#facts of life robot

[lucidpast]

The "Facts of Life" Robot teaches your children the modern way!

[sweetcoffeelove]

Repeat after me:

“The 3D doesn’t decide for me. I decide for the 3D.”

[creative-robot]

I know The Founders Cut, generally, is the edited scrubbed over version of genloss from Showfall in-universe (as well as a not-8-hour-long-three-stream-binge-night whenever we want to watch it again) but something that struck me as odd and I haven’t seen anyone mention yet, is this warning

It shows up right at the junction where the third act starts, where it appears the Hero is breaking free of Showfall thanks to Hetch. But here’s the thing, while a LOT less than the previous acts the audience still played a significant role in this act, even when really only given two audience interaction choices. Which makes me wonder, how real is this warning, and who is it for? Obviously the audience involved knows what happens past this point, but the audience is also implied to be an integral part of the Social Experiments, which is part of why things start to tweak out when the Founder removes them in the Founder Cut as the Generation Loss generation loses.

My first thought, was that obviously this is another bait and switch, a way to draw the audiences attention, seeing something that’s secret, something that’s not “meant for them”, which is a tactic I could see Showfall using in universe to keep people’s attention and add an air of mystery to their shows.

But

Showfall is doing all their experiments and these shows with a LOT of help from their censors to show it off, displaying a fun silly show that is definitely not uber fucked up and that is 100% just slime don’t worry about it, it’s kid friendly if it’s green! And I don’t think they’d want to bet all their cards on this one experiment doing well enough to their audience to not question the sudden shift in tone that follows this warning. Which makes me wonder.

They did their test, they did their experiment, and the evidence of this last act? I think it was a one time run, they don’t want anyone seeing this, it isn’t for the audience. Act three is specifically to both test and play with their Hero, Hetch’s new lines add a level to this, never once does he call the Hero by their name, just refers to Ranboo as their Role, and he’s not exactly. Nice? About literally any of Ranboos concerns, which wouldn’t really seem conductive to making an audience trust him, especially with his monologue at the end. Ranboo has escaped before, possibly right before act 1 started, they tightened the security on his mask to be unremovably part of them, Hetch doesn’t like the Hero but they’re a fan favorite so he can’t just get rid of them.

Act three is the cumulation of Ranboo being punished for things they don’t remember, for daring to break free from Showfalls control, this is Hetch taking the Hero and essentially majorly fucking and manipulating them to take his frustration out on a fan favorite they can’t otherwise get rid of or give a smaller role like Slimecicle. which is exemplified by the fact that we now know Charlie most likely was never able to actually able to fully snap out of the control, that even in act three in panic and confusion there was at least still a part of him being influenced by Showfall.

So the first two acts are the usual show, they have their posters, they have Squiggles to introduce them, they have goofs and silliness and only a couple slip ups that’re quickly dealt with, the usual rose tinted curtains. Act three?

Do not watch the following material

[gideonisms]

sometimes the laziness takes over your body while you are at work and you forget to make an effort to interact with people and then one day you are like why do the people around me seem hesitant to speak to me. girl it is because you forgot you had to say out loud words to get that to happen

[chandralia]

downplaying Deku’s obsessiveness and impulsiveness over Katsuki with “it could’ve been anyone” no it couldn’t hope this helps 🙏😇

[cupcakewebkinz]

There was actually a Version Two?

(THIS IS NOT CANON I just love the idea gulp)

☆ Gi, being the curious potato she is, goes to Vee's old gameshow's floor and finds a surprise - a second Vee, who has absolutely no idea Gardenview is closed... Whoops ☆

✮ Caretaker Shanon au + Gi + Vivi are all mine! Yippee!! ✮

✭ @soupiestzilla you made this happen, you feast you fool /silly

@crayons-are-yummyy if you're still alive rn come read this because you're also really cool :] ✭

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It was just another day for Gi, another day of exploring what used to be Gardenview before the Incident happened. She was on Vee's gameshow floor, watching the video that was on the TV, watching how Veronica and Vee interacted. She was curious, hand to her mouth, head tilted. Veri seemed so much more shy than she was now, and seemed so anxious when she pet Vee in the video, it made her wonder if Vee helped her change. That would've been cool, to be a massive influence on someone you love dearly, like how Vee loved Veronica and helped her change for the better. Though she soon turned back to one of the walls in the room, as it was oddly blank, just having one of those Vee posters on it. Gi walked over and rolled up her sleeve, gently feeling it out with her bare hand. While most of the wall felt like a wall, there was a weird rectangle shaped area that didn't feel like the rest. She curled her fingers in and followed the shape, scratching off the wallpaper as she went, revealing what was definitely a door hidden in the wall for some reason.

