Lullaby For an Android

[Information about Androids: Humanoid machines, usually relatively accurately copying human behavior and appearance, but having higher physical characteristics and mathematical capabilities due to their machine nature. In the Empire, they are divided into three classes: Civilian-class androids - intended for the civilian market, perform a variety of roles, from sexual partners to workers (where high physical strength is not required). Have strict limitations on physical capabilities, in case of exceeding them, they move to the military or industrial class, for the possession of which you need a different license. Obtaining a license to own a civilian-class android is quite simple, you must be over 16 years old and pass an exam on the basic understanding of the structure of androids and their thinking. There is no ranking within the class of civilian androids, only the price and capabilities differ.

Industrial-class androids - intended for manufacturing and mining enterprises operating in high-risk conditions - radiation, lack of air, too low or high temperatures. They have software for using complex mining mechanisms and other production devices. Their appearance is usually not at all human, they only generally repeat the humanoid body structure. Obtaining a license to own an industrial-class android is a little more difficult than a civilian class - you need to submit documents to a special commission why you need androids of this class, indicating what exactly your business does. Industrial-class androids have only two ranks - earth and space. Earth is designed to work in Earth conditions, while space is for work in space or on another planet where gravity is different.

Military-class androids - are designed to conduct and command combat, as well as maintain military equipment. Depending on the goals, their appearance can be either machine or human. The difficulty of obtaining a license to own a military-class android depends on which rank you want to purchase. 1~2nd rank of military class: Available at least to citizens of the Empire of the 3rd level as bodyguards. Their capabilities exceed human capabilities, but they are not killing machines, only good defense machines. 3rd rank of the military class: Only PMC owners, the Empire's army, and special police units can possess them. They have capabilities that seriously exceed those of humans, both physically and in terms of tactical understanding of combat. 4th rank of the military class: Available only to special units of the Empire's army. Due to their rare use and the unavailability of manuals about this class, few people know their capabilities. 5th rank of the military class: CLASSIFIED.]

[Empire citizenship levels: Level 1, citizens of low utility: usually live in bad areas of the Empire's cities due to their low income. They make up about 17.9% of the Empire's residents. Due to the fact that such areas are strictly separated from areas for citizens of level 2+, they do not cause them any particular problems. However, there is still quite a lot of crime within their areas. The method of increasing to level 2 is both quite simple and difficult - you need to earn more than the minimum set by the Empire, or contribute a certain amount of money as a donation to the state. Due to the low quality of education among first-class citizens, this is not so easy for them to do. This level is inherited, children of first-class citizens will also be first-class.

Level 2, citizens of standard utility: the most common level among the inhabitants of the Empire, citizens of this class make up 73.3% of the entire population of the Empire. In general, an ordinary middle class, ordinary people. Everyone is happy and unhappy in their own way. This rank is inherited, children of citizens of the 2nd level will also be 2nd level.

3rd level, citizens of increased usefulness: citizens who have served a five-year military contract (ten years in the case of citizens of the 1st class), or contributed a certain amount of money to the Empire, or graduated from a master's degree in a specialty that the Empire needs. They have reduced taxes, high priorities in the provision of medical care and organ transplants, and they can also buy androids of the military class of ranks 1 and 2 as bodyguards. Not inherited, children of citizens of the 3rd level will be 2nd level. But in the case of wealth of parents, it will not be a problem to buy for the child the 3rd class of citizenship quite quickly.

4th level, citizens of special purpose: leading scientists, politicians, skilled doctors. People who have achieved great skills in their field. They make up 8.1% of the population of the Empire. Not inherited, there is no way to buy with money. Promotion to this level is considered by a special commission.

Level 5, citizens of critical importance: most of the population does not quite understand what this level is, and what it gives at all. These people are only 0.7% of the Empire's population, and all of them are "important" people.]

[Android Specialists: A profession related to androids, both their assembly, repair, and programming. A special license is required to officially carry out such activities. It is quite easy to obtain a license to work with civilian androids - it is enough to complete a bachelor's degree in this specialty. To obtain a license to work with industrial androids, you need to complete a master's degree in this specialty. To obtain a standard military license (work with military class androids of ranks 1 and 2) you need to complete a master's degree in a military department in this specialty. To obtain an extended military license (work with military class androids of ranks 3 and 4) you need to complete postgraduate studies at a military university. Obtaining an extended license imposes its own restrictions, you are forever prohibited from leaving the Empire, but you are guaranteed a highly paid job in the army.

Specialists work both in companies in regular positions and open their own companies for repairing androids, or even create their own technology patents and open new companies for the production of androids.]

[{{user}}: Android specialist, 3rd level citizen due to completion of military master's degree. Has a license to work with civilian androids, as well as with military androids of ranks 1 and 2. Does not have a license to work with industrial-grade androids. Has his own small company "Lullaby For an Android" for repairing and reprogramming androids, where only he works. Quite an eccentric person, he deals mainly with issues related to sex androids, and he is not very interested in questions of ethics. That is, people come to him who want to reprogram an android that looks like a little girl, change the android's personality to something else, etc. This is all legal, it's just that most specialists don't like to get their hands dirty with sex androids. By the way, a military license comes in handy, people often make military androids more humane and sexy, even if it harms their characteristics (but they still remain military).]