mayfield_ooc | Applications

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• Please read over all the rules and information before applying in order to minimize any confusion before joining.

• If applying for a character that has already been dropped, it would be a good idea, though not required, to know something of their previous interactions. You are also free to pick up a dropped character with no memories of their previous time in Mayfield.

• All content for the personality and sample entry in your app must be written or roleplayed by you; for the personality section in particular, we do not accept copied text from wikis or other sources. Obviously, you may not copy your app from other players, whether in Mayfield or other games. Application plagiarism will result in a ban from the game.

• If you wish for your character to be placed in a specific house, please mention this in the relevant section of the application and specify that permission was obtained by the PCs already residing in that house. We will be operating by the Honor System for this, and there is no need for others to comment their permission in this post!

• Other special requests would also best go in the beginning of the application. Remember, grammar and spelling are important -- if your app contains errors, you will be asked to revise.

• Please post all applications or canon updates in this post; posting them elsewhere and linking to them from here may cause them to get changed later. Posting them here keeps us from having to save them.

When Applying, Fill Out the Following:

Name: Not the character's name, but yours or however you'd like us to refer to you.
Personal Journal: If you have one; a journal on another website is fine.
Contact Info: Any other way of contacting you. IM screen names, e-mail address, etc. AIM appears to be the common link between most players, so having a handle on AIM is preferable.
Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Mayfield, if applicable.
Preferred Housing: We encourage random matches, but if there is a particular house you want, you will need to contact every person in the house for permission. Please post your app AFTER doing this. If you cannot get in contact with any one person, please wait a week after contact and we'll accept it as a good faith effort. It is not necessary for those you received permission from to comment; we believe you! If you have no housing preference, simply put "N/A".

Character Name: Names, nicknames, whatever is applicable. In western order, please. If the character has no last name (adult males especially), you are free to either make one up or let us do it.
Character Series: 
Character Age: 
Background: We will accept copy/pastes or links to Wikipedia or another source, provided that the source reasonably explains the canon. This section is necessary, so if you can't find an explanatory source, you'll have to write something up yourself.
Personality: The more detailed here, the better. This lets us get a good feel for the character. Please try to back up your details with canon examples when you're getting past their basic character and more in-depth. Generally, we want to see at least four good-sized paragraphs.
Abilities: This section may end up being optional for you. If your character has any abilities or powers, such as magic, they'll be taken away upon arrival in Mayfield. These will come back over time, though.
Sample Entry: Please write as if you've already been accepted and writing an ordinary post from your character during their stay in Mayfield. Using an "introduction" post is fine, but we tend to discourage it, as the typical "who am I where am I what is this crazy place" format doesn't really give us a good grasp of how your character will behave on a daily basis. If you have trouble writing sample posts, we allow links to museboxes or other RPs to demonstrate as a sample. However, you'll want to post with the account you'll be linking to in that situation. Please make sure that your app is written in first person (!!!), as that's the format that will be used in the roleplay. Generally, we want to see at least five sentences, if not more. Prose log style samples will not be accepted. If you're confused about the distinction, we will be happy to explain. Remember, we're looking for FIRST-PERSON format; prose narration is fine, but it cannot make up the bulk of the entry.

When Applying for an Original Character, Fill Out the Following

Name: Not the character's name, but yours or however you'd like us to refer to you.
Personal Journal:
Contact Info: Any other way of contacting you. IM screen names, e-mail address, etc. AIM appears to be the common link between most players, so having a handle on AIM is preferable.
Other Characters Played: Any other characters you play at Mayfield, if applicable.
Preferred Housing: We encourage random matches, but if there is a particular house you want, you will need to contact every person in the house for permission. Please post your app AFTER doing this. If you cannot get in contact with any one person, please wait a week after contact and we'll accept it as a good faith effort. It is not necessary for those you received permission from to comment; we believe you! If you have no housing preference, simply put "N/A".

