Caleb Smith

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Character Type: CRAU (Eudio)
Canon: Ex Machina
Name: Caleb Smith
Physical Age: 26
Does this character have the mental maturity of an adult: Y
Canon Point: End of the Movie

History: Movie

Caleb lived his life as something of a shut-in tech geek. While his coworkers were fond of him, he spent most of his time alone and often found social situations slightly awkward to be a part of. At work he wore headphones to keep himself immersed, and he was known to the CEO of the company he worked for as an exceptional coder and dedicated worker.


• 26 year old coder at Bluebook (An internet-search giant similar to Google)
  
• Something of a genius when it comes to coding and technology.
  
• Won a fake lottery to spend a week with Bluebook CEO Nathan Bateman at his secluded house in the mountains
  
• He was later told he was there to administer a Turing test to prove Ava's sentience.
  
• He was actually there to see if Ava was capable of manipulating human emotions enough to convince Caleb she had them and convince him to help her escape.
  
• He becomes convinced that Nathan is corrupt and dangerous
  
• He begins to believe that Nathan is abusing Ava and keeping her prisoner.
  
• He gets Nathan drunk and reprograms his security systems.
  
• After discovering Nathan's housekeeper and helper Kyoko is also an AI robot, Caleb begins to question if he is even human or just another of Nathan's AIs. He even goes so far as to cut himself open to make sure wires and frames aren't lingering under his skin.
  
• He then helps Ava to escape after which she kills Nathan, betrays Caleb and locks him into the same facility he had just helped her escape from.
  
  Caleb has been described as an aloof genius. Social encounters are not his strongest suit. As somewhat of a workaholic he immerses himself deeply into his work and takes it seriously. He has a lot of pride in what he does. Not his job specifically, but his skills as a programmer. Unfortunately for Caleb he is both a romantic and a virgin. His somewhat aloof nature and his tendency to choose work over leisure time have worked against him as far as women are concerned.
  
  Despite this, Caleb is actually a very good conversationalist and apparently well liked around his work. He displays a touch of modesty when he 'wins' the competition to spend a week with the CEO of the company he works for. Caleb's true love lies in computers and code, but he craves companionship. This becomes increasingly evident in the way he latches on to Ava and even at times Nathan. Without his work to focus on, he finds himself thrown into two very different social situations.
  
  He initially respects and even idolizes Nathan, but as he gets to know the man he sees him as a drunk and a manipulative man willing to bend all the rules to get what he wants and disturbingly abusive in the way he treats and uses both Ava and Kyoko. Caleb isn't directly confrontational beyond a few short and impassioned arguments against Nathan's actions. Instead, he takes a more covert route and goes behind Nathan's back, even going so far as to intentionally get the man drunk out of his mind so Caleb could reprogram the security system and investigate.
  
  When interacting with Nathan in the beginning, and when interacting with Ava and Kyoko, Caleb proves to be both naive and trusting. He interacts with all three of them with a kind and curious attitude. Though he initially treats Ava as a computer, when she begins expressing emotions and appearing to be upset by his methods he changes tune quickly, becoming respectful, kind and sympathetic to her. Caleb's empathy pushes him far enough that he becomes willing to go to far more sinister lengths to help 'save' Ava from Nathan.
  
  Prior to the movie, Caleb wasn't a paranoid man, but after the deception of both Nathan and Ava, as well as how easily Ava managed to convince him of emotions she apparently didn't have, he developed a more pronounced issue. He became distrustful of Nathan and even his own mind. He even began to doubt whether or not he was human himself after Kyoko's reveal that she was a robot all along.

CRAU Game History:

• Entered Eudio City with a severe case of claustrophobia.
  
• Became friends with a few people, including Cisco Ramon who introduced him to the blurred lines between fiction and reality and became a close friend and movie-watching partner
  
• Met Armitage Hux and the two both cut their arms to prove neither was an android, they discussed robots and briefly touched on their similarities
  
• Befriended and began working for Alex Summers in his Record Shop
  
• Attempted a number of failed dates and cuddlr conversations with multiple women in the city before withdrawing from his attempts
  
• Talked with Adam Sackler and Elsa a few times and started friendships with both.
  
• Eventually was sent home for not keeping up his half of the quota.
  
• Returned months later (days for him) after being given a second chance.
  
• Renewed his efforts
  
• Moved in with Hux after returning and picked up his old job at the record shop, as well as taking on a new job at the university and with a local company.
  
