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Applications
In order to apply to Rivelata, please first check out the FAQ! Then, just fill out the form below and post it here. Sometimes we ask for revisions or sources, particularly with regards to magical powers; please don't be offended! There are four types of responses you will get: "Accepted!", a request for "Clarification", recommendations towards a new application, or a rejection notice.

Rivelata processes applications twice a week.

Application Screening Note: Rejected Applications will be screened by the moderators after the rejection comment has been posted. Applications which require Clarifications are left unscreened, unless they reach the point of being Rejected. In addition, when players drop characters, their applications will also be screened. Thus all visible applications ONLY represent the current Rivelata cast.



Applications
HTML Requirements and Content
Note: In the comment title, put "Application for" and the character's name. It will aid the moderators if you do NOT include a #/# format at the end of each comment and instead keep the same title for each comment. When you reply to moderator comments, please keep the "Re: ABCNXYZ" format in the comment title.


General Guidelines
• Applications should not have any references from outside sources, especially Wikipedia. All of the writing should be your own.
• Watch your spelling, grammar, and capitalization. Consider reading over your application several times and running it through a spell check before submitting.
• Format your application so it is easily readable. Double space between paragraphs, don't give huge blocks of text.
• Pay attention to the minimum requirements for certain application sections, listed below. You will be asked to revise them if you don't meet them the first time.
Application Content

PLAYER
NAME: Your name or alias.
PERSONAL LJ: Your personal LiveJournal. Not required, but preferred.
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): Emails are required, because we need this to contact you if issues come up. Additionally, please list your usernames on AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, whatever you happen to use. Not required, but recommended.
TIMEZONE: The timezone you live in.

CHARACTER
NAME(S):  Your character's name and any important aliases.
FANDOM:  The show, book, movie, etc. that they come from.
BACKGROUND HISTORY: 
This section should serve two purposes: as as the Background for your character and as a Canon Summary, particularly if your character is not as closely tied to the main plot of their canon (i.e. a "minor character"). We would like you to emphasize your character's role in their canon, paying special attention to accuracy of names and facts, including all experiences in their life up to the point that they were taken. Backgrounds should be a minimum of 500 words.

TIMELINE SUMMARY: 
At what point in your character's canon are they being pulled from? Why is it significant that you took the character from the moment you're describing? What happened for the last couple of chapters, episodes, etc. that would most significantly impact your character upon their arrival? This section should be 3-5 sentences in length.

PERSONALITY: 
What traits make your character unique? How do they interact with their canon-mates? Is your character more or less mature than their actual age, or even the age they appear to be? Are they part of a specific race, animal species, or are they a form of robot? Are they a part of some specific culture? You should include whatever is most integral to the character. In addition to your character's overall personality, we would also like to know how he or she will adapt to situations in Rivelata. This section should be 200 words, but preferably more. This is one of the sections that we pay the most attention to, so don't be afraid to go into detail!

SPECIAL ABILITIES: 
Please describe any powers or abilities that your character possesses that come naturally to them, such as ones that every member of their race has. In addition, please describe any powers or qualities that your character possesses that are considered enhanced or unnatural.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: 
A sample of how you would write prose for your character in a log in [info]rivelatalogs. We would prefer that this be an "arrival" scene, but any scene is fine. Minimum of 250 words, but more is quite acceptable.

FIRST PERSON: 
A sample of how your character would be speaking if they were posting in [info]rivelata. Minimum of 5 sentences, but more is quite acceptable.

NOTES: 
Anything else you need to add? Please note if your character was on reserve here, or if you need to include your activity check, or additional information links, etc., if applicable. Thanks!


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Saiyuki -- Cho Hakkai
[info]saruzake
2008-02-21 12:37 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Alicia
PERSONAL LJ: [Bad username: “saruzake”]
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): MarsCFS4@aol.com (both)

CHARACTER
NAME: Cho Hakkai
FANDOM: Saiyuki
TIMELINE PERIOD: Mangaverse; post-battle with Kami-sama
BACKGROUND:

Originally known as Cho Gonou, this young man was separated from his parents and sister at five and was raised in a Catholic orphanage in China. During his teenage years, he excelled in his studies and was accepted to a prestigious academy, where he met a young woman named Kanan. The two became deeply involved and eventually got engaged.

