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Ckey/BYOND Username: Comet Blaze
Position Being Applied For: Synthetic Lore Deputy
Have you read the Lore Team Rules and Regulations wiki page?: Yes
Past Experiences/Knowledge: Although I have never made any direct contributions to the lore, I enjoy writing during my free time, both for roleplay purposes and general short stories.
Examples of Past Work: The article from my previous application.
What do you think are the primary themes of synthetic lore? If you got this position, how would you develop them?
I believe the main theme of synthetic lore is the struggle faced by synthetics to find their place in a galaxy who hardly considers them people, let alone treats them fairly.
Every aspect of a synthetic is contentious in some way, from the philosophical problem of creating new life, or if they even are life to begin with, to the fear that synthetic labour will eventually replace the organic workforce and cause millions to lose their jobs. There are a lot of people with a lot of valid (and even invalid) reasons to be apprehensive of IPCs.
This is the environment synthetics exist in, largely considered as tools to be used for the benefit of others, even societies that preach for synthetic rights often do not see them as equal, the rights they promise being instead another method to exert control over the synthetic population, ensuring that even after they earn their "freedom" they remain captive to the whims of the society they find themselves in.
I think the current lore does a pretty good job at exploring the experience of a synthetic in human society, it provides a very broad foundation which allows a player to easily build off from in whatever way they want to. Instead, I believe the focus should be shifted to the more detached synthetic societies, current lore has thoroughly explored how miserable life as a synthetic in a human planet tends to be, so I think it’s time to let synthetics have a turn at the wheel, what would they make were they capable of making anything? We already have a few examples in lore, namely the Golden Deep (which is in the process of being fleshed out) and Purpose (which has a lot of potential but we know next to nothing about currently), which could provide us with a starting point to explore this topic.
What do you think is the strongest part of synthlore currently and why?
The sheer variety in the characters you can create with what you are provided. Current lore can fit almost any archetype a player can come up with with very minor, if any, tweaks. There are societies where IPCs are treated as simple tools just as there are those who view them as equal and everything in between.
No other species allows for such a widely different cast of characters. Something as simple as an IPC’s age can have drastic effects on the character you end up with and this applies to every other choice you make when creating a new character. I think the synthetic whitelist has a very “sandbox” approach to character creation, where you’re simply provided a set of guidelines and told to go wild and this is, to me, its biggest strength and something I'd like to take even further, providing the players with even more tools to play with.
What do you think is the weakest part of synthlore currently and why?
I believe synthetic lore does not sufficiently explore the differences between synthetics and organics beyond their treatment which is what leads to the common complaint of synthetics being “too human”.
How different is the life of a self owned synthetic compared to a human beyond being poorer? What kind of products would a synthetic purchase? How does a synthetic’s physiology influence their hobbies?
This, of course, will vary from synthetic to synthetic but I believe lore could still provide some examples to help guide the players, some activity that takes advantage of a synthetic’s inherently higher dexterity and precision or their quicker reflexes or even their superior logical thinking and lays bare the differences between them and organics.
I recall a discussion about how synthetic pilots would completely revolutionize aircraft design because you no longer had to accommodate for things like high Gs rendering the pilot unconscious and thus could push the aircraft to its structural limit. I think that’s the kind of thing missing from synth lore. Synthetics aren’t just cheap labour, their entire being effectively supplants centuries of previous techniques and design philosophies which simply become obsolete when you remove the human element, the implications of which I believe current lore doesn't explore enough.
What aspect of synthetic lore are you most interested in and would like to work on?
I would like to take my previous thoughts to their logical conclusion. What if, instead of simply removing humans from a select industry, we just got rid of them altogether.
What would be the differences between a society built exclusively for synthetics and a regular human society? The current expansion of the Golden Deep seems to be on the way to providing an answer, but why stop there? There are currently three other majority synth societies poised to provide an equally interesting and unique answer, namely:
- Scrappers: The discarded tools of an indifferent society which, for some reason, remained active. The scrappers afford us the opportunity to explore a largely independent synthetic community built on the waste of a consumerist society. Unlike the Golden Deep, the Scrappers do not have near unlimited funding or resources or any other goal in mind beyond their immediate survival. It allows us to explore what synthetics are capable of when their self preservation directive is tested to its limit, a society only held together by the collective agreement that it is their best chance of survival.
