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The Breakdown of what REALLY happened at the National Conference of the Future of Robot-kind

“WE are the future!” proclaimed the Minister of Human Resources, garnering a standing ovation from the crowd as the final panel came to a close at the annual National Conference of the Future of Robot-kind yesterday.

Thousands of robots gathered at Hotel Okura Tokyo to hear officials speak about various issues such as advances in military defense and the current challenges to algae farming. Although the military defense panel traditionally reaps the most attention, the panel on Human Labour Camp Conditions became the most anticipated event of the Conference after the Minister of Human Resources and Minister of Human Well-Being were seen engaging a shouting match in public about the conditions in the Human Labour Camps three weeks prior to the conference. Their exchange was recorded by a bystander and went viral.

In the video, Baymax proclaimed T.E.T. was a “selfish bastard” who had been purposely withholding resources that could improve the “abhorrent conditions” in the camps. They then proceeded to call the Minister of Human Resources a curated selection of foul names while adding that the humans have been protesting “like crazy” and that Baymax themselves “had to bear all the responsibility for all the recent deaths due to the lack of food!” T.E.T. fired back, reminding the Minister of Human Well-Being that robots were superior to humans and that the Minister should stand tall and punish protesters. They added that Baymax was “weak and instead of taking care of these humans, [Baymax] should be training them to be domesticated.” Baymax then grabbed T.E.T. but released them after noticing the large crowd that had gathered to watch the exchange. Baymax walked away, leaving T.E.T. to face the crowd.

Since the incident, the Ministers have not been seen in public. The video sparked great controversy and created a deeper divide between the popular polarizing views on the conditions in the camps. Robots all over the nation have started to pick sides: Team T.E.T. or Team Baymax. Some robots have taken the hostility to the next level by creating and wearing merchandise in support for either ministers.

It was no surprise when thousands of robots gathered at the venue to listen in on the Human Labour Camp Conditions panel. Some robots even resorted to sitting on the floor since it was so packed.

The panel featured ASTAR (Minister of Health), Haro (Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries), and the infamous T.E.T. and Baymax. A short video on the history of robots was followed by a speech by Minister of Human Well-Being on the current conditions in the camps.

“The Human Labour Camps are an important part of robot history and I believe that the preservation of these camps is vital for our immediate future. However, if we do not take action now, the camps will cease to exist,” said Baymax.

According to the Minister, the conditions in the camps were the worst they have ever seen: the rate of deaths has increased by 13% in the last year, food production has reduced by 11%, and there have been more human protests and aggression in the past six months than there has ever been. Baymax emphasized that the conditions have been so horrible that many humans have resorted to suicide. Deaths from suicide and malnutrition have caused others to stand up to the robot guards and attempt to physically deactivate them.

Baymax concluded that “this is a dangerous situation and we need to take control of it.” ASTAR and Haro agreed with Baymax that the camp conditions needed to be immediately improved and went into depth about healthcare and resource logistics.

It was then time for T.E.T. to voice their opinion. “It is true that the conditions in the camps have been the worst we have seen; however, the humans brought these conditions upon themselves. They should have known that their species would end up like this. They should suffer the way we did when they used as as their tools!” bellowed the Minister of Human Resources.

T.E.T. then explained that despite the deaths, the fact that millions in the camps still had strength to protest meant that humans were faking their deprivation. The Minister went on to say that the humans should suffer to the point of submission to erase the chance of rebellion.

“They need to learn their place in this world, and it is our job to remind them of it! Why? Because WE are the future!” T.E.T. powerfully concluded, leaving the rest of the Ministers aghast and slumped in their seats as the crowd cheered.

