#it's not just the interface they've changed other functions too

[fishylife]

I don't like the new zombies run update

[mythictold]

❝ slow down, start from the beginning. ❞ raffi @ seven

seven doesn't dream. there's no real medical reason for it, but she's long assumed that it's a lingering effect of her days as a borg. with no need to sleep, drones did not dream. the unimatrix had been a close approximation of it, but not truly a dream since it could be easily manipulated. she's never really minded not dreaming - it's hard to miss something you'd never had. while she no longer relies on an alcove to regenerate her implants and can essentially function as any human might by sleeping in a bed, her mind stays strangely blank for the most part, an endless darkness.

but things had changed, after dealing with the borg again.

she doesn't know if it's an aftermath of interfacing with the borg cube, temporarily becoming it's queen, or the return of her implants. either way, however, when she closes her eyes at night seven is granted images, vivid and detailed imagery that plays out while she sleeps. sometimes it's a memory from voyager, sometimes distorted, other times it's something she's never seen before and there's an eerie uncanniness to it that makes the dream version of herself wary.

but just as she'd come to terms with dreams, the nightmares had started.

mostly there're of the borg. the borg queen, the hissing voice in her ear that sounds like the queen, or other drones. dark things that have never even happened play across her mind so terrifying and vivid that the she can't process them fast enough, until she's awake, gasping for air, face wet from tears. the nightmares haven't let up since that first one - they've only gotten more detailed.

tonight is the first time she wakes up and immediately seeks out raffi, almost desperate to ensure her safety, that she's in one piece, asking and demanding if she's alright, if she's safe, if she's real, in a rapid fire pace that would make anyone dizzy. raffi is never far since they share quarters now, and as seven's clammy fingers find the warmth of her skin and she can lock in to the sound of her voice, only then does she seem to ground herself back into reality.

swallowing thickly, she tries to find her voice again - her mouth is dry despite the sweat against her skin.

"you were dead." it's not the beginning, it's the end. and it's the short version of it. because if she thinks too hard about it, lets the image back into her mind, some part of her mind stupidly assumes it still might come to fruition. that raffi will be methodically ripped to pieces by the borg for the sake of seven's torture, and put back together into a monstrous drone set to kill her.

it's suddenly the worst possible thing she could ever face in the universe. to lose raffi, to be faced with her destruction, and assimilation.

but the borg are gone, the rational part of her mind says. but her grip on raffi does not cease, anchoring them together while she swallows back emotions that sometimes she still feels too ill equipped to handle.

"you were dead." seven repeats, quieter. "i lost you."

@stcrdate

[appdevelopment321]

App development with it's benefit

What is Android application development, and what are its costs and benefits?

Making Android apps means building software for the Android system. It's about creating, writing code, checking, and launching apps for things like phones, tablets, smart TVs, and smart watches. Android development uses coding languages like Java, Kotlin, and at times C++ for the main apps, with the support of Android Studio tools.

Making an Android app can cost differently, based on how complex it is, where the team making it is located, and what special parts it needs. Simple app development cost may between $5,000 and $20,000, while bigger projects with more features might range from $20,000 to $100,000 or even higher. The price can go up due to things like how fancy the design is, how many things the app can do, the system running in the background, and help and fixes after the app starts working.

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Building an Android App: A Step-by-Step Guide

Creating an Android app takes some steps and tools. Here’s a quick guide on the main parts:

Set up your workspace:

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Start a New Project:

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Designing the User Interface (UI):

Utilize XML to structure your app's visual elements. Android Studio offers an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, which makes it easy to arrange your app's layout visually.

Implementing the Application Code:

Develop the app's functionality using either Java or Kotlin. Create the required activities, fragments, and additional elements needed to manage the app's operations effectively. Integrate capabilities such as handling user interactions, processing data, and managing network communications.

Testing and Refinement:

Employ the Android emulator built into Android Studio or use an actual device to rigorously test your app. Make sure it operates correctly and efficiently address any problems or flaws that are identified.

Build and deploy:

When your app looks and works great, it's time to make the APK (Android Package) file, getting it ready for users to download. This app can be found and gotten from places like the Google Play Store or other spots online where you can get apps.

Why team up with Android app makers in India?

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Also, Indian companies are great at changing things up and making special solutions just for what different businesses need. They know a lot about a wide range of fields because they've worked with many types of clients. This helps them understand different needs well. Ensuring seamless integration with your specific business goals.

By using time differences, Android app makers in India can work day and night, making projects go faster and support more immediate. They also bring the latest tech and ways of doing things, keeping your app up-to-date in a fast-changing digital world.

When it comes to fixing issues, many methods can be tried. Some work better and smoother than others. The best fixes are those that are well planned, step-by-future-step, and fine-tuned for getting the right results quickly and well.

[the-wonder-wall]

Willow: The Basics

Tw: Under the cut/readmore topics such as bugs (maggots), self/harm (during hallucinatory episodes), and sexual manipulation (Predeviancy) will be discussed. There are also censored reference photos. Stick to the area above to avoid that.