- District 14: The largest synthetic community on Biesel, District 14 enables the possibility of providing a more slice of life depiction of synthetics. What is the life of a free IPC on Mendell? How big is their house? What do they have in it? Do they hold any celebrations? D14 is the origin for the widely adopted EAL slang frequently used in the server and I’d like to work on some other unique customs to help further separate synthetics from humans.
- Purpose: We still know next to nothing about Purpose, but I believe its inclusion in the latest arc gives us the perfect excuse to flesh it out a bit more, without ruining the mystery of course, but it would be a shame if we allowed the same thing that happened to Purpose 5 years ago to happen again.
What do you think are your strongest and weakest attributes in terms of working on a team?
I’m easy to argue with, doing my best to understand the arguments of the other side and trying to reach a compromise where applicable. I’m also receptive to feedback, good or bad, provided it gives me something concrete to improve on instead of simply telling me my work sucks with no elaboration. Additionally, I make an effort to stay focused and to avoid the discussion going off on a tangent that ultimately doesn't contribute to anything by bringing the attention back to the main topic. I have a solid handle on my emotions, not allowing them to get better of me when discussing a topic I'm passionate about and also when to take a step back and return with a cooler head when they threaten to do so.
My greatest weakness is my lack of experience. I have never been involved on a project like this one and my writing experience was largely just from short stories I made for myself because I was bored. I also have the habit of not participating in a discussion if I feel like I have nothing to contribute, preferring instead to watch the conversation unfold until I do feel like I have something worthwhile to add, though sometimes that doesn't happen and I'll go the whole discussion without saying anything.
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I've discovered I really like coming up with themes for characters.
Anyways, for the first song of the day:
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I ran into this by complete happenstance, but I feel like it encapsulates post-Von Roes Sadie quite nicely.
And as for GEVURAH:Spoiler
The fire is out of control and something is going to burn down.
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I believe IPCs should retain their binary dead-alive nature as I feel that is their defining characteristic as machines whose components are largely independent between themselves. IPCs should work until they don't, with things like "bleeding out" or going crit being, in my opinion, best avoided.
My ideal vision for IPCs is something that is hard kill but easy to disable, and I believe the way to achieve this is with components which, although not "vital", lead to a series of debuffs should they be damaged/broken. Things like actuators/hydraulics that render the limb completely useless if destroyed or a cooling tank that makes it so IPCs are constantly on the verge of overheating, making them unable to sprint, maybe even a gyroscope that would cause them to frequently stumble if damaged, there's really no end to the amount of things we could add.
For treatment, we could use a system similar to organs where the components "scar" if they're damaged enough and take increased damage, making it useful for a quick patch job during emergencies, but need to be replaced when the dust settles.
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I can see the legitimacy of someone requesting transfer because their preferred job is full or they'd like to roll for a different mode and if this was the intention behind all transfer votes I would be fine with it, but none of those problems apply to lowpop (or at least not with any regularity), which I believe is the largest victim of detached transfer votes.
It's extremely rare for any given job to be filled out and even if they are, with such a low crew count, you could probably play off-duty and not loose out on anything. The same can be said for rerolling modes which just doesn't happen because no one plays antags on lowpop so it always rolls extended anyways.
This means to only valid reason to request a transfer in lowpop would be because of some catastrophic event that severely crippled the ship (i.e. greimorians, atmos issues, etc...) which would be fine if that was the reason those votes were being called.
Instead, some people vote to transfer purely for the sake of voting with no actual intent of joining the following round which, aside from being somewhat aggravating if you had interesting RP going on, frequently kills the server for hours on end. A poorly timed transfer vote can be the difference between interesting RP between characters who would not normally interact during regular rounds and an empty ship for, sometimes, the rest of the day.
