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ateratmods) wrote2020-06-08 10:10 pm
applications
→ If the written history is long, you are welcome to post a link to it in a separate post on your journal.
→ Players may app up to 2 characters every 30 days. → Applications may receive a verdict of Accepted, Declined, or Revisions
Declined applications may be reworked and resubmitted within 2 weeks. An app that has been declined three times will no longer be reviewed.
Revisions should be submitted within 48 hours of the request. If you are unable to do so, please contact the Mod Account.
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When near character cap, only reserved applications will be reviewed until cap is reached or until all reserved applications have been submitted and reviewed. All apps will then be placed in a reserve queue and reviewed once a slot opens up.
Player Information
Name: Or online Handle
Age: Approximation is fine
Contact: Any contact is fine (Plurk, Discord, PM)
Other Characters: Remove in not applicable
Character Information
Name: In western order, please.
Canon: Please specify which if there are multiple versions.
Canon Point: Please be as specific as possible.
Age: Please specify whether they are canonly physically or mentally older or younger than they appear as well.
(canon) background: A brief summary of the character's place in canon and their history. Bullet points are acceptable, as are links to wikis.
(original) world & history: A brief (bullet points accepted) description of the original character's world, their place in it, and their personal history.
(CRAU) background: A brief synopsis of how the character changed from their original canon version including any new abilities or skills they learned, personality changes, etc. Bullet points accepted.
abilities: Please list any abilities the character possesses, powers-based or otherwise, and specify any that would require being nerfed. These abilities would also include any specialist, non-supernatural abilities as well.
Personality: Please illustrate the character's strengths and weaknesses. 300 words is a good target length, and it need not be exhaustive, but we should come away with a solid understanding of who they are as a person.
Inventory: Characters come in with whatever they may have had on them at the time of transportation. This includes the contents of any packs. Note: backs of infinite holding will be nerfed and their contents limited to 10 things upon arrival. Armor and weapons need to be listed separately.
Which of the following would they most like to have in abundance: limitless good luck, the freedom to act without restraint, the ability to teach and to learn, or for everyone to just relax? Try not to overthink this one. Just with which one fits your character the most!
Writing sample(s): This can be anything as long as it is from within the last year and doesn't break the 4th wall (such as dear_mun or dear_player or a handy link to one of our Test Drive Meme threads)
Please copy the form below and use it for your application, which should be submitted in one comment below. If need be, histories for original characters can be linked to posts on their journals. Please remove any lines that are not applicable.
Holly Genovese / original / not reserved
Name: Sophs
Age: 28
Contact: Discord: DemonWhoSauntered#7790 / Plurk: GhrelinGremlin
Other Characters: Esther Moreau
Invited by: Whimsy!
Character Information
Name: Holly Genovese
Canon: Original
Canon Point:Around 2 months after her family’s burial
Age: 12
(original) world & history:
In a world where vampires, werewolves and the like tentatively coexist with humans (unbeknown to the latter), Holly was born in 2006, the youngest child of Giovanni and Lenore Genovese – two powerful vampires sitting at the very top of not only the food chain, but also of one of the largest mafia organisations in American history, both human and supernatural.
Holly grew up wanting for nothing, loved and doted on by a close knit family and by the people her parents trusted most. Surrounded by wealth and power, she was raised believing that her life would be an easy, care-free one - that the world was hers for the taking, that she deserved the best it could offer. She watched and learned a lot from her father especially, observing how he controlled and manipulated those he considered his enemies, and the generosity and loyalty he displayed to those he considered his friends.
As the baby of the family, her older brothers adored her and were typically overprotective, as was her sister Giovanna - between them, they looked out for her, and for the most part they shielded her just enough from the darker parts of the life they enjoyed so much.
On the night of her father's 45th birthday, a huge party was held at the family home. And up until the moment that everything went horribly wrong, everything was going splendidly.
Holly was upstairs fetching something to show a family friend when her eldest brother Matthew found her. He told her not to make a sound, picked her up, and hid her in the back of his closet. Before shutting her in, he told her not to come out until he came and got her. That was the last thing he - or anyone else in her immediate family - ever said to her.
While she stayed hidden away, downstairs her family and any guests who hadn't gotten out in time were being slaughtered by a rival vampire clan, seeking the territory and power that Holly's family had claimed and held onto for decades.
