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I N F O ; A P P L I C A T I O N S

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED
They will open on 01/08
RESERVES ARE OPEN
They will close on 01/08

An image in pinks and oranges of an annular space station orbiting a small planet studded with towers that reach into space. Other planets hover nearby, and a few stars show through the nebular dust in the background.

app and character limits
Players may app up to two characters per app round, and can play up to a maximum of ten. Moderators reserve the right to restrict how many characters a current player may apply for if it appears they are having difficulty maintaining activity with their existing characters. While not an absolutely immutable rule, before a player applies for further characters, we would like to see one post a month from all their characters already in the game or regular commenting on other characters' posts. This is not an AC requirement and no one will be removed from the game for not meeting it. It is a guideline to help ensure that our players can keep up with their character load.

Since we accept AU characters and characters with CR from other games, we have a restriction on how many copies of a character can be in the game at a time before they become unavailable. As such, only one canon, one AU, and one other game CR AU will be accepted, for a total of three different versions. In the case of malleable protagonists, we allow three different versions. That could be three "canon" versions, or two canon and a CR AU, or any other combination. This is still the same effective cap in number as for other character types, but includes a little flexibility about how we define AUs for the purposes of the game, since any two Couriers or Grey Wardens can be very different, yet equally canonical.

During the app round, a mod will reply with acceptance, rejection, or request for revisions as soon as possible. Please note that the mods and app team make a strong effort to respond to apps in the order received, but the mods may appear to skip over some apps depending on their familiarity with the canon or because of ongoing discussion amongst the team. Some apps are easier calls than others, but no app is ignored. If you would like to know the status of your application at any time, please ask a mod. When apps are closed, (stated in the status block at the top of this page) reserves will open here.
what is appable
For the most part, any character is appable, provided the player can demonstrate the ability to play them. Singularity accepts characters from all media, with a few exceptions:
  • Media not available in English in any form, even fan translations.
  • Fan characters.
  • Real people, unless deceased and from a fictionalized portrayal. (Examples: The American Founding Fathers from 1776, Nicola Tesla from The Prestige, William Shakespeare from Shakespeare in Love.)
  • Mythological/folkloric characters, unless taken from a specific adaptation. (Examples: Hades from Disney's Hercules, the Archangel Gabriel from Hellblazer, Constantine, or The Prophecy, Amaterasu from Okami.)
Singularity does accept minor characters with little canon, but we require that the application thoroughly flesh out their personalities with well-reasoned extrapolation from what canon information is available.

Occasionally, a rapidly-developing canon like Homestuck or Red vs Blue may throw plot curveballs. For well-established characters, this is not usually a problem, but minor characters may be substantially altered by new information. While not strictly banned, if your character is likely to be affected by revelations in the near future, we ask that you hold off on an application until the story arc is resolved.
original characters
Original characters are welcome, but only from existing players. This might seem unfair to some applicants, but we'd like to see how a player performs with someone else's character before playing their own. OC apps are given closer scrutiny than fandom apps, because we are essentially serving as editors in their case. Fandom characters have already been through the editorial process, and have been vetted for inconsistencies and implausibility. (Some more successfully than others, but we work with what we have.)
playing closely-related characters
As a general rule, a single player is not allowed to app two closely-associated characters. These would be siblings, lovers, close companions or rivals, etc, regardless of whether one is canon and one is AU. An exception is made for characters who naturally "go together." For example, 3 and 4 from 9, or Doc infected with O'Malley from Red vs Blue (since O'Malley has a different personality inside Doc as opposed to inside someone else). Players don't have to app pairs like these together, but they have the option. Additionally, both characters will count toward your character limit, so please app wisely.

Another exception: characters with multiple personalities, whether perfectly healthy and functional or resulting from a psychological condition like Dissociative Identity Disorder can arrive with those personalities intact, and will count as only one character, regardless of how many identities they have.
playing physically-incompatible characters
Characters that are physically incompatible with the human-scaled, O2 environment of the station may be converted to a more compatible state--for instance, Na'vi from Avatar would be able to breathe oxygen, and Omega Supreme from Transformers might find himself only as tall as Optimus Prime. Characters without independent bodies (for example, the AI Cortana from Halo) have the option of being inserted into a mechanical body or some sort of mobile platform. They can always switch out to another body later.

