[ACCEPTED] Goolies' Fish Application 🦑

[goolie]

BYOND Key: Goolies

Character Names: Bill Hickman, Eku Ahulku, Keala Nalika

Species you are applying to play: Skrell

What color do you plan on making your first alien character: Some sort of greenish / brown colour

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Trying to finish through the generational ship pages, but I would say I’ve read it all!

Why do you wish to play this specific race: I’ve always loved to mess around in game with Skrell and the lore that revolves around them. Whether it be getting into arguments with Skrell as a Human trying to convince them that their government is totally crazy, to jumping into the Srom with my character’s boss in operations. I think it would be a unique opportunity to finally be able to roleplay from the perspective of my own Skrell character with their own story. I’m most excited to experience what it’s like as a Skrell to meet your polar opposite faction and civilisation wise and RP out that conflict.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Right off the bat, I would say that the actual OOC mechanics present differ completely from what you might find as a human. You can work with an in-depth psionic system with multiple psionic abilities, which obviously isn’t something humans have. This would include the actual physical Srom, which you can visit in game, other abilities like psionic pinging and reading minds, etc. Skrell are also all connected on some level, as they're affected by the Nlom, where their emotions and feelings are broadcasted to any Skrell in range; affecting their behaviour and outlook. Expressing yourself outside of these means would be more difficult than that of a human too, because on a physical level Skrell do not emotionally communicate in the same way a human might. They don’t rely on facial features to convey their emotions but prefer a combination of headtail movements and psionics to express their emotions.

Character Name: Buu’Mbo Bunq

Please provide a short backstory for this character: Buu'Mbo arrived into the Spur during that of a particularly cold Lu-Paalq and was born surrounded by their large, loving Quya of seven secondaries of similar ranking, who all had the highest hopes of Buu'Mbo joining their continued legacy of pro-federation accomplished researchers. Residing in the sticky tropical weather of Aweiji, it was only right for Buu'Mbo to continue as their Quya intended and make further advancements into sustainable farming around the wider space of Nralakk. Throughout their younger life, Buu'Mbo would always be that of an outspoken individual with questionable psionic proficiency, but their Quya would revel in this. To be so lively and boisterous at such a young age was surely a sign of good tidings to come! However, Buu'Mbo was already faced with a difficult decision when it came to deciding what they actually wanted to achieve in life. Expecting to score high on the tests given to that of young tadpole it was a surprise when the results were, dull to say the least. Nothing but a Receiver when most of their commune was the opposite.

Struggling with what their Quya had expected of them from the very start, and as a result of Buu'Mbo’s indecisiveness and questionable score in their allotted lessons and capability tests, they arranged for Buu'Mbo to be taken to a prestigious research institute in Tresja. But to the dismay of their Quya, Buu'Mbo had a different set of aspirations to follow. They almost immediately began to fall behind in their teachings and would eventually (and severely) languish the opportunity.

It wasn’t as if Buu'Mbo wasn’t eager! They were a dedicated student and excited to learn about the many differing fields of science! They couldn’t wait to be immersed in what fertiliser was being researched aboard what vessel or how the Nralakk Federation was revolutionising food around the Spur! Unfortunately for Buu'Mbo (and their several tutors,) it became more and more obvious they were struggling. What they were learning wasn’t practical anyways! Where were the explanations for what machinery went where and how this and that was put together? All it seemed that Buu'Mbo would ever hear about was of "pre-determined approximates dyn mulch" and other nonsense. Not to mention, the more they failed, the more their score would suffer! It was a losing battle, and Buu’Mbo knew it. God forbid they cheated on their papers. Their Quya would KILL them back home!

Everyone that they knew around them had envisioned Buu'Mbo following in their predecessors’ footsteps and advancing up the ranks in the field of science, only for their efforts to be squandered by a lack of determination. Their Quya would constantly lecture them from their hometown on how they were wasting the very potential that had led the seven of them to be successful! How could Buu'Mbo NOT live up to their expectations? It was time for a change. Their true passion, hidden behind that of their sustainable farming courses, was that of the machinery that MAKES the sustainable farming work in the first place. Engines, cogs, and wrenches! This was the calling that Buu'Mbo knew they were lotted for—engineering. 

