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The Cyberpunk Meme

 

Welcome to the future. Unfortunately, it's not all it's cracked up to be. The very definition of the term cyberpunk is "high tech, low life." These are worlds defined by poverty or absolute control, where the net is your only escape from the troubles of the world. Cyborgs, meta-humans, AIs, corporations with undisputed power are what's being served out here. Do you have what it takes to survive?

To get started, you can create a scenario for yourself, or merely go to the Random Number Generator and choose a pre-made one for you and your partner, or you can even leave your comment blank and let respondents pick, I'm not going to tell you how to decide, it's just a meme, calm down.


1. You or your partner (or both) is a hacker who just stumbled across the biggest information leak of your lives. This could make or break the two of you, if you know how to handle the consequences of your following action.

2. In the real world, people wouldn't waste their spit on scum like you. But in the net? You're a god, peddling information and resources better than Wal-Mart. Just be careful who you talk to. Not everyone thinks what you do is a good thing.

3. The corporations, the government, the gangs, the machines. It doesn't matter who it is, but you're tired of their interference in your life. Are the two of you ready to take them on?

4. You're the king or queen of your private enterprise. You have it all: A private army, AIs capable of placating the masses, connections even better than the government, and a demeanor that could charm Satan himself. However, there's still that little nuisance known as the underdog, and they're knocking at your door.

5. You just got that newest drug shipment in, and it promises to be the biggest trip in your life. It promises to make you stronger, faster, smarter, and sexier, all in one hit. The only thing left is to try it.

6. People are disappearing, and no one seems to notice or care, except you and your partner. The only thing? They're also your worst enemy.

7. You've just been kidnapped, and unfortunately, your partner's the kidnapper. What's their motive? Can you escape?

8. Your job is to track down and 'retire' human-like bioengineered androids who have gone rogue. Sounds simple enough, right? Not when your targets are as intelligent as any human, or more. Not only that, they are stronger, almost indistinguishable from humans in appearance. So much so it's possible one could be one and not realize it...

9. You're a cop, a gumshoe or someone else dealing with law enforcement, a dangerous job to do alone. Good thing you have a partner, right? Only one problem, they're an android. Robots who can think and feel are a thing now, and what's more, some are starting to think they should have all the rights humans have. Whether you agree or not, you two are stuck together.

10. As the internet grows more advanced, so does inter-connectivity to the point whole cities are now monitored by powerful operating systems that govern all aspects of city life. You are a hacker that is out to fight the megacorps, while seeking revenge against the criminal element.

Comments

Darlene Alderson | Mr Robot

[d0loresh4ze]

john kennex | almost human

[sgtwhiskers]

[ ooc; his life is #9 but I'm open to alternatives and cross-canon partners! ]

Togusa | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

[standalonehuman]

[Did you mean: Canon?]

Deckard | Blade Runner

[b26354]

[ *is number eight* ]

[a_good_joe]

[Interested? I'm game for just about any AU that might result in these two meeting up in Deckard's earlier years--Joe as a Nexus-6 or early Nexus-8, as another blade runner. I don't ship them, though, if that's an issue.]

Wrench | WATCH_DOGS 2 | ota

[wrenchinald]

[leeeet's be real, the watch_dogs universe is pretty close to cyberpunk anyway. wrench is a hacker in canon (as well as a guy what likes to blow shit up), and we can put that kinda thing in aaaaall kinds of scenarios. lay it on me, friends.]

Liquid Snake | Metal Gear | ota

[saveyourserpent]

[liquid's a rebellious super soldier clone so we can jam that sorta thing in any cyberpunk setting.

i also have a post-metal gear rising concept featuring ~technology ghosts~ and androids so if you wanna play around with that, let's roll.]

Václav Koller | Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | ota

[hi0ctane]

[heyyyy it's canon. koller's an underground augmentation specialist (aka backalley doctor) who experiments on himself a lot. he runs a bookstore as a front for his actual business aaaand is pretty mixed up in crime family crap.

we can do a lot with this stuff, hit me up.]

[b_e_w_obsessiveskeptic]

[Might I interest you in a massive nerd who's trying to push boundaries with technology?~]

Lisa | Vehicle Voltron

[charmedsteps]

[been wanting to do something like this for a while! Lisa doesn't lend well to pure chaos but she's part of a small fighting force in canon and its very easy to change that to just about any small dedicated organization, especially when the line between 'good guys' and 'bad' gets grey. Fine with darker story lines. Let's go find some garish neon to get lost in!]

'Shiro' Takashi Shirogane | VLD

[headspacedad]

[gonna blow the dust off him for this one. I can't resist. Can't see him as a drug runner but I'm open to just about everything else. Good with darker storylines as well. Canon and cross-canon welcome. Cyber-punk yakuza/ex-yakuza anyone? Give this man some lion tats to go with that neon and saxophone in the distance.]

[tookashirototheknee]

[So, not sure what kind of scenario/mission/whatever, but here's a communications guru for Shiro to work with. He's a code whiz, has a hacker little sister in the background. Between them, they probably pretty much control information traffic.]

