APPLICATIONS

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APPLICATIONS

✗ Applications are processed weekly, every weekend. The cut-off time for the submission of applications is 11:59PST on Saturday.
✗ Before applying, please read the FAQ and Rules pages.
✗ Please submit your application with the journal you plan to use if you have one made already. If not, another journal is fine, but we prefer your intended journal so it makes for an easier time in granting access to the mod journal and the contacts page.
✗ For very long applications, we would ask you to please separate them into various comments so that they will not take up too much of the page.
✗ Please title your application as { [CANON/CANON OC/OC]CHARACTER NAME || Series Title || reserve/no reserve || X of X } in the subect header
✗ IMPORTANT: Our application form was edited on September 07, 2015. Please use the revised form.
✗ If you are looking for an example of what an application should be like, please refer to the application here for an example of a canon character application, and here for an original character application.


✗ Canon Application
<B><I><BIG><BIG>PLAYER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> If you would prefer not to be specific, just let us know that you're over 18! <b>Personal Journal:</b> <b>E-mail:</b> <b>AIM/etc:</b> <B><I><BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> First, Last (Western order) <b>Canon:</b> Name only. <b>Age:</b> Real / Apparent, if applicable <b>Timeline:</b> At which point of the canon were they taken from? <b>Items with character at canon point</b>: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions. <b>If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?</b>: This is only to be used if are already playing another character from the canon you are applying for. For example, if you are apping Mario and you already play Princess Peach in the game, <b>how will you handle their interactions without playercesting?</b> Depending on your answer, you may be refused the character you are apping for. <b>Personality:</b> We are expecting at least THREE well-written paragraphs minimum, with references to canon examples of your character’s personality where available. Please provide us with insight to your character and their behaviour, their likes, dislikes and fears, as well as your understanding of them. We would also like to see details of your character's strengths and weaknesses, which may include physical, psychological and emotional. <b>Background:</b> Here is where we would like to see information about your character's history and their place within their canon. This can be written if you wish, or you can link to any wikis and relevant resources. <b>Abilities:</b> Is your character an accomplished carpenter? Can they shoot laser beams from their eyes or travel through time? If they possess any abilities, learned or otherwise, they need to go in this section. <b>Network/Actionspam Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_rp and must be in action form (brackets). We are looking for a minimum of 6 to 10 lines that give us an idea of how your character speaks/acts. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months. <b>Prose Log Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_logs and must be a minimum length of 250 words. This sample must be in prose format (paragraphs, no brackets) and should show character reactions/introspection. It does not need to be in game's setting, but it must demonstrate your character as you are apping them. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months.


✗ Canon OC Application
<B><I><BIG><BIG>PLAYER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> If you would prefer not to be specific, just let us know that you're over 18! <b>Personal Journal:</b> <b>E-mail:</b> <b>AIM/etc:</b> <B><I><BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Character Name:</b> First, Last (Western order) <b>Canon:</b> Name only <b>Age:</b> Real / Apparent, if applicable <b>Timeline:</b> At which point in the canon were they taken from? <b>Items with character at canon point</b>: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions. <b>If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?</b>: This is only to be used if are already playing another character from the canon you are applying for. For example, if you are apping Mario and you already play Princess Peach in the game, <b>how will you handle their interactions without playercesting?</b> Depending on your answer, you may be refused the character you are apping for. <b>Personality:</b> We are expecting at least THREE well-written paragraphs minimum, with references to canon examples of your character’s personality if available. Please provide us with insight to your character and their behaviour, their likes, dislikes and fears, as well as your understanding of them. We would also like to see details of your character's strengths and weaknesses, which may include physical, psychological and emotional. <b>History:</b> Three well-written paragraphs minimum, detail our your characters’ history. <b>Abilities:</b> Is your character an accomplished carpenter? Can they shoot laser beams from their eyes or travel through time? If they possess any abilities, learned or otherwise, they need to go in this section. <b>Relationships to Canon Characters:</b> If any, if not applicable please put N/A. <b>Network/Actionspam Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_rp and must be in action form (brackets). We are looking for a minimum of 6 to 10 lines that give us an idea of how your character speaks/acts. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months. <b>Prose Log Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_logs and must be a minimum length of 250 words. This sample must be in prose format (paragraphs, no brackets) and should show character reactions/introspection. It does not need to be in game's setting, but it must demonstrate your character as you are apping them. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months.


