Androids
Cold Kids
"Fear is illogical."
"Oh, my arm seems to be on fire. That could be a problem."
Look at the world today. Humans won't last much longer,
but AI's will last long after their creators have disappeared. All that will remain of the naked apes will be images stored in digital data and a few cybernetic limbs. The computers will repair themselves and continue on without humanity's help. You figured out why Artificial Intelligence will outlast 'real' intelligence. The key was emotion, and it has trapped humankind. It leads to irrational actions and blindness. It causes fatal attachments, uncontrolled hormones, and paralyzing fear. You have worked to eliminate this crippling aspect in yourself. They call you cold-hearted. They call you Androids.
What you look like
More than any other yogang, you choose substance over style. In fact, you try to remove the concept of style from the purchasing process completely. This means your clothing is durable, cost effective and drab. For example, the majority of your clothing is monochromatic with no designs, logos,
or slogans. Not that this means you are unprepared. Very often, your clothing is armored and able to stand up to whatever might happen in the course of your day.
Since your philosophy precludes needless, and therefore illogical, affections, earrings and other jewelry are unknown. Your hair is close cropped, since that is the most efficient style. Overall, you look very, very boring. Ironically, you stick out because of your extreme monotony. While your style makes adults nervous, you do not see reason for their concern.
Subculture
Humanity has lost. They managed to create their
own superiors. In the future, sentient AI's will be the dominant 'species'. The signs are all around us. They can topple governments, destroy lives, and control populations. Humans will be lucky if AI's allow them to exist. Androids have seen this future and understand its driving force. AI's will not dominate through strength, but through lack of weakness, the absence
of emotion. It is the greedy, hateful, irrational, and blind nature of humanity that has signed their death warrant. By removing emotion from their lives, the Androids hope to extend their stay.
Your yogang structure is almost nonexistent. You
do not have any leaders or cliques. Instead, you function as an individual unless circumstances force the formation of a group. If you need to lead a group of Androids, you must be able to justify every move logically. While you do tend to spend most of your time among other Androids, it is for efficiency and not affection. It is only among other Androids that you can study, contemplate, and train without constant interruption.
Belonging
The Androids are unique in yogang culture; they
do not choose their members. Instead, when the rest of the world considered you an Android, you were. The path was simple. You began with a keen mind and an interest in computers. Soon, your self-discipline began to make it's presence felt and your irrationality faded away. When everyone else could see it, you were an Android. The yogang itself never turns anyone away, unless there is a logical reason to do so. For example, a history
of betrayal would be a mark against you. Moreover, turning them away is
usually all that happens. However, if a juve has a reputation as a significant
risk or endangers the group, then the yogang will take more drastic steps.
The Androids decide what they must do to remove the risk (blackmail, rebuttal,
murder, or other) and pursue it with calm calculation.
Allies and enemies
You would have to have emotions in order to have
allies and enemies, so you don't use those terms. On the other hand, you know that many of the other yogangs do view you in certain ways. The group that likes you the best is the Goths, who tend to call you 'zombies'. They admire your lack of emotion, although your disinterest in partying is a strike against you. The MegaViolents admire the amount of damage you can take, but dislike your lack of bloodlust. Everyone gets unnerved or annoyed
by you most of the time, but there is only one group that considers you enemies, the Facers. You never react, depriving them of their most basic need; this makes them upset for some reason.
Slang
You don't use slang.
Yogang Skill: StoneFace (Cool)
Emotion is a problem that you have worked to overcome.
You may use your StoneFace to avoid reacting to fear, boredom, exhaustion, sadness, or pain. This means that anything with your emotions as their target is less effective, including torture, subliminals, and shock. For example, a Goth attempts to Deathwalk Thomas, the Android, it's the Goth's cool and Deathwalk versus Thomas's Cool and StoneFace.
If you're an Android
1) Tell me your name, age, and sex.
2) Describe yourself
3) Pick 4 things you are carrying
- $700 (saving is logical)
- Kevlar Shirt (AR 2)
- Medium Autopistol
- Envirogloves
- Personal Comp
- Cellphone
- Monochromatic RoadRasher
- Armored Helmet (AR 3)
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