shitposting rave 3: Dawn of the third rave

[Even without a recognizable face, they give the impression of smiling. They'd almost forgotten how precious little ones are. How did they forget that?] That's right. Part of growing's learning how to only let the emotions out where they won't hurt people, though, an' that's the bit where I fragged up, hey? Shouldn'a got riled up out here, even if it is the first time I've seen him in, oh... a few million years. Billion? Things all start blending together after a while.

Think I'll take you up on that hug, sweetspark. [More minor transformations smooth away any potentially sharp edges or pointy bits, and they kneel down to hug their newest sibling.] Pick out a name for yourself yet?

[Somehow, it is harder to be angry with a tiny idealist in their arms. This comes out less aggressive and more tired:] Yes, him too, d'you think I'd lie about something that big?

...I'm not a complete aft, atta, a couple mil of solitary or no. They haven't even grown into their kibble yet, I'm not about to tear into 'em.

 

'Course not! I just- y'know, he was alway the good one. I mean, y'know, Nesh I can believe getting into some stupid trouble he couldn't get out of, him with his head stuck firmly up his tailpipe, but somehow I never thought Atima would do anything- super dumb.
-he looks smaller somehow, and very sad-

...Dunno if they actually will grow kibble mind...

 

"It's nice to be appreciated" is exactly what I say whenever someone I heal actually notices and cares enough to say something.

The librarians at college saved my precocious self from lots of fruitless digging around in archives because they knew how to find things.

 

...he always was the idealist outta us. I-- I'd left before he-- well. Ros went down with him, said he'd-- somethin' about wanting to really know what it was like, to be one of the little ones. Dunno if the Well's really coughed 'im up yet, but... that sounds like him.

...no kibble? Guess it happens sometimes. Give'em a few centuries, see what happens, hey?

 

vwhat trolls.

 

...That does sound like him. ...Should be able to check whether he's back or not, gimme a tick...
-his optics get distant for a few moments before snapping back to focus-
Yeah, he's out! Been out for... a while, it seems? Hope it's going well for him, anyway.

-awkward clearing of vocalizer- It could! Dunno really what to expect from them, they were... sort of an accident...
more of an accident than Hippolyta? less of one? kind of difficult to quantify that

 

....That's something, then.

[They seem just as eager to find a new topic.]
Ehhh, accidents happen! Just do better with this one than with us, hey--

Hippolyta? There's another?

 

@crocellsApostate

who do you think

 

Hippolyta was at least partly his fault! -points at LS-

 

Wh--

Stars an' cinders, da, really? Really? Keep your spark in your chest for once in your life like the rest of us!

 

Oh yes. My fault that I created a sparkling with you by interfacing because you were curious, before you revealed that you'd reactivated the coding that allowed that to happen. Completely.

I'm not complaining - I love her dearly. But while she is my responsibility, I'm fairly sure the lion's share if fault, if there is any - can be laid at your feet.

 

Spawnuva--

Sweet mercy, medic, 'm sorry that happend to ya. He should have said something if he force-reactivated your coding, that's-- that's a whole new level of fragged up even for him.

 

(๑′°︿°๑)

I said partly. -gives him puppy eyes-

I already apologised for that!

 

I'm surprised you two are still together, honestly. Then again, it is pretty hard to say "no" to a god...

 

Angela looks at the kid who just entered.

"Never seen mods like that before! Who did them?"

 

...Pardon?

 

I'd call jetfuel but that's an insult to jets. Apologized for overridin'-- you think that's enough? Frag, maybe it ain't my place to get involved, but--

Fraggin' this.

You specifically told us not to get involved with the commoners for this damn reason an' now you're swannin' around takin' advantage of-- of medics, of all subclasses? Really?

 

Well, no one was exactly thrilled to discover suddenly we could reproduce in a way that had been coded out, but I can't say I mind the result, now that we can control it. I love being a parent.

Yes, you did. Although I have a feeling carrying Hippolyta was what really made the consequences of your actions sink in.

It's not like that. I have a vested interest in helping him become a better person, as he has been, and it turns out I like who he is when he's figured out social niceties and how much better it feels to be kind.

 

You have all this power, can do all this smiting. That makes it difficult for robots to have equal relationships with you, you know... even if they do want that. I think there's always fear there, always the thought "Primus wants to fuck me and if I say 'no,' he can really fuck my life up," when they get in relationships with you. It's just not balanced, and even if you don't know that, they do.

Yeah. It's an enormous power imbalance.

*skeptical* ... if you say so.

 

What? I never- look, okay, I totally deactivated the whole code exchange method of reproduction, ended up sending sparks up direct from me instead, and I just- reactivated it for the whole species, okay! And I said sorry for that already!

And I don't- take advantage, right? Much? (๑´╹‸╹`๑)

...yeah, that.