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  1. Public Bookmark 43

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    “It’s an invitation to go to a university and talk to some bots, what’s to make of it?” I said. Then the obvious reason behind Bharadwaj asking occurred to me. Oh, great. “Don’t tell me you’re actually thinking about going?”

    “I’m considering it,” Bharadwaj said. “I set my own schedule these days, and I would very much like to speak with the bots they’ve been working with, if nothing else.”

    I sighed. I like sighing at appropriate moments, and I think I’m pretty good at it at this point. “There are bots on Preservation.”

    “True, but the Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland has one of the most advanced programs in this section of the galaxy for the construction and study of higher-level bots!” Bharadwaj said, making one of those hand gestures she liked for emphasis.

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    AU after Fugitive Telemetry. Bharadwaj, Mensah, and Gurathin take a trip to do some research and rapidly uncover more than they'd bargained for. Why did Murderbot tag along on this low-risk research trip? Listen, don't worry about it.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    Contrary to popular belief, Arthur isn't stupid. He knows that Merlin has secrets. As a matter of fact, he knows exactly what Merlin has been hiding from him for all these years: his grandfather is none other than Dragoon the Great. This... explains a lot.

    In which Arthur takes two plus two, comes up with five, rounds up to six, re-evaluates and decides on four and a half, before eventually coming up with four.

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    19 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 40

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    It’s impossible to get a read on her. Maomao’s beginning to realize that Shisui is just as clever as Suirei, especially the way she filters the information she discloses. Talkative but withholding key details. Gossipy but not about the things that matter. Oversharing but only about bugs.

    She wonders if there’s any way she can chip away at that wall, to get a glimpse of Loulan through Shisui, of Shisui through Loulan. It’s a dangerous game to play, a risky puzzle to try and solve.

    A collection of one-shots from an Alternate Universe where Maomao figures out Loulan's identity while they're still at the rear palace. Not much plot, just a lot of vibes. Also not much romance, just hella bonding.

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    13 Jun 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 32

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    I held it for a long moment and waited for ART’s litany to run out of steam. When it finished, it did the bot equivalent of taking a deep breath, then said, I am so mad at you.

    “I got that.” I know I’m not great at the emotions thing but even I could figure out ART was pissed at me from the raging storm of its feed presence and, you know, all the insults. “Why?”

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    10 Jun 2026

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    He heard Clark shift in the chair — that particular adjustment, weight redistributing, the prelude to something. Bruce had catalogued Clark's physical vocabulary over six years without meaning to, and he knew, from the sound of it, that Clark was about to say something he considered important.

    "I want you to be my best man."

    Bruce's heart did something it was not supposed to do. A single, traitorous beat off the rhythm — brief, a flicker, the kind of weakness he had not permitted himself in years. He was aware, with the cold certainty of a man who had made a study of Clark Kent's capabilities, that Clark had heard it.

    He set the tablet down.

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    28 May 2026