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    SecUnits and Special Agents I: The Adventures of Badass, Action-Hero Bot by

    Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells  

    18 Sep 2025

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    One Construct, on a Secret Mission to destroy evil and protect its humans, must face hostile raiders, Super-Intelligent AI, and its own complex identity in this heart stopping action thriller!

    Or: What might Murderbot and Perihelion’s escapades look like to a construct from the outside? Probably a lot more terrifying than they realize.

    Update 09/13/25, this fic uses a work skin. If you want to see it, enable creator styles

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    Information Gathering by

    Fandoms: Discworld - Terry Pratchett  

    04 Jul 2023

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    Vimes thought: What information are you gathering, Vetinari? You didn’t tell me not to tell anyone else, other than keeping it out of the paper. Are you testing me? Haven’t you already tested me? Do you want to see what I do, who I tell, how I proceed? How many moves ahead do you think I can think—do you want me to think? You didn’t hide how you felt. Did you? You always hide how you feel. Is this what you feel? How can I tell? Why is this different? Is this different? Am I overthinking this because… because of…

    Vimes said: “Will that be all, sir?”

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    Quantitative Research by

    Fandoms: Discworld - Terry Pratchett  

    29 Jan 2023

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    The first time he saw a man on his knees in an alley, the image had stuck to his eyelids for weeks. The second time he actually laughed in surprise. The third time he frowned. The fourth time he looked away.

    The fifth time, he watched.

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    The Forest by

    Fandoms: Discworld - Terry Pratchett  

    08 May 2023

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    One day, when Havelock was upside down on the chaise lounge reading about palatal consonants and Sybil was wiring up a dragon skeleton, she said, “Havelock. Tell me about idioms.”

    (podfic available by so_soft_boy)

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    The Importance of Being Mostly Human by for elementalv

    Fandoms: Discworld - Terry Pratchett  

    20 Dec 2012

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    In which Susan identifies "Where's My Cow" as a proto-talismanic anchor for Young Sam's continued health and existence, and tries very hard not to wonder what the Vimes' butler does on his day off. There may also be a lesson about the meaning of Hogswatch, but no one wants to talk about that.

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