Awesome, it looks much better :)
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@Leb As far as the PD goes I'm thinking standard officers would probably have a rifle, pistol and stun baton. Picture something like a mmilitary police would have. SWAT officers would probably carry more advanded stuff: higher caliber armor and weapons. For how high tech the weapons are, check out the Deus Ex wiki on weapons. Explains it better than I could haha
<<((\\*//))>>
**"Project T-95.3 is showing no signs of hostility towards the human race by no means other than poor programming. The issue in which we are faced is only a slight malfunction that can be addressed simply by a software update transmitted via satellite. Not only is this method more effective, but it will also take less time than issuing a mass recall on the model leaving countless thousands without a reasonable product to provide their breakfast--"**
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[RADIO SIGNAL DETECTED - ANALYZING VOICE PATTERNS]
. . .
[TRACING VOCAL PATTERN THROUGH ZONE ALPHA POPULACE SERVERS. . .CALCULATING. . .CONFIRM: VOICE BELONGS TO KATHERINE SAUNDERS]
[PRIMARY DIRECTIVE HAS BEEN UPDATED. INITIATE PURSUIT]
CERBERUS zipped and darted between the swelled crowd of citizens in District 4. Currently not taking notice or care of anyone's initial direction or speed. It didn't matter anyway, any pedestrian who took notice of the large wolf synthetic quickly moved out of the way, granting him a clear pathway. It had only been a few days since he fled the Sundowner Science Facility on the outskirts of District 4, seeking his creator, the woman who knew his AI better than even he did. The search was initially fruitless, leading him to dead ends. But this signal here was traceable, not far away. Maybe she could help him find his purpose, reason for remaining active.
He had to find her.
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[AN UNSPECIFIED PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE - SUNDOWNER SCIENCE FACILITY]
Dr. William Mars strode through the lobby of the facility, access keycard in hand. Walking slightly behind him was a young girl, wearing a simple beige dress. With bright auburn hair that seemed to catch the sun in its locks and smooth pale skin the color of alabaster, the girl would have been considered beautiful by many. But she looked so...so sad. It could be seen in her dark brown eyes, a heavy sadness that made all who looked into it fill with guilt - even if they had done nothing at all.
The girl's almost angelic features collided with Dr. Mars's own visage, hard and unyielding like stone, marred with creases and frown lines. Yet when their gazes met, he would offer her a small, uncharacteristic smile. The scientist waited an extra moment before scanning the keycard across a small panel, a heavy steel door sliding open with a thunk.
The duo stepped through the threshold into a steel-lined corridor, walking through the various hallways until reaching a large, open room, lit by various lights and a massive window on the ceiling, casting sunlight down on a small garden set up in the middle of the room. The room was empty, almost, aside from the occasional researcher, janitor, or intern to walk past in search of another door.
"This is the hub of the facility. It leads to nearly every other location in the building. We're early enough to avoid the big rushes, however." Dr. Mars explained to the girl beside him, who merely nodded silently in response, looking somewhat shelled-in and uncomfortable. "Now then." Dr. Mars continued, "we're expecting a visitor that should be here any moment."
As if on cue, one of the various doors lining the wall slid open as the K-9 Mk. 1 AI stepped out, turning its head in the direction of Dr. Mars. The machine approached the duo with slinking, very organic movements, as though it were an actual dog or wolf. Stopping just two feet in front of the doctor, the Mk. 1 sat on its back haunches, looking up at Dr. Mars.
"Greetings." It said simply, growing eerily silent once more. "Good morning, K-9." Dr. Mars responded in a tone that was less than wholly polite, as though the last thing he wanted was to be holding a conversation with a robot wolf.
Clearing his throat and adopting a stern look, Dr. Mars continued, this time in a commanding tone. "K-9, this is my daughter, River," he motioned to the girl beside him. "I'd like you and her to get to know each other. Follow her around, talk to her, protect her. Do you understand your new directive?"
"Affirmative." The K-9 acknowledged in a deep, growling voice, sounding as though it belonged to a heavily augmented human man as opposed to a machine.
"Good. Off you go then." Dr. Mars bid before turning on his heel and heading towards one of the other doors in the hub, leaving River and the Mk. 1 alone.
"I am the K-9 Mk. 1 Prototype, formal designation: CERBERUS." The Mk. 1 broke the silence, now looking up at River.
"Hello." She responded simply, sounding incredibly nervous, her voice quiet enough that it required Cerberus to heighten his audio receptors to calculate he had picked up the right words.
