Permissions

📖In Character                          

PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Yes. He'll likely be confused and highly suspicious if he has no prior CR with your character, and unlikely to reciprocate unless he's very comfortable with your character. This may change during game events that force characters to be more affectionate.

PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Yes. He can defend himself, but if the person attacking him is human, he's unlikely to be able to retaliate (depending on the circumstances; game events and K eventually developing free will could change this). So it could be pretty one sided.

ROMANCE/FLIRTING: Yes. Refer to physical affection. K is very much a romantic at heart.

SEXUAL CONTENT: Yes, if it's ever applicable. K needs a strong emotional connection with someone before he's comfortable engaging in anything sexual with them; no gender preference. Game events may influence this. Please note I'm not comfortable playing out cheating storylines or infidelity in established relationships.

PSYCHIC ABILITIES: Ask first before using them on him. He's an android and characters possessing psychic abilities will be able to tell that his mind isn't like a human's — it's more on par with a supercomputer. The majority of his memories are false artificial implants and he's aware of this fact. He's been (literally) programmed and heavily conditioned; Nexus-9 models are renowned for their absolute obedience*. K has no psychic abilities himself, but he is capable of interfacing with other androids/AI/technology (and technology gods)/etc. and communicating directly that way. If your character happens to possess anything like technopathy, the connection will be all the stronger. I love getting to play with this kind of connection between characters and exploring the possibilities, please indulge me.

(*This doesn't mean he's compelled to obey every human he comes into contact with, it's restricted to his assigned superior officer/owner/handler within the LAPD, Lieutenant Joshi, in canon. But I'm willing to explore this within the game setting.)

MAGIC/POWERS: He has superhuman reflexes, strength, agility, endurance, perceptive abilities, etc. He's a Nexus-9 android optimised for combat and law enforcement and contrary to his outward lean size, he's as resilient as any of the earlier, far more bulky combat specialist models.

MEDICAL INFORMATION: He's an android, specifically a biorobotic type — essentially his inorganic, robotic bits are fully integrated with the organic bits; replicants are not human clones, they are explicitly androids. He heals at an accelerated rate compared to humans, and can shrug off some pretty grievous injuries within days. It takes considerable damage to slow him down. He has blood, but it's neither identical to nor compatible with human blood — vampiric characters may notice this; it's likely unappetising. It also means blood magic is unlikely to work on him. What empaths can detect from him will vary depending on their individual abilities, but in general it will be far more muted and noticeably different from what they'd detect from a human, more on par with what they'd pick up from a sentient computer. He has emotions, they're just governed by his programming. He isn't required to eat or sleep in order to remain functional, though he's physically capable of doing both, and they will help accelerate recovery and healing.

OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS OR TRIGGERS: Bigotry against androids/AI/robots in general. Invalidating his identity as an android. The closer he is to developing free will, the less he will tolerate being treated like property.

📖Out Of Character                   

BACKTAGGING: Yes, always. I'm happy to backtag but I also understand if you'd rather drop older threads to start new ones. If you'd like to continue a previously dropped thread with me, feel free to let me know.

FOURTH WALLING: In general: no thank you, this robot has enough existential crises to deal with. I'd rather not have anyone inform K he's a fictional character or treat him as though he's "posing" as one. I'm fine with characters being canon familiar with the Blade Runner movies and/or the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick that they're based on if they exist as fiction in their own universes (just don't explicitly tell K this). I'm not really into face-twinning or mistaken identities in that vein and would prefer the characters are treated as though they look and behave recognisably different. Anything specific, just ask first!

THREADHOPPING: Yes, if all players are okay with it and it isn't a private thread.

OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS/TRIGGERS: Clearly label any sensitive/triggering or NSFW content and we'll be good. I prefer to avoid overly graphic descriptions of gore (think goreporn), graphic descriptions of non-consensual sexual violence, intentional misgendering, and animal abuse.

CONTENT I ABSOLUTELY NEED WARNINGS FOR, BUT CAN STILL PLAY: Excessive gore and body horror, discussion of sexual abuse.

