Old Citadel
Koishi, finishing dusting herself off began to merrily skip forth. She didn't precisely know where she was going, though it didn't matter. he knew for a fact that this part of the ruins was almost completely desolate, though the same could be said for a good portion of the surface in Old Citadel. However, nooks and crannies abound were hard to chart, winding pathways collapsed and uncollapsed made it a ncie place for wanderin'.
She went on for a while, up and down the various almost tunnel-like pathways, ramshackle roof overhead. Then, a she went on, she noticed something. The cameras were usually still, however they were moving, tracking. She moved a little erratically to check, and from what it seemed, they were locked onto her. So, she continued, but wabbed to the cameras as he passed by them.
"Hiya cameras! Nice day, isn't it? Must be pretty borin' around here with nothin' to watch." Koishi said to the cameras, knowing full well they wouldn't respond.
New Genesis: Dimensional Requiem (IC)
02/29/2016, 01:56 AM #11
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.
02/29/2016, 03:51 PM #12
Assembly Hall | Excelsior HQ
While Lux was thinking, she looked towards Commander Wehrman and saw he was leaving and she quickly ran towards him. "Commander Wehrman sir, may I have a moment please?" She asks him saluting. "My name is Lux, Scout class. I have been with your daughter on a few missions before. I request permission to be on a S&R team for Captian Wehrman sir." She spoke still saluting.
While Lux was thinking, she looked towards Commander Wehrman and saw he was leaving and she quickly ran towards him. "Commander Wehrman sir, may I have a moment please?" She asks him saluting. "My name is Lux, Scout class. I have been with your daughter on a few missions before. I request permission to be on a S&R team for Captian Wehrman sir." She spoke still saluting.
"No matter how strong or what power the enemy has, I will fight and protect my friends, even if it cost me my life to protect them. I will fight until I die to ensure their future."
02/29/2016, 07:08 PM #13
((quick post before bed))
Assembly Hall | Excelsior HQ
As Drake was about to leave the room completely, he noticed one of the scouts running over for Commander Wehrman. Curious, Drake followed the girl and listened to her plea and question to be on a S&R mission for Selena... something... that he could have sworn was done recently already... and he was a part of. Hearing this he sighed and tapped Lux on the shoulder quickly before speaking.
"Hey. Leave the Commander be for a bit. He's had a rough time lately and could use a small break. Besides I thought a Search and Rescue team was already conducted not too logn ago. Mainly because I was a part of it." Drake replied as he then began standing with arms crossed, but in a way to emphasize the badge on his jacket indicating he's a captain.
"It may have only been a day since we lost her, but that search and rescue team was really fast and went down south really quickly. I was an ELITE Hunter before today. I became a captain not just through skill, but because survive with... injuries when only one other officer made it out alive. I don't think a... cadet can handle such a task." He finished, with his usual jerkass act towards Lux.
Assembly Hall | Excelsior HQ
As Drake was about to leave the room completely, he noticed one of the scouts running over for Commander Wehrman. Curious, Drake followed the girl and listened to her plea and question to be on a S&R mission for Selena... something... that he could have sworn was done recently already... and he was a part of. Hearing this he sighed and tapped Lux on the shoulder quickly before speaking.
"Hey. Leave the Commander be for a bit. He's had a rough time lately and could use a small break. Besides I thought a Search and Rescue team was already conducted not too logn ago. Mainly because I was a part of it." Drake replied as he then began standing with arms crossed, but in a way to emphasize the badge on his jacket indicating he's a captain.
"It may have only been a day since we lost her, but that search and rescue team was really fast and went down south really quickly. I was an ELITE Hunter before today. I became a captain not just through skill, but because survive with... injuries when only one other officer made it out alive. I don't think a... cadet can handle such a task." He finished, with his usual jerkass act towards Lux.
02/29/2016, 07:29 PM #14
Assembly Hall | Excelsior HQ
Lux turned to see that a guy with a gas mask was talking to her and mentioned about an S&R team sent before. "With all do respect sir but labeling her MIA or even KIA with only a short time without contact is too quick. Things change every second and I have seen her skills first hand and there's a great chance that she is still alive. Ever thought that maybe her radio was destroyed or someone interferring with transmissions? And without her body found, it's too early to call her KIA so even without permission, I'm going to search. Good day sir." Lux said and saluted both of them and is about to leave the hall.
Last edited by Zekai; 02/29/2016, 08:34 PM. Lux turned to see that a guy with a gas mask was talking to her and mentioned about an S&R team sent before. "With all do respect sir but labeling her MIA or even KIA with only a short time without contact is too quick. Things change every second and I have seen her skills first hand and there's a great chance that she is still alive. Ever thought that maybe her radio was destroyed or someone interferring with transmissions? And without her body found, it's too early to call her KIA so even without permission, I'm going to search. Good day sir." Lux said and saluted both of them and is about to leave the hall.
