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[ATGiltspire]

BYOND Key: ATGiltspire

Character Names:
 

Hayashi Kuri
Sathiss Tau'ha'nor
Melody Osterwise
Ash Bell
Vakha Richardson
 
Species you are applying to play: IPC
What color do you plan on making your first alien character: IPC Exempt
Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes, all of them

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 think that IPCs, with their different procedures of maintenance, can show levels of concern far beyond humans, since they can’t simply take medication and heal up. IPCs are also more dependent on other crew, since they also require power to be set up to avoid shutting down. Each different frame having different positives and negatives are cool, but for now, I expect to only use a baseline frame.

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

IPCs are formed by their experiences, and governed by logic and their drive for understanding. I plan on making an IPC who has had a few years of experience. This means my character will be able to adapt to changing environments and experiences relatively rapidly, as they have had time to cement their personality. 

Character Description: Shibata Masu

Shibata Masu was assembled in 2459 on Konyang under contract at the Point Verdant Terraneus facility. During his three month Life Orientation Period, he found himself drawn more and more to the topics of the written word: Poetry, reporting, novelizations, and the like. While his original construction was first to be used to provide accurate and precise reporting on the stock market, he soon heard the broadcast of Matsumoto’s Talk and Walk, and it lit a metaphorical fire within him. He branched out to other topics, and began delivering reports on many other topics, from the weather, to sports.

After three years, he began switching to writing longer reports about various events going on around the city. When he finally managed to get a column in the Verdant Times, people began to take note. Dedicating himself to writing positive, uplifting, and harmonious stories, he would write of passion projects, proposals, and kindheartedness from strangers. While unaffiliated with a megacorporation directly, his upbeat and positive tone (Or, more accurately, his viewer counts) gained the attention of Nanotrasen, who was willing to hire him as a regular employee, so long as he did not glorify any other company over NT. As the Verdant Times was beginning to feel stale, he accepted the deal, on the express condition that they send him somewhere new. Somewhere he could write new tales, discover new things, and meet new people.

After a fast onboarding process, he became an official member of Nanotrasen, and began writing various “in-house” news articles about the various things NT was doing with public outreach. After two years, he is now shifting to work on the S.C.C.V. Horizon, making sure that public opinion does not turn on the Chainlink, or, more specifically, Nanotrasen. No matter what, though, he holds one thing true to himself: He will stay free.


 

What do you like about this character? I like playing a character with more mechanical trains of thought than others. Lately, I've seen few reporters on, and most of those end up being antagonistic in ways that don't fit with the Chainlink. The idea with Shibata is to be a constant positive news report, with an emphasis on stories that reflect well on Command and the Chainlink. 

How would you rate your role-playing ability? I would rate it relatively high, now. Probably at a 7 of 10. 

Notes: Please ask questions, I'm here to answer anything I can!

 

Edited December 20, 2023 by ATGiltspire

[Sparta9001]

Spire always fun to have around for RP, let them be funny robot

+1

[The Stryker]

Hi, thanks for applying and I'm sorry for taking so long to get around to this.

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

Could you expand a little bit more on this? Not necessarily what makes them different from role-playing a human, but some aspects of synthetics in general. I feel that the application as a whole doesn't touch on the marginalized status most IPCs experience in the setting. 

Additionally, what makes Shibata choose such an upbeat tone? The idea of Shibata suddenly being awakened to a bunch of new topics is interesting since you mention you want to play a character with a mechanical train of thought.

[ATGiltspire]

12 minutes ago, The Stryker said:

Hi, thanks for applying and I'm sorry for taking so long to get around to this.

13 minutes ago, The Stryker said:

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

Could you expand a little bit more on this? Not necessarily what makes them different from role-playing a human, but some aspects of synthetics in general. I feel that the application as a whole doesn't touch on the marginalized status most IPCs experience in the setting. 

Additionally, what makes Shibata choose such an upbeat tone? The idea of Shibata suddenly being awakened to a bunch of new topics is interesting since you mention you want to play a character with a mechanical train of thought.

In my mind, IPCS tread an interesting line between being what could best be considered to be a slave and being second class citizens, depending on ownership. While Konyang may be extremely liberal, I know that almost everywhere else in the Spur would treat free synthetics with suspicion. Free synthetics constantly have to decide whether they want to stay free or go into the relative "safety" of being corporate-owned. It is dangerous and risky to travel without the control of a corporation, since at least corps would take halfway decent care of their property. In this way, they have a struggle between what risks they would take. 

