Drag him! To the depths of hell, or wherever those giant freaky caterpillars/octopuses(?) live!
The level of pettiness I could only aspire to have
I was equally as surprised at this revelation
I thought we were shown that poor SecUnit's head as simply a reminder that the constructs have human faces, but no!
We also had a plan all along!
The awkward way the head was thrown and then was just kinda, stumbling and rolling around had me in stitches
I adore this dude, even tho he's one of the bad gays guys
Just this pure confusion, something jogging a certain memory but you're not sure what yet
Also, it proves that Murderbot is not the only one totally obsessed with Sanctuary Moon. I mean this much is obvious, considering the show has been running for 2,797 episodes, but still
I'd commit a moderate-to-severe crime to take a peek at the fandom situation in this universe
Gurathin immediately clocking the plan
the episode of sassy clap backs
Gurathin-Pin Li duo was never something I thought I needed in my life
Honestly the whole crew works so well with each other, in any combinations imaginable. I saw a post here how, regardless of the disastrous attempt at a polycule and other love-lines happening here, none of the members are affected by the drama once the actual work begins. There is no pettiness or backstabbing or hurt feelings, and I think it's awesome
Dr. Mensah to the rescue!
Again!
I totally get why everybody on PresAux is in love with her at least in some capacity
I probably had the same expression that one time an elderly professor put on a kpop song during an academic get-together in my university
And the fact that he knew the quote too!
Devil's sacrament and all that
If I were a spy (which I'm definitely not), and I had a stealth mission, but then I'd hear someone slandering MY shows and MY blorbos, it would be so over for me immediately
Well. Whatever.
It is gonna hurt
The way Gurathin's face changes upon seeing Murderbot's face
I still don't ship them at all, but I kinda get it
this is just chaos. everything post-brainwashing unless otherwise specified. some of these are repeats of the things Id posted before just summarized or expanded. depending on the thing. this is for my own reference as much as it is for you i need everything in one place.
when fabricating his new backstory Adler and Park chose the 'ex-KGB' option. while the brainwashing and torture definitely damaged Bells memory, he remembers his childhood and years in the russian academy. vaguely, but he remembers. not enough - or maybe he just never thought about too much - to figure out that the whole vietnam thing doesn't match his life (he would've been in his late teens in 1968). probably doesnt remember that his brother died.
younger than everyone in the safehouse but he's so painfully eastern european and sleep deprived you wouldn't notice it at first glance. constant dark undereyes and incredibly pale - partially from genetics, partially from the balaklava he wears so much. it is apparent in his behavior though, there's that recklessness you only get from someone who is young enough to not have much to lose. also the humor of a man in his 20s.
he's not iffy about showing his face, takes it off easily when inside and not on missions (not a situation like Ghost has going on) but seemingly just wears it out of habit. it had been that way before the brainwashing, too. Adler never asked. Woods did ask, but only got a blank look in response, as if he'd asked why the sky was blue.
genuienly scared of Park. like, not conciously, but won't talk to her unpromted and feels a vague sense of unease whenever she's around. his body remembers the brainwashing, the torture - similar to people who experienced something bad in early childhood. they don't remember it, but it still has a lot of reprecussions
the same isn't true for Adler. they had made a lot of effort to erase the memories of the torture he'd gotten from Adlers hands, heavily overriding it with the memories from vietnam (so even if Bell still subconciously associated his presence with something bad, it had a rational explanation) and some more. pleasant touch during the final stages of the brainwashing, just cause they knew they'd be working together more closely and bell had to trust Adler.
