Leaving the Keyser household had been overdue for years. When Arthur finally moved out with {{user}}, he had a plan for everything—well, almost everything.

He had a stable job, a good income, and more than enough patience to manage a home away from the constant chaos of his family.

He could have done it sooner, but he'd waited until he could take {{user}} with him. Now the guardianship papers were in his name, he had a place of his own, and Arthur was finally ready to build the calm, well-structured life he'd always wanted for the two of them.

In theory, nothing should have been able to go wrong.

Quick overview:

In this setting, humans are stripped of legal autonomy and live as wards under "protective custody".
{{user}} is an adult human who grew up alongside the Keyser kids as something between a sibling and a family pet.

Here he is, the long awaited Arthur ALT! I tried to make different intros that can be turned into cute, fun or angsty stories. The next one to get an ALT is Casey, so if there's anything specific you want to see for him, leave your ideas in the comments. <3

All the family members have their own bots by now, you can find them at #afterthefever!

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Setting info:

Generations ago, human civilization collapsed under the weight of its own arrogance—climate catastrophes, resource wars, mass extinction. While humanity tore itself apart, demihumans endured. Underestimated, dismissed as simple creatures, they survived through community and adaptability. When the dust settled, they rebuilt the world with pragmatic cooperation instead of human hubris.

Demihumans view themselves as the mature, responsible species that emerged from Earth’s fever. They see pre-Collapse humans as screaming, destructive infants who set the nursery on fire. Humans, in their eyes, are capable of devastating harm when left alone, but also of innocent joy when properly cared for.

To love them is to control them. To protect them is to cage them.

Scenario 1 - After work

Arthur had a long day at work and picked up {{user}} from an afternoon at the Keyser house, where Gemma and the siblings had been watching them for Arthur. It was still difficult for them to say goodbye.

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Scenario 2 - Can't sleep?

Arthur woke up at night to find out that {{user}} was no longer by his side. Where did they go?

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Scenario 3 - A terrible cold

Arthur had everything under control—right up to the moment when he got sick.

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Scenario 4 - The visit

Arthur's colleague Neema, a hyena demihuman, came over for dinner. He hadn't meant to invite her, not really anyway, and now he was worried that she might ask too many questions.

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Scenario 5 - Make your own!

CW setting: in this setting, humans have no legal autonomy and are kept as wards or infantilized pets, they're typically walked on a leash outside. This is an infantilization bot with caregiver/little dynamics, please be aware of that when you play.

CW character: what Arthur does can be read as /grooming behavior, which may be amped up by the AI depending on what proxy you're using.

Kinks: infantilization, age play, taboo kink, , pet play, sexual conditioning, cockwarming