ASGARDEVENTIDE » APPLICATION
OOC Information;
Name; Kaye
Personal Journal; aetherae
Contact; (email) twisting.lilac[@]gmail.com, (aim) godseater, (plurk) ghostory
Other Characters; None, but I'll be apping Shiki Ryougi (emptyshrine) this round as well.
IC Information;
Character Name; KOS-MOS
Canon; Xenosaga, and KOS-MOS @ the Xenosaga Wiki
Canon Point; after being rescued from the trash in Xenosaga III
Age; physically appears to be 18
House; Heimdall
Power; Damage Drain
Personality; KOS-MOS is, first and foremost, an android. Her personality (that being called a "Simulated Personality OS") was programmed solely for the fact that it would aid in smoother communication with other people, and even that is dictated by logic, probability, and the completion of whatever mission is assigned. Naturally, it's easy to tell that KOS-MOS is hard to talk to concerning... anything normal. She's definitely not what you'd call friendly, and she's probably what you'd think of when you think of something non-human--cold, blunt, direct, and not good for casual conversation at all. By all rights she could hold an actual conversation, but would she? Chances are that would be a no. After all, what's the point in having a regular conversation with someone when there's a mission at hand and an objective to complete.
However, it's that trait especially of hers that sets her apart from just being your regular android. Rather than directly obey orders from her superiors and creators, if what they instruct clashes with her programmed objectives, she will absolutely refuse to follow them. She has a stubborn streak a mile-wide and will do things completely to her own beat if she believes it to be the best course of action. Honestly, she's quite a handful for her companions. Getting her to stand down can be incredibly difficult, nearly impossible at times. Of course, in her eyes the protests against her actions all seem rather illogical. She's simply doing what she's been programmed to do, nothing more. So what if the resulting casualties is greater than the amount of people she managed to save? As long as those people were the ones who were saved, there's no problem here.
Of course, as a result, that sort of stubbornness combined with her unyielding following of logic can make her seem downright antagonistic at times. When a Gnosis approached Commander Cherenkov and Shion, KOS-MOS deliberately chose to shoot through Cherenkov and into the Gnosis. In her words, the chances of Shion surviving through that method were much higher than any other, and it was one of her prime objectives to protect her creator. Even when Shion berates her and laments that the Commander's death was indirectly her fault, KOS-MOS does not understand. It was her duty to protect Shion, and that was simply what she did. Cherenkov's death was completely irrelevant to her. That moment more than anything shows what she is; she in an android, an artificial personality that feels no human emotions.
Still, despite that being how she appears for most of the series, that is certainly not all there is to her. There are numerous moments where KOS-MOS almost appears to be possessed by another person; her voice is warmer, soft even, and no longer carries the cold tone of an android. Even her eyes change to another color, a human shade of blue unlike the artificial red they usually are. In this state it is much more evident that she cares for her companions, in a way that is more than just a programming or rule of logic. She even asks questions like, "Will feeling pain make me complete?" As an android, it is most likely safe to assume that KOS-MOS cannot feel pain; however, by asking such a question, it seems to allude that she herself believes she is in an incomplete state. It may only be subconsciously, but to feel pain is to be human, so to desire to feel pain appears to be a desire to be human. Another way to examine it is also from when she says, "Relinquish your pain unto me." She says such words while going on a suicidal mission to save the Elsa spaceship and everyone in it from being incinerated while re-entering the atmosphere. Along with perhaps desiring to be human, there is also the underlying to wish to truly save everyone, and they are much more complex desires and thoughts than a mere machine could have.
Samples;
Network Sample; Sample here!
Log Sample; Shion's protests were quickly lost as the external cameras proceeded to incinerate. Frankly, there was at least an 69% that her body would proceed to do the same in her attempt to save the ship. While durable, KOS-MOS could not claim to having an invincible body or anything of the sort. That would be a rather bad lie, and lying itself was just illogical in her eyes. What she said was true though--maintaining this position for just 80 seconds would be enough to save the ship if they could manage to stabilize it. The odds were in their favor if she was to do this.
Still, even KOS-MOS could agree to this being a rather drastic action to take. Her calculations were more than likely correct, and those onboard the Elsa at least would surely survive, but the devastation her possible destruction would cause to Shion was a rather unwanted outcome. If possible, she would rather like to avoid that; however, protecting Shion was one of her highest priorities, and if causing her undue distress was the result of that... It could not be helped. As unfortunate as it was, it seemed that the best option to take was once again something that would have certain consequences that KOS-MOS did not like.
If she just stopped to think about it though--wasn't this a bit much? To take such drastic measures to save all these people, many of which she honestly had no personal relation to? Yet it was the only natural option in her mind, the one that calculated and estimated ruthlessly, always ruled by logic and statistics. But if she gave a moment to think about it, what logic was there in heading straight into her own destruction? As it was though, she didn't stop to think; there was no time to when everyone could only be seconds away from dying here in space.
And so there she was, being dragged into the planet by the pull of gravity as her own armor exceeded maximum heat limits and burned into ashes. It was of little manner as her energy shields deployed, if a bit differently than what was normal--without even wondering why, white wings began to envelop the ship, their feathers passing by as the ship began to re-enter the atmosphere...
