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What are true forms in the robot AU? Are they the way they were first built (Ex: Unaltered forms)? If so, were they built that way for a reason? Or are they what is most comfortable/easy for them to be?

The true forms are their unaltered robotic appearances, with no modifications from shape shifting, so yes, the way they are when they’re built. They all have the same base build, but certain details are added on if Lucifer feels that it’s needed to achieve his goals for humanity. Generally, the mimics are more comfortable in their true forms, and if that true form is modified(for example, a mimic with several arms having the extras removed to only have two) then that’d be uncomfortable for them. Some mimics do modify, anyway, just to be more effective, or more horrifying. :]

I want to take your robots apart and put them back together.

You can share anything you want about the AU, I love it all. Maybe if you have random notes, you could share that? Or unorganized facts floating around in your head that you didn't get to write down yet?

Feel free to disassemble them! Just make sure to reassemble them correctly, otherwise some unforeseen issues might occur. :)

Also, thank you so much for the ask and the kind words! I really appreciate it! :D

So, uh… yeah, here’s everything I thought of for the AU! This is kinda long but, uhhh… enjoy!

•The mimics can overheat just like every other kind of electronic. However, it’s pretty rare, since their coolant systems are very well made. But it still happens enough for there to be a slight decrease of mimic encounters during the summer months.

•Eve always thought that something was a little off about Adam, but she never mentioned it. She thought it was some sort of mental condition, or maybe he just didn’t understand people well enough. There was always something robotic about him, after all.

•Mimic!Cesar hates the taste of water with a passion. He will only drink it if A. Somebody’s making him do it, B. It’s in a very specific kind of cup, and/or C. It’s cold.

•When mimics get their fight, flight, or freeze “instinct” triggered while they’re in their true forms, they usually change shape or size to fit the situation. If it’s a fight, then the mimic makes itself larger and packs its CPU farther into its body. If it’s a flight, then the mimic makes itself smaller, and therefore harder to hit. If it’s a freeze, then the mimic puts its CPU farther into its body like it would in a fight scenario, but it also closes any gaps that might exist in its form.

•Sam wants to study mimics, but also keep them as far away as humanly possible. He wants to know what they are and how they function, but he also wants to wipe them off the face of the earth. Gotta love the contradictions!

•Mimics just don’t get the concept of gender. At all. They know that pronouns are used to refer to people, but they don’t know how those pronouns are connected to a person’s body. After all, they’re just… metal. And you know for a fact that Liam didn’t give them the knowledge of middle school health class. This in the mimics either using the default it/its pronouns, using whatever pronouns their current/previous form used before switching when they change forms, or just using certain pronouns because they like the sound.

•Cian has an apron with lemons on it. It’s white. He also has a pair of matching oven mits. Plus, he makes lemon related food way too often.

•Mark has a comically large wrench the Sam gave him for his birthday once that he uses specifically for impolitely disassembling mimics. Bonk.

•Mimic!Cesar completely freaks out once he figures out how humans age and why it happens. It still scares him.

•Mark called mimic!Cesar things like “useless hunk of metal,” “pile of nuts and bolts” and constantly referring to him as an “it” or treating him like an object. Which he technically is, but he’s… y’know. Sentient. Which means he isn’t an object. But he’s also a robot…

•Mimics can cause power failures at will. However, for some reason, it’s easier to do involuntarily.

But, uh, yeah! That’s about it! Have a wonderful rest of your day/night and remember to stay hydrated! :] <3

Welcome, laddies, lasses, and las, to the first episode of “I’m kind of bad at art but I needed to get this done!” Today’s piece of work?

This solid 6/10 reference of what a mimic in the Hail, True Body Robotic!AU might look like!

(I’m a beginner artist, if you couldn’t tell.)

Keep in mind, this is not what ALL robotic mimics look like. This is just an example. If you want to know more about the mimics, there’s information in the masterpost for this AU. The original series that this is an AU of is Hail, True Body by mustangs-flames. :]

Text, in order from top to bottom:

Hail, True Body

Robotic!AU

Mimics

This is an example of what a robotic mimic might look like.

Feel free to ask questions! :)

A question about your AU for Htb! When disguising as people do they use holograms? Do their robotic parts rearrange to make that appearance? Do they need other robotic parts in order to build a kind of robotic shell?

I HAVE BEEN SUMMONED

So, in order for the mimics to assimilate, they do a few things:

Adjust their bodies to fit the shape and size of whoever/whatever their disguising themselves as

Get the finer features down, along with closing any “gaps” that might exist in their robotic forms

Use camouflaging technology to get the colors and textures down

Personality aspects added; assimilation finished.

That’s my take on it! :]

Do mimics in your AU react to water or other electronically harmful substances? If so you just, get you water hose and power wash simulator them away?

