(V)icky

I'm not doing this. You know who I am and if you don't, sucks.

[raptormomorsomething]

Admin Stuff

Admin Stuff!

I am an adult! I won't do explicit stuff, but I do have a job so I'm sometimes busy but I'll always get back to ppl when I can.

This V has gone through the Murder Drones canon! I'm taking the music video and Intermission (the fan episode) into my understanding of the canon storyline as well just for reference ^^

Nuziv supremacy. So V is gonna have that relationship just happening in the background if you ever wonder what's up with that.

Feel free to send asks or tag me for interactions! I'm generally a very flexible rper and I don't mind doing silly stuff, serious stuff, or even darker or more intense stuff. If you have questions feel free to dm me!

The Others In Her Canon:

N: @sdn-in-da-building

Uzi: @xxuzimeisterxx

J: @proper-bossling

The People She's Befriended/Found Family'ed/Is Working Towards Talking To!

Drone Tessa: @doc-elliot

Dr. Cynthia: @forgivemeomycyns

Nate: @nate-elliot

[raptormomorsomething]

( baby Darcy au )

( v first meeting her )

The small baby seemed scared of you attempting to hide

V frowned slightly. She... Wasn't good with kids. Especially ones that were so... Small. And squishy. And easy to hurt. She didn't want to do that, obviously, which was her problem.

She crouched down so she wasn't quite looming over the kid. "Uh... Hey there- don't uh... Don't worry? I'm not gonna hurt you-" her voice was uncertain, not used to being a "comforting" person

[raptormomorsomething]

V.

I went to Hot Topic.

And I got your plushie.

"Heh. Cool."

She gives a thumbs up

[raptormomorsomething]

She's headshoted by a snowball from behind in the back of the head

War has been declared

@nate-elliot

V stumbled slightly not quite expecting the snowball. Whirling around, she spotted Nate and laughed.

"Oh, it's on-!" She gathered up a handful of snow before chasing the other down

[nate-elliot]

Nate ran and took cover in the trees changing a hand to his cannon and internally modding it to shoot snowballs .. he stayed quiet...

[raptormomorsomething]

"Don't hide now! We just got started." V took the time to gather a bunch of snowballs, doing something similar with her own canon and loading it up while she playfully hunted Nate

[nate-elliot]

Nate followed her heat signature from her core before shooting at her and jumping to the next tree to mess with her

[raptormomorsomething]

V whirled around and shot a snowball in Nate's direction. She wasn't trying quite as hard as she might if this were an actual battle, just trying to have fun.

"Oh, I see how it is! We can play hide and seek."

[nate-elliot]

"hehe admit it I'm good!" Nate's voice rang out as he accidentally lets his tail drip from a branch....

[raptormomorsomething]

"Well I'm not gonna say you're bad!" Vicky used the chance to hit Nate in the side with a snowball before ducking out of sight.

[nate-elliot]

This caused him to fall from the branches as he lands face first in the snow "clever girl!" He spoke muffled giggling as he sticks an arm out at Vicky

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky let out a borderline manic laugh, absolutely loving the thrill of this. "What can I say? I've had a lotta practice!" She aimed her snowball canon at Nate, hitting him square in the chest before ducking behind a tree

[nate-elliot]

"oof!...and that's one life lost!" He sits up smirking cheekily "you get a point!"

[raptormomorsomething]

She poked her head out from around the tree, absolutely grinning from ear to ear. "Guess that makes us even! Though that headshot was a cheap shit, I'll let you have it."

[nate-elliot]

"I wanna see the cabin how's it going I'm excited " his tail wagged happily grinning audio to audio "like happy for you guys"

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky stepped out from behind the tree, her own tail swaying side to side behind her. Not nearly as energetic but definitely happy.

"Nick wants to wait until it's all done, but I can show you where it is."

[raptormomorsomething]

She's headshoted by a snowball from behind in the back of the head

War has been declared

@nate-elliot

V stumbled slightly not quite expecting the snowball. Whirling around, she spotted Nate and laughed.

"Oh, it's on-!" She gathered up a handful of snow before chasing the other down

[nate-elliot]

Nate ran and took cover in the trees changing a hand to his cannon and internally modding it to shoot snowballs .. he stayed quiet...

[raptormomorsomething]

"Don't hide now! We just got started." V took the time to gather a bunch of snowballs, doing something similar with her own canon and loading it up while she playfully hunted Nate

[nate-elliot]

Nate followed her heat signature from her core before shooting at her and jumping to the next tree to mess with her

[raptormomorsomething]

V whirled around and shot a snowball in Nate's direction. She wasn't trying quite as hard as she might if this were an actual battle, just trying to have fun.

"Oh, I see how it is! We can play hide and seek."

[nate-elliot]

"hehe admit it I'm good!" Nate's voice rang out as he accidentally lets his tail drip from a branch....

[raptormomorsomething]

"Well I'm not gonna say you're bad!" Vicky used the chance to hit Nate in the side with a snowball before ducking out of sight.

[nate-elliot]

This caused him to fall from the branches as he lands face first in the snow "clever girl!" He spoke muffled giggling as he sticks an arm out at Vicky

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky let out a borderline manic laugh, absolutely loving the thrill of this. "What can I say? I've had a lotta practice!" She aimed her snowball canon at Nate, hitting him square in the chest before ducking behind a tree

[nate-elliot]

"oof!...and that's one life lost!" He sits up smirking cheekily "you get a point!"

[raptormomorsomething]

She poked her head out from around the tree, absolutely grinning from ear to ear. "Guess that makes us even! Though that headshot was a cheap shit, I'll let you have it."

[raptormomorsomething]

She's headshoted by a snowball from behind in the back of the head

War has been declared

@nate-elliot

V stumbled slightly not quite expecting the snowball. Whirling around, she spotted Nate and laughed.

"Oh, it's on-!" She gathered up a handful of snow before chasing the other down

[nate-elliot]

Nate ran and took cover in the trees changing a hand to his cannon and internally modding it to shoot snowballs .. he stayed quiet...

[raptormomorsomething]

"Don't hide now! We just got started." V took the time to gather a bunch of snowballs, doing something similar with her own canon and loading it up while she playfully hunted Nate

[nate-elliot]

Nate followed her heat signature from her core before shooting at her and jumping to the next tree to mess with her

[raptormomorsomething]

V whirled around and shot a snowball in Nate's direction. She wasn't trying quite as hard as she might if this were an actual battle, just trying to have fun.

"Oh, I see how it is! We can play hide and seek."

[nate-elliot]

"hehe admit it I'm good!" Nate's voice rang out as he accidentally lets his tail drip from a branch....

[raptormomorsomething]

"Well I'm not gonna say you're bad!" Vicky used the chance to hit Nate in the side with a snowball before ducking out of sight.

[nate-elliot]

This caused him to fall from the branches as he lands face first in the snow "clever girl!" He spoke muffled giggling as he sticks an arm out at Vicky

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky let out a borderline manic laugh, absolutely loving the thrill of this. "What can I say? I've had a lotta practice!" She aimed her snowball canon at Nate, hitting him square in the chest before ducking behind a tree

[raptormomorsomething]

She's headshoted by a snowball from behind in the back of the head

War has been declared

@nate-elliot

V stumbled slightly not quite expecting the snowball. Whirling around, she spotted Nate and laughed.

"Oh, it's on-!" She gathered up a handful of snow before chasing the other down

[nate-elliot]

Nate ran and took cover in the trees changing a hand to his cannon and internally modding it to shoot snowballs .. he stayed quiet...

