YUKAS99 : inefficient frontier

from Japan

[kaenith]

Color-Fall #5

My mental image of ART's feed presence, to the extent that I had one while reading, was pretty much "a blue hologram of Temeraire" ^^;;

Somehow it never looked quite right when I tried to draw it, and I eventually decided that the issue was trying to represent ART as a physical creature with weight: it felt weird for it to be standing on the ground. So I took the design in a more serpentine-eastern-dragon-that-floats-magically-without-wings direction. With extra arms for multi-tasking!

Probably not a completely finalized design, but I feel like I'm heading in a good direction.

[gil-estel]

Amena and Third Mom (with a few of Peri's drones looking on...)

[tenowls]

family portrait

[tenowls]

a masterpost of my mbd fanart in chronological order :D this only includes drawings that are scenes directly from the books, also some of the posts have multiple scenes from different points in the book in them but i tried to organise them roughly in order!! 

Pre-ASR

MB and Mensah at the deployment centre

All Systems Red

PresAux meets MB

Artificial Condition

MB meets ART

Exit Strategy

Company gunship scene

Home, Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory

MB offers Mensah a hug

Fugitive Telemetry

MB, Pin-Lee and Mensah banter

MB, Ratthi and Gurathin crime scene investigation

It’s joking, that’s how it looks when it’s joking (stop joking)

Network Effect

It is a person!

ART bathroom scene

MB flips off ART

MB and Amena

[tenowls]

just some mb doodles

[tenowls]

They all looked startled and uncomfortable. Almost as uncomfortable as I did. I wish I’d waited to pull the spare armor out.

wanted to try draw smth for one of the earlier books so here’s a fancomic for asr!! (ID’s in alt text)

[sentient-pineapple]

Cubicles are so quietly horrifying as a concept 11/10 fridge horror so here, have some art

[broken-risk-assessment-module]

Murderbot Sitting Normally

For Isilee from the MBD Discord <3

This is my gift for the Murderbot Gift Exchange! The prompt was “Art of MB sitting in a truly ridiculous way, completely blank-faced.” and boy did I have fun. 

[Image IDs:

1: Ratthi is sitting sprawled in a high-backed armchair, leaning on one arm with out foot up on the other. He’s wearing cuffed jeans, a button-up shirt, a sweater, and is holding up some in-progress knitting on a needle. Murderbot is sitting cross-legged on the top of the chair, its chin in its hand, looking down at the knitting. There are drones flying around them, Ratthi is looking at one as he talks, the other is pointed at the knitting.

2. Murderbot is laying on the floor, its arms by its sides, with its legs propped up on a wall. It looks mildly annoyed. Mensah is standing near its head, bending over it with her arms crossed. She’s looking slightly to the side, at one of Murderbot’s drones, with a wry smile. 

3. A depiction from the bathroom scene in Network Effect. Ratthi is leaning up against the wall with his arms crossed. His head is tilted slightly, and he’s looking down at the floor with a slightly worried expression. Amena is sitting on the bathroom counter, looking worried, and looking at Murderbot who is on her right. Both Ratthi and Amena are wearing Preservation Survey uniform, and Amena is wearing a sleeveless jacket that has been noticeably patched. Murderbot is sitting next to her, with its knees pressed up to its chest with its arms wrapped around them. Its head is nestled in its arms so that its face is half-concealed. It looks annoyed, and is glaring off to the right, away from the others. 

4. Arada is sitting at a table, her head resting on one hand. She’s talking to a drone hovering on her left. Murderbot is on her right, not facing her. Its sitting backwards on a chair with its legs over the back, and is leaning on the edge of the table. Its looking down and backwards, and is smiling slightly. 

5. Murderbot is laying in a chair, its back on the seat and its legs up against the back. Its head is hanging off the front of the chair seat, and it has its arms crossed. It looks unimpressed. 

end IDs]

[tkserie]

More Murderbot memes for the masses.

[ucale]

メンサーのビジュアルは原作と食い違っちゃったから一考の余地あり。またいろいろ考える

[blessphemy]

MB: メガネ？

ART: そう、ここで買っておくといい

MB: 弊機にはそんなもの必要ありません

ART: だからこそよ

ART: 人間は単なるオシャレでメガネおするだろう

ART: ボットが人間になりすますのにうってつけだ

ART: てごろな変装手と言える

MB: 不要な矯正器具を好んで着けるなんて

MB: 人間の考えることはわかりません

ART: なかなか様になってるじゃないか

ART: お前のフィードからメンさー博士にお前の画像

ART: 送っといたぞ

MB: は？

ART: お！さっそく返信だ

To: SecUnit

Mensah: よく似合ってる！私もメガネを持ってるのよ

Mensah: お揃いね！

MB: まあ。。。

MB: 変装として

MB: 検討する価値はある、かも。。。

\*

MB: Glasses?
ART: Yeah, you should buy them here

MB: I don’t need glasses

ART: And that’s why you should get them

ART: Humans will wear glasses just to be fashionable

ART: It’s perfect for a bot trying to pass as a human

ART: You could call it a disguise

MB: Why would humans use augments they don’t even need
MB: I don’t get it

ART: They look good on you

ART: I went ahead and sent Dr. Mensah a picture of you

MB: Hey!

