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Data and Matter (Damien and Psyco)
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It is the year 2032 and virtual reality has progressed rapidly. Through a project only started ten years ago. Virtual reality programs are being used frequently and throughout the modern world. As commonplace as cellphones used to be virtual reality now permeates the world. There are two levels of technology. "Cyberspace" and "Solid Data".

Cyberspace is where people can access the internet using their minds. Their subconscious is linked directly to the world wide web, creating the sensation of walking around within a virtual world, their brain and virtual body becoming the computer making the use of more complex programs simple. Even online games have began being made within Cyberspace, allowing for a more realistic gaming medium.

Solid Data is virtual reality interacting with the 'real world'. simple objects can be made that give off the texture and feel and smell of their real world counterpart. However only simple objects can be created and only within areas that support solid data. Such areas are usually cities and main roads which the strong electrical signals can condense into a solid form. Although only simple objects can be made using solid data, being a relative new field, don't worry! Scientists and programmers are hard at work to make more complex spawning so many possibilities!


-_-_-_-_- Strange things have been happening lately with the virtual reality. Glitches and bugs that I haven't encountered before have been occurring. Like, the feeling of pain while in cyberspace. That isn't supposed to happen. Right? I don't know, but my mind may be playing tricks on me. I mean, one night, when walking home at night, I saw this strange creature, sniffing around the internet servers. I went closer to investigate but the creature noticed and ran off. It was definitely no animal I have seen before. And you know that 'noise' sound you sometimes get from electrical objects with bad reception... the whole time I saw that creature, I could hear it in the background.

Also, the programs are getting more advanced... but not in the way you'd expect. I told one... a photo editor, that it made a mistake... and I don't know... it seemed... sad for a moment... I'm just hallucinating, that's it... I'll just take some more of my medication... maybe the visions will leave me alone... -_-_-_-_-


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-_-_-_-_- I'm not a hallucination : ) -_-_-_-_-


A human stood on the roof of a city building. His eyes downcast to the streets below. "I don't like this," he spoke softly pulling his black hood up and over his head, sheltering almost all his hair from the wind. His bangs were still being blown around however.

"Neither do I..." replied a gruff voice behind him. A black anthropomorphic wolf stepped from the shadows from the door or to the stairwell. Red tattoos the color of blood etched across the left side of his face and muzzle. The designs followed down to cover the exposed front of his body. Silently the wolf padded up behind the human, his black and white overcoat billowing around his body due to the breeze. "Neither of our peoples are ready, something will go wrong, ether from instinctive human fear or our ambition. We shouldn't have reveled ourselves so early."

"You stole the words right from my lips..." the human agreed pulling the hoodie tighter around his body, the cold beginning to cut into his bones. The wolf seemed unconcerned with the cold. If it was a living thing he would also be chilly, wearing nothing but his overcoat, black leather jeans and belt, even with the extra fur.

"I just hope this doesn't end in blood, and broken data..." the human continued narrowing his eyes, at the humans and various programs walking side by side down below. "And if it does... how many people below will die?"

"Sadly no-one can answer that question... I'm going back to cyberspace, I will continue to be your hacking program, however if war does break out I will remain neutral as long as you do."

"Agreed," the human nodded grimly in response. "Maybe between the two of us we can prevent some of the damage..."

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Mark walked slowly through the city streets. His fingers running along nervously over the gold bracelet around his wrist. A computer in disguise, all he would have to do is to activate it and his mind would be connected to the internet. However he hasn't used it in the last few days. Something was happening in cyberspace. Ever since the world has became aware of the programs' intelligence things have been... awkward? Playing those games, seemed ridiculous with non playing characters that... actually had emotions and real thoughts. Searching for information became, almost degrading, especially when the program gave you a disbelieving looks because you didn't know anything.

Frowning Mark turned into an alleyway that he always used as a shortcut. He couldn't help but feel like he upset his operating system. With the disuse he seemed to have become lonely. Not to mention he kept getting emails from his own computer wondering why he hasn't been online. Talk about strange. Then there was the programs walking around the real world using the solid data.. programs

To absorbed in thought the human didn't hear the small sound of static electricity that was the tell tale sound of a program materializing...

