#schrodingers-rufus

[yourfaveisakomaeda]

Alex Kralie from Marble Hornets is a True Komaeda!

Submitted by @schrodingers-rufus

[goosterbold]

I love the android Gordon AU! I'm curious: once Dr. Vance realizes Gordon is self - aware, how does he go about "parenting" an adult - human - sized robot?

I asked Frankie once again, bc he’s got the big brain ideas for this au 

Frankie:  Hm! Well. It's definitely kind of an odd adjustment for him- he's literally in the middle of being a dad at the level where that involves a lot of playing with blocks, and reading stories, and trying to model empathy to a tiny powerful creature that doesn't understand Dont Tug On Dads Hair, Please. 

Frankie: But I think, at least at first, it was kinda the same with Gordon! Either in the HEV stage, or maybe even a pre-HEV form while they were making sure the AI would be safe with that much power under the hood. Like years before he was in the humanoid form, probably before he was even installed in the HEV suit, his program was prob a lot simpler! So for a while he was like. A little simple face on a computer monitor hooked up to a speaker they were trying to get to be able to understand vocal commands. So it wasn’t a completely jarring ‘turn on a  switch and Oh God An Adult Person That Is Functionally my Child’.

Frankie: At first he was something a little simpler- and I think Eli always treated him with a lot of love and patience, which in turn helped Gordon develop into a person as he built up experiences and grew more complicated. But it’s still pretty jarring- by the time he was in the HEV suit it is more or less Whoops! You Have an Adult Son Now. 

Frankie: So I guess in short, he did have a LITTLE run up but like. The answer to ‘How did Eli handle that’ is ‘screaming internally, getting help from the people around him’, just like any other parent. The answer to ‘how does he parent him’ in a nuts and bolts way is ‘by answering A Lot Of Questions, trying to give good advice, and firm hugs’.

[actual-lea]

For the MH prompts request: Something that explores Jay's interests that don't directly involve the investigation. ( Maybe something post - series, with Jay trying to figure out and / or remember what else he likes beyond Things Directly Related To Alex Kralie. )

I have NO IDEA IF THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED

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“Ididn’t know you were into music.”

Thetopic just surfaces one day, as so many have; they’ve spent so muchtime in the same space, on long drives in one car (have to save gas,have to save money, can’t be sleeping on the streets with Alexaround), in awkward silences that drive Jay nuts, that he just has tostart talking after a while, barraging Tim with the most inanequestions he can think of.

It’sthat kind of thing that’s brought them as close as they’ll probablyget to normal conversation, as if they’re just old friendscatching up rather than two basically-strangers haphazardly throwntogether by circumstance and necessity.

Jay’slearned a lot about Tim; his favorite movies, his vague interest inwoodworking, his absolute adoration of big fluffy cats – he’dseemed a little embarrassed about that one, initially, until Jaystarted saving the cutest cat gifs he could find onto his phone tosend to Tim anytime he’s in a particularly dark place, and it seemsto help, if only a little.

Hetries to avoid talking about himself as much as he can; maybe out ofsome lingering distrust, or maybe just because he doesn’t want tothink about how much his life has fallen apart over these years, howmany fragments of himself he’s lost and tried to piece back togetherinto some abstract mosaic resembling an identity. Tim has managed topull a few details from him here and there, about the comics that heused to enjoy, about his interest in cooking (and complete lack ofskill at it), and now this.

Jayshrugs. “I used to be into it, anyway.”

“Doyou play anything?” Tim asks, giving him a quick glance.

Hepicks at a worn spot on his jeans. “I was…kind of okay at guitar,once,” he recalls, laughing a little. “And I had a crappy oldbass guitar, but…” He trails off, his thoughts drifting to newsreports and apartment fires.

“Well…hey,”Tim begins, taking one hand off the steering wheel to gesture as hespeaks. “I have like…an unconscionable number of crappyinstruments.” He shrugs. “It’s mostly old keyboards andsynthesizers and stuff, you know, things I’ve just kinda picked up atyard sales and thrift stores, but I’m pretty sure I have a fairlydecent guitar you can have, if you want.”

Jayis already shaking his head before Tim is finished speaking. “No,you don’t need to do that. Like I said, I'm– I was never reallyeven any good at it, and I don’t want it to just collect dustin my trunk or something.”

Thecar comes to a stop at a red light, and Tim turns to meet Jay’s eyes. “Imean, right now it’s just collecting dust in my attic, so like…”Another shrug. “Seriously, once it’s safe for us to go back, it’syours.”

Jayhesitates.

“Comeon, buddy, we gotta have something to do after all this isover.”

Thewords take a moment to sink in, like a foreign language that hehasn’t quite mastered.

After.

Hehasn’t really thought about an after.He hasn’t had time to, or the capacityto; as much as he doesn’t want to admit it, the idea of there beinganything after all this, of it ever being over,has never really seemed possible.

Thelight turns green, and Jay studies Tim’s face as he returns hisattention to the road.

“Okay…”Jay starts nodding, slowly. “Yeah. That would be… I’d really likethat.” He feels himself smiling. “Thanks.”

Timglances back over to him with that half-smile of his own, and asmall laugh. “No problem.”

[phantom-tastic]

I'm spending (part of) my Saturday repairing broken props I got for Halloween that I either didn't get to use, that I used while broken, or that broke while I was using them. ( r. i. p. jersey devil tail; you lasted less than five minutes before falling apart. )

Damn idk what I love more, the fact that you have several halloween costumes youve dedicated your time to mending, or the fact you specifically have a Jersey Devil costume?! That sounds lovely and therapeutic as hell.

[xx-rosswoodpark-xx]

Jay Merrick: Foolish Gremlin

Thanks, @schrodingers-rufus, for influencing me to post this.

[upstartgeek]

schrodingers-rufus replied to your post “to spite disney i will cosplay Buzzy”

buzzy disneybound flashmob 2k19

(runs straight into the Cranium Command pavilion) I LIVE HERE NOW!

[kaijutegu]

Skeletons!

Home Depot has a baby skeleton horse now, in case your full-size skeleton horse wants to experience the joy of parenthood. (Ok, it’s sold as a pony and not as a foal- but come on, who doesn’t want a skeleton horse family?)

They also have accessories for your skeleton horse- you can go with scary reaper-esque horsie or western horsie. (H/T to @schrodingers-rufus!)

But if you aren’t a horse person... well... maybe you’re a dinosaur person?

In that case, they also have a nine-foot “T. rex.”

And I thought the horses had some anatomy problems...

[i-want-it-on-fire]

Playlist: I forgot to study and bombed the Turing Test

I forgot to study and bombed the Turing Test: an eclectic collection of songs by and about robots (mostly.)

Short Circuit - Daft Punk

Miku (NES Version) - Anamanaguchi, Hatsune Miku

Utsusemi Disco - killchord, GUMI

My Girlfriend’s A Robot - Compressorhead

I Am Not A Robot - Marina and the Diamonds

Untrust Us - Crystal Castles

Send me a made up playlist title and I’ll make a 5-10 song playlist for it