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: Kobayashi
Personal Journal: N/A
Contact Info: MindtheSukima on AIM, PerfectSquare on Plurk
Other Characters Played: Davesprite, Diamonds Droog, Remilia Scarlet
Preferred Housing: 5722 Cunningham Lane, permissions granted

Character Name: Nico Kanna
Character Series: Puella Magi Kazumi Magica/Madoka Magica
Character Age: Unknown/Under 18
Background: Here
Personality: Nico is a quiet girl with understated emotions who tends to play it cool and observe the scene before jumping into things. Level-headed, she tends to approach situations analytically, using her head to figure it out and how to deal with it. Though her expression doesn’t change much, she’s not so much cold as calm, not one to stress out or panic even in the direst of situations. Despite this, she’s a generally well-meaning girl with a hidden sense of humor and an appreciation for friends and having fun.
Usually the quiet one in the group, she’s not so much shy or withdrawn as simply passive. In a number of scenes, she plays a specifically observer role, such as when Kazumi is confronted by Satomi, she watches from a distance with Jyuubey, while some of the other girls moved closer or ran to stop them. In conversation, she tends to let the others speak first, or even appear to not be paying attention, but will assert her own analysis given her intelligence and powers of observation. She’s not very forceful about it though and tends not to take a leadership role, but remains dependable in all situations thanks to her level head and ability to not worry much about things. Even in the heat of battle, she can remain calm and observe, such as when fighting the Souju sisters and calmly watching after telling Kazumi in a deadpan tone to get hit a few more times.
Though she seems distant, Nico is a friendly girl and does like her friends. While she’s fine working solo, she enjoys the company of others and being with them, always with a little smile on her otherwise mostly unchanging expression when they share meals together or have fun, or when spending time with Kazumi, such as listening to her get excited about everyone going to an amusement park. She’s also something of a joker, usually inserting sarcastic remarks with a dry sense of humor, though without malice, or remarks like saying her smartphone “was killed in action” when she dropped it during a battle, or the like, and even going so far as pranking her friends, such as rigging Mirai’s birthday cake to explode in her face. Usually it’s a more understated kind of humor though, like acting like it’s no big deal to suddenly show up after everyone thinks she died.
There is a darker side to Nico though, something she doesn’t show often. There is a certain level of fear and depression rooted both in her past trauma and her current situation, knowing how she harmed others and how she is now most likely doomed to harm others when she becomes a witch. This is seen when she overexerts herself and does give into despair and becomes a witch, wishing not to hurt anyone anymore and wanting someone to kill her. It shows a very negative self-image. She is still one of the least open of the Pleiades Saints and the one who most often works by herself. As well, there’s certainly something disturbing about her expression when she switches with her “spare”.
A mysterious girl to be sure, Nico can be counted on to keep a level head, provide a keen insight and a joking remark, and be a strong person you can depend on. A bit dark, a bit cheeky, she’s probably a good person though.

Abilities: Nico is a magical girl. What this actually means is that her soul has been removed from her body and crystalized into a soul gem that can control her body from up to 100 meters away. Her fortified body feels reduced pain and can be healed with magic; in fact, as long as her soul gem remains unharmed, she won’t die regardless of what kind of damage her body takes if she has enough power left to reconstruct herself. She can also create blasts of energy and has enhanced physical abilities of speed, strength and agility. There is of course, a limit – using magic tarnishes her soul gem, and if it isn’t cleaned by using Grief Seeds harvested from witches, she’ll become a witch. This is true of all magical girls.
For Nico specifically, her magic is in the element of “reconstruction”, which besides probably enhanced regeneration, includes the ability to break down and reconstruct inanimate materials as other objects; her specialties are finger rockets and doubles of herself. She also seems skilled at magical constructions; she made a smartphone app that can help attune soul gems for tracking specific witches once given a sample of its signature, as well as being the one who handles the containers used to capture grief seeds and other important objects for the Pleiades Saints. Also as payment for her wish, she was granted one or more “spares” or the ability to create “spares”, copies of herself that take her place in life, including any misfortune that befalls her and she can switch in with when it dies.

Sample Entry:
[Phone]

[While it would be wrong to say the voice that spoke up sounded bored, she didn’t sound like she was really focused on the conversation, more organizing her thoughts than actually speaking to any one in particular.]

It’s of course nice that there’s no witches here, but it’s also a little inconvenient… well, I mean, there are witches but I don’t think you guys will drop Grief Seeds. Having this back is convenient but probably useless if we can’t clean it. I guess I can save it for Emergency Use Only?

Well, it looks pretty. Maybe I can use it as a paper weight.

So what did everyone else get after that disaster?

[Action]

[A girl with obviously stolen pants, given Mayfield’s idea of gender roles, is strolling down the street, holding out a gem the size and shape of an egg out at arm’s length, turning and looking at it as the sun sparkles off it. And then sighs.]

…I think I would have rather gotten my phone.

Confirming housing!

Housing is fine by me.

Welcome to 5722 Cunningham, Nico Giima! 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: nico kanna

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

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Applications

Nico Kanna | Puella Magi Madoka Magica

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