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Quisuu is one of the best wardens I've had the pleasure of having as a Warden. Always communicating, asking clarifying questions, and not afraid to take control or defer certain tasks I hand to them as HoS. Snowy is great with antags as well, always giving a bit of a lead to enable gimmicks that would be stifled otherwise. +1.

Hello, sorry if this post isn't very clear. While I am not advocating for machinists to just become RND-lite, I think that allowing them to make tech processors in the server room or even start with some tech processors already in the server room could be a good quality of life thing. I understand that if a scientist comes up and sees a lot of research done - it takes something off of their plate for them to do, but is RND anything more than just tedium to bar you from accessing certain things too early in the round? I am quite new still, so if an admin or someone explains the rationale behind barring machinists from setting up tech processors or having access to the server room, thank you. I've gotten conflicting instructions from other machinists on it, saying one admin told them it was fine if there was no science then in a later round being bwoinked for doing it. Thank you for reading!

HoS during a neat traitor round, very interactive and it was very obvious that the character was fleshed out and aware of what was going on around the Spur. All in all, an easy +1 for me from their HoS.

Reporting Personnel: Konstantyn Lovad Job Title of Reporting Personnel: Machinist Game ID: cl0-c24t Personnel Involved: - Samantha Welstrom, Hangar Technicain: Offender Secondary Witnesses: (Name, Job Title: Short description of what they witnessed) - - Ahari Zerikanh, Security Officer: Assisted in dealing with situation, witness tail-end. - Clark Coldsmith, Investigator: Assisted in dealing with situation, witness tail-end. Time of Incident: Station Time 20:45~ Real Time: 2100 GMT 01/31/2023 Location of Incident: Cargo Shuttle Hangar Nature of Incident: [ ] - Workplace Hazard [ ] - Accident/Injury [ ] - Destruction of Property [X] - Neglect of Duty [ ] - Harassment [ ] - Assault [X] - Misconduct Overview of the Incident: Technician Welstrom saw it fit to simply transfer all the contents of the warehouse to the Cargo Shuttle to 'sell', after they took what they deemed valuable. I stumbled upon this as I dropped off some of my day's bounties and tried to ask them why they did not sort the boxes and send them out. After a small back-and-forth, she insinuated that because she was the only technician and the Captain had just left to residential, she could do as she pleased with the warehouse - even going as far as taunting me with said information when I questioned why there was crates full of medical supplies and other such commodities. I told her I would not depart the shuttle until security asked me to, as I believed she was neglectful in her duties. When Ahari and Clark arrived, Ahari admitted she did not know the intricacies of cargo sorting and asked me to get off because for now - the technician's job is to handle the shuttle. I showed her the vast amount of things that were simply left in containers that should've been distributed to other departments and then left the shuttle as ordered. Submitted Evidence: No evidence save for witness testimony. Would you like to be personally interviewed?: [x] - Yes [ ] - No Did you report it to a Head of Staff or a superior? If so, who? If not, why?: There were none present. Actions taken: Ahari asked me to step out of the shuttle and report it to command or file an IR, I did so and these are my efforts. Additional Notes: N/A

First round I got to talk to their RD and it was a real treat. They read my character's records, and some RP around it - and playing someone who was very unique without breaking the integrity of the setting or coming off as a mary sue. All in all, only furthers my +1.

Zulu is great and my interactions with Vasquez always make me think the character is alive and full of personality. Can be a bit zaney, but always in a way that is fairly grounded or quickly dismissed when others point it out IC. Hold. Fight. Win. +1 from me.

Fair enough! In this instance, I would play my Investigator - Ruben Belmonte - as a Head of Security. Explain how the recent events in the Spur changed your character and how they came to be employed on the SCCV Horizon. The Collapse greatly affected Ruben, and even what happened directly before such. As an officer in the Solarian Navy who left to join the (at the time) SDF/Milita of the San Colette Civil Guard - Ruben saw firsthand the unraveling of the Solarian Alliance and the events that led up to what came to fruition in 2462 during the Solarian Civil War. Being stationed part of the Civil Guard during the 67 Fleet's attempted seizure of San Colette's phoron, the experience really put into perspective how quickly things were coming apart in and around his home. He was also part of the mass exodus out of the Civil Guard post-Collapse, and sought private employment with Zavodski Industries to finally leave Sol and secure a position as an Investigator on the SCCV Horizon through Zavod - wanting something less military-oriented and much more peaceful than any life he could have with the shifting politics of Sol and San Colette's unique position as an independent Republic. Please let me know if he's an acceptable character for the role.

