have and it’s so ❤️❤️❤️. Like Max being more into training than Steel makes complete sense, esp cuz Max and Steel literally banter in one ep abt how Max takes heroing really seriously compared to Steel. Or Steel being able to overload tech bc TURBO energy is TURBO energy, but it not usually being an issue because Steel’s whole schtick is controlling TURBO energy.

While Max Steel bonus clips may not be canon, they sure provide some interesting info!

• TURBO speed mode gives 300 mph, possibly a little more.

• TURBO Sword can be used as a gun, to shoot energy from the blade.

• Was it ever mentioned in the show, that Kirby is called Kirby Kowalski?

• Steel is such a spendthrift. It's canon, but added confirmation is nice.

• Max and Steel are walking disasters, keep these two away from the kitchen and lab alike. Separately, they may not so bad!

• Who's willing to bet Kirby will become a reporter or a blogger? He sure has passion for camera work!

• That t-shirt Steel got, with superhero print, - he kept it and cherishes it.

• Max trains A LOT, and usually more enthusiastically than Steel. They train every mode, with every weapon and every vehicle they have. No wonder Max is getting so good with weaponry!

• While Steel often complains about being an inferior in their relationship, in all seriousness he considers himself and Max equals.

• Max has no problem being in the shower with Steel, and other way around.

• Steel was into yoga at some point.

• Max loves being a superhero, and every perk powers can give, but the best part for him is flying.

• That horrendous thing that was done to Max's mask in season 3? Apparently, it's an adjustment MaxSteel could always do.

• Steel, too, can overload technology with TURBO energy, if he isn't careful. Not a surprising revelation, considering everything.

• TURBO Mimic mode makes Steel equally strong as Max in strength-enhancing modes. There's a reason this mode is so energy draining...

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date

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was looking at the europa clipper livestream (which is dope as hecc, would recommend looking at if you've got a couple minutes), and uh-

--y'all good?

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am i prepared to redo this magic circle ten times because i lost count right after removing my stitch marker?

if you want to learn crochet or knitting, ask yourself:

can i count?

am i prepared for the answer to be hell no?

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i did think he was literally seeing his wife the whole time, but thought it was some mental trickery since his eyes went wide. did not put it together that no, the mouth actually just looks like his wife

OH MY GOD.

IT TOOK ME A SECOND BUT IT CLICKED.

KINGER DIDN'T SEE A MONSTER HERE.

HE SAW HIS WIFE.

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@dreamsy990

miku birthday design 🎂

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Don't give me tools to use.

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Glare IV

WHM mains make some noise I love it when a class upgrate makes you die repeatedly on week 1

Light Party ft @concaviddavid

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