havenmods | Applications Two

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED!
The next application opening date is Friday 16th January, 7pm EST.
The next application processing date is Friday 23rd January, 7pm EST.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE POST YOUR APPLICATIONS HERE ON THE NEW APPLICATION PAGE

We're so glad you're thinking of joining us in Haven, where we are all safe.

In order to apply for a canon character, please fill out the information below and post it in a comment in this entry. For an OC, please apply using the OC information. Please do not link to applications, all applications must be posted here. Please do not delete your applications; if you do not want it to be seen, you can request for it to be screened after a decision is made.

You may apply for two characters every application round, to a total of six characters. Only two of these may be from the same canon, and they cannot be too familiar with one another. Please make sure to mark the header of your comment(s) with RESERVED or NOT RESERVED, as well as the character name and canon. App challenges are not allowed currently.

Try to remember spelling and grammar are important, and in app length quality and not quantity is what matters. All parts of the application must be your own work, plagiarism will not be tolerated, though you are welcome to reuse your own old applications.

If you are asked for revisions, please don't panic! It doesn't mean the mods don't like you, only that we probably need more information before making a decision. If you are asked for revisions, you will have one week to supply them.

Applications are open on a monthly cycle, where they will be opened on the second Friday of every month for a week, and then processed on the third Friday of the month, before being closed again.

We now have a test drive community at haventest which is continuously open. Posts there may be used in lieu of a sample in the application. You may also link posts, logs, or threads from other games and memes in lieu of samples, though we ask that they be no more than one year old. As of November 22nd 2014, samples cannot be "where am I" intro posts. The reason for this is that we often find it hard to gauge characterization from those, as most people when immediately in a new surrounding are confused or frightened.

While we encourage players who have dropped to re-join us, we do not encourage the continual rapid dropping and re-apping of the same character in a short time period. You are welcome to request specific housing, and all attempts will be made to accommodate that request, but it may not always be possible.

To see what we are looking for:
Canon Characters:
Sample Application (Faith Lehane)
Sample Application (Iroh)

Original Characters:
Sample Application (Mors)
Sample Application (Vera de Barr)
Sample Application (Malkus Iverwelling)

Previous Game History:
Sample Application (Abel Nightroad/Mayfield RPG)
Sample Application (Bolin/Discedo)

The old application post can be found here if you would like to look through past accepted applications.

Applications will be open on the following dates (from 7pm EST):
12th-19th December
16th-23rd January

Applications will be processed on the following dates (at 7pm EST):
19th December
23rd January

To apply for a canon character, please fill out this form:
Name: Your name or nickname Contact Info: Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Haven. Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference. Character Name: Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) Canon: Canon Point: Where in the series are you taking them from? Background/History: A link to a source about the canon is fine for this. Previous Game History: At least two paragraphs on important events for the character and how they have been shaped by the previous game. If this is not applicable, please delete this section. Personality: This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. Abilities/Powers: Please assume canon-blindness and explain in as much detail as possible. Items/Weapons: Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? Sample Entry: At least ten sentences in first person/action bracket format, please. A link to a previous post or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome. Sample Entry Two: At least two paragraphs in third person/prose format, please. A link to a previous log or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome.

To apply for an original character, please fill out this form:
Name: Your name or nickname Contact Info: Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Haven. Requested apartment: Please put N/A if you have no preference. Character Name: Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) Background/History: At least three paragraphs, please. Try to focus on events in the world history that have had an impact on the character. Previous Game History: At least two paragraphs on important events for the character and how they have been shaped by the previous game. If this is not applicable, please delete this section. Personality: This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. Abilities/Powers: Please explain in as much detail as possible. Items/Weapons: Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? Sample Entry: At least ten sentences in first person/action bracket format, please. A link to a previous post or thread under a year old with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome. Sample Entry Two: At least two paragraphs in third person/prose format, please. A link to a previous log or thread with the character is also acceptable. All links must be one year old or less. Samples submitted may not be in the form of a "where am I" intro, as these are hard to judge characterization from. All other scenarios are welcome.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Sample Entry: Sample entry from Dyspros
Sample Entry Two: Note: this is an old 3rd person post from Dyspros.

