[Accepted]Gr33d Sprouts again - Diona Application

[Gr33d]

BYOND Key: Gr33dy

Character Names: Jati Hunt, Rose Henderson, Gamma Cyborgs, Other one offs.

Species you are applying to play: Diona

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: (Color of your character; Dionaea & IPCs exempt)

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: Diona interest me in their biology. The way they are made of of a gestalt of little nymph fellas is really awesome to me and opens up the possibilities when to comes to playing them. I also want to slow down my playstyle. I saw someone in the discord who said that their speed really makes you think in their playstyle and I feel that's something I really need. Their mind types also interest me albeit to a lesser extent. 

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Being aware of light levels at all times and knowing that you can't just outrun the problems on the station or be to far from where you need to be due to speed are two big mechanical ones. From a role play perspective though, being a gestalt of nymphs, you would have to think about what the collective is thinking about and what they would do in a situation. They are multiple little fellas who have their own thoughts whereas a human is just that one human, they think for themselves while the gestalt would have to think about all of them. 

Character Name: Mend Bloodshed in the Inky Cosmos

Please provide a short backstory for this character: Mend was originally part of the Pests of Titan Prime cluster, a cyclops sized diona that was forced to split from the gestalt to survive in the deep dark recesses of the hive ship. They learned to stay quiet as a mouse when Vaurca were around, moving through and hiding in vents when they needed to, emerging for light when the coast is clear. The suffocating dark causing anxiety in the nymphs. The confusion about why they were being attacked and treated like unwanted rats would fill them with hopelessness, all life was for them was a constant game of cat and mouse where they were treated with no remorse by the Vaurca, over the years having parts of them killed, finding new nymphs all alone, trying to take care of those who were scared. For years they hid in fear, starving and anxious, when suddenly they were found... and spoken to. They were told that the Vaurca were sorry, and were offered a place to live. Mend went along, mostly in fear, assuming this was a trap they just could not run from. They waited for death, they waited to be lead to a small room, locked in and with the lights shut off to die a slow death, but were met with what seemed to be a room full of light and other Diona. exhausted, they stepped in the room, again half expecting them to lock the door and turn off the lights, killing all of them, but the door remained opened, they were free, and free to leave.

They would stay for a short time in the greenhouse, speaking with other Diona about the events and if they can even trust their current situation to be safe. After a few months of rest, Mend assumed it was a safe place, maybe even a safe place to stay, they had nowhere else to go, but they did not want to be reliant on those who hunted them for so long. Over their time in the greenhouse they learned of where they were and what kinds of other species lived in the area. They learned that they could earn something called credits and use them to get their own place to live so they would not need to live in the green house. They would do jobs where they could to gain credits and eventually learn ways to deal with their traumas, major traumas like death and the loss of nymphs were to much to deal with, but through meditation and doing menial tasks they could take their mind off of the gnawing memories, if even for just a little while. They would take interest in learning more ways to deal with these traumas, learning that while they may never go away, they can find ways to make life just a little easier. They would take what credits they could make doing small jobs and work on learning about Psychology, eventually getting an education and getting some contacts for jobs off of the hive ship, Eventually landing with a spot on the Arora station.  

What do you like about this character: I really like the slower paced gameplay this Diona can offer me. I also like some of the RP potential in their flaws and the fact that they were a part of this event could cause some cool moments with other diona of this cluster. Mend would act like a mother to the crew as the psychiatrist, making sure everyone is doing ok and making sure they are comfortable in their care. I was playing a psychiatrist that I really enjoyed but I felt like to really take advantage of what and who I see this character as they need to be a Diona. A heavy roleplay character that makes me sit down and play as them, not getting into trouble, doing my job, and having fun with it. 

 How would you rate your role-playing ability: Its alright, average or so. 

Notes: Their name would come from them wanting to help people and prevent issues from misunderstandings before they begin and the dark vastness of space. 

If there's any issues I need to know about this backstory please let me know so I can fix it, I've read what I can about the events of The Pests of Titan Prime but if I got any events wrong please inform me so I may fix it.

Their mind type would likely be somewhere along a Competence Choir and a Harmonious Hymn

I'm sorry if the backstory kinda trails off at the end. My ADD was getting the better of me at the moment. 

[Zundy]

@Gr33d Titan prime hive is cool! My question to you would be - how does Mend feel about the Eternal and the Biesel Choir? Do they interact with the Choir much?

 

[Gr33d]

5 hours ago, Zundy said:

@Gr33d Titan prime hive is cool! My question to you would be - how does Mend feel about the Eternal and the Biesel Choir? Do they interact with the Choir much?

 

At least at the moment Mend would have very little interest in following anything but themselves. They would be especially not down with joining a bigger gestalt for the time being after what happened to their last one especially with the express purpose of hurling themselves into the sun or becoming a star. Any conversation with someone from the Choir about joining the eternal would likely be stressful even thinking about so they would try to shut down the conversation very quickly. Not that they would avoid people from the Choir outright but they would, at this point in time Mend would be working on self sufficiency and finding stability in their life.

[Yonnimer]

Sorry for how long this took

After some discussion with the team, i'm gonna have to deny this

The app itself is fine, there's nothing major that couldn't be solved by questions we could ask, however we still hold the same concerns over your antag that we did last month, we haven't seen enough improvement for the concerns to be alleviated. I'm gonna have to ask you to wait until at least the start of 2022 before you reapply if you plan to again in the future. 

If there are any questions or concerns you can dm me over discord.

[Yonnimer]

After a discussion with the applicant/rest of the team, i'm gonna reverse my earlier decision and accept this app, my original decision on this didn't take some details into full account.