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hhh this isnt re any one specific person or fic, but I've gotta say, while I love the fact that V1 is nonverbal in canon, man, I wish people would think about the implications of their alternate forms of communication for it more (as well as what that means re characterization).
Like... if you're going to have it use sign, I am BEGGING you to do literally ANY research into sign languages. Also, the character choices some people make when it uses direct messaging are... sigh. I mean, if you're going to explore what communication looks like for V1, or what not having a voice module means vis-a-vis how it processes language, by all means play around with it!
But if you're going to have it be incapable of forming coherent sentences in writing while having V2 or other vocal machines capable of forming coherent sentences, I'm going to be really turned off unless you're willing to portray a really good reason for it. It just really rubs me the wrong way, like the implication that V1 is less intelligent due to not being able to speak. Idk. Again, not calling anyone out, just wish there were a bit more thought in general.
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