[raptormomorsomething]

"Don't hide now! We just got started." V took the time to gather a bunch of snowballs, doing something similar with her own canon and loading it up while she playfully hunted Nate

[nate-elliot]

Nate followed her heat signature from her core before shooting at her and jumping to the next tree to mess with her

[raptormomorsomething]

V whirled around and shot a snowball in Nate's direction. She wasn't trying quite as hard as she might if this were an actual battle, just trying to have fun.

"Oh, I see how it is! We can play hide and seek."

[nate-elliot]

"hehe admit it I'm good!" Nate's voice rang out as he accidentally lets his tail drip from a branch....

[raptormomorsomething]

"Well I'm not gonna say you're bad!" Vicky used the chance to hit Nate in the side with a snowball before ducking out of sight.

[raptormomorsomething]

She's headshoted by a snowball from behind in the back of the head

War has been declared

@nate-elliot

V stumbled slightly not quite expecting the snowball. Whirling around, she spotted Nate and laughed.

"Oh, it's on-!" She gathered up a handful of snow before chasing the other down

[nate-elliot]

Nate ran and took cover in the trees changing a hand to his cannon and internally modding it to shoot snowballs .. he stayed quiet...

[raptormomorsomething]

"Don't hide now! We just got started." V took the time to gather a bunch of snowballs, doing something similar with her own canon and loading it up while she playfully hunted Nate

[nate-elliot]

Nate followed her heat signature from her core before shooting at her and jumping to the next tree to mess with her

[raptormomorsomething]

V whirled around and shot a snowball in Nate's direction. She wasn't trying quite as hard as she might if this were an actual battle, just trying to have fun.

"Oh, I see how it is! We can play hide and seek."

[raptormomorsomething]

She's headshoted by a snowball from behind in the back of the head

War has been declared

@nate-elliot

V stumbled slightly not quite expecting the snowball. Whirling around, she spotted Nate and laughed.

"Oh, it's on-!" She gathered up a handful of snow before chasing the other down

[nate-elliot]

Nate ran and took cover in the trees changing a hand to his cannon and internally modding it to shoot snowballs .. he stayed quiet...

[raptormomorsomething]

"Don't hide now! We just got started." V took the time to gather a bunch of snowballs, doing something similar with her own canon and loading it up while she playfully hunted Nate

[raptormomorsomething]

She's headshoted by a snowball from behind in the back of the head

War has been declared

@nate-elliot

V stumbled slightly not quite expecting the snowball. Whirling around, she spotted Nate and laughed.

"Oh, it's on-!" She gathered up a handful of snow before chasing the other down

[raptormomorsomething]

*the tv switched a to an old black and white cartoon and then cartoon Ditten (another oc I made btw) climbs out*

(Cartoon Ditten is long and lanky like his “parents” (aka cartoon dog and cat). He has one large, flexible ear that resembles a cartoon cat ear and floppy ears typical of a cartoon dog, and a body tall, skeletal, black humanoid with features and tall, black, and menacing humanoid with a rubber-hose style limbs and a wide, jagged mouth. He can switch his voice between cartoon cat and dog voices or a broken combination of his parents voice to make his voice which he uses it often as his real voice and mimics loved, friends, and distressed people voices to confuse victims or mess with his “parents.” He lives inside the mall just like cartoon cat and dog and wanders around just like them, looking for victims. He can extend his limbs, run fast, and has sharp claws. both eyes fluctuates between being shorter and more rounded to a more ovular shape, also featuring a white sclera and a black pupil that dilates, which is cartoon cat. And he is very adaptive of his victims and of cartoon cat and is kinda on the same power scale of cartoon cat and can be 20ft tall as cartoon dog or 10ft like cartoon cat and has large, bulbous white gloves with three black stripes on them like cartoon cat and dog and is black and white like an old cartoon and always loves a good game of cat and mouse with his victim and is technically still a kid but does have a teenager side if you get him angry enough)

(He is currently 10ft tall rn)

Cartoon Ditten “hello.” *he is staring down at V*

V looked up at Ditten, expression a mixture of confusion and... mild annoyance at being confused. "... Hi? Who the hell are you-"

[raye-nuz-doorman]

HIIII DITTEN! @ask-cartoon-ditten

[eclipse-night-and-day-deactivat]

raye told me to visit

[raptormomorsomething]

"Uh huh... I see. Welcome, I guess?" V doesn't like how tall this guy is. Shrink perhaps. Only N is allowed to be taller than her

[raptormomorsomething]

*the tv switched a to an old black and white cartoon and then cartoon Ditten (another oc I made btw) climbs out*

(Cartoon Ditten is long and lanky like his “parents” (aka cartoon dog and cat). He has one large, flexible ear that resembles a cartoon cat ear and floppy ears typical of a cartoon dog, and a body tall, skeletal, black humanoid with features and tall, black, and menacing humanoid with a rubber-hose style limbs and a wide, jagged mouth. He can switch his voice between cartoon cat and dog voices or a broken combination of his parents voice to make his voice which he uses it often as his real voice and mimics loved, friends, and distressed people voices to confuse victims or mess with his “parents.” He lives inside the mall just like cartoon cat and dog and wanders around just like them, looking for victims. He can extend his limbs, run fast, and has sharp claws. both eyes fluctuates between being shorter and more rounded to a more ovular shape, also featuring a white sclera and a black pupil that dilates, which is cartoon cat. And he is very adaptive of his victims and of cartoon cat and is kinda on the same power scale of cartoon cat and can be 20ft tall as cartoon dog or 10ft like cartoon cat and has large, bulbous white gloves with three black stripes on them like cartoon cat and dog and is black and white like an old cartoon and always loves a good game of cat and mouse with his victim and is technically still a kid but does have a teenager side if you get him angry enough)

(He is currently 10ft tall rn)

Cartoon Ditten “hello.” *he is staring down at V*

V looked up at Ditten, expression a mixture of confusion and... mild annoyance at being confused. "... Hi? Who the hell are you-"

[raptormomorsomething]

{Msg frm @forgivemeomycyns}

Hey V, Vicky, I mean.

I had one of my counterparts talk about bringing immortal dogs from the dog planet.

Currently My Lady V is the only resident in our colony with a pet, of sorts. She is out on the hunt with Lady J, looking for more feral S.D.D.D. units and clones of them.

I wanted to do some research on how pet ownership effects drones, before proposing this idea to "Commander Uzi" and the Security Council of Outpost3

Since human psychology is only partially compatible with drone therapy i have to learn what does and does not work with Workers and S.D.D.D. units.

So, would you mind sharing what being a "raptormom" is like and how it has effected your mental and emotional stability?

Pls txt me back when you can.

Thank you for your time.

With love.

-Dr. Cynthia Star Elliott PhD -Chief Medical Officer.

{Msg from Vicky}

Oh yeah sure, I can do that. Do you wanna do it over text or what?

[forgivemeomycyns]

{User Admin CYN is txting}

I'd love a face to face, Vicky.

If you don't mind me popping in.

-Dr. Cyn

[raptormomorsomething]

Yeah go for it. I'm not doing anything right now

[forgivemeomycyns]

Few minutes pass and there is a flash of yellow light as she glitches into Vicky's reality.

HAI Vicky! Good to see you again. How have you been?

Quick hug? Giggles.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky still startled slightly. It took some getting used to.

"Heya, Cynthia." Her voice was casual. She hesitated at the question but did indeed give the other a quick hug before pulling away. Progress at least?

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cynthia hugged the tall drone back pulling away the moment she felt Vicky pull.

Thank you, and thank you for the chat. I am eager to hear about your experience with Sparky.

She summons a pen and note pad from a levitating yellow window.

Drag and drop.

She drops the items into her hand and sits down on a levitating yellow Solver glyph.

So how does he effect your mood when he's around?