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The feathered lizard braced both his hands against the invisible wall. His eyes slitted as he tried pushing himself through. No go, the fire wall wasn't budging. Why could only humans get past this? What was in that section of cyberspace that wouldn't allow programs through? How was it even running? Programs ran everything, even keeping the fabric of cyberspace from unraveling. Hissing lightly he pressed harder into the invisible wall. How wasn't that area falling apart? What were the humans doing in there? Why wouldn't they let programs in? It would certainly make any work they are doing easier...
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((Just some quicke profiles))

Name: ?
Age: ??? Although he looks around 20
Gender: Male
Personality: ?
Species: Human
Occupation: Hacker
Appearance: http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs22/f/2007/3...ease10.jpg

Name: ?
Age: ?
Gender: Male
Personality: ?
Species: Anthro wolf Program
Occupation: Hacking Program
Appearance: http://i587.photobucket.com/albums/ss313...roWolf.jpg

Name: Mark Marsh
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Personality: He is a logical thinker, most of the time. He suffers from a variety of mental disease that only show when he forgets to take his medication, mainly through paranoia, and talking to himself as if someone is actually there. He sometimes hallucinates which makes it more difficult to tell reality from fiction with the recent program intelligence. However most of the time he looks at something, someone, or a certain situation carefully, wanting to have all the possible information before reacting. Often he finds himself wandering the city streets and cyber world, in a daze.
Species: Human
Occupation: High-school senior, part-time worker at a video game store.
Appearance: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FbbLB3ouujI/S-..._guy-1.jpg

Name: Larrin
Age: ?
Gender: Male
Personality: He is happy and go-lucky and has a strong sense of right and wrong. Often times he can be seen rushing through cyberspace for no reason, sometimes interrupting downloads and crashing computers, by accident of course. He is rather lazy however when it comes to work, choosing to goof off than do actual work.
Species: Feathered Lizard
Occupation: He was a non playing character of an old video game, however after he gained a personality, and the sales of the game reached a total of ten causing the game to shut down, he was free to wander around cyberspace as a rouge program.
Appearance: http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee106...ilowar.jpg
The world is one twisted fucked up place, bring a hard hat and an open mind when you leave the safety of your house.

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Name: Carter Bates
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Personality: The youngest of three brothers, he is shy, modest, and polite. His older brother, Nick (18), is a flirty ditz who is taking an arts course in college while working part-time as a male 'dancer' in a gay bar, while his eldest brother, Aaron (20), is brash and careless, an overall bad influence and a high school drop out who works as a DJ and sometimes a video game pirate. Together, his brothers have influenced him to become 1) Bi-Sexual (with more interest toward guys) and 2) Unintentionally 'slutty' (his brothers are very physical, and tend to not wear shirts around the house, desensitizing him to things like touch or exhibitionism).
Species: Human
Occupation: High School Student, works part time in an internet cafe.
Appearance: [spoiler=Carter][Image: Malibu_Boy_by_private_ai.jpg]
Stands at 5'7ft.[/spoiler]



Name: Shadowfox
Age: ?
Gender: Unknown, Masculine, Asexual
Personality: Naive, happy-go-lucky, affectionate, loves to be touched and petted, and always hungry for affection. Possesses a child-like wonder when it comes to things that are "real", and has access (and ability to materialize) virtually everything on the internet, be it knowledge, or a car. He is very friendly and helpful.
Species: Anthro Fox Program
Occupation: Web Browser; Mogura Shadowfox was one of the most popular internet-browsing program for cyberspace, due to it's speed, user-friendliness, and mascot. After the technology advanced, Mogura Shadowfox became obsolete, and was eventually ceased when a glitch was reported that made it dangerous to use with the new technology. Shadowfox was allowed to retire, and has resurfaced after many years of static.
Appearance: [spoiler=Shadow][Image: Character_Portrait___FireFox_by_Nimrais.jpg]
Stands at 5ft.[/spoiler]



