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List of stolen items:  

Medbay:  

10 spools of wire
4 stylus pens
1 10 inch long device that looks like it might be used for diagnostic purposes
3 scalpels
22 batteries
15 pen tips
5 keyboard keys
4 wires from inside one of the large scanners
3 lenses from the microscopes

Vehicon Bar:

4 shards from a very large broken glass
1 human sized glass
7 keycards that the Vehicons have dropped
2 Flashdrives that were dropped and fell under the counter
10 cloths
100 straws

Observation Lounge:

Large amounts of stuffing from the human-sized seats
10 bolts from the human-sized seats
10 nuts from the human-sized seats

Storage room:

Odds and ends

Other Crewmembers:

21 socks
5 Pens
2 coins
3 books
4 shoelaces
1 shoe
1 glove
1 tiny police car from Deckerd
25 screws
5 hex keys
1 precious photo of someone's family
1 crystal
1 beanie baby
2 data slugs with classical music

From the spa planet:

20 robot sized towels
3 bottles of wax
3 bottles of finish
2 keycards from someone
an assortment of pens and other items

➺ PLAYER

Name: Ladytron
Age: 24
Preferred Contact Method: Lady47

Current Characters: N/A

➺ CHARACTER

Character Name: 4
Character Age: It's not really said how long ago humanity died. Could be anywhere from 10 years to 50. Dolls are ageless.

Canon: 9

Canon Point: After the movie.

History: After the great World War (which had lasted ten years) many countries had gone bankrupt and their natural resources were greatly depleted. The Chancellor, the man in charge of the country, decided that Science and Technology were the ways of the future and would hopefully spur the economy.  The Government began hiring Scientists and giving them funding for their projects. One of the projects given funding too was for The Scientist (a former toymaker) who created automatons, and believed that the potential for his creations were limitless.

Thrilled with the funding given to him, The Scientist worked day an night to create the B.R.A.I.N (Binary Reactive Artificially Intelligent Neurocircuit), which was a machine whose purpose was to create other machines in its image. The Scientist eventually finished the B.R.A.I.N after several setbacks and delays, and was on the verge of testing the machine when the Chancellor had it forcibly seized from him. The Scientist tried to stop them and warn the Chancellor of the dangers of the machine, since it hadn’t been tested yet, but his dire warnings went ignored.

The Chancellor used the B.R.A.I.N to create the Fabrication Machine. This machine was designed to do exactly what the B.R.A.I.N was originally created to do: Create other machines. However seeing as it was created purely from the Scientist’s intellect, it was horribly flawed and the Scientist knew this full well. Unfortunately, he was powerless to stop it. The nation rejoiced at the Fabrication Machine and rallied behind the Chancellor. To them, the machine was a symbol of hope and peace.

A factory was created to house the Fabrication Machine and the Chancellor had it create an army of lethal war machines in order to “keep the peace”. Before long, the Chancellor took had amassed an army and used his force, completely unprovoked, to attack the other struggling, impoverish nations. The Scientist publicly denounced the Chancellor and warned the entire nation of the dangers that were sure to come. After that, he went into hiding. To his shock and sadness, few people believed him and agreeably went along with the war. The only ones who believed the Scientist were the Rebels, who willingly took him in and hid him.

The war was vicious and bloody. The other nations banded together and fought against the Chancellor and his machines. In his greed and lust for power, the Chancellor demanded an increase in production, ordering the Fabrication Machine to worker harder than ever. The consequences for this would have an even more devastating impact on the world than the initial war itself.

There was only so much the Fabrication Machine was willing to take. After years of being tortured relentlessly to create things, the Machine angrily lashed out. It began creating machines who were all programmed to attack and destroy any living being they encountered. The machines were all equipped with a deadly as that completely destroyed living tissue. Millions were slaughtered and the Chancellor quickly lost power in the face of thousands of machines. He was quick to blame the Scientist and name him the enemy of the world, since it was the Scientist’s creation that caused so much destruction.

