squarewarts Application
Player Information
Name: Alex
LJ Account: flamingchemist
Email: flamingchemist@aol.com
Messenger: AIM (Ondrea Fireheart)
Current characters, if any: None
Would you like to be paired with a member of our welcoming committee? No thanks
In-Game Character Information
Name: Stephanie Brown
Series: DC Comics
Age: 14
Personality:
Stephanie has spent most of her life stuck in the background, fighting her way into the foreground. Her parents were negligible at best and she has more or less grown up of her own power. This has made her very independent and given her the habit of standing up to authority. After all, the biggest, baddest authority figure in her life is her father the abusive criminal. She knows that he's in the wrong, and takes every opportunity to shove it in his face. This extends to her interactions with other authority figures as well. Steph is generally of the belief that only she knows what's best for her, and what anyone else has to say can be considered suggestions if considered at all.
Her general attitude is snarky and stubborn. When she’s in a good mood she can be quite cheery and optimistic, but it’s mostly a front. When left to her thoughts Stephanie grows rather morose. She gets lonely because as such an independent soul she has some trouble making friends. Her home life is stressful enough to be distracting on its own, but add to that hero worship of a man who barely knows she exists (Batman) and the emotional mess that is the pre-teen to teenage years and you end up with a bundle of emotion who hides behind jokes and silly antics. The few friends this does make her rarely see her deeper side, and generally she likes to keep the state of her family life to herself. It isn’t out of fear or embarrassment that she hides the truth, simply a sense that it’s her problem to deal with and no one else should be bothered by it.
Although at this point in her life it has yet to be seen, Stephanie will later prove herself to be very resilient. She may be relatively weak and unskilled, but like a phoenix rises from the ashes nothing seems to be able to keep her down for good. Every bad thing that happens to her is treated as a learning experience, an opportunity to better herself and put it all behind her. She isn’t always successful, but she does always try.
More than anything, Stephanie loves adventure and a little bit of danger. She is a completely self-made vigilante with no training whatsoever, and as such she gets herself into more than her fair share of sticky situations. It barely phases her, rather it adds excitement to an otherwise dull and undesirable life. When she puts on the mask, she can pretend to be someone else, someone better. She can pretend to be Batman.
Background:
From as early as Stephanie can remember, her father has been a crook.
Arthur Brown is a wizard, although not a very talented one. His lack of success in the wizarding world led him to abandon that world and make a life for himself in the muggle world, taking a wife in Crystal Bellinger. The two had a daughter, Stephanie, and for a short while, things were good.
Before long, though, the Brown family fell on hard financial times. Arthur couldn’t hold a muggle job any longer than he had been able to hold a wizard job, and Crystal’s job as a nurse didn’t make enough money to support a small family. They eventually had to move, and the young Stephanie Brown came to live in a trailer park on the outskirts of Gotham City. As stress levels rose, both of her parents took to drinking. While Crystal sank into a deep depression, however, Arthur was getting ideas.
Using what little magic he had, Arthur Brown made himself a mask and costume (as was the habit in Gotham those days) and began a life of crime as the Cluemaster. Every villain needed a shtick, and because he still believed that magic must be kept from the muggles at all costs, Arthur’s was leaving clues. Obviously, this didn’t help him stay out of prison.
While her father was off ruining his life, Stephanie was forced to watch as her mother’s mental condition deteriorated. Alcohol wasn’t her only comfort, as Steph came to realize that her mother was abusing prescription drugs. Their relationship became strained. Stephanie knew that her father was to blame, for even a short call from him in prison put her mom in one of her moods. At the same time, she couldn’t understand how her mother could be so weak.
After a year in a correctional facility, Cluemaster was deemed cured of his compulsive need to leave clues after every heist. The therapists failed, on the other hand, to cure him of his compulsive need to plan heists, and the Cluemaster went almost immediately back to business. Knowing that this time the cops might need help putting her father behind bars, Stephanie went to work sewing a mask and costume of her own. If he wouldn't sabotage himself, she would simply have to do it for him. If that meant stealing a wand and teaching herself a little magic, so be it.
During this mission to bring down her own father, Stephanie, known as the Spoiler in her mask and purple eggplant hood, ran into Batman and Robin working on the same case. It wasn’t hard for the detective vigilantes to discover her true identity and relationship to their mark. It took a little more effort for Stephanie to convince them that she wasn’t on her father’s side. Together the three of them were able to bring Cluemaster to justice and have him placed firmly behind bars once more.
Shortly after, the letter arrived. It broke Stephanie’s heart to leave her mother behind, even just for the school year, but she would be the first to admit that she needed the time away. Her costume was quietly packed with the rest of her clothes, although she wasn’t sure when she would get the chance to use it. Still, it was always better to be safe than sorry. It was a good thing she had it, too, because her father proved himself to be very adept at breaking out of prison. When she could get away, Steph would help the police put her father back behind bars.
