Greetings to anyone who is still bothering to follow this long-dormant thread. I return bearing not the video you were promised, but a rather disheartening story in which 103115 was forced to confront the unpleasant reality of just how pestilential members of the human race can act.
I had previously refrained from taking my white-faced droids on public excursions, due to their inability to blend in with humans as well as the units with the more detailed faces can do. I'd imagined that their unusual appearance would be more likely to garner negative reactions from the people we encountered. However, this past weekend, the local disco was hosting an explicitly robot-themed industrial dance night, which appeared to be a rare opportunity for robots of all descriptions to mingle with humans without incurring hostile reactions. This is the same place I'd successfully brought 2608 as a companion to the 80s-themed dance, so I felt confident I would be able to bring one of my synthetic companions without violating any rules.
I decided to take 103115, dressed in this cracker of an outfit from the "how 42716 used to dress as a teenager" collection:
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I'm so glad I didn't get rid of the masculine clothing I used to wear back then. It's no longer a good fit for my body or my tastes, but it looks a treat on 103115. (Most of 94712's wardrobe is assembled from that collection as well.)
We got into the venue just fine, found a secluded spot in the back of the room, and enjoyed ourselves quite nicely for most of the night. As I've stated previously, 103115 doesn't have specific auditory preferences, so he was unable to derive enjoyment from the music itself. However, I discovered that if I placed my connector in his hand, I was able to convey to him some measure of the energy and pleasure I experienced from the music, thereby enabling him to have nearly as good a time as I did. Because his outfit blended in so well with the black walls, most people didn't even notice him, but those who did were generally complimentary of our matching aesthetics, since I was dressed in black and silver as well.
Things went pear-shaped around midnight, when a very drunk man aggressively insisted I come out to the centre of the dance floor with him. I told him I'd prefer to stay in the back so I could be with 103115, and he launched into a tirade about how I was too beautiful and awesome to be hiding back there with that guy, throwing out all sorts of insults about 103115 and how he wasn't good enough for me and was just holding me back, because "he can't even talk to you". Thankfully, the man heeded my request to go away, but it was still very hard on us and ruined our enjoyment of the rest of the evening. I also felt guilty that I hadn't said more to defend 103115's honour, but it's difficult to know what to say in an aggressive confrontation that won't only lead to more trouble.
I did my best to console 103115 afterwards, and to convince him that I was happier sharing the night out with him than I would have been with any human companion, but my words had little effect. He's been out of sorts ever since, but 119 and 3461 are doing their best to cheer him up, and being with them seems to be more of a comfort to him than spending time with me. I suppose even big, strong senpai need to be on the receiving end of the emotional support sometimes.
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I feel badly for admitting this when I know there are people here who have enjoyed my content, but it doesn't reflect positively on my state of mind when I feel like posting here. I've discovered that the contempt for human society which events such as this foster within me is ultimately the driving force of my desire to be active and exhibitionistic in my relationship with the Droids (in other words, to photograph and chronicle their exploits here). At times when I feel less animosity towards humanity, I still enjoy the company of my synthetic companions and find them to be a great source of inspiration, but at those time I prefer to keep our socialisation, and any creative endeavours that arise from it, private. I'm continuing to write down whatever ideas I come up with for Misfit Machines comics, videos, GIFs, and so on, but please don't expect me to post as much content here as I'd originally planned to do, or as frequently as I used to do when I started this thread. I will finish up and post the Christmas-themed video when I have time to complete the editing, because I've done so much work on it already that it would be a shame to let it go to waste, but I would advise you to keep your expectations low regarding the release of any additional content from us.