abaxmods | Applications (AU)

AU Application

Applications are CLOSED.

If your character comes from a canon source but some things have been changed about their history, this is the application you should fill out.

**This includes genderbends, if they are well-written and thoughtful.**

When in doubt as to whether or not a character or fandom can be applied for, consider the following.

Does your character have any history?
Does your character have a definable personality?

If your answer is no to either of these questions then perhaps you should consider applying as an original character instead. If you have any doubts as to whether or not something can be applied for, please direct an inquiry to our FA(W)Q page.

Applications are open the 1st through 7th of the month. Applications are accepted within a few days of when they are posted, please do not bring late application reviews to the mod's attention unless it has been over a week.

We will only review two apps per person per round, so please refrain from posting more. A mingle log of characters waking up in the morgue will be linked with acceptances and will be optional.

KEEP IN MIND

・Before you begin, please read through the Rules, F.A.(W).Q., and the General Information posts.
・Please also check the Taken Characters and Reservations pages.
・AU applications are judged far more harshly than canon ones. Be sure that your AU is still recognizable as the character you have created an AU for.
・Any questions you may have regarding the application process or character choice before you submit you application please direct them to the FA(W)Q page. This will speed the review process.
・Please be as complete as possible. Fill out all areas. This helps the mods to see your grasp of your character and speeds approval. If the minimum app requirements are not met, it will mean an automatic rejection.
・Please use the form provided when submitting your application. Applications in any other formats will need to be redone and resubmitted before they can be reviewed.
・Please try to use appropriate grammar, spelling, and common English syntax. Apps need not be academic in tone, but they should be easily readable. We do review writing proficiency, so please proof-read your applications.
・The mods of Abax consider quality over quantity when reading applications, however no one will reject you for the occasional spelling or grammar mistake. But a large amount of mistakes that could have been corrected in a proofreading will be brought up.
・Should you need assistance with samples, we offer a test drive community at abaxopoly, any posts or threads made to this community are welcome to be used as samples.
・Moderators reserve the right to ask for revisions on applications. You are allotted 72 hours to submit your revisions before your application is forfeit.
・PLEASE NOTE: When writing a first person sample PLEASE try to give us something more than simply 'waking up in the morgue' first post samples. While we do not forbid them, we prefer to encourage other methods of supplying voice. These posts can often be hard to judge, as they can fall under a 'generic' feeling or voice to them. Should you choose to use this as your sample please make sure it exemplifies something about the characters personality, or more than likely we will ask you for revisions. Examples of what we would prefer in place of these first person samples are links to other threads, first person samples made out of Abax (in their home verse, or otherwise), or samples of cases where the character has been situated in Abax for some time.

An Application Guide can be found here with more detailed information on what we are looking for!

Please direct any questions about the game or apps to our FAQ page.

Characters in game, be advised, we now have a Peer Review page for applications.

AND NOW THE APPLICATION

player information.

name: What do you want us to call you? (This name will appear on the Taken Characters and Contact pages, so make sure it's one you like.)
are you over 18?: If you say 3, we might hurt you.
personal dw: If you're uncomfortable giving it out, tell us you're bringing cookies or something. And include another way to contact you OOCly in the next section.
email/msn/aim/plurk/etc: We need some way to contact you. If you're not giving us a journal we can PM, we'll need at least one of these.
characters in abax: Anyone you already play here.

in character information.

series: What series are they from? Be as specific as possible.
name: Your character’s full canon name (include codenames if your character has them). Please write this in the Western style - First Name and then Surname.
age: Character's age. If it's unknown, please give your headcanon guess. It would be your character’s actual age, not physical, so it’s it’s a cyborg that appears to be 35, but has only been in existence for 3 years, please put 3. If it’s a Nation from Hetalia, please put the age of the actual country.
sex: This will be put on the character's toe tag, so it should be the actual physical, medically correct gender, as F/M/I(ntersexed)/O(ther)
race: Meaning 'Human, Turian, Mutant, Shinigami, Turtle, Nation, etc' so, really, it's more species. If it's canonically uncertain, put '???'.
weight: In pounds, please. If you do not know, please give a headcanon guess. This information will be posted on the character's toe tag.
height: In feet/inches, please. If you do not know, please give a headcanon guess. This information will be posted on the character's toe tag.
[OPTIONAL] cause of death: Please only include this if your character is being apped after a canon death. You may also include notes for any other space on the toetags (time, place, physician, etc).
canon point: When in their canon are you taking them from? If you cannot remember a specific episode or chapter, provide some landmark event instead.
previous cr: Do you have any CR or development from a previous game you'd like to bring over? Please detail that here. We don't need a comprehensive timeline, but try to touch on major events and how the character has developed. If you’re unsure what we’re looking for feel free to see the Application Guide for a more detailed explanation.

history: The character's background. Links to online sources are fine, but they must be as complete as possible. When in doubt, you can always provide a second link.