ART: Oh! She replied

To: SecUnit

Mensah: They suit you! I have glasses too

Mensah: Now we match

MB: Well

MB: I guess they might have some worth, as a disguise

[grammarpedant]

[ID: Three images. In the first, a clay humanoid figure stands on a desk facing a copy of All Systems Red by Martha Wells. In the second, the clay figure faces the camera, with Network Effect by Martha Wells behind it. The clay figure is a SecUnit in armor, with a blank visor helmet. There is an angled logo carved into its chest, like a rectangle with a triangle cut out of the right side. The third image is the clay figure held in a clay-stained hand, with Network Effect in the background. More detail of the side of the helmet and the guns on the figure’s arms is visible. /end ID]

In honor of 3/3, a Three sculpted from clay! Follow the journey of ceramic!Three from raw clay sculpture to, hopefully, fired and painted figurine here on AO3. I am a novice to the world of ceramic sculpture so there will be some suspense as to whether ceramic!Three survives its ordeal!

Helmet design is based on @sentient-pineapple ‘s wonderful art here and the logo will be based on the design by @chimaerakitten.

Find the other works celebrating 3/3 for Three here!

[gil-estel]

PreservationAux (+ their SecUnit)

[alex-van-gore]

The Murderbot Diaries - All Systems Red

1.

“You were very good with Dr. Volescu. I don’t think the others realized … They were very impressed.” “It’s part of the emergency med instructions, calming victims.” I tugged the blanket tighter so she didn’t see anything awful. I could feel something lower down leaking.

[ID: a digital drawing in dark gray and red. Dr Mensah, a stocky woman with short light hair, is visible form behind, standing in front of on open cubicle. The light from the cubicle illuminates her and she casts a long shadow. Murderbot is visible looking uncomfortably to the side, holding a blanket to its chest, with a lot of inorganics visible. The image cuts off without showing Murderbot’s eyes. /end ID]

2.

Pin-Lee leaned over me and I said, “This unit is at minimal functionality and it is recommended that you discard it.” It’s an automatic reaction triggered by catastrophic malfunction. Also, I really didn’t want them to try to move me because it hurt bad enough the way it was. “Your contract allows—” “Shut up,” Mensah snapped. “You shut the fuck up. We’re not leaving you.” 

[ID: In the foreground of the drawing, Murderbot is lying on its back, helmet broken and hair visible. It’s looking up at Dr Mensah, who clutching her bleeding arm and shouting, Pin-Lee with her hair tied up looking grim, and Dr Gurathin in the background, using a display device. All three of them are wearing green outdoor suits. They are in a ravine, and the orange sky shows bright shining planetary rings. The image is in brown, green and orange tones. /end ID]

[alex-van-gore]

The Murderbot Diaries - Artificial Condition

1.

Let me in, ART said, as cool and calm as if we were discussing what show to watch next. I had never given ART full access to my brain. I had let it alter my body, but not this. We had three seconds and counting. My clients, the other humans on the shuttle. I let it in. 

 [ID: a digital drawing in orange and blue. Murderbot is shoving to its feet in an apparently empty shuttle, holding on to the back of some seats. Murderbot wears wide pants with pockets and a hooded jacket. Its head seems to be under water, its hair floats and its eyes glow bright blue, as if the upper part of the drawing was a wave of water. The part of the image outside the bubble is in orange hues. /end ID]

2.

Calm down, ART said, not helpfully. I was too frozen to respond. After three seconds, ART added, She’s frightened. You are a reassuring presence. 

[ID: a drawing in deep purple and yellow, showing two people in a small room. From a top-down angle, Tapan can be seen curled up and asleep, facing Murderbot. She wears shorts with tights beneath and a hoodie, her hair is in a bun. Beside her are her shoes, a backpack and some other supplies. Murderbot is sitting up and looking down at her, and is dressed in pants with many pockets, a hoodie, and boots. Yellow light shines in from underneath the door. /end ]

[alex-van-gore]

The Murderbot Diaries - Rogue Protocol

1.

Abene said, “Were you hit?” She stepped toward me, reaching to push my jacket aside. I jerked back a step. She stopped, startled. Miki turned, its visual sensors focusing in on me. I checked its camera and got a view of my face. I thought I had gotten good at controlling my expression, but apparently only when I wasn’t feeling actual emotions. In our feed connection, Miki said, Abene won’t hurt you, SecUnit. 