"Secret door, smart." Gi whispered to herself, feeling out around the door until she found it, a secret button. Pressing it let her right in, and she did storm right in, just to find-

Vee?

But... Turned off, slouched, huddled in a corner. Chrome. Updated. Antennae fixed, the signature bend of her right antennae no longer existed. It was like Vee was replaced... By herself... Gi didn't know how to feel about it. She slowly walked over and gently cupped the corner of the other's screen in her hand, looking at the power button in curiousity and fear. She thought for a few minutes, then pressed it. Nothing happened for a minute, and Gi honestly was really sad and had gotten up and started walking away, until-

POWER ON

Gi froze at the sudden sound of the overly familiar voice, then spun and looked at the robot. It- she- they- whatever was now standing, the familiar lime green smug smile and matching green eyes now on the screen, eyes looking directly at her─

She was face to face with Vee Version Two in seconds.

"Don't be shy my dear! Vee is always open to new people, young and old! What's your name, Contestant Number One?" The robot continued, making Gi swallow hard, blushing even more from being very overwhelmed when she was pulled close to the other.

"Well hello and welcome to Vee's gameshow!" She greeted, hand now holding Gi's shoulder and the other held her shiny, beautiful matching green microphone. Gi just stayed frozen, silent, jaw dropped, face warm.

"Gi-"

"OH GIGI RIGHT? I remember you, you always kept saying how shiny I was, you were an amazing contestant in the last show! Amazing seeing you again, old friend!" Vee(?) cheered, making Gi shake her head.

"No-no Gigi is my sister, i-it's only Gi. Uhm... You are very... Very shiny and... P-pretty though-"

"Why thank you!" The robot said with a wink, making Gi feel something she honestly couldn't explain.

"Uhm... Do... You even know what happened...?" Gi slowly asked, making the other Vee blink a few times.

"What happened to what now? My data is not processing any changes. OH! Are you here to give me my new schedule? Oh silly me, I forgot there were going to be changes in recording times!"

"No, uhm, I don't know how to tell you this but- Gardenview completely shut down ten years ago." Gi bluntly told her, making the robot laugh like she told a joke.

"What do you mean it shut down ten years ago? I was only powered off for-... Eleven... Years..." The robot said, going quiet as she slowly realized what happened. Gi watched as the other Vee slowly went from overly confident to confused, then defeated and uncertain.

"Eleven years... I was in repair... For eleven years... I was told it was only for an hour... I... What... How... How do I..? This isn't in my programming-? WHAT DO I DO IT'S NOT IN MY PROGRAMMING?!" She screeched, tears filling her digital eyes as she started to tremble, obviously not certain about anything anymore. Gi panicked and gripped the sides of the other's screen, making the robot turn so fast she tumbled over a little and-

They accidentally kissed.

They were frozen, face to face, eyes huge.

This was an accident- surely- it wasn't intentional on either end-

But neither wanted to move. So they just stood like that, confused, uncertain, blushing like mad until the other Vee moved away quickly like she was on fire.

"I AM SO SORRY-"

"I'm sorry- I shouldn't have grabbed you, I didn't know what to do!" Gi blurted out, flustered to hell and back now. The other Vee gently shushed her with a finger to her mouth.

"It's okay, we're both fine, right? The cameras didn't catch any of it! The show's still on and I'm the star! It's okay! IT'S OKAY!!"

"I... I'm sorry but the show was cancelled ten years ago..." Gi very softly corrected, watching the robot finally give in and sit on the floor with a sad sigh and tears in her eyes yet again.

"But... Show cancellations aren't in my programming... I... I don't know what I am... I was only programmed to run shows and host meet and greets, I'm supposed to be confident and have so much joy and love I- I don't know who I am anymore..." The second Vee stated softly, shaking as she started rocking back and fourth on the floor, hugging her knees. Gi sat down beside her, still flustered from their accidental kiss, but willing to help in every way possible.