If you have a character with attributes not covered here and are not sure how they might live in Singularity, please visit the Contact page to speak to a mod or app team member.
apping from alternate universes or timelines
Singularity accepts multiples of all characters, but only one "canon"/original universe (OU) version of anyone. All others have to be alternate universe (AU). The least complicated AUs are the canon AUs, like the Kingdom Hearts versions of Square Enix characters or the various Commanders Shepard from Mass Effect. "Canon AU" is something of a misnomer; malleable protagonists and canons with multiple continuities are equally canonical and the apps are judged as such, but any duplicates are considered AUs for game bookkeeping purposes, such as community tags and caps on the number of multiples. Player-made AUs are also appable. However, this doesn't mean that any given player-created AU is going to be a good match for the game. You should be able to explain convincingly why your version of the character fits and will be playable while remaining recognizably a canon character.

For instance, Commander Shepard can plausibly be male or female because the setting of Mass Effect is gender-egalitarian and the story does not change more than superficially with the player's choice of gender for their Shepard. On the other hand, an AU where Commander Shepard was not human--say, a Turian--would require the plot of the Mass Effect games to be entirely rewritten because it would change everything about the background and motivations of the character, and would make no sense without substantially altering the sociopolitics of the universe.

A case where gender would matter is for a Disney princess like Ariel from The Little Mermaid or Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Because of the gender roles assumed by the setting and the major effect this would have on the character's relationships and the story itself, it goes beyond the scope of an RP character to simply do a gender change.

Players may find it easier to app from AUs where one key event from after the story is well underway is altered--for example, if Luke Skywalker had accepted Darth Vader's offer at the end of The Empire Strikes Back. It is a challenge, but not an insurmountable one, to explain why Luke would have chosen differently in the AU. Star Wars would still be recognizable as Star Wars, and Luke as Luke. However, an AU where Luke and Leia were raised by Vader fundamentally alters the premise of the story; the plot of the Star Wars trilogy would be entirely different in a universe where Leia hadn't grown up on Alderaan as the adopted child of a Rebel leader and Luke had never been a farmer on Tatooine or met Ben Kenobi. The idea, while compelling, is material better suited for a fanfic than RP, where you as writer control not only your character, but other characters' reactions to them, and have the opportunity to set the stage for the reader and guide their expectations. RP is a collaborative exercise for creating and exploring stories jointly, and intricate AUs are a bad vehicle for this.

Mods and app team members do reserve the right to reject or ask for revisions on an AU app if that app includes AU information that does not seem to make sense for the character/canon being apped. If you are trying to AU a children's movie into an unnecessarily dark scenario with cannibalism and murder and what have you, or you've turned a serious, philosophically-inclined canon with adult themes into a lighthearted slapstick AU universe, you may be asked to change the AU to fit the canon better, or have your application rejected entirely if the mods can't see how the AU could be made acceptable. Keep in mind that canonmates and gamemates in general will be directly affected by your AU, and not everyone may be comfortable with what you've chosen. Signing up your character's canon friends to interact with someone from a world either substantially more horrifying or substantially sillier than their own is not particularly considerate to their existing players, or to any who may app in the future. As a rule of thumb, the more extreme an AU is, the harder it will be for castmates to interact with, and a good AU for the game should not deliberately put castmates off from interacting. Plausibility and interaction dynamics are especially important in AU applications.

An individual player is not allowed to app two versions of the same characters, no matter how distinct the AUs may be.

If you are at all unsure whether an AU concept is suitable or not for the game, visit the Contact page to discuss it with a mod or app team member.
apping from other game canons
"Can I app a character I used to play at another RP and keep their memories of having been there?"

Yes! Singularity considers game-canon RP characters as acceptable AUs. Just include all relevant character development under Setting, Personality, and the AU justification section. It's especially helpful if you can provide links to CR charts, threads and screencaps that help to illustrate how your character has changed.