Typically, no, they don’t. They’re waterproof, except when they’re in the process of assimilating. :] However, if something like sand or dust gets into their vents, that massively slows down their systems and could lead to being temporarily dysfunctional until they either manage to automatically fix themselves or someone else comes along and fixes them. They can close their vents, but since they’re usually open, if you caught them off guard it’d work. A power washer wouldn’t hurt them, per se, but it would definitely be annoying to be blasted with incredibly high-pressured water.

(Mark has tried to use water to get rid of those mechanical mobsters before. He was incredibly disappointed.)

Well in that case uh I’m kicking a child’s sand castle at them /prev

Yeah, that’d set ‘em out for the count to be honest 💀

alr, htb robotic!au robotic!mimic stimboard let’s fucking go

TW: scopophobia and unsettling imagery!

Beep boop, I guess? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/00DjR21FGZfpdaG672fw2p?si=ARZ-frjjTc6bCJbydYEkSA&pi=u-2uOgu9NTSvSv

the urge to write doomed robot platonic love is strong

in Mimicry, Mark shoots mimic!Cesar to stop him... what does Mark do in the robotic au to stop him?

oh god I forgot about this ask- I AM SO SORRY BRO 😭

So, to answer that question, Mark still shoots him; since the more human the mimics get, the more their processors/other important tech bitties condense in the parts where human organs would be(specifically the chest and head region). Meaning that shot would still take him out.

You know that AU I have? The robotic one? Well, here’s the first piece of writing for it! Enjoy!

TW: Cursing, violence(not onscreen), and death(not graphic). If I missed a warning, please let me know! Also, if you find any spelling or grammar errors, lemme know about that, too! :]

“Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT, SHIT, SHIT, SHIIIIIIT-!” Those were the words running through one unfortunate robot’s head as it sprinted through the densely wooded area that it just so happened to find itself in, the lights gleaming on its joints and “face” cutting through the fog in a way that made it’s job much harder.

Its current target had figured out its plan way too quickly. There were no gaps! No seams, no breaks, and, dare it say, not even a STITCH visible in its wonderful, perfect idea! So, what went wrong?

The bot ran through the plan again.

“Okay, 1768-B. It was easy: kill that dude’s classmate by beating the shit out of him, then call to ask for help on the group project they were doing. Ask if you could come over. Go over there. Then, take the dude’s place. Easy! So, what went wrong?

Y’know, it might have something to do with the fact that you forgot the name of the guy you were impersonating. And then didn’t think of a good explanation fast enough. But, hey, it’s-“

BAM!

Most robots generally don’t get distracted by their AI/inner monologue long enough to crash into a tree. 1768-B wasn’t like most robots. 1768-A, its AI, wasn’t like most AI, either, but that’s beside the point.

Once B peeled itself off the bark of the tree, A reminded it to turn up the sound sensors.

The footsteps and panicked breathing of the dude had disappeared.

“SHIT!”

B nodded in agreement. It was only a temporary setback; humans never go far. Usually. Didn’t one of their siblings have to travel to another country to catch their prey?

Eh, that wasn’t important right now. B started cautiously and quietly moving through the forest, using the good ol’ fashioned built-in GPS to try to find its way back into the city.

“Up and at ‘em. He could be anywhere, but chances are, he’s probably heading back home. So we just have to stay there and wait, and- shhh.”

B stopped moving at A’s shushing. The two sat there for a moment, the bot patiently waiting for what the AI had heard.

“Sounds like rocks rolling down a hill, doesn’t it? Does the GPS say something about a cliff?” B nodded. “Okay. Well… it can’t hurt to check it out.” “…

Well, I guess we won’t have to worry about that anymore.” B gave a huff of air through its vents, its version of a sigh.

They crouched down by the edge of the cliff, staring down at the motionless form of the dude below them.

The bot turned up the sensitivity of the audio sensors again, allowing the AI to listen.

No breathing. No heartbeat. No sound at all, except for the occasional wayward pebble falling.

“Does this count as a kill?” B shrugged. Its battery was depleted, and it didn’t get a chance to charge all day since it was too busy stalking the dude’s classmate. It dissolved its form a bit so it could slide down the cliff wall more easily. They came to a rest by the corpse of the dude, and it pawed at the air around the corpse.

Human souls are anchored to the body immediately after death for a bit, at least until they can move on. It seems like the dude hadn’t yet. 1768-B quickly “grasped” the soul, the familiar squirmy feeling of that empty cold-yet-warm air filling its mouth, and then its battery.

“Done?”

B nodded. A could be kind of demanding at times, but they were stuck together. Quite literally. AIs couldn’t survive outside of bots, and bots couldn’t survive without the AIs. But that’s unrelated.

1768 stood up and turned on the GPS’ navigation system, wandering in the vague direction of the attic that they called “home.” What have they learned?

Absolutely nothing. Well, except for maybe to remember names a bit more.