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Sleepy Dee
🕑 Added 2024-10-07 02:14:07 +0000 UTCI was wandering through the ship, checking every room and waving a bag of garlic butter bagel chips, attempting to relocate our navigator when I came across a sight. One that did not haunt or disturb or disgust me but that perplexed me on a level that transcended the disquiet the other emotions would cause. It was like seeing an apple wearing eyeliner. I ventured further in and inquired aloud to no one in particular.
'Why does that servitor have tits?'
There was a clank behind me as a familiar, not wholly welcome figure put down the servitor's legs on a bench behind me.
"Oh...it's not what you think. They're not generally out like that. They're usually under a metal shielding plate that houses a refractor field. She took a little damage on our last adventure so I'm giving her an overhaul. Had to take her apart for that"
I stared at the swaying techpriest, who eventually realised she hadn't answered my question.
"Honestly, I'm as surprised as you are."
'I don't think that's possible.'
She drifted closer to the servitor and in a thoroughly inept attempt to reassure me this wasn't something to worry about she reached up and squeezed it a little.
"They're not real, see? They're entirely synthetic. Mostly high impact resistant polyrubber and synskin."
I paused for a moment
'That raises even MORE questions.'
I gestured at the servitor.
'It would be weird enough if someone was making a servitor and decided to preserve the tits for some reason. But you're telling me these ones are custom made for this servitor?'
The techpriest nodded. Tapping away disinterestedly on a diagnostic device.
"For the most part, yes."
'WHY.'
She finished tapping and peered at the data, peering over glasses she didn't have.
"Breastfeeding."
'Breastfeeding.'
"Apparently. She's loaded with a bunch of nutrient sustenance formula in case she finds an abanodoned baby on the battlefield."
I threw down my bagel chips
'How often does THAT happen?!'
More tapping.
"uuuh...twice."
'In HOW many years of service?!'
"Better part of a century?"
I wiped my hand down my face.
'Can we agree then, perhaps, that that is a fucking OOBATZ addition to a servitor? Seems like a bizarre amount of work for a hugely unlikely scenario.'
She shrugged shifting her robe off her shoulders.
"Means we're up two lives, I suppose."
She noticed my stare and gestured to herself.
"Look, hey. I didn't build her , obviously. The data on who did is scrubbed and lost. By all accounts some absolute fruitcake. Seems obvious, right?"
I sighed and was about to say more before familiar footsteps past the door reminded me why I was in this part of the ship to begin with. I recovered the bag and left.
Much later, I recounted this story to my dad and he didn't seem that interested.
He hastily changed the subject
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Private journal
Anatia Millia
Ships Captain
Ave Maria
Comments
Robin Baird MacLachlan
..and, of course, when you _say_ it, I remember. Funnily enough, I did recall that Mort was involved.
keith roberts
Now there is a character I never thought I would see again but glad she has made a return. And seeing so much of her is a pleasant surprise too.
Mister Coolexus
Nah, that tech priest isn't even my OC, I just did art of them. Dietrich was rebuilt by Horsythe a mad tech priest loosely based on Tim "the tool man" Taylor from home improvement. He was assisted by Mort Millia, Inquisitor Levy's partner back when he was an arbite.
Yv Raine
Ahh, it's been a while, hasn't it... Poor, good girl. I feel your pain at all those cables though, ouch. It could be interesting to see if anyone has made a custom brush that comes close enough to your style to "cheat" a little with?
Berettadin
All the servitors and tech-menials in Space Marine 2 and Rogue Trader are barefoot. There's no good reason to do that. Assuming their discomfort isn't worth considering the resultant injuries and infections that would occur would be an entirely unnecessary complication requiring eventual treatment. The Imperial Guard produces gajillions of boots for it's apes; the AdMech certainly could. So why would a servitor have breasts? Probably most do. Certainly all the male ones do. So I guess my point is: why not? =]
shewantsthejoystick
Very cute and peaceful-looking, considering everything
Trevor Bond
I mean she has a baby-head sized servo skull mounted on her mechadendrites and nobody has asked about that, why is this so weird? It's happened twice... while unlikely that does make it more than a statistical fluke!
Robin Baird MacLachlan
Her creator wanted to make sure she wasn't the wire mother, I see. (also, am I remember wrong, or was she (re)built by the Hunter Thompson-esque techpriest?)
Aoifster
Dietrich content will always make me happy. She's such a fantastic character, and the way she dotes on even the hardest veterans (and, likewise, the way they seem to respect, and occasionally defer to her) is so perfect. Thank you for giving us more of her!
MisterBadGuy
been so long since we had a dietrich and it was worth the wait
Mister Coolexus
I keep making characters that I adore but that are a pain in the tuchus to actually draw. All them wires. I need an assistant like a mangaka.
Green
Servitors can have a little boobage, as a treat. I mean really, consider all the questions you have, being on her side, imagine how confused the enemy will be when they see it in the couple of seconds before they get blasted apart because they're too busy staring. Also she looks cute, I'd love to see her return more.
Wyatt Robinson
It most definitely adds to the experience
Mister Coolexus
You are very kind. I thought I should tap out something to go with it.
Wyatt Robinson
Fantastic work, love all the detail, and the dialogue is compelling and well written, too
