Applications

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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!
The next processing date is Friday 11th October

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 two weeks, 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. If you wish to request a specific apartment, please do so in the relevant part of the application. 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.

Every attempt will be made to place a character in their chosen apartments, though this may not always be possible depending on the slots available.

Applications are open constantly, but are only processed every other Friday at 7PM EST. The Saturday following acceptance, an IC mingle log will be posted for characters to be introduced to the game.

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.

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)

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

Applications will be processed on the following dates:
11th October
25th October
8th November
22nd November
6th December
20th December

To apply for a canon character, please fill out this form:
<b>Name:</b> Your name or nickname <b>Contact Info:</b> Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! <b>Other Characters Played:</b> Any other characters you play at Haven. <b>Preferred Apartment:</b> If you have no preferred apartment, just put None. <b>Character Name:</b> Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) <b>Canon:</b> <b>Canon Point:</b> Where in the series are you taking them from? <b>Background/History:</b> A link to a source about the canon is fine for this. <b>Previous Game History:</b> 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. <b>Personality:</b> This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. <b>Abilities/Powers:</b> Please assume canon-blindness and explain in as much detail as possible. <b>Items/Weapons:</b> Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? <b>Sample Entry:</b> At least ten sentences in first person, please. A link to a previous post or thread with the character is also acceptable. <b>Sample Entry Two:</b> A third person sample of at least two paragraphs.

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<b>Name:</b> Your name or nickname <b>Contact Info:</b> Email, plurk, IM... as long as there's a way to contact you, it's fine! <b>Other Characters Played:</b> Any other characters you play at Haven. <b>Preferred Apartment:</b> If you have no preferred apartment, just put None. <b>Character Name:</b> Names and nicknames, in Western order (first name, surname) <b>Background/History:</b> At least three paragraphs, please. Try to focus on events in the world history that have had an impact on the character. <b>Previous Game History:</b> 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. <b>Personality:</b> This is the most important section! There is no specific word count, but anything less than three paragraphs likely isn't detailed enough. <b>Abilities/Powers:</b> Please explain in as much detail as possible. <b>Items/Weapons:</b> Which three items and/or weapons will your character arrive with? <b>Sample Entry:</b> At least ten sentences in first person, please. A link to a previous post or thread under a year old with the character is also acceptable. <b>Sample Entry Two:</b> A third person sample of at least two paragraphs.

Comments

Ventus | Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep | Not Reserved

[conjoins]

Name: Chizu
Contact Info: pichizu @ gmail, bioluminescence @ plurk, impartial nonhuman @ aim
Other Characters Played: N/A
Preferred Apartment: None

Character Name: Ventus
Canon: Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
Canon Point: endgame - right as vanitas is disappearing.
Background/History: the long journey.
Personality:

Being the youngest of his band of friends, it's not surprising that Ventus is treated like a child - but don't be mistaken. Ventus possesses qualities that not many people his age would have, and certainly few can match the intensity of said qualities. Ventus is fiercely loyal to his friends, and is unable to cope when others tell him that his friends have done wrong, instead choosing to follow after his friend through the worlds to find out the truth.

His bravery speaks for itself - after regaining his memories and discovering that he is an ingredient to forging the χ-blade, Ventus is given the choice of watching his friends die or fighting his darker half and consequently merging with him to become the χ-blade, which would allow Master Xehanort to bring about the second Keyblade War. Instead of choosing either option, Ventus decides instead to not only defeat Vanitas, but to destroy both him and the χ-blade - at the price of his own life. Not many 14 year old kids can do that, let me tell you.

Still, that doesn't mean he's completely exempt from teenager behavior. Ventus is is easygoing and loves fun; he's insanely curious, poking his nose into whatever catches his attention - which is basically everything, really. Additionally, he has the attitude akin to a younger brother when interacting with Terra and Aqua - Ventus seeks to help them, but, always being turned down, sulks over it. Although he understands that his friends have good intentions, Ventus wishes to help them, claiming that he'd be of use despite age. His eagerness to help others may partially be due to his being snubbed all the time, although his kindness is genuine.

Ventus is generally full of incredibly good feelings and intentions. He's very kind, going out of his way to help anyone who might need it - he's unable to ignore people who look like they are in need, i.e. a crying girl, and perhaps his nosiness is credited to this, but he's always willing to get involved. Even when it seems like there is someone who's already helping with the problem - Pete and the ice cream machine, for example - Ventus will enter the stage and ask about the problem, offering his own assistance when it was apparent that Pete was not welcome to help. This also shows that Ventus isn't exactly pushy - he's willing to help, but he doesn't look to overwhelm people with his zeal.

As someone who's very friendly, Ventus has a mission throughout part of the game to gain new friends, so as to learn more about friendship, and does gain many friends along the way! However, it's apparent that he isn't intimately familiar with the concept of friendship; having taken Terra's and Aqua's friendship for granted, Ventus looks to find what friendship is like for other people. With that being said and noting his success with friendship, it's clear that he's easy to like and easily likes others, becoming very familiar with them very quickly. Or maybe that's just the protagonist charm. His adventure to learn about friendship makes it apparent that Ventus is a relationship-oriented person. He measures his success in life by his relationships, and it's noted that he doesn't even particularly think of his goals until a question is directly prompted to him.

