luceti | Applications

Status: CLOSED

A SPECIAL NOTE, PLEASE READ: Due to Luceti entering the end of its plot, officially (DETAILS HERE), applications are open all the time. If we receive a sudden inexplicable spike in apps this might change, but that is unexpected.

Previously played characters can return for the endgame using the basic application at the bottom of the post. We will allow canon-updates of characters using the same application, just label the app appropriately.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE APPLYING! Especially the last few, as they establish what characters can or cannot be accepted.

The old application posts can be found on Livejournal, using the Applications tag.

Here's the application. Copy and paste the text box info into a comment and fill it out. You must apply with the following format, otherwise your application will not be accepted.

FANDOM CHARACTERS

PLAYER

Name: (This is your nickname, or whatever you wish to be called)
Journal Username: 
E-mail:
AIM/PLURK: 
Current Characters at Luceti: (If you already have characters at this roleplay, list their names and journals here. If you're a newcomer, state N/A.)

CHARACTER

Name:
Canon: 
Gender:
Age:
Wing Color:

Canon Point: (This is your character’s most recent moment in canon before they arrive in Luceti. Please try to be as specific as possible, providing what chapter, episode, or issue they’re from when possible.) 
Canon Point Explanation: (Please also provide a brief explanation of why you have selected this canon point. It needn’t be a massive justification; we consider this a way for you to ‘show your work’ and show us the careful thought you’ve put into the application. A simple ‘this is the end/most recent point available for my character’s storyline’, for example, would suffice.) 
History: (If you prefer, you may link to an outside source, such as Wikipedia, a pre-existing written biography, or an official site.)

Personality: (Please consider here things such as habits, likes and dislikes, thought patterns, experiences and so on. This section should be fairly detailed!)

Strengths (Provide canon examples and include special powers/abilities as necessary. You may combine sections as needed, but remember to always be thorough.)
<dd>Physical:
Mental:
Emotional:
</dd>

Weaknesses ( Provide canon examples and include special powers/abilities as necessary. You may combine sections as needed, but remember to always be thorough.)
<dd>Physical:
Mental:
Emotional:
</dd>

Anything else?: (This section is *not* mandatory; however, if there is anything left you would like note that has not been covered in the rest of the application, you may do so here. This is a good place to touch base with us on any specialized items your character may show up with, any pets they may receive early on, or anything else you would like to run by us.)

SAMPLES (ALL SAMPLES MUST BE SET IN THE LUCETIVERSE)

First Person: (Must be ten *complete* sentences or longer. This does *not* include action text, though you may include action as well. Only the spoken dialogue will be counted. If you can, please refrain from giving us a generic arrival post. They make it difficult to judge voice and are one of the most frequent reasons revisions are requested.

Alternatively, we encourage you to instead link to a recent thread or a post from the Training Wings community/Test Drive Meme.

If you feel that a first person sample is daunting because the character is not talkative, you may request an IC Q&A. )

Third Person: (300 words minimum. Remember to write using proper grammar, verb tenses, and paragraphs.)

Confused? HERE is a quick explanation of how to fill out our fandom applications.

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

PLAYER

Name (This is your nickname, or whatever you wish to be called):
Journal Username:
E-mail:
AIM/PLURK:
Current Characters at Luceti: (If you already have characters at this roleplay, list their names/and journals here. If you're a newcomer, state N/A.)

CHARACTER

Name:
Gender:
Age:
Wing Color:
Physical Appearance: (Link a picture or provide descriptive text)

World History: (Describe the world where they live. If it’s like our world, describe what’s different, if anything. If they’re from a point in our history, be sure to note when and where. This is also a good opportunity to explore the social pressures, expectations, and assumptions of their setting. For more fantastical worlds, this is where you do your world building.)

Personal History: (Please be thorough! What shaped them into what they are today? What inspired them? Motivated them? What was their childhood like? Or their first love? Obviously, not everyone has the same personal history so use this as an opportunity to tell us about your character’s unique life experience.)

Personality: (Please consider here things such as habits, likes and dislikes, thought patterns, experiences and so on. This section should be fairly detailed!)