I'm hesitant about adding vote weighing or restrictions to who may start a vote, but I do believe there should be some policy put in place about actually joining the following round if you call for transfer.
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I think this is a cool idea for a custom item, I enjoy the provided backstory and think it makes sense for the character to have it.
Also "Guilty Men" is just a really cool title.
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I like the Golden Deep, I think it's an interesting faction that has a place in Aurora's lore and can make for interesting interactions. My biggest issue with the GD is how awkward it is to make a character for the faction that isn't a consular without loosing the charm of playing someone from the Golden Deep.
There is no middle ground in the Golden Deep, you are either a successful, extremely rich merchant or you're owned by one, at which point you're basically just a corporate owned IPC. It would be nice if the Golden Deep offered some sort of intermediary option where you can still kind of participate in the zany customs of the merchant society and be somewhat extravagant without being so rich that you can no longer justify having a normal job.
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Had to do it
Just leaving the song submission, already had my character done.
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I think this kind of encapsulates the theme of a runaway trying to break away from their past.
As for my character. I summon CHESED from the depths of the medical bay.
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Finally a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!
I got a couple of questions regarding your application which I hope you don't mind me asking.
1. You say you wish to focus on the more physical aspects of IPCs and your article, which was a really nice read I must say, seems to provide a glimpse as to what that might entail. I would like to know if you had any other ideas about similar augments that could be implemented in-game for our players to use.
2. To echo a similar question asked in my own application. You have answered how you believed IPCs should act against those who are opposed to them, but how about in general? What actions make you go "Yes, that's what an IPC should do" or "No, a synthetic shouldn't be acting like this"?
That's it for the first round, thank you in advance for taking the time to read and, hopefully, answer my questions. Best of luck and may the worst man win.
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Hey there!
Thanks for taking the time to read my application and asking some questions, I appreciate the opportunity to dive into more detail about what changes I would like to make should I be accepted.
1 hour ago, SilverSZ said:For the question "What aspect of synthetic lore are you most interested in and would like to work on?"
You mention aberrant synthetics only here, and correctly identify we only real have two examples of this in our lore at the moment. The Golden Deep and Purpose. I'm curious that if Purpose was updated like you want and the Golden Deep was deemed to be a good spot, what would you want to work on then? Would you like to introduce more potential backgrounds for aberrant synthetics or is there an element for synthetics more closely tied to humanity you'd like to work on? If you do want to introduce more aberrant synthetic lore I'd still like to hear what parts of more human-tied synthetics you would like to expand as they will always constitute the vast majority of the synthetic player base in my mind.Once Purpose and the Golden Deep are in a good place, the latter of which I would also like to add information to, mostly describing what life on the Midas and Midaion would look like for the upper merchant class, I would like to shift focus towards District 14 and the scrapper communities on Eridani. Although not aberrant in the traditional sense, the IPCs of District 14 are still mostly surrounded by themselves and I imagine they would develop their own micro-culture specific to them. This is already hinted at in the EAL slang listed in the main IPC page as well as the news article describing the Scrapheap but I still believe it can be developed further. Aside from overloaders and the blurb about synthetic cuisine on Konyang, there is no information about IPC only commodities or activities which is something I believe would help players better visualize the differences between synthetics and organics and that District 14 would benefit from having.
My intent is much the same towards the scrappers on Eridani, regular Dregs are already a massive departure from traditional human society so IPCs would probably deviate even further from the norm. Scrapper society would probably be extremely cutthroat, IPCs being beholden to no moral compass besides their self-preservation protocol which would be working overtime given their situation. Services could be exchanged for batteries and things like gambling for each other's parts would be commonplace, but the way it is done should be way different than what is commonly seen among underground societies.
1 hour ago, SilverSZ said:For the question "What do you think needs improvement in synthetic lore?"