Gonou accepted a job as a schoolteacher after completing his studies. One day, he returned home from school to find his house ransacked and Kanan missing. He learned that she had been captured by a powerful youkai (demon) clan run by the Centipede Demon Hyakugan Maou and set off to rescue her. Along the way, he brutally murdered any youkai who crossed his path, until finally he reached the fortress where his fiancée was being held.

Gonou found Kanan in a dungeon cell and had a brief emotion reunion with her. Kanan then revealed that she had been raped by Hyakugan Maou and was pregnant with his child. She apologized to Gonou and then, before his eyes, she committed suicide.

Devastated, Gonou contemplated ending his own life when he was confronted by a youkai named Chin Yisou, who wounded him across the stomach. Yisou, one of Hyakugan Maou’s sons, recounted a legend he had heard that when a human kills 1000 youkai, that human becomes a youkai as well. He cut himself and splashed the blood on Gonou.

It turned out that Yisou was the 1000th youkai, triggering Gonou’s transformation into a fearsome demon himself. Gonou then killed Yisou in a rage and rampaged out of the castle.

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Re: Saiyuki -- Cho Hakkai
[info]saruzake
2008-02-21 12:39 am UTC (link)
Later that night, a young man named Sha Gojyo was walking home from a night at the bar when he noticed Gonou’s unconscious body in the mud. He rescued Gonou and got him medical attention. The two then became roommates as Gonou healed.

At that same time, the Buddhist priest Genjyo Sanzo, along with his ward Son Goku, was sent on a mission from the gods to apprehend Gonou, who had been labeled a serial killer. After a confrontation with Sanzo where Gojyo defended Gonou, the human-turned-youkai set off for Hyakugan Maou’s fortress to retrieve Kanan’s body.

During this, he was confronted by one of the sole survivors of a youkai clan he’d wiped out, one who demanded that he pay for his crimes. Gonou responded to this by ripping out his right eye and throwing it on the ground before the youkai. He is about to repeat this with his left eye when Goku jumps on him and makes him stop. Sanzo and Gojyo show up shortly after and the priest tells him that he can’t change anything by dying.

All four men reached the remains of the fortress, only to find that it had burned to the ground. Gonou was overcome and fell to his knees in despair.

After Sanzo chanted a sutra – though he insisted it was not on behalf of the dead – Gonou agreed to be taken into custody and returned with Sanzo to be judged. Gojyo assumed that he had been put to death until Gonou reappeared months later.

Gonou was still repenting for his crimes, but Sanzo had spoken on his behalf and spared his life. Gonou took on a new name – Cho Hakkai – and returned back to living with Gojyo. Things continued this way for three years until Sanzo was ordered on another mission with Goku, Hakkai, and Gojyo… to travel to India and stop the revival of the man-eating youkai Gyuumaoh.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:

At first, Hakkai thought that he was in a dream. It made sense, after all; he and the others had just been in a major battle, they’d barely eked out another victory, and he was more exhausted than he’d ever been in his life.

However, this felt far too real to simply be a dream. He was curled up on the floor of what appeared to be a boat. It rocked with the waves and the smell of salt permeated the air. The only reassuring thing was Hakuryu snuggled up against his chest, breathing heavily.

He looked around instinctively, but didn’t spy any familiar faces. “Gojyo? Sanzo? Goku?” He whispered their names even though there wasn’t any particular reason for doing so.

Boots stomped over towards his face and Hakkai glanced up to see a rather surly-looking guard. The brunet sat up straight, ignoring the squeak of protest Hakuryu made, and tried to address the man as politely as he could.

//“Excuse me, but could you tell me where I—”//

“Shut up,” the guard snarled.

Hakkai immediately tried to recall what English he knew and form a coherent response, but he and Hakuryu were roughly hauled up from the floor and shoved toward a door that led out of the hold.

