Let me show you my hard drive.

What's up? I'm Aichi Karada. I guess all you need to know is that I build and program robots. That and I have a huge dong. {{now affiliated with dr:toh!! mod will be tracking the tag #shsl roboticist}}

[mrjakeparker]

Just felt like someone needed to read this today.

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If you want a print version for your bookshelf it’s in my short story collection The Antler Boy and Other Stories.

[yamino]

[stegozavr]

porcupines sound like someone speaking through a kazoo and I tihnk that’s fantastic

[thesic-ness-deactivated20190119]

OH MY FUCKING JE SUS F U CK

[bisexualityinfused]

My life goal is to have my own Wikipedia page.

[baracks444-deactivated20140919]

[earthdad]

i’ve never lost my virginity i’ve only lost friends

[shsl-roboticist]

Two Bodies Have Been Discovered [TOH Body Discovery]

Aichi had finished lecturing Kuroda on the finer points of wiring a hydraulic arm when the smell hit him. His eyes widened with horror behind his thick glasses as he took in the scene before him. "The fuck..." He staggered backwards, his breath coming in panicked gasps, and through a numbness shock and confusion he felt his back hit the wall. Dead...two of them dead already...He slid down, letting out a sound that was not quite a laugh and not quite a sob. His family was safe. Two girls were dead. Two fewer targets for the alpaca's twisted torture. "Fuck!" And for all he knew, the murderer could still be nearby. He shuddered and squeezed his eyes shut.

[meansprout]

Happy Halloween! (x)

[txchnologist]

Mod Snake

by Txchnologist staff

From the biorobotics lab at Carnegie Mellon University comes this modular snake robot. According to the researchers, using the form of a snake allows the robot to navigate freely in many different environments, including networks of pipes and the gaps between walls. It can also climb stairs and trees.

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[wigglyflippingout]

SNAKEBOT!!!

[shsl-roboticist]

Dragon-themed M!As

Albino Dragon: Muse now is, you guessed it, albino.

Arsani Dragon: Muse will give their possessions to anyone as a gift.

Balloon Dragon: Muse somehow floats in the air.

Black Dragon: Muse can now use a little bit of magic.

Black Capped Teimarr: Muse will have the urge to get away from home as far as possible.

Black Marrow Dragon: Muse will look dead to others even though they’re healthy and alive.

Black Tea Dragon: Muse somehow emits a scent attracting all kinds of insects. Hope you’re not afraid…

Blacktip Dragon: That date won’t happen… Muse cannot flirt, kiss, or do anything of the sort!

Bleeding Moon Dragon: Do not touch! Muse emits a strong poison, affecting anyone but themselves.

Blusang Lindwurm: Damn stairs… Muse cannot walk and will have to find another way if they want to go anywhere!

Bright-Breasted Wyvern: Muse can only wear bright colors. It’s time to party!

Bright Pink Dragon: Muse now becomes extremely flirty!

Brimstone Dragon: Muse thinks everyone sees them as worthless and hates them.

Canopy Dragon: What do you mean, I can’t climb up there? Muse might just find themselves up in a high tree or on the rooftops!

Cavern Lurker Dragon: Muse will be completely unable to go out in sunlight.

Cheese Dragon: Muse will think everything is food. Om nom nom…

Coastal Waverunner: Muse will grow fins.

Copper Dragon: Muse cannot leave the sunlight, or they will get hurt.

Crimson Flare Pygmy: Can’t stop! Muse will feel the need to go as fast as possible!

Dark Green Dragon: Muse will leave a trail of flowers, vines and grass behind wherever they walk.

Dark Myst Pygmy: Wait, who was that..? Muse forgets everyone!

Day Glory Drake: Muse becomes incredibly hot to the touch. Every time someone touches Muse, it becomes higher.

Daydream Dragon: I’m feeling….a bit….sleepy… Muse will randomly fall asleep, no matter what time of the day it is!

Deep Sea Dragon: Muse has glowy skin, scales and gills. Yay.

