IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ORIGINAL CHARACTER APPLICATIONS, THOSE ARE OVER HERE.Applications are always open, and accepted on a weekly basis, over the weekends. All applications will be on separate comments, with the header as follows:
Character Name || Canon || OU/AU || Reserved or Not ReservedAdditionally, as a mod can claim to having severe app-anxiety, we also allow those of you who are nervous as hell to post apps publicly to email them to us instead! In the subject line, put 'Character Application', so we can find you amongst all the spam. The first line of the email would be the same format as above, followed by the shenanigans below. And our email is
meridianmods@gmail.com!
ClarificationsPLAYER INFOName: (Self-explanatory, whatever you want us to call you)
Main Journal: (Your journal, not your character journal)
Contact Info: (Email, AIM, Plurk, etc. Anywhere you'd be comfortable with us contacting you)
Played Characters: (Characters you currently have in the game, along with their versions)
AC Reminders: (While we don't expect this to be an issue, people are forgetful. And that's okay! During Activity Checks, when there are three days remaining, if you have not responded and you're not on hiatus or anything similar, we will send you a reminder through your method of choice. If you want reminders, put what means would be the most effective to get them to you - email, aim, plurk, LJ message, etc - along with the name. If you'd like to opt out, then just leave it blank, put an N, remove this part, call us names, whatever you like!)
CHARACTER INFOName: (Your character's name)
Age: (Their age. If their physical age differs from their mental age, this is the place to mention it!)
Species: (Are they a human, a robot, a ghost, a giant purple dinosaur?)
Series: (The TV show, video game, anime, cartoon, movie, book, comic book, webcomic, or nightmare your character comes from. If there's more than one version of your character's canon-- and these two versions are
sufficiently different, specify which one you're taking them from.)
OU/AU: (We would hope you know this if you've gotten this far. This game allows for Alternate Universe characters, so here is where you'd specify that!)
Canon Point: (Where are you taking them from? After their first big adventure, after their death, after their pet hamster runs away, post-series?)
History: (You're allowed to link to a wiki for the history of OU characters! For AUs, we won't ask you for a specific amount of words or paragraphs.
However, we want a good understanding of your AU. Just remember our mindset is 'longer is better', within reason. We want you to write enough for you to prove that you've really worked out your AU history well, but we won't ask you to just pad it either.)
Personality: (Again, like history. No mandatory limit, but longer is better.
Especially here. The personality section is one of the two main ways to show us you know your character. Sell it to us. Prove to us that you understand your character.)
Powers: (Anything that's worth knowing.
Anything at all. Can your character fly, teleport, leap tall buildings in a single bound? Does their singing attract small woodland creatures? Tell us about it! In the mod comment back to your app, we'll give you the breakdown on what powers are kept, changed, or removed, so no need to worry about writing which powers would and wouldn't work in the city.)
Weaknesses: (Again, absolutely anything that's worth knowing. Is your character deathly allergic to nuts? Does even looking at teddy bears and flowers make them fall away in a dead faint?)
Possessions: (Just a list of items the character will have when they show up.
This includes weapons. Include a short description of each item and its abilities, if any. This is mostly for weapons though, since they'll fall under the same regulation as powers.)
Marking Location: (In response to your app, you'll be told
if you are marked or not, but you're free to choose where your marking is, should you be marked. Self-explanatory, really.)
Miscellaneous: (Anything else you think is relevant!)
First Person: (A sample written in the first person. Action is allowed, yes, as there are no communicators in this game, but what we're looking here is for your character's voice!
Similar to history and personality, but the guidelines are
much more lenient. Ten sentences is the recommended, but even as low as three is acceptable. We understand that some characters don't talk much, some almost mute with how little they speak. Hey, maybe they're actually mute! The point is that you convey your character, and if you can do it in three sentences, then hell yes!)
Third Person: (A sample written in third person. Show us your prose! Minimum 200 words.)
And there you have it!
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This of course means that ultimately he's a very selfish person. But that selfishness he masks behind a semblance of caring. What he does is of course meant to help better the world! How could anyone stand against something so noble? Those who refused to follow through with the original plans were simply cowards who couldn't stand up when it came down to it. Due to these previous trust issues, especially with people he thought were his comrades, he keeps his cards close to his chest. He'll get people to help him, but will only reveal his plans when the time is right. Thus, those who get closest to him have the most likely chance of seeing the true side of Kazumi, the one that's succumbed to insanity - as well as to be used up and thrown away as he tries to better himself. Those who try to oppose him are also those who would go against the betterment of the world, and obviously lack the understanding to realize that what he is trying to do is for the good of the world and themselves as well! This lends him a slight paranoia, as he prefers to control when people discover his motivations rather than them finding out themselves. Everything he does is under lock and key, or password, or encryption.
Powers: I just pulled this straight from the old "strengths" section because honestly with just his powerz it would be a pretty short section and WE CAN'T HAVE THAT IN AN APP BY ME
Kazumi's primary strengths lie in his skills with technology. His programming and computer skills are first-rate, and he has a broad base of technical and security know-how, as well as basic government functionality and economics from his various jobs. Even if a system is unfamiliar, he can eventually get it under his control with a bit of practice, and trial and error. The more advanced something is, the more beautiful he sees it as, and thus his desire to master it grows.
Kazumi is also skilled at hiding his intentions and his true state of mind behind a mask of caring and friendliness. He's quite good at manipulating people once he learns their weak points, and will sweet-talk them or attempt to befriend them so that he can have potential allies or resources. He's well-versed in the classics, and can have a sophisticated discussion just as easily as a casual conversation. His knowledge of The World's history and systems first-rate, especially since he himself is one of The World's secrets. He also seems to be constantly on top of things, and capable of planning ahead for many possible outcomes.