givehead: by <user name="givehead"> (Shizuku Murasaki)
๐™ณ๐š’๐š›๐š” ๐š‚๐š๐š›๐š’๐š๐šŽ๐š› ([personal profile] givehead) wrote in [community profile] deernet2022-03-05 03:02 pm

video | timaeusTestified (cw: casual violence towards child-shaped entity)

(The video opens to Dirk's studio which is filled with various metal parts and the occasional plush rump. Dirk is sitting at his desk, and hiding behind his desk chair is what appears to be a little boy in rabbit-themed knight's outfit. The little tuft of blonde hair sticking out from the hood and the familiar orange glasses might be an indicator of who the little kid is.

Dirk is focused on the video feed, paying the kid no mind just yet.)


Howdy. (Dirk sounds like he hasn't slept in...a while...That or maybe he's just overexerted himself?) I been fuckin' around with my abilities. Some of you already know I can splint my soul. I was just wonderin' how range this place allowed me with that combined with darkblood.

(He turns his chair and the kid tries to hide again. Dirk doesn't let him. Instead, he grabs him and heaves him up through the air to plop onto his lap. The kid looks exactly like Dirk if Dirk was a seven-year-old. Same freckles, same spiky hair, same nose. He could be his clone. Oh wait-.)

This is me. Or at least 10% of me, anyway. I know it looks like a kid, but this is just some core part of me that wants to keep people safe. That's the theory. He's completely mute and kinda shy.

(Like Dirk was at that age. He stands up then, holding the kid under his armpits like a sack of potatoes rather than an actual child. He sets him down. The kid looks up at him silently.)

But he's actually a little tank. I've programmed him...well...Programmed isn't really the right word. I replicated a specific part of myself and manifested it so his only real function is to guide and protect. Theoretically, if you're lost, he will help you find a way out. And provably, if something attacks you or him, he will defend until the opponent has been defeated or safety has been achieved. Simple goals. Check it out.

(Dirk flashsteps away from the kid and grabs a few throwing knives out of the wall. He doesn't hesitate to whip them right at the kid. It's alarming for about three seconds before the kid deflects every single knife with flashing motions and a sword he can apparently conjure out of thin air. Once the threat is over, the sword vanishes and the kid looks meek once again.

Dirk puts his hands on his hips, looking mildly proud of himself, but damn. This was exhausting.)


It really is like lookin' at myself when I was that age. Anyway, you can call him Lil D and if you ever need him, you can shoot me a text askin' for him and he'll find you. (Most likely... Dirk shrugs, sitting back down at his desk.) I'll probably have him just roam the city and keep people safe all the time. He doesn't sleep or eat. But he can die, so, try not to let that happen. It's a bitch when parts of me die.

Okay. That's it for now. See ya. (He holds up his fingers in a peace sign and the video feed ends.)
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[personal profile] forwantofahorse 2022-03-05 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. I've done something similar with my darkblood before, but I didn't try manifesting either of my subprocesses into physical entities. Granted, I didn't need them to act as anything but partitions in my thoughts, but this opens up some intriguing possibilities.

Do you think you could show me your notes for how you created him?
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text; UN: TripleJ

[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
but he's so little.
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[personal profile] forwantofahorse 2022-03-05 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
While I was coordinating efforts during the Leviathan attack, I needed to concentrate all my mental effort on my task. So I fragmented part of my soulโ€”did something similar in theory back home, all I needed to do was apply some actual magic to the principleโ€”animated it, and let it control my body while I concentrated on trying to keep everyone alive.
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[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
does he have toys? a coloring book maybe?
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[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
ok I am going to put together a care package and drop it off tonight.
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[personal profile] forwantofahorse 2022-03-05 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Mine worked on a similar function: have an existing blueprint of a certain set of patterns for my behavior, and then map those patterns into a discrete entity. It's a concept I've played a lot with back home, but I've only managed to really put it into practice in its "true form" here.

Did you need any materials to build Lil D's body, or did it manifest by itself?
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[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
why make him look like a cute little kid, then?! what the fuck dude!

I'm still doing it. just in case.
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[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
he's adorable.

good.
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meanwhile in Dirk's studio... [action]

[personal profile] obeir 2022-03-05 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ While Dirk's been hard at work on his latest splint, K's been seeing to several little projects of his own across the studio, happy to have the company โ€” and the opportunity to keep an eye on Dirk, concerned as he is about this soul splintering business. Which proves to be justified, he thinks, as he quietly watches Dirk announcing Lil D's existence to the network: he can hear that exhaustion.

He busies himself with putting the final touches on something he's made especially for Lil D after meeting him earlier, and when the network demonstration concludes, he sweeps Lil D up and holds him with one arm, hugging the boy to his chest. You know, properly, the way one should hold a child, Dirk. K carries the boy to one of the tables that's covered in scrap metal and spare parts, retrieves the scrap metal sculpture of a bunny he made, and offers it to Lil D while glancing back to Dirk. ]


You must've really taken our conversation about family and kids to heart. I guess we're getting started a bit ahead of schedule, but that's okay. [ His smile is teasing, but there's a genuine softness in his expression and manner and most obviously in his treatment of Lil D, which is becoming increasingly paternal. This definitely isn't "just" a splint to K. ]

I can tell that took a lot out of you. [ It isn't a question. He regards Dirk more closely. ] How are you feeling?
kyley_b: https://mcnuggyy.tumblr.com/ (hey)

[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a big brother. plus kids are cute! have you ever seen a baby troll?!

yeah ok that's true.
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[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
they're little people who need care.

fuck off wrigglers are the cutest things I've ever seen.
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[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
there are certain things about you that could be better than fine and pretty clearly come from how you grew up, dude.

true but puppies can't talk to you, really.
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[personal profile] kyley_b 2022-03-05 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I think we're past the point of having to pretend, don't you?

well I'm buying him toys!

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