In the case of written histories, please be complete and concise.

alternate history: Please clearly spell out what is different about this character's history as compared to their canon one and how it affects them. More information on what where’s looking for in this section can be found on the Application Guide.

personality: 2-3 paragraphs, with a 350 word minimum, please. Tell us what the character is like and how they interact with their world. This should be in your own words and show a thorough analysis of the the character with key insights. We look for an understanding of how your character operates on an emotional and intellectual level, why they do the things they do, specific hang ups or quirks they have, as well as how they interact with other characters, their world, specific situations. We will need to see these point backed up in the samples.

**KEEP IN MIND: AU characters should still be distinctly identifiable as the canon they are an AU of. Some things may have changed, but the character should still act like themselves and maintain the core aspects of the character.**

abilities/powers: Skills and abilities your character has learned up to their current canon point. Anything not spelled out here will not be playable in game. Include any pertinent weaknesses that apply to the character as well.

first person sample: Casual tags - usually written with brackets and in present tense. As if a character were making a regular entry to the main community. This should show a clear grasp of the character's voice. At least 3 lines of dialogue. If we feel we can’t judge voice from the sample, we may ask for a revision. PLEASE NOTE: When writing a first person sample PLEASE try to give us something more than simply 'waking up in the morgue' first post samples. While we do not forbid them, we prefer to encourage other methods of supplying voice. These posts can often be hard to judge, as they can fall under a 'generic' feeling or voice to them. Should you choose to use this as your sample please make sure it exemplifies something about the characters personality, or more than likely we will ask you for revisions. Examples of what we would prefer in place of these first person samples are links to other threads, first person samples made out of Abax (in their home verse, or otherwise), or samples of cases where the character has been situated in Abax for some time.

third person sample: Log format, usually, in third person past tense and in prose (no bracket spam, please). This should show the character's thought process in addition to their voice and you ability to portray and incorporate it. At least 200 words. Even if you meet the minimum word count, if we feel we can’t judge voice from the sample, we may ask for a revision.

**RP samples from previous games may be linked.

case no: Is there a preferred case number you'd like your character to have? Case numbers, for those of you choosing your own should consist of a sequence of three two digit numbers (00-00-00). The first TWO must be between 1-60, but the final number can be any number between 1-99. (60-60-99) Please check the Taken pages to be certain your case number isn’t already taken. If it is, your number will be randomised instead.

player information.

name: What do you want us to call you? (This name will appear on the Taken Characters and Contact pages, so make sure it's one you like.)
are you over 18?: If you say 3, we might hurt you.
personal dw: If you're uncomfortable giving it out, tell us you're bringing cookies or something. And include another way to contact you OOCly in the next section.
email/msn/aim/plurk/etc: We need some way to contact you. If you're not giving us a journal we can PM, we'll need at least one of these.
characters in abax: Anyone you already play here.

in character information.

series: What series are they from? Be as specific as possible.
name: Your character’s full canon name (include codenames if your character has them). Please write this in the Western style - First Name and then Surname.
age: Character's age. If it's unknown, please give your headcanon guess. It would be your character’s actual age, not physical, so it’s it’s a cyborg that appears to be 35, but has only been in existence for 3 years, please put 3. If it’s a Nation from Hetalia, please put the age of the actual country.
sex: This will be put on the character's toe tag, so it should be the actual physical, medically correct gender, as F/M/I(ntersexed)/O(ther)
race: Meaning 'Human, Turian, Mutant, Shinigami, Turtle, Nation, etc' so, really, it's more species. If it's canonically uncertain, put '???'.
weight: In pounds, please. If you do not know, please give a headcanon guess. This information will be posted on the character's toe tag.
height: In feet/inches, please. If you do not know, please give a headcanon guess. This information will be posted on the character's toe tag.
[OPTIONAL] cause of death: Please only include this if your character is being apped after a canon death. You may also include notes for any other space on the toetags (time, place, physician, etc).
canon point: When in their canon are you taking them from? If you cannot remember a specific episode or chapter, provide some landmark event instead.
previous cr: Do you have any CR or development from a previous game you'd like to bring over? Please detail that here. We don't need a comprehensive timeline, but try to touch on major events and how the character has developed. If you’re unsure what we’re looking for feel free to see the <a href="http://abaxmods.dreamwidth.org/8931.html">Application Guide</a> for a more detailed explanation.

history: The character's background. Links to online sources are fine, but they must be as complete as possible. When in doubt, you can always provide a second link.