"I know exactly how it feels... I'm... I actually wasn't supposed to be a toon, I was just a clone made out of ichor. I was never supposed to learn anything about Gardenview, I was just supposed to grab supplies for the living toons and keep the generators running- I was never supposed to know what I was. Then one day, I found myself face to face with the original me and... All of a sudden, everything stopped making sense. I understand everything you feel, the confusion, the heartbreak, the fear, the everything- and if you want, I'm right here to help you. It'll be okay, I promise, it's okay to not be what you're made to be. It's what makes us special." Gi explained, holding out her hand for the other. The Vee smiled and carefully took it, gripping her light blue hand tight.

"Thank you... I... I don't know what to say..."

"And that's okay, we can sit here until you feel ready to see everything. I can't wait to show you my world, Vivi."

"It's... Just Vee, bud."

"You're version two, right? Vee Vee, two Vee, Vivi." Gi stated, making the other Vee look at her in thought, then nod.

"I'm guessing you know version one then?"

"Yup, she's as happy as could be, she really likes Shelly, they kiss all the time and hug and- wait do you know what affection is? Uppies? Any of that?" Gi asked curiously, making Vivi shake her head, eyes focused on the floor, body still shaking a little bit.

"I... Was never allowed to touch guests... I don't know what got into me- I... I shouldn't have touched your shoulder without permission, or pulled you near me, or any of that! I just... I don't know." Vivi explained softly, making Gi's eyes widen yet again as she gripped Vivi's hand. Vivi immediately gripped it back tight, looking at Gi curiously, her antennae giving a subtle flick. A slight, subtle glitch. Gi didn't even notice.

"I need you to trust me, I want you to come meet my family, you HAVE to learn what uppies are." Gi said firmly, getting a shocked look from the robot.

"I am property of Gardenview, if I leave, I'm stolen property- they'd be arrested for theft!"

"I would steal your soul in a heartbeat." Gi blurted out, putting her other hand on Vivi's cheek as she squinted at her.

"Fine. But you have to bring me back here if I don't like it." Vivi muttered after a lot of thinking, sitting right up and letting go of Gi's hands.

"I don't care if the evil humans catch me, I will bash them with chairs just to rescue you. I don't care how many people I have to knock out, I don't care how many chairs I'll break, I don't care- I just, I could never live with myself if I let anyone else get hurt here. Please... Trust me, Vivi. It's so much brighter outside." Gi softly said, moving closer to the robot as she spoke. Vivi silently watched her, her hands both in Gi's, desperate. Desperate for touch, for love, for genuine care. Vivi leaned her screen in and rested her head against the gachapon's, the two closing their eyes as they convinced themselves to trust the other. That this was a good idea, that everything would be okay if they went through with this dumb idea.

"If─ You let me try out the games on my floor, I've always wanted to try them out but I was always too busy to." Vivi quickly added on, getting a chaotic smile from Gi.

"You better let me play too!"

"Obviously, they're for all ages and everyone, unless you want to make it a competition- but I'll win, I was kind of programmed to be really good at the games to make it challenging for adults." Vivi replied, making Gi stand up and gently help Vivi up on her feet as well.

"I don't care about winning, I care about you feeling okay again." Gi admitted, making Vivi laugh a little, obviously thinking it was a joke. Though she went silent when she realized that she was being completely serious. Vivi just stared at her after that, blushing a little bit herself now.

"I'm... Flattered you actually... Care about that, but I assure you, I can't feel anything- I'm just a robot."

"You're more than your code." Gi stated, serious. Vivi blinked at that, her antennae twitching again. Gi noticed, but just smiled.

"You're way more than your code, way more than just a robot, you don't have to pretend anymore- I DON'T PRETEND ANYMORE! Nobody's here to tell either of us what we are anymore- you're Vivi, I'm Gi, and we're much more than just, stupid clones made to make other people happy. We can make ourselves happy- each other happy, if you believe in yourself. So come on, let's be stupid, let's do stupid things, play stupid games- we deserve to have fun!" Gi said, though she didn't move just yet. She watched Vivi closely, watching the robot process everything, her eyes showing all the emotions that her screen couldn't. Another twitch.

"I'm... Vivi... And I deserve to have fun." She stated quietly, sounding like she didn't believe a word she said. Gi just nodded once, firm. Vivi finally smiled a genuine smile.

"Then show me how you have fun, let's... Let's have fun!" Vivi proclaimed, as if it was a civil duty to have fun. Gi just laughed and nodded, grabbing the shiny robot's hand again and leading her off.