Rey | Star Wars | OTA

[abalance]

[A few tweaks to her canon universe can definitely make the more technologically-advanced planets cyberpunk-y. I'm also willing to AU her as an android and say that her Force abilities like mind tricks and sensing emotions are a result of being able to sense and manipulate brain frequencies or communicate with other androids or some such thing. Or just play her as a straight-up human alongside androids and other humans, since that's pretty much canon, too.]

Thor Odinson | MCU

[asgardsthunder]

[Could do something with 8. Or really just anything exploring him being a manufactured human.]

Eren Jaeger | Shingeki no Kyojin

[preciousbrat]

Oscar | Lupin The 3rd

[riveres]

[I'm not saying 9 but 9. Plz stick the boy together with a robot.]

[blueskyonwhitecanvas]

Another crime scene, another cluttered apartment. Stinks of stale take-out and unwashed cheap clothes. As one of the few members of the android community who willingly consults with the police department, Jihae has seen more unpleasant circumstances than most of his serial number brothers, but not as much as the crumpled heap on the floor.

Thankfully, it is not a model which shares his face or even his gender. A female felyne 'bot designed as a male companion, to put it politely. Her torso has been torn in half.

Jihae's rabbit ears twitch faintly as he listens to mutterings of the Black Dahlia, but with nicer tits from outside. Politely, he waits for his human partner to assess the scene and speak first. He is the detective on scene, after all. Jihae is merely a diversity hire, in the opinion of some, or a snitch, in the opinion of others.

Personally? He believes he is capable of observing beyond the human spectrum and had grown tired of his singular use as an attractive face. Nothing else is too important to him.

Aramat Drawdes | Alabaster

[scalpedsociety]

[I sort of gravitate towards 4 but with a twist. One of the employees of this large megacorp has been passing valuable information to the underdog. Aramat is the mole playing both sides.]

d.va (hana song) | overwatch | ota

[bunnyhopped]

( consider: cyborg dva, thx )

[craicshot]

[would you be down for Moira helping augment/rebuild cyborg!Hana as part of her very illegal, morally dubious experiments into cybernetics...]

Seto Kaiba | Yu-Gi-Oh! DM | OTA

[b_e_w_obsessiveskeptic]

[This is pretty much the dream for this nerd. I'd be interested in a mix of 4 & 6, but I'm down for other suggestions too!]

my best attempt at 4 & 6

[sinistral]

[It grates on his nerves to see the man standing opposite him. Well, he's opposite Bucky now; he hadn't been a moment earlier, when the now-dead body was still standing. But the man between them had slumped to the ground, metal headset cracked and sparking, leaking blood from chest and stomach and hydraulic fluid from the hip. The shots had come both from him and from the man standing opposite, which he supposes is the good part.

The bad part is that man is Seto Kaiba. And if he's here, making this hit... well, that means he's not the ghost. And that also means that Bucky shouldn't kill him because, like it or not, clearly there's a wider hole in the network than he'd believed and that means Bigger Problems.]

Didn't think you'd actually get your hands dirty.

Joe/K | Blade Runner

[a_good_joe]

[8's canon; 9 and 7 could be interesting.]

Re: Joe/K | Blade Runner

[scalesandsecrets]

Prompt 7 with Mystique having posed as Joe's partner?]

Sherlock Holmes | Fate/Grand Order | OTA

[revelare]

( open to canon and cross-canon! definitely a nosy p.i. who gets himself into all sorts of trouble )

mariette | blade runner

[carnes]

[a_good_joe]

[Interested? Some post-movie version of 6 or 10 maybe, adapted to canon? Definitely willing to play confused/not entirely wanted UST on Joe's part, but I would have to FTB for anything much above PG-13.]

integra hellsing ( hellsing )

[fairbrook]

( Pretty much open to anything tbh. Assumed cr is cool, just talk it out with me! )

Jill | VA-11 Hall-A

[cybarpunk]

[Need a drink? Stop by VA-11 Hall-A. We welcome natural humans, cyborgs, lilim (androids), and dogs. After some recent incidents the management has authorized the staff to remove any dogs that partake in racial bigotry. Bad dogs will not be tolerated. Any "night workers" are asked to refrain from selling their skills on the premises, but may otherwise patronize the bar.

And the management asks customers to refrain from harassing the bartender about how bad the drinks taste. She already knows. You don't come to this bar for good drinks, because you wouldn't be in this city if you wanted those. You come here for synthetic beer and other assorted monstrosities of legally permissive imitation alcohol.]

[a_good_joe]

[Huh, interesting-sounding game!]

"Something uncomplicated." The man sitting down at the bar looks like he's had, well. A day. One that included getting punched in the face at least once. Though he doesn't seem all that in pain or upset—just tired.

Mettaton | Undertale | OTA

[mettatronic]

Cole | Dragon Age: Inquisition | OTA

[unknots]

[I'm down to AU it up!]

Abel | Starfighter (Comic) | M/M

[reliantnav]

Adam Parrish | The Raven Cycle

[tenebrarius]

[Mixed race Adam. Probably either a hacker or an android. M/M for shipping.]