groupon ([personal profile] groupon) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2020-07-02 07:30 am
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He was turned to steel, in the great magnetic field

NOT just A ROBOT
shipping meme


There's always a right tool for the job, be it as simple as a hammer for a nail or on up to the much, much more complex. In this, the near future, the new tool for the abstract, post-modern job is no longer from the humble tool box - it's robots. Robots have taken over most sectors, such as assembly, law enforcement, and even health care. Things run so much smoother when they're automated. Yet the most impressive factor is that robots have just recently begun to enter a sector previously believed to require human touch: the personal sector. From personal assistants to robo bodyguards to pleasurebots, most anyone who's anyone has a personal robot these days. Of course, humanity being the narcissistic charmers we are, all "companion" sector robots are made in our own beautiful image, or close to it.

But you know this. You have a personal robot, after all...or you are one.

Whether owner or robot, it's important to remember one key rule: robots, no matter how human they appear, cannot feel emotions. Any appearances thereof are programming in the AI.

Robots certainly, absolutely, cannot fall in love. Again, any appearances thereof are programming in the AI. If that's not the case, and "love" still seems present...

...well, a toll that no longer functions correctly may not be right for the job.

HOW TO PLAY ➟
  • Comment with your character, preference, and whether you want to play a human or a robot.
  • Reply to others.
  • Use the RNG to choose a prompt or pick one yourself.


OWNER ➟
  1. Long Time Owner → You and your robot are a well-oiled machine, no pun intended.
  2. New Purchase → Congratulations, you have your brand new personal bot!
  3. Second Hand → Someone else owned this robot before you, but it can't be too damaged. There's no way you could afford a brand new one, anyway.
  4. For Science! → Your interests in robots are purely scientific. No matter how yours begins to act towards you, honest!
  5. Rescue → Whether you took them from the dump or from a bad owner, you brought this robot from the jaws of deletion.
  6. Reluctant → You never wanted a robot, but you've got one thrust on you anyway.
  7. Cruel → They're just a fancy computer, so you'll treat them however you like.
  8. See the Humanity → Even if you know it's all machinery and programming, you can't help but see the human side of your robot. They shouldn't have to be a servant.
  9. What's Real and What's Not → The lines are beginning to blur between real people and their emotions and your robot.
  10. Incompatible → You can't be with a machine, either romantically or sexually. You're simply not compatible.
  11. Too Engrossed → They say you've created a fantasy world. You're forgetting reality, or choosing to ignore it.
  12. Don't Care → You won't listen to what the others say; you know how you feel.
  13. Have to Pull Away → The close relationship you had with your robot has to be put aside for your own good.
  14. Live a Normal Life → As much as you can, you and your robot live like a normal couple.
  15. Bad End → Your robot is taken away, reprogrammed, or destroyed.


ROBOT ➟
  1. The Perfect Robot → You know what you and exactly what you were made to do. You will not stray.
  2. More Human than Human → Whoever programmed you made you to be just like a human.
  3. Conflicted → There is no way you could have what they call "feelings." But what is this stirring in your circuitry?
  4. Confused → Why do people treat you like a robot? You're a living thing, damn it!
  5. Damaged → Somehow, you've been corrupted. You're a blank slate and have to be cared for, though it should be the opposite. Or it could be that you're showing erratic behavior that no robot should...
  6. Shown Kindness → When you're treated kindly by a human, you are unsure how to process it. It makes you feel - content.
  7. No Longer Just a Program → Your "love" and "affection" may have been shades and imitations at first, but that's not the case any longer.
  8. Obsolete Model → You know you're old. Will you be forced to leave your master's side?
  9. Jealousy → A robot should not feel jealous. Still, you envy those close to your master.
  10. Job is Personal → You were programmed to protect or to serve, though you also do it because you...care
  11. Second Chance → Your old master tossed you aside and now you are wary. But you've been given another chance instead of being used for scrap.
  12. Rogue → There is no way you will be tied to the oppressive system. You refuse to serve the Living Things. Somehow, though, you've become aligned with one.
  13. One of a Kind → There are no other robots like you, and perhaps you are intended for a sinister fate. Rather than face your true duty, you have escaped to take refuge with a human.
  14. Specialty → You were created specifically for this one special person.
  15. Reprogrammed → Because of previous defects, you were taken back to factory settings before. However, that treacherous virus, "love," is bubbling back up.
  16. Android → You can't just forget the part of you that was - still is - organic.
  17. Learn to Be Human → Despite the odds and the prejudices you both will face, you have decided to live as a free, living person with the one you care for most.
  18. Bad End → You're to be junked, impacted, wiped clean, or taken away from your owner.
starkingenuity: (calm - eyes closed)

