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Hi, everyone! This is a Science Fiction Roleplay that aims to explore the effects of the Lear Corporation's products on Humanity.

I want to limit this to a small number of participants (3-4), because I want to avoid over saturating it with uninteresting characters, and instead focus on a select few, taking time to really develop them. Let me know if you have any ideas for Characters, and feel free to add them, so long as you feel a new character is necessary to the plot. Don't be afraid to use violence, but my intent isn't to create an action roleplay, but a dramatic one. If you're expecting this to be a Michael Bay film, this won't be the thread for you. We also don't have FTL travel, so assume that it takes about a year to get to Mars.
Suggestions:
-Responses should be 2-4 paragraphs long
-Try to develop the plot. Straying from it is fine, but I feel like it should try to develop the story--or its characters--in some way.
-Constancy is key! I've done some world building below to help people along with this.
-If you don't have the time to write posts quickly, it's fine. Believe me, I understand your predicament. I think it's better to strive for quality over quantity, so take your time.
-Overall, have fun with this, and don't be afraid to take risks!
How to Apply:
-Introduce yourself!
-State what you'd like to see here, and write a few sentences about what you're capable of.
Setting: Late 22nd century Denver, Colorado. AI and robotics technology is extremely advanced, to a point that many jobs have been taken over by machines. Denver's borders necessitated an expansion, as the city was developing too rapidly to be left confined to its previous area. These new borders extend all the way to Castle Rock. The protagonist (Kord) lives in a large apartment complex, which is 60 stories tall.
Please note that these are only some of the things that are a part of this world. If you have something interesting to add, please do so!
Characters: I'll add to this in a little while
Technology:
Automated Police Officers

Google Iris (Electronic Contacts)
E-Contacts allow the user to experience AR 24/7. Society has taken advantage of this, posting virtual street signs at every
intersection. Oftentimes, houses will have virtual furniture.
Coca-Cola food

Emotion treatment-

Transcontinental Hyperloop Network (Rat Tunnels)
Essentially Elon Musk’s hyperloops, but with a higher speed. It is possible to travel across the country in a few hours, and tickets are much cheaper than airplane ones.
Repliholic Beverages
Fake alcohol that tastes exactly like the real thing. It even contains biological machines to temporarily stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain.
Weapons
Exclusively military. These high powered lasers can be fired from space, melting most of what they come in contact with.
Orbital laser cannons rendered nukes obsolete, as they are easier to direct, and cause far fewer problems.
Advances in the Internet
Common internet speed is 1.5 Terabits per second, but much of it is used up in neural communications, which are very costly to transfer
A slower 100Gb/s service is publicly available, at any place in most cities.
Computers
Laptops are defunct. All consumer devices are now small portables.
Programmable Clothing
Clothes made of tiny fibrous robots, which has a manipulatable shape.
Culture:
Architecture
-It's very flowing and organic, and concrete buildings are often layered with enamel paint, which comes in various colors. In order to take advantage of as much space as possible, a great deal of them are underground.
-Raincoats are very much in style, even in desert regions of the United States.
-The production of new paperback books has been outlawed after deforestation became too severe, but eBooks are still legal.
Eating Practices
It is common to eat with plastic gloves, and chopsticks are as common as forks in all restaurants
The U.S. has adopted many cultural traits from Japan, such as the lack of chairs in some restaurants.
Language
Some Japanese words have assimilated into English, albeit in broken ways. One such example is the word "Konala", which is a combination of Konnichiwa and the Spanish word "Hola".
Japanese is taught in schools alongside English.
Ethiopian food is suddenly wildly popular
In the southwest region of the U.S., Spanish is an official language, in addition to English and Japanese.
Pets-To own any sort of wild animal is illegal, so most people have artificial or genetically engineered pets--some of which bear no resemblance to any creature on Earth.
Music-The most popular genre of music is a combination of plucked strings and synth notes. They usually are accompanied by a single non-verbal vocal track.
Religion- The population is mostly Atheist, but the two most common religions are Christianity and Islam.

