[Accepted] NovemberHotel- Dionae App

[November]

BYOND Key: NovemberHotel

Character Names: Maya, Sarah Archer, Phoenix Stocker

Species you are applying to play: Dionae

What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt):

Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: A few times over. It took a little bit to grasp sort of what it means to be Dionaea, but it makes sense now.

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Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions in a paragraph format. One paragraph minimum per question

Why do you wish to play this specific race:

Out of all of the other alien options, they are the most interesting to me. They are the most 'alien' out of the other options, and I feel like they are underrepresented on the station. Looking at the future plans for them also really excites me, because the possibility of knowing more than two/three languages is something very appealing to me. All in all, they are different enough from Humans to make it worth choosing it as a species for me.

Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human:

Mechanically they hardly resemble Humans at all. You worry about light instead of food or air, and you are mostly on your own for medical support. There is something both ominous and comforting about their presence, depending on if you believe them a gentle giant or an intimidating monolith. Culturally you come from somewhere with a sort of loose purpose. The ambitions of Dionaea as a race are unclear, both because of the nature of separate gestalts being truly separate, and from their lack of politics. The curiosity and intelligence means that they may outclass Humans as far as capability goes, but high amounts of creativity seem to be uncommon or unemphasised.

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Character Name: Sapling Dancing in the Breeze

Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs

Sapling Dancing in the Breeze finds the mechanisms of life to be one of their highest curiosities. Anything that they consider alive has intrinsic value, and hailing from the Reade Colossus has helped them harmonise with these curious beings. Focused specifically on anatomy and physiology, they find purpose in true research, so that they may bring higher understanding and new biological concepts to their "mother" gestalt. The core of these curiosities are anatomy, genetics, and biology, though that does not keep them from trying to obtain knowledge from other experts in related fields.

The inherent relationship between the Reade Colossus and Nanotrasen from sharing Tau Ceti led to Sapling Dancing in the Breeze's entrance into the scientific and medical world. Displaying an aptitude for working with unfamiliar anatomy, they were assigned for a trail on a few lower priority stations by NT. As with many Dionaea, their abilities continued to grow, and along with recommendations from surrounding crew members eventually gained enough recognition to be put upon the NSS Exodus. The exact honour of this progression was lost on them, though instead they are simply accepting of the new surroundings and opportunities to encounter even more exotic lifeforms.

What do you like about this character?

Studying life I think is one of the most basic drives for Dionaea. Their own biology is a system of symbiosis, and it seems natural that progress would be made by applying those relationships to the universe's society at large. Additionally, these new forms of life present an interesting perspective into methods the gestalt may improve itself, either as a jumping of point or stealing physiological systems altogether.

How would you rate your role-playing ability? After 3-ish years of roleplaying, I like to say that I have the knack down. I suppose an 8/10 is a modest enough number for me to be comfortable with.

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Notes: None to speak of, though I am looking forwards to seeing some of the newer Dionaea mechanics be implemented and how that effects the frequency of the species.

[XenosTiger]

+1

Careful experimentation has shown that their RP skills and RP versatility exceed my own. November has used both of those things to place their character Maya in my list of ten favorite characters of all time, where most of the characters are from people that have been RPing for ten or so years. I have thoroughly enjoyed what they've done with Maya, and I, for one, eagerly look forward to seeing what new adventures this character will bring!

[Killerhurtz]

Hello hello!

It's good to see someone take such care in the Dionaea. Your application is splendid, and I like it very much - and so I encourage you to get as much feedback from other people as possible. You may post a link to this thread once per round in OOC. I will be back Wednesday to pass judgement.

[MischievousWhisper]

+1

The story is quite interesting, there aren't that many Dionaea in the server and i'd love to see more of them aslo Maya is probably one of my favourite characters to RP with and a nice person OOC.

[valky_walky2]

Maya is one of the rare psychologists that actually does their job correctly and efficiently. I cant speak too heavily about the others as I've had limited interaction with them but purely Maya alone deserves a +1 from me.

[Guest Marlon Phoenix]

Hello! Sorry for the delay. You have a solid application and a delightful look at the species. With your positive feedback and Killerhurtz himself making overtures to accept it i'll be glad to do so on his behalf since it's hit the 4 day mark.