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WHAT TO KNOW

Applications are ALWAYS OPEN, and will be processed as they are received. They must be posted in the comments, NOT linked to.

Before applying, read the rules & setting page and this post in their entirety. Use the potential applications page or the FAQ if you have any questions about the process. There is also a sample app and an explanation of how we process apps if those interest you. The wanted characters list may also be helpful.

In general, however, we would rather have a shorter, better written application than a longer one, every time. That said, length is one of the least important factors in our applications. We look primarily at the voice samples, then the personality section and writing sample. The voice samples are by far the most important section, and we prefer that these be thread links, because they give us a sense of how you play the character rather than simply how you write an application for the character.

The application page from the former site can be found here.

MISC. RULES

We do allow challenge apps, but we wait the duration of the reserve for the other app to come in before processing them against each other.

Applications or parts of applications (such as the initial comment containing contact information) will be screened on request.

There is a one week grace period for dropped characters during which applications for them will be held pending. The former player can choose to pick up those characters at any time during that week without re-applying.

If you are asked for a revision, you have one week to submit them before your app will be automatically declined. You must resubmit your app in its entirety if that happens. Always feel free to ask us to clarify what we're looking for on revisions; we won't bite.

If you are rejected, we encourage you to re-apply. We like seeing players that have taken our critique and worked on improving their portrayal. The exception is a character rejected on the grounds that they would be difficult to impossible for others to play with. Playability is an important factor.

Our plagiarism policy is as follows: the first offense will be met without consequence. The second offense results in a one month ban from apping. Subsequent further offenses will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis but most likely incur longer bans, up to and including indefinite bans.

APPLICATION IN DETAIL

Your name:
Your journal: A sock is fine, or a commonly used character journal if you don't have a personal one. Just please be consistent with your identity for ease of reference.
Contact: AIM/plurk/email/etc., whatever you prefer to be contacted.
Other characters played at Passing:

Character name:
Character fandom:
Version: V1, V1.# or V2+ should be the only options.
Canon point: What point of their timeline you're taking them from.
Importing development from old game? If yes, where from?
Background: Link to the Wiki entry on it, or if the series has its own wiki, the character's page. A comprehensive fan site is an acceptable substitute. If you cannot find one of these that works well enough for us to get a good grasp of your character from a third party, please write out the standard 'history' section for this on your own. Please include this even if applying for an AU version of the character. OCs need the history section written out as well, obviously.

In general, though, this should be a link whenever possible and not a written history. We use it to compare an unbiased third party account against your represented version of the character. If you include a written history, we will ignore it completely and look up whatever is available for that character on Wikipedia ourselves.

Changes from canon, if AU: What it says. Detail here how the AU world is different from canon, or what events have happened in their previous game that have lead them to be different.

Personality: The meat of the application, and self-explanatory. We want to see that you understand what makes them tick. If AU, try to include explanation for where and why the character has changed from canon.

Abilities: What are they particularly good at, or if they do have superhuman powers, what are they? A bullet point list will suffice.

Writing sample: At least 200 words of your own writing in third person prose, preferably about the character you're applying for. Samples about others are allowed, in any setting. This is to gauge your writing style and technique, not your grasp of character. That's the next section.

Voice sample: You may either write 200 words of your character speaking to himself, or you may link to threads, or you may request to thread with a mod character.

Regular voice sample: If choosing option one, the standard first person sample rules apply. The word count applies only to spoken words, not action in brackets, and since 200 words is a lot for some quiet characters, more than one different samples are allowed.

Linking to threads: If you are linking to threads, make sure they are lengthy ones that demonstrate your understanding of the character. We don't need a million of them, but remember that this is as a substitute for a sample, and we will evaluate it the same way. Threads that took place in other games, museboxes, or

dear_mun are all fine.

Threading with a mod character: You may also request to thread with a mod character - please do so in the body of your application when you submit it, rather than contacting a mod privately. The first available mod will respond back as soon as possible and discuss with you who your character would be best suited to play off of of their characters, and then you will agree on a time to sit down and crack out a thread.

