mayfield_ooc | Applications

• 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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Name: Usagi
Personal Journal: No journal. :U
Contact Info: tali_eefi@yahoo.ca OR aim-> 'usagisquared'
Other Characters Played: Astral- Also apping Nepeta.
Preferred Housing: No specific preferences, but if she could go in a house with say, a non-droned sibling or parent that would at least somewhat interact with her that would be nice~ I would also appreciate it, however, if she wasn't in Link's house or on his street (Goldberg); she'd probably cling right off the bat, and I'd like her to meet other people before that happens..!! (Maybe someone who can 'relate' to being human-i-fied?)

Character Name: Fi
Character Series: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Character Age: Unknown- appears to be a young girl. Assuming '14' for now. (Technically, Fi is genderless, as Fi is a sword. But, for the sake of things...)
Background: http://zeldawiki.org/Fi
Personality: OOH BOY.

Now the first point that needs to be stated right off is that Fi is, quite bluntly put, the computerized mind of the Master Sword. Her diction is vast, and her choice of words is typically considered advanced or at least unnecessary, using phrases that are clearly 'roboticized' in nature; words such as 'designation' instead of name, for example. Fi supposedly has no emotions, because she cannot experience them. She speaks bluntly, having no sense of tact, or even of timing, simply stating the facts. A fine example can be seen when Link is in the middle of battle, low on health and...

In perfect monotone, states quite blankly, 'Master. You appear to be low on hearts.'

She observes and speaks as an automaton would- which makes sense, that is what she WAS. The closest thing to emotions she gets is happiness; she admits this at the end of the game while saying her goodbyes to Link. Perhaps this is hinting at the fact that she CAN in fact experience emotions, but it's quite unknown. As it is, it'll be assumed it was simulated to fool even herself in the end, with all other emotions ignored and 'un-needed'.

She heavily believes in (being a computer) calculated results. ...However, near the end game, she in fact used 'luck' as a term, showing that she could have been gaining a personality contrary to what is believed of her computer-like existence for reasons unexplained by the game.

But Fi is 'put to rest' soon after this, taking an eternal sleep in the Master Sword; so it cannot be known the extent of this anomaly. She says that certain things 'please her'; but to what extent she was able to feel emotion as a blade is unknown, particularly since she herself states that she does not need emotions; she even refers to her friendship with Link as a 'nessecary companionship'. Her memories are 'data', and considered precious- in the end, it is far more likely that she did not have enough time to understand emotions; she herself seems to address this.

More importantly, she's going to suddenly have all those emotions and emotional triggers in Mayfield- she's going to have a human body, with very human hormones and reactions. She will feel true pain, she will see things that, unlike as a sword and 'computer', will in fact trigger emotional response, because she cannot simply ignore them for the sake of a goal as easily.

For this reason, her 'personality' will be an interesting mix; she'll be blunt, and seemingly uncaring- but she will quite likely feel incredible shame and guilt after realizing something happens as a result of her words, despite not showing it. She'll seem emotionless, or blank- even mildly surprised at all times, but it is more likely a constant state of mild fear and confusion. She won't entirely understand what happens when things happen as a reaction- I have no doubt that, the first time she cries, she will be caught between the emotion causing the reaction and the confusion of all this 'leaking' on her face.

Fi will additionally be more inclined to 'follow and assist' than lead; she was a sword, and a sword with a master and pre-written purpose before. Now, that is gone. She has no clue what to do, what is happening, and what is going on, and that is what she needs.

It is quite likely that she will have a tendency to bottle emotions due to all of the above as well; in an attempt to react as she would have, and to cope with all the memories. For this reason, when the trigger finally snaps, it can be assumed and guaranteed that it will be a horrible mess that she has no clue what to deal with- damn hormones and tears and things...

Regardless. In a nutshell? Blunt, but caring, horribly innocent in her words, and quite likely to work 'step by step' for each moment thanks to no longer having a prewritten history in her mind...

And of course, she'll still speak rather 'computer-like', using percentages to describe certainity among things.

Abilities: As the Master Sword, Fi was in possession of a number of abilities, the first and foremost being the memories of a destiny that has already been played out- so she'll retain that at the very least, even if she can no longer fulfill the programming required to pass the information along. Other abilities, not so much. At the base level, becoming one with the Master Sword; even having the sword there is an ability taken, as well as her floating, and likely even her singing. (Dancing can likely stay, though it's not obviously 'the same' without the floating.)

In addition to the base abilities she had as the sword, there is her other purpose- dowsing. Using the blade, she was able to 'dowse' for certain objects. The sword itself was additionally capable of the 'skyward strike', a powerful slash of energy that could be gathered, aimed, and fired- something that, if she becomes the sword again, will be absent.

And of course, she'll be 'humanified' coming in, so things such as her appearance in general would have to be regained as well.

Sample Entry: The sky is bright today. There is a bird outside the window on one of the branches.

If this science book is correct, it is preparing to mate, via various sounds and songs to impress females of its species. The book does not explain any further on how mating occurs however, so I cannot be 100%, or even 80, or 60% certain of that.

It is strange to have arms. It is strange to be able to lift and hold things, and it is strange to be 'human' as they are called. Someone at 'school' as it is called mentioned that certain objects, and even states of being, may be returned after a period of time. Perhaps when that happens, I will no longer have my arms.

However, I do not know what I will do if I become the Master Sword again. It is my duty. It has always been my duty. It is what I was created for.

But I do not understand what my purpose would be any more.

...And now, I do not think it would be good to fall asleep for eternity as I promised I would.

Welcome to 913 Bilko Boulevard, Fi Harmonia! 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: fi

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

This is the best name ever and that is all. :U -goes off to join everything now-

Applications

Fi | Zelda; Skyward Sword | Non-reserved

Fi | Zelda; Skyward Sword | Non-reserved (Part 2/2)

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