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Re: Saiyuki -- Cho Hakkai - [info]saruzake, 2008-02-21 12:41 am UTC
ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-02-22 05:43 am UTC
Application for Cloud~
[info]techno_beat
2008-02-21 02:01 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Just call me Fufu. :)
PERSONAL LJ: [info]techno_beat
AIM: Dances to Metal
EMAIL: royal.sugarcube@gmail.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Cloud Strife.
FANDOM: Kingdom Hearts.
TIMELINE PERIOD: I'll be doing KH!Cloud and taking him somewhere around the KHII area.

BACKGROUND:
Cloud tends to be very quiet and withdrawn; and has been that way since he was young. He's been known to come off as being downright antisocial and distant, but inside he is actually rather compassionate -- he just has trouble communicating well with other people. Even though Cloud holds his friends dear, he still doesn't want to rely on or share his burden with anyone. As a result, he tends to isolate himself despite his dislike of being alone. In his childhood years, he was simply quiet but as he grew older his issues of self-doubt and confusion began to distance him from not only himself, but his friends too.

He began to give in to the darkness inside of himself. He had lost sight of his light. In order to find it again he decides to search for it, leaving behind his home and his friends in Radiant Garden. He spent a long time away from home searching, dabbling in the darkness and making deals with Hades, god of the Underworld. It is here that he meets Sora, and after refusing to kill the boy and being attacked by the monster Cerberus, realizes that using the powers of darkness wouldn't help him find his light.

Cloud eventually finds his way back to Radiant Garden and is reunited with his friends Aerith, Leon, Cid and Yuffie. However, he still feels the darkness in his heart. He soon begins to claim that to make the darkness go away, he most overcome himself and the one who embodies all the darkness in him -- Sephiroth. Only then can he find his light.

As for his appearance, Cloud is set apart from his friends by his bright blue eyes and spiky blond hair. Standing at just under six feet, he tends to seem smaller than other people his age -- but such a thing doesn't affect his ability to wield such a large sword. There is no denying his physical strength, even if his heart is weakened by self doubt.

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Re: Application for Cloud~
[info]techno_beat
2008-02-21 02:02 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
There was something particularly unnerving about this place. It was beautiful, perfect and otherworldly, but something didn't feel right to Cloud. Perhaps it was just the fact that he had been taken here against his will. He wasn't sure.

Cloud had come across the locals about an hour ago. They told him what this place was, it's history and all about the Child Queen. They had told him everything -- but when he asked how to get off the island, there was a hush and change of subject. It wasn't long after that Cloud felt the need to explore a little to adjust to the setting change, and so now found himself quietly making his way through a small path amongst the jungle, using his sword to cut away any thick branches that got in the way.

How was he supposed to find his light if he couldn't find a way off of Rivelata?

FIRST PERSON:
I don't know exactly how I got here, and I can't say I'm very happy with that. The locals don't seem to know of a way out of Rivelata... or they are hiding it.

I guess if I use this journal enough it can become either a log of just another world I've visited or a log counting down the days until I die here in the darkness...

NOTES:
Yeah, KH!Cloud's past isn't entirely described so I'll just be taking references from FFVII and just, well, what seems to make sense as I go. And I reserved Cloud the other day, if that needs to be mentioned. I think I covered everything... if I need to elaborate on anything then just ask.

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ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-02-22 05:53 am UTC

[info]lady_flamewing
2008-02-24 02:40 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Amanda
PERSONAL LJ: [info]lady_flamewing
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): fencer[dot]yamasaki[at]yahoo[dot]com
AIM// handsoffmybishys

CHARACTER
NAME: Kurama/Minamino Shuuichi
FANDOM: Yu Yu Hakusho
TIMELINE PERIOD: Post-anime.
BACKGROUND: Kurama, for all appearances, is a normal teenage human - tall, lean, with long red hair and bright green eyes. In actuality, he is a fox-demon, thousands of years old, occupying a human body. He used to reside in the Makai, the Demon World, until a routine theft went horribly wrong. Wounded by a hunter, he used the last of his energy to transfer his soul to the barely-formed child in a human woman's womb.

Originally planning to spend only ten years in the Ningenkai, the Human World, to restore his energy, Kurama ended up loving his human mother. When she fell ill, he traveled to the Reikai, the Spirit World, to steal a treasure that would heal her - at the cost of his life.

