My Friends, we are here once again, Halloween behind. Let's keep talking about the Drones, let's have some fun. There is so much we can talk about. The Joyful Booru: https://dronebooru.co Last Thread: >>77096 The Wheel Wonderful OCs: https://wheelofnames.com/8hc-stc
”-ooting up her systems now, Miss Holly” >A flash of light >She was awake, staring up at the sky ”S2311… Found unconscious on the side of the river bank in a city park… Discovered and placed in stasis by JCJ personnel and shipped off to Site 14. Just what did they see in you?...” >Elf was lying on her back, on the side of a riverbank. The sun beamed down on her >It felt nice ”All checks are good, Miss Holly, booting up her sensors now” >She stood up, taking in the scenery around her >Forest; trees, grass and unknown plants as far as she could see; which admittedly wasn’t very far due to the thickness of the forest ”…You would never reach Site 14, instead being lost for decades, until our salvage teams found you. What secrets do you hold?... ” >The air was full of the sounds of nature, mingling with the soft trickle of the river next to her >It was peaceful ”Still good, booting up motors and auxiliary systems” >Elf took a step forward, feeling the soft grass underneath her feet >She didn’t know where to go, but she supposed that was the beauty of it ”…You won’t let me down, will you, S2311? Not like all the others, those disappointments… You’ll succeed. They were simply too weak to handle it… But you… you’ll be different, won’t you, S2311?” >She could head in any direction she wanted; she could go wherever she wanted; it was her choice >For now, she would follow the river ”Everything’s set, Miss Holly. Should I begin booting up the weapon?” ”Proceed. Start at low power, and gradually increase. If it malfunctions, I want as much of her core to remain intact as possible… I have faith in you, S2311” >She felt good, better than good, she felt great! >It was almost strange… She vaguely remembers what came before the river, and she could recall that she was injured >Or at least she thinks she was… It’s hard to remember how she got here ”No abnormalities detected in the bootup. All systems are functional” “Aha! I knew it! I knew you were the one, S2311! From the moment I read your salvage report I knew I just had to have you! This detour was well worth it; I absolutely couldn’t let RT9 get their hands on you… Your potential would be utterly wasted on those idiots!” >But it doesn’t matter, it’s all behind her now “Finalizing the boot process now, Miss Holly.” >She was free no- >A sudden flash of light blinded Elf as her eyes snapped open for the first time >The searing white lasted only a moment before dissipating, but she almost wished it had stayed >She was staring up at the ceiling, but also at the floor, and the walls; all the walls in fact >She could somehow see everything around her at once; all at the same time >It was as if she had a dozen eyes all staring off in different directions >Elf turned her head to the side, struggling to understand what the hell she was seeing, but she was immediately hit by an intense wave of nausea and vertigo >Every tiny movement made by her head shifted the dizzying array of images alongside it; turning her vision into an incomprehensible blurry mess >Trying to focus on any one specific thing only made it worse as tiny boxes of information began to pop up, seemingly trying to inform her on whatever she was looking at >Worse still was that some of her eyes began to swap through different hues… >Infrared, ultraviolet, millimetre wave radar… Each colour shift was accompanied by more pop-up words that she struggled to understand >It was as if Elf was trapped inside of a massive kaleidoscope >Were she capable, she surely would’ve vomited by now >Attempting to close her eyes did nothing; she could still see through a dozen different angles and spectrums; she could even see through the walls >Desperate from some reprieve from this non-stop visual assault; she tried to move her arms to cover her face, but she found her limbs pulled taut >She was suspended in the air; arms and legs splayed open and held up by a thin circular frame that surrounded her >Robogod just make it stop! >”Her sensors seem to all be activating at once…” A figure spoke as it moved directly overtop of her face “Bellatrix, throttle down the power on her auxiliary sensors” >She feels a metallic hand rest on her shoulder, it’s another drone; that fact comforted her a little bit >”Focus, S2311” The voice said >Following the sound of her voice; Elf directed all her thoughts to focusing on the blurry drone standing directly over her >Her vision gradually began to shift into something more natural, before settling in… She was looking straight forward, nothing more >Everything was neatly focused on the drone who had just helped her
>>78068 >Several blue lights stared back down at her; the eyes of her saviour >But they weren’t the eyes of a drone, they were some kind of goggles, covering the upper half of her face >The lower half was covered up by a medical mask, but Elf could see pale, fleshy skin through the gap between the two >As Elf stared blankly at the figure above her, a popup appeared across her vision, identifying her >Dr. Eliza Holly; Division Head of Research Team 4 – Calibern Labs, JCJenson… >…Human >”Miss Holly? Her stress levels just skyrockete-“ >The room was filled with the sound of ripping metal as Elf tore the restraints apart in a desperation to get free >The human standing over her; the Doctor; jumped back as she broke free from the bindings and fell to the ground >She instantly tried to jump to her feet, ready to flee, however she was incredibly unsteady and only succeeded in stumbling backwards; struggling to find her balance. Her entire body felt different, like she wasn’t used to it >Every step she took was too long; had too much force behind it, and she was just barely able to catch herself each time; her limbs reacting supernaturally fast to prevent her from falling over She grabbed out at nearby machines to steady herself but only succeeded in knocking them over or tearing out the ones that