✗ OC Application
<B><I><BIG><BIG>PLAYER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> <b>Age:</b> If you would prefer not to be specific, just let us know that you're over 18! <b>Personal Journal:</b> <b>E-mail:</b> <b>AIM/etc:</b> <B><I><BIG><BIG>CHARACTER</BIG></BIG></B></I> <b>Name:</b> First, Last. (Western order) <b>Age:</b> Real / Apparent, if applicable <b>Appearance:</b> The sorts of things included in this section should be the character’s height, build, clothing style, hair, accessories. As well as their general posture and mannerisms as well, like quirks or vocal tics. <b>Chosen PB:</b> First come, first serve. Please check the taken PB page. You are also welcome to use your own or commissioned art, or icons that do not depict your characters face but facets of their personality as well. <b>Items with character at canon point</b>: Tell us what your character has with them at the point you have pulled them from - this includes any animal companions. <b>Personality:</b> This should be self explanatory. However, when discussing personality please include why they have particular personality traits, how this effects their lives and interactions. Please provide us with insight to your character and their behaviour, their likes, dislikes and fears, as well as your understanding of them. We would also like to see details of your character's strengths and weaknesses, which may include physical, psychological and emotional. The minimum will be three well-written paragraphs, but you should be able to write more. <b>World Information:</b> Please go as in depth as you can about the world. There is no wiki or website for us to reference, and we need to know as much as we can about the place your character comes from so that we can understand the character when reviewing the application. <b>History:</b> Your characters’ history in their world. Be sure to be detailed. This section should be a minimum of three paragraphs. <b>Abilities:</b> Is your character an accomplished carpenter? Can they shoot laser beams from their eyes or travel through time? If they possess any abilities, learned or otherwise, they need to go in this section. <b>Network/Actionspam Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_rp and must be in action form (brackets). We are looking for a minimum of 6 to 10 lines that give us an idea of how your character speaks/acts. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months. <b>Prose Log Sample:</b> This is the format that will be used in rubycity_logs and must be a minimum length of 250 words. This sample must be in prose format (paragraphs, no brackets) and should show character reactions/introspection. It does not need to be in game's setting, but it must demonstrate your character as you are apping them. This sample may be linked, either from a musebox, different game or our test drive, provided that the linked example was written within the last six months.


A note for CR AU applications
Ruby City does allow previous game history/CR to be brought over on a case by case basis. If you want to include this in your application please add additional sections for PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT and PREVIOUS GAME HISTORY beneath the Personality and Background/History sections.

In these additional sections we would like to see a brief outline of your character's previous game history and how it potentially impacted on and altered their canon personality.

✧ N A V I G A T I O N ✧

Comments

{ [CANON] James "Jim" Moriarty || BBC Sherlock || reserve ||}

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PLAYER
Name: Steph
Personal Journal: Susrien
E-mail: Susrien@hotmail.com
AIM/MSN/etc: Susrien@hotmail.com | Susrien on AIM

CHARACTER
Name: James “Jim” Moriarty
Canon: BBC Sherlock
Timeline: Series 2 Episode 3, Reichenbach Fall After shooting himself in the head.
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: N/A

Personality:

Jim Moriarty has a personality that most would say is pretty unpredictable, one could even say he is insane or a psychopath. It's probably been said more than once and it probably will not be the last time it's said. He acts a lot on what seems to be whim but for someone as intelligent as himself it is shown that he actually thinks through what he does. He doesn't typically let emotion get in the way of his judgment at all unless of course it is his cursed enemy, boredom (“Psychopaths get bored.”). His boredom leads him to take a few risks along the course of Sherlock. An example of the risks he takes is indeed meeting Sherlock “playing gay” and giving him his number. Andrew Scott (Moriarty's actor) confesses in an interview that James Moriarty is a very lonely unhappy man this would explain his obsession with Sherlock.

He is incredibly playful and sarcastic, often playing with Sherlock to see if he will catch on, any scene from on top of Bart's would be a good example of this. He even went as far as to fake knowing a computer code that could unlock any door and tapped it out in Sherlock's sight to see if he'd mimic it. Another good example would be how he starts up and dancing when he's stealing the crown jewels, simply to put on a show. His playfulness is from his egotism, he knows he's absurdly intelligent and likes to spice things up. He even seems to get visibly upset and pouty when he thinks he's missed something Sherlock saw.

Moriarty's personality is made up of extremes mostly. Jim doesn't just do things, he makes sure when he does something it is known who credit belongs to, unless of course he is trying to hide the fact that he did it, then no one will be able to say otherwise. He created Richard Brook and deleted James Moriarty from existence simply to frame Sherlock. His extremes aren't only with his actions, the facade he puts up is too. If he's “Angry” He's yelling and screaming about burning the heart out of Sherlock. If he's happy, he's dancing about and stealing jewels. If He's bored? He starts killing people, unless Sherlock can save them.

