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] Ruby Lucas || Once Upon a Time || Reserved || 2 of 3

[cloaklikeblood]

Personality:
The first step to understanding Ruby is to understand that there are major two halves to her. First, there is Red Riding Hood, the woman with the red hood and shattered past. This is who she was in the Enchanted Forest before the curse. The second is Ruby Lucas, the rebellious small town waitress with a penchant of screwing up with flair. There are similar aspects to both personalities, but they are still two separate people. When the curse broke, both personalities merged. However, Red still struggles with finding peace with both of her personas.

Both Ruby and Red are unfalteringly loyal to her friends. When Emma was looking for Ashley Boyd, Ruby sent her to Ashley's ex-boyfriend's house. This gave Ashley enough time to pack up a few things and get back to the diner where Ruby gave the pregnant young woman the keys to her car so that she could leave town. Red displays this same trait many times over when she saves Snow from Anita, when she delivers food to Snow and tells her that Charming has stopped the wedding to Abigail, and when she fights by Snow and Charming's side in the war that they waged against King George.

Ruby and Red are both very kind hearted and are more than willing to help a stranger. With Red, this is seen when she offers Snow a place to stay when they first meet. With Ruby, we see this when she's friendly with Emma despite her being an outsider and despite the things that Regina tries to do to her.

Both personas were very adventurous, always wanting to get away. Before Red discovered that she was the wolf, she longed to leave the little town that she lived in with Peter and get away from her Granny's many rules. Ruby also longed to be out in the world, having adventures and "chasing lemurs." When she had her first taste of adventure, it frightened her but she didn't let it stop her.

There is also a courage and a strength to her that is seen many times. It can be seen when Red's willing to sacrifice her life to help Peter because she believes him to be the wolf. It can be seen again when she gets control of her wolf and stands up to Anita in order to prevent her mother from killing Snow. It's also seen when she stands up to Regina after the curse is broken, despite the fact that Regina is once more wielding magic.

Despite her courage and strength, there is also a strong fear. She fears that she will lose control of the wolf and hurt those that she cares about. This is first seen when she learns that she is the wolf and that she ate Peter. Upon discovering that there is a rip in her cloak, she sends Snow away in order to keep from hurting her. After transforming the first time in twenty-eight years after the curse is broken and she thinks she killed Billy, she fears that she's going to kill or hurt the others that she cares about and begs to be locked up.

She also is far too self sacrificing for her own good. The most prominent example of this is when she chains Belle up in the library and goes to face the angry mob that's out for her blood. There is also evidence of her putting other people's happiness before her own and how she's willing to give up her nights and personal time to help out her friends. This can be mainly seen during all the times that she babysits Henry for Emma.

Ruby is also very determined to make a new life for herself, despite her past. In her conversation with Whale the night that she prevents him from committing suicide, she tells him that she sees Regina's curse as a second chance. She also mentions that she's determined to take this second chance to make a life for herself, for what it's worth.

The wolf is also an integral aspect of Ruby's overall personality. Both personas have shown wolfish traits including loyalty and strong ties to those that she considers part of her "pack." Originally, however, the wolf was a mindless killing machine with no ability to tell the difference between friend or foe. However, after she gains control over the wolf, the wolf becomes a lot more tame and humane. The wolf still shows a ferocity in battle and moves by instinct.

[Canon] Ruby Lucas || Once Upon a Time || Reserved || 3 of 3

[cloaklikeblood]

First Person:
[Ruby's confused beyond belief as she steps off the train and peers around. None of this made any sense whatsoever. She'd been going home after getting the news on that outsider at the hospital only to wake up on a train. Now she's in some strange city that was probably as far from Storybrooke as she could get.

It doesn't take her long to find the strange pocket watch that she didn't remember having beforehand. Frowning slightly, she begins playing with the buttons. For someone who spent twenty-eight years in a town that automatically updated its technology with each passing year, she's surprisingly incompetent when it comes to tech.

She accidentally activates the video function, blinking in surprise once she realizes what she's done]

Um, hello?

[She's nervous and unsure, but gives a smile anyway]

I seem to be a bit lost. Where am I exactly?

[A sudden thought occurs to her, causing her to frown]

Did we get cursed again? But if we did, then why do I remember...?

[She looks frustrated and even more confused than before. She glances around, desperately hoping that a familiar face appears out of the darkness]

Third Person:
Screams echoed through her mind as she ran, all four legs pistoning beneath her. The wind blew through her fur and the smell of burning buildings and flesh flooded her nose. She paused to tilt her head upwards and howl up at the beautiful silver moon that shone down upon the scene of destruction around her. It had been far too long since she had been allowed to roam free, to kill at will.

A name was being called, causing the wolf to stiffen. She turned slowly towards the sound, lowering her body to the ground. A growl ripped itself from her throat as her fur stood up on end. At this point, most men would have turned and run, but not this one. He was frightened, that much the wolf could smell, but he kept coming towards her.

He was calling her that name, the name that belonged to her human half. His voice was low and soothing, but his words meant nothing. This man meant a lot to her human half, but absolutely nothing to her. Her urge to kill this man rose the closer that he edged towards her. Oh, this doctor was foolish. Far too foolish for his own good.

The wolf lowered herself to the ground, backing up a few steps before launching herself at her prey. Her jaws went straight for his throat, yearning to taste that hot wet blood running in her mouth.

Ruby woke up with a jolt, her hair and sheets soaked with sweat. She trembled violently as the tears filled her eyes, spilling onto her cheeks. The nightmare was getting worse as Wolf's Time grew closer. She could smell the burning flesh, feel the hot blood, feel the wind through her fur. It made her stomach churn and her breath catch in her throat.

She rolled out of bed, half stumbling towards the shower. It was about time for her to get up, anyway. She had promised Granny that she would open the diner and allow her to get a little extra sleep. She'd been a tad under the weather lately and Ruby was worried. Between Granny's health, Regina's antics, the outsiders in town, and worrying herself sick over Snow and the others, she was a ball of constant worry and tension.

She never showed it, though. She felt as if she couldn't show it, especially not to her friends. Ruby was the one that people looked to for strength, for advice, for warmth and gentleness. She couldn't let them know how worried she was or about her nightmares. They all had so much on their plates already and she really didn't want to add anymore.

These days, Ruby felt so very alone. Everyone was too busy running around town stopping Regina or whatever problem had decided to rear its head this week. Sure, she had Henry and she loved the little guy, but it just wasn't the same. A ten year old simply wasn't that good of a conversationalist when it came to things like feelings and about the wolf.

It seemed that the only thing that she really had to look forward to lately is the time that she brought a certain doctor his lunch every day. Those few moments just sitting with him, chatting about whatever was really nice. It was these stolen moments that helped Ruby forget about her own loneliness and she could only hope that it helped Dr. Whale as well.

She stepped out of the shower, the effects of the dream fading away. Her stomach still churned, but that was easily ignored. Ruby toweled off her hair, debating on what outfit to wear. Should she go for something bright and flashy or something a bit darker? Darker, definitely. She just wasn't in the mood for bright and flashy today.

Some time later, Ruby was bustling around the diner and performing a few last preparations before she opened it up. She had already put on her happy face, hiding all of her fears and her loneliness. No one would bother to look beneath the surface, to try to see how she truly felt. No one really cared, as long as they got a bright smile and a good meal.

She flicked the sign from Closed to Open before sighing and glancing at the clock. How much longer until lunch?

ACCEPTED

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