the collected nations of struxta.You arrive in the middle of a city - a large metropolis of steel, glass, lights, and metal. It feels a bit like an electrical board, a maze of buildings, streets, cars and trains. A technologically advanced city beyond what you could ever imagine. Everything is streamlined- sleek and efficient- clean and without the slightest hint of dirt or grime. The skies are dark, almost like a single, looming cloud has covered the entirety of the city, possibly the entire world. There are strikes of lightning, intermittent and varied. Around you is a sprawling cityscape - buildings reaching up into the sky and beyond. Bright streaks of color scatter across the land before you - advertisements, signs, logos, titles. Despite the apparent lack of any kind of sun, the city itself is so brightly lit from the buildings and street lights alone. Holograms of massive size move between the buildings, like giants moving across the streets. You’ll find that the city is the capital of the Collected Nations of Struxta, known by the people simply as Struxta. Walking the streets are figures of all shapes and sizes - humanoid and not, from two or three feet tall to up to fifteen. Some look human, almost identical, and other looks exactly like robots. Because that is one of the things you have been told, upon your entrance here. This city is entirely electronic - from the buildings, down to the natives as well. This is the technological future every science fiction fan has dreamed of. An entire civilization of robotics - there is nothing of remotely natural description here. No plants, no animals, no humans (or human-adjacent) kinds. Think a clean, perfect version of the city and world Blade Runner was trying to be.  THE NATIVESThe natives are as varied and different as you’d expect to see in any large, international city. The only difference, here, is that the variations are of the mechanical nature. Every figure and every native of the Collected Nations of Struxta are, as you might have guessed, robotic. There are no natural life forms anywhere, that you can see.
These natives vary - there are androids who look, perhaps a bit uneasily, exactly like a human would. Others are of the more work-force shape. And others, still, as different and varied as you can imagine, from all times of mechanical advancement. The one thing you will notice, though, is that no matter the state of technology, all of these natives have gained sentience. They are independent thinkers, with the ability to live, process, and understand as anyone else. There are, just as there are with any other society, variations in personality, emotion, etc.
They are aware that they are robotic, in nature, and see no issue with it at all. THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPEIn almost stark contrast to the previous jump, the political landscape in Struxta seems...almost perfect. There are few issues, few problems. From almost every political level, the nation seems at absolute peace. All problems are logically dealt with, votes are given where it is needed, but because of - what your characters will be told upon arrival is called - ‘The Mass Subconscious’ everything is done with everyone’s approval, and there doesn’t seem to be an unhappy robot i sight.
Because of this Mass Subconscious, there also doesn’t appear to be any political leaders, so much as a Political Organization Team, who is in charge of bringing in information, organizing it into easy to consume packets, and sends them out for download by every member of the Collected Nations for their vote.
There is no one leader, no one figure of power. Every single member of this gigantic city has a say, and more often than not that say is unanimous.  AREAS OF INTERESTThe Hostel
Just as it was in El Minha, it appears that upon arrival, each character is outfitted with a room at one of the largest, arguably most impressive skyscrapers in the city. Nearly two hundred stories tall, and with each floor nearly sixty floors. Every floor, every room, every door is of the highest tech and the more advanced security. The watches that Astoria has given each of the Circle Members act, in many ways, like a key, a credit card, an ID, and any other form of identification the players will need during their stay.
The bottom floor of the building is almost as large as a city block. It is open, sleek, and clean-cut. A kind of open meeting room, which has - upon inspection - been modified to include what appears to be a restaurant. Which - given the fact the group of Circle members who have arrived in the city - are the only natural bodies around? Includes the fact you are the only members of the city who have to consume food and nutrients through food and drink. Upon closer inspection, the technology used to make the food seems a few decades behind that of the rest of the city, but it still works, and the food can still be produced. It might taste a little weird and turn out to be some sort of glorified goop, but it has some nutritional value.
The Supercenter
Have you ever wanted to go shopping in the most technologically advanced superstore possible? Here is your chance! It appears that if you use your watch, you have been given a moderate amount of credit to buy clothing, toys, electronics, items, and anything else that might suit your fancy. You will not have enough to buy anything significant, such as limbs, organs, advanced computer technology, etc. The Supercenter is attached, as most of the buildings seem to be in this city, by a roadway of interlocking bridges and stairways- to a point that you could, if you wanted to, move about the entire city without stepping foot outside.
