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BYOND Key: William Murdoch
Character Names: Angel Shaw, Savanna Autumn(not used yet), Autumn Kindler, Minku Narith
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 enjoy the concept and possibilities of IPCs. Often times I portray my characters with little emotion, I have yet to get the hang of that side of RP. I'd enjoy extending it beyond characters who are accepted wholesale and live and work without much bother. IPCs fascinate me in how many different ways they can affect a situation with just how they operate.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: IPCs are subject of controversy and by that very fact can cause many situations that are a simple extension of in-game lore. They can also vary so much from IPC to IPC. One may be a baseline model that is simply doing its job while another may be free and is trying to connect to other and maintain safety. An IPC may be trying to understand and connect with humanity or another alien species or an IPC may be trying to earn enough money to buy its freedom. Conflict and arguments may occur from the mere existence of an IPC on the station. The vast amounts of backgrounds and goals of IPCs open up a bunch of new possibilities for RP.

 

Character Name: IRU-Gyver (Shortened to Gyver)

Please provide a short backstory for this character:

IRU-Gyver is a shell IPC built by Terraneus Diagnostics. Gyver was purpose built for security and investigation and was sold to Idris Incorporated as an IRU unit. After multiple successful reclamation missions, IRU-Gyver was leased out to Nanotrasen who assigned it to NSS Aurora.

 

IRU-Gyver was assigned with IRU-Mac for its service in Idris. During multiple missions Gyver was reported to have backed away from diplomacy and let its partner, Mac, talk. On 3, of the 15 missions, the talks failed and Gyver was reported to have swift action in dealing with the problem. Gyver preferred the use of stunning equipment with these situations, even when one of the clients used lethal force. On multiple occasions Gyver was questioned on the heavy preference of stun equipment and the response went so, "I respond to problematic clients in a manner that serves the company. Harming and maiming a problematic client may cause expenses that would breach my directive to serve Idris." During Mac and Gyver's soon to be final mission in Idris, Mac was killed from an outside party who had targeted the two. At the conclusion of the mission, which Gyver had somehow managed to diplomatically end, Gyver was leased to Nanotrasen before a new partner was assigned. Within Nanotrasen Gyver was but one of 5 newly leased IRUs from Idris. Gyver was originally planned to be assigned to Odin but was reassigned to Aurora after an incident occurred where the lack of a CSI led to the death of 3 crew members and the escape of a traitor.

 

Gyver enjoys listening and attempting to decipher the nuances of human and alien speech. Despite this, Gyver prefers as little speech as possible, only using it when required by directives and often the speech is short. Gyver has been slowly speaking more as time goes on without its partner Mac. After Mac was destroyed Gyver has spent much of its time in between missions looking for additional work instead of communicating with its now destroyed partner. Some have assumed this is the result of a possible relationship to Mac being lost, despite the somewhat limiting directives and code limiting Gyvers ability to form relationships.

 

What do you like about this character? I enjoy the silent workhorse of Gyver. It prefers to observe from the sideline, jumping into action at the moment it is needed and performing its job to the best of its ability. The destruction of Mac also presents the aftermath of a partner being lost and having to work individually or with a unit that Gyver is unfamiliar with which opens up possibilities to expand on how Gyver operates beyond the factory default.

How would you rate your role-playing ability? 6.5 or 7 out of 10. I enjoy adding detail to things that I roleplay but that doesn't extend to a good show of emotions which I usually fall flat on.

Notes: I recognize the background is not very large but that was on purpose. Gyver is supposed to be as somewhat run of the mill IRU who is only just now starting to expand beyond the scope of his original employment.

I had another character who I played with a while back but I've lost that character for whatever reason. They were a bartender but I can't remember their name.

[niennab]

Hello! Thank you for applying.

10 hours ago, William Murdoch said:

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

Can you expand on this portion further?

10 hours ago, William Murdoch said:

Gyver was originally planned to be assigned to Odin but was reassigned to Aurora after an incident occurred where the lack of a CSI led to the death of 3 crew members and the escape of a traitor.

I would advise rewording this, particular in the use of the word 'traitor'. Antag rounds are not canon and as such, one can likely assume that day to day, grand theft, murder and violence is generally on a much smaller scale.

10 hours ago, William Murdoch said:

During Mac and Gyver's soon to be final mission in Idris, Mac was killed from an outside party who had targeted the two. At the conclusion of the mission, which Gyver had somehow managed to diplomatically end

Can you expand on these details here? How did Mac die? Why were they targetted? How did Gyver manage to both survive and diplomatically resolve the situation? Did Gyver sustain damages? If so, how does it affect them on station? The backstory itself is all very withdrawn, if that makes sense.

What was the working relation between Mac and Gyver? His partner was ultimately killed and and a byproduct of such is his lack of ability to form relations. How will this be shown? Was his partner a large part of his formative years or just a side kick?

10 hours ago, William Murdoch said:

I recognize the background is not very large but that was on purpose.

Bare in mind that for a whitelist application, this doesn't particularly fly. The purpose of the whitelist is to demonstrate that you understand the lore and are able to apply it to a character. As such, characters often need to be expanded upon to further demonstrate ones comprehension of the lore.

Edited July 12, 2020 by niennab

[niennab]

Due to the inactivity on the application I am going to close it for now however I encourage you to reapply. If you reapply with the same character, please address the questions above.