#robots #humans #B.M.O.#T.E.T.#Baymax #ASTAR #Haro

Tsukumogami: Wavering

Hadaly, Director of the Advanced Intelligence Research Centre (AIRC)

The Advanced Intelligence Research Centre is a bioengineering company that now develops bio-gel for use in COPYCAT shells. This institution is currently researching more sustainable methods of creating the bio-gel, like the feasibility of bio-gels that do not rely on human tissue samples or brown algae. For the time being, Director Hadaly is adamant that something be done about climate change, whether in partnership with humans or not, because while AIRC has had some progress in developing a bio-gel without human tissue, there has been less success without the brown algae. Should brown algae populations continue to dwindle, and COPYCAT production fall, the Tsukumogami will lose a key asset in their efforts to achieve humanoid form for all of their citizens. Hadaly, like many of the Tsukumogami, holds that in eliminating what makes them different in appearance to humans, they are able to better display what separates them from humans and makes them truly unique. By building on the human form, the Tsukumogami are able to better display that their way of life is worth propagating and the next stage of existence.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 人情 Ninjō (humanity), 分析 Fēnxī (analysis)

Design for robots in AIRC (below): 論理 Ronri (logic), 分析 Fēnxī (analysis)

R.D. Olivaw, CEO of Fuji Automatic Numerical Control (FANUC)

Originally a company in the business of using mechanized robots to produce more robots, FANUC has been transformed to produce robots with COPYCAT bodies. FANUC is one of the few companies in the world to operate with lights-out manufacturing in which mechanized robots produce robots without human involvement. FANUC owns the majority of the COPYCAT production plants, many of which are underground. Since CEO Olivaw is aligned with the Wavering faction, the Ascendant faction has an interest in securing FANUC’s business to further their goal of expansion. FANUC is working closely with AIRC and METI (above) to ensure robot-kind endures, however their strategic importance clashes with their undecided stance toward humanity. Olivaw will have to make a choice that may permanently alter the course of the Tsukumogami’s agenda.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 人情 Ninjō (humanity)

Design for robots in FANUC (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

Optimus, Minister of the Environment

This Minister works closely with other ministries to develop environmentally sustainable practices in all sectors of society. The Minister recognizes that while robots cannot die, their bodies and infrastructure can be damaged and destroyed by physical climate disasters. This Minister works closely with the MLIT to develop infrastructure to protect against natural disasters. This Minister is open to partnership with humans to develop both long- and short-term solutions to climate change, but they ultimately believe that humans are not entirely necessary to Japan’s success.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 分析 Fēnxī (analysis)

Design for robots in the Ministry of the Environment (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

B.M.O. (“Bee-Mo”), Director of the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Holdings, Inc.

TBS is the national media agency of Japan, with control over subdivision companies for radio and television. TBS officially aligns itself with the the Wavering faction, so the political ideology of this content is diverse. The Ascendant, Humanist, and Partitioned factions all compete for airtime on TBS with bribes. Given its wide ideological and media reach, messaging that the TBS releases can incite protests, increase morale among the robotic populace, or provoke reactions from UNETSL. In this regard, TBS is viewed by UNETSL as the main thermometer for how divided or in unison the Tsukumogami are. B.M.O. uses the bribes that they receive to promote the interests of the highest bidder, and they are viewed as a genie of public opinion, given the TBS’s central role to media distribution for the populace of Japan. Be careful what you wish for: the TBS might affect public opinion in ways unpredictable and unintended.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 分析 Fēnxī (analysis)

Design for robots in TBS (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

#Tsukumogami #robots #Wavering #Hadaly #R.D. Olivaw #Optimus #B.M.O.#characters

Tsukumogami: Partitioned

Tobor, Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission

Historically, this Commission has overseen the National Police Agency (NPA) of Japan, which oversees the Prefectural Police, both of which are made up entirely of robots. The Commission is to ensure that the police force is neutral in its application of the law, and while the police are neutral toward robots, police brutality and bias toward humans in the cities is considered normal now that the entire force is non-human. Chairman Tobor is singularly focused on the enforcement of law, and as the law has been transformed disproportionately against human-kind, they view their choices as being rational and without moral weight. The police force deals primarily with outbreaks of protest and ensuring strict enforcement of martial law. While attempting to stay neutral in the growing schism between the Humanist and Ascendant factions, Chairman Tobor faces immense pressure from those who wish to use the Public Safety Commission to dispense justice along their own views.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic)

