[Accepted]Flpfs Dionae Application

[Flpfs]

BYOND Key: Flpfs

Character Names:

Laura Sari - Roboticist

Phillip Smith - Surgeon

John Tilap - Security Officer

Isa Olob - Station Engineer

Sophia Atrevin - Bartender

Species you are applying to play: Dionae

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

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:

I find the concept of Dionae interesting, the biology of Dionae is really intriguing and I liked reading about it in the wiki, particularly splitting and cognitive blocks.

 

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

I will start with self-preservation, Dionae, different from Humans, are afraid of being gravely harmed because that will result in a loss of experiences and knowledge, due to them splitting. They also feel pain differently, when a part of the gestalt is injured, the nymphs of that area cry out in pain, spreading the discomfort to the rest of the gestalt. Dionae also always attempt to seek radiation in the form of light, and will always avoid darkness.

Dionae can understand many languages, however, they can only speak a few of them, due to physical limitations. They possess their own language, Rootsong, described as natural sounds generated by their organs.

Dionae will generally speak in a slow and paused manner, using only one nymph to speak, or speak quickly, with many nymphs speaking at once. This however, does not mean that all Dionae are limited to those two styles of speech and many Dionae, like the ones in the Biesellian Choir, will speak normally.

When nymphs become more complex, they may sometimes encounter Cognitive Obstacles, akin to mental illnesses in Humans. These may cause the Dionae to chirp randomly, spasm and have bouts of paranoia. Sometimes, they may even form obstacles similar to depressive disorders, leaving the affected feeling sad and lifeless. These thoughts, if not treated, will spread to the entire gestalt, causing it to wither and die.

When gestalts split into smaller forms, Splitting Disorder may occur, this leads to increased anxiety and fear of harm between the split forms. It can be cured by the forms rejoining once again or being separated for a long time, although this can cause a depressive disorder.

Character Name: Mending Deep Wounds

Please provide a short backstory for this character

Grown at the Eternal Temple in 2449, Mending Deep Wounds was raised in Mendell’s District 11. Being mentored by a master surgeon, Helping Those In Great Pain, Wounds went on to study in the Biesel Institute of Medical Sciences, with their education being funded by the Choir. Following in their mentor’s footsteps, they aimed to become a surgeon, too.

Wounds starts by working as a resident in one District 11’s hospitals to send money back to the temple and signing up for the Tau Ceti Foreign Legion as a legionnaire to gain even more medical experience.

On it’s service as a legionnaire, they have mostly worked in humanitarian missions providing medical aid. However, one mission stands out. Stuck in a tense firefight inside a pirate ship in the Romanovich Cloud, Wounds and an injured legionnaire were pinned by intense fire, having to make a dash for it, they successfully escaped with their colleague in the very middle of the hallway, shots flying by. 

Outside of its time in the TCFL, Wounds played the saxophone in a small band with a few of it’s friends made in the Legion, sometimes even playing in one of District 7’s tajara-run casinos.

NanoTrasen saw an opportunity to recruit yet another promising doctor to it’s ranks. Wounds quickly accepted the offer, seeing it as a way to provide more money back to the Choir. Having good bedside manner, a happy demeanor and a trustable background proved valuable to Wounds, leading to them being offered a posting in the NSS Aurora as a Surgeon.

What do you like about this character?

I like the origins of the character, being grown in the temple is something a bit uncommon, I also like the fact that the character’s in the TCFL and that will provide for some interesting roleplaying opportunities.

How would you rate your role-playing ability?

I’d say it’s good enough.

Notes: I would like to thank Shio and Stev in the lore discord for looking at my app and helping me work on it.

Edited August 19, 2020 by Flpfs
grammer

[Zundy]

It all sounds pretty good. I like the fact you've touched upon the Biesel Dionae community and their communal assistance of one another. I also think the Sax band is cute. A few questions:

- How does the Eternal faith play into Wounds' life if at all?

- What did Wounds' do in the legion? Were they a medic?

- Since they were in the legion, were they trained to fight or were they purely a sort of pacifist medic?

[Flpfs]

@Zundy

- How does the Eternal faith play into Wounds' life if at all?
While Wounds has had interaction with the Eternal faith due to their upbringing, they personally do not believe in it.
- What did Wounds' do in the legion? Were they a medic?
Being a fully fledged legionnaire and not a volunteer, they were specialized as a medic.
- Since they were in the legion, were they trained to fight or were they purely a sort of pacifist medic?
While they were trained and equipped to fight as per TCFL standards, they personally only fought when it was necessary to defend themselves or a patient, leaving the shooting to other team members.

Edited August 19, 2020 by Flpfs
grammer

[Caelphon]

Hi there! Thanks for submitting the application. I do have some questions for you. 
 

19 hours ago, Flpfs said:

Stuck in a tense firefight inside a pirate ship in the Romanovich Cloud, Wounds and an injured legionnaire were pinned by intense fire, having to make a dash for it, they successfully escaped with their colleague in the very middle of the hallway, shots flying by. 

How does this affect Wound's life? Do they still struggle with Cognitive Obstacles surrounding this? Are they relatively unfettered by it?

 

19 hours ago, Flpfs said:

Outside of its time in the TCFL, Wounds played the saxophone in a small band with a few of it’s friends made in the Legion, sometimes even playing in one of District 7’s tajara-run casinos.

Would you say that Wounds plays the Saxophone as a hobby, or moreso to gain attention/friends? 

 

19 hours ago, Flpfs said:

Wounds went on to study in the Biesel Institute of Medical Sciences, with their education being funded by the Choir.

Did wounds encounter any forms of discrimination? Did they expierence something here that attributes to their name? Overall, how was their university life?

Have fun answering these! There are no wrong answers. 

[Flpfs]

@Caelphon

How does this affect Wound's life? Do they still struggle with Cognitive Obstacles surrounding this? Are they relatively unfettered by it?

Wounds was affected by the event, becoming paranoid and stressed. Deciding against keeping their thoughts to themselves, they seeked out a therapist from the Choir, dealing with their cognitive obstacles and learning new ways to manage stress.

Would you say that Wounds plays the Saxophone as a hobby, or moreso to gain attention/friends?  

Wounds started playing the saxophone as a way to make friends, but later started enjoying it.

Did Wounds encounter any forms of discrimination? Did they expierence something here that attributes to their name? Overall, how was their university life?

While they weren't discriminated against, they didn't really manage to engage in a few aspects of university life that they wanted to, such as entering a fraternity. However, it wasn't all bad, they became good friends with their human roommate, and keep in contact today.

[Sparky_hotdog]

Have played with Nusei (Not listed, but am talking to them right now in LOOC) a few times, and a little with Sani, and love the role play and conversations with those characters.

 

+1 from me.

[Yonnimer]

Hello! After some discussion, we've decided to accept your application.