Characters with CR imported from other games come with a few restrictions:
  • Any game devices (like microchips, collars, curses of gradual insanity, etc.) cease to function while in Singularity, but are not removed either. They might still become active during events.
  • On the other hand, any game-specific accessories, like that game's communicators, animal companions, or other equipment or resources they've accrued, do not accompany them unless carried on their person. These items will be nerfed as necessary upon the chracter’s arrival in Sacrosanct.
  • characters can recognize anyone they had CR with in a previous game, but only provided the other player consents. Players found to be using past CR to corner a different player into filling the same role will be subject to mod action.
  • ICness is still required. While your character no doubt has grown from their time spent in another game, it should not be so dramatic that they aren't recognizable.
Finally, while characters can obtain items and critters from their homeworlds in Zone 00, they can't obtain specific items from other RP worlds. This is still a game, not a pan-RP dressing room.
other guidelines
Players are expected to familiarize themselves with all of the game's information pages (linked at the bottom of each page) before playing. If anything is unclear, use the Contact & FAQ page to answer any questions prior to apping.

Serial apping, character squatting, and other activity issues can result in a warning, a strike, or the boot. Lying on the application in any capacity is grounds for expulsion. The same goes for plagiarism.

After you submit your app, the mods will evaluate it and come back with one of three responses: ACCEPTED, DECLINED, or REVISIONS. Instructions for any necessary revisions will be included in the response.

Apps posted during closed periods will be ignored until the next app round. Likewise, revisions submitted after the 72-hour window do not result in an automatic rejection, but will not be judged until the next round.

to apply
The application is divided into four parts: Player Information, Character Information, OC/AU Justification, and Samples. There is no upper limit on the length of apps.
Player Information
Your Nickname:
OOC Journal: A sock is fine.
Under 18? Singularity does not have an age limit; this is just for reference. Please be honest. Lying about your age is grounds for expulsion from the game.
Email/IM:
Characters Played at Singularity:
Character Information
Name: Personal name - family name, aka Western order.
Name of Canon: If apping an OC, just put "original."
Canon/AU/Other Game CR:
Reference: Links to a wikia page, fansite, scanlations, etc. For obscure characters without a lot of information available, the more references the better. For OCs, a link to any place containing an applicable run-down of their story is helpful.
Canon Point: Please don't just say "end of S4, E26." "Right after he finds out his mother's dead at the end of S4, E26" is much easier to understand for those not canon-familiar.
Setting: Please describe your character's canon setting in a way that would help someone who is not already familiar gain an understanding of the universe. This doesn't mean the plot, but rather the major factors which shape their world and make it [if at all] different from ours. Is it our modern-day Earth with a slight twist? Is it the 22nd century and humans are part of a galactic community? What are the political bodies? Does magic exist? How is it used and by whom? You are encouraged to describe your character's role in the context of this world, so we can get a better perspective of who they are. Are they a normal high school girl? An adviser to a king? The leader of the Autobots? This is especially important for OCs and AUs, so please take all the space you need.

This section should not necessarily be identical for characters from the same canon. Just as one character's highlight episode may not be important to another character's history section, not all details of the universe are equally relevant to all characters who share a universe. Any Star Wars app should at least mention the Force and the Jedi, but they are far more important for Luke Skywalker than they are for Han Solo, and the setting writeup should reflect that. Conversely, details about underworld are important for Han, but not for Luke.

Please be aware: We do not want a plot summary. This is not a history section. If you would like to write a summary and include it in the reference section, please feel free to do so, but it is not required. Applications that go into detail about plot yet do not provide a solid explanation of the universe itself will be sent back for revisions. This is by far the most common reason we request revisions on otherwise good applications; before including plot events in this section, please consider whether they are relevant to an explanation of the setting rather than the story.

A decent rule of thumb for which plot details are necessary for this section is to think about what events in the history of the canon universe brought it to the state it's in at the point in the timeline from which you're taking your character. Those are the pieces of information that help explain the setting. Events which have a significant impact on your character but not on the universe are better covered in the personality section. Events which are not watersheds for the world or your character are better left out entirely.

We request setting rather than history because a plot summary provides little insight into character. Being able to explain the setting and your character's role in it in a coherent fashion demonstrates your understanding of both canon and character.

