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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 & aim@carminejackal
Other characters played at Passing: Rufus ShinRa & Sephiroth [v2]

Character name: Monou Fuuma
Character fandom: X
Version: V1
Canon point: X10, after Kamui seals the Shinken (Holy/Divine Sword)
Importing development from old game? N/A
Background: As You Wish
Brief Wiki Entry

Changes from canon, if AU: N/A

Personality: Initially, Fuuma is rather kind and gentle, someone who would offer to help someone else out just to be of help and not expect anything in return for that aid. Despite that, he can appear somewhat intimidating due to his reserved and stoic nature. He also shows something of a small stubborn streak when Kamui comes back to Tokyo after being gone for a number of years and refuses to have anything to do with either Fuuma or his sister. When Kamui rebuffs his attempts to reestablish their friendship, he doesn't give up the task and continues to be there for Kamui until the boy finally caves in.

Unfortunately, shortly after this Kamui makes his rather fateful choice and everything ends up going to hell in a handbasket so to speak. Due to the fact that Fuuma is Kamui's "twin star" and counterpart in this war they're involved in, Fuuma goes from protective friend to deadly enemy faster than Kamui can blink.

At first it seems that the kind and gentle Fuuma is now gone, and the Earth's 'Kamui' even states this is so to Kamui, several times throughout their next meetings. Yet, there still seems to be something within the older boy that is tender, gentle and kind yet despite his apparent destructive actions. This is shown in the course of events slowly after Fuuma has collected all of his 'angels' to his side. One of the most obvious in his interactions with a little girl he meets within the Ebisu mall. He is cheerful, smiling and almost even playful towards her, perfectly content it would seem to play the fool for her entertainment until her mother comes to collect her. When she leaves, he warns her to leave the the area quickly and seems to wait a moment until she has left his sight before he proceeds onward to the task which had originally brought him to the place. He seems also to make an effort to even try to help those who are trying to halt his destructive ways. Though with the way he tends to go about this 'helping', it isn't always too obvious to the intended target of his aid that he is helping them.

Then there is Kamui; most of the time in his dealings with Kamui, it is 'Kamui' and not Fuuma who's dealing with the boy. There are moments where it would seem that some part that is Fuuma seems to come through, but these moments rarely last for long and are usually staged by the man in his constant attempts to get Kamui to quit deluding himself and get him to realize just what it is he actually wants...which is not what he says it is. Unfortunately it would seem most of these meetings end with one or the other (or at times both of them) bleeding.

Outside of his work as 'Kamui', Fuuma can be very charismatic, humorous and rather perceptive of those he interacts with. Of course when you can see into a person's heart, it's hard to not act on what you see there. During the times when he does act on it, he can be rather sad about the it, or casual or even cruel about it. As one of the Angels of the Chi no Ryuu once put it; "It's as if he has thrown away his own self...to act like 'someone else', according to the other person's wish." In other words, one can never be too certain just what Fuuma might do at any given moment, since most of his movements now are due largely to the wishes and desires of those around him, including the Earth itself.

Abilities:
Wish Sensing; From the world around him to the people he interacts with, Fuuma can sense (or hear) the wishes/desires of those around him as well as the earth itself. At times he will grant the wishes of the people he interacts with, though the phrase "be careful of what you wish for" is doubly important when it comes to Fuuma. Of course the bad thing about this ability is the tiny fact he can't ignore these wishes. Even when he's away from everyone and alone, he still is forced to deal with the wish of the planet itself.

He also can't help the small fact that on occasion when he meets someone, they will see or feel that he looks or feels almost exactly like someone else that they know and/or cherish. The only time this won't happen is if the person knows that the one they care most about is dead and gone and not coming back, if that is the case then Fuuma will just be Fuuma to them.
Examples: First (X15), Second (X18)

One who Hunts the majesty of God;
There are a number of powers which were unlocked once Fuuma became 'Kamui' of the Chi no Ryuu; first and foremost being those of a psychic variety. He can manipulate his surroundings to aid him in whatever effort he's currently working toward. The ability shown the most seems to be telekinesis or psychokinesis. One good example of manipulation being the time he took perfectly ordinary soda cans and turn them into spiritual bombs to destroy the Ebisu Kekkai. He can also enter the dreams of people, and on occasion even manipulate them to suit himself. The man can also take as well as dish out an impressive amount of pain. Example of taking it being found shortly after his killing of Saki, where Kamui stabs his hand completely through Fuuma's shoulder; which leads us to the next lovely ability of his, rapid healing. The other minor things of note are the simple fact he can force his way into the kekkai's of the Seals (though he can't leave them without either seriously injuring the Seal/killing the Seal or just waiting until they take it down themselves); and the small fact he has no noticeable aura to speak of, allowing him to in effect sneak up on people who usually rely on sensing the aura of anyone who might try such a feat.