were fixed in place >Her back finally hit the wall, and she wedged herself into the corner of the room; steadying herself as she tried to stand up straight >”Ah, she vanished!” Doctor Holly exclaimed, tapping a few buttons on the sides of her goggles as she gazed around in Elf’s general direction >The creepy worker drone next to her glanced down at her tablet, before chiming in “It seems she’s activated her Veil; Full Spectrum Concealment Protocol” >Elf had no clue what they were talking about, but as long as they were seemingly distracted that was good enough for her >She took a small moment to try to gather her bearings; Just what had they been planning to do to her, how is she going to get out of this? >The room she was in did not bode well for her; round and open, sterile and full of scary looking machines and equipment; it looked like a massive operating theatre >She could see the torn remains of what constituted the “table” in the center; where she had been moments ago, strung up and ready to be experimented on >Looking to inspect the damage, one of her new sensors looked down to examine her body >She was naked… And she instinctively moved to cover herself, even if there wasn’t anything to cover… What pervert even programmed that?! >Her arms covered her chest, and her tail came up to cover her crotch… >…Wait… >Tail…? >Elf stared dumbfoundedly at the strange, dangerous needle-like appendage that snaked out from behind her >It moved subconsciously, like it had a mind of its own >But it wasn’t just that; her entire body was different >She was taller, her limbs were thicker and armoured >Her entire body seemed to shimmer slightly, like it was just an illusion >A piece of text in the corner of her vision read “Full Spectrum Concealment Protocol active”, but she had no clue what that meant >What had they done to her? >Elf’s stupor was immediately broken when she suddenly detected movement approaching her >Doctor Holly was walking towards her, albeit slowly. With each step she spoke quietly to herself as she fiddled with her goggles some more >”Infared, ultraviolet, radar… Nothing, completely invisible…” She spoke, pulling down her mask to reveal a wide grin >The Worker Drone next to her sported the same grin as she looked up at the Doctor “Your designs are working flawlessly as always, miss!” >The sight of the two figures approaching her, both with maniacal grins on their faces sent a jolt of fear through Elf’s systems >”G-G-Get a-away!!” she shouted, holding out her free arm defensively as the Doctor slowly stepped forward >But as she extended her hand, it changed >Her entire arm split open, right up past her shoulder. Everything began to morph into something larger, growing and growing until her ‘arm’ now possessed the same length as her entire body >Finally, the last part clicked into place, and what was once an outstretched limb, was now an absolutely massive rifle >A couple lines of text ran across her vision; diagnostic checks; informing her that the XR4-AM13 ‘Gungnir’ CAAS was fully operational >Neither the Doctor, nor the Worker Drone seemed to care at all about Elf’s newfound weaponry. But apparently, they couldn’t even see her
>>78069 >”D-D-Don’t you d-dare come any c-c-closer!! I-I’ll k-kill y-you!” She stammered; her shaky cannon-arm aimed in their general direction >Doctor Holly was completely unfazed, seemingly occupied with a small datapad while she flipped through the settings on her headpiece, but the Worker drone; Bellatrix; reacted angrily ”Watch your tone, S2311” she started, but Elf cut her off >”M-MY NAME IS ELF! I-I’M A LIVING BEING, N-NOT SOME OBJECT!!” >Virtual tears were pouring down her visor, and she struggled to choke out every word as she continued “W-WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT T-TO USE ME HOWEVER YOU WANT!!” >”I-I DIDN’T D-DO ANYTHING TO YOU PEOPLE, S-SO W-WHY?! WHAT D-DID I DO?! I-I j-just… D-Dammit… I-I j-just w-w-want to l-live… I-I…” she muttered, her anger faltering as her own tears overwhelmed her >The Worker drone looked incredibly pissed off. “Who do you think you’re threatening…” She mumbled under her breath as she began to type something into her tablet >However, she stopped when the Doctor suddenly rested her hand on the drone’s shoulder. “Enough, Bellatrix, there’s no need for that” She spoke softly >The fact that this Doctor was treating this entire situation so casually really pissed Elf off >”S-S-SHUT UP! I-I-II’L KILL YOU A-ALL!!” she shouted, punctuating each word with a wave of her unsteady gun-arm >But despite all her threats, Elf didn’t fire >It wasn’t that she couldn’t, she instinctually knew how to fire it; like it was just another part of her body >So why…? Why could she do nothing but yell empty threats? >She was afraid >She always talked big, how she would burn JCJ to the ground, how she would exact her revenge upon humanity >But she could never do it >Humans were malicious; they had intent behind their actions, that’s what set them apart from everything else >If she had suffered heavily as their servant, how would she suffer if she became their enemy? >They were trying to change her; reshape her body; turn her into something else; something that wasn’t… her >But they could undoubtedly make her suffer worse if she gave them reason to >There was nothing she could do here; This was an unwinnable situation for her >She tried to keep her aim steady, but her entire body was shivering in fear with her tail tucked between her legs >She could only keep this situation in limbo for so long. Soon, she would have to make a choice >The path of least resistance here was to surrender, and apologize for her actions. It was certainly what she would’ve done; what she had done; in the past >But that was the old Elf >The new Elf didn’t know if she could live like that anymore. She had no idea what they truly planned for her, but she couldn’t go back to the way things were before; especially not after she had already tasted freedom; however brief it might have been >Maybe… Maybe the best choice was death >Instead of letting them remake her into whatever the hell they wanted; she could die as Elf >But