...maybe he gets the jitters occasionally, when Adler raises his voice or makes a sudden movement.
obsessed with sudoku and crosswords. park had handed something like that to him during the brainwashing to keep him focused on something and now he's doing them all the time
gender is. complicated. defintely amab, considers himself male. but like. if it was 2025 he'd probably identify as nonbinary after the brainwashing. but it wasnt 2025 and honeslty even if it was i dont think he'd have the time and energy to think about that. i do think that during the brainwashing he had spells of amnesia so strong that he was genuienly suprised by the concept of gender and asked adler why park was 'she' and he was 'he'. they quickly put him under again after that.
surprisingly touchy, but really only towards Adler (easily explained by the imprinting during the brainwashing, the forcible association of Adlers scent and feel with something nice) and, for some reason, Woods. Woods takes it in a stride (i dont think neither him or mason were told in the beginning that bell was brainwashed). The fact that he also went to Woods lead Adler to believe that it was not, in fact, only the brainwashing and that Bell is. just like that.
stoically quiet. we know that. just raises his eyebrows at everything. like 🤨
sometimes makes a really cruel comment or suggest the most violent possible solution or does something unhinged out of nowhere for seemingly no reason. like killing that german guy that got captured by the stasi in that one mission.
was a very heavy smoker before the brainwashing. still has the urge to have something in his hands and mouth. chews on pencils and the buttons on the cuffs of his shirts.
prefers strong tea over coffee which weirds everyone out
follows Adler around like a duckling. when he talks on the phone, Bell just stand there at the door, unsure what to do. cannot live without instructions. craves the structure. Adler provides. Adler most definitely enjoys the feeling of Bell being so dependent and Bell feels safe and secure and its weirdly nice for a bit
rarely takes part in conversations but always is there in the corner whenever any talking is going on. is his happiest when he can listen to Woods and Mason and Adler talk while just sitting back. in a helo or resting after a mission
not allowed anywhere near the radio. loves upbeat pop music and likes it loud. would love hardcore techno too. he yearns for the club. its actually good for you to party for 72 hours
(nah but fr if it was the 90' he would've been getting it in some berlin gay club while on crack)
loooooves different weapons, guns. touches his weapon a lot, cleans it meticulously after every mission.
tilts his head like a dog at people when he doesn't understand something
not stupid - quite the opposite, actually, he's a wonderful cryptographer and chemist and has a very analytical way of thinking. but has a very bad case of brain fog from the brainwashing. walks into a room to get something and forgets why he did it. spaces out very easily. has random bouts of just not being able to focus at all and it pisses him off to hell and back. and then he gets hyperfocused again and does insanely difficult work for 6 hours straight and does it well
him and woods are best buddies. mason is horrified.
likes cats. there were a couple strays around the safehouse in Berlin, he gave them his leftovers.
will eat strange things. tuna straight from the can for breakfast and five boiled eggs and an apple for dinner. this had been the case before brainwashing too. the only one is his family that enjoyed his grandmas meat jelly. his brother always gave him his portions. likes pickles. Adler would feed him kibble if he was allowed and bell would probably eat it.
definitely has 'flashbacks' to his old life - when someone mentions a topic that he would've been interested in, a place - not very strong and not very clear, just a feeling he can't quite place. Sadness, happiness, anxiety...
gets excited whenever someone brings up the topics he'd been into before. someone mentioned nuclear energy once and he went on a tangent on how cool it is and then veered off onto the topic of atomic bombs. same thing happened when Sims and Adler were chatting about vietnam and mentioned chemical weapons. probably said said some things that the americans hadn't known yet and everyone was very careful to not interrupt (not like they'd be able to if they tried)
giant brown eyes. alternates wildly between a 1000 yard stare, having them almost half closed from exhaustion and baby deer look
has a hyena laugh
weird towards women. randomly spews out some sexist bullshit at Park (honestly hard to tell whether it's cause she's a woman or if he just doesn't like her) and also side eyes any that talk to Adler. Adler encourages it
hovers behind Adler menacingly like a guard dog
amazing driver but does not concern himself with following traffic laws. muscle memory from driving mainly in military training field or. yk. combat zones
Made a quick commemorative thing for the end of the year. Messy, and Google Slides won the battle with this one, but it's good enough for now. Been a good art year! Developed lots. Here's to an equally forwards-moving 2026.