It should be noted that only good things have been said about Ventus thus far, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a darker side - it's just that his negativity manifested physically to make up Vanitas. Ventus is made of 100% pure light, instead of a balance of darkness and light, and therefore, without the presence of Vanitas, he would likely be unable to feel real anger. Fortunately, as Vanitas is also joining Haven, Ventus is able to feel negative emotions, due to the connection he and Vanitas have. It works vice versa as well - Vanitas is able to feel a shadow of positive emotions through Ventus. Additionally, this means that when Ventus feels hurt or is in pain, then Vanitas will grow stronger and gain more strength to overwhelm Ventus. This was apparent in the Birth By Sleep novel, as Vanitas was so overwhelming on Ventus's heart in the beginning that the latter passed out just by being in the same presence. Ventus himself doesn't know about that, yet, though.

All in all, Ventus is braver than most teenagers his age and he's defined by his kindness; not only that, but he is unnaturally pure - not that it's a problem beyond basic existential issues that were fixed at the beginning of the game. He's basically your archetypal Messiah-protagonist.

Abilities/Powers:

‣ handling the keyblade (an item that is primarily used for OPENING DOORS and also fighting, as it's both a "key" and a "blade". keyblade wielders usually have at least one keyblade, and ventus has multiple - although he cannot summon them all at the same time, and in the duration of one fight, he cannot switch out his keyblades.)
‣ magic: basic healing and elemental magic. simply put: healing scrapes/wounds/burns of a minor degree as well as lighting, fire, and ice magic.
‣ physical: acrobatic, able to maneuver running on barrels/balls, gliding in the air for brief periods of time.
‣ armor: when he touches the piece of armor on his shoulder, ventus becomes fully clad in armor. additionally, he is able to use a metallic hoverboard for transportation - usually to get to other worlds, but in this case, it is de-powered enough that he cannot leave Haven. It works as a good alternative to the bus system, though.

Items/Weapons:

‣ his wayfinder - a good luck charm made by one of his best friends.
‣ two health potions.

Sample Entry:

[ The feed comes on with a loud tap as the blonde boy fidgets with the device. ] -- turn it on? Maybe this button.. [ the feed cuts short.

a few moments later, it turns back on again, and Ventus is grinning triumphantly. ]

So that's how you do it! [ after a pause, he lifts one hand from the communicator, leaving it at a slanted angle as he waves. ]

Hi! I'm looking for some people. A guy with brown hair, wearing clothes that are similar to mine, and about ye tall -- [ As he moves his hand, the camera tilts again, showing - not the hand that roughly judged his companion's height, but Ventus's face. After adjusting the angle a few times, the indicated height comes into display, and no more than a second after does he drop the hand. ] His name's Terra.

Oh, and I'm also looking for a girl. She's got short blue hair and she's this tall. [ Ventus moves his hand again, the feed being more acutely adjusted this time. ] Her name's Aqua.

They're both my friends. If you've seen them, please let me know. Uh... somehow. [ He frowns a bit, bemused, before tapping at his device. ] Just, uh. Let me know on here, I guess? And -- I'm Ventus. Call me Ven, everyone does.

If you see Terra or Aqua, then let them know that I'm looking for them! Thanks!

[ click! ]

Sample Entry Two:

Whatever it takes.

Only that thought rings through his mind as he launches his final attack, and when his victory is clear, Ventus is incredibly calm.

As he watches Vanitas struggle to reach for the χ-blade, only for it to disappear, Ventus can only feel pity for his dark counterpart. How long had he been out - incomplete, for having been forcefully removed? Surely, being the embodiment of his negativity, Vanitas must have no choice but to act that way, especially when guided by Master Xehanort. He wishes that this ordeal never happened in the first place - then, he wouldn't have to see such an expression of defeat on his darker counterpart's face. But then again, it's too late, isn't it? Ventus doesn't feel very sad about it - what's done is done, and actions have consequences; if this whole debacle hadn't occurred, then he wouldn't have met Terra or Aqua, and when Ventus thinks of it like that, he's a little grateful to Master Xehanort.

Only a little though, but the rest of what he feels is calm, and the end of the world has never felt quite so peaceful.

It's not the end of the world, of course - just the end of him, he knows. As Vanitas disappears in the scattering light, Ventus wonders vaguely if that's what will happen to him as well, and strangely, he's all right with it. It's not as if he's not afraid - no, Ventus can still feel the fear that coursed through his veins since he learned the truth of himself, the sinking feeling that, no matter which way this ends, he would perish. But overwhelming that fear is the power of his resolution, strengthened by the existence of his friends. He may disappear, may no longer exist, but Terra and Aqua will live on - and that's all he needs. Ventus wonders what they'll do without him now; he hopes that Terra is all right, but with the disappearance of the χ-blade, Ventus is pretty sure that everything else will probably be a piece of cake. Aqua's there, after all, and if Terra succumbs to the darkness - which, Ventus has faith he won't do - Aqua will be there to help him.

Not him, though. He'll be gone, he's already disappearing, he knows, when he sees Vanitas's remaining lights disappear into his heart's surface to light up the entire platform. And he's still calm about it, too - it's all right. Everything will be all right, even if he's gone (even if he doesn't want to die, he wants to stay with Terra and Aqua; he made so many friends and the trio only just got back together, and he wants to stay but he can't, he made sure of that - and he's okay with it, because it's saving all of those friends that he made, saving everyone even though they don't know of it).

Ventus glances at the surface of his stained-glass heart, noting the disappearance of his darker counterpart, and, smiling, closes his eyes and waits for himself to disappear.

-> ACCEPTED

[havenmods]

Congratulations on being accepted, Ventus. You will be living in apartment #4.001, and your tag is character: ventus. 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 make sure to complete the following:

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-> Fill out your details on the taken characters page.
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-> Introduce yourself in the OOC community.
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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.