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After he first moves to Mensah's farm, Gurathin spends many of his days at FirstLanding University. He gets to know members of the Systems Department and helps them with their work.
When a student prank damages one of the university bots, Gurathin tries to figure out how to repair it. It's another way for him to keep busy, another way to spend his time being useful.
He doesn't expect Pin-Lee to show up one day and need his help. Of course, he's more than willing to give it... even if it involves the Corporation Rim.
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This is an alternate take on Educational, which is from Pin-Lee's point of view.
Chapter 1 works as a stand-alone. Later chapters require familiarity with Educational or they might not make sense.
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- Part 4 of Just in Case
- Part 8 of Case by Case
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Mensah is gone. Mensah is gone.
And Gurathin is desperate to get her back. No matter what it takes.
Even if it means delving back into everything he wanted to leave in the past...
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- Part 10 of Perceptive, Observant, Vigilant
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Gurathin wakes up.
The scent of sweet flowers hangs in the air, cloying and thick...
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Gurathin wakes up.
(Is he awake? Everything is dark...)
"-- hear me? Please respond, Dr. Gurathin."
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Gurathin wakes up with a shout.
He flails, tangled in the bedcover, and his hand strikes something soft...
Or:
Gurathin loses touch with reality.
(Does he lose touch with reality?)
(How can he know for sure?)
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...And Gurathin makes good on his offer to Pin-Lee to
hackreview Station Security.*
This is an alternate take / missing scene for Provisions.
It can probably stand alone if you just want to read about Gurathin messing with StationSec's systems!
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- Part 3 of Just in Case
- Part 6 of Case by Case
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A politician, a lawyer, and a spy walk into a restaurant...
... from another perspective.
And Mensah reflects on the past several months since she brought Dr. Gurathin to Preservation.
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This is an alternate take / missing scene for Provisions. Mensah's POV contains more angst than the original fic. This is intended to be read after that work but can (probably) also stand alone.
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- Part 5 of Case by Case
- Part 2 of Just in Case
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Works from A Hopeless Case (Pin-Lee's point of view, starts 6 years pre-canon) and Just In Case (alternate POVs from those works) in recommended reading order.
Exploring Pin-Lee's
friendshiprelationshipmutual administrative assistancewith Dr. Gurathin.These works are all gen but will vary in ratings based on individual contents.
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- Bookmarks:
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Missing scenes / alternate points of view for fics in A Hopeless Case series.
Many of these scenes will be from Gurathin's perspective. But other characters - including Ratthi, Bharadwaj, and
I'm not telling you yet!- will get to chime in, too.- Words:
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A series of works exploring Pin-Lee's
friendshiprelationshipmutual administrative assistancewith Dr. Gurathin. Working together, socializing, mutual goading, all those kinds of things.Starts from their first meeting in Preservation and goes until... well, we'll see.
Title is a reference to chapter 3 of "Indelible". And it's not that kind of hopeless. No actual whump here. But never forget that the Corporation Rim is terrible.
(I am removing my note about number of works planned because the number just. Keeps. Growing!)
Timeline ranging from 6 years pre-canon until All Systems Red/Season 1 of the show for certain.
I have also started writing alternate points of view / missing scenes for these works! You can find them in Just in Case or else use Case by Case for recommended reading order.
- Words:
- 92,645
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- Bookmarks:
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Perceptive, Observant, Vigilant by Jack_Daw
Fandom Murderbot (TV), The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
12 Feb 2026
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Looking at things from (my take on) Gurathin's perspective. Pre-canon, during canon, way off-screen during canon, potentially even post-canon. It's all fair game.
He is a cranky wet cat of a human who desperately needs a hug and will be going through it.
There's some fluff, too.
- Words:
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The gods weren't pleased about the whole "Persephone" thing, and this whole war is really getting in the way of Hypnos' work. So he hatches a plan to end the war that will probably not get him chained to a rock getting his liver eaten. A good 60-40% chance.
He would become Olympus' Persephone. And he would tell nobody where he was going.
But...why did he care whether there was war or not...?
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“We’re from the Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland. I’m Seth, the captain of this ship. This is Martyn, my number one.”
Martyn squeezed Captain Seth’s shoulder. “Our work with the university frequently takes us into situations where … where a SecUnit would be beneficial.”
That sounded bad. It also sounded like —
“And so we bought your contract,” said Martyn.
Yeah.
That.
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- Part 1 of Orbital Mechanics
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- English
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26 Aug 2025
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falling downwards into the light by liesel_fogel
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
10 Jul 2025
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Silco, drugged and injured, stumbles into the first place he recognizes- the Last Drop. Vander, who assumed Silco was dead, sees this as a chance for reconciliation.
Unfortunately, Silco does not feel the same way.Set three years after the Day of Ashes, so pre-canon but post-drowning.
Bookmarked by Jack_Daw
22 Aug 2025
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More Than We Were Given (Nothing Gentle About This) by Peikkolapsi
Fandoms: Arcane: League of Legends (Cartoon 2021)
18 Nov 2025
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(this is a finished work, I'm just chopping it into chapter-sized bits as I edit)
Two boys meet in the dark - one with bloodied knuckles, the other with nothing left to lose.
What follows is years of quiet want, bitter loyalty, and the slow, brutal rise to power.It’s the story of two Kings and the City that made them.
Of the people they lose, the ones they fight for, and the child who might still save them both.It starts with survival, it ends in ruin.
Everything in between is theirs - and maybe, if they’re lucky, what comes after will be too.Bookmarked by Jack_Daw
22 Aug 2025
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Old Familiar Sting by Sholio
Fandoms: Murderbot (TV), The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
23 Jul 2025
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Preservation Alliance medical professionals vs. deeply traumatized Corporation Rim escapees.
Bookmarked by Jack_Daw
21 Aug 2025