Komotez

Backstory is hilariously tragic, in a good way. +1

The best nymph on server IMO, literally 10/10. +1

Hello! Thank you for getting back to me, I appreciate staff and loredevs can be quite busy. It's funny you should bring up the name. The initial name I wanted was 'Light from above', as it's the name I gave this character after they progressed past the nymph stage. however I tweaked it while doing this application because I didn't think it reflected the 'wanting to gain knowledge' aspect of the character. Your suggestion also sounds pretty cool, i'd honestly prefer 'Nurture and Nature' or 'Light from above' to the initially proposed name here. So I'm totally down with tweaking the name, no arguments here. As for lights fixation, I thought it would be good to start with a fixation with learning everything they possibly can (typical behavioral patterns of other crewmembers and the basics of day-to-day life aboard a station) before moving onto a more academic/professional pursuit of knowledge, where I plan for Light to decide on their professional future and career path based on interactions with other crewmembers in game, I wouldn't plan on RP'ing Light in a role that would require extensive education any time soon (since becoming a qualified scientist or doctor etc is obviously going to take a long time). I chose this as Lights primary fixation (for now) based off of the RP I had when I first played Light from the nymph stage, where Dr Bailey (character played by a friend of mine) suggested that Light (being very young) should focus on learning basic skills such as being able to interact with other crewmembers properly, and making themselves useful while doing so (i.e gaining employment of some description). Light saw this as a pretty reasonable suggestion at the time and saw no reason to disagree, as it seemed there'd be little to no downside of pursuing this goal. Of course, I'm happy to tweak this if any of it is unacceptable. Thank you ?

BYOND Key: Komotez Character Names: Siegfried Strauss (Psychologist) - Haven't played him in a while, but some folks might recognise, got a fair bit of good feedback when I played him. Dario Phillips (Medical Resident) Ezekiel Jensen (Xenobiologist) Piers Hallaway (Xenobotanist) Glenn Dinkle (Phoron Researcher) James Eldorad (Xenoarchaeologist) A,T.H.E.T.O.S (A.I) Simon 'Scoop' McCoy (Freelance Journalist) Species you are applying to play: Dionae Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: I have indeed, I have also played Dionae from the nymph stage approximately a dozen times Why do you wish to play this specific race: I have been meaning to make this whitelist app for months, but was a tad anxious to do so. Recent developments such as discussion i've seen in OOC recently gave me the motivation required to actually go ahead and do this. I'm partially doing this because I would like to see more Dionae on station, however to say I'm doing this 100% for the sake of the server or other people wouldn't be entirely true. The main reason I wish to play this race is because I believe I would enjoy it, as I have enjoyed RP'ing Diona from the nymph stage previously. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Dionae are immensely different from humans both physiologically and mentally. As beings that essentially can merge together to have six or more individual consciousnesses that are acting as one, their behavior often varies greatly from other races, such as all of their actions being dictated through consensus of their multiple minds, rather than one mind acting on their own. In many cases this results in Dionae acting quite literally and logically when conversing with others, to such a degree that such behavior might be considered odd, outlandish or eccentric from most other races. The physical differences to Dionae would also make RP'ing them different to humans. As beings that can survive in a vacuum and absorb most organic matter into themselves, yet die if they are deprived of light and heat would mean that such basic needs would also have to be considered when RP'ing. Character Name: Nurtured with knowledge and light from above. Please provide a short backstory for this character Initially a nameless nymph grown in the old Xenobotany lab aboard the N.S.S Aurora by Scientist Lanny Bailey, Light was subject to an experiment which it did not find unpleasant where Dr Bailey wished to see exactly *how* fast a nymph could possibly learn and grow while under proper conditions. Upon feeding upon willing crewmembers blood and assorted biomatter it was given, it eventually grew into it's/their gestalt form, the collection of new consciousnesses working together (a new sensation) came to a consensus that they would be called 'Nurtured with knowledge and light from above' or 'Light' for short, referencing the warm glow of the light of the plant tray the initial nymph grew under, and the teachings of Dr.Bailey who attempted to teach them the basics of interacting with people and day-to-day life aboard the station. Eventually it was suggested that Light should consider applying for a job aboard the N.S.S Aurora, which seemed perfectly in line with Lights main goal in life : To learn and adapt. This proved unsuccessful however, as Light currently did not have any form of citizenship for the Tau Ceti (or any) system, and thus Light left the N.S.S Aurora in search of citizenship,a relatively new concept to them. Dr Bailey, took responsibility and assisted Light in applying for Tau Ceti citizenship and to have their nymphs micro-chipped. Light now seeks to return to the Aurora in hopes of applying for an assistant position, and to attain more knowledge of this world, and how it works. What do you like about this character? I like that RP'ing Light will feel like a blank slate that can be RP'd as something that sees the world as a very different place than a human would. I plan to develop Light more and mould their story based on their interactions in game, such as formulating deeper emotions for the character and having them choose what department they want to work towards joining. How would you rate your role-playing ability? Honestly depends on my mood and what character I'm RP'ing, at worst a 5/10? At best an 8/10 if im really getting into what's happening. I certainly don't try to make anyones round go badly and hopefulyl responses from other players will vouch for that. Notes: I appreciate the backstory might be a tad dry. But I'll happily take any feedback/suggestions. If accepted I want this to go smoothly and be received well by the community. Thank you for reading/your consideration.

