[Declined] Simfantic's Tree Application

[simfantic]

BYOND Key: Simfantic

Character Names: 

Lindsey Wardle

Ziiq’Luu Xrim

Daniel Tanner

June Sah-Kohl

Nuux’Xi Oona

Ophelia Cortenzo

Vuzu Xunu’Oona

 

Species you are applying to play: Dionaea

What colour do you plan on making your first alien character: (exempt)

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Thoroughly

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:

 Well, from my post history, you’ll see that I’ve wished to play this species for an incredibly long time. Dionaea are such an inquisitive species and they’re an absolute unit in terms of gameplay such their unique way of communications, or even that they heal from radiation which is entirely unique to other species. The way I’ve seen people roleplay Dionaea can’t compare to any else aboard the station and I hope I can continue that legacy.  

Identity what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:

The species is entirely unique to any other species on the Server, you can't get them mixed up with something else and their lore is ultimately what attracted me in the first place. Being a dionaea requires you to be effective in what you say due to their slowness with everything (walking/talking) and being a member of this species requires you to think outside the box in terms of executing effective simple/complex words which convey exactly what you want as you require every second you can as a Dionaea. Sure, mechanics-wise Dionaea can heal almost any damage with a little radiation bath, but the fact that Dionaea take the childish element of being afraid of the dark to a whole new level (aka death) you have to be extremely careful if you wish to go maintenance tunnel diving or even if the station's power shuts off. 

Character Name: Memoir of the Star Songs

Please provide a short backstory for this character

Memoirs life begins approximately one-hundred and fifty years before the events of the NSS Aurora and had been with the original discovery of the Dionaea on what is known colloquially as The Conglomerate. They didn't have a name for a small part of their existence and was simply one of the nymphs within the Cetus. 

A small nymph drifted amongst the stars, gazing through the vacuum at lights that they knew they'd never reach, for it had been decades since Starsong had felt the searing heat of the sun, the warmth of the solar radiation it gave off. It would look longingly towards the lights, chirping a song-like counting as they continued to drift. Days, months and years would pass but the nymph never ceased gazing upon the stars, but soon the intense warmth of a Star beckoned the Conglomerate towards it. The nymph bathed in the warmth before it noticed fast approaching metallic meteors which suddenly came to a halt. 

After the discovery, the little nymph was tasked (along with others) to assist their newfound allies and conjured a gestalt of the other nymphs who had gazed upon the stars so many decades ago, taking the name of Memoir of the Star Songs. Memoir of Star Songs was assigned to assist a skrellian astrophysicist, Xiiuc Nini-Kaazi. Both studied the stars for decades, attempting to learn everything they could, and the Gestalt's mentor implanted a simple idea, an idea that would guide them throughout their life. 

Memoir promised Xiiuc on their deathbed that they'd learn until the end of their lifespan and shortly after the Skrell's death the Gestalt was sent to many other Skrellian scientists to go study. Memoir travelled throughout the Jargon Federation to visit notable places within their borders such as Xrim, however it was whilst touring the Jargon Federation's planets that they discovered a God-like tyrant, something made of metal, that obstructed their new allies in exploring the stars. Memoirs have forever had a distaste for synthetics since this discovery and will attempt to not interact with such vile items.

Their knowledge quest had come to an end within the Jargon Federation, however, there were still many ways in which Memoirs could acquire more knowledge. Memoir took it upon themselves to seek this knowledge, a promise they'd given their mentor so many years ago, in Tau Ceti. Having travelled so far, they soon arrived in the city of new beginnings, Mendell City. The Gestalt heard about the megacorporation Nanotrasen whilst on their journey to Tau Ceti and promptly applied to a position as a Scientist aboard the NSS Aurora.

What do you like about this character?

This character has been scratching at the back of my mind for nearly 2 years, how could I not like them? This character was made from the bottom of my heart and has been there since Day 1.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

 As always, 6 and a 7 in other circumstances. I’m attempting my best to improve. 

