Once a roomba, always a roomba.

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

//Despite being super rich and fancy he just likes going to Burger King on Tuesdays and camping out there with Chloe until he’s had absolutely enough

//He isn’t really the big, intimidating business-man type that everyone gets to see. Truth be told, he has some of his cabinets programmed to play clown sound effects when they’re opened

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

-Berserker was snorting and grunting, walking up and down to try and get a good sniff of the androids face. Directly on her face, that is. He would nudge against her hands, even lick them in an attempt to get her to stop. Playfully, of course.-

She laid there for a little bit, around 30 seconds before taking a deep breath-- wincing and hissing slightly at the peak of it-- and slowly dragging herself to the wall. She struggled to sit upright, but eventually was able to maneuver herself into a half-sitting position, supported by the wall.

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

-Berserker was snorting and grunting, walking up and down to try and get a good sniff of the androids face. Directly on her face, that is. He would nudge against her hands, even lick them in an attempt to get her to stop. Playfully, of course.-

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

“He can’t go too close to that… Thiri- er, blue blood is highly toxic to humans and animals, he’ll get really sick if he gets too curious and tries to… lick it or something.” She tried to explain as gently as she could.

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

"He can't go too close to that... Thiri- er, blue blood is highly toxic to humans and animals, he'll get really sick if he gets too curious and tries to... lick it or something." She tried to explain as gently as she could.

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

She began to absentmindedly tap her fingers together, as best she could with her wrists bound together. The tapping lined up with the subtle cycling of the light in her arm, a silent rhythm that seemed ingrained in her being. It'd been long enough with the ties that she'd somewhat learned to function with the equivalent of a singular claw of a hand, yet it made it difficult to fidget nervously.

Sometimes, it's the little things that really sell a character. Tiny moments of humanity can shine through the pages or the screen to remind you that reality can be found in the most fantastical of places.

With that in mind, here's an ask game to drill down into those small, subtle characterizations! Send some emojis and a character name/names!

☺️ - what's their smile like?

😳 - how do they act when they're nervous?

🤫 - if confronted by a dangerous situation where quiet was important, would they be able to keep silent?

🤯 - what's a fact or bit of knowledge they don't know but which would absolutely blow their minds if they found out?

💞 - what (if any) is their preferred way to receive affection?

😬 - do they have a tell when lying/bluffing?

🚶 - what's their posture like, and why? What does it say about them?

😱 - what does fear look like on them, and is there anyone who can tell before everyone else when it's setting in?

🤩 - what's something they're absolutely amazed by?

🤪 - do they have any squicks?

😷 - what are they like when they're sick? (needy, self-isolating, try to power through, etc)

🤲 - how do they feel about touch?

👀 - how do they make eye contact? Do they use it as a gesture of power or subservience? Does giving it or witholding it mean something to them, or to the people around them?

🙈 - how would they handle having one or more senses taken away?

😴 - what's the longest they've gone without sleep? Is skipping sleep a normal occurrence for them?

😤 - what's something that will always, without fail, make them angry?

📣 - how do they go about getting someone's attention?

👣 - what do their footsteps sound like? Could anyone recognize them from that sound alone?

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

At least she was being honest.

She paused, squinting as she tried to translate her jumbled thoughts into words. Her LED cycled yellow.

“… do you think I’m alive…?”

-Truthfully, he does. Over the stages of the revolution, Gavin has changed and evolved behind closed doors, yet still holding his ‘down-with-androids’ image in public or on the job. Why? He’s scared of criticism. He’s scared of being teased, mocked, laughed at, or looked at funny. Hard to believe, i know. But, now begs the question, why would he say otherwise, directly at her? It’s his need to hurt. In any circumstance, in any situation, if he’s upset? He goes straight for the throat. Hence why he only has 2 friends, and doesn’t talk to his brother anymore. But that’s their fault, right?...-

“What do you want me to do?”

She curled further into herself slightly, as if to protect her own words. “I… I don’t want to mess up again.” She tensed, then released a tiny, half-hearted chuckle. “I don’t even know what time or day it is, I’m… I’m completely lost. All my connections are gone. My GPS, my clock, calendar, it’s all gone. I-it’s scaring me. Even though I suppose it’s better that way for you, I just… I’ve never felt so vulnerable and weak.”

//So, I’ve been debating for a while. While, i love having my DBH blog, i just feel like i also want more. (As you can see from my earlier posts from the past few days.)

//It’s always been like this. I’m always into SO MANY THINGS AT ONCE, but, always open a singular blog for each of them, in an attempt of giving them each an opportunity to make me happy. Unfortunately, as seen with my Ghostface and Piper blog, it just doesn’t work. All my focus is always directed in one blog, and I’m not sure how to fix that.

//I open blogs just to close them because i don’t use them, cause I’m always busy with just one. I tried opening a multimuse blog with a proper URL a while ago, but, hell, even that one has gone untouched. And it’s not like I’m lacking partners, that’s no problem!! I’m just lacking the attention to tend to more than one blog, and i don’t like that.