Oh, manners, I should offer my host a seat.

She causes another glypy to appear behind Vicky.

Don't worry, I won't drop you.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky raised a brow at the levitating glyph. It was new but definitely practical. She accepted the offered seat.

"Generally, I'm less irritable. And he makes it easier to force myself out of bed when I'm having a tough time with it. He... Makes me wanna be better."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cynthia was pleasantly surprised Vicky accepted her invitation to sit. A sign of deep trust. Well appreciated.

Nodding.

She makes a note.

Humans with pets often expereince realxation, lowered blood pressure, lowered oil pressure? and that same feeling, a reason to get out of bed, because something depends on you. I feel the same towards my daughter Star Cyndi. Oh, I should let you meet her soon.

Off topic.

Redirect.

So your Sentinel companion, does he look after you? Is he attentive to your emotional needs, or is it simply him being there that helps you process better?

[raptormomorsomething]

"That'd be nice, I think." She said to the offer of seeing her Cyn again. Cyndi.

"Uh... He's usually kind of an idiot, honestly. It's like having a kid I gotta take care of. But I think he knows when I'm having a bad day and he tries to help. It just usually involves getting into trouble and being distracted by keeping him from knocking himself offline." She laughed a little bit. "But he's nice to hug. He takes it like a champ, usually."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Nodding. I think she would love to see you again.

I note the joy in your tone when you talk about him. So much of a contrast from our first meeting, Vicky.

She smiles and makes more notes.

Are you comfortable? You seem to be relaxed and smiling more. I can gently vibrate the air molecules and warm your seat, if you like?

She opens another window like a pocket dimension and selected two tea cups and saucers, setting one down beside her on the glyph.

Cup of warm oil, Vicky?

She offers the other saucer and cup out.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky shrugged, not used to having her not-so-edgy exterior be acknowledged outside of Uzi's light teasing and Nick's gleeful cheering on.

"I'm good on the heated seat, but some oil would be nice, thanks." She accepted the saucer and cup. She never expected to be willingly having a tea party with Cyn of all people.

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cyn often had dreamed about hosting tea parties, problem is only N wanted to attend. Not that she complained. A nice tea party for two was cozy, casual and intimate, personal. Easier to make conversation.

She takes a gentle sip, pinky out and sets the saucer and cup back down beside, picking up her pen and pad.

So, Sparky gives your day meaning, purpose and entertainment. You are calmer, more cheerful, relaxed. One would not think a Sentinel could be cuddly and huggable. Then again, one could say the same about me. Giggles.

May I ask, how did you meet and at what point did decide to become companions?

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky let out a singular laugh though it was definitely cheerful, there was a sadder touch to it.

"Uh... We were looking for some secret lab. Uzi, Nick, and I were tricked by our Cyn pretending to be Tessa. Or, well... I knew, I just couldn't really say anything..." She trailed off for a moment before picking back up. "We were looking for that one-eyed red freak, I mean Doll, cause she had the key. She set a trap where a bunch of the sentinels that we're protecting the place surrounded us and after sending everyone down the elevator to the secret lab, I fought off the sentinels. Turns out my damaged optics made their boot looping light trick obsolete on me."

She took a sip from her cup, pinkie also out and proper.

"I think Sparky took to me cause I kicked his friends' butts. Respect type of thing. He follows me almost everywhere now."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Ah, you established dominance. They run in packs, much like wolves, so he accepted you as his Alfa, so to speak. Fascinating. My newest little sister, Lady Elizabeth "Lizzy" Elliott tried to empathize with my Lady V's Sentinel pet. In the end, she just had to punch him in the jaw, and after gained his respect.

I see, you knew your "Tessa" was your Cyn. My SD-V repressed memory of me until she saw the Solver symbol in Uzi's eye. According to her she did not recognize me until I restated the terms of our bargain, announcing she having voided the contract. She only knew something was off about my "cosplay". Sad.

Bit off topic, there, tangent. My apologies.

She keeps smiling despite the memory not being a happy one. She notes Vicky's proper pinkie out to herself feeling like a good role model, leading by example. She did not offer a "redirect". The tangent was intentional.

It seems Sparky is especially fitting for you as a pet. I would not recommend a Worker Drone keep a Sentinel in any capacity.

On that note, how does he get along with other drones?

[raptormomorsomething]

"Yeah that sounds about accurate. Lizzy and Sparky had a wrestling match once and she ended up winning. Sparky's been pretty tame around her since." She mused a little, chuckling at the memory. It wasn't meant to be a wrestling match, Sparky had fully tries to bite her and Lizzy had managed to pin the sentinel down until he chilled out. It was a fun watch.

"Mm... After Uzi became our admin, I had a more solid grasp on my memories. So I remembered about as much as J probably did. I was trying to upkeep the deal while trying to stop Cyn and... Well, you can't play both sides without fucking up twice, I guess."

She shook her head.

"No, probably not. Unless they wanna trial by combat every few weeks. Sparky still tries to jump me. It's become more playful but I know if I lose he's gonna be extra uncontrollable until I beat him again. The victory gets to his head." She let out a small laugh.

"He's generally fine. He really only attacks someone if I tell him he can. Which is usually just when we're fighting something or other. He used to be worse and just jump drones when I wasn't looking but I set him in his place."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Oh, that makes sense. I can appreciate how torn you must have been. Once again, I'm sorry we put both of you SD-Vs through that. But at least Uzi gave you a choice. Lord knows, I tried, many times, to regain control over N. Sadly, I only unlocked his terrible war memories in the process.

This was not professional, getting too into the weeds with her own feelings. She briefly thought about slapping herself, but that wouldn't be professional either.

Redirect.

Laugh Out Loud.

She chuckles with a hand over her mouth demurely.

Seeing the original Worker Lizzy pin a big strong Sentinel like Sparky must have been quite the sight, indeed.

She takes a sip of her cup of oil seeing in her visor-

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I had a question, but I lost my train of thought. File not recovered. Unprofessional.

Do you have anything you would like to add that other drones might need to know if seeking a pet?

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky just shrugged a little. She'd gotten better about talking about it but she still seemed mildly uncomfortable about getting into the nitty gritty of feelings and emotions related to it.

"I know Nick forgave all that stuff already. And it's past enough that I don't really care anymore."

She laughed at the memory of Lizzy, mildly panicked and definitely leaking some oil, pinning Sparky down and yelling at Vicky for not stepping in. Vicky had told her it looked like she had it handle and had promptly gotten something thrown at her.

"It was hilarious. Lizzy kicked his butt pretty good. Really humbled Sparky."

She hummed in thought at the question.

"I guess just listen to them? They might not communicate the same way but they have boundaries and stuff. You're more likely to get along with them if you just treat them like a normal drone who's a little stupid and can't talk. Makes things a lot easier."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Nodding. That is good advice, indeed.

Noting.

She scribbled some notes.

Would be interesting, to see if having a pet can teach drones who do not have many connections to have empathy and expereince joy and self achievement. Though that would require monitoring for the animal's well being.

I would like to try and get Lizzy's father to reesetablish his connection with her. She says it doesn't bother her but I know it still hurts.

I'm sure you can apprecaite claiming it doesn't hurt when it feels like your core is being ripped out slowly.

I myself lacked the expression 21yrs ago to let people know I was in genuine pain, and experiencing fear, and sorrow.

Being attentive to a pet's emotions may prove difficult for one not fully self realized. Require more research before beginning drone/animal trials.

[raptormomorsomething]

"I'd say it helped me a ton. Definitely wasn't caring all that much before Sparky. And like... Uzi and Nick or whatever-"

She'd definitely been privy to Lizzy's thoughts on that matter before, albeit mostly accidental through the frustrated rambling after an argument with her father.

