#21b

cockpits resemble a coffin in shape. the surrounding core varies in shape, but I imagine it like a heart or stomach.

despite their lack of dialogue in my original drabble 21B very much can talk. it’s just not common. the first time they talked it was when you were out late on patrol, high up by some radio towers. it’s very monotone of a voice, their voice box isn’t a priorty feature , but whether it’s masculine or feminine is up to interpretation. they said you were great company. By the way they are basically as tall as a radio tower.

in terms of world building, metals are currently incredibly valuable to the government. in the midst of a war they’ve scrapped commercial cars for more parts for mechs. streets are empty

mechs are harddrived to be patriotic. its so they don’t go rouge and if their pilot has doubts about their actions, and they usually do, the mech can coerce them back on the right path.

pilots die young. not surprising, but because of that people are just being chosen now from off the street. their training comes later

having an intense, codependent bond with a mech isn’t very weird as a pilot. to be honest it’s expected . It varies a lot, sometimes it’s familial, the mech viewing their pilot as fragile, hands guarding their steps out their core as if it’s their first. sometimes it’s platonic, friends never separating from their side, their pilot about to burst out giggling when the mech whirs a whisper near their ear. And romantic bonds, and that’s 21B.

What separates 21B is firstly, their willingness to show how far they’ll go for you. Mechs are also supposed to not go out of their way to harm humans, or the humans they view as the “good” team.

21B would have been put down a long time ago if the government was not desperate for mechs right now

if you’re into vore this one’s for you because 21B will never say I love you but they will say that they wish they could eat you proper, a shame they can’t make you one with them without digestion. so basically the same thing

note they do hold highly acidic “veins” in their system. so if they really wanted to they “could” they’d just have to rip and break a lot of metal