Wezzy's Command Application

[wowzewow]

BYOND key: Wowzewow

Discord Username: alsoandanswer

Character names:

Wesley Miyazaki

Jeremy Hanford

How long have you been playing on Aurora?
Nine years.

Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?
Yes. Not very serious.

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?

A Mini-DM, basically. Give people things to do. Set up scenarios for roleplay. Something that really stuck with me way back when I was playing a chef was the Captain ordering a steak, a glass of wine, and some mushroom soup. It wasn't much, but it gave me something fun to do. To elaborate - it's all about *delegation*, you've got *power*, and you *should* use it. It's fun to boss around a bunch of goons - but it's also fun to be bossed around. "Aye-aye boss, with pleasure", as you order some security boys to give em' what for. If they don't comply, well... do this or you're fired! Conflict! Either way, everyone has fun. Typically, good leadership's about conflict mediation - not taking sides, and ending things peacefully, that's nice and all. However, it's more fun to draw lines in the sand and form teams. Since you're a member of command, you have the *authority* to do these kinds of things. And it's the best kind of roleplay that you can get on the server. Every character gets to pour out their grudges and greviances, and it's a very emotionally raw experience. People die, fight, and get messed up! Its dramatic, romantic, fantastic.

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

Be good roleplayers, basically. If something goes wrong, just help smooth things out and make sure the show goes on. Realistically though, you aren't a loredev, nor an admin, so your responsibilites are much more muted, but also a lot more personal. There isn't this power dynamic, so you're a lot more of a mentor and friend than anything else. Also makes you a lot more approachable. You're "higher ranking" per se, but in knowledge, rather in authority. You should be a rock to other players, and when they see your name in the manifest, they know they'll be in for a good time.

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

As much as a Solarian citizen as anyone else, unfortunately, Morgan isn't particularly all too fond of the Solarian Alliance, with its dogmatic rhetoric and nationalistic fervour. Though Sol Common was the lingua franca, he never really felt a connection to it. Dad spoke a dialect. Mom spoke Basic. Sol Common was the language of propaganda. Failure after failure, corruption, scandals. The fact that his leaders were utter imbeciles were an insult to his to intelligence. And he'll be damned if he's going to be drafted into the Solarian Navy to die in a Gadpathurian trench. With a broad higher education in Basic under his belt and a fire in his gut, he sought employment with the SCC, and got on the first ship he could. The Horizon.

Though, it'd be hard to say he *hates* the Solarian Alliance. Changing masters from pauldrons and military formals to suits and ties isn't particularly all sunshine and rainbows for him, but at least there's a way up and out, he hopes... Well, at least it's better than the senseless self-absorbed bickering of the Coalition, but that's something to think about for another time.

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

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:
Morgan, Chiang-Slaughter Tsing-Hsien - Executive Officer

Morgan is a New Hai Phonger - well, at least half, mom's a Bieselite and *insisted* on the double barelled last name.

A gaunt, sharply dressed New Hai Phonger man, usually seen with a ledger or clipboard in tow. It's as if he's *thinking* through his pen - that is, if his white dress gloves don't catch your eye first. Usually deadpan and monotonous - some see this as uncaring, uncouth - but really, he's mostly nonplussed most of the time. However, that's not to say he isn't emotive... (and that's for you to find out!) His hair is in a rough undercut, his beard mostly stubble, thicker at the mustache and chin. A pair of horn-rimmed spectacles rests on his face. He's kept in an utilitarian manner.

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:
No.

Edited February 25 by wowzewow

[JeffMomentRed]

Can you describe how the Orion Spur is a volatile place right now? What makes it so and how has that affected where your character previously worked or is from?

[NM_]

There isn't any information on your application to have a better idea of who Morgan is as a character you intend to take into the command trial. Could you please elaborate more? I understand its only a trial character. It still is the primary method for how you'll be judged on your rounds and having some background information about them helps show commitment to the app.

The questions regarding the purpose and responsibility of a head of staff are succinct but similarly would benefit from fleshing out. Playstyles and interpretations of Command can often vary - its important the WL team has an idea of how a player envisions - and ultimately executes - this vision in the day to day. Given how impactful a command character can be in a round, its a great deal of responsibility. Longtime players don't necessarily facilitate this exclusively because they've been here a long time, even though they have a wealth of experience under command characters.

The example of a Captain ordering a meal from your Chef is certainly giving them something to do, but, this could have happened from any crew member that had a specific meal they wanted in mind. What could a Captain arrange with a chef that an ordinary crew member might not necessarily be able to? There's an angle in authority that allows you to serve as foil for a character's story, rope them into an ongoing narrative (like an antag's gimmick), or otherwise get something going (like an expedition). I would frame the thinking that way.

I'd also like to see the response to Jeff's questions. Keeping up to date with lore developments is a great way to integrate it in the day to day RP that adds that much more immersion in round.

 

Edited February 23 by NM_

[Owen]

Hi, thanks for applying! The Command WL Team would like to see this fleshed out a bit more. Basically answering the points that both @NM_ and @JeffMomentRed raise. Feel free to check back at other command WL applications to see how much is generally expected when it comes to describing your character and answering the questions. 

[Owen]

Also, I forgot to mention this, but please explain what is going on with your character name here and/or fix it to be in-line with the naming rules. 

[wowzewow]

On 24/02/2025 at 06:25, JeffMomentRed said:

Can you describe how the Orion Spur is a volatile place right now? What makes it so and how has that affected where your character previously worked or is from?

Well, I've updated the main post, but I'll elaborate briefly again here - Although not directly involved in the Solarian Civil War nor the Interstellar War, his higher education in Basic allowed him to peer past the veil of propaganda and nationalism. With his political fervour and views akin to an old-fashioned Intelligentsia, it would probably lead to him being put up against the wall in front of a firing squad. He isn't particularly keen on sticking around. Although he has some reservations about kowtowing to his new corporate overlords, at least being taken away by the Navy to be sent into a Gadpathurian trench isn't one of his concerns anymore.

 

@Owen@NM_ 

Addressed.

[stev]

On 25/02/2025 at 16:03, wowzewow said:

Well, I've updated the main post, but I'll elaborate briefly again here - Although not directly involved in the Solarian Civil War nor the Interstellar War, his higher education in Basic allowed him to peer past the veil of propaganda and nationalism. With his political fervour and views akin to an old-fashioned Intelligentsia, it would probably lead to him being put up against the wall in front of a firing squad. He isn't particularly keen on sticking around. Although he has some reservations about kowtowing to his new corporate overlords, at least being taken away by the Navy to be sent into a Gadpathurian trench isn't one of his concerns anymore.

 

@Owen@NM_ 

Addressed.

Gonna be brutally honest, I'm not sure that the sparse addition really helps. What's his actual background, something military? Also, why is his first job with any SCC company being the XO of an SCC ship? Unless there's something I'm missing, that seems like quite the leap that needs some explanation/justification.

[Owen]

I apologize for the delay with this. Your application is denied at this time. We will be in contact over Discord soon with specifics.