The Elmwood Stoners

The Elmwood Stoners (sometimes referred to as the 'Elmweed Stoners' by Cyberlife Car 2) are a group featured in the Cyberlife Bus series, specifically "Craving Recognition" in the Records from Detroit additional content pack. They were a group of five (formerly four) members of vehicles attending Elmwood Secondary Vehicle School, hence the name. In the group are Cyberlife Bus 8, Cyberlife Car 57, Cyberlife Car 2 and Cyberlife Truck 14, as well as Cyberlife Bus 5 being the newest member. The group dispersed in April of 2035 after the death of Cyberlife Car 2 and expulsion of Cyberlife Car 57 and Cyberlife Truck 14.

General Information
The group was formed in late 2034, when Cyberlife Bus 8 decided to hang out with a new group of people, namely Cyberlife Car 57 and Cyberlife Truck 14. The three would sneak out of school grounds and hang out in the city, sometimes experimenting with firecrackers and using narcotics and alcohol. The name "Elmwood Stoners" was first thought of as a joke, but the group would continue to use it in an ironic manner. They often got into confrontations with another group, Cyberlife Bus 106 and his friends, at times resulting in physical fights. Due to this, they'd often get in trouble with the school.

About a month after their formation, they started hanging out with Cyberlife Car 2, who was often picked on by Cyberlife Bus 106's group. They got along great together and soon Cyberlife Car 2 was deemed a member of the group. After Cyberlife Car 2, Cyberlife Bus 5 started hanging out with them as well.

Cyberlife Bus 5
"Yesterday, after you left, I got approached by a group, they... said they needed help with something, and now I'm having second thoughts about refusing to help." -CB 5 explaining her situation with the Elmwood Stoners to Cyberlife Bus

An introverted vehicle, initially thought of as a "loner" by many in Elmwood. Cyberlife Bus 5 was socially anxious and had trouble making friends. In Primary School when she had a group of friends, she claimed she felt isolated even when with them, which made her develop self-doubt problems. In "Craving Recognition", after initially being hesitant, she resorted to hanging out with the Elmwood Stoners, claiming she felt accepted by them. Through Cyberlife Bus 8, she also started hanging out with many other vehicles, and became more well known around the school, which was what she was hoping would happen. All seemed to be going well for her until a tragic accident happened regarding Cyberlife Car 2 and the group was sent to the principal. After harsh consequences and immense feelings of guilt, she decided to start over, making new friends along the way. She made sure to hang out with Cyberlife Bus 1 and 8 too, and the trio soon became a good group of friends who hung out regularly.

Cyberlife Bus 8
"Trust me man, this Low Roar stuff is the shit!" -CB 8 introducing CC 57 to her music taste

"Yeah well I wanted actual friends, not some fakes pretending they give a rat's ass." -CB 8 to the principal regarding her past friends

When Cyberlife Bus 8 was admitted into Elmwood, she quickly became popular and had multiple friends with whom she'd talk to every day. However, she never thought she fit in with them, and didn't like their "quirky" and "egocentric" attitude. Although she didn't stop hanging out with them, she wanted to find a new group of friends, and eventually she met Cyberlife Car 57 and Cyberlife Truck 14. Having liked their 'vibe', she started hanging out with them more. Over time, she developed a deeper bond with Cyberlife Car 57 and the two started dating a few weeks after meeting. After school, she'd usually be around CC 57 and CTruck 14, talking and listening to music through a speaker they'd carry around. When they sneak out of school however, they'd also drink, use drugs and perform reckless actions, such as graffitiing walls and disturbing public peace. She received a handful of warnings from the principal, in "Craving Recognition" claiming she was "on thin ice with that guy". After she too experienced harsh consequences, she decided to quit her rebelious and reckless acts, opting to focus more on school work instead, ensuring she doesn't end up failing and being scrapped.

