[Accepted] TealPinniped becomez a bug

[TealPinniped]

BYOND Key: TealSeal14

Character Names: Henry Melpede, Ansiba Yizra, Rijiikirrr Al'Athalj, Weihun Sqluik

Species you are applying to play: Vaurca

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: (0,35,113) unbound of C'thur lineage.

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes I have, quite a bit too.

Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format.

What makes them different from playing a Human:

Firstly, biologically they are completely different from humans in every way. From birth to death to even what the breathe and eat. Speaking of biology their system of Ta, Za, Ka and bounds and unbounds is unlike any human faction. The VR afterlife and the whole focus on VR is a cool unique thing that is a fresh breath of air.

 

Historically the lack of a home world and their great trek through the stars is new path that any human faction has gone through, not that I have seen anyway, that and their connection to the Liidra is a great conduit for story telling. That and their overall sad state of affairs that have them be subservient to one of the other races of the known galaxy is not something a human player would have to take into account while in-game.

Character Name: Ka'Akaix'Sirii'C'thur

Please provide a short backstory for this character:

If there is one thing any good C'thur can gleam from reading the histories; it is this one simple truth: To survive in this world one must reach out and make, if not friendships, then mutually beneficial agreements and alliances. In the eyes of the hive the Jargon Federation have been gracious hosts and helpful guides into this part of the galaxy, but we are not known as the "weavers" simply because we weaved one thread of friendship. Better yet let us make a tapestry of alliances and friendships to help our hive survive the aeons. Any good C'thur knows this and this is why you are here too.

Born to the queen's lineage as an unbound you spent your life in VR learning what you needed to learn to be an effective supervisor to your bound brethren. Recent events have put our standing with Jargon in peril and while others deal with that relationship. We want you to go out and honour your namesake by weaving more alliances and bonds with the humans. The task before you is simple: do your job correctly and efficiently, help your bound brethren by guiding them, and bring the C'thur name prestige in Tau Ceti by being the best worker and subordinate you can be. You may not like being out into the real world and would prefer to return to the virtual paradise you once knew, you'll manage and learn. Why? Because you were ordered so, and that is all it takes.

What do you like about this character?

 

Well firstly I feel like a good starting character with Sirii that will hopefully be an interesting addition to the roster of colourful characters onboard the Aurora.

 

Secondly I like that he's C'thur because it links him to another unique species, the Skrell. Overall I just think he's a very rounded and interesting character that I am already excited about playing.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

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Overall throughout my time playing on Aurora I can confidently say that I have improved immensely both creatively and mechanically. I feel that I can say that I havr made good characters that people have liked and enjoyed being around; something I hope to have with this guy...bug.

[GreenBoi]

Decent app. The 'what makes this species different' section seems rushed, but the general contents of it and the other section lead me to believe you have read even with some off wording at the beginning and a perspective-shift in the backstory.

 

Before I go onto the main questions, I wanna remind you that Vaurcae were on Sedantis for a majority of their lifespan. Hell, you can even play some old bugs that lived in the caverns of the moon and saw the surface as they entered the hiveship for the first time. The main ones affected are those that never saw the unsimulated- real landscapes of Sedantis and all it had to offer.

 

Now, what I am most interested in....

37 minutes ago, TealPinniped said:

help your bound brethren by guiding them, and bring the C'thur name prestige in Tau Ceti by being the best worker and subordinate you can be. You may not like being out into the real world and would prefer to return to the virtual paradise you once knew, you'll manage and learn. Why? Because you were ordered so, and that is all it takes.

Why would an Akaix be taught and sent to guide the bound working? This is probably very small, but the bound already have their objectives guided and set.

 

Another small question (technically don't need to answer, but it'd be nice to know): what job would Sirii be played in?

 

Also, for my main question...does Sirii see the C'thur that aided the Skrellian terrorist with the formation of an illegal AI in Federation space as defective mutants?

[TealPinniped]

Thank you for responding! As for the questions

1. Probably a poor choice of words there. What I mean by what I said in the app is not to teach them their jobs and what to do but rather help his bound brethren into making a better image for the C'thur general. Even though the Bound have their objectives set it would be helpful for them to have an unbound around to make sure they are as positively seen by humans as possible.

2. As for the job Sirii would do...he would be a bartender in order to expose himself to as many aliens as possible and to show off the greatness of the hive by being a top-tier bartender and being as personable as possible..in his own bug way.

3. Seeing as his main prerogative is to build bonds and friendships with the non-Vaurca he saw the actions of those that helped the terrorist as detrimental to the relationship that the hive and Jargon have, therefore they are defective and no longer part of the hive in his eyes.

[NerdyVampire]

I have only played with Rijiikirrr Al'Athalj I believe, but it was an enjoyable experience. I liked the app as well, and I like your perspective on the C'thur.

[Toast]

Pretty sure I usually run into his Tajaran, Rijiikirrr. Always a  good interaction with him, and a nice face to see in Security on the manifest. Pretty sure they would make a great Vaurca. +1

[JamOfBoy]

Hello.

I am a trained assassin when it comes to vaurca names. You made the horrendous error... of putting an apostrophe between the vaurca name and hive name. Ka'Akaix'Sirii'C'thur. This is incorrect, it should just be a space.

Anyway, contracted killing aside, this app is very well done, and you answered the questions provided excellently. On top of feedback, I see no reason to deny it, so...

Application accepted.