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: Anna
Personal Journal:

kues
Contact Info: only my wits @ AIM
Other Characters Played: Fujiwara no Mokou, Kotomi Ichinose, Rider, Mion Sonozaki, Byakuren Hijiri, Euphemia li Britannia
Preferred Housing: N/A

Character Name: Nagihiko Fujisaki ("Nadeshiko")
Character Series: Shugo Chara
Character Age: 13
Background: Series | "Nadeshiko" | "Nagihiko"

Personality:

Nagihiko is Nadeshiko. But not exactly the other way around. For a good chunk of his life, he was Nadeshiko. Nagihiko didn't exist. In the Fujisaki family, some of the boys are traditionally raised as women, so they can better adapt to the graceful movements of dance. And Nagi accepted this. For the most part. During his time at school, he was the elegant and refined Nadeshiko. "She" filled the Queen's chair of the Guardians at Seiyo Elementary school, and many of the girls in the school itself looked up to her as a good role model. She was a lady, always calm and rational, who loved all of the students under the Guardians' care. She took the very cold and introverted Amu Hinamori under her wing, and became her closest friend within a matter of weeks. She always knew the right thing to say, and was very responsible and mature for a younger girl--if she had a problem, she dealt with it herself and didn't drag others into her personal issues. She did have a hidden devious side (such as bribing Amu with candid pictures of the King's Chair, Tadase, or passively teasing Amu about her lack of a chest), it was mostly kept out of view, and even if it was--no one cared. Nadeshiko was the Queen. And Temari was her Guardian Character--the little fairy-like being that popped out an egg, representing who Nadeshiko truly wanted to be.

Temari, of course, acted mostly like a typical Japanese woman. Dainty, quiet, the like. But she held within her a very, very large temper and massive amounts of stubbornness. Amu wonders why Nadeshiko would want to ever be like that. But it makes sense when one considers Nagi's desire to be a boy. The only people who, initially, knew of Nagihiko's true gender were the principal of the school, and Tadase. It was a very, very well-kept secret. Nagi could act like a girl. He could dress like a girl. Why wouldn't he be a girl? In Nagihiko's mind, it was because inside he was not. Despite his mature attitude and responsibilities, he still was 13 years old. He wanted to be able to act like a boy. He didn't really want to wear skirts and put on makeup. But he did. that was his biggest conflict. Duty and his family traditions, or his gut feelings? Eventually, though, with some help from Rima Mashiro (the one who took his spot as the Queen chair when he moved to Europe to study dance), he realizes he is who he is. Kinda. Regardless, his time as "Nadeshiko" eventually runs out, as his mother mentions he's almost mastered the Fujisaki's line of dance. Once he returns from Europe, he officially sheds "Nadeshiko" entirely, and noticeably becomes more happy.

And Nagihiko himself? The original personality? Mostly the same. He's not as graceful as Nadeshiko, no. And not as quiet and self-restrained; not by a mile (though he makes it up by being oddly philosophical). But he retains "her" honesty and willingness to protect his friends at any cost, even risking his own life. "Her" devious side becomes much more prominent. You see, Nagi doesn't take people bashing his family's crossdressing tradition lightly, as much as he dislikes it. He went full-out when acting as a girl, and that included wearing the girl's uniform every day, with its thigh-length skirt. So when Tadase and Kukai (the former Jack Chair and a good friend of "Nadeshiko") started poking fun at him for tolerating wearing a skirt, Nagihiko took action. By forcing Tadase and Kukai into the girls uniforms with his bare hands. He is a troll. There's no other word for it. He gets way too many giggles out of seeing people in the clutches of karma--and even takes things into his own hands if necessary, such as the aforementioned "telling Amu her boobs will get bigger in time" thing. And he did nothing but stand there and smile when Kukai freaked out after learning "Nadeshiko" was a boy. And as a stereotypical boy, he's full of boundless energy. Apparently he has a big love of basketball and other such things.

One thing he struggled with was telling the truth. Although the principal and Tadase were the only ones who knew, at the beginning, others found out: Rima figured it out by herself and forced Nagi to admit it; Nagi himself told Kukai. He managed to convince Amu, however, that he was Nadeshiko's twin brother. And until the epilogue of the manga, that's the truth she believes. Rima constantly berated and judged him for it, constantly reminding him of his growing lie. It wasn't exactly something he could do easily. He felt guilty, almost, being Amu's friend as a girl and having Amu confide in him--he was so very afraid it would hurt Amu herself, who he still did think of as his best friend. He did, of course, eventually tell her. And she nearly faints on the spot. Poor guy. It didn't help his conscience much.

Abilities:

~~BLAH BLAH MAHOU SHOUNEN MAGICAL BOY~~ Like the rest of the characters in the series with Guardian Charas, he can do a standard "Character Change." Nothing physically changes, but the mental differences are noticeable--with Temari, he...typically turns into a violent psychopath that wields a naginata. With Rhythm, ~~tl;dr he just becomes a pimp~~ he becomes ridiculously loud and outgoing and basically a giant ham. ~~Still a pimp because he flirts with all the ladies in that state.~~

Slightly more complicated is the "Character Transformation" in which their personalities are more drastically altered, but they gain powers--all are more agile and able to withstand stronger physical blows. With Nagi in particular, he has two, again, one with Temari and one with Rhythm. Temari's is Yamato Maihime, which in basics is a ~*~PRETTYFUL~*~ kimono-clad lady who can manipulate ribbons in offense(this is as broad as it sounds), and razor-like cherry-blossom petals in defense and distraction. In this form he can fuse powers with Rima Mashiro's attacks into a giant attack of pink and white sparkles called "Queen's Waltz." Rhythm's is ~~turning Nagi into a gangster~~ called Beat Jumper, which is as Street™ as it sounds. In that form he can just throw basketballs and other projectiles of that sort that have energy trails and can explode with magic crap on contact. And he can fly because there are wings on his shoes yadda yadda.

His Guardian Charas themselves need to be present for all of these things to take place. They themselves don't have many abilities besides unlocking the Changes/Transformations. Though they can fly and they sleep in little tiny eggs. (And they're essentially facets of Nagihiko himself, so they wouldn't count as appable characters.)

Sample Entry:

Hello? ...is this working? Sorry, aheh, I'm not used to working with rotary phones still. So old-fashioned. I kind of miss my cellphone. Anyways, ah...I have a question for any of you who's listening.

If you could get out of here, would you? If there was a magical solution that would give you the option of leaving this town forever, would you take it? Even if meant forgetting everything you went through, here?

[A pause, and a laugh.] Sorry. That sounds so very ominous, doesn't it?

Welcome to 1449 Mitchell Road, Nagihiko Gumshoe! 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: nagihiko fujisaki

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

Excelleeeeeeeent. /gendo

Applications

Nagihiko Fujisaki | Shugo Chara | not reserved, bite me

Nagihiko Fujisaki | Shugo Chara | not reserved, why is he of all people my first guy muse

Nagihiko Fujisaki | Shugo Chara | not reserved, SOMEONE TAKE AWAY MY APPING PRIVILEGES

ACCEPTED

Re: ACCEPTED