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BYOND Key: Diggey Mineson

Character Names: Han Song, Keira Pfeifer (She'll be back!!!), Supsampantuwongse Kantawong, Ka'Akaix Theth K'lax, Zacharias Sneed, Layana Oumarou-Bouba, X-Avier, Bob Roberts, Ka'Viax Tlili K'lax (deceased) ,Marlowe Phillips (Deceased),

Species you are applying to play: Skrell , Xiialt

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: A dark brown/green (Seaweed) (around 1B2C00), splotchy - MY SECOND however (which is the application for which I am applying right now) shall be a good old comfortable bright Verdigris #40B5AD

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes, twice now. Including Military this time.

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: Same as last time.

Fuckers be goofy yo. (softly chirrups)

I just see more of them now since the launch of the Next Big Thing, and as opposed to wanting to see more of them like previously I want to join them.

Their mechanics seem very engaging and there is a culture that is very difficult to penetrate as an outsider that I would like to take a part in.

When I first got into the lore I  immediatly fell into the rabbithole that is the lorepages explaining the way they classify and form interpersonal relationships and I think that shit is cute as fuck-.

I decided I wanted to make a Skrell character based entirely on the Social aspects of the race and have let this influence the reasoning behind as to why I wanted to make this specific character.

Even hatred and rivalries are seen as a mutually beneficial exchange and I just think that is very wholesome.

 

 

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

I can add a few things since my last application. Other than the stress of beeing a Skrell I can throw in some of the hardships older Skrell have been through that human characters rarely get to express.

The idea of peer pressure beeing a non-optional part of life. And ya know, a pool of psychic powers.

As I said before, beeing skrell is beeing under pressure, beeing stressed, trying to make do and finding companionship in any interaction. They are exceptionally social individuals which is made very difficult by their near totalitarian government and you can tell even from an outside perspective that they are living complex internal lives despite a general disability to portray this to non-Skrell.

I did not lay out WHY it is they are different, just that they are very inhuman in how to play them.

again mechanically they are different. from Psionic abilities, to Srom, which is a huge part culturally and religiously. To minor things like roleplaying out how dry your second skin layer is getting and wanting to turn down the AC

Eating sour foods and not having teeth so preferring softer foods.

Delicious snails in Seaweed Creme.

 

Edit: I have been tasked to snazz this out since "just look at my last application lol" is indeed not really proper etiquette.

push your tongue against the top of the roof of your mouth and tense your forehead, this odd feeling in the back of your head? Yeah that's how a Skrell feels all the time, and now add in the fact that emotions will have a physiological effect on them. Humor burns, fear swells, you cry tar when you are feeling overworked, if you've been working for 3 hours your second skin itches and cracks and you need some effing water in your system. You have to wear a Tin Foil hat if you want to have a good night's sleep by yourself (and if you do you must be up to something!!). A preference for sweet and Sour food while beeing unable to chew with your hardened gums so most of the good cuisine is out and you prefer menthol flavoured potato mash. It ain't easy beeing Skrell.

This is not even to mention the actual mechanical differences include such things as using Lube to slide around the station (no slipping), beeing able to psionically ping and message people, the reliance on water and the preference for having an AC around, dousing yourself in water, beeing highly squishy and beeing easy to hurt (ba dum tish), They also have a society much less focused on gender roles as they are hermaphroditic.

Ideally of course Sexuality and Gender have no impactful bearing on meaningful roleplay unless you wanna start flirting with your coworkers, but I have to mention this part, not because I actually have to, but because I want to underline that they are not human. As a Skrell you are a person and other people are the same person as you, with preferences and decisions they can make to affect how they want their life to go.

It is very freeing.

 

Also ya know

if you commit a crime you get sentenced by the SCC then the Jargon federation cuts out 5 points from your social credit score and suddenly you can no longer afford Tuna Snax. So it is really important to be on your best behaviour, which only a few human factions can say about themselves.

 

Character Name: Otenell Qrblaak

Please provide a short backstory for this character:

Otenell was born 121 years after Glorsh-Omega suddenly disappeared, their parents subject to forced labour and sterilisation Otenell was cherished and coddled even as a young tadpole due to the auspicious circumstances that allowed their hatching despite complications of the genophage taking their F'ex'Qa shortly before Otenell's birth.

Otenell was born with a rare genetic disorder, a malfunction borne from the attempted sterilisation of their egglayer. They are a Xiialt but are born with a disorder that most commonly manifests in Axiori. A form of Volvuunt Qixqalau that makes it difficult for this Skrell to breathe Oxygen outside of a water rich environment without the aid of a breathing apparatus. Along with the usual risks for injury or infection they suffer from something akin to severe Asthma when without a watertank supplying oxygen rich water to their Gills.

As such a majority of their schooling has taken place in underwater Axiori schools where their unique afflication has garnered them many companions and the interest of their educators, causing them to grow up in a very positive happy environment and forming close bonds with many of their schoolmates who they try to stay in contact with even to this day over Viv-ID

Subject to experimental treatment in suppression of their parents Psionic ability Otenell was born a Listener though through rigorous training in the Reef Garden managed some level of proficiency in their natural gifts, especially around the more psionically gifted Axiori who would want to challenge Otenell recreationally to better themselves.