The first thing they tried together was a dance game, and they both were incredibly good at it, well until Vivi tripped on her own tail and crashed onto Gi. However- the gachapon just burst out laughing after making sure they were both okay, so Vivi just laughed it off right with her, pretending she meant to do that when they both knew it was a genuine accident. They then tried some old school arcade games, which Gi... Really sucked at.

"I don't understand these ones..." Gi muttered, getting a glance from Vivi.

"Oh- here, I'll help, uhm, I can still touch you, right? Your hands?" Vivi asked, walking over to the gachapon carefully. Gi just nodded, smiling at her.

"Girl you don't need to ask every single time, I don't care, ever! I love getting hugs and having my hands held!" Gi told her happily, making Vivi nervously smile and nod.

"Right- I'm allowed to be myself now, right."

"Absolutely, no judgement here, be yourself you shiny, bright, beautiful star!" Gi cheered, turning to face her just as Vivi leaned over her shoulder to help her. They were mere inches away from kissing on accident again, and they both were flustered immediately by it. Gi, however, decided to fuck it and leaned in, closing the gap with a very gentle and quick kiss. Though she immediately moved away again when she realized what she just did.

"I-"

"Don't. You're okay, I actually feel a little better whenever we do that." Vivi softly stated, then nervously laughed as she put her hands on Gi's.

"Uhm, yeah, the games-"

"I like doing that too... I like doing it a lot." Gi admitted quietly, making Vivi look at her again.

"I mean, I doubt it's every day you get to be this close to a famous tv host, now is it?" Vivi asked, nervous and honestly not wanting to hear the answer to that question. Gi just fully turned to her, keeping her hands where Vivi could hold them.

"I don't care how famous someone is or not, I don't care about status or whatever, I just care about who a toon is deep down inside of them. I can tell you have a lot of great things about you that you just haven't learned to accept yet, and that's okay! I'll help you, like my family helped me- and I'll show you how fun it is to be yourself and-" Gi paused when she heard a sniff, soon looking terrified as Vivi had looked away, sniffling as tears fell from her eyes.

"Vivi-"

"Thank you, for everything, Gi. I... I've realized what's happened now... I was abandoned here, wasn't I? Gardenview lost its copyright, we toons are public domain now, anyone could come in and take us and make a profit. But instead of making a profit, you- you just want us to be happy, because you actually care, u-unlike Delilah, who didn't care. She just... She made me to replace the first version so she could profit more, didn't she?"

"Yeeaahh..."

"Of course she did, of course- why else would I have been locked in a room for ELEVEN YEARS without anyone coming to find me?! Why was I so stupid?!" Vivi asked, reaching to pull her antennae, but Gi gently stopped her and held her hands instead. Vivi just stared, sniffing as she shook, crying and hiccupping and breaking down.

"Why do you even care so much..? I know you understand how I feel, but- I'm not supposed to feel-"

"Yes you are, all toons feel, clones feel things too. It's okay to feel. It's okay to be mad, to cry, to be loud and have a temper tantrum. You're okay, Viv. Trust me, you're okay, it's okay." Gi soothed, gripping the other's hands tighter. Vivi gripped them back as she looked at the arcade machine they were standing in front of, then at Gi.

"Can I scream..?"

"You can make any noise you need to."

Vivi sighed at that, then let go of Gi, turning away from her.

"One minute, please, just... One minute." Vivi quietly stated, then walked over to a nearby couch and flopped right onto it, loudly screaming into a pillow. Gi just waited, nodding.

"Yeah that is such a mood, girl. I felt that."

"I HATE EVERYTHING!!!"

"Yeah... Yeah I've been there."

"I HATE YOU SO MUCH DELILAH!!"

"Mhm, yeah, also been there." Gi shrugged, just patiently waiting, arms crossed. Vivi, not hearing either comment, just came back after her tantrum moment, holding out her hand, looking like that never happened. Gi immediately took it, gripping it tight, just like Vivi did.

"So... How bright is it up there?" Vivi asked, walking off towards the elevator, Gi quickly walking beside her and meeting her pace.

"Didn't you want to play more games before we left, Starshine?"

"I- Why are you so cute?!" Vivi blurted out, making Gi snort out of pure shock.

"WHAT?!"

"Your nicknames, your smile, the way you laugh- why are you so adorable, like a baby?" Vivi asked, squinting at the clone. Gi was silent, a sleeve covered hand on her mouth, her face coated in blush.

