ClearThoughts Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 BYOND Key: ClearThoughts Character Names: Qimul-Omal Tju'Yullra - Security Officer Hidashi Toda'keri - Researcher Manirin Satari'Noran - Research Director Joseph Ward - Radio Host / Journalist Gwali Gesska - Janitor Nil'Opga Otyk'Qlalua-Ellu - Chaplain James Beckett - Head of Security Inaaya Vihaan - Chief Engineer Elor'orus Sarnorin-Peiros - Librarian Liwish-Malai Gobi - Captain Species you are applying to play: Diona What color do you plan on making your first alien character (Dionaea & IPCs exempt): Exempt. GREEEEEEEEENbrown Have you read our lore section's page on this species?: Yes 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: Dionaea seem well-liked by the crew, and for good reason: They aren't shitheads. I've never really seen an antag dionae that wasn't a raider, and even then it wasn't openly malicious. I've been seeking a more passive character recently, and I believe the dionae will provide a good cultural outlet for the quieter, more "chill with life" characters that i've been craving. Identify what makes role-playing this species different than role-playing a Human: Humans are vastly multicultural. So far that you could literally make anything up, and it would stick as long as you stuck to the gig. When we create alien races, we define them by a stereotypical set of virtues or mindsets that would define them mentally by their race. It's difficult to achieve a truly "Diverse" alien race, but there are some that come close. The Dionae are plant-animal-fungus creatures that most commonly are mistaken for a living plant, however to assume they are only plant-based is incorrect. They more represent a genesis of life, an ancient race and biology that comes from an unknown source, perhaps even spaceborne to begin with. Entirely possible. This exotic origin leads them to not have a few emotions that can occur commonly in humans or other biological species: Homesickness. The desire to "return home" isn't found in Dionae, as their only "home" was the cluster the gestalt parted from. A "home" for a diona would even be a hydroponics tray by the local botanist. So, the variety of origins can lead to some interesting views on the reality around them, and it seems the most common personality to have come of this is a slow-thinking, slow-speaking, serene giant, gentle or otherwise. Dionae are, after all, a singular creature known as a Diona, or a Nymph. It is a small wriggly root-like creature that will form itself together as a singular unit with multiple other nymphs to create a Dionae, better known as a worker or a gestalt. These are a commune of nymphs who combine into a singular "unit" that acts as a council in itself. Each word is a nymph giving thoughts to the others in its council, forming sentences based on the agreements made between them. Such methods of communication have led people to believe that they are slow, sometimes leading to a second or two in between each word. If one were to shoot a Dionae, it would dissipate into its individual nymphs given enough damage, and then to which each nymph would individually die off, effectively killing the gestalt. They do not require food, however, and can simply survive on photosynthesis or an intake of radiation, making them perfect for the engineering division. Character Name: Fronds on the Hull Please provide a short backstory for this character, approximately 2 paragraphs Fronds awoke as a singular nymph, birthed from the tray of fresh water and delicious synthetic nutrients, aboard the Aurora II. A new Diona, born into Tau Ceti with a constant chirp to its tone and an adoration for company, the curious creature had gone about its ways, sipping blood and learning languages as quickly as it could. The longer it survived this way, the more it realized there were possibilities to expand, to sate this thirst for knowledge and sociability. Skittering back to its creator, it begged in a rustling chirp, "More! More of us!" Who could say No to a blood-drinking root critter with that big ol' green eye? So, with a sign-off from the research director aboard, four more were planted and harvested, each sharing the data that Frond had collected, learning languages by sharing the DNA Frond had willingly, or, unwillingly sampled from the crew. The Fronds, as they called themselves, took about to a corner of the lab, out of the way of the xenobotanist, and began to pile on one another. Interlocking their bodies, they stood tall, five nymphs to the gestalt as they rustled in unison, "Fronds on the hull. Hsssk Hsk." They chittered and rustled in excitement, much to the xenobotanist's frustration. For the remainder of the shift, Fronds would not leave him alone, asking him a question about every muscle twitch he made. The questions, however many they might have been, were slowing down with each inquiry, as the individual nymphs, aside from the original Frond, started to desire their own questions to ask, wanting to know different things from the xenobotanist but unsure of which order to ask them in. The problem came about: It became too excited, and had to take each question slowly, almost immediately followed by another question as it tried to organize its inquiries. Finally, the xenobotanist cracked and called, "IAA! Get a contract down to science, get this quizbot out of my lab!" A short, messy signature later and Fronds wore pants and an ID card, rustling and excited about the prospect of being able to move on its own, to ask its own questions, and to fulfill this new job they called "Janitor". An exciting prospect, surely. What do you like about this character? I like the idea of a station-grown gestalt. I'm not sure I've met anyone else that's done it but I'm sure that I am definitely not the first to have this idea. As for a geneology of the "Seeds" that the nymphs sprout from, I'm not quite sure if there is an ability to tell or if the personalities of nymphs would originate from the cluster they came from. If I had a choice, I'd like to say these were spore-harvested from the Reade Colossus, which would explain the sociability of the character. In fact, it might just explain most of the nymphs I see running around the station, blood sucking little crappers. How would you rate your role-playing ability? 8/10, I could always learn more from the people around me. Nobody's perfect, and I sure wouldn't want to claim to be. Notes: "Hsk hsk!"
Killerhurtz Posted August 22, 2017 Posted August 22, 2017 That's hilarious. I love it. Also not gonna lie, Fronds is close enough to another character name that I pictured a Dionaea going EYYYYYYY Anyhow. Approved. Do me proud.
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