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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: MonkeysInPants
● age: 29
● contact:

MonkeysInPants or PM
● other characters: None

character information
● name: Wikus van der Merwe
● canon: District 9
● canon point: Just after the last known footage of Wikus was filmed.
● age: Late 30s to early 40s.

● (canon) background: Here
● (original) world: n/a

● abilities:
As a white-collar worker at a large corporation, Wikus is skilled in the following:
- Pencil-pushing
- Paperwork
- Taking advantage of an under-educated population in order to carry out his company’s morally and legally dubious goals.

He’s also decent at arts and crafts, including papier mache and making decorations out of scrap metal.

Wikus’s physical abilities vary on a sliding scale from ‘Average Human Male’ to ‘Average Prawn’ depending on where he’s at in his transformation (which may move back and forth between extremes depending on in-game occurrences).

Your average ‘Prawn’:
- Has a shell that can withstand regular handgun fire, but doesn’t protect from higher caliber bullets or armor-piercing rounds.
- Are somewhat more resilient than humans, being able to survive beatings that would probably kill a human. They can still be seriously injured and killed with blunt and bladed weapons.
- Are faster and stronger than humans. A Prawn can dismember a human with little effort, break a shotgun in half, and easily leap distances of several meters.

● strengths:
Devoted: Wikus is utterly devoted to his wife. She’s his angel, he adores her, he’d do anything to get back to her, and the possibility of her not wanting him anymore due to her father’s lies about his condition kills him inside. He’s also pretty devoted to his job, having been with MNU for around 15 years, and being willing to do whatever they ask him to (regardless of dubious morality or legality). He also counts his promotion at the start of the movie as being almost as exciting as his wedding day. Almost.

Level-headed (until he’s not): Wikus can actually be quite level-headed (or at least pretend to be) in situations that would make most people nervous, as long as he’s on familiar ground. He faces down aliens that could tear him apart with nothing but a bulletproof vest and a clipboard. He hardly reacts to a situation where a man loses an arm, other than to take charge and stop things from escalating. It’s only when things outside his experience start happening that he begins to lose his cool.

Not A Complete Monster: Wikus is certainly no morale paragon. He can cheerfully abort Prawn eggs and isn’t above bullying and bribing to get what he wants. Of course, that’s probably par for the course for most MNU employees, and ‘dehumanizing’ the Prawns is common amongst the Johannesburg population. But despite this, Wikus actually does have some moral boundaries! He’s disturbed when he finds out about the experiments MNU has been performing on Prawns, and he’s extremely upset about being forced to kill an innocent alien himself. Plus, in general, he prefers to prevent and defuse interspecies situations rather than resorting to violence. So… Grey Star: Could Be Worse.

● weaknesses:
Poser: Wikus cares a lot about what other people think, and particularly when he’s under observation he does his best to come off as cool, competent, and tough, even when it’s not the best course of action (examples: telling his trainee that ‘only sissies’ wear facemasks, refusing to seek proper medical attention after a violent encounter with a Prawn, insisting on showing off an alien gun to his guard). His morality falls by the wayside to his desire to impress.

Selfish: Wikus puts his own well-being above that of others. He cares little for the plight of the aliens in District 9, only agreeing to help with Christopher’s plan when he was offered the possibility of being returned to normal. When the promise to change him back is threatened in favor of Christopher saving his people from being experiments, he chooses what he wants at the expense of millions of Prawns.

Bad in a Crisis: Wikus cannot make good life choices in a crisis. He cuts off one of his fingers, he raids MNU without any actual plan in place to escape. He knocks out Christopher to steal the command module despite a) not knowing how to fly it, b) knowing District 9 is surrounded by weapons like missile launchers, c) having no idea how to operate alien medical equipment even if he did manage to get to the mother ship… Seriously, when Wikus is desperate and panicky he gets dumb and impulsive and is honestly only alive due to sheer dumb luck.

● skills (optional): n/a, not in a good mindset for going back to work at the moment.
● housing (optional):

● network username: wikus.vandermerwe

● network sample: WARNING: Some Body Horror
[The video starts with the view blocked by a hand. The view shakes a little.]

Is this started- right. Okay.

[The hand draws back, revealing a rather mousy brunet man. He’s smiling, but his lips keep twitching as if they might collapse into a frown at any moment. His gaze keeps flicking away from the camera, as if he’s having trouble keeping even virtual eye-contact.

The nervousness might have something to do with the fact that his left eye and hand are distinctly not human, and there are several inflamed patches on his left cheek where something dark and chitinous pokes through the skin.

He tries to fold his hands, twitches slightly when the human right touches the inhuman left, and settles for strumming his fingers on the table instead.]

Since we’re all going to be working and living together for the next couple years, I guess I should introduce myself!

I’m Wikus van de Merwe, and I am- was- an employee of…

[Trailing off, he seems to think better of that particularly fact.]

I’m from Johannesburg. That’s in South Africa, if you know- if you know about Earth, and it’s countries. I grew up there, and it’s where I live with my beautiful wife, Tania, who I know is- she’s waiting for me to come home, and-

[Another pause, this one accompanied by placing a hand on his forehead and inhaling deeply through his nose. It takes a few moments before he’s ready to speak again.]

Anyway, if you’re worried about- [He lifts his alien hand, clenching and unclenching tentacle-like fingers.] You don’t need to worry about this. I’m not- it’s not contagious or anything. I just had a little accident and- Ow!

[He claps his hand to his mouth, coughs, then promptly spits something out. It’s hard to tell given the camera’s focus, but it looks like it might be a tooth.]

Fok-! [The alien hand reaches out and the video ends.]

● prose/action sample:
Wikus sits on the couch in his newly assigned lodgings, staring at nothing in particular. He has a lot of things to think about, and he doesn’t want to think about any of them.

He’s turning into a creature. Every moment he loses more of humanity. Best not to think about that.

His life is in shambles. He has no job, his friends and family probably think he’s an unforgivable pervert. Don’t think about it.

He’s killed people. A lot of people. That were trying to kill him. Does that make it okay? He doesn’t want to think about it.

Small bright point? He’s not in District 9 anymore. Nobody’s hunting him, or trying to eat him or use him as an experiment. That’s all far, far away right now. He should think about that. Except… it also means that he’s farther away from his wife than ever. His sweet Tania, his angel, will he ever see her again? Does he even want to see her again as long as he’s like… this?

He doesn’t want to think about any of this, but the thoughts keep scratching at the inside of his skull and he can’t make them stop.

Not caring who might walk in, Wikus doubles over with his face buried in his mismatched hands and begins to sob.

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.

● Wikus will be housed in Communal Housing; Floor 8, Bed 4.
● Threads for Activity Bonus Points can be submitted here.

● 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 in to the current intro/event log.

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Wikus van der Merwe | District 9 | Not Reserved

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