Synthetic Application-Murphy

[SolarMacharius]

Byond ID:SolarMacharius

Marine Name (so we know who you are; if you play alien mostly, state that here):Lukas Schaffer

Name/Designation of the Synth Character you’re requesting to use (Follows common naming rules, and requires a first name with no last name):
Examples of acceptable names: James, Mason, Xavier, Felix, Otto, Allan, Jessica
Examples of unacceptable names: Obama, Jesus, King, Dragon, Godly, Snyper, Circuits)

Murphy

Are you familiar with the Synthetic Programming and Guidelines (http://www.colonial-marines.com/viewtop ... 57&t=14417)?
I have become familiar with the guidelines.

Synthetic Character Story (An ADEQUATE description and story of your Synthetics actions and involvement in a previous mission onboard the Almayer):

Murphy is a generation 2 Synthetic. He resembles a Caucasian male of around six feet with blue eyes. He has no facial hair and is bald.
WY M1 Synthetic Advisor User's Manual:

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Thank you for purchasing your M1 Synthetic Advisor! The M1 is the latest in WY’s long line of quality synthetic helpers and the first to be certified MARINE CORP TOUGH. With advanced construction material creating a more robust frame and enhanced battery life, the M1 is perfect for long term field assignments in both civilian and military roles.

System Features:
*Aramid Fibers interwoven into synthetic skin provide extra protection against light shrapnel and harsh weather conditions.
*Internal Composite waterproof insulation to protect against hydrostatic shock
*Enhanced power cell leading to 800 days of activity before recharge is required.
*Reinforced silicone musculature means less time in maintenance and more time in the field. Also has increased strength and carrying capacity by 25 percent!
*Enhanced medical and engineering suite allows the M1 to perform precision surgery and high tech repairs. The perfect fit for any mission.
*Lightweight titanium skeleton allows for fast movement and superior durability.
*All new personality packages! Includes Loose Cannon Cop, By the Books Police Officer, Gung Ho Marine, Refined Military Officer, and much More!

The M1 is perfect for many roles that require dangerous work in extreme conditions. Unlike other synths on the market, the M1 is built to last. It's perfect for:
Firefighting
Police Work
Field Surgery
Wilderness Rescue
Bodyguarding
Field Engineer

And much more! Remember if you want quality in your synthetic purchases, by Weyland Yutani. Weyland Yutani, building better Synthetics, building better worlds.

The Patrol

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The sun beat down upon the broken asphalt mercilessly. Murphys calculated it to be around 103 degrees fahrenheit outside, quite uncomfortable for organics. Indeed, the marines he was accompanying to the front looked exhausted under the pounds of gear and armor. The small amount of shade the ruined vehicles they were squatting behind provided no relief in the slightest. At least it provided cover for the squad. One of the marines had not reached cover in time and was now laying in the doorway of a nearby house, wounded.

The marines of the USS Almayer had been on patrol on this backwater farm world due to suspected sightings of the CLF terrorists. They had been walking down this barren stretch of highway for hours when the squad had come across a group of ruined vehicles in the road and a small collection of ruined buildings at a nearby gas station. One of the PFCs had run over to check the nearest building when a shot rang out from somewhere nearby, striking him in the gut. The patrol had rushed to nearby cover and was currently trying to figure out where the shot had come from.

Murphy squinted his eyes against the harsh sunlight as he peered carefully around the wall. Just as he acclimated to the glare a shadowy figure appeared in the doorway briefly, dragging the marine inside. The marines dared not shoot least they hit the wounded PFC.

“Can anyone go in and clear that building?” the sergeant asked his squad? He could see the reluctance on his mens face. For many this was their first deployment away from a base, and this had been a simple patrol mission. Rushing across an open field into an unsecured house with a gunman inside was probably a terrifying prospect for them.

“I’ll do it sir” Murphy replied evenly. “You sure Murphy? You can't fire any guns. What are you gonna do about the gunman?” the sergeant asked. “Give me your knife” Murphy stated, gesturing to the knife slid into the man's boots. The Sergeant passed it to murphy wordlessly.
Murphy made sure to double check his medical bag was properly packed with tramadol and bicardine, before leaning close to the edge of the wall in a running pose. He spared a brief moment to calculate the distance, determining he would be out in the open for about ten seconds. After one last pause, he burst out from behind the wall and began to sprint towards the building.

Murphy had made it about halfway before he felt the bullet smash into lower torso. “Mar 40, thats gonna be a chore to repair” he noted as white lubricating fluid ran down his jumpsuit. The second shot missed him narrowly as he plunged up the steps into the ruined structure.