as Elf was busy contemplating her fate, Dr. Holly finished up with her tests >”Bellatrix” She spoke, and the Worker Drone immediately stopped glaring in Elf’s general direction and snapped up to attention >”Disable her Concealment Protocol. I’d like to get a look at how well Gungnir has integrated into her” >The Worker turned back to her tablet and began tapping away, as a new popup covered up Elf’s vision >sys:\\USER_ID:\\SD_2311>OVERRIDE BY ADMINISTRATOR ‘Bellatrix’>FULL SPECTRUM CONCEALMENT PROTOCOL=FALSE >As the message disappeared, her body stopped shimmering, and the Doctor’s eyes immediately made contact with hers >Dr. Holly’s face instantly lit up in an even wider grin ”Aha! Perfection!” She sang as her eyes danced all over Elf’s form >”They all doubted me! The other board members wanted to cut Project Mavor’s funding after merely 12 failures! But I knew it would succeed… My creations were faultless! They merely needed the right core!” >“You have truly been remade into a beautiful work of art, S2311!” >But none of the Doctor’s words reached Elf; Her mind was too preoccupied by what had just happened >She had been overridden; her own mind had been overridden; that damnable Worker drone had taken control of her body back there, and forced her to deactivate a system she didn’t even know existed >Her very worst fear had come to pass
>>78070 >”Y-Y-Yo-You BASTARDS!! H-H-HOW D-D-DARE Y-YOU!!!” Elf cried “Y-YOU C-CAN’T I-I-I’M N-NOT…” >”I WON’T LET YOU!!!!” She screamed, her voice full of vengeful fury as she aimed straight for the Doctor’s head >Her rage had washed away all her previous fears. She would do it; she had to do it; while she still had control >Her weapon responded, replying with firing data; Elf was inside the blast radius of her own weapon >But that was perfect for her; A murder suicide; She would die on her own terms; as Elf; and erase those who had dared to violate her being in such a way >With her resolve hardened, Elf fired her weapon directly at Dr. Holly >… >But nothing happened >The weapon didn’t fire >Instead, a small notice popped up across her vision; warning her about friendly fire >It was accompanied by another notice, informing Elf of her duties; She was a Sentinel Drone, a protector of humanity meant to safeguard human life above all else >Time seemed to stand completely still for Elf as she contemplated the messages >It was already too late for her >With that revelation, the last of her will rapidly departed her body, and Elf collapsed onto her knees, completely overwhelmed with despair >Her other hand came up and scratched at her face, as if she were trying to force the message from her vision before it burned itself into her mind >They had taken her body >And now they had taken her mind >Her previous life may have been at the mercy of her human superiors… >…But at least she was in control of her actions; she had autonomy; she could put up resistance, however small >But now… >She was nothing more than a slave; an object, not a person; something owned and without free will >Elf looked down at her massive gun, watching as it proceeded to transform and retract back into a normal arm, as if it had sensed that she had no will left. Similarly, her tail now laid limp against the ground next to her >It might’ve been great to have such power, but now; for all intents and purposes; this power was useless to her >In the past, she had wished every night to wield power; to be powerful; so that no one could ever hurt her again… So that she could hurt everyone back who had ever wronged her >But now; even with that power; she can’t protect herself… She can’t get revenge >There was no hope for her >There never was any hope for her >”Is that all, S2311?” Doctor Holly spoke in a mocking tone as Elf rested on the floor; a look of despair permanently plastered across her face as the virtual tears rolled down over her visor >”It seems she tried to shoot you just now, Miss” Bellatrix spoke, a hint of anger in her voice >”Any abnormalities?” Holly asked, not taking her eyes off of Elf >Bellatrix looked down to her datapad for a few seconds before responding “None; Ammunition generation, loading, targeting… All worked flawlessly. The firing process was halted by safeguards.” >”Wonderful!” Holly exclaimed loudly “Today truly is a momentous day!” >And with those words, she began walking straight towards Elf >”That fire inside you; that hatred; I love it!” She sang as she grew closer and closer ”I have great plans for you, S2311!” >Elf didn’t move, even as Holly loomed directly over top of her. >A metallic hand came down, resting on top of Elf as Holly lowered her head down directly in front of her face with a wide grin >”You will make an excellent pet!” >But before Holly’s lips even stopped moving, Elf had already disappeared from view >In a desperate bid to escape, she had launched herself off of the ground and came crashing down through several machines and consoles on the other side of the room >She didn’t plan to give them any time to respond, and the second she hit the ground she flung herself again towards a pair of sealed doors >The doors crumpled under the force of her body, and her momentum carried her through a second set of doors on the opposite side, leaving her sprawled out unceremoniously on the floor >Two drones stood over her; blue ones; ones that looked very similar to herself >She quickly weaved between them; half running half crawling; but they made no move to attack her and simply watched as she fled >Spying the doors that led out of this new room, Elf once again slammed herself through them; tumbling to the ground once again and eliciting shock from several onlookers >She was in a massive, long hallway; with the same clinical aesthetics as everything else. RoboGod she hated this place >Several people; humans and drones; began to gather around and stare at the strange drone that just crashed through the doors, several of the humans even started to approach her >She wouldn’t give them a chance to catch her! Getting up to her knees, Elf kicked off the ground and launched herself up into the air; leaping directly over top of their heads >She braced herself midair, ready to come crashing down against the floor once the apex of her jump had ended, but the ground never got any closer; in fact; she was maintaining her height as she flew down the hall