Dorsal Dragon: Muse can only talk about themselves.

Duotone Dragon: Right or left? Muse gets two different personalities, and no matter what the problem is, they always want to choose different things.

Electric Dragon: Muse has the urge to touch anything that’ll give them a shock.

Ember Dragon: Muse is sick! (Anon decides symptoms.)

Flamingo Wyvern: Muse will fight over absolutely anything.

Frilled Dragon: Muse is now a child!

Geode Dragon: Muse becomes huge! (Anon decides size.)

Gilded Bloodscale Dragon: Every time someone says Muse’s name, something happens [Anon’s choice]

Gold Dragon: Muse gains a metallic gleam to them, and might just be mistaken for a golden statue.

Golden Wyvern: Any metal Muse touches turns into gold.

Gold-horned Tangar: Muse loses their most prized possession.

Grave Dragon: Muse will sometimes uncontrollably attack others.

Gray Dragon: Everything is just horrible…. Muse becomes extremely depressed, with a raincloud following them as bonus!

Green Dragon: Muse becomes one of the dragons on this list (Anon decides which. Check dragcave.wikia.com for their appearance!)

Guardian Dragon: Muse becomes overprotective of [anon’s choice]. Hope they won’t get annoyed…

Guardian of Nature: Muse gains the power of three elements, chosen by the anon. Don’t piss them off, now….

Harvest Dragon: IS THAT FOOD?! Muse becomes incredibly hungry, no matter how much they eat.

Heartseeker Dragon: Muse used Attract! Anyone who comes close will be captivated by that sweet, sweet scent.

Hellfire Wyvern: If Muse is female, they become extremely aggressive. If Muse is male, they become scared of everything and extremely submissive.

Hellhorse Dragon: Muse just needs to release their anger and becomes extremely violent!

Holly Dragon: Muse becomes extremely cheerful and will try to get others cheerful too!

Horse Dragon: Muse cannot speak.

Ice Dragon: Muse becomes similar to ice. Touching water? It’s frozen over. Touching fire? It’s game over!

Imperial Fleshcrowne: Help! Muse will get scared of even the slightest things...

Lumina Dragon: Muse will think about nothing but dirty, dirty things. Too bad, though, since everyone they had those thoughts about will get to see them when the M!A is over.

Magi Dragon: Muse will be able to teleport small distances. Need to get to the other side of the room? Simple!

Magma Dragon: Fire won’t kill Muse anymore…. but they’ll still feel it! Ouch…

Mint Dragon: Muse thinks everyone sees them as worthless…

Misfit Pygmy: Watch out! Muse will play pranks on anyone, even their lover and/or best friend!

Moonstone Dragon: Muse becomes a werewolf.

Nebula Dragon: Aren't those stars pretty? Muse can predict the future, using [anon's choice].

Neglected Dragon: Muse will try and take revenge on anyone who has ever done something bad to them, no matter how small.

Neotropical Dragon: Muse feels the need to party all night. Wooo!

Night Glory Drake: Muse becomes incredibly cold to the touch. Every time someone touches Muse, it becomes lower.

Nilia Pygmy: Muse becomes hyperactive, and will constantly bug a person of the anon’s choice. Prepare yourself for angry people…

Nocturne Dragon: Wait, is that the sun I see..? Muse now will be unable to move in sunlight!

Ochredrake: Muse cannot think anything without saying it out loud anymore! Better get rid of those dirty thoughts…

Olive Dragon: Muse is now an animal of anon’s choice!

Paper Dragon: Muse is flat and fragile like paper.

Pillow Dragon: Mmm, fluffy…. Muse wants to hug everyone!

Pink Dragon: It’s time for our beloved… GENDERBEND!

Pumpkin Dragon: Muse will be bound to a certain object [anon’s choice]. Whatever happens to the object happens to the muse too!

Purple Dragon: Muse will be extremely innocent. How was i made, mommy?

Pygmy Dragon: Muse is now tiny! How tiny exactly? Well, that’s up to the anon….