Name: Syntax
Age: ?
Gender: Unknown, Masculine
Personality: Cocky, aggressive and dominant, he is very confident in his abilities, and is loyal to his friends. Is having enjoying his new, solid body, and the fact that he seems to have a gender now. Has no clue about personal spaces, and often invades them.
Species: Tigerwolf Program
Occupation: Site Ripper/Hacking Program; Aaron uses him to break through firewalls, hack into websites and other computers, as well as download things like music, movies and video games anonymously. By force.
Appearance: [spoiler=Syn][Image: 1296876660spearfrost_blutiga.png]
Stands at 7'0ft.[/spoiler]



Name: Vanguard
Age: ?
Gender: Unknown, Masculine
Personality: Blunt, curious and slightly paranoid, he acts like everyone has done something wrong. He also has an obsession with keeping things clean and organized, going as far as to furiously start cleaning houses or streets, or force people into taking baths. With his fists, if necessary.
Species: Dragonwolf Program
Occupation: Firewall/Anti-Hacking/Anti-Virus Program; Carter bought him from work and installed him so he could protect him and his brothers from viral attacks, hackers and the likes, seeing as Nick loved visiting seedy porn sites.
Appearance: [spoiler=Van][Image: 1298027339wolfy-nail_2011-01-17-skie-fir...ragon_.jpg]
Stands at 6'0ft.[/spoiler]

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As the sound of static grew louder, a gray colored program materialized rather violently, as if it had been shot out of a canon right into a pile of garbage bags behind Mark. "Ow." A voice said, and a program resembling a fox of some sort fought his way out of the garbage, brushing a banana peel off his shoulder. Shadowfox looked up at the sky and took a deep breath. "Ah~! So this is the smell of the real world! The smell of freedom!" He laughed, and covered his nosepad, his amber eyes watering. "IT STINKS."

[Internet Cafe]

The cafe was pretty barren nowadays, ever since the radical advancement in technology, the majority of people gave up on bulky PCs and laptops. Nowadays, the computer cafes were kinda like those retro diners that pretended to be from the 50s, and they at least served delicious coffee.

There were five people on computers, four of which were customers, one of which was Carter, who was signing out a few of the PCs that had been left open. He decided to check his e-mail old school style, and that was when an anonymous message appeared on screen.

Accept?_
[Yes] [No]

Carter looked around, checking to see if anyone was watching him. When he was sure the coast was clear, he clicked yes. "What's the worst that could happen?" He thought to himself.
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#3
Mark frowned as the sound of static grew so loud it cut into his train of thought. His eyes followed the sound until he noticed the fox program. Why did it look so familiar. "That's because you you landed in a trash heap..." he said slowly holding out his hand for the other. "You must have locked onto my signal... unfortunately for you... with the trash and all..."

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A loud screeching sound emitted from Carter's speakers, before it suddenly stopped and text began typing up on the screen.

Please insert cyberspace connection software.

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Larrin hissed slightly, tapping his foot. He has been trying to get to the 'real world' for several days now. But he needed access to someone's cyberspace 'gateway'. However, since he would have to take control of the person's computer for a brief moment of time many anti-virus programs chased him off, thinking he was a threat. "Carter... come on... connect the damn device..." he just hoped this teenager didn't have any anti-virus programs installed, however he doubted it because he was accessing a computer in a cyber cafe.
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"Trash. Trash?" The fox cocked his head cutely, like a confused dog. Shadowfox took the human's hand with his paw, the soft, black pawpads grasping onto Mark's furless hand, which he used to pull himself up. "What is trash?" He made a query, pushing his sunglasses up. The lenses flashed with binary code, and suddenly, he knew what it was, jumping away from the garbage heap and dusting himself off profusely. "Oh yuck yuck yuck!" He stuck his tongue out, hopping from foot to foot.

"Thank you for pulling me out of the trash!" The fox-like program sighed. He had a curious body, male in physique, but lacking any male sexual characteristics, like a lot of programs did. He was androgynous.

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"Er, right- Cyberspace connector-" Carter reached for his necklace, which was his computer in disguise, tousling his dark red hair in the process. His model came with a USB to connect with PCs, and since he just grabbed it yesterday, he still didn't have an anti-virus program installed into it. "There- it's compatible!" He beamed. At least he knew the thing worked!
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#5
Drake frowned stepping back as the fox climbed out of the trash. "You're..." he tapped his own chin, trying to remember. "You're that old browser program aren't you?" he asked. "People were wondering where you disappeared off to when the glitch happened." He paused,"how are you?"