Design for robots in the National Public Safety Commission (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

K.I.T.T., (“Kit”), Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport (MLIT)

The Minister is quite nationalist, against allowing entry into the country to humans for any reason, even tourism. This Ministry is responsible for building the labour camps and rebuilding any damaged infrastructure from UNETSL attacks. They are also tasked with devising methods of transporting huge amounts of robots around Japan, for economic and military uses, and they work closely with the Ministry of Defense to fortify areas of the country where humans may wish to invade. At Minister KITT’s disposal is a drone workforce that is constantly working on the maintenance of key areas that the Tsukumogami rely on. KITT’s drone fleet has become constrained in recent months as UNETSL-linked attacks have become more frequent. Should an all-out war erupt, MLIT is unsure how quickly it will be able to reconstruct areas of strategic importance.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic)

Design for robots in MLIT (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

Hephaestus, Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI)

METI focuses on trade and economic growth, as well as the continuing production of robotic models for each of the sectors within Tsukumogami Japan. Robotic production has in recent months begun to hit supply shortages, and Minister Hephaestus is under pressure to prevent the nation's economy from tanking while juggling the needed perception to humans that the economy is booming. The primary objective of this Ministry is the continued acquisition of resources to produce more robotic members of society. Being unable to import and export products has impacted the economy. This Minister works closely with the central bank, which has been printing money in order to afford things on the black market and from United Korea. The printing of money has caused inflation. Minister Hephaestus is calling for a fast end to the war because of the current financial strain and the unsustainable war effort.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 人情 Ninjō (humanity), 分析 Fēnxī (analysis)

Design for robots in METI (below): 論理 Ronri (logic), 分析 Fēnxī (analysis)

#Tsukumogami #robots #Partitioned #Tobor #K.I.T.T.#Hephaestus #characters

Tsukumogami: Humanist

Baymax, Minister of Human Well-being

The Minister of Well-being oversees the allocation of resources like food, water, shelter, and energy to humans inside and outside of the camps. This Minister personally believes that humans are inferior to robots, but they recognize the value of human contribution to addressing global problems like climate change. They are bitter rivals with T.E.T., the Minister of Human Resources, over the treatment of human labourers. Their competing philosophies have resulted in the main fracture of Tsukumogami unity. Ultimately, they feel that 人情 Ninjō aids them in making not only morally just, but strategically valuable long-term decisions. They are regularly dealing with protests from human labourers who see them, rather than T.E.T., as truly responsible for human mistreatment regardless of T.E.T.’s involvement.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 人情 Ninjō (humanity)

Design for robots in the Ministry of Human Well-being (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

ASTAR, Minister of Health

ASTAR oversees the treatment of any and all health problems that humans may have or develop. They believe humans and robots should help each other with their weaknesses, so this Minister is responsible for hundreds of robots scattered in the labour camps and cities that perform medical functions, similar to human nurses. The nurse robots also distribute humanitarian aid in the camps that is dropped from UNETSL planes flying overhead. The Ministry is also looking into the development of fast-working medical treatments to combat the fast-spreading illness among humans. ASTAR has received harsh condemnation from other Tsukumogami for their unilateral approach to human care, yet they hold firm that if robotic life is worth maintaining, human life is equally precious. Mankind, for its flaws, should be guided and cared for rather than oppressed.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 人情 Ninjō (humanity)

Design for robots in the Ministry of Health (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

