#janity

so janity is looking at this thing and thinking. this looks. a lot. like mom's description of the fuck-ass secunit

Janity and Murderbot parallels [2/4]

WHY was she surprised i do NOT understand lmfao; and! also! i am DEAD curious about who/what B-E was expecting to arrive, and how, and what their intel was, and how they'd gotten it bc i doubt janity would've known all THAT. would she?

"I'm a strong construct who don't need no human backup!"

>Farai helps it maintain low levels of scrutiny by not letting it wander off to save Leonide's family alone. She and Naja coordinate in advance to ensure its compliance in this, having caught on to its ill-advised intention to ditch all three of them. >Farai works their cover by engaging the tech repair place so Murderbot can do reconnaissance. >Meanwhile, Naja is doing some brilliant escape vehicle planning with built-in redundancies. >Farai quickly and efficiently carries out the objectives Murderbot had assigned her for their flash-incursion into the apartment. >Farai wrecks the fuck out of the bed Janity is chained to. >Farai manages Janity by liberally applying mothering to the situation when the anxious teen locks up in place, delaying their escape. >Farai and Naja help it hide all its bulletholes as it's pulled out of the water, graciously interface for it with all the humans it has to get past on the boat, and otherwise help maintain its "plausibly augmented human" identity in a very crowded situation. >Farai and Naja share ground vehicle driving responsibility with it, allowing it stretches of time to watch its shows, which isn't quite a restart but makes a big difference for both its well-being and job performance. >Sofi (!!) contributes a plan to get across the large port with speed and comfort when all the adults are stumped, discouraged, out of ideas, and out of performance reliability, which helps them all regroup somewhat before the final hurdle. >Farai and Naja double down on managing the group's appearance at the food kiosks as Murderbot's performance starts to drop off and directing extraction strategy increasingly becomes the only thing it can manage on its own. >Naja reliably continues to the shuttle with the two younger kids, ensuring Three can get them to safety without confusion or panic. >Farai stays to back Murderbot up in an emotionally fraught situation, providing the additional warmth and empathy to Janity that Murderbot wouldn't have been able to offer the adolescent on its own, and her contribution was just as valuable to Janity's strength in facing away from her second father as Murderbot's reassuring guarantee of physical protection.

Not an exhaustive list of all the support Murderbot received in its extraction goal from the very humans it was extracting, but I can't sit here all day.

Hey, stupid! Why don't you rename yourself Nannybot the way Sofi sleeps soundly on your shoulder, Tula is attached to you like a tentacle monster, and Janity looks up at you for reassurance of safety and belonging when confronted by heart-wrenching betrayal from a trusted adult??

Janity and Murderbot parallels [4/4]