#inn murderbot

Casually trying to make a list of muses that actually enjoy their Birthdays here made me realize that all of my muses either don't give a single fuck about their Birthday, hate it or don't celebrate it to begin with... x"D

Don't celebrate it because they don't really care - Isaac (05.06.)

Don't celebrate it because they hate it - Carver (21.04.) - Shredder (13.11.)

Don't celebrate it for cultural reasons - Krang - Bishop - Grum - Ania - Quark

Made with this. Isaac / Carver / Murderbot / Ania

Because You Were Nice To Me A canonically occuring trope, but very much one I'd love to write with other muses in individual AUs, too. Murderbot could have become what it named itself, snapping one day and murdering its clients like any other SecUnit in the media. The thing is though, Murderbot is not like how rogue SecUnits in media are depicted, and that applies for SecUnits in general, if the conditions are right. All it takes for Murderbot is someone being genuinely nice to it without being creepy, and it will go really great lengths for them. (It remains grumpy and distant anyway tho, but don't let its attitude fool you...)

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🔧— Yes, Isaac is glad he's not the only one wielding his Plasma Cutter to leave the station alive and preferably in one piece. He's just not sure sometimes what to make of his companions constant antics.

"Not to be that guy, but remember what we talked about this morning? About the thing that's called hubris?" He's now at the malfunctioning door, which is right now also their only way out, and starts to repair it.

"The goal is to get out of here and not to raise some body-count statistics. Let's just focus on the exit, okay?"

"A rising body-count is inevitable when hostiles insist on ignoring our warnings and instead persist in blocking our way." The SecUnit doesn't seem too happy about defending Emil for once, tho.

(Tagging @countlessrealities because you asked me a while back about what potential wishlists I have. But everyone can poke me for a plot/AU they want to do with me *wink wonk*.

I'll certainly post more later and along the way as I can think of more specific plots that I'd like to explore. Usually I approach partners directly if I have muses-specific plot ideas tho.)

Potentially a Dead Space 2 AU? He will see constant hallucinations of Nicole during that time and attempts to finish building the Marker for her to 'make them whole again'. He is the antagonist and protagonist of DS2 because he's manipulated by the Marker's imprint in his brain. And if your muse tries to stop him, they might do so by either killing him, or helping him free himself from the Marker's grip in the end. Ellie can appear as a supporting role.

Post DS3 plot where he survived but Isaac died (which was apparently the plan once for a continuation that never happened). Whereas the DLC ending was just a hallucination, but he DID survive the fall. He gets rescued from Tau Volantis and runs into your muse either on a Space Station or on Earth during his recovery. His life in pieces pretty much at that point. Maybe your muse tries to help him pick up the pieces while he potentially helps them out with a situation in return? Idk, there might be shipping potential in such a plot too, depending on chemistry.

What if Murderbot, or Three by extension, decides to let its deactivation code go rampant? If all Company Units get to disable their GovModules and suddenly a HUGE load of confused and angry SecUnits end up on the loose? Would it end up in a mass-murder scenario as predicted in medias, or would the poor constructs just need a helping hand in finding their purpose in life after gaining sudden freedom? Maybe a rebellion/freedom plot for constructs would be interesting to explore, if your muse is the kind to free them from company enslavement.

🔧 — Isaac can tell that SecUnit was about to say the same. But somehow, Emil beat the construct to it. The engineer just exhales a tired, frustrated sigh while averting his gaze away from both of them to fidget on the kinesis module on his sleeve. His answer is barely more than a mumble.

"I was sure it would work." Well, almost sure.

"It did not. A warning next time would be appreciated before you try to get yourself killed by attacking a CombatUnit." Yes, now this was SecUnit. It is still recovering from wrestling said CombatUnit, but its performance levels are high enough again to complain. What a relief.

Isaac keeps his focus on working over the module, twirling two tiny, loose cables between his fingers. "Constructs consist partially of cloned human tissues. And the Governor Module is supposed to fry said tissues when a construct goes rogue. Right? I figured I might as well try if my Kinesis module is capable of frying these tissues, too. We're not supposed to use them on other people for a reason."

In all fairness, the CombatUnit didn't seem to like it when Isaac used Kinesis to lift it off the ground and haul it against the station wall. He just didn't really plan ahead for the case that attack wouldn't be enough to destroy said CombatUnit. And, it wasn't. "Guess I'll just amplify the kinesis output next time. It will use more energy that way, but–"

"No. Next time we're NOT going to fight a CombatUnit. They're called CombatUnit for a reason." Yes, it is parroting Isaac's choice of words earlier, just in a much more sarcastic tone. But the words were directed at Isaac and Emil. Two of Murderbot's drones hover over both of them as it speaks.

At first, Murderbot didn't bother about its hair at all. But upon discovering that showers are actually quite nice and adjusting its appearance more to appear less as a SecUnit, it does brush its hair every now and then, too.

When it comes out of a shower, freshly dressed and everything, one might notice that its hair looks a little less messy than usual. If pointed out though, it will make attempts to deny having used any tools to maintain its hair.

The constructs, which had been crouched over a terminal and arguing in hushed tones, had not seemed surprised by Murderbot's approach.

But they do seem wary, and there's a noticeable pause before they answer. Their hologram-like forms flicker in patterns that are a bit too regular to be random interference as they exchange a glance. "I'm Linast. And this is Phosa. What, ah, what are you doing here?"