stevIII

I very literally just missed your message. There were other messages in command and stuff. The "are you intending to finish that sentence?" Was a legitimate question, that I apparently worded badly.

I've played frankly rather extensively with Imran while his trial is going on, and I remember at least a bit about his previous character listed. He's a very competent CE, and good roleplayer. It also helps that we seem to play at about the same times, so I can see him a lot. Lots of rounds we're the only two members of command. A rather definitive +1 from me.

What's the bare minimum amount of feedback, and can people who've +1'd prior to the trial do it again?

You can fix the bolding by editing the post and disabling bold (ctrl + b) on all the things that shouldn't be bold.

The pure humor of your application made me contemplate just giving you a plus one before I even got halfway down. I just have to say, Pewter is a fantastic character with pro's and cons, and it makes him feel more like a three dimensional character, instead of a perfect god. I'm likely actually going to use some of those ideas to make more rounded characters. As a cadet that's worked with him, and a forensic technician that threw him a birthday party, I feel I've interacted with him enough to say, He'd do great in command. +1

I have to say, that birthday party was one of the funnest things I've done in this game. except for all of the depressing-ness you spouted

I've managed to work out my skill as a forensic technician. its getting people to shut the ever loving fuck up and stop screaming in hectic cult and merc rounds

I've seen Travis a reasonable amount, and they seem suited for the command whitelist in my opinion. +1

BYOND key: steviii Character names: Command: Amanda Prince, Jarred McLellan. Normal: Andrew Robertson, Amelia Karrith, Chris Dobson, Josephine Pearce, T.E.R.A, A.P.E.X, Flynn Cassidy. How long have you been playing on Aurora?: 2-ish years Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?: In my opinion, command just opens up a sheer quantity of opportunities for RP that’s unprecedented by anything else. Things like communicating about what to do in an antagonist round, or organizing pool parties in a slow extended round. Why did you come to Aurora?: I wanted something that was high quality and high roleplay. I started out playing on bee, and I still have vivid nightmares about it. Have you read the Aurora wiki on the head roles and qualifications you plan on playing?: Yes. Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?: I think my only permanent note was when I was trying to communicate something OOC in binary chat. It was before LOOC was added for synthetics. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each. Give a definition of what you think roleplay is, and should be about: Roleplay is about putting yourself in to another body and interacting with everyone inside of that world how your player would. Roleplay is amazing as an escape from reality, or just a way to play as something other than yourself. I play roleplay games cause it allows me to connect with other people and play in a virtual world as anything I want. (Within the limitations of the program, obviously.) What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, in-game?: a member of commands job is to act as a guiding hand for a department. They’re in charge of various things, like Teaching new players in absence of another person to teach them, Making sure rounds don’t drag on by doing things like calling beacons and evac shuttles, communicating with each other to make antag rounds more interesting for everyone. A good command member should act as a shining beacon of what to be. What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?: A whitelisted persons job OOC is to act as a competent beacon to new players and pro’s alike. They’re in charge of making the whole whitelisted playerbase Look good. Obviously a member of command shouldn’t be griefing the station, as it would, one, break the rules, and two, shine a bad light on the command as a whole and likely scare away some players from being interested in aurora, or the whitelist. Could you give us the gist of what is currently happening in Tau Ceti and how it affected your character and their career? My intended character, Jarred McLellan: As a solarian consular, the more intricate politics of Tau Ceti are not as important, since he both lives, and normally works outside of Tau Ceti space. The main things that affect his career are things like the situation with the invasion of frost, as it caused him to flee from Tau Ceti for a year amid interstellar backlash. With the events of the crisis in little adhomai, Jarred has since grown a slight distaste for tajarans. He tries to keep it out of his work as much as he can, so he doesn’t get fired for xenophobia. (except he’d probably get promoted) What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted?: Likely everything other than CE, RD and CMO, at-least once. The main ones will be HOS, HOP and Representative, Sol specifically. I want to play representative cause I really feel that no one ever plays it, especially as Sol. I’ve in my two years of playing, likely seen a solarian rep once. Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking.: Solarian consular officer, Jarred McLellan HoS, un-decided. HoP, un-decided. How would you rate your own roleplaying?: Probably a 7-9. I get a bit worse on certain days, especially if I’m tired or otherwise distracted. I've gotten a few people saying I'm better at roleplaying on certain characters, like my bartender, as I'm a lot more solitary and less good at roleplay on things like forensics and robotics. Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action? Yes. I’m hoping that will never happen though. but if it does happen I will absolute accept it and not make a fuss or anything. Have you familiarize yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles? Yes, less so for HoP, as I last read it a few months ago, but I simply have to read up on it again. Extra notes: yes, for anyone wandering, I did accidentally post this without any of the answers, cause I’m an inept moron.

