#transmechatrist

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An appointment had been scheduled with no name given.

A SIMULACRUM who wanted a substance simulator, a software cultivated in the underground scene that still had a foot in its early development stage. A client coming from such a top tier modder, anyone in the scene would be hard-pressed to turn down, name or no name. Successful work off of her referral would be a gold star for the reputation - not to mention that this was a client who could PAY if he normally afforded her services.

But not an easy one. Simulacra were notoriously difficult to mod to begin with. This one was rough around the edges, she'd said. A lot of VERY ROUGH edges, she'd said, and she clearly hadn't just meant the programming. Her advice had been to be patient but not a doormat.

Whichever entrance Revenant used, he didn't make a sound. 6'8" mechanical frame all but materialized in the back, helping himself to the shop floor having seen the modder WAITING for him at the front. Golden glow took in the space, whatever decor and equipment it housed, the signs of its use. He had already made a sweep to ensure his stipulations had been respected: that they would be ALONE, and that any camera feeds were switched off.

Only when he'd had his fill of looking over the workshop did he deign to make himself known, taking a leisurely seat at the desk. Slouching there and allowing the chair to creak as he made an idle spin back and forth in it. Reached to rest a plain leather satchel he'd brought with him on the desk - observing the keyboard, stray cabling, various data drives and other bits and pieces that had been left there.

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@transmechatrist : 1, 6 》 munday questions

1. How do you draft your threads usually?

my dash is so quiet and I am so fast I usually don't draft at all lmao I'll just reply from the dash whenever I'm feelin' it. if I actually have a backlog of replies to do for once, I'll draft them with icon and tags so they're lined up for me in my drafts and they don't get buried on the dash, then do them from drafts when I'm feelin' it.

sometimes if I'm mobile and worried about a reply getting buried, I'll Like it so I can grab it easier later, but again my dash is generally quiet enough I don't have to bother lol

I RARELY leave a draft half-finished. almost always reply in one go, unless I'm in a rush and have to go somewhere mid-reply, or I'm literally too sleepy to keep going, or I'm havin a Big Think about a reply and wanna sleep on it

6. What is something that you didn’t think you will write but now you are writing it?

MECHANICS..... before rev I was only Robotfucker Lite™ and I never expected to write a fully mechanical character fjkdsgh so I am constantly bullshitting scifi machine terminology

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me when I ask stuff to IC Rev

"Just because I'm here, doesn't mean I'm listening."

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@transmechatrist : gives Rev a new years kiss on his snout

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@transmechatrist : what is something about your muse you haven’t 100% refined/ decided on yet? 👀 eg. part of their personality, backstory, a headcanon

if this went to an ask meme I can't find it now fjksdgh

mostly a lot of Kaleb stuff tbh !

his human life only comes up very rarely and Rev tends to be vague about it, so it just hasn't been important to flesh out much if you'll pardon the pun lmao

the impact of his father is obviously significant - more than Revenant acknowledges. but a lot of his human life doesn't feel very significant to him now in the face of what was done to him after his death.

I have mostly the gist of his human timeline, family stuff, and lifestyle hc'd and that's been enough to play around with so far. I've poked around in Kaleb's personality some, enough to have a few fun details hc'd, but I haven't written Kaleb extensively at all, so it's all just the gist of him and his life really.

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@transmechatrist : 6, 13, 15, 25, 30, 40 》 ask the mun about writing

6. What kind of research do you put into your writing? 

a decent amount, but because it's just rp I'm fine with creative liberties n just bullshitting when it's easier LOL. I usually do a lil digging for when a character has to know what they're talking about, combat maneuvers, or for when I need to know how certain injuries feel.

13. What do you look for in a RP partner? 

BEING CHILL #1 be comfy communicating because plotting is a lot of communication and we'll have more fun writing if we can have fun chatting! also if u have 14 different fandoms/people on ur DNI and half ur posts are ooc salt, chances are we're not gonna vibe lol. I'm not here to stress or soapbox I'm here to write - and on that note writing level is #2, between "low lit" and "purple prose novella", writing together is only gonna be fun if we're reasonably close on that spectrum. when people talk about being "selective" this is generally what they're talking about lol

#3 is some level of commitment. energy levels vary, irl happens, rp is a hobby not a job - nonetheless, activity is a matter of compatibility. one of the first things I look for on a rp blog is the ic to ooc post ratio and the activity level in the archive. I have the most fun writing when threads are long enough, or consistent enough, for plots to go somewhere. and if the dynamic is fun, it doesn't matter as much to me how slow replies are as long as I know I can count on 'em!

