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: Ket
Personal Journal:

beautiful_dreamer
Contact Info: AIM is daikaitoufreyr | Plurk is flutterpony
Other Characters Played:
Mindy

ghostlygames
Mom Lalonde

pinkscarflady
Tohru Honda

lets_stay_together
Senri

bear_necessities
Preferred Housing: With Nigel Uno, who used to be his not!brother before and who is also reapping in this round. (And also with Yuuto Kidou ^^;)

Character Name: Adolf Hitler
Character Series: Afterschool Charisma
Character Age: 16
Background:
There are few fan sites for Afterschool Charisma, so here's my take on the canon. A group of scientists sponsored by several government agencies all around the world have started a project to clone famous historical figures. Ever wonder what Mozart could have done with a few more years to compose? Well, let's find out. Could Einstein or Freud have advanced their respective fields of study even farther? Now they have the chance. The clones are housed at St. Kleio's, a private school set up to train the clones in anything their 'originals' (the people they were cloned from.) would have known. And of course, to take that knowledge farther, if possible.

Each year, the sponsors are invited to the school to witness the progress of the students. This is also the only real contact the clones have with the outside world, as they are extremely sheltered until they graduate. The school does treat them fairly well, though, as long as they follow rules. If you don't....well, then you're a failed experiment. It's unknown what happens to failed experiments, but they do tend to disappear.

Of course, none of that explains why they created some of the clones. Everyone can agree that more Mozart symphonies or Einstein theories are beneficial. But what could anyone want with a clone of Adolf Hitler? Well, Adolf would really like the answer to that question himself. He keeps to himself at school, and his only real friend is Shiro. (The only non-clone student who attends the school because his dad is the chairman.) The other clones tend to avoid him, because even though he's one of the nicest students in the school, he's Hitler. Who wants to be friends with Hitler?!? This is probably what led him to join the Dolly cult.

That's right, there's a secret cult at the school, formed by the clone of Rasputin. (Why they cloned him is anyone's guess.) They worship the first successful clone. Dolly the sheep. I'm not kidding. Thus far, it's mostly been a group of students praying to escape the fates of their originals. Not surprisingly, it attracts kids like Hitler and Joan of Arc. Mostly the ones who are facing pretty grim fates. It is also widely believed that small stuffed versions of Dolly the sheep will bring the students good luck. These are even carried by students outside of Rasputin's cult. This fear of facing the same fate as one's original is spreading among the students due to the recent assassination of the schools first successful graduate, JFK. Unknown to most of the student body, the teachers have been receiving threatening letters from an unknown organization that intends to wipe out the clones. But Freud has been hacking the schools computers, so the information is beginning to leak out...
Personality:
The historical Hitler is infamous for orchestrating some of the greatest atrocities the world has ever seen. Who knows what St. Kleio's school was expecting from the clone of Adolf Hitler. What they got was a sweet, even tempered, all around nice guy. Hitler is a good student, polite to his classmates, and respectful to his elders. He never questions the teachers and always does as he's told. A pacifist, he says himself that he 'wouldn't hurt a fly.' He doesn't like conflict, and always tries to mediate disputes between his classmates. He criticizes Joan of Arc for excluding Shiro from what she sees as ‘clone only’ activities, saying that they can never understand one another if they don’t try.

Given that the school places special emphasis on knowing one’s original, Hitler knows well the crimes committed by his. The other students know this as well, and tend to avoid Hitler, unsure of how to relate to him. But he doesn’t blame them for it. He’s resigned to living a lonely life. In fact, he believes that the reason for his existence is to atone for the crimes of his original. So anything that happens to him? It’s his punishment. And it’s completely justified. According to Hitler, anyway. In his own words, he is 'the most hated and detested clone there is.' Shiro has tried to talk him out of this attitude, but with little success. Hitler is afraid that if he allows himself to cast off the burden of guilt, he will wind up becoming more like his original. There is nothing that scares him more than this.

This combination of fear and self-loathing led him to join the Dolly cult that has formed in the school. The students in the cult pray to Dolly the sheep, asking to escape the troubles that plagued their originals. Some of them, Hitler included, participate in a form of self-hypnosis designed to separate one's own identity from that of their original. For Hitler, his fellow cult members also provide a support network of sorts, even if they aren't really his friends. He doesn't take the cult quite as seriously as students like Joan of Arc do, (for example, Hitler wanted to let Shiro join and he isn't even a clone.) but it is still an important part of his life. Actually, it's his only social life apart from Shiro.

Perhaps as a side effect from associating with the Dolly cult, or maybe just a quirk of personality, Hitler is actually very superstitious. He really believes that the stuffed Dolly charms will bring luck to their owners, whether they are clones or not. This is why he gave one to Shiro. In addition, he believes that it's bad luck to mistreat the dolls or to disrespect Dolly herself. He immediately connects Mozart's attempt at suicide with the boy's earlier mistreatment of Shiro's Dolly. Interestingly, when Mozart survives, Hitler is quick to tell Shiro that it was 'Dolly's divine mercy' that saved him. He even gives Mozart a Dolly of his own, heedless of Mozart's opinion of the sheep.

Despite claiming to be completely resigned to loneliness, in reality, Hitler wants friends more than he wants anything else in the world. This is apparent in the way he treats Shiro. When Shiro has a problem, Hitler provides his friend with a sympathetic ear and often good advice. He gives very uplifting pep-talks, actually, (complete with free plushies) and is quite understanding. And he is always willing to drop whatever he's doing to help Shiro out if he needs it. Actually, even though Hitler hates to be in conflict with other students, he has no problem arguing on behalf of a friend.
Abilities:
He's a clone of Adolf Hitler, and as such, he has no supernatural abilities whatsoever. He's been well trained in political science and military history at school. Like all of the clones, he has been drilled thoroughly in everything his original would have known. He turns out to be a fairly persuasive speaker when you get him going on a topic he cares about. He is also quite craftsy and is well known to be good at sewing and making stuffed animals. His stuffed 'Dollys' are considered to be the best in school.

Sample Entry:
Anything out of his old journal

springtime4me should suffice.
Also he will naturally be keeping his memories and regains. I feel like he deserves to see Mayfield's finale.

Welcome to 626 Topper Street, Adolf Yuuto! 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: adolf hitler

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

Thankies~!

Applications

Adolf Hitler | Afterschool Charisma | Not Reserved

Accepted!

Re: Accepted!