Charles/Erik: Christmas special/sci-fi fusion thing
anonymous
November 23 2011, 14:15:21 UTC
Charles is a toy maker who collects broken, unloved toys in order to repair them and find them loving homes. One day, he comes across a severely damaged toy soldier/android named Erik who is in need of some TLC. Charles painstakingly restores the toy soldier with the intention of selling him to a wealthy, though somewhat dubious, collector (*cough*it’sshaw*cough*). Charles just can’t give Erik up because of true love!!
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anonymous
November 25 2011, 12:28:23 UTC
(This prompt is haunting me, but I can't quite get all the bits and pieces in my head to coalesce. I'm going to post this snippet for now and see if it shakes something loose. Hint: Feedback may also help shake something loose.)
Charles is trudging home to his workshop in the winter twilight after a long day of making deliveries, the first snowfall of the season dusting on his hair, his eyelashes.
He sees the warm, welcoming window of his back door and speeds up, eager to sit by the fire and drink a nice hot cup of tea.
A low moan comes from the shadows by the door.
Charles freezes, then raises his lantern and sees the flash of light on metal and ---
Oh my word.
"Help me," whispers the broken metal man, as the light fades from his eyes.
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anonymous
November 25 2011, 23:27:42 UTC
(Still not sure where I'm going with this, but here's some more that came to me.)
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Charles, with some difficulty, manages to drag the metal man into his workshop and onto his workbench. He strips off his gloves, and goes to touch the figure.
Charles hesitates. Once he touches the metal man, his psychometry will tell him the man's entire history. But does he want to know? The metal man's broken and mangled body already tells an unpleasant tale.
Charles steels his resolve, and lays a hand upon the fallen warrior.
Images form in his mind.
Jakob Lehnsherr, one of the greatest toy makers in Europe, possibly in history. He is honored and celebrated for his creations. But he is old, and lonely. His wife dead these many years, and they were never blessed with children.
Jakob, lonely Jakob, using all of his skill to create a masterpiece, a son. Erik. Charles sees an image of Erik, newly created, and gasps at such perfection. Charles has only the merest fraction of Jakob's skill.
Toy Soldier 3/? (continued from wee little snippet and More fill)
anonymous
November 26 2011, 09:10:19 UTC
(I have been listening to the song "Toy Soldiers" by Martika on repeat as I write this. It may or may not have influenced this. Other influences [for Erik's backstory at least] include Gepetto and Pinocchio and the relationship between Data and his creator Dr. Soong [no Erik will not have an evil twin in this])It's like a fever has possessed Charles. He was always devoted to his work, but now he is obsessed
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Toy Soldier 4/?
anonymous
November 27 2011, 13:36:24 UTC
(Right, so I can't believe it took me until writing the fourth part to realize, Self, this is a fusion of a Victorian Christmas story and sci-fi -- you are writing steampunk. Also, I have been pondering the very important and relevant question of how robots have sex? Actually, scratch that, the real question is how do robots enjoy sex? This is important, readers. Was Jakob a dirty enough old man to make Erik fully functional and program him with multiple techniques? Do robots orgasm? How would that even work? I am taking ideas, and suggestions for research reading material in the comments.
So anyway, as I continue to write this gay steampunk Christmas Solstice miracle robot porn, I have been reading The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the webcomic Chester 5000 XYZ and also watching the clip of The Steadfast Tin Soldier from Fantasia 2000 on YouTube.)Charles stirs in the morning light. He's stiff and achy from sleeping in his chair all night
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Re: Toy Soldier 4/? OP
anonymous
November 28 2011, 02:59:40 UTC
Author!Anon is glad you are continuing to like this, OP! I was worried a little about Erik's characterization here, since I'm trying to convey that he's still got a certain innocence about things, being an android. And that's very different from canon Erik, who spent years being subjected to persecution and experimentation. This Erik had years and years with a loving father that was shattered in one single moment, and it will shape him, but I don't think it will define him.
As for the doting thing, well, Erik spent years taking care of Jakob who had a very similar driven personality. Erik knows how to wrangle single-minded toymakers.