In the case of written histories, please be complete and concise.

alternate history: Please clearly spell out what is different about this character's history as compared to their canon one and how it affects them. More information on what where’s looking for in this section can be found on the <a href="http://abaxmods.dreamwidth.org/8931.html">Application Guide</a>.

personality: 2-3 paragraphs, with a 350 word minimum, please. Tell us what the character is like and how they interact with their world. This should be in your own words and show a thorough analysis of the the character with key insights. We look for an understanding of how your character operates on an emotional and intellectual level, why they do the things they do, specific hang ups or quirks they have, as well as how they interact with other characters, their world, specific situations. We will need to see these point backed up in the samples.

**KEEP IN MIND: AU characters should still be distinctly identifiable as the canon they are an AU of. Some things may have changed, but the character should still act like themself.**

abilities/powers: Skills and abilities your character has learned up to their current canon point. Anything not spelled out here will not be playable in game. Include any pertinent weaknesses that apply to the character as well.

first person sample: Casual tags - usually written with brackets and in present tense. As if a character were making a regular entry to the main community. This should show a clear grasp of the character's voice. At least 3 lines of dialogue. If we feel we can’t judge voice from the sample, we may ask for a revision. PLEASE NOTE: When writing a first person sample PLEASE try to give us something more than simply 'waking up in the morgue' first post samples. While we do not forbid them, we prefer to encourage other methods of supplying voice. These posts can often be hard to judge, as they can fall under a 'generic' feeling or voice to them. Should you choose to use this as your sample please make sure it exemplifies something about the characters personality, or more than likely we will ask you for revisions. Examples of what we would prefer in place of these first person samples are links to other threads, first person samples made out of Abax (in their home verse, or otherwise), or samples of cases where the character has been situated in Abax for some time.

third person sample: Log format, usually, in third person past tense and in prose (no bracket spam, please). This should show the character's thought process in addition to their voice and you ability to portray and incorporate it. At least 200 words. Even if you meet the minimum word count, if we feel we can’t judge voice from the sample, we may ask for a revision.

**RP samples from previous games may be linked.

case no: Is there a preferred case number you'd like your character to have? Case numbers, for those of you choosing your own should consist of a sequence of three two digit numbers (00-00-00). The first TWO must be between 1-60, but the final number can be any number between 1-99. (60-60-99) Please check the <a href="http://abaxmods.dreamwidth.org/6224.html">Taken pages</a> to be certain your case number isn’t already taken. If it is, your number will be randomised instead.

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Thank you for your application and interest in Abax! Before we can come to a final decision, we'd like to request additional information. We'd like to hear more about Karkat's guilt and how it affected his personality. We'd also like clarification on how his feelings for Sollux developed. We see little evidence of flushed feelings developing within canon and would like a better understanding of how they developed within the AU.

We'd also like to see further explanation for his pride and shame in his blood color. Canon evidence has shown that even after his friends became aware of the color of his blood, he hasn't changed his font color or been pressured to do so by anyone.

Simply reply to this comment with your revisions in the next 72 hours and we'll get right back to you!

Hm, OK. I'm not sure how I can further clarify the subject of his blood colour – I talked about the changes in his attitude towards that pretty extensively in the app, and I think it's fairly self explanatory how the environment of a blood equality movement might affect that, especially after several years? It's not really comparable to the situation in canon, where he's been out for about, what, a few weeks, at most, under completely different circumstances.

I could probably go into more detail about the survivor's guilt, and the shipping, though, if you want. Do you want me to talk about his relationship with Kanaya, as well, since that isn't evidenced in canon either?

(my grouchy default icon ought not be interpreted as giving you sass)
(i am simply low on non-grouchy icons)

To clarify, we do see how he could have a change in attitude and don't feel that is unrealistic. We do feel, however, that the circumstances to him revealing his blood color to his friends is vague and unclear, especially when a few of them are higher up on the hemospectrum and have a pre-established bias that they haven't worked their way around due to the events of SGRUB not taking place.

We also find that simultaneously feeling shame and pride in his blood color is not quite realistic, as Karkat is one to avoid flaunting things that make him uncomfortable.

If you have any further questions or concerns about your revisions, feel free to either PM this account or speak to one of us personally.

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