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  1. Rec 46

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    Murderbot remembers something from before it hacked its governor module. To say the least, it isn't good.

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    12 Jul 2026

  2. Rec 44

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    This was supposed to be a simple extraction mission- and for once, it actually turned out to be. We were only a couple dozen yards from ARTs shuttle and my threat assessment was calming down because it wasn't likely we were going to run into any more hostiles. I was actually pretty relieved.

    And then suddenly there was a hole in my abdomen.

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    12 Jul 2026

  3. Rec 91

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    Murderbot, along with two of Karime's kids, is kidnapped by a hostile machine intelligence. Unable to escape while the ship is in transit, Murderbot does everything it can to keep the MI's attention focused on itself and away from its young clients.

    Restraints | Obsession | "Aren't you feisty?"
    Self-Inflicted Injury | Rocky Recovery | "If I tell you what they made me do, you won't be able to look at me the same."

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    12 Jul 2026

  4. Rec 64

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    Rogue SecUnit maintenance is untread territory. It is much easier to keep a SecUnit functional when it has access to the infrastructure it was built to use. Without access, you must provide your own infrastructure to it.

    “You didn't have to do that. I didn't ask for an update,” it grouses.

    You're uncertain what it will take for your SecUnit to realize its need for this infrastructure.


    In which ART is just trying to take care of Murderbot, and Murderbot is just trying not to overreact (read: panic, have a flashback, dissociate). And they get mad at each other instead of talking about it. That’s the whole fic.

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    12 Jul 2026

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    An accident reactivates Muderbot’s governor module. ART fixes it. Nobody has a good time.

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