Tiffany 16

Tiffany 16 Ships Doctor and Morale Officer

"I'm not a bad girl. I'm just built this way."

Tiffany was bought as a servant to a extremely wealthy upper-class couple with a pristine reputation. One reason their reputation was pristine was thier purchase of a Doll to satisfy thier odd appetites and proclivities. They spared no expense and got a top of the line "multi-function" model that could be explained away as a servitor. Amoung her options include expanded processing and memory for handling various domestic tasks, and body altering option for those "non-domestic" tasks.

When the couple decided it was appropriate to have a child, they purchased an artificial womb and programmed Tiffany with the required medical background. With the birth of the child, she functioned as the child's nanny, and began to learn what love means. One of things the child Adrian loved was to go to the loading docks and watch the big gangers working. And that was how Tiffany met Ship M8, and there he was smitten with her.

The child's death during the Robot uprising shattered Tiffany. Her owners pretty were much unphased over the loss of thier son and starting making arrangements for a "replacement" as if he were a thing, an object, an automaton. Then, something literally snapped in Tiffany. Later as Ship M8 and Professor Smythe were about to make thier escape, Ship M8 could not help himself and went to Tiffany's owner home, in order to say goodbye one last time. He found her mid-emotional breakdown. He did not totally understand the situation, but he found her doing akin to crying, or as close as an automaton can come to crying. Ship knew something was very very wrong. Ship put her in her armoire and took her along as they escaped. Turns out it was a wise move. A ganger carrying a peice of funiture attracts no attention. Ship M8 and Professor Smythe - who was fascinated by the idea of a automataton "awaking" itself - took Tiff with them. Emotionally patching a automaton back together was something new to both of them. An so she stuck with them, doting on M8 as she would a loved but annoying little brother, and learning some basic repair skills fom the professor. She remained with them since their escape out of London, thier subseqent capture and thier escape at the hands of Captian Eddy and the Caveat Emptor.

Like many emacipated upper-class automatons, she likes 16 said in french - "seize." First, its more classy. Second, it makes her name sound like "Tiffany Says." Which she feels imparts authority rather than subserviance.

Automaton Doll

• Strength 2 = (1 Basic) + (1 Automaton Doll)
• Dexterity 3 = (1 Basic) + (1 Automaton Doll) + (1 Creation)
• Fortitude 1 = (1 Basic)
• Presence 2 = (1 Basic) + (1 Automaton Doll)
• Wits 2 = (1 Basic) + (1 Creation)
• Resolve 2 = (1 Basic) + (1 Creation)

• Initiative 5
• Health 3
• Sneak 4 yards
• Run 24 yards
• Swim 8 yards
• Leap 4 yards
• Jump 2 yards

Tiff is petite 5 foot, but can boost her size by a few inches due to internal servos and/or high heels.

Skills

• Background skills 20
  • Act 4
  • Charm 4
  • Dance 1
  • Empathy 4
  • Streetwise 3
  • Fashion 2
  • Seduction 2

• Extra Skills
  • Pick Pockets 1
  • Pick Locks 1
  • Disguise 1
  • Medicine 2

• Airship Skills
  • Medicine 1 Free
  • Ad Hoc repair 1 Free
  • Firearms 1 Free

• Airship Shticks (Mercenary)
  • Ad Hoc Repair 1 Free
  • Firearms 1 Free
  • Medicine 1 Free

Talents

• Acute Sense Touch 3
• Acute Sense Vision 3
• Eidetic Memory 3
• Night Vision 3
• Beautiful 3
• Mere Flesh Wounds (Free from Automaton)
• Rock Your World x2 (Free from Doll)

Complications

• Narcissist 5
• Evil Twin/Enemy (Tiffany One) 3
• Annoying ShipM8/Vow 2
• Mechanical Free from Automaton

Minor Quirks

• She is much more likely to do something if asked please. She is not used to it.
• Likes being called "Doctor"
• Has a soft spot for children.
• Wants to collect all her accessories.
• Does not like being alone.
• Takes great pleasure in simple child things and games.

