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[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Feb 20

playing soccer using a worker drone's head.

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Feb 12

yawn.. powering on. he's been resting.

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 31

"Yeah.. thanks, K. Like, really."

"I needed that. I really, really did."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 31

Giving him a thumbs up from a small distance away.

“ Don’t mention it. By the way, my name is actually K. “

“ Unless I’m disguised as a worker. /Then/ my name’s Blake. Secret identities and shit, y’know? “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 30

Dragging himself awake.

He isn't dead, so that's something.

".."

"Huh. So that's what sleep feels like."

"Thanks, Blake."

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[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 30

Dragging himself awake.

He isn't dead, so that's something.

".."

"Huh. So that's what sleep feels like."

"Thanks, Blake."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 29

Seems like there was plenty of time.

He could sleep soundly, and ' Blake ' had plenty of time to rest too. No sun in sight, and just silence between the two.

How nice.

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 29

“ No prob. “

Giving the worker drone a thumbs up. She sits down on the ground near him, resting her head in her hands.

Guess she’ll comb through her memory banks until either Screw wakes up or the sun starts rising.

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 29

"Thank you."

Just like that, he powers down, letting his body go still and limp in the snow. It was evident that his body desperately needed the cooling, judging by the faint steam starting to form beneath him. But at least he's resting peacefully, now.

[ Sorry about the delayed reply. Got busy. ]

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 29

"Thank you."

Just like that, he powers down, letting his body go still and limp in the snow. It was evident that his body desperately needed the cooling, judging by the faint steam starting to form beneath him. But at least he's resting peacefully, now.

[ Sorry about the delayed reply. Got busy. ]

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 29

“ You’re not even gonna ask me to bring you back to the colony or anything? Man, you really are tired. “

Huh. It feels weird being asked to look after a worker drone’s life rather than take it… not that it’s a bad thing, though.

“ Ah well. I guess I don’t have much better to do. “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"You don't seem to be trying to.. murder me or flay me in cold blood. So I'm not worried.. but that could be partially due to the exhaustion, too."

"Look.. I'm probably gonna pass out in the next few seconds. Can you like.. guard me? Keep watch over me so I don't burn to a crisp if the sun comes?"

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Uh huh.."

"Yeah. That makes a lot more sense.. thanks, friend. Got to thinkin' a bit, and as my analytical brain does, I wanted an answer to my question. And you.. honestly hit the nail on the head. I'll do more research, but.."

"You did me quite a favor, N. Thank you."

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡, 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! @lovesdoinganything.bsky.social · Jan 28

take over your thoughts, and..."

"...Yeah! Y'know! Kinda like when I see a cute puppy!"

"...Maybe that's just me, but it should be everyone!"

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

- to puppies? What? You're losin' me.."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

Studying the photos intently. He actually seems quite interested.. not every day do you learn about something like that. Especially since he's never seen a puppy in his entire life.

"Woah.. they're adorable! Never heard of em before.. must've been living under a rock."

"But how does love relate -

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡, 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! @lovesdoinganything.bsky.social · Jan 28

"...You're KIDDING."

Not everyone spent their days working in a manor with a library, N.

His visor flickers between what seems to be a pre-prepared slideshow of like, a hundred puppy photos.

"They're the softest, most adorable, cuddliest animals EVER!! And sadly none of them are on Copper 9..."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"What's.."

"What's a puppy??"

He definitely doesn't. His only exposure would be through anime, if anything.

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[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"What's.."

"What's a puppy??"

He definitely doesn't. His only exposure would be through anime, if anything.

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡, 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲! @lovesdoinganything.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Imagine if every time you see someone, you get the feeling of being COVERED in fluffy puppies!"

Do most drones even know what dogs are...?

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"What does love feel like..?"

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"What does love feel like..?"

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"You don't seem to be trying to.. murder me or flay me in cold blood. So I'm not worried.. but that could be partially due to the exhaustion, too."