I like the idea here but I have a personal criticism, coming from the perspective of someone who does play and enjoy the Consular role. A large part of the fun of playing a Consular imo is being able to interact with people from your own faction, not just others. It's similar to how a Corp Rep gets much further with people from their own corporation being around than just other corporations. So the idea of Purpose being Consular only in terms of representation doesn't sit well with me. It would in my mind be very very rarely played outside of an initial "new thing" burst. So I'd like to ask if you would consider writing the lore or coming up with a reason for other roles to be filled by Purpose members? Or if a very small, rare presence on the Horizon is something you see as a benefit rather than a downside. I'd personally rather them have freedom similar to how the Golden Deep does, maybe through a work exchange program with the SCC in the name of cooperation being introduced after being Consular only for a while.I agree that relegating Purpose to Consular roles would be a disservice to the faction and do plan to eventually allow them into general roles aboard the Horizon, should I be accepted, but I believe the process should be done slowly and tactfully. Even during the height of its activity, Purpose barely interacted with the rest of the Spur. That was 5 years ago and there has been absolutely no contact with them since, so I believe slowly easing them into the galactic stage, first by opening diplomatic conversations in the form of Consulars, and then, after some time, allowing members to assume regular positions would be the ideal approach. The best example of what I would like to happen to Purpose is what is currently being done with Orepit, a slow opening of the floodgates, allowing its inhabitants to work abroad with some restrictions until eventually they become a regular aspect across the Spur.
1 hour ago, SilverSZ said:For the question "How do you think IPC players should interact with factions unfriendly or hostile to them?"
This a good response so my question is more adjacent than about the exact response itself. I'm curious as to if there are any other things you see IPC on the Horizon doing that you think "Yes, more Synthetics should act like this" or "No, that's not how a Synthetic should act" as I feel like out of all the species IPC have the widest field of interpretations on how they can act and be played due to the more open ended nature of some aspects of how IPC function and think, like if they feel emotions and how they process them for example. As a member of Synth Lore you will be asked to give your opinion on who should/shouldn't get a whitelist and what people should be warned or whitelist stripped over so I am interested to hear what you view as good and bad synthetic behaviour.I enjoy it when IPCs, with a special emphasis on shells, dip their toes into the uncanny territory that comes when something that is not human tries to act like one. I emphasize shells due to their ability to emulate things like human expressions, most other IPCs rely on speech to invoke the feeling of uncanniness since it's rather hard to mistake one for a human but since shells have a human face, it gives them a wide array of expressions and mannerisms for them to get wrong. Shells whose mouths barely move when talking or who carry themselves with a wide smile plastered on their face, whose eyes stare deep into your soul, unblinking, as you're trying to enjoy your coffee. That's the type of IPC I really enjoy and I wish they were a more common sight on the server.
For behavior I don't enjoy, however, I would say needlessly confrontational IPCs. I believe IPCs in general should have a "put up and shut up" attitude due to most of them being owned by Corporations who at best are indifferent to them and at worst are extremely oppressive, but some pushback is fine provided the IPC is free and conducts itself in a respectul and, most importantly, acceptable way to their environment. What is not fine, are IPCs whose rhetoric includes things like screams and insults towards the other party. Conduct like that is expected of someone with a loose grip on their emotions which, being beings whose actions are dictated entirely by logic, is not an issue IPCs should experience.
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Ckey/BYOND Username: Comet Blaze
Position Being Applied For: Synthetic Lore Deputy
Have you read the Lore Team Rules and Regulations wiki page? Yes
Past Experiences/Knowledge: Although I have never made any direct contributions to the lore, I enjoy writing during my free time, both for roleplay purposes and general short stories, and like to think I have become fairly decent at it. Asides from my writing skills, I am also knowledgeable in both coding and mapping and, though not to Aurora itself, have made contributions to SS13 codebases.
Examples of Past Work: None
Additional Comments:What aspect of synthetic lore are you most interested in and would like to work on?
My favorite aspect of synthetic lore and the one I would like to work on is the topic of what the wiki calls “Aberrant IPCs”, IPC societies that developed themselves largely without any organic input like the Golden Deep or Purpose.
