Summerblog 2008

This is my first entry regarding my course in Creative Writing. I will publish the result of every task Andy gives us, including the ones who are not obligatory. Following is our very first exercise, a description of a character using five questions asked to a coursemate. Feel free to comment!

X801 was the latest and most advanced in the series of caretaking emodroids. She, because it was always a she, was not the kind of equipment you'd find exclusively in the inner circle, though. Her emotional abilities were extraordinary, and included but was not limited to mind-reading, channeling, strong empathy and a great understanding of the human psyche. These abilities had earned her line the nickname "emopaths". She and her sisters were placed in orphanages, hospitals and childcaring institutes all around the faces of the planet. Out of all her skills, her ability to connect with and caring for children - making their voices heard - was the most prized. She was able to speak their language and gained their respect and trust almost instantly. This was also true for children that had been abused and had lost all trust in human adults.

She was happiest when she could be with the children, they were her purpose and in many cases she was known to forsake her own wellbeing for the sake of them. Children were not the only humans she could respond to, though. She was highly intelligent and could very well carry out complex political discussions as well as problemsolving on a more trivial level. She was also able to wordlessly communicate with certain types of animals, particulary many species of canines. As her creators had feared what a strong emodroids negative emotions could unleash, she was designed being unable to feel anger. All of the other feelings, plus a few that her creators hadn't counted upon, she could feel very vividly. Affection, distress, worry, happiness, small portions of irritation, the list went on. Should she by any chance display outbursts of anger it was to be considered a malfunction.

No experimental race of droids or emodroids are without flaw. X801's biggest weaknesses were her tendency to become just too emotional, to the point that it made her unable to perform her tasks - and her tendency to trust and bond with people too easily, and in thoses cases she would ignore her mind-reading powers that might have indicated an ill-willing or evil person. Another surprise that her creators got upon creating her, was her immense love and affection towards the particular man that had made the final touches on her and finally awokened her. She considered this man her "father".