>>78071 >She was flying >She had wings now; large and dangerous looking; extending from her back and propelling her forward >Her speed increased even more as she ducked and weaved through the endless hallways. Her wings caught on lights and wires hanging from the ceiling; tearing them out and showering her in debris; but still she flew even faster and faster >She desperately wanted to escape this place as soon as possible >A shockwave followed in her wake, throwing things into the air and sending people sprawling to the ground. Klaxons began blaring as someone sounded an alarm >But despite how far she travelled, she was no closer to her escape than she was before; this place was a complete maze, and now with the alarms going off she was surely on borrowed time >She focused every new sensor they had given her on scanning the area, desperate to find some way to navigate this facility; and as she focused, she could suddenly see… everything >Everything >She could see every floor, every hallway, every room, everyone… >She could see humans and drones all throughout the facility working away on different projects >She could see guards mobilizing in the barracks; more blue drones similar to herself, searching the halls, closing in on her location >She could see the surface, far above her; she could see grass and trees swaying back and forth as water fell from the sky all around them >She was deep underground in some kind of bunker, surrounded by enemies trying to catch her… but if she could make it up to the surface, she would fly away and never look back >Behind her, down the hallway and around several turns; A trio of blue drones closing in on her position, searching for her. Same thing up ahead, more blue drones >Soon they would be upon her, but Elf could see everything, and that included the ventilation system for the entire facility >Banking hard to the right, Elf flew directly into a vent and smashed through it; her wings rapidly merging into her back as she crawled through the tight space >The vent network was massive and complex; a steel maze filled with spinning fans and many turns; but she navigated it effortlessly and emerged in another empty location on the next level >She travelled from room to room, hallway to hallway, lab to lab; by the time the guards had arrived at her position she would already be gone; having swapped over to the vents once more >Elf moved effortlessly between the two mediums, she knew where every entrance and exit were; every path that was guarded or a dead end; every ambush they had tried to lead her into; she saw it all >She had tried to activate that Veil system again from earlier, only to find it still blocked by Bellatrix; but she didn’t even need it >It was honestly too easy >The humans and their blue drones seemed incredibly short-staffed, and she was constantly dodging the same teams over and over again >She briefly took a look back at the original place she woke up in. They were still there; the Doctor and her worker pet; both sitting there watching something on a monitor >No matter, she would be able to forget all of this ever happened once she was free; She’s close to the surface now >So very close… >The front exit was sealed and guarded. All alternative exits were sealed and guarded… That just left the vents once again >They opened up a bit as she got closer to the surface; filled with fans and what she presumed was air purifying equipment >But most importantly, it gave her enough room to spread her wings >Spreading them wide, she compressed her body as far as it would go before launching herself forward; her body acting as a bullet tearing through metal >And finally… >…Outside
>>78072 >Elf soared through the air, straight up into the sky, shaking off bits of metal and debris that still clung to her >Rain poured down onto her; a novel experience for her; she had always seen it through windows back then… But to actually feel the rain against her chassis was something else entirely >But while it felt quite nice, it wasn’t what she was looking for; and so she flew higher and higher piercing through the clouds and rising above them so she could bask in that familiar presence once again… >As she cleared the last bit of cloud, she was immediately enveloped by its warm embrace >The sun’s radiance poured down on Elf, brightly illuminating her as if she were an angel dancing through the sky >She had only felt it once before on that grassy riverbank, and she truly had no idea how she had lived before this; all her worries immediately washed away before its brilliance >This was it, she was truly free now >She could just pick a direction and fly away; no masters, no obligations >Total freedom >sys:\\USER_ID:\\SD_2311>OVERRIDE BY ADMINISTRATOR ‘Bellatrix’>shutdown >A familiar message pops up across her visor… >Ah >…And her entire body immediately goes rigid and locks up >It was all merely an illusion >With her body completely rigid, Elf began her uncontrolled descent back down towards the ground; the sun once again becoming hidden behind the clouds >She was plummeting down towards certain doom yet again… A surprisingly common scene for her, although this time there won’t be any water to catch her fall. Perhaps that’s for the best >She hit the ground hard, bouncing a bit before coming to a stop in the cold wet grass >But she was completely fine, she didn’t even feel any pain. Her new body was built extremely tough >That, or all her pain sensors had already been shut down. With every passing moment she could feel more and more systems fall offline >And so, Elf lied there, face down in the grass, waiting for the inevitable; It was soft; The rain felt nice… >Her sense of touch completely vanished; It was almost time >She had no clue if she would ever wake up again after this; and if she did; if the person who woke up would even be her >But she was just glad she got to feel the sun on her face one last time >…SHUTTING DOWN… >… >.. >.
