Desven

After seeing Lordnesh's adorable Akaix, I'll rework my character to be Akaix too, and eventually make a Viax EMT that is too stupid to use the hypospray with anything other than inaprovaline. I'll leave Vher's post as it is, so that someone from staff read the original idea, and tomorrow I'll likely post an updated version as a response if there are no questions from loredevs first.

Okay, so in that case, I believe most of what I wrote for my character could stand for an Akaix, yes? I do like the idea of the Viax, however, it does sound like I should either tone done the personality or switch altogether.

BYOND Key: (byond key) Desven Character Names: (character name) Pierre Godard (surgeon) Species you are applying to play: (species name) Vaurca What color do you plan on making your first alien character: (Color of your character; Dionaea & IPCs exempt) RGB 41, 0, 0 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: (One paragraph minimum) So when I first joined Aurora they were the Vaurcae were the ones that caught my eye at first, because the concept of an ant-like playable species seemed interesting. I eventually continued in game and would always look to Vaurcae with curiosity, and if you were to ask me two weeks ago, I would've probably applied as a Skrell first than to Vaurca. However, I feel like the Vaurcae fit my playstyle perfectly. From the social awkwardness that can stem from them living among humans, to the RPing challenge that they posses. I also don't feel ready to leave medical, and would like to try a pharmacist Vaurca; my knowledge of the game is mostly limited to the the medical department and, in that way, I feel like I am also like the Vaurcae. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: (One Paragraph minimum) Besides being cool because they're really alien-like, I think the mechanical differences would make me understand my time in the server differently. Not that I run around carelessly, but rather, having constantly in mind the need for Koi and Phoron adds to a nice change. That aside, I feel that what's probably the biggest Vaurcae challenge is the friendship dynamics. I asked Roostercat if all Vaurcae are meant to be annoying and they said no, that only a lot of them tend to be so because of their understandable frustration in living among humans. Unlike Skrell, or Tajara, or IPCs, I feel like many of the Vaurca on the station, because of their eusocial nature, struggle to understand our societies. I love the situations where as Pierre I have to interact with diametrically different characters, and the otherness of the Vaurcae would give me more opportunities to play those scenarios. And the language, of course. I'm already coming up with how to zpeak like one. Character Name:(Character name) Ka'Viax'Vher Zo'ra Please provide a short backstory for this character (Approximately two paragraphs) As part of a new alliance between the Zo'ra hive and Zeng-Hu Pharmaceuticals, the Vaur brood prepared a new line of Vaurcae ready to perform the cheap labor required by the corporation and to meet their standards. Vher is around one and a half years old, and for the most of his life has been the chemist drone Zeng-Hu desires. After the recent changes that have occurred aboard the Aurora, he has then been transferred there, to ensure the quality of the pharmaceutical production meets their standards, as well as to make sure little to no substances are wasted. Because of that, Vher might disagree with some of his non Zeng-Hu employed colleagues way of working, however, because he is a Viax, he would rarely, if ever, voice this concern, and most likely would just hand out his CMO complaints, as long as they are allowed. Besides his Zeng-Hu sponsored database implant, he has been also been provided with extensive bureaucratical instructions, requiring forms to be filled for most of the medicines needed on the department, as well as a lot of paperwork for any requisition anybody else might require. Although his nature of a Viax and his corporate procedures might appear to have stripped away any of his individuality, when he was working at Zeng-Hu headquarters at Eridani, as an aid in the research for newer, better patents for pharmaceutics, he developed quite an interest in humanity lifestyle, particularly from what he saw whenever going his way back home, and enjoys watching baristas do their work, reality holo TV and papercrafts. What do you like about this character? (Describe what you like about this character) I like in game bureaucracy, I think filling out all those forms is really fun and I want to contribute to the expanding lore of Zeng-Hu in a way that can also make impact in the departmental operations. I plan to expand on Vher's individuality as he gets to interact with his peers, and learn to handle his emotions without being whiny or annoying. How would you rate your role-playing ability? I'm not sure... I guess I could get at the very least a 'I tried' blue ribbon, though. Notes: bug gang bug gang

Honestly, this surgery needs some fixing.

I can see what you mean and I would not mind that solution, in fact, I'd favor it; however, it seems that most primaries on the server are from the big houses (they share the last name). I've browsed the forums and in all these years I couldn't see a custom Dominian cape asked, so I don't know if there's even a demand for such besides mine.

