OC APPLICATIONS THREAD

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OC APPLICATION THREAD

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    application/character lostlionzz January 22 2008, 10:01:28 UTC
    Name/Nick; lion
    LJ name: lostlionzz
    Other characters played: none
    E-mail: lostlionz (yahoo)
    AIM/messenger: lostlionzz

    Character: Kaia Noin
    Abilities: the ability to shape shift into a lion
    Flaws/weaknesses: When in Human Form in the wild.

    History/background: Shortly after the last battle in the Lionsa land the Lionsa Clan called off the search for a couple of cubs. It was no longer safe to raise a clan in the area. Kaia awoke with her younger brother Sabir alone and afraid. She had learned that her clan had left because of the war, she had also learned that it was her duty to take care of her Brother. While raising her cub brother they roamed the land in search for any other survivors. About three years later her brother was captured. Now Kaia is in search of her clan, her parents, and most importantly her brother. Hopefully the city will reward her with all that she needs to find.

    Personality: Caring, Irritable, Moody, Loving, strong willed

    Background setting: In a distant land the humans have no longer been able to live on ( ... )

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    appfloss January 22 2008, 18:29:38 UTC
    Unfortunately, the interpretation of your character was not sufficiently convincing due to a lacking character background, confusion on the character's flaws/weaknesses, and personality traits inconsistent with that displayed in the Sample RP. Feel free to submit a new application during the next application week, and just as free to inquire a mod [messenger contact preferably] as to the reasons behind the rejection.

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    1/2 emoemoticon January 27 2008, 10:06:59 UTC
    Name/Nick; Liwei
    LJ name: emoemoticon
    Other characters played: None.
    E-mail: waltzofthesnowflakes@hotmail.com
    AIM/messenger: xsasoxdeix

    Character: Valentìn Vespera
    Abilities: Somewhat weak telekinesis. Not strong enough to say, destroy buildings, or crush people, but enough to lift items such as chairs, tables etc. He can keep many things up at the same time, however, not too many big things. He can also fly thanks to his telekinesis.
    Flaws/weaknesses: Using his powers for too long makes him very tired and can give him headaches. He also gets sick very easily.
    History/background: Valentìn was set on the doorstep of an orphanage when he was only about a few weeks old. He lived in that orphanage till he was 10, happy with the other children and the caretakers. He was adopted by the Vespera couple, newly weds who could not get children of their own and wanted a somewhat mature and quiet individual as they were not fans of messy, loud children in the first place. They took good care of him, paid for his education and all, and loved him. However, ( ... )

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    Re: 2/2 emoemoticon January 27 2008, 10:07:33 UTC
    Physical description: Valentìn is 185 (about 6'1" - 6'2") centimeters tall and weighs about 65 kg (about 143-144 lbs). He's tall, and quite skinny due to malnutirition from the safe zone where there was little proper food. His skin is white, and quite pale and he has a few scars here and there. His eyes are bright green and almond shaped, and the right one is covered by his long messy hair. He has a petite nose and thin lips and he almost always looks a bit tired. His hair is bright flaming red, with darker red streaks and is dyed blue at the tips. It reaches down to the base of his neck. He has long and slender limbs and long thin, almost skeletal fingers. He usually wears an over-sized emerald green turtleneck sweater, baggy blue jeans and black and white sneakers.
    Sample RP: Uhm. Ok. I have no idea where I am... This is not the safe zone, nor is it any city I know.

    So, um... An explanation would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
    Sample post: Valentìn had been wandering for a while, wondering where he was. This was nothing like ( ... )

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    ADDITIONAL RP SAMPLE REQUEST appfloss January 28 2008, 03:16:59 UTC
    Hey there,

    Unfortunately, while there is quite a bit of information listed in the general character presentation, we are given no opporunity to see the character himself in action through your RP sample. We'd feel more confident judging your application if you were to please provide us with an RP sample that emphasizes Valentin's character / personality significantly more - delve into his reasoning, his motives, the details that make him who he is.

    Feel free to reply here or redo the application. If the former, kindly also reply to the main entry with a link to your addendum, so we don't somehow miss it.