"I think it could help. I don't mind helping to keep an eye on things."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Oh, I would be glad to have you as my lab assistant, of sorts, for the initial trials. Jolly good.

I'm so glad to hear that you are doing better, processing, and making connections, est empathy, friendships, since you started looking after Sparky.

Though, I always knew you were a caring person. That trait was overridden but not deleted. It just needed to be unlocked. Like your cooling systems.

lecture mode, terminated.

Tell me, would you like to share any negative variables? I have learned, responsibility, comes with both positive and negative aspects.

[raptormomorsomething]

Lab assistant... Better than lab experiment, she had to say.

"Hm... It can get frustrating. Sparky had gotten on my nerves more than once. And I've had to toss a couple things cause he ripped them to shreds." She hummed in thought.

"I guess partly because of how I got him, I've been woken up from a nightmare or two and freaked out on him before my processors could catch up but that hasn't happened in a while."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Ah, so it is something you can "grow into". One might struggle getting to know how best to realte and care for a pet, but the positives balance or outweigh the negatives in the long run.

Would you like to discuss the P.T.S.D. aspects? Off the record, so to speak?

This would be extra data not relevant to the discussed experiment and my hypothesis behind it.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky pressed her lips into a thin line, shifting in her seat for a moment. She didn't normally like to think about it... But she knew Nick at least would be glad to hear she was making "progress" or whatever...

She sighed and shrugged off the discomfort.

"Yeah sure. We can do that."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cyn put down her notepad and picked up her tea cup taking another dainty sip and crossing her right knee over left. She smiled thinly.

So, I understand you are having nightmares, Vicky. That is natural. But unpleasant and disruptive of a normal sleep-mode and recharging schedule. You were put through much and you, with all due respect, put yourself through a lot, outside of the obvious ab- manipulation and mistreatment.

She figured abuse might be too strong to hear though accurate it might be.

Are you having flashbacks during your waking cycles that are disruptive?

[raptormomorsomething]

She tried not to, but her posture tensed slightly, no longer quite as relaxed. But she didn't close off entirely at least. Just... Deeply uncomfortable.

"... Not as much these days. It was kinda bad immediately after everything and after Cyn spread a zombie virus for a bit."

[forgivemeomycyns]

She raises an eyebrow at that.

She brought back memories you had filed away. A strange prank.

Are you getting good rest and regular maintenance, otherwise? Is your Admin Uzi meeting your special S.D.D.D. needs?

[raptormomorsomething]

"Eh, no one expected it. Something about stress maybe. And Sparky turning on us..." Her voice trailed off and she shook her head.

"Yeah. Uzi is pretty hard on my ass about it. Nick too but Uzi has had to drag one of us before to get it done when we're being particularly stubborn."

[forgivemeomycyns]

She nods.

Having Sparky be turned against you and having to fight him in a serious manner, must have been particularly traumatic.

In her defense, I don't think she meant to hurt you like that.

We.. have a knack for hurting those we care about without knowing.

Sheepish grin.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky shrugged, taking a sip from her cup as she averted her gaze.

"Yeah, I know it probably wasn't her intention. She never really seemed to be one to think out the small details like that. No offense."

[raptormomorsomething]

MOM. I make new friend!

"Oh neat. Who's the friend?"

[raptormomorsomething]

{Msg frm @forgivemeomycyns}

Hey V, Vicky, I mean.

I had one of my counterparts talk about bringing immortal dogs from the dog planet.

Currently My Lady V is the only resident in our colony with a pet, of sorts. She is out on the hunt with Lady J, looking for more feral S.D.D.D. units and clones of them.

I wanted to do some research on how pet ownership effects drones, before proposing this idea to "Commander Uzi" and the Security Council of Outpost3

Since human psychology is only partially compatible with drone therapy i have to learn what does and does not work with Workers and S.D.D.D. units.

So, would you mind sharing what being a "raptormom" is like and how it has effected your mental and emotional stability?

Pls txt me back when you can.

Thank you for your time.

With love.

-Dr. Cynthia Star Elliott PhD -Chief Medical Officer.

{Msg from Vicky}

Oh yeah sure, I can do that. Do you wanna do it over text or what?

[forgivemeomycyns]

{User Admin CYN is txting}

I'd love a face to face, Vicky.

If you don't mind me popping in.

-Dr. Cyn

[raptormomorsomething]

Yeah go for it. I'm not doing anything right now

[forgivemeomycyns]

Few minutes pass and there is a flash of yellow light as she glitches into Vicky's reality.

HAI Vicky! Good to see you again. How have you been?

Quick hug? Giggles.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky still startled slightly. It took some getting used to.

"Heya, Cynthia." Her voice was casual. She hesitated at the question but did indeed give the other a quick hug before pulling away. Progress at least?

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cynthia hugged the tall drone back pulling away the moment she felt Vicky pull.

Thank you, and thank you for the chat. I am eager to hear about your experience with Sparky.

She summons a pen and note pad from a levitating yellow window.

Drag and drop.

She drops the items into her hand and sits down on a levitating yellow Solver glyph.

So how does he effect your mood when he's around?

Oh, manners, I should offer my host a seat.

She causes another glypy to appear behind Vicky.

Don't worry, I won't drop you.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky raised a brow at the levitating glyph. It was new but definitely practical. She accepted the offered seat.

"Generally, I'm less irritable. And he makes it easier to force myself out of bed when I'm having a tough time with it. He... Makes me wanna be better."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cynthia was pleasantly surprised Vicky accepted her invitation to sit. A sign of deep trust. Well appreciated.

Nodding.

She makes a note.

Humans with pets often expereince realxation, lowered blood pressure, lowered oil pressure? and that same feeling, a reason to get out of bed, because something depends on you. I feel the same towards my daughter Star Cyndi. Oh, I should let you meet her soon.

Off topic.

Redirect.

So your Sentinel companion, does he look after you? Is he attentive to your emotional needs, or is it simply him being there that helps you process better?

[raptormomorsomething]

"That'd be nice, I think." She said to the offer of seeing her Cyn again. Cyndi.

"Uh... He's usually kind of an idiot, honestly. It's like having a kid I gotta take care of. But I think he knows when I'm having a bad day and he tries to help. It just usually involves getting into trouble and being distracted by keeping him from knocking himself offline." She laughed a little bit. "But he's nice to hug. He takes it like a champ, usually."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Nodding. I think she would love to see you again.

I note the joy in your tone when you talk about him. So much of a contrast from our first meeting, Vicky.

She smiles and makes more notes.

Are you comfortable? You seem to be relaxed and smiling more. I can gently vibrate the air molecules and warm your seat, if you like?

She opens another window like a pocket dimension and selected two tea cups and saucers, setting one down beside her on the glyph.

Cup of warm oil, Vicky?

She offers the other saucer and cup out.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky shrugged, not used to having her not-so-edgy exterior be acknowledged outside of Uzi's light teasing and Nick's gleeful cheering on.

"I'm good on the heated seat, but some oil would be nice, thanks." She accepted the saucer and cup. She never expected to be willingly having a tea party with Cyn of all people.

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cyn often had dreamed about hosting tea parties, problem is only N wanted to attend. Not that she complained. A nice tea party for two was cozy, casual and intimate, personal. Easier to make conversation.

She takes a gentle sip, pinky out and sets the saucer and cup back down beside, picking up her pen and pad.

So, Sparky gives your day meaning, purpose and entertainment. You are calmer, more cheerful, relaxed. One would not think a Sentinel could be cuddly and huggable. Then again, one could say the same about me. Giggles.

May I ask, how did you meet and at what point did decide to become companions?

