Mr. Popper's Command App

[Mr.Popper]

BYOND key: Mr.Popper

Discord Username: mr.popper

Character names:

• Manuel Barros, Engineer
• Biri-Biri, Bartender
• Z.I. Ayanda, Scientist
• Yrosla Araz’irr, Security Cadet
• Dariiz Ranura, Machinist

How long have you been playing on Aurora?

I have lurked on the server since at least early 2022, but only became an active community member around October of 2023.

Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?

None in-game (that I am aware of). I have been warned on the Discord for inappropriate memes.

Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each.

What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?

Facilitate. Like antagonists, command members facilitate roleplay, albeit by organizing departments and keeping everyone in the loop rather than sowing chaos. Unlike antagonists, command is vital for certain round functions, whether it be opening the armory, hailing foreign vessels, or raising to red alert. However, heads of staff should be careful to not become “super-characters”; command exists to manage and make calls. You should not be stealing thunder from your subordinates, you should be empowering them to do things that would be impossible in your absence.

What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?

As I touched on, heads of staff have a responsibility to improve their staff’s experience, but this also extends to antagonists. If I play a command member I am playing a punching bag. John Sol can shoot me, burn me, electrocute me, and gib me. As long as it gives him and everyone else a fun round, I am game. In the absence of external (usually Solarian) factors, heads of staff take on an educational role. SS13 is not the most transparent game for newcomers and every server has its quirks. I know it took me years to become a remotely competent spaceman, so I do everything in my power to impart knowledge on newcomers and appear welcoming. For this reason I only plan on playing heads of staff for departments I am fairly knowledgeable of (currently CE and XO).

Explain how the recent events in the Spur changed your character and how they came to be employed on the SCCV Horizon.

One day a Xion Manufacturing engineer had a question: can the machine run the factory? Here, the 80:20 Industrial Overseer was born. This experimental line was first limited to a test trial in the Solar system, but as the Conglomerate went public demand for skilled personnel skyrocketed. The initial order of four units more than doubled to ten, then eighteen, and so on. While the young 80:20 excelled in managing resources and minimizing losses, they were unprepared to tackle the social challenges of a real workplace. This was to be expected from an experimental model, but Xion programmers were unable to properly quality control the rising numbers and a wave of catastrophic failures eventually hit the line Spur-wide.

Juran 80:20 was among the first to emerge from the belly of HPS Amoni in 2460. After only a brief posting in line management aboard the mega factory, the demand for manpower called it elsewhere: Valkyrie. It was one of the lucky few sent to Biesel, assigned to the Helios Manufacturing Zone. Luckier still, Juran was spared from the more fatal malfunctions of its counterparts, only temporarily incapacitated from its duties. The terminal failures of Juran’s brethren allowed for Xion engineers to quickly pinpoint the most severe defects and correct them, saving Juran and the other surviving 80:20 units from early death. 

The 80:20 Industrial was an embarrassing failure for Xion and Hephaestus. Ironically, an attempt to cut corners sent millions of credits in lost assets and costly recalls down the drain. Though any future units were scrapped, what was left of the project were some of the most effective (and expensive) synthetic managers in Hephaestus. Juran proved extremely lucrative in its half decade tenure at the Helios Manufacturing Zone. But considering the money lost on it, the IPC has a long way to go to break even. Hephaestus has agreed to temporarily loan Juran to the SCC proper. Both companies have high expectations of the Industrial, and it in turn has high expectations of its subordinates.

What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted?

Chief Engineer, Consular, Corporate Liaison, Executive Officer, Captain

Have you familiarized yourself with the wiki pages for the command roles?

Yes.

Characters you intend to use for command or have created for command. Include the job they will be taking: 

• Juran 80:20, Chief Engineer. Industrial management unit that expects synthetic results from its mostly organic workers.
• Deborah Grady, Workplace Liaison. Enthusiastic but sheltered Hephaestus rep more interested in the idea of hard work than actually doing it.
• Ernst Strelitz, Consular. Hardline Dominian veteran who was maimed in a terrorist attack early into his military service. 

Do you understand your whitelist is not permanent, and may be stripped following continuous administrative action?

Yes.

Have you linked your BYOND account to the Forums?

Yes.

Extra notes: None (yet)

Edited July 1 by Mr.Popper
Improved formatting

[Rabid Animal]

Popper has lots of fun characters and his roleplay is mmmmnhnnhnnhn great! +1

[MattAtlas]

Sorry for the delay!

On trial until 20JUL2024.

[hazelmouse]

Last round, 80:20 proactively reached out to work on freezers in service for the synthetic service staff to lounge in, including transforming the back of the bar into a freezer. It was super cute and made me smile, I adore Chief Engineers that involve the crew in their projects. +1

[ASmallCuteCat]

Mr. Popper is one of the players who helped me learn how 2 engineer. They're good at showing you how to do stuff.

In the round that I just played with 80:20 Lean Ground Beef, he gave direction without being overbearing, and kept a good stream of communication going with the engineers.

i have a headache I forgot what else I was going to say but +1

[MattAtlas]

You guys really ought to remind me when I forget about your apps.

Accepted!