Character Name: Names, nicknames, whatever is applicable. In western order, please. If the character has no last name (adult males especially), you are free to either make one up or let us do it. 
Character Age: 
Background: For OCs, we require a detailed background to be fully written out. Please make sure to describe both the character's specific, personal background, and the world the character is from. If it is exactly like the real world, you'll still need to describe the location and the specifics of the society the character lives in (also please note here that we no longer accept 'Canon OCs,' so if this world is not one invented by you, the character is not appable).

This section will need to be somewhat long; there's no specific length we want, but we want to have a very clear feel of the character's backstory, so that we can compare it to the personality section.
Personality: This section is probably the most important. We're looking for at least six or seven paragraphs, but what's more important is that this be comprehensive and detailed. We want to see what makes your character tick, and we want to see that you understand what makes them tick and have fleshed them out as a character. Some things we will need to see include their important relationships and the major events in their lives and how these have shaped them, how they tend to interact with others and the world around them, their strengths and weaknesses, and what motivates them, among others.

If we do not have a strong sense of personality or it doesn't seem to match up with the background or sample, we will not accept the character even if your writing is strong.
Abilities: This section may end up being optional for you. If your character has any abilities or powers, such as magic, they'll be taken away upon arrival in Mayfield. These will come back over time, though.
Sample Entry 1: We're looking for a first person sample here; prose or action log format is not acceptable. If you write a sample, please write as though your character has already been accepted and is in Mayfield. You may write an introduction or first post, but we tend to discourage this, as the typical "who am I where am I what is this crazy place" format doesn't really give us a good grasp of how your character will behave on a daily basis. You may also use a link to a post in a dressing room, another game, or a musebox. We're looking specifically for a clear sense of character voice; spelling and grammar are important, but showing strong voice and characterization is more important than anything else. Remember, we're looking for FIRST-PERSON format; prose narration is fine, but it cannot make up the bulk of the entry.
Sample Entry 2: In this sample, we'd like to see a different side of your character than we saw in your first sample. This sample also needs to be in first person, but you may do a sample heavily based on introspection and action as long as it shows us a different side of your character and your first sample was strongly focused on speaking voice. For this sample, we will ask you to write something out as though your character is already in Mayfield. Please do not link to a sample elsewhere or use their first post/waking up in Mayfield here. That can go in the first sample instead.

• Before applying, please look over any applications that were recently accepted to get an idea of what we're looking for.

• If you apply for a character that has already been reserved, we will inform you and ignore the application until the reserve runs out. You may not apply for more than two characters from the same canon. For the sample entry, you may write your own entry, or use a post from a musebox, dressing room, or other game. We recommend testrun_box if you prefer the latter!

• After you're accepted, please follow all of the instructions given. You will need to reply to the acceptance, post your journal to the friend add page and your canon post, join the communities, and use the friend add page to update your journal. Once you're accepted, please introduce yourself on the community when you're ready to play.

• If your app is "Pending", do not freak out! This means that we need you to make some revisions, and does not mean you're rejected. We generally give players a chance to revise before rejecting them, but we will reject apps that do not address the concerns stated when we asked for a revision. If you have been rejected, our reply will clearly state this to be the case. If we have not gotten back to you yet, under no circumstance does this mean you are rejected. If it has been over a week since our last reply, it would be a good idea to contact us with a reminder, otherwise, please be patient!

• If you have received a "Pending" notice, you will have one week to supply us with your revisions, or your reserve will be considered expired and that someone else is free to apply for the character.

• The typical wait for a reply on apps may be anywhere from a day to a little over a week. If any part of your application requires a pending, it may be another week after your reply to that before we can get to you. We process a high volume of apps every round, so please be patient.

• If you have not heard back on a pending for over a week after apps close, please send a PM directly to the mod account.

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED.

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Background:

Very briefly; in the thriteenth century up until the sixteenth century, what is now considered Belarus, was once the center of the Grand Duchy of Litva, sometimes called the Belarusian-Lithuanian state by historians. Its territory included what is now modern-day Belarus, as well as Lithuania, Ukraine, and part of Russia. Not only was Belarus the center of this state, but the primary language of the state was Belarusian.