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    Additional RP Sample emoemoticon January 28 2008, 04:21:22 UTC
    Sample RP: Oh boy, this should be fun... I'm panicking already... All the strangers who can reply to this... I know that at least one of them will have evil intentions... I'm certain of it... This isn't the safe zone after all...

    ...

    Uhm. Ok. Err... I have no idea where I am... This is not the safe zone, nor is it any city I know... And I've wandered quite a bit in my life...

    I miss mother...

    So, um... If possible... An explanation would be appreciated? Thanks in advance... I guess.

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    APPLICATION -- GLaDOS (1 of 3) half_the_war January 28 2008, 04:44:18 UTC
    [nick / name]: Jamie
    [personal LJ name]: half_the_war
    [other characters played]: None
    [e-mail]: yvh11a[AT]gmailDOTCOM
    [AIM / messenger]: None

    [series]: Portal
    [character]: GLaDOS
    [character history / background]: See wiki at http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/GLaDOS
    [character abilities]:
    * Near-omniscience granted by pervasive monitoring/recording systems
    * Indefinitely large supply of Weighted Companion Cubes, weighted cubes, and military weapon turrets.
    * Creation of portals between any two points using Aperture Science Portal Device
    Flaws/weaknesses:
    * Physical body housed / trapped in supercomputer buried several hundred meters underground causing complete inability to move
    * Inability to relate to other forms of life as anything besides test subjects
    [character personality]:
    * Possibly insane, certainly not fully rational
    * Artifically intelligent, devoid of morals after removal and destruction of morality core
    * Untruthful, manipulative
    * Helpful
    [ ( ... )

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    Re: APPLICATION -- GLaDOS (2 of 3) half_the_war January 28 2008, 04:45:45 UTC
    [journal post]:
    Attention.
    The Enrichment Center would like to remind carousel riders that the current carousel threat level color is yellow. Please be prepared to present proof of identification to a designated Aperture Science Security Officer.
    Security is en route to the carousel in response to an automated extraterrestrial lifeform alert. Please obey all instructions given to you by security officers. Security should be on site within approximately 10^27 minutes.

    The carousel is not a toy.

    The Enrichment Center would like to apologize for the previous announcement reminding carousel riders that the current carousel threat level color is yellow. In actuality, the current carousel threat level color is orange Aperture Science Technicians are en route to the carousel in response to a false alarm generated by the automated extraterrestrial lifeform alert system. Please obey all instructions given to you by technicians. Feel free to disobey any instructions given to you by security officers. Technicians ( ... )

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    Re: APPLICATION -- GLaDOS (3a of 3) half_the_war January 28 2008, 04:47:47 UTC
    She watched as the figure on the screen entered the nineteenth testing chamber.

    "Welcome to the final test. When you are done, you will drop the device into the Equipment Recovery Annex. Enrichment Center regulations require both hands to be empty before any cake will..."

    Will what?

    UNHANDLED EXCEPTION HAS OCCURRED AT REGISTER 0x7CB2AA4C

    Attempting to terminate thread....[OK]

    Continuing test...

    Was there something that she was supposed to say to the test subject? Oh well, no matter. Whatever it was, the subject would figure it out on his own. He certainly was resourceful. In fact, he was already at the

    SYSTEM WARNING
    MALFUNCTION IN CAMERA 774She blinked, but the hard reboot didn't bring the camera back up. She panned camera 779 across the room and saw camera 774 dropping through an orange portal in the ceiling ( ... )

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    Re: APPLICATION -- GLaDOS (3b of 3) half_the_war January 28 2008, 04:49:33 UTC
    No.

    He wasn't in the Equipment Recovery Annex.

    This was well outside the test protocol parameters. In fact, he was writing something on the walls of the support chamber. She activated the long-dormant servomotors in camera 381 so that she could see what it was that was absorbing so much of his attention.

    Analysis: A doorframe shape, with an arrow pointing upward.
    Interpretation: (Hypothesis) He intends to communicate his direction of travel to any other test subjects that also violate Enrichment Center protocol.

    She paused as an implications structure compiled. This could provide an opportunity to gather even more test data! But how to best exploit this unique opportunity? This would take thought.