With the help of the immediate remaining right hand men, Holly made having those responsible wiped out her first order of business.
One blood soaked evening later, she returned to her family home, inheriting not only her father's mantle as the head of the family and all the responsibility that carried with it, but also a reputation of her very own. One that she's trying to shape and nurture as she grows accustomed to sitting on the proverbial throne, and to leading those who remain loyal to her father's name. Luckily for her, Giovanni Genovese was an excellent judge of character, and so the advisers – and now guardians - he inadvertently left behind for his daughter are the best she could hope for. They keep her on track, teaching her and looking out for her, whilst also still trying to make sure she keeps some kind of hold on whatever remains of her childhood.
abilities:
- Enhanced strength, and speed when running, though she is able to ‘turn this on/off’ if she needs to blend in with humans
- The power of suggestion; a sort of hypnotism, although this is something she’s not accustomed to using much as she’s still a little too young for it to really work well
- Enhanced senses of sight, smell and hearing
- Near perfect night vision
- The ability to become mist
- The ability to shift into a bat, though granted this she's still trying to master
- The ability to shift through walls
- Enhanced healing
There are however certain weaknesses that come with being what she is;
- Easily her biggest weakness is also the thing that gives her all of her strength; blood. If she doesn’t eat well and regularly, she grows very weak very quickly due to her age. Puberty’s the worst anyway, but throw in increased hunger to help her supernatural abilities develop and it’s just a terrible party all round.
- While Holly can go out in sunlight without burning to a crisp, this requires her to feed regularly. The less she eats, the weaker her abilities become – sunlight resistance included.
- Travel over open water is not something she can handle well.
Personality:
First and foremost, Holly is loud - in every sense of the word, and has been described as a ‘spitfire’ more times than she can count. She has no trouble making herself heard, but she's also very loud and confident in how she presents herself. She's someone who knows that actions speak louder than words, and will let you know she's displeased or overjoyed in equal measure.
Brash and to-the-point, she also swears like a sailor, which usually beautifully emphasises the aforementioned emotions – and often garners a variety of reactions from whoever she’s speaking to. Sarcasm is also something she's latched onto as well as the various curses she's picked up in her time.
You'll never need to worry about whether or not you're getting the truth from her. Unless the situation calls for a lie, Holly is remarkably honest, sometimes to the point of bluntness. She doesn't see the point in tiptoeing around things if laying your cards on the table then and there will cut to the chase and save everyone time. She learned a lot from her father, but most of all that time is precious and there's no point in wasting it needlessly.
Her confidence also bleeds into her curious, adventurous nature, which can also go hand in hand with her tendency to be impatient, and her impulsiveness. And while this has gotten her into trouble in the past, she's a quick thinker with a sense of bravery (and occasional hubris) far beyond her years. This is a young lady with no time for waitin' around to get caught. Better to beg forgiveness than ask permission and all that.
However, her temperament can also mean that she has a volatile temper; something especially prevalent after the loss of her family and then after her successful - and bloody - mission of revenge. While she's still very young, Holly knows how to hold a grudge and will do so with an iron grip.
Luckily, her father didn't only teach her a colourful vocabulary. He taught her the valuable lesson of judging when to strike back after you've been wronged, instead of doing so in the same moment and acting in anger. This combined with her temper can lead to frustrations running high and doors getting slammed, but generally she's able to reel it back and take a breath.
All that aside, Holly's generally a bright, good humoured kid with a wicked sense of humour and a love of being around people. Her love of roller derby also indulges a wicked competitive streak, and was her first lesson in what working hard towards something can accomplish. Whether it’s with her sport of choice or with how she already wants to expand on the empire her father built in the years to come, she’s easily as ambitious as she is rambunctious.
Inventory:
- Yellow, beaten-up converse
- An oversized pink T-shirt, worn under dungarees
- A slightly too-big leather jacket
- Her roller derby gym bag, containing;
Roller blades
A helmet
Knee and elbow pads
Her phone & charger
A change of clothes (a pair of sport shorts and another t-shirt)
Two medical-grade bags of blood
A handful of reusable curly straws
Headphones
A hotdog shaped pencil case
A notebook
Which of the following would they most like to have in abundance: limitless good luck, the freedom to act without restraint, the ability to teach and to learn, or for everyone to just relax?
Limitless good luck
Writing sample(s):
TDM
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