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voluntary security training by thetimesinbetween
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
04 Nov 2025
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Seth was not satisfied with ART's explanation that the whole incident was “voluntary security training” (correct), “a learning experience for all of us” (ugh), or “possibly a form of bonding between SecUnits” (double ugh). So now Three and I had to have a meeting with Seth, Karime, and ART, plus Iris, who was sitting in to "listen and learn." I could have asked Mensah to talk her way in as an expert mediator or something, but let’s be real, I’m not going to do that.
(No, Mensah hadn't joined ART's crew. We were on our way back to Mihira, and she and her second-eldest had come along to visit Amena, who was studying at PSUMNT. Well, that's what she'd said. Clearly, they were also visiting me.)
(This was not really a great time to get in trouble for shooting someone, is what I’m saying.)
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autonomic concatenation by thetimesinbetween
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
01 Jun 2025
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I am 22 meters away from your medical suite, I told ART. I'll be fine. I closed our feed connection.
ART immediately reopened the connection. 22.668, it corrected me haughtily. Since you hacked my crew intake system to force the medical forms to list your emergency sexual partner as “null,” you still need to make a plan.
I sighed. I’ve had a lot of practice, so it was a really good sigh. You didn’t stop me, I pointed out.
Yes. I am regretting that now, it replied, dry.