[Accepted] driecg36 Head of staff application

[driecg36]

BYOND key: driecg36

Character names: Pierre Leonce

Aramis Laurent

MAC

Andrei Yeltsin

Valentine

Samuel Jets (discontinued)

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How long have you been playing on Aurora?: A little over two weeks.

Why do you wish to be on the whitelist?: I enjoy command staff on servers in general, it brings a different type of rp and the challenge of keeping things together is one I find a lot of fun. I also notice there isn't a lot of command staff on that often, which is a shame because a lot of things really depend on them.

Why did you come to Aurora?: Well, I come from fast paced, low/medrp servers (CM and para), and I always tried to rp on those servers, but felt dissatisfied with the RP I got in return. I wanted a community where RP was more important than winning, and Aurora was just that.

Have you read the Aurora wiki on the head roles and qualifications you plan on playing?: Yes, I have read them.

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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:

Roleplay, for me, is creating a story. I heard this really nice analogy for HRP ss13: it's like play, everyone assumes their part, and work together to make an interesting scene/whole. Roleplaying itself is acting out a character you create, in a purely improv scenario. You have to always be aware of your character's personality, and attempt to emulate it as much as you can. You give the character you make a story, a personality, a temper, a driving goal, and you have to always have these things in mind when playing that character.

Roleplay is also about making the experience inclusive for as many people as you can; RP allows everyone to be involved to a degree, there is noone that does everything, and everyone must rely on someone else.

What do you think the OOC purpose of a Head of Staff is, ingame?:

Heads of staff are guides for how the round should occur. They make the decisions that can affect every player on the server, and generally have a decent amount of say in what direction the shift goes. With that power comes responsibility: the person in question must make decisions that are logical and based in IC thought, while still taking into account the enjoyment of others. Heads of staff are also "RP enforcers" in a manner of speaking; they have the capability to fire, suspend, write injunctions, and generally punish bad player behavior like power gameing and sheer incompetence. They are the managers of the station; they're the ones that decide who gets fired, who gets promoted, who does what, and are generally there to give direction to the players.

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

I think one of the main OOC responsibilities of whitelisted players is to uphold the status of the whitelist; they need to show that they deserve it, and they need to set an example for people who want that whitelist. Their behavior is always being watched and is critical to the experience of other players, so they must always remain in near perfect character.

They are also expected to help newer players learn. They should theoretically have the most experience of anyone in their department, and thus should be available to help others learn. They should always either take interns under their wing, or make sure someone else who is competent does. OOC, they should also behave politely and correctly towards other players, but that's something everyone should do.

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Please pick one of your characters for this section, and provide well articulated responses to the following questions.

Character name: Francois Leonce

Character age: 34

Please provide a short biography of this character (approx 2 paragraphs):

Born in District 5 of Mendell City to two NanoTrasen employees, Martin Leonce and Emmanuelle Leonce, Francois had a privileged childhood. His education was superb from an early age, and he always had an affinity for reading and writing. However, his parents were often away on various assignments Nanotrasen had given them. Therefore, he always had trouble bonding with others, and was only truly friends with his little brother, Pierre Leonce.

Francois took mostly after his mother, who was at the time employed as a secretary in a CCIA office. She was his role model from a young age, and he admired how calm and collected she always was, even in stressful situations. It was always his dream to become like his mother, so we worked exceptionally hard in school to get the best grade possible and enter a renowned university in District 12 to Major in management and Minor in business.

After earning his bachelor's degree, he went on to work in various assistant jobs in NT internal affairs department, where he performed admirably, always remaining impartial. Unlike his brother, who took after his father, Francois was a clear-headed, impartial individual who was very good at separating himself from the issues he worked on. After finally accumulating the minimum experience required for the post, he was quickly promoted to a full fledged Internal Affairs Agent, and stationed on the Aurora (Much effort was made so that his shifts did not overlap with those of his brother, and we have considered reassigning one of them to another vessel).

What do you like about this character?:

I think he serves as a very nice foil to his brother, who is hotheaded and confrontational; Francois is, as said above, a very impartial and nonpartisan man. His "vanilla" backstory actually makes him a much more interesting and believable character, simply being a person who worked hard to achieve his dreams, and had the chance of doing so. There is nothing overly special about his backstory or character, which is exactly what NT would want from a IAA. His detached demeanor would also allow for some interesting RP, as he is just as merciless as his brother when it comes to doing his job.

What do you dislike about this character?:

His vanilla backstory is simultaneously something I like and dislike. It doesn't make him a ridiculous snowflake character, but he really isn't extremely interesting either. I don't think it's a massive problem, because he isn't supposed to be fraternizing excessively with his coworkers as an IAA, so having him be "boring" isn't such a bad thing.

What do you think makes this character fit to be a head of staff?:

Well, not only does he have a good standing with NT thanks to his parents, he is also someone dedicated to succeeding in his work and seeing the company succeed. Even without a loyalty implant, he sees serving NT as a family obligation, and would never do anything to jeopardize or betray the company.

He is also very qualified for the position, having an excellent academic record, as well as the right personality and set of beliefs for the job.

 

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Please provide well articulated answers to the following questions.

How would you rate your own roleplaying?:

I think I would give myself a solid 7.5/10. I've gotten much better at always remaining in character even in stressful situations, and have pretty much fixed my "combat mode" problem I had before. All of my characters are somewhat interesting, and certainly believable. I always act exactly like my characters should act, and I think I play a wide variety of different personalities pretty effectively.

