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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: Tracy
● age: 26
● contact: plurk (lenneths_wings)
● other characters: N/A

character information
● name: Ciel Phantomhive
● canon: Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji
● canon point: End of chapter 129 (November 28, 1889)
● age: 13

● (canon) background: History
● (original) world: N/A

● abilities: Marksmanship, educated palate (can tell teas by their smell, not really an ability but he's just a human kid)

● strengths:
Determined: Ciel's family was murdered on his tenth birthday and he was sold to a cult attempting to summon a demon. Rather than fall into catatonia like the other children, Ciel survived and formed a contract with a demon for the sake of vengeance. And making those who attempted to wipe out his family the same shame and humiliation that they made him feel.

Mature: Ciel's family was murdered, so he was forced to grow up very quickly to be a nobleman worthy of the Phantomhive name and Earldom. To solidify his position, he became well-educated and opened a company of his own.

Nobleman: As a Victorian era noble, Ciel dresses well, speaks well, and has had access to teh best education available in the time period.

Genuis: Ciel is incredibly intelligent, border genius if not crossing that line. He was given a nobles education and, even then, exceeds most expectations for a noble his age by starting and running a successful business (candy, food toys, entertainment).

Loyal: Ciel is loyal to his queen, and therefore his country. But also to his fiancee, Elizabeth, who he has, on several ocassions, risked his own safety to protect.

● weaknesses:
Generally weak health: Ciel's health is very delicate, a trait he inherited from his mother as well as suffering from asthma. He gets sick very easily when exposed to the elements or is under extreme stress.

One eye: Because of the contract he made with Sebastian, Ciel only has one good eye since he wanted to be stronger than anyone else. (The more obviousl a contract is placed, the stronger the bond and the demon.) It's often covered.

Cynic: Ciel genuinely believes that other people act solely on matters that benefit them or that they can’t be trusted. The only people he’s shown to fully trust, or almost fully, are Tanaka, Sebastian and, briefly, Madam Red.

Stubborn: He detests being seen as weak or needing help. More often than not, he'll risk his health rather than admit he needs help or is sick.

PTSD: Ciel was starved and branded by a cult who sacrificed children to summon a demon. Though he escaped, he lives with constant reminders, has become generally distrusting, grim, prone to nightmares, or gets lost in memories of it. After the memories or nightmares, he panics and falls into fight or mode. He even sleeps with a gun under his pillow.

● skills (optional): genius-level intellect, businessman, faustian contract, violinist, speaks Latin, French, and a smidge of German.
● housing (optional): no preference

● network username: cphantom

● network sample: TDM

● prose/action sample:

Without fail, Ciel continued to have nightmares ever since his escape from the cult that had tormented him and countless other children. Even after nearly four years had passed, they still came but so did the awareness that, now, he was outside the cage. They plagued him but the power it had over him and his rest had lessened until it wasn't terror that woke him but anger. Hatred.

Everything that kept his butler loyally at his side.

They didn't strike every night but Sebastian had gotten to know when they were. The young earl was always more determined after a nightmare, a little more viscious in handling the affairs the queen assigned him. Or when it came to situations that struck a little closer to home. He wanted plans made to deal with Sphere Music Hall in a way that they wouldn't be able to even attempt to continue their blood theft. Of course, it was clear just why this situation bothered him so much.

Before Edward had come to him, he would have handled it like Noah's Ark Circus and Baron Kelvin. Or Jack the Ripper. Now though, Elizabeth was invovled.

"There's a theatre across from Sphere Music Hall, put a bid on it in Funtom's name, would you Sebastian?" It was not a request, however politely he put it. "I have an idea."

This was why his butler stayed. A sly mind, unafraid of playing dirty or getting blood on his hands. Just as the head of the Villainous Nobles should be but never so much so that he would turn his back on his lady and the dangers she had gotten involved in.

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.

● Ciel will be housed in Shared Housing; Floor 13, Room 1, with John Egbert.
● Ciel is too young to be assigned a job, but he will receive a bi-weekly stipend to live comfortably off of. He is invited to attend Riverview Middle School after completing a short aptitude test to place him in the proper grade. Understandably, due to his high level of education and experience in canon, Ciel is likely to test as too advanced for middle school. In that case, he is welcome to attend Riverview University for higher education, or to work at starting a business (though this may be a bit harder for him than it would be for older characters). Additionally, due to his age he will be assigned a government case worker who will drop by once a week to ensure that he is thriving and safely taken care of, and this case worker may help him with resources, assistance, or other avenues of getting a business started, if that's what he wants. 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

This will be Ciel's journal. There's also a PM heading your way shortly!

riverview: applications

Ciel Phantomhive | Kuroshitsuji | Rserved

ACCEPTED

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