    WARNING...95% OF CPU CYCLES ARE NOW DEVOTED TO TASK "Additional_Testing_Parameters.h"The scientific process is as follows ( ... )

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    Request berryfloss February 5 2008, 03:39:01 UTC
    We need clarification from you. This character is from an established canon and you are apping him from this canon that lacks any sort of English resources or translation for his characterization? You can understand how this begs the question of your resources to make your play choices with this character. Please help us to understand how you are coming to these characterization decisions and conclusions in order to facilitate our decision making. Thanks!

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    Eden 1/? under_secretary February 5 2008, 20:57:18 UTC
    Name/Nick;Mici
    LJ name: vpshinra
    Other characters currently played [ name :: series :: lj username]: Styles :: The State Within :: under_secretary
    Saya :: OC :: repairedbywebs
    Cassidy :: Preacher :: blood_over_beer
    Lee :: Smoke and Shadows :: killerdimples
    Destruction :: The Sandman :: gone_creating
    Desire :: The Sandman :: thresheld
    Boy Blue :: Fables :: playstheblues
    E-mail: Presidentshinra@gmail.com
    AIM/messenger: ShinRa Brat

    Character: Eden Mac Cionaoith

    Abilities: Magician. She’s handy with a gun, and has a good shot. Has never been caught smuggling anything, which is why she’s sought after. Speaks Irish Gaelic, English and gutter Spanish.

    Flaws/weaknesses: Eden has very little sense of loyalty to people, although to causes she’s immovable. She believes that people are inherently transient creatures and shouldn’t be trusted, and she equates trust with loyalty, so she doesn’t trust many people. It’s not a matter of being social, because she’s fine socializing, but she knows that the only person who she can trust is herself. Physically, she’s half-deaf, being unable to hear anything in her left ear, which results in her ( ... )

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    Eden 2/? under_secretary February 5 2008, 20:58:04 UTC
    History/background: Eden was born to the Mac Cionaoith family inside of Connacht, in Ireland, to a bloodline of mages on her father’s side who are called the Children of Fedelm in reference to the prophetess in the Tain Bo Cuailnge. Theories on the bloodline say that they’re her descendents, or descendants of Queen Medb herself, but that’s all speculation. What remains of her bloodline, however, is her immediate family; her father and her two brothers. Her mother is a good Catholic who married into the family without knowledge of what she was getting into, and she remains unaware to a certain extent ( ... )

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    Eden 3/? under_secretary February 5 2008, 20:58:46 UTC
    Background setting: [the setting your character came from before PC] Essentially, Eden’s world is a mirror of this one to the extent of the same political climates and historical events. However, she comes from the year 1998, about four months after the signing of the Belfast agreement. Her family is rare; there are other families like hers all over the world (there’s a theory that each country has one, but that’s unproven because secrecy is highly encouraged and there’s no formal council or ruling party). In her world, if there are other supernaturals like werewolves or vampires, Eden is unaware of them. Her own family is a secret, so much so that her mother didn’t know about it. However, when she’s encountered other magicians, either as guests to her father’s home or once in Ulster, on accident, she’s acknowledged them and didn’t act surprised.

    Physical description: PB is, tentatively, Lauren Ambrose. Eden has a very “traditionally Irish” look about her, but she can hide most emotions and is fairly good at acting with her face.

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    Eden 4/? under_secretary February 5 2008, 20:59:23 UTC
    Sample RP: It was quiet.

    It was always quiet when she was transporting the AK-47’s. They held up against anything, but even so, she liked to go when it was soft and quiet. She squatted down against a wall and listened to the night, expanding as much of her hearing as she could manage, her ear close to the ground. It was just a drop off tonight; she had already been paid which had been an unusual show of trust to her that she wasn’t entirely comfortable with. Normally she preferred that people treat her with the same regard she held for them; none at all. The IRA mattered, but the people? They came and went with the wind.

    Okay, not the wind. She felt the wind now, chilling her, chilling the metal of the guns next to her skin. She turned her eyes up and resisted to call on her blood, nothing good comes from that, and watched for the signal from the window. Nothing yet. She settled back impatiently on her heels and watched the passing of the cars on the street, one every couple of minutes. What were they doing up there, fucking? She ( ... )

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