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The Nine ([personal profile] thenine) wrote2016-11-03 01:29 am

Applications

APPLICATIONS




Since the game is in the closing process, applications are permanently CLOSED.
Reserves are currently CLOSED.

Please be sure to review our FAQ, rules, and taken page!

Player Cap: 38/60

Please note that reserves only hold the character for you to apply with. Should all player slots be filled before the end of the scheduled application round, applications will close at that time. Due to the limited number of player slots, revision requests will be given a 24 hour window for re-submission.

To submit your application during an open round, copy and paste it directly in a comment here. If your application exceeds the character length, please only use one top-level and reply to it with as many comments as needed.

Please title your comments in the following format:

CHARACTER NAME | CANON | RESERVED/NOT RESERVED

Player



Name:

Age:

Contact:

Preferred Pronouns:

Other Characters: If this is your second character, please list your first here.

Character



Name: Please include any known aliases as well.

Age:

Memory Option: (1, 2, 3 -- see HERE for more information).

Established Status
: Y/N. If yes, please state for how long (up to five years, more information can be found here) and detail briefly what they've been doing since they've come to Overjoyed. Please note that no memory regains will be possible prior to game-start: this option is only available to allow you to better establish your character and their potential organizations/business/etc.

Canon:

Canon Point:

Citizenship: Please review the settings guide and job guide, as not all characters will have citizenship. This will be very important for plot events and will not be easily changed once accepted, so consider your options carefully.

Job: See our jobs, FAQ, and culture pages for more information. Who they work for--whether it's The Company, The RAC, or another option, will have a significant impact on their daily lives. The most important thing to bear in mind is that the job should make sense for the character--we probably wouldn't have Gundam Wing's Heero become a pastry chef (though that would be its own level of awesome), and likewise, Ash Ketchum probably isn't suited for biomedical engineering.

* Level: For characters who are applying as members of the RAC, please state the level you believe is the most logical starting point for them. Keep in mind that no one begins higher than a level 4.

Abilities: For an overview of how your character's canon powers can translate to Overjoyed, please review the FAQ, powers guide and/or hit up the brainstorming meme where a mod will be happy to work with you. In short, we will only be nerfing those abilities deemed game-breaking, but will require that magical abilities translate into more scifi iterations of themselves. Additionally, you will need to classify your abilities between minor and major and explain why you chose that classification. Minor abilities will be available from day one, but major abilities can only be regained through AC purchases.

This section should also include any standard physical or mental abilities that are noteworthy about your character.

Personality: We expect this section to be thorough and as comprehensive as possible. While we understand that the nature of an AU-bending game will skew a canon personality, we ask that you refrain from heavy use of headcanon and, in the instances where you do use it, provide your logic and reference canon to back it up. Things to consider in this section: How do they react to conflict? What are their strongest traits and their weakest points? In their worst moments, what are they like? How about when they're at their best? We want to see well-rounded characters--no one is perfect and no one is completely flawed.

CRAU: Yes or no. If yes, please provide a brief summary of the world setting they're coming from, the developments and/or formative experiences that occurred during the time they were there, and a link to the game's main navigation page.

AU History: This is the section where you will blend the world setting with your character's original history. Because we realize that this isn't the easiest task, we want to make it as painless--and as fun--as possible. If you're struggling for ideas, please don't hesitate to hit up the brainstorming meme. Your history does not need to mirror canon precisely--some things just won't translate well at all, but try to stay as true to the original path as you can. The people tasked with rewriting your character's memory would try to align it as closely to true experiences as they could.

Original History:
If canon: A wiki link is sufficient as long as it covers the pertinent details and pertains to the specific universe in which you're pulling your character from (anime, manga, game, etc).

If OC: Please provide a detailed account of their life and general world setting of their original universe. If possible, try to limit this section to no more than 1000 words, but know that this is more of a general guideline for your moderators' sanity than unbending rule (so if you feel that you need to write more to convey important details, we understand).

Inventory: Items that your character had on their person at the time of leaving their universe will be permitted, though some may change form when entering Overjoyed to suit the environment (i.e., if you had a magical pocketwatch, it would probably look slightly different now.) For application purposes, please list any items within their possession at the canon point you'll be taking them from, and describe any changes the items will undergo.

