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It's seen a bit of the Handler to Hound progression in stories and Tumblr posts, but it doesn't see a lot of Hound to Handler

Where's the Hounds that manage their packs so we'll, they find a coat and hat in their kennel?

This could also be used for the rare triple layer Dom>Switch>Sub polycule at its most beautifully toxic, in the form of a Handling Hound that still serves under a Handler

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Unravel at the atom, and be rewoven into something violent and beautiful...

Live. Kill. Die. Repeat.

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This one is imagining a Mechsplo game in the style of Disco Elysium

How that would work is probably another post later, but the skills and setting of Disco Elysium feel like they could have good mechsplo potential

Plus, Electrochemistry would love Starlight

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This one thinks the idea of Vampires in Mechsplo is fertile ground, and under utilized

Sure, the idea of Vampires as Hounds has crossed its blog before, and there's likely more to be said on that, but have we considered Vampires as Handlers?

They have the time, tools, and patience (when written right) to not only condition a Hound to their exact wants and needs, but to hand craft a dynasty of Hounds in their image

Within 4 generations, they could have a whole pack that's incapable of considering the idea of life outside their Handler, who all work and live in perfect cohesion

It will likely have more to say on this at a later date, but it wants to see what others can bring to the discussion

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The unfortunate realization that the true Dark Fantasy Drone aesthetic is those wicker mask beekeeper monks.

Which...isn't exactly the most appealing, but ir probably has its draws...

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Possible ground for a handler/hound dynamic in the racing genre, for something like Redline or Speed Racer, though more likely in something like Death Race.

The racecar is a highly specialized mech /hj

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404 :: Declaration :: In this one's objectively correct opinion, Necrons in 40k are just lame overpowered combat dolls.

Pure nihilism, no real sex appeal outside of niche circles, and hard coded to feel dysphoria.

Lousy!

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This one remembers the first piece of mech fiction it remembers getting into properly was Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld.

One of the main characters was the child son of late Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and was more or lest forced into being a mech pilot out of necessity when the Great War started up.

Something about the series will always stay with this one, and it wants more Biopunk/Dieselpunk mech fiction in its life.