Cyberlife Car 57
"We're gonna get you outta here, okay bud? You're gonna be okay." -CC 57 to CC 2 during his final moments

Being a vehicle with a troubled childhood, Cyberlife Car 57 was always considered 'odd' by his peers. However, he managed to get his own group friends in Primary School, one of whom was Cyberlife Truck 14. Cyberlife Car 57 really liked CTruck 14, and was happy to find out that they'll both be going to Elmwood for their secondary education. Being a more prestigious school, Cyberlife Car 57 couldn't make many new friends in Elmwood, so he stuck with Cyberlife Truck 14, all the while trying to keep his grades stable as to not be scrapped. When Cyberlife Bus 8 started spending time with them, Cyberlife Car 57 quickly developed a crush on her. Weeks later, when he thought he was ready, Cyberlife Car 57 asked Cyberlife Bus 8 to be his girlfriend and she accepted.

During school breaks, instead of being around friends and CB 8, he'd spend most of his time working in part-time labor jobs to make some money, which the Elmwood Stoners used to obtain drugs and alcohol. Due to his devotion to school and work, Cyberlife Bus 8 would often call Cyberlife Car 57 "nerdy". He frequently experimented with making his own alcohol, having his own "secret recipe", and the group usually prefer his drinks over bought ones. He's open to new experiences and possibilities, often wanting to try out something new; like making firecrackers in the events of "Craving Recognition".

When he was expelled from Elmwood in April of 2035, Cyberlife Car 57 knew he had a limited amount of time to find something to do before he gets scrapped. He applied to many jobs throughout the state, eventually being hired as a laborer in Ann Arbor thanks to his past part-time job experience. Before leaving for Ann Arbor, he had one last conversation with Cyberlife Bus 8. The two agreed on breaking up for the time being, and Cyberlife Bus 8 wished him luck. Cyberlife Car 57's fate after this is unknown, as he's never been seen in the series since.

Cyberlife Car 2
"You don't know who the fuck I am, or how I fucking feel!" -CC 2 to Cyberlife Bus 5 who was trying to comfort him, two days after he isolated himself from the group in "Craving Recognition"

"Smoking weed out of a bong requires all 4 of the elements" -CC 2 sharing his wisdom to the rest of the group

Growing up, Cyberlife Car 2 had always been close with his older brother, Cyberlife Taxi 11, getting a lot of his same traits and personality. He considered his brother an idol and would always try to impress him, which he did succesfully by getting straight As throughout Primary School. Cyberlife Taxi 11 was pleased to find out that Cyberlife Car 2 was going to enroll in Elmwood Secondary School, the school he went to at the time, while Cyberlife Car 2 looked forward to seeing his brother regularly again. Months after the start of the new school year in Elmwood, Cyberlife Taxi 11 was involved in traffic accident while on test shift, killing him. Cyberlife Car 2's personality changed after this incident, becoming more introverted and reserved. Losing his brother left him prone to bullying, especially from Cyberlife Bus 106's group. CB 106's friends would tease him and often bring up his brother, which made Cyberlife Car 2 angry. He endured weeks of relentless teasing and bullying without saying a word, until one day when he decided to fight back against his bullies. He was quickly overpowered by the group of vehicles, humiliating himself in front of bystanders. Cyberlife Car 2 never reported the assault to the school, as he didn't think anything good would come from that. Ever since this incident, Cyberlife Car 2 became a lot more irritable and developed anger issues. He'd often swear or be rude to people he didn't know well in hopes of intimidating them or not being chosen as a victim of future bullying.

Having noticed Cyberlife Car 2's situation, the Elmwood Stoners offered to hang out with him, which he accepted. After becoming part of a friend group, Cyberlife Bus 106 and his friends stopped bullying him directly, but would frequently tease the entire group instead. Over time, Cyberlife Car 2 felt more comfortable around the Elmwood Stoners and he felt that they understood him. He'd often share his thoughts and insecurities to them shamelessly whenever they go out, and he especially liked going out to smoke marijuana, as it made him feel better.

