accepted Timby Command Application

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BYOND key: Timby
Discord Username: botanist
Character names: Maja Gretzsky, LENNY
How long have you been playing on Aurora?
Since 2014-2015.

Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?
Yes, several, as far as I know, all on my now-lost CKEY. I believe that I was once permanently banned after submitting a joke appeal to a week-long ban. I also had a reputation as someone who was terminally unserious.

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?
For starters, the OOC purpose of everybody playing this game is (hopefully) to create an interesting and engaging story; it only stands to reason that command roles have that responsibility times ten. You can make or break rounds depending on how you respond to certain things, which gimmicks you entertain, and so on. I believe heavily in the maxim "yes, and" which comes from improvisational comedy; you should never say "no" to anything (within reason.) You should build on what other people are giving you, even if you can't directly give them what they want.

Beyond that, another OOC purpose is directing your department, managing, delegating, and so on. I previously played Head of Security and Captain, so I think I still have this in my bones. I "get" it. You gotta manage.

What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?
I think I answered most of this question with my previous answer; your responsibility as a player, period, is to create an interesting story within the round. More broadly, to entertain one another. That's all that role- playing is. It's entertainment.

Another important part is to not make yourself a problem for other people, or at least not a problem that feels unmanageable. Everybody's had a bad boss. I think that it's okay to play a Head of Staff who is, to be blunt, an asshole. The SCC is not a mom-and-pop shop where the owners know your name and your order and they smile every time you walk in through the door. It's a massive conglomerate of competing megacorporations, some of whom hate each other, all of whom have only one goal in mind: making that sweet, sweet schmoney.

Explain how the recent events in the Spur changed your character and how they came to be employed on the SCCV Horizon.
I'd be bring out an old, old character that I previously played as Captain back in the day, Walther Brooks --- Brooks was a Solarian who believed fully and completely in NanoTrasen's mission. (Remember when it was just NanoTrasen? Pepperidge Farms remembers!!) The only thing that mattered to him, ultimately, was making sure the (at the time) station's mission wasn't threatened; naturally, this meant making sure that any present heads of staff were taking the due diligence to actually manage their departments, checking in on ones without a head of staff, making sure no one was being brutally murdered, so on and so forth. I'm not sure if I played Brooks on any canon events (or if those even existed back then), but I'd play him as a true believer coming out of retirement due to how important he believes the Horizon's mission is. Phoron is foundational to the intergalactic economy. The Horizon's mission is to discover new sources of phoron. It's pretty straightforward...

Aside from that, I'd play him as having been retired for a few years. (I didn't play for a long time.) He has a Bachelor's in Criminology, a Masters in Management, and (now) a PhD in Business Administration. He believes that work transcends species, nationality, and sex. The Solarian Collapse and Einstein Engines' resultant takeover of the Solarian market disturbed him greatly; the formation of the SCC pleased him... basically, a true-blue believer in the SCC!

Other minor, dumb character details: he's Swiss, meaning that he technically has no stake in intergalactic politics. He has a long, long career with NanoTrasen and previous work experience as an elementary school teacher.

What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted?
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:
Walter Brooks, Captain

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?
No. Wait. Maybe. I dunno.

Extra notes:
I have none.

[meep109]

Botanist is a great roleplayer, and they have a pretty good idea of how to drum up interesting and fun situations for everyone who interacts with their characters! I have no doubt they'll do great in a Command role.
+1

[goolie]

With the characters that Botanist plays, I'd expect nothing less than another great character added to their line up once they get command! They're a great RPer, friendly all the time OOCly, and could definitely (probably) handle being command no problem. 

[Mr.Popper]

Botanist is one of the few players I can say consistently brings something funny and/or engaging to the round. I'd love to see their approach to RP brought to the scale of command. 

[Sneakyranger]

Can be trusted with a command trial. I would support Botanist getting one.

[Omicega]

Can't wait to see Maja Gretzsky's player get a take on a command role. Huge +1.

[Owen]

On trial until 27 August 2025

[Kaizr]

I've only had the pleasure of being on a single round with their captain, but they have played into the role stunningly. I offer my most humble +2.

[Sniblet]

This man armed a coup and sold my homeworld into Adhomian-style civil war for phoron extraction rights. Command material. +1.

Edited August 20 by Sniblet

[deisal32]

A delight to play with and against. Genuinely hope this whitelist is approved because I want to see more of this captain.

[Owen]

Accepted