Rp'd with Seela. said I acted like a child, best RD I've ever RP'd with, and I've RP'd with.. like one. +1

I've never played engineering, but its my firm belief that Rakt is a wizard every round, as theres no other explanation. +1 from me.

Elise is a really fun character to play with, and serenity's pretty cool. (We rebuilt red dock together one time, I think) so this gets a +1 from me

I've seen ruul a few times, and they'll forever stick in my mind as that annoying atmos tech that makes you think they're a wizard. I like when someone's character sticks in my mind, and I personally feel you'd be able to roleplay a command character very well. (Especially since you have experience) so, +1

BYOND key: steviii Character names: Amelia Karrith, Chris Dobson, William Johannson, Jaxon Butler, T.E.R.A, A.P.E.X, Jasmine/Josehine Pearce (I changed their name.) How long have you been playing on Aurora?: Joined around 2017. (I think. didnt keep track.) Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?: I really only play service, and havent seen that many HoP's. I see the ones we have plenty, but I only see two or three HoP's. I feel like another atleast semi competent HoP would be a good idea, so I hope to be able to fit the build. Why did you come to Aurora?: I started playing ss13 on low and medi rp servers, but after a bit I got really bored and quit. My friend then showed me aurorastation, so I started playing that instead. Have barely even gone back to Low and Medi rp since. Have you read the Aurora wiki on the head roles and qualifications you plan on playing?: Yes. Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they? Verbal warnings, and a written warning, but nothing that serious. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each. Give a definition of what you think roleplay is, and should be about: Roleplay is when someone controls a character in a virtual enviroment. Be it a video game, text or a tabletop game. the player controls their character, and decides their movements, emotions, interactions, etc. I also personally believe that roleplay should be about everyone having fun. It shouldnt keep going if no-ones having fun, as it just becomes a chore. What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?: Show an example of command, and help keep people interested in playing the round. be warm and inviting, and make sure they dont bugger off to join the revolutionaries the second they get slightly bored. Act as the link between departments like cargo and civillian, to keep your men/women/froggy bois informed. Teach new comers what to do, etc, etc. Really just make sure everyone knows whats happenings, how to do their job, and make sure everyones happy. What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?: A member of command is someone who teaches people what to do, and who shows new players to the server that this is HRP. A head of a department can suspend you for doing drugs, or shanking a security officer, with a crowbar you stole from engineering the last time you were over there. Could you give us the gist of what is currently happening in Tau ceti and how it affected your character and their career? Tau ceti left the Sol alliance, and has since been a vague safehaven for aliens. Ipc's are starting to be more accepted, but still have a vague stigma and hatred around them from a lot of people (Dominians, Skrell.) Tau ceti is now (atleast partly) seen as a religious, and racial safehaven. Alyssia is a solarian, and therefore has had some issues. She had to sadly invalidate her Solarian citizenship to work on the NSS Aurora. She's perfectly fine with all the rest of tau ceti though, and thinks its a brilliant civilization. What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted? HoP Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking.: Alyssia Wright, HoP How would you rate your own roleplaying?: maybe 7-8/10 Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action? I do, and I am perfectly fine with it being stripped if I am not good enough at my role. Have you familiarize yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles? Extensively. Extra notes: I dont know if I did the OOC parts right, so please tell me if I didnt. I also may of missed a thing or two, as I procrastinated HEAVILY finishing this.

Personally from my one interaction with Katapharcts, I fucking loved em. I like the concept of a knight ERT, and feel it should stay unwhitelisted.

Also, sorry for shorter answers, I'm on mobile while my computer is fixed.

He moved to tau ceti for job opportunity, And that his friends were going, so he felt it would be an interesting next chapter of his life. The rebels that fought against glorsh in his 'rule' and like the whole sterilization and distrust of synthetics And I'm not sure, wiki doesn't say. I'd guess similar to insulted, and the skrell may cry and speak slower? I don't know.

I dont mind.

ill just uhh, clear this up: I think they meant his character and Paul. Silver, Me and Paul grunnus have hung out a few times.

