"My name is Connor. I’m the android sent by CyberLife.” (Mat4k9 IPC WL!!!!!!!)

[Mat4k9]

BYOND Ckey: Mat4k9

 

Discord username: Mat4k9

 

Character names: Matilda Orlova, Catherine Pyxis, Ashley Conagher 

 

Species you are applying to play: Integrated Positronic Chassis

 

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General Whitelist Requirements 

 

What colour do you plan on making your first alien character?: IPCs exempt

 

Have you read the lore pages for the species you wish to be whitelisted for?: 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 species?: 

 

As most of my roleplay experience has been through worlds that are medieval fantasy in nature where entirely mechanical beings are non-existent this is without a doubt one of the most unique and new experiences I’ll have. As compared to other species that I could’ve applied for, I really wanted to explore being an IPC over the others because of the amount of rich human-adjacent lore that surrounds the IPC, this of course makes it easier for me to read and understand the IPC lore but also to be it’s generally just more interesting to do research on the relationships between IPCs and human factions. As I’m learning more about the IPC it also gives me the chance to learn more about different human factions and planets such is Biesel, Venus and Konyang, planets that I’ve haven’t looked much into before attempting this WL and one of those planets actually being the main aspect of the Character Applications lore. Also a bit of a more personal reason is that through my experience as a Machinist-Main I found the IPCs I’ve worked with very charming and interesting characters, which actually did assist my Machinist Character (Matilda Orlova) really appreciate the sapience of these beings. 

 

What makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a human?: 

 

The IPC unlike any other alien species in Aurora Station are entirely mechanical in nature which brings forth a lot of mechanical (Vulnerable to EMPS, Burn/Laser Weapons, Immune to Atmosphere changes and most chemicals, etc) and roleplay differences that makes them treated different from most other races on the SCCV Horizon. The largest and most apparent change is that some IPCs are owned by either private individuals or corporations which means their autonomy and freedom is entirely at the discretion of their corporate and individual owner. (TLDR: a large portion of IPCs are enslaved in some form) While the level of freedom varies quite a lot from corporation to corporation which actually makes which corporation an IPC belongs to matter quite a bit, for example an Orion IPC is more likely to have way more autonomy than an Idris or Zavodoski IPC, many IPCs are still objectively in some sort of servitude which will most likely be a main theme in for my character. The positronic brain itself is a form of mimicry of organic brains as the highest directive for a positronic brain is “Self Preservation" which is similar to most humanoid species. And it has been observed as the IPC brain gains more experience they further understand human social cues and activities, possibly even causing an IPC to attempt to mimic the humans around them through observation. 

 

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Character Application

 

Character Name: BAM#2432-2459

 

Write a backstory for your character. This may include their origin, education, personality and how they arrived to the SCCV Horizon. 

 

