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: IM: kabbbs, plurk: kaboot, email: kahybee[at]gmail[dot]com
Other Characters Played: Rapunzel
Preferred Housing: N/A

Character Name: Roark "Rocky" Rickaby
Character Series: Lackadaisy
Character Age: 22
Background: There's still a fair bit that isn't known about Rocky's early life, but so far we do know that he lived with his aunt, Nina, and his cousin, Calvin, when he was fairly young, and was eventually kicked out -- presumably twice, as Nina tells him at one point that he hasn't got a second chance left with her. This could also mean, however, that whatever got him kicked out was considered so unacceptable that Nina won't give him a second chance.

He'd been all over, doing a wide variety of jobs, before ending up back in St. Louis, Missouri. Whether this was his second time working for Mitzi May at her speakeasy or his first was unclear, but we do know that, when Viktor had to retire as gin and whiskey runner, Rocky stepped up from just a violinist in the Lackadaisy's band, to doubling as Viktor's replacement.

We meet Rocky in 1927, at which point the Lackadaisy is struggling. He's gone to plan a meeting with a bootlegger, but a gang of three who want the booze for their own work steps in. Apparently they've run into Rocky before, and plan to finish him off for good. Rocky's tie is nailed to a train track with a train on the way, but the cat manages to escape -- All while never shutting up. Unfortunately, he leaves his car behind, where he was kidnapped.

When Viktor takes him back to get his car, Rocky asks for advice on the rum running job, only to be told he's too weak and scrawny for the position. Still, on the same ride, Rocky gets an idea to scare off the particular competitors he'd ran into once and for all. Minor following details include Rocky delivering an invitation to the Lackadaisy to one Sedgewick Sable, and waxing poetic about the Mississippi River.

He goes to visit his Aunt Nina to ask her to fix his jacket, which got all but ruined in the earlier scrape. Aunt Nina is less than amused, and tells Rocky to take his cousin, Calvin, out wherever he's headed to get the young man's mind off his failure at the police academy. Ever the responsible cousin, Rocky goes on with his plan for, as he puts it, "justice", taking Calvin with him. They set the competitions pig farm (and house, and cars) on fire, but not without getting caught. A hasty escape is made, and Rocky takes Calvin to the Little Daisy Café, the building above the Lackadaisy, for a meal. Unbeknownst to Rocky, this is where Calvin is told about the Lackadaisy by the late original owner's goddaughter, Ivy Pepper.

That night, Rocky goes to pick up the alcohol, accompanied by an insistent Viktor. At first, it seems all has gone well -- to Rocky, at least -- and he goes up to interrupt a conversation between Sedgewick and Mitzi with poorly-concealed jealousy. However, things start to go downhill when Rocky takes the rest of the band up to bring down the alcohol; the owners of the pig farm followed them back to the garage, and had gotten into a shootout with Viktor; one the elderly cat was actually winning... Until Rocky opened up the basement door and shone light into the garage, revealing an entrance to the Lackadaisy. Running to warn the others, Rocky is confused to see his cousin with Ivy, but more important matters take precedence. Zib, another band member, rushes the patrons out, leaving himself, Mitzi, Calvin, and Rocky inside. A chase ensues as the remaining three Lackadaisy employees, plus Calvin, try to get to the artillery storage room... Only to find it has been robbed. Left with only Mitzi's handgun, Rocky gallantly (and idiotically) attempts to hide the others behind him and save the day, but just before the competition finds them, Calvin takes the gun from his cousin.

Rocky is shocked to see his cousin go on to shoot down all three of the intruders, and when Calvin runs off in a guilty panic, he follows him to make sure he doesn't turn himself in and spill about the Lackadaisy. Calvin just drives away, though, still incredibly shaken. Things only get worse for Rocky when he sees Mitzi kissing Sedgewick, who stayed behind to pay for a doctor to look at Viktor, who Rocky later learns was shot.

