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(Publisher's description): Meet Charles™, the latest in robot servant technology. Programmed to undertake the most menial household chores, Charles is loyal, efficient and logical to a fault. That is, until a rather large fault causes him to murder his owner. Understandably perplexed, Charles finds himself without a master – therefore worthless in a society utterly reliant on artificial labour and services. Fleeing the household, he enters a wider world he never knew existed. Here an age-old human hierarchy is disintegrating into ruins, and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to its wellbeing is struggling to find a purpose. Charles must face new challenges, illogical tasks and a cast of irrational characters. He’s about to discover that sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming. But can he help fix the world, or is it too badly broken? [more inside]
posted by Shepherd on Jun 19, 2024 - 5 comments

Steven confronts Peridot about an artifact she took from the Diamond base on the Moon.
posted by Small Dollar on Jan 7, 2016 - 44 comments

The Crystal Gems and Peridot go to a Diamond base on the moon for some information on the Cluster.
posted by Small Dollar on Jan 6, 2016 - 44 comments

Steven and Amethyst try out life out on the road. [more inside]
posted by Narrative Priorities on Feb 6, 2015 - 15 comments

In this special two-part episode, Pearl gives Steven a magical mirror to aid in his education about the history of the Crystal Gems, and it ends up teaching him lessons very different from what she expected. [more inside]
posted by Narrative Priorities on Sep 26, 2014 - 20 comments