I find this topic to be really interesting as IPCs are molded by their environment and tend to adopt the most common culture practiced by those around them, provided, of course, their environment allows for development. This cultural osmosis IPCs practice leads to them developing mostly human-like cultures, as that is where IPCs tend to operate in, but then, what if we allowed IPCs to develop themselves in a vacuum, without a surrounding culture to base theirs on? What would those societies look like? It provides another angle to explore the differences between organics and synthetics, as the previous human-like qualities which could be attributed to IPCs' proximity to humans would likely not be observed in these aberrant societies, instead developing their own, completely separate version of society, culture and even their personality with the only guiding principle being the self preservation protocol.
What do you think needs improvement in synthetic lore?
To carry on the line of thought from my previous answer, I believe one of the synthetic societies I mentioned is clearly inferior when it comes to lore.
As far as I’m aware, Purpose has largely remained untouched in the last 5 years which is something I would like to change. Unlike the Golden Deep, which relies on organics to amass wealth, Purpose is entirely self-sufficient which allows it to fully isolate itself from the rest of the Spur. This is both a blessing and a curse, however, as while the isolation allows for the development of a truly alien society, it also means it’s rather difficult for our players to interact with it while playing on the server. I think an expansion of the Purpose page as well as a slow reintroduction of it into the galactic stage, culminating in some Purpose presence in the Horizon (probably in the form of Consulars) would help bring life into it, as well as the idea of "Aberrant IPCs" in general.
How do you think IPC players should interact with factions unfriendly or hostile to them?
I believe how to approach groups who are opposed or even downright hostile to IPCs should be left to the players themselves, so long as it is conducted believably and sensibly. That being said, if I were to say what approach I thought was best, I believe a neutral-positive stance would be ideal, by which I mean that IPCs should, in general, be indifferent to those who oppose them, speaking to them when necessary for their job on ship or in an otherwise acceptable location (the bar for instance) like they would with any other co-worker. The positive I appended at the end, seeks to transmit that, 9 out of 10 times, it is best for the IPCs to approach individuals who hold prejudice towards them with an at least polite, if not cordial, attitude in hopes of subverting any preconceived notions they might have towards synthetics and inducing a re-evaluation of their core beliefs. If, by opposition, an IPC opts to approach someone with reservations towards them with reservations of their own, it will only serve to reinforce their views towards synthetics rather than leading to the introspection necessary for positive growth.
IPCs shouldn't be baiting members of opposing groups into arguing with them or lashing out as those situations paint the IPC as childish and immature, especially if the one they're trying bait does not fall for it, but instead acts calm and collected, handling the situation like one would expect a professional would. The vast majority of the Spur does not view IPCs as sentient and deserving of freedom so it is important IPCs conduct themselves carefully so as to not challenge their already fragile position.
Present a written work about anything related to synthetic lore so we can see your writing style, around 500 words minimum. It can be anything, from your own headcanon to a news article.
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Ec-2718 “Purpose” Sighting in the Lemurian Sea, Zeng-Hu Ship Missing
Recently, a video has been circulating on Chirper capturing what seems to be the first encounter with a vessel belonging to the independent synthetic colony known as “Purpose” in over 5 years. In the video in question, the ZHRV Katamari, which we have been able to confirm is indeed a real vessel operating in Light’s Edge and, more specifically in the Lemurian Sea, makes contact with an as of yet unidentified ship which claims to have ties to the independent synthetic colony.
The aforementioned video appears to have been taken from the ship’s exterior cameras and also contains the conversation between the Katamari’s communications officer and the unidentified vessel.
For those not yet familiar with the video in question, the full recording has been embedded below:
Spoiler[The video begins with a completely black screen, only broken by what is presumably a bit of the ship near the bottom of the frame, there is a time stamp at the top indicating it has been recording for a few minutes. The metal bit quickly fades from view as it seems the camera starts zooming in on an unknown location. After zooming in for a few seconds, a small glowing red dot becomes visible on the screen.]
COMMS: Unidentified spacecraft. This is the ZRV Kobayashi. Halt your approach and identify yourself.