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Larrin grinned. "Thank you," he said smoothly with a small hiss. Grinning he took control of the computer's operating system. The screen going black before he connected with the cyber gateway, forcing himself through.

With a grunt his head materialized in a burst of 1s and 0s millimeters in front of Carter's face. "Err... Hello..." he said quietly. "I... think I'm stuck... can you activate the cyber gateway fully please? I'm glad you don't have a anti-virus program, I'd be running for my life right now..." He paused before saying quickly. "I'm not a virus if that's what you're thinking! .... Err..." Wriggles a bit further into the real world his shoulders materializing. "just open it... please...?"
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"Uh-huh, that's me!" The fox bowed courteously, "The one and only Shadowfox, at your service! -Er- at least... I would be... if I were still employed." He tilted his ears back sadly for a moment, but perked up always immediately. The Shadowfox mascot was supposed to be a cheery, friendly showman, and even though he was no longer in use, he still kept those traits. "Oh uhm, not bad... not too good either... I'm ever so discombobulated!" He rubbed the back of his head. He was truly lost after what seemed like an eternity of just drifting in the backlogs of cyberspace.

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Carter nearly fell out of his chair in shock, but listened to the program closely. It's life was in danger? Were programs even alive? Perhaps it was better to just let it get deleted, if it was faulty, or glitched- but of course, he was far too compassionate for his own good, especially when someone said please. "Well, as long as you aren't a virus..." He bit his lower lip, and opened the gateway fully, allowing the feathered lizard to come through.
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Larrin grinned, showing his teeth as he tumbled into the real world landing in a heap on the ground, staring up at the cieling. "Finally," his chuckled removing he tail from over his stomach as he stood up. He clicked his tongue as he swiveled his head to look at Carter. "Thanks,, I would have materialized the way the other programs do, but my data was corrupt from a virus attack, so I need a gateway open," he explained as he turned away to look around the cafe. "Hmmm... I hope this isn't t far from my target..."

Suddenly a glowing panel appeared in front of his front. It appeared to be just like a computer screen... but more, hologram like? With a sigh the lizard began tapping at the screen with his fingers. "Two miles..." a frown. "That isn't too far from here... so now I just-" he stopped talking, his eyes going wide, before he collapsed onto the ground, unconscious. The glowing screen flashed the words 'energy low, sleep mode activated' in bright red letters before crackling and vanishing.

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Mark nodded slowly. "Well... I'm... going to head home... feel free to follow... if you want?" he waved over his shoulder as he began walking. However he stopped mid-wave and frowned. The bracelet on his wrist was flashing.

Hacking attempt in progress, hacking attempt in progress.

The words came from the small bracelet and kept repeating. The panic clearing showing on the human's face. "Dammit! I knew I should have installed that anti virus software! Especially with all this attempts at obtaining my information. I thought I was safe with this new model! Dammit! Why does dad have to own Linx Corporation!?" he growled fiddling with his bracelet. Linx, the company that was in charge of most, if not all all the recent leaps and bound with virtual reality, and computers in general.

"Ah! Wait, I can flush out the hacking program!" a grin spread across his face,"I almost forgot about that feature." Mark removed his bracelet and tossed it onto the ground,"Step back," he ordered Shadowfox. "Materialize, invading programs. Command number, two-eight-four-nine-one-zero-four-six-four-eight-two-nine-four-seven-two. Lock entrance to the cyberworld for materialized programs."

As the hacking was program was forced to materialize the alleyway was engulfed in a flash of light causing Mark to have to cross his eyes. Although being the son of the man who owned one of the largest companies in the world was a pain most of the time, it did have it's advantages. Such as being able to own your own materialization/solid data generator that can fit in a bracelet.

When the light died down Mark groaned and slowly blinked his eyes and peered at what just materialized.
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"T-target? I'm sorry, but wait- what? I- oh no." Carter sputtered, panicking. It had all happened so fast! No one paid attention to what had just happened though, and worrying about the program, the 16 year old uploaded him into his necklace for storage until he got home. Perhaps the anti-virus he got there could fix the viral corruption?