In the process, he runs into friends he will keep for a lifetime: Yusuke Urameshi, Hiei, and Kuwabara Kazuma. His life is spared, and the Reikai lets him off the hook with the promise that he will help Yusuke and Kuwabara - who are working as Detectives for the Spirit World, tracking down demon criminals (Hiei suffers the same parole).

Much chaos ensues, involving lots of criminals, two incredibly bloody martial arts tournaments, and an ex-Spirit Detective bent on destroying the human world.

Eventually, Kurama returns to his family, determined to live the rest of his days as the gentle, soft-spoken Shuuichi Minamino.

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Kurama II
[info]lady_flamewing
2008-02-24 02:52 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: Kurama blinks dazedly at the rough-hewn planks inches from his face, the part of his mind that is constantly - and nearly unconsciously - aware of his surroundings offering the helpful information that he has absolutely no idea where he is, or how he's gotten here.

What little he knows, he's already determined by the time he lays his palms flat on either side of his body and levers himself up - the gentle rocking motion, the stinging scent of salt drifting to his nose, the humidity in the air: he's on a ship.

Standing with his legs spread slightly for balance against the swaying of the ship beneath him, he runs a quick mental check of his condition - no noticeable breaks or fractures, nothing pulled, general soreness from lying motionless for an extended period of time...and no spirit energy.

Kurama frowns. This...is turning out to be a very bad day.

FIRST PERSON: This...is neither the Makai nor the Ningenkai. Which means something must have gone wrong with the border gate.

Strange. Koenma never mentioned anything about other worlds. But, then again, Koenma has always been quite adept at withholding information he deems unnecessary.

Regardless, I shall have to find a way home.

Mother will be worried.

NOTES: Kurama is a plant-manipulator, in addition to being a trained martial artist. However, I'm assuming his skills need to be sealed, leaving him unable to do much more than force a plant to bloom - and only with quite a bit of effort. He'll have to rely only on his hand-to-hand combat to defend himself.

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ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-02-24 06:23 am UTC

[info]annie_chan
2008-03-01 02:48 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Annay
PERSONAL LJ: [info]annie_chan
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): MSN elvish_mistress

CHARACTER
NAME: Kuja
FANDOM: Final Fanasy IX
TIMELINE PERIOD: End of game
BACKGROUND: Kuja was created by Garland, a scientist/ruler of a world named Terra, for the sole purpose of disrupting the flow of souls from another planet called Gaia. Initially a 'genome' was a shell awaiting a soul once Garland assimilated Gaia into the dying world of Terra that he ruled.

However, Kuja was given a soul in order to take on the role of 'Angel of Death'. He took a liking to his role until he learned of his 'brother' Zidane, his replacement since Kuja was in all actuality a flawed specimen and was destined to cease functioning around the age of 24.

This did not sit too well with the effeminate creation, and in his anger he destroyed his world and set about wanting to destroy Gaia as well. Zidane and comrades battled him and defeated him. They left with haste as the Iifa Tree, the organism responsible for the flow of souls and the place where the final battle was held, began to collapse.

Zidane chose to stay and seek out his brother, explaining that he was family no matter what. In the end, Kuja's final act was one of salvation and he used his last strength to whisk his brother's comrades to safety.

Did he die? No, he was spirited away to Rivelata.




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[info]annie_chan
2008-03-01 03:04 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:

The sea. Oh how he detested the sea. It was temperamental and enigmatic, prone to change on a whim and difficult to study. And here he was, apparently, on a ship in the middle of an ocean spanning far and wide.

He was fatigued and irritable, not quite ready to embrace the despair that taunted the fragments of his heart still functioning. Defeated. Exiled. And now what? His clothes were dirtied and torn beyond repair, his glorious hair was matted with grime and his favorite boots were chipped. And he had broken not one, but three nails.

He leant against the railing, peering down to watch the ship carve through the water. The garments the guards wore, the tattered remnants of his fellow shipmates- all were so foreign to him.

A soft, wistful smile appeared on his lips though he was careful to hide it. Perhaps this wouldn't be so bad. Perhaps this was a second chance- an opportunity to cut his own puppet strings...

And dance his own waltz in a new world.

