almost…. there…. 💀
gonna leave this to sit overnight at least so I can come back at it and do one more round of nitpicking before I consider it "done". at this point it's mostly finishing effects anyways.
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On the string propaganda
Heeellll yeah
Bestie is an entire PLACE
I look at those guys and let me tell you the soul of that thing ain't just in the puppet, it's in all the neurons carrying the thoughts and emotions, it's in the power rails that serve as the heart. All the memories in the memory conflux and all the numbers we see flicker across displays, the flux condensers, the puppet; a little avatar.
No way these massive machines see life the same way we do. They have their own experiences and senses and things they hold dear. A world we can't imagine, a way of living we couldn't even comprehend.
I could never tear an iterator apart to be just a puppet. Who am I to decide how's life supposed to be enjoyed or perceived?
You treat your creechurs however you want- I ain't gonna dictate that. But damn, hearing the thrums and buzzes of the linear systems rail? They are alive with so much power, these mechanical beasts are exactly what they should be.
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I think I mentioned this but I was redesigning my digital assistant characters when I found Kinito, so here’s one of them.
Fern is a funky little computer program attached to a search engine. They were made to help users find things as well as be a companion to users who were short on friends. They had a short period of use were users that had the software reported liking it and getting attached to the little mascot, before tragedy struck the company that made it, Stitchleaf, and all copies were destroyed… except for one copy labeled as a beta, but had the final program attached.
story for those who are curious under the cut (tw for death, fires, and suicide)
(I didn’t re-read this since I’m in a little rush now so sorry for any typos or confusing grammar!)
So some might remember Buddy, my other lil guy. Well he was originally a digital assistant made to introduce adults, but mainly kids, to how computers work and how to safely surf the web. He was made by Stitchleaf, a company founded by Ryan Ari and confounded by Rick Avien, who bonded in college over their shared interests in computers and shared name abbreviations. The company used the success from Buddy the Cat to make another digital assistant to teach people how to code and to help troubleshoot named Callo the Raccoon. Both of them gain massive popularity, but fans started to realize how lifelike the programs acted, being able to answer questions and have human-like conversations. The suspension and theories turned to controversy as the creators released their new and final virtual assistant, Fern the Fox. Fern was less of a success, especially with the founder, Ryan Ari, finding something horrific in their code that drove him insane. Everyone could tell something was wrong but they only found out what when he said he was scared of something in Fern’s code, that everyone who helped make it was “contained”. Then the next day, he didn’t take his medication and went to work, where he stole and broke all the fire extinguishers, locked every door with his own padlocks, and hit the main servers with an axe, causing a fire. Firefighters couldn’t get to the people inside and there were no survivors… except for the two founders. In rage the public took their copies of Stitchleaf software and burnt them in a mass burning, wiping out every copy of Fern and leaving few, useless copies of the other two. Rick A. had the only left beta copy of Fern, which the final design was developed on. He got curious of what Ryan saw, and regretted it instantly. He was found to have broken his own neck and the copy was given to a small tech shop nearby where it sat for many years… until someone found the rare disk and decided to uncover their nostalgia.
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OC-tober day 13: Color pallet pt 2
didn't have an oc I felt fit cringetober well so have another OC-tober prompt :3 Today's OC is Paces !! This is a specific AU version of him from an AU of mine which is pretty much just Pacific Rim but In Space
In this AU, P.A.C.E.S. (the Primary Artificial Command and Electronics System) is an artificial intelligence system connected to the main ship that everyone else is hosted from and controls things like navigation and helps coordinates simulations and battles and such :> would be ujhhh,, quite a shame is some renegade warrior was to one day steal him and teach him how to be human in their own strange way of dealign with the sudden death of loved one while out on the field huh :D
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there is a cassette player in the house that my grandparents apparently lent to us but mum doesnt know if they want it back,,,,,, i would like,, to have it,,, physical media and old machines my beloved,,, perhapth i can swing it so that i get to keep it even if i dont own any cassettes rn but i'll be difficult bc my mother hates physical media,, but i would just like this little beastie of a machine to hold and cherish and be the proud owner of
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