bakerstreet | Not a robot

NOT just A ROBOT

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

[Not looking for traditional romantic/sexual shipping; Murderbot is canonically aro ace. But very much a rogue, conflicted mess of a security cyborg-construct.]

[ cyberpunk Tempest AU yes hello?

Especially interested in Ariel as the Robot in 1, 3, 6, 11, but anything that plays around in that space is good food. Come be their Prospero, or Miranda, or Caliban! ]

[[Robot specifically created to be the spitting image of a famous scientist, just for an extra layer of existential fuckery. He's also super volatile so, uh, good luck~!]]

[Robot]

[We've got two options here: former Special Forces kill-bot, who got rescued and has learned so many more skills now
Or: Caretaker model with a specialty in cooking, but who took the 'caretaker' thing REAL damn seriously so he's got a fuckton of after-market combat and sundry subroutines.

Either way, he's also passing as a human, which could get dicey.]

[Probably the human, I can see her getting some kind of caretaker/companion/nurse 'bot while she's recovering from getting Vecna'd, and she would be very sympathetic because no one should have to deal with her mother even if they are an android.
Obviously cool with different eras rather than pseudo-80s.]

[He's an Augmented Human, and as this was done against his will he's definitely got a soft spot for robots, especially older models set for decommission or whatever.
He's also got a repair shop/halfway house that's known in the robot circles for being where to go to get tags changed (essentially) he'll do whatever it takes to get them into a new line of work in a new sector/city]

[Okay but consider: Wayne as a caretaker robot passing as human, Eddie's the one who knows because Eddie's the one who keeps him running. Which probably also means aside from keeping his rattletrap van running, he's the go-to guy for rogue android repair.
Alternately: Eddie as some kind of storytelling & interactive playtime robot (D&D DM!) but he just wants to make music.]

[Bots come in Animal Companion™ style, right? You know that medication and appointment reminders are probably easier to take coming from an adorable critter than a nannybot.
Plus he's warm and huggable/pettable and can do that calming heartbeat thing for the anxious ones.]

[Obligatory sexbot option (but of course totally down for him being the human instead, or working as part of the underground or whatever we're calling it)]

[Either he's a slightly-glitchy caretaker type robot who will go to extremes to keep his charges safe, or he's out there being a mother hen to a bunch of actual kids and a bunch of rescued robots.]

[Book of Boba Fett/Mandalorian timeline, generally. She's one of the shop owners in Mos Espa, doesn't talk much, but she's known for being able to repair/rebuild older tech, which includes folks with mod parts that are too outdated for the Modder to be able to work on.]

[She was a performer (think if Chuck E. Cheese Pizza Players or The Rock-afire Explosion were y'know, human) who worked high-end music venues. Except she super hated that because holy exploitation batman, so she escaped that and lives out in the fringes of civilization now, helping others do the same wherever she can.]

[Arguably human, possibly augmented, definitely raised by an assassin-bot for a portion of her life.]

[Robot. He's a literal killing machine and very good at what he does. He may well have gone rogue, and he possibly encountered someone who managed to inspire a spark of emotion in him... but I'm open to a variety of scenarios.]

[definitely the robot, open to any scenarios]

[haven't seen the movie still but played through security breach, open to any scenarios]

[ obligatory. this ~~hole~~ meme was made for P. open to: 2, 5-7, 10-14, 17-18. cross-canon adored. open to shipping/smut with discussion, info on journal. ]

Not a robot

Murderbot | The Murderbot Diaries

Ariel | The Tempest | OTA

Copy Rezo | Slayers | OTA

Maedhros | the silmarillion | ota

Eliot Spencer | Leverage | OTA

Chrissy Cunningham + Stranger Things + OTA

Techie | Dredd | OTA

Eddie + Stranger Things + OTA

Sebastian + nu!Suicide Squad + OTA

Gabreel King + OC + OTA

Steve | Stranger Things | OTA

Tinker - Star Wars OC - OTA

Shiny \ Fabulous Killjoys OC \ OTA

Mathilda + Leon: The Professional AU + OTA

Kenny Ackerman | Attack on Titan | ota

David 8 | Alien Franchise | OTA

Circus Baby | FNAF | OTA

Geppetto's Puppet ("Pinocchio") | Lies of P