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(no subject) - [info]annie_chan, 2008-03-01 03:11 am UTC
ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-03-01 07:19 pm UTC
Re: ACCEPTED. - [info]annie_chan, 2008-03-02 06:50 am UTC
Youji App [not logged out, sry]
[info]8sins
2008-03-03 06:03 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Alicia
PERSONAL LJ: [info]saruzake
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): MarsCFS4@aol.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Kudou Youji
FANDOM: Weiss Kreuz
TIMELINE PERIOD: Season 2, post-death of Neu.
BACKGROUND: In Youji's old life, things were going pretty well. He worked as a private investigator along with his partner and girlfriend, Murase Asuka, until they were on a mission that ended in Asuka's murder. Youji was crushed and gave up his business, eventually joining up with Weiss as an assassin. His cover, like the other members, is as a florist.

Youji's codename is Balinese and his weapons are wires that he controls through a wristwatch. He is the very definition of a playboy: always hitting on any and every woman (over 18 of course), and smokes and drinks with a passion. He can't stand any violence against women and would do anything to protect them.

At the point in which he ends up in Rivelata, Youji has just fought a woman named Neu, who is an exact clone of Asuka. Youji was convinced she was the real thing, and struggled to make her remember, believing that she just had amnesia. They eventually fought and Neu revealed that she had been stringing him along the entire time. Youji made the painful choice to kill her. After the mission, Youji takes off in his car and climbs to a rooftop, possibly falling asleep...

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: Youji didn't cry. It wasn't cool, it wasn't mysterious, and the ladies wanted a strong man, not one whose soul had just been torn apart. Yet, Youji had cried. He knew the others had seen it, even if they pretended to look at the lab going up in flames while he did so. He couldn't stand being around them like this. He felt so weak.

This was something different though. He must have fallen asleep - not cried himself to sleep, because little boys did that and he was a cool, mysterious ladies' man - because this was one hell of a dream. He walked through some sort of classic European city, seeing people in period clothing and feeling really out of place with his trenchcoat and sunglasses.

At least he wasn't in pain in this dream. Maybe it wasn't so bad after all.
FIRST PERSON: Since I've already applied once before, I don't need to, right?

NOTES: Reserved him on the 29th.

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ACCEPTED.
[info]rivelatamods
2008-03-03 06:06 am UTC (link)
Congratulations, you've been accepted. Now what?

• Create your character's journal.
• With it, join [info]rivelata, [info]rivelatalogs, and [info]rivelataooc. You can also join the OOC community with your personal journal.
• Go to the TAKEN CHARACTERS list and follow the instructions.
• Post your character's info and your contact information somewhere in their journal's profile, for the convenience of other players.

Thanks for applying to Rivelata, and welcome to the game!

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[info]annie_chan
2008-03-08 09:14 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Annay
PERSONAL LJ: [info]annie_chan
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): elvish_mistress (MSN)

CHARACTER
NAME: Larsa Ferrinas Solidor
FANDOM: FFXII
TIMELINE PERIOD: Departing Holy Mt. Bur Omisace with Gabranth, after finding out his father has been murdered by his elder brother.

BACKGROUND:

Larsa Ferrinas Solidor, fourth and youngest son of Emperor Gramis Solidor of Archadia. Twelve years old, bright, inquisitive and a firm advocate of peace.

Though he is young, his wisdom is quite beyond his years. He is a diplomat at heart, forever seeking a way to solve things with the interest of both parties in mind, and a strong desire to avoid the bloodshed his House is known for.

He is chivalrous, to a fault even, believing he must defend and speak for those who cannot do so for themselves. He has been brought up as a gentleman, with impeccable manners and learning.

After departing from Holy Mt. Bur Omisace with his guardian Gabranth, he falls asleep in the airship.

Once he opens his eyes he realizes- this is certainly not Ivalice.


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[info]annie_chan
2008-03-08 09:24 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
"Just rest, my Lord." That foreign, accented speech he so cherished. He had eased into sleep to escape his troubled heart, a black Judge Magister cloak wrapped around him as a familiar blanket. He wanted to escape the fact his father had been murdered, and whilst his father cared little for his sons, it was the fact Vayne had killed him that stabbed at his tender heart.

