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Unnecessary Holiday Activities for Humans and Augmented Humans

Summary:

Murderbot attends a Preservation festival.

Notes:

2025 Murderbot Diaries New Year Gift Exchange gift for Kungsljus (Caitric on here). They requested holiday convention stuff inspired by the celebration in Network Effect (but with Murderbot having a good time) or Murderbot enjoying nature with anyone out of its friend group. And the best way to celebrate with clients is of course in hiding and from a distance.

Enjoy!

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Work Text:

 

[Image ID: A digital illustration depicting Murderbot and Dr Mensah sitting under a festively decorated tree, while several glowing holographic screens float above them.

Murderbot is a tall person with medium brown skin and dark unruly hair, wearing a dark blue hoodie, loose dark blue pants and combat boots. It looks at the screens, smiling slightly.

Dr Mensah is a middle age woman with brown skin and short curly light brown hair. She is dressed in a simple tunic and pants and is wearing some jewellery. Her eyes are closed and she’s smiling. A small drone floats next to her head.

The floating screens depict:

  1. A drone view of Dr Ratthi, Dr Gurathin and Pin-Lee looking up at the camera and smiling. Ratthi has a flower in his hair, and Gurathin is wearing a flower necklace. Ratthi is waving, while Pin-Lee is showing a rude gesture. This screen is labeled "warning: high risk".
  2. A drone view of Dr Bharadwaj and Dr Volescu talking. Bharadwaj is holding purchased fabrics, while Volescu has a big mug in his hands.
  3. A drone view of Amena in front of a food stall. This screen is labeled "priority 00".
  4. A drone view of Dr Arada and Overse, sitting on a blanket and embracing.
  5. A media feed showing a fantasy character – a one-eyed robot wearing robes, a hat and a scarf and holding a staff. This is a cameo of Kungsljus’s RPG character. This screen is labeled "new_stuff_for_art.file".
  6. Two snippets of code (one in binary).
  7. And of course an episode of Sanctuary Moon.

The tree is decorated with flower chains and festival lanterns.

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As a bonus, here's the first monochromatic version of the pic:

 

[Image ID: Another version of the picture above, monochromatic in shades of purple and white. End Image ID]

 

Notes:

Hope you enjoyed this work (plus the little cameo), Kungsljus. Happy New Year!