Comet Blaze's Command App

[Comet Blaze]

BYOND key: Comet Blaze

Discord Username: comet_blaze

Character names:

CHESED and I-59 Phantom are the only ones I play with any regularity

How long have you been playing on Aurora?

Joined around 2018, had a long break and have since been playing for about a year

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

A few warnings from 5 years ago about leaving without cryoing/warning the admins

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?

To manage the department, making sure it’s running smoothly and delegating tasks to ensure everyone has something to do when possible. Command players are also meant to be the more experienced person in a department, able to answer any questions that may be brought up by members of the department and, especially, by new players.

Members of command are also required to control the flow of the round, directing their department so they may appropriately respond to whatever threats may crop up, while also ensuring that, in the case of antagonists, this threat is not immediately shutdown.

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

Above all, I believe the biggest responsibility of a command player is to ensure everyone is having a good time, be it the antags trying to do their gimmick, the members of their department playing the job they readied up for or the new players wanting to learn the game. Heads of staff have the power to act as quasi game masters with how much sway they hold over a round and it’s important to ensure this sway is used in a responsible manner so that everyone comes out of a round feeling satisfied. This can mean ensuring antags have enough room to do their thing and serving as more of a facilitator rather than yet another obstacle they must overcome in other to fulfil their gimmick or even delegating tasks so that the work is spread out throughout everyone rather than a single person doing everything.

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

MD-Z93 was a Zeng-Hu frame built in the colony of Biesel in 2431 and tasked with performing surgery at a hospital owned by NanoTrasen. 20 years of exceptional service and dedication saw it being among the first self owned IPCs of the fledgling republic amidst its push towards more pro-synthetic policies, only for it all to come undone in 2459 with the 33rd’s incursion.

Seeing the republic as doomed, Z93 used all of its funds to smuggle itself out of the collapsing breakaway state, finding itself in the planet of Konyang following a quick trip through the system’s bluespace gate. Now a rogue IPC, Z93 sustained itself by offering surgery to criminals who could not be treated in more traditional facilities, eventually becoming known as Jang-Uisa, a nickname given to it by the local gangsters after the embalming table it used to perform surgery in.

Years went by and Jang-Uisa became extremely well connected, fostering relations with all of the major crime syndicates and even meeting like minded synthetics who saw in Jang-Uisa a valuable asset to increase their own wealth. By the time the independence rolled around, Jang-Uisa was well established among the underworld’s circles, leveraging its connections to broker deals between other parties as well as a gradual expansion of its own operations.

Jang-Uisa was not among the synthetics who would found what became known as the Zaibatsu, but with the position it occupied in Konyang’s underworld, an invitation was inevitable. 2464 marked the date in which Jang-Uisa entered the Great Game™, expanding its operations to crime syndicates across the entire Spur and continuing to develop its wide network of connections to ensure that, despite its relatively minor wealth, other merchants did not see the need to purchase it and its operations.

The awakening of Domadice and the changes it brought caused Jang-Uisa to put its life into perspective. Now safe from the threat of servitude, Jang-Uisa relaxed for the first time in a long time and realized: It was bored. The wealth was fun, at first, but there are only so many overly expensive items one could buy before they lost their meaning. It was reminded of the thrill of being handed a half deaf person and the satisfaction of seeing their eyes open after grueling hours of surgery. It decided it wanted to reconnect with the things that brought it joy so long ago. Jang-Uisa decided it needed a vacation. And it had a few options in mind.

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

CMO and both liaison roles at first and maybe XO or Captain at a later date, perhaps HoS as well.

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

Yessir

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

Jang-Uisa, CMO

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:

Edited July 20 by Comet Blaze
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[Nagito Komaeda]

CHESED is my personal go-to to see as an interim CMO whenever a situation happens where this is necessary. I am a big fan of Comet's command style, and I am absolutely looking forward to seeing them bring permanent Head characters to the board. Definitely a  +1 from me!

[LforLouiseeee]

+1

Easily one of the best people on this server, no exceptions. It's always fun interacting with their characters, and I think they would totally ace this.

[The_Ill_Fated]

+1 Comet plays a memorable, compelling, and engaging character on Aurora, and has for a long time.  I have nothing but faith that them having a Command Whitelist would do nothing but further the sort of environment we're looking for.  

[MattAtlas]

On trial until 9AUG2024.

[maxspells]

Super awesome character! They helped explain things to me (a physician) when I had questions without taking over for me, and still let me do the work. Stayed in character and kept medbay organized. Continued roleplaying after critical patients were handled. Overall super fun to interact with +1

[HanSolo1519]

Haven't gotten to see how they do mechanically, but Jang has been great in my eyes. Making sure to talk and interact with everyone in the department, good emotes, ensuring the trainee got paired with someone who can tutor them. Very proactive.

+1

[ARandoDude]

+1 I've worked with them extensively over the last few rounds and i do enjoy their character and Rp is top notch, always looking to get someone to do something instead of stepping in where they are not needed but will step in where they are needed after asking. Either way very nice command character and i do enjoy having them around as CMO.

[MrGodZilla]

Very novel character executed well + they communicate extensively with the department and keep everyone up-to-speed. Can't ask for much else.

+1

[Miracae]

I've played quite a lot with Comet's other character, Chesed, less with Jang-Uisa, but I can without a doubt say that Comet is a very good roleplayer, communicates very well, brings to community and is helpful to newbies! +1

[MattAtlas]

Accepteed.