These will be 'quick log' style in brackets and not prose to make them go faster and keep the focus on dialog. These do not have to be masterpieces of wonder, but your application will not be judged until you have finished the thread (at least 20 comments on your part), so think carefully before choosing this option. The mods will make every effort to respond to your tags quickly.

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Your name: Miri
Your journal: silverjade
Contact: plurk @silverjade or AIM @ carminejackal
Other characters played at Passing: Rufus ShinRa

Character name: Sephiroth
Character fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Version: V2
Canon point: Before the simulated Sister-Ray fight tween the trio (Pre-CC)
Importing development from old game? N/A
Background: SOLDIER, First Class

Changes from canon, if AU: The most obvious difference would be the fact that Sephiroth was born female instead of male. The next one would likely be the fact that Professor Gast decided to take Sephiroth with him when he abandoned ShinRa to head out into the world. Likely because he didn't care to leave the little girl in Hojo's custody, perhaps fearing just what the man might end up doing with her, if left alone with the child and no one to stop him. Gast manages to elude ShinRa and Hojo's search for him and the young Sephiroth, largely by staying on the move and keeping the notable traits which would reveal them hidden as they traveled.

They settled down in Icicle Inn with Ifalna, an actual Cetra/Ancient whom Gast had found, and had fallen in love with. At this point, life was almost normal for the young girl, whom observed the research Gast continued to conduct on the Cetra. After a fashion Gast and Ifalna became something akin to a mother and father to Sephiroth. Thus there was considerable dismay when the idyllic situation came to a screeching halt upon Hojo showing up.

Finally catching up with them some five years after they'd fled ShinRa, with the backup of troops, Hojo sought to not only reclaim Sephiroth, but also to lay claim upon Ifalna and her newly born daughter, Aerith. When Gast protested and attempted to prevent this, he was shot dead before them. Understandably distraught over the death of the only father-figure she had ever known and with the threat obvious toward the remainder of her 'family', Sephiroth lashed out at the troops which attempted to take her into custody in order to remove her from the house. When her actions ended up killing the men, Hojo stepped in to dart her with a tranquilizer so they could remove the three without any further casualties.

It was shortly after their return that Hojo spoke of the girls fighting prowess and the idea to begin SOLDIER was bandied about and begun.

Unfortunately for Hojo, Sephiroth was not the docile child he had likely planned dealing with prior to her kidnapping. She made no bones about the fact she hated and even loathed Hojo, and due to her watching Gast and learning about science from him, often expressed her contempt for the man and what he called science. If she was around when he was rambling at someone about his theories or an experiment, she purposely picked the theory apart, explaining to anyone who would listen to her just on what points Hojo was wrong and sometimes how she thought the idea or theory actually worked.

As she got closer to her teens, the President expressed his desire that she be part of SOLDIER, if not its leader, due to her abilities. Considering the girl had done everything within her power to spite and rebel against Hojo, from belittling him, outright once threatening to kill him and once even nearly escaping the company's custody... Hojo knew that if they told her to join SOLDIER she'd would refuse just to spite them. Thus he decided to use her hatred of him against her and began to forbid her to do the very training they wanted her to do to refine her fighting ability and then eventually Hojo told her she was never to leave the science floor and she would in the end be used to breed children with her exceptional abilities should he ever find a man he deemed worthy enough to attempt such a thing with.

Thus she defiantly left the science floor and sought to join SOLDIER. The men in charge of running the program didn't like being forced to accept her into it and didn't really treat her as part of it until she ended up wiping the floor with what had been one their best candidates for it. When she proved that win definitely wasn't a fluke and she could most likely (if not definitely) whip the ass of every man in SOLDIER, that they grudgingly admitted that the President hadn't made a mistake in forcing them to allow her entry.

While the President had made his desire for her to lead known, she refused to let herself be jumped up to such a position without actually working to actually achieve it. Her professional attitude and cool, aloof demeanor while on the floor held by SOLDIER ended up getting her dubbed an ice queen by some of the men, especially after she rebuffed every attempt made by them towards getting into her bed or getting involved with her beyond a business manner. It was to their surprise later when she actually went and befriended two men, Angeal Hewley and Genesis Rhapsodos.

