Player Report
Your Byond ID? NewOriginalSchwann
Your Character Name? Yin, Synthetic
Accused Byond Key(if known): taketheshot56
Accused Character Name Patton Moore, Commodore
Approximate time and date of the incident (Central US Time for fastest results) From roughly 9:00PM to 10:45PM CST
What rule(s) were broken: Rule #3 and Rule #4
Description of the incident: I joined as the round start synthetic and started my duties as usual - shoving all my equipment on in a blind panic in order to get to requisitions as quickly as possible before an attachment riot broke out. Before heading to requisitions the Commodore, Patton Moore, requested that I scout with the vessel's intelligence officers when I ducked into the CIC to check the crew manifest. If memory serves me correctly he stated I was the "intelligence robit [sic] (Moore repeatedly referred to me as "robit" or "tin can" throughout the round)," for the operation. I stated that I was first needed at requisitions, which had one person (a cargo technician) working it, and sprinted off to man the north line.
In the middle of the requisitions rush, perhaps 12:15-12:20 into the operation, Commodore Moore again stated that I was to accompany the intelligence officers to the surface and scout for intelligence. Recalling discussions I had had with fellow synthetic players I refused, citing law five. I was then declared faulty. In retrospect, this is where this things began to really fall apart. Following this I was told to report to the CIC after I was finished with requisitions. I did so.
Upon arriving at the CIC I was repeatedly insulted and belittled (I will never understand why people repeatedly insult essentially emotion-free androids but here we are) and ordered to overwatch a squad. I was initially ordered to overwatch bravo, which had an active Lieutenant, before being ordered to alpha. After a few minutes of observing alpha, I informed the CO that I needed to requisition equipment from my vendor as I had yet to do so in my rush to first complete requisitions, and then return to the CIC to have a man with a Mateba call me a useless piece of scrap. I explicitly stated that I would leave and return shortly. I was gone for one to two minutes at most. Upon my reentry to the CIC Moore insulted me, stated I was essentially deserting my post, and ordered me back. I responded by stating that he was listening poorly. My exact words were as follows:
"Listening is an excellent trait in leadership, I suggest you prioritize it."
I did not intend any OOC or IC insult with this, though I understand that it could be interpreted as a slight. In retrospect perhaps I should have phrased it differently, but I was excited to finally offer instructional advice in a round. You know, Yin's quirk? For my actions I was informed that I was being brigged for disrespect of a superior officer for fifteen minutes. My attempts to explain that I had intended no violation were met with orders to lay on the ground. I attempted to be as logical as possible during my arrest, but may have allowed my emotions to seep through. Regardless of my statements I was brigged by the MPs properly after compliantly coming to the brig. At no point during my arrest or detainment did I resist non-verbally.
I appealed this due to a synthetic's inherent inability to violate marine law, and this appeal was delivered by SSGT Ana Bow. According to her the Commodore was quite rude, which is not surprising to me. Feeling that my ability to perform my duties aboard the ship was hampered even after my release, I sent a complaint form to High Command. The round ended after this, so I unfortunately did not get a response.
My primary issue with Moore is that his lack of understanding regarding the rules of the synthetic led to this entire incident, and that he was unrelentingly nasty to me for most of the round after my refusal to deploy citing law five.
Evidence (screenshots, logs, etc): Unfortunately I was unable to save any records of my own aside from the statement that provoked all of this (seen above). It is my hope that moderators will be able to provide relevant logs allowing for the swift conclusion of this report.
How you would punish the accused: Education on the synthetic job, its rules, and its programming. A CO, particularly a member of the CO council and a staff member, should know how all personnel under his command function - including the synthetic. Such a lack of understanding is unbecoming of taketheshot56's position. - it would be unbecoming of a regular captain. Ultimately I leave the punishment up to staff.
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