It's 2021 and the server over all seems really focused in moving towards the future. New sprites have been made and a lot of the old has been reworked. In that spirit, the clunky box walls feel like a thing of the past. Plenty of servers have done the leap so far, mostly RP servers, like Bay, CEV Eris, the now-defunct World Server, TGMC, and it wouldn't surprise me if other more colorful RP servers have gone through the same route. I understand directly copying Bay walls or Eris walls would not work, since they don't fit our artstyle, but it would be interesting to see what our sprite artists and map makers could work out.

Is this dead? It's an interesting proposal.

Byond key: Desven Discord key: desven#1492 Character Name: Pierre Godard Item name: House Godard cape Item function(s): Just the standard Dominian cape Item description: This is a cape in the style of Dominian nobility. This one is in the colours of House Godard. Why is your character bringing this item to work?: Dominians love to take their flashy capes to the station, and Pierre is not the exception. He currently wears the House Volvalaad cape, as his house is affiliated, however, the future and arc I have planned for the character might change this, and I thought adding his own, custom house cape would be good. How did your character obtain this item: As part of member of the House Godard, the capes have been produced probably at a Ma'zal sweatshop for their use. What value does this item have to your character, and what story does it tell?: Pierre is a character that greatly values his traditions and takes pride in his family name. Wearing his own family cape, and not the House he is affiliated with, shows a higher degree of autonomy of the Godards. As I've mentioned before, I plan to make the House likely change its relation with the Volvalaad (something like an amicable split, nothing violent or of that nature), so this would help me convey that storyline. Sprites: I attached the dmis. It was my first time using dreammaker, so bear with me. Additional Comments: I would actually like if anyone else wanted to join the Godard house, as long as I get informed first and we OOCly discuss the lore. As whether or not this is lore-friendly, Schwann has told me particular, smaller houses would have their own colors, and suggested a custom item like this would be acceptable. I tried to go with a shade of pink that makes it fairly distinguishable from the Caladius colors. godard_cape.dmi godard_cape_su.dmi godard_cape_un.dmi

I would like persistence in the library, like other servers. The exhibited art or the museum corner being consistent.

First responders are anything but useless. I main surgeon and I don't think I could fullfil their role. The mere fact that they know their way around and how to stabilize quick makes it a great role. Also, first responders are not medical doctors. They have medical training, but they are younger, often more agile, characters that are ready for an emergency. One thing you also have to understand is that unlike LRP servers, medical is not a mortician role. On /tg/ you basically fix corpses to bring them back, and on goon medbay is a self-serving facility, with people often opting to perform surgery on themselves, and stealing all of medical's resources, that is embarrassing to even try to play as a doctor there. You die, you get cloned, and your old body gets recycled, no consequences. In Aurora, your actions (and injuries) have consequences. I know dying sucks, but what I like so much about playing doctor here is that there are high stakes. Sometimes, people get injured in such way that a whole department can't recover them. I've played as a lone doctor at quiet hours in the night, I know it is annoying and you wish you had your miracle drugs to fix someone, but I've learned to love the specialization of roles in here. The only change I would actually like to see is nurse as an alt-title for interns. There are plenty of situations where you do need a nurse, or somebody assisting your patient in general.

It has always baffled me why baymed had no ears, considering how complex it is regarding other systems (which do have them as an organ). It is always depressing, as medical staff, to see a person gone deaf asking for help and not being able to fix them in any way. In summary: Ears as an organ, either located in the head (skull) or being able to target them directly from the doll (like eyes and mouth). Hearing medicine (inacusiate), hearing aids (I think they're a cosmetic currently, but you could wear them in cases were inacusiate would not normally work), and ear cybernetic organs. Extra: total deafness, partial deafness (could be like hearing everything as whispers), and mild deafness (probably just missing some words or a text saying “You find it hard to listen”). I wish I could code this to make a PR, and I hope it is not too hard to do. If anything, just adding ears and inacusiate would be good for the game.

First, I have to say that I love Evie. I haven't interacted with Inge Sadar as much, but Evie and I are friends and I love her character growth, I think you're making a really interesting storyline with her. Now, I'm really curious: Is Qeross some kind of Skrell hippie? Does he follow the same autodestructive behaviors as before? Anyways, I hope more people can provide better feedback.