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:

[video]

[The camera turns on to reveal no person in sight. This much is sure: It is being shot in the kitchen area as the blur of the video phone reveals several pots on the stove top. As well as where the phone itself is position shows that someone is behind the phone, taping the area. Dim as the lights are, they are illuminate enough to make out other items within the camera's line of focus.

Utensils for starters. Utensils sure are helpful. They are at least a sign to Owen that this is not a prison. Technically it is but he'll take the bleak signs of hope lingering around.]

--Alriiiight... Video phone appears to be working just fine. Texting however-- [The camera shifts around to point at the sink.] is out of the picture. Now if I were an inter-dimensional mastermind bent on stealing people from different parts of the universe then why would I give my captives a partially functional cell phone of all things? Unless...

[Turning, turning aaaaaand there we go. Our cameraman is revealed. Well...only for a split second until he decides to zoom in closer to his face. A little too close for comfort; nothing but eyeball in this picture.] A list of faces with no names attached to them. Why would they do that...?

[Finally, the camera is pulled further back to reveal the young man in short, dark hair styled quite nicely for the occasion. His clothes are casual yet sharp. A fitted button down shirt and a pair of black slacks to go with. If one were to take a closer look then you would find small, smudges of dirt on the front collar and shoulder area.]

Well that's one sure way to keep tabs on us. [He winces.] Great. I just creeped myself out there. Hope you lot are enjoying this. I normally don't stick around post-apocalyptic ghost-towns very long. Not really my style, yeah?

[His face suddenly deadpans.]

By the way: The plumbing system here? It's the worst.

[Good. Glad he got that one out of his chest. Now he can end this video feed and continue on exploring Fuckallsville.]

Sample Entry Two:

Burns...Every--Everything burns...

Hot twisted metal pierces through his flesh. A mass explosion from within. He can't stop himself from collapsing. Cries are washed a way with the ringing inside his ears. All connection Owen had with the outside world is now far, far away from his grasp. Every single breath feels shorter. There is a taste of warm, metallic fluid from the back of his throat which continues to overflow. It won't stop. In mere seconds he is burning and drowning from within.

This is it. This is how your story ends. He can see them. His team. Oh god-- someone...somebody. Please help! All Owen wants to do is cry loudly for help as his throat continues to hemorrhage. There is nothing left to feel anymore. Nothing but to sink deeper and deeper into a sea of unconsciousness.

The dream is over.

One last breath turns into one giant gasp for air. A large gasp for air which soon turns into a frightful scream which can be heard from a long distance. Instincts tell Owen that he is still in danger. No one is around to reassure him, to make sense out of the sensation he has felt in merely seconds. Thoughts racing around his mind: 'What happened? Am I dead? Why am I here? Where is everyone else? Am I dead?!'

Bed. He is in bed. The unlit room makes it difficult to make out anything. All he can feel is the mattress under him and the sheets which now covers the lower-half of his body. The lack of reassurance makes Owen break out into a cold sweat; his breaths are now shorter and faster. Oh if he could only see!

It takes a moment for Owen to collect himself. Everything seems to jump from one scene to the next: from the bed to suddenly standing in front of the bathroom mirror. The door is wide open. Wide enough so that whoever lurks in this facility can see a shirtless man just staring. Any chance of washing his is completely out of the question.

Oddly enough, he made it.

Congratulations on being accepted, Owen Harper, your apartment block and number is #25.1, and your tag is character: owen harper. 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.
-> Check out who your character is sharing an apartment with.
-> Optionally join havenmemes, the Haven Meme community, and haventest, the Haven Test Drive community.
-> Fill out this form - please note, all re-apped characters are also required to fill out this form fresh, thank you.
-> Fill out your details on the taken characters page.
-> 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

Owen Harper | Torchwood | (reserved expired) {2/2}

-> ACCEPTED