Hello!!!!!!!! Hope you're having a nice day!!!! I'm insane about your SOMA au, it's so nice to see an au where Simon is spared from The Horrors
Your au has so much potential and I think that's really neat, was anyone there when Simon woke up? Imagine how scary it must be if you're a pathos employee just chilling and then one of the dive suits gains sentience and starts freaking out, I'd hate to be the one to explain to him that he's not human and he's 100 years in the future
You said in one of your posts that he becomes the poster guy for robot rights, what did he do to become that popular? I'm genuinely curious about what some guy at the bottom of the ocean can do to become a major figure in what sounds like a civil rights movement
*emerges from the salt marsh covered in conference presentation abstracts and barnacles* oml I haven’t thought deeply about my beloved Paranoid Android of Pathos II AU in too long… I’m so glad that goofy little concept has been fun for you too!
1. Was anyone there when Simon woke up?
Kind of? In my head the diving suit+scanner was an abandoned pet project of Catherine’s that was quite literally shoved in a closet somewhere when other projects began to take priority. (The world isn’t ending; research is just Like That sometimes.) The closet happened to have a structure gel leak which contaminated the suit and bam! Simon is Very Confused and concerned about suddenly being in a closet. Catherine is in her office at the time, so hyper focused on her work she doesn’t really hear him come out of the closet and when he asks where he is/what’s going on she kind of assumes he’s a technician that got lost until she turns around and promptly Nopes Out. Explaining to him that he’s not human and 100 years in the future is Ross’ job (AI psychologist - that’s kind of in his job title, right?)
2. Why does Simon have international acclaim for pioneering android rights?
I’m not gonna lie that was a joke based entirely on the crack premise of him getting arrested for stealing from the on-station Panera Bread restaurant (which is entirely my own ridiculous invention for silliness purposes). I guess the reason why the world would care is because like…you arrested a robot. Does the robot’s ‘creator’ get prosecuted or does the robot? I imagine the case was dropped because it was so absurd and had never happened before but it technically set the precedent that a) AI scans are independent of their physical ‘creators’ and b) are entitled to basic rights insofar as the legal system and its proceedings.
A bit of a stretch to call it a civil rights movement since Simon is the only scan that’s ‘awake’ although I’m sure the Carthage Industries Ethics Committee is having a hell of a time figuring out if they need to stop using such scans/should they try to make more androids like Simon for profit/etc. Bad day to be in the corporate offices.
…although I reiterate that factoid was born from the joke premise of Simon stealing from Panera. A restaurant on Pathos II. At the bottom of the ocean. Because Carthage Industries has taste. So this is all a goofy crack scenario anyway lol
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I'm finally back at my computer and I miss drawing gay people so send in some komahina requests and i may draw a few of them...
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kinda wanna replay 3 but also. never finished my last playthrough i started in 2. and i don't wanna have to delete one of my save files. hhhhhhhh 3 WHY CAN'T YOU HAVE MORE THAN TWO SAVE FILES I KNOW YOU'RE THE BIGGEST 3DS GAME BUT ISTG-
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Ok gang!!!
It's been a while, and I think it's time to come clear about a plan I used to have, and how I am very unsure about whether or not it's worth doing.
I technically have the first chapter of The Empire of Preys ready to go. I have basically only that. I did plan to release it on the birthday of Halfway Home's last released chapter, but the truth is: it's happening smack in the middle of an incredibly busy time for me, so I have basically nothing ready as far as promotional material goes.
Also, and it was my plan for a little while, I don't think I can sustain the one chapter per week release schedule I once had with Halfway Home --and I had to come to terms with the fact that I do not have it in me to polish that story nearly as much as I did Halfway Home. I still love it, I still want it out... but I think I'll take it much slower and at a more regular "fanfic" pace for me than what I did with HH. The story of TEoP is not completed yet. I am not completely sure on how to go about certain PoV characters. But, I feel like I can't wait for a "perfect" version like I did with HH, or I will never release this story.
So, while I'm not sure whether or not I'll actually post the first chapter on the 20th of April, I will try to begin posting it relatively soon, and make no promises on when the next one will come out.
I have, however, character portraits in the work! It's coming!! At some point!! Maybe this week if I can finish my work by then!!
Anyway, I hope you are all doing fine, and stuff is doing good, and all of the things. <3
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On a scale of 1-10 how much do you like Luke Atmey
hmmm maybe a 7? his design is super fun and i remember him being really funny, but other than that i cant say i got too attached. i like him for sure though!
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Once you're stripped clean, what's at your core?
Uquiz, Etrii Hartrael edition! Thanks to @zeloinator and @boileddogchicken for the tags!
acerbic wit
you're a mentor — an old scarred wolf, an injured soldier, a disgraced paladin. your teachings read as shamelessly pretentious, speaking in rhymes and biting down hard into anyone stupid enough to make the wrong move. this isn't your first life, nor your second, nor your sixth — you'll make the most of your time shackled to this world, no matter how many loops it takes to get it right. with every defeat, you reincarnate; a little smarter, a little quicker, crueler and nastier. will you choose to be brutal, equalizing, that final strike in the face of your enemies? will you go soft, become tender and domesticated? the choice is yours. it's not like i can stop you.
Ough. Accurate. Etrii is defiant and self-righteous, stubborn and unyielding. She's seen more conflict than most, and she's learned plenty of lessons the hard way. There's one particular answer in this quiz that particularly encapsulates Etrii:
pick your role
defense - I'll protect anyone who needs it, damn the odds and damn the risks. if i won't do it, no one else will.
Mutuals do this (if ya want to) especially @kingstealer and @silver-rosetta .
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YOU PLAYED LAPSE????? did you like forte <3
Yes! I absolutely loved Lapse, played the whole thing in like a day in a frenzy. I love all of them tbh, Lapse really had no unlikeable characters.
Forte is a good boi who deserves all the good things, also his design is so good?? Like it's kinda simple but suits him so well. Tbh, Lapse had great designs, none of them were too over the top and yet they all suited them and they were recognisable with their talents.
Also that event where he asks Echo if they're alright and they say no and he sings gives me chills every time.
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