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    you will hear my voice by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    24 Jun 2026

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    Hostile engaging. Abort mission. I sent it on instinct, even though I knew it was much too late for that.

    What's going on? I could feel ART poking through my sensor data, trying to figure out what had made my threat assessment spike. Its tone was urgent, but calm. It wasn't sure yet if there was a legitimate threat or I was just having a Moment again.

    The answer was probably a solid "both".

    All of my organic parts told me to run.

    Most of my inorganic parts also told me to run.

    Feed ID: Negotiator Joslin
    Gender: fem-neutral

    I shoved the feed ID at ART.

    The negotiator?, it asked.

    She used to work for the company. She'll identify me as a SecUnit.

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    Murderbot encounters an old familiar face on a mission.

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    30 Jun 2026

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    Quality Control by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    14 Jun 2025

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    It was a partial lie, what I told Iris earlier. I am sure I would like to continue this line of testing. What I am unsure about is if SecUnit would like to.

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    29 Apr 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 35

    lessons learned by for MagpieCrown

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    27 Apr 2026

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    What was that? I ask, pausing the episode.

    Nothing important. Do not worry yourself.

    ART. Come on. You never do that.

    OR: During a cargo run ART and Murderbot finally address their grief.

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    27 Apr 2026

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    Beneath You by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    20 Apr 2026

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    After a few months together, ART and Murderbot decide to have sex. Murderbot is definitely for sure 100% ready for it.

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    Emotional Context by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane - Kate DiCamillo  

    27 Mar 2026

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    One of Mensah's children wants to read aloud to SecUnit from a chapter book. What's the worst that could happen? (It gets so spooked by a stupid old piece of children's media hitting too close to home that it has to run off and have an emotional collapse about it, that's the worst that could happen.)

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    30 Mar 2026