It was then that Buu'Mbo made the decision to switch their focus in life. They felt deep inside themselves that this field would allow him to apply his problem-solving skills in a more tangible way and allow him to create things that could help others in a REAL way. Even with their seven caretakers and those around them voicing their adamant distaste for the decision, Buu'Mbo remained determined to see it through. As Buu'Mbo progressed through their new classes at the less-so popular, less-so prestigious university, they knew this was the right decision to make. Joy was found in turning cogs into their right places and holding the spring that drives the rod into the machine designed to make life easier for other skrell. 

Buu'Mbo knew that their lot was to find some far-distant off place where they could extend the reach of Nralakk’s skills to other machinery, across the Spur! They had spent a significant amount of time preparing to submit their work application. They submitted one every which way they could! Portfolios were compiled, their now new degree and expertise in various areas of engineering were highlighted, and they gathered as many recommendations as they could. Ultimately? It paid off and they were finally granted a work visa for the SCCV Horizon! This allowed them to pursue their passion for engineering off-world and expand their skills and knowledge in the field.

Now reaching sixty, and with the begrudging acceptance and a growing fondness for Buu'Mbo’s newfound confidence, their Quya reluctantly relented and began to see the value in their work and even expressed small pride in Buu'Mbo’s achievements. In the end, Buu'Mbo knew that the choice they had made was the right one, and they hoped that their story would inspire others to pursue their passions despite expectations. Although their relationship with his Quya had become slightly strained, Buu'Mbo was proud of the work they had accomplished and the career they had chosen.

What do you like about this character?: Besides being super excited to get into engineering finally and get to play a skrell, I think I'm going to have a lot of fun with their personality. I'm thinking of going pro-federation but, also RP out some of the points of having a middle-to-low score? A lot of the supporters normally tend to be really uptight or incredibly rich and I want to try remedy that with a more boisterous Skrell from a more rural background that still supports their home. (I'll make it realistic I promise!)

How would you rate your role-playing ability?: Decent enough! I'm sure if you get to RP with me in game you're not going to be like "bloody hell it's this bastard again" but feel free to drop a comment if you ever do feel like that. I'd say an eight. A solid eight, for sure.

Edited April 12, 2023 by WhatsUpBrotendo

[La Villa Strangiato]

5 hours ago, goolie said:

Decent enough! I'm sure if you get to RP with me in game you're not going to be like "bloody hell it's this bastard again"

Many are saying this.

I think Goolies would play a really good fish person, and I have a soft spot for Skrell characters that end up being failchildren just because of the restrictive nature of their society. It's always cool to see people playing Skrell who are a little more wacky or "out there" and I think Goolies could pull that off in an interesting and compelling way. +1 from me

Edited April 11, 2023 by La Villa Strangiato

[RyverStyx]

Hello there! Just a couple questions for you.

 

1. Was Buu’Mbo raised to follow any of the Skrell faiths? If so, which ones? If not, why?

2. How does Buu’Mbo feel about working with other species while on the Horizon?

3. Small question: What is their SCS at the time of joining the Horizon?

[WhatsUpBrotendo]

Hi, thanks for applying. 

Ryver's already covered most of what I wanted to ask, but there's a part of the backstory that I'm confused about:

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Expecting to score high on the tests given to that of young tadpole it was a surprise when the results were, dull to say the least. Nothing but a Receiver when most of their commune was the opposite.

What test are you referring to here? And does this mean that Mbo comes from a quya of mostly listeners? 

[goolie]

@RyverStyx Cheers for asking about the religions, because I was torn between Qeblak and Weishii but I decided to go with Weishii because I think it fits his background more, as they're from Aweiji and it's one of the more nature-esque religions, and I feel it makes more sense considering Aweiji is a planet focused on its environment and living off the land. As for other species, I'd say that they're open to others but they haven't had much experience with the ones found outside of Nralakk, so they might need some help from other Skrell in that regard. I was thinking to go in the middle ground for SCS with something around five because of their issues in education but ultimately succeeding.

@WhatsUpBrotendo The test in the backstory that I was referring to was the one that gauges their psionic capabilities and where they might land on the Zrose graph. As for their Quya's proficiencies, and since it's on the end of a larger scale Quya, I wanted to have some that were listeners so it emphasised the expectations put on Buu’Mbo.

[WhatsUpBrotendo]

accepted