------------------- Regarding his background, the cape has a very distinct description to signify how it looks and differentiate how it'd look as compared to a more traditional one. All his 'assets being freezed' does not mean every single article of Dominian clothing of his had been seized. Being someone who defected - it would take a lot of planning and slowly attempting to hide away assets. I can direct you to several real-life public figures who have defected from their countries/betrayed their countries, whose quality of life did not suffer due to receiving a payoff for information or having stowed captial/cash/etc that they can liquidate. Regarding the degree - again, he was a someone who sought asylum after defecting. Not being able to get a position in what he was a trained, no matter how qualified, is a very common thing that happens to asylum-seekers when they're out of their home-country. Though he could potentially become an engineer by this point, the desperation of getting a position sometimes means you settle for being overqualified for work simply to get a position within a company. Though it may come off as too 'unique' of a circumstance, it is something that happens all-to-much in reality. People leave their homes and are unable to get work in their previous occupation for a plethora of reasons, which doesn't seem outside a reasonable background for any normal character in almost any setting. I am going to try and remain as objective as I can, only commenting on things I've seen myself and not hearsay. He hasn't ever 'micro-managed' anyone in Operations, as a shaft miner or a technician. The only times he has commented on people doing their duties, have been when there's been brazen neglect or when command has asked about why certain things are undone. He has come up to or been a part of several shifts in which Claire was simply lounging around or doing nothing - and the warehouse being completely unsorted with no bounties done and not a single crate being shipped. The incident in question in medical, he only came to get Claire because she had come up from residential, not checked the warehouse, and then proceeded to park themselves in a place to chat. That is far from the only instance in which he'd witnessed her doing something similar. Several other Operations members or even Captains would be able to attest to that statement as well. Regarding the comment about making an Operations Manager, I can confidently say that Konstantyn nearly always does his job and does it in a timely manner. Going out to mine at about 00:05-00:15 then coming back around 1:00 - there is not really a chance to go on multiple trips out mining unless the asteroid/exoplanet is very close. With the new changes to the overmap, it's even more difficult with everything so spaced out. Not to mention that sometimes miners wait for KA upgrades and even hardsuits from machinists. So yes, feel free to play an OM and I am sure you'd be very happy with his actual job performance if you were genuinely interested in such. And lastly, regarding my behavior with other characters, it's a misrepresentation that you've posted - removing a lot of context from the situation. The character in question that you're referring to had harassed Konstantyn endlessly and was attempting to goad him into some sort of reaction. There are several instances of this and an IR report about it that has been addressed and as of right now - no disciplinary action has been taken against Konstantyn. I would even endeavor to say that he went out of his way to attempt to be cordial and polite with people, and has only reacted harshly a handful of times to a very specific character who - as I said- consistently was trying to goad him. To say that this has extended to all of operations or other characters is an outright lie. Even Dominian nobles who have ordered him away from daring to breathe the same air as them, have typically been treated with decency and mostly respect.

I would 100% be open to playing another character in the command role. Regarding the records - security in particular with the comments about his behavior towards Dominian crew - that's a failure on my part to update them since he was created. I do not thinks it fits his character nor fits much with someone who would even be allowed to work on the Horizon to begin with. His IC interactions with Dominian Heads of Staff are usually overly-polite and quick, as he attempts to avoid the inevitable talk about his status and urging to return (as the edicts command them to do). I appreciate your response and again, if Lovad is not appropriate I am happy to create a new character or play one of my more suitable characters in a command role.

Freedom is an incredibly genuine and real character, who oozes what a dionae is while being wholly unique. This request seems fine and would represent their shift to command. so +1 from me.

Genuinely, I will not even attempt to defend the IPC/cleaver incident. It was incredibly stupid and made zero sense. I latejoined with like 20 minutes left and was walking to the bar, when I accidentally threw something at an IPC when trying to open a door. Obviously I had no clue they were an antag and they were a security officer, so it stunned me a bit when they grabbed me and headbutted me a couple of times in response. That does not justify my refusal to back down when they threatened me with further violence and then going after them when they had a gun. Calling security and letting them handle a rogue IPC would've been what I'd do now or done in a situation where I had more of a chance to slow down and process . Learning moment for me - but yes. Very stupid and I wholly admit that. I would only add that, I don't think that makes me prone to being a 'hero/protagonist' for having a lapse in judgement in which I lost my head (literally). My character was assaulted very suddenly and I had a lapse in judgement, but I did not seek them out at all. No idea they even had incidents earlier in the round as I was not there for them. And I understand your latter point. My only 'counter' is that the SCC/Hephaestus is the only thing keeping him from being sent back to Dominia for the most part, with the job security they offer. It's a "bite the hand that feeds you" sort of deal that doesn't make sense, but your skepticism is valid. I appreciate your input.