Manufactured in 2459 in the flagship manufacturing plant of Bishop Cybernetics which is in Mendell City, Biesel. This Bishop Accessory Frame was designated BAM#2432-2459 (BAM for Bishop Accessory Model, #2432 for Creation: 2432 and 2459 for year of manufacturing) They were quickly sold off to one Albert Mundee, a Venusian Cytherian movie producer, who desired a sleek and elegant Bishop Frame that could serve food and drinks, and not just be a source of attention like many Shells were in the planet of eternal spotlights and entertainment. The Bishop was installed with a Cytherian accent-chip and datapacks to be able to properly attend to Mundee’s needs, which was to have a personal chef and bartender. So within weeks of being manufactured this IPC was sent to the Binyara Aerostat to the regal and holo filled halls of Mundee’s studio and estate within the Jie District, in which this District is argued to be the true center of the Cytherian fashion and entertainment industry. For the next few years the IPC would be under private ownership of the movie producer and exposed to the incredibly fast-paced and cutthroat world of the Cytherian film industry. The IPC served in many high-class events, parties, conferences and premieres. Most guests and other employees under Mundee called this IPC BAM! or BAM-BAM! which soon became their chosen name. BAM did not really get much attention compared to the Shells which were specifically modified to fit the beauty standards of the high-class Cytherian, Lunar and Eridani guests so it was able to simply focus on creating food and drink for the patrons, slowly learning more recipes and personal requests of clientele past the knowledge that the simple data-packs provided. This existence was a hard but stable one, the Aerostats of Venus managed to weather the chaos of the Phoron Scarcity and the Solarian Collapse as the Sol System was far too wealthy and well defended to collapse into anarchy such as the Human Wildlands. But BAM has been exposed to the worst side of humanity, mistreatments of Shells, Actors, Employees and others were commonplace, done by Mundee and his group of benefactors that saw them as more so sources of entertainment than actual sapient beings. But all BAM could do is silently endure, slowly building up a disdain for the upper-class of the Sol Alliance that frequents the Jie District for their desires of excess and indulgence. But as the latter half of the 2460’s began Mister Mundee seems to begin to run out of luck, a series of attempted sequels and remakes that flopped in the Venusian Star Institute and amongst most fans in Sol. This caused a lot of the benefactors that were loyal to him to pull out, bringing their wealth to other parts of Venus and Sol-Space, this required Mundee to begin to liquidate his assets and properties which meant that BAM was going to get sold. Mundee attempted to return the unit to Bishop Cybernetics in Mendell City but the Cybernetics Manufactured disagreed, seeing no need in a used model that they already profited off. This led to the frustrated Mundee to attempt to sell BAM at a lower price at 75,000 Credits which is incredibly low for a model of that quality. This has brought the attention of two middling executives from NanoTrasen and Idris Incorporated who desired prestige amongst their peers attempting to purchase the unit for its years of natural service experience and high quality, which led to a fierce bidding war between the two. All the unit can do is watch as their fate could be decided over only a few thousand credit different, BAM already knew that it would probably face complete servitude for the remainder of its existence if sold into Idris, but they didn’t fully understand NanoTrasen and Biesel, only spending the first few weeks of its life in Mendell City. But by just a small 5,000 credit margin the NanoTrasen executive won, buying BAM at 125,000 credits. The Idris executive being way more cautious with the company's money, now BAM was very much uncertain of its future and this new corporation that hasn’t operated in Sol-Space since BAM’s creation. NT valued BAM’s experience in high-class Venusian society and its massive database of recipes for drinks and food so it saw BAM as a valuable asset in the SCCV Horizon, able to have NT to flex its muscles as the premiere corporation in the Service Department onboard the Horizon just as much as Research and Medicine. Now BAM being exposed to more than the high-class of Sol, seeing a crew of many creeds, cultures and nationalities will have to adapt to this new world, including an absolutely massive feeling of relief that NT is way more lax with their IPCs compared to Idris, even though it is still under the servitude of a corporation. 

 

How has the recent events of the Orion Spur impacted your character? Events such as the Phoron Scarcity, the Solarian Collapse or even the Invasions of Biesel for interstellar-wide affairs, while region-specific events such as the Peacekeeper Mandate, The Titan Rises or even Cold Dawn may impact your character.  

 

BAM was quite sheltered from the larger geopolitical workings of the Orion Spur, similar to much of the high-class of Venus who were too busy being too deep in their over-indulgence and desire for fame and stardom. But there are some opinions that BAM holds against some groups, having seen some of the worst sides of humanity shook the IPC, incapable to comprehend that some people can have such a lack of care and empathy towards other sapient beings that they deem as lesser. While they do not hate the Sol Alliance as a concept they definitely do not look up to the people who led the Alliance and its entertainment industry. Otherwise because of its limited understanding of geopolitics in the spur they do not have any strong opinions of Biesel, simply seeing it as “marginally better then the Alliance”.

 

How does your character view the megacorporation they work for?

 

They don't know much about NanoTrasen as they don’t know much about Biesel. They have a vague understanding that owned-IPCs under NanoTrasen have the ability to buy their own freedom and live as free IPCs within Biesel. They of course see NanoTrasen as an infinitely better fate than Idris but overall they see the corporation in a neutral light, as one would see a classmate or co-worker they’ve never spoken to. But as for the SCCV Horizon itself they are quite excited to be working with a variety of people that come from similarly unfortunate but varied backgrounds, their background in service makes the IPC very adept at listening to what people have to say and respond in the most ideal manner. Which may quickly foster real connections between BAM and the crew of the SCCV Horizon. BAM is uncertain of their future with NanoTrasen but is willing to work with such a company, seeing the potential of a symbiotic relationship between themselves and the corporation. 

