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BYOND Key: Geeves Character Names: Kuhserze Ioraks, Geoff Lufvio, Harvey Isemann, Grayson Mintfill, Touch of the Light, and many more. Species you are applying to play: IPC What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Exempt. Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: I have read most of the wiki pages relating to synthetics, yes. (Thanks Kywes!) Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question. Why do you wish to play this specific race: My characters tend to be very humorous, often making light of bad situations as a way to cope. I think with the style of RP I can deliver, I'll be able to put a neat little twist on how I deliver said comedy through a synthetic being. I honestly enjoy most of the roleplay interactions I have with IPCs, those along the lines of Studybot and ODIN. They open an avenue to express a character that is (possibly!) sentient, yet not 'natural'. I find that pretty intriguing, and think that's what mostly pulls me towards IPCs. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Naturally, they're not "alive" in the sense most would think of it. If my IPC has humour, is it because it learned how to make jokes, or because whoever programmed the brain had good humour? You constantly have to keep in mind that you're a synthetic, not a human. You weren't born somewhere and raised to loving or abusive parents. You were constructed for a purpose, and whatever else you do is just extra. Character Name: Wire Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs: What do you like about this character?: They're fun. They skirt the border of human and robot, and have conflicting opinions about the freedom that synthetics should have. They work with the efficiency of a robot, but still slips up every now and then. How would you rate your role-playing ability?: 8/10, unless I'm sleepy, in which case it increases lowers to a six. ;b. Notes: As is tradition by this stage, I wrote this while heavily sleep deprived. If anything looks odd, off, or downright stupid, hit me up here, or on discord at Geeves#9000.

Kuzahradis Ioraks.

Why do the sprites need to change? I quite like how they look. A lot. Would it not be simpler to just remove the NT affiliation?

The time has finally come. I play Kuhserze as a more childish Unathi, and I hope that he improves player perception of the species as a whole. I have a lot of fun interactions with him as people ICly seems to like him. But I'd like to know OOCly, is there anything you'd like to see changed about him? He started out as a mainly crew-antag, which may have tainted perception of him, but since I made him a Head of Staff, and refuse to do Head of Staff antaggery, he's been better.

heh, butts

Sorry for hijacking your suggestion, but this one has some feedback from people for why they don't want this to be a thing. For.. some reason.

Alrighty, let's break this into chunks. 1) Synths, feelings, taught. 2) Tau Ceti in general 3) Likes and Dislikes 1) Glorsh-Omega literally attempted to sterilize their race, it's pretty damn difficult to turn a blind eye to that. Her parents would have told her horror stories, warning her of synthetic 'life'. Right now, she does not feel threatened by any artificial intelligence, more-so wary. The Federation has surely by now specced into heavy calibre ionic weaponry and as such, another singularity will not have as much of an effect as it had previously. As much as she dislikes synths, she sees them as a useful tool, much like the olden Skrell used to. 2) Tau Ceti, the cultural melting pot. She has lived there for approximately a year or two now, just moving around and helping on New Gibson, among the industrial workers. Having recently moved to Biesel itself, it is a large step up from New Gibson, but the culture clash is not as bad as it were if she were to have come here directly from her home planet. She does not fear Biesel or the Aurora, and finds it very exciting. 3) Likes, Dislikes, Hobbies. I'll be blatantly honest, I SUCK at creating these before I've properly played my character. I tend to ad-lib my characters, tacking on things that I believe they would find interesting as I go. So, again, honestly, I can't really say. TURBO QUOIT and Crashball, eh? Eh? EDIT: Got an image of how she'd look like.

BYOND Key: Geeves Character Names: Kuhserze Ioraks, Geoff Lufvio, Ka'Akaix'Sum Zo'ra, Za'Akaix'Zem Zo'ra, Za'Akaix'Loez C'thur, Aruzi Ozehko, Embrace of Rain (more than one person has this character name), Touch of the Light, Razor, S/Tpr. Mordecai Species you are applying to play: Skrell What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Light Green Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question Why do you wish to play this specific race: Mostly peer pressure from friends. But no, really. I’ve been looking at Skrell for a while now. The synthetic logic driven nature of them almost come as ironic, they really hate synths. This is undercut by the more youthful Skrell having a rebellious nature, I think this creates a nice niche for a character to toy with what a Skrell is and is perceived as. Not a cold-hard logic math-cracking science-nut, but a caring, adorable, talkative person. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Older Skrell differ from humans in their perceived lack of emotion and their short manner of talking in Basic. Younger Skrell being the middle grounds between the two. The technological advantage, the raw patriotism and the mere fact that they’re amphibian humanoids as opposed to all the other races. Character Name: Qilquum Xupraim Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs What do you like about this character? She’s smart, but not crazy smart. Instead of pushing herself to achieve greatness, she crumpled and ended up achieving her best. She exists to help. How would you rate your role-playing ability? I think I’ve gotten a little rusty, but I should still be alright! Notes: Please, if I forgot something really important, tell me! I’m prone to going on tangents and not getting to the important bits!