Red Dragon: Muse just wants to destroy a couple of villages. Maybe throw a few cities in there too.

Red-finned Tidal Dragon: Muse dances non-stop.

Ribbon Dancer: Muse has to sing everything they say in song lyrics.

Ridgewing Dragon: Muse is happy and smiles at all times. Even if their best friend just died.

Rosebud Dragon: Muse only likes the smell of [anon’s choice] and will attempt to make everything smell like that.

Royal Blue Dragon: Where are my servants? Muse thinks they are a prince/princess!

Royal Crimson Dragon: The title ‘Royal’ is there for a reason. Muse becomes extremely arrogant!

Seasonal Dragon: Muse’s personality becomes centered around a certain season… Winter? Cold! Summer? Extremely excitable!

Seawyrm Pygmy: Muse becomes a magical girl. No, there aren’t refunds on Soul Gems.

Seragamma Wyvern: Muse loses [anon’s choice] until they kill someone…or get killed.

Shadow Walker: Muse becomes nearly invisible.

Shallow Water Dragon: Is this what happened to Haru? Muse will feel somewhat stra- IS THAT A POOL?!

Shimmer-scale Dragon: Muse is extremely wanted by everyone for some reason… Who doesn’t want to own your muse?

Silver Dragon: Muse glows. A lot.

Skywing Dragon: Muse will gain wings. That’s all. Nothing else. Just wings.

Snow Angel Dragon: Muse is slowly freezing! If they don’t get warmed up, they’ll be unable to move, speak and eventually die!

Soulpeace Dragon: Muse switches personalities with someone.

Speckle-throated Dragon: Muse switches bodies with someone.

Spitfire Dragon: Muse just wants to see blood, and will hurt themselves.

Spotted Greenwing: Muse will try to hug everyone they see.

Stone Dragon: Why is it so hard to walk? Muse remains their normal self, but becomes incredibly heavy!

Striped Dragon: Where did you go? Muse will be able to get the same color as anything they touch!

Sunrise Dragon: Muse is an angel.

Sunset Dragon: Muse is an demon.

Sunsong Amphiptere: Jackpot! Muse will have AMAZING luck!

Sunstone Dragon: Muse's spirit is bound to a certain object [anon's choice] and they will have to find their body back.

Swallowtail Dragon: Muse is a minor god/goddess of [anon's choice]

Sweetling Dragon: Muse will beg, scream and even attack, just to get their favorite [anon’s choice]

Terrae Dragon: Muse cannot sleep and will feel the need to work all day.

Thunder Dragon: Muse will shock to anyone who comes too close.

Tinsel Dragon: Muse will be hopelessly in love with [anon's choice].

Tri-Horn Wyvern: Muse is extremely, extremely ill. Hallucinations, vomiting and blood with a chance of death!

Tsunami Wyvern: Muse will be incredibly manipulative.

Turpentine Dragon: My bed is the most popular tourist attraction. Muse is drunk!

Two-Finned Bluna: Muse wants to kiss/hug/[anon's choice] everyone in their inbox!

Two-Headed Dragon: Muse is split into two different versions. Anon decides personalities.

Two-Headed Lindwurm: Muse will be an animal hybrid. Anon decides the animal.

Ultraviolet Dragon: Muse will have hallucinations.

Valentine Dragon: Muse will randomly speak their thoughts about someone out loud.

Vampire Dragon: Muse will want to drink nothing but blood.

Water Dragon: Is that a tail..? Muse is a mermaid/man.

Water Walker Dragon: Muse can walk on paths made on water and air, but they're thin and slippery.

Waterhorse Dragon: Muse will be soaking wet at all times, no matter how much they have been in the sun.

Whiptail Dragon: Muse cannot feel emotions anymore.

White Dragon: Muse will heal any wounds immediately and is unable to get sick.

Winter Magi Dragon: Muse finds a book of spells in their hands! Will they use it for good or for bad?

Wrapping-Wing Dragon: Muse is turned into a toy, only able to speak and walk.

