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: Shaun
Personal Journal:

drunkenpandaren
Contact Info: AIM - Shaun Garin, plurk - DrSKirk
Other Characters Played: Ako Shirabe

tsunmuse, Rin Natsuki

nozomisitter, Thrall

omg_thrall
Preferred Housing: Random is fine, preferably in a house with players already
Character Name: Akira Date
Character Series: Kamen Rider OOO
Character Age: Presumed to be about 30s
Background: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Birth#Akira_Date

Personality: From the outset, Date is a rather easy going character, with a driven sense of duty to his motives. A travelling doctor, he was known as the Combat Doctor, going from country to country and giving medical help in different areas of the world. It was here that in one occasion, he was giving help in a war-torn area which had been sparked by Eiji Hino's family money being used to start a revolution. It was presumed around this time that the motive of his need for money happened, as he was shot in the back of the head with an automatic colt pistol during his service time. This, motivated by the underground medical community giving him a high price for such a delicate surgery was the key to his actions during Kamen Rider OOO.

Date is known for his large appetite for numerous foods, most especially Udon as it is one of his favourite things in the world. He dislikes sweet foods, to the point of refusing cake presented to him by Kougami, and desires the chance to save his life. Being chosen as the operator of the Birth System allowed Date to live this dream, and get the life-saving surgery that he so desired. Desire is a main focus of his character, either it being saving his own life or saving others. He even stresses numerous times to Eiji in-series to find something he desires in order to save his own life.

Date is actually very caring for the people who he considers friends, and has a sharp bedside manner whenever a patient is being unruly. He is the first person to haul someone who is ill into a hospital so he can treat them, and will be the last to leave when that person is better. His moral center is a little off-center, as he is willing to indulge in illegal activities to save his own life, but he does value the need for saving people as well as earning your own dream.

Date is easily swayed by money, something Gotou has had to reign him in from. Such as the moment where Gara's girls were offering 5 million yen in exchange for a silly hairstyle, Date had to visibly stop himself from accepting this reward. However money can't sway him all the time, but plays a good part in Date's personality. His greed was only surpassed by his desire to save his life, and for that reason he wanted money to have the illegal surgery be performed to remove the bullet from his head.

At a glance he doesn't seem like the type of person to take anything seriously, from not reading the entire Birth operators manual, to not using his medal-farming weapons in battle in order to wrestle with the enemy. Being a combat medic, he has seen many kinds of battles, and wields the arsenal about as well as someone does who hasn't read everything. Still, Date feels like its also his job to train Gotou as the new Birth, something he passes onto Gotou later in the series.

Abilities: Kamen Rider Proto Birth System - a transforming system utilizing medals forged from the greed of humanity as a powering system. A suit of armor with technological targeting systems, warning and heating is all included in the system. Along with it is the CLAWS system, a weapon system that involves items such as caterpillar legs, claw and drill arms, a flight pack and the breast cannon. The weapon itself is easily mass produced in-series, as numerous Birth Busters are created for the suit, and is powered by the energy of cell medals. Unlike most Kamen Rider Systems, if something gets damaged it needs to be repaired, instead of being magically repaired upon the next use.

In addition to the weapon, the CLAWS create Birth Day, which is a large scorpion-like machine that can be used for mobile pursuit and attacking from both under ground and on the surface. Use of the system would be limited until someone has the skill to manufacture more cell medals through alchemy, or possible Yummy creation from a Greeed.

Sample Entry:

Around the House:

[Despite Mayfield being absolutely batshit insane at times, it had its good points. One of it was being able to kick his feet up after work and lean back with a sigh. He even got one of those pipes with him but it was a bubble pipe purchased from a novelty store. To the side lay a steaming bowl of Udon, and he was dressed in a housecoat.]

Nothing quite like it, huh Gorilla-chan?

[The Candroid Gorilla hooted its approval as it held up the newspaper, and Date took it with a grin.] Thank you!

Within Combat:

[Maybe there was a situation that needed his help, but Date had finally gotten around to arriving.] Yo, sorry I'm late.

[Strapping on the belt, he flicked the cell medal into the air and caught it with his other hand.] Henshin.

[Popping the coin into his belt, he twisted the knob and spread his arms. In an instant, a mechanical suit formed from several materialization balls around him, as a helmet locked into place. Flexing his arms out, Date grinned under his suit helmet.]

All right you overgrown whatever you are, lets see you take this on for size!

[Clicking a cartridge into his Birth Buster, he started firing a salvo of golden coin-shaped disks at the opponent, hoping to knock them back before going in with a body slam!]

Hospital

There you go. Take good care of yourself, so I won't see you in here again.

[The drone kid nodded as Date washed his hands. Taking care of patients in a hospital, even one as 50s American as this one, was still a nice feeling. He was glad that the hospital had actually given him something to do, and he had thrown himself into work. So many kids and adults coming in once in a while, it was nice being the straight man in all of this.]

Welcome to 754 Partridge Drive, Date Akira! 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: akira date

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

And here I almost forgot to reply. Derp.

Applications

Akira Date | Kamen Rider OOO

Re: Akira Date | Kamen Rider OOO

ACCEPTED

Re: ACCEPTED