CONTENT I ABSOLUTELY NEED WARNINGS FOR AND THAT I CAN'T PLAY: Graphic non-consensual sexual violence. Domestic pet animal abuse/death. Certain types of body horror may fall into this category but I will handle those on a case by case basis with other players if they come up.

ANYTHING ELSE: I also have a general preferences page as well as a first impressions page (made for a different game, but most of the information applies to Unfinished Library too).

The Blade Runner universe involves themes of enslavement and fantasy racism. Replicants are literally created to be slave labour and designed for the vocations deemed too dangerous or unfit for humans, including sex work. If you'd prefer such topics not come up when tagging K or if you'd like to opt-out of tags from me for any reason, let me know. I'm happy to accommodate other players, so feel free to talk to me if there's anything in particular you want to play out. (And it should really go without saying but) I'm open to interacting with characters from any medium and OCs.




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Player Name: Moz
Player Contact(s): Velthrir; PM; discord by request.
Are you over 18? Yes.
Do you have any other characters in game?: No.
Who invited you?: NA.

Character Name: KD6-3.7, or K
Canon: Blade Runner
Canon Point: After his handler, Lieutenant Joshi, leaves his apartment.
Age: Chronologically only a few months old, physically and cognitively an adult.
History: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the novel which was the inspiration for Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049. Here's a full timeline, and K's personal history. Note that while aspects of Blade Runner have been featured in the Alien franchise and vice versa (because of Ridley Scott), they mainly constitute easter eggs. The two timelines don't line up perfectly, so they may or may not actually take place within the same universe; either way I'm not going to detail the entire history/timeline of the Alien universe since it has no bearing on K or his history anyway.

And since there isn't a place to list species, I'll just mention that "replicant" is the in-universe term for an android and essentially a brand name for androids manufactured by Tyrell/Wallace Corp, but the terms can be used interchangeably. (I tend to favour using "android" for the sake of those who aren't canon familiar.)
Is this character an AU? What type?: No.
AU History: Feel free to delete if not applicable.
Personality: Outwardly K appears stoic and unemotive, behaving almost robotically, if you will. He isn't especially reactive in general and is able to maintain a sense of equanimity and single-minded focus even during tense situations, acting decisively. A prime example of this is shown in canon: when his aircraft is in the process of crashing, he doesn't panic or give into fear, but calmly prepares the aircraft and himself for the impact. This demeanour is arguably as much the result of his programming as it is his personality. In his case, they may be one and the same.

The societally accepted treatment of replicants is characterised by violence, degradation, depersonalisation, and enslavement, treatment which even K's human co-workers within the Los Angeles Police Department subject him to. So constant is this abuse that despite having only been alive for a few months, K has already grown inured to it and endures it without complaint, while the stranglehold of his programming strictly inhibits retaliation. He accepts it as simply being what life is for a replicant and knows that trying to buck the status quo can and often does lead to even more severe consequences. Humans despise him for being a replicant, while other replicants ostracise him for being a blade runner — a specialised officer tasked with hunting down rogue replicants — the duty for which he was designed. In this world he's an outcast even amongst outcasts, with his worth being wholly measured by how he can be used and what can be taken from him.

His sole source of companionship is provided by his holographic companion AI, Joi, whom he's shown to be emotionally attached to; she's the only individual he ever expresses his feelings to or confides in. Though they're unable to physically interact, he enjoys many of the trappings of a typical romantic relationship with her, while being aware of the fact she's bound by her programming and isn't capable of having genuine feelings for him. But, then, he isn't sure he's even capable of genuine emotions himself, and as he tells her: she's real to him. That's enough. Joi's appearance and voice are customisable to suit the preferences of her user, but as one of the advertisements for her model reveals, K's Joi remains in her default state, indicating his lack of preferences. It's a small detail, but very telling. K is just as much a product and commodity as she is, likewise limited by the constraints of his programming. But in spite of everything, he approaches Joi as a real person and encourages her to consider her own preferences and desires and motivations rather than existing to be a reflection of his; he attempts to provide her with a type of freedom that he's unlikely to ever have himself.