Writing sample:
Golden eyes lifted to silently study the overhead dome and the water above it. When he'd first came to in this place, clothes and hair soaked to the skin, Fuuma had briefly entertained the idea he had been pulled into a dreamscape. It didn't take long though to disabuse himself of that idea. That left him with the minor mystery of just how he'd gone from standing on a building in Tokyo to waking up here flat on his back, wet and surprisingly tired.

A mystery which grew more when he noted the unexpected quiet where there hadn't been any such quiet for the last several months. Either something had occurred to silence or change the Earth's wish, or he was no longer on it. Since he rather doubted the former, that left the other, despite how impossible it sounded. Turning his gaze away from the water and dome overhead, he let it rest upon the softly glowing coral and the unfamiliar buildings surrounding him and it. He doubted he'd get any answers from the few people he saw, especially since a few of those people only ended up raising further questions to mind. Thus he turned his attention to the starfish shaped device he'd found near him upon waking. It was easy enough to figure out how to work it, despite its odd shape.

"Hello, if anyone is watching this, could you tell me where I am currently?"

Voice sample:
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Thank you for your application. We'd like to ask for revisions to the personality section to describe Fuuma's attitudes towards the wishes and desires he grants in more detail; more specifically, since he's such an ambiguous personality in this area, we're interested in knowing your interpretation of it and how you intend to play him regarding this aspect. Whether he is in fact somewhat sadistic, or acting according to the other person's desires, or some other factor, each would make him a somewhat different person.

I don't view his wish granting as sadistic personally. Perhaps because of his new position and uncanny ability to see into a person's heart and know the desires behind their actions, their Wishes; he simply acts upon those desires, in a sense forcing the person to realize they're there. Usually, when he grants the wishes of the Seals or Angels its during their fighting over the state of the Kekkai's of Tokyo, so it can look somewhat sadistic.

It's unfounded, but I have a feeling that Fuuma's wish involves his dying at Kamui's hand instead of the other way around, something that won't happen unless Kamui realizes his actual wish instead of the one he's clung to for the majority of the manga. Whether Kamui's wish will actually counter the fatal nature of Fuuma's I don't know or not, no one but Fuuma seems to actually know Kamui's actual wish. Perhaps Kamui's wish will work in together with Fuuma's own which will resolve matters and possibly win the war for humanity. Because I don't really believe that Fuuma himself believes Humanity should perish. If he did I think, he wouldn't be helping show the flaws in their behavior to the Dragons of Heaven and actually helping them understand themselves.

He aids Yuza in regaining Inuki by putting her into a position of danger and desire to be capable of aiding her friend and comrade, which ended up in the recreation of Inuki to prevent Fuuma from harming Kamui further during that time. As Fuuma tells her after Inuki's appearance that her 'wish' to not die must have been genuine and true before departing the scene.

Likewise during his encounter with Nataku in X18, he notes Nataku's change of heart and thus the changing of his ultimate desire or wish. When Nataku firmly decides to act on that wish, Fuuma states he'll grant it for him. Unfortunately, that wish results in Nataku's death much to Karen's horror. He tries to explain that some people's wishes may make others suffer, but one should respect them regardless. Also he questions her views on harming others, making her actually reflect on his words and actions and she later realizes that perhaps sometimes a person can end up hurting someone they don't mean to hurt without even realizing it.

This I think might play an important part in the dynamic between Kamui and Fuuma, that Kamui's current false wish will end up hurting them both in the end. Also Fuuma states he'll grant Kakyou's wish, but despite Kakyou once at the beginning stating that wish was to die, Fuuma's never once actually stated he'll kill him to grant that wish. So I think that perhaps Fuuma has seen something in Kakyou besides a death wish.

I don't think he can not not see the desires or wishes of those he meets, which might actually cause someone to realize that some people are uncaring, petty, or don't really care if they live or die. This may be why he doesn't seem to care over much over the loss of life involved in his destruction of the Kekkai. If they don't care much for their life or the world and people around them, why should he care for their lives?

Which perhaps is why he purposely sent that one little girl out of the area of the Ebisu Kekkai once so that she or her mother wouldn't die in its destruction, because she genuinely wanted to live no matter what. He states after he destroys Ebsiu that finding people who don't want to die no matter what is rare in Tokyo.

I hope I understood what you wanted and answered it properly, let me know if I misunderstood though.. o7

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Do all of that, introduce yourself on the OOC comm, and start playing!

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