//I’ve tried again and again to run multiple blogs and be happy and consistent with them, but it just doesn’t work. One always has my favor over all others, and my poor partners end up getting abandoned with no updates, and it makes me feel bad. I just can’t seem to get a hold of anything that’s not ONE BLOG? So, this is where i ask YOU GUYS for a good opinion:

//Should i completely rewrite this blog to cater to my needs?

//I don’t like the fact i make so many Panda-Mun posts. That’s another thing. I’m not RPing as much as i should be, and i don’t find the lengths of my recent replies to be ideal, and that’s when i started thinking about this little problem. I want to give my partners REALLY LONG REPLIES like i used to, kinda like this post. I want to give them something to just SCAN, i wanna give them something to DIVE IN, READ THROUGH, HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH. Not those… Rather short ones I’ve been releasing all year. It bugs me.

//I can write! I can write very long, very lengthy items!! My vocabulary is capable of it!! So, why doesn’t it happen unless I’m SUPER INTO the RP? Am i getting tired of DBH? No, but… Think of it like cookies with too much sugar. They’re good, they’re cookies, but… All that sugar makes it hard to eat them sometimes.

Drip.

Drip.

Drip.

By the time she found the android, it was barely recognizable. Just broken pieces of metal, of something that at some point was loved, and had a soul.

She remembers a conversation she had with Charles once, when he first came home from the war.

They were all sitting at the table, Lykke next to Charles, Connor next to her, and Rhonda next to Connor.

News of the destruction of military androids hit the airwaves. 

“How could we all have sacrificed so much and none of us has anything to show for it?”

Connor puts his hand on his forehead. Tears pour from his eyes. How could they? How could they? 

Charles sighs.

“It’s how humans are. They create and they destroy anything that’s different than them. Look at World War Two, and what happened there. This is no different.”

It’s disgusting. It’s racism, full stop. Hell, Connor’s people faced genocide, and now, no one knows where he is either. Shit, she really needed a drink.

When Jade was almost to the bar, she could swear she saw a figure in the distance. Hesitantly, she approaches the figure, and that’s when she jumped upon hearing a distorted voice. Grabbing her gun, she cautiously approaches the noise, and that’s when her eyes widened.

“Oh my God!” She shouts, putting down her gun. She frowns when she sees the crooked Thirium Pump. 

“Hey, I’ve gotta fix your Thirium Pump, alright? I’ll be careful, okay?”

Turning the pump, she eventually hears a click, indicating that it was in the correct position. 

“Wire cutters, wire cutters…” She mutters, searching the area. She finds some pliers, and grabs them.

“Good enough. Thank you Charles.” She says as she returns to the android’s side.

"T͞h͢a̛n̸k͡ you,͜" she said, her voice broken, desperate, and terrified, but grateful. She looked up at the woman who let her free, and the injury to her eye became obvious. Her left eye was completely black and blue, dimly glowing but quite apparently nonfunctional. There were fresh tear tracks below her right eye, which still appeared to be working.

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

At least she was being honest.

She paused, squinting as she tried to translate her jumbled thoughts into words. Her LED cycled yellow.

“… do you think I’m alive…?”

-Truthfully, he does. Over the stages of the revolution, Gavin has changed and evolved behind closed doors, yet still holding his ‘down-with-androids’ image in public or on the job. Why? He’s scared of criticism. He’s scared of being teased, mocked, laughed at, or looked at funny. Hard to believe, i know. But, now begs the question, why would he say otherwise, directly at her? It’s his need to hurt. In any circumstance, in any situation, if he’s upset? He goes straight for the throat. Hence why he only has 2 friends, and doesn’t talk to his brother anymore. But that’s their fault, right?...-

"What do you want me to do?"

She curled further into herself slightly, as if to protect her own words. "I... I don't want to mess up again." She tensed, then released a tiny, half-hearted chuckle. "I don't even know what time or day it is, I'm... I'm completely lost. All my connections are gone. My GPS, my clock, calendar, it's all gone. I-it's scaring me. Even though I suppose it's better that way for you, I just... I've never felt so vulnerable and weak."

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

At least she was being honest.

She paused, squinting as she tried to translate her jumbled thoughts into words. Her LED cycled yellow.

"... do you think I'm alive...?"

Kidnapped!

@ask-a-walking-roomba (//I’m so awfully sorry, but, i legit can’t find one thing about your muse or blog. I even tried to to find it by modifying the URL on another tab, but, i can’t find anything?.. So, if this is a bit transparent or making random assumptions, I’m sorry! I have no idea what I’m working with!)

-Despite the bad stuff, there is a good thing to being a complete loner. No one even considers what kind of secret you may have. And, unfortunately for some, sometimes those secrets happen to be real, and very sinister. And, what’s more, it’s only more terrifying when those secrets go unnoticed. Needless to say, Gavin Reed definitely has some unchecked issues. So… Upon breaking just last week, an odd reaction spawned, a reaction of captivation. He needed to feel strong. Dominant. Even if it was the littlest thing, or the biggest crime, he needed that gratification.-

“I.. Don’t know.. I was angry..”

The calm response helped her get herself together, and she decided to test the waters some. Her voice was still different than before- still quieter, still... glitchy? Almost like her voice had a white noise filter over it.

"... what can we do about it..?"