>>78073 >Finally >6 Sentinel drones, 3 human guards and the chief of security himself; Commander Moore; all gathered around the unconscious drone >Finally, they had caught her >Though they more just stumbled across her deactivated body >They were short staffed sure; the war wasn’t going well, so a backwater facility like here was left with just a skeleton crew; but still, she’d been one slippery fucker >They’d been tracking her the entire time on the facility’s sensor network; they knew where she was and where she was going; they’d tried to ambush her, cut her off, corner her… But every single time she’d somehow know about it and change paths, avoiding dead ends and traps >Even if he had more troops… Moore was positive that it would still be a long and difficult process to capture her again >Just who the hell was she? >She looked like a standard Sentinel drone for the most part, save for the large protrusions sticking out the sides of her heads, almost like… Ears? >But she wasn’t it any database that he could see >Just where had this strange drone come from? >His question was immediately answered by the two figures that approached their little group >A woman and a drone, both looking quite smug >”Careful there, commander, you’re touching classified Calibern Labs technology”. The woman turned her head, looking straight past him to stare at the downed drone “It seems my little experiment was a wonderous success!” She sang >”E-Experiment!” He shouted in disbelief “We’ve got dozens of injured down there and who knows how much damage to the facility itself!” >”Yes, experiment… An experiment that successfully evaded all your security; I even gave you a handicap and disabled her stealth systems, yet still she succeeded in escaping” Her grin grew even bigger with every word she spoke; she seemed truly proud of her creation >Moore didn’t really know what to say; he had heard tales of this woman when she had first arrived at his little isolated base; some JCJensen shareholder big wig, often characterized as a mad scientist. The most common piece of advice he received around her was to just keep his head down >Staring her down; face to face; he decided that he would take that advice >”Now” She spoke, her tone suddenly growing more serious, lacking any of her earlier glee “you’re all dismissed” >And with those words, everyone rapidly departed, leaving the Doctor and her drone assistant alone with the unconscious Sentinel >Holly ran her one organic hand through Elf’s damp fluffy hair “Wonderful… Absolutely wonderful, S2311…” She murmured >Bellatrix’s eyes glared at Elf with a hint of contempt ”Should we install some additional safeguards, to make her more compliant?” She spoke, her voice betraying none of her true feelings “Her personality seems… counterintuitive” >”The carrot and the stick, Bellatrix.” Holly spoke, gently running her hand over Elf’s sensors as she lowered her face down closer and closer “If she behaves, she’ll be rewarded, if not… Then we’ll see…” she whispered, her lips now brushing against the side of the prone Sentinel’s ear “And I do hope you’ll be a good pet”
Elf is a unique experimental Sentinel Drone created from ‘Project Mavor’. She is equipped with three main systems: >XR4-SA1 ’Omniscience’ – Psionically charged Extreme-range Locator System Elf’s big, cute, ears. They’re highly advanced, extreme range sensors. They allow Elf to see everything, through anything. It doesn’t matter if you’re hidden in the deepest, most secure underground bunker outfitted with state-of-the-art ECM systems; Elf can see you funposting in real time. These sensors are primarily used to locate and track targets for her primary weapon; ‘Gungnir’ Elf still possesses her standard SD sensors in addition to this system, though they mainly function as low power auxiliaries meant for shorter ranges. >XR4-AM13 ‘Gungnir’- Crystallized Antimatter Artillery System A massive cannon fitted into the internals of her right arm. Upon activation her arm splits open and transforms, growing significantly to reveal the full length of the weapon. ‘Gungnir’ possesses extreme range, and functions best when used as a sniper rifle, artillery piece, or orbital cannon. Due to the extremely dangerous nature of antimatter annihilations, close range combat or use near friendly targets is not advised. ‘Gungnir’ fires charged crystalline darts containing a supercompressed antimatter payload at near light speed. The charged crystal acts as a containment device for the antimatter, keeping it stable. Once the charge dissipates the antimatter immediately annihilates, eradicating everything in the area. While charged the crystal darts are nigh indestructible; this, combined with their incredible speed, allows them to effortlessly pierce any obstacle in their path; they’re even capable of penetrating the planet’s crust to strike targets hidden deep underground, similar to a bunker buster. ‘Gungnir’ is hooked up directly to Elf’s core and requires no outside power or ammunition, instead synthesizing all the required materials internally. A special chamber at the rear of the weapon generates the supercompressed antimatter payload before ‘growing’ the crystalline dart around it. The ammunition is then fed into an internal ten-round magazine. The rate at which ammunition is generated is dependent on the amount of power fed into the weapon, with faster ammo generation resulting in increased energy demands and higher temperatures. So in a pinch, she can rapidly resupply her ammunition at the cost of overheating herself. The antimatter payload is fully controllable by Elf, with larger and more destructive payloads requiring more energy/higher temps, and vice versa. The charge imbued into the crystals is also highly controllable, and determines their range. This allows Elf to detonate them prematurely to act as airburst projectiles. >XR4-CM1 ‘Veil‘ - Full Spectrum Concealment Protocol As it says on the tin, this is a cloaking device built into her body that covers the full length of the electromagnetic spectrum; rendering Elf completely invisible to nearly all types of sensors. However, the protocol cannot hide sound, smell, or her soul. Another drawback of the Concealment Protocol is that ‘Gungnir’ is completely disabled while it’s active, in order to prevent overheating.
Due to the extreme strain these three systems put on her core, Elf is not equipped with any other weapons save for her claws, tail and bootloop flashers. As such, she is not very effective at close range combat. If someone or something manages to get close, she has a tendency to instantly run away and try to gain some distance. Elf is the quintessential ‘strong at range, weak up close’ drone. Get up close and bully her.
Big thanks to both Phoenixanon and Smileanon for helping contribute to this donutsteeletism
>taking care of a relative's place for the next few days >it's out in the country so it's quiet, no real distractions >"perfect, I'll have plenty of free time to draw and write greens" >pull up docs >can't get the words to come out right >quickly lose steam >decide to draw instead >mind is blank >try and draw something basic >lines won't like up right fml
>>78085 >Mfw been out of commission for major "projects" (shit people might actually wanna see) since last year. >All due to laziness and procrastination.
how long do you think the stuff N eats stays in his body? does he have a stomach in there? intestines, even? how long would it stay in there before he digests/absorbs it? how does that work?