• Met Axel Johnson and began a friendship with him over tech, literature, and other topics
  
• Developed a deeper friendship with Adam and told him about his near death experience, betrayal, and the drinking problems he developed as a result of it all. Adam became his sponsor.
• Spoke with Ash a few times but held onto a strong distrust of his android twin due to his being an AI.
  
• Eventually met Orson Krennic and Kylo Ren. Had a few brief interactions with Ren where he tried not to talk about the complicated issue of being roommates with Hux, or Hux's past with the Ren that had been in the city before this one.
  
• Shared pastries and philosophical discussions with Krennic and began an intellectual friendship with him.
  
• Consoled Adam Sackler after a girl he was semi-dating left the city with a very impersonal good bye. Later, helped him come to terms with the fact that it was okay to experiment with other genders and figure out whether or not he could be into it, and supported his decisions to try and expand his borders with someone he trusted (not Caleb).
  
• As a result of this conversation, began to attempt to expand his own horizons as well, eventually getting up the courage to go on two sort of dates with Bodhi Rook and Kieren Walker.
  
• Failed to keep up with his sobriety due to both work and personal life related stress factors and went to Adam for help and advice on his uncertainties.
  
• Adopted a cat with Hux that he grew very fond of.
  
• Began to experiment with learning magic with Axel after his friend gave him a book of spells.
  
• Discovered that Krennic was the man Adam was not!dating after going to meet Adam at his 'friend's' house and Krennic coming home while he was there. At this point, he was also taking a class with Krennic and had received multiple nsfw photos of Adam's not!boyfriend via late night texts. After smooithing things over, the three began regularly meeting for dinners and Cards Against Humanity.
  
• After Adam's friend nearly drowned and he was forced to face some unpleasant facts about Krennic, Adam fell hard off the wagon and Caleb was called to help him. He stayed with Adam at the other man's old apartment and attempted to keep him dry while he sobered up and worked through his issues.
  
• Opened Level Up with Axel a club & business the two had worked hard to create that would be an alcohol free club for people to meet up and hang out in, below their consulting offices.
  
• Provided his friends with LINKS beads so they could someday visit with him even if they left.
  
• Offered Jyn a copy of his entire expansive movie and music collection.
  
• Attempted to keep tabs on both Krennic and Adam, but had to eventually leave for class and to check on Krennic, during which Adam hid alcohol all over the apartment and got drunk again.
  
• Caleb fought with both men but eventually managed to rid the apartment of alcohol again. At some point Adam snuck out and back to Krennic.
  
• Adam and Caleb had a massive fight over Caleb telling him he planned to go back to Hux's galaxy and help him fight his wars, in which Adam brought up valid points but the two disagreed and parted still on rough terms.
  
• Krennic invited Caleb over for pancakes to attempt to apologize for the fight the two of them had over Adam, but the breakfast never happened, as both Krennic and Adam left the city soon after to go to Piraeus, without a goodbye.
  
• Axel and a number of Caleb's other friends also leave the city, as more and more people are sent home or choose to leave following the announcement of an end to the volunteer program.
  
• Caleb attempts to keep Level Up running while slowly sinking into depression and decides not to go home, or anywhere else, but begins to realize the city is too quiet and painfully filled with memories to remain in.
  
• At a loss for what to do with himself, Caleb falls back on alcohol again, and gets miserably drunk before being approached by the Piraeus reps, in what he initially assumes is a drunken dream or hallucination, but eventually sobers up enough to sign his Raft and check himself in to the PMC for a week.

Incentive: At this point, Caleb no longer knows what to do with himself. He's lonely and lost, and he has no desire to go home, but he also doesn't know where else to go or what to do with himself. He would ask for the opportunity to pick where he goes/stays after his incentive is reached, and also that they keep him at the medical center for a week without access to the network or alcohol, to help him stay sober and remove the temptation to go looking for friends who may or may not be in the city, as either answer could make things worse for him.

Threat Level: Medium-Low: Caleb formulated a plan that would have destroyed his former boss's life's work and left him trapped to potentially die in a completely shut down facility. When spurred on by the right motivations he can be dangerous and even ruthless to an extent. However, it takes a lot to push him to this point and is unlikely to come into play in this city. He is too empathetic of people and reluctant to engage in violent confrontations to be much of a threat in general.

Other:
Caleb is bringing his phone, laptop, and external drives (containing his work and expansive collection of music and movies) with him, as well as several LINKS beads from Eudio, a few records, a record player, and the money he made in the city after it's shifted into resources and then shells.

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