Opening his blue eyes, it took him a moment to realize this was not the cabin within the Alexander. Gabranth was nowhere to be seen. He felt hot, and sweaty. Sitting up, he noted how dirtied his clothes were- gone was the crisp whiteness to his blouse.

As he walked up the stairs, he shielded his eyes as the sun seared into his sensitive eyes. The sea spanned around him. The sea? Were they not airborne before?

Around him there were similar befuddled expressions worn by foreigners in strange clothing. The deck was populated by a mishmash of people who looked as if they had been plucked from all corners of...places other than Ivalice.

Larsa frowned, rubbing his eyes. Where in the world was he?

NOTES:
First-person entry not needed- this is my second character application

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ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-03-08 09:48 pm UTC
Batman, part 1
[info]suzu_no_hito
2008-03-09 01:42 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: suzu no hito
PERSONAL LJ: <juser="http://suzu-no-hito.livejournal.com/">
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): knightfall@sbcglobal.net

CHARACTER
NAME: Bruce Wayne (a.k.a. Batman)
FANDOM: DCAU (DC Animated Universe, including: Batman: the Animated Series, Batman/Superman Adventures, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited)
TIMELINE PERIOD: Post “Destroyer” (JLU, episode 39, last ep)
BACKGROUND: Our story begins not with a man, but with a boy. Bruce Wayne, born to Doctor Thomas Wayne and his wife, Martha, was heir to the great Wayne legacy, living a pampered lifestyle with loving, kind parents.

Then, tragedy struck. Walking back from a rousing adventure film, the Waynes foolishly entered into a dark alleyway. For all their efforts, they would soon find, Gotham was still not a safe place, especially in the shadows.

A thief drew his gun, demanding of the Waynes all their valuables. Reports conflict on what exactly occurred next, but the end result was the same: young Bruce Wayne saw his parents gunned down by the mugger.

After that, the young Wayne heir disappeared from sight and, without the wealth and influence of his parents, Gotham soon fell to crime, corruption, and darkness, becoming a tarnished gem of sin and decadence.

Upon his return years later, Bruce Wayne seemed much changed. No longer the sad, terrified boy of his youth, the young Wayne had appeared to have coped with his parent’s death… or was dealing with it by indulging his every whim and using his very impressive fortune to do it. Leaving the running of Wayne Enterprises by and large to the executives and only meddling on rare occasion, Bruce Wayne, the young prince of Gotham, proceeded to quickly show himself to be an amiable, womanizing, shameless playboy.

However, that face which he showed to the world was nothing but a lie. Bruce Wayne had spent those years away not traveling the world to escape Gotham, but to learn. Martial arts, science, forensics, criminal psychology, stealth, escape artistry, even thievery… anything that would assist him in learning the methods of criminals and the fighting of crime, he mastered with fevered obsession bordering on madness. Pushing his body and mind to their limits and beyond, Bruce Wayne had forged the beginnings of one of the most legendary heroes ever to walk the Earth: The Batman.

A wraith in the night, a wrathful spirit of justice and vengeance, the Batman descended on Gotham soundlessly, striking fear into the hearts of criminals across the dark, corrupt city, his drive allowing him to perform almost superhuman feats and his wealth allowing him access to a fearsome arsenal of gadgets and devices for every situation imaginable. Identity hidden behind a mask as black as the heart of Gotham itself, foppish façade cast aside, the Batman quickly became renowned in Gotham, a legendary boogie man to the criminal element, and a bearer of hope and justice for a better Gotham to the downtrodden. Though a single man standing against the rising darkness, again and again Batman has beaten back that darkness, refusing to surrender his city to crime and chaos even against the most impossible odds.

Over time, he faced countless foes, his own presence seeming to draw the most insane, cunning, and powerful criminals to him, drawing him into personal combat again and again. Though some battles he lost, the Dark Knight continued to press onward, surviving every challenge his enemies would throw at him.

