The-replicated-man - The Replicated Man™

"No flesh. No bone. Just a simple algorithm." He didn't quite comprehend why she was trying to insist that he was anything close to human. It was curious he supposed how humans liked to assign meaning to things. He had to wonder why they felt that everything needed to have some kind of a meaning. Sometimes things just were. Or they just happened. It didn't have to mean something. Didn't have to mean anything at all. "Imprinting. I suppose you could compare humans to a simple duckling in some cases."

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The cat however did not even give such a chance, spine arching and whiskers curling back into a hiss before the feline bolted away from him, undoubtedly sensing he was not human. "Ah, well." He was disappointed or as disappointed as a synthetic could be but accepted it for what it was. "I don't believe she liked me very much."

Open Starter

"I have spotted the most beautiful feline specimen. I am going to attempt to make contact with her."

"Very well." He approached the panel and being machine himself found hacking into the doctor's files much easier and much quicker than she had. "The doctor is a part of The UC Xenowarfare Division. Occisio machina... or terrormorph as they've been named are Xeno weapons being tested." He continued pouring over the information quickly and then took notice of something that would no doubt interest her. There was a Research Lab on Kreet... and... well this didn't bode well at all. "The Doctor is planning to release the terrormorphs on Akila City to wipe out the resistance leadership and put down your rebellion. It would seem this has just been the test run and judging by how well they wiped the soldiers..." It didn't need to be said what would happen with untrained civilians.

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detroit: become human starters! trigger warnings: death, blood, trauma, gun violence

❝ i don’t know what to do anymore. ❞

❝ no matter what i decide, i know there will be blood. ❞

❝ i’m trying to find answers, but everything around me just keeps falling apart. ❞

❝ humans hate us. ❞

❝ what do you really want? ❞

❝ you’re just a fucking machine! ❞

❝ why did you have to wake up when all you had to do was obey? ❞

❝ what do you mean, you want? ❞

❝ what i want is not important. ❞

❝ i want you to leave her alone. ❞

❝ don’t you dare fucking move. ❞

❝ obey! that’s an order. ❞

❝ i can’t do that. ❞

❝ do yourself a favor and stay out of my way. ❞

❝ sometimes i think you have more humanity than most humans. ❞

❝ no, please, i don’t wanna leave you. i can’t. please, i don’t wanna leave you. ❞

❝ you look human. you sound human. but what are you, really? ❞

❝ you don’t feel emotions. you fake them. ❞

❝ i told you not to move! why do you never do what i say?! ❞

❝ i know what i am, and what i am not. ❞

❝ moment of truth. what’re you gonna do? ❞

❝ are you hurt? ❞

❝ i’m okay. ❞

❝ i need her. and she needs me. ❞

❝ why couldn’t we just be happy? ❞

❝ are you afraid to die? ❞

❝ i was scared. ❞

❝ why didn’t you shoot? ❞

❝ i would’ve shot them if i could. ❞

❝ i was just a machine. taking orders. ❞

❝ why are you so determined to kill yourself? ❞

❝ i thought you were dead. ❞

❝ you can’t kill me. i’m not alive. ❞

❝ i wanted to live. ❞

❝ who i was doesn’t really matter anymore. ❞

❝ one day i realized it wasn’t fair. ❞

❝ i’m faster than you and i don’t feel pain. you stand no chance against me. ❞

❝ i’ve learned a lot since i met you. ❞

❝ you said you used to come here a lot before… before what? ❞

❝ i know what i should’ve done, i told you i couldn’t! ❞

❝ maybe you did the right thing. ❞

**light-hearted section!**

❝ hey. bring me a coffee, dipshit. ❞

❝ this is not gonna look good on my expense account… ❞

❝ don’t put any more evidence in your mouth. you got it? ❞

❝ sounds like a good day to stay in bed. ❞

❝ your meal contains 1.4 times the recommended daily intake of calories, and twice the cholesterol level. you shouldn’t eat that. ❞

❝ —sorry about the window. ❞

❝ my humblest apologies, i promise i’ll never shoot you again. ❞

❝ i’m certainly going to miss our bromance. ❞

Send [ APPROVAL ] + (a decision that your muse is making), and I'll tell you whether the action GAINS approval from my muse, LOSES approval from my muse, or if approval is left UNCHANGED. ♡

Making his way over to a panel he managed to pry the bent thing open and flip a few breakers that turned on the lights. Better than sitting in the dark. "That should have the water running for a shower." Or at least he hoped that there was still water, and the thing hadn't sprung a leak, but the lights were green, so it looked good. Now for that live wire... he flipped a few breakers and switched to find the right one to get that shut off. "I expect a clean uniform or two in the bunks."

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"Being clean would make you feel better but do as you please." He continued to fumble around one handed with the panel, trying his best to repair it one handed. This was not an easy task. Not with one hand, but the other was too badly damaged to use. He doubted it would be much use anyways now that it was missing a few fingers. His bleeding had at least stopped. It was one positive. Sighing he realized that if they were going to get this ship up and running, they were going to new some new Microcells. He could get those from the mechs, but... that meant going outside with those things. Sooner or later, he would have no choice. For now, he'd focus on basic repairs.

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no bc i'm still hung up on this post and how oc's are expected to deliver more background information than anyone else and i'm here to once again emphasize how crucial interaction and engagement is to their own development both for the character and the writer behind them.

canon characters have the luxury of appearing "more fleshed out" / "self-explanatory" simply because we've witnessed them interact with other characters on screen. oc's don't get to have that when they are first created.

oc's start from scratch. and they can only build themselves based on the way they relate to others. it's literally how humans work.

so, you want to know more about oc's? engage. how? lemme give you some tips based on practices i've applied myself (feel free to reblog and add more):

read their headcanons: most oc's will provide important info there

ask the writer about their headcanons: found a headcanon intriguing? ask for details (e.g. if they mention they have a special item in them at all times, ask what it looks like, what for, its significance). this helps motivate writers to uncover new information about their own character.

ask the character about their headcanons: let the muse explain themselves and see how they behave about something personal, for example.

read their stats: pets? scars? tattoos? anything visible that can be commented on? point it out to the muse and comment on it.

send memes/questions: your best chance is when you see them reblog them so you don't have to come up with anything yourself.

relate them to your muse: does your muse like rock music? ask the character or the writer if they like rock music too.

note: this list isn't exhaustive. it's simply a couple examples from first-hand experience. it also applies to all muses (canon or oc), but needless to say, this post is specifically about oc's, hence the focus on them.

I am NOT mutual exclusive.

If you want to interact with me but I do not follow you, that is okay. Feel free to put something in my ask box, ask for a starter, anything. I do NOT mind. And  if it works out, I’ll follow you back anyway.