"Look.. I'm probably gonna pass out in the next few seconds. Can you like.. guard me? Keep watch over me so I don't burn to a crisp if the sun comes?"

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

—this entire time. Which is like, VERY understandable given what we’ve done. But I’d rather not cause mass panic. “

A sigh, shifting into her true form.

“ I’m gonna get around to revealing it to everyone eventually, I swear. It’s just… complicated. For both what I just said and other reasons. “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"A tail..?"

"..Are we dead###?"

"You're a.."

"Disassembly Drone." He stumbled on his words a bit.. the exhaustion was creeping up on him, yet he was wide awake. Despite the signs, he didn't seem scared at all.

"Huh.. wish you would've just told me. I ain't scared of ya.."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ Yeah, everything’s good over here. Really. “

Despite being a bit tense from all of the questioning, K— uh, Blake’s not lying. She’s fine. To (almost) anyone other than Screw, nothing would appear to be wrong with her right now.

“ I don’t know what to tell you other than that. “

Was that a tail?

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"No, it's.."

"I'm not seeing anything. My hands are fine, everything around you is fine.."

Poke, poke. Furthering his point.

"It's just you. So, I'll ask again.. are you good? Is everything alright?? Maybe my system is.. no, no."

"The hell..?"

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"No, it's.."

"I'm not seeing anything. My hands are fine, everything around you is fine.."

Poke, poke. Furthering his point.

"It's just you. So, I'll ask again.. are you good? Is everything alright?? Maybe my system is.. no, no."

"The hell..?"

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ …huh. That’s weird. “

She just kind of shrugs awkwardly. How can she get out of this one as quickly as possible…

“ I’m perfectly fine though, so I don’t know what that’s all about. Still think that you’re just seeing things. “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"I can sleep later.. it doesn't seem like it's me, cus everything else looks fine. Just.. you."

He squinted slightly, leaning forward as if trying to get a better look. Waving his hands a little, just to make sure it wasn't any sort of distortion..

"Yeah, no, that's all you.. the hell?"

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"I can sleep later.. it doesn't seem like it's me, cus everything else looks fine. Just.. you."

He squinted slightly, leaning forward as if trying to get a better look. Waving his hands a little, just to make sure it wasn't any sort of distortion..

"Yeah, no, that's all you.. the hell?"

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ Glitching out? “

Tilting her head a bit in confusion. Why would she be… oh. Oh no. That’s right, Screw has the Solver… biscuits.

“ Sheesh, you really are losing it… seriously, sleep mode, now. “

“ Well, not /right/ now, wait until you get somewhere comfortable… but like, as soon as possible. “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Seeing.. things?"

"I might be seeing shit already. Are you.. good? You're glitching out n shit.."

"Dude, are my optics alright?? Hooooly.."

Rubbing his visor as if he had actual eyes. He couldn't tell whether or not his optics were deceiving him, or if the other was actually.. glitching.

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Seeing.. things?"

"I might be seeing shit already. Are you.. good? You're glitching out n shit.."

"Dude, are my optics alright?? Hooooly.."

Rubbing his visor as if he had actual eyes. He couldn't tell whether or not his optics were deceiving him, or if the other was actually.. glitching.

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ Yeah, you should definitely go do that. Before you like, start seeing things and shit. “

Wow, she’s really not kidding about the seeing things part. It kind of looks like she’s… glitching out? Weird.

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Maybe that's why my mental state has been on the fritz.. no sleep to keep me in check. Yeesh.. well, it's good to know now. Didn't even know we could go into sleep mode, honestly. That's how much of an afterthought it was." He snorted, fluffing out his hair a bit.

"Yeah.. I'm gonna sleep."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Maybe that's why my mental state has been on the fritz.. no sleep to keep me in check. Yeesh.. well, it's good to know now. Didn't even know we could go into sleep mode, honestly. That's how much of an afterthought it was." He snorted, fluffing out his hair a bit.