There are no restaurants or drink bars, but there are plenty of areas to relax and people (android) watch if you so desire. Otherwise, shop, explore, find weird mechanical devices of the likes you could never imagine back home. Everything is automated, but there are still helpful employees of various appearances at each of the stories to help you decide and browse- small, flying blocks that speak in primarily beeping noises that (thanks to Astoria's wonderful watches) you can somehow understand, completely human-appearing androids of the utmost style and elegance, and everything in between.
The Races
In the south-eastern area of the city, a large area of the city has been modified into a multi-level, vast, complicated race track of sorts. Think Tron, meets Speed Racer, meets a type of racing that is something all their own. It's fun as hell, fast as hell, and dangerous as hell. Sounds great, right?
What is simply known as ‘Racing’ here in Struxta is a complicated, but at its heart is exactly what it says: it is a race. A race of cars, through an obstacle course of everything you can imagine. It seems to all be linked, electronically, to a motherboard that decides - each race - what the drivers will find. Each race was drastically different, with dangers galore.
The rules are simple: if you have a car, and you have a driver, you are allowed to race. First one to complete the track, wins.
You might be able to find a sponsor, if you're willing to do some dirty work . . . or maybe someone incredibly stupid will let someone borrow their expensive car/bike. Either way, it's yours for the taking -- will you join the Races?  WORLD INTERACTIONSIn our previous world, we offered a another chance for characters to get involved with the setting and the world. This previous post (here) was posted in the middle of the world exploration. After some discussion, we've decided to post the options up front, to give players various ways to interact, learn more about the city, etc. By commenting under the appropriate tag below, we will be able to more specifically give information and possible plot details to player who wish to explore more about the city than what we've supplied here.
If you have specific questions about the world, please comment to the Questions tag below. If you have certain areas your character will explore in the world, including but not limited to the below options, please comment under the World Interactions tag!
1.) Are you looking for work? While there isn't any immediate need for hands as most robots and other natives can fill that void, they will not turn you away! Want to run some errands across town? Want to interact with native shoppers? Want to see what it's like just being a normal android?
2.) Or are you more interested in talking one on one with one of the natives? The Hostel has a few on staff, specifically assigned to the Welcome Committee, who are more than happy to sit down and answer questions you might have.
3.) Want to explore the city? There are numerous neighborhoods, districts, areas, and buildings to explore. These include, but aren't limited to: industrial, residential, manufacturing, software development, merchant district, transportation, security, and many others. Something about your watch has given you access to everything and anything you might want to go see, even restricted areas and buildings normally kept from the regular population, so feel free to go check it out!
4.) Are you interested in some of those racing bikes? There is an entire district dedicated to the creation, practice, upkeep, and enjoyment of the multitude and variations that the vehicles can come in. Do you want to build something yourself? Just test out your skills in an area that is less likely to leave you a pile of scrap metal? What kind of questions would you ask?
5.) WILDCARD - if you have anywhere we haven't mentioned, or that you as a player think could be cool to see in a city like this, let us know! You'll never know what kind of information you might uncover! MOD NOTE As this is our second world jump, we wanted to make sure everyone is aware of one things - this is your world to explore. Ask questions, get involved. We as mods are giving you a setting to play with as you'd like! What happens here in Struxta is entirely based on your character's involvement. There will be plenty to interact with, little background plots to get mixed up in, and a city to explore. Ask questions! Pull one of us aside for some cool plotting! Figure out what you want to do and how you want to do it, and go. Reminder: the log for this world jump will be posted Wednesday, July 11th at 12 AM EST. This post is purely for plotting, and there's a place below for questions and for the world interactions! Otherwise, feel free to leave a plotting comment below! Find some other Circle Members to explore with! For some reminders of what the previous world jump OOC post looked like, here is the one for El Minha, our first world. And, as a note, canon powers will not work unless specifically stated. The only magic you have is what Astoria has already granted you. Astoria is very excited for you to enjoy your second World Jump~ ♥ |
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acatalepsy_ooc2018-07-07 05:29 pm
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5.1. Daylight's art is pretty much the opposite of the art scene in the world then! His work is similar to that of the works found in Post Impressionism moment, with his wild use of colours and strokes with more focus on the emotions and the experience of the art and execution. He also leans heavily into depicting nature and people a lot so how would galleries/art floor owners respond if he approaches them and asks for their critique/a shot of being displayed?
