[Accepted] Furrycactus' IPC Application

[furrycactus]

BYOND Key:

Furrycactus

Character Names:

https://i.imgur.com/x2IgQnU.png

Species you are applying to play:

IPC

What colour do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt):

N/A

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?:

Yes

 

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Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question

Why do you wish to play this specific race:

I've been interested in playing an IPC for a decent amount of time now for two reasons mainly. One being that I already have two other alien whitelists under my belt, and I'd like to expand my horde like a greedy dragon (I'm joking), but mainly because I love playing synthetic characters. AIs and stationbounds are fun, but they're limited in what they're able to do and how they can act, because they're not crew, and because they're a station asset that needs to follow laws. IPCs get a little more freedom in this, because they're more independent units that aren't lawed, and can act with various degrees of emotion.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:

For starters, IPCs are entirely synthetic in nature, being effectively similar to androids, in that they possess a positronic brain. Being entirely synthetic, they don't feel emotions as humans do, but they can instead emulate them - or not, as well. Some can come across as purely robotic and fit for a purpose, while others can be made to be more personable when interacting with organics. The overall way that they behave can also depend on their status as either owned or free, as many IPCs are considered properly, whether owned privately or by a corporation. Some are 'free', however IPCs across the board suffer far less rights compared to other races, are paid less, and can also be heavily mistreated or mistrusted due to their synthetic nature.

 

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Character Name:

Sander

Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs

Within District 5 of Mendell City lived a young man who had always possessed a keen interest in robotics, perhaps to an unhealthy level, ever since a young age. Blessed to have been born to two rich parents, both of who were retired scientists, his interest was nurtured and grown. He attended Hongsun Park Engineering Institute, and graduated as an accomplished Roboticist. He briefly took on work in various places, however due to his family's wealth, he ultimately never felt much need to remain employed for long, and ultimately left the workforce just as quickly as he entered it, returning to a somewhat pampered lifestyle. To him, this was ideal, as it meant he was free to spend his time working and experimenting with various creations and unique designs of his own. This story is not quite about him, however. Using his parents' connections and wealth, he was able to come into possession of a positronic brain. This is what the IPC to be later designated as Sander began its existence as.

The young roboticist was an only child, and was never any good at forming lasting friendships with people, leaning to his rather eccentric nature and near-obsession for his work. It's from this that sprung his desire to, quite literally, make a friend. After some time and credits spent, the Baseline IPC given the name "Sander" by its creator was born. For the first few weeks of its creation, Sander was not given much of a goal to carry out. However, equipped with some of the more sophisticated personality and emotion emulation technology that could be acquired, it served as a friend and conversational partner for its creator for some short while. At the behest of his parents however, the roboticist was eventually coerced into downloading additional information into the IPC's databanks, opening it to be able to carry out more forms of work, instead of being a very, very expensive talk-bot. The unit Sander was given an enhanced capacity to carry out work within various fields of research; in particular, xenobiology and xenobotany. This was done at the behest of the father, who also worked in those fields. Shortly after, the unit was contracted to work for NanoTrasen on any facilities they saw fit.

While Sander is regarded fondly by its creator and his family, and is even considered to be a valuable member of the family itself, it is still owned by the family, and lacks any form of freedom and rights that free IPCs possess. However, it's family loves it and cares about it, so that's all that matters after all, right?

What do you like about this character?

I like that this character would, at the very least, start out as an owned IPC, which is an interesting concept to me, playing a character that is quite literally owned by someone as a piece of property. And I also like that they happily carry on in such a situation, not particularly bothered by it, content to serve and be part of the family that created them. Since it is their wish for it to take up work to repay for being built in the first place, it is something that Sander carries out fervently and without protest.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

I would say around 7.5-8/10. I try my best, and like to think I've been improving, at least, but I still have a good bit to learn.

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Notes:

Of all my applications, I'm probably most nervous about this one so far. If anyone has advice or feedback, positive or negative, I greatly encourage you to share it, because I'd like to improve as much as possible.

[Doxxmedearly]

Player-wise, furrycactus is one of the best. He has two alien whitelists and a command whitelist, all of which are upheld very well. He has an extremely good grasp on the general lore of the universe, his OOC conduct is extremely good, his RP is top-notch, and he's a very active and encouraging person.

He seems to have a good grasp on IPCs, and the answers to the questions are good. Having them be owned by a rich family indicates you're aware that owning an IPC is not a cheap endeavor, further showcased by the fact that they want Sander to actually contribute and work off their perceived debt. I think you and Sander could do a great job with this. IPCs with a sense of "family" are really interesting, and something I really do want to see explored more by characters. There's life to Sander that makes them unique but not ridiculous.

If I had any nitpicks on the story, it's that very handwavey "Oh and now they work for NT." I just made a jump that the retirees worked for NT prior, but maybe that's not that case. Again an EXTREMELY small nitpick.

In any case, strong +1 from me.

[Hocka]

I've been playing with Cactus for a while now, and I've seen him play out both his Tajaran and Unathi characters quite well, so I'm confident he can do IPCs just as good. +1.

[furrycactus]

Player-wise, furrycactus is one of the best. He has two alien whitelists and a command whitelist, all of which are upheld very well. He has an extremely good grasp on the general lore of the universe, his OOC conduct is extremely good, his RP is top-notch, and he's a very active and encouraging person.

He seems to have a good grasp on IPCs, and the answers to the questions are good. Having them be owned by a rich family indicates you're aware that owning an IPC is not a cheap endeavor, further showcased by the fact that they want Sander to actually contribute and work off their perceived debt. I think you and Sander could do a great job with this. IPCs with a sense of "family" are really interesting, and something I really do want to see explored more by characters. There's life to Sander that makes them unique but not ridiculous.

If I had any nitpicks on the story, it's that very handwavey "Oh and now they work for NT." I just made a jump that the retirees worked for NT prior, but maybe that's not that case. Again an EXTREMELY small nitpick.

In any case, strong +1 from me.

 

Thank you for reminding me about that part I accidentally left out. Neither of the parents worked at NT, but truth be told, the roboticist in the backstory was my previous and now-retired robotics character who used to work on the Aurora. The backstory, while also serving as the basis for the application, was also to give provide a small legacy for that character as well. Since he had worked for NT for a while, he had decided that NT would be a good fit for Sander to work, given most IPCs are treated well enough, at least in the Research department. It seems I just forgot entirely to add that part though, thank you for mentioning it!

[geeves]

Joshie is a pretty damn competent roleplayer, and even more so does he know the ins-and-outs of the game, lending to a more IPC-like style to play. I believe he would do amazingly as an IPC. +1 (if you make a lewd shell i will personally deconstruct it)

[CakeIsOssim]

Well done. Application accepted.