Murderbot fanficlet: Sanctuary Moon forum flame wars

[sholio]

scioscribe gave me a delightful Murderbot TV-verse prompt, hidden because it's somewhat spoilery for the finale:

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Post-finale Gurathin, burdened with all these memories of Sanctuary Moon, still doesn't like the show but now can't resist getting into nitpicky arguments about it on futuristic forums, where he and Murderbot keep crossing paths and gradually realize who they're talking to and get very fond about it without admitting to anything.

Originally posted on Tumblr here.

MoonMod: okay we've opened up the SanctuarySphere spoiler room again to chat about the new episode! All participants in the previous altercation have been either warned or banned. Please remember to still mark *future* spoilers and keep NSFW material to the NSFW channel.

user3276987643: thank god
user3276987643: let's hope anyone actually pays attention this time

SklanchMePlease @ user3276987643: are you by any chance the same as *checks notes* user3276978642deactivated? Because if so, you know you're banned

user3276987643: no i am not
user3276987643: can we get back to talking about the show

SklanchMePlease: I'm just saying your opinions and your username are suspiciously familiar

MoonMod: [mod hat] no speculating on other users' chat history, please. We ban by network address and the bans can't be circumvented, so sockpuppets are not a problem in the SanctuarySphere chat. Let's get back to episode s22e19, everybody!

tinynavbot: I can't believe I was right about the clone babies!! I hope this means they're bringing Bretney back as Navbot 666, I really miss her

user3276987643: you're right she's a lot better than navbots 22 & 969

MoonMod: [mod hat] skirting close to the original flamewar topic, everybody! Let's be careful!

SklanchMePlease: I just wish we'd get some good Hordööp-Sklanch content for once! how many episodes can one man stay in a stasis pod

user3276987643: well they can't open the pod until the sklor beast is gone

tinynavbot: why not?

user3276987643: seriously
user3276987643: does no one but me pay attention to anything
user3276987643: we've known since episode 1782 that sklor beasts feed on psychic vibrations, and he got the telepathy implant in the season 19 finale!! come on read the wiki at least

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: I can't believe I have opinions on this, but can't they use the ship's shield to block the psychic brain waves or whatever, I think they did that back in season something or other

user3276987643: ....
user3276987643: shit you're right, that was season 8 episode 12 I think
user3276987643: good catch
user3276987643: no wait
user3276987643: the shield was reconfigured in season 20 on the dinosaur planet, so that's probably why they haven't tried that

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: Yeah, that's definitely the reason why they haven't tried that, all right

tinynavbot @ TrappedInSanctuaryHell: didn't you say you've only seen some of the show?

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: I've seen most of it
TrappedInSanctuaryHell: for certain values of seen

user3276987643: I can send it to you

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: no

>>>>

[DM initiated: user3276987643 @ TrappedInSanctuaryHell]

user3276987643: [link: SanctuarySeasons1-22.zip]

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: for fuck's sake
TrappedInSanctuaryHell: I felt bad about it when you kept deleting your entire profile every time I tried to DM you, but this is infinitely worse

user3276987643: it's quality entertainment, asshole

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: I know what it is, I had 2000-something episodes in my head and I still dream about the theme song

user3276987643: 2797 episodes minus the ones you deleted

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: because it was overflowing the buffer into my actual brain.

user3276987643: an improvement I would say

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: [rude sigil]

user3276987643: very mature

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: says you and your sockpuppet army. They're going to figure out that you're circumventing their IP blocking system sooner or later, you know

user3276987643: some people have wrong opinions
user3276987643: anyway if I can hack a high end security system, circumventing a stupid chat board is child's play

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: ..... you know what, I'm not going to ask. Mostly because you'd probably delete again and it took me weeks to find you the last time you did that
TrappedInSanctuaryHell: granted all I have to do is hang around the big Sanctuary Moon chat boards and you're bound to show up eventually

user3276987643: [sigil sigil signifier]

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: very mature

user3276987643: that was a good catch on the shields though
user3276987643: genuinely impressed your squishy human brain retained that. I mean you were wrong but still

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: thanks, I think
TrappedInSanctuaryHell: You know we have regular Sanctuary Moon watch nights now, right? Everyone wants to be caught up just in case you show up again

user3276987643: 
user3276987643: 
user3276987643: 

[DM with user3276987643 terminated]
[user3276987643: user deleted, no such user found]

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: fuck

***

Don't worry, it deletes at the drop of a hat and he'll probably pick it up again the next time a new Sanctuary Moon episode drops and it gets in a fight with someone on a Future Chat Forum about it.

Comments

[sovay]

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: I've seen most of it
TrappedInSanctuaryHell: for certain values of seen

Hooray. Also their continued habit of echoing back at one another. (And since we had discussed it, I appreciate the confirmation of the unending flamewar.)

[sholio]

Thank you! <3 Murderbot would probably be insta-banned on a number of future message boards/chat groups if it didn't keep changing its username to get back in.

[philomytha]

Ha! I read this without looking at the prompt, so was delighted when I realised MB was talking to Gurathin. I love the different tone of their arguing, and so much love for the fact that the PresAux crew now are all watching Sanctuary Moon just so's they'll be able to share MB's interests. And of course MB instantly deletes its account and disappears, because that is Too Much to cope with <3333

[sholio]

Thank you so much! I'm especially glad that Gurathin is visibly himself even when you don't know who's going to be in it ... and yeah, MB's reaction to emotional sincerity is to instantly vanish. It'll be back :D

[princessofgeeks]

This is hilarious, thank you.

[sholio]

I'm delighted you enjoyed it!

[shippen_stand]

So fun.

[sholio]

Thank you!

[loligo]

Awww, I 100% endorse this.

[sholio]

Thank you! <3

[leesa_perrie]

So funny, and so very 'them', lol!! :D

Though also 'aww' at the team watching Sanctuary Moon now, so they can talk to MB about it if MB returns one day *hugs them*

[sholio]

Thank you! :D I love the idea that they want to catch up on its show so it can talk to them about it. (And Ratthi, if I'm remembering right which character it was, canonically watches it anyway ...)

[aelfgyfu_mead]

Oh, Gurathin! He's really trying here! Perfect username, excellent voice. And Murderbot, unable to handle the interaction.

But I didn't need the coda to know it will be back.

[sholio]

I struggled with Gurathin's username for a while, and then came up with one I loved. :D And Murderbot will vanish instantly when confronted with sincere emotion. It'll be back!

[umadoshi]

This is DELIGHTFUL. *^^*

[sholio]

Thank you so much! :D

[lannamichaels]

Love this :D

[sholio]

Thank you!

[sushiflop]

Canonblind but:

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: I've seen most of it
TrappedInSanctuaryHell: for certain values of seen

user3276987643: I can send it to you

TrappedInSanctuaryHell: no

made me laugh out loud

[sholio]

Ahahaha, I'm delighted it works even without knowing canon!

[naomikritzer]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahaha omg.

[sholio]

<3333 Thank you! :D

[hamsterwoman]

Amazing prompt and delightful execution! XD headcanon accepted

[sholio]

Thank you!! I had so much fun with this one and I'm delighted you enjoyed it. :D

[hafnia]

(Here via hamsterwoman)

This is great! I didn't read the prompt, so realizing it was Gurathin was a delight, well done!

[sholio]

YAY, so glad you enjoyed!! Thank you! :D