Personality: Describe your character's personality. This would include their outlook, motivations, general experiences, and anything you feel necessary in order to communicate who they are as a person. Referencing events in their canon to support your interpretation is encouraged, but please don't provide pure summary without analysis.

For characters with little canon information, this section is especially important. Without much canon to fall back on, we need to see that you've thought out the character in a consistent way that's well-supported by whatever information is available. Minor characters almost invariably require extrapolation from pure canon to become fully-realized; this is the section where you should lay out that extrapolation.

Abilities and Weaknesses: Please outline, even if just in list format, your character's skills and/or capabilities, as well as their weaknesses. We would also like to see suggestions for power limitations if applicable. Please see below for details about what this entails.

Notes On Power Limitations: If your character has extraordinary and game-breaking abilities, such as teleportation, time manipulation, magic, telepathy, a gun that blows up planets, or anything that puts them at a significant advantage over every other character in the game, we would like to see your suggestions for power limitations. Singularity does not forbid powers, but we would like players to think of this as the setting for stories. Every character should have their ways of triumphing and every character should have ways of being defeated, even if they were the most powerful individual in their original setting, because we want to create plots and CR that are more than just ‘this guy is the most powerful guy ever and no one can stop him from doing what he wants.’ This goes for heroes as well as villains.

We want to see your suggestions for limitations because you, the player, would know best how to level down a character without making them unrecognizable or unplayable. You are welcome to lock abilities, downgrade overpowered weapons or items, or even AU weaknesses that don’t exist in canon--for example, playing a vampire character who suddenly finds the blood of willing victims far more nourishing than that of the unwilling. Another suggestion would be a ‘shot limit,’ where some ability that used to come naturally to the character in canon suddenly becomes extremely difficult and physically taxing and can only be used so many times a day. For powers like teleportation and telepathy, we have in the past asked players to keep these abilities confined to whatever zone or city the character is currently in.

As a rule of thumb, if your character has any kind of destructive ability that would damage the station significantly, like a hull breach, or kill another character without them being able to stop it, you want to limit that ability. Blowing up buildings is fine, as any involved characters may be able to escape such damage. Instant kills and blowing up entire cities are not fine.

Please note: If your character has any kind of ability that would directly affect another character in a way that can’t be countered, such as a telepath who always knows where everyone is all the time, you the player must always ask OOC permission of the other involved player(s) when your character uses that ability, whether or not that ability is being limited. An example of an ability that can can be countered is super strength, and this would not require OOC permission from other players to use. Mind powers, reading the future, telekinesis, and abilities like time manipulation cannot be countered and thus require OOC permission before they are used in-game.

The mods and app team reserve the right to recommend greater power limitations than what has been suggested by the player when they deem appropriate.

Inventory: There is no real limit to what characters can come in with, but please provide their starting inventory, including any weapons or other devices. Players can always acquire other items from the Junkyard.

As with powers, if your character regularly carries a conventional item of ridiculous destructive capability around (is that a canister of anti-matter in your pocket, or are you just happy to see us?), we ask that it not come through the Rift with them, or that it be damaged or reduced in power.

Appearance: This is most relevant for characters who do not have a canon appearance, or who are altered when brought to Sacrosanct. If using a PB, please provide the name and a link to a photo in addition to a description. Characters without bodies may be given them, or some other kind of mobile platform.
Characters with unconventional appearances, like the tachikoma from Ghost in the Shell or some of the more out-there Transformers designs also benefit from having a visual aid.

Age:
OC/AU Justification
If AU, how is your version different from canon, and how will that come across?
Again, AU versions need to make sense. We don't need a doctoral dissertation, but please take the time to walk us through your AU and how they fit together.
If OC, did you run your character through a Mary Sue litmust test?
Here's one, for reference: http://www.springhole.net/quizzes/marysue.htm
And another: http://www.ponylandpress.com/ms-test.html
And what did you score? There is no hard and fast score for rejection. It's just one factor we'll be looking at in regards to your application as a whole.
Samples
Log Sample: 200 words minimum. The setting can be their transition from their canon setting to Sacrosanct, a purely canon setting, or anything else really, as long as it shows how you will be playing them in the game. If you would like, you can use a sample thread or log in place of a log sample, but please clear it with a mod first.