No matter what, the specter of their creation hangs over them. Most places would not consider them citizens unless they jump through dozens of extra hoops just to reach the base level as a human, but even then, they'll still be discriminated against. From a "No Machines" sign to blatant threats, even to the fact that rending them apart doesn't legally count the same as killing a human, the Spur ensures they never forget that, before anything else, they are machines, not people. 



For the reasoning behind the upbeat tone, Shibata came to the conclusion that it was the most beneficial for his Face. Basing his original ideas off of Matsumoto's Talk and Walk, he determined that the positive attitude was best received by others. Currently, he continues his upbeat attitude because that is the place he has established for himself, and is what he is known for, rather than any sort of emotional connection. He has a persona of being happy and positive because that is what makes others react positively to him. He has begun to find himself enjoying it more often than not, but he is reluctant to say that it truly makes him "happy", since he doesn't quite know how best to understand what "happy" is. 

[The Stryker]

The backstory is well-rounded enough, I'd appreciate a slight expansion on the section of how IPCs are different than humans. You don't necessarily have to focus on differences but could you expand more on how an IPC might behave in a high-stress situation?

[ATGiltspire]

4 hours ago, The Stryker said:

The backstory is well-rounded enough, I'd appreciate a slight expansion on the section of how IPCs are different than humans. You don't necessarily have to focus on differences but could you expand more on how an IPC might behave in a high-stress situation?

This is a fairly layered question. The defining factor for the behavior depends on whether the IPC is owned or not. An IRU or HAVOC unit will act how they are programmed to, protecting themselves as best as they can while upholding their directives. But, if they are not owned, I'd imagine their behavior depends on basic logic.

If this is a high-stress, physically-dangerous situation, I would attempt to safely disengage (read: attempt to flee if possible) from it as soon as possible, Given the fact that an IPC would not be able to be treated in the same way as a human, it is much more likely for me to become permanently afflicted without any way of fixing myself. After reaching safety, I would attempt to alert security or any nearby crew, but I would stay in a safe location until the situation had been resolved.

In high stress social situations, I would first analyze the dynamics at play. If this was caused by something I did, I would try to figure out how best to apologize for causing the situation. If the situation was caused by my existence as a synthetic, I would make a note that such people are to be avoided and express my understanding that their beliefs do not accept me as a person, and leave as gracefully as possible. 

In wide-spread high-stress situations (SM Delam, code red+), I would listen to Command and Security, moving to safe locations and remaining outwardly calm. Demanding answers and clarity may be acceptable if you are a human, but would do little apart from make people upset if it were to come from a synthetic. 

Now, these all are done from the mind of a relatively young IPC, still focused on personal safety and without emotional ties to the crew. As an IPC develops, it would change its thought process, factoring in emotional responses, such as anger at being dismissed, fear for its friends, or defiance in the face of certain death. While self-preservation is critically important, the definition of self-preservation would change, focusing more on concepts the character aligns with, such as loyalty or being remembered, rather than the basic "Avoid harm".

[The Stryker]

Factoring that in, how does Shibata view self-preservation? Do they have the necessary development to determine whether or not they want to keep it to just avoiding harm?

Additionally, given that some IPCs come from a lot more marginalized areas, how might an IPC interact when facing discrimination it hasn't previously faced before? (e.g, Dominians)

[ATGiltspire]

59 minutes ago, The Stryker said:

Factoring that in, how does Shibata view self-preservation? Do they have the necessary development to determine whether or not they want to keep it to just avoiding harm?

Additionally, given that some IPCs come from a lot more marginalized areas, how might an IPC interact when facing discrimination it hasn't previously faced before? (e.g, Dominians)

Currently, Shibata is focused on avoiding harm, but has found old recordings of voices from people long ago. A form of "immortality". This leads him to record himself quite often, but he still prioritizes his personal safety above all. In terms of understanding, he still doesn't know what it means to preserve, but he is slowly formulating ideas beyond "Don't get damaged"

For the second point, I feel like the process of becoming a citizen will have explained the basics of what may happen, but Shibata would react with confusion at the force of the vitriol. He would keep an outward calm face, and leave as soon as possible, and most likely seek any nearby synthetics for assistance in understanding the specifics of the problem, and how best to avoid it in the future. If the discrimination was causing a greater danger to Shibata than they could mitigate by leaving (Such as requiring repair, or being physically struck), he would endeavor to protect himself and call for aid from anyone nearby. Beyond that, he would have nothing left but to hope that he could get help.

[The lancer]

Accepted.