Eventually, however, the paragon of humanity was called on to face foes yet more mighty, threats yet more encompassing, and, in so doing, he encountered some of the most powerful beings in the world, such heroic luminaries as Superman, the Flash, and Wonder Woman, and joined their ranks, becoming one of the founding members of the Justice League. Though lacking any superpowers of his own, again and again the Batman proved to be among the most valuable of the Justice League’s assets, his brilliant mind and unwavering determination unsurpassed even by his compatriots.

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Batman, part 2
[info]suzu_no_hito
2008-03-09 01:43 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: With a crash and a shower of glass, darkness descends on them, landing in their midst, black cloak wrapped around him. For a second, they all hesitate, fear locking them in place as fear incarnate glares at them from within his sable cowl. That second is all he needs.

Bursting into action, his cape flies back and with a cast of his hand, he throws three batarangs, striking his targets in their temples and knocking them out before they can even start to doge. Expression grim, he surges forward as they raise their guns, calculating reaction time, where they’ll aim, and how easy they’ll be to take down all with a single glance. Just as they level their guns at him, he pounces, leaping into the air and soaring over them, crouching as he lands, and sweeping his leg in the same fluid motion with which he lands, sending his opponents tumbling to the ground. As he rises he kicks away their guns before disabling both with swift blows as they scramble to get away from him.

Five down. One to go.

“Well done, Batsy.”

The Detective readies himself as mocking claps echo through the room. That playful, grating voice holds in it a barely perceptible edge of cold deadliness. Most would only hear in it the laugh, the insanity that makes him so easy for the other heroes to dismiss. But he hears so much more. Rage. Nihilism. Id. And, more than anything else, the screams of every victim, every life he couldn’t save from this monster.

The Dark Knight turns to face his greatest foe, greeted with a view of a wide, maniacal smile that never quite reaches the dead eyes above it. Never. His only response to the Clown Prince of Crime is a gravelly growl as he launches himself into motion.

“Joker.”

FIRST PERSON: It’s 8 am. Two hours past dawn. I still can’t sleep. There was another break from Arkham at 11:26 pm last night. Two-Face. Joker. Clayface. Killer Croc. Clayface is still on the loose. The others will be on the loose again within a week.

Twenty-three. Between the four of them, they killed twenty-three people before the night was out. They’ll identify more before noon. And there’ll be more dead by tomorrow night because I couldn’t find Clayface.

There are always more.

The others… Clark, Diana, all of them… It’s easier for them. They understand the value of life. They’re horrified at the thought of killing someone. But they don’t understand. Every one of those lives wasn’t just a loss to that person. They left behind fathers, mothers, wives, husbands… and children. Every night, I promise myself that I won’t let one more child in Gotham go through losing their parents. Every night, I fail.

It’s 8:05 am. I still can’t sleep.

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ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-03-09 04:42 pm UTC

[info]caged_canaries
2008-03-20 09:15 pm UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Ali
PERSONAL LJ: [info]deadly__claris
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S):
EMAIL: deadly.claris@hotmail.com
AIM: effect expires

CHARACTER
NAME: Giselle
FANDOM: Disney's Enchanted
TIMELINE PERIOD: After being pushed down the well!
BACKGROUND: Giselle lived in a quaint cottage in the forest in Andalasia, a kingdom that lies "pat the Meadow of Joy and beyond the Valley of Contentment." She spent her free time with her animal friends, all of which had the ability to talk, and singing songs. One day, after dreaming of her true love, her animal friends help her build a replica of her dream prince, to the tune of a sweet, romantic song.

Hearing her singing, Prince Edward is sure he's found his one true love, but a troll beats him to Giselle's cottage. She is rescued, however, thanks in no small part to Pip's robust figure, and falls from the tree she'd been clinging to for dear life and into the arms of Prince Edward. After a brief introduction, they announce plans to be wed and ride of into the sunset.

The very next day, Giselle arrives at the castle in her wedding gown (which her friends hurry to finish, placing the bow around her waist and the crown on her head.) Just as she's about to enter the castle, she's approached by an old hag and is offered a wedding gift in the form of a wish. Giselle is reluctantly led to the wishing well, and as she's making her wish, she's pushed over and plunges down, down, down....