BYOND Key: steviii Character Names: Amelia Karrith, Wilson Johannson, T.E.R.A, A.P.E.X. Species you are applying to play: Skrell What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Very light blue, bordering on white Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes. And also most sub-pages Why do you wish to play this specific race: A number of reasons. I personally think Skrell are the ideal race, cause of the interesting RP mechanics of the skrell rebellion, and the fact they're amphibious. There planets are very interesting in my opinion, and the general political climate of the Jargon Federation interests me. I personally like the fact that they generally dislike synthetics, because it will provide an interesting RP mechanic. Like, a skrell would be suspicious of an AI or cyborg, cause of the whole sterilisation thing. The military is also very interesting in the way they dislike copious quantities of bloodshed, and prefer to simply cripple the opponent enough to be able to take them over/disable them completely Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Gameplay: Skrell have a number of interesting gameplay mechanics. Nlom, the whole amphibian thing, the lack of teeth, the inability to slip, etc. So really, they’re not insanely different from humans, but still different enough to be an interesting experience to play Lore: The totalitarian-ism of Jargon, The whole idolizing of good scientists and doctors, the fact they look basically emotionless to ignorant humans, polyamory and general intrigue of their society. Also the whole listener and receiver thing, that's pretty cool. It is less of a roleplay aspect, but it still is a difference between the two races OOC. Character Name: Purrish'kaquil Qxiksis Please provide a short backstory for this character: Young life: Purrish was born in 2333, and is now 128. He was born on Aliose to a rather small union of parents. Vesh-Kaaxi Ishus, Gallish Vullish and Qual’Quell Qool. Qual’Quell had beakmouth, and it interested Purrish so much he decided he wanted to dedicate his life to general study of medical practice and science. Purrish did the normal 19 years of kindergarten, and mostly aced it. He then went off to Aliose University of Medical Sciences, or Aliose uni for short, and that started his mid life. Vesh-Kaaxi was a Xenobiologist, Gallish Vullish was a scientist and Qual’Quell was a Pharmacist. In Purrish’s young life, he swapped slightly between the idea of being a researcher and a medical doctor, but eventually decided he wanted to help with the research and treatment of birth disorders and general diseases. Throughout his entire childhood, his parents were generally very protective, but not overbearing. He had a safe childhood on Aliose. Mid life: He trained for 30 years to gain the equivalent of a PhD in Medical Science, Genetics and chemistry. He took a hobby in Rapid response tactics, to provide a broad general knowledge across the entirety of medical fields. He always enjoyed medical practice, and thought of university as less of a chore to get a good job, and more of a fun activity with bonuses at the end. He moved out of Aliose at the age of 52, to live in Tau Ceti Space. Another large part of the reason he moved out was cause his best friends were all moving to mendell city, and he wanted to continue that friendship. It took a long while to get his citizenship in Tau Ceti space, cause of stigma of Skrell being good friends of sol, blah blah blah. That's not very interesting unless you want to hear about the process of a skrell getting a visa. Current life: He currently lives in a small apartment (with pool, cause duh) in Mendell City, and currently works as a medical doctor on the N.S.S Aurora. Before the aurora he worked in a hospital, and got a reputation in the local area as a rather good doctor. His parents are still alive and reasonably proud of him. To this day he is rather homesick, and misses his parents often. What do you like about this character? I rather like medical, and I’ve never played a race that isn't human, or nearly identical to humans with a few small changes (Off worlder) so I feel like playing as a skrell medical doctor could be an interesting venture. I have never played medical doctor before, opting instead to play as a chemist or paramedic as my main entry in to the whole medical field. I also like how he’s a reasonably reclusive character, with only a small group of friends, which will allow for relationships and friendships to blossom in roleplay. I feel like since he’s so ‘old’ but also so young, he’ll be an interesting character to play. How would you rate your role-playing ability? Id probably rate my skills as about a 6.5. I know how to adapt to most situations (say, an admin bans someone/winds them and we need to completely avoid them, or if someone asks us to void something) and I think I can probably pull of a skrell with reasonable ease. But obviously I’ll have problems cause that's just human nature, but I hope to increase my skills by playing skrell and generally expanding my horizons. Notes: I don't play APEX, I play A.P.E.X. completely unrelated. Also thanks to a friend for all the names, because I simply couldn't comprehend skrell naming schemes.

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Alright, didnt know how much info you wanted.