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky let out a singular laugh though it was definitely cheerful, there was a sadder touch to it.

"Uh... We were looking for some secret lab. Uzi, Nick, and I were tricked by our Cyn pretending to be Tessa. Or, well... I knew, I just couldn't really say anything..." She trailed off for a moment before picking back up. "We were looking for that one-eyed red freak, I mean Doll, cause she had the key. She set a trap where a bunch of the sentinels that we're protecting the place surrounded us and after sending everyone down the elevator to the secret lab, I fought off the sentinels. Turns out my damaged optics made their boot looping light trick obsolete on me."

She took a sip from her cup, pinkie also out and proper.

"I think Sparky took to me cause I kicked his friends' butts. Respect type of thing. He follows me almost everywhere now."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Ah, you established dominance. They run in packs, much like wolves, so he accepted you as his Alfa, so to speak. Fascinating. My newest little sister, Lady Elizabeth "Lizzy" Elliott tried to empathize with my Lady V's Sentinel pet. In the end, she just had to punch him in the jaw, and after gained his respect.

I see, you knew your "Tessa" was your Cyn. My SD-V repressed memory of me until she saw the Solver symbol in Uzi's eye. According to her she did not recognize me until I restated the terms of our bargain, announcing she having voided the contract. She only knew something was off about my "cosplay". Sad.

Bit off topic, there, tangent. My apologies.

She keeps smiling despite the memory not being a happy one. She notes Vicky's proper pinkie out to herself feeling like a good role model, leading by example. She did not offer a "redirect". The tangent was intentional.

It seems Sparky is especially fitting for you as a pet. I would not recommend a Worker Drone keep a Sentinel in any capacity.

On that note, how does he get along with other drones?

[raptormomorsomething]

"Yeah that sounds about accurate. Lizzy and Sparky had a wrestling match once and she ended up winning. Sparky's been pretty tame around her since." She mused a little, chuckling at the memory. It wasn't meant to be a wrestling match, Sparky had fully tries to bite her and Lizzy had managed to pin the sentinel down until he chilled out. It was a fun watch.

"Mm... After Uzi became our admin, I had a more solid grasp on my memories. So I remembered about as much as J probably did. I was trying to upkeep the deal while trying to stop Cyn and... Well, you can't play both sides without fucking up twice, I guess."

She shook her head.

"No, probably not. Unless they wanna trial by combat every few weeks. Sparky still tries to jump me. It's become more playful but I know if I lose he's gonna be extra uncontrollable until I beat him again. The victory gets to his head." She let out a small laugh.

"He's generally fine. He really only attacks someone if I tell him he can. Which is usually just when we're fighting something or other. He used to be worse and just jump drones when I wasn't looking but I set him in his place."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Oh, that makes sense. I can appreciate how torn you must have been. Once again, I'm sorry we put both of you SD-Vs through that. But at least Uzi gave you a choice. Lord knows, I tried, many times, to regain control over N. Sadly, I only unlocked his terrible war memories in the process.

This was not professional, getting too into the weeds with her own feelings. She briefly thought about slapping herself, but that wouldn't be professional either.

Redirect.

Laugh Out Loud.

She chuckles with a hand over her mouth demurely.

Seeing the original Worker Lizzy pin a big strong Sentinel like Sparky must have been quite the sight, indeed.

She takes a sip of her cup of oil seeing in her visor-

{error 404}

I had a question, but I lost my train of thought. File not recovered. Unprofessional.

Do you have anything you would like to add that other drones might need to know if seeking a pet?

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky just shrugged a little. She'd gotten better about talking about it but she still seemed mildly uncomfortable about getting into the nitty gritty of feelings and emotions related to it.

"I know Nick forgave all that stuff already. And it's past enough that I don't really care anymore."

She laughed at the memory of Lizzy, mildly panicked and definitely leaking some oil, pinning Sparky down and yelling at Vicky for not stepping in. Vicky had told her it looked like she had it handle and had promptly gotten something thrown at her.

"It was hilarious. Lizzy kicked his butt pretty good. Really humbled Sparky."

She hummed in thought at the question.

"I guess just listen to them? They might not communicate the same way but they have boundaries and stuff. You're more likely to get along with them if you just treat them like a normal drone who's a little stupid and can't talk. Makes things a lot easier."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Nodding. That is good advice, indeed.

Noting.

She scribbled some notes.

Would be interesting, to see if having a pet can teach drones who do not have many connections to have empathy and expereince joy and self achievement. Though that would require monitoring for the animal's well being.

I would like to try and get Lizzy's father to reesetablish his connection with her. She says it doesn't bother her but I know it still hurts.

I'm sure you can apprecaite claiming it doesn't hurt when it feels like your core is being ripped out slowly.

I myself lacked the expression 21yrs ago to let people know I was in genuine pain, and experiencing fear, and sorrow.

Being attentive to a pet's emotions may prove difficult for one not fully self realized. Require more research before beginning drone/animal trials.

[raptormomorsomething]

"I'd say it helped me a ton. Definitely wasn't caring all that much before Sparky. And like... Uzi and Nick or whatever-"

She'd definitely been privy to Lizzy's thoughts on that matter before, albeit mostly accidental through the frustrated rambling after an argument with her father.

"I think it could help. I don't mind helping to keep an eye on things."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Oh, I would be glad to have you as my lab assistant, of sorts, for the initial trials. Jolly good.

I'm so glad to hear that you are doing better, processing, and making connections, est empathy, friendships, since you started looking after Sparky.

Though, I always knew you were a caring person. That trait was overridden but not deleted. It just needed to be unlocked. Like your cooling systems.

lecture mode, terminated.

Tell me, would you like to share any negative variables? I have learned, responsibility, comes with both positive and negative aspects.

[raptormomorsomething]

Lab assistant... Better than lab experiment, she had to say.

"Hm... It can get frustrating. Sparky had gotten on my nerves more than once. And I've had to toss a couple things cause he ripped them to shreds." She hummed in thought.

"I guess partly because of how I got him, I've been woken up from a nightmare or two and freaked out on him before my processors could catch up but that hasn't happened in a while."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Ah, so it is something you can "grow into". One might struggle getting to know how best to realte and care for a pet, but the positives balance or outweigh the negatives in the long run.

Would you like to discuss the P.T.S.D. aspects? Off the record, so to speak?

This would be extra data not relevant to the discussed experiment and my hypothesis behind it.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky pressed her lips into a thin line, shifting in her seat for a moment. She didn't normally like to think about it... But she knew Nick at least would be glad to hear she was making "progress" or whatever...

She sighed and shrugged off the discomfort.

"Yeah sure. We can do that."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cyn put down her notepad and picked up her tea cup taking another dainty sip and crossing her right knee over left. She smiled thinly.

So, I understand you are having nightmares, Vicky. That is natural. But unpleasant and disruptive of a normal sleep-mode and recharging schedule. You were put through much and you, with all due respect, put yourself through a lot, outside of the obvious ab- manipulation and mistreatment.

She figured abuse might be too strong to hear though accurate it might be.

Are you having flashbacks during your waking cycles that are disruptive?

[raptormomorsomething]

She tried not to, but her posture tensed slightly, no longer quite as relaxed. But she didn't close off entirely at least. Just... Deeply uncomfortable.

"... Not as much these days. It was kinda bad immediately after everything and after Cyn spread a zombie virus for a bit."

[forgivemeomycyns]

She raises an eyebrow at that.

She brought back memories you had filed away. A strange prank.

Are you getting good rest and regular maintenance, otherwise? Is your Admin Uzi meeting your special S.D.D.D. needs?

[raptormomorsomething]

"Eh, no one expected it. Something about stress maybe. And Sparky turning on us..." Her voice trailed off and she shook her head.