The people he brushed past might mistake his half-hurried pace as a sign of nerves, sure, but nothing could be further from the truth. Shizuo wasn’t a stranger to fear – he was always afraid he’d screw up and hurt someone he cared about even in this weird place where he could count the number of people he knew on one hand – but it’d take more than dirty stone streets and suspicious characters to send him running.

He was a man on a mission. One that might as well be life or death for all it mattered to him.

Although it didn't exactly say great things about 'Bukuro, the few similarities Shizuo spotted between Nickelhollow and back home as he made his way through those grimy streets meant the slums he'd heard others speak about in hushed tones didn't frighten him in the slightest. Some of the men and women he caught out the corner of his eye wouldn't look out of place hanging around in front of a convenience store or slumming it in a game center. Weird clothes and all. But even if the odd sight here and there didn’t remind him of Ikebukuro, he was a grown-ass man, damn it, not some wet behind the ears brat who was too afraid to step into a side-alley in broad daylight.

Plus, he was a debt-collector's bodyguard back home. Not exactly the type of guy who spent his time in the better sides of the city. What’s so special about a cutpurse? They’re exactly the same as leeches who try to avoid paying back their debt. Ah, well, at least those leeches have the balls to ask for the money up front. It's when they start to offer up excuses and beg that they sink to a pickpocket's level.

These thoughts worked their way round and round in Shizuo's head as he walked towards the general direction of where he supposed the market might possibly have a slim chance of being found. Maybe he should’ve asked for directions, he thought with a slight scowl, instead of punching the Ironwall merchant who laughed when he said the milk was too expensive. Now he was strolling along with a powerful thirst for milk and no idea where he was supposed to get some for cheaper than the unreasonable price he'd been offered not fifteen minutes ago.

Shit, he could feel himself getting more and more worked up as he ran through the conversation in his head again and again.

Anyone unfortunate enough to try and pick his pockets would be in for one or two nasty surprises. One – his pockets are bare. Empty. He isn't even carrying pocket-lint around with him. What few coins he's been able to scrape together are held in his fist, as though he was afraid they’ll up and vanish. A sign of his own carelessness when it comes to money rather than born from a fear of being robbed. Two – they’ll probably be caught in the act and introduced to a world of hurt for their efforts.

So whether or not the person who bumps into him and brings his focus back to the here and now intended to rob him doesn’t matter much in the long run.

"Ah, sor--," he starts to apologise in a dismissive tone, but the sound of copper coins falling to the ground cuts him off. Before the coins can so much as begin to roll away, he crushes them into the dirt with a firm stamp of his foot. All but one coin, that is. The last one trundles towards a nearby drain and vanishes between the metal bars. A wet plop follows seconds later. He'll swear later that he could almost feel something snap inside him. Looks like he won't be able to buy milk on his own after all. It also looks like the poor sap who bumped into him'll have to deal with an irate stranger before things get out of hand.

Thank you for applying to Haven.
Your application is in the queue and will be processed on 6th December.

Congratulations on being accepted, Shizuo Heiwajima. You will be living in apartment #3.001, and your tag is character: shizuo heiwajima. Please use this tag when you are the poster of the entry or log, and when you tag into an entry or log, thank you. Please note that tags will not show up on the tag list until they have been entered manually once, this does not mean we have forgotten to give your character a tag.

Please make sure to complete the following:

-> Join havenrpg, havenooc, havenlogs and havenplots.
-> Optionally join havenmemes, the Haven Meme community, and haventest, the Haven Test Drive community.
-> Fill out this form.
-> Fill out your details on the taken characters page.
-> Check out who you'll be sharing an apartment with on the apartment listings.
-> Introduce yourself in the OOC community.
-> Make sure you have read this guide

IMPORTANT: An IC mingle log will go up on Saturday at 7PM EST, where new characters can intro with the rest of the game. Feel free to join the communities and introduce yourself OOCly before then.

Applications Two

Shizuo Heiwajima | Durarara!! | Reserved

Re: Shizuo Heiwajima | Durarara!! | Reserved

->ACCEPTED