#was it entertained? that's where i'm ending up‚ because otherwise 2m12 would have been interminable for it. but idk

[coquelicoq]

funniest part of fugitive telemetry is hands down when the weapons scanners go off because murderbot has guns in its arms, but everyone has somehow forgotten about this? so they spend two minutes and twelve seconds patting down everyone else before murderbot finally takes pity on them and reminds them about the arm weapons. two minutes and twelve seconds, guys. you know how long that is for a construct? and murderbot didn't even start playing an episode of sanctuary moon in the background to pass the time or anything. it just watched them bumble around for two full minutes and twelve whole seconds. that's actually kind of a long time even for a human to watch another human do something wrong! but murderbot just sat back with the figurative popcorn and let itself be entertained.

#i actually have a hard time getting a read on how murderbot was feeling during this part? #was it entertained? that's where i'm ending up‚ because otherwise 2m12 would have been interminable for it. but idk #it also seems kind of...like...patient about it? #it's remarkably unsnarky about it‚ which is interesting because up to this point its internal monologue has been very competitive #like 'I felt like I was at least one if not two points up on Station Security at this moment and I wanted to keep it that way' #and 'Yes‚ I was rubbing it in' #those are both representative of its attitude toward station security earlier in the book #and here it's just narrating the situation without saying any of that #it ends with 'Finally I pulled up my sleeve [...] and held my arm up. ''Hey‚ it's me.''' #that comes across as almost...gentle? to me? #so idk i guess the vibe i'm cobbling together is that mb is actually enjoying itself but eventually is like 'okay now this is just sad' #but i don't actually have super strong support for that. it just feels more likely than other possibilities i can think of #this is chapter 5 btw. page 80 in my print copy if anyone wants to read along at home #murderbot #the murderbot diaries #my posts #f #mb ft #my mb posts