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

Mom (Roxanne) Lalonde | Homestuck | Reserve

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PLAYER
Name: James
Personal Journal: vastexpletive
E-mail: itsasekrit@hotmail.com
AIM/MSN/etc: itsasekrit1993

CHARACTER
Name: Roxanne Lalonde
Canon: Homestuck
Timeline: Post Death
Personality: If there's one thing that Ms. Lalonde is known for, it's her passive aggression. Or at least that's what her daughter would say; while Ms. Lalonde is quite capable of being a huge, passive aggressive bitch, a lot of her actions are sincere. Despite the fact that Mom and Rose were perpetually locked in a battle of passive aggressive one-upsmanship, it's pretty clear that Rose had always misinterpreted her actions and that Mom really always did love and care for her daughter and always wanted what was best for her. The reason for these misunderstandings with Rose is that Mom is not good at expressing her emotions. She tends to keep a lot of her thoughts and feelings to herself which inevitably leads to Rose thinking that her actions are insincere or passive aggressive.

Ms. Lalonde is also very intelligent and is an Astronomer, meaning she is an expert at celestial phenomena. She worked for Grandpa Harley and that's not a bragging right that many people actually have the privilege of having, and she was also involved in the creation of SBURB. Considering the fact that the game is so complicated, this shows that she is a very smart, especially considering she accomplished a lot of these things at a younger age than most women, as she's only in her late thirties, and was in her late twenties when she found Rose in the meteor crater when she was off studying the phenomena for Grandpa Harley.

Sarcasm is also a strong trait in many Lalondes, but most especially Ms. Lalonde. It's probably one of the reasons that her and Rose's relationship is so tense on occasion, because she hides her emotions behind a wall of sarcasm. But just because she can be a sarcastic bitch doesn't mean she doesn't have feelings; she's just incapable of expressing them in a way that isn't sarcastic, or in a way that doesn't come off as sarcastic. When she does act sincere, it's usually in a way that makes it seem like she's still being fake unless the situation is really dire... And by then it's usually too late.

Just the same as she can use words to hurt people, she's just as capable, if not more, of physically hurting people. She's skilled in hand-to-hand combat, able to take down a very large monster with ease, using only her hands. It can also be assumed and is very likely that she's just as skilled with a gun, as she's been shown carrying what appears to be a large rifle. Considering how smart she is and how skilled at martial arts she is, she has probably dedicated a lot of time into her marksmanship skills and is very handy with her gun.

Ms. Lalonde is also, to put it bluntly, an alcoholic. Her house is always well stocked with booze and she is hardly ever seen without a martini in hand. Despite the fact she's almost constantly drunk, however, it never affects her ability to do things- presumably because she's been drinking long enough to be a highly functional alcoholic. She doesn't really tend to slur her words unless she's been drinking heavier, nor does she ever really stumble or fall like most people who drink as much as she does. Overall, she holds her liquor very well.


First Person: If I were to say that I am not confused, it would be a lie. However, I have experienced enough to have a general idea of what happened, despite the fact I do not understand exactly how it happened. I am not dead anymore, that much is obvious. While the gesture is nice, the act of taking me from the game should have been beyond impossible, so I do not particularly appreciate being brought back to life. I have, however, gathered that no one here is aware of who or what brought them here, so I will avoid the obvious line of questioning. Instead, I will just introduce myself. My name is Roxanne Lalonde.

Next, I will inquire about two things. First and foremost; has anyone come across a girl by the name of Rose Lalonde? If so, please tell me more.

Second and only slightly less important, where is the nearest bar?

Third Person: She saw it coming, but despite that it still hurt. What she didn't see coming was the overwhelming guilt she felt as she drew her last breath. There was so much that she couldn't say to Rose that she wanted to and now she couldn't, and that hurt more than the physical wounds ever could.

Actually being dead wasn't so bad though. The dream bubbles were fairly nice, despite the fact that she couldn't actually get drunk there. She met a lot of... interesting people. And by interesting, they were pretty weird. It wasn't a completely miserable existence, and it meant that she could distract herself from the emotional pain. Or rather, dull it to the point that she could focus on other things and not Rose.

How long she was dead was unclear, but when she found herself waking up on a train of all things, she was quite confused. She knew immediately that she was no longer in the game, because this wasn't a part of it. She didn't panic though, because that solved nothing. Instead, she kept calm and tried to find out as much as possible. In the end, she really didn't find out much, nor did she manage to find the one thing she really wanted to find.

So she settled for the second thing she wanted to find the most, which was the bar. Despite the fact she didn't have money, she still managed to get a drink using her Lalonde charm. Or rather, she asked as nicely as possible and hoped for the best. Thankfully, it paid off. She let out a sigh as the familiar feeling of the alcohol hit her after a while. She'd missed that feeling. It dulled the ache more than anything had in a long time. It made her realize just how bad it really had been in the dream bubbles when she couldn't get drunk.

At least it meant that there was something good about this place, even if her Rose wasn't there. All she could do now was drink and hope that one day, preferably soon, she would show up too.

ACCEPTED

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