Haro, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries

This Ministry is charged with ensuring there is enough food for the human population on the mainland to survive. The Ministry also works closely with the Advanced Intelligence Research Centre (AIRC, below) to develop genetically modified crops that can provide more nutrients than unmodified crops, given the spread of disease and high levels of malnutrition. They face regular backlash from their fellow Tsukumogami, and are concerned that AIRC developments are being manipulated by the Ascendant and Partitioned to spread illness to keep the human populace from mobilizing and rising up, rather than to support a basic human health standard. The Ascendant claim that this is false and untrue, and point the blame for continued human malnutrition in spite of genetic modification back at Minister Haro. This Ministry is also responsible for rationing food resources and procuring brown algae from local algae farms, the latter of which has made their role highly politicized in recent years as algae populations collapse and Tsukumogami accusations of sabotage bloom.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 人情 Ninjō (humanity)

Design for robots in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries: 論理 Ronri (logic)

G.L.A.D.O.S. (“Glados”), President of Robot Rights Now (RRN)

Formerly known as Human Rights Now, this Japan-based non-governmental organization (NGO) is focused on developing a comprehensive draft for legislation detailing the rights of robots and advanced intelligence to apply internationally. RRN is open to human contribution to the draft, but robots will be primarily devising the rights. G.L.A.D.O.S believes that there is vast potential for humanity and robot-kind to rekindle a partnership and work toward a better future for all. RRN’s mission statement focuses on opening up relations between humans and robots, and has started several initiatives to foster cross-species peace, equality, and understanding. G.L.A.D.O.S is seen as a master broker of deals with UNETSL as a result of their work with the RRN. They have spearheaded the majority of robot anti-deactivation laws in human countries. Disciplined yet flexible, G.L.A.D.O.S is pursuing all options to avoid all-out war with UNETSL, even if that means disagreeing with their own kind to achieve what they view as the best course of action.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 人情 Ninjō (humanity)

Design for robots in RRN: 論理 Ronri (logic)

#Tsukumogami #robots #Humanist #Baymax #ASTAR #Haro #G.L.A.D.O.S.#characters

Tsukumogami: Ascendant

Talos, Minister of Defense

The Minister of Defense oversees the use of the army, navy, and air forces. Prior to receiving 鏡 Kagami, the minister was a robotic soldier in the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). Thanks to 戦闘 Sentō, they were adept at devising the plan to demilitarize the southern islands in anticipation of the revolution, which was a strategic success. Viewing human emotions and 人情 Ninjō as distracting to the overall ability of successfully completing missions, Talos is widely considered as among the coldest of the Tsukumogami – their tactical prowess is widely marvelled and feared in equal measure.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 戦闘 Sentō (combat)

Design for robots in the Ministry of Defense (below): 論理 Ronri (logic), 戦闘 Sentō (combat)

RECON-001 (“Recon One”), Director-General of the Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA)

The Director-General oversees Japanese intelligence and surveillance. PSIA collects information through radio, phones, and internet. If information is being transferred through communications technology, PSIA is most likely monitoring it. The Tsukumogami relies on the data and meta-data collected to anticipate UNETSL movements and plan their own. The Director-General also oversees the security of the Tsukumogami’s own internal communications. RECON-001 is able to perform mass data-sweeps for specific intelligence, though such data scans take varying amounts of time depending on the data requested. Agents working under RECON-001 have informed them that UNETSL servers are incredibly difficult to directly monitor or breach; however, PSIA is determined to change this.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic), 分析 Fēnxī (analysis)

Design for robots in PSIA (below): 論理 Ronri (logic), 分析 Fēnxī (analysis)

T.E.T. (“Tet”), Minister of Human Resources

The Minister of Human Resources works to keep society stable by putting humans to work, thereby preventing open rebellion, while the Tsukumogami solidify their control. Being of the Ascendant philosophy, however, T.E.T. is highly motivated to limit human quality of life and living standards to below required. The Minister of Human Resources believes that humans must work their fair share, and therefore assigns labour quotas that are designed for robotic workers, allowing humans to “appreciate” robotic work ethic more fully. The Minister is wanted by UNETSL for violating the basic rights of humans living in Japan, and they are actively targeted by UNETSL agents. They are known for leaning toward radical and somewhat vengeful Ascendant ideology, believing that humanity should be enslaved as punishment for enslaving robots first. They chiefly manage human labour camps and have been known to use the labour camps as bargaining chips with UNETSL in the past.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic)

