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: Kabby
Personal Journal:

alifeenchanted
Contact Info: AIM: kabbbs; plurk: kaboot; email: kahybee[at]gmail[dot]com
Other Characters Played: Rapunzel
Preferred Housing: N/A

Character Name: King Julien XIII
Character Series: Madagascar franchise, with a focus on The Penguins of Madagascar
Character Age: ...N/A?
Background: Julien takes a minor role first two Madagascar films, with a subplot in a Christmas special that takes place between the two movies.

His major role is in the television series, which is, according to creators, an alternate plotline for the Madagascar franchise, presumably stemming off after the second film. There have been three seasons so far, but there is only so much continuity in the series. Mainly, for our purposes, it gives more of a look at Julien's character, while also setting up a habitat from him where he isn't followed blindly as a king.

Personality: Julien is most easily defined by negative traits, mostly those related to pride. Pride is definitely Julien's sin, and he is incredibly narcissistic in that he, generally, puts himself above all others and believes no one can reach his levels of greatness. Whatever the trait, if Julien decides it is one he wants to have, he will think of himself as the ultimate bearer of said trait. He frequently will talk about how he is the best; how he is the king and that gives him superiority in every sense. He expects others to let him boss them around and can't function without that. (More on this inability to function later.) Julien is also spoiled rotten, and rarely does things for himself. He generally orders Maurice and Mort to do things for him, and his selfishness shows here, as well; he will force them to do dangerous things to get what he wants, because he believes he should have everything at any cost.

Julien is dynamic and highly emotional. He's a party animal by nature, often spending all night dancing. He will celebrate the smallest of things, and, on the other end of the spectrum, he is a wrathful and impulsive ruler, punishing his two subjects in ways that aren't equivalent to their actions. For example, the accidental breaking of his throne leads to him banishing Mort and Maurice from his presence. On the note of his dynamic nature, Julien is incredibly flirtatious, and can act this way with almost every other animal (or object - he tried to woo a smoothie once) he comes in contact with, no matter how much mutual contempt there is in the situation.

Continuing on the 'highly-emotional' note... Julien is incredibly needy of and dependent on his friends, especially Maurice and Mort. He is prone to breakdowns when he loses them, starting up heated arguments with stuffed animals when they are having fun without him. Breakdowns in general are common with Julien; when he lost his crown, he was brought down to a listless, despairing little thing. So yes, as seen by these examples, his breakdowns range from depression to bouts of crazy... Not that Julien isn't already a bit cooky; he always seems to have his head in his own little world, with a strange idea of how things work.

Ultimately, however, Julien will always come around and do the right thing. He has morals deep down and will put in the work to save the day from, say, a revenge-seeking dolphin. He also, deep down, cares about his friends and just wants to be with them. When he and Rico become close friends, he is jealous when Rico talks about spending time with the other penguins, and when Maurice is supposedly close to death, Julien does all he can to make his friend's last day the very best... Of course, it is Julien's idea of the very best day, not Maurice's, because -- to bring things full circle -- Julien's mind is always on Julien in one way or another. As he once said himself, "Nobody loves me... The way I love me!"

Abilities: He is highly acrobatic and generally in good physical shape. He's a dancer and a tree-climber. Nothing out of the ordinary, though.

Sample Entry:

Hello, Mayfield-y people! It is, your king!

I am most unhappy with you all, my Mayfield-y subjects! I have learned that before I came, there was a prom! Now, uh, I do not know what that is, but I am hearing it has a king, which of course should have been me. I mean, really, who better a king for your promming than your king for everything else?

But I was not your promming king, because you were all having prom without me! You should have waited for me!

I will be thinking up an appropriate punishment. Goodbye until then!

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Welcome to 3472 Erwin Road, Julien Hidari! 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: king julien

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

Woohoo!

Applications

King Julien | Madagascar | Not Reserved | REPOSTED WITH SUBJECT LINE.

ACCEPTED

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