"I... I don't know... I'm not a baby though..."

"I know, we're both created to be adults, I know. I just... I think the way you do things is cute, ya know? I love watching you."

"Were you staring at me when you tripped-?" Gi asked in pure curiousity, making Vivi turn away with a huff.

"Of course not, I was paying attention to the game, it's in my programming." Vivi stated, though Gi could tell she was lying. Gi didn't mention it though, she just moved her sleeved hand away from her face and hit the button to go to the highest floor when Vivi lead them over to the control panel to do so.

"I think you're pretty too, Star."

"Thank you, I'm glad I'm still loved despite being abandoned."

The two went silent after that, just holding hands, staring at the elevator door as they went up. Vivi eventually leaned against Gi, Gi put her arm around her, holding her close. Protective.

"My chest feels funny." Gi stated, making Vivi nod in agreement.

"My everything feels funny, but... A good funny, I guess." Vivi muttered quietly, making Gi smile.

"Oh you'll feel that way when you try chocolate milk, it makes me feel really happy, which also feels like a good funny. Oh! We can also try feelings milk too- and cookies- and cupcakes! Cosmo makes the best muffins- I can't wait to show you those!" Gi rambled, soon going off about all her favorite things about her new life with Vivi held close. Vivi just listened, quiet, interested. She soon was smiling a genuine smile again, giggling a little.

"Sorry to interrupt, I just- I feel so great right now I wanted to thank you for it." Vivi randomly blurted out, making Gi just laugh a sweet, wholesome little laugh.

"You never have to thank me for making you feel better, silly! That's what I do now! I make everyone feel better! And I hit bad guys with chairs!" Gi explained happily, making Vivi smile even more.

"Then... Teach me how to do it too, I'd love to make people happy with you."

"I'd love to be with you too!" Gi blurted out, then paused. Vivi stared at her as Gi blankly stared at the robot.

"That's not what you said, is it?"

"No, no it is not, but I'd love to be with you too."

The two then stood in silence for a moment, then started laughing together, having no idea why they were doing so. They just- felt like they had to, like it was too joyful not to. So they laughed as they held each other, blushing and loving every second of their weirdly long elevator ride.

Except the doors were open. Have been open for a while. They just were too busy bonding to notice, and that was okay, as they were the on the one floor nobody could hurt them on. Well, except for Sprout, who was anxiously pacing as he waited for them, just to give the second Vee an odd look when he eventually found the two just standing in the wide open elevator and clinging to each other.

"Gi how the hell do you keep finding these things?" He asked when he finally saw them, making Gi pause and look at him. Vivi stared into his soul, tail wagging, Gi held protectively.

"Uhm... Greetings, Sprout."

"She was trapped in a hidden room for eleven years!! Give me a break!!" Gi replied with more sass than they all thought was imaginable from her. Sprout blinked, still having a blank look on his face.

"Gi... You're blushing-"

"I don't care. I'm taking her home and she's eating chocolate with me as she sits on my favorite chair, come on!" Gi stated, avoiding the actual topic as she gently lead Vivi away.

"Sorry Sprout, I think she really wants me to hang out with her right now, I'll catch up with you later." Vivi said as if she wasn't being dragged off or wasn't in a closet for eleven years. Sprout blinked once, twice.

"Glisten was right, nobody from Gardenview is straight. At least it's not a chair..." He softly said to himself, shrugging as he walked off behind them, tail flicking off some dirt that he accidentally dragged in from how overgrown it was. He just quietly made sure the two didn't do anything too crazy, watching as Gi genuinely did show Vivi all her favorite things- and watched as the two crashed out hardcore on the couch that night, Gi cuddling Vivi just like she's watched Sprout hold Cosmo in his sleep plenty of nights before.

Cosmo just looked at them after they had bundled the two up in blankets, eating a red velvet cookie.

"We're... Not going to tell Vee about this, aren't we?"

"Nobody at Gardenview is straight, huh?" Cosmo joked, getting a nod from Sprout.

"No, no we're not, especially not the fact they kissed four times while Gi was blabbing about how cool Vee's gameshows were." Sprout replied, unblinking, sitting in his usual spot with his tail curled over his feet. A cup of hot cocoa in hands, gazing out the window and looking up at the stars that dotted the night sky. Cosmo smiled at that.

