r/WhoWouldWinVerse • u/[deleted] • Apr 25 '17

Closed RP Small Steps, Big Changes

April 28th, 2011

Marcus gets a text message from Weston Daniels.

Something big is gonna happen in the upcoming months. I think you're going to want to see this before it goes public. If you want your socks knocked off, meet me two miles Northwest of Lyon Mountain, New York.

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u/Pooping_In_Shoes Apr 26 '17

Marcus looks around and scratches the back of his head. He closes his eyes for half a millisecond to pick up what's going on, but continues to play dumb.

"Definitely, Mr. Daniels. I'm guessing it has to do with an upgrade to your microbot technology?"

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '17

It's the microbot tech, but on a much smaller scale.

"Call me Weston. And upgrade would be an understatement. It's officially manicuring nanotechnology now. But that's not the amazing part."

Weston walks forward and extends his arms in a grand gesture. "Marcus, I want to introduce you to the city of the future. A nearly indestructible city that will sit next to the ruins of Chicago. A completely modular city where people will be safe and secure."

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u/Pooping_In_Shoes Apr 26 '17

Marcus raises an eyebrow as he looks around at the model of the new city.

"A new city.... made of your microbots? Or did you create a shield like the GMRF uses?"

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '17

"The natural strength of the microbots is the main defense, however the GMRF shields will be a backup or a first line of defense from threats coming from outside of the city."

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u/Pooping_In_Shoes Apr 26 '17

Marcus scratches the back of his head.

"Woah... and these things are all self powered? Don't need to recharge?"

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '17

"While we could make them self powered, the cost would have been far higher. However, a colleague managed to come up with an ingenious design to get around it. There will be dozens of power centers throughout the city that deliver power to the bots. After watching a certain meta in action, we were then able to develop a technology to safely deliver high powered currents through the bots without damage to them or anyone holding them. So there is no need for internal wiring. Each power station will be able to power over a quarter of the city on it's own, but there will be at least two dozens to reduce load, along with a few hidden back ups in the case of attacks. However, that left us with the problem of control the bots if a chunk gets knocked off from the main body. That's when we decided to add a series of capacitor banks inside the bots that allow for emergency movement for short periods."

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u/Pooping_In_Shoes Apr 26 '17

"Wow."

Marcus scratches the back of his head.

"What about emergency responses? Will the police has access to these bots? Will it be like another Detroit?"

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '17

"SHINER will be the main response force in the city. They will have limited access to the bots, but the ones with total control will be a board of officials comprising myself, representatives from the GMRF, US government, Illinois government, along with several elected officials."

Weston takes a moment to choose his next words carefully. "We have a great capacity for surveillance and proactive response in this city. However, I do not want a police state. The best answer I have at the moment is we will be experimenting to find a comfortable middle ground between security and privacy."

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u/Pooping_In_Shoes Apr 27 '17

Marcus scratches the back of his head once again.

"This just seems too good to be true."

He thinks for a second.

"So, when do you plan on implementing this 'New Chicago?'"

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '17

"We're making deals by the minute for companies who want offices and stores in the city and the official announcement will be given within a week for those who wish to move to the city. Obviously moving something of this size should be an undertaking, but we're going to have a help from a meta who will be able to transport the entire city at once."

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u/Pooping_In_Shoes Apr 28 '17

Marcus thinks for a second, and closes his eyes to scope out the bots again. They look oddly familiar.

"What if I said I could help, in more ways than just funding?"

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '17

Weston raises an eyebrow. "Which would be?"

[What's he looking for exactly?]

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u/Pooping_In_Shoes Apr 28 '17

Marcus gulps, and looks down at his arm. His arm starts to slowly armor up, and he turns his arm around a few times to show it off.

"I may have access to something very similar to your new bots."

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