"No matter how strong or what power the enemy has, I will fight and protect my friends, even if it cost me my life to protect them. I will fight until I die to ensure their future."
02/29/2016, 08:28 PM #15
Assembly Hall | EXCELSIOR Headquarters | New Citadel
"Now now, do not dismiss your higher-up like that, soldier." Commander Octavius halted Lux's progress. Normally, such a rude behavior from a lesser officer was a punishable offense, but Octavius wasn't up for punishing someone at this grim hour. "I know you. You worked in my daughter's battalion, didn't you? I understand your frustration more than anyone, soldier, but I find it pointless to send out another search team without much evidence that she may be alive. We won't be sending out another search team without another Commander's approval. That is all."
"Now now, do not dismiss your higher-up like that, soldier." Commander Octavius halted Lux's progress. Normally, such a rude behavior from a lesser officer was a punishable offense, but Octavius wasn't up for punishing someone at this grim hour. "I know you. You worked in my daughter's battalion, didn't you? I understand your frustration more than anyone, soldier, but I find it pointless to send out another search team without much evidence that she may be alive. We won't be sending out another search team without another Commander's approval. That is all."
02/29/2016, 08:57 PM #16
Assembly Hall | Excelsior HQ
Lux wanted to respond but just couldn't say anything even thought both sides made sense. "Understood. Sorry for the rudeness." She said knowing any more could cause trouble. Lux is now walking out of the hall.
Lux wanted to respond but just couldn't say anything even thought both sides made sense. "Understood. Sorry for the rudeness." She said knowing any more could cause trouble. Lux is now walking out of the hall.
"No matter how strong or what power the enemy has, I will fight and protect my friends, even if it cost me my life to protect them. I will fight until I die to ensure their future."
03/01/2016, 12:16 AM #17
Assembly Hall | EXCELSIOR Headquarters | New Citadel
Drake just sighed and shook his head as he placed his hands on his hips.
"Sigh. Scouts... Ya know I'm pondering just showing my face to them. Or at least stating my name. I mean it's like she didn't even recognize me. I was also a part of Selena's battalion for a short time. Heh. All this stuff happening... I think a lot of us deserve a break..." Drake said to himself as then turned to his Commander.
"... Sorry for not being able to find anything sir. Those... DAMN just... fuck those things. Anyways Commander Wehrman. I suggest you take it easy. If you need me, I'll be in my usual spot. My room. So see you later." Finished the recently promoted Captain as he then turned and went right after Lux.
It didn't take long for him to catch up to the young Scout, and when he did he quickly stepped in front of her.
"Hey. Just as a heads up. You should recognize one of the old higher ups in Selena's battalion. Served under her for a good while as an Elite Hunter. Been recently promoted. Also don't just think about running after and searching for her. A search squad consisting of several elite hunters, a Captain, and ten regular Hunters were torn apart out there. A single scout would get their ass chewed up and spit back out in seconds. So that's all sweetcheeks~" He said to the young Scout before winking under his mask and goggles. The goggles were designed so that they hid his eyes as they were mainly a one way lense. After that he quickly turned around and began making his way out the same way Lux was leaving.
Drake just sighed and shook his head as he placed his hands on his hips.
"Sigh. Scouts... Ya know I'm pondering just showing my face to them. Or at least stating my name. I mean it's like she didn't even recognize me. I was also a part of Selena's battalion for a short time. Heh. All this stuff happening... I think a lot of us deserve a break..." Drake said to himself as then turned to his Commander.
"... Sorry for not being able to find anything sir. Those... DAMN just... fuck those things. Anyways Commander Wehrman. I suggest you take it easy. If you need me, I'll be in my usual spot. My room. So see you later." Finished the recently promoted Captain as he then turned and went right after Lux.
It didn't take long for him to catch up to the young Scout, and when he did he quickly stepped in front of her.
"Hey. Just as a heads up. You should recognize one of the old higher ups in Selena's battalion. Served under her for a good while as an Elite Hunter. Been recently promoted. Also don't just think about running after and searching for her. A search squad consisting of several elite hunters, a Captain, and ten regular Hunters were torn apart out there. A single scout would get their ass chewed up and spit back out in seconds. So that's all sweetcheeks~" He said to the young Scout before winking under his mask and goggles. The goggles were designed so that they hid his eyes as they were mainly a one way lense. After that he quickly turned around and began making his way out the same way Lux was leaving.
03/01/2016, 05:40 AM #18
New Genesis: Dimensional Requiem (IC)
(Turning this into a multipart post so I can get through everything I want to get through for Trace's development.)
(Will remove Spoilers once I'm done.)
