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applications: open

Applications will be open from 10:00 PM EST on the 1st of every month until 10:00 PM on the 7th of every month. They will be processed as quickly as possible after they are submitted; if you have not received a response by the 10th of the month, feel free to contact the mod.

Applications will be open from October 1st until December 7th, and will be processed on a first-come first-served basis.

● Please post the entirety of your application in a comment to this entry.

Applications may receive a verdict of Approved, Declined, or Revisions.

● Declined applications can be reworked and resubmitted during the next application cycle. If an application is declined 3 times, it cannot be resubmitted.
● Revisions must be submitted within 48 hours of the revision request being sent out. If this is impossible due to extenuating circumstances, please contact the mod.

● There are currently 58 Character Slots still available in the game.

● While the game is close to character cap, reserved applications will be processed before unreserved applications, with unreserved applications being processed at the end of the cycle until cap is reached.

● Application Queue: All applications that would put the game over character cap will be placed in the queue below and processed on a first-come-first-serve basis. Applications in queue will be processed as drops happen, regardless of whether the application cycle is complete.

● Casts at or close to Cast Cap: Marvel Cinematic Universe: 15/15; Marvel Comics: 12/15

application guide

● Accepted character types: fandom, original, canon AU
● Non-accepted character types: fandom OC, AU
● The character limit is 2, with 2 apps allowed per month; players can buy up to a maximum of 4 character slots with AC bonus points. There is a cast cap of 15 characters per cast at this time.
● Linked samples should be no older than 1 year.
● Application challenges are not allowed at this time, but if you would like to apply for a character that is on reserve, please submit the application with "not reserved" noted in the subject line, and your application will be considered if the reserved application is declined or not turned in.

● CLARIFICATION ADDED 04/02/2017: Applications must fit in ONE COMMENT on the application page. In special situations such as original characters or canon characters without an information link, please try to keep the summary concise and stick to major turning points. If you have been as concise as possible and it absolutely will not fit in one comment, please store the background section in an entry on your journal/musebox/website and link it to keep the application within one comment.

● CLARIFICATION ADDED 02/03/2018: The Strengths and Weaknesses sections are a stand-in for the usual personality section and should relate to the character's personality strengths and weaknesses. These sections should not include anything related to abilities and the weaknesses should not be 'positives in disguise' (for example, stating that a character has a weakness to iron because they are a fairy would not be an acceptable response to the weaknesses section, nor would stating that a character is too generous). Every character has good and bad personality traits, please include both.

● CLARIFICATION ADDED 03/10/2018: Linked samples must be from a publicly available source. Friends-locked samples are not acceptable for use (via screencaps or other methods), unless they have been unlocked and made public.

● A mod-created sample application can be found here. This is an example of a canon application. The strengths section has been filled out in bullet point form, and the weaknesses have been filled out in paragraph form - both options or a combination thereof are acceptable.

● Sample Applications: Ronan Lynch (Canon Character; Written Background), Yuuri Katsuki (Canon Character; CRAU), Derek Hale (Canon Character; CRAU), Tolemi Pagoda (Original Character), Benjamin Holt (Original Character)

player information
● name: your name or alias
● age: your age (generalizations are fine)
● contact: any way to contact you (PM, plurk, etc.)
● other characters: any other characters you play in Riverview

character information
● name: your character's full name, in Western order
● canon: your character's canon, please specify which if there are multiple versions
● canon point: please state as specifically as possible, with chapter/episode reference, if possible
● age: please clarify if your character is not mentally, physically, and chronologically the same age

● (canon) background: this is for canon characters only; link to a resource or give a quick run-down of your character's involvement in canon
● (original) world: this is for OCs only; please give a succinct rundown of your character's world and your character's place in that world, as well as a brief explanation of their history

● abilities: list your character's abilities including any specialist non-superhuman skills they might have; feel free to link to a wiki or other information source that clearly states them; clearly state if any abilities need to be nerfed

● strengths: list at least 3 personality strengths your character has and elaborate on them; this section should not be more than 300 words
● weaknesses: list at least 3 personality weaknesses your character has and elaborate on them; this section should not be more than 300 words

● job skills (optional): if you would like your character to be placed in a job to start out, list three work-related skills so they can be assigned something suitable; this is different than the abilities section, and should only be three words or very short phrases - the character will not be placed in a job if there are no traits listed here; This is something that is asked in orientation, and would be volunteered by your character. But please feel free to specify if they have a skill they might not mention but that you would like considered in their job placement and I'll take it into consideration as a "funny coincidence."
● housing (optional): tell the mod if you have any preference for where your character is placed in community housing

● network username: provide the username that your character will use when accessing the network; the default is in the form of first initial, last name (j.doe) but your character can pick anything else they like; usernames should have no spaces, but periods are fine

● network sample: write out or link to an example of how your character would communicate over the network; this sample does not have to be long, but it must clearly show your character's personality and a good understanding of their voice; links can be from the test drive meme, other games, PSLs (as long as they are not AU), or memes - but should not break the fourth wall (Dear Player etc.)