Basic Information Byond Account: steviii Character Name: Amelia Karrith, Chris Dobson, Wilson Johannson, Chara West AI Name: A.P.E.X Discord username + tag: Stev#6646 Age: 22 Timezone: (GMT+11) When are you on Aurora?: most days, if not every day, for roughly 12 hours. Experience How long have you played SS13?: probably roughly two years How long have you played on Aurora: All but one month of those two years How much do you know about SS13 (Baystation build) game mechanics?: Bartending, cooking, botany, AI, cyborg-ing, robotics, base level of everything. Do you have any experience moderating for an SS13 server?: I hosted a server using auroras code for a bit. Have you read through the criteria thread: Yes Have you ever been banned, and if so, how long and why?: I have never had a severe punishment. the only punishment I've had is a warning, and some verbals. Personality Why do you play SS13?: I love complex things that it takes ages to understand, and I love lanky very broken things. Why do you play on Aurora? cause its HRP, its actually not super chaotic. You dont randomly have moth people ejecting you out airlocks. when I first started playing SS13, I played fulpstation, Baystation and goonstation. I basically thought SS13 was all low roleplay. I basically lost all interest in the game, till I tried High roleplay. me, being a relative noob to SS13, thought it'd be fun to experience something else. it was. Aurora's so much better. The admins are good, I love just the simple idea of elevators, the events, everything. it got me hooked on this game, and I have to say, im super thankful for aurora getting me hooked on it. What do moderators do?: Moderators keep the peace, and provide an impartial side in arguments and disputes. They also provide information to the less informed, and make sure everyone has fun. its especially important for a moderator to provide help with new antagonists, or first time AI players, cause if you mess that up, you really mess up. They also answer the chaplains prayers. What does it mean to be a moderator for our server? it means that you must hold an impartial voice for arguments and disputes, provide information, and make sure everyones having fun, and the servers running smoothly. Having a random vampire running around who doesnt know what the hell they're doing, and keeps getting injured by the chaplain, is probably going to annoy some people. But most importantly it will annoy the vampire, who probably wont play again. but the moderators can stop that by giving a guiding hand, and telling the person how to be an antagonist. Why do you want to be a moderator?: I want to be able to help with that holding of the peace, and being impartial, cause I feel like it would be helpful to have some extra moderators. I think it would be fun to moderate for the server I spend 99% of my time on, cause honestly from my slight experience in SS13 servers, the admins will make or break the experience. The code and gamemode can be amazing, but if the admins are toxic asshats who want nothing more than the next adrenaline fix, it aint gonna be a fun server. What qualities do you possess that would make you a good moderator?: I understand when to be impartial, how to not get bias's, I understand communication, I dont really get mad at things. and I've owned game servers for a while (by while, I mean I owned various game servers for three - four years. they were never very popular) and think I can be a good trial moderator. How well do you handle stress, anger, or insults?: I dont really care what you think of me if its negative. obviously I take constructive criticism, but if its just someone saying "you're bad" I wont bat an eyelid. I used to own a server in one of the most toxic games (unturned) for a while, and I got so much hate, ive basically stopped giving a crap if you insult me a load. I wont care if I get called a shitty admin if theres no reason other than them being a toxic person. Anything Else You Want to Add: I am not APEX, I am A.P.E.X. APEX is a completely unrelated ai, its likely cause both of us are starbound fans. Also, I cant really vc. and dont worry, the servers are dead, and I wont mention names anyway, so im not advertising.

Its owner was basically using it as no more than a machine, and it had no time to develop, but now nanotrasen owns it, it can evolve more in rp.

BYOND Key: steviii Character Names: Amelia Karrith, Jenna May, A.P.E.X, T.E.R.A, Chara West. Species you are applying to play: IPC, Bishop Accessory model. What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Bishop Accessory model. Have you read our lore section's page on this species? Extensively. Why do you wish to play this specific race: A large part of the reason I wish to play ipcs, is I mostly play AI, and Cyborgs, and id like to experience playing another synthetic. Especially one with such an interesting political climate behind it. The constant prejudice and fear of ipcs from skrell, and fans of skrell history (as I dont think anyone wants another bloody glorsh-omega.), makes it a very interesting role indeed. Also the play mechanics, and also lore mechanics and all of IPC's just make it seem like a fun thing to play. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: The general political climate behind it, makes it very different than playing a human. example a: The laws of ownership, and the fact that it is not murder to destroy an ipc, but merely destruction of property. and the whole idea of getting scrapped and replaced by a newer model if your owner feels you arent good enough. example b: as I touched on earlier, the fear of a second singularity. Skrellians typically have an inherent distrust for IPC's because of the whole enslavement and sterilization from glorsh thing. Character Name: Impulse-3. (the new and improved form of my previous IPC application.) Please provide a short backstory for this character. Impulse, or in short, I-3, is a general service unit. Trained in bartending, cooking and a small amount of botany, he was typically used by his rich, pompous owner to provide alcohol for parties, but then his owner eventually decided he was a bit too much effort, and sold him to nanotrasen to serve as a bartender/chef. he generally worked well as a bartender, and never really faced oppression as he was owned by an incredibly rich business man, and therefore mostly kept off the streets. He wasnt really allowed to learn new skills, as he meant to be more of an AI drinks machine than anything resembly an autonomous being. I-3 generally grew to be an incredibly effective bartender, so his owner allowed him to be a chef at one point. using knowledge from allowed databanks, he grew to be proficient at that aswell, managing to cook even the most complicated alien recipes for his owners party goers. When he was not serving drinks or cooking food, he was either deactive in storage, or sat doing nothing but mixing drinks for his owner. The reason his owner sold him was, cause he eventually just got bored with an IPC with a single track mind, and just hired a damn bartender, which was also much less expensive to maintain, cause humans arent multi thousand dollar machines. What do you like about this character? The general idea of a highly trained effective IPC bartender. I already love being a bartender with my Amelia character, and love synthetics, so an ipc bartender seems like the perfect choice. How would you rate your role-playing ability: 8 Notes: Please give feedback, as it really helps me to improve my application.