havenmods | Applications

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:
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. Preferred Apartment: If you have no preferred apartment, just put None. 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, please. A link to a previous post or thread with the character is also acceptable. Sample Entry Two: A third person sample of at least two paragraphs.

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. Preferred Apartment: If you have no preferred apartment, just put None. 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, please. A link to a previous post or thread under a year old with the character is also acceptable. Sample Entry Two: A third person sample of at least two paragraphs.

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Personality:

Kanbaru Suruga. To most, the picture-perfect athletic prodigy that single-handedly brought the floundering basketball team to become one of the most competitive in the nation. She's kind, caring, brave, and modest; known for having "intense romances". An inspiration to her teammates. She's friendly to the point that it's very nearly obnoxious, often off-putting to others. Her flattery can become so bombastic that others are made uncomfortable it; whether or not it's intended to be passively insulting to those she dislikes or not. She's playfully devious, not above poking at situations just to relish in the reactions it receives. She loves light-hearted banter, being overly-dramatic and outlandishly talkative, as well as engaging in competitive fun. In other words? She's pleasant enough, if somewhat on the irritating side. Get to know her well enough, and depending on the other's personality, she'll show how completely and utterly perverted she is. As it is rather extreme, it isn't something she wants to chase others off with: no, she has to ensure if you're to know, you're sticking to her side for good. After all, she doesn't want anything unnecessary to ruin her impeccable reputation.

But despite this, she doesn't have many close friends (which in her defense, is due her purposely keeping others at a distance, ala her contract with a rainy devil). Her classmate, Araragi, remarked that while Senjougahara is brutally vicious, Kanbaru is sickeningly sweet. In other words, they are polar opposites. At the time, however, he didn't realize it went even deeper than that: while Senjougahara is hardened to others on the surface, she is softer on the inside. This way, the 'polar opposites' remark remains true.

Because, like many others, Kanbaru Suruga's personality is rather dichotomous. That is, she's a liar.

It's something she struggles with daily. In essence, she loathes herself. It's not that she consistently compares herself to others, or has what one typically views as low self-esteem, but merely that she is completely dissatisfied with herself and her manner of thinking, and is unsure as to how to go about changing herself. This is partially driven by her late mother's treatment of her when she was younger (her mother had... problems, let's leave it at that), where even now Kanbaru hears her venomous criticism in her head. Perhaps this also manifests itself in a touch of envy of those she sees as having more flawless personalities than herself. And, when she begins to hate someone, it's to extreme measures. This is what drives the plot of her first arc, in which she becomes so jealous of Araragi's relationship with Senjougahara that it drives her to multiple attempts at murder. Of course, this desire is masked through-out the time, as she continues to let Araragi think of her as she shows herself to be: a sweet, albeit somewhat strange girl.

However, this wouldn't be the first time she's had problems with keeping her jealousy in check. When she first made the contract with the rainy devil, she thought she wished to be faster than her classmates at the time. But the rainy devil doesn't grant superficial wishes, no matter how mildly they're worded: it grants the underlying, truthful ones. Thus, driving Kanbaru to assault four of her classmates to the brink of death. It wasn't that she wished to become faster, it is that she wished to cause harm upon those that had mocked her for being slow. But, as much as Kanbaru dislikes herself, she doesn't want to think herself as a truly despicable person. She was able to trick herself into thinking that the contract wasn't with a rainy devil, but with a monkey's paw: an artifact that purposely twists one's wishes to cause pain to its host, for the host to learn to 'be careful what you wish for'. And still, it's a lingering possibility to the contrary that she really is as bad as her desires. In other words, it's not just others she lies to, but herself as well.

In essence, she's constantly at war with her less than noble intentions and the fact that she really, really does want to be a 'good' person. After the entire ordeal is brought to a resolution, she duct tapes her arm to a bedpost every night in fear that she may harm someone while unconscious, despite this being wholly unlikely. Even then, she has the habit of questioning whether what she sees as 'good' is really good, and whether or not such goodness is worth pursuing. That is to say, her personality is far from being 100% an act. In the end, she's still an average teenage girl at heart, struggling to make sense of life.

Abilities/Powers:

Kanbaru has an affliction known as "Rainy Devil", in which a demon has taken possession of her left arm, making it in itself a sentient being. It was originally in the form of an amputated, mummified left hand, but once Kanbaru made her first wish on it, it grew to a forearm. When she made her second wish, it reattached itself as her arm. Basically, the contract says that it will grant her any three wishes in eventual exchange for her soul / being. Attached to her, the arm is able to move on its own and can completely possess her when she is unconscious, if it so corresponds with her wishes in order to fulfill them. When this is occurring, she gains incredible strength, speed, and nigh physical invulnerability. Majority of the time she is able to wield the arm as if it is her own, and even without possession it wields great strength and speed in contrast to her right. When under its possession, it is described as if she is in a trance, and the memory comes in the form of a very vivid dream.

Items/Weapons: A roll of duct tape, bandages, and a (blank) yaoi novel.

Edited (syntax, diction) 2012-12-21 18:29 (UTC)

Applications

KANBARU SURUGA | BAKEMONOGATARI | NO RESERVE; 2/?