Re: Toy Soldier 4/?ascoolsuchasiNovember 27 2011, 21:21:55 UTC
steampunk is always good! and those fassy eyes!
I think, for robots to have sex, (a question I've pondered about due to FONV and its' damn sex robot) it would to have a penis that's basically a dildo. Enjoying sex, hmm, you could stretch truth and say that Jakob was such a good toy builder that he was able to develop a pseudo-experimental nervous system for Erik. And maybe Jako programmed him with a few techniques and after Charles realises, oh, all these flowers and chocolates that erik's been bringing me and telling me to go to bed at a suitable hour are attempts at wooing and he wants to get in my pants and oh, i want him too, really want him too; so let me go in a programme a few of my favourite positions/techniques/etc. I don't think that robots would have an orgasm with fluids. Again, with the pseudo-experimental nervous system it could work and all his joints could get pulled taught and have a full body orgasm (again, minus fluids). I think it could work. Sort of. Science -- it can be faked
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My brain is a strange place, sometimes.
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In other words, seconded!! Many times!!!
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Charles is trudging home to his workshop in the winter twilight after a long day of making deliveries, the first snowfall of the season dusting on his hair, his eyelashes.
He sees the warm, welcoming window of his back door and speeds up, eager to sit by the fire and drink a nice hot cup of tea.
A low moan comes from the shadows by the door.
Charles freezes, then raises his lantern and sees the flash of light on metal and ---
Oh my word.
"Help me," whispers the broken metal man, as the light fades from his eyes.
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*puppy eyes*
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Charles, with some difficulty, manages to drag the metal man into his workshop and onto his workbench. He strips off his gloves, and goes to touch the figure.
Charles hesitates. Once he touches the metal man, his psychometry will tell him the man's entire history. But does he want to know? The metal man's broken and mangled body already tells an unpleasant tale.
Charles steels his resolve, and lays a hand upon the fallen warrior.
Images form in his mind.
Jakob Lehnsherr, one of the greatest toy makers in Europe, possibly in history. He is honored and celebrated for his creations. But he is old, and lonely. His wife dead these many years, and they were never blessed with children.
Jakob, lonely Jakob, using all of his skill to create a masterpiece, a son. Erik. Charles sees an image of Erik, newly created, and gasps at such perfection. Charles has only the merest fraction of Jakob's skill.
Jakob and Erik, father and son. Jakob ( ... )
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This is just getting better and better. (Poor Erik!) I eagerly await your next installment.
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I have a feeling things are going to get even more interesting for the both of them! I can't wait to see how they interact. :D
Also, thank you for being totally amaaaazing!
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there will be moar soon, yes? please say yes?
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So anyway, as I continue to write this gay steampunk Christmas Solstice miracle robot porn, I have been reading The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the webcomic Chester 5000 XYZ and also watching the clip of The Steadfast Tin Soldier from Fantasia 2000 on YouTube.)Charles stirs in the morning light. He's stiff and achy from sleeping in his chair all night ( ... )
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As for the sex issue... um... maybe Erik somehow evolves/learns from his experiences? *hand waves*
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As for the doting thing, well, Erik spent years taking care of Jakob who had a very similar driven personality. Erik knows how to wrangle single-minded toymakers.
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I think, for robots to have sex, (a question I've pondered about due to FONV and its' damn sex robot) it would to have a penis that's basically a dildo. Enjoying sex, hmm, you could stretch truth and say that Jakob was such a good toy builder that he was able to develop a pseudo-experimental nervous system for Erik. And maybe Jako programmed him with a few techniques and after Charles realises, oh, all these flowers and chocolates that erik's been bringing me and telling me to go to bed at a suitable hour are attempts at wooing and he wants to get in my pants and oh, i want him too, really want him too; so let me go in a programme a few of my favourite positions/techniques/etc. I don't think that robots would have an orgasm with fluids. Again, with the pseudo-experimental nervous system it could work and all his joints could get pulled taught and have a full body orgasm (again, minus fluids). I think it could work. Sort of. Science -- it can be faked ( ... )
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