The Scientist was remorseful for his part in the war. He decided to start a new experiment, one that would allow humanity to continue even if all life on Earth was wiped out. He did not have much hope for humankind, the gas would destroy everything and all humans would eventually die. His creation was horribly flawed because it was created from nothing other than intelligence, and therefor did not possess the ability to tell right from wrong. He made changes to the talisman he used to create the B.R.A.I.N, and instead used it to transfer his soul to little dolls he lovingly created from some materials he found around his shop.

The process of creating them, One through to Nine, took a little over a week.

Four was created just minutes after his Twin. Both twins were mutes and were created from gardening gloves, with Three as the right gardening glove and Four as the left. The first face Four saw when he awoke was Three’s, and they bonded mentally and emotionally almost instantly. It only took them a few minutes to perfectly sync with each other and know the other’s movements as they were doing it. The Scientist’s shop was a fascinating place for two stitchpunks as curious and as passionate about their curiosity as they were.

They explored and catalogued everything, the Scientist’s shoes, the tools, and all through the cupboards. Their greatest discovery they came across was a book on fairy tales the Scientist had kept open on his bed. The book, to them, was the most incredible thing ever. In it they discovered a world full of imagination and wonder that Four instantly loved. His attention was drawn more to the pictures, admiring them constantly and appreciating the colors and expressions, while his brother was more interested in the words, intrigued by the thoughts and descriptions that were left for them.

Only a day or so later, the Scientist gently took them out into the war-torn world and let them loose. It was their purpose to watch the world and remember it exactly as they saw it. They did not figure this out until much later however. At that moment when they could not follow the Scientist back home, they were stranded on the cold and dark streets, surrounded by the dark mutterings of frightened people and were occasionally chased by a wild dog. The Scientist had warned them to stay away from humans, so they did, preferring to examine them from afar. What they saw were creatures who always looked tired, dirty, and who never seemed to smile. Neither Three no Four understood at first that this was what war looked like, or that these people had once been happy.

They were fortunate to come across Seven, who quickly gathered them all up and lead them back to others like them. Three and Four were instantly curious about the others, since they had heard of them, but had not met any (save for Five) yet, but even they knew that it wasn’t the time or place to express their curiosity. They followed One to the Cathedral, but Five lost an eye along the way due to a brief run in with the machines. Had it not been for Two and Seven, he would have been crushed.

One, the first to be created and the bitterest of them all, lead them all to the Cathedral and told them to forget about the outside world. He told them that eventually the humans would kill themselves and that the machines would eventually go away if they all just waited. This did not sit well with Seven at all, she was a warrior at heart, and the idea of just waiting around for their problems to go away... She couldn’t accept it.

After some conflict with One, Seven left, leaving Three and Four both feeling very sad. They were a family, all of them, and they should stick together. Luckily for them, the Cathedral had many books in them, so they were at least able to keep themselves busy while the outside world slowly became quiet. They spent a lot of time in the corner with Six, examining his drawings (something Four liked to do, but his brother did not care as much for), or hiding from Eight, who stomped around so loudly that they were usually able to escape him pretty easily. It was a pretty easy life compared to trying to survive on the streets, their only true fear was the Catbeast. The Catbeast was a creature built from bone and metal, resembling both a one-eyed cat with a monkey-like body. It hunted them constantly and was a big factor in their staying inside all the time.

They stayed with One, Two, Five, Six, and Eight in the Cathedral for a while before Three got an idea. What if they left like Seven did? They had finished reading all the books the Cathedral had, and there were no more new things to examine. Four was reluctant at first, after all there was the Catbeast to consider, but eventually he gave in as his brother would not stop bothering him about it. They left in the dead of the night without saying goodbye, since Three had said that they wouldn’t be gone forever.

Finding the library was a stroke of luck, and they settled in and little by little, they began making startling discoveries and piecing together what had happened to the world around them. They found a couple blank books and some glue, and started putting newspaper snippets in there. Before long, they devoted their passion and time to discovering and remembering the world and everything in it. Everything they read, everything they saw, they examined and catalogued very, very carefully so that they could never forget it.