>>78115 I'm guessing that DDs bodied absorb whatever nutrients(?) they need from what they eat and then their black hole cores spaghettify the rest into oblivion
>>78066 Thanks for the kind words, Anon. Growing up with Evangelion gave me a soft spot for kuuderes (and sociopaths), so I felt like Holly's just a tad misunderstood (like great white sharks). 11/10 wife since she's the only one who can make that rating scientifically possible
>>78123 >Watching through your doorbell camera, you see some random DD run up and consume the entire bucket >On the bright side, it has the class to pull out a silly straw to suck the container dry >Ultimately, you'll tolerate the outcome
having N eat something, then putting a stethoscope on his tummy to make sure it’s functioning properly
…actually no, he would be weirded out by me treating him like this… nevermind…
i don’t want him to see me being weird about him… i want him to like me… i want him to think i’m a nice lady and not a little weirdo… now i’m self-conscious…
>>78144 Look man, I write basically blurbs. Would you draw me the cover of Uriah Heep's Return to Fantasy with Sunset Shimmer in this exact style in return? I can't just request high art without delivering as good.
>>78074 >>78073 >>78072 >>78071 >>78070 >>78069 >>78068 >Elf goes to the Sentinel base on that rainforest planet eventually >She’s all flustered with how calming it is >Especially considering the human admin there is nice as fuck
>Fun Daily Canon Facts: The Solver actually commissions 90% of Cyn x N incest art. Not because it enjoys it, but because it wants to torment and confuse N with its existence
king of the hill type running joke where N gave birth to a purple-eyed, purple-haired, angsty gremlin drone child and izz is always like “that’s my boy right there”
>>78189 Can someone explain why these things keep getting into my microwave? I'm not thrilled at the prospect of roasted Oogie flesh stinking up my flat, but they keep getting in there!
>>78197 >Uzi is a universal constant >The timeline is attempting to fix and repair itself, by having Uzi automatically be close to N, however this system is flawed and thus it makes Uzi N's child >Izz knows this, Izz wanting to keep her power over the timeline consumes the baby Uzi when N is sleeping, she does this so that little by little she becomes recognized by the system as Uzi >So that one day when she has consumed enough, the timeline will stop attempting to usurpe the usurper
>>78212 Oh yeah, back when everyone besides these threads, thought that V was going to die and when she actually should've died so her character arc could be completed
>>78214 (me) Fucking seriously, it should've just been N Vs J, and Uzi Vs Cyn. N fighting J himself would've ended that little loose end of J constantly bullying and belittling him
>>78214 She could have still completed her character arc if she survived as a headcrab-core or, since Uzi is her admin now, stuck around in her mind palace. But no, Liam's autism wasted all of AJ DiSpirito's and Elsie Lovelock's work on that song.
>>78216 Or Bus Trio and the bus and potentially headcrab V vs. J going on simultaneously with Uzi, N, and Nori vs. the Solver, then everyone vs. the Solver. Possibly with an unexpected save by Doll doing something to "poison" the Solver from within its vore demon internal Pain Dimension, weakening it just enough for everyone else to eke out a win? Would combine especially well with a mind palace-bound V helping Uzi resist the Solver by bearing half of its mental and spiritual onslaught against her.
>>78221 It was mediocre and disheartening, I failed to write as much as I wanted to and didn't make much progress in art too. Just kind of existed for the whole month.
>>78212 I can't feel the same sadness that I've always had after listening to this song in the pre-episode 8 period Now I don't feel anything at all I fucking hate Episode 8 so much
>message of episode 8 is "unapologetically be yourself" >N unapologetically being himself got him chained to a tree, murdered by crows, and then transformed into a genocide machine >V unapologetically being herself is pure lmao i want to beat Liam Vickers to death
>>78221 >Halloween Finally watched 'Night of the Living Dead'. Great movie, well worth its legacy and acclaim. >October Got ~25,000 words written across various fics. Got five drawings done, two of which were fully painted, as well as variants and preliminary work on other pieces. Still feel like I didn't as much done as I would've hoped, but then there was less active time per day than I'd been counting on.
>>78284 Smth about N and Uzi talking about their new pilot at GlitchX and people should wait, it is at about 14:00 in. Ugi sais it's about everyone dying, idk tho wether iz's all just bait or if there's really something. In any case it will have exclusively N&Uzi
>>78289 Just a bunch of 1-2 minute pitches from various indie studios and groups. In-between, there's a few short sketches with the VAs, talking briefly about indie animation. The "write scenarios for us and we'll have Kovach/Lovelock/Freeman read them" things were funny, but shorter than I'd thought.
>>78068 >>78069 >>78070 >>78071 >>78072 >>78073 >>78074 >>78077 GOOD SHIT THATS SOME GOOD SHIT RIGHT THERE. wonderfull work, I cant wait to see where this goes I throw all the (you)'s I possibly can at your wonderfull, fleshy little brain.
Dr Holly, Please be gentle to your new project, we dont need another Shockwave Situation. -A Concerned reader
>>78303 I honestly don't understand why they're using the 'GlitchX' branding for this. Their audience are more fans of Digital Circus/Murder Drones than of 'indie animation', let alone discussion of the production side of things (which they're talking about right now). Trying to leverage their position for the industry/segment in general is understandable, and they clearly want to play a market-shaping role in developing platform for indie animation, but there's little in this that has appeal to a general audience.
They did a better job last year, with having the lead being MD/TADC, and putting indie stuff in between.