His HUD was showing that the wounded marine had been dragged into the backroom. He sprinted forward and smashed through the rotten door into the dimly lit back room of the gas station. As he cleared the ruined door, he noticed three figures in the room. One was laying on the floor sprawled out. The other two were two figures wearing hoodies and clutching guns.

Murphy took in the two CLF soldiers standing over the wounded marine. It appeared they had been in the process of stripping the marine of his gear and they had been about to finish him off when he had burst in. His synthetic brain quickly processed the visual data and formed a plan of action that would eliminate the threat to the marine and himself. The taller of the two CLF was clutching a double barreled shotgun, most likely loaded with buckshot. The shorter of the two had the Mar 40 rifle that had injured him just seconds before. He would have to take down the shotgun wielder first, and fast.

Murphy lunged forward and grabbed the barrel of the shotgun, pulling himself into close range of the startled CLF soldier. A quick knee shattering kick drove the clf soldier to the ground, allowing for a precision neck stab to dispatch the CLF quickly. Even as the soldier slumped to the ground, Murphy has crossed the room to engage the other gunman. Knocking the barrel of the rifle to the side, Murphy thrust the knife forward with such force it pierced the soldiers flak jacket, with a quick rip upwards disemboweling the unfortunate soldier.

Murphy briefly noted that the smaller of the two clf soldiers was most likely an adolescent, which explained the hesitation from him when he burst into the room. He surveyed the room again briefly before turning to stabilize the wounded marine. The wound was large, but fortunately the bullet had not lodged in the marine and passed through clean. He pulled out an advanced trauma kit and began to clean and seal the hole. He heard the marine groan and quickly applied an oxycodone autoinjector to the wounded marine before feeding him a bicardine pill.

“Hang in there soldier” Murphy stated, his personality quirk activating “We’ll get you out of here. Stay with me marine, cant let the CLF win eh?” he said as he pulled the marine to his feet. “Holy shit murphy, you took those poor bastards apart” the marine hissed out in pain as he leaned on the synth. “There's nothing I love more then making some sorry son of a bitch die for his country” Murphy replied as the two of them exited the building and back into the light.

How do you intend to play your Synth (as in, describe HOW you will act/play your Synth and what support roles you’ll mainly focus on, what is your synthetics quirk)?:
As a synth, I would like to be deployed to areas that need immediate help. I want to be deployed in the field stabilizing marines or building/repairing the FOB. If something needs to be fixed on the ship immediately, like power, I can do that too. I would prefer to be deployed to crisis situations, but will do whatever command asks of me.

As for Murphy’s quirk, he is normally taciturn, switching to a stereotypical gung ho marine attitude when unit morale is low or others need encouragement. Think along the lines of a Mr. Gutsy unit. Murphy was programmed to somewhat act like the marines he serves besides, as other synth models were viewed as “creepy” for their smooth, emotionless personalities.

How familiar are you with support roles? (ie; Medical, MT, Science, SO)

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Medical:I am very good at medic and can treat and stabilize marines very quickly. I am also familair with surgical procedures both on the ship and in field hospitals. I am confident that I can help medbay if they need help.

Engineering:I am familiar with all aspects of engineering. Deconstructing walls, repairing apcs, fixing the engine etc. I am also experienced in setting up FOB’s and defensive positions, so I should be able to help with that as well.

Science:I am familiar with the chem list and should be able to help the Researcher/CMO make any chems required.

Req:I am very familiar with Req and would have no issue manning the line or sending down supplies to the marines.

Command:I am already a whitelisted commander and understand the ins and outs of all CIC roles. I would be able to fill in at any SO position, fly a dropship, or do any other command related task that I am assigned.

Why should we whitelist you?:
One of the main issues I see on some rounds of CM is a lack of skilled personnel to address issues. Many times I have seen FOBS that are incomplete because the engineers have gone missing, or wounded marines lying around the front lines cause there's only one or two medics. I want to be there to address these issues and lessen the burden on the oftentimes overwhelmed staff of the Almayer.

As for roleplaying, I want to explore the idea of a machine being programmed to think and act like the humans around, despite the fact that it does not live. I think it is a unique idea for a synthetic that would not violate any programming rules and could enrich rounds by being different from other synthetic personalities.

Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason (we will check, and lies may result in immediate denial)?
I have not been banned from CM in the past month

Are you currently banned from any other servers and if so, why?
I am not banned from any other server.

Do you understand that any player - donor or otherwise - can have their whitelist status revoked should they break our rules or the Synthetic Programming Guideline?
I fully understand and accept that ingame actions have out of game consequences if rules are broken.

