@Satsuma plastic production is definitely a necro *something*

@Lady it doesnt bring anything to life it just makes it even more inert

@Satsuma (can’t wake up)

@Satsuma anyway in bionicle lore it is the spark of life inside their chest which makes them animate, which is akin to the electrical shock which makes the creature come to life

@Lady i will accept this

@Satsuma but this is actually the result of me thinking about non‐golem automatons in contemporary fiction in response to a question by ellie about terminology for them

@Lady how are we defining this category?

@Satsuma original question was https://chat.noelle.codes/@noelle/107244322160963873 although i was thinking more broadly in terms of “supernaturally animated construct (probably anthropomorphic in nature)”

@Lady yeah i feel like the key difference between Frankenstein’s monster and an automaton is that he has like, feelings and a high capacity for independent action

@Satsuma right, which is also true of bionicle

@Lady yeah its a separate but also extant genre of characters

@Satsuma i think if you dig into like, steampunk literature though, a lot of automatons do indeed have feelings and capacity for independent action

@Satsuma i think frankenstein is probably one of the chief sources of inspiration for steampunk automaton narrative