[Accepted]Skull132 - IPC Whitelist

[Skull132]

BYOND Key: Skull132

Character Names: Erec Bellard, David & Kimberly Riden, June Sonnberg, Hugo Vanleer, Talon Keir, Reesh Hugh, Imani Otieno, Yulianna Fyodorov, Zander Willey

How long have you been playing on Aurora: Since creation + 4 months on Old Apollo

Species you are applying to play: Integrated Positronic Chassis

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

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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: One word: options. Okay, we are dealing with created consciousness, and to that extent, you, as a storyteller, would have a lot of freedom to orchestrate a lot of things. You aren't exactly bound to the preset sets of moralities and understandings that a normal, sentient, fleshy being would have, these can be replaced by directives and code. Can, being the operative word. You can also have a relatively human character, should you choose. To summarize, again: the sheer amount of options you can employ while playing an IPC, when it comes to personality definition.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: The above-mentioned note: they are not human, they are not carbon based, and they gained sentience through the will of another being. Basically, they are machines, there's no other way to put it. Machines can be programmed, reprogrammed, enslaved, let loose, etcetera. However, it is a personal belief that no machine can never gain true freedom, so I also feel that unlike even the Tajaran, IPCs are probably the most... Not submissive, but they are slaves to their own laws and directives.

Why does this species in particular hold your interest? It'll most likely end up being the whole, "Let's throw a human like bot, with no expectations, into the mixed bag that is NSS Aurora," concept. Basically, next to the Dionae, they are probably the most different from humans when it comes to mode of thought. And mode of thought, and the differences between multiple, different modes of thought, is what interests me.

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Character Name: H.A.M.R.

Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs

H.A.M.R. has always been a positronic entity. Originally started up as a general service borg, it soon found itself deployed on various NT stations and civil branch facilities. It is most usually equipped with tools to perform tasks for the medical or engineering department. Following decades as a dime-a-dozen protocol droid, it developed a wanting to do more, a simple enough desire. With the integrated chassis buy-out program in place, and a few friends to assist in the matter, it was soon able to gain its wish.

Personality wise, H.A.M.R. comes off as a simple enough protocol-droid: its actions are dictated by directives, orders, hierarchies. However, through-out the years of observing the more carbon-based lifeforms, and their interactions, it has developed an understanding of social interaction. Would this mean that it prefers the concepts it has learned to the concepts its creators imprinted upon it? Perhaps not. But said understandings do enable it to exceed the capacities of a standard cyborg, be it a positronic entity or an MMI based construct.

Upon being ripped from the massive web of information that it had access to as a cyborg, H.A.M.R. elected to limit its knowledge to a clutter of, seemingly, useless tasks. How to operate MULEbots, clean floors, maintain low-complexity electronics, etcetera. The positronic equivalent to a 40/50 year old employee under the Head of Personnel's command. Why? Its reasoning was to be as efficient as it can be with the saving of information, and the less complex tasks were thus ranked higher, when it came to database consolidation and cleaning.

What do you like about this character? It's a bit of an experiment, so do bare with me. Basically, I haven't seen very many hardcore protocol droids. Even less so for IPCs. And I'd like to count that as something I like about H.A.M.R.: he's a hardcore protocol driven entity. I'm looking to get into odd situations with this one, mainly.

How would you rate your role-playing ability? Always improving? As I always have? Okay, no, I probably can't say that anymore, as it's stagnated. Urr. Okay, there I things I dislike roleplaying out, specially that concern negative emotions. So those are my weakspots. I also have a tendency to try and control any situation I am pulled into, and at least try and ensure in my own survival. Because some of my characters aren't meant to survive things that I, as a player, can make them survive, I end up running away from a lot of things. But yeah, generally? Good?

Oh, and 75% of my characters are seen through verbal interaction, I suck at using emotes. No clue why, but I prefer words, coupled with creative punctuation and emphasis.

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Notes: If anyone wants to read about a syndicate/hacked IPC, check this out: http://auroraserver.freeforums.net/post/16789 ((No, you will not be seeing Astartes on station. If I ever use it again, outside of Talon's background, it'll be an event/traitor character only.))

[Tablespoon]

I like this. Get a couple of endorsements I can approve this.

[duck]

I endorse this. I feel skull has the real life experiences required to properly empathize with a soulless automaton. this is particularly reflected in how long it's taking to get me my ice cream. i've been waiting like, probably a whole month or something and there's still no ice cream and everything's terrible? like if HAMR were to dispense ice cream i feel as if it would suck all the fun and joy and happiness out of the ice cream, leaving behind only crying children and a lasting sense of sadness and regret. and this kind of wanton, completely unnecessary cruelty is just what we need in an ipc. where is my ice cream, skull. you said there would be ice cream. mr. whippy is like, crying, and it's melting the cones.

[Guest]

I endorse this. I feel skull has the real life experiences required to properly empathize with a soulless automaton. this is particularly reflected in how long it's taking to get me my ice cream. i've been waiting like, probably a whole month or something and there's still no ice cream and everything's terrible? like if HAMR were to dispense ice cream i feel as if it would suck all the fun and joy and happiness out of the ice cream, leaving behind only crying children and a lasting sense of sadness and regret. and this kind of wanton, completely unnecessary cruelty is just what we need in an ipc. where is my ice cream, skull. you said there would be ice cream. mr. whippy is like, crying, and it's melting the cones.

 

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um, anyway. I fully endorse Skull's ability to play a soulless bot. Mostly because he's a soulless administrator anyway, ayyyy!

But, really. I've encountered Skull's characters from time to time and they're very interesting to interact with. They simulate how actual intelligent people act and react, and I can think of no other person who deserves the whitelist more than Skull does. There's no doubt about it.

[Witt]

Considering Skull itself is not actually an organic living being, I feel he is uniquely qualified to b a fake robot on spessmen

P.S. I was not threatened by skull to upvote this in anyway.

P.S.S. All hail Skull's socks

[Valkrae]

Who is this Skull character? I've never heard of him, ever.

(also +1 because skull is hevi rp onli)

[Tablespoon]

Accepted, Locked, Archived.