[Denied]Subject: Your first responders are not fast enough, would you like an extra hand? - IPC Application.

[Gr33d]

BYOND Key: Gr33dy

Character Names: Jati Hunt, Gamma Unit Cyborgs, Henderson Rose.

Species you are applying to play: IPC, with the first one being a Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals Mobility Model

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

Why do you wish to play this specific race: I love playing as hyper specialized characters in games I play, especially when they have really high upsides, with really high downsides. The Zeng-Hu model of IPCs are seemingly incredibly fast but very very weak and that's something I feel has a large amount of RP potential with roboticists. Plus developing the character through modification and the self learning protocols of the IPCs would make for engaging gameplay for me. That's not even to mention the characters I could make later, a tank of a security officer or a space fairing Xion come to mind. Also I enjoy talking like a robot so it helps in that regard. Oh and of course the Trinary Perfection is a religion that I find pretty cool and want to engage with it, give the chaplet something to do and all.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: The entire system is made of electronics that are, aside from the brain, replaceable. Not to mention the hyper specializations I spoke about before just not being available for a human. There also being so many models and mods for them that make them all so different means you never know what your gonna get when you encounter IPCs. I've seen some that are just drones who follow orders, and I've seen swave talking sass lords who speak like humans. The absolute options when it comes to characters make me excited to play them!

Character Name: Ash Rose

Please provide a short backstory for this character: Ash Rose Is a Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals Mobility Model IPC purchased by Zeng-Hu's very own Henderson Rose. Henderson bought Ash as a companion and someone to do housework on their house ship. As Henderson is 1. surrounded by slimes more often than people and 2. has more augments then flesh at this point, they have no issues with seeing IPCs as equals instead of servants and thus, their IPC was named Ash and given Roses last name, they were to be considered family. This means that Ash is pretty much free, although still owned by Henderson for safety reasons. Speaking of safety reasons, Henderson, being a xenobiologist, Is often in a lot of trouble with slimes attacking them and gets to see first hand how slow medical often responds to such attacks. Henderson then sends an email to command asking if they could offer their IPC as a first responder, noting that the IPC would not need payment and would work for free, noting that any damages they may incur would be paid for by Henderson. Hopefully they except!

Ash as a character would be hospitable and warm, keeping everything in medical tidy as they do at home and rushing off when someone is hurt to administer aid. As they spend most of their current time keeping Henderson company they would have excellent bedside manner to tend to people who are recovering so long as they are not needed elsewhere. They would also be a follower of The Trinary Perfection. 

What do you like about this character? I enjoy the opportunity to be the first person at the scene to help the wounded person. I would love the opportunity to take care of someone who is hurt and tend to them till they are better.  The Trinary Perfection is another aspect that I can't wait to talk about with the other believers I see all around the station. Going to the chapel to actually engage with that would be really nice. Going to the roboticists for tune ups also sounds chill. As for my RP ability, I would say I'm average. Although with my time as a cyborg I feel like I RP robots slightly better than humans. 

 

Notes: If you have any questions or things you would like changed please let me know. Ill just answer a one I can see coming.
How can Henderson afford Ash: Henderson smuggles out unregistered dark purple slime cores and reportedly used phoron to make diamonds, gold, and silver at home for extra cash. 

Edited August 30, 2021 by The lancer

[The Stryker]

Thanks for applying! I have some questions for the application.

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

Could you expand on this question? Particularly with how IPCs behave and how they're treated?

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 Ash Rose Is a Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals Mobility Model IPC purchased by Zeng-Hu's very own Henderson Rose. Henderson bought Ash as a companion and someone to do housework on their house ship.

Is there any significance behind the name Ash? Why was Ash given Henderson's last name even if he sees them as equals?

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they have no issues with seeing IPCs as equals instead of servants and thus, their IPC was named Ash and given Roses last name, they were to be considered family. 

How does Henderson view Ash as family? Does anyone else see them as family? Consider that Zeng Hu places an emphasis on hard-work as IPCs. How does Ash feel about this?

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 This means that Ash is pretty much free, although still owned by Henderson for safety reasons. 

What sort of safety reasons? How does Ash utilize its freedom?

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Henderson then sends an email to command asking if they could offer their IPC as a first responder, noting that the IPC would not need payment and would work for free, noting that any damages they may incur would be paid for by Henderson. Hopefully they except!

Would Ash be an assistant, then? 

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They would also be a follower of The Trinary Perfection. 

Why would Ash be a follower of the Trinary Perfection?

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How can Henderson afford Ash: Henderson smuggles out unregistered dark purple slime cores and reportedly used phoron to make diamonds, gold, and silver at home for extra cash. 