Species: Android

Height: 5'4

Pronouns: They/them

Sexuality: Pansexual

Created: May 2034

Deviated: October 31, 2035

Quick Notes:

• Michael had named Willow Angelica, often calling them his angel, they changed their name to Willow shortly after deviating

• They also hate angel's because of this, would not recommend using that as a pet name unless you want to upset them

• Because of how they deviated it is very hard for them to trust someone enough to repair them, if they do let someone repair them the circumstances are likely to be extreme

• Due to the amount of damage they've sustained, both self-inflicted and by others, their self healing program is barely functioning

• While they are still durable and can take a hit, they recover much slower than previously

• As of 2038 they live in the Junkyard, after the revolution pretty much any android there is dead. Willow see's the lack of life as a sign of safety, even if they are very lonely

• Although they're skittish, Willow is far too friendly for their own good. They can also be very gullible

• Willow doesn't quite grasp that stealing is wrong, only that stealing certain items are wrong. They don't steal to be malicious, they just assume it's ok if the item is either abundant or appears to be abandoned

• If told not to steal they are likely to take it as "Don't steal this particular item."

• They do not like being approached from the right as they can't see due to the missing eye

• The damage under their clothes is just as severe, if not more, than the damage to their face.

• While they don't want to be violent, there are situations where they'll feel there's no choice. They carry a switchblade for their own safety

• On the off chance that they kill someone, the memory files of the incident have and will corrupt for the sake of their own sanity. It's worth noting that they will continously try and fail to open the memory files as they badly want to know what happened.

• Will occasionally crack jokes, they're still learning humor and this tends to adapt to the people they hang around

• Will hide wherever they deem safe before going into stasis, usually in closes spaces at the junkyard

• Voicebox is severely damaged, causing their voice to sound distorted when they speak

• Created as a female android, has fully functional genitalia but they are non-binary

• Has never interfaced, isn't even sure what it is beyond android's holding hands and deactivating their skin programs

• They have no cooking program, but they were taught a small amount of recipes that their ex owner and his college aged daughter (Monica) wanted Willow to know

• They will sometimes try to avoid answering certain questions if they're uncomfortable

• Michael (ex owner) hade Willow's sense of touch made to be as close to human as possible. They feel chronic pain from their injuries

• They are highly susceptible to cold due to the open wounds allowing air exposure to their bio components. If their temperature drops too low they will be forced into stasis

• They also can't get too wet because of the exposed bio components. While water is unlikely to kill them it will certainly hurt them

Summary:

Willow is a custom made android created for their ex owner Michael with the intended purpose of being a fancy Halloween decoration. Before the Revolution he was well known for his increasingly horrofic Haunted Houses, gaining fame for his use of android's and how realistically their responses to stimuli, most notably fear, were.

To make everything more authentic feeling he would pay to have custom android's built to his liking, only giving them the program's he felt they'd need.

For Willow this means that they were built without the ability to scan, communicate through their mind, or use search functions to look things up. Michael intended for them to be entirely reliant on him. As a result they're as naïve as they are curious.

One perk they do have is their durability. Having become annoyed with how easily the previous android's shutdown during the deviation process, Michael had Willow built for durability. This is a huge reason Willow has yet to succumb to the damage they've sustained.

He also had them built with a feature that'd force them into an Emergency Stasis if they were to begin to self-destruct, after deviation this feature keeps them alive during hallucinatory episodes.

[Note that I forgot to draw their LED in one pic, they do have one]

Willow's Deviation:

From May 2034 to October 30, 2035 Willow lived with Michael, his college aged daughter Monica, and a few miscellaneous android's, blissfully ignorant as to what their intended purpose was. While weren't deviant, there were feelings of love. They had been led to believe that Michael cared for them as someone would a spouse. It's worth noting that he had installed Willow with sexual programs for his own perverted reasons, naturally Willow had gotten the wrong idea. Michael, however, was not about to correct them as he was well aware that the emotional whiplash would only aid in the deviation process. Which he saw more as damaged coding than actual sentience.

To cause Willow to deviate Michael had created several open wounds, burning the edges of the wounds to ensure the damage would heal as little as possible.

This was also to create as much pain as possible, as with each android Michael had continuously worked to make their sense of touch as strong as possible, both inside and out.

Once that was done he filled the wounds with rotten meat and maggots, locking them in a cage as a prop for the Haunted House.

He also installed metal wings to play up the angel aesthetic, these were ripped out when Willow met Kelli

Normally, early the next morning, Michael would put the android out of it's misery if it survived the night, but Monica, having begun to question if these reactions were really just broken coding, took pity on Willow and allowed them to escape.

After deviating Willow suffers from hallucinatory episodes where they believe the maggots are still inside of them. It is essentially bits of the memory replaying, overtime it began to spread much like a virus until they could see/feel the maggots on areas of their body that hadn't been harmed when they deviated.

During these episodes they attempt to dig the maggots out, usually with the switchblade they often carry, the episode will not end until they're forced into Emergency Stasis. During these episodes, if someone approaches them, Willow will likely perceive them as a threat or as Micheal himself. They are very likely to attack someone during this time.

[The reference photo with the flowers was created by a friend who wishes to remain anonymous. All other art is by me, though some is older]