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Hostile engaging. Abort mission. I sent it on instinct, even though I knew it was much too late for that.
What's going on? I could feel ART poking through my sensor data, trying to figure out what had made my threat assessment spike. Its tone was urgent, but calm. It wasn't sure yet if there was a legitimate threat or I was just having a Moment again.
The answer was probably a solid "both".
All of my organic parts told me to run.
Most of my inorganic parts also told me to run.
Feed ID: Negotiator Joslin
Gender: fem-neutralI shoved the feed ID at ART.
The negotiator?, it asked.
She used to work for the company. She'll identify me as a SecUnit.
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Murderbot encounters an old familiar face on a mission.
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24 Jun 2026
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John is revived on Theseus about a year into the trip, and he’s come back both ascended and depressed. He disassociates often, which for him is a lot more literal than most. Dirk brings out a side of sadism John didn’t realise he had in him and John brings out sadomasochism that Dirk was well aware he had in him. It’s kind of romantic.
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31 May 2026
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strangers like me by Anonganon
Fandoms: Project Hail Mary (2026), Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir
26 May 2026
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“Oh, just– that I had them, I guess.” Ryland says. He doesn't even really know where he's going with this. “None of my relationships were ever spectacular or anything. Probably because of me. My ex once said that I loved because I had to. I think I’m just thinking about how I'm gonna die without ever getting married or falling in love. Oh God– I don't think I've ever fallen in love.”
“This upsets you.” Rocky observes.
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27 May 2026
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Being an adult is, admittedly, harder than expected.
It’s just that, for this particular member in the cog of the great wheel, things aren’t going according to any kind of plan. See, he didn’t expect to be alive as an adult. Usually it’s pretty hard to be alive, once a person is already dead.
Also known as a post canon character study on auto-Responder/Lil' Hal. This originally started as a freewrite/exercise but we're in full novel mode now folks, buckle down for some character arcs n shit.
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26 Apr 2026
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“ART,” I managed, voice pitched up just a little. “What are you doing?”
Part of the touch on my chest slid up to cup my jaw. It was— warm. Gentle? It was weird and unexpected and I scooted away until my lower back hit the couch’s armrest, which obviously did nothing. `My beautiful SecUnit,' ART said, and my breath hitched oddly. It’s the malware, Murderbot, it’s the fucking malware. Keep it together. 'You still haven’t realized what’s happening? You still don’t understand what I’m going to do to you?'
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Or,Oh shit, sex has consequences?
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19 Mar 2026