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  1. As someone who has been active throughout that entire round (Ines) I have found it to be pretty fun. I can understand how it must have sucked (pun not intended) for some who latejoined to be dragged into action without much room for other stuff, but things escalated fairly slowly at first and it was much later in the round when things kicked off to the point where people would get hurt/converted on a short notice. The threat posed by Valera was pretty widely broadcasted too and her player seemed pretty generous with the leeway that was given to my character when she was getting nosy during some of the more intense hostilities at the brig. After things kicked off I could see Rain engaging with other people too, expressing remorse about her actions, asking for forgiveness, and later dueling Valera to the death. Most if not all of the other converts also rebelled against Valera which probably made the finale pretty satisfying for them, as it sure did for me, even if my character was far from prominent in scope of that little narrative. All in all, it was a cool departure from yet another round of sitting around in one's department while security chases some distant threat you never get to interact with and I think both Sarge and Psycotic (and everyone else involved) delivered a pretty good round. Shout-out to the vaurca cataphract.
  2. So long and thanks for all the fish o/
  3. I love how ridiculous this is and hope that it will stay in some capacity.
  4. Yeah, Priestley was meant to be completely broke and the second-hand baseline frame will serve as a reflection of such with its flavor text.
  5. The remark made by YG's supervisor was not made formally, it was more of a personal interest. I considered the bonus to have been a blanket award for the whole team, in addition to that, there are mentions of companies like Jeonshi Biotech giving synths slightly better treatment than most. In this context it was YG considering the possibility, however distant or unrealistic, of being deemed irrelevant and later disposed of. As for selling it, that is what happened. YG was simply the first to make a proposal about its future, and whoever was responsible for setting the terms of the deal considered it to be better than the effort involved in other options such as finding a different buyer or a different department/division for it to work at. While it identifies as both, it formally adopted "Priestley" as the official one when it was released, as it observed the preference for its co-workers to use the more human sounding moniker. YG would be working for NanoTrasen on a contract, but would not be a Zeng-Hu contractor. I don't fully understand the question and I'm sorry for all the edits to this answer e.e
  6. BYOND Key: RC1262Scorch Character Names: Ines Morita - Atmos Tech Nissa Cochlain - Chemist Noora Koskela - Warden Species you are applying to play: IPC Have you read our lore section's page on this species? Yes Why do you wish to play this specific race: I have always been a fan of synthetic characters used in various forms of fiction, especially due to how well they can be used to present organic characters around them with a variety of moral dilemmas, opportunities for introspection and so on. In addition to that, I quite like the lore and wide variety of potential backgrounds offered to IPC players on Aurora through corporations, governments and other factions; each with its own way of influencing the overall outlook and behavior of the synth in question. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: The biggest and I think the most relevant difference is their decision making process. Rather than emotions, moods, and things such as chemicals affecting human brains, positronic brains are guided primarily by the directives of self-preservation, and fulfilling their intended purpose. Secondary factors come into play as the positronic ages and builds more memories. Those can be things such as mimicking behaviours of people they work with/under, exploring new ways of serving its purpose, or analyzing its past experiences to find a whole new way of attaining the goal of preserving itself. All those factors will also add variance to how an IPC interacts with organic beings: where a purpose-built Zeng-Hu EMT unit could easily identify a human being somewhat uncomfortable, a Hephaestus-made miner IPC with little exposure to humans might fail to observe such "subtlety". Character Name: Priestley (formerly YG-C-185) Please provide a short backstory for this character: YG-C-185 (which I will refer to as YG for sake of brevity) began its existence as a Laboratory Technician Unit manufactured in 2451 by Jeonshi Biotech. It was made as part of a small order intended to supplement workforce of a newly opened lab attached to a Yomi Genetics processing plant on Biesel. As both companies were amongst constituents of Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, YG enjoyed working alongside open-minded individuals (at least in terms of synths) which were receptive to its presence. At first YG would be relegated to more clerical duties such as ensuring proper stocking of the lab, keeping maintenance logs of its equipment up to date as well as dealing with various paperwork generated by its colleagues. Over the following twelve years, however, YG's list of responsibilities would slowly change as the lab's employees came and went and the positronic gained seniority. Majority of its work in the latter half of that time would involve synthesis of a large variety of chemical substances used in line of research, which earned YG the nickname "Priestley" in honor of chemist Joseph Priestley. During the time spent in the lab YG was regarded by its superiors and colleagues as a dutiful and somewhat reserved "person" which almost seemed happy when presented with tasks of increasing complexity or intensity. While acknowledging YG as "As good as most of them gets.", its direct superior, doctor Emily Huang has often bemoaned the synth's lack of initiative as she considered it to have a lot more potential than it displayed. The work continued regardless. Eventually the lab and its team fulfilled their purpose which earned all of the personnel involved a tidy bonus for their expedience, that included YG. The monetary reward was little consolation, however, as YG faced great uncertainty. Its team would be dissolved, all the routines it has developed over the years would no longer be relevant, and the future presented many questions which YG did not have to consider before, like what will happen to it now, that its intended purpose has been fulfilled. Fortunately, YG was to remain on Biesel for the time being to assist doctor Huang in dealing with the final tasks related to closure of the lab. It was then that Emily managed to convince her synthetic underling to take initiative, though it no longer involved climbing ranks of Zeng-Hu's corporate structure. This time her suggestion was that of attaining freedom. After all, their current situation meant that not only YG possessed an appreciable amount of money, its continued employment would no longer be necessary. If anything, the corporate might be glad to dispose of the positron in a way that is beneficial to both sides of the deal. And so it happened, YG-C-185 has bought its freedom with money it never took into consideration before. The proprietary Zheng-Hu it occupied until now was not something YG would have been allowed to keep, which mandated acquisition of a second-hand baseline frame. With little remaining funds and a "new", somewhat uncooperative body, YG, or rather: Priestley now has to face the challenges of working aboard of the NSS Aurora in capacity of a pharmacist upon doctor Huang's recommendation. What do you like about this character? I quite like the balance created by the fact that while YG has existed and interacted with humans with varying degrees of success for a while, the different species/cultures/corporations combined with being thrust into a new chassis will create a pretty interesting scenario with plenty of room for character development as well as having someone really sheltered learning about all those new kinds of coworkers, their issues, challenges, dynamics, and so on. How would you rate your role-playing ability? Notes: I think I'm pretty okay, could probably be better after all those years I have spent playing SS13. English is not my first language and I can find it hard to keep up with responding to people with adequate emotes in a timely manner, but I am confident I could portray an IPC in a competently.
  7. While I play very little medical myself, I got to interact with and be under Pierre's scalpel on few occasions. The character was not only well-rounded and believable but also made effort to involve other members of medical team (especially interns) where possible in order to allow them to learn and just...do things which I think is very important, especially if you are in command position. +1
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