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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: Amy
● age: 29
● contact: PM or

taintedcrimson
● other characters: n/a

character information
● name: Buffy Summers
● canon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
● canon point: A few weeks post-series finale
● age: 22

● (canon) background: Wiki & Wikia

● abilities:
- As a Slayer, Buffy has supernatural speed, strength, agility, and durability. She also has accelerated healing, heightened awareness of surroundings, and a "spidey-sense" for detecting supernatural creatures, but especially vampires. And there's the occasional (incomprehensible) prophetic dream and magical access to the collective memories of the Slayers. Slayers also have a natural affinity for weapons of all types; Buffy can pick up any weapon and learn how to use it almost instantly. None of this means that Buffy is invincible - she's died three times (drowning, mystical energy electrocution, gunshot), it just doesn't stick very well when her friends are involved.
- On the normal girl side of things, Buffy is a pretty good cook and a good student in the right academic environment (ie, college vs high school). Driving is not a lauded part of her skill set.

● strengths:
- Buffy will do what has to be done, regardless of whether it's the popular decision. She's faced her own death to save the world, particularly with the Master and the portal opened by Glory. She killed her lover in order to stop a world-ending demon from being unleashed. She has been willing to take down friends in order to stop them from hurting others, she's made hard calls when leading others, all of which led to people she trusted turning against her.
- She empathizes strongly with others, especially those considered outcasts by society. Growing up, she was a Popular Girl, but becoming the Slayer meant being socially isolated by others, especially when her actions were considered weird. This is why she connected so well with Xander and Willow, and why she has fought back against bullies and the Popular Girls who put down others. She understands what it is to be on the outside and she wants better than that for others.
- She’s a leader, and she’s usually pretty good at it. As the Slayer, others look to her to take charge and when she does so without hesitation, they listen. It’s taken time, but she’s also learned how to listen to others and rely on them; no longer does she take on everything herself, but rather delegates where needed and draws on the strengths of those around her.

● weaknesses:
- Little thought is given to her own safety when innocents are in danger. Threaten her friends, children, a random person on the street, and she'll throw herself into all sorts of dangerous situations to get people home safe. This stems from her Duty as the Slayer, because she has the strength and ability to do what others can't, and so she has a responsibility to prevent others from coming to harm whenever possible. Since she can take pain and suffering and walk away from it, others shouldn't have to.
- Buffy can be prideful and it colors her interactions with others. Since she was called, she has been repeatedly told the story of being the Chosen One, the one girl in all the world with the strength and skill to hunt vampires and keep darkness at bay. Even when a second slayer is called, Buffy's still The Slayer, the one who is actively averting apocalypses and keeping the Hellmouth from being opened. All of that power and responsibility would go to anyone's head, and it's resulted in Buffy legitimately thinking she's better than everyone else. She admits as much in her impromptu therapy session with vampire Holden -- "They don't know. They haven't been through what I've been through. They're not the slayer. I am. Sometimes I feel- this is awful- I feel like I'm better than them. Superior."
- She doesn't take well to criticism or doubt of her abilities and decisions. She knows that she's not perfect, but that's a weakness that she can't let others see - she has to be the strong Slayer with all the right answers because it's what people expect of her and what she expects of herself. Any doubt of this heroic image is usually met with hostility or goes unacknowledged.

● job skills: guidance counseling experience, fast food work, teaching girls self-defense (note: she would very begrudgingly mention her time in fast food and not seem at all happy about it)
● housing: Buffy would prefer shared or private; player has no preference

● network username: slayer.the

● network sample: Texting with Jean-Claude

● prose/action sample: Meeting up with Spike (began as text here)

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.

● Buffy will be housed in Private Housing; Floor 4, Room 7.
● Buffy's job, should she choose to accept it, is Mentor and Self-Defense Instructor to young and teen girls at the Riverview Central Community Center. If you wish to accept this job, please fill in the information on the Occupations Page.
● 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; optionally, follow the memes community, quaranmeme.
● 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 intro/event log.

welcome to riverview quarantine

Edited (added the meme comm) 2017-07-04 00:13 (UTC)

riverview: applications

Buffy Summers | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Reserved

ACCEPTED