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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: Hawk
● age: 28
● contact:

solutionbeta
● other characters: Victor von Doom (

metalmenace)

character information
● name: Abel Fletcher (Cerberus)
● canon: Original
● canon point: after Cain destroys the Clockless
● age: 24 (dead for 2767 years)

● (canon) background:
● (original) world: Everyone is born with a Reaper in their shadow and a timer on their neck counting down until their eventual death. Only people possessing the power to see it, known as the Deathsight, are able to become Enforcers, basically ghost cops who make sure people try not to cheat death, deal with lingering ghosts without Deathsight, and make sure the living who also bear the Deathsight don't do anything stupid with their powers. In recent years, the Enforcers have also been tasked to death with cults and organizations trying to break death due to the presence of an immortal among the living. There's also a bit with Death and Destiny recreating the world and using their human twin sons (Cain and Abel) to know when exactly it's time for humanity to start anew.

Abel, surprisingly for an emotionless ghost, is actually the main character. He is the oldest person with Deathsight, his death was what made Cain immortal, and he's pretty much a legend to the point where the living know him by name. While he doesn't have much of a history due to dying at twenty-four and most of his death is spent murdering people, he is forced back into the world of the living to help raise one of Cain's descendants, an orphaned preteen by the name of Holly Fletcher, who used her Deathsight for profit. Through raising her, he is learning how to be human again, reconnected with the twin brother he doesn't remember, and is stuck babysitting two people with broken death timers until they can be fixed. Oh, and taking down an organization who is breaking people's timers.

● abilities:
Death Magic: The only magic in his world, death magic is used by Enforcers to help them do their jobs better. While it can be used to do the usual fireballs and ridiculously showy magic stuff, Abel personally uses his magic to enhance his reflexes and strength, teleport from place to place, create ammunition for the weapons he wields or create weapons, and to understand the many languages he doesn't speak personally.

Deathsight: Like his brother and all of their descendants, Abel has the power of Deathsight, which allows him to see the timer around a person's neck that counts down to their eventual death or, if already dead, how old they were when they were died. I will be making sure to use a permission post to keep track of what Abel sees on people or if he can even comment on their timer.

● strengths:
Cunning: For a guy that has only recently started to deal with the living again, Abel is very good at twisting a person's perception of him to get what he wants. While normally using it to manipulate very pushy parents during PTA meetings, he also uses it when on the job as an Enforcer, tricking people into either thinking he's weak or using his legend status as Cerberus to make people fear him.

Protective: If you get into Abel's good graces somehow (like being family), then he will do everything in his power to not only keep you safe, but to keep you happy. Now that he's gotten people back into his death, his big brother instincts have turned themselves back on and he will make sure that the people he cares about are kept alive and taken care of. Even people he's dealing with only for work reasons are under that umbrella because Abel takes his job Super Seriously and wouldn't want something to fail because of him.

Restraint: Despite being dead, Abel would be considered the cautious twin. Being trained more as a soldier or an assassin than a cop, he tends to stay back and see how a situation unfolds before putting himself into play. He would rather a job or situation take longer and work out right than to rush in and screw something up just because of a time limit or impatience from another source. Being as old as he is puts things into perspective and he'd rather do things right than to do something stupid and/or heroic.

● weaknesses:
Emotionless: After centuries of working as an Enforcer and forced to hunt down and kill people, Abel tried to force himself into the afterlife and when that didn't work, suppressed all of his emotions so that he could continue doing his job without dealing with the fact that he murders people as a career. While he's recently been dealing more with people, his emotional spectrum is still very...limited and that's not about to change any time soon.

Over-Specialized: If Abel was a DnD character, he'd be one that was min-maxed to an insane degree. Because he has no memories of his life, Abel was specifically trained by the Reapers to hunt down and kill people to the detriment of everything else. He only knows two languages (Ancient Greek and very early Latin), doesn't know how to interact with people, and only vaguely knows secondhand how living people survive. He's been working on it, but it's going to take a while for him to get anywhere close to normal.

Rule-Oriented: Abel lives his death following the rules of the Reapers, which are many and all Enforcers have to follow them, but Abel follows them to a point where it would be unhealthy if he wasn't a ghost that's been around for nearly three thousand years. He obsesses over them to the point where if he was in a place where the rules aren't something he could follow, he'd start to unravel a bit and not know how to deal with things until he was able to find another focus for himself.

● job skills (optional): working with horses, weapon making, repairing cars, singing
● housing (optional):

● network username: spot

● network sample: While I am sure that people would normally introduce themselves upon arrival, I will disregard that for the moment and instead call upon those who have dealt with my brother, currently using the name Jacob Kane.

I apologize for him acting in any way that could be considered foolish and idiotic. He is currently what one would call a "work in progress" and it may take some time to train him out of his current mindset of not running headfirst into danger with no disregard for his own safety.

As for introductions, I am Abel Fletcher and to answer your questions, yes, I am dead, and no, my idiot brother did not kill me.

● prose/action sample: June test drive meme

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.

● Abel will be housed in Communal Housing; Floor 15, Bed 9.
● Abel's job, should he choose to accept it, is Farmhand at Buttercup Farms, where he will help with the horses and other livestock, as well as do maintenance and repairs on the farm equipment. 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.

● Your first activity check for this character will begin on September 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 intro/event log.

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Abel Fletcher | Original

ACCEPTED

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