For the next few years, they sorted out information and absorbed book after book. There was the occasional danger of the Catbeast, but Seven was usually pretty good about keeping it away.

One day, on a very ordinary day for them, something particular happened: They met someone new. Four was thrilled to meet Nine! It wasn’t everyday that they were able to meet new people, and Nine was certainly very interesting to examine. Not only that, but he did something the others never did: Make use of the information they had gathered. Using Four’s ability to act as a projector, they explained to all of them what had happened to their world, and the events leading up to it. Seven ran off at the suggestion of going back to One, and Five and Nine went back to the Cathedral to further unravel the mystery.

While they were away, the Twins set to work finding out more about the strange device that Nine had described. Four knew that the information was around here somewhere, and that perhaps they should look into Alchemy? By the time the others had returned to the library (the Cathedral was destroyed by fire), they had found what Nine needed and proudly showed it off to him.

After a frightening encounter with the Seamstress (an encounter that neither twins experienced first hand), Nine pushed them all to leave the Library and go rescue Seven and Eight, both whom were captured by the Seamstress and were about to be offered to the Fabrication Machine. Nine left Five in charge while he went inside to rescue both stitchpunks, he told him that he if wasn’t out soon, then Five was to destroy the entire factory (no pressure). Five came up with the idea of setting a barrel full of oil on fire and sending it into the oil pit inside the factory that held the Fabrication Machine.

Nine was unable to rescue Eight, but was able to Rescue Seven, and both of them successfully escaped the factory as the barrel of oil rolled in. The resulting explosion destroyed the factory and all the machines the Fabrication Machine created. For a very brief moment, the remaining stitchpunks were able to enjoy a carefree moment complete with music and laughter. This moment was shattered when the Fabrication Machine dragged itself out of the ruins of the factory and went after them. Five and Six had their souls taken from them, and Nine ran off on his own, leaving One, Three, Four, and Seven to fight the monster themselves.

One found an old cannon and the Twins helped load it while One and Seven fired at it. Before they could do any real damage to the Fabrication Machine, Nine showed up and revealed to them all that they were all pieces of the Scientist’s soul, and that Two, Five, Six, and Eight were all still trapped inside the talisman. If they destroyed the talisman, they would destroy their friends forever. None of them had a chance to absorb this information right away because the massive machine was on them within moments. They fled, and Nine thought up a plan to separate the talisman from the Machine. It involved sacrificing himself.

Just as Nine was about to allow his own soul to be torn out of him, One stepped in and sacrificed his soul instead. Nine was able to tear the talisman out of the Machine and pull his friends out of it. The Machine was destroyed and the souls of their friends were saved. Nine, Seven, Three and Four were all that remained, and they gathered the bodies of their fallen friends to make pyre for them. Nine activated the talisman again and released the souls trapped inside. They said their goodbyes and disappeared into the clouds, which resulted in the first rainfall that any of them have ever seen.

Personality:

Four is the slightly more timid and passive than his brother is. He is seen hiding behind Three more often than Three hides behind him, and he doesn’t care to be the first in anything. He and his brother are incredibly curious about everything (to the point of being a little intrusive), and they constantly catalogue whatever they can find from the many books in the library they were hiding out in. They know that it was up to them to discover the past and to never forget it, but it was not in their instinct to do anything with the information they found, all they were able to do was collect it for others.

Four is very childlike, and extremely playful. He likes to compare the world with what he has read in his many books. So many fascinating things to see! So many new things that he has never come across, how is he to process and make sense of it all? He would try though, since his curiosity and passion would drive him to do so.

One of the things that makes him different from his brother is what he enjoys reading about. While his brother likes to devote his attention to human history alone, Four prefers to look at what they did right. Their art and music draws his attention the most, for they are proof that good things had happened at some point in their history, that someone had been inspired and passionate enough to create beautiful things. The only things he has seen of humans with his own eyes were their final days, so the art and music gives him hope.