Geography-
The Chinese Empire
This covers a great deal of land, encompassing Pakistan, Afghanistan, most of Indochina, and all of what was Russia. This country is at odds with the US.
Mars Colonies
The first Mars settlement was established in 2082, and since then 12 more have appeared. The population of this civilian colony is around 10,000 people. Jobs are more plentiful on Mars, due to the high demand for manual labor, and new technologies to make life on the red planet easier.
The second Mars settlement was established in 2134, by the Chinese Empire. It is used primarily as a platform for military operations.
Geography of the United States
-Some states have merged to increase the country’s efficiency.
-The National Capital has been relocated to Cañon City because it Colorado is equadistant to most areas of the country, and because the US Govt. wants to encourage migration from the overcrowded East Coast to more sparsely populated areas.
-The new Govt. building is 2 Kilometers high, and contains all three branches of government. It contains a complete replica of the White house in its upper layers, while the real White House has turned into a museum.
Los Angeles radiation zone
-The country of North Korea effectively wiped out the city of Los Angeles with an H-Bomb in the mid 21st century. The US retaliated by invading the country, occupying it, and claiming it as a U.S. territory.
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Alrighty bro.
Name: Major Katsunagi

Age: 23

Gender: female cyborg

Nationality: Japanese/French

Occupation: Law Enforcement Technologies Officer. Major is in charge of initiating major investigations as well as Forensic Drone dispatch.

Place of Residence: Penthouse suite on the 104th floor of a 110 floor building.

Cybernetics: Major has an array of abilities at her disposal.

*Active camouflage: Renders Major completely invisible as long as she maintains a brisk walk or less.

*Augmented vision: Optical sensors allow for sight in ultraviolet, X-ray, and infared.

*Augmented hearing: Incoming noises are collected and interpreted into directional and radar information, allowing precise distance gauging and situational awareness.

*Mental link data loader: Major can upload and download data through a remote link she plugs into any compatible port.

*Internal thigh holsters: 45. Calibur handgun holsters situated on the outside of her left and right thigh. The handguns synthesize thier own ammo over time.

*Reinforced skeleton: Her metal skeleton can sustain far more strains and injuries before giving out. Her bones are made of a strong yet lightweight alloy.

*Synthetic muscles: Major's synthetic muscles are capable of lifting up to 1000lbs. They are also much harder to sever than they organic counterparts.

*Clothing/Hair manipulation: Major can shift her clothing appearance and hair length/color without difficulty as a second form of camouflage.

Bio: Major was born to a well off family and raised in a learned environ, she was constantly encouraged to go to college and pursue higher learning. On her way home from University for holidays, Major was in a car crash. The accident left her entire body useless save for her brain. The US government issued a claim on her body and inserted her mind into a synthetic shell. This cybernetic shell was the 101st attempt at such a combination and has been a major success. Major requires food and water like any normal human, and naturally replicates a tan tone on her synthetic skin. One wouldn't know she was a cyborg unless she was identified as such by special means, or self give away. Major Katsunagi has an assigned diagnostic technician who is in charge of making mental health checks and resuppression of memory. Major is unaware of her real life and is under the impression she was the victim of a Chinese terror attack on her way to a Coca-Cola Galla. Major Katsunagi is highly skilled in espionage operations and had little interest in anything else. While she expresses attraction for men and women alike she has no ability to enjoy the opposite sex apart from stimulating conversation or a satisfying kiss. Major Katsunagi keeps copies of all the information she finds for personal reference and record. She is highly accurate with all forms of firearms up to a certain distance, after which her targeting systems take longer to assist. Major Katsunagi has grounding to help accommodate electrical surges, which can cause system errors.
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I really like it :) might take me some time to create a character I like but count me in first.
Also you might want to add more colors and formatting to your post xD link
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Would like to suggest front line research on quantum teleportation of simple objects and living organisms. IRL it is already in research phase now, people have successfully simulated quantum entanglement within lab settings.
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@TrapsI thought that this could only be done with extremely small particles, hence "Quantum" physics. I don't think it could be used reliably as a transporter technology. All right, I'll try to format my post.
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Yeah, so far we don’t have the technology to quantum entangle anything too large; but mathematically it is plausible.
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Can't wait for a start!!!
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Can't wait for a start!!!