"Yeah.. I'm gonna sleep."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ I mean, we did take on a lot of behaviors from humans, didn’t we? Maybe we ended up with their need for sleep as well… I dunno, I’m just throwing theories out there. “

“ Either way, a good sleep can do a drone wonders. Speaking from experience here. I take naps like, alllll the time. “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Yeah, you're probably right. I'm always moving n' shit, so having time to sit down or lay down n sleep is.. next to none."

"It's uh.. definitely a thing, y'know? Didn't think we'd be hit by sleep fatigue too. Thought that was a human-only problem.. guess not. Even us Worker Drones need some rest."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Yeah, you're probably right. I'm always moving n' shit, so having time to sit down or lay down n sleep is.. next to none."

"It's uh.. definitely a thing, y'know? Didn't think we'd be hit by sleep fatigue too. Thought that was a human-only problem.. guess not. Even us Worker Drones need some rest."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ Geez… yeah, no kidding. “

Shaking her head and clicking her tongue softly in disapproval.

“ Dude, you seriously need to get some rest. Who knows what could happen if you keep pushing it like this? “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Ah.. good question, actually. Lemme check."

[ Calculating... ]

[ NEVER, DIP$#@& ]

"Ah. So.. I haven't. Maybe that's why I'm so out of it.. that, and the constant Solver usage to keep making things?"

"Yeah, no wonder. I'm just ASKING to overheat in the middle of work, huh?"

"Yeesh."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"Ah.. good question, actually. Lemme check."

[ Calculating... ]

[ NEVER, DIP$#@& ]

"Ah. So.. I haven't. Maybe that's why I'm so out of it.. that, and the constant Solver usage to keep making things?"

"Yeah, no wonder. I'm just ASKING to overheat in the middle of work, huh?"

"Yeesh."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ Hm… “

Tilting her head to the side a bit, observing Screw’s behavior curiously. Damn, he’s really not kidding about being out of it.

“ When was the last time that you went into sleep mode? Just out of curiosity. “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

Staring at his hands.

"General bad vibes, I think. Nothing in particular has me tense, I'm just.."

"Out of it."

Distant gaze, but not at his hands. It was like he was looking through his hands, almost like they were magnifying glasses to the snow beneath.

"...my bad."

"Zoning out."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

Staring at his hands.

"General bad vibes, I think. Nothing in particular has me tense, I'm just.."

"Out of it."

Distant gaze, but not at his hands. It was like he was looking through his hands, almost like they were magnifying glasses to the snow beneath.

"...my bad."

"Zoning out."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ Well, there’s a first time for everything, isn’t there? “

“Blake” leaned back against a wall casually.

“ I hear ya. Just feeling bad vibes in general, or is there something in particular bothering you? “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"..Probably. That's the first time I was ever asked that, honestly." Screw sighed.

"I dunno. Just pretty out of it t'day, y'know? It's weird."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

"..Probably. That's the first time I was ever asked that, honestly." Screw sighed.

"I dunno. Just pretty out of it t'day, y'know? It's weird."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

“ Understandable. “

Shrugging her shoulders.

“ Do you need to like, talk about it, or…? “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

Smacking himself with his right hand.

[ EDGINESS LEVELS REDUCED. ]

"My bad. I had a rough day."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

Smacking himself with his right hand.

[ EDGINESS LEVELS REDUCED. ]

"My bad. I had a rough day."

— 𝐒𝐃-𝐊 ⚠️ @fatalfluffiness.bsky.social · Jan 28

Blink blink.

“ …wow. Someone’s edginess levels are going haywire. “

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

Screw is definitely a little pressed today..

"Don't let me catch you smiling again. Shit ain't sweet. Wipe that smile off your face, [Reader]."

[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 28

Screw is definitely a little pressed today..

"Don't let me catch you smiling again. Shit ain't sweet. Wipe that smile off your face, [Reader]."

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[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 8

[ 🐐 - Pspspsps. Yummy interaction bait. ]

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[SCREW.] @thesecondsolution.bsky.social · Jan 9

[ 🐐 - This little idiot won't know what hit em. ]

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