Batra - Command Application

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BYOND key: Batra

Discord Username: batcountry

Character names:

Eliza Kolmstadt

How long have you been playing on Aurora?
~16mo

Have you received any administrative actions? And how serious were they?
Have received small handful of notes/pings before, but nothing as or more severe than a Warning.

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 the round. Make sure antags are able to do what they do, and in the case of departmental heads, keep your own team in the loop and engaged in the round (as able and appropriate), help coordinate, etc. Reduce communication and activity friction; empower the people in your team to engage in the round with others. Help maintain the integrity of the department's role as it interlocks with the rest of the ship's crew. Increase Fun.

What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?
As above, largely. The OOC purpose and responsibilities are largely coincidental as I see them; ultimately, everyone should be able to feel involved, or at least not feel excluded. That can take many forms, ranging from relaying communications and updates, to supporting crew-level initiatives and prompting command-level initiatives in-game (moving the ship to a salvage site; staging training programs; etc.) Give people the tools and authority backing to Increase Fun.

Explain how the recent events in the Spur changed your character and how they came to be employed on the SCCV Horizon.
My application character is Olivier Raukette, an Enceladian native and long-timer in the arms industry. His wealthy family's connections saw him educated in Ceres University, and from there moved swiftly into the middle management of Necropolis Industries. Although nepotism secured him a comfortable position, it was through his own mean-spirited intelligence and political acumen that saw him not only keep it, but rise more than a few rungs in Necropolis' corporate ladder. While quite reasonably skilled at his job- less concerned with the design and manufacture of weapons than in their contract negotiations and later PR- unfortunately for him, he made more than enough enemies during his long career that he was dangerously close to being on the receiving end during the next round of corporate ousters.

The foundation of the SCC and the reorganization of the company into Zavodskoi Interstellar gave his rivals the perfect opportunity to be rid of him without anything like the expected fuss; Olivier was simply kicked upstairs during the massive organizational upheavals in 2462, landing the aging executive in the newly-formed SCC without any of his old connections or influence. Bitterly resentful of how events shook out during that tumultuous period, Olivier had no choice but to begin again. After some years attempting to rebuild some level of corporate clout saw little success and made him no friends in the SCC, he took another tack. His mixed background in logistics, finance, and PR eventually saw him in line for the Executive Officers pool, and his station on the SCCV Horizon was confirmed in early 2468. Raukette had just turned a spry 83, and his contract stipulated a period of time in cryogenic suspension for some routine medical remediation.

It perhaps appealed to someone's dark sense of humor to schedule his thaw and cycle into active rotation for when the Horizon would have by then already entered the Lemurian Sea.

What roles do you plan on playing after the application is accepted?
Executive Officer (definitely), Chief Engineer (probably)

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:
Olivier Raukette; Executive Officer

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.

[FabianK3]

Bats character list might be short, but I think it's pretty clear that they have extensive knowledge all over the ship, mechanical as well as procedure-wise.
I can't imagine there is any doubt they'll manage a command position. I think they are well aware of what is expected of the role and how to play that out.

No brainer, +1

[Nagito Komaeda]

As someone who predominantly plays Command, I have had numerous occasions where Eliza was assigned an interim head of staff. Never has Batra made me second-guess whether they could meet the expectations set by a head of staff, be it short-term (communicating instant actions/needs) or long-term (informing Command about important Engineering-related matters). In my experience, Batra has proven multiple times over that they can handle the responsibilities as a head of staff, and I'm elated to see them on trial to reinforce that sentiment to many others. I believe Batra will intuit extremely well how they can strike a balance in partaking in their department's gameplay loop, something I personally believe is particularly integral to playing a Chief Engineer.

We'll fight over the XO slot every single time, Batra ✊

I'm echoing Fabian's statement, a definitive +1

[ASmallCuteCat]

I've had the pleasure of being involved with some of Batra's RP from even before they were on Aurora, they're a good RPer and I think they'd do great as command. +1

[Rookie Eyes]

Batra is a very skilled player, both in mechanical knowledge and in RP, and clearly understands how to make the round fun for others without sacrificing quality. I fully think they can be trusted with a command WL. +1

[Arbiter_Ambrose]

Batra and their character Eliza are always great to interact with! I think they are very suited for the whitelist!

[TeslaBeam]

An excellent and proven roleplayer, I always find our IC interactions very engaging. I have no doubt they will be a boon to the server's atmosphere in a Command position. +1

[Fyni]

On trial until 24 JUNE. Be sure to post this app once a round to gather feedback.

[Kaizr]

Batra is inarguably one of our best. Eliza is an excellently developed and played character, and Batra has readily shown they're an amazing roleplayer. In terms of command, I've only seen positives & think they'd make a good addition to the team.

[meep109]

Their XO was pretty fun to interact with as my corp rep in a short interaction! High hopes for them as command! +1

[Hawk]

Bat is a player I myself often come to asking for advice on character backstories and how to make them more engaging, not only are they a great roleplayer but they're a great teacher, and I think that's by far the most important thing whenever it comes to playing command.

Plus Eliza is basically CE every shift anyways due to interim.

+1