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

Personality: Red is a woman of thought, planning, and action. She's also a woman of great talent, having spent five years in the top percentile of performing artists. However, despite her predilection to take action and her vocal occupation, Red is a private person. Even when she had her voice she was rare to explain the why behind her actions, whether it be selecting two non-traditional disciplines (music and linguistics, she cited "personal reasons" as her motivation) at a school that excelled in civic planning or the influence and meaning behind her music. Once she makes up her mind it usually doesn't matter what other people say or think, she executes the action that she's decided will be best without her resolve wavering. This can be seen multiple times such as when she turns left, back to the city instead of right as the Transistor directs her, or at the end when she decides to join him within the Transistor despite his great protests. This ability to plan, decide, and act is key to Red's personality, especially without her voice. She's not the type to sit around and waffle over a decision for ages; she simply takes what she has and knows, and makes up her mind without much drama or hesitation. That is not to say that she rushes into situations without thought or consideration, rather she shows great insight and understanding for the world around her, such as when she realized the effect her music had on people and took measures to cause as little disturbance as possible until she was ready to face the public again. Even when shaken, her resolve is quickly restored and she is able to move to action as necessary, as shown by her quick recovery from the Camerata's attack (which robbed her of her voice and the life of her lover) and her acquisition of the Transistor.

Speaking of the Transistor, where Red is action and agency, he is simply a voice. But due to the Camerata's attempt to Process Red, they've become inseparable and it's not possible to address one without the other. While he once was a person with a body and his own life (a life he spent with Red), both were lost in the attack. Now that he can only exist as a companion voice to Red, what's important to him is that he can be with and support her, as he loves her deeply. He was even more private than her, and seemed to exist somewhat as her shadow, by her side but not in her way and without being noticed by many others; in this way, his role hasn't changed much. However, he is not without will, his own opinions, and desires, though he can no longer act on them. Mainly he doesn't argue Red's decisions and actions even when they differ from his own desires, but if she's acting dangerously he voices great disapproval, such as when she decides to join him within the Transistor. He holds more caution and hesitation than Red, and his primary concern overall is for her safety and well being, but he also has a fierce side, focusing on wanting to take down Red's enemies for the sake of revenge rather than for any other reason. Though he can't do anything more than talk, he still wants to help Red and to that extent he tries to make up for her loss of voice by speaking for the two of them, becoming her support as the city around them dies.

While Red is decisive and action oriented, that is not to say that she is always moving and pressuring. She loves her own share of fun and relaxation, whether that be napping in hammock or eating pizza from Junction Jan's (Sea Monster is the only choice, really). It's easy to put a smile on her face and she's friendly enough with the people she gets to know. As a music idol, she's not a stranger to people, fans, and the spotlight, but Red doesn't surround herself with masses of people, but rather a few close souls that are important to her. Those are people that she can rely on in times of duress, for she is not always unshakable and has her moments where she needs to know she's not alone. During those moments she needs reassurance and support from those she loves, and that's when she does the rare thing of explaining her inner mind, letting her worries and thoughts be seen by the people close to her heart. She carries two new weights as well: the well-being of the Transistor and the loss of her voice. Even though she still has her actions left, her voice was her career and life, and her songs were her way of communicating her inner thoughts to others (though a bit obtusely). After the attack, the Transistor is her link to that old life, since the voice and mind now within it was the closest person to her and her work. Not only does that connection exist, but the voice in the Transistor is the only thing she has left of her lover, and so she relies on him for support.

Even though she does not necessarily share her mind with just anyone, Red still thinks about the people around her and shows them consideration. Although she can act selfishly, it is not until she has been driven into a corner and there is no one left to consider, such as when she has the option to rebuild Cloudbank despite all the citizens being Processed but instead chooses to enter the Transistor. Although she could have simply run away from the Process and Camerata (as the Transistor urged her to do) she decides to fight them to protect the city and the people within it. Red understands that even after being given a tool that can erase and rebuild her city at will that the true heart of things lies within people and society, and she holds those things to be extremely valuable, even more than her own life. Much of her music shows that she considers free will and diversity of thought to be important aspects of being and existing (We All Become and Signals), which is a contributing factor to her silence on her own opinions as she does not want to influence the opinions of others. As such, she promotes individuality and even fights for it when resources (such as the Transistor or her music) are made available to her. And fight she will, as Red shows no hesitation to combat the Process and the Camerata when they start attacking Cloudbank. She's protective of those around her and has a fierce streak, which also comes out in her music (In Circles). This ferocity ties into her determination and willingness to take action, and is quite easy to see as Red tears off the bottom of her concert gown, dons a jacket of her dead lover, and takes her newly acquired Transistor into battle against an enemy she never knew existed.

Applications Two

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