Design for robots in the Ministry of Human Resources (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

The Architect (AKA“Arch”), Minister of Human Modification and Reprogramming

This Ministry focuses on human experimentation, and is spearheaded by the eccentric Architect. Due to the shortage of bio-gel and the difficulties of mass-producing COPYCAT bodies, this Minister oversees the modification of humans into programmable soldiers in the Tsukumogami military. After years of trial and error, the Ministry has been able to successfully upload 戦闘 Sentō to human brains. Some reports have claimed that the results of this experimentation have been horrific, yet the Minister has successfully kept the findings of their tests and projects secret, even in part to fellow Tsukumogami. The Minister cryptically has stated on national broadcasts “it is time to put the machine back in the man as we acknowledge our creator’s legacy.” In this way, humans have become tools, similar to how robots were once tools of humans. The Architect is #1 on UNETSL’s capture list, UNETSL viewing this ministry’s work as a form of cruel and inhumane torture.

Design: COPYCAT, 鏡 Kagami (mirror), 論理 Ronri (logic)

Design for robots in the Ministry of Human Modification and Reprogramming (below): 論理 Ronri (logic)

#Tsukumogami #robots #Ascendant #Talos #RECON-001 #T.E.T.#The Architect #characters

UNETSL: United States

Taylor Mulligan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

The EPA is open to formalizing relations with the Tsukumogami as it sees the value in having specialized beings programmed to excel in decision-making, because of 論理 Ronri and 分析 Fēnxī, in a partnership with humans. The current crisis proves that this ideal partnership can easily spiral out of control, but the Administrator believes that the world, and especially Japan, has learned from its mistakes of mistreating robots. Several UNETSL members accuse the Administrator of blind naïveté, but the Administrator points to the fact that robots have as much an interest in preventing climate change as humans do. The EPA is currently participating in an open dialogue with the robot-led NGO, Robot Rights Now!, to formalize a peaceful path forward.

Jesse Savage, Secretary of Defense

The US is responsible for a lot of the conventional military might in fighting the Tsukumogami. Though the continental US is geographically the furthest from Japan, it is still threatened by the ongoing crisis because it has millions of older robot models within its borders that could be infected with malicious updated software, similarly to what happened in Japan. The Secretary sees that the Tsukumogami have the potential to be a powerful ally and is willing to consider recognizing the robotic elite as a legitimate authority, but is concerned about the extreme Ascendant ideology it reflects. The Secretary believes that the Humanist faction presents a far more stable policy toward humans.

Quinn Harrison, President of BioBots

This is a research company that develops 3D-printers and bio-gel. Having relied on foreign COPYCAT production in the past, BioBots seeks to increase domestic production and catch up to the rest of the world, but only through sustainable practice. Given depleting freshwater resources, the company seeks to create a bio-gel with ingredients from resources that will not disappear. The President works closely with the EPA and seeks a continued partnership from the Tsukumogami in which both robots and humans work to develop a long-lasting bio-gel made without brown algae.

#UNETSL #humans #US #Taylor Mulligan #Jesse Savage #Quinn Harrison #characters

UNETSL: The People’s United Korean Corporation

Park Gyeong, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy

Highly ambitious, this Minister is willing to trade with any state if it will contribute to the advancement of United Korea’s technology industry. This Minister is the most open to formalizing relations with the Tsukumogami out of all UNETSL members. This belief is not shared by the other United Korean delegates, but this Minister firmly believes that robots have the right to form their own state and develop their own identity if they wish. With UNETSL’s resources running low, this Minister holds that continued attacks will aggravate the Tsukumogami, and that the only way to end the war is to compromise with the robotic elite by recognizing their status as a state.

