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◈ player
NAME: DC
CONTACT: insanityprelude
ACTIVE TIMES/PACE: PST (UTC-8), mostly evenings; my tagging speed varies from medium-slow, but I try to give a heads up if I'm going to be especially late.
BRACKETS/PROSE: I don't have a strong preference; I'll match you.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: N/A.

◈ character basics
NAME: 9S (YoRHa Unit Number 9, Scanner Type)
CANON: Nier: Automata
SPECIES: Android
GENDER: Male
AGE: Functionally ~18-19 (literally 3 because lol android)
BIRTHDAY: Or "rollout date", rather: 1/30

◈ out of character
BACKTAGGING: I can and will backtag into infinity.
THREADHOPPING: If it's not a super serious conversation or labeled as private, go right ahead. (If it is a super serious conversation, ask first.)
FOURTHWALLING:
► Referencing things from his canon or recognizing him from crossovers (e.g. the FFXIV raid series): fine.
► Outright telling him he's fictional: no thanks, boy's had enough existential crises for a lifetime.
NOT INTERESTED IN: No-buildup smut; would definitely like to talk out smut first in general.
OTHER NOTES: Like all Yoko Taro games, 9S's canon gets into some dark places. While not all of these are likely to come up in threads, potential warnings include child death, suicide/suicidal ideation, torture, robot gore, violence framed in a deliberately sexual manner, and... idk, is "existential despair" a warning? Let me know if you want to avoid certain topics, or opt out of playing with him entirely for any reason.

◈ in character
PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Go for it!
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: He is smol and ready to brawl, though his programming will make it difficult to deliberately harm humans. I'm cool with him taking a reasonable hit/being grappled around, but hash out major injuries with me first.
RELATIONSHIPS: I can write ships all day. Any gender configuration, age 17+/equivalent is fine. I'm particularly interested in 2B/9S or some kind of enemies-to-lovers (well, frenemies with benefits more likely) deal with A2.
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: He's an android, so his brain is literally a computer? (Ask first! The answer will probably be yes.)
MAGICAL INFORMATION: N/A (though, sufficiently advanced technology and all that)
MEDICAL INFORMATION: is robot
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: WIP (see above re: Yoko Taro being Yoko Taro)
OTHER NOTES:
► 9S's major ability is hacking pretty much anything electronic- including other androids/machine lifeforms/synthetics. I'll never have him try to hack another character without permission.
► On the odd chance that a thread heads in a smutty direction, it's worth mentioning I default to YoRHa androids rolling off the production line with no genitalia- think Ken doll. They may have to get creative. See here for smut yes/nos.
► Wiki link if you want more info (and spoilers.)

◈ first impressions
VISUAL: Visually difficult to distinguish from a human teenager, with the short (160cm/5'3" with his boots on) and twinky slender build typical of Scanner-type androids. Pale-skinned with short white hair and bangs that be in his eyes if the "blindfold" (it's actually a combat visor, but #aesthetic) he always wears weren't there first. On the rare occasion the blindfold is off, his eyes are dark greyish blue. His usual uniform lands somewhere on the intersection of goth, military and schoolboy, pairing a heavy coat and boots with knee-length shorts, all in black with ornate white detailing.
AURAL: put a blurb here. Voiced by Kyle McCarley.
OLFACTORY: Not much. A faint hint of metal, possibly oil.
DEMEANOUR: Chatty, earnest, eager, and intensely curious. (Unless the thread is taking place during the trauma parade of route C, anyway. Then you're looking at subdued grief over a center of increasingly unhinged rage.)