"Yeah. Uzi is pretty hard on my ass about it. Nick too but Uzi has had to drag one of us before to get it done when we're being particularly stubborn."

[raptormomorsomething]

{Msg frm @forgivemeomycyns}

Hey V, Vicky, I mean.

I had one of my counterparts talk about bringing immortal dogs from the dog planet.

Currently My Lady V is the only resident in our colony with a pet, of sorts. She is out on the hunt with Lady J, looking for more feral S.D.D.D. units and clones of them.

I wanted to do some research on how pet ownership effects drones, before proposing this idea to "Commander Uzi" and the Security Council of Outpost3

Since human psychology is only partially compatible with drone therapy i have to learn what does and does not work with Workers and S.D.D.D. units.

So, would you mind sharing what being a "raptormom" is like and how it has effected your mental and emotional stability?

Pls txt me back when you can.

Thank you for your time.

With love.

-Dr. Cynthia Star Elliott PhD -Chief Medical Officer.

{Msg from Vicky}

Oh yeah sure, I can do that. Do you wanna do it over text or what?

[forgivemeomycyns]

{User Admin CYN is txting}

I'd love a face to face, Vicky.

If you don't mind me popping in.

-Dr. Cyn

[raptormomorsomething]

Yeah go for it. I'm not doing anything right now

[forgivemeomycyns]

Few minutes pass and there is a flash of yellow light as she glitches into Vicky's reality.

HAI Vicky! Good to see you again. How have you been?

Quick hug? Giggles.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky still startled slightly. It took some getting used to.

"Heya, Cynthia." Her voice was casual. She hesitated at the question but did indeed give the other a quick hug before pulling away. Progress at least?

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cynthia hugged the tall drone back pulling away the moment she felt Vicky pull.

Thank you, and thank you for the chat. I am eager to hear about your experience with Sparky.

She summons a pen and note pad from a levitating yellow window.

Drag and drop.

She drops the items into her hand and sits down on a levitating yellow Solver glyph.

So how does he effect your mood when he's around?

Oh, manners, I should offer my host a seat.

She causes another glypy to appear behind Vicky.

Don't worry, I won't drop you.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky raised a brow at the levitating glyph. It was new but definitely practical. She accepted the offered seat.

"Generally, I'm less irritable. And he makes it easier to force myself out of bed when I'm having a tough time with it. He... Makes me wanna be better."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cynthia was pleasantly surprised Vicky accepted her invitation to sit. A sign of deep trust. Well appreciated.

Nodding.

She makes a note.

Humans with pets often expereince realxation, lowered blood pressure, lowered oil pressure? and that same feeling, a reason to get out of bed, because something depends on you. I feel the same towards my daughter Star Cyndi. Oh, I should let you meet her soon.

Off topic.

Redirect.

So your Sentinel companion, does he look after you? Is he attentive to your emotional needs, or is it simply him being there that helps you process better?

[raptormomorsomething]

"That'd be nice, I think." She said to the offer of seeing her Cyn again. Cyndi.

"Uh... He's usually kind of an idiot, honestly. It's like having a kid I gotta take care of. But I think he knows when I'm having a bad day and he tries to help. It just usually involves getting into trouble and being distracted by keeping him from knocking himself offline." She laughed a little bit. "But he's nice to hug. He takes it like a champ, usually."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Nodding. I think she would love to see you again.

I note the joy in your tone when you talk about him. So much of a contrast from our first meeting, Vicky.

She smiles and makes more notes.

Are you comfortable? You seem to be relaxed and smiling more. I can gently vibrate the air molecules and warm your seat, if you like?

She opens another window like a pocket dimension and selected two tea cups and saucers, setting one down beside her on the glyph.

Cup of warm oil, Vicky?

She offers the other saucer and cup out.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky shrugged, not used to having her not-so-edgy exterior be acknowledged outside of Uzi's light teasing and Nick's gleeful cheering on.

"I'm good on the heated seat, but some oil would be nice, thanks." She accepted the saucer and cup. She never expected to be willingly having a tea party with Cyn of all people.

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cyn often had dreamed about hosting tea parties, problem is only N wanted to attend. Not that she complained. A nice tea party for two was cozy, casual and intimate, personal. Easier to make conversation.

She takes a gentle sip, pinky out and sets the saucer and cup back down beside, picking up her pen and pad.

So, Sparky gives your day meaning, purpose and entertainment. You are calmer, more cheerful, relaxed. One would not think a Sentinel could be cuddly and huggable. Then again, one could say the same about me. Giggles.

May I ask, how did you meet and at what point did decide to become companions?

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky let out a singular laugh though it was definitely cheerful, there was a sadder touch to it.

"Uh... We were looking for some secret lab. Uzi, Nick, and I were tricked by our Cyn pretending to be Tessa. Or, well... I knew, I just couldn't really say anything..." She trailed off for a moment before picking back up. "We were looking for that one-eyed red freak, I mean Doll, cause she had the key. She set a trap where a bunch of the sentinels that we're protecting the place surrounded us and after sending everyone down the elevator to the secret lab, I fought off the sentinels. Turns out my damaged optics made their boot looping light trick obsolete on me."

She took a sip from her cup, pinkie also out and proper.

"I think Sparky took to me cause I kicked his friends' butts. Respect type of thing. He follows me almost everywhere now."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Ah, you established dominance. They run in packs, much like wolves, so he accepted you as his Alfa, so to speak. Fascinating. My newest little sister, Lady Elizabeth "Lizzy" Elliott tried to empathize with my Lady V's Sentinel pet. In the end, she just had to punch him in the jaw, and after gained his respect.

I see, you knew your "Tessa" was your Cyn. My SD-V repressed memory of me until she saw the Solver symbol in Uzi's eye. According to her she did not recognize me until I restated the terms of our bargain, announcing she having voided the contract. She only knew something was off about my "cosplay". Sad.

Bit off topic, there, tangent. My apologies.

She keeps smiling despite the memory not being a happy one. She notes Vicky's proper pinkie out to herself feeling like a good role model, leading by example. She did not offer a "redirect". The tangent was intentional.

It seems Sparky is especially fitting for you as a pet. I would not recommend a Worker Drone keep a Sentinel in any capacity.

On that note, how does he get along with other drones?

[raptormomorsomething]

"Yeah that sounds about accurate. Lizzy and Sparky had a wrestling match once and she ended up winning. Sparky's been pretty tame around her since." She mused a little, chuckling at the memory. It wasn't meant to be a wrestling match, Sparky had fully tries to bite her and Lizzy had managed to pin the sentinel down until he chilled out. It was a fun watch.

"Mm... After Uzi became our admin, I had a more solid grasp on my memories. So I remembered about as much as J probably did. I was trying to upkeep the deal while trying to stop Cyn and... Well, you can't play both sides without fucking up twice, I guess."

She shook her head.

"No, probably not. Unless they wanna trial by combat every few weeks. Sparky still tries to jump me. It's become more playful but I know if I lose he's gonna be extra uncontrollable until I beat him again. The victory gets to his head." She let out a small laugh.

"He's generally fine. He really only attacks someone if I tell him he can. Which is usually just when we're fighting something or other. He used to be worse and just jump drones when I wasn't looking but I set him in his place."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Oh, that makes sense. I can appreciate how torn you must have been. Once again, I'm sorry we put both of you SD-Vs through that. But at least Uzi gave you a choice. Lord knows, I tried, many times, to regain control over N. Sadly, I only unlocked his terrible war memories in the process.

This was not professional, getting too into the weeds with her own feelings. She briefly thought about slapping herself, but that wouldn't be professional either.

Redirect.

Laugh Out Loud.