Four is extremely organized, he prefers to have his books all in alphabetical order and he’d like it if his books were sorted using the dewey decimal system. The two of them sometimes end up arguing about which book goes where, since Three’s organization ideals are slightly different from his. When sorting out items, Four likes to sort them by color and texture, while Three likes to sort them by size and relevance. This also leads to much arguing between them.

His bond with Three is so close that he can not imagine himself being without Three ever. The two of them share a telepathic bond that allows themselves to synchronize effortlessly with each other’s movements and to understand each other perfectly. The idea of being totally alone and having to function by himself is something he had never even considered. Three is his other half, and without him Four wouldn’t know who he is, since Three helps define who Four is.

Power & Abilities:

One of Four’s abilities that sets him apart from his twin is his ability to project images from his eyes like a home movie. This is a very handy ability to have when communicating to others. Four has an incredible memory that can remember things down to the very last detail. Anything anyone does or says he will record and play it back in his head to examine the footage later. On terms of physical abilities, he happens to be very, very fast and agile, as noted by the Scientist. He has a pretty good sense of what’s going on around him and can avoid being crushed by a falling rock or being stepped on by careless people.

Inventory: Four's got nothing but himself.

Game Plan:

Four is a product of a species-ending war, and the idea of taking part in another doesn't really appeal to him. However, if given a choice, he'd throw his lot in with the Empire. If he's going to do this, then he might as well side with people who don't regularly engage in terrorism. Well, that and the Empire is prettier and full of friendly people, and Four is willing to be on whatever side has the best library.

So what use would a 7-inch-tall doll be to the empire? Four is small, intelligent, and, most importantly, very stealthy. After years of living in a dangerous wasteland, Four can navigate almost any kind of terrain. This tiny archivist would be most useful as a spy, information gatherer, or messenger for those missions requiring discretion. Having no strong sense of right or wrong, Four would be willing to do whatever the Empire wants of him as long as he has a library to live in.

➺ LINK TO SAMPLES

Four's one and only thought was that this world was beyond beautiful. After the grey and brown smog of his home city, Pilamirar was so dazzling that he almost (almost) forgot about his family he left behind. It lasted only a moment, he wasn't capable of forgetting anything anyway. The cities winding alleyways and clean streets fascinated him so much, and he spent days at a time simply watching citizens going about their business. He wondered if they ever thought about how wonderful they were. Seeing living people was such a wonderful gift.

He went everywhere. From the very bottom of the city to the very top. He memorized the roads and the sewers and every place inbetween. Even after weeks of exploration, he was only able to catalogue a tiny fraction of what the city had to offer, and this excited him immensely. Never in his life could he have imagined he'd end up someplace so beautiful. If only Three, Seven, and Nine were here. He missed them terribly. Three especially. It was better not to think about them.

It was a while before Four decided to approach someone to “talk” to them. They all seemed so nice, and Four wanted to inspect them up close. His target was a human-like male who had a kinder face than most, which Four hoped meant that he'd let him poke around a lot.

He waited for his target to sit down outside a cafe before scuttling forward and climbing up his leg. The man let out a shout of surprise and nearly stood up when he spotted the little doll standing on the table. Any shyness Four felt about interacting with this person was almost instantly burned away when the stitchpunk started clicking and gesturing towards him. He was here to gather information! Now was not the time to be timid.

Thankfully the man eventually calmed down, and cautiously reached out to touch the top of Four's head. Being touched was nice! Four liked it a lot and allowed the man to gently tug and poke at his little cloth body. He stayed as still and patient as he could manage before jumping forwards and climbing onto the man's shoulder. He ignored the man's burst of laughter and instead inspected his ear. Amazing! Ears were so much more interesting when they weren't part of a sunken corpse. Skulls probably were too, but Four couldn't think of a way he could see them without removing them from the body, and he didn't need a medical book to tell him that that would kill the subject. Too bad.

There wasn't a single doubt in Four's mind that these people and their city were worth protecting. Their wonderfulness had to be preserved, and Four was willing to do the preserving.

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