[ID: a drawing in dark teal and blue hues. In the front, Hirune is passed out on a chair, barely visible. Behind her is Don Abene, a woman with light braided hair over her shoulder, reaching a hand out toward Murderbot. Murderbot is bleeding from a wound in its stomach and on its right thigh, and backing away from her, looking horrified/scared. There is blood on the floor underneath it. Murderbot wears thick heavy boots, dark pocketed pants with various thigh holsters, a hoodie and a jacket over the hoodie. On the right is Miki, visible from behind, also lifting a hand towards Murderbot. Miki is a humanform robot with heart-shaped ear attachments, light silver coating and a helmet-like head. /end ID]

2.

Miki was crumpled in front of the bot, and something looked wrong. I was climbing to my feet, trying to see how Miki was damaged, when I froze. Something looked wrong because Miki’s chest was crushed, its processor, memory, everything that made it Miki squeezed to nothing in one flex of the combat bot’s hand. 

[ID: a drawing in cold hues of light blue and light purple. In the foreground and almost blurry, a deactivated CombatBot’s arm lies palm up on the ground. Behind that is Miki, sprawled on its back, torso bent and squished,,an ear bit torn off, head turned to the viewer, its faceplate showing “…”. Murderbot, injured more and wearing the same outfit from the first drawing, is coming up from behind it, looking at Miki. It has a small, mournful expression on its face. /end ID]

[alex-van-gore]

The Murderbot Diaries - Exit Strategy

1.

She glared at me. “You left.” Somehow I hadn’t expected that. I said, “Mensah said I could learn to do anything I wanted. I learned to leave.” “You could have told her what you wanted. We—she—we were worried, okay.” 

[ID: a drawing in digital greens and blues. The camera looks down over Murderbot’s shoulder at Pin-Lee in a translucent transport bubble floating above an illuminated station (signified by glowing squares in the distance). The bubble as a circular bench as a sating area and consists of a light turquoise field indicated with hexagons. Murderbot is evading Pin-Lee’s stare and frowning, it wears a hoodie and pants with many pockets. Pin-Lee wears elegant clothes, a cropped blazer, tight pants, and heels. Her hair is tied in an elaborate bun, and she leans towards MB with a glare. /end ID]

2.

On the company ship, it wouldn’t be a MedSystem, it would be a cubicle. “It absolutely cannot wait,” I told him. Ratthi dropped to the deck beside me and yelled for Gurathin to bring the shuttle’s emergency kit. 

[ID: a digital drawing in purple, yellow and grey. Murderbot is lying on the floor of a shuttle. In front of it, Dr Ratthi, sleeves rolled up and holding an emergency kit, is starting to work on extracting shrapnel from Murderbot’s knee. His torso blocks the view on most of Murderbot’s body, but the broken knee is clearly visible. Dr Ratthi wears tight pants and boots, a button up shirt, and has several small pouches attached to his belt, his hair is curly and he has a slight beard. Behind them, Dr Gurathin also leans down to help. He wears a casual suit with a turtleneck shirt beneath, hair combed back, and an augment visible in thin lines around his right eye. Dr. Mensah and Pin-Lee are visible in the background, standing in the shuttle’s cockpit. Pin-Lee is fully in the frame, looking towards the shuttle’s front, Dr Mensah is peeking over her shoulder at the scene. /end ID]

[alex-van-gore]

The Murderbot Diaries - Network Effect

1.

“Not that! Why are you sad and upset?” That was the point where even I could tell that Amena was terrified as well as furious. “There’s something you’re not telling me and it’s scaring me! I’m not a fucking hero like my second mom or a genius like everybody else in my family, I’m just ordinary, and you’re all I’ve got!” I wasn’t expecting that. It was so far from what I thought she had meant, and she was so upset, that the truth inadvertently came out. “My friend is dead!” 

[ID: a drawing in cold light blue and turquoise. In the centre is Murderbot with a very exasperated expression, shouting and gesturing, blood trickling down its face. Its left gunport is deployed. In the foreground, visible from behind, is Amena, tilting her head at it. She has a fluffy afrod tied halfway back. Both of them are wearing the same kind of space suits. Three drones float around the area, and in the background Eletra is recovering in ART’s MedBay. /end ID]

2. 

Instead, the diagram showed the connections, but they came from the dead human body, and formed a weblike mass. It was interwoven with the central system, then stretched out to the walls, following the old connection pathways. I bumped into the hatch, which was when I realized I had been backing up. 2.0 whispered, That’s targetControlSystem. 

[ID: a drawing in bright turquoise and dark red and purple. Murderbot is standing in the entrance to the control room, the hatch of which is red-purple, and bright turquoise crystallic light is shining from inside the room and reflecting on it. Warnings and text boxes are glitching up in the feed in front of it, and in the circular room lies a human body, eyes open, overgrown with glowing white crystals that connect in strings to the roof and pillars in the room /end ID]