Shadowy_Dumbo_Octopus
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The scarab finds him at a river. He has crouched there to refill his water skins, and then stayed there, because there's nothing much better to do. He almost kills it, on instinct, but it’s a curious thing, more vibrant than the water, even, with its little scuttling legs, its horns lifting, lowering. Instead, he sets his hand down, and up it crawls, tickling his palm.
There it sits. They look at one another, its beady black eyes shining.
Then comes the voice. Would you like to live again?
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04 May 2026
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There are stories told about these seas, and what lurks in them.
Some people should have listened better, before they went and took prisoners from the water.
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Are you jealous of me? Why?
No, you little idiot. I’m jealous of the fucking HubSys.
Okay, Murderbot, don’t panic. So what if the bots and systems you’ve interacted with in the past find your methods to be (ugh) intimate in some way. That was fine. That didn’t change anything. Right?
Shit, it changed everything.
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Murderbot finds out it's been unintentionally flirting with other bots and systems. ART wishes it would penetrate its own systems the same way.
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The Psychology of a Broken AI by The_Spam_Specialist
Fandoms: The Amazing Digital Circus (Web Series)
05 May 2026
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It’s been a few days since The Favorite Character Awards.
Pomni has been through a number of bizarre things during her time in the circus. Candy truck chases, angel head horrors, minimum wage labor, athletic events, gun-filled battle royales. But none of these come close to what she witnesses on a seemingly innocent day full of beach-filled fun: Caine attempting to take his own life.
After managing to stop him, Pomni takes it upon herself (and is borderline forced to by Bubble) to help keep Caine’s mental state intact by engaging in improvised therapy sessions with him. After all, if Caine died, what would happen to the circus? And to the humans that lived within it? This was her only concern at first. But as Caine opens up to her more through these sessions, she realizes just how much the AI is hurting and how long he has been harboring these negative emotions.
Turns out Caine needs more help than she thought.
He's just as trapped in this game as they are. And worse.
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“C’mon, Dowie, have a little faith! I know the gals here ain’t got time for you, but French girls can’t get enough of men in uniform.”
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13 Apr 2026