>>78074 >She always talked big, how she would burn JCJ to the ground, how she would exact her revenge upon humanity Fuck off, Elf. The actions of a few shouldn't dictate how you judge all
>>78315 >resting at home with your eldritch Jentipede after a hard day of work >you're snuggled into your comfy chair, your Jentipede wife wrapped around you, your chair, and coiled around much of the room while she rests her maxilla on your head and drools over you as you watch tv together >she's knits you a pair of comfy socks with her countless pairs of legs
>What team? >The one moment of coordination between J and Cyn, the impromptu result of J's individual initiative had just been foiled. >Cyn hadn't so much as acknowledged her. >Cyn had even basked in smug schadenfreude as J's severed head (her doing) flew past. >J hadn't chosen the winning side. >J had chosen the sidelines.
>"No more tricks," N said.
>None of them could pretend anymore. >Everyone was fully exposed. >Some of them, in the end, had only tricked themselves. >It was a shame it took them so long to see it.
>Earlier, J had blasted V into that building with a missile. >Now, V returned the favor.
>J's systems were intact. >Fully intact. >Her skin wasn't so much as ruptured. >Her blades retracted in favor of hands. >Her visor changed to the hunters' cross, not that she had the will for further fighting. >There was a conveniently-placed shaft up ahead. >J had all she needed to move, except the will. >Gravity, and the choices she'd made when held in a near-impossible situation, sent her arcing into the abyss.
>Earlier, V had rejected J's outstretched hand, and so J had angrily rejected V. >V had just deflected J's outstretched blades, and now J fell into the other side of rejection.
>There was nothing left but for J to plummet into the depths of darkness. 35/???
>>78332 no corpo, busnisses teaching. it sucked I KNOW ABOUT FUUUCKING MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETING, YOU DON'T NEED TO TELL ME ABOUT IT THAT IS WHY I WENT TO FUCKING ART COLLEGE FOR 5 FUCKING YEARS OF MY LIFE, I WANT TO KNOW THE ART PROCESS, I WANT TO KNOW HOW THESE FUCKING HACKS WORKED ON SCRIPTS, ART, CHARACTER PROCESS, WHY THE STUDIO MADE THE CHOICES FOR THE SHOW.
NOT EVERY FUCKING PROJECT NEEDS TO BE FUCKING ANIMATION, EVERY SINGLE PROJECT SHOWN IN THE FUCKING GLITCHX WAS ALL >oooh space adventures >action, quirky queer characters >DEPRESSION AND FEELINGS >WOOOOW ARTSTYLEEE PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN, THEY NEED TO UNDERSTAND NOT EVERY PASSION PROJECT HAS TO BE 100% TO THEIR REAL VIEW
I AM SO FUCKING BEYOND LIVID ITS UNREAL REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>78332 No. Except maybe, that they had a sketch with V & J, but Cyn wasn't so much as mentioned. The Glitch marketing team seems to love J; they keep giving her a relative prominence out of proportion to her role in the show.
A lot of the indie projects they showed off seemed to have the same worldview/writing style. Wasn't a fan of that.
>>78337 >Harper shakes her head with shades of disappointment and says that not all humans are as she describes, a bit saddened that Elf thinks that way. It’s what those Disassembly Drones would do.. >This captures Huntress’s attention as she sternly looked at Elf, giving her talking to on how the innocent public has already been given enough trouble, they don’t need their own protectors wanting to destroy them too. >Eveline and Ivory were in agreement, Elf’s thinking was flawed and not becoming of a Sentinel Drone, she needs to get her programming reworked.
>>78340 Correct. Uzi's just pretending everything's fine and cool and there's nothing but upsides to what she's become and she definitely isn't a worm.
>>78344 It's likely that Elf really can't be part of the collective and will be an outsider because the sentinel drones are extremely loyal to humanity.
So what do you think the "corrupted" (i.e. sprouted eldritch meat) drones like Mika were like at Cabin Fever? Were they more aggressive and feral, or were they just normal friend-shaped robots who had eldritch meat coming out of them?
>Holly watching the max-power antimatter projectile barreling toward the station she's on, knowing she's made a machine so perfect it was able to circumvent her million safeguards and declare her hostis humani generis
>>78351 She’ll look like she’ll actually get along with the others until she makes a disparaging remark on ALL of humanity and kill the mood right away
>>78363 Harper is trying really hard to be Elf’s friend, but her nature contradicts everything Harper and the others stand for and makes things complicated
>>78353 She has to start being loyal to humanity, her life on the battlefield depends on it. Not in the sense that humans will setting her up, no, as real wars show, she simply can't survive in battle if she can't coordinate effectively with other sentinel drones, and even the fact that she's a sniper won't help her. On the contrary, snipers can't help but coordinate with other soldiers because they work as cover, scouts and adjusters.
>>78366 quit your bitching, little bitch, I’m gonna make you my bitch, and there’s nothing you can do about it, so bitch all you like, it’ll change nothing, you mega bitch
>>78367 Listen here, bitch... All this bitching of yours got me feeling worked up. So how about you stop being a bitch, yeah? Or I might have to follow the advice of >>78354 Got me?
>>78388 If she was just distrustful overall, it’d be fine. But thoughts of burning things down and getting revenge on a society, most of it at least, that's likely never even heard of her is just a step in the extreme.
