[Accepted] Xev's Robit Application

[Xevanthraxis]

BYOND Key: Xevanthraxis

Character Names: Ponoh'Vulun Kaaxi, Soolux Vushon, Kin Nunuz, Aasethiks Kuth'Rex, Mahashik Vehik, Veetek Koza, Charlize Itumeleng, Sukak'Xunu Riori, Usezazze Han'san

Species you are applying to play: IPC (Baseline)

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: White

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

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 wish to play IPC as the idea of Artificial intelligence throughout sci-fi is an interest of mine, from various games such as Portal, System shock, as well as movies such as I-Robot etc. (Probably still remains one of my favorite movies to this day). But whilst the idea of being a synthetic is fun, the RP prospects also are drawing me in to write this application. 

With the varying political and ethical issues surrounding IPCs, it opens up various RP opportunities. From the strong opinions of Skrell and their disdain towards synthetics due to glorsh, as well as the everlasting question of: are the truly sentient? Or just smart machines. 

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

The first thing would be the obvious, they are synthetic. They do not need what an organic would to survive. Instead they have to pay attention to other things, such as having to take heat regulation into a more practical sense; with the use of heaters or coolers as well as making sure they are powered.

Another would be their self preservation laws; and how this can in turn, be less restrictive than one may think. Going as far as giving an IPC it’s character, due to how they choose to carry out these directives. 

Character Name: A.B.A (Butcher)

Please provide a short backstory for this character:

Once known as A.B.A (Animal Butcher Automaton), labeled as such by the small company who owned them at the time, Butcher carried out this one simple task of preparing animal carcasses for consumption by the many races within Tau’Ceti space. From carp, to earth cattle. They did it all. And have since retained this knowledge and skill. After 5 years of this, they were then sold off due to getting too expensive to maintain, and the small business would go out of business a short time after.

 

At this time A.B.A would have been nicknamed ‘Butcher’ by some of the human workers, as well as a few of the other IPC workers. And would now be equipped with a generation two chassis. He would have been sold to at the time a small restaurant within Mendell’s 6th District as a permanent chef. Effectively living within the restaurant, Butcher would soon make a name for himself, the skills he learnt of A.B.A applying here with various other foods. Such as fruit and veg as well as the usual fresh meats he is used too.

Over the course of a year, the cooking provided by the IPC would become liked and soon the small restaurant would grow in size both physically as well as reputation within the area. And after a few years the restaurant had gained enough income to then upgrade him up to a Baseline. Having a simple blue screen, with a lighter blue circle to represent a simple eye. Finding it allowed him to allow others to somewhat understand his meaning to words by putting emotion through this simple light blue circle.

 

As the years went on the Restaurant’s ratings soon climbed, and had managed to secure a 4 star rating despite its location. And Butcher would soon come to be good friends with many of the regular customers, such as a specific Tajaran who worked with Nanotrasen as a Recruitment officer. He at the time had offered many times to Butcher a job with Nanotrasen; however the IPC declined time and time again. 

He would only agree when the IPC’s existence depended on it. It is unclear as to why the following events occurred or who is truly to blame, and Butcher no longer remembers these events, secured in records that they do not have access too.

 

On November the 28th, 2461. The day at the Restaurant happened like any other, Butcher would active from a nights worth of slow charging, and begin the work given to him by the manager and head chef. And, he would dishes he had been accustomed to making over the past 6 years.

However, towards the evening he would notice something was wrong. His motor functions had began to shut down. At first his legs, then body then arms, and lastly his head. Yet he was still aware and started to run his own diagnostics. This is when it was clear that at some point either during the day or night. Someone had uploaded malicious malware into his systems, and it had now started to act. Disabling motor functions and also any form of communication Butcher was capable of. 

At first those around him assumed it was a power failure due to his screen turning off. And thus two people moved to place him back to the charging port. As they were moving him he would reactive, however now with the malicious coding now in control of his major systems. The code specifically designed to directly affect his self preservation laws and his judgement. 