When Cyberlife Bus 5 showed interest in the group, Cyberlife Car 2 wasn't having it. Cyberlife Bus 5 or anyone new joining the group would disrupt the sense of comfort he had within the group, he didn't want anyone else knowing what he was really like. Throughout "Craving Recognition", Cyberlife Car 2 would act as rude as possible to Cyberlife Bus 5, in hopes of driving her away. When he realized that his efforts were futile, he decided to isolate himself from the group for a few days, ignoring them and returning days later, in time to test out some new explosives Cyberlife Bus 5 made. During this testing, Cyberlife Car 2 would throw one of the explosives at a window, causing it to bounce back at him and detonate on him. Cyberlife Car 2 was in shock, badly damaged and rapidly leaking out. His friends notified the school and tried to help his condition as much as they could. Cyberlife Car 2's voice box was broken, as well as his communicative systems, so he didn't get a chance to say any last words to his friends before finally shutting down.

The police then came several minutes later, and brought the rest of the group back to the school. Cyberlife Car 2's condition has been deemed beyond repair and he was thrown in the scrapyard, although it's very possible that Cyberlife Car 2 was able to be repaired or get his memory transferred. However, doing this would be very costly. As vehicles were considered second class citizens at the time, Cyberlife did what was cheapest and pronounced Cyberlife Car 2 dead before scrapping him.

Cyberlife Truck 14
"I've just come to the conclusion that he doesn't view all of his buddies as equals. Some of them he takes in just for doing shit like this, because he finds it funny to ruin peoples' lives." -CTruck 14 regarding Cyberlife Bus 106

Described as "chill" and carefree by his friends, Cyberlife Truck 14 had many friends growing up, including Cyberlife Bus 106 for a while. He himself claims he had an 'exciting childhood' where he learned some bomb constructing methods, likely because of the fascination he had with the army and war in his childhood. He always wanted to join the army, however after finding out that non-army specific vehicles are unable to do that, he stopped caring as much about his education. He generally acts self-aware about his situation, stating that hanging out with the Elmwood Stoners is a bad life decision. Since school didn't interest him much, Cyberlife Truck 14 settled with the group, taking part in whatever reckless activities they did. In the first year of Secondary School he was approached by Cyberlife Bus 106, who asked him to go out with him and his friends. For the following months, Cyberlife Truck 14 was frequently seen with Cyberlife Bus 106 and his group. A few weeks after he met Cyberlife Bus 8 however, Cyberlife Bus 106 accused him of bricking a house, which he did himself. Through managing his composure, Cyberlife Bus 106 was able to convince the school that what he was saying was true, and Cyberlife Truck 14 was harshly demoted. Cyberlife Truck 14 felt betrayed and promptly stopped hanging out with Cyberlife Bus 106's group, he instead chose to be with CC 57 and CB 8. As Cyberlife Bus 8 was popular and influential, she wanted to spread the truth around about Cyberlife Bus 106, however it was already too late, as the school already determined CB 106's claims were true due to misleading video footage. Soon after that ordeal, Cyberlife Bus 106 found out about Cyberlife Bus 8's intervention and threatened her. Cyberlife Bus 8 reluctantly complied and stayed out of his business, but would have to endure some name calling and teasing whenever she passes by Cyberlife Bus 106.

After Cyberlife Bus 5 joined the group, Cyberlife Truck 14 took a liking to her and her apparent kindness and innocence. The two would sometimes hang out by themselves, especially when they worked on their first explosives project together. CTruck 14 taught Cyberlife Bus 5 a lot about bomb constructing, making her skilled in that field. Due to how commonly the two were together, the rest of the Elmwood Stoners would tease them about being in love.

After the group had to call the school due to Cyberlife Car 2's death, the whole group was sent to the principal's office. Like Cyberlife Car 57, Cyberlife Truck 14 was expelled due to his previous rule breaches of the school rules and the law. Unlike Cyberlife Car 57 however, Cyberlife Truck 14 was unable to find any part-time job that would keep him from getting scrapped. Cyberlife promptly deactivated him and scrapped him.