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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: Kris
Your journal: quadraxis
Contact: that aint physics (AIM), rainstorms (plurk)
Other characters played at Passing: n/a

Character name: Nephrite
Character fandom: Sailor Moon (PGSM)
Version: v1
Canon point: Post-Act 38, working at Karaoke Crown as a human.
Importing development from old game? n/a
Background: [Nephrite] [PGSM Summary] [Episode Summaries]

Changes from canon, if AU: n/a

Personality: The phrase "all brawn and no brain" is something that a lot of people would probably apply to Nephrite. He is rude, brash, and loud, and he relies less on tactic and wit and more on brute strength to achieve his goals. Even his plots to find the ginzuishou and the princess are rather simplistic and tend to involve using youma to flush them out. The fact that he is also prone to violent outbursts when agitated or something isn't going his way doesn't likely help the image either. In many ways, he is severely lacking in self-control. His temper, after all, is one of his most poignant traits.

While it doesn't excuse his violence or anger, at his core, Nephrite only wants to be accepted, to please someone, to be shown compassion. From the start, nothing appears to go right for him. He fails constantly, the other Shitennou mock him, and he can't seem to gain Beryl's favor in spite of his dogged efforts. To add insult to injury, he was unable to regain memories of his past life. A deep-rooted insecurity has settled in from a combination of these things. He will hold his head up high and sneer in contempt while he brags about his superiority and ability. In fact, he is an extremely prideful man-- but the arrogance he displays is all an act. Whenever he begins to break, he only knows to lash out and retaliate-- to guard what's left of his bruised ego with violent outbursts. After all, you can't show weakness if you're too busy pummeling someone's face in, right? Yet, left alone, he will be more likely to find a corner and mope in it. The jabs at his worth have taken their tolls and he's not beyond feeling sorry for himself and falling into a depressed state. He will brood, whine, and deprecate himself in the absence of others, having snapped over things like a Senshi taking pity on him and being stuck as a human.

Once - or if - you get past his impetuous traits, Nephrite's loyalty shines. He is berated and spat on and still his loyalty remains. Even without his memories of the past life, he holds his duty and honor as a Shitennou in high regard. While at first this means kissing the ground that Beryl walks on, he later comes to gravitate towards Mamoru's compassion. It's thanks to that aforementioned compassion that he even starts to later function as a normal human being and mellow out. On another note, the kindness shown to him by Dark Mercury and later her healed civilian self makes him obsessed with trying to repay her. A little bit of compassion seems to go a long ways with Nephrite, even if he's terrible at showing it.

Having known nothing outside of the Dark Kingdom, it's no question that he is socially awkward as a human. He has no idea how to function in the real world and struggles constantly with the idea. Even with Motoki, who was kind enough to give him a job (and a shoulder to lean on!), he yells and screams and breaks things out of frustration. ...And as a human, he is also quite clumsy and is often seen tripping and stumbling over things-- yet another source of aggravation for him.

Abilities:
▪ [STRENGTH]; Of the four Shitennou, Nephrite is the one associated with physical strength and he has a lot of it. He's seen lifting someone up over his head and throwing them, for example. As a result, it's no surprise that he's good with and prefers hand-to-hand combat.

▪ [SWORDSMAN]; Like the other generals, he can summon a personal weapon to hand. Nephrite's is a longsword, although he was seen using a buzzsaw-type weapon on Dark Mercury once.

▪ [SPECIAL POWERS]; He is capable of firing off energy blasts, controlling youma, and teleporting (with a dramatic whip of his cape!). Additionally, he seems capable of some basic magic, as all Shitennou seem capable of it-- such as putting people to sleep or sealing doors.

Obviously as a human, he is not capable of these things, but he'll still dream that he is while he's dreaming he's a Shitennou!

Writing sample: (taken from my Obi-Wan Kenobi app for Vatheon!)

One thing was for certain: Obi-Wan had hardly expected to wake up drenched. Both he and Anakin had endured injuries from Dooku, though his Padawan's were far worse than his own. All his own had really required were a visit to a healer in the Temple and sleep... And he had been on his way to do the latter, blacking out almost as soon as he'd stepped foot into his quarters. When he awoke, his senses were ringing out alarms every which way, telling him this was most certainly not the Temple and he was very, very wet. Neither of which made sense to him. His mind jumped to the possibility that someone had attacked him and tried to do away with him. They were on the brink of war-- the Clone Wars. And yet, something about that conclusion didn't feel right. He didn't dismiss the thought, but he fully intended to investigate.

He climbed to his feet, checking his utility belt and tunic first. Most importantly, his lightsaber was still clipped to his belt. Either this was something else entirely or his attacker was very sloppy. After checking his belongings thoroughly, he concluded that nothing was missing, but he did note a small, blue, shimmering creature floating around him.

"Well, hello," he remarked, tilting his head as if that would help him figure out its reason for fluttering about.

It said nothing and when he reached out, it flitted away from his hand quickly... and followed him wherever he went. Odd, but he left it alone. He had far more pressing things to be worrying about.

"Now where in the blazes am I?" he mused aloud, half-hopeful that a voice would spontaneously appear and tell him. No such thing, of course. That would just be too easy. He sighed and carefully scanned his surroundings, picking out the closest person he could find. He pretended to be aimless and lost and-- well, really, he didn't have to pretend much.

"Pardon me. Can you tell me where I am?"

And the native told him-- very cheerfully, in fact. If he weren't already suspicious, Obi-Wan might have found that endearing, given how rude some people could be. "I'm sorry... Vatheon? I've never heard of it. Can you tell me more?" he prompted gently.

"Certainly!" they said with the forever chipper attitude, and went on to explain that he was in an underwater city and about this deity or something called Lamufao (and he'd never heard of that either!) and... that he was evidently stuck here.

While Obi-Wan couldn't help but look alarmed, he kept the frustration out of his face and voice. "Please understand: there is a war going on and I cannot stay here. I am needed elsewhere," he insisted sternly. But then the native did the most curious (and infuriating!) thing. They smiled pleasantly, told him to enjoy his stay and meandered off. "What?" he spat incredulously.

How outrageous! What sort of a place was this? Certainly nothing that could be considered legal by the Republic! He struggled not to let his frustration grab hold of him. There was nothing to shrug off about being in a galaxy-wide war! Oh, this was just ridiculous. Fuming, Obi-Wan weaved through the streets, asking both the same and new questions to as many people as he could, only to keep getting the same answers. By the time it sunk in that he truly wasn't getting out of here, Obi-Wan was exhausted and still angry. Would Anakin be all right without him? He was clever and his heart was always in the right place, but he still worried for his recklessness. Such a trait had no place in war. Then he fumed some more over this feeling of helplessness. No doubt the other Jedi and the Clone Army could handle things, but it hardly felt right not being able to do anything to help them either.

And yet they expected him to enjoy his stay here? Obi-Wan scowled and took a seat on the nearest bench, staring with scrutiny at the building across from him. He was good at making the best of things, but this really was something else entirely.

Voice sample: [Dear Mun Post] [Meme]

You've been accepted! Welcome. :) There are a few things to go over.

    ᘚ Please join the comms. These notifs haven't been working lately, so if a day goes by and you haven't been accepted into the communities, feel free to nag us.
    ᘚ Comment to the taken page.
    ᘚ Our activity requirements are 20 comments each month for each character, and please remember to tag every post your character comments on - this is how we keep track of activity for ACs.
    ᘚ If you use plurk, you might also consider following the mod account, though this is not required.

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

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