Always obsessed, even from a very young age, with the stars Otenell decided to dedicate most of their education to furthering their understanding of these phenomenons, something that is exceptionally difficult in the Reefgardens deep deep Underwater, relying heavily on the well documented phenomena and historical observation of the Axiori Lu-Qsi

Upon reaching their 60th Birthday they transferred to a Depth College above the waterline and dedicated themselves entirely to Astronomy and Astrophysics going down a long and arduous rabbithole touching every specialisation from atomic physics, to chemistry, to astrophysics, to astromechanics, to mechanics, to relativistic theory, to quantum mechanics, and finally, after years of dedication: Bluespace Mechanics.

It was in this Depth college they finally reached their title of Star Graduate, something prominently displayed proudly on their Viv-ID (Qu'vesi Otenell Qrblaak) Despite having achieved far greater things since then

After their stint in the Depth College Otenell applied for a research position in the Jargon Fleet due to their great knowledge in Astrophysics and applied rocket science where they have since worked for 20 years.

However due to beeing a Listener their funding into phoronics and bluespace mechanics was slightly adjusted to make their work difficult, even more difficult than what working within an area with no naturally occuring phoron already was.

And as such they lept at the opportunity to participate in the Jargon Federation work exchange programme to be able to work on the SCCV Horizon, a vessel notable for it's main mission beeing to search for additional phoron in the Galaxy at large.

A thing they take with great sourness, as they have already missed their friends and family beeing part of the research fleet without beeing so far away.

 

What do you like about this character?

I myself tend to go down endless rabbitholes when committing myself to researching something and a young-at-heart supernerd, while not uncommon on the Horizon, is a type of character I have yet to play and think would have a great time playing out.

I also want to engage myself more in the Science department so this is a perfect opportunity to do so.

I added in a made up disorder that I think I can play out fairly well. Why? Because I play Vaurcae, needing an oxygen tank (and more importantly a mask) on me at all times is second nature to me so I can roleplay out genuine concerns and be fun for the other Skrell to gawk at while making it easy on me as a player to manage. And beeing a curiosity (I hope) will be well enjoyed by my Skrell colleagues.

 

I am a typo machine but my characters are well played and well acted and I think I can enrich the station with my RP

I am STILL polarising.

people either greatly enjoy my characters or suffer silently as I accidentally talk over them because they type while I type and do not engage my gimmick and AAAAAA it usually gets very awkward.

BUT

people that DO enjoy spending time with me greatly do so.

 

Notes:

Otenell is now 161 years old

Otenell seriously considered joining the church but decided that dedicating themselves to the mechanical aspect was more up their alley than fully embracing the traditionalist lifestyle and viewpoints of his close friends and contemporaries.

Otenell has a Axiori partner who they send romantic pictures to

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Added more information because I was a bit sparse on the non-character part.
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Hello! Some questions:

1. What is their SCS and how did that effect them in their upbringing?

2. How do humans treat them due to their disability?

3. How do they feel about the Jargon Federation after their "ostracization" for being a listener?

4. How do they feel about Non-Fed Skrell?

Thanks!

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7 hours ago, RyverStyx said:

1. What is their SCS and how did that effect them in their upbringing?

I am pretty sure their SCS went up over their time in school, they have always been social and very interested in their studies, they have shown great interest in the state mandated religion and have engaged with the religious scripture during their formative years. I would assume it was at least around 5 or 6 (, though I am not entirely familiar with this so if that is too high for a 60 year old please inform me,) which allowed them to apply for a College outside of their regular habitat , using a device that would be specially made for them for that purpose, which would be difficult for someone of a lower social class to finance or even get approved.

They have enjoyed  the fruits of their compliance and enjoyed many opportunities that aided them greatly in their pursuit of their education!

Which of course inversely reinforces their compliance.

They are also not a vocal opponent of the Jargon Federation and in the end has decided to apply for a position in the fleet, I think their SCS starting out should be fairly healthy even if they are too busy to actually want to have children (yet)

7 hours ago, RyverStyx said:

2. How do humans treat them due to their disability?

The requirements for beeing a Phoronics researcher specify a low amount of social disabilities and no movement impairment. Which Otenell does not have. Now Humans problably look at this guy with his weird swollen exposed gills with a mild disgust, though of course we have Dionae who are like bugplants who suck blood.

I do not think it would interfere too much with their perception of Otenell, though it could throw a few bricks in their path, whatwith requiring special accomodations beeing a thing which is always annoying for anyone to deal with.

It's a small hassle, especially if his kit needs maintenance. but this is much like how having a prosthetic arm is a small hassle and should not interfere with how they are treated.

7 hours ago, RyverStyx said:

3. How do they feel about the Jargon Federation after their "ostracization" for being a listener?

Otenell is annoyed. They do not agree or even pretend to understand. But they do not speak up about it, They have been afforded a great life, a lot of money on their UBI and privileges that some of their friends do not enjoy. They think it is unfair, but they play by the rules. They are very excited to play by some other rules. This is an exciting opportunity for them to be under less social pressure to go along with the wake.

Maybe working under Zheng-Hu will finally give them a chance to have a breakthrough they have been looking for!

7 hours ago, RyverStyx said:

4. How do they feel about Non-Fed Skrell?

If you are outside of the federation you lack some of the basic advantages of beeing a federation citizen, such as a Universal Income, or access to Viv-ID which they love socialising on.

They see it also as kind of a drawback, Human nations for example make it very hard to, for example, get a thorough education without going into crippling debt. Something Otenell does not have to worry about. Beeing a Biesel citizen for example has no advantages other than the racism beeing non-constitutional.

Beeing ostracised for beeing a frog rather for beeing a Listener

It's all the same.

Only they get none of the benefits.

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