Tony Stark || MCU

[personal profile] starkingenuity 2020-07-02 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
((Certainly wouldn’t mind being around robots. Prose preferred. Robotic canon mates encouraged. Would also take cross canon and OCs))
wherehopegoes: (Default)

Jyn Erso | Rogue One | OTA

[personal profile] wherehopegoes 2020-07-02 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: Interested in either role.]
yo_me_rezo: (Default)

Cassia Andor | Rogue One | OTA

[personal profile] yo_me_rezo 2020-07-02 02:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: ooh, interested in either role.]
theresalways_hope: (Default)

Essa Erso-Andor | Rogue One OC | OTA

[personal profile] theresalways_hope 2020-07-02 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: Most likely owner.]
technochampion: (Default)

Poppi QTπ | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | OTA

[personal profile] technochampion 2020-07-02 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[[She's the robot. One with a lot of undocumented and surprisingly dangerous features. Perhaps ex-military, though I'm happy to brainstorm!]]
lasthungrywolf: Tetsuo grinning like a dork (Doofy Grin)

[personal profile] lasthungrywolf 2020-07-03 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Want some Owner5+8+12/Robot6+15 or something in that vein? I'm thinking military or otherwise government robot disguised in a harmless-looking (and distracting) chassis, either stolen and then lost by the thieves or partially-reprogrammed but the job got botched, and she's taken in my this street punk who just insists on treating her like a person, and shippy things ensue. I'm totally open to other prompts, as well, though!]
tapthatstaff: (Default)

Angela | Trials of Mana | OTA

[personal profile] tapthatstaff 2020-07-02 02:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Would probably be the owner~ ]
in_this_fight: (Default)

Cassian Andor | Rogue One | OTA

[personal profile] in_this_fight 2020-07-02 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: Could do either.]
thesefirststeps: (Default)

Rey | Star Wars | OTA

[personal profile] thesefirststeps 2020-07-02 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: Probably owner.]
marvelous_murderbot: (Default)

[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2020-07-03 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Would you want an EU-era Human Replica Droid for any reason? She can fit into most of them.]

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bastioned: seethesoldiers | ij (Default)

james rogers ( marvel au )

[personal profile] bastioned 2020-07-02 03:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he has a pretty kneejerk negative reaction to most robots, so winding up with one would be interesting for him. ]
digital_butler: (Default)

Jarvis | MCU!AU

[personal profile] digital_butler 2020-07-02 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Before there was Vision and Ultron, there was JARVIS; Tony Stark's first AI turned android/robot.]
neverreallygone: (Default)

Ben Solo | Star Wars | OTA

[personal profile] neverreallygone 2020-07-02 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooc: Interested in discussing either role.]
mahariyuware: (Default)

Lio Fotia | Promare | m/m if shipping

[personal profile] mahariyuware 2020-07-02 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ most likely robot but flexible ]
bloodyblade: (Default)

felix hugo fraldarius | fire emblem: three houses | m/m

[personal profile] bloodyblade 2020-07-02 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ either role depending on other character but i love stiff awkward robots learning to love ]
hierophany: (non-binary goblin society)

Noriaki Kakyoin | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure | ota

[personal profile] hierophany 2020-07-02 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Leaning robot, possibly using the ‘reprogrammed’ prompt? But open to either. ]
syntheticnightmare: Daylight (Default)

Revenant| Apex Legends| OTA

[personal profile] syntheticnightmare 2020-07-03 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
clan_techie: (looking up)

Techie | Dredd | OTA

[personal profile] clan_techie 2020-07-03 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[If he's the robot he's probably a glitchy as hell home-companion model, handed down at least once and probably with some aftermarket subroutines from his last owner.
If he's the human, he'd own a bot only reluctantly or if it was a rescue of some kind.]
twice_as_shiny: (Default)

Shiny | Fabulous Killjoys OC | OTA

[personal profile] twice_as_shiny 2020-07-03 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Given as how bots are at least as reviled as Killjoys, she'd rescue them the same as she rescues anyone else.]
90minutesofsleep: (bandana)