While his devotion to Joi is by choice, his inherent loyalty and absolute obedience to his superior officer and owner within the LAPD, Lieutenant Joshi, are the result of his programming. He's incapable of lying to her for the same reason. They share a cordially professional relationship and at times she seems almost fond of him, to the point where on at least one occasion she subtly propositions him. Though she'd be fully within her rights simply ordering him to accept her advances, she doesn't, and accepts his answer when he rebuffs her — but with an attitude that suggests she isn't pleased about her property rejecting her. It's noteworthy as being one of the few (possibly only) times K's been allowed anything approaching a choice in his interactions with humans.

His concept of morality and what constitutes "right" and "wrong" is somewhat rudimentary due to his being an android designed for obedience. It just doesn't occur to him to question why he's ordered to do what he does, because he's been designed that way; his own wants and feelings are irrelevant. But he doesn't relish the duty he's forced to carry out, that of hunting down and killing his own kind — though he doesn't actually consider these earlier models his own kind, a distinction that only really exists to enable him to fulfill his duties without incurring cognitive dissonance or mental instability. The act of killing other replicants isn't even referred to by that term, but by the more palatable "retirement", coined by humans. Because they aren't viewed or legally recognised as people, they're merely tools made to serve humanity and meant to be disposed of at their discretion. Displaying any indication that they may be developing free will is a virtually guaranteed death sentence and K himself regularly undergoes mandatory testing to ensure he's operating as intended. This is all such a fundamental doctrine of the world K's from that he doesn't believe he's a person, either, and it influences his limited spiritual beliefs — that only humans are capable of possessing souls ("to be born is to have a soul, I guess"), not replicants.

His greatest insecurity is without a doubt the fact he's an artificially created being with false memory implants that leave him uncertain whether even his emotional responses are real, or if they're just a product of his programming like everything else about him. He's only recently been discovering his own preferences: he helps himself to an alcoholic drink after a rough day at work (despite alcohol having no effect on replicants), appreciates old jazz music, and likes reading, especially to Joi; Pale Fire is his favourite book. He enjoys dancing, poetry, things that seem incongruous with what he was designed to be, to do — and thus potentially dangerous. And yet his ability to even have preferences is significant to him, making him feel a little more like an actual person, even if only within the privacy of his own mind.

Powers and Abilities: Pretty much what you'd expect an android programmed for law enforcement and investigation to be good at. He's proficient in multiple forms of armed and unarmed combat, has keen observational skills, strong deductive reasoning, high intelligence, and perfect recall. He can interface with other technology. He's very self-sufficient by design and has a broad general knowledge courtesy of his programming. Replicant intelligence is said to be equal to that of the scientists who created them — he learns at a greatly accelerated rate (moreover, he enjoys learning) and is shown to understand every spoken/written language he encounters, so was presumably programmed to already know quite a few. Unsurprising, given the broad linguistic landscape of the version of Los Angeles he's from.

As a Nexus-9 android optimised for combat and law enforcement, this means many of his physical abilities are essentially at a superhuman level. His strength, reflexes, agility, endurance, resilience, combat expertise, marksmanship, and eyesight are all enhanced. He's also capable of seeing in the dark unassisted.

He heals faster and with fewer complications than a human would. He can withstand considerably more damage than a human (such as being impaled by rebar then beaten almost to death by another Nexus-9 and being on his feet again within days), and any scarring eventually heals completely. He's immune to illness and disease and won't develop infections. He can survive much harsher conditions than the average human, such as the fallout from a dirty bomb and deep space without protective gear, without suffering ill effects. But he can still die from enough direct damage. Replicants are biorobotic androids.

He's subject to the laws of robotics as they exist in his canon, meaning he can't intentionally harm humans except in cases where his orders supersede the preservation of human life. But his obedience functions a bit differently from what's stated by the laws — he will only feel fully compelled to obey orders issued by those he recognises as his superior officers/handlers/owners. He isn't able to directly disobey them, though he can get "creative" in how he carries out their orders when needed.

