rrrrrr Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) BYOND key: BotanistPower Character names: Walter Brooks How long have you been playing on Aurora?: A couple of months. Long enough to have a good understanding of what does and doesn't fly here. Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?: To make sure people aren't overtly shitty. To make sure that everyone has just a grand old time. Why did you come to Aurora?: BS12 wasn't fun. Have you read the BS12 wiki on the head roles you plan on playing?: Yes. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph each. Give a definition of what you think roleplay is, and should be about: It's all about telling a story - and I think anyone who says otherwise is lying. Sometimes, it's a fairly shitty story. You're the guy that dies at the beginning and sets off the mystery. Sometimes, you're the hero, one of the supporting characters, or even the antagonist. You should try and make things interesting for others, no matter what role you're playing. What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?: OOCly? To keep people in their departments in line, as I said above. By keeping people in line, you can be sure that everyone can have a good time. Secondarily, I'd say it's to do all that fucking paperwork people seem to be so keen on handing out. That, and it's a Head of Staff player's duty to not be utterly shit at their department's job. What do you think the OOC responsibilities of Whitelisted players are to other players, and how would you strive to uphold them?: Most people say it's to set an example of good roleplay and some other shit. I agree with that. Other people say it's to make sure everyone has a great time and gets to do whatever they want. Those people are wrong. Sometimes, conflict happens. Sometimes it's set off by a Head of Staff player. Basically, a Head of Staff has to be good at roleplaying and not be shitty. Please pick one of your characters for this section, and provide well articulated responses to the following questions. Character name: Walter Brooks Character age: 47 Please provide a short biography of this character (approx 2 paragraphs): Walter is fairly old (at least on the station), having been born about 47 years ago in NYC. Shortly after graduating from high school, Walter voluntarily served two years in the IDF. Soon after that, he went to college. After finishing with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Walter began his long career with NanoTrasen. After a total of 21 years working elsewhere, Walter was transferred to work on the NSS Aurora, working primarily as a warden and security officer. Personality wise, Walter tries to be friendly. Years of dealing with generally annoying people combined with a loveless marriage, however, has made him surly and quick to judge others. Quick to act during emergencies and displaying a decent level of leadership, Walter is decent head of staff material. What do you like about this character?: Pretty fun character to play. What do you dislike about this character?: I am limited to telling dad jokes as a way of breaking the ice. What do you think makes this character fit to be a head of staff?: Walter has been with NanoTrasen for a long time. Serving as a senior security officer and warden for so long combined with his personality, I think the next step for the character would be becoming a head of staff. Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions. How would you rate your own roleplaying?: Perfectly fine for Aurora. I wouldn't say I'm one of the best roleplayers here, but I'm not one of the worst. I'm not going to rate myself highly because I'm not a egotistical deviant, so let's put it at a 5 out of 10. Extra notes: I fucking love potato salad. Like, honestly, I'd say about 1/4th of all my posts on the Lifeweb forums have been potato salad related. I have literally stopped talking to someone because they didn't like potato salad. But that's just who I am as a person, so accept it. Oh, and I've been playing SS13 on-off for around 5 or so years. I can probably handle Head of Staff. Edited September 23, 2015 by Guest
Aqy Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 Tishina and myself would like to see some feedback on this application before we make any decisions. You can post an application once a round in OOC to get some attention to it.
Guest Posted September 23, 2015 Posted September 23, 2015 I cannot add anything positive due to lack of notable interaction, but I'm pretty sure I haven't heard anything negative about you either, which should, if couple of months are concerned, show that you aren't a bad behaved player at least. However, from reading in other posts, I see that Walter Brooks is going for Head of Security? Is that correct? If so, I would personally like an expansion on the character's personality and background. While his family life is cute and fine, it does not show character's qualification. While I have no doubt you have ample experience running Security, I've been told that Security on Aurora is a monstrosity in its own class. What do you think makes a good Head of Security specifically and how does Walter Brooks fit that image?
rrrrrr Posted September 23, 2015 Author Posted September 23, 2015 I cannot add anything positive due to lack of notable interaction, but I'm pretty sure I haven't heard anything negative about you either, which should, if couple of months are concerned, show that you aren't a bad behaved player at least. However, from reading in other posts, I see that Walter Brooks is going for Head of Security? Is that correct? If so, I would personally like an expansion on the character's personality and background. While his family life is cute and fine, it does not show character's qualification. While I have no doubt you have ample experience running Security, I've been told that Security on Aurora is a monstrosity in its own class. What do you think makes a good Head of Security specifically and how does Walter Brooks fit that image? Updated to try and answer your questions, big boy.
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