Eventually she decided that waiting until she got home wasn’t good enough. She took every chance she got to train herself in martial arts, gymnastics, every skill a young vigilante on a budget might need. Before long she began looking for trouble everywhere, not just when daddy dearest was breaking out of the big house. She earned more than her fair share of bruises, along with some pretty stern lectures from Batman every time he caught her out in the cape. It didn’t bother her then, and it doesn’t bother her now, although she’s always harbored a great admiration for the man and a wish that some day she might fight by his side.
Blood: Half
Preferred House: Gryffindor
Why you think they belong in this house? Daring and nerve are two things Steph has in spades, and although her chivalry might be occasionally called in to question, her moral compass is always pointing in (mostly) the right direction.
School Year: Fourth
Quidditch Position: No thanks
Would you like the character to possibly get a higher position? Pssh no.
Roleplay Samples
Journal Sample: (first person)
[ Private to Self - Super Special Secret ]
Dear Diary,
Today I try this journal thing. Should be fun, right? I bet I’ll meet all sorts of new people. Hope they aren’t jerks.
[ /private ]
Hello? Helloooooooo? Does this really work? Hi!
[ She doodles all over the page, a cute cartoon of Batman and Robin beating up bad guys, a couple of bats, one cutesy baby chocobo, and a giant happy flower filling up the middle. ]
~Steph ♥
Roleplay Sample: (third person)
It was late. Unreasonably late. Stephanie was sneaking out of the dorm. There was no real reason for her to be sneaking, just as there was no real reason for her to be leaving the dorm this late at night. For all anyone cared she might as well have been heading to the library for some late night studying. What she was really up to was only slightly more interesting.
To be perfectly honest, the dorms were becoming stifling. She didn’t have many friends here at Squarewarts, and the seemingly endless incessant chatter of the other girls in the dorm was driving her crazy. She wasn’t a part of their circle, and she probably never would be. It was like they were purposely trying to rub it in her face that they were all the best of friends and she wasn’t invited to their yearlong slumber party. She didn’t even need to make an excuse to get out. They didn’t notice her leaving the room. Or if they did, they didn’t say anything.
Leaving the dorm was only slightly more difficult. Luckily, this late at night there was no one awake to stop her. The door was opened with the tiniest squeak and shut behind her with little more than a quiet thud. After that, the castle was hers. She hid quickly from every little sound in the halls, making her way to the highest tower where she could be alone for a while. The tower was forbidden when classes were out, but Stephanie didn’t care. She left no trace of her presence as she headed to the window.
There wasn’t any crime to stop here at school. She was used to it by now, but it would have been nice. It would have given her something to do to distract herself. Instead, she sat in the astronomy tower for hours, alone, brooding as she stared out over the school grounds. Sleep could wait. Right now she had self-pity to berate herself for.
Name: Alex
LJ Account: flamingchemist
Email: flamingchemist@aol.com
Messenger: AIM (Ondrea Fireheart)
Current characters, if any: None
Would you like to be paired with a member of our welcoming committee? No thanks
In-Game Character Information
Name: Stephanie Brown
Series: DC Comics
Age: 14
Personality:
Stephanie has spent most of her life stuck in the background, fighting her way into the foreground. Her parents were negligible at best and she has more or less grown up of her own power. This has made her very independent and given her the habit of standing up to authority. After all, the biggest, baddest authority figure in her life is her father the abusive criminal. She knows that he's in the wrong, and takes every opportunity to shove it in his face. This extends to her interactions with other authority figures as well. Steph is generally of the belief that only she knows what's best for her, and what anyone else has to say can be considered suggestions if considered at all.
Her general attitude is snarky and stubborn. When she’s in a good mood she can be quite cheery and optimistic, but it’s mostly a front. When left to her thoughts Stephanie grows rather morose. She gets lonely because as such an independent soul she has some trouble making friends. Her home life is stressful enough to be distracting on its own, but add to that hero worship of a man who barely knows she exists (Batman) and the emotional mess that is the pre-teen to teenage years and you end up with a bundle of emotion who hides behind jokes and silly antics. The few friends this does make her rarely see her deeper side, and generally she likes to keep the state of her family life to herself. It isn’t out of fear or embarrassment that she hides the truth, simply a sense that it’s her problem to deal with and no one else should be bothered by it.
Although at this point in her life it has yet to be seen, Stephanie will later prove herself to be very resilient. She may be relatively weak and unskilled, but like a phoenix rises from the ashes nothing seems to be able to keep her down for good. Every bad thing that happens to her is treated as a learning experience, an opportunity to better herself and put it all behind her. She isn’t always successful, but she does always try.
More than anything, Stephanie loves adventure and a little bit of danger. She is a completely self-made vigilante with no training whatsoever, and as such she gets herself into more than her fair share of sticky situations. It barely phases her, rather it adds excitement to an otherwise dull and undesirable life. When she puts on the mask, she can pretend to be someone else, someone better. She can pretend to be Batman.
Background:
From as early as Stephanie can remember, her father has been a crook.
Arthur Brown is a wizard, although not a very talented one. His lack of success in the wizarding world led him to abandon that world and make a life for himself in the muggle world, taking a wife in Crystal Bellinger. The two had a daughter, Stephanie, and for a short while, things were good.