I'm not sure if i've had the pleasure of RP'ing with you but I like your reasoning when it comes to why you like Dionaea, and I think starting off your first character of that race being young and knowledge-hungry would be a good way to go imo. I'd be happy to RP with this character, +1

Bare in mind it's totally fine to start small and boring and work your way up to a fleshed out interesting character. People are more likely to accept your cool backstory if they were *there* for parts of it and remember it fondly.

I may do the same. Depending on what's implemented to the lore I might change/make a new virologist.

There's little I can say here that hasn't already been said. AmoryBlaine summed up my thoughts on this perfectly. However I have had the pleasure of RP'ing with you and you seem both IC and OOC very pleasant and willing to fine tune your character to better fit within the guidelines, which is great. Also as SenpaiJackboot said, im also intrigued by the plague idea and would to see it implemented in some way. I actually play virologist fairly frequently now I have made my return to the server after a long break and I'd love for something to be added to the role, as the job has high potential to be fun but frequently you're left with little to do if there's no illnesses floating around.

Reporting Personnel: Piers Hallaway Job Title of Reporting Personnel: Xenobotanist Game ID: Do not recall. This is a resubmission as first submission had some issues. Personnel Involved: (Name, Job Title: Offender/Witness/Other) - Piers Hallaway, Xenobotanist: Witness - Khaled Al-Bastaki, HoS: Offender - Preston Prestoff : Witness Time of Incident: Real time: Between 1800-2200GMT 18/08/2018 Location of Incident: Main Hallway, Near Holodeck Nature of Incident: []Workplace Hazard []Accident/Injury []Destruction of Property []Neglect of Duty [x]Harassment []Assault [x]Misconduct []Other _____ (Place an x in the box that applies. If other, replace line and specify.) Overview of the Incident: Shift started as normal and I was attempting a specific mutation of tomatoes to research. Results were initially poor as I had accidentally produced 'blood tomatoes' as they are commonly known. As time passed it became very evident that someone was breaking into Xenobotany whenever I left the lab. The evidence were messes spanning the main thoroughfare of the station and bar consisting of tomatoes and blood, a clear sign of someone throwing aforementioned 'blood tomatoes' I left the lab and began briefly discussing the matter with Preston (Witness) and showed him one of the tomatoes in question, which he then fumbled and dropped, creating more mess accidentally. Khaled Al-Bastaki, the acting HoS saw this and insisted the mess be cleaned up by myself. Taking responsibility, I agreed to clean up the mess, but this was not enough for Al-Bastaki. As a crowd gathered, including the Captain Uriel Evans, Al-Bastaki made a spectacle of the situation demanding I clean the mess up manually rather than use space cleaner or a cleaning grenade to, quote "learn a lesson". Now I take responsibility for the mess Preston Prestoff accidentally caused, as it was indirectly caused by myself. But for a reputable scientist to be humiliated in front of a small crowd in such a manner was unacceptable in my opinion. I am baffled that the HoS would give their focus to disciplining a scientist over catching a crewmember stealing research materials. Did you report it to a Head of Department or IAA? If so, who?: I reported the matter to Ryliab Weeshib, HoP. I was advised to fill in a complaints form which they faxed over but there were some issues regarding how the form was filled out, hence my resubmission of it now. Actions taken: None yet, that I know of Additional Notes: The break-ins of xenobotany were never solved as far as I'm aware.