Without warning, River crouched down, meeting Cerberus at eye-level. "You don't think you're a dog, do you?" She asked, slightly louder than before, though her general tone and demeanor was still uneasy.
"My platform was built to resemble an organic canine creature, and certain facets of my programming reflect this. However, my neuro-AI was created to resemble a human brain to grant me further independence and awareness." Cerberus explained, not wavering in tone whatsoever.
"My father treats you like a pet." River replied, not moving from her spot.
"Correct. Dr. Mars's perception of me is that I am a domesticated synthetic pet. Whether this is a manifestation of his desire for a companion, or simply a reflection of his distaste for me is disputable." Cerberus replied, tilting his head about slightly when looking at River.
"Well..." she reached a hand out, slow at first, as though expecting Cerberus to snap. But when he remained still, she let her fingers run along the top of his head. "I won't treat you like a pet..."
<<((\\*//))>>
After walking for another mile-and-a-half, Cerberus found where the radio signal had come from. A large industrial building, currently being vacated by hundreds of people.
Spotting a security booth only a few hundred yards away, Cerberus quickly sprinted in its direction, the guard in the window currently too busy reading a clearly pornographic magazine instead of actually doing his job.
Suddenly, Cerberus reared up on his hind legs, slamming his front half into the booth window, running his knife-like claws along the glass and snapping his jaws. The guard dropped the magazine in shock, almost falling out of his chair as he could only stare back at the wolf robot on the other side of his booth.
"Uh...can I, can I help you...sir?" The guard asked, honestly unsure of what else to say in the current circumstances. Cerberus let his mouth hang open as he tilted his head to the side.
"I am looking for Katherine Saunders." Cerberus replied aloud, earning another shocked expression from the security guard (who looked like he'd need a new pair of trousers).
"Uh, uhm...ch-check outside. The debate is over, I'm s-sure she's leaving with everyone else." The guard explained, blinking rapidly for a few moments as if to check that this was indeed real.
"Thank you." Cerberus responded before lowering himself from the window and sprinting off in the direction of the crowd, leaving an incredibly confused security guard in his wake.
Due to brain blockage on my part, I'm afraid I'll have to push back Cerberus's intro until tomorrow, as it's getting incredibly late here. Goodnight all! I'll check in as soon as I can tomorrow :)
THIS IS A GOVERNMENT ISSUED ANNOUNCEMENT
Petrushka Poddelka's residency application has been accepted. Please refer to your New Ancoran Welcome Manual for any inquiries. We hope you enjoy your newfound home.
Welp, I can only speak for myself as co-GM @Sypherkhode822 but I think the CS is fantastic. As Yoshi said, once you add a pic, I can say with confidence that it's accepted!
And also, thank you much for the compliment!
And also, thank you much for the compliment!
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<Unit Identification:/> K-9 Mk. 1
<Preferred Designation:/> CERBERUS
<Gender:/> N/A - Male programming and identity
<Age:/> 3
<Occupation:/> N/A - Prototype Artificial Intelligence
<District:/> 4 (Created)
<Height:/> Three-and-a-half feet at the shoulder, and six-and-a-half feet in length
<Weight:/> 203.5lb
<Appearance:/>
<Personality:/> Gifted with an advanced intellect and artificial intelligence, Cerberus is considered one of the first "fully-sentient" machines ever to be created in New Ancora. With his advanced intelligence, Cerberus is capable of utilizing logic, reason, and independent thought, allowing him to solely complete many individual tasks that other machines would be unable to without human assistance.
Created with an AI system somewhat modeled after the human brain (thanks to New Ancora's own Katherine Saunders) Cerberus is capable of comprehending, or at least mimicking certain human emotions; such as curiosity, sarcasm, fondness, affinity, and learning capacity.
Cerberus often questions the need to fight, especially if it means killing; citing that he "lacks brutality." It is possible that this is a chosen trait by Cerberus, rather than a simple programming defect, as he is shown to posses compassion and concern for others, despite what he had said. This is partly why the K-9 Program was deemed a failure, as Cerberus lacked the drive or will to cause necessary casualties to complete missions.
Cerberus is incredibly well-educated in human psychology, philosophy, and history, having archived many Extranet sites on the topics. Though, despite his knowledge, Cerberus does not seem to fully comprehend certain figures of speech; such as metaphors, hyperboles, understatements, or similes.
Lastly, though he is a highly advanced synthetic, Cerberus's programming does grants him dog-like behavioral tendencies as well, such as a fondness for climbing on furniture, showing specific affinity towards a single human individual, acting in fright when someone steps on his tail, or simply lounging about when inactive, amongst other behavioral traits.