Part 1 - Dreams of the Rift
Trace's Encephalon
Dreams are curious things. Many living creatures have them. But what about the non-living? Surely a ridiculous question. Machines don't dream.
Trace, however, is not just a machine. She has dreams. She has nightmares. She has seen a world filled with life, a world she had not really seen before. She has seen a world filled with death, much like the one she saw everyday. She is young still, having been in operation for only a few months, yet she knows far more than one would think. Her programming has default knowledge built in and is structured to allow her to learn. However, she has seen things that she has not even experienced. She knows more than what her mechanical mind should know.
The world of her mind, her Encephalon, allows her to recreate all she has seen and experienced. Right now she stood in the middle of a field of flowers that weren't in her database. They were peculiar flowers that she could only describe as beautiful. The use of such an adjective was strange to her. It was a subjective term, something that most would say couldn't be used by a machine in such a sincere fashion.
She seemed to stare off into the distance, but she was really looking at something even though there was nothing visibly there. But she knew there was something, no, someone there. The presence was watching her, making her feel uneasy, afraid that she was doing something wrong. As she continued to gaze in the direction of the presence, her worry was seemingly answered by some form of comfort. Everything will be fine.
My name is Trace. I am a prototype bioroid platform designed to test various utility devices that may one day aid the people. I have been linked to the lab computers for the past 3 weeks. The scientists have only awakened me when they find something that is not accessible by my Encephalon software. Most of the information they are interested in does not appear to be decoded by the Encephalon and therefore puzzle them.
It has been two days since the last diagnostics test. I had been set to sleep for this time until other issues had been resolved.
However, I grow restless.
Her eyes snap open, gazing up to a surgically white ceiling. She glances about the room even though she knows where she was: The same set of workstations to the left and right as well as a table large enough a person could lay on it. This was the lab the scientists used to analyze Trace's progress. They haven't had need to cut her open, yet. But that worries her. A lot of things worry her. Like now she am worried about whether or not there was anyone else in the room. A quick switch of lenses and filters confirmed there was no other sentient life or even mechanical life other than herself in the lab. It was also dark. The lights were out. She switched her eye lens to night vision, turning her iris green which served as an indicator for which lens she was using. Looking about, she saw where her companion drone was recharging. It was offline by an override which made it not awaken when she did. Cautiously she got up and moved over to the station, placing her hand on the control panel in order to access it. In a matter of seconds, Trace had unlocked the override and the drone woke up as well, going through its startup diagnostics. Despite being a part of her, the little drone felt genuinely separate with its own personality. She felt herself slightly smile as the little machine buzzed and shook as it made sure its sensors and systems were fully functional. The feeling of happiness she felt confused her logical, mechanical mind, but she forced herself to ignore it and accept it for what it was. When she picked up the little drone and hugged it, her confusion grew. This was expressed by the drone since it was linked to her mechanical mind. It truly did feel as though it was a completely independent device from her.
"Let's go. There's things to do." As for what that was, she didn't know.
Last edited by Cucoo5; 03/08/2016, 09:45 PM. (Turning this into a multipart post so I can get through everything I want to get through for Trace's development.)
(Will remove Spoilers once I'm done.)
Spoiler
Part 1 - Dreams of the Rift
Trace's Encephalon
Dreams are curious things. Many living creatures have them. But what about the non-living? Surely a ridiculous question. Machines don't dream.
Trace, however, is not just a machine. She has dreams. She has nightmares. She has seen a world filled with life, a world she had not really seen before. She has seen a world filled with death, much like the one she saw everyday. She is young still, having been in operation for only a few months, yet she knows far more than one would think. Her programming has default knowledge built in and is structured to allow her to learn. However, she has seen things that she has not even experienced. She knows more than what her mechanical mind should know.
The world of her mind, her Encephalon, allows her to recreate all she has seen and experienced. Right now she stood in the middle of a field of flowers that weren't in her database. They were peculiar flowers that she could only describe as beautiful. The use of such an adjective was strange to her. It was a subjective term, something that most would say couldn't be used by a machine in such a sincere fashion.
She seemed to stare off into the distance, but she was really looking at something even though there was nothing visibly there. But she knew there was something, no, someone there. The presence was watching her, making her feel uneasy, afraid that she was doing something wrong. As she continued to gaze in the direction of the presence, her worry was seemingly answered by some form of comfort. Everything will be fine.
My name is Trace. I am a prototype bioroid platform designed to test various utility devices that may one day aid the people. I have been linked to the lab computers for the past 3 weeks. The scientists have only awakened me when they find something that is not accessible by my Encephalon software. Most of the information they are interested in does not appear to be decoded by the Encephalon and therefore puzzle them.