Please write your sample to focus on your character's thoughts and motivations, rather than as a miniature fanfiction featuring multiple other characters. It's fine if other characters feature, but the majority of the sample should involve insight into your character. We have gotten some very good fic-like samples, but this section isn't just a test of your writing ability; we would like you to demonstrate understanding of the character, as well, sort of the "show" to the personality section's "tell."

Network Sample: Describe your character's first experience using the station's network. It can be text, voice, video, hologram, or game; intentional or accidental. Keep in mind that "the device turned on by itself!" just doesn't happen here.
sample applications
Several of our players were kind enough to grant us permission to use their applications as examples of what we're looking for:
Fill out the following application and submit it below:
thank you for your interest in Singularity
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Singularity is moving to Dreamwidth. To accommodate the move, the December reserve round is being extended through the first week of January. The January app round will run during the middle two weeks of the month. The new dates are reflected in the status block at the top of the page.

Please see [livejournal.com profile] singularityooc for announcements concerning the move and its effect on reserves and applications.

We apologize for any inconvenience, and thank you for your interest in Singularity!

part 2

[identity profile] no1canbreakyou.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Setting: The world that Sonic Adventure 2 takes place in appears to be an alternate reality of the year 2001. In this world's 1950's, a giant Space Colony was created orbiting the Earth and inside scientists were trying to develop new ways to benefit mankind. This means that space travel was already being used. The space colony itself is also filled with crazy routes and twists and turns that don't entirely make sense from an efficient point of view, but work well for level design.

The Earth on which most of the game takes place, the game takes place in many different areas. There's a large desert, a city, a jungle, a mine and several other places to explore. Many of the levels are designed to match with Sonic and Shadow's super speed, thus resulting in cities with extremely steep roads, loop-de-loops high above the streets, and grinding rails zig zagging all over the place.

The Jungle areas are quite exotic, there are large broken logs that twist and turn into loop-de-loops and roads for the characters to run across. This world has many robots designed by both Dr Eggman and the G.U.N. military, both trying to apprehend Sonic and his friends (or Shadow and his allies). In the desert, Eggman has his base inside a Pyramid, which is also filled with loops and steep paths. There are hieroglyphics on the walls that depict an ancient Echidna race, making it evident that the Echidnas also lived on Earth and not just the Floating Island.

This world is much more advanced than our own, though it appears to be the same planet as it's referred to as "Earth". There are creatures called 'small animals' which are tiny versions of regular animals on our planet, as well as baby-like animals called Chao that inhabit "Chao Gardens". These Gardens are not accessible without a key and it's not entirely clear where on the world they inhabit. In several levels, there are also Ghosts that emerge to scare the characters.

Despite the roads in the cities not always appearing complete, there are cars that drive on them, so it appears that this is just a regular occurrence and loop-de-loops are part of the normal routine in this world.

Despite these differences, the world appears similar to ours in that the country the game takes place in has a President who must deal with problems as they arise. Shadow was not born on Earth, but on the Space Colony ARK so the Earth is all new to him, so there are things that surprise even him. Though it's not really explored in the game, I believe that Shadow is very curious about the world that he's bent on destroying, but he doesn't show it because he doesn't expect it to stay around.

Mystic powers appear to be around in this world, since in the previous game, Sonic Adventure, they were used in order to keep the monster Chaos at bay; these powers are also used by the character Knuckles in order to control the seven Chaos Emeralds. It's not really certain whether this is seen as magic or spiritual energy. The ability to use Chaos Control and other abilities that rely on Chaos energy isn't seen as magic either. Ever since the extinction of the Echidnian Race (safe Knuckles), the mystic powers aren't used quite as frequently and have since dissipated from the world, since the modern race doesn't appear to have any knowledge of them. There are mystic statues in every level, but they can only be accessed by gaining a specific power-up. Shadow's reaction to the statues implies he doesn't really care about them. ("Heh, no thanks")

part 3

[identity profile] no1canbreakyou.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Personality: Back in the Sonic Adventure 2 game, Shadow's personality was a bit deeper. He's quieter, only speaking when needed, doesn't like to waste time, and is quite serious compared to his blue rival. However, it’s not as though he never smiles at all, since throughout the game he will smile, but it’s never lighthearted. When Shadow smiles, it's a bad thing. Due to his past, Shadow often falls into flashbacks, which tend to have him space-out in the real world, or become very melancholy, or even say a few things out loud that others can hear. If he's caught doing this, he tends to clam up and not say a word to anyone, or just leave.