"Absolutely no soul ever was straight in that rainbow filled place, that's for sure." Sprout quietly agreed, sipping his cocoa softly. Sam just silently nodded once in agreement, reading a book silently in their favorite chair. They gave up trying to stop toons from joining their large family, they just had a habit of appearing and they've accepted that now lmao

[starscreamingg]

Detroit Become Human and why does this game decide that the problem in society is individual people treating androids poorly because those androids are choking them out of the workforce and NOT the corporations and governments who deliberately designed the androids to do this

[oceanwithouthermoon]

i try to be accepting of different interpretations of things, but i get so genuinely upset when people will think of every single thing except for the obviously true one just because it doesnt fit with their perception of a character 😭 like i just saw people having a whole actual discussion about like "omg saiki is a ROBOT" because of moments where he either lacks emotion or shows more emotion than usual,,, like wdym u came to THAT conclusion instead of yk... that saiki is a human being and also a teenager who experiences rapid changes in emotion !!!! idk

[interestingturnofthetables]

Fiddleford Hadron Mcgucket founded a true ass cult and I really don’t think we remember that fact enough.

[proudfreakmetarusonikku]

thinking about the human metal sonic au again and while originally it started as a sonic humanisation thing i think it’s even funnier if it’s not one and the only change is metal is eggmans biological daughter. she literally got so little attention at home she became a furry. she tried to turn herself into a fucking hedgehog bc her dad only cared about fursecution. not only did sonic have no clue she wasn’t just a humanoid robot until she had her psychotic breakdown and upgraded herself into her neo form he also didn’t know she was Actually trying to be him bc she is like. an entirely different species very poorly trying to graft cybernetics to herself bc she was eleven and it’s very bad parenting to let your eleven year old perform cybernetic surgery on herself actually. like imagine you’re sonic and you find out 1 your arch enemy has a daughter 2 you’ve been fighting her for years 3 she performed horrific experiments on herself bc she was that desperate for attention and 4 she believes she’s you despite very visibly being an entirely different fucking species. like it’s fucked up but it’s also Very Funny. she's trying to roboticise herself into a furry so her dad will come back from the hedgehog murder store.

[optiwashere]

Huh, I didn't even realize it'd been a year since BG3 came out until I opened tumblr this morning. Kinda wild. I didn't think much of the game's release: I like Larian's games, and I like the BG series. I wasn't ever going to skip the game, but I didn't think I'd play it at launch because I was busy working on a novel in 2023 and not doing well financially.

Thankfully, circumstances left me with a little bit of extra money last year just before launch and it meant I could spend on a video game. I needed a pick-me-up after said 2023 novel failed to go anywhere, and BG3 was right there. Like most CRPGs, I played it in basically every moment of free time that I had and did as much as I possibly could in one playthrough.

It's so odd how these small happenstances can snowball into coming back to fandom, finding some friends I might've never met otherwise, and writing a lot of fanfiction along the way. I'll probably have something more interesting to say/share when it's the 14th, AKA when I sat down and wrote my first fic for this fandom.

Anyways, it's been a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to more years to come 💜

[sweetcoffeelove]

Detachment:

It’s Not Letting Go of Your Desire, It’s Letting Go of the Control

Trust. It’s already done.

• Detachment doesn’t mean you stop wanting your desire—it means you let go of needing to control the “how” and “when.”

• Detachment is about dropping the constant need to check things to happen.

• Detachment is about knowing that your desire is already here, so there’s no pressure, just trust.

• When you detach, you’re telling the universe, “I know it’s mine.” You’re calm, at peace, and focused on the end result instead of the journey and not stressing over how it unfolds. Let go of the grip, live your life, and let the 3D naturally align. Let reality catch up to you because it has always been a follower of you.

YOU’RE in the driver’s seat—don’t look back. 🚀🌌

[girlwiththegreenhat]

hey when they wrote "knight behind bars" and they wrote kitt helping a couple get together and they gave him the line "Some day, it will be my turn" [to find love]. did they know what they were doing. did they know that in some 40 years some gay autistic robot-obsessed little freak on tumblr would not stop thinking about it for weeks and write literal dozens of paragraphs screaming about it on discord. did they know they were going to ruin Me, Specifically, with this concept that feels like the culmination of everything kitt has gone through through the show and such a fascinating thing to think about in regards to michael and kitt's relationship,