In the thread over at the Library mingle of Firo, Daylight is going to check stuff out with Firo. He’s checking the newest entry to the oldest entry to compare and contrast them and then he’d like to find any information re: the history. He doesn’t expect this to be easy at all since a friend of his did the heavy lifting when it comes to data crunches so this take in-game time is cool with me. :’>
And this is kind of related to 3 so - Also I thought I sent this question to you via PM but it’s not on my sent messages (but I’d like to apologise in advance if it is with you and I'm just being impatient eeep) - What happens if Daylight expresses an interest in trying this Mass Subconscious thing for himself? Or what happens if he attempts to link up with the natives here to swap data? The 'updating in the middle of a discussion' really intrigued me...! I’m a little unsure of how this would work with the natives of this world since, even with his own people, Daylight kind of struggles with data swapping due to his hybrid status causing the other Galateions’ systems to reject him hard.
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If Daylight is looking to connect to the Mass Subconscious, it is possible but it does have massive consequences. He will first need an actual way in to integrate with the software, and then if he did, he because he wouldn't have the necessary software/updates to actually understand it. His entire motherboard will fry while attempting, due to the massive information overload, and unless he can find another member of the Circle with some kind of software and hardware abilities (like Conner needed to find in connecting with the Library Archives), he will be completely friend and will be unable to come back online.
It is possible that once he comes back online he will have some more information/a better chance at trying again, but right now his hardware and software is not compatible enough to actually handle connecting to the Mass Subconscious.
thank you so much for giving me a reason to use this icon, mods ; w ;
And... Okay. I'm going to be very honest here mods - I first saw the words ‘massive consequences’ when reading your reply in my inbox and I immediately went, ‘Yes. Okay. Let's do the thing.’ Then I read the whole thing and I am doubling down on this decision more than ever.
I think the best way for him to integrate with the others' software is for him is to directly link to their processor/equivalency of processor with his and try get the data straight from the bot he's talking to should they allow that to happen. I'm sure that, along with not having the compatible software and updates, is what triggers the information overload. (Also I'm sorry in advanced to whatever poor bot agrees to this. They are the real MVP for this situation, they really are.)
If/When Daylight recovers from being Crispy Boy #2 with others' help, he will want to try again after Meddy has checked him out/beeped their spark out at his dumb actions. Will Daylight and Meddy and others figure out what exactly Daylight is lacking re: his compatibility and is there somewhere in the city that he can acquire these updates or something close enough for him to use? Like maybe in the merchant district or the clinic where he's going for his checkup?
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The bot who agrees to do this will also suffer the same overload and short-out as Daylight, as well, due to trying to translate the data into a processor that cannot handle or hold it.
Reminder - he will be out of commission/fried for about 3-5 days. Unresponsive and - technically - 'dead'. Once he has others who will be able to find the right magic/hardware/healing to bring him back, it will be with some glitches, a bit slower processing, etc. He basically just plugged into the emotions, memories, and "brains" of hundreds of thousands (probably millions) of individuals, and he will be suffering from the aftereffects of that.
The issue with compatibility will not necessarily be as simple as finding the right parts. In a very shallow metaphor, and relative to the situation, Daylight is running on a Windows 95 and just tried to plug in to something for the most recent iOS updates. It will take an almost entire system restructure/wipe/reboot if he wants to be able to seamlessly connect.
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No but, for real, thank you for the information! Will it be alright for me to say that Daylight is able to find someone willing after a week or so starting today when he gets curious about the Mass Subconscious? So, timeline-wise, he’ll find a Struxta native willing to help him out on the 22nd and he’s recovering from the information overload until the 27th if he gets help from others with his recovery? If it needs to be longer in order for it to be more plausible, I'm willing to do that!
I think due to the information given here, along with the fact he'll be suffering from side effects of the first time, Daylight won’t be able to go through with plugging with the Mass Subconscious after his first attempt. Considering that he'll still be recovering and total system reboots/restructuring is something he's leery of, he's going to realise that yeah maybe he needs to be careful for now. Will he be able to learn anything from his first attempt, if he remembers anything from it at all? If not, the experience is a heck of an event for him all the same.
(Also... Daylight is going to be willing to pay/help out the poor bot who got fried from this too if it's possible. It is the least he can do for them.)
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As for what he would find/remember when it comes to being connected to the Mass Subconscious would be the feeling of almost losing himself in the ocean that came down upon him from the thousands upon thousands upon thousands of lives, personalities, memories, and everything else he would have been attached to, even for just a brief moment.
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... Also yes at that description have fun Day..