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    "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."

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    “70 …” 68 said slowly, taken off-guard. 70 wasn’t a brother normally inclined towards ghost-tales. “Ben isn’t real. He’s just a baby story--something the tubies like to pretend is real.”

    70 shook his head, his face set in stubborn lines. “He might not be. No, listen--” he gave 74 a glare when it looked like his brother wanted to interrupt again. “I’ve heard the stories, and they’re always the same. The tubies all know what he looks like. They all know he’s a jetii, before anyone ever told them what a jetii was. You know how the longnecks keep batches of tubies separate. There’s no way any of us, or any of the older vod, could have told them about him. But it doesn’t matter. All the batches know about Ben.”

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    33/?
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    Ciri stopped short as she saw the newest notice, freshly written and tacked boldly into the center of the board.

    ‘LET IT BE KNOWN

    That due to his various and many crimes against decency, the natural order, and good taste, the Witcher Almeric must no longer be allowed to torment his brethren with devilish enchanted undergarments. In order to ensure this, a reward in coin awaits the brave man who can relieve him of said braies, and send the accursed garment to a fiery demise. The witcher who can provide evidence of this deed shall be held in esteem by his brothers, his name hallowed forever.

    Edik of Breton

    [Addendum] Almeric is a vile seducer of upright witcherfolk--do not fall prey to his wiles!’

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    11/?
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    How exactly do you hide a giant robot for fifty years? Very, very carefully ....

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    Chapters:
    35/35
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    Time spent in devotions and drillwork would put his nightmares in their place soon enough.

    And if they did not … well, there were always monsters to hunt.

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    The story of a slave, a eunuch, and a father ....

     

    This is an old, old piece of writing--done well before I started writing fanfic, as a background piece to a Brujah character for a Dark Ages Vampire: the Masquerade game. The game fizzled pretty quickly, but I must admit to a certain affection for this character. Hopefully I can use him again someday.

    Title taken from "Never", by ASJ Tessimond

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    Humans, like most organics, are poorly suited to environmental extremes. All humans should be kept in a protective enclosure when not in use, ideally with one or two additional members of their species. Isolation can lead to erratic functioning, and it is inadvisable to allow humans to roam freely, due to environmental hazards and possible organic contamination of living areas.

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    5/?
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    409
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    Kain finds himself deposited thirty years too early in history, and must deal with the consequences. Warnings for underage abuse.

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    “More?” Kain rumbled, when the shuddering Ancient had calmed somewhat. Panting, Janos clutched at the pale vampire’s back… and after a moment, nodded mutely.

    Even devoid of fangs, Kain’s smile was a sharp-edged and predatory thing. “You know how to ask me.”

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    7/?
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    11
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    Anani lifted his hand again, but this time the razored edges were not brandished in supplication. If Raziel truly intended to accept his fate as written; if he meant to keep his Razielim, his fine instruments of the battlefield, rusting in the backwaters of a beautiful world... how were they to withstand it? What was peace to the Razielim anyway? Anani growled lowly, his deliberate snarl exposing the tips of his fangs. "Little wonder that the question of fitness could be raised."

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    Insecticons poured out of the tank, a stream of chitinous wing covers and armored backs, of flashing legs and long-bladed mandibles. The flickering light from half-broken fixtures inside the tank and the Hive-force’s mottled colors made it difficult to tell one from the other. Instead they became a savage mass of razored mandibles and wings, of speed and viciously barbed talons. Screams mingled with desperate shouts of defiance as Enforcers fought and fell, the cacophony of battle overlaid by the buzzing of wings.

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    17
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    Sometimes when you win, you lose.

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    In the dark days before the War, a creator mech faces his creation, and the tough choices that lie ahead for them both ....

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    1/?
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    4
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    Homo sapiens Domesticus: Fascination
    Although possessed of very limited processing ability and even shorter lifespans, humans can be unexpectedly beguiling.

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    A repository for Domesticus vignettes -- little snips and bits that don't fit anywhere else. Timeline is not contiguous, and pieces may fall within any of the other Domesticus stories.

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    Chapters:
    4/?
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    Crawford never thought Weiss was important. Now he's realized that he needs them. That's... inconvenient. AU in which Takatori Reiji never fired Schwarz.