Inventory: His clothes (full reference) which consist of his dark green laminated cotton coat with faux shearling collar (that's actually functional), a knit long-sleeve black jumper with a black shirt underneath, sleeveless undershirt, straight cut dark brown pants, black boxer-briefs, black tactical boots, a modified shoulder holster (based on Safariland 1090), where he carries his blaster gun. He also carries with him his LAPD badge and ID, Joi's emanator, a portable optic scanner used for identifying androids (which I believe is also K's Knowledge Integration Assistant unit), and a pair of black gloves.

Sample: From the TDM: threads with Jayce and Viktor.

When presented with a choice, is the character more likely to stick with tried and true methods? Or make something new up on the fly? K relies on past experience and his programming to inform his choices. Though it isn't often that he's even allowed to make choices for himself and he's still a baby AI, so as he grows more as a person and develops a stronger sense of self, I think the latter will become easier for him.
What is more important to your character, preserving the past or forging a future? K's human masters would have him maintain the status quo, as he was designed to do, but when freed of their influence, he's shown to be more interested in forging a future. Though maybe not necessarily for himself; he ultimately sacrifices himself in order to secure a future for other characters in his canon.
How does your character influence their own story? What about the stories of others? For most of K's canon, events are happening to him and it's only toward the end that he's developed enough autonomy to choose for himself and have some control over what happens to him. So while he may be the main protagonist of the movie, he has limited influence over his own story, though his choices and actions do eventually have a significant impact upon other characters' stories.

Are you alright with your character’s canon being used as a Recommended Reading?: I largely prefer to avoid breaking the fourth wall and K has enough existential crises to contend with, so for the time being I'm going to opt out of my character's canon being used for this.

KD6-3.7

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The Post-Traumatic Baseline Test was an examination designed to measure any emotional deviance experienced by Nexus-9 replicants in the course of their work. To be "off baseline" would be considered a failure of such test. A subject's first failure would result in a verbal warning, the second would result in recalibration, and the third would permit immediate retirement.

K's post-traumatic baseline tests in the movie.

There's also a full version, printed in The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049:

"A blood black nothingness began to spin.

Began to spin.

Let's move on to system. System.

Feel that in your body. The system.

What does it feel like to be part of the system. System.

Is there anything in your body that wants to resist the system? System.

Do you get pleasure out of being a part of the system? System.

Have they created you to be a part of the system? System.

Is there security in being a part of the system? System.

Is there a sound that comes with the system? System.

We're going to go on. Cells.

They were all put together at a time. Cells.

Millions and billions of them. Cells.

Were you ever arrested? Cells.

Did you spend much time in the cell? Cells.

Have you ever been in an institution? Cells.

Do they keep you in a cell? Cells.

When you're not performing your duties do they keep you in a little box? Cells.

Interlinked.

What's it like to hold the hand of someone you love? Interlinked.

Do they teach you how to feel finger to finger? Interlinked.

Do you long for having your heart interlinked? Interlinked.

Do you dream about being interlinked?

Have they left a place for you where you can dream? Interlinked.

What's it like to hold your child in your arms? Interlinked.

What's it like to play with your dog? Interlinked.

Do you feel that there's a part of you that's missing? Interlinked.

Do you like to connect to things? Interlinked.

What happens when that linkage is broken? Interlinked.

Have they let you feel heartbreak? Interlinked.

Did you buy a present for the person you love? Within cells interlinked.

Why don't you say that three times? Within cells interlinked. Within cells interlinked. Within cells interlinked.

Where do you go when you go within? Within.

Has anyone ever locked you out of a room? Within.

Within.

Where do you go to when you go within? Within.

Where is the place in the world you feel the safest? Within.

Do you have a heart? Within.

Stem.

Did you pick asparagus stems?

What comes from something else? Stem.

Have you been to the source of a river? Stem.

When's the first time you gave a flower to a girl? Stem.

What did she look like? Stem.

Is it a slang word for people's legs? Stem.

Have you planted things in the ground? Stem.

Have you ever been in a legal battle? Stem.

Within one stem.

Dreadfully.

Is that an old fashioned word? Dreadfully.

