#asshole research transport
It’d started with their usual to and fro; suddenly some of the ripostes had been sharp, too much to gently parry. They’d cut.
You said I was a rogue
Acid sharp, clear like lake ice, cruel.
You were. You had hacked your governor module.
Still a little warmth, hint of the old stiffness returning.
You told everyone my private name
Barbs now, trying to catch; draw into a fight…
Dr Mensah asked you for your name, that was your name, was it not?
Dismissive, hint of—what, impatience?
The feed, their private feed, suddenly still: furious resentful silence. Full of the unsaid.
But I was wrong about one thing, you had not killed 57 people you’d been charged to protect. I was wrong about that, and I am sorry.
But I was wrong because you were too.
It got up, silently, and slipped out the door without a backwards glance.
He grimaced, rubbed his brow. In the feed ART wrapped itself around him, warm and gentle. Grateful.
Thank you, Dr Gurathin.
Fifty seven - Rosewind2007 - The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells [Archive of Our Own]
Hey remember those apology forms?
I have a gift for the Murderbot fandom
Imagine that “reply requested” is stamped ten times and that it was done in the most annoying way possible
ART gets a message straight back, labelled:“Murderbot Replies to Non-Apology from Asshole Research Transport”
Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy
But here’s my [number] comm interface, so [call me] maybe we’ll come within range of each other again…
“SecUnit—” Arada started at the same time as Ratthi said, “I don’t think—”
ART interrupted, SecUnit’s earlier statement that I “lie a lot” was untrue. I obviously cannot reveal information against the interests of my crew unless circumstances warrant.
Arada nodded. “Right. We understand. I think SecUnit is looking out for our interests—”
i’ve been wanting to draw this scene since i first read ne and finally got around to it HSDJKS
“SecUnit—” Arada started at the same time as Ratthi said, “I don’t think—”
ART interrupted, SecUnit’s earlier statement that I “lie a lot” was untrue. I obviously cannot reveal information against the interests of my crew unless circumstances warrant.
Arada nodded. “Right. We understand. I think SecUnit is looking out for our interests—”i’ve been wanting to draw this scene since i first read ne and finally got around to it HSDJKS
ART: a hyper-intelligent AI with the processing power of gods
MB: a super intelligent security bot that taught itself things outside its own programming and can hack literally everything
Them together: share a single half-functional processor and that processor only knows how to be rude
the ART/murderbot friendship is hysterical on every level like first of all we’re firmly in “skynet befriends a terminator” territory except the terminator has anxiety (AND IS NOT INDESTRUCTABLE, MURDERBOT, CHILL OUT), skynet is an academic with a family, there is no physical representation for ART except for the part where it’s a ship, we don’t know it’s real name for?? a while? because the pov character says “this is an asshole” and continues to refer to it as Floating Research Building (Asshole) for the entire time they’ve known each other even after murderbot discovers it’s called perihelion, ART invites murderbot to come stay at its house except it IS its own house, they first met because ART thought it would be cool and interesting to let this strange secunit on board because it could totally fry its brain if it tries anything, and then gets frustrated because murderbot needs to take a minute to get over the part where it’s stuck in a ship that can melt its brain, they fight ALL the time and yet it is Possibly one of the least complicated relationships murderbot has with anyone except maybe ratthi, ART’s first and only plan to deal with getting taken brain-hostage and save its crew is to prime the aliens to point and shoot murderbot at themselves and then has a feed equivalent of a screaming argument with murderbot because it IS, in fact, a know-it-all asshole, and murderbot is having a Lot of feelings about thinking it was floating through space in the dead husk of one of its best friends and then discovering that friend set up its crew to get taken hostage to save ART’s crew and then ART holds a planet at gunpoint for muderbot
anyway. a++ relationship.
Hey remember those apology forms?
I have a gift for the Murderbot fandom
Imagine that “reply requested” is stamped ten times and that it was done in the most annoying way possible
More murderbot sketches because this series is the only thing my brain thinks about
short king ratthi comic lmao
Based off the discord saying MB considers itself short now
[pic ID: three panels. First panel is MB standing casually looking off to the side as it says “I’m short now”, second panel is ratthi looking stunned, third is the, it’s standing next to each other, MB being significantly taller while Ratthi raises an eyebrow at its drone and folds his arms]
Big OC piece sketch is finally done!
(Pic ID: from left to right: FireUnit4 (Egg’s OC) Three, Epsilon(Skits’ oc), Eso(my oc), AN-COU(my oc), Iota (skits), Upsilon(skits), Gamma and Alpha(skits), Stabby the knife wielding roomba (Flynne). FireUnit4 is running, three is standing with its back turned, Epsilon is talking to Eso who is wearing a white lab coat and distracted by Stabby’s existence, thinking “why does that cleaning bot have a knife?”, AN-COU is staring at the ceiling, no thoughts just vibes. Iota and Upsilon are sitting on the floor watching Stabby, Gamma is pointing at alpha and Alpha is goofing off)
been wanting to draw this for awhile. The cat based on my kitty Hiko
[picture ID: Murderbot sitting on one of ART’s bunks, smiling slightly while a very fluffy tuxedo cat tries to climb into its lap. It is reaching to pet the fluffy cat because the cat demands attention]
new oc, from the idea I had of a combat unit that’s been rogue for a lot longer than MB
Picked the name Eso because it’s serial number starts with 350
meme I did quick for the discord. Time to go to sleep now
(picture ID: variation of the bagel meme, but with MB in armor and an angry looking company symbol representing a governor module. Text is: (someone off to the side): secunit, what do you want to do? SecUnit: watch an episode of sanctuary moon. GovMod: Obey Orders. Next panel SecUnit says: watch all the episodes of sanctuary moon while the govmod yells no)
expressions practice-
also perspective ha
I said, “The Transport doesn’t know what the hell it’s talking about, plus it lies a lot, and it’s mean.”
A minute, undetectable in the range of human eyesight, fluctuation in the lights told me ART had heard that.more ne fancomics!! the Bathroom Scene (IDs in alt text!!)