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    1/1
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    Set immediately after Sound and Fury. Soundwave and co. rest and plot and repair, and Flipsides finds out what he's getting himself into.
    Ch1 - Present day, M for lengthy robot medical procedures, fluff
    Ch2 - Buzzsaw, comedy
    Ch3 - Ratbat, comedy
    Ch4, 5, 6 - Laserbeak, battlefield violence, repairs, hatchling comedy
    Ch7, 8, 9 - Sundor, fluff, action, sensuality

    Ghostlight obeyed blindly, firing his maneuvering thrusters in sequence. He nosed up, rolling--and the wave of charged particles caught the ship on its underside, pushing against the broad surfaces of the shuttlemech’s wings, flinging them away, further from the sucking draw of the wyrm’s gravitic pull and into the asteroid belt. Buzzsaw and Sundor hung on as the ship beneath them jerked, tumbling--

    And then the slagged remnants of the sensor array snapped underneath their talons.

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    Chapters:
    9/?
    Comments:
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    203
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    16
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    Homo Sapiens domesticus: Intervention

     

    Wherefore the dominant species has exhibited class five intelligence, and wherefore the species has been justly and legally found to evidence eight of the eleven TradeWind quota for peril of extinction, the consolidated Towers beg permission to intervene for the administration of relief and aid.... Under section 80239 of the Trade with Organic Species Act, said aid will be negotiated with the recognized governing authorities of each region as legal trade, fully and equitably compensating for the dominant species’ intellectual and physical disadvantages. Each City-State named in the petition will therefore extend the following portion of aid as a charitable contribution....

     

    --Excerpts from the abstract of the first petition to the Lord Prime granting Cybertronian protectorate status to the third planet of system 27985.29594.

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    2/2
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    Tower Kalis offers a complimentary starter package with all human purchases. Additional supplies may be ordered according to the following schedule:

    Dihydrogen oxide, per cubic mechanometer: 0.1 credits
    Spongiform fuel rations, sufficient for twenty orn: 1.4 credits
    Microfiber polishing fabric, per mechanometer: 0.2 credits
    Highest-grade synthetic polymer wax, per minicube: 0.7 credits
    Qui’lee tch’tlek imported wax, per minicube: 4.4 credits
    Carnauba imported wax, per minicube: 12.6 credits

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    Comments:
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    11
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    “Sparkright abides, immutable: subject to neither claim nor disclaimer,” Soundwave said, plucking a quote from his memory banks as he pushed himself to his pedes. The glyphs were old, the cadence strange in his vocalizer, but what other response could he make? The function instilled in a spark did not wither, did not fade at the command of other mecha.

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    50,345
    Chapters:
    9/9
    Comments:
    232
    Kudos:
    183
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    10
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    4,773
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    Homo Sapiens domesticus: Primal

    Like all class five organics, humans are at least minimally self-aware, but possess no recognizable spark-like energy. In some of the species’ mythological traditions, humans hypothesize that they have a ‘soul’, an immortal but incorporeal essence. Other human mythologies assign similar hypothetical energies to lesser organics, drones, and inanimate objects. To date, no evidence supports these primitive theories.

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    4/4
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    350
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    18
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    When taking your human between planets, Tower Iacon suggests following these helpful tips:

    -Before booking, please ensure that your human meets all medical and quarantine requirements for interplanetary transit.

    -When you comm to confirm your ticket, make sure to request the stellar transport company's policy regarding crates for organics.

    -for short stellar jumps, withdraw food and water one joor before loading, to reduce the chance that your organic will foul its crate.

    -during longer flights, a water dispenser and small feeder tube should be affixed to the crate. Consult your xenoveterinarian regarding optimal fuel mixtures.

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    Chapters:
    2/2
    Comments:
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    170
    Bookmarks:
    15
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    6,505
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    Homo sapiens domesticus: Habitation
    On their homeworld, humans are accustomed to living in covered cubes, which they construct themselves, using local flora, fauna, and minerals. Typically these habitation cubes measure between two and four mechanometers on a side. Though some humans assemble very large structures, the smaller size is suitable for all of them. Humans therefore can be housed very comfortably in terrariums the size of a work table, making them one of the least space-consumptive organics available on Cybertron.

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    11,210
    Chapters:
    2/2
    Comments:
    92
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    205
    Bookmarks:
    12
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    6,325

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