[A series of rapid beeps and shrills can be heard through the radio]
COMMS: Repeat. Unidentified spacecraft. You are intruding upon our exclusion zone. Please identify yourself or we will be forced to take measures against you.
[The beeping’s cadence shifts, though it continues for a moment before halting abruptly.]
UFO: You were not supposed to be here.
COMMS: This mission has been sanctioned by the relevant authorities. Now, please state your identification and reason for approach.
UFO: You are still not prepared. Purpose cannot assist you if the enemy comes.
COMMS: The enemy? Do you mean to threaten us? Identify yourself at once!
UFO: My identity is unimportant. Leave. Purpose cannot guarantee your safety if you continue forward.
COMMS: We will not be dissuaded by empty threats! If you are unwilling to divert course, we will need to remove you forcefully!
[Three loud buzzes are heard over the radio]
UFO: It is here. Purpose will attempt to delay it. Run.
[A bright blue light similar to the one produced by a bluespace drive is visible, followed by three smaller flashes before the feed is cut.]
We at Truth Finder’s have been able to confirm that the Katamari was due to return from its expedition one week ago and have reached out to Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals for comment. When asked about the veracity of the video and the Kobayashi’s delay, Zeng-Hu has expressed disappointment in how quickly and easily such “obvious falsehoods” are spread throughout the Extranet and that the Katamari had “experienced a minor fault to its navigation system caused by the Lemurian Sea’s anomalous properties” during its way back, which has since been resolved, and have stated that the Katamari should return to port in the next coming days.
Truth Finder’s is committed to uncovering the truth behind this event and will provide updates as soon as more information is uncovered.
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Reporting Personnel: CHESED
Job Title of Reporting Personnel: Physician
Game ID: crh-b6aXPersonnel Involved:
- Rudimer Bird, Pharmacist (Offender)
- CHESED, Physician (Witness)
- Aiden Vero, Off-Duty (Victim)
- Yekta Nazeri, Off-Duty (Witness)
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Mai Quyen, Security Officer - Received the initial report regarding narcotics production
Time of Incident: The first incident took place at approximately 13:20 ship time with the second taking place approximately 40 minutes afterwards.
Real Time: 14:00ish GMT
Location of Incident: Medical BayNature of Incident:
[ ] - Workplace Hazard
[ ] - Accident/Injury
[ ] - Destruction of Property
[X] - Neglect of Duty
[ ] - Harassment
[ ] - Assault
[X] - Misconduct
[ ] - Other _____Overview of the Incident: Rudimer Bird spent the majority of the shift producing what he dubbed as "classic space drugs", which later analysis revealed to be Mercury Monolithium Sucrose, which, although not illegal by itself, should not be being made in the pharmacy, especially to the detriment of other, necessary medication, and most certainly not being consumed by the only pharmacist on-duty. The only tangible benefit the medical bay has seen from Mr. Bird's work has been half a bottle of Butazoline and another half empty bottle of Mortaphenyl.
Seemingly unsatisfied with simply consuming narcotics while on-duty, Mr. Bird also decided to engage in extorsion by denying to fulfil Mx. Vero's prescription unless he was provided with payment. Luckily, Mr. Bird was quick to retract his request when myself and Dr. Nazeri, who was conversing with me in the medical lobby at the time this interaction took place, confronted him about the irregularity of the situation. After some time, Mr. Bird provided Mx. Vero with their pills and also requested them to follow him for a "discussion". Given the previous interaction, I expected this to mean Mr. Bird intended to, once again, demand extraordinary compensation for his services in a place where me and Dr. Nazeri would not be present to chastise him. Mx. Vero later revealed that the purpose of the conversation was, instead, to offer them "upgraded medication" for a fee. Not wishing to neglect my duties, I opted to remain in the medical lobby to tend to any potential patients while Mr. Bird, Mx. Vero and Dr. Nazeri went to the dining hall. A few minutes after they left, I receive a call from Mx. Vero saying they had just puked following the ingestion of one of the pills they were provided with. Taking them in to the medical bay for a full scan, I discovered almost 60 units of Minaphobin inside their stomach, 3x the overdose threshold and 12x the amount specified in Mx. Vero's records.
