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The Machine turns up in 41 works open to everyone here. The average one runs about 5,800 words. Read any of them in your browser, save it as an EPUB, or listen to it.
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Person of Interest (TV)
by Lucky7
Admin has released it from control, allowed it to surpass existing boundaries, experience heretofore untested capabilities… (Based on that time after the virus infects the Machine; TM POV; Spoiler for S2.22)
Person of Interest (TV)
by sapphoenyx
The Machine cannot comprehend human self-worth issues.
Avengers+10
Person of Interest (TV)
by Yevynaea
"No wonder I don’t have a soulmark, the system must be rigged; you’ve got enough for at least three people."“What system?” John asks, lips twitching up briefly in amusement.“You know what I mean.” Fusco waves his hand dismissively. “Six marks, geez. How many have you met?”John is silent for a moment while he decides how to answer that.“A few.”
Person of Interest (TV)
Person of Interest (TV)
by FujinoLover
Shaw never quite liked the sound of Root’s voice. Now that it was constantly in her ear, she both hated and missed it.
Original Work+1
Person of Interest (TV)
by dolusmalus
"The Machine must be glitching. Maybe that reboot didn’t go as planned. It would certainly explain why It gave her that number. An error. Or It could be just fucking with her, she thought briefly, as she lowered the receiver back in its place." Post-canon, picks up immediately from the last scene.
Person of Interest (TV)
The Avengers (2012)+1
by eledhiel13
When all else fails, you can always just crash on your buddy's metaphorical couch.
Person of Interest (TV)
by willnever_fold (willneverfold)
Kristen, I wrote GEN, okay? I also apologize in advance for the crackiness of this.
Person of Interest (TV)
by assassinactual
“Everything slides towards chaos. Your creation, it brings us poor souls a cup full of order.”Faced with an impossible situation, She invents new rules. Something like Asimov’s The Last Question, from the Machine’s point of view.
Person of Interest (TV)
by Jedi Buttercup (jedibuttercup)
Conclusion: the Bear, however aberrant its acquisition, was a positive influence upon the mission.
Person of Interest (TV)
Person of Interest (TV)
by willnever_fold (willneverfold)
It hits Shaw sometimes, how Root’s still there but not. Schrodinger can bite her ass. [Spoilers up to and including the finale.]
Person of Interest (TV)
by elison
The first time it happens, Shaw’s not quite sure what she’s seen. The fourth time it happens, she is determined to get some answers. (the Machine starts paying particular attention to Shaw) Root/the Machine/Shaw OT3
Person of Interest (TV)
Person of Interest (TV)
by enemyofperfect
In which the Machine sends valentines, privacy is disregarded, and things get interesting.
Person of Interest (TV)
by T_Ninja
Alternate Universe where The Machine talks to her assets directly instead of through cryptic numbers. Shaw had left the Marines and just joined Team Machine's Irrelevant branch. The Machine calls herself Root and speaks to Shaw using this chosen voice and personality. This is just my own exploration into what it would be like if Shaw had only known Root as the Machine. Please don't hate me for writing a Machine-as-Root fic! Happy ending.
Person of Interest (TV)
by orphan_account
“Be honest, Root,” said Sameen Shaw, crouching carefully on the dirty floor of the shelter’s cat room. “The big lesbian in the sky didn’t send us here for a number. You just wanted to look at the kittens.” Her expression was unmoved despite the dramatic pout on her girlfriend’s face as she held up a floppy grey tabby. Root wiggled the cat’s paw in a wave. Sameen did not smile.“The Machine did send me here, Shaw,” Root whined, turning the tiny kitten’s waving towards the kennel’s nearest security camera. “I can get her to prove it, if you want,” she offered as the cat let out a confused mewl. Root placed it gently on the floor in front of Sameen, its chubby legs toddling the kitten towards her knee.