Final Note:
I would like to state that even though Murphy acts somewhat like a marine, he is not a combat synth and will obey all synthetic programming regarding combat, as all synthetic units do.

[Pedroca2lucas]

Rushing across an open field into an unsecured house with a gunman inside was probably a terrifying prospect for them.

“I’ll do it sir” Murphy replied evenly.

Why would Murphy risk himself that much? Following the rules, such a thing wouldn't be possible due to:

5- Do not perform needlessly suicidal actions. Your self-preservation comes first.

[SolarMacharius]

Why would Murphy risk himself that much? Following the rules, such a thing wouldn't be possible due to:

It wasn't a suicidal action. It was a calculated risk. It also wasn't a direct combat order. He was ordered to go in and stabilize the marine, so he did. He knew that short of them having an MG emplacement he could cross the gap with minimal damage and rescue the marine. It was bad luck that there were two soldiers instead of one, but that didn't necessarily make it a suicide mission.

[MattAtlas]

The story isn't really that great - lack of punctualization most of the time, a very odd choice of story as it paints your synth as a combat synthetic.

Why did you go for this prompt exactly? What did you want to show off? More importantly, what would you do if you came across a drone weeding the area you're in?

[SolarMacharius]

The story isn't really that great - lack of punctualization most of the time, a very odd choice of story as it paints your synth as a combat synthetic.

Why did you go for this prompt exactly? What did you want to show off? More importantly, what would you do if you came across a drone weeding the area you're in?

To be honest I had a lot of trouble with the story prompt. I wanted to show off Murphy’s attitude in a field situation, but had trouble coming up with a premise that was exciting and decently structured. I sometimes have trouble writing stories, but won’t have any trouble with role playing.

As for the drone, I would clear the weeds once it’s confirmed that the weeds are a having a negative impact on the operation. I would not engage the drone at all and fully ignore it unless a marine or my safety were immediately jeopardized by its actions.

[Jakkkk]

He literally grabbed a knife from a marine, went in there, got shot, then killed two people.

Pretty badass, but I didn't see one example of you doing anything as a support role.

-1 homie, look at the accepted applications and try to better your own application through that. Also I think that the quirk is too human for my tastes, but that's just me.

[SolarMacharius]

He literally grabbed a knife from a marine, went in there, got shot, then killed two people.

Pretty badass, but I didn't see one example of you doing anything as a support role.

-1 homie, look at the accepted applications and try to better your own application through that. Also I think that the quirk is too human for my tastes, but that's just me.

I did look at a lot of the accepted applications and on almost every one it was people saying the story was bland or generic. I saved the story part for last because I had trouble trying to figure out just what the criteria of a GOOD story is. Does stabilizing marines not count as support now? On most of the stories people said the support work was unexciting and made the story boring. I'll admit that its maybe too combat focused, but I was trying to figure out a way make the stakes seem serious.

I can handle the role. I've been around a bit and can fulfill all the support requirements expected of a synth. If your worried about the quirk, it wont be active all the time. For the most part Murphy will be like other synths, polite and monotone.

[Sleepy Retard]

I did look at a lot of the accepted applications and on almost every one it was people saying the story was bland or generic. I saved the story part for last because I had trouble trying to figure out just what the criteria of a GOOD story is. Does stabilizing marines not count as support now? On most of the stories people said the support work was unexciting and made the story boring. I'll admit that its maybe too combat focused, but I was trying to figure out a way make the stakes seem serious.

I can handle the role. I've been around a bit and can fulfill all the support requirements expected of a synth. If your worried about the quirk, it wont be active all the time. For the most part Murphy will be like other synths, polite and monotone.

Most of us councilmen understand the story will be boring. Go read every councilmen's app, they're very bland. I'm not even going to sugar coat it, from a story perspective it's probably just going to be boring. If some random person say it's boring or bland, that's fine - I know I don't consider that. I think about how good it is written, the grammar, the whole shebang.

But yeah. Combat synthing is a lot of fun....just not allowed. And having your story showcase it doesn't do you wonders. I'll give you the chance to write me an interesting support, non medical, paragraph or two. It can be done, and I've discussed how to do it in previous apps. Use your imagination. It doesn't have to be something that happens in game, just something that might happen in the proper universe, such as a fire, a hull breach, etc

[SolarMacharius]

Most of us councilmen understand the story will be boring. Go read every councilmen's app, they're very bland. I'm not even going to sugar coat it, from a story perspective it's probably just going to be boring. If some random person say it's boring or bland, that's fine - I know I don't consider that. I think about how good it is written, the grammar, the whole shebang.