Personal Equipment

• Built in multi-lens googles
• Full wardrobe with clothing and wigs. (Nothing fuctional, this is only to make fashion stament)
• Built in disguise kit (Hard to pass for human but can easily pass for another model of automaton.)
• Clockwork kit/Lockpicking
• Old watch with picture of Adrian

Weapon

• Steam Pistol

In combat also carries medical kit from ship stores and a short sword

Technology Design Notes (Non-canon)

General Automaton Technology

"Motivating essence' is a biological computer made of a variety of engineered bacteria, including a few extremevores that gain power from heat and/or agitation. It function as both a processor, and as a hydraulic fluid. IE Motivating Fluid "moves" albeit minutely, and can apply minute pressure to turn one and off various microvalves and gears to direct and activate more power system that be steam, hydraulic or pneumatic. So the network of hoses and rubber "veins" are part of the automaton's nervous system. It also functions as memory storage. The nutrient soup includes memory RNA which defines the automatons role and duties. This is why automaton memories are not perfect. However, certain models have a carbon matrix is used for additional greater memory and processing requirements.

The automaton thought processes are modeled on the human brain but with one major difference. When a automaton comes out a factory, it is the exact opposite of a human baby. A human baby knows little aside from emotion, but an automation has a great deal of built practical knowledge, but nothing else. So automations are not programmed, as such, but conditioned, to be subservient and have no free will. For example, think about your favorite things. Most of the time there are pleasurable because pleasurable memories associated with them.

Tramatic events or a major in changing memory handling can cause an automaton to "awaken." (Granted the core book says all automations are self aware but hide it. My explanation is that they do not realize they are self aware and conditioned not to know or care.)

Part of standard automaton maintenance is to cleanse the motivating essence to cleanse any problem causing memories.

Automaton Sensory Apparatus

Mechanical linkages are not fast enought to provide accurate sight, but there is a simpler solution. Motive fluid can move but it can also "see" becuase of a number of different kinds of photosensitive microorganisms that make up motive essence. An automaton's "eye" is a series of lenses that focus an image on the motive essence and directly processed by it, much like a modern computer processes informaton from a fiber optic cable.

So the basic abilities of motive essence are motion (albeit ever so slightly), the ability to respond to pressure, (IE the sense of touch), and the sense of vision.

So no smell or taste - yet. But with some tweaking there can be various artifical organs that function as sensors. The simplist case would be a air quality alarms used in mining automatons. It is a simple bag of bacteria that flashes when the air quality dips below a certain piont. The automaton has a designated "eye" that watch for this flash. So technically it "sees" ordors but it is functionally the same. More complex sensors are available on advanced models. Some simpler models may not be as good as deciphering the data and say, "It smells blue."

Keep in mind taste and smell are very similar. For the sake of argument we can define them as "smell" and "smell on contact." Some chef automatons have particularly acute smell/taste sensors installed on their fingertips so they can taste by poking the food.

Doll Design

Now for constuction. A functional prostitute-bot requires construction material more realistic than copper plate. However Under an oppresive regime like the neo-victorians, there is no way that a automaton will be made that can pass for human under any sort of examination. Especally when the fear they may rebel exists. Being mistaken for human at first look maybe acceptable for a doll, but at second look, no. (Maybe automations are required to make a ticking sound, much like modern digital camera are legally required to make a needless click?)

So complete realism is out.

The Tiffany Series

Tiffany is built on a skeletal frame entirely covered with faux mole-skin capable of changing color, but it gives her a rubbery or porcelain complexion. The psuedoskin is made of Calgorite laden with chromataphores to change its basic color. Under the skin is a series of bags that simulate fat and muscle distubution. Micropumps change adjusting "fat" distibition to suit the owner's taste, but it takes a while.I picture Tiffany as anime-like with oversized doll eyes, and too-long legs, oddly blinking eyes, and an exaggerated corset like figure, pushing the "uncanny valley." Oh and throw in some visible seams in the psuedo skin for access. So Tiff would be hard pressed to imitate a human but can disguise herself as another series automaton such as a doll, autocrat or servant.

Tiffany's series like Barbie comes with a plethoria of accesories including fake teeth, several wigs with magnetic clasps. Also, "parts" are are interchangable, to suit the owner's taste. If you know what I mean. (Built in options include male and female and "Invader from mars.") One of her minor quirks is the desire to collect all her accessories. This may be a personal thing or good programing by her designers.

Some cities require all automatons to have its identification marks easily visible. Removing or hiding the registration is punishable by exile or erasure. Tiff had hers on her left cheek, and removing it was the first thing she did after she escaped.