She chuckles with a hand over her mouth demurely.

Seeing the original Worker Lizzy pin a big strong Sentinel like Sparky must have been quite the sight, indeed.

She takes a sip of her cup of oil seeing in her visor-

{error 404}

I had a question, but I lost my train of thought. File not recovered. Unprofessional.

Do you have anything you would like to add that other drones might need to know if seeking a pet?

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky just shrugged a little. She'd gotten better about talking about it but she still seemed mildly uncomfortable about getting into the nitty gritty of feelings and emotions related to it.

"I know Nick forgave all that stuff already. And it's past enough that I don't really care anymore."

She laughed at the memory of Lizzy, mildly panicked and definitely leaking some oil, pinning Sparky down and yelling at Vicky for not stepping in. Vicky had told her it looked like she had it handle and had promptly gotten something thrown at her.

"It was hilarious. Lizzy kicked his butt pretty good. Really humbled Sparky."

She hummed in thought at the question.

"I guess just listen to them? They might not communicate the same way but they have boundaries and stuff. You're more likely to get along with them if you just treat them like a normal drone who's a little stupid and can't talk. Makes things a lot easier."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Nodding. That is good advice, indeed.

Noting.

She scribbled some notes.

Would be interesting, to see if having a pet can teach drones who do not have many connections to have empathy and expereince joy and self achievement. Though that would require monitoring for the animal's well being.

I would like to try and get Lizzy's father to reesetablish his connection with her. She says it doesn't bother her but I know it still hurts.

I'm sure you can apprecaite claiming it doesn't hurt when it feels like your core is being ripped out slowly.

I myself lacked the expression 21yrs ago to let people know I was in genuine pain, and experiencing fear, and sorrow.

Being attentive to a pet's emotions may prove difficult for one not fully self realized. Require more research before beginning drone/animal trials.

[raptormomorsomething]

"I'd say it helped me a ton. Definitely wasn't caring all that much before Sparky. And like... Uzi and Nick or whatever-"

She'd definitely been privy to Lizzy's thoughts on that matter before, albeit mostly accidental through the frustrated rambling after an argument with her father.

"I think it could help. I don't mind helping to keep an eye on things."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Oh, I would be glad to have you as my lab assistant, of sorts, for the initial trials. Jolly good.

I'm so glad to hear that you are doing better, processing, and making connections, est empathy, friendships, since you started looking after Sparky.

Though, I always knew you were a caring person. That trait was overridden but not deleted. It just needed to be unlocked. Like your cooling systems.

lecture mode, terminated.

Tell me, would you like to share any negative variables? I have learned, responsibility, comes with both positive and negative aspects.

[raptormomorsomething]

Lab assistant... Better than lab experiment, she had to say.

"Hm... It can get frustrating. Sparky had gotten on my nerves more than once. And I've had to toss a couple things cause he ripped them to shreds." She hummed in thought.

"I guess partly because of how I got him, I've been woken up from a nightmare or two and freaked out on him before my processors could catch up but that hasn't happened in a while."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Ah, so it is something you can "grow into". One might struggle getting to know how best to realte and care for a pet, but the positives balance or outweigh the negatives in the long run.

Would you like to discuss the P.T.S.D. aspects? Off the record, so to speak?

This would be extra data not relevant to the discussed experiment and my hypothesis behind it.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky pressed her lips into a thin line, shifting in her seat for a moment. She didn't normally like to think about it... But she knew Nick at least would be glad to hear she was making "progress" or whatever...

She sighed and shrugged off the discomfort.

"Yeah sure. We can do that."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cyn put down her notepad and picked up her tea cup taking another dainty sip and crossing her right knee over left. She smiled thinly.

So, I understand you are having nightmares, Vicky. That is natural. But unpleasant and disruptive of a normal sleep-mode and recharging schedule. You were put through much and you, with all due respect, put yourself through a lot, outside of the obvious ab- manipulation and mistreatment.

She figured abuse might be too strong to hear though accurate it might be.

Are you having flashbacks during your waking cycles that are disruptive?

[raptormomorsomething]

She tried not to, but her posture tensed slightly, no longer quite as relaxed. But she didn't close off entirely at least. Just... Deeply uncomfortable.

"... Not as much these days. It was kinda bad immediately after everything and after Cyn spread a zombie virus for a bit."

[raptormomorsomething]

{Msg frm @forgivemeomycyns}

Hey V, Vicky, I mean.

I had one of my counterparts talk about bringing immortal dogs from the dog planet.

Currently My Lady V is the only resident in our colony with a pet, of sorts. She is out on the hunt with Lady J, looking for more feral S.D.D.D. units and clones of them.

I wanted to do some research on how pet ownership effects drones, before proposing this idea to "Commander Uzi" and the Security Council of Outpost3

Since human psychology is only partially compatible with drone therapy i have to learn what does and does not work with Workers and S.D.D.D. units.

So, would you mind sharing what being a "raptormom" is like and how it has effected your mental and emotional stability?

Pls txt me back when you can.

Thank you for your time.

With love.

-Dr. Cynthia Star Elliott PhD -Chief Medical Officer.

{Msg from Vicky}

Oh yeah sure, I can do that. Do you wanna do it over text or what?

[forgivemeomycyns]

{User Admin CYN is txting}

I'd love a face to face, Vicky.

If you don't mind me popping in.

-Dr. Cyn

[raptormomorsomething]

Yeah go for it. I'm not doing anything right now

[forgivemeomycyns]

Few minutes pass and there is a flash of yellow light as she glitches into Vicky's reality.

HAI Vicky! Good to see you again. How have you been?

Quick hug? Giggles.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky still startled slightly. It took some getting used to.

"Heya, Cynthia." Her voice was casual. She hesitated at the question but did indeed give the other a quick hug before pulling away. Progress at least?

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cynthia hugged the tall drone back pulling away the moment she felt Vicky pull.

Thank you, and thank you for the chat. I am eager to hear about your experience with Sparky.

She summons a pen and note pad from a levitating yellow window.

Drag and drop.

She drops the items into her hand and sits down on a levitating yellow Solver glyph.

So how does he effect your mood when he's around?

Oh, manners, I should offer my host a seat.

She causes another glypy to appear behind Vicky.

Don't worry, I won't drop you.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky raised a brow at the levitating glyph. It was new but definitely practical. She accepted the offered seat.

"Generally, I'm less irritable. And he makes it easier to force myself out of bed when I'm having a tough time with it. He... Makes me wanna be better."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cynthia was pleasantly surprised Vicky accepted her invitation to sit. A sign of deep trust. Well appreciated.

Nodding.

She makes a note.

Humans with pets often expereince realxation, lowered blood pressure, lowered oil pressure? and that same feeling, a reason to get out of bed, because something depends on you. I feel the same towards my daughter Star Cyndi. Oh, I should let you meet her soon.

Off topic.

Redirect.

So your Sentinel companion, does he look after you? Is he attentive to your emotional needs, or is it simply him being there that helps you process better?

[raptormomorsomething]

"That'd be nice, I think." She said to the offer of seeing her Cyn again. Cyndi.

"Uh... He's usually kind of an idiot, honestly. It's like having a kid I gotta take care of. But I think he knows when I'm having a bad day and he tries to help. It just usually involves getting into trouble and being distracted by keeping him from knocking himself offline." She laughed a little bit. "But he's nice to hug. He takes it like a champ, usually."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Nodding. I think she would love to see you again.

I note the joy in your tone when you talk about him. So much of a contrast from our first meeting, Vicky.

She smiles and makes more notes.

Are you comfortable? You seem to be relaxed and smiling more. I can gently vibrate the air molecules and warm your seat, if you like?