Notes:

One of many applications for Dionaea, and if there are areas that I am lacking in please do tell me so I can work towards bettering it, even if its in-game issues I want to do better!

Edited July 4, 2019 by Neinbox
Application declined.

[Dark1Star]

-1 because he asked me to

[simfantic]

Just now, Dark1Star said:

-1 because he asked me to

Good! Now I dont have to gank you. 

[BoryaTheSlayer]

ALRIGHT, so.
Love Sim. Sim's great. And so is his application. I like the backstory, and how closely it is connected to the Skrell, which seems to me like a cool idea.
_{Also I just wanna see more trees and I think Sim is a good RP-er so pls accept him}
All in all, +1!

[niennab]

+1 Sim is always a joy to rp with and so I trust they would do great with this character.

[TyrannyYT]

+1 from me. Sim RP’s really well and it’s always a joy to see them online. I definitely feel like they have a good grasp on how to RP as a nonhuman and I’d love to see how they take on probably the most alien race we have 

[Cnaym]

On 26/06/2019 at 12:02, simfantic said:

The way I’ve seen people roleplay Dionaea can’t compare to any else aboard the station and I hope I can continue that legacy.  

That's the spirit. I have no doubt you can do it.

On 26/06/2019 at 12:02, simfantic said:

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

 As always, 6 and a 7 in other circumstances. I’m attempting my best to improve. 

Sign of good RPer detected. You are one of the best, stop hiding.

Seeing how well you do with Skrell and how much fun and different personalities you provide i am left with nothing else than to wholeheartedly give you a big

+1

 

[Frission]

+1 'cause peoples should get to play how they want. :3

[Neinbox]

I really, really wish that people were reminded to [@mention] staff because even with email alerts and occasional checking, this one slipped under my radar! But I'm here now @simfantic, so let's get this underway.

 

First off, I am glad to see you re-apply, and compared to your previous application(s), I see a vast improvement. It's obvious that you've read the lore, you have far more of a solid background for your character, and you seem to have a good standing with the community!

However, and I'm sure you probably already knew this was coming, you don't have a terribly good standing with your track record. I'm still getting reports of powergaming among other things, but the former is the biggest issue. It might not be as frequent as it once was, but it's still happening frequently enough to where I have to worry about how you would play Dionae. Dionae can be very overpowered sometimes, and I'm concerned that you're going to use them to simply gain the upper hand, and I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
 

But I find that it is unfair to leave you with nothing, as I do see some improvement in other regards and I believe that you can do so in this area as well. So, I have a request for you. Save this application, and if you can prove that you can go without major notes (especially powergaming) for a month or two, fix up your application and add a bit more to it if you'd like and then re-apply. Does that sound like a fair deal?

[simfantic]

1 hour ago, Neinbox said:

I really, really wish that people were reminded to [@mention] staff because even with email alerts and occasional checking, this one slipped under my radar! But I'm here now @simfantic, so let's get this underway.

 

First off, I am glad to see you re-apply, and compared to your previous application(s), I see a vast improvement. It's obvious that you've read the lore, you have far more of a solid background for your character, and you seem to have a good standing with the community!

However, and I'm sure you probably already knew this was coming, you don't have a terribly good standing with your track record. I'm still getting reports of powergaming among other things, but the former is the biggest issue. It might not be as frequent as it once was, but it's still happening frequently enough to where I have to worry about how you would play Dionae. Dionae can be very overpowered sometimes, and I'm concerned that you're going to use them to simply gain the upper hand, and I hope you understand where I'm coming from.
 

But I find that it is unfair to leave you with nothing, as I do see some improvement in other regards and I believe that you can do so in this area as well. So, I have a request for you. Save this application, and if you can prove that you can go without major notes (especially powergaming) for a month or two, fix up your application and add a bit more to it if you'd like and then re-apply. Does that sound like a fair deal?

That is completely reasonable and without a doubt I can do. 

@Neinbox

Edited July 4, 2019 by simfantic
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[Neinbox]

Good to hear- hope to see you back here again!

 

Application Declined.

Edited July 4, 2019 by Neinbox