Soon! Probably by the end of the day!
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@Traps Is your character nearly done, Traps?
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I'm putting up one now. What location do we start the roleplay? Or it is possible to put the charcters anywhere?
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Name: Christina Young (real name: Agent 584)

Age: 19

Nationality: the United States (secretly from the Chinese Empire)

Ethnicity: Russian

Appearance: Silky blonde hair with crystal blue eyes.

Occupation: Fashion Designer (Spy from Chinese Empire to infiltrate the upper-class world in the United States)

Place of Residence: Living alone in a penthouse apartment on top of a 60-stories tall apartment complex. Has a rooftop swimming pool that she likes to swim in.

Fortune: Has a personal designer studio in Cañon City with a few employees.

Cybernetics:

Self-designed bioluminescent tattoo for aesthetic purposes.


Augmented reality contact lens allowing her to design things anywhere anytime she wants.
Also allow her to access espionage instructions from the Chinese Empire and
hack into any information systems within her line of sight.

Pet:

Espresso, a male genetically engineered cyborg dog. Christina designed it to be steampunk style.
It has a chimney on its back that emits fumes with a pleasant smell of coffee aroma.

Background:
Born as an orphan in what was Russia in the Chinese Empire, the girl was sent to a spy institute and brought up as a secret agent for the government. Instead of a real name, she was given the code name Agent 584 like any other orphaned kids there. Together with the others, Agent 584 underwent extremely cruel and inhumane trainings on how to be a perfect spy. She struggled greatly in her tests in physical endurance, but was able to make up for it with her speed and dexterity. Agent 584 excelled within the class in her intelligence and espionage skills. She became the third best agent in her class when she graduated from the institute at the age of 16.

Agent 584 was immediately briefed and deployed to the United States for her first espionage mission. They forged her a new identity as Christina Young, a 16 year-old United States girl with her parents killed in a terrible hyperloop accident. With her clever sweet talking skills, she was easily adopted into a rich Doyle family, and was then sent to a famous polytechnic university in Cañon City to learn about fashion design. The girl graduated two years later first class in her course and started her career as a fashion designer.

Christina was a really creative girl and had good intuition in art. She made good use of progammable fibrous robots and began organizing dynamic runways that were very innovative within the fashion industry. It quickly became viral and Christina gained the spotlight of the fashion world. With some financial support from her foster parents, she started running a fashion design studio in the Cañon City and immediately received a number of clients from big clothing companies. While running her own business, Christina did not lose focus on her actual spy mission. She started attending fashion events and was able to meet and make social connections with the upper-class society. From time to time, she was able to extract information crucial to the Chinese Empire in advancing its military operations. Agent 584 proved to be a useful asset to the Chinese government.

Relationships:
Doyle family
Members: Mabel Wayne (Grandmother), Charles Doyle (Father), Emily Watson (Mother), Bryan Doyle (Older Brother)

Running its own alcoholic beverage business (Doyle's Alcoholics) and owning 33% share of the hyperloop company, the Doyle's family is one of the wealthiest in Cañon City. Having the desire to have a daughter (and party out of guilt for Christina's parents' hyperloop tragedy), Charles and Emily decided to adopt the orphaned girl into the family. They treated and loved her well, just like their own child.

Bryan, Christina's new foster brother was an architect. He had a crush with her since the first time he set his eyes upon the girl. The young man was soon conflicted with dilemmas of whether to make his move on Christina, as it would seemed to be an incest although they were not actually related by blood. Bryan treated Christina very well and was willing to spoil her in anyways he could.