I've been meaning to give my meaning for a while now, but I kept forgetting for some reason. Sorry Capesh I think the sprite's great. It'll add something unique to the core when I eventually rip it apart with a fireaxe. Being a sprite, and a good one at that, I can't really think of a reason not to give my +1. So, here. +1.

Instead of removing the Ion rifle, as it's overall called a "one-shot" weapon, much like headgibbing slugs are, why not just bring it in line with the damage output of things like laser rifles to Vaurca? The rate at which ions drain stuff is pretty memey.

No need to apologize, I'd already assumed there was a misinterpretation of sorts, happens often with the massive amount of data that passes through the server as a whole. I'd almost assumed that it was common knowledge, what i feel about the trials, but I suppose that's yet another silly assumption to make. Going to keep that in mind and encourage others to do the same.

Oh yeah. On that server, I said that the trial system for command application is pretty dumb, since in my opinion, command players only tend to turn sour some time after getting the application. When the arguement started turning into finger pointing towards staff, I quietly butted out. The reason I don't intend to make a complaint about the trial system, is that even though I think it's dumb, it does do its job. Why would I suggest something to replace it if I had no better thing to replace it with? I went back to the server and grabbed the logs. This is the extent of what I said. "trials are really dumb, i agree, i'm glad i got mine before trials came in, as a command player, the trial system seems super dumb to me, you tend to become bad command after some time of playing it, not after starting." This was posted alongside some viscious complaints toward staff in general, but as a whole, I don't see how calling something dumb, because I think it's dumb, on a private server could mean too much in the grand scheme of things. I can understand if I were groupped with the aggressive persons, since you could have just gotten impartial logs. The arguement was pretty heated. Besides, have I not made it expressly clear that I am pretty vocal about things I do have ideas to change for? Taking one outlier example among the midst of many examples and applying it as a whole seems a bit harsh, but eh. The whole situation was pretty dumb, and hindsight is 20/20.

Yeah, personally, the Captain one threw me for a loop. I think if I get into the position where I can see how current members handle it, I'd be able to handle that specific scenario better.

Funny story, actually. Synnono approached me about some griefs I had about the CCIA and managed to redirect the sentiments I had about it into a more positive outcome. As.. you can see, yes. I still hold to the idea, but I'm changing how I approach it. While I heavily dislike toxicity, it does not get to me. I considered leaving because of my inability to do anything about it. My satirical piece about "Bullyhunter" seemed to make the community as a whole a happier place, and made me see that I can actually do something about it, looking back at it now. The mini-event is just a small, quick and easy idea. I already talk and cooperate with players, now I just need to do it with a badge on my chest.

I feel like I'm in a very convenient time-zone, with some flex from one player, I'm able to reach from Australia to Western America in one day. Geographically I lie about between Germany and Italy on the latitude lines, meaning I reach far to both sides of the world. On top of this, I tend to always have free time, and I often work pretty fast. (I blame all of this on still being a student.) I guess, in short. Pretty much yeah, I can flex it, hard.

I talked a bit about potentially leaving the server because of the toxicity that it inherently has. After "some good roleplay", I noticed the real reason why I stuck around in the first place. The friends I've created on Aurora overshadows the toxicity of the vocal minority. I suppose this could be seen as community service, then. A thing that my father always told me that stuck with me is that you should always work until you've finished your job, then you can rest. I refuse to cryo as a command member, and I refuse to just fade away after being given responsibility. I want to have this. I am extremely vocal about my grief with staff and players alike. I'm sure many of you have heard my complaints on discord. For the CCIA, I believe there exists a disconnect between the playerbase and the CCIA team, and they are seen negatively because they are only deemed the "fun police". I think it is possible to demolish this viewpoint with some careful planning and charismatic spearheading. I'm quite difficult to stop, once I grab onto an idea. (Quick edit: I noticed I never said what I'd actually do. I think having more mini-events, like CCIA coming aboard would be great. For non-command characters to interact with the CCIA in a positive way for a change. I realize someone has been given a staff complaint for doing something like this in the past, however.) I tend to get in character pretty heavily when I do things my character would do. In the event of an IR, I would do the same as my character would do, irregardless of whether someone is my friend, superior, or stranger. Thanks for the feedback, by the way. I really appreciate it.