Yellow-Crowned Dragon: Pack your stuff, we’re going to the desert! Muse will want to stay in the sun as long as possible.

Yulebuck Dragon: Wait, really? Muse will believe anything they’re told, from lies to insults.

Zombie Dragon: Braaaaains……

[foreign-harpist]

Desbear. ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[heyheyitsmarissa]

[polysensates-deactivated2015080]

ATTENTION TUMBLR

THIS IS THE MARS ROVER.

YESTERDAY ON MARS THE LITTLE GUY TURNED HIS CAMERA AROUND AND TOOK A SELFIE OF HIMSELF.

LOOK AT HIM.

HE IS THE EPITOME OF CUTE. 

that is all.

[witchleia]

[unimpressedcats]

grumpy cat at disney land

[shsl-roboticist]

introducing aichi every time can get tedious so if anyone wants to be like "hey aren't you that aichi fucker i read about on the interwebs" that's totally fine with me.

[shsl-roboticist]

Keep Calm and Flip the Fuck Out

[notseeingdoublevision-blog]

To the door’s left, Teruo raised an eyebrow. He hadn’t the faintest idea who’d just…attacked a roll of aluminum foil? However, from the profanities spewing from who the culprit presumably was, it was likely that it was either one of the men or someone who really should be. Heaving a great, heavy sigh, the photographer pushed away from the wall - his safety line, his net - and fell into step alongside a roboticist who’d slowed down significantly upon reaching his pseudo-destination.

"What absolutely fantastic weather, don’t you think?" He said matter-of-factly, at the same moment that he smacked his head on a doorframe. Recovering a moment later, he was in a noticeably less charitable mood. "Dick-licking shitworthy ungodly son of a douchefucker," he shouted, holding the bruise on his head even as it formed, his speech eloquent even as it was profane. Even more so, perhaps, seeing as that particular string of words was in dactylic pentameter. A true art form.

[shsl-roboticist]

Aichi jumped a bit at the sound of a voice somewhere above him and turned to see a tall, ethereal-looking person bump into a door just behind him. He hadn't even noticed there was someone there, and the thought that he could have been watching the whole time gave him a chill. Who was this weird dude? Why was he wearing a mask that covered his eyes?

His brief distress evaporated at the stream of cusswords the taller boy let out. Aichi's shoulders trembled until he couldn't hold his rumble of laughter anymore. He bent over and gripped his knees for balance. "Oh my shit. Dude. I hope you're okay but man, you need to be careful with that thing you're wearing. I mean, I dunno if it's some weird hipster fashion or..." he trailed off. Maybe the guy was blind. Aichi stood up and looked him over. No cane, no guide dog. He frowned. "Are you blind or just an idiot?"

[shsl-roboticist]

Where The Shitting Fuck Is The Lab: TOH 1st Exploration

[shsl-bratty-wordsmith-deactivat]

As soon as the alpaca sheep creature had fallen asleep, the rapper had bolted for the nearest hallway to start exploring. There absolutely had to be a way out, they got here somehow so there must be a way out as well. The teen pulled on each door she passed only finding it to be locked, or if it opened a plain classroom with metal covered windows. Most seemed as if they had been abandoned for months, they just lacked the dust that would show abandonment. The rapper kept trying doors with varying degrees of success, until another one of the students caught her attention asking if she had gotten anything open.

"A few classrooms a little farther back but not much else." Natsu answered, kicking the locked door in frustration. "Know anything about picking locks? If not we might be able to just bust the handles right off and get into all the rooms that way, I just don’t have something hard enough to try…" The androgynous teen scowled deeply and shoved her hands in her pants pockets. She turned to face the short male, and forced a smile upon her face, only resulting in a grimace, the locked doors only reminder her of the grim situation that had been forced upon them all. "Why do you think we were even be shoved together in this place to begin with? Why us, why not someone else?"