Strengths (Provide canon examples and include special powers/abilities as necessary. You may combine sections as needed, but remember to always be thorough.)
Physical:
Mental:
Emotional:
</dd>

Special Powers/Abilities: (Although the above sections will have touched upon any powers or abilities your character possesses, consider this the place to provide us with an inventory. If a power or an ability does not appear on this app, it will not be available to the character in Luceti without first discussing it with a mod. If your character has no powers or abilities, put N/A.) 
Anything else?: (This section is *not* mandatory; however, if there is anything left you would like note that has not been covered in the rest of the application, you may do so here. This is a good place to touch base with us on any specialized items your character may show up with, any pets they may receive early on, or anything else you would like to run by us.)

SAMPLES (ALL SAMPLES MUST BE SET IN THE LUCETIVERSE)

Alternatively, we encourage you to instead link to a recent thread or a post from the Training Wings community/Test Drive Meme.

If you feel that a first person sample is daunting because the character is not talkative, you may request an IC Q&A. )

Third Person: (300 words minimum. Remember to write using proper grammar, verb tenses, and paragraphs.)

Confused? HERE is a quick explanation of how to fill out our OC applications.

You may link to threads on the

trainingwings community for your first person samples, as long as the thread in question is no older than three months. The thread or post must still have at least ten lines of dialog from your character to be considered.

HERE is a word-counting tool to check your 3rd person samples.

If a mod does not accept your app right away, please be patient. We all have our own personal and busy lives to attend to, and there might be a period of time when it might take us days to get to the applications. There is also the possibility that we do not know the canon you are applying for, and we need time to study it. So please be patient and we will work as fast as we can to get you an answer. If it has been a week with no word, please feel free to message Akai (guynophobic) or Kath (so moe you died) on AIM, or email them at their respective email addresses found in the

luceti profile page or here at the Resource/Link Directory.

Note: Applications are not always processed in the order they are received, due to the way they are divvied up between the moderators. If your application has been skipped, do not fret. Another mod will be getting to it soon enough. Additionally, you now have ONE WEEK to complete revision requests and Q&A's. You will be reminded of this deadline three days before it's up. After that week has passed, your application will no longer be considered for the current round. We apologize, but please be patient with us!

A note for applying here on Dreamwidth: Due to the character count limit being higher on DW, it might be tempting to toss the whole thing in one comment and leave it. However, we ask that you split the application up into at least two comments- the first containing your player information and (if you want) basic character info, the rest in another comment (or more, if you wish). This is to avoid having entire applications spanning the page and making it huge.

Splitting them up will make it easier for mods to process the applications. Thank you!

RETURNING CHARACTER APPLICATIONS:

As noted above, if you are either:
a) a previous/current player bringing back a character played here before
b) a current player with a current character wanting to canon-update

Here is the short-form application you can use.

RULES FOR RETURNING CHARACTERS:

1) The character must have been played in Luceti BY YOU at some time in the past.
2) The character must not currently be played by anyone else.
3) The application must be accepted by a mod as per usual before the character can ICly return to the game.

If you have questions about this app (it's very much a beta right now, this is the first time we've done this!) please use the contact methods above.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

SAMPLES (ALL SAMPLES MUST BE SET IN THE LUCETIVERSE)

First Person:
Huh. You know, I was wondering about something.

The future isn't an easy thing to think through, is it?

Well, actually, it varies. A lot. You could have all sorts of ideals and dreams for the future, right? Say that maybe you want to be a researcher for an organization someday. Orrrr maybe be successful and wealthy with your own business. Or you just want to raise a family! Nothing wrong with any of that - I mean, hey, it might even give you a drive to do things you never knew you could. Your own personal guide!

You really have to wonder, though. Expectations, worries, demands - all these little things like to pile up. There's a lot that can block what we thought we wanted or what we thought we'd be able to do. Lots of people call it a "reality check". Kind of seems like it's more common the older we get, hahah. But really, does any of that change the future?

