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  1. Public Bookmark 59

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    In which Murderbot reviews security footage, successfully avoids one of two uncomfortable conversations, and has a breakthrough in [redacted].

    This story takes place immediately after the last scene of Platform Decay.

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  2. Public Bookmark 36

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    It was a mistake to let ART go on an unmanned cargo mission. A bored ART is a dangerous ART. Really I was lucky the worst thing it did this time was program a drone with new sensory functions that we would need to try out. For science. No other reason.

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    19 Jan 2026

  3. Rec *

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    New ops agents always come with a few quirks. Jazz knows how to manage the usual bad habits (arson, stealing, the urge to stab when surprised...).

    Prowl’s adjustment period is less straightforward.

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    16 Dec 2025

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    alskdjfkslsjd THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT 10/10 jazz/prowl, no notes

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    It’s not that I wasn’t curious, and it’s not like there wasn’t a more logical part of me that knew that this was terrible security procedure, even if I didn’t hear a peep from risk assessment (what else is new?). But on a deeper level, I knew there wasn’t any risk.

    I wanted ART to prove it to me.

    I wanted to go in blind and know that it wouldn’t hurt me, and that it would stop if I asked it to. I wanted to let ART in and not have to think about it.

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    ART takes Murderbot up on an offer to plug into each other's systems.

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    27 Oct 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 95

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    My route has another projected 4.7 seconds. I tried so fucking hard to get to you, to outrun that fucking CSU. Unfortunately, that’s when the CSU shoots me in my power cord.

    I only have enough time to send a single, panicked message to you, telling you to get the hell out of here, before I suffer an emergency shutdown.

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    26 Sep 2025