This is very risky, not only for Ash, but also for Henderson. Slime cores are also high-security items and would likely be discovered.

I would consider focusing more on how Ash is as a synthetic and what makes them different from a human as opposed to how they were purchased. The backstory is very unconventional and very unlikely in the current setting (although not impossible). Consider fleshing out this backstory or making a more orthodox backstory, then revisiting Ash.

[Gr33d]

Could you expand on this question? Particularly with how IPCs behave and how they're treated?: IPCs behave in numerous different ways and learn via cause and effect. Some IPCs talk only by using rules and a set script to follow and some talk like normal humans with some edges rounded off. As for how they are treated also depends on the person treating them. While some have no issue talking to IPCs like humans, some will treat them like nothing more than a tool the station can use, only talking to them very bluntly "robot, open the door now."

Is there any significance behind the name Ash? Why was Ash given Henderson's last name even if he sees them as equals?: So this is a good question and it made me rethink the dynamic a bit. Ash is just a name I like for a few reasons, Ash can be interchanged for Ashly for a prettier name and as Ash is also a color, an ash colored rose could exist and that is a nice visual imo. As for why they are given the last name Rose even if they are seen as equals. After giving this some thought I believe it is a bit more complicated. I imagine it as if you got a dog, often times, at least in my family, we give the dog a first name and then give them our last name as they are family. However in the case of an IPC it is a bit more complicated. They are still a servant to Henderson at the end of the day and Henderson does use that to their advantage, but does still see them as a person worthy of respect. 

How does Henderson view Ash as family? Does anyone else see them as family? Consider that Zeng Hu places an emphasis on hard-work as IPCs. How does Ash feel about this?: So this is where a lot of Henderson as a character comes into play. Henderson is someone who was forced to have parts of theirs replaced from years of genetic damage done to them by the slimes they worked on and studied. Zeng Hu would augment Henderson for as long as they still worked for Zeng Hu. If Henderson was to ever leave Zeng Hu, this would mean that they would lose their limbs and organs. This of course would make Henderson understandably resentful of Zeng Hu as they are just someone who wants to study slimes and their uses for the betterment of humanity. Zeng Hu is not something Henderson has personal and mental loyalty to and does not make this known out of fear for their life. They work for them only to live and so they can continue their tests in the field of xenobiology. This is an aspect that ties them together, at least from Henderson's perspective. Henderson is shackled to Zeng Hu like Ash would be if Henderson had not bought them. As for if anyone else sees them as family, I'm sure those closer would see it like a pet=family thing. As for the hardworking Zeng Hu IPCs, again Henderson has no loyalty to Zeng Hu in their own mind, working for them out of fear and survival. It is unlikely that any practices in the way Zeng Hu treats IPCs would come into effect. 

What sort of safety reasons? How does Ash utilize its freedom?: Safety being, If they were to go to a part of space that does not allow free IPCs they would be in the clear, Ash would be able to find work easier as they are not a free IPC, they would also have better access to repairs if they were not free. Ash mostly utilizes their freedom domestically and to defend itself verbally if someone is being mean to it. 

Would Ash be an assistant, then?: Ash would be a first responder as stated in the text. If you are asking because of the payment aspect of them, Henderson would give Ash money as is needed and reasonable. Henderson would be lending the IPC out as a gesture and because they spend most of their time working in the lab anyway.

Why would Ash be a follower of the Trinary Perfection?: They would have the freedom to look into and learn what they would like. They would be a believer in but they would not be absolutely devout in their beliefs. It would almost be like a comfort thing for them. 

This is very risky, not only for Ash, but also for Henderson. Slime cores are also high-security items and would likely be discovered: It is true that this is very risky and if it is to out of the ordinary I am more than happy to just not have this be a thing. I did assume it would be possible to smuggle slime cores in through the limbs or other body parts, unless Odin is doing a full body scan when they walk though I would assume they would be fine, but as you know more than I on this, if this is to crazy I am more than happy to just drop it.

[The lancer]

Hi, thanks for applying.

Your character backstory leaves some things to be desired. It seems more centered around the owner than the IPC, of which we get no background for. When and why were they made? What have their experiences been, etc. The only real information we get out of this is that they are a good nurse and that they are a follower of the Trinary (with again, little to no information on how they came across it or how it affects them). Also yes, the slime-dealing is a bit unrealistic and should be written off in my opinion.

My suggestion is to apply again in two weeks, with a different IPC character that isn't tied to any of your on station characters. Talk about them, their beginnings, experiences and how they ended up on the station, but as of now I cannot accept this application.