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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 ➟

Long Time Owner → You and your robot are a well-oiled machine, no pun intended.
New Purchase → Congratulations, you have your brand new personal bot!
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.
For Science! → Your interests in robots are purely scientific. No matter how yours begins to act towards you, honest!
Rescue → Whether you took them from the dump or from a bad owner, you brought this robot from the jaws of deletion.
Reluctant → You never wanted a robot, but you've got one thrust on you anyway.
Cruel → They're just a fancy computer, so you'll treat them however you like.
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.
What's Real and What's Not → The lines are beginning to blur between real people and their emotions and your robot.
Incompatible → You can't be with a machine, either romantically or sexually. You're simply not compatible.
Too Engrossed → They say you've created a fantasy world. You're forgetting reality, or choosing to ignore it.
Don't Care → You won't listen to what the others say; you know how you feel.
Have to Pull Away → The close relationship you had with your robot has to be put aside for your own good.
Live a Normal Life → As much as you can, you and your robot live like a normal couple.
Bad End → Your robot is taken away, reprogrammed, or destroyed.

ROBOT ➟

The Perfect Robot → You know what you and exactly what you were made to do. You will not stray.
More Human than Human → Whoever programmed you made you to be just like a human.
Conflicted → There is no way you could have what they call "feelings." But what is this stirring in your circuitry?
Confused → Why do people treat you like a robot? You're a living thing, damn it!
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...
Shown Kindness → When you're treated kindly by a human, you are unsure how to process it. It makes you feel - content.
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.
Obsolete Model → You know you're old. Will you be forced to leave your master's side?
Jealousy → A robot should not feel jealous. Still, you envy those close to your master.
Job is Personal → You were programmed to protect or to serve, though you also do it because you...care
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.
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.
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.
Specialty → You were created specifically for this one special person.
Reprogrammed → Because of previous defects, you were taken back to factory settings before. However, that treacherous virus, "love," is bubbling back up.
Android → You can't just forget the part of you that was - still is - organic.
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.
Bad End → You're to be junked, impacted, wiped clean, or taken away from your owner.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

husbands please + open to crosscanon.

[ not technically a robot, but close enough. not really interested in shipping, but I'm up for inconvenient non-romantic emotions.

open to pre-canon, post-canon, crossovers, or whatever. ]

[The robot, most likely. Number 5, 8, 15 are particular favorites, but open to all ides.]

[ Experimental model of Nexus Replicant, Rachael is something special. You'd never know she wasn't human, not without extensive testing anyway. She could pass as the human in a robot human pairing, or take her as she is. She is unaware of her nature at points in her canon so there's lots to have fun with in a classic neo noir setting. ]

[ The Joi model Digital Companion brought to you by the Wallace Corporation. Joi is a highly adaptable A.I. that observes and alters personality and presentation to suit the user. Give yourself the joy you deserve. ]

[Cyborg]

[Canonically an android]

[Canonically an android ~~and a warship~~]

Edited 2021-05-03 23:10 (UTC)

[ She's the robot. An AI, more specifically a sentient video game character who sought to escape to the real world and was granted her own artificial robotic body for the sake of this. No smut please. ]

[These all sound pretty interesting TBH]

[an android! in canon, she is an attacker (combat) android, designed to fight in a never ending war. for the purposes of this meme, she can be just about any kind of android. canonically she fits under 2 & 8, tho i’m open to just about any option. more info is in her journal.

open to gen & shipping, canon, pre-canon, crosscanon & au scenarios.]

Edited 2021-05-04 05:07 (UTC)

[[The robot, naturally. Canonically she's a warbot with a powerful built-in worship of humans but has never actually met one. Willing to play anything from that through to AU'ed as a sexbot that has more feelings than her buyer bargained for.]]

[ooc; either role. happy to au things up, too.]

With parts made in Japan, I am the modern man

wanda « mcu

SecUnit {Murderbot} | The Murderbot Diaries | ota

Coda - OC - OTA

Rachael || Blade Runner || OTA

Dolores Abernathy 🙢 Westworld 🙠 OTA

Joi, A Digital Companion | Bladerunner 2049 | OTA

"Ross" | OC

Hayden | Choices | M/M

Rommie | Andromeda

Monika || Doki Doki Literature Club || OTA

Revenant| Apex Legends| OTA

a2 | nier automata | ota

YoRHa Number 2 Type B | NieR: Automata | F/*

Android | Dark Matter | OTA

jyn erso || rogue one || ota

cassian andor || rogue one || ota

rey || star wars || ota

ben solo || star wars || ota

bodhi rook || rogue one || ota

rose tico || star wars || ota