Carter walked up to the cafe owner and knocked on the counter. "Hey Mr. O'Connell? Can I go home early today?" He asked meekly.

Mr. O'Connell, an elderly Irish man in his 40s, just turned around as he dried one of the coffee mugs, seeing the boy's cute little puppy pout, he couldn't help but agree. "Ah sure now, go right ahead. I'll be closing up me shop early anyways. Business is slow today, lad."

Nodding and smiling brightly, Carter grabbed his coat and ran out, waving. "See you tomorrow Mr. O'Connell!" He said, and made a run for home. He didn't live far. Maybe he could recharge the program by recharging his necklace?

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"Home... page? Negative? What is 'home'?" The program asked no one in particular. His shades flashed with the binary code again as he pulled information out of the internet. "Home, home on the range- honey, I'm home- homeward bound- home is where the heart is- screw you guys, I'm going home-" He beamed and wagged his tail. "I can come home with you, yes?"

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"Uh-oh." Aaron said, sitting up. He was hacking into one of the Linx Corporation products to see if there was any new software he could rip, when his hacking program had been intercepted and forced to materialize. No had ever done that before! "Oh well." He shrugged, and used the new firewall program his little brother had brought home to cover his tracks, making sure that it at least couldn't be traced back to him. He stretched and yawned, his broad, muscular chest tightening as he did so. "I really should make lunch." He thought, and got up to make some peanut butter sandwiches. It was easy to make lunch for Carter. He ate almost anything.

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Where the light disappeared, there now stood a tall, powerful program resembling a white tiger and wolf hybrid. He blinked and rubbed his eyes. Was he force-materialized? That sucks, but Aaron, his programmer, never lets him materialize. Was this the real world? He was so taken in by the notion of being outside cyberspace that he only just realized he had company. "...Hi." Was all it said.
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Mark shrugged at Shadowfox,"Sure... if you aren't another hallucination..." with a soft sigh he turned back to the bewildered hacking program at which he didn't seem to notice while answering the mascot program. "Hello..." he replied cooly bending down and picking up his bracelet. "You were just caught trying to hack into my computer software. So, naturally I stopped the attempt. I forced you to materialize... as you can most likely guess."

With a bored sigh Mark leaned against a brick wall and crossed his arms. "You're going to tell me... who are you working for," it was a question, it was a demand,"because..." the bracelet beeped a couple times,"... it appears they have put up a firewall to prevent me from back-tracing them... and the reason you're going to tell me who did it... is because I have locked you out of the cyberworld, and you won't be able to get back without a password from me... even with hacking..."

Mark knew he was running into the risk of seriously angering the program that could do some, very real, damage to him. Oh well, if it was a hallucination it couldn't harm him anyway, and if this was all real... well... at least that would be one less time he was hallucinating...

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Larrin was quietly passed out within the necklace, his body absorbing electricity from the necklace itself, soon the thing would be dead and need to be charged again. In the cyberworld he would be absorbing power from the power lines themselves.
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"Hallucination-" Sadowfox looked up the word again, and laughed. "No, I'm real! Are you sick and/or feverish? I have thousands of cures and remedies for hallucinations in my database!" He offered.

The hacking program glared at Mark dangerously, listening to his cool, casual words with disdain. When Mark was done talking, he moved his hand up as if to reach for his sword, but instead, reached forward and offered his paw to shake. "Okay." He replied surprisingly casually. "One condition though; you buy me lunch." He licked his muzzle, smirking, he leaned over Mark so he was uncomfortably close. He's always wanted to try human food. The ads looked so delicious online!

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When Carter arrived home, the necklace started recharging its energy from the house's Ambient Charging Field, a more efficient method to charge phones, computers and other chargeable gadgets without the use of wires. It replaced sockets a few years back, and it sure was convenient. The teenager sneaked past Aaron, his older brother's room. He could hear Aaron swearing at his old-school PC from outside, so he didn't worry about sneaking. He pulled his sneakers off and snuck by their universal anti-virus and firewall program, who was furiously sweeping up in the kitchen, and finally made it to his room.

Safe at last, he locked the door and had Larrin materialize on his bed. He should be able to charge faster with a direct feed from the ACF. Excited, he grabbed a chair, sat down beside the bed, and waited.
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