After she and her friends were sent to Wutai, to fight ShinRa's war there for them, she ended up losing some of her spitfire temper which was so prominent before. While the victories she gained for ShinRa ended up earning her fame and making her something to be aspired to by both genders, the constant fighting wore her spirit down and the only two who could revive it back to a semblance of how it had been before were her friends. They kept her grounded and centered, reminding her, that despite the fact she was capable of great feats of fighting, she was still ultimately human.

Personality:
Sephiroth was raised with the knowledge that she was different than the other people around her. After all, her hair and eyes were unique among everyone she ever met, she was stronger, faster, and far too intelligent some might say at an extremely young age. Growing up as she did under Gast's wing and later with Ifalna, gave her an appreciation for both nature and science done with respect toward the world and the people in it. She considered the subject rather fascinating and often listened to Gast talk about it. During her time with Gast, she would have liked nothing more but to study with him and perhaps someday help others via what she learned from him.

Unfortunately she was never able to do that due to Hojo's return into her life and his terminating the life of the only father-figure she ever knew. Needless to say, this act caused her to despise Hojo from that moment on despite having such limited contact with him. Being returned to Midgar, that despise grew into loathing and full-blown hate as the man attempted to take control over her life and at times treated her like one of his specimens. After realizing the futility of attempting escape after one thwarted attempt, she turned her attention to making the man just as miserable as she was there.

When Hojo began forbidding her to do any exercises which she only messed with to keep herself in shape with, she began to do them more often just to spite him. Though she shortly realized his deceit after a time when he didn't seem quite as angry as she knew he would otherwise be if she really was defying him. But considering there was no real reason to quit and if she did, he would likely crow about how she was finally learning to obey him... she continued working out and eventually learned swordsmanship.

When Hojo told her that she was doomed to remain within his labs and on the floor he controlled for the entire remainder of her life, she didn't first bat an eye. It was what she had expected somewhat, but when he expressed his intentions to actually breed her and treat her like an animal in essence, she hit him and then left the floor, ending up on the floor SOLDIER was based on. Deciding to actually do something that Hojo had no say in, and had told her she'd never be able to do, Sephiroth applied to join SOLDIER.

This drew considerable fuss from the men who ran it. They didn't bother to hide their disdain over a woman seeking to be a fighter and openly expressed such opinions not only to Sephiroth but to the President as well. Any respect Sephiroth might have had for them was lost as they expressed their views that she should just return to where she came and that SOLDIER was meant for only the best and the strongest men. The President settled the issue when he ordered them to accept her, and so they did, but there was somewhat mutual loathing between her and them until she proved the President correct in his decision by kicking the asses of some of their best candidates for the program. She let it be known and shown that she didn't take shit from anyone via aloof physical ass-kicking. She gained a little bit of respect from the men serving the program when she refused to be jumped up to a leadership position shortly after being accepted.

Once ShinRa sent her to Wutai, the war took its toll on her and she became much more serious, professional and unfortunately seemed to be losing some of her previous spirit which had made her be such a thorn in Hojo's side. This wasn't helped any with how the President often seemed to treat her as his personal guard dog at times, calling her in to defend him whenever the whim took him, or sending her to deal with a situation that could have been dealt with much more quietly if he'd sent either the Turks or a squad of troops in to deal with it. If not for the continued support of her friends, reminding her she was human and not some weapon of flesh and bone to be used by the company as they saw fit, she might have begun to lose what little humanity she still possessed at this point.

Sephiroth does have a sense of human emotions like any other woman despite the lack of their public display however. She has joked around with her only two friends, Angeal and Genesis, especially concerning a certain book, the redhead is overfond of. Also due to the behavior and actions of the men she's interacted with throughout her life, she has gotten a somewhat aggressive manner with men whom try to treat her differently due to her gender and their views on it. This aggressiveness was largely tempered though after she became friends with Angeal and Genesis due to their treating her just like she was just 'one of the guys' so to speak and her gender mattered nothing when it came to ability to fight and lead.