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: (this kind of sucks a bit, sorry. D:)
"Oh dear," Giselle said sadly as she pushed herself up and looked herself over. Her dress had been torn and mangled, and was dirty and covered in soot, and her hair was soaked and not at all as it should have been. How was she supposed to get married to Prince Edward looking like this? "Oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear. I can't very well get married like..." She cut herself off as she looked up to examine her surroundings, noting that she was definitely not at the castle. She wasn't sure where she was, but there were others around her, and it felt ... why, it felt like they were moving!

"...I must have fallen very far. Very, very far." This place certainly wasn't Andalasia at all. "Excuse me, I was wondering if...." Everyone seemed just as confused as she was, if not more so. She could hear several people yelling in the background. "...Might anyone be kind enough toOoh!" She gasped as she was pushed forward, toward the blinding light outside, and reluctantly began to move with the crowd. "...Oh no~"
FIRST PERSON:
I ALREADY PLAY DAGGER AND OMI HERE LOLKTHNX. :D
NOTES:
p.s. I had Giselle on hold.

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ACCEPTED.
[info]rivelatamods
2008-03-21 01:08 am UTC (link)
Congratulations, you've been accepted. Now what?

• Create your character's journal.
• With it, join [info]rivelata, [info]rivelatalogs, and [info]rivelataooc. You can also join the OOC community with your personal journal.
• Go to the TAKEN CHARACTERS list and follow the instructions.
• Post your character's info and your contact information somewhere in their journal's profile, for the convenience of other players.

Thanks for applying to Rivelata, and welcome to the game!

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Zelos app, part 1
[info]angathol
2008-03-22 12:24 am UTC (link)
(resubmitted because I fail at html)
PLAYER
NAME: Katherine
PERSONAL LJ: [info]angathol
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): MSN: maiden_of_mirkwood@hotmail.com; AIM: Angathol1

CHARACTER
NAME: Zelos Wilder
FANDOM: Tales of Symphonia
TIMELINE PERIOD: Flanoir, after the party visits Altessa’s house seeking a cure for Chronic Angelus Crystallus Inofficium.

BACKGROUND: Zelos is considered nobility in the world of Tethe'alla, a world which is considered part of a two-sided coin - it is connected to another world, Sylvarant, by the flow of energy known as "mana." The worlds are in a state of constant unbalance, like an hourglass - one side will flourish while the other diminishes. Zelos's world, Tethe'alla, is the flourishing world at the time. He is part of the upper class in the city of Meltokio, and as the "Chosen One" of Tethe'alla, he is highly respected by many people. In his hometown, he is a popular ladies' man who is highly skilled at charming women of all ages - in fact, he is so skilled at complimenting women and girls that he can charm every female he encounters in cities and towns into giving him various gifts.

Later in the game, he joins the party of Symphonia's male lead Lloyd Irving for reasons that are not entirely clear. He proves to be a worthy replacement for Lloyd's father Kratos in battle, as he demonstrates his skill in both magic and swordplay. He can also perform healing magic.

As the Chosen One, Zelos shoulders a heavy burden. Assassins have gone after him several times; one accidentally killed his mother when she was hit by an attack that was meant for him. Before she died, she told him that he never should have been born. Despite this traumatizing childhood memory, Zelos grows up to be a well-liked, intelligent, sensitive and fairly well-balanced individual, although he often appears to be on the narcissistic side. He is used to receiving a fair bit of attention and can be somewhat petty when ignored. He has a tendency not to take things very seriously, his duties as a Chosen included.

In the game, it is revealed that he has a bit of a hidden agenda, the nature of which depends on how Lloyd interacts with him. There are many instances where Lloyd must interact with other characters in his party one-on-one, leading to a part where he can respond to something in one of two ways, the result of which will affect his relationship with that character in a positive or negative manner. If Lloyd is friendly and trusting to Zelos and stays on good terms with him, there will be an event where he seems to betray the party and capture the character Colette, but it will be revealed that he was simply a double-agent and was providing the party with an opportunity to mount an attack on the enemy. However, if Lloyd is not on good terms with Zelos, the betrayal will be real, and Zelos will be killed by the party.

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Zelos app, part 2
[info]angathol
2008-03-22 12:27 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
She was a vision of beauty, gazing bashfully behind