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[peacewish]

"I feel like writing a human/bot threesome mixed with the state of cultural tolerance in southwestern America."

Well, someone must have said that out loud, because we got The NaturalistsThings have become a little quiet around here lately, and I wonder if we got tired of picking on the easy, wildly horrible fics. So I'm aiming for something a

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[konora]

I read the entire 3 chapters just hours ago. It only got worse from there.

It was a... well, not a good concept, but at least a semi-interesting one. I like the whole "sockets" idea, as strange as it seems. The problem is in the author's execution.

The OC is a scientist. A scientist who is so "hardcore" compared to the other scientists, she... wanders off with a couple of aliens, leaves all her equipment unattended in the wilderness, doesn't tell any of her coworkers where she's going with so much as a radio check (so they won't, you know, panic and mount a search team), and consents to a surgical procedure after a single round of rather random sex.

I started getting fed up around the time the OC started gushing about authentic Mexican food. They apparently stocked her kitchen with a mixture of American (wtf is that even made up of, the author doesn't say) and Mexican food... rather than anything realistic for the situation or realistic in general, really. Because she's Latina, she says "madre de dios!" during sex, and thinks Mexican food is the best thing ever. Not that it doesn't happen, but... that's hammering the point home a little too hard. I'm sure there are plenty of hardcore scientist latinas who love some sushi, or chinese food, or whatever.

At least she didn't jump right into robo-marriage, I guess. They're going to take their time. And meanwhile have sex, even though she's said she was raised Catholic and so obviously wants to have some kids with her future human husband. BUT PREMARITAL SEX IS COOL GUYS, IF IT'S ROBOTS IT DOESN'T COUNT AS A SIN.

[vejiraziel]

Because she's Latina, she says "madre de dios!" during sex, and thinks Mexican food is the best thing ever.

Hello, Michael Bay, I didn't see you there. Anyone else notice the similarities to Fig's character to make emphasis on the character's etnic backgrounds?

[dinogrrrl]

I know! She's like her own walking Latina stereotype. If the patronizing sermons about How White America Sucks were removed, I'd be offended by the cheesy stereotyping perpetrated by the Latina character! She's obviously not self aware enough to realize that she's walking right into that stereotype trap of her own volition.