ShesTrrrrying to be a Cat

[ShesTrying]

YOND Key: ShesTrying

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Species you are applying to play: Tajara

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: A wheatey-white colour-- M’sai colouration.

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:

     Other than just a general interest, I’m honestly quite interested in Tajara, and the unique way they play. I don’t have a grander-scheme answer to this, other than it seems like a truly enjoyable race to play, with plenty of opportunities for unique and new characters. 

 

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

     Tajara are quite different from humans. Apart from the obvious differences, such as tails, ears, and claws, everything down to the social constructs-- Tajarans are much more reserved in their ideology, what is alright to display outwardly in regards to emotion and self-expression of identity. They speak in the third person, and with limited education available may have trouble speaking Ceti Basic. A general intolerance to heat even makes this species different to play on-station in a round-to-round basis- needing to shed heavier clothing or sweaters to deal with the station’s warmer temperatures, or perhaps in my character’s case sneaking off to the freezer to cool down after working in front of the frier.

Character Name: Ivara Almasi’Rrajra 

 

Please provide a short backstory for this character:

 

     Growing up on the outskirts of Nal’Tor, Ivara is the eldest of five children, born to a family of hunters and farmhands. Growing up in a traditional family, she has always been a devout follower of S’rendarr and Messa, praying that through S’rendarr’s grace she may receive the opportunity to bring her family joy and prosperity.

     Being raised with so many siblings of course brought bickering amongst them, but also responsibility. A hard worker from a young age, as the eldest, Ivara was responsible for taking care of the children while her mother worked to pick up the slack of a father gone off to fight in war.

     As a result, Ivara found herself cooking meals and maintaining the house, and she found a great joy and appreciation for the culinary arts, often experimenting and latching on to rumours of recipes from places across the galaxy. It felt like a dream for there to be anything but what she had, though the hope of one day travelling, and trying everything she may desire kept her spirits up, and her wanderlust high, even going so far as to carefully compile a recipe book, sorted by planet and species of origin.

     Her father had joined the Republican Army when she was young, and she never knew him well enough, in her own words. There is a small amount of resentment, as a result, towards the PRA, though as a whole Ivara does not feel strongly towards any political alignment, finding them only methods for more wars. Ivara’s father passed in service when Ivara was twenty-one. Family tolled by the war, Ivara found herself and her family in growing debt, and, without many resources or skills of her own, Ivara turned to the NanoTrasen recruiters stationed in Nal’Tor for a supplementary source of employment with a relatively low bar for entry-- she found a position open for a chef, and after a brief attendance of Nal’tor college with a loan from NanoTrasen, found herself passing the basic language test and qualifying for a work Visa.

     Both nervous and excited, Ivara is somewhat unsure of NanoTrasen and their intents. To her, such a large company seems all-powerful, and with so much power comes an amount of fear and respect. She has no idea what work life will be like outside of a relatively small household and a family business, and with trepidation and loans to pay off, she sent her papers and resume away to be looked at with the hopes of a career, a chance to see what was past Adhomai, and a future she hadn’t thought possible.

 

What do you like about this character?

     To be honest, I like the idea of a simpler character. No real tragic backstory, and no complex history or trauma. Someone who looks past the Aurora for hopes of bigger, and grander adventures, working for each credit and saving all she doesn’t send home to her family in order to go to new places, new experiences, and gain new recipes to add to her collection. 

 

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

Solid 8/10.

Notes:

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[WickedCybs]

Speaking on two parts. I like the application itself. It's really kind of what I think most from Adhomai would be like, that turned to NT recruiters anyway. They scoop up a lot of workers, there'd be a lot with similar stories like Ivara. Promise of a better life and all. Some would want to go home as soon as possible, others see what opportunity the galaxy can bring.

The other part, ShesTrying is a good roleplayer and its fun to interact with their characters in-round. Playing believable people is what they do I suppose, always good to see them in-game. They'd certainly be able to the whitelist justice, as they do for Vaurca, Skrell and such. I'm excited to see what this character is like.

M'sai gang

+1

[Seeli]

ShesTrying is a fantastic roleplayer! Their characters are so different and delightful to interact with, from the wild little Voa to the sweet Naali, or commanding Riori. Ivara seems like another delightful character and I am so eager to interact with her on station! BIG PLUS 1!

[TG_Griffin]

Played with a few of their characters and i've got no complains. Qoi is especially one of my favourite characters to interact with. The backstory and reasoning seems solid and they look like they've a solid grasp on both Tajara and how to roleplay in general. This should be no problem for them. 

Ploose Juan +1

[StationCrab]

Just a great role player in general. This is an obvious choice. 

+1

[BoryaTheSlayer]

Questions.

1)

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Growing up in a traditional family, she has always been a devout follower of S’rendarr and Messa, praying that through S’rendarr’s grace she may receive the opportunity to bring her family joy and prosperity.

Does her religion play an important part of her life, and how will you reflect her beliefs on station? Is it going to be as simple as going "oh Messa" on occasion, or does it go deeper? The tajaran religions are really fun and you can honestly make very fun characters by exploring the values of these religions within a character. I'm curious what you plan to do.

2) What are her views on other ethnicities and Tajara from the other factions? Does she really care where they come from, or is it all the same to her?

3) Are you going to RP with me more?

[ShesTrying]

Answers to questions!

     Her religion does play an important part in her life, and how she interacts with the world around her. This ties in to the second question aswell, as her core beliefs circle around the idea that balance is key. S'rendarr and Messa both hold weight in positive and negative aspects of life-- it is very similar to the concept of a ying yang. You must treat others with respect and care, as they will return what you give to you. Especially with her time in Nal'tor college, she  has taken idealisms from both Tajaran and other speces' religions and applied them to further her understanding of S'rand'marr so that she may better worship and serve the twin gods. Religion runs through her as a core belief, and it governs quite a lot of what she does, in her faith she believes that she will accomplish all she is meant to do in her life.

     Ivara has a somewhat negative view on the politics of Tajara. Growing up with only faint memories of her father, and ultimately losing him, took quite a toll on her, and shaped her worldview considerably. She believes that what makes a person good or bad is not their politicial alignment or blood, but their actions, beliefs, and the way they show worship to their Gods. That being said-- she tends to look down on people that do not worship, as she views them as faithless people with no higher morals or teachings to guide them.

 

43 minutes ago, BoryaTheSlayer said:

3) Are you going to RP with me more?

idk ur pretty smelly

 

[BoryaTheSlayer]

 well ok but good answer i guess

[Leudoberct]

comrade hadii has no room in his heart for conscientious objectors, comrade

otherwise shestrying is a good rper, +1

[Bear]

Owivia has been a partner in crime for many of my away site Tajara based shenanigans. A fantastic roleplayer and one of the original friends I made on this server. After nudging her to get her cat whitelist since literally submitting my own I'm glad to see it's finally come to pass. The character concept is solid to me and I enjoy the feedback offered so far. Ivara is good cat concept.

Solid +1

[Butterrobber202]

Its a pretty simple backstory, and I like it. I completely get making a blank slate to work with so you can get a feel for the race on the station. And I usually don't end up interacting with you a whole lot I have observed you some, and you'll probably do fine with the WL.

 

+1

 

(atleast its not another orphan)

[Alberyk]

Well, the application shows knowledge of the lore and I know that the player can be trusted with a whitelist. However, I was a bit wary of the politics thing, but with the religion points more explained I am happy with accepting this application.

Application accepted.