No, really, sit and think about it. Were you really blocked from being that researcher? Or that wealthy king, or that family man, or -- whatever? Was it just life being harsh and kicking that away, or... did you just change your thoughts because it wasn't as easy to see?

Being in a place like this doesn't change that either, you know. Just ask anyone around you. Resigned with your wings yet? With the Shifts? It's easy to blame the Malnosso for a lot of what happens around here. But what is that realization doing? What decisions are you making because of that?

Kind of out there, right.

So, hey.... Is it better to want a future of ideals? Or is reality just a smarter choice?

Third Person:
It was an awful time to want to quote Luke. But it couldn't be helped.

Regaining memories was such a pain.

There was only one other time Guy had been so disoriented. It had been quick and completely unintentional - what was only a sacrificial move by Anise's own mother had, instead, ripped open something vicious and long-forgotten in the corner of his mind. It wasn't a sensation one could forget. Memories flooded the mind with words and images, sights and sounds, filling gaps like the lost pieces of a puzzle, overtaking what was known before with such a force, it had brought Guy straight to his knees.

Yes, it was important. It was hidden for a reason, and he had plenty of time to know it had been for the better that his memory of that evening had finally come into the light. But it didn't change the fact that it was painful. It hurt, in a way he never wanted to experience hurt again.

Standing among the trees near Luceti brought that feeling back.

The journal dropped at his feet and the lack of clothes didn't matter. All his mind could focus on was the flood of information that came barreling in, conflicting with those from the Auldrant he had just been whisked away from, stirring up joy, hurt, seclusion, and so much anger. He remembered meeting with Luke, fighting with Asch, having to see so many faces fall at his lack of memories.

But stronger still was the scent of blood. Losing control, with the resistance of two bodies against the edge of a blade that had, for so long, begged for blood, only died away to that biting loneliness, alone in a hospital bed. Bitterness, anger, guilt, all piled up and seething.

He remembered sickness. He remembered tears. Fights. Long days and longer nights with a boy that was falling apart.

Luke was dying.

He remembered a sea of gold in the middle of the night and the knife that twisted in his gut with a fear that was more paralyzing than anything his mind set against him.

It's that fear that sent him to his knees once more. This time was different. This time, he wasn't a stranger. He knew his burden, he knew the implications, and this time... this time, he knew that what had happened here might not have been a coincidence at all. Forget the pain from new wings that still seem too familiar for comfort. Forget the chill wind. The moment clarity even started to arrive, Guy was pushing himself to his feet, journal left behind in his haste. It didn't matter. He could come back for it, he really didn't care.

He had almost seen his best friend die twice in this world. He wasn't about to go home and watch it happen again. As he cleared the trees leading to the west part of the village, only one thought stood out in the mess that was his memory.

He had to find Luke. He had to find him... and make sure he came back alive.

There's no real policy on when characters regain their memories; generally it's a gradual thing, but it's totally up to the player's discretion. That said-

You're accepted, have some delicious copypasta.

Please create your character journal, and join

luceti,

lucetiooc,

lucetilogs,

lucetilocked. You can also join

lucetifans if you like, though it is not required. After you are accepted into the communities, reply to the friend add/remove post and the player contact post. Please note that the friend add/remove and contact posts are inaccessible until you are accepted into the community. If you have a plurk, feel free to add the mod plurk as a fan.

Once you have gotten settled, please remember to comment to housing and tell us where your character will be living! You may also register any pets he or she may have.

After all that, feel free to introduce yourself on the

lucetiooc community so people know who you are (and more importantly, friend your new character!) For the sake of other players and their friend lists, please use the 'Don't show on Reading Pages' option (which can be found by editing the date on your post) for informational posts like HMD, Relationships, Contact, and so on. It's also suggested (but not required) you disable custom comment pages here. To disable them, uncheck the option for 'Journal Entry Style'.

Also, please DO NOT REPLY TO THIS. Comment HERE with your character information using the following format:

Please be sure to fill it all in!

Applications

Guy Cecil | Tales of the Abyss | Reserved (4/4)

omg tl;dr nik