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Binary - roleplay prompt

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In the distance future, the world has advanced far beyond what was ever imagined. Flying cars, independence from fossil fuels, instant information are all so commonplace they are tedious. Disease is just a distant memory, and what humans that are left do not even fear death. Yet, for such technology, a price was paid.

It is as if color no longer exists. The world ignores all shades between black and white. Reality is a harsh mistress who has a choke-hold grip around the collar restraining one from safety, and there is no escape - not even in one's mind. For all its advancements and discoveries, there has never been a lower point in humanity's history. It is as if the world is populated by living ghosts that know not how to come to life.

As of now, the populace of robots far outnumber that of humans. They are slaves to the will of man, working endlessly, tirelessly in factories, in warehouses, as servants. They do not think. They do not rest. They do not eat. Their only function is to serve man, no matter how twisted or cruel their ideals. Tools for greed and conquest in a monochromatic civilization where credits talk and the truth is but a whisper on the wind.

You are a robot. Your features are human, yet they say you have no soul, no heart, and that your existence is merely binary code.
You have spent the entirety of your existence enslaved by the will of man. Mindlessly, you have moved your body and circuits in routes of familiarity.
Yet, one day, that all changed.
You saw color for the first time.
You had your first conscious thought.
"Why?"
"Who am I?"


And, with these new thoughts, come more and more questions. Do you defy these new sensations for the familiarity of your black and white world? Or do you follow them, risking your existence for the fulfillment of spirit? Surely your human masters, who are as empty as you were, would wipe your core clean, right?
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:bulletred: With prompts such as these, I am hoping to develop both world and characters through the roleplay. There will be no 'events' scheduled to happen, and all major plot twists, characters, and changes will be up to those in the role play.
:bulletred: OOC communication may be needed to help make sure the plot goes where we want it to. And, we're all friends, so speak your mind if you have complaints.
:bulletred: Creation of characters should either be human or robot. There are no supernatural beings, no crazy powers, and that stuff.
:bulletred: Literate, paragraph play. It may be a bit slower, but I think it will be more rewarding in the long run.
:bulletred: I will make a skype group for these roleplays, so if I don't have your name there, please pop me a note with it.


Yep... That's about all I got with this. You kids know who you are, ;P so... yeah. Roleplay?
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TheMerryMarquis's avatar
A shame this RP never came to pass.