one for sorrow

^ random sightings :3c

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i would like a mini camera like this. i had the chance to play around with one today and my reasoning/justification is that its charmingly antiquated lowres images would be cool/fitting for the fieldwork part of my research as it tangentially concerns itself with the theme of nostalgia

TO THIS END. i temporarily lowered the price of my bust comms, so if you’d like one, please know that you have a great opportunity to snag one for €25 (aka the cost of the camera+shipping). you are also of course welcome to get other types of comm with some level of discount, message me and we’ll figure something out, but i’m mentioning busts as they fit price-wise

* i will endeavour to uh, bust it out over the weekend if i get a comm today; if i happen to get more than one, time will be extended

* i’ll try to catch it in time and edit the post, but if you click the link and see the price back to 30 it means someone has enabled my sillygoofy expense. thank you!

new fic up! do mind the tags/warnings

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murderbot voice if it's not beholden to Rule Of Cool i don't want it

in which mb introduces the drone to an unappreciative audience

a design for a murderbot-drone in the System Merge AU, for when mb wants to hang out as a partition or just somewhere-that-isn't-the-ship and the construct body isn't the vibe

[System Merge AU tag]

also here's size comparison with its og body + two extremely ill beautiful horses frolicking

System Merge: AU where mbart, well, merge their systems and now co-pilot both the ship and the construct body, trading control over inputs and processes and subsystems in a constant dynamic balance, never truly separate again. while this isn’t a bodyswap au, I am extremely interested in depicting art-primarily-in-mb’s-original-body because the differences between art and mb are fascinating to explore via the visuals. so here’s some stuff

bonus: the main reason they start doing this/move towards the merge is to help art manage its major depression by giving it integrated access to organics (smth smth therapy not working as well on full bots because the organic hardware simply isn’t there). also mb can full on make partitions now. its feed presence was described as ‘spiky spreadsheet’ which imo is a delightful contrast to art’s anime pool water

bonus bonus: what if we were both ops drones…and we kissed…

I think about Anya and Curly often. They feel like friends, like a couple of neighbors I could’ve known, living through the familiar everyday adult struggle, while having survived horrific things. The infinite patience and care they have for each other is so inspiring. Their healing and strength is so inspiring. This fanfic plus their backstory shows such a profound love story that I’m thankful to you that I got to experience it.

I also wanted to point out the goldfinch symbolism that you wrote (just wow!), the references to the original (like the TV, the tulips or canned peaches), the little details like the tied off pants, the tea towels, the watch on the inside of the wrist, that make the reading experience so tangible. I still find things to think about upon re-reads, like last time I thought how Curly’s flat could remind of the Tulpar with the communal areas and separated rooms for sleeping, but here Anya has her own space and can lock the door, but doesn’t, because she is safe with Curly.

I’m hoping it’ll be possible for me to make fanarts for the fanfic, and I wanted to ask you, would it be ok to include moments from the ending, or things like the durian, because these are perhaps spoilers? Again, thank you so much for writing and sharing this story, it is a much beloved companion through a period of my life.

rot/corrosion