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Please read these guidelines carefully, as failure to complete the application properly may result in a need for revision or outright rejection. Be sure that you have also read the Rules and General Info pages, the latter of which contains information necessary to write your RP sample.

Apping New Characters

In general, all answers besides the first two should be answered in full sentences with a reasonable grasp of the English language. Run it through a spell-checker; make your Grammar Nazi friend take a look at it. Nothing here needs to be a college thesis, but a little proof-reading can go a long way. We do not demand that your paragraph breaks come at an editorially ideal point, but we do demand that they exist.

We are also looking for insight over length. A longer application is not always better! Take the space you need to give a well-thought-out answer, but walls and walls of text will definitely not speed up the approval process.

Contact/Personal Info
A comment separate from your app with your name, preferred journal, and email. Making it a separate comment lets us know who you are, but lets us keep your email address screened.

Canon (and version, if applicable)
Should be pretty straightforward!

Reference Picture and Wiki link (again, if applicable)
Again, pretty straightforward!

Point in the time-line taken Whether the character comes from the end of the series or a point partway through. For characters being apped from ongoing canons, we ask that you pick a definite spot to start from, though you are welcome to add memories past that point when your canon progresses.

Character History
A brief summary of your characters history, just so the mods have at least a little background to go on. This section generally need be no longer than 300 words, and if it takes up more than an entire comment you have done it wrong.

Motivation
Basically, why this character would willingly agree to come to Sabra. What you write in here isn't set in stone, especially for ongoing canons, and doesn't have to be that SPECIFIC WISH, but show us you're thinking about it at the least!

Canon Personality
Can be a little longer than the history, if necessary.

Blank Personality
The most important section! Please explain what personality traits you believe your character will lose and retain upon arriving in Sabra La Tau and why. Analysis of why your characters do what they do, and how their memories shape those actions is necessary to give an acceptable answer to this section; simply listing how your character will act is not enough.

Some characters may act in an extremely similar fashion to their canon selves and some may act radically different. However, in either case, we want you to explain why. We want the players to chose for themselves what their character would be like sans memories, but unsupportable (or simply unsupported) answers will be rejected.

Writing Sample
Your character receives the recording that all Blanks receive upon awakening. Describe both the recording and your character's reaction in a ~300 word third-person sample. Yes, it may seem strange to have a third-person sample required in a first-person RP, however, this will give you a chance to show off your grasp of both the canon and Blank incarnation of your character. Don't worry about your purple prose or deadly allergy to adverbs; what we are looking for here is characterization and an interesting spin. Please also keep in mind what can and can't be in that video.

As a general rule of thumb, we tend to prefer apps that describe the Blanks' reaction to seeing themselves in the message over the ones that concentrate on the Blanks' reaction to the room or their own sense of confusion. Introspection is key! How would your Blank's reaction be different from other Blanks?

Contact/Personal Info comment (separate from your app!):

App form:

Reapping Dropped Characters

This app form is for those of you who have dropped a character and wish to pick that character back up. It is NOT for a player who wishes to app a character that someone else has dropped; those characters will use the normal app form and start over as a fresh Blank.

Character Name:

State before they left:
Give a brief description of the character's emotions/state of mind up to the point where they stopped being an active character.

IC day they were dropped:
Gives a good idea of how much IC time they've been away.

Destination:
Where were they, and, if they were with a judge, what was their time away like? For instance, if you went off to frolic with the Foreman, you spent time working just like he said! You were super happy and well fed. You feel like you had the springtime of your life but you really can't remember any of the details! Why? Because you were a giant cave ant at the time! You lucky dog. While it's not strictly necessary to go into much detail about your life as an ant, it makes Foreman conversations in the future more fun.

Reaction to their time away:
This section will vary depending on where your character ended up. Also, if you wish to reset your character and have them join a different unit, this is the place to let us know!
- If they were in the pillar, how will it affect your character to have been completely immobilized, in a semi-conscious state, for the aforementioned amount of time?
- If they were with the Foreman, they spent their time away as a GIANT ANT. What effects did their time away have on them? Mood improvement? Strength and constitution up? Just put on muscle weight? Regained health? Zen with the world?
- If they were with their unit's patron or otherwise away, how was it? What effects did or will it have on their physical and mental health?

Reapp form:

Application Status: CLOSED except for reapps

Applications for new characters are no longer currently being accepted at this stage of the game. Any apps posted will be automatically declined.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Blank Personality: As a Blank, Kanda’s temper and general hatred of everything that breathes is . . . not likely to abate significantly. He might have a little bit more of the quiet zen he can exhibit at times, seeing as he’s missing his memories of being horribly tortured and betrayed as a tiny child. However, being cold, snappish, and prone to flying off the handle and becoming threatening at the slightest provocation really seems to just be second nature to him. It’s not a case of being soft and cuddly on the inside, if only people gave him a chance! No. Kanda may be a little more reserved, and just snub people if they piss him off instead of whipping out his sword or verbally tearing them down, because he knows better than to start fights he can’t win (. . . probably). He’ll participate with his team and play in the games with strong dedication and loyalty, and maybe he’ll even come to care about a few other peoples’ well-being! But that doesn’t mean he won’t be just as likely to tell them to shut up and die.

Writing Sample:

He’s out of the room as soon as he finishes watching the message, walking quickly and purposefully. The message tube is tucked firmly in his belt, but the knife they gave him is already in his hand, just in case. Where he is, why he’s here—he doesn’t know. Just that he came here willingly, and that he (if that person was indeed him) is desperate to find someone. A very particular someone.

Nothing can get in the way of finding that person. No matter what. I do this willingly.

And what good is that information to him? The entire situation leaves a bad taste in his mouth, makes him grip his knife more tightly. He’s cold, hungry, and irritated. His frown grows deeper with every step he takes, as no answers magically show themselves on the cold stone walls.

He’s gritting his teeth so hard that he feels a headache coming on. Forcing himself to relax, he pushes his hair back out of his face with his free hand. It’s irritating, too. Getting in his eyes, tickling the back of his neck. It feels wrong. Everything about this feels wrong.

But he’ll cope. He’ll figure out what the hell’s going on, get what he came for, and then get out again. Simple as that. And if anybody tries to stand in his way . . .

He tightens his fingers around the hilt of his knife. First things first, though: he’s got to find a hair tie.

Congratulations! You have been accepted to the game!

Please reply to this comment (using your character journal) with the following:
۞ A link to your Memory Registry (http://sabra-la-mods.insanejournal.com/1937.html)
۞ A link to your Stats and/or Power Retention (http://sabra-la-mods.insanejournal.com/3757.html) forms

Also, please drop a comment here (http://slt-network.insanejournal.com/2657.html) to be added to the

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At this time you are also free to join the main community with your character journal. You can also join our IRC channel (#Sabra_La_Tau on irc.nightstar.net 6669) and OOC community (http://asylums.insanejournal.com/sabra_la_ooc) to say hello to your fellow players!

Keep an eye on the OOC community for your team assignment!

Apps

Application Status: CLOSED except for reapps

Kanda Yuu [3/3]

Re: Kanda Yuu [3/3]