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BYOND Ckey: ASmallCuteCat Discord username: Revenant1367 Character names: Luna Li, Jay Elder Species you are applying to play: Unathi ------------------------------ General Whitelist Requirements What colour do you plan on making your first alien character?: Currently leaning towards Janvir Black (the dark grayish looking one) Have you read the lore pages for the species you wish to be whitelisted for?: Yes but every time I think I've finished reading a lore page I find a link that leads to several more articles THERE'S SO MUCH LORE AAAAAAAAAA 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've always thought lizardfolk were cool, ever since I played the Blades of Exile games (they featured a lizardfolk race called the Slith, and I always had a few of them in my party) I'm also intrigued by Unathi gender norms, and I like that genderfluidity is baked into their beliefs and society. I think my favorite aspect is that Unathi gender roles work with the common trope of "men fight, women heal" without leaning into any sexist or discriminatory stereotypes. The fact that the third gender (the fishers) aren't looked down on or ostracized also makes me happy. What makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a human?: Vastly different customs, body language, and physiology. There's mechanical differences in gameplay, but as an exceptionally non-robust player who can't remember stats or mechanics half the time, I feel that they'd play second fiddle to the roleplay aspects for me. (I also need to be very careful not to say "busy." Ever.) ------------------------------ Character Application Character Name: Surika Varash Write a backstory for your character. This may include their origin, education, personality and how they arrived to the SCCV Horizon. A rather young Unathi from Ouerea, born to a prosperous clan of fishers, crafters, and construction workers. They received a decent education and were open-minded towards mingling with the humans and Skrell who lived and worked in their community. Surika was raised in the Th'akh faith, and is very curious about non-Unathi religions and the spirits the other races venerate. The arrival of Hephaestus Industries wound up being a boon for the Varash clan... for a short while. Many of them, especially the younger adults, took up employment with Hephaestus, but like many other Ouereans they quickly grew dissatisfied with working conditions. The clan was heavily involved with the strikes and later, the riots and rebellion. Needless to say, this ended badly for them. It's been some time since the rebellion but the events left Surika deeply unhappy with living on Ouerea. Whether they were killed, imprisoned, or made Guwan, the loss of so many clanmates weighs heavily upon Surika. They signed on with a passing cargo freighter, taking a position as a kitchen assistant, which helped them build up enough experience to qualify for a job with NanoTrasen on the Horizon. Ultimately, Surika is a lost soul, a drifter trying to run away from grief and memories. The clan's elders see them as a "prodigal fisher" who needs to get their act together and return home to help rebuild the clan and restore it to its former wealth, but this view is born more of concern than outright disapproval. Although Surika doesn't want to admit it, they wonder if they made the right choice in leaving home so abruptly, and fear that their rash decision has offended their ancestors. How has the recent events of the Orion Spur impacted your character? Events such as the Phoron Scarcity, the Solarian Collapse or even the Invasions of Biesel for interstellar-wide affairs, while region-specific events such as the Peacekeeper Mandate, The Titan Rises or even Cold Dawn may impact your character. Being young and fairly self-centered, they did not think very much about events beyond their clan and their place of residence. Places like Sol and Biesel were just points on a map, major events were just headlines in the news. They didn't worry too much about these distant locations and unfamiliar names, caring more about people and places closer to home. The big exception to this is the Phoron Scarcity. Seeing Hephaestus rise in power and prominence - again - sent Surika into outright panic out of fear that there would be a repeat of the Ouerean Rebellion. This was the tipping point which led to their emotionally-driven, knee-jerk decision to leave Ouerea in search of a place to live where they could start fresh, away from everything that had happened. How does your character view the megacorporation they work for? They are slightly wary towards megacorporations in general (and they feel distrust/dislike towards Hephaestus Industries, with concern for Hephaestus' lower-ranking employees), but they accept that megacorporations are an established, less-than-pleasant aspect of the reality that they live in. Employment with NanoTrasen is just a means to an end, another stepping stone on their journey as they try to find themselves. They are, however, outright terrified of the possibility - however miniscule - that they might wind up involved or adjacent to anything remotely resembling the Ouerean riots against Hephaestus Industries, and as a result Surika tries to maintain a polite distance towards their fellow crew members. You can't feel grief for lost friends if you don't have any friends to grieve.

Unique container for removed organs/implants/foreign objects, I think right now people just put them in the sharps disposal box. Bonus: maybe you can ship the box over to the Investigator or Research so they can poke the contents with a stick and find out more about it

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Hope everything goes well for you. See when you get back!

QuestioningMark has been teaching me how to engineer, both in and out of character (he actually introduced me to the game) so I might be a bit biased with this. He's a stellar RPer - very good at going with the flow, rolling with the punches as they come. He does an excellent job including people in roleplay - even characters from outside Engineering department - whenever possible. He knows how to do the leader role without being condescending or bossy, and when he's doing the leadership thing he is always right there with whoever's under his command, helping carry out the orders he gave. He communicates well, does an excellent job at keep everyone in the loop with what's going on, balanced with maintaining discretion and operational security when necessary. He's also amazingly patient with teaching and handling other players' mistakes. +1