 

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Extra notes:

Currently, I only intend to play IAA until I earn enough respect as Pierre Leonce to promote him to HoS, perhaps after some test runs with the authorization of the captain. I think IAA is a good starting off point to learn how command works, as you are more of an observer than a participant, so I feel like playing that role will get me enough general Command experience so that when I do decide to play other whitelist roles, I would be much more successful. The other head roles I would be interested in would be CE and CMO, but I don't really have any characters available for that, and I want a little more experience with those departments before I commit to them.

[JKJudgeX]

Tried Leonce out on a round that was going very quietly with no HoS as Interim HoS. He did well, seemed to respond quickly and he had dealt with a CCIA note about weapons training and such. The round erupted into a rather hectic final portion as the changelings revealed themselves and he showed good RP and security operations understanding.

I'll +1 him despite his relatively short playtime here because I feel like command is kind of thin lately and he demonstrated RP and interest in the command process.

[driecg36]

Tried Leonce out on a round that was going very quietly with no HoS as Interim HoS. He did well, seemed to respond quickly and he had dealt with a CCIA note about weapons training and such. The round erupted into a rather hectic final portion as the changelings revealed themselves and he showed good RP and security operations understanding.

I'll +1 him despite his relatively short playtime here because I feel like command is kind of thin lately and he demonstrated RP and interest in the command process.

 

Honestly, I don't think that round was very ideal as a first test run, as I spent the first half of it doing sec stuff, and only had very little time as a HoS, most of which was spent getting situated with my gear and dealing with the lings that round.

I hope to run into corvo again so I can give interim HoS another shot so you can actually see how I would perform in a more RP centric round, rather than the hectic chaos that was that last one.

[Bygonehero]

I liked your performance during the xeno round, definitely one of the more believable officers I've interacted with.+1

[driecg36]

I liked your performance during the xeno round, definitely one of the more believable officers I've interacted with.+1

 

Thanks! That first contact period was one of the most fun experiences I've had in this game, it was legit super spooky, I felt like I was in a horror movie. I almost wish the aliens had murderboned back then, it would've been a lot of fun.

I think the round went kind of down hill once the aliens got onto the station, but I still had a great time. I'm glad you liked Leonce!

[Retro]

My interactions with him have always been nice and all. I have never seen him as an interim before but I think from what others are saying, and from the bits and pieces of what I have seen it is a +1 for me.

[Zelmana]

Pierre Leone is well rounded in the corporate side of Aurora. Would enjoy roleplaying with them as they increase their ranking in the station. +1

[DatBerry]

I wrote a response and then forgot to send it, and then got too lazy to write it.

Tl;Dr: OOCly, we may have different opinions but they are rational and polite about it, something good in a head of staff.

Icly, Leonce is one of the fairer officers around, I think he can handle being an IAA perfectly. I also like how you did not jump to HoS instantly, it's a lot different than playing officer.

all in all, i think driecg has what it takes to be a head of staff, +1

[NoahKirchner]

Huh. Could've sworn that I +1'd this, maybe I'm an idiot.

Anyways, +1, I can attest to his attempts to RP on other servers and he does the same thing here, and there is a severe lack of head staff from what i've seen.

[driecg36]

Huh. Could've sworn that I +1'd this, maybe I'm an idiot.

Anyways, +1, I can attest to his attempts to RP on other servers and he does the same thing here, and there is a severe lack of head staff from what i've seen.

 

Thanks, I try my best!

 

I wrote a response and then forgot to send it, and then got too lazy to write it.

Tl;Dr: OOCly, we may have different opinions but they are rational and polite about it, something good in a head of staff.

Icly, Leonce is one of the fairer officers around, I think he can handle being an IAA perfectly. I also like how you did not jump to HoS instantly, it's a lot different than playing officer.

all in all, i think driecg has what it takes to be a head of staff, +1

 

Thanks, I try to be as fair as I can, though sometimes people make it hard. I don't remember any egregious OOC arguments we've had however?

 

Pierre Leone is well rounded in the corporate side of Aurora. Would enjoy roleplaying with them as they increase their ranking in the station. +1

 

Thanks, and good luck on your Head app too!

My interactions with him have always been nice and all. I have never seen him as an interim before but I think from what others are saying, and from the bits and pieces of what I have seen it is a +1 for me.

 

I've only been an interrim once (and very shortly, it was a chaotic round), simply due to bad circumstances. Thanks for the +1!

[Azande]

After witnessing you as Pierre Leonce, be Interim HoS, I think I'll +1 your application. Your character seems realistic and decent to interact with, and I think if he's moved into a Head of Security position he would develop his commanding skills well.

[Arrow768]

I saw them as a interim HoS twice now.

Would be happy to see them as full HoS

[driecg36]

Too busy to go and advertise it in game this week, but I'd like to bump just because it has been two weeks.

[AmoryBlaine]

A Security regular. Very by the books and worthy of making his way up the ladder to HoS.

[TishinaStalker]

Application accepted. Just please keep in mind that your IAA can also be a people person. Dealing with personnel, their grievances, etc. is all part of the job. So having to make a non-relatable/isolated/icy person isn't always mandatory for IAA.