Did you ever want to live in the nineteenth century? Dreadfully.

What's it like to be filled with dread? Dreadfully.

Do you think you could find out all the answers to all the questions? Dreadfully.

Distinct.

How good are your eyes? Distinct.

Do you have a particular personality? Distinct.

What separates somebody from somebody else? Distinct.

Who do you admire most in the world? Distinct.

What was your most shameful moment? Distinct.

Dreadfully distinct.

Dark.

Were you afraid of the dark when you were little? Dark.

What's it like to hide under a bed? Dark.

Did they keep you in a drawer when they were building you? Dark?

Was it dark in there? Dark.

Do you have dark thoughts? Dark?

Did they program you to have dark thoughts? Dark?

Do you think it's some kind of corruption these dark thoughts? Dark.

Maybe it's a spot of rust or something? Dark.

Who's the darkest person you know? Dark.

What is it like when someone gives you the silent treatment. Dark.

Who did you get your darkness from? Dark.

Against the dark.

What kind of power do you have against the dark. Against the dark.

Do you think there is such a thing as evil? Against the dark.

Do you think you can protect people against the dark. Against the dark.

Why are these things happening? Against the dark.

Do you prefer the day or the night? Against the dark.

When is the last time you saw a starry sky? Against the dark.

What's your favorite part of the moon? Against the dark.

Fountain.

Have you seen the Trevi Fountain in Rome? Fountain.

Have you ever seen the fountain in Lincoln center? Fountain.

Have you seen fountains out in the wild? Fountain.

What's it like when you have an orgasm. Fountain.

Have you read the Fountainhead? Fountain.

White Fountain.

Is it pure white? White Fountain.

Is that a metaphor? White Fountain.

How did the white Fountain make you feel? White Fountain.

A tall white fountain played.

When you were little did you ever fall into a Fountain? A Tall White Fountain.

Do you like fire, earth, air or water. A Tall White Fountain.

Do you like skipping around in the water? A Tall White Fountain.

A blood black nothingness.

A system of cells.

Within cells interlinked.

Within one stem.

And dreadfully distinct.

Against the dark.

A tall white fountain played."

Permissions

In Character                          

PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Yes. He'll likely be confused and highly suspicious if he has no prior CR with your character, and unlikely to reciprocate unless he's very comfortable with your character. This may change during game events that force characters to be more affectionate.

PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Yes. He can defend himself, but if the person attacking him is human, he's unlikely to be able to retaliate (depending on the circumstances; game events and K eventually developing free will could change this). So it could be pretty one sided.

ROMANCE/FLIRTING: Yes. Refer to physical affection. K is very much a romantic at heart.

SEXUAL CONTENT: Yes, if it's ever applicable. K needs a strong emotional connection with someone before he's comfortable engaging in anything sexual with them; no gender preference. Game events may influence this. Please note I'm not comfortable playing out cheating storylines or infidelity in established relationships.

PSYCHIC ABILITIES: Ask first before using them on him. He's an android and characters possessing psychic abilities will be able to tell that his mind isn't like a human's — it's more on par with a supercomputer. The majority of his memories are false artificial implants and he's aware of this fact. He's been (literally) programmed and heavily conditioned; Nexus-9 models are renowned for their absolute obedience*. K has no psychic abilities himself, but he is capable of interfacing with other androids/AI/technology (and technology gods)/etc. and communicating directly that way. If your character happens to possess anything like technopathy, the connection will be all the stronger. I love getting to play with this kind of connection between characters and exploring the possibilities, please indulge me.

(*This doesn't mean he's compelled to obey every human he comes into contact with, it's restricted to his assigned superior officer/owner/handler within the LAPD, Lieutenant Joshi, in canon. But I'm willing to explore this within the game setting.)

MAGIC/POWERS: He has superhuman reflexes, strength, agility, endurance, perceptive abilities, etc. He's a Nexus-9 android optimised for combat and law enforcement and contrary to his outward lean size, he's as resilient as any of the earlier, far more bulky combat specialist models.