Jim uses people constantly, his behavior could be contributed to that of a psychopath's. He uses people's lives to lead Sherlock around on a goose chase to see how intelligent he is. He uses Sherlock to quell his boredom and he even uses Sherlock's friends to manipulate Sherlock. James Moriarty is cold and calculating, and gets what he wants no matter who he has to manipulate or destroy.

As stated previously, Moriarty is the world's only consulting criminal in Sherlock. What that means is, he helps someone plot a crime and carry it out, for a hefty fee of course, why else would he be able to buy a Westwood suit? This title of course is in rebuttal to Sherlock's own “Consulting Detective.” He is shown to have the power and influence to carry out even the most troubling crimes.

Moriarty is beyond genius level intelligence, it is speculated that he is even more intelligent that Sherlock Holmes himself, being seen to be the only one other than “The Woman” to be steps ahead of Sherlock and John. Unlike Addler, Moriarty doesn't really get “bested” by Sherlock, until he “kills himself” (I say this in parenthesis because we're not too sure what's going to happen and why Andrew (the actor of Moriarty) hasn't signed off from the next season.) to make Sherlock fall. He knows exactly how to manipulate people; he knows what exactly to do to be the perfect actor. If he didn't, he wouldn't have been able to fool so many people into thinking Sherlock was a fraud. If he wasn't brilliant at what he did there'd be no reason for the British Government to keep an eye on him.

He is shown to be spoiled, incredibly so as well. Dressing himself in expensive things and always looking his best to getting upset over Sherlock not being smart enough to outwit him. He has a lot of money and gets what he wants, always. This snobby behavior of course is made obvious with how he holds himself with such pride and dignity. This most likely came from his troubled childhood – which Andrew Scott makes mention in an interview that most of his problems stem from his childhood. It can be taken a step further to say he has issues with his dad as he makes “daddy” jokes a lot which generally have to do with “daddy” being disinterested or unhappy.

First Person:

[He awoke on a train he doesn't remember boarding. This isn't right, is he dead? Is this some sort of trick? Is Sherlock behind this? The way he exits the train is of hesitance as if the boasted Kali's Kitten is about to pounce any moment and dig sharp claws into him. It isn't fear, it's dislike of the unknown but curiosity overwhelms that.

Wide brown eyes flicker into view as Jim's video feed comes on. Curiosity evident on his face as he wiggles the device around. When he speaks there's a heavy Irish accent, voice quiet, soft:]

Oh? A recording device? What for?

[Pristine brows raise as he tilts his head a fraction of an inch.]

A strange train ride and now a strange recording device?

[His accent is of Dublin decent, made more obvious as he speaks. His attention turns from the video feed to something else off screen. Then his dusky amber gaze is staring back at the watch.]

Huh.

Third Person:
It hadn't been long but it had not been a fast trek either, even then at some point the snow began to crunch underfoot of another – alerting Sherlock of Jim's presence. Moriarty paused seeming to have decided he'd gotten close enough. It was an interesting turn of events, as usual it would be some form of amusement, from his favourite little detective.

A disgruntled noise passed the Irish man's lips when he pulled the over sized coat he decided to drown his body in in around himself tighter. “You could've chose somewhere warmer - no offer of Asian cuisine? I know this one place - open until two,” he spoke around a grin that split his face in two only providing to show off his teeth.

James paused again and let a puff of air out around the grin, then a snicker danced out of his mouth. Dark eyes were very obviously trained on Sherlock. He was a shark and his prey had invited him to this spot. “You're not even wearing your hat, I'm disappointed. But how interesting, this.” The sentence had been punctuated with a nod of his head.

The psychopath pulled the hood of his coat up before he shook his head. Disappointment. He was well aware the meeting wouldn't be a waste of his time, but it was always fun to make fun Sherlock and he was making Jim not want to help just by how standoffish he was acting. He kept a sour look on his face as he shrugged. “Daddy has things to do, people to deal with.”

“Dear Jim, I'm too good to say I need your help, but your expertise is required,” his voice had been contorted into something deeper: a mocking gesture. “Another fight with the Iceman? Won't let you know what he knows?” He nodded before another puff of warm air escaped past sharp teeth and soft pink lips. There was a hum as he thought.

“I'm afraid my expertise is required by many – this isn't all that interesting to me. I only stopped by to hear you ask nicely. Really, Sherlock, I'm flattered but why would I help you? The villain doesn't team up with the good guy – no, no no no no. Unless! Unless, are you suggesting we team up? Just for this? Or for more? We could go so far, you know.”

ACCEPTED

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