Cash7800

BYOND key: Cash7800 Discord Username: Cash7800 Character names: Za'Akaix'Eek Zo'ra Grace Navin Clarity Beck How long have you been playing on Aurora? For a few years I think. Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they? I've recieved a bunch of warnings and one antag ban. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each. What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame? To me, the purpose of a Head of Staff ingame is to keep everyone on the same page, and make sure there are fun roleplaying opportunities. Heads of Staff should facilitate interactions across departments, and figure out things to do. Steering the round in a good direction and giving people interesting decisions to make is something I think a Head of Staff should be doing. There is a balancing factor to this, as players should be given the chance to do their own roleplay without overbearing Heads of Staff interrupting them constantly. Humoring antag gimmicks in a believable way is something Heads of Staff have to do a lot. What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them? Ensuring new players are getting guidance on gameplay mechanics and getting a chance to roleplay is important. Command Whitelisted players should accept good faith feedback and criticisms and take them into account. Breaking the rules with powergaming, metagaming, poor escalation, or unbelievable roleplay as a Head of Staff can be even more harmful to the round than as a normal player, and it is even more important than usual to avoid this. Shutting out other players from antag gimmicks or roleplay opportunities should be avoided as much as possible. Command having a meeting with antags for an hour instead of letting them do their gimmick is something I want to avoid. Explain how the recent events in the Spur changed your character and how they came to be employed on the SCCV Horizon. After a short-lived attempt at Stardom, Mania Haller resigned herself to the Venusian Planetary Police Force. Haller worked in the VPD for some time, standing around at the appropriate venues and overlooking the proper crimes she was getting a degree in Criminal Psychology on the side. Haller wanted to be a corporate investigator somewhere far away from Binyara, maybe Venus altogether. Her plans were sidetracked by nearly a decade of political turmoil in Sol, a series of of rogue admirals, fascist takeovers, an economic collapse, and even civil war. After years of dealing with limited options, and much further along in her VPD career than she expected, she managed to qualify for a management position on the SCC Horizon. That would surely take her as far away from Venus as anything, right? What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted? Head of Security for now, If I try out other command roles I will play around in those departments more beforehand. Have you familiarized yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles? Yes, I have read the command role wiki pages. Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking: Mania Haller, Head of Security Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action? Yes, I understand that my whitelist is not permanent and could be stripped due to administrative action. Have you linked your BYOND account to the Forums? I think so? I was able to log into my forums account through the game, so probably.

BYOND Key: Cash7800 Total Ban Length: Indefinite Banning staff member's Key: Roostercat12 Reason of Ban: Reason for Appeal: It's been a while and I think I can play antag again without causing any problems. I apologize for my unacceptable behavior towards Roostercat in the ahelps, and I think I have a better understanding of antag escalation how to involve the crew.

Eek agrees with the tenets of the Phalanx Doctrine and does its best to follow them. It takes whatever augments offered to it easily, and tries to build trust and communicate properly with others. Adapting to new situations not covered by its training can be difficult. Eek imagines it is ready to sacrifice itself, but that remains untested, and it struggles to act on it's own initiative, often looking for the guidance of more experienced Phalanx members. Eek believes in working together with the other Vaurca hives and thinks the Phalanx will be useful for all Vaurca. (Except Lii'dra)

Eek General Whitelist Requirements What color do you plan on making your first alien character?: (Orange) Have you read the lore pages for the species you wish to be whitelisted for?: 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 species?: I think Vaurca look pretty cool and I like how they talk. Seeing Vaurca characters being played and interacting with them has been fun. I enjoy their lore about how far their civilization has fallen from its prime, and I'm excited to see what happens to them in the future. I'm especially interested in how things will play out from the perspective of a Vaurca. I'm interested in the mechanics of the Vaurca where they breathe phoron and don't heal on their own normally. What makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a human?: Vaurca face a lot of discrimination from Humans and other species in the Spur, who want to exploit them while also not allowing Vaurca to become too powerful. They might not understand some concepts which are obvious to humans. For example, loyalty not being a given for humans. Vaurca won't struggle with any doubts about their religion or similar, knowing they will probably return to VR at the end of their lives. That doesn't mean Vaurca aren't averse to pain or don't care when other Vaurca die. ------------------------------ Character Application Character Name: Za'Akaix'Eek Zo'ra Write a backstory for your character. This may include their origin, education, personality and how they arrived at the SCCV Horizon. Spawned October 16th 2464 Eek was selected through Imagotis by a Ta of Athvur’s brood to be a Warrior for the newly formed Ve'katak Phalanx. Hatching in late 2465 Eek went through VR training and went through varied combat training and simulations. Eek was also primed with information about Vaurca and Human culture and history. Trained to a passable standard by early 2466 Eek was not slated to be sent anywhere yet. Eek was left to immerse itself in various VR Realms and was particularly enthralled by the Heroes of Tau Ceti one. It gained some sense of Bieselite patriotism from this and also became interested in various Human media. Finally leaving VR Eek was scheduled to be deployed to the SCCV Horizon. Eek practiced real-life combat while in transit, and in its spare time enjoyed various Bieselite sports broadcasts. Finally arriving at the SCCV Horizon Eek is excited to interact with more Humans. Eek is eager to learn more and get better at interacting with other species in the Spur. Above all Eek wants to impress everyone, and prove itself to the Athvur Brood and Hive Zo’ra, but Eek feels somewhat out of place among the warriors of other, more prestigious broods. Eek will often try to seek the advice of more senior warriors, and often try to emulate them in its quest to serve Athvur adequately. How have the recent events of the Orion Spur impacted your character? Information about recent events shaped Eeks opinions on the political and economic situation in the spur. Eek thinks that if the Tupii-K’lax brood prevails in the War in Heaven, K’lax relations with the Zo’ra would improve. The founding of the Ve’katak Phalanx is the reason Eek exists. Eek firmly supports President Dorn’s re-election campaign now that High Queen Vaur is his running mate. The lack of support for Dorn among Humans is confusing to Eek, and it will be sure to inquire about it with any Bieselite Humans it can find. How does your character view the megacorporation they work for? Eek is excited to make itself useful to the Ve’katak Phalanx. It doesn't have strong feelings about PMCG itself but is intrigued by many of the subsidiary PMCs. Eek is interested in the Dagamuir Freewater Forces because of their K'lax Vaurca and impressed by the prowess of Unathi warriors. Eek hopes to learn more about Human cultures from the various Eridani, Coalition, and Solarian PMCs as well.