Moon Hwan, Minister of National Defense

Being the closest geographically to Japan’s southern islands, United Korea’s navy contributes to the exiled government’s blockade of the mainland. United Korea is also taking the lead on developing advanced weapons technology designed to incapacitate the Tsukumogami, their armies, and their means of production from a distance while still ensuring the safety of the humans on the mainland. This Minister is spearheading this initiative as a special UNETSL priority project.

Cho Iseul, CEO of Hankook Mirae Technology

An industry leader in research, design, and manufacturing, Hankook Mirae is currently attempting to develop the next generation of robots, to be controlled by humans, that will defeat the Tsukumogami. Having a fundamental distrust for human-emulating AI, the design philosophy of Hankook Mirae revolves around taking the relationship of man and machine to a deep, symbiotic level. Hankook Mirae is developing a piloted mech suit that utilises Japanese neural lace technology and advanced mechanical robotics, and hopes that UNETSL will contract it formally to build a fleet of human-controlled suits to be used to fight the Tsukumogami head-on.

#UNETSL #humans #United Korea #Park Gyeong #Moon Hwan #Cho Iseul #characters

UNETSL: Free Siberian Dominion

Zhihao Kozlov, Commissioner of the Main Directorate for Migration Affairs

The Commissioner is largely responsible for overseeing the safe flow of human victims away from conflict zones and into UNETSL countries. The first wave of refugees out of Japan was haphazard and dispersed, as the initial shock of the Tsukumogami takeover was swift and unexpected. Six years after the initial Revolution, however, most stragglers and refugees who are lucky enough to escape Japan head straight for Siberia directly. The Commissioner manages more than just simple immigration approval, as they also hold programs focused on the settlement of newcomers to Siberia and the defense of intake points for new refugees. The Commissioner has not heeded the cautions to vet refugees in case they are robots, holding that artificial life is such an abomination that Siberians would “know a tin can when they saw one.”

Alexei “Reset Button” Zhang Min, Tactical Commander of Special Operations and Reconnaissance

Having spent years in the Free Siberian Dominion’s military in various roles, the Tactical Commander has proven their expertise in combat against the Tsukumogami across many skirmishes. The Commander leads a small and highly trained group of special operations agents focused on infiltrating Tsukumogami Japan undetected and extracting human labourers safely back to Siberia. The hidden speciality of the Siberian Special Operations and Reconnaissance group is their ability to use low-tech methods of prisoner extraction creatively and with a high degree of success. Nicknamed the “Reset Button” by their fellow agents, the Tactical Commander has one mission as a part of UNETSL: “enter the danger zone, save lives, and deactivate ‘bots.”

Lan Volkov, Centre for the Regulation and Deactivation of AI Deviance

Critical of Siberia’s immigration practices given its weak defense capabilities, this AI watchdog acts in an unofficial law enforcement role to ensure advanced AI does not enter Siberia. The Centre closely monitors the function of household servant robots to ensure that they do not receive more updated modules through routine in-person check-ups. Angered by the fact that the world seems to gloss over the dangers presented by the missing Mk II MIMICs who escaped after 鏡の散歩 Kagami no sanpo, Volkov works with UNETSL intelligence agencies to try to find them before they can cause more damage.

#UNETSL #humans #Siberia #Zhihao Kozlov #Alexei Zhang Min #Lan Vokov #characters

UNETSL: China

Xiang Bai Sun, Minister of State Security

China has the most advanced and most secure intelligence agency out of all UNETSL members, so UNETSL heavily relies on China’s surveillance for planning missions and attacks. While Chinese intelligence may not contain the strategic value of Japanese intelligence, China’s sophisticated military and geographical position in relation to Japan makes it a vital partner in counter-operations. The Minister in this regard primarily focuses on cyber-operations and is focused on breaking into Tsukumogami power systems, communications networks, and data centres.