Unlike Sonic, Shadow doesn't care who he hurts or what he has to do to get a job done. His goal is to destroy Earth to take revenge on the humans who killed everyone that mattered to him, so he's not about to care about who he has to go through to reach this goal. Shadow's dark, but somewhat cocky nature more than likely comes from the fact that he is the world's ultimate life form, and thus he feels he is better than everyone else. His pride is challenged, however, when he must face Sonic, who rivals his own strength, something Shadow is quite interested by.

Despite being cold and uncaring, Shadow is haunted by the death of Maria, his childhood friend, whom he couldn't save fifty years ago when the ARK had been invaded and attacked by the military. So, whenever there is a woman in danger, Shadow remembers how he couldn't save Maria and finds himself going to rescue the one who needs it. This happened during the course of Sonic Adventure 2 when Rouge nearly failed her part of the mission in acquiring Chaos Emeralds, Shadow went to rescue her before the island blew up. However, instead of accepting this, he argued that he was saving the Chaos Emeralds and not her.

part 4

[identity profile] no1canbreakyou.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Abilities, Weaknesses, and Power Limitation Suggestions: Shadow is the Ultimate Life Form, and once believed to be the Ultimate Weapon. He can travel faster than the speed of sound (speed that rivals Sonic's), use a warping ability called "Chaos Control", which essentially is a way to slow time around everything but himself, letting him "warp" to destinations more quickly. This ability can only be used if he has a Chaos Emerald with him or if one is nearby.

Shadow is good at close combat as well as from a distance, where he is able to roll into a ball and perform the Spin Dash, a skill he can use in order to travel quickly and/or run into his enemy. He also has the Homing Attack, which allows him to roll into a ball and home in on his target to attack them. On his left wrist, he wears the Flame Ring, which allows him to, when doing a somersault, become enveloped in flames and roll into a target, causing heavy damage (It's also good for destroying metal crates! :D). One of Shadow's attacks is called "Chaos Spear", where he shoots bolts of chaotic energy at his enemies, dealing heavy damage. And finally, Shadow is able to breathe in space, as well as the other Sonic characters who aren't human, and it's not explained how or why. Like Sonic, Shadow is also capable of grinding rails and boarding.

Shadow also has the ability to speed across a trail of rings using the Light Dash, an ability he obtained within Radical Highway. This is especially useful when needing to get across gaps when the homing attack is unusable.

When all Seven Chaos Emeralds are within his reach, Shadow has the potential to become Super Shadow, an ability previously only capable by Super Sonic. This isn't until Last Story, however, and since this incarnaton of Shadow isn't from that point, he doesn't know he can become Super Shadow at this time.

When it comes to weaknesses, Shadow is unable to swim in this game. Usually falling into water will result in death during gameplay. If Shadow has no rings and gets damaged, he'll also die. To translate this into roleplaying, he'll just not be able to swim and will have to rely on air bubbles to breathe and walk around underwater. As for the rings, it won't make that much sense to have them on him unless there are rings within the world.

part 5

[identity profile] no1canbreakyou.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Inventory: Shadow has the Flame Ring, his Jet Shoes and his bracelets with him. He also has the power-ups he gained within the game. However he does NOT have any of the Chaos Emeralds with him as all of them are in the Control Console on the ARK. This means he cannot use Chaos Control.

If he does obtain an emerald, the limitation should be that he can only warp around the world and it's limited to about twice a day. That way he won't abuse it and won't be able to get anywhere all that much without exploring on his own.

