Roots: My love of Tesla and fiction of the Victorian era.
Premise: An alternate Earth, late 19th century. A man named Nikola Tesla has just made a breakthrough in his labs; He has created a fully artificial intelligence. This automaton, named TER-1 (Tesla Experimental Robot; Terry), has caused quite a commotion in the scientific community. Tesla proclaims to his peers that his new partner in science will help mankind reach a golden age of civilization. Edison is pissed. His recent works in steam-operated cybernetics were nearing a breakthrough but this new revelation in robotics dwarfs his previous accomplishments. Word on the street and in the pub is, Edison's got something big planned to save his reputation and draw attention away from Tesla. Something huge.
Branches:
-There'd be more automatons created, not just Terry. Maybe some would be based off creatures in the natural world, like a Rhino or an Ox. Most would follow the same bipedal template, though.
-Their main function has been modified by the American and British military as expendable, resilient soldiers. It takes quite a bit of firepower to down an automaton, let me tell you.
-Edison's big invention is set to be revealed at the 1893 World's Columbian Expo in Chicago (alongside the public reveal of the Automatons), and it's promised to be quite a show...
Canopy: Either you guys are one of the automatons, or a guard at the World's Fair (Either for Edison or Tesla). You've got to deal with Edison's inventions, whatever they may be. (Something sinister, I'd bet.)
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By the by, I'm coming home on Friday around 6ish. If you're all free around then I'd be happy to impose upon my parents to play our silly little games.
Sounds like fun. I'll have my secretary make a note of it.
Neat. Mark Twain should be involved somehow. Tesla's wise-cracking sidekick.
Me and Cody work til;l 9 and I have to watch my bro. But you guys can come to my place to play if you like
sounds ghey.
ur all nerds.
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