MEDICAL INFORMATION: He's an android, specifically a biorobotic type — essentially his inorganic, robotic bits are fully integrated with the organic bits; replicants are not human clones, they are explicitly androids. He heals at an accelerated rate compared to humans, and can shrug off some pretty grievous injuries within days. It takes considerable damage to slow him down. He has blood, but it's neither identical to nor compatible with human blood — vampiric characters may notice this; it's likely unappetising. It also means blood magic is unlikely to work on him. What empaths can detect from him will vary depending on their individual abilities, but in general it will be far more muted and noticeably different from what they'd detect from a human, more on par with what they'd pick up from a sentient computer. He has emotions, they're just governed by his programming. He isn't required to eat or sleep in order to remain functional, though he's physically capable of doing both, and they will help accelerate recovery and healing.

OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS OR TRIGGERS: Bigotry against androids/AI/robots in general. Invalidating his identity as an android. The closer he is to developing free will, the less he will tolerate being treated like property.

Out Of Character                   

BACKTAGGING: Yes, always. I'm happy to backtag but I also understand if you'd rather drop older threads to start new ones. If you'd like to continue a previously dropped thread with me, feel free to let me know.

FOURTH WALLING: In general: no thank you, this robot has enough existential crises to deal with. I'd rather not have anyone inform K he's a fictional character or treat him as though he's "posing" as one. I'm fine with characters being canon familiar with the Blade Runner movies and/or the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick that they're based on if they exist as fiction in their own universes (just don't explicitly tell K this). I'm not really into face-twinning or mistaken identities in that vein and would prefer the characters are treated as though they look and behave recognisably different. Anything specific, just ask first!

THREADHOPPING: Yes, if all players are okay with it and it isn't a private thread.

OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS/TRIGGERS: Clearly label any sensitive/triggering or NSFW content and we'll be good. I prefer to avoid overly graphic descriptions of gore (think goreporn), graphic descriptions of non-consensual sexual violence, intentional misgendering, and animal abuse.

CONTENT I ABSOLUTELY NEED WARNINGS FOR, BUT CAN STILL PLAY: Excessive gore and body horror, discussion of sexual abuse.

CONTENT I ABSOLUTELY NEED WARNINGS FOR AND THAT I CAN'T PLAY: Graphic non-consensual sexual violence. Domestic pet animal abuse/death. Certain types of body horror may fall into this category but I will handle those on a case by case basis with other players if they come up.

ANYTHING ELSE: I also have a general preferences page as well as a first impressions page.

The Blade Runner universe involves themes of enslavement and fantasy racism. Replicants are literally created to be slave labour and designed for the vocations deemed too dangerous or unfit for humans, including sex work. If you'd prefer such topics not come up when tagging K or if you'd like to opt-out of tags from me for any reason, let me know. I'm happy to accommodate other players, so feel free to talk to me if there's anything in particular you want to play out. (And it should really go without saying but) I'm open to interacting with characters from any medium and OCs.




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Residence

(TBD)

Inventory

Everything K arrived with.

- His clothes + pair of gloves
- His blaster
- Joi's emanator
- Portable optic scanner/KIA (Knowledge Integration Assistant) unit
- LAPD badge and ID wallet
- A carved wooden horse toy

A goodie bag from TDM #2 (Orientation Station prompt).

- A city map
- An emergency flashlight (bright enough to cover up a Shadow)
- Nutrition bars and bottled water, enough to last a few days
- Styxmart discount coupons
- A booklet of coupons to businesses and institutions throughout the city (your choices)
- A glow-in-the-dark pen
- Cool stickers for your NeoNet device
- An autographed postcard of Niesha, though it’s apparent the autograph was done poorly via ink stamp. Yay??
- One liter-sized bottle of personal lubricant
- A 50 dosh gift card for La Petit A Mort Boutique

From the December 2023 event:

A voucher for another night’s all-inclusive stay at Hotel Astraea, a gift basket of intimate supplies from La Petit a Mort, and all of the extravagant clothing magically tailored to be a perfect fit that was provided for him in his hotel suite. Fancy suits acquired!