Actually can I just repost this at a later date with better formatting and more stuff? I'm kind of busy right now and struggling to come up with things.

Thanks for responding. I'll have that updated by tomorrow.

1. I wasn't really trying to do it bullet-point style but I was typing it out on notepad and the line reached the end of my screen really quickly. 2. Eek is from the Athvur brood and this contributes to its fascination with human media and culture. 3. I imagine Eek as excited to meet new people and learn about them, I think that fits with the Athvur brood and will be good for roleplay opportunities. Eek holds the other Zo'ra queens in high regard. Eek idolizes the Zoleth brood especially as good examples of warriors to aspire to, it is friendy to K'lax Vaurca as well. Eek dislikes the C'thur but would not intentionally do anything to offend their Ta or disparage their queens. Thanks for correcting me about the vaurca having doubts and frustrations with their assigned roles.

BYOND Ckey: (Cash7800) Discord username: (Cash7800) Character names: (Clarity Beck) Species you are applying to play: (Vaurca) ------------------------------ General Whitelist Requirements What colour do you plan on making your first alien character?: (Orange) Have you read the lore pages for the species you wish to be whitelisted for?: 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 species?: I think Vaurca look pretty cool and I like how they talk. Seeing Vaurca characters being played and interacting with them has been fun. I enjoy their lore about how far their civilization has fallen from it's prime, and I'm excited to see what happens to them in the future. I'm especially interested in how things will play out from the perspective of a Vaurca. I'm interested in the mechanics of the Vaurca where they breathe phoron and don't heal on their own normally. What makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a human?: Vaurca face a lot of discrimination from Humans and other species in the Spur, who want to exploit them while also not allowing Vaurca to become too powerful. They might not understand some concepts which are obvious to humans. For example, loyalty not being a given for humans. Vaurca won't struggle with any doubts about their religion or similar, knowing they will probably return to VR at the end of their lives. That doesn't mean Vaurca aren't averse to pain or don't care when other Vaurca die. Vaurca do not have to struggle with finding a purpose like humans might, as it will have already been envisioned by a Ta. ------------------------------ Character Application Character Name: Za'Akaix'Eek Zo'ra Write a backstory for your character. This may include their origin, education, personality and how they arrived to the SCCV Horizon. Spawned January 16th 2464 Eek was selected by a Ta to be a Warrior for the newly formed Ve'katak Phalanx. Hatching in early 2465 Eek went through VR training and went through various combat trainings and simulations. Eek was also primed with information about Vaurca and Human culture and history. Trained to a passable standard by late 2465 Eek was not slated to be sent anywhere yet. Eek was left to immerse itself in various VR Realms and was particularly enthralled by the Heroes of Tau Ceti one. It gained some sense of Bieselite patriotism from this and also became interested in various Human medias. Finally leaving VR Eek was scheduled to be deployed to the SCCV Horizon. Eek practiced real-life combat while in transit, and in its spare time enjoyed various Bieselite sports broadcasts. Finally arriving at the SCCV Horizon in mid-February Eek is excited to interact with more Humans. How has the recent events of the Orion Spur impacted your character? Information about recent events shaped Eeks opinions on the political and economic situation in the spur. It is worried about how the phoron shortage might impact the Zo'ra Hive and Biesel. The events leading to the formation of the Ve'katak Phalanx have lead to Eek having some dislike for C'thur Vaurca. The invasions of Biesel by Sol and Eeks experiences with Heroes of Tau Ceti lead to it having fantasies about fighting off Solarian Marines. Being informed of the situation with the ECM device and the rogue IPCs on Konyang, Eek is eager to help the Humans struggling there. How does your character view the megacorporation they work for? Eek feels like it belongs in the Ve'katak Phalanx and is happy to be around other Zo'ra Vaurca, It would be better without the C'thur though. It doesn't have strong feelings about PMCG itself but is intrigued by many of the subsidiary PMCs. Eek is interested in the Dagamuir Freewater Forces because of their K'lax Vaurca and impressed by the supposed prowess of Unathi as warriors. Nexus Corporate security has a decent amount of Humans from Biesel and Eek feels some comradery with them. Eek is not quite sure why the Phalanx needs the PMCG to organize them, but does not particularly mind.