It has been two days since the last diagnostics test. I had been set to sleep for this time until other issues had been resolved.
However, I grow restless.
Her eyes snap open, gazing up to a surgically white ceiling. She glances about the room even though she knows where she was: The same set of workstations to the left and right as well as a table large enough a person could lay on it. This was the lab the scientists used to analyze Trace's progress. They haven't had need to cut her open, yet. But that worries her. A lot of things worry her. Like now she am worried about whether or not there was anyone else in the room. A quick switch of lenses and filters confirmed there was no other sentient life or even mechanical life other than herself in the lab. It was also dark. The lights were out. She switched her eye lens to night vision, turning her iris green which served as an indicator for which lens she was using. Looking about, she saw where her companion drone was recharging. It was offline by an override which made it not awaken when she did. Cautiously she got up and moved over to the station, placing her hand on the control panel in order to access it. In a matter of seconds, Trace had unlocked the override and the drone woke up as well, going through its startup diagnostics. Despite being a part of her, the little drone felt genuinely separate with its own personality. She felt herself slightly smile as the little machine buzzed and shook as it made sure its sensors and systems were fully functional. The feeling of happiness she felt confused her logical, mechanical mind, but she forced herself to ignore it and accept it for what it was. When she picked up the little drone and hugged it, her confusion grew. This was expressed by the drone since it was linked to her mechanical mind. It truly did feel as though it was a completely independent device from her.
"Let's go. There's things to do." As for what that was, she didn't know.
03/02/2016, 09:38 PM #19
Old Citadel
All Andrew could do was watch on as the girl wandered the streets. She was odd in how she just seemingly roamed randomly throughout the ruined city. Even when the pathways got rather dangerous, the girl seemingly ignored the danger and wandered on. It didn't take long for Andrew to begin taking notes on her.
However on the other end of the Cameras with Koishi, she had taken notice that they were following her movements... She seemed to not care too much thankfully as indicated by her remark towards them. This... unique girl seemed to treat the cameras as a living being or something. Not entirely natural...
Either way as Koishi would continue down the current path she is going, she'd notice that the cameras are increasing in numbers ever so slightly. Still rather well hidden, but increasing in slight numbers. Hell there was a fake bird on a nearby rock which had a small camera for an eye. The increasing amount of cameras is a sign she is getting closer to the building where Andrew's current secret hideout is.
All Andrew could do was watch on as the girl wandered the streets. She was odd in how she just seemingly roamed randomly throughout the ruined city. Even when the pathways got rather dangerous, the girl seemingly ignored the danger and wandered on. It didn't take long for Andrew to begin taking notes on her.
However on the other end of the Cameras with Koishi, she had taken notice that they were following her movements... She seemed to not care too much thankfully as indicated by her remark towards them. This... unique girl seemed to treat the cameras as a living being or something. Not entirely natural...
Either way as Koishi would continue down the current path she is going, she'd notice that the cameras are increasing in numbers ever so slightly. Still rather well hidden, but increasing in slight numbers. Hell there was a fake bird on a nearby rock which had a small camera for an eye. The increasing amount of cameras is a sign she is getting closer to the building where Andrew's current secret hideout is.
03/03/2016, 09:15 PM #20
Old Citadel
After she got no response of course, she continued down the path, a merry spring in her step as she seemingly got closer and closer to the hideout unknowingly. She kept peering around, noticing a few more cameras here and there. She even noticed the bird, probably because it eemed a little stiff.
"Hey Mr. Bird, you okay?" Koishi asked the fake bird, as it at in silence, even as Koishi went up to it.
"Mr. Bird?" Koishi tapped it a bit, until it fell over and onto the ground below.
"Mr. Bird!" Koishi quickly picked it up, cradling the plastic bird in her arms. "There there, it's all right now. We'll find someone who can take care of ya'."
With that, she continued, bird underneath her arm.
After she got no response of course, she continued down the path, a merry spring in her step as she seemingly got closer and closer to the hideout unknowingly. She kept peering around, noticing a few more cameras here and there. She even noticed the bird, probably because it eemed a little stiff.
"Hey Mr. Bird, you okay?" Koishi asked the fake bird, as it at in silence, even as Koishi went up to it.
"Mr. Bird?" Koishi tapped it a bit, until it fell over and onto the ground below.
"Mr. Bird!" Koishi quickly picked it up, cradling the plastic bird in her arms. "There there, it's all right now. We'll find someone who can take care of ya'."
With that, she continued, bird underneath her arm.
Sometimes when you're driving down a road, a bug hits your windshield. It's ugly and unpleasant, but you just activate the wipers / cleaning fluid and it's gone in a few seconds. It's just part of driving down the road. You don't dwell on it, because that'd be silly. Bugs aren't worth the time.
You just discard their guts and keep on driving.