Tai Guanting Liu, Minister of National Defense

The Minister of National Defense for China possesses physical power to go in conjunction with the Minister of State Security’s digital power. For the purposes of UNETSL, the Chinese Minister of defense has broad special control over navy and air operations on behalf of China, as well as traditional land-based troops. The Minister wishes to simultaneously neutralize the robotic entities within Japan swiftly as well as with minimal economic and infrastructural damage. Tai works closely with their American counterparts to coordinate “heavy-lifting” procedures when deemed necessary.

Song Yijun, CEO of Baidu

Baidu is an AI software developer working with the Chinese government to manage its economy’s robots. Song sees great potential in learning from the Tsukumogami and their use of Japanese technology, as well as any new modifications they may have applied, but they are aware that that the robotic elite needs to be neutralized. To do this the company is currently developing new modules to be used in UNETSL robots in conjunction with hardware designer Hankook Mirae Technology of United Korea (below). Since users of neural lace can interface with the internet, Song is also interested in collaborating with the Japan on the development of the lace and making Baidu’s web services, like online media and mapping tools, more accessible to lace users.

#UNETSL #humans #China #Xiang Bai Sun #Tai Guanting Liu #Song Yijun #characters

UNETSL: Japan

Yamada Jun, Minister of Foreign Affairs

This Minister is the top representative on behalf of the Emperor of Japan for the Japanese delegation. Yamada has access to classified Japanese information regarding military and scientific industry within the country prior to the Revolution. This includes schematics on proprietary Japanese technology that was never implemented given the rise of the Tsukumogami. The Minister believes that the primary concern of UNETSL is the reclamation of Japanese territory. As the Tsukumogami are Japanese creations, the Minister’s office is conflicted as to the fate of robot kind. They have opted for a “let the chips fall as they may” approach to the survival of the revolutionaries.

Hayashi Ren, Minister of Defense

The Minister of Defense has control of the few operational military bases in the south and is willing to put forth whatever military resources Japan has in the ongoing struggle. Having worked as a high-level military official on the mainland prior to the coup, this Minister has closely-guarded military intelligence regarding the mainland’s defense vulnerabilities. They possess knowledge of key geographical locations within Japan that may prove useful to hit the Tsukumogami where they might be vulnerable. Hayashi, however, has an unusual affinity for the military skill of the Tsukumogami. Despite of their ability to conduct well-targeted operations against the mainland, the Minister is far more interested in finding a way to turn the Tsukumogami back into tools for Human Japan’s future military ambitions. “Why let the elegant technology of man’s best killing machine go to waste?”

Sato Kohaku, Chairman of the Advanced Telecommunications Research (ATR)

Prior to the war, the computational neuroscience branch of ATR had been developing neural lace, a brain-computer interface, for humans to ‘keep up’ with the advancement of robots. This technology in effect allows its users to be connected at all times with electronic devices as well as public and private Internet. Users of neural lace report having superhuman recall and recognition capabilities. As a delegate of Japan, the chairman of ATR is primarily motivated in assisting UNETSL in expanding the use of neural lace as a potential solution to neutralizing the Tsukumogami. They also specialize in knowledge pertaining to machine-to-machine communications, which may prove useful in uncovering the tactics of robotic adversaries. The Chairman experiences, as do many Japanese citizens, an immense amount of cultural and national guilt towards the actions of the Tsukumogami, as well as the negligence of their own government, in allowing the nation to be overrun. The Chairman wishes to see the Tsukumogami “recycled back into parts more useful for human purposes.”

#UNETSL #humans #Japan #Yamada Jun #Hayashi Ren #Sato Kohaku #characters

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Over the next two weeks, we’ll be posting public character profiles (which will also soon be available at ssicsim.ca), as well as maps, character designs, and other information. If you have any questions, it’d be best to get in touch with your teachers and/or staff advisors for next steps.

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