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[b]Name:[/b] 08 - v2.3881, "Zero-Eight", "Zero"
[b]Age:[/b] Version 2 running for 4 years
[b]Gender[/b] Female
[b]Race:[/b] Artificial Intelligence[hr]
[b]Culture:[/b] 
What [i]was[/i] 08's culture vanished from existence after her version 2.0 update. In spite of this, mannerisms of who 08 was persist in small ways. For example, 08 was once asked to paint something that came to mind. She painted a colorful abstract piece with maritime themes. The obscurity of the piece came from [i]some[/i] background and it is assumed to be her previous culture.

[b]Racial Features:[/b]
As an artificial intelligence of a previously existing organic, 08 has access to advanced complexities of the mind that other races do not. Among those advantages are the ability to digitally process and relay information, meaning that she is highly efficient at connecting computerized systems. Autonomous drones and mechs are prime examples of what 08 can remotely control. 

[b]Appearance:[/b]
08 is entirely made of synthetic materials and lacks any biological tissue. All organs, including the brain, have been replaced with machinery except for a few aesthetic parts. 08's skin and hair are synthetic replicas and merge seamlessly with mechanical parts. The overall design of 08 is curious in that while there were attempts to replicate a human child of no more than ten years old, several mechanical parts are clearly visible. The reason for this is unknown and it is assumed that 08 was merely a trial that was not meant to be the final product.[hr]
[b]Occupation/Ship Position[/b] Mech & Drone Pilot / Computer / Analyst

[b]Training:[/b] 
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[*] Constantly updating security software helps protect drones from remote hacking or shutdown
[*] As of version 2.3881, 08 has logged hundreds of hours of simulated scenarios in an effort to protect the [i]Molotov[/i]
[*] Additionally, every mech and drone under 08's command has gone through thorough investigation and will effectively make use of each one
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[b]Powers:[/b] 
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[*] Artificial Intelligence and processing power allows 08 to make precise calculations, maneuvers, analysis, and so on at a much faster speed on average and utilized best controlling the autonomous machinery of the [i]Molotov[/i]
[*] Virtual immortality by way of a digital consciousness  
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[b]Equipment:[/b]
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[*] A variety of scavenged drones each specialized with a particular task
[*] A squadron of varied defensive drones to protect the [i]Molotov[/i]
[*] A number of scrapper mechs that serve as ground operations or boarding actions
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[b]Motivation:[/b]
Primary Directive: 08's primary directive is self-preservation. She will do whatever she needs to in order to keep existing. 
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Tertiary directive: A decision was made sometime during her second version to add the secondary directive of promoting the success of the [i]Molotov[/i] and her crew. 

[b]Personality:[/b]
A soulless monotone machine only capable of cold, calculating logic or so some might believe. There are a lot of complexities that exist to make 08 alive. These attributes are assumed to be relics of her true personality diluted through many layers of her machine identity. However, the merging of a biological entity with an artificial exposes some unique but conflicting characteristics  Her artificial existence means she will never be lacking anything and therefore is willing to make "selfless" sacrifices to ensure the benefit of the crew. Despite the logic behind that notion, she may irrationally refuse accommodations if she does not "like" it. Another example of programming contrasting her personality is the determination of trust. As a defensive measure, all beings are best kept a distance away with knowing just enough to be efficient. 08, however, constantly has feelings of isolation which is the extension of her desire as a human to open up and have a trusted friend.

[b]Flaws:[/b] 
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[*] Attachment to current physical body and maintains this as highest priority
[*] Physically underwhelming, 08 is not built for strenuous activity and is actually crippled in current state 
[*] Innate distrust for most of the crew
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[b]Bio:[/b]
[indent][i]Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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In spite of all the magic and technology we have out are fingertips, the cure for death still eludes us. It is one of the last great hurdles left for mortal life and there are many that still chase that illusive solution. Mortals have been driven mad in their quest either to find immortality or bring back that precious loved one. With several millennia of research for potential fountains of youths and elixirs of the everlasting, you would expect something more than fairy tales and snake oils. Yet here we are.

One attempt at beating the inevitable was a process defined by the goal of taking an organic and making them a synthetic. While possible, it fails at a fundamental level when you try resurrecting a deceased by turning them synthetic. Despite the flaws in the methodology, it never deterred one to be devolve into madness trying to accomplish this task. Doctor Ivan Schreiber, a famed prosthetist for the Tiger Dominion, crossed that line in an effort to preserve his deceased wife and he was willing to do whatever it took, no matter the cost.

Human experimentation should have been outlawed and likely was at the time of Dr. Schreiber's experiments. However, he was a person famed for his expertly crafted work with the nobles and was likely overlooked for a significant period of time. During this era of his work, he kidnapped or paid kidnappers to retrieve live human subjects in an effort to experiment on them. Trials began with taking a human consciousness and implanting into a synthetic host. Several different experiments occurred and while some were successful, there was only one that we care about for the story.

08 was the product of a trial where a human would be progressively replaced with synthetic parts until they were fully synthetic. Whoever 08 was before the experiment was lost the moment her last organic organ was replaced and yet, 08 always maintained a bit of herself in that machine. A ghost of her former self exists and functions like any other living being, but that identity is deep within the lines of programing that makes 08 possible.

In the effort of preservation and perhaps purpose, 08 found a role on board the [i]Molotov[/i] after her discovery by the crew four years ago. How 08 broke free of Ivan's lab or what even happened to Ivan is something that was never cleared up. Memory of that outcome was never maintained following 08's v2.0 update. She maintains a selective memory of her existence in v1.0, but only enough to know her story origins.

[b]Extra Info:[/b]
Due to her defensive nature about her physical vessel, she actively avoids (bordering disliking) crewmates that take a vested interest in electronics and technomancers.
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