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APPLICATIΘNS

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Applications are not processed until the last day of the application round, due to the way our new character introduction logs are set up. Characters are placed and occasionally given items in ways which encourage character relation building from the start. This means we need to know approximately how many people we have coming in so we can plan it out.

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Samples may be reused from previous apps or linked so long as they fit the qualifications.
However, you may only link for one sample. The other must be written.
Linked samples must be from within the last 12 months.

Player Information
Player name: What should we call you?
Contact: E-mail/Aim/Plurk. Some way to reach you if we have questions.
Are you over 18: Y/N
Characters in The Box Already: Do you play anyone else in the game?

Character Information
Character Name: Full name, if applicable.
Canon: The show/game/book/what have you that they're from.
Canon Point: The point in their story you're taking them from.
History: For characters who have a reasonable amount of information on a wiki page or character bio, a link will suffice. If the character in question is minor or does not have much information posted, you should go into more detail here. OCs will require detailed but concise written histories.
Personality: What is your character like? What motivates them? Be thorough on this section; it's one of the ones we judge most closely. Also, be aware that while we encourage the use of canon examples to back up your statements, most of this section should be about what makes your character tick. 
Items on your character at canon point: Most items will be confiscated, especially anything that can be used as a weapon. However, you will be able to put in a request for them later. Tell us what your character has on them at their canon point so we can make sure you know what items they can keep, and what ones they can get back later.
Abilities: We are not only looking for supernatural abilities here, but also specific skills that set this character apart. Are they a good fighter? Do they speak seven languages? Be sure to include mental abilities and skills, not just physical. 
Strengths and Weaknesses: Here, we want to know what your character's good and bad points are. Are they someone who can keep their cool in a crisis? Does blood make them faint? Are they a natural leader or a coward who runs at the first sign of danger?
Samples
Network/Action Sample: This sample must be in action form (brackets). We are looking for a minimum of 6 to 10 lines that give us an idea of how your character speaks and acts. You may link one of these, action OR prose, to samples from other places as long as they are from 12 months ago or earlier. 
Prose Log Sample: 300 word minimum. This sample must be in prose format (paragraphs, no brackets) and should show character reactions/introspection. It does not need to be in The Box setting, but it must demonstrate your character as you are apping them. You may link one of these, action OR prose, to samples from other places as long as they are from 12 months ago or earlier.

As a note: Revision requests and rejections are screened for the privacy of those who apply.
Apps are only unscreened if the player wishes for them to be.

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My way, or the hard way.

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i think i mostly want to see what happens when this whole place breaks apart

Shucky darn!

"Nobody HIJACKS Nikola Tesla!"

here you go!

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Player Information
Player name: Nic
Contact: Plurk: ThePumpkinQueen | AIM: NocturneMelody13 | E-mail: setfiretothefuture@gmail.com
Are you over 18: Yes
Characters in The Box Already: None

Character Information
Character Name: Tyler Simms
Canon: The Covenant
Canon Point: Post-canon
Is your character Dead, Undead or Alive: Alive
History: Written out here!
Personality:
Tyler, like the other three Sons of Ipswich-four, if you count Chase-has the Power, which makes him a warlock. However, in comparison to the others, especially Reid, Tyler barely uses his Power. Despite not using that much though, he is best friends with Reid, and he does willingly follow him into situations that require using. Along with that, he explicitly expresses that he believes it’s wrong to use their Power on each other, like when Reid and Caleb got into a fight in the alley behind Nickey’s. Despite being the youngest of the four, he seems to be quite in tune with the Power and being able to sense when someone else is using, such as when he sensed the times that Chase used, and even brought it up once when he said that once he had remarked to Reid that he felt something, though Reid had apparently not noticed anything. Being the youngest also means he will be the last one to ascend and come into his full power, but he doesn’t seem to be impatient about it, or jealous of the others who will ascend first, like Reid’s jealous of Caleb.

