Fic Rec: Mr. Robots, A Steampunk AU
I’ve been reading a fascinating Jeeves/Wooster steampunk AU, “Mr. Robots”. The title comes from a quote from P.G. Wodehouse. Bertie Wooster The summary: Wooster, a robot designer who specializes in adding unintentionally humorous human/computer interactions to charming yet practical sculpts, remakes his schoolboy crush, the family butler. He gives the robot’s AI some oomph from his erstwhile friend-with-benefits Rocky Todd, an American programmer who codes for the ‘entertainment’ market.
Through self-determination and Rocky’s help, the robot becomes the Jeeves of Bertie’s dreams, and then the Jeeves of Jeeves’ dreams.
Believe it or not, this is a fascinating, well-written (and hot) fic. Jeeves comes across as a blend of human and not-human. He is NEVER the standard robot of fiction. Bertie narrates and the voice is pitch-perfect. Throughout the story, all the technology is easy to follow, and extensive author’s notes on each chapter shows how much research lavengro put into this.
The piece is tag-heavy, but ignore that. I defy any Jeeves/Wooster fan to read the first chapter and not get hooked.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/12516028/chapters/28497564