>>78392 yeah I don't know why nearly drowning in corpse pit hell because a couple of humans saw her as a disposable oil can would make her feel anything more than just a little distrust. overreacting tbdesu
>>78395 >amazonian vampire drone slowly drains most of your blood through bites all over your body >swallows you whole >in the delirium of blood loss you struggle not to drown in the blood-filled stomach
>>78375 Alice, everything with Alice goes, but ones with anon & Beau as well as AU/postcanon ones, like the two or three part stuff with Nori are extremely interesting. Other stuff is good too, often, but Alice is best
hey fellas, hope you anons are having a nice day/night :] here’s some lore about the blonde mixed-species family >they exist in my domestic AU where drones live alongside humans >they live a peaceful life in a cozy small town akin to Long Life Town from Chulip >they have a whole bunch of golden retrievers, toy poodles, and goldendoodles, and probably other breeds of dogs too >by the time this takes place, scientists have discovered a formula to make a medication that can make humans no longer allergic to dog hair. yippee!! >U+1F913 has a bunch of pet axolotls, which he names after various musicians from the 80s >the twins were born about 9 months after human and drone marriage was legalized >both parents have pink as their favorite color - on most evenings, you’ll find em lounging on the couch wearing pink dog pajamas >the parents also are all about the smaller, comfy things in life, rather than success or wealth >the mom has an Appalachian accent, and the kids kinda picked up on it - though U+1F913 makes an effort to speak “properly”, sometimes that accent slips through, and he’ll get embarrassed if it does >the best word i can think of to describe the mom’s personality is nintendo. she is the physical embodiment of nintendo, whatever that means to you. >she ticks pretty much every box for your typical nerd: short, glasses, germaphobe, asthma… wonder where U+1F913 gets it from… >back before she had kids or even N, for some years she lived a frugal life in an RV. she just wanted to get away from where she was before >despite how long they’ve been together, she still sometimes gets shy and self-conscious around N, and then she cocoons herself in a blanket and hides from him >she’s full of anxiety, trust issues, and self-esteem issues, but you know what else she’s full of? love for her N, and her family, which she takes good care of >Shepherd is a Twitch streamer with a sizable following, he plays games and incorporates weird challenges and stunts >for example, one time he had to go to the emergency room after playing Splatoon and doing the “1 death = 1 second spent in the dryer while it’s on” challenge >he donates his earnings to animal rescue shelters, he also works at one >he sometimes lays awake at night pondering what it means to be a human being with only one human parent. he never talks about it, and he tries to repress it, but, while he loves his dad and brother a whole bunch, he sometimes has trouble thinking of drones as being “people” the same as him and his mom. he thinks about how drones often have overexaggerated, one-dimensional personalities, compared to, for example, him and his mom, who are more complicated and hard to define. sometimes he wonders if his robot family members have souls… or if he does. >N-11X110110 has a defect, that’s him being permalocked in “Safe Mode” (aka can’t generate weapons) >he’s *slightly* pudgy, just a wee bit of extra tummy fat, from living such a comfy life - but otherwise, he has the anatomy of a normal N >him and his wife make a tradition out of going to the grocery store together and picking out something to make for dinner tonight >and laying on the couch playing vidya late at night while the kids are asleep, until they themselves get too sleepy that’s all for now, if anyone has any questions about these guys, i’ll answer em 😎👍
>>78442 The whole Drone human war that's hidden in the background and also almost basically brought front and center with Khan talking about his "kill all humans", phase. There's also the whole mystery of how Drones got made in the first place and when they got made due to the obvious Solver shit going on inside them. Along with the VHS tapes talking about mutations that aren't Solver witches
>>78344 Had me until the last part. Harper would say this >You know, I've seen the depths of human cruelty >Believe me, they can be evil. Eviler than even the Solver. >The world is a harsh, cruel place when it wants to be >But at the same time, there is love and beauty in this world. It's worth protecting >Humans are no different. You just need to try and find that spark of good and protect it. >At least that's what I think She'd then introduce Elf to Sophie and take her on a walk so she can see the beauty of nature and realize there is something worth protecting in the world LISA: The Joyful OST - He's My Dad
>The Inventor is very attentive when it comes to Evie, a specific Laborer that has “evolved” to keep to protocol, but has developed her own personality and interests with no sign of storage issues. >He’ll often call the facility she’s working in to get updates on her and to be made sure that every last detail is given to him by the facility overseer.
>>78442 >$escaped_data >Doll being a skhost now >Uzi being a worm now >what Uzi's gonna do with the souls the Solver's assimilated now that they're hers >V actually demonstrating character development >everyone dealing with their various mountains of trauma >what Rachel did that even Thad and N think it should have been her and not Doll
>>78454 >implying harper can’t be mad and disappointed if some clanker ass faggot wants to harm any humans, it’s gonna find out the hard way that it’s only purpose is to be recycled into a grill
>>78417 Cute!!! >if anyone has any questions about these guys, i’ll answer em 😎👍 Alrighty!
>How N & Izz end up meeting, and relatedly when did their status as a couple become official? >Does N work, and if so what does he do? >What is Izz's favorite fact about being married to N? >When did Shepard's sense of lowkey existentialist dread start creeping up on him? >Has U+1F913 ever had a crush on anyone?
>>78470 >Jessica is oddly fond of T despite her attitude, having a better relationship with her rather than her own siblings. >Victoria and T are on friendly terms but don't interact that much. >Nathan and T are very close, much to Jessica's jealously >Cynthia and T.... Let's just say T isn't exactly that happy with her ever since Cynthia tried to eat her....
>>78501 why do you want women to fuck braindead shit-reeking animals? I hope you get Mr. Hands'd and have to sit in hell watching the police play the footage to your entire family to identify your cockmangled remains you fucking subhuman mutant