To give some perspective - not that it'd change your opinion - the two Dominian bounty hunters were specifically after Konstantyn for edict breaking and corned him almost immediately upon entering the station. And a character saying one thing and acting in another is very much an IC thing, not my attempt to play a hero or protagonist. When in an actual confrontation with said bounty hunters while they were attacking security, he ran away nearly instantly, despite being armed by Captain Roadman at the time. Maybe it is a fault on my end, but my character choosing to boast/embellish IC is not something that I consider the aforementioned protagonism. When push came to shove, he ran away and called security, then left to hide with said officers while the HoS and Captain handled the situation. And as the players of the antagonists can attest, when confronted with them, Konstantyn immediately complied and dropped to the ground - resigned to his fate of being captured and taken back to the Empire where he would face certain death. The only reason he got away was due to their being distracted by a passing security officer and turning their back to him, after which he sprinted off. Dominian honor/pride is a very real thing, and saving face is one way I attempted to portray that - especially when one of the officers questioning him on it was a Caladius primary, IIRC. As to the "weapon smuggler" thing, that was an antagonist lie. There is a marked difference between selling weapons and weapon designs and selling information gained from being an engineer in the Imperial Flying Corps. I can point to several real-life examples of scientists/engineers defecting from one government to seek asylum/work with another that'd utilize their skills. For transparency's sake, his edict break in Dominia was not killing a synthetic. What is in my exploitable is for antagonists to take advantage of for roleplay, and there are members of command currently that are literal human traffickers or something adjacent if I remember correctly. He was not some international arms dealer, my take is that he was terrified to face judgment and leveraged what he knew/had access to, to buy his way out of Dominia. You remark that this behavior happens "often", so if possible I would like more examples of such so I can attempt to maybe give insight or defend my actions - seeing as this was a very specific case in which people were after my character specifically. As a shaft miner, he nearly never interacts with antagonists seeing as I am off-ship most of the time.

BYOND key: Eddymakaveli Discord Username: EZ#9664 Character names: Ruben Belmonte, Sameer Nassim, Konstantyn Lovad How long have you been playing on Aurora? Since November of 2022 Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they? I have never received any administrative action. What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame? A Head of Staff functions as a means to generate roleplay within the department, as well as one who functions as a buffer between command and the other members of their department when applicable. They are expected to be fair on an OOC level, and someone who enables the teaching of positions within said department - and makes sure people are staying on-task when doing their role, within reason. Heads of Staff are essential to making sure that things are running smoothly and that people are both having fun and not impeding on the fun of others - including interactions with antagonists and certain events that may come to pass on the Horizon. What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them? On an HRP server like this, whitelisted players should serve as a benchmark for how a role/race should be fulfilled. Not in the sense that they should all be carbon copies, but in that they all embody the uniqueness and integrity of the setting as a whole. They should also be an example to folks who are looking to apply for such things themselves, conducting themselves with both integrity and realism with their characters. While not necessarily lore-experts, whitelisted players should also be members of the community that can give guidance on either the job role in which they're commanding and also some knowledge on the species they are playing. Explain how the recent events in the Spur changed your character and how they came to be employed on the SCCV Horizon. From entering the more significant galactic market from Dominia through NanoTrasen to the withdrawal of the Empire from Fisanduh - the last decade has served as a catalyst for change within Konstantyn. With more exposure to the Spur as a whole alongside seeing firsthand the bloody and objectively pointless conflict with Fisanduh as a member of the Imperial Flying Corps, Konstantyn was quickly radicalized as a reformist within Dominia - and when presented with an opportunity to be a catalyst for change, circumstance pushed him to break off from the traditional imperial mindset and push for extreme reforms within the Empire as a whole, as shown by his status as an edict breaker (the fifth edict specifically - to destroy all synthetic life found within Dominian space). After defecting to the Coalition, he leveraged his skills and remaining resources to secure high-risk employment with Hephaestus Industries after becoming a citizen. Although overqualified to be a shaft miner, a position within the corporation and on the Horizon served as another opportunity to secure himself a life away from the Empire's grasp and influence. What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted? Operations Manager. Have you familiarized yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles? I have read the page for Operations Manager extensively. Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking: Konstantyn Lovad (Operations Manager) Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action? I understand that being granted whitelist is a privilege that can be taken away. Have you linked your BYOND account to the Forums? Yes.

Having interacted a fair amount with Fyodor Koesvyin and Sigismund Frenzick, I am comfortable giving this a +1. The characters are realistic and do not make insane decisions, and I believe that while some might've expressed some growing pains with Fluffy and their WL - it's natural and I have only seen the player improve. Their HoS isn't fraghappy and give proper leeway to antagonists -and their CMO is far from incompetent, as well as someone I've seen train others. Good job.

Sniblet's characters are all very distinct and have well thought out concepts with a variety of quirks that are fun to interact with. An easy +1 as I believe they'd add a lot as a Vaurca.

I am pretty new to the server, but Hepatica's character serve as both meaningful roleplay partners as well as extremely grounded into the setting - both very reflective of their origins. They always play along with antags as appropriate and I cannot name a time where I've seen them behave in a way in which would be unbecoming of someone with such a whitelist. +1

Having roleplayed with Grazal on several of his IPCs that were very clearly well-defined in their duties and such, as well as reading his response to lavilla's question, I have the utmost confidence that he'd be able to accurately play an unathi. A +1 from me.

Amara is great - and does the balancing act of making sure the ship runs well along with allowing some antag gimmicks to get going. The player clearly has the initiative it takes to do command work without suffocating any adjacent RP. It's a +1 from me.

Playing with Lavilla on a kataphract ship really showed their stuff when it came to knowing unathi lore and being able to accurately roleplay the nuances of it. +1 from me.

Briar is incredibly unique and Datru is always a pleasure to roleplay with. I've seen them mentor some engineers and never turn down a request even as a lone engineer on-duty. +1 from me.