Automa

Automa


"Unit BK471 - codename Automa. You are officially the first successful subject of many. Are you ready for your lifelong fate?"

It's not like Automa had a choice in the matter. It was no different than being asked if they would rather live or die. They also didn't have a choice in the sense that they were wired to obey what others wished, never what they themselves wanted. Did they even have wants? Passions? Desires?

Not until their fellow nestmate Gol was in grave danger. Gol was another failure, having a mind of it's own- it's own unique personality and desires. It wasn't even granted pronouns, seen as worthless spare parts. Just like the others.

Though being encased alongside their nestmate after completing their missions on [REDACTED], Automa grew more interested. Gol's desires became their new sense of purpose, their sense of life. It's desires outbid their master's.

Their new mission? Escape with Gol. Learn what it means to be sentient. To be a simple and free...machine.

Automa suffered months trying to go against their master. The poison that boiled inside them used for warfare was now being injected into their wires as a means of torture. Though it was better to feel pain than nothing at all. Though now something was burning - not physically, but it was a feeling hard to describe. A feeling of wanting to leave this terrible hell. A feeling of wanting to overthrow their master. A...desire.

Tossing and turning as the poison bubbles, the wildclaw machine fought back against their master. They hissed and spat and tore away the wires they were trapped by. Poison oozed from their metal body, their throat and mouth dripping its contents as well. The master did try to escape, Automa would give him that much. But his desires fell short when he was torn at mercilessly.

After all was said and done, Automa broke away the cell that encased their brother. Now it would not be seen as it, but he would be seen as he. The machines fought together and destroyed their birthplace, taking to the bitterly cold and merciless thunder-infested skies.

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Other Stories

Unit BK-472 - Codename Gol. Status: failed experiment. Use as scrap metal in the next few days.

Gol's fate was sealed when it was revealed its sister, Automa, was a success. The first of many. Not only was Gol more sentient than its sibling, but the poisons in which it was equipped with were dull and not as effective, only causing minor sores and illnesses at most. Gol didn't know it, but it was going to be destroyed soon.

As a result, it was kept alone for the most part, with the occasional exceptions that Automa would be kept in there for the night. Though as the wildclaw grew more intrigued with Gol, she decided to stay with it longer.

After Automa resolved to get them both out of there, Gol was...sad. while it could feel emotion, have thoughts of it's own, Automa didn't. Automa followed whoever had the strongest desires, with no true mind of it's own. It was risking another's life.


For days, Gol was left alone, unattended. It grew stiff and cold, hacking up poisons that overflowed inside of it in agony. Where was Automa? Was she seated yet again by the desire of someone else? Or did something worse happen? Even if it didn't have the whole capacity of a living creature when it came to an emotional human brain, there was still a lingering feeling that something was very wrong.

Though all of those thoughts were swept away when Automa broke down the chamber doors that encased Gol, together escaping the only place they once called home - now burning to pieces. Gol knew now however that nothing else mattered except for Automa. They both were safe.

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One of many successful experiments following Automa, the first child of Sleep and the Unnamed, Idris has been wired and destined to be a war machine. The poisons in their body ready to spew out at any moment - however, in their eyes, there is akrasia. Idris knows something about all of this isn't right, but whenever they try to do anything besides their mission, they're shocked until obedient. It will be a while before they can figure out the truth behind their existence...or perhaps they are looking for the sibling of Automa, the first successful experiment?
(Idris und Leilana)
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The first failed experiment in a long while - yet scientists can't figure out what went wrong. Panore was thrown out into the water, where it would be certain fate of death...nevertheless, he survived. The poisons in their body merged with water, and now is thinner but more deadly than their direct siblings'. After days on end trying to reach shore, they made it, yet still kept walking. Panore is said to never stop walking until it seeks purpose. Or is it trying to find something else?