Not everyone in the family welcomed Christina in open arms; Mabel Wayne, Christina's foster grandmother judged her with suspicions. She was skeptical of Christina's real origin and the story she told the family about how her parents died in the hyperloop tragedy. She treated the girl with a cold shoulder.

Studio employees
Members: Emma Clarke(secretary cum treasurer), David Reynold(main designer cum fibrous robots programmer), Martin Wesley(main designer cum events overseer), several others part-time designers


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Not really done, I'll finish the relationship section about her employees, describe a bit about her habits, and add a description on her personality later after work today. But we can start the first post xD
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@Traps After an exposition, we'll start at the police station.
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@Traps@BrightSteel I'm busy with schoolwork this week. Sorry for being inactive! If I have time, I'll certainly post the exposition.

Here's what I have so far.

A thick blanket of smog enveloped the city, poisoning the lungs and hiding it from the eye. From a distance, this veil transformed the tall obelisks of skyscrapers into angels of death, with eyes like spotlights. jacket-wearing woman observed all of this, as she sat in the dusty street of the old, decrepit town. For a moment, she forgot her predicament, taking in the corrupt beauty of the landscape. But this took away from the seriousness of Kord’s dire situation, for she had been walking for hours, to no avail. She had come here to meet Aaron, but he must have given her bad directions--who in their right mind would meet here? All this for a novel!
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Something was kicking up the dust, which was too heavy to be lifted by the wind. A faint, but distinct figure became visible in the cloud of brown soot now airborne. It was a squat man, who hobbled along like a dwarf, sneezing with the humor of a comedian. Finally, it seemed, the man had arrived. How he, in his physical condition, managed to walk such great distances was anyone’s guess. The young woman rose from her spot, shining her flashlight into the air. “Mr. Aaron, I’m here.”, she shouted. “I’ve brought the money, but I need to see it first.” Mr. Aaron spoke quietly, and with the tenderness of a Nun. “Ah, there you are Cordelia. This one’s from 1931, and extremely well preserved.” He handed her an airtight bag, inside a small book, with three words on its cover: Brave New World. Kord’s eyes scanned the faded paperback with extreme interest, and--after paying the geriatric man--she turned away. “Kord” the man called. “I’ve heard the DPD is looking for a genetic engineer. You’re probably the prime candidate for the job. Best stay off the streets for a while.”
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Someone had kicked up the dust again, but this time with violent force. It vacated the buildings that it oppressed, and directed its wrath upon Kord. The now dust-blanketed engineer covered her head, trying to keep hidden in and amongst filthy rags on the side of the weathered street. To her dismay, the distinct throbbing sound of a police drone filled the air, and its spotlight penetrating the filthy air. The sleek cab landed with the quietness of an airplane, and the passenger’s face poked through the glass. Through an opening in the rubbish, she observed an armored, navy-blue droid exit the vehicle. Its thermal lenses seemed to glint a crimson color.
A red light in the automaton's torso lit up as it spoke in English, and then Japanese. “You are under arrest.” the Cop droned, whisking out a small handgun, its laser pointer aimed at the dirt-caked “Do not struggle.” Kord tried to run, but she could not move her limbs. Her firearm was confiscated, and stored in a compartment in the officer’s “neck”. Soon she was in cuffs, and the officer’s firm grasp landed her in the back seat of the vehicle. It surprised even her how little resistance she had given.
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The back compartment was cushioned, so seatbelts were unnecessary. A single display on the wall parroted the familiar banter about the right to remain silent, and another one in between the seats asked for a fingerprint identification--or be administered an electric shock. The onboard flight computer wouldn’t stop spitting out superfluous information “15 degrees right, one point three six-second burst at half throttle, ten-second airbrake duration”. Through the small glass slit in the wall, the neon glow of the city flooded the compartment with light. The vehicle was approaching a cube-like building, about a kilometer cubed in volume. It had the appearance of porcelain, but it was actually graphene laced with titanium. A strip of pulsing lights on the roof indicated a landing strip.

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@Traps@BrightSteel You people can start if you want
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