Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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“Darling, I haven’t seen you in ages,” Arada said.
Overse frowned. Arada didn’t normally talk like someone from one of SecUnit’s overly-dramatic soap operas.
(Prompt #1: Surveillance)
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- Part 1 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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The ‘night’ part of ART’s artificial day-night cycle was my favourite part of the day.
(Prompt #2: Mutual Administrative Assistance.)
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- Part 2 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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Internal Rebellion by ravenneverdies
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, Murderbot (TV)
03 Dec 2025
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Something I’ve never understood about the Company’s behavioural guidelines is the logical inconsistency of its parameters.
(Prompt #3: Profanity)
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- Part 3 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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On one hand, Perihelion had promised the rogue SecUnit that it wouldn’t betray it. On the other hand, it had never kept such a big secret from its crew before.
(Prompt #4: Drones)
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- Part 4 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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Even Ratthi runs out of energy eventually.
(Prompt #5: Crash)
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- Part 5 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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Preservation Station Security wants SecUnit to teach self-defence classes. Ayda Mensah and the others find this hilarious.
(Prompt #6: Preservation Station)
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- Part 6 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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SecUnit isn’t responding to Gurathin’s teasing like normal. Gurathin wants to know why.
(Prompt #7: Irreplaceable.)
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- Part 7 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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The Real Reason Murderbot Is So Good At Hacking by ravenneverdies
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
08 Dec 2025
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“No, the worst episode of Sanctuary Moon is definitely 235,” I said.
Ratthi frowned. “235, 235… wait, wasn’t that the one that screened so badly with test audiences that they never released it?”
(Prompt #8: Hack)
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- Part 8 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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It was the first of the Summer Festivals, and I was reluctantly present, standing on the edge of the crowd like a useless looming hunk of metal.
(Prompt #9: Celebration)
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- Part 9 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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(Not-So)-Silent Night by ravenneverdies
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, Doctor Who (2005)
10 Dec 2025
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Do you have any idea what they’re talking about? I said to ART and Iris over the feed.
ART sent back some statistics demonstrating that, in the 7.12 hours that ART had been monitoring the Doctor, they had spent 4.9 hours talking, 2.08 hours listening to other people talk, and 0.14 hours not engaged in conversation. Ugh.
(Prompt #10: “It was a dark and stormy night”.)
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- Part 10 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
- Part 1 of mb/dw mini crossover series
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It’s your body, ART said. Aren’t you furious that they did this to you?
(Prompt #11: Obsolescence.)
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- Part 11 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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Preservation isn’t so bad, actually.
(Prompt #12: Currency.)
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- Part 12 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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Hazardous Fauna by ravenneverdies
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, Murderbot (TV)
13 Dec 2025
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I hated planets. I hated humans and their disregard for their own wellbeing. And I particularly hated the fact that I was forced to save them from their own mistakes, and that I was the one who always ended up paying the cost for it.
(Prompt #13: Pre-Series/Canon.)
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- Part 13 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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Tentative Reconciliation by ravenneverdies
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells, Doctor Who (2005)
14 Dec 2025
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“Could I have a word?” the Doctor asked.
My performance reliability dropped to 86%.
(Prompt #14: After the Fight)
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- Part 14 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
- Part 2 of mb/dw mini crossover series
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“Oh, I know that person,” Tapan said. She zoomed in on the video as it looped. Their face was shadowed and they were looking away from the camera, but Tapan was very good at faces, and she recognised their voice too. “Where do I know them from?”
(Prompt #15: Bharadwaj’s Documentary)
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- Part 15 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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“What is it,” SecUnit said. Three of its drones whirred up to circle around its head.
“Not an emergency,” Pin-Lee said, leaning against the doorframe. “I just need to speak to you about some complaints I’ve received recently.”
“Ah,” Mensah said. “SecUnit, I thought I asked you to stop.”
It slumped down in its chair. “Whoever’s complaining brought it upon themselves.”
(Prompt #16: Virus.)
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- Part 16 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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Iris thought she finally had a moment to herself, but of course Peri wanted to talk about its new friend.
(Alternate prompt: Learning)
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- Part 17 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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[Redacted], which SecUnit calls 'the Company' by ravenneverdies
Fandoms: The Murderbot Diaries - Martha Wells
18 Dec 2025
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“I wanted to ask you something,” Bharadwaj said. “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.”
That was never a promising way to start a sentence. But I said, “Okay,” anyway, because I was a fool.
“You never refer to the Company by name,” she said. I tensed. “You always just call it “the Company.” Is there a reason for that?”
(Prompt #18: Expurgate)
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- Part 18 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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“Overse, please don’t lick the rocks,” I said, for the forty-third time.
(Prompt #19: #Murderbot Hates Planets)
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- Part 19 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025
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Amena was crying.
My first instinct was to turn and walk away. She hadn’t seen me yet, so I could. Reluctantly, though, I rejected that option. She was alone, crying, sitting by herself on a bench in an empty public space. It was unfavourable for Amena to be upset. I needed to do something to rectify the situation.
(Prompt #20: “I’m going to regret this.”)
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- Part 20 of Murderbot Drabble December 2025