A Lamentation
I was an automaton for her failed dreams and aspirations! she never had the chance to do what i've got the potential for and she's making me miserable because she wants to see it by pushing me beyond my limits!"
Radioactive Toy (or The Post-Apocalypse Pygmalion) Part 3
The only thing that remains of anything i've done is that automaton, my creation i built with my own hands.' a finger pointed to zero. the masked figure followed it then looked back at eugene.
The Scent of Blood
The analytical part of my mind, the one who had been drilled over years and years back at the kennel, was taking this all in quickly, calmly, almost like an automaton. the other part of my mind, the part that was me, was not coping so well.
World Building- Sentillios
Such worlds are nearly impossible to take without destroying the immensely valuable production facilities, if not for the inhospitable climate than for the fact that production switches to mass produce automatons with one goal, protect home.
The Patchwork Soldier Part III
The terrified automaton wriggled like an insect;its proximity alarm screaming beep beep beep beep beep! oh shut up! i yanked out the spider-like machine's battery pack, stopping it in mid-beep.
The Auditor - Act 1, Scene 3: Two Protagonists, Two Antagonists.
He needed to find some way to ruffle the man's feathers, to cow him, convince him to turn his automaton cold attention to leaving rather than investigating.
Return to futureland part 5
George jager, the former rottweiler father of randal, jeff brown the former tackle bear, both of them now a pair of automatons, were directed to an area near an attraction, this was some kind of futuristic house of horrors, with aliens instead of classic monsters
D.E1 Chapter 63: The Third Offense Part IX
The machine almost seemed rational for moments, but then it just appeared to be nothing more than a soulless automaton. it didn't not respond to silver's words and again charged at the alien. the fight had gone for too long already.
Counter Earth Chronicles Dual Realities Chapter 45: The Kingdom That Will Bring Forth A New Era
I mean between work, my mate, the kids, worshiping the high master and catering to first class citizens- i feel like some type of automaton." "eh, okay mr. reed, what do you do for a living?" "i am a veterinarian; i take care of animals."
CE04 - culture
Clockwork automatons are not a thing, for example, but a magitek puppet might be a thing (more likely a magitek stationary device that wouldn't get classified as a monster). alchemy (and chemistry) is an old established trade.
Counter Earth Chronicles Dual Realities Chapter 46: That Which Sits Quietly Beyond All Things
"he felt like he was an automaton being controlled by external forces; he had no control over his life." the pheasant replied. "he asked me for advice." "what did you say?" the bear knight asked.
The Kennel
They were little more than automatons, following their program for the beginning of the day, as they did every day. every single day that any of us could remember. we were police dogs in training. that's what we did, that's what we were.