Due to the fact that she tends to act aloof and impassive during her public work on the field or in the halls dealing with the troops and those working under her, some have nicknamed the woman an ice queen. However, the name isn't entirely fitting since she does show actual emotion and feelings when alone with her friends. Being professional isn't the entire reason she actually hides what emotions she does have, she's seen how ShinRa uses the connections and emotions people have for others and she's made the silent decision not to give the company any more hold on her than they already possess.

Abilities:
Sephiroth has rather impressive strength and agility, granting her might and speed considerably more than any normal person has due to circumstances of her birth. Though the extent of her actual strength remains rather unknown. She also has a small measure of psychic abilities due to the strength of her mind and will; thus she has some ability to use psychokinesis.

Despite all of this however, Sephiroth is still human when it comes down to it, or rather her body is human, but has been, in a sense, "enhanced" due to the cells she received while she was within the womb of her mother. One more thing to take into account is the fact that due to the Jenova cells which are part of her genetic makeup, her body will actually seek to heal itself should it be injured.

It /is/ possible for the woman to exhaust herself if she fights for too long without proper rest and food however, even if she can likely go longer without such than normal people can. The healing, can also be thwarted as well if there is too much blood loss or the injuries become too extensive in nature.

Attacks wise;
Sephiroth is capable of wielding the Masamune with either one hand or two, depending on whom or what she's facing at the time. She can unleash bursts of energy from her sword, as shown during the 'spar' with Genesis on the simulated 'Sister Ray'. She can pull off Octaslash, which is a very swift sequence of eight sword strikes and the signature Heartless Angel, which hits multiple targets and reduces their health down to next to nothing (or 1 HP in other words).

Sephiroth's stated Limit Break is called Super Nova, which deals a considerable amount of gravity-based damage to all targets and may cause Confusion, Silence, and Slow. She is also known to use several types of Mastered materia: Fire, Ice, Lighting, Earth, Revive & Restore.

TL;DR;
- Psychokinesis
- Heartless Angel
- Super Nova
- Octaslash
- the capability to unleash bursts of energy from her sword (ala the 1st class fun scene in CC)
- self-healing
- enhanced strength, stamina, speed, agility, reflexes etc
- enhanced sight and hearing

Writing Sample:
When she'd first gotten the mission, what she read of it suggested it was nothing more than the routine clean-up of a large group of monsters. Nothing really which should actually get someone like her sent out on it, if you thought about it reasonably, which likely meant it was a PR mission. They didn't care that the mission was a hopeless waste of manpower, all they wanted was to show off their best SOLDIER and what better way to do it than send her out on occasions like this, if only so the people could see just how easy it was for her to wipe out groups of monsters which would usually make mincemeat out of any non-military person and likely a few troopers as well if you wanted to be honest.

Sephiroth had muttered quietly just what she thought of such PR stunts under her breath, which had amused both of her friends to no end to judge by their expressions and the stifled sounds of what she was near certain meant to be laughter. However orders were orders and thus she departed for the specified location in them with a single squad of troopers sent with her most likely just for looks. To judge by what information she had, what was listed would take possibly a few minutes at most for her to dispatch and thus in her mind certainly didn't warrant the dispatch of a backup. Hell, if the squad was a decent one, they could likely deal with this without her, though admittedly it would take them longer and there would likely be injuries regardless of their decency.

However when they actually arrived at the drop off, the sensation that something wasn't entirely right with the mission began to slowly creep up on her. Thus cautioned by nerves, she told the squad to be alert and equally cautious as she led them to point given in the mission brief. What she found when she actually looked up beyond the mob of hounds almost got a curse out of her. The report had stated nothing about a cave system in the region, nor the fact said cave held dragons.

Going back was not an option, any retreat would be frowned on severely and refused most likely. Thus new plans were in order, sending the squad to deal with hounds beyond, Sephiroth left their company to attract the dragon's attention away from that mayhem and onto her.

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