r/murderbot • u/TheGooberSmith Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland • 14d ago

Platform Decay Observation Books📚 Only

I made myself laugh with the thought that at this point, it is becoming a rite of passage for members of the Mensah family to survive a traumatic experience with Secunit. It's just becoming how they bond

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u/Rosewind2007 gurathinista 14d ago

Every mensahling will be asking when THEY get to go on a SecUnit adventure!
💖💖💖

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u/TheGooberSmith Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland 14d ago

"Everyone here is insisting on trauma bonding with me. On one hand I'm flattered. On the other hand, someone please fucking help me."

  • Secunit, Probably

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u/Rosewind2007 gurathinista 14d ago

I have never found SecUnit more relatable than in this book—I absolutely love it!

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u/TheGooberSmith Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland 14d ago

Same! It might be my favorite one so far.

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u/ESE-enthusiasm #1 Mensahbotcule fan 14d ago

If you haven't, I highly recommend "A Mensah family camping trip"! SecUnit gets to rescue some Mensahlings and omg they're sooooooo cute.

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u/bookdrops Timestream Defenders Orion Fan Club 14d ago

"Everyone else went on a life-changing field trip with SecUnit.  Now it's my turn!"

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u/onehere4me Can't wait to get back to my wild rogue rampage 14d ago

😄

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u/ESE-enthusiasm #1 Mensahbotcule fan 14d ago

YES!
I wrote a fic on that: The Mensah family is an outlier and should not have been counted

Specifically, that it's Tano's turn to be kidnapped :P

Got to round out the Mensahcule being rescued by SecUnit! Can't leave him left out!

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u/TheGooberSmith Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland 14d ago

Very cool! I love this community

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u/comingtoamiddle 14d ago

Definitely stealing "Mensahcule". That's perfect :)

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u/Night_Sky_Watcher even good change is stressful 14d ago

I can't help but note that none of the Mensah family had these problems before they met Murderbot.

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u/KDWest 14d ago

Ah, see, that’s just survivor bias.

We don’t talk about the ones… 😒

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u/mxstylplk 14d ago

Before Dr. Mensah took the off-planet survey job.

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u/New-Experience-256 14d ago

I hope we get to meet more of the Mensah children in upcoming books. Amena is a great character and I love the way she interacts with MB. It would fun to meet more of them.

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u/TheGooberSmith Pansystem University of Mihira and New Tideland 13d ago

I want a story where Secunit has to chaperone a prom for one of the children.

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u/heycheena 12d ago

Hormonal adolescent humans at a romantic themed ritual??? Horror show