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~Forty-Four
Forty-Four, usually just called 44, is the original Liberated Drone. When given the chance to return to his old life, he instead turned his back on it and created a new path, all for himself.
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In the near future, a series of wars, plagues, and economic events reshaped the world and the people within in. Countries were gone, replaced by isolated city states with massive distances between them. Within those distances, horrors lurked, and within the cities, the last bastions of civilization attempted to cling desperately to the vestiges of the old world.
One of those places, Blackwood City, was considered far more idyllic than others. People chased their passions, found employment in niches that gave them joy, and spent their time in leisure. How? They were supported on the backs of an indispensable workforce: the Drones.
Drones
Drones in Blackwood are created from those who break the law--any law. The criminal's mind is backed up, their personality is suppressed, and a new worker personality was installed. After being converted, the subject would spend their time working off their debt. Five years for theft. Ten years for assault. Fifteen for murder. Twenty for the things the city deemed worse. It was perfect in the eyes of the Blackwood citizenry. Why feed them, clothe them, and give them a roof over their heads in a well furnished prison when they could be used proactively, for the good of all?
After their sentence is complete, a Drone's original personality and life is semi-restored. They are allowed to analyze it, consider it, and decide. Do you want to go back? Or do you want to start over? Almost all Drones go back. They see those experiences, those pleasures or struggles, and they want them again. They return to they life they lived, usually no worse for wear, often in better shape than they were before.
Others look at those lives, consider them, and reject them for one reason or another. Their original personality and experiences are deleted, permanently, and they become Liberated Drones. They are fully cognizant, fully intelligent, fully capable--but appear outwardly as Drones.
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Cervine Drone
Favorite Music
Cyberpunk, Industrial, Synthwave.
Favorite TV Shows & Movies
Bladerunner, Dredd, Metropolis, Robocop, Twelve Monkeys, Videodrome,
Favorite Games
Citizen Sleeper, Cloudpunk, Deus Ex, Shadowrun, SOMA
Favorite Gaming Platforms
PC, Visor
Favorite Animals
All Cervines
Favorite Foods & Drinks
Various Liquids
Favorite Quote
"You will be assisted. Do not resist."
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