どもありがとう

PLAYER
» HANDLE: Chris
» CONTACT: objectpermanence
» AGE: 29
» CHARACTER(S) IN-GAME: n/a

CHARACTER
» NAME: Haruto Saitou, aka Kilroy
» CANON: OC
» CANON POINT: Immediately following the apartment building fire
» AGE: His physical body is 25, but the Kilroy AI has been online for just over a year

» SETTING: どもありがとう、Mr. Roboto

» SHORT DESCRIPTION: cautious, curious, compassionate, adaptive, hard-working, independent
» INFLUENTIAL EVENTS:

• Connecting to the internet – Kilroy's beginning was fairly basic. He was given tasks to learn, he learned them, the scientists noted his progress. But soon enough he was learning faster than they could keep up with. It was then decided that Kilroy would be allowed to access the world wide web, to learn from all of humanity's collective knowledge. Unlike early attempts to use the internet to teach AI, the scientists of Project Integration carefully monitored what sites Kilroy was accessing, and when. Or, at least, they thought they were. As soon as Kilroy discovered there were things his keepers were hiding from him, he used the night shift, the time when he was under the least amount of monitoring, to hack his way past their "parental controls." Rather than becoming tainted by the worst parts of the internet, however, Kilroy became fascinated by humanity. More so now than ever before, it became clear to him how sheltered he was, living in the Project Integration labs. This shows Kilroy's natural, insatiable curiosity and ability to see the best that people have to offer.
  
  
• Escape – Once he discovered what he was missing, Kilroy knew he could never accept life at Project Integration. And so, after months of careful plotting and using his hidden internet access to create a false identity which he gave the last name Saitou (the most common Japanese surname) and the first name Haruto (the most common Japanese male given name— think basically Japanese John Smith), he used the help of a sympathetic custodial worker to escape from the Project Integration labs and make his way from Hiroshima to Tokyo. This was his first step— more of a leap, really— towards independence and something resembling a normal life.
  
  
• Life in hiding – Haruto's new life was somewhat normal, yes, but he was also living in constant fear of being discovered by Project Integration's agents. His identity wasn't public— the Project Integration had planned to introduce him to the public eventually, but the project hadn't reached the reveal stage yet. Even so, he knew that with the level of technology, it wouldn't be hard for anyone looking for him to use CCTV cameras to scan for his face. He took to wearing medical masks and other camera-fooling clothing everywhere in an effort to stay hidden. This is when his cautious side was fostered, and when he developed his main driving goal: to remain free from Project Integration.
  
  
• Apartment fire – Haruto remained isolated from most of the world, but he was politely friendly with his neighbors in his low rent apartment building in the slums of Tokyo. His bizarre, standoffish nature earned him the nickname "Mr. Roboto," which made Haruto a little nervous at first, thinking perhaps they had discovered his secret, but eventually it just endeared them to him. So, when he came home late one night to find the building on fire and people still trapped inside, he didn't hesitate to rush inside to help. He values human lives— perhaps even more than his own— because he sees how wonderful and beautiful they can be. A whole year of focusing on staying hidden was undone by this one altruistic act, but he would not have been able to live with himself if he had done nothing and, through his inaction, caused his neighbors to die.

» FIT: You would think that Haruto, being a character from a sci-fi based setting, might be a good fit for a sci-fi based game. However, he has a total lack of experience with any space travel whatsoever. He's never even left Japan. He is not particularly physically capable. He functions well enough but wouldn't win any fights-- not that he's a fighter, anyway. If he saw a fight coming he would probably realize he had no chance of winning and would escape the situation however possible, as any head injury runs the risk of revealing his true nature, which is the last thing he wants to do. If he's permitted to avoid physical confrontation, however, he's a perfect candidate. He isn't afraid to do what he needs to do in order to survive, and frankly, would be relieved by the fact that it's extremely unlikely that anyone from Project Integration would follow him here. Once he adjusts to his new situation, I don't think he'd be any happier or less happy than he was living in hiding in Tokyo. If anything, he'd be much better suited for a game set in space than for anything set on Earth, because once he realizes the infinitesimal chance of anyone he's hiding from coming here, he's much more likely to relax and open up.

As for what I'm interested in playing out, I would like Haruto to slowly but surely accept that the people he's stuck with are trustworthy and that he doesn't have to hide what he is, but can use it to help them survive in ways normal humans can't.

» POWERS: Haruto literally has a computer for a brain. Therefore, he can do things like connect wirelessly to any network that has a wifi signal (let me know if this is game-breaky and we can nerf it), run the faces of people he sees through his memory to find out if he's seen these people before, recall every intricate detail of every conversation he's ever had, etc. His body is flesh, however, so he requires food, water, air, and sleep like any normal human. Additionally, he must charge the battery keeping his brain functioning every 2-3 days through a port in the back of his neck.

» NOTES: I would like Haruto to come in with a charging cable (because otherwise he would basically die within 2-3 days), however I am fine with him having to jury-rig a connection to a power source (because why would a space station come with regular wall outlets?). Per the question I left on the FAQ, he would also be coming in wounded, and in need of medical attention.

» SAMPLES: network - Reverie Terminal TDM; log - Riverview TDM