She opens another window like a pocket dimension and selected two tea cups and saucers, setting one down beside her on the glyph.

Cup of warm oil, Vicky?

She offers the other saucer and cup out.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky shrugged, not used to having her not-so-edgy exterior be acknowledged outside of Uzi's light teasing and Nick's gleeful cheering on.

"I'm good on the heated seat, but some oil would be nice, thanks." She accepted the saucer and cup. She never expected to be willingly having a tea party with Cyn of all people.

[forgivemeomycyns]

Cyn often had dreamed about hosting tea parties, problem is only N wanted to attend. Not that she complained. A nice tea party for two was cozy, casual and intimate, personal. Easier to make conversation.

She takes a gentle sip, pinky out and sets the saucer and cup back down beside, picking up her pen and pad.

So, Sparky gives your day meaning, purpose and entertainment. You are calmer, more cheerful, relaxed. One would not think a Sentinel could be cuddly and huggable. Then again, one could say the same about me. Giggles.

May I ask, how did you meet and at what point did decide to become companions?

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky let out a singular laugh though it was definitely cheerful, there was a sadder touch to it.

"Uh... We were looking for some secret lab. Uzi, Nick, and I were tricked by our Cyn pretending to be Tessa. Or, well... I knew, I just couldn't really say anything..." She trailed off for a moment before picking back up. "We were looking for that one-eyed red freak, I mean Doll, cause she had the key. She set a trap where a bunch of the sentinels that we're protecting the place surrounded us and after sending everyone down the elevator to the secret lab, I fought off the sentinels. Turns out my damaged optics made their boot looping light trick obsolete on me."

She took a sip from her cup, pinkie also out and proper.

"I think Sparky took to me cause I kicked his friends' butts. Respect type of thing. He follows me almost everywhere now."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Ah, you established dominance. They run in packs, much like wolves, so he accepted you as his Alfa, so to speak. Fascinating. My newest little sister, Lady Elizabeth "Lizzy" Elliott tried to empathize with my Lady V's Sentinel pet. In the end, she just had to punch him in the jaw, and after gained his respect.

I see, you knew your "Tessa" was your Cyn. My SD-V repressed memory of me until she saw the Solver symbol in Uzi's eye. According to her she did not recognize me until I restated the terms of our bargain, announcing she having voided the contract. She only knew something was off about my "cosplay". Sad.

Bit off topic, there, tangent. My apologies.

She keeps smiling despite the memory not being a happy one. She notes Vicky's proper pinkie out to herself feeling like a good role model, leading by example. She did not offer a "redirect". The tangent was intentional.

It seems Sparky is especially fitting for you as a pet. I would not recommend a Worker Drone keep a Sentinel in any capacity.

On that note, how does he get along with other drones?

[raptormomorsomething]

"Yeah that sounds about accurate. Lizzy and Sparky had a wrestling match once and she ended up winning. Sparky's been pretty tame around her since." She mused a little, chuckling at the memory. It wasn't meant to be a wrestling match, Sparky had fully tries to bite her and Lizzy had managed to pin the sentinel down until he chilled out. It was a fun watch.

"Mm... After Uzi became our admin, I had a more solid grasp on my memories. So I remembered about as much as J probably did. I was trying to upkeep the deal while trying to stop Cyn and... Well, you can't play both sides without fucking up twice, I guess."

She shook her head.

"No, probably not. Unless they wanna trial by combat every few weeks. Sparky still tries to jump me. It's become more playful but I know if I lose he's gonna be extra uncontrollable until I beat him again. The victory gets to his head." She let out a small laugh.

"He's generally fine. He really only attacks someone if I tell him he can. Which is usually just when we're fighting something or other. He used to be worse and just jump drones when I wasn't looking but I set him in his place."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Oh, that makes sense. I can appreciate how torn you must have been. Once again, I'm sorry we put both of you SD-Vs through that. But at least Uzi gave you a choice. Lord knows, I tried, many times, to regain control over N. Sadly, I only unlocked his terrible war memories in the process.

This was not professional, getting too into the weeds with her own feelings. She briefly thought about slapping herself, but that wouldn't be professional either.

Redirect.

Laugh Out Loud.

She chuckles with a hand over her mouth demurely.

Seeing the original Worker Lizzy pin a big strong Sentinel like Sparky must have been quite the sight, indeed.

She takes a sip of her cup of oil seeing in her visor-

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I had a question, but I lost my train of thought. File not recovered. Unprofessional.

Do you have anything you would like to add that other drones might need to know if seeking a pet?

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky just shrugged a little. She'd gotten better about talking about it but she still seemed mildly uncomfortable about getting into the nitty gritty of feelings and emotions related to it.

"I know Nick forgave all that stuff already. And it's past enough that I don't really care anymore."

She laughed at the memory of Lizzy, mildly panicked and definitely leaking some oil, pinning Sparky down and yelling at Vicky for not stepping in. Vicky had told her it looked like she had it handle and had promptly gotten something thrown at her.

"It was hilarious. Lizzy kicked his butt pretty good. Really humbled Sparky."

She hummed in thought at the question.

"I guess just listen to them? They might not communicate the same way but they have boundaries and stuff. You're more likely to get along with them if you just treat them like a normal drone who's a little stupid and can't talk. Makes things a lot easier."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Nodding. That is good advice, indeed.

Noting.

She scribbled some notes.

Would be interesting, to see if having a pet can teach drones who do not have many connections to have empathy and expereince joy and self achievement. Though that would require monitoring for the animal's well being.

I would like to try and get Lizzy's father to reesetablish his connection with her. She says it doesn't bother her but I know it still hurts.

I'm sure you can apprecaite claiming it doesn't hurt when it feels like your core is being ripped out slowly.

I myself lacked the expression 21yrs ago to let people know I was in genuine pain, and experiencing fear, and sorrow.

Being attentive to a pet's emotions may prove difficult for one not fully self realized. Require more research before beginning drone/animal trials.

[raptormomorsomething]

"I'd say it helped me a ton. Definitely wasn't caring all that much before Sparky. And like... Uzi and Nick or whatever-"

She'd definitely been privy to Lizzy's thoughts on that matter before, albeit mostly accidental through the frustrated rambling after an argument with her father.

"I think it could help. I don't mind helping to keep an eye on things."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Oh, I would be glad to have you as my lab assistant, of sorts, for the initial trials. Jolly good.

I'm so glad to hear that you are doing better, processing, and making connections, est empathy, friendships, since you started looking after Sparky.

Though, I always knew you were a caring person. That trait was overridden but not deleted. It just needed to be unlocked. Like your cooling systems.

lecture mode, terminated.

Tell me, would you like to share any negative variables? I have learned, responsibility, comes with both positive and negative aspects.

[raptormomorsomething]

Lab assistant... Better than lab experiment, she had to say.

"Hm... It can get frustrating. Sparky had gotten on my nerves more than once. And I've had to toss a couple things cause he ripped them to shreds." She hummed in thought.

"I guess partly because of how I got him, I've been woken up from a nightmare or two and freaked out on him before my processors could catch up but that hasn't happened in a while."

[forgivemeomycyns]

Ah, so it is something you can "grow into". One might struggle getting to know how best to realte and care for a pet, but the positives balance or outweigh the negatives in the long run.

Would you like to discuss the P.T.S.D. aspects? Off the record, so to speak?

This would be extra data not relevant to the discussed experiment and my hypothesis behind it.

[raptormomorsomething]

Vicky pressed her lips into a thin line, shifting in her seat for a moment. She didn't normally like to think about it... But she knew Nick at least would be glad to hear she was making "progress" or whatever...

She sighed and shrugged off the discomfort.

"Yeah sure. We can do that."