Taking the actions of his two fellow employees as threatening. He would go to defend himself, violently. Injuring them both, and as another employee came to help, injuring them as well after hitting them in the chest, and shattering 4 ribs, puncturing a lung. 

Soon however, a Unathi in the Restaurant at the time had managed to subdue the IPC, pinning it to the ground. Damaging both of Butchers legs, and one of his arms. Thankfully, before the IPC had taken any harmful implement in hand. 

And soon the IPC was shutdown. And was going to be sent for deconstruction; if it were not for the IPC’s Tajaran friend. He proposed that the IPC be mindwiped, both hopefully removing the malicious software, and also removing the thoughts of the past decade of the IPCs life. Effectively giving Butcher a new life. And thus these are the events that were carried out; with Butcher retaining the databases on culinary arts and butchery.

What do you like about this character?

I gained the Idea of butcher from various other characters within fiction, there are many. But it also allows me to explore areas of the game I have never even touched before. Mainly being a chef. Whilst I have played bartender a lot over the past month or so. I had never considered playing chef since this idea popped into my head. 

The idea of playing an IPC is also new for me, as I am mostly a skrell player. So playing the otherside of the argument I believe would be rather enlightening as well as opening up prospects for RP. 

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

I would rate it around 7 to 8/10 depending on the character. I have been RPing in various games and formats for around 6 years now so I’m fairly confident in my ability.

 

Edited December 7, 2019 by Xevanthraxis

[Dark1Star]

Major +1 For Xev, up until recently, I didn't really know any of his characters, who they were or what the did or were like, but after actually going out and RPing with his characters, I can safely say they are some of the best characetrs I've had a pleasure of playing with, he totally deserves this whitelist, and this character sounds amazing, you can tel he put a lot of detail in to this application, and a lot of depth and thought has gone in to this character, like all of his other characters.

If this application gets accepted, I can't wait to see Butcher out and about on station, and it will be interesting to see what a Chef called "Butcher" can get up to in antagonistic roles.

[niennab]

Interesting read! I only have a few questions.

On 06/12/2019 at 08:35, Xevanthraxis said:

And after a few years he had gained enough of his own income to then upgrade himself to a Baseline.

Was he owned by the restaurant at this point? I may fit better if the restaurant itself purchased the chassis over Butcher themselves.

On 06/12/2019 at 08:35, Xevanthraxis said:

He proposed that the IPC be mindwiped, both hopefully removing the malicious software, and also removing his thoughts of the past decade of the IPCs life.

Given the violent nature of the attack, it was more likely that they would have been completely memory wiped although they'd have retained their databases on the culinary arts and butchery (or had been added by Nanotrasen).

I think both of these come down to phrasing issues over concept issues however.

[Xevanthraxis]

Ahh, thank you for pointing these out for me! I've edited those areas to make more sense in the lines of how an IPC is managed,

 

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And after a few years the restaurant had gained enough income to then upgrade him up to a Baseline.

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He proposed that the IPC be mindwiped, both hopefully removing the malicious software, and also removing the thoughts of the past decade of the IPCs life. Effectively giving Butcher a new life. And thus these are the events that were carried out; with Butcher retaining the databases on culinary arts and butchery.

Hope this clears those questions up!

[niennab]

As another minor correct, the right term is memory wiped over mind wiped but again, another tiny thing.

I should have noticed this before but I wanted to ask if you could expand upon this section:

On 06/12/2019 at 08:35, Xevanthraxis said:

Going as far as giving an IPC it’s character, due to how they choose to carry out these directives. 

What do you mean by this?

[Xevanthraxis]

Probably my grammar again,

 

What I mean by this is how they choose to follow their self preservation laws, and how one may shut themselves away from the rest of the world and become introverted, whilst another might seek solace in safety in numbers.

[niennab]

Thank you for clarifying that for me.

Nonetheless. a nicely detailed backstory and, having clarified a few things for you as you made you app, this gave me confidence as to your dedication in understanding IPCs.

Accepted!