CCIA Staff Application Basic Information Byond key: Geeves Character names: Kuhserze Ioraks, Geoff Lufvio, Ka'Akaix'Sum Zo'ra, Za'Akaix'Zem Zo'ra, Za'Akaix'Loez C'thur, Aruzi Ozehko, Embrace of Rain (more than one person has this character name), Touch of the Light, Razor, S/Tpr. Mordecai Age: 17 Timezone: +2 GMT, Pretoria What times are you most available?: This is pretty difficult to judge, my times when I'm online tend to flare during holidays, but generally I'm available early 7 - 8 AM, then 2 - 8 PM again, with hour long spurts of activity inbetween. Experience How long have you played SS13?: One year. How long have you played on Aurora?: One year. How active on the forums, discord and/or server are you? I tend to lurk on the forums often, I'm incredibly active on discord, and I've been off-server lately owing to not having wifi-access, but this should change tomorrow (7 November), when it gets installed. Have you ever been banned, and if so, how long and why?: Never. Have you ever volunteered as moderation staff for any other servers, SS13 or otherwise?: I've been a moderator for a Barotrauma server once before, and I'm the host of my own discord server. I tend to be staff-lite wherever I go. Do you have any other experience that you believe would be relevant to a position in the CCIA?: I'm a command main, and I play a heck of a lot of DnD. If I know something, it's managing a crazy party and faxing well. I also tend to get involved with the community a lot, gathering underlying opinions and such. Personality Why do you want to join the CCIA?: Well. Truthfully, I see that CCIA has.. a rather negative connotation, after speaking with Synnono at length, I believe it's possible to clear this misconception by putting the right person in the right place, be it me, or another person that surpasses me. The concept of corporate higher ups tickle me, and I feel like it can be great if used to its full potential. What do you think are the most important qualities for a CCIA Agent to possess?: ICly, a company oriented view. They exist to fulfil the company's desires and as such would have to be intelligent. The success of the company hinges on the workers, and as such, they would have to be social, and caring. OOCly, a person in the CCIA staff team has to be unbiased while handling IRs, quick thinking while handling faxes, and social when speaking to the "non-staff" playerbase. Finally, and most importantly, they need to be able to operate well autonomously and in a team. What do you think the purpose of a CCIA Agent is in an ongoing round?: They exist to drive roleplay. Be that prodding command, giving antagonists leeway, being funny when manifested as a Agent character, or heck, even creating fun mini-events. What do you think the purpose of a CCIA Agent is outside of the server?: Handling IRs, mostly. Writing regulations in accordance with the lore. I think, most importantly, taking feedback from the playerbase and injecting it into their work. How do you handle stress?: When I get too stressed, I finish what I do to the best of my ability, and walk away. This almost never happens though, I tend to vent my frustrations easily. (And in good ways! Mostly!) How well do you work autonomously?: As a command main, pretty well, I think. I don't explicitly need looking over, as there are guidelines in place. Following morals and such, it shouldn't be too difficult for me to work on my own. Additional Notes: I spoke to Synnono for quite a while before making an application, and we discussed some aspects of joining the team. At first I was intending to apply for moderator, as indicated by my joke "Bullyhunter" application, but Synnono quickly swayed me to the CCIA side. Additionally, I typed this on my phone, please tell me if I made a stupid mistake anywhere, I'll do my best to rectify it.

i've decided to create aurora's first ever dual application, this application will now extend into skrell developer territory too, using bullyhunting (a skrellian passtime), i intend to connect with the skrell on a metaphysical and spiritual level by that i mean i'll fuckin delet em, they nuked moghes, ultimate bullies

holy fuck you just bullied him on my app you barbarian expect a bwoink in letter form, pigeon rates from south africa to sicily may vary i'm taking u down first, boyo

As the others have said, I really like the short and to-the-point ness of the character. It kicks off at the news lore, skipping all the boring bits. The direct note from the character itself gives us some more insight about them too. Also fuck yes. Th'akh boys unite. Can't wait to kick ironmask ass with you. You RP well, I was surprised when I heard you didn't have an Unathi one yet. +1

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absolute lies "secretly"