Kiha's Skrell Application: Self Improvement Redux

[Kiha]

BYOND Key:

Kihatomay

Character Names:

James Praxton

Thr'us Zuhlisk

Jack Marlowe

H.R.P.U

Za'Akaix'Zahx Zo'ra

Many Walks In Space

Species you are applying to play:

Skrell 

What color do you plan on making your first alien character:

Very dark blue

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

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 specific race: 

The Skrell are incredibly interesting to me and I've had a lot of really cool interactions with Skrell players. But my spurring moment to make this application was the most recent Jargon Federation event that was hosted by the staff team. It made me take another look at the lore pages and pushed me to making the decision to make this post. So here it is, I look forward to the feedback I get and I'll put my best effort in.

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

Skrell are a far more advanced and space-faring society that has transcended a lot of the concepts that Humanity still employs in their culture and society. They don't have the same concepts of gender stereotypes, warfare, and adulthood. Playing this species will require a lot of distancing from the interactions my character has so I can apply that objective Skrell logic.

Character Name:

Qigon Cuor-Nindo

Please provide a short backstory for this character: 

Born 2336 not even 20 years after the formation of the new united Federation, Qigon Cuor showed a lot of signs for aptitude in diplomacy, physical coordination, and quick thinking. Where others in his generation showed talent for science, engineering, or medical careers, Qigon instead did well at reactionary and physical courses/exams and seemed to have an innate knack for getting what he wanted out of people. His parents were excited to see him so apt to communicate with others, and how well he got along, as they had nothing near the same opportunity he did. There was speculation of moderate or greater attunement to the wake being the cause of that diplomatic talent, and he was designated a receiver of unrefined but notable possibility for being able to have outer influence. Despite this, while he did score adequately among the norm, once he managed to get accepted into Gliutip’lyaz University at the age of , he found himself being outclassed by the mental elite.

This did result in a negative outlook on his success, and his reputation was carried by the high scores he obtained in martial arts, communications, physics and critical thinking. Focusing on these strengths as his peers and instructors encouraged him to do, he was able to obtain his degrees and graduate with doctorates regarding his preferred field communications and political diplomacy at the age of 49. It was unorthodox, and some regarded it as a mistake, however his acceptance into the SSSF as a ground and naval unit proved this to be nothing more than a rumor. Honorably serving in his squad for roughly 35 years, he found himself marred with permanent bruising and injuries that would come back to haunt him in his future as he aged, but not before he was transferred into a smaller espionage and acute enemy forces disablement unit as he was not the best solid-cut solider. But the Federation saw use of his doctorates in the division, and it was with those skills that he served for another 42 years. It was here that he began his true interactions with other societies, and this is where he adopted his suffix, his name changing to Qigon Cuor-Nindo, in honor of Sui Nindo'Nral, his closest squadmate whom gave his life to save Qigon on a failed mission that became his last before he was retired from the intense and undeniably stressful lifestyle of his position at the age of 126.

At this point, he had enough saved up that it wasn't a large concern to worry about making ends meet. Of course, as any individual who has lived such a life, he felt restless, and wanted to keep spry and active. So he decided to do this by working as a security officer via a private Federation contractor whom he knew in his service, and it turned out they had open outlets for NT and other reputable megacorps. After some paperwork he was contracting with NanoTrasen, and found himself moving from station to station, and eventually arriving at the asteroid research station Aurora. The largest negative for Qigon being outside Skrell space was the frequency of synthetics, free and law-bound. Being born just upon the precipice of Skrell society thriving once more, it was jarring and reminiscent of the horrifying stories he heard in and still clearly remembered from his younger years. But it was still acceptable by his standards, and after a few first shifts, he found himself enjoying the surprisingly large presence of other Skrell, solidifying his choice of contracted company and his place on the N.S.S Aurora.

 

What do you like about this character?:

Qigon is exactly how you'd expect a real military veteran to be. Smart, capable, but foremost above all, able to plan ahead during the danger. He watches out for others, as he already knows he can handle himself, he doesn't have to chase down an axe wielding psychopath to prove it. He knows his skills are better used to get others out of danger, rather than neglecting the innocents in order to try to quell the danger himself. That's something to think about after collateral isn't an issue. As for his views, Qigon was born not during but still shortly after the recovery efforts of Skrell society, giving him a heavy distrust of synthetics in all their forms.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?: 

I consider myself an experienced roleplayer, as I have been roleplaying in various platforms for over a decade.

Notes:

I know I had a rough start coming back. And many of you may be skeptical of me, but I have taken steps to improve myself. I've learned from my mistakes, and I'll continue to grow. Currently I'm on a self-improvement challenge of not playing antag for a week. And I've reached a point where I feel comfortable enough to attempt this again. Be gentle..

Edited February 28, 2020 by Kiha
Story touch-ups (thanks Yonnimer!)

[Yonnimer]

Kihatomay proven they can handle a dionae whitelist, so I got no reason to assume they couldn't handle a skrell whitelist. They're a good RPer. I can give a +1 that

Onto the app itself though. It seems mostly fine, although given the time period they were born into a post glorsh but pre second federation, I would assume there would be a bit more on that.  The backstory seems more like something someone born in the mid 2300s would experience.

[Kiha]

I've given a third look at my story and realized you're right, and so I've adapted it to match that better mould.

Edited February 28, 2020 by Kiha

[Snakebittenn]

I have some serious reservations about this. Your character is.. a diplomatic war veteran physicist? I'm curious what conflicts they were in for 35 years to be this level of injured, and how Federation healthcare hasn't taken care of it. You've hardly touched at all upon the psionic nature of the species. Given the number of administrative actions on you lately, and some of the roleplay I've observed from characters like Praxton and your Vaurca, I'm choosing to deny this. Come back in a month.