<Equipment:/> Due to being built more for reconnaissance and scouting purposes, Cerberus lacks the heavy weaponry found in more front-line units. For range, Cerberus is equipped with a variety of spring-loaded high-frequency knives, superheated to the point they can sear through metal. For melee purposes, Cerberus' body is equipped with knife-like blades attached to the underside of each leg, blade-like claws, and sharp canine teeth that make him extremely deadly up-close. Lastly, Cerberus' tail can function as a weapon in itself, should the need call for it.
<Biography:/> To say Cerberus's creation was a secret is a disputable claim. For many years there have been rumors of the New Ancoran government beginning to prioritize the creation of fully-functioning, fully-sentient AI, though for many years these rumors remained only that. The K-9 Mk. 1 Unit was created 3 years ago to serve as a combat and reconnaissance unit aiding the New Ancoran Police Department and Bureau of Defense. By impermissibly using design schematics and neuro-AI software developed by Katherine Saunders, a science and robotics development team led by Doctors William Mars and Johann Clark proceeded with the construction of Cerberus, first implanting the software into a standard platform for training purposes.
Initially, Cerberus passed all expectations, not only displaying self-awareness, but a vast amount of intelligence and logical reasoning, as well as the ability to converse freely with the scientists when supplied with a vocabulator program. Transferred to its current, more advanced platform, Cerberus was then assigned basic training field work involving mock scenarios and scripts. However, issues began to spring up when Cerberus began questioning the need to take orders, the need to follow missions and kill whoever it (or "he" by its own designation) was ordered to. This caused a series of attempted revamps and memory wipes, though the science team soon discovered that Cerberus's own memory was as resilient as a human mind, and thus could not be erased so easily.
This caused Cerberus himself to become misanthropic and cynical in his views of humanity, being subject to their cruelty influenced by scientific discovery. Yet this all changed the day Cerberus was introduced to Dr. Mars's own teenage daughter, River, who suffered from chronic, debilitating depression. Dr. Mars felt it suitable that she have a companion, and dubbed Cerberus an informal therapy assistant.
Though initially finding the work demeaning, Cerberus soon grew close to River, a constant companion to talk about anything with. The two formed an incredibly close bond that went beyond simply human-and-machine. Cerberus believed that he was helping guide River back from the brink of depression and giving her hope again -- but even he could only do so much.
One fateful day, after one of their many visits, when River was preparing to leave for the evening, she gave Cerberus an incredibly heartfelt goodbye - as though she were going away for some time. Cerberus was perplexed but thought nothing of the matter, simply bidding her a "Good night." And an, "Again tomorrow." She said nothing, simply leaving with a tear rolling down her cheek.
That very next day, before the sun had even risen, Cerberus received the news that River Mars had committed suicide by overdose of medication late the night before.
Devastated, and with no one to blame, to hold responsible, Dr. Mars held Cerberus solely accountable for his daughter's suicide and, as punishment, began putting him through an intensive series of impossible scenarios, forcing him to constantly fail time after time after time until Cerberus believed himself to be a complete failure of the K-9 process.
Content that he had translated all his own self-loathing and hatred into Cerberus, Dr. Mars let the AI be, and resigned to drown in his own sorrow.
Cerberus remained active during this time, though never participated in any more tests or scenarios, instead being used to patrol the science facility by the remaining scientists there.
With no designated master and a free will, Cerberus, upon accessing his memory banks recalled mention of one 'Katherine Saunders' having been the one to create his AI unit. Deciding to go find her, Cerberus fled the science facility in search of her, leaving no trace behind as to his whereabouts.
<Other:/> Due to Cerberus's AI being comparable to that of a human brain's, he is capable of suffering from the robot equivalent of 'nightmares', periods where his worst memories replay themselves rapidly while he's in a resting stand-by mode. During these times, he will typically go sit by himself to ponder for a few hours before attempting to enter standby mode once more. Cerberus also appears to hold the memory of River Mars close to him, and any mention of her will prompt a unique reaction from him, though he will never explain why.
In that case there'd probably be something on formal documentation. Like an emergency contact, something like that, an approved list of who can and can't use the Access card, so to speak. Strict security
It would require a lot of bribing and cloak-and-dagger, probably a visit to a forger or hacker skilled enough to do so. Would definitely be illegal and incredibly hard to pull off, but the government of New Ancora is fragile at best. Once you get from Alpha to Beta, you can definitely see a lot more corruption going on with police, BoD, and government officials. So, while it would be difficult, it's definitely in the realm of possibility.
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