But yeah. Combat synthing is a lot of fun....just not allowed. And having your story showcase it doesn't do you wonders. I'll give you the chance to write me an interesting support, non medical, paragraph or two. It can be done, and I've discussed how to do it in previous apps. Use your imagination. It doesn't have to be something that happens in game, just something that might happen in the proper universe, such as a fire, a hull breach, etc

The first thing Murphy noticed as he was awakened from the darkness of artificial sleep was the alarm sounding and the synthetic voice of ARES announcing Red Alert. His optical sensors flipped on a microsecond later, showing him the familiar sight of the Almayer's Commander, Major Ike Saker. The CO looked stressed, dark circles under his eyes, cigar shredded to pieces in his mouth, uniform creased and sweat stained.

"What is the mission Commander Saker?" Murphy asked flatly. "Thank god your scheduled maintenance was finished, we have a fire in the godamm reactor room. A pipe has ruptured and were losing coolant in there, and the reactor is spewing rads everywhere. I do not dare send an MT in, too hazardous for biologicals. Think your up to the task, Murphy?"Major Saker asked. Murphy nodded "I'll get tools from the engineering department, I take the CE agrees?".The major nodded swiftly as Murphy began to walk towards the door "All right Major, I'll handle the reactor. Make sure to set up decontamination for me. I expect to be exposed to some rads, even with a suit".

Murphy made sure to grab an industrial blowtorch and the advanced fire extinguisher from engineering storage. Any sort of fire in the reactor would be of a chemical or metallic nature, requiring deployment of metal foaming agent from the extinguisher. He passed through the first airlock and stopped briefly to grab the radiation suit from the closet. This was for his own good as well as the crews, the levels of radiation in there could damage his more sensitive electronics if he stayed in there too long. He opened the door and stepped into the super heated room, extinguisher ready. Upon entering the room his inbuilt Geiger counter began to crackle at a very fast rate.

Murphy saw the source of the fire, turbine 23 in the engine block had seized and its pipes had blown, leaking reaction mass and other fluids everywhere. Coupled with the extreme heat from the exposed reactor, the mess had lit up incredibly fast. He flipped off the safety on the extinguisher and began to hose the fire down with the metal solution. Once that was completed, he moved to examine the reactor turbine itself. He made sure to weld the loose panels back into place and replace any wiring that was damaged from the engine seizure. He wrenched the piping back into place and made sure to weld the break points in order to prevent further leakage. The final thing to do was begin decontamination procedures within the reactor so that it would be traversable again. As the rooms temperature was stabilized and the radioactive materials were decontaminated slowly, Murphy walked out of the chamber, making sure to dump his clothing in a lead lined receptacle. He entered his charging bay and went back into standby mode as decontamination procedures began.

[MattAtlas]

I'm gonna go with a neutral on this one.

The stories just don't do it for me and I've not seen you much at all in the past months.

[SolarMacharius]

I'm gonna go with a neutral on this one.

The stories just don't do it for me and I've not seen you much at all in the past months.

What time zone are you in? I play every day for multiple hours. I’m on PST.

[ThesoldierLLJK]

I know you can roleplay, but my issue is the quirk.
I just don't think it will work with the guidelines and the lore.

I'm neutral towards -1

[SolarMacharius]

I know you can roleplay, but my issue is the quirk.
I just don't think it will work with the guidelines and the lore.

I'm neutral towards -1

That’s ok. I’m guessing it’s going be a no on the app. I realize that I did not understand the criteria for synth personalities and perhaps went to out of character for what the role is. I will maybe try again in two months. Thank you for clearing up what the expectations for a synth are.

[Sleepy Retard]

Love the quirk, honestly. I had originally planned on making a gung ho synth when I first applied. Never did. It could 100% be plausible though.

My main problem is the poor story, both content wise and grammatically. Both the story and what I asked of you, really. I get it though. Most people are interested/good at writing stories. It's not up everyone's alley.

Take what you got from this app. Get some help with grammar and wording from a friend. Review what it means to be a synthetic. Apply later.

That's a -1, if you didn't get it.

[MattAtlas]

Love the quirk, honestly. I had originally planned on making a gung ho synth when I first applied. Never did. It could 100% be plausible though.

My main problem is the poor story, both content wise and grammatically. Both the story and what I asked of you, really. I get it though. Most people are interested/good at writing stories. It's not up everyone's alley.

Take what you got from this app. Get some help with grammar and wording from a friend. Review what it means to be a synthetic. Apply later.

That's a -1, if you didn't get it.

Yeah this. Gonna be a -1 from me as well. I think you can make an okay story, you just need to find a better quirk and look at how the accepted stories are.

[Emeraldblood]

Resolved - Denied; we have a WL application help channel on our discord if you need help improving any future applications.