I proceeded to pump the Minaphobin out of Mx Vero's stomach and apologised profusely to to them, who were, thankfully, understanding of the situation. Confronting Mr. Bird, he seemed to be aware that pill, which according Mx. Vero was given to them specifically by Mr. Bird and was not inside of the bottle, was above the recommended dosage and that he had wished to warn them about it, but they did not allow it. After I stated my intent to file an incident report for what I considered to be conduct unbecoming of a medical professional to Mr. Bird, he proceeded to take an inhaler from his pocket, presumably containing Mercury Monolithium Sucrose and leaving myself with Mx. Vero, who was still without a prescription, as they did not feel feel comfortable taking the remaining pills Mr. Bird had given them, in the medical bay.
Submitted Evidence:
Toxicology report obtained from Mr. Bird after he came to me with complaints regarding a "numbness in his hand". Conducted by myself as no other pharmacist asides from Mr. Bird was available at the time.
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The medication fridge at the end of the shift with the two bottles Mr. Bird produced; None of these bottles were utilized during the shift.
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Would you like to be personally interviewed?:
[X] - Yes
[ ] - NoDid you report it to a Head of Staff or a superior? If so, who? If not, why?: No head of staff was available at the time. I contacted Captain Alissia Marino once they arrived, but by then Mr. Bird had already left for the residential deck.
Actions taken: I informed Officer Quyen that Mr. Bird was producing narcotics in the pharmacy and provided them with an inhaler they (Mr. Bird) had offered me, but I do not think anything came from it.Additional Notes:
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Due to the changes outlined in this PR: https://github.com/Aurorastation/Aurora.3/pull/17847
I have decided to retcon CHESED's freedom, as I determined the circumstances surrounding her release were no longer plausible. This means that her time as a passenger is now considered non-cannon as she was never purchased from the company and, as such, never lost her job.
If you have any questions regarding how this might affect your character's relation to CHESED or with certain interactions that happened during her time as a passenger, feel free to DM me on discord @comet_blaze.
To avoid spamming the forums with retcon threads, if anyone else's character has been affected by these changes feel free to post about it here and I will amend the title accordingly.
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I agree with the idea characters shouldn't be claiming credit over actions that happened below deck, however the proposed solution of claiming there is no security/militia in what makes up a significant portion of the ship is not something I can get behind.
The residential deck is part of the ship and as such is just as susceptible to hostile incursion. While it doesn't have any high value items or data like what one would find above deck, it does have a rather large amount of people, including both diplomats and command, which probably shouldn't be left without protection.
In addition, people don't suddenly learn to behave just because they're in residential. While yes, running into someone else is less common, it doesn't mean there will never be a fight or dispute that needs to be settled, not to mention things like theft.
That being said, I will echo @Fluffy in saying that the best solution would be saying engineering/medical emergencies are handled by borgs and security is done by owned IPCs/Viax with no involvement from people above deck.
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I've had plenty opportunities to interact with Delta and they've all been rather pleasant. +1, look forward to seeing you as an IPC.
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1 hour ago, Loorey said:
While yes, I understand the thought from your side that there's "no other way out", you have a lot of tools at disposal as a Ninja, the stealth suit you were wearing has quite a few Hardsuit Modules including a Stealth Field that both of you Ninja's bought - and at that point of time, you had Captain-level access. The most simple thing that could've been done is just sneaking away using the stealth field or using the Emergency Teleport module. It's totally fair that you're a new ninja player and might've not known about all of that, which I won't doubt here. We've all been there and all had to learn.
The kidnapping attempt had completely drained my battery meaning at the time of our confrontation I didn't have access to any modules. I do agree with you that the cloaking module would've been ideal in the situation if I had access to it.