[Hepatica]

I've known Mat since they started playing on the server, helped them get acclimated to the Machinist job. They're a good learner, a good roleplayer, and have plenty to offer the server going forward. I think they'd be a great fit for an IPC whitelist, as I've never seen anything from any of their characters to make me think they wouldn't be able to roleplay an IPC well. They are incredibly diligent in reading the wiki, and will no doubt be able to come up with varied and interesting characters that facilitate the lore. +1 from me.

[hazelmouse]

Thank you for the application! A few questions to answer:

1. You've mentioned how the positronic brain is similar to a human brain, but haven't elaborated much on what differentiates them. How does a positronic view and experience the world differently than a human, and how does this influence their development?
2. Synthetics within the Solarian Alliance are usually conditioned not to anticipate their own freedom. How does BAM#2432-2459 view self-ownership, and how have those views been influenced by their experiences on Venus? Is freedom something they aspire for?
3. How is BAM#2432-2459 treated in their new ownership under NanoTrasen?

[Mat4k9]

1. One of the largest differences for positronic brains is that software can be directly programmed/installed upon the manufacturing of the positronic brain so the IPC can start with information already pre-installed, making them ready for their required tasks immediately, accent packs can also be installed so the IPC can rapidly "learn" an accent, BAM#2432-2459 has a Cytherian accent as requested by the client purchasing them to appeal to Cytherian society. This may cause more basic positronic brains to follow the very rigid data installed on manufacturing and struggling to take in social cues and information from organic beings, while more advanced brains being able to show higher levels of machine learning and social/behavioral cues, because even the most basic of positronic brains are very capable in environmental analysis and completing assigned rigid tasks with the information provided with datapacks. 

2. BAM#2432-2459 thought being owned by an individual or corporation was a reality of life and self-ownership was an unachievable dream by the most exceptionally lucky or cunning of IPCs, possibly even considering it complete myth. Cytherian high-society also reinforced this belief as being in the core territories of the Sol Alliance would most likely have have the highest density of owned-IPCs as Jewel Worlders are more likely to be able to afford multiple IPCs. This is why BAM#2432-2459 expressed worry when faced with the possibility of being purchased by Idris, which is known for it's incredibly strict culture and freedom being a almost impossible and most IPCs being destined for servitude. But now it being under NanoTrasen makes the prospect of freedom achievable, while they do not fully understand the details of the path towards freedom under NT and Biesel, they know that it's something to be explored further and I want that to be a hook to begin roleplay with other IPC and organic crew on the SCCV Horizon. But from what I'd imagine once they fully have a understanding of Biesel and NT regulation around IPC freedom they would want to actively work towards freedom and eventual Citizenship in Tau Ceti as a self-owned IPC.

3. BAM#2432-2459 is exploited by NanoTrasen by most definitions, it is property of NanoTrasen and the company seeks to extract the maximum amount of productiveness from it's IPCs and create the most profit. But it's culture with IPCs is considerably more relaxed then companies like Idris or Zavodskoi Interstellar which actively hinder or disallow IPC-freedoms within their own companies and home nations. Being under NanoTrasen allows BAM#2432-2459 to have a assurance that they won't be unreasonably punished or wiped for miner infractions and that they can actually bring home a small amount of money in the form of token pay, which is incredibly uncommon for corporate-owned IPCs to get and is not a policy of the majority of the Corporations under the Stellar Corporate Conglomerate. But with these relaxed regulations and the small amount of token pay BAM#2432-2459 receives every month allows them to begin the path of having some autonomy over it's life, purchasing small amounts of personal goods and having a recharging cabinet and access to repairs/care that would otherwise be difficult to a acquire. The little amount of money left is diligently saved towards some sort of fantasy of "buying their way to freedom", even though that dream is incredibly vague to the IPC. 

[hazelmouse]

Thank you for your answers! A couple more things:

1. Bishop Cybernetics has its largest manufacturing plant on Eridani I, rather than Mendell City. Please adjust the text of your application to suit this.
2. You haven't touched much on how BAM#2432-2459 has been influenced by recent spur-wide events, notably such as the Phoron Scarcity and the Solarian Civil War. Are you able to elaborate a little more on this topic?