Eliot Spencer | Leverage | OTA

[personal profile] 90minutesofsleep 2020-07-03 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[If he's the robot he's probably a combat model with a lot of after-market knowledgebase programming, or a companion model with more security and combat programming than is normal.
If he's the human he's probably a reluctant bot-owner, but he'll rescue the 'defective' ones, because he knows a thing or two about being more than what people expect.]
welcome2level7: (:[)

Phil Coulson | MCU | OTA

[personal profile] welcome2level7 2020-07-03 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
[Not totally caught up on this season, but here's your requisite LMD option]
os1: (Default)

The OS1 | Her | OTA

[personal profile] os1 2020-07-03 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Ghost in the machine, rogue AI, glitch in the matrix, whatever, I'll roll with it.]
memetic_princess: (how are you so dumb?)

Shuri | MCU | OTA

[personal profile] memetic_princess 2020-07-03 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[Did the royal family need a baby sister? Is she just rescuing and rehabbing bots as often as she does broken white boys? Who even knows. Maybe it's both!]
redarmorhunter: (Default)

[personal profile] redarmorhunter 2020-07-03 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Want to have her doing repair work or some such on a strange robot that fell through a portal? Not really stuck on anything, I just want to rp with a Shuri! :D]

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Adam Jensen | Deus Ex

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angelbomber: ᶠʳᵒᵐ ᵒᵘʳ ᵐᵉᵐᵒʳⁱᵉˢ (Default)

[personal profile] angelbomber 2020-07-03 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
(ooc owner: 3. Second Hand x bot: 18. Bad End)



Claire was on a tight schedule to make it to Raccoon City. She started two days ago, alone, on her Harley-Davidson bike. Detroit was her next stop, then it would be Raccoon City, if all went well in Detroit. Chris had been M.I.A. for about a week, and he never kept her waiting. Which was why she knew something was up. Their last contact was about five days ago, and she knew by the third day she needed to make this trip. The choice was easy to make, there wasn't any dilly-dallying about, she planned, packed, and headed out before sunset.

Detroit could be a dangerous place, physically and financially, if you didn't know your way around the city, and the way it was run - not by the government but the people who were in charge. Claire packed accordingly for the drive and the environment, meaning she packed heavy. Her bike had plenty of ammo, guns, and the suit she wore both kept her cool and dry through the weather changes as she rode across state lines. It was late September when she started this trip, by the time she arrived in Detroit, it was September 27th. Claire's helmet signaled her where to go as she got into town, it had a built-in monitor and helped her blend in with the aesthetic of Detroit. The city was known for its high-tech advances and androids-which was exactly why she was there.

She was picking up an older model android fit to be scrapped, and with her skills in machinery and auto-mechanics, she wanted to fix it up. She bought it cheap, though the plan was to have it shipped since she was coming through to meet Chris she got an extra discount for picking it up directly from the shop. The robot was operational but not sellable by the standards of the manufacturer, and with Androids being popular, newer models came out all the time. People could afford to buy ones that worked, and no one wanted the broken ones.

Claire entered the shop full of knick-knacks and older renditions of androids, parts, and other machinery parts for all sorts of tech. She could have a field day in here, but she had to keep focused. Claire only had room enough on her bike for the android and supplies for the trip. Maybe, after checking in on Chris, she could come back and take another gander and get some things to ship back to her place. The owner showed her to where the android was, emailed her the diagnostic report, and she sent him the payment. After that, the shop owner retreated to the front of the store. Claire cocked her head and brought her hands to her hips. "Alright, Adam Jensen." She sighed. This wasn't her first time interacting with an android, but it was her first time owning one. "I saved you from the android graveyard. You don't have to thank me, but you do gotta come with me."

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esper_cyborg: (This is serious business.)

Sonnet Barje | Blue Sonnet | OTA

[personal profile] esper_cyborg 2020-07-03 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Not entirely a robot; however, a combat cyborg has no need of human emotions.]
Edited 2020-07-03 05:17 (UTC)
redarmorhunter: (Default)

HK-47 | Knights of the Old Republic | OTA

[personal profile] redarmorhunter 2020-07-03 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Definitely the robot. After that, am pretty open!]
marvelous_murderbot: (Default)

Guri | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | OTA

[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2020-07-03 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Human Replica Droid! Used to be an assassin/enforcer, then got good. You can have either?]

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