● prose/action sample: write out or link to an example of how you write your character in interactions; this sample should be a bit longer and can be done in prose or action bracket style and can be set in the game or your character's canon, though please avoid over-use of NPCing other characters - this is about your character; links can be from the test drive meme, other games, PSLs (as long as they are not AU), or memes - but should not break the fourth wall (Dear Player etc.)

submit an application

Please fill out the information in the form below and submit it in its entirety in one comment to this entry. If your application doesn't fit in one comment, it needs to be trimmed - application standards are weighted to quality rather than quantity.

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player information
● name: Zero
● age: 24
● contact:

clockworkbrain; discord: gigasatan#7576
● other characters: n/a

character information
● name: Cassandra Cain
● canon: DC Comics (pre-reboot)
● canon point: post-Batgirl (2000) #73, before returning to Gotham
● age: 19

● background: Here.

● abilities: Peak human condition, world class martial arts knowledge, stealth tactics, investigation, intuitive understanding of body language and physicality.

● strengths:
Cassandra Cain is a headstrong and willful woman hellbent on making herself into someone better. Despite her father's intentions, she learned the value of human life at a young age, and in a way that can't be shaken off. This impulse is what drives her as Batgirl, causing her to despair at failing to save someone and doing all that she possibly could to make sure no one would die on the anniversary of her kill. A poetic, impossible idea? Sure. Cass is idealistic, bordering on naive - shockingly so for someone of her background and especially a favored protégé of the Batman.

She believes in the idea of what Batman means perhaps more than any of his other partners do, actively stating her desire to take over for him one day. When questioned on her loyalties, she directly told Bruce that her loyalty wasn't to him, but foremost to the Bat. Even with the weight and shadow of her past, Cassandra refuses to wallow or play the part of a brooding anti-hero. Not that she doesn't have her moments of that anyway. But ultimately, she's a caring and empathetic girl who likes sitcoms and terrible reality TV. If she can do good, she will, and no one is getting hurt on her watch.

Hand-in-hand with that, she believes in other people and their capacity to change for the better. Some people may be unwilling or too far gone, but if she can change, then surely almost anyone can. She's devoted to the mission and believes in it at least as strongly as her mentor, but she's worlds away from the usual grim idea of the Bat. After all, they're supposed to help and protect people, and stop the people trying to do harm.

● weaknesses:
Though she's gotten somewhat better about it, Cassandra can often be reckless, with her first instinct in many cases being to handle something alone. She's impatient, and often dismissive of things she can't get the hang of quickly. After all, her main skills have always been the most natural thing in the world to her.

Her skill with reading people makes her prone to snap judgments of others, deciding if a person is worth her time or not with little more than a glance.

Her past also gives her a lack of self-regard that at times has gone as far as an outright death wish - she once rushed a gunner and took a spray of bullets to protect someone, with no fear. When she lost her ability to read movement, she agreed to a deathmatch with Lady Shiva after a year in return for being retaught the skill, deciding - with very little hesitation - that she'd rather be "perfect for a year" than "mediocre for a lifetime". She's too self-assured, over-relying on her body reading to the point that it's her entire defense in combat.

Furthermore, Cass is hobbled in day-to-day life by her illiteracy and lack of social graces. She's awkward at times, due in large part to her isolated background and understanding of body language; Cass is acutely aware of what someone is feeling when they're looking at her, making her prone to self-consciousness at times.

● job skills (optional): She won't be seeking a job, initially.
● housing (optional): stick her with other bats, preferably

● network username: c.cain

● network sample: here

● prose/action sample: Cass on the TDM

accepted

Thank you for your application and welcome to Riverview! Please see the arrival page for an explanation of what will happen to your character on arrival.

● Cassandra will be housed in Communal Housing; Floor 6, Bed 1. I have placed her with Roy Harper, but the rest of the DC Comics cast lives in alternate housing. If you wish for her to move in with them, you can discuss it with their players and post a request to be moved on the Housing Page.
● Threads for Activity Bonus Points can be submitted here.

● Your first activity check for this character will begin on May 1st.

● Please respond to this comment with your character's journal.
● Join the communities riverview, riverviewlogs, and riverviewooc.
● Make sure to set up an ic inbox, permissions or info link, and hmd on your journal.
● Optionally, you may also set up a Friendr entry (code on the arrival page).
● Add your character to the Taken Characters list.
● (Optional) Introduce yourself on the OOC community.
● Post an entry or tag around to the current monthly mingle log.

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