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SecUnit (Murderbot) ([personal profile] serialskiller) wrote in [community profile] come_sailaway2022-11-12 03:03 pm

[OTA] Man of Steel, Pray and Kneel

Who: Murderbot and Friends
When: Mid-November
Where: A little bit of everywhere
Summary: Snacktime, Naptime, Recess
Warnings: None yet

1. But I gave you life! [Buffet and other restaurants]
A body must be sustained, or performance reliability drops. Murderbot knows this.

Food has flavor. Murderbot also knows this.

Look, early on in the stomach-having experience, Murderbot found dinosaur chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese and declared those 'safe' foods and generally rejected most of everything else on the ship because...because it wasn't ready to expand yet. Something was safe and something became familiar and something soon became a comfort food. But it's been a few months of this. Murderbot is now ready to start trying new things.

It's not hard to tell that's what's going on, either, as the cyborg begins loading plates at the buffet with tiny sample servings of everything, or taking things at Mikabo one at a time in single plate portions, or even visiting Scoops to try a single spoonful of everything available (except the long pig).

Perhaps you can suggest combinations of food or offer context for some of what's going on (like that gravy goes on potatoes instead of being spooned directly into one's mouth). Or perhaps you just want to watch its experiments.


2. What else could you do? [Pool Deck, Night]
The stars are a lie. The stars have always been a lie.

But on a cool breezy summer night (they're all cool breezy summer nights), lying out on a deck chair under them and staring up isn't not a little bit relaxing.

Murderbot isn't flying any of its drones right now. It's not paying attention to everyone and everything around, just for this moment. It's here wholly in itself, eyeing the universeless sky, and feeling very small. Which is okay. Sometimes small is a good thing. Sometimes you want to wrap the blackness around yourself like a blanket and just be.

Of course, if left alone for too long, eventually its eyes slip closed. There may be a soft sound heard from the cyborg, if one walks past. A low, rhythmic rumble paired with a hushed little puff. Murderbot...is snoring.


3. To do what was right! [Around the Ship, previous CR]
The time has come for a change, a subtle shift in perception and a very tiny assertion of preference. If your character is someone in the habit of referring to Murderbot as Rin, expect to be approached at some point in this month.

"Do you have a moment?" It sounds a little uncertain, its posture an apology.


4. I'm perfect, are you? [Wildcard]
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[personal profile] busball 2022-11-14 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Klaus does need it. Probably more than he's willing to admit, but physical touch is one of those things. It's nice to have. It's reassuring in a way they're not sure almost anything else is. "Old habits die hard, huh? I don't-" He frowns. "I'm not very good at this part of it either. Do you have people that help you?"
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[personal profile] busball 2022-11-14 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Klaus smiles at that. "I'm glad." A pause. "Um. Thanks. For being...um...for the hug and stuff." They turn around once it pulls back. "And like...maybe we can work with each other on like....positive encouragement or whatever. Even if we can't tell ourselves and we'll feel weird about it a little."
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[personal profile] busball 2022-11-14 03:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Klaus nods. "I guess I should probably listen to Pratt more." There's a long sigh at that and he lays back on the deck. "We're basically the same person anyway. Except like...not entirely, but there's a lot of similarities. Only he's also not very good at believing good things about himself." They look over at SecUnit. "Do you think it's always gonna feel this gross?"