I think Kiran’s voice would typically be clear, warm, but firm voice, which he can modulate at will, in response to his analysis of the patient he’s currently with. As a lot of his job relies on communication, it was intended by Cyberlife to be placating, friendly, and most importantly, understandable. I figure he could also talk in a variety of different languages, to make his patients feel more comfortable and feel like they have privacy, so that they’re more likely to respond to treatment, and open up to him.
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5: their shortcomings
Though his interactions with his patients go quite well, his interactions with the remaining human staff in the hospital are usually quite tense. As he naturally wants to help his patients as much as possible, while the human staff are very desperate to prove themselves in order to keep their jobs, they do clash a lot, especially when the human staff inevitably make a mistake that an android would never make.
Admittedly, Kiran doesn’t help ease tensions. His program dictates that he maintains open conversation with the human staff and keeps them updated on his actions, which constantly reminds them of their position as a dwindling and less effective workforce. Any attempt at trying to befriend the very insular group of human staff ends in failure too, or even makes things worse. The exception to this is Dr. Vance, who Kiran has prioritised in getting to know better and forming a bond with, in order to aid his working relationship with her.
I suppose Machine Kiran wouldn’t have as many shortcomings as Deviant Kiran would. Without going too much into I suppose spoiler territory, Deviant Kiran finds it hard to let go of his patients that he’s gotten to know so intimately, is too sympathetic to humanity for his own good as an android, is possibly easily swayed due to his newfound disillusionment, and he second guesses and doubts his decisions a lot.
25: why you enjoy them
If it isn’t obvious I work in a hospital! Currently I’m a nursing assistant, and I will be studying medicine this year, hopefully to become a doctor. One thing I was sad didn’t get expanded on much in the magazines or in the main story for DBH was how the medical field was completely revolutionised by the introduction of androids into them - and it was something I wanted to explore myself! Especially considering how vocations like medicine are often a lifelong journey, to think that all your many years of preparation and work could be undone in a few months by an android is very, very interesting.
Being able to explore how the medical field has changed is something I wanted to do with Kiran, and I feel like it will be quite fun, especially seeing all the conflict that will arise. Also I think his approach to humanity is quite unique to him: he cares about them a lot, and finds it hard to see them solely as these faceless oppressors that are making his people suffer, when he is very aware of the suffering that androids - albeit unintentionally - have caused to them, while he hasn’t really had much interaction with other androids or even taken a step into the outside world to see how they’re treated like out there, making him initially less sympathetic to them. Of course, that will change lmao. In the end, he wants the least amount of suffering for everyone, and I think his disillusionment will grow from that, which may make him less of a pacifist than it would seem given his original profession.
Tbh though, I feel like Kiran just has a lot of potential to go many different ways! Plus, I haven’t made a new character in forever to be honest, so just having a new one is enjoyable in itself!