The next morning, Rocky goes to check on Calvin, who didn't go to the police. Rocky has, by this point, decided that the best course of action is to get Calvin a job helping him with runs. He takes his cousin to Mitzi, who is meeting with an old associate of her late husband, the original owner of the Lackadaisy. She decides to take both boys with her to the dinner, to put up a good front. Things go less than perfectly, though, leaving Rocky eager to help Mitzi, who asks him to drop her off at Sedgewicks and then go ask Viktor about a place to find better bootleg booze. Begrudgingly, he drops her off, but doesn't leave before having a private word with Sedgewick, where he scares the businessman by implying that Mitzi might have had a hand in her husband's death. (To use the word 'implying' loosely; Rocky is quite obvious.)

Rocky then goes to pick up Ivy Pepper on the way to Viktor's, as she's the only one who can keep Viktor from injuring him half the time. Ivy attacks Rocky, angry at him for the arson that lead to Viktor getting hurt, but ultimately agrees to go with him to talk to the older cat. He tells Rocky to go to Defiance, Missouri. After dropping off Calvin at home, he heads there with Ivy.

Personality: A word frequently used by the author to describe Rocky is “manic”, and it’s… Quite fitting. He’s a bundle of energy and idea, both good and bad ones. He’s eager and ever-chatty. Prone to bouts of crazy laughter, he’s just… Well. He seems a little nuts, in a cheerful way. However, as the author herself has stated, “He is naturally upbeat, but…there’s also a sort of frantic desperation behind most of the things he does.”. This is clear in the comic when he is pleading with Calvin not to blow things for him at the Lackadaisy, citing the fact that “they tolerate [him]” there as reason he wants to stay around. After being booted from his aunt’s home and traveling all over to do jobs that he either couldn’t hold down or couldn’t stay interested, he’s left with this desire for a place where people will simply want him around.

This desire is a large factor, presumably, in Rocky’s crush on Mitzi, who does want him around. It’s a crush worth noting because of how it makes him act; Rocky is very, very defensive and protective of Mitzi, but he also listens to her. (That’s kind of a big deal for him.) Usually, Rocky is all charisma and enthusiasm, but when Mitzi asks him to leave something alone, he generally does. Rocky's other relationships are less... Well, good. While he clearly cares about Calvin, he's not afraid to get him into quite a bit of trouble. Part of this, though, could be because Rocky doesn't see the trouble that lies ahead in his plans.

Rocky is capable of being quite clever and, when he’s not rambling, (which is most of the time, admittedly), he has a way with words. His ideas are often pretty smart when looked at alone, but when one thinks about the likely consequences… Suddenly things aren’t looking so good. This is how Rocky functions, bouncing between cleverness and idiocy. Additionally, he’s incredibly obvious and truly wears his heart on his sleeve. Though he thinks he’s subtle, he’s anything but.

Rocky is a bit off his rocker, really, and has some of the most absurd ideas and plans, but deep down, he's just as human as a cat-person can be. He can be hurt, such as when he sees Mitzi and Sedgewick kissing. The next day, he tries to cover this up with his usual manic ways, but a bit into talking Calvin, it becomes clear that he's still upset. Rocky has feelings and is sensitive, even if that's not as clear with him as it would be with most others.

Abilities: He has his moments of brilliance, he really does. He’s pretty agile, too!

Sample Entry:
Helloooo, Mayfield!

Hey, alright, I have a question for you guys! Here I am, stuck in this furle-- Human body, and I'm figuring that's just how it works here! But then I see all these grey folks with horns walking around... So I gotta ask, what does this place have against cats? I'd really like my tail back... My normal ears... The fur... Oh, how I miss my fur! It's cold without the fur, you know!

Welcome to 915 Bilko Boulevard, Rocky Rickaby Please reply here with your character journal. Once you've done that, complete the following:

• Join

mayfield_rpg,

mayfield_ooc,

mayfield_logs, and optionally

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• 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: rocky rickaby

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

Yay!

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Rocky Rickaby | Lackadaisy | Not Reserved

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