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A Gremlin in the Machine (by Slybrarian) (T)
Show: SGA
Rec Category: AU - canon divergence
Characters: Atlantis AI, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne, Radek Zelenka
Categories: Gen
Words: 17,167
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW:slybrarian
Author's Website: Slybrarian on AO3
Link: A Gremlin in the Machine on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a clever, funny take on Atlantis having an AI, which is finally awakened when Rodney reactivates a dormant city administration program. It's first person snarky from Atlantis's POV and while reading it I kept thinking it had a Murderbot feel, so I was pleased to find that was intentional, although more ART than Murderbot. It's a great yarn about the city awakening, being disconcerted by the damage and mold everywhere, immediately taking charge surreptitiously and getting repair systems back online, and being intrigued by its new residents, especially a certain dashing pilot. Then it starts interacting, with predictable and amusing results, including flirting with the Daedalus (Hermiod is not amused). It's the ultimate fix-it fic in many ways, and an excellent read!
Ten thousand years after being asked to take a nap while the Ancients went into exile "just for a century or two, until things calm down", Atlantis wakes up. It promptly discovers that it is full of sea water, explosion debris, mostly-hairless apes, and mold. So much mold. On the bright side, there's a cute pilot hanging around. The city proceeds to start cleaning up, spies on people while pretending to be a dumb beep-boop robot, pampers its favorites, develops opinions about Top Gun, and comes up with a seventy-three point plan to secretly win over an expedition full of hominins who have anxiety about killer artificial intelligences.
Rec Category: AU - canon divergence
Characters: Atlantis AI, John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Elizabeth Weir, Carson Beckett, Evan Lorne, Radek Zelenka
Categories: Gen
Words: 17,167
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Author on DW:
slybrarianAuthor's Website: Slybrarian on AO3
Link: A Gremlin in the Machine on AO3
Why This Must Be Read: This is a clever, funny take on Atlantis having an AI, which is finally awakened when Rodney reactivates a dormant city administration program. It's first person snarky from Atlantis's POV and while reading it I kept thinking it had a Murderbot feel, so I was pleased to find that was intentional, although more ART than Murderbot. It's a great yarn about the city awakening, being disconcerted by the damage and mold everywhere, immediately taking charge surreptitiously and getting repair systems back online, and being intrigued by its new residents, especially a certain dashing pilot. Then it starts interacting, with predictable and amusing results, including flirting with the Daedalus (Hermiod is not amused). It's the ultimate fix-it fic in many ways, and an excellent read!
Ten thousand years after being asked to take a nap while the Ancients went into exile "just for a century or two, until things calm down", Atlantis wakes up. It promptly discovers that it is full of sea water, explosion debris, mostly-hairless apes, and mold. So much mold. On the bright side, there's a cute pilot hanging around. The city proceeds to start cleaning up, spies on people while pretending to be a dumb beep-boop robot, pampers its favorites, develops opinions about Top Gun, and comes up with a seventy-three point plan to secretly win over an expedition full of hominins who have anxiety about killer artificial intelligences.
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