Samples: Please provide either (A) a sample written within the game verse or (B) two threads, only one of which may be network, wherein at least one is set within game verse (i.e., tdm).

Miscellaneous Notes: Is there anything you would like the mods to consider that didn't quite fit into the above sections? For original characters, please note your PB here. Otherwise, feel free to add anything pertinent that didn't quite fall into the above categories.

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genji shimada | overwatch | reserved

[personal profile] instalock 2017-02-04 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
AU History:
Born as the second son of the Shimada family, known as minor nobles, on Qresh. As the younger, he was given more liberties than his elder brother, Hanzo; having a cheery disposition and a dislike of the mundane, this meant that Genji took full advantage of it. His father, full of expectations for his elder son, spoiled Genji rotten, rarely chastising him for his lackadaisical approach to live. He trained with his brother when he wanted to. He didn't train when he didn't. It wasn't unusual for Genji to be missing for days at a time from the estate, lost in the nihilistic throes of the latest party being thrown. The typical rich boy party-loving lush, who dyed his hair a different color every week and dated a different pretty face every night.

He had very little interest in the Shimada family business - arms production for the Company - that Hanzo was to inherit. For the most part, he found it unstimulating: with money, power, and prestige on his side, he had no motivation to work for any of the three.

He and his brother frequently spent their summers on Shimada-owned land on Leith, where the production mills ran. Distribution was performed on Qresh, but much of the production and assembly was done on cheaper land with cheaper labor - hence, Leith. As such, Genji spent a good deal of his childhood on Leith, as well.

It's not until his early twenties that Genji's world began to rumble under his feet. After taking an unplanned trip to Leith - to spend a few weeks lazing about with some old friends, nothing more - he stumbles upon a late-night arms trade between some of his father's men - his father himself! - and a scattering of shifty-eyed men. Curiosity piqued, Genji conducts his own investigation, eventually discovering his family's black-market ties to the Resistance. The Company wasn't the only organization benefitting from the Shimada's top-of-the-line arms production.

It's not that Genji grows a sense of responsibility overnight; idly curiosity has him digging further in an attempt to understand the Resistance beyond the brief overview he'd once received from his tutors. He begins to take long trips off-planet, joining rallies, making connections. Genji, born into the lap of luxury, had never seen suffering of the like the Resistance fought so hard to abate.

He begins to wonder about his place in the universe. It starts in small measure: a meeting here, a meeting there. The spiral begins not too long after; soon enough, he's full to brimming with the desire to join the Resistance. Rebellion, resistance, pride — it struck a chord within him never before touched.

Given his Qreshi background, however, the Resistance is slow to trust him. As a training exercise, he's tasked with smoothing out the logistical issues involved in a planned attack on one of Leith's most historically relevant political buildings. Genji, eager to prove himself, throws himself into the task.

On the day of the attack, Genji leaves the Shimada compound, ready to take the last step into the new existence he'd unearthed. Unbeknownst to him, however, his father had cottoned on to his activities weeks before. Joined by Hanzo, they follow Genji to the site of the attack, intent on stopping him before Genji sinks into the Resistance underworld. However, the Resistance group working with Genji - half-expecting his betrayal - set off the explosions earlier than planned. Both Genji and his father are caught in the explosion.

His father dies. Genji does not, only due to Resistance intervention.

He spends delirious months on a black-market doctor's table, losing much of his organic body to cybernetic fittings. He'd proven his loyalty to the cause in the last moments of his former life, and now - presumed dead, without valid identification, fitted with cybernetic parts he could never afford without his family's financial backing - he belonged to the Resistance.

It's been years since he joined. Despite the unhappy circumstances of his entry, he's never once looked back.

CRAU: No.

Original History: GENJI SHIMADA at the Overwatch Wikia.

Inventory:

A set of 24 shuriken
His dragonblade
His wakizashi
Images of all of the above.

This photograph
His armor


Samples:

Two threads on the TDM. Please let me know if you need any other samples, I can whip another one up if those haven't gotten long enough yet.

Miscellaneous Notes:

I'm aware that Genji's existence is a bit unconventional in this setting, given the rarity of hack-mods. That said, since he's an undocumented Resistance member who (generally) keeps his head down, I'm assuming that won't be too much of an issue? I've broken down his physical state HERE if you need further detail.

Thanks, mods!