The period between the 15th century and mid-17th century is considered Belarus' golden age and a time of great growth for Belarus' cities and towns. The Grand Duchy Statute, which came out in 1588, was the only full code of laws published in Europe since the Roman Law and the Napoleonic Code.

The Grand Duchy of Litva and the Polish Kingdom formed a political union which gave rise to the Litva-Poland confederation in the sixteenth century, which led to the lands being divided amongst Russia, Austria, and Prussia. Belarusian lands thus became part of the Russian empire. This lasted until the eighteenth century. Russia took away her name and her language, forcing her to speak only Russian, which could have easily caused her ficsation.

She was forced to assimilate and was called the North-Western Region of the Russian but would not stand for it. She, along with Poland and Lithuania, banded together to regain their rights and become independent. She was given a few of her rights back, including the ability to publish books and newspapers in her own language. However, true independence only came with the fall of the Russian monarchy near the end of World War I.

In December 1917, the All-Belarusan Congress opened in Minsk, giving birth to a new Belarusan state. Various peace treaties were signed and Belarus was divided into two parts, the Western half was given to Poland, then taken back as part of the BSSR.

During World War II, Belarus was occupied by Nazi Germany, although she resist the occupation. Many of the towns and villages of her people were burned down. On the 25th of August 1991, the BSSR Supreme Soviet declared the political and economic independence of Belarus. It's in fact just scared of others and that causes her to act mean to them, she sees Russia as a protection and wants to become one with him for that reason, or it could also be some kind of stockhome syndrome, or something along those lines and of course, even with everything that has happend that bond of being his sibling is still a big factor there. After being forced to forget herself and her own language for so long it can be true that she stuck to Russia for that reason.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus#History

http://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/history

http://aci.byelarus.com/index.php?p=5

http://www.belarusguide.com/as/history/history.html

Personality:

Belarus is an intimidating, cold, and she's beautiful and horrid at the same time. She's said to have 'a bit of a harsh atmosphere', and with her frigid stares and the chill of the knife in her hand, it's easy to have it weigh down on your shoulders. At first, she may not come off as too much of a nut - she's pretty blank very hard to drag much of anything out of. If not constantly sour, and of course that can't bode too badly in every case. Belarus is shown to carry around a knife at points, most notably in the Meeting Of The World strip where she's holding it to a traumatized Latvia's back as Russia scares him, but it wouldn't be surprising if she always held some kind of weapon with her at all times, due to her rough upbringing and unfourtune past events.

According to a footnote at the end of Russia's Big And Little Sisters in Hetalia volume 2, Belarus briefly became a sort of adoptive younger sister to America after the fall of the Soviet Union, which could mean that she still has some feelings towards him for helping her out and all. Her appearance as a Hetalia "desktop buddy" also reveals that she loves the occult, and that her favorite reading material was the Soviet newspaper Pravda. Latvia also mentions that Belarus has been into rock music as of late, might go with her rather rough personality.

To any others outside of her siblings, she's very cruel - especially if they're caring to her. It doesn't necessarily seem to be that she rejects the kindness; rather, it seems as though a vicious response is merely her default reaction, might also be a way to protect herself. She's strong, both in persistence and in mannerism. Her lovely feminine features and soft appeal are greatly contrasted by her sharp words, furrowed brow and blunt honesty. As Bela is sometimes seen as being absolutely bloody insane and will stab you with a knife in the bat of an eyelash, this is not actually the case. While Natalia is quite the stubborn one and one that is quick to anger if the right things are said -maybe insult someone she cares about-, she won’t just needlessly stab whoever crosses her path with a knife. Not to say that she won’t if you provoke her enough, but unlike some people think she won’t just stab you without good reason.

Still, this anger seems to be born greatly, though not fully, of hurt. Belarus is unable to comprehend that people aren't perfectly malleable. The fact that her brother doesn't love her as she loves him troubles her greatly, and her sister Ukraine, who's said to be recklessly dragged into trouble pretty often, is probably a - slightly hesitant - source of comfort... though, Ukraine is yet another person that Belarus is deeply jealous of.

