Stiph's Skrell Application

[stiphs]

BYOND Key: (Stiphs)

Character Names: (RI-50, Otto Cypret)

Species you are applying to play: (Skrell)

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: (Light Blue)

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

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: I have had a very good time on other servers playing Skrell, and I cannot get enough of playing them. Specifically I enjoy playing an 'elder race', but subverting expectations slightly by instead playing a Skrell that displays an unusual interest in human culture. To put it bluntly, I've found it very interesting to play a human-aboo skrell. The lore on Skrell in Aurora is very different from Bay and Co, but still has enough similarity that I will feel comfortable playing one. I will enjoy the emphatic, curious, nature of the skrell. I also look forward to finding more and more ways to describe the emotions and other subtle things to a human-centric point of view, in spite of the obstacles presented by the expressionless skrell face. This is all to say that it will be a little bit of a challenge. 

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:  Skrell cannot express themselves as humans do with facial expressions, their faces are stiff and unresponsive. I will have to rely more on 'tentacle' and body language than I will on facial expressions.  Playing as a outsider, albeit a well learned outsider, looking in on human culture from the context of the Skrellian one will a challenge, but I think I will be up for it. The psionic elements of the Skrell I feel will be easy to pick up if I move slowly, like an awkward outsider, at first. I think a listener would be good for a first time skrell player, and would fit with the whole 'outsider' theme with this character.  This will be a real learning experience for playing an alien from an alien historical context. One of the things I am excited to use for role-playing purposes is the skrellian love of water, I think it will be very fun to describe Q'suerr submerged nearly up to her eyes, with head tails trailing. They are an amphibious species, which will set them apart from humanity in that manner. They would also be less motivated by sex, as skrell don't find pleasure in the act, though that won't come up much. It would be funny to have a slightly oblivious skrell bartender completely fail to see obvious sexual tension in the room, or fail to understand crude jokes. It would be very different having to think outside the lines when it comes to motivations for finding companionship.  There is also the matter of the extended Skrell life-span, which exceeds many other species. This would make having long term relationships, friendly even romantic, with other species a sure path to grief.

Character Name:(Q'suerr K'vux)

Please provide a short backstory for this character (She is young, but old enough to have developed her adult coloration and head tails, she has slimy, rather than sticky, skin, and lightly webbed hands.  A decently well trained Skrell student,, by no means an idol, who came to human space to explore the human culture which she has heard so much about in song, music, and imported books.  .  She has come to human space, and NT in particular, to witness life amongst the humans she grew up reading about. She has read the great works of the humans, but she is still bewildered by their meaning, without a face to put to the stories, or a wider context, they feel un-moored to her. She is desperate to know more about these people she has read so much about. She is a psionic Listener, which did nothing to endear her to her fellows, as Listeners are viewed with suspicion. Her curiosity extends in many odd directions, which made her somewhat of an outcast among more orthodox Skrell. She feels as if she can make her way in this strange, brave new world far from her home, among the humans, where fewer will care about her Listening. She dreads the thought that her welcome will run out before she becomes able to integrate with them. She dreads being an outcast in human space as well as in skrell space. She is a profoundly lonely person, but young and foolish enough to think that she will find someone or something to alleviate this among an alien race. She does however, feel a bit of apprehension regarding making friends with humans, as she knows their lifespans are far shorter than her own. The thought of human friends dying dismays her and she mostly tries not to think of it. She does however, think that it will be rewarding enough to pursue, despite the inevitable grief that will stain her face black down the line.   She does think of her home and the Jargon Federation fondly, but is aware of it's flaws, and somewhat uncomfortable with certain aspects of its government relating to free speech and indoctrination, but on the whole she is supportive. She is however, glad that she can leave the crushing embrace of the governmental social media blanket.  As for AI, she is terrified of them, but will do her best not to show that she is. She thinks/hopes that she has done enough mental exercises to suppress her fear and act normally around them.  

What do you like about this character? ( An awkward, wide eyed seeker of knowledge and experience, eager to look upon and find new points of view and new facets of the human/skrell experience. There is something of me in her, I think, save she is even more the alien, in a literal sense. I think that it will be interesting to reference various human cultural touchstones as an outsider, who does not quite understand the meaning of them. It will be like being old enough to appreciate the world of humans as you learn about it for the first time. She is something of an outcast, someone who does not mesh well with others, which I can appreciate. She would be constantly hiding her fear of her IPC and AI co-workers, or working to overcome it. There is a lot of room for development with this character I think.

 ) How would you rate your role-playing ability? It is decent, I can do well playing a strange, out of place character.

Edited May 16, 2020 by stiphs
Taken suggestions

[Peppermint]

You've focused a lot on the human interactions with skrell, but what about the race itself? You've only really mentioned physical differences and might want to add more, but otherwise:

- What does K'Vux think about synthetics, especially given she'd be working alongside them?

- How does she relate to humans, whilst knowing she'll outlive them to such a large degree?

- What does she feel toward the federation? Is she supportive, and if so, why?

[stiphs]

5 hours ago, Lemei said:

You've focused a lot on the human interactions with skrell, but what about the race itself? You've only really mentioned physical differences and might want to add more, but otherwise:

- What does K'Vux think about synthetics, especially given she'd be working alongside them?

- How does she relate to humans, whilst knowing she'll outlive them to such a large degree?

- What does she feel toward the federation? Is she supportive, and if so, why?

Thank you for your feedback! I've taken what you said to heart and done some editing.

[Snakebittenn]

You've touched on everything I could ask you to touch on, it's clear that you've done well in your research. Sorry for the time this took. Approved.