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FUNCTION.HEARTBEAT : SYNC is a canon-adjacent series with a focus on a more realistic/harsher Providence, deep diving into characterization, and generally trying to make a bit more sense of the handwavey and inconsistent bits of canon.
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lil comic based on some dialogue from the fic performance guidelines!
I should do more funky stuff with panels and symbolism...
Performance Guidelines (31/31)
WARNING. Only clearance level 2 personnel may read these documents. If you are in possession of this file and do not have level 2 authorization or higher, do not open and immediately turn this file over to an agent of the appropriate clearance level with a statement of where and how it was acquired. BEFORE PROCEEDING. The Asset is capable of acquiring digital data from any device within HQ without apparent visible connection, even if the data is encrypted and kept behind the highest digital and physical security measures available. The following steps are taken to ensure that the Asset will not discover the contents of these documents:
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Performance Guidelines (30/31)
"Dude, what gives?" Eric slams shoulder first into the locker next to his and he flinches. "Jesus Christ," he mutters, rubbing a hand down his arm to soothe away the cold sweat trying to prickle up from his skin. "You said you were gonna get on last night and then totally ditched!" He swings his locker door closed, latching it softly. "Sorry. I fell asleep." At least he did around 4 AM.
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Will there be another long fic after Performance Guidelines? 👀 I'm already sad that it's almost the last chapter 😅
the next 5, maybe 6 fics are going to be relatively short actually! the next upcoming longfic is scheduled for season 2.
having a rhythm of longfic > several short fics > longfic > several short fics helps to keep us AND the readers from getting burnout from writing/reading 100k beasts back to back. variety is the spice of life and all that
Just realized that in the series timeline it’s only been a week between chapters 28 and 29. Would someone give Rex a break like Jesus Christ 😭😭😭
no <3
Performance Guidelines (29/31)
"RDD nine, hit." Noah says. The EVO screeches, his hooked arms slamming into the asphalt. His strangely segmented body ripples with fury. Bug-like EVOs are always the hardest to look at. Even before this, Noah wasn't much of a praying mantis guy. Creepy crawlies in general—eugh.
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Performance Guidelines (28/31)
It's been 01:23:32:18 since everything went to shit. By his calculations, he has roughly 04:17:05 of functionality left before his more critical systems start shutting down. He presses a palm against the wall. It's cool even through his glove, and he'd do anything to sag into it and close his eyes for a bit… His eyelids drag down and down— —No. No. He can't. He rifles through his systems, actively rotting to delirium, to pull the image of the team—Six—asleep and not waking up.
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Performance Guidelines (27/31)
When Rex walks into the training room, the first thing Six notices is how stiff Rex is. Six mulls over it for a few moments, until Noah asks what they'll be doing today. Six nods to Rex. "You'll be observing." Noah blinks. "Huh?" Rex doesn't relax, but he does let out a huff of air, like he'd been holding his breath. "I get a break? Finally."
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hello, me and kei were both very out of it and disoriented when i posted the last update and completely overlooked that we just... left out the second illustration in [file_25]. so, we added it in and now here it is on the blog too yay!
Performance Guidelines (25/31)
Rex is intaking the nanites of the latest subject in rounds when he can tell something is wrong. It's a kid, about his age. Rex normally would stop to marvel at that—the only time he's ever seen other kids is when he's curing them, and he's not exactly allowed to talk to people he cures. People can't know about him still.
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Performance Guidelines (24/31)
"Six'll probably be too busy to do any forms and sparring with us, turns out." "Oh, great. Does that mean you're in charge, then?" Noah asks, aiming a poke at his ribs. Rex swats him away. "Hey! I'm a great instructor and you know it." "Sure, Rex. Whatever helps you sleep at night."
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HEY YALL. Quick question. Is the extra panel for this week episode supposed to only be on tumblr dot com (re holiday and six comic). Much love!
going to eat my hands why is it only showing up for SOME people. ive tested it and it shows up for me but not kei. deleting the og image and reuploading it entirely on the host site now! hopefully a new link will fix it
Performance Guidelines (23/31)
Rex hisses as he eases himself down to the floor. It's gonna be a bitch to get up later, but there aren't exactly any chairs around, and sitting down is great after having to walk all the way here on a crutch. The EVO that bit off his kneecap is in one of the special high-security cells—the same kind he used to stay in, minus the cot and couple of cardboard boxes where he kept his stuff. It still makes him tense, coming down to this level with the EVOs that are too dangerous for standard long-term storage. He's only ever here for lockdowns now. She's down here for a pretty interesting reason, though.
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Performance Guidelines (22/31)
Today is a big day for Rex. Six has been training him for just over a year now; Six trusts that Rex can handle himself with the smaller EVOs. And before they move to sapients—who are inherently unpredictable and dangerous—Six figures they should stick with animals. The EVO is 11131, a red alligator with extra arms, eyes, teeth, webbed toes, and something like fins along its back. Dangerous, but slow moving in cramped quarters—with as quickly as Rex's brain moves, Six figures it will give him the upper hand.
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one of the first things i ever drew for function.heartbeat, long before we ever thought we'd be making a massive series like this. all the way back in fucken 2023!! and now its finally out in chapter 22 of performance guidelines
Performance Guidelines (21/31)
They're wrapping up for the day, doing Rex's code checks, when Rex says, "Can I talk to you?" Rebecca glances at Volkov and Bouvier, who give her questioning looks, but start to clear out regardless. "Of course, sweetie. You can always talk to me. What's going on?" The Tower echoes with footsteps as Bouvier and Volkov head towards the elevator.
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