[shsl-roboticist]

Aichi grimaced. The pretty-boy idol wasn't any farther along than he was. Too bad they didn't teach lockpicking in idol agencies. "Naw, well, not without my swiss army knife," he groused. "But they ganked that from me somehow at security. I guess despite wanting us to kill each other the sicko at the top didn't want us to kill each other too easily." He realized the harshness of his words and stepped back a bit. "Uh...not that I'm the killing type anyway...I promise I'm a nice dude until I get pissed."

He snorted. "It's definitely the work of someone with a hell of a lot of issues. They might even get off on it, you know? Sick people out there. The thrill comes from all of the promise of our talents juxtaposed with the despair of our situation...or something. I dunno man, I'm not a poet. Maybe you know more about shit like that."

He cleared his throat. "I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Aichi Karada. I'm a roboticist." He'd seen the idol dude somewhere before, but the name wasn't coming to him. Male idols weren't his thing anyway.

[shslsprachwissenschaftlerin-blog]

Yuriko's Cooking Show-Off: Food for Thought [open to TOH]

[shslsprachwissenschaftlerin-blog]

Yuriko was far too enthralled in rolling out the dough,to notice the intruder - which was almost strange, as she typically noticed anyone coming into her range of being, be it within her sight or her earshot. She was not startled when Aichi interrupted her, but she did look at him with brief surprise before changing into a smile. “Of course!”

She moved aside, setting down the rolling pin, and with the moment’s glance she got at him, she came to a conclusion of his intentions - and judged just how unacceptable they were.

"Oh no! Put that spoon back. You are not going to eat juts peanut butter! Not on my watch." Hands on her hips, Yuriko puffed out her cheeks, eyebrows knitting together to show her disapproval. "Peanut butter alone is a poor excuse for nutrition! Come on, stay here and I promise you’ll get the first piece of the quiche!" Another pause, finger to her lips in thought. "Well, the second piece! The first always goes to the chef, after all! What’s your name, sweetie? And put the peanut butter back, while you’re here."

[shsl-roboticist]

The pretty brunette seemed weirdly okay with Aichi barging in. She was even smiling at him. He counted himself lucky he'd finally met someone laid-back around here and possibly even normal.

That assumption was shattered when she started sassing him for his food choice. He paused, hands gripping the fresh jar, looking vaguely guilty. "What do you mean put it back?" he nearly whined. "I think it qualifies as nutrition! It has protein and several key vitamins and minerals, not to mention the right fats...I think..." His memory on his father's assessment of peanut butter was failing him. She was looking at him, hands on hips, like some sort of concerned mom. Though the keesh thing did sound tempting, whatever it was. He sighed, knowing his argument was not going to get through, and reluctantly shoved the jar back in the fridge. "My name is Aichi Karada...Super High School Level Roboticist...Family Science and Nutrition was never my best subject I suppose." He pretended not to have difficulty hopping up on one of the stools that lined the kitchen counter. "What's your deal then...miss?"

[shsl-roboticist]

Keep Calm and Flip the Fuck Out

Every nerve in Aichi's body was screaming at the tinny voice crackling over the speakers. Bombs? Missiles? Tokyo? No...no, it had to be a lie...He thought of his father's office, in a tall white building overlooking a park, with just as much of a perfect sunset view as any of the nearby luxury condos. Of his brother's middle school, surrounded by high-rises and convenience stores, in a shabby little neighborhood where the cigarette-butt-lined roads got too narrow for cars to fit comfortably. His hands clenched for his long-absent penknife. It had to be a lie. It HAD to.

A voice in his head whispered: was one life so much in the face of all those to be saved? Aichi's blood ran cold. Statistically, no, it was not...but was it worth getting blood on his hands for a probable lie? He didn't trust whatever mastermind enough to believe that it was real, but certainly it was someone used to pondering these big questions. And they were probably relying on the students to reach the most cynical of outcomes

Fuck it. Fuck all of it. Aichi yelled a stream of curses and slammed his fist hard into the nearest locker, leaving a small dent. He turned and bolted toward the common areas, hoping he would find a sympathetic soul, or at least a more optimistic one.

[catsss9]