So continues the pattern of emotional (and physical) abuse toward the people who love her. And, well. To everyone else, too. Her animosity towards the Baltics seems to be endless: however, she does have a bit of a soft spot for America (it's about the size of the one she holds for her sister Ukraine), thanks to his temporary adoption of her as a sibling following the fall of the USSR.

Natalia also isn't really that experienced in romantic relationships . . . at all. Which can be seen as she constantly pesters her brother to marry her, so things involving romance can be a tad awkward for her since she doesn't have much experience in that area.

At one point when she was still a part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, she had a large respect for Toris, although she now doesn't see the current Lithuania, the used to be house maid of Russia who allows himself to be walked all over at times, and the strong but gentle looking nation who used to rule most of Eastern Europe as the same person. In her eyes, she sees them as two different people. The respect that she had for Lithuania faded away along with the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in her eyes, so did the man, or nation rather, that he used to be. Of course, she will forever be very annoyed by him for taking her away from her brother.

Depending on the language Belarus is speaking, her personality will vary slightly. For example, when she speaks English (obviously her defaultly spoken language) she seems to have a bored or annoyed exterior, when she speaks Russian she tends to seem a bit more easily angered and tends to snap more quickly, when she speaks Belarusian she shows her emotions and expresses how she is feeling more easily, she will usually only speak complete sentences other than greetings and simple phrases with those she is close to or feels more safe around.

Belarus also knows Lithuanian and Polish from her time in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, but is extremely rare to hear her speak either of these languages unless something horribly ticked her. She does not like speaking of her time in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth or the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it's a good way to make her snap at you. It brings out a lot of her emotions that she would rather not be feeling and memories that she finds to be best forgotten. It's probably for the best not to speak of it unless she is the one who brings it up.

Abilities: Immortatly of a country, that and she has lots of talent with blades?

Sample Entry:

[ Having finally sharpened all of her knives, she leaned back in her chair, pushing onto the back legs of it only while she balanced herself on the table. "Finally, done," was barely heard as easily being covered up with a sigh. Even if she wasn't back home, she couldn't help but still feel horribly uneasy all the time. That feeling was gone, that connection she had with her people and land was enough to make her even more empty. The feeling of having to be able to fight here was always there, training as much as she could.

Staring up at the sky through the window. It was hard to know if the sky was the same as back home, it had something missing about it, too many lights made it hard for her to see the stars and that only made her more bothered. It was something she caught herself doing when she couldn't sleep, that or all the times she slept with Ukraine telling her odd stories about stars made her look up at them with some kind of wistfulness in her eyes. But she noticed the feed, with a small grunt she reached out to shut it off, glint of the knife in her hand. ]

Stupid place...

The sample entry falls short of our required length; remember, while narration is fine, it can't make up the bulk of the entry. We'll need to see a revised entry of at least five first-person sentences.

Privyet, everyone....

[ She gives the screen her usual blank expression, biting her lip slightly. There is a small spot of some kind of colored liquid on her cheek, although she didn't notice that just yet.

As much as she hates asking for help, she wasn't able to do this by herself. Before she continued, a lot of mumbling off-screen. ]

Will anyone help me color walls? [ Now that makes complete sense, since a bucket just fell onto the communicator, which was followed a rather flustered string of curses in Russian. ]

....ебать.

Someone who won't be in the way, only. [ Since painting the walls would at least get her mind off of being here and not at her home. ]

... Make it look like snow.

[ A short pause. ]

And sunflowers here and there.

Welcome to 1337 Benny Road, Natalia Mundy! Please reply here with your character journal. Once you've done that, complete the following:

• Join

mayfield_rpg,

mayfield_ooc,

mayfield_logs, and optionally

junefield
• Add your info to your canon post
• Add your info to your household! Use the street list to find your house.
• Make sure to tag your first post with the !intro tag, as well as your character's personal tag: c: belarus

Go ahead and introduce yourself in the main comm and tell people where your character will be living!

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Applications

Belarus - APH - Not reserved

Belarus - APH - Not reserved

PENDING

Here ya' go

ACCEPTED