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] Ryotaro Dojima | Persona 4 | Reserved

[goodcopdadcop]

PLAYER
Name: Wes
Age: 20
Personal Journal: vastexpletive
E-mail: floridiancheese@gmail.com
AIM/MSN/etc: AIM: floridiancheese@gmail.com

CHARACTER
Name: Ryotaro Dojima
Canon: Persona 4
Age: 41
Timeline: Shortly after Mitsuo was brought in
If playing another character from the same canon, how will you deal with this?: N/A

Personality: If you were to ask Dojima what kind of person he is, he would tell you he's nothing but a simple country detective living alone with his daughter. While it's true to an extent and Dojima doesn't find himself all that interesting, there is way more to him than just that. On first looking at him, all signs point to Dojima being a workaholic. He spends long hours at work and barely any time at home with his daughter. It's clear that he is a man who values hard work and diligence and that he doesn't stop until he gets the job done, with a strong sense of justice to go along with it all.

Or at least those are the reasons he puts up for how hard he works. In reality, it's because of the death of his wife, Chisato, that has driven Dojima to spend long hours away from home. The reasons are plentiful though the two biggest and most relevant are the fact he feels guilty for not being able to find the person who killed his wife in a hit and run, and the fact that his daughter reminds him so much of his wife that it's painful for him to look at her. Dojima is so busy running from his problems and hiding that he neglects Nanako in favor of work.

That doesn't mean he doesn't love Nanako, though, he's just extremely bad at showing it. He claims to have left raising her up to his wife because she knew how to do it. Now that she's gone, he has no idea what he's doing and he has a hard time with it. He tries though, despite how much of a hard worker he is. Sometimes he brings Nanako presents and sometimes he promises to take her places- the only problem is more often than not, he has to cancel his plans for work without really stopping to think how it must make Nanako feel. He's convinced himself though, that Nanako will understand when she's older. That he did all his work for her, to make the world a safer place, even if that's an excuse to justify running from his real problems.

The arrival of his nephew was good for Dojima in the grand scheme of things. As the two of them grew closer, his nephew was able to help Dojima realize that he was really just running away from his problems and his family because he was afraid of losing them. With that realization came the determination to do things differently and not neglect Nanako in favor of seeking revenge. Overall, it showed that he really cared for her and that he felt guilty for being so distant, and that he cared a lot his nephew as well, who he came to grow very close to over the course of him staying with them.

All of his deep rooted issues aside, Dojima is a pretty nice guy underneath his rough exterior. He isn't always the best at expressing himself and he can have an abrasive air to him. For example, his daughter tends to think he's fighting with his nephew when the two of them talk because Dojima comes off like he's interrogating him. Dojima doesn't mean to and usually he actually means well by it, wanting to keep his nephew out of trouble. At times, he can have a pretty short temper, especially when his work is piling up, notably during the murder investigations. He tends to treat his partner, Adachi, with exasperation and annoyance, ordering him around and yelling at him when he lets things slip he shouldn't.

Which really leads into how serious he takes his job. Dojima has been a detective for years and because of this, he's a damn good detective. He's perceptive, like most detectives and because he's such a workaholic, he doesn't like stopping until cases are settled. He doesn't always get it right, falsely accusing his nephew and friends and being suspicious of them on more than one occasion, but he still gets there in the end. He takes great pride in his job and felt insulted when Naoto, a teenager, was brought in to help with the investigation because he felt it should have been left up to the professionals. In fact, it's only when things really hit the fan and Nanako is put in danger that Dojima stops feeling so strongly about the kids getting involved. Otherwise, he gets angry if people stick their noses where it doesn't belong.

Overall, Dojima ain't that bad of a guy. Sure, he has some temper issues on occasion and he can come off as grouchy, but who doesn't have those days? For the most part, it's all brought on by the stress of the investigation. Without those, he's a bit more relaxed and less likely to get annoyed by things. Of course, one doesn't really see him outside of that environment so it would probably be weird for people to see that he has a more relaxed, softer side. But he does! Even if it is buried pretty deep and not many people get to witness it.

Background: http://megamitensei.wikia.com/wiki/Ryotaro_Dojima

Abilities: Dojima doesn't really have any special abilities or skills, aside from detective training and all that comes with that. He's pretty much your typical middle aged man as far as endurance and athletics go.

First Person: http://dear-mun.dreamwidth.org/10264548.html

Third Person:

It hit a little too close to home, the whole being kidnapped thing. Dojima couldn't help but wonder if he was a victim, at this rate. Was this what happened when someone was kidnapped and murdered? Was this what happened to that announcer and Saki Konishi? If whoever did this thought that they could kidnap him and get away with it, then they had another thing coming. Dojima wasn't going to just take that lying down.

But there was something different, he could feel it in his gut. Something about this wasn't like the cases back home. It was too... elaborate. No one had come back with stories of being taken to another city. No one had mentioned a train ride. None of it added up and none of it made a lick of sense. So no, Dojima didn't particularly believe that this had anything to do with the murders. But he wasn't exactly happy about being kidnapped at any rate.

Above everything, his biggest worry was Nanako. What would she do when he didn't come home from work? Of course she was used to that. But when the clock kept ticking and he stayed gone longer and longer, what would she do then? His nephew could look after her, yeah, but Dojima wasn't exactly pleased with that idea. Dojima trusted him, but he was her father. It was his responsibility to look after her. Nanako couldn't lose both parents, it just wasn't fair.

That was his biggest motivation to find out what was going on. Nanako. He had to get back to her no matter what. They could call in anyone else to solve the murder investigation, but they couldn't just call in another father for Nanako. Something about being dragged here was pretty eye opening in that regard.

ACCEPTED

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