15. Have you ever written a reply that made you emotional? Will you share it?

PLENTY fjkdsgh first of all I cry easy,, second of all there's been enough of them I don't wanna go digging for them lol

read more'd for length !

25. Do you put parts of yourself into your writing or muse? Can you give an example?

I don't have a specific example but I guess a common theme in the charas I write is feeling like an outsider; feeling distinctly separate/different from society & other people, experiencing that sense of isolation whether in subtle or more obvious ways. ironically I think a lot of people write those kinds of charas for the same reason lol.

30. Do you have any unspoken rules that might not be on your page? 

I don't fuss with listing the basics like being selective, no godmoding, no homophobia, etc because I'm old and that shit should be a given lmao. if I notice someone posting shit I don't vibe with I'll either talk to them about it or just softblock ez gg. I can curate my own space, I don't need a big neon sign of stuff I don't want on my dash.

40. Do you have favourite phrases, words, or metaphors you use in your writing a lot? 

I ain't called Animal for no reason;; I'm a big wildlife nerd and I've kinda noticed just in the past year or so how much it reflects in my writing LOL, I make a lot animal metaphors I think. Revenant especially has such a predatory air around him, my writing often relates him to wolves, big cats, and snakes.

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@transmechatrist : 9, 13, 25 》 vanilla sunday

9. Is your muse attracted to any features in particular?

answered here! I don't think I have anything to add tbh fdjskgh

13. Where is your muse most sensitive? 

well as you might imagine, he has the most haptic on his face, hands, and neck. so technically speaking those are the most sensitive parts of him. but he can also be sensitive on his inner thighs and pelvis -- the places you'd expect on a human being lol. even though not all of what Rev experiences there is purely haptic feedback, his mind is prone to exaggerate what he does feel there, especially under the right circumstances.

and unlike in a human... his wiring and circuitry is also quite sensitive. there is some amount of haptic at play because, just like in a human pain response, it's implemented to tell him when something's wrong, via simulated kinds of pain or itching etc. so if the insulation on his wiring is cut, it might burn or itch a lil, or if something sparks he'll feel that nip of pain, or if something scrapes a circuit board, it'll sting.

because he's aware of himself, aware of being made of machinery and not flesh, he can often tune out / turn off these sensations so that in combat he either largely doesn't feel pain or it's only a minor annoyance, esp in combination with his pain tolerance;; but it can sometimes still take him off guard.

25. How interested is your muse in sex and sexual activity?

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generally he's Not ✨

his perception of human bodies changed a lot after breaking Ego Retention, both due to the human deaths he suffered and his perception of the centuries that had passed and all the people he'd killed. the "skinbag" thing ain't just to be edgy;

"because now you understand. They're just bags of blood and tissue. Goop, dressed in suits of skin. They're nothing. Like you were nothing."

Revenant really does mostly just see people as meat. he can recognize aesthetically what's attractive and unattractive but by default there's no actual attraction for him anymore. he's pretty much under the assumption that he's altogether incapable of sexual desire - even if that changes, he assumes sex just isn't in the cards for him, both physically impossible and because he thinks no one short of bot fetishists could be attracted to a mechanical body.

but if he does tumble into mutual attraction with someone - then there will be interest, maybe even A Lot Of It once he gets a taste, but it's also not a necessity for him. in a fwb situation, it's easy for him to drop someone if he's not getting what he wants, or if it just proves to be more trouble than it's worth. in a more committed/romantic situation, if his partner's not interested, going without doesn't bother him.

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@transmechatrist : 13, 18, 22, 43 》 uncommon questions

13. What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?

red, unsurprisingly, and also gold - and he's damn right!! the mans has Taste. most of his models look good in one or the other or both lol

18. What embarrasses them?

sincerity, in a way. heartfelt compliments and sentiments, acts of selflessness, most of all from someone important to him, tend to shut him right up lol. he just never expects it and never knows how to respond in the face of it.

22. How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)? 

it can depend on the partner and circumstances. in general Revenant gets moody and irritable lol.

past a certain level of trust, he'll definitely be possessive, he may find ways to act out or demand attention.

if a relationship isn't there yet, he may distance himself instead, become stubborn and react coldly - basically puts all his walls back up if he thinks he's misjudged how someone feels about him.

43. If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so? 

"You really risked your life talking to me to ask that? That's a shame."