Name; Kaye
Personal Journal; aetherae
Contact; (email) twisting.lilac[@]gmail.com, (aim) godseater, (plurk) ghostory
Other Characters; None, but I'll be apping Shiki Ryougi (emptyshrine) this round as well.
IC Information;
Character Name; KOS-MOS
Canon; Xenosaga, and KOS-MOS @ the Xenosaga Wiki
Canon Point; after being rescued from the trash in Xenosaga III
Age; physically appears to be 18
House; Heimdall
Power; Damage Drain
Personality; KOS-MOS is, first and foremost, an android. Her personality (that being called a "Simulated Personality OS") was programmed solely for the fact that it would aid in smoother communication with other people, and even that is dictated by logic, probability, and the completion of whatever mission is assigned. Naturally, it's easy to tell that KOS-MOS is hard to talk to concerning... anything normal. She's definitely not what you'd call friendly, and she's probably what you'd think of when you think of something non-human--cold, blunt, direct, and not good for casual conversation at all. By all rights she could hold an actual conversation, but would she? Chances are that would be a no. After all, what's the point in having a regular conversation with someone when there's a mission at hand and an objective to complete.
However, it's that trait especially of hers that sets her apart from just being your regular android. Rather than directly obey orders from her superiors and creators, if what they instruct clashes with her programmed objectives, she will absolutely refuse to follow them. She has a stubborn streak a mile-wide and will do things completely to her own beat if she believes it to be the best course of action. Honestly, she's quite a handful for her companions. Getting her to stand down can be incredibly difficult, nearly impossible at times. Of course, in her eyes the protests against her actions all seem rather illogical. She's simply doing what she's been programmed to do, nothing more. So what if the resulting casualties is greater than the amount of people she managed to save? As long as those people were the ones who were saved, there's no problem here.
Of course, as a result, that sort of stubbornness combined with her unyielding following of logic can make her seem downright antagonistic at times. When a Gnosis approached Commander Cherenkov and Shion, KOS-MOS deliberately chose to shoot through Cherenkov and into the Gnosis. In her words, the chances of Shion surviving through that method were much higher than any other, and it was one of her prime objectives to protect her creator. Even when Shion berates her and laments that the Commander's death was indirectly her fault, KOS-MOS does not understand. It was her duty to protect Shion, and that was simply what she did. Cherenkov's death was completely irrelevant to her. That moment more than anything shows what she is; she in an android, an artificial personality that feels no human emotions.
Still, despite that being how she appears for most of the series, that is certainly not all there is to her. There are numerous moments where KOS-MOS almost appears to be possessed by another person; her voice is warmer, soft even, and no longer carries the cold tone of an android. Even her eyes change to another color, a human shade of blue unlike the artificial red they usually are. In this state it is much more evident that she cares for her companions, in a way that is more than just a programming or rule of logic. She even asks questions like, "Will feeling pain make me complete?" As an android, it is most likely safe to assume that KOS-MOS cannot feel pain; however, by asking such a question, it seems to allude that she herself believes she is in an incomplete state. It may only be subconsciously, but to feel pain is to be human, so to desire to feel pain appears to be a desire to be human. Another way to examine it is also from when she says, "Relinquish your pain unto me." She says such words while going on a suicidal mission to save the Elsa spaceship and everyone in it from being incinerated while re-entering the atmosphere. Along with perhaps desiring to be human, there is also the underlying to wish to truly save everyone, and they are much more complex desires and thoughts than a mere machine could have.
Samples;
Network Sample; Sample here!
Log Sample; Shion's protests were quickly lost as the external cameras proceeded to incinerate. Frankly, there was at least an 69% that her body would proceed to do the same in her attempt to save the ship. While durable, KOS-MOS could not claim to having an invincible body or anything of the sort. That would be a rather bad lie, and lying itself was just illogical in her eyes. What she said was true though--maintaining this position for just 80 seconds would be enough to save the ship if they could manage to stabilize it. The odds were in their favor if she was to do this.
Still, even KOS-MOS could agree to this being a rather drastic action to take. Her calculations were more than likely correct, and those onboard the Elsa at least would surely survive, but the devastation her possible destruction would cause to Shion was a rather unwanted outcome. If possible, she would rather like to avoid that; however, protecting Shion was one of her highest priorities, and if causing her undue distress was the result of that... It could not be helped. As unfortunate as it was, it seemed that the best option to take was once again something that would have certain consequences that KOS-MOS did not like.
If she just stopped to think about it though--wasn't this a bit much? To take such drastic measures to save all these people, many of which she honestly had no personal relation to? Yet it was the only natural option in her mind, the one that calculated and estimated ruthlessly, always ruled by logic and statistics. But if she gave a moment to think about it, what logic was there in heading straight into her own destruction? As it was though, she didn't stop to think; there was no time to when everyone could only be seconds away from dying here in space.
And so there she was, being dragged into the planet by the pull of gravity as her own armor exceeded maximum heat limits and burned into ashes. It was of little manner as her energy shields deployed, if a bit differently than what was normal--without even wondering why, white wings began to envelop the ship, their feathers passing by as the ship began to re-enter the atmosphere...