Appearance: http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090717170310/sonic/images/5/59/Shadow_4.png
Age: Unknown-- though due to being frozen in cryogenic freezing, he is technically over 50 years old. He's much more mature than the other characters (this could be due to the events of his past) so I imagine his mental age is in his twenties.

part 6

[identity profile] no1canbreakyou.livejournal.com 2011-12-15 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Samples

Log Sample: Shadow frowned; this wasn't part of the plan. He'd defeated the blue hedgehog, his end of the deal was now complete. After the Doctor inserts the final Chaos Emerald into the console, his promise to Maria would be fulfilled... But now he'd found himself collapsed in what appeared to be a junk heap. Blinking hard, the black hedgehog stood up, peering about. What was this place? What happened to him? He remembered feeling light-headed, like his body wasn't there and then...

Furrowing his brow, Shadow folded his arms as he began to step amongst the piles of garbage and other such materials. How irritating... This wasn't the way things were to proceed. He closed his eyes, a flash of memory appearing... Maria's smiling face. The black hedgehog grit his teeth.

"Maria... It seems I won't be present when my promise to you is complete..." It was true enough; he didn't have to be around when the ARK crashed into the Earth. That wasn't required, though he would have preferred it. After all, his mission was over. There was nothing else for him to do. He wanted to join with Maria in the after-life... That was all he cared about. Looking at his hands, Shadow decided it was time to find a way back to the ARK... He may have defeated the blue hedgehog, but he didn't kill him. It would be better to do that in case that pest wanted to meddle in their plans again.

"Soon enough, Maria."

Or maybe a little longer than that... It dawned on the Ultimate Life form that he didn't have a Chaos Emerald with him, which meant he wouldn't be able to utilize the Chaos Control and warp back to the ARK. Cursing the timing of this change in plans, he began to search for a way out of this untimely situation.

Network Sample:

I require all information on this place and how to leave from it. I've no time to play around here, there's something important I must do and I can't waste any time. If there are intelligent life forms here, you'd do well to give me all the information you have.

[A pause.]

If you help me, I'm sure that I can be of use to you in return. [ Might as well create a deal... It worked on the Doctor and that Spy after all. ]

REVISIONS

[identity profile] singdemimods.livejournal.com 2011-12-19 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you for applying to [livejournal.com profile] singularity_rpg. Before we vote on your application, we would like to see revisions for the following.

An expanded personality section giving us more about Shadow. If the games don't flesh him out well, please extrapolate from what is available. Some possible directions to explore: What does he think of his lot in life? What was he like before all the people he cared about died? Does any of that still show?

Please reply with the needed information within 72 hours! Thank you in advance.

Revised Personality

[identity profile] no1canbreakyou.livejournal.com 2011-12-20 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
While aboard the ARK, before the incident, Shadow appears to be very gentle around Maria, his best friend. A certain flashback plays after Prison Island is destroyed and in that flashback we see another part of Shadow's personality: the questioning side of him. He's seen talking with Maria as they gaze out at the Earth. Shadow tells Maria that he doesn't know anything, that he wants to know why he was created, what his purpose is. He says "Maybe if I go down there (to Earth) I will find the answers. Maybe." Shadow is very curious about himself, even if he knows he's the Ultimate Life form, he doesn't understand the reasons for his existence. When Rouge the Bat questions his identity, Shadow can only respond saying that "It's still me: Shadow." From this we can understand that he wasn't told anything even when he was created. It appears that after the incident and after he was released from cryogenic freezing, Shadow seems to believe that he was created as a weapon of revenge, but he seems to still be battling with this idea due to the flashbacks he has about Maria. This side of him is still relevant due to how he rescued Rouge before Prison Island exploded; that gentle side of him is still within his heart, though he denies it.

The game doesn't tell us much more than that, but when Shadow meets Sonic, it's obvious that he's perplexed by the blue hedgehog and seeks to know more about him. This being the first life form that rivals his own abilities, and thus he's very interested in him. Due to Shadow's quiet nature, I portray him as constantly thinking and analyzing the world around him, trying to find a purpose for himself and purpose for things around him.

(note: my internet connection is really funky for now so I will try to get to things asap but it may take a while at times)

Accepted

[identity profile] singdemimods.livejournal.com 2011-12-21 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
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Re: Accepted

[identity profile] no1canbreakyou.livejournal.com 2011-12-22 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
This is the character journal.

As for the Teleport Spam thing, sounds reasonable to me.