Before long, though, the Brown family fell on hard financial times. Arthur couldn’t hold a muggle job any longer than he had been able to hold a wizard job, and Crystal’s job as a nurse didn’t make enough money to support a small family. They eventually had to move, and the young Stephanie Brown came to live in a trailer park on the outskirts of Gotham City. As stress levels rose, both of her parents took to drinking. While Crystal sank into a deep depression, however, Arthur was getting ideas.
Using what little magic he had, Arthur Brown made himself a mask and costume (as was the habit in Gotham those days) and began a life of crime as the Cluemaster. Every villain needed a shtick, and because he still believed that magic must be kept from the muggles at all costs, Arthur’s was leaving clues. Obviously, this didn’t help him stay out of prison.
While her father was off ruining his life, Stephanie was forced to watch as her mother’s mental condition deteriorated. Alcohol wasn’t her only comfort, as Steph came to realize that her mother was abusing prescription drugs. Their relationship became strained. Stephanie knew that her father was to blame, for even a short call from him in prison put her mom in one of her moods. At the same time, she couldn’t understand how her mother could be so weak.
After a year in a correctional facility, Cluemaster was deemed cured of his compulsive need to leave clues after every heist. The therapists failed, on the other hand, to cure him of his compulsive need to plan heists, and the Cluemaster went almost immediately back to business. Knowing that this time the cops might need help putting her father behind bars, Stephanie went to work sewing a mask and costume of her own. If he wouldn't sabotage himself, she would simply have to do it for him. If that meant stealing a wand and teaching herself a little magic, so be it.
During this mission to bring down her own father, Stephanie, known as the Spoiler in her mask and purple eggplant hood, ran into Batman and Robin working on the same case. It wasn’t hard for the detective vigilantes to discover her true identity and relationship to their mark. It took a little more effort for Stephanie to convince them that she wasn’t on her father’s side. Together the three of them were able to bring Cluemaster to justice and have him placed firmly behind bars once more.
Shortly after, the letter arrived. It broke Stephanie’s heart to leave her mother behind, even just for the school year, but she would be the first to admit that she needed the time away. Her costume was quietly packed with the rest of her clothes, although she wasn’t sure when she would get the chance to use it. Still, it was always better to be safe than sorry. It was a good thing she had it, too, because her father proved himself to be very adept at breaking out of prison. When she could get away, Steph would help the police put her father back behind bars.
Eventually she decided that waiting until she got home wasn’t good enough. She took every chance she got to train herself in martial arts, gymnastics, every skill a young vigilante on a budget might need. Before long she began looking for trouble everywhere, not just when daddy dearest was breaking out of the big house. She earned more than her fair share of bruises, along with some pretty stern lectures from Batman every time he caught her out in the cape. It didn’t bother her then, and it doesn’t bother her now, although she’s always harbored a great admiration for the man and a wish that some day she might fight by his side.
Blood: Half
Preferred House: Gryffindor
Why you think they belong in this house? Daring and nerve are two things Steph has in spades, and although her chivalry might be occasionally called in to question, her moral compass is always pointing in (mostly) the right direction.
School Year: Fourth
Quidditch Position: No thanks
Would you like the character to possibly get a higher position? Pssh no.
Roleplay Samples
Journal Sample: (first person)
[ Private to Self - Super Special Secret ]
Dear Diary,
Today I try this journal thing. Should be fun, right? I bet I’ll meet all sorts of new people. Hope they aren’t jerks.
[ /private ]
Hello? Helloooooooo? Does this really work? Hi!
[ She doodles all over the page, a cute cartoon of Batman and Robin beating up bad guys, a couple of bats, one cutesy baby chocobo, and a giant happy flower filling up the middle. ]
~Steph ♥
Roleplay Sample: (third person)
It was late. Unreasonably late. Stephanie was sneaking out of the dorm. There was no real reason for her to be sneaking, just as there was no real reason for her to be leaving the dorm this late at night. For all anyone cared she might as well have been heading to the library for some late night studying. What she was really up to was only slightly more interesting.
To be perfectly honest, the dorms were becoming stifling. She didn’t have many friends here at Squarewarts, and the seemingly endless incessant chatter of the other girls in the dorm was driving her crazy. She wasn’t a part of their circle, and she probably never would be. It was like they were purposely trying to rub it in her face that they were all the best of friends and she wasn’t invited to their yearlong slumber party. She didn’t even need to make an excuse to get out. They didn’t notice her leaving the room. Or if they did, they didn’t say anything.
Leaving the dorm was only slightly more difficult. Luckily, this late at night there was no one awake to stop her. The door was opened with the tiniest squeak and shut behind her with little more than a quiet thud. After that, the castle was hers. She hid quickly from every little sound in the halls, making her way to the highest tower where she could be alone for a while. The tower was forbidden when classes were out, but Stephanie didn’t care. She left no trace of her presence as she headed to the window.
There wasn’t any crime to stop here at school. She was used to it by now, but it would have been nice. It would have given her something to do to distract herself. Instead, she sat in the astronomy tower for hours, alone, brooding as she stared out over the school grounds. Sleep could wait. Right now she had self-pity to berate herself for.