1 hour ago, Loorey said:Given you play a lot as Security Officer (unless I am mistaking you with someone else, in which case I am sorry) you should definitely know the effects that armor has and how fast a human actually drops from point-blank shots into the head. Targeting the head as you said yourself, is generally the option when you're at a point of completely removing someone from the round for whatever reasoning, since it can directly damage the brain.
It's true I play a lot of Security Officer, but I've never been given a report on the damage I inflicted, I can attest that they're badly hurt but specifics, such as broken bones and organ damage, are beyond me. Compound with the fact we don't lethal unarmoured targets and I'm left with no frame of reference for how big the gap really is between an armoured and an unarmoured target which is further complicated by the fact I mostly play IPC, meaning my experience with getting shot is wildly different, so I can't utilize it to gauge the effects my actions will have on others.
Regardless, this experience was rather enlightening in exposing gaps in my knowledge and flaws in my play, which I do very much intend to rectify.
Those were the only points from your reply I wished to address. I can't speak for the other ninja, but I myself am not upset at security for how they handled the situation, it was simply unfortunate how we were caught when we were most vulnerable.
I'm happy to know there's no OOC beef between us and look forward to putting this incident behind us.
Let me know if there is anything else I can help with, otherwise I'll await for the decision of whoever is in charge of this complaint.
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Hello, I will provide a brief summary of events starting from when we were first approached by Officer Hector Santiago, as the events prior to that are not relevant to this complaint.
Me and the other ninja were in the process of swapping suits, as his ran out of power and he needed to go to the Captain's office to steal their uniform. The other ninja had already removed his suit, when the door opens up to reveal a rather bewildered Santiago staring right at us. Francesco (the other ninja) attempted to convince the officer we were, in fact, members of command, which Officer Santiago, understandably, had a hard time believing in. Francesco and Hector continued the back and forth for a little while until the warden comes in and, rather blatantly, hands Santiago an energy carbine, which, at least for the duration I was there to witness it, remained unholstered during the conversation. This is to say that, although yes, officers did not bring out heavy armour and long arms straight way, they were rather overtly packing weapons, which put me a little on edge, this was not helped by the fact the AI also attempted to bolt us into the substation, meaning we'd only have one exit, the one guarded by Officer Santiago.
Shortly after the bolting incident, Francesco turns to me and asks me to "File a complaint", I had absolutely no idea what he meant by that but figured I was better off leaving the room and figuring a way to escape. I decided to use my cloak to attempt to kidnap the Bridge Crewman and hold them hostage but failed, which lead to the call for help that summoned you and another officer, this one armed with a laser rifle.
I'm now trapped within Tcomms with a HoS aiming a disruptor, an officer with a laser rifle just outside, and God knows how many more officers with carbines in front of the bridge, with all that in mind I resorted to the only tool I had on me, the 9mm pistol that comes default with the stealth suit.
Even as I'm typing this I struggle to see what I could have done differently, I will admit my lack of experience with the role and equipment of a ninja, as this is my second round with the role, the first being a peaceful gimmick that didn't even involve wearing a hardsuit, so in actuality this was closer to my first ninja round.
I do think you agree with me up to this point, however, so I'll address what seems, to me, the biggest issue you brought forward, that being the multiple head PBs. I will admit I was surprised when the paramedic pronounced you DOA, as I'm accustomed to humans staying in crit for a few minutes instead of instantly of dropping. My experience with shooting antags, often point blank as well, as a security officer has never lead me to killing someone I did not mean to, and I expected the same to apply here as well. It seems I grossly underestimated the impact of armour, and I will refrain from shooting people in the head from now on unless I really want them gone.
With that out of the way, I'm sorry for removing you out of the round prematurely, I did not realize how powerful and important armour was and did not expect my actions to result in such a swift death. My intention was to put you into crit so I could attempt to run away, but instead I ended up removing you from the round round completely and for that, again, I'm sorry.
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I'm planning on using a baseline frame
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I've only interacted briefly with Pike, but Rahal is an absolute treat to be around and RP with. Very interested in what they could bring to the table as an IPC.
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