one of the themes of knight rider is kitt developing as a Person, developing a line between the Knight Industries Two-Thousand, and Kitt. discovering humanity, his own emotions, the joys of the seemingly and logically pointless, and often through the lens of his own driver, his partner, his friend, Michael - his primary guide through all these experiences, his reference for those human things he doesn't understand. and as much as he initially claims to not be capable of experiencing emotions, of understanding feelings, he learns to. he experiences a wide range of emotions through the show even while claiming he doesn't, he even learns fear and insecurity. perhaps it's only natural a robot would learn to love, or at the very least be terribly curious about it and wonder if such a thing could ever exist for Him

the majority of people are not exactly kind to kitt. they talk about him like he's not there, they talk about him like he's a machine, a novelty, some people are even scared of or disturbed by him when all he's trying to do is make polite conversation and company. he's always Othered - there's no other cars like him (at least not anymore), but there's no other person like him either, he doesn't truly belong among humans or vehicles. some of the technicians at FLAG don't even seem to fully respect him as a person, at least they don't based on my vague recollection of how they talk about him in Junkyard Dog. when Michael asks him after KARR is destroyed if it feels good to be one of a kind again, he doesn't say yes or no - he only says it's a "familiar feeling." it may be familiar, but it's surely also isolating, and i think that's something he'd realize as he slowly picks up this curiosity about love. where could he even find it when so few people see him as an equal person to begin with?

and then there's michael. oh my god, and then there's michael. no matter what flavor you choose to read it in, the whole show is about their relationship, they're a duo, a set Not to be separated, they're Partners. they work together, they worry about and look after each other (forever insane about when kitt was a melted shell, Michael stuck around the garage for hours, waiting for any news like a worried spouse, constantly checking on him every opportunity he got... encouraging him to recover, and even helping paint back on his protective coating... kitt always looks after michael, but for once, it's michael's turn to look after Him), in a way they were Made for each other - Kitt more literally, being programmed for Michael and holding his namesake, but Michael was also made in a sense for the pilot program, hand picked and given a second life to work for the foundation and with this strange supercar. and even if they had a rocky start, michael comes to view kitt as a person - car, TV set, or computer core, Kitt is his partner, his buddy. he helps him find himself, guides him and teaches him about these things that make us human, and in a way, kitt becomes human - but his entire experience is still through the perspective of an AI in a car, it's still very unique and isolating, and I think he sort of grows into his own limitations, he's finally brushing against the walls that define him.

he learns of love, and then he learns to dream Of love. these things he sees in the movies, that michael tells him about, that he so often sees michael Partaking in that he gets so oddly jealous of, doesn't it all seem so wonderful? he's very curious. but who could ever love steel and circuitry, who could ever see him as an equal let alone a partner in a romantic sense? who would ever love a car and all the limitations That comes with? it's a problem for a hypothetical hopeful Some Day, in the meantime stuck between two worlds where he doesn't perfectly belong to either, where no car Can love him and no human seemingly Would love him...

and michael loves him anyway. before either of them really realize or talk about it, in spite of everything, in any form, regardless of the fact it wouldn't be a typical relationship by absolutely any means, michael loves him anyway. kitt is as much a person to him as bonnie or devon or RC, and that person is someone he loves and cares for deeply. the feeling is mutual, kitt's world revolves around michael, he's one of the most important people in kitt's life, and he'd do anything to protect him.

and it is michael that will finally teach him to love, and what it means to feel loved in turn, to be loved as the person he undoubtedly is.

[robotwrangler]

when things really aren’t coming up robotwrangler I start doing little sketches of yes man saying nice & reassuring things. and it genuinely helps

[fountainpenguin]

Extremely funny to me that PiglinMyNose's character journey is "Death game with SnifferMyFeet" followed by "Eating pancakes in Decked Out 2" followed by "Tagging after Joel in Hermitcraft Season 10" followed by "Recording murder mystery skits."

Every time NameMC gives us a new PiglinMyNose skin, I just imagine he's busy with his acting work and SnifferMyFeet is sitting in an empty auditorium with a big sign that says '10' and he's like "WOO-HOO! Yeah! I know him!"

He would probably do this if Joel's intro skits were a live theater performance too. And he'd be dragged out by other Hermits while kicking and yelling.

Later you find out he's sprawled atop the concessions bar just idly kicking his feet and waiting for the show to finish. He misses his friend.

[abbaswift]

we all wanted to be truly scrumptious as a doll on a music box growing up, right?