As far as the covenant goes, Tyler has known the other boys for as long as he can remember, and thus they are the most important people in his life-aside from his family, though he tends to, for whatever reason, not spend a lot of time with them. He understands and respects the need for secrecy and keeping the truth from people. So, with that in mind, he’s probably the last person who would ever do something reckless or stupid and risk revealing them as warlocks. More than just being best friends though, the other boys are like family to him. They are the only ones with their secret, and so the only ones that he can be completely open with and not have to worry about anything. He trusts them with his life. Alternately, their shared secret makes it a little hard for him to become truly close with other people outside of the covenant.

Since Tyler is close with all of the boys, Caleb is something like an older brother to him. It’s Caleb who calls him baby boy, after all, and Tyler doesn’t seem to mind the nickname. Aside from that, Caleb is the oldest and the unofficial leader of the covenant and it’s likely that Tyler respects that and listens to him. This is something that’s further proven when Caleb comments that Tyler doesn’t have the balls to lie to him. It doesn’t help that Tyler’s just not a good liar in general. Tyler was also worried about Caleb during the fall fest, when they knew that Caleb would be dealing with Chase.

Pogue is also important to Tyler, of course, and judging from their interactions, they’re likely more like typical siblings, joking and teasing each other-though they likely lack the jealousy that siblings oftentimes have. While Tyler was quiet when Pogue was in the hospital, it was still clear that he was just as upset about it as the others were. It’s also Pogue that goes along with Reid and Tyler’s somewhat reckless behavior of using to get down from the cliff, telling Caleb that it won’t kill them yet.

Of all of the boys, it can be safely said that Reid is Tyler’s best friend. They are rarely anywhere without the other one there too. They even share a dorm room. On many occasions, Tyler and Reid can be found hanging out together or joking around with each other. There’s also a possibility that Reid has taken over driving Tyler’s Hummer more than once, despite Tyler’s annoyance and protest. Actually, Reid probably annoys Tyler a lot, but Tyler puts up with it because that’s what best friends do, and however much Reid annoys him isn’t enough for Tyler to get fed up with him, though they’ve probably even had a few rights in the past. Judging by the fact that Tyler is the first one to follow Reid off of the cliff in the beginning, without hesitation, he likely follows Reid into other reckless situations as well, either just to join him or to try to keep him from getting into too much trouble or getting himself hurt. There are other ways that it’s obvious that Tyler cares about him too, such as when he immediately went to help Reid after Reid and Caleb fought in the alley behind Nickey’s. Tyler is also likely to defend and stand up for Reid.

While he never really interacted much with Chase, or at least not much that was shown, there’s a very high chance that Tyler doesn’t really like him. At all. The reasons why are obvious; not only did Chase torment Sarah and hurt Kate, but he put Pogue in the hospital, tried to kill Caleb, and threatened the others. Considering how close Tyler is with the other boys, and possibly Kate, as there were pictures of all of them hanging out on her desk in her dorm room, all of those things would make him not very fond of Chase. Hurting the people that Tyler cares about in any way would not be something that would go over well with him. Not only does Tyler dislike him though, he might also be a little afraid of him, considering all of the power that Chase has and what he’s capable of doing with it.

Though it doesn’t seem like Tyler has many, or any, friends outside of the covenant, it probably wouldn’t be hard for him to make friends. Being one of the Sons of Ipswich, as they’re commonly called by the kids at school, likely makes him popular enough as it is. Besides that, Tyler doesn’t seem to be a difficult person to get along with, so there shouldn’t be any reason why he couldn’t easily make friends. He would probably treat friends similarly to how he treats the other boys, minus revealing and talking about the whole warlock thing.

In general, Tyler is a nice guy, the kind of guy who would treat people well even if he didn’t even know them, and would rather help someone or give them a chance instead of turning his back on them, as long as they didn’t give him any reason not to-like turning out to be a total asshole or something. He’s laid back and easy going and overall he doesn’t really make a fuss about things unless it’s about something dangerous. As far as having a temper goes, well, it’s not exactly easy to make him mad; he’s fairly chill about things. He is not a violent person, and would only resort to physical violence if there wasn’t any other way (or if he was angry enough, but that’s a little hard to accomplish, after all). He would rather solve things without fighting if possible. Fearing for his life would be another thing that would drive him to violence, but only as much as he needed to defend himself.

Not only is he nice, but Tyler is also smart-or he at least studies a lot. Either way, whether through natural smarts or hard work, he’s at the top of his class. He’s also likely responsible for the others, at least Pogue and Reid, studying as well and keeping their grades up. It’s not all about school though-actually, Tyler doesn’t even like school very much, but good grades are important for a good future. Otherwise, he’s still a sixteen year old boy, and like any teenager, he likes to goof off, party, and hang out with friends. Emphasis on partying and hanging out. It could also be said that Tyler is-thankfully-a better flirt than Reid, and has likely had a relationship here or there, but considering his currently single status, likely not anything too serious.
Abilities/Strengths and Weaknesses:
Tyler has quite a few abilities that have been given to him because of the Power he possesses. No one knows where the Power came from originally; its source isn’t even recorded in the Book of Damnation that the covenant possesses, but it’s been around for hundreds of years and is basically a form of magic. The Power first manifests when a warlock turns thirteen, and then when they turn eighteen they ascend. Basically, ascending means that their abilities increase-they don’t necessarily gain more abilities, they ones they already have just grow stronger. After ascending, a warlock’s Power becomes their life. Using it a lot will cause them to age rapidly, and if they Will their Power to another warlock, they will die. Using this power on a small scale causes the user’s eyes to change briefly to a red/orange. Large scale uses cause the eyes to change to complete black. While Tyler’s only shown to use twice the entire movie, it’s likely that he has abilities similar to what the others can do, which includes things such as:

-Enhanced Strength: He can use the Power to increase his physical strength considerably, but not to a superhuman level.
-Wind Manipulation: He can control the flow and force of wind and air, possibly through some form of telekinesis.
-Telekinesis: He can manipulate and move objects without touching them. He and the others were able to fly his Hummer off of a cliff and through the air by combining their telekinetic abilities-which also means that they would not have been strong enough to safely do so on their own without combining their powers. (So essentially, on their own they can’t do things like pick up cars or other large, heavy objects like that). He also used telekinesis to slow down his descent from the top of a cliff and land safely on the ground hundreds of feet down.
-Mechanical Manipulation: Such as when Reid was able to fix Sarah's car when it wouldn’t start without even touching the engine.
-Power Sensing: Like the other three Sons of Ipswich, Tyler is capable of sensing when one of them is Using their power.
-Others: He also has other abilities that are a little harder to categorize; he could probably use his powers in various ways.

Along with the Power, Tyler is also one of the best on the swim team, and is capable of driving.

[Any of his abilities that would affect another character in godmod type ways would never be used without permission, and in general his abilities wouldn’t be used in any game breaking way/getting into places he shouldn’t be/breaking (or fixing) things he shouldn’t/etc. I am also perfectly fine with nixing his future ascension if that would be giving him too much power. If there’s anything else that should be toned down, I’d be willing to do so!]

Samples
Network/Action Spam Sample: On the test drive.

Prose Log Sample:
They hadn’t heard anything from Caleb. They were just waiting, tense, worried. Tyler cast another glance over at Reid, but the blond just shrugged one shoulder and gave him an equally anxious look. They’d already lost Sarah-somehow, even though they were both there, keeping an eye on her, Chase had grabbed her. Stupid. They should have been more alert, but Tyler hadn’t noticed a thing, not until it was too late and she was already gone. Then he’d tried calling Caleb, but he hadn’t answered his phone. Tyler hoped that didn’t mean what he was afraid that it meant. Caleb was probably just busy; Chase was a handful, after all, and Caleb should have been more focused on kicking his ass than answering his phone, anyway.

Having to wait to know didn’t do anything to calm his nerves though. He wanted to be there, he wanted to help. But Caleb had told them to stay there, so that they’d be safe, and Tyler respected that. He took a deep breath, letting it out slowly while he paced back and forth, vaguely aware of Reid watching him. This shouldn’t be the way things were; this was a school dance, they all should have been here-Caleb and Pogue and Kate, too. They were teenagers; they should have been having fun, not worrying about which of them were possibly going to be killed.

“Come on, man; don’t be dead,” he muttered under his breath, glancing at his watch again.

What would they even do without Caleb? He was like the glue that held them all together; he guided them and cared about them and kept them safe. Without Caleb, what would stop Chase from coming after the rest of them, one by one? Tyler couldn’t even bare to think about what their lives would be like without him. And Pogue…he was going to be alright, too, wasn’t he? He hadn’t been looking so well after what Chase had done to him-what if that had been Reid, or Tyler himself?

Right then, his phone rang and he just about jumped out of his skin. Cursing under his breath, and shooting Reid a warning look-even though he didn’t look like he was even considering laughing at him for his reaction-he fished his phone out of his pocket. The caller I.D. said it was Caleb. Tyler swallowed hard, his pulse quickening. He hesitated for a moment, and then answered it.

“Caleb?”

"Luck is when skill and opportunity come together."

i'm so sorry but i love you c:

[ The only side I'm on is my own. ]

Ben Application

let's make the most of tonight like we're gonna die young (which we are, because we are homestuck characters)

Edited 2013-09-20 23:51 (UTC)

Player Information
Player name: Oreo
Contact: creechingdook AT gmail DOT com or PM
Are you over 18: Yase.
Characters in The Box Already: Negative.

Character Information
Character Name: Dante
Canon: DMC: Devil May Cry (reboot)
Canon Point: Right before Dante and Vergil bust into Mundus’ office.
Is your character Dead, Undead or Alive: Alive
History: doot
Personality: When Dante is first introduced, he comes off as a sloppy, rude, and uncaring individual. Like, Ninja Theory really made the effort to make him out to be the biggest edgy loser possible. He lives alone in a trailer outside of a boardwalk carnival. His nights are spent attending strip clubs, boning, and drinking. He doesn’t seem to take care of his belongings or himself for that matter. Trash and clothing are strewn all over the floor and it’s entirely possible he hasn’t taken the trash out in a good few weeks. In short: he’s pretty gross. His personality isn’t much better either. When Kat (a medium working for his brother) knocks on his door to warn him that he’s in danger, Dante takes the liberty of answering the door buck naked with a grand total of zero shame.

Dante has lived his entire life under the impression that he’s some kind of freak. Seeing as that his memory was wiped and he was only given the memory that he was an orphan, he grew up feeling he didn’t owe anyone anything. The only person he had to live for was himself and for that reason, he’s first portrayed as completely standoffish and selfish. There were times he grew up hating himself (and I elaborate more on this in the abilities/strengths and weaknesses section) because of the budding abilities he would notice he had or acquire as he got older. When he became aware that his life was being pretty much manipulated and controlled by demons (who tortured him in various institutions on a daily basis) he was extremely bitter. While he unashamedly began rebelling and fighting back against them, he also began second guessing his own nature, wondering if he was fully demon as well. He would cut into his chest and expose his heart just to remind himself that he wasn’t.

While this whole bit is a bit extremely and silly in regards to “writing in video games lol,” it does show that Dante is capable of being extremely insecure. He doesn’t show it and upon first meeting, people wouldn’t guess it, but it’s definitely a giant weakness in his personality.

His personality does begin to take a turn after he meets Kat and Vergil. Part of this is due to the fact he begins to regain his memories. Again, so far, Dante had grown up believing he was just an orphan. The lack of memories was blamed on a fabled incident where he got sick when he was very young and got amnesia as a result. As it turns out, Dante’s father had erased he and his brother’s memories after Dante experienced his mother’s murder. So when Vergil helps Dante regain his memories, Dante suddenly realizes that there are crap ton of emotions and feelings he never thought he was capable of.

Remembering his mother and his short-lived happy family life forces Dante to recognize things like empathy, sympathy, and love. He suddenly realizes that there was a time when he felt these things and as the game continues, Dante’s formerly close bond with his brother quickly rekindles itself. Furthermore, he begins to form feelings for Kat.

Kat and Dante’s relationship is a good example of how Dante is actually able to form friendships with others. Dante is incredibly distrusting and wary of others because of how badly he’d been fucked over by demons (who often passed themselves off as humans) in his childhood. He doesn’t open himself up to others often. At one point, he gives Kat the ultimatum to either open up to him or have him not trust her at all (what a charmer). She explains to him that she too experienced a childhood of brutality inflicted by demons. It’s at that point that Dante realizes he’s not alone in the world and that it’s not just people like him (nephilim) who are being forced to deal with the scum of society. Humans and regular everyday people are too. People who are a whole lot less capable of defending themselves.

At the end of the game, Dante’s compassion and empathy for humanity is displayed a lot more obviously. So much so that he fights and nearly kills his own brother defending them. In short, Vergil wants to rule over humanity and borderline enslave them much like the demons had (with the excuse that he was going to be classier about it, okay, he wears a fedora) and wants Dante to join him. Dante refused, saying that humanity was what saved the world to begin with (using Kat as an example). And Dante was willing to literally stab one of the two people who saved him from being a total waste of space and brainwashed loser to protect humanity.

Summed up, outwardly, Dante is still growing when it comes down to actually coming off as a decent person. He doesn’t have much of a grasp on manners, etiquette and cordiality. He’s not much of an academic kind of person either, having an inefficient history of (probably never) going to an actual school. That said, inwardly, Dante is very capable of being compassionate if he trusts someone enough. He’s incredibly loyal to those who he deems worthy of his trust. And while he might not be the politest (or most tolerable) of companions, he will easily have someone’s back to the very end.

Abilities/Strengths and Weaknesses: First of all, Dante is nephilim. So, right off the bat, you know that he’s half angel/half demon. There’s no part of him that is or ever was “human,” despite his appearance. Given that, it’s safe to say most of his strengths lie within the superhuman “physical” category. He’s pretty spry and agile. Most of his attacks do include an array of weapons (a claymore, scythe, shotgun, taser gun, battle axe, double pistols, etc.). Most of these attacks are also “summoned.” Though, I think for the sake of being OP or whatever in this game, I’ll have him wind up without them. He does have one summonable ability that just makes his fist turn into flaming super-hulk-like-punching-fire gauntlets, called Eryx. That’s probably the only “unarmed” attack Dante has, but again, it’s magically enhanced.

It’s implied that he is physically, pretty strong. When he was younger, even before he had Rebellion (his claymore) and Ebony and Ivory (his pistols), his physical weapons that weren’t summoned, Dante could hold his own in a fight. He grew up in various institutions (orphanages, juvenile detention centers, and the original trailer implied there was an asylum in there at some point but who the hell knows because Ninja Theory) all which were apparently run by demons. He built up a reputation for starting riots and rebelling against the orderlies. Later in life when he was in Hellgate Prison, he had to be restrained as demons apparently didn’t want to get punched in the face anymore.

Dante also has a healing factor which he can “trigger” if he’s seriously wounded. He’s not immortal, but if he takes significant damage and can manage to get away, he can use this ability to his advantage.

HEEEEHnyway, despite all these physical abilities and strengths, Dante is extremely socially and emotionally fragile. He puts up to the token bad boy farce to often cover up deeply seeded hurt and hatred. For most of his life, given his father wiped his memory after his mother was murdered, he didn’t even know why he was so angry aside from the fact that demons were dicks. He also grew up extremely self conscious of his own humanity. Again, having his memory wiped left him with something of a mental handicap. He didn’t know he was part angel and really for the most part, didn’t even realize angels were a thing. Dante knew demons and he had a feeling he wasn’t human. So for the better part of his childhood he would often wonder if he was a demon himself.

Even after he regains his memories, Dante’s still emotionally guarded. After remembering his former “happy” family life, his relationship with his brother, and his mother, Dante remembers what it’s like to feel empathy and to live, but he’s grown up for the better part of his life without those things. So while he is capable of them, they’re still something of a chore. He’s extremely stubborn and incredibly impulsive. Oftentimes he doesn’t even think before he acts, he just does, which is why Vergil becomes a crucial counterpart in their missions. His brother being the brains of the operation, while Dante is the brute force.

While Dante’s interaction with Vergil is a bit more tender after he regains his memories, how well he deals with strangers is better displayed with Kat. Even when Dante wants to be cordial with someone or makes an effort at being tolerant or even polite, he isn’t well versed in that type of behavior. He often comes off as rude and uncaring. He makes offhanded and inappropriately crude remarks. In this sense, he’s socially, extremely weak. Persuasion skills are usually gained from threats versus actual wit.

Samples
Network/Action Spam Sample: video;

[Here sits Dante, slouched back on one of the church’s chapel pews, feet propped up onto the back of another bunch in front of him. This little shit obviously thinks he is too cool for school.]

Ya know, it’s kinda’ funny how some dirt bag’s grand kidnapping plan involves taking me away from one demon infested shithole and plopping me right in yet another demon infested shithole. Guess I’m starting to notice a pattern here. I mean I get it, really. Who wouldn’t want to dick around with a good looking, talented, badass guy like myself? Thing is, I’m kinda’ busy right now. Saving the world, punching other demons, and all that good stuff.

So, whoever you are, if you can hear this, you got two options. One, I do this easy peasy, track you down, kill you, and go on my merry way. Or two, you tell me the quickest route outta’ this place and save yourself a serious ass whooping. Actually. Nah. One’s off the table. You’re dead either way.

[ Middle finger to the camera. Edgy as fuck. ]

So buckle up asshole--

[Said middle finger is now pointing at the camera. Whoa. I bet you’re scared now.]

I’m comin’ for you.

Meanwhile, to anyone else who can hear this message, I’m giving you a first class invite to stay the hell outta’ my way or if you’re feelin’ nice, helping me out. Drinks are on me.

[ That second option is said with a note of sarcasm. Like he doesn’t expect anyone to take him up on that offer. ]

Prose Log Sample:
Nearly twenty years had gone by at an excruciatingly slow pace. From orphanage to foster home to asylum to prison. With the obligatory short periods of breaking free only to be imprisoned in another slow and agonizingly tedious chunk of time in another demon-infested institution. Well, at least they had the creativity to change it up every once in awhile. There was that. But no, the life Dante led between his first orphanage and his final escape from Hellfire Prison seemed like an eternity. Don’t get him wrong, it had its entertaining moments. Nothing got Dante off more than pissing off and slaughtering dumbass demons.

However, what once felt like an eternity now seemed like only a sliver of time once Dante regained his memories. He’d been reunited with his brother (who fortunately had recovered from his force amnesia much more quickly) and had his own memories regained. In a way, it was kind of infuriating. Demons had fucked his life up enough without him being aware of his past. It was like adding insult to injury. Not only had they made his upbringing a (literal) living hell, they were also the reason the mother he once loved and adored was dead. They were what drove his father to erase the memories of his own two children. For their “safety.”

That so called safety, for the record, was utter bullshit.

Regardless, finding his family again and coming to the terms that he wasn’t and never had been a complete monster, made twenty years actually seem pretty damn short. Remembering emotions such as empathy and love, it really did a number on his brain. Like before now he’d just been living some empty fake shell of a life. He’d just gone from seven years old to twenty-seven in the blink of an eye. And however short it felt, he’d lost twenty damn years of his life to a fucking demon king. Some asshole who’d been pulling the strings of every bigwig in this city (and probably the planet). Some douchebag who’d been making both he and his brothers’ lives a pain in the ass for far too long.

So when Dante stood outside the front double doors of the Silver Sacks Towers, he couldn’t help but peer up into the security cameras positioned atop either one. Yeah, he knew Mundus was watching. Which was why he flashed the left camera a cocky grin before he quick drew Ebony from her holster and aiming it at the right cam. One shot to the lens and it was out. Then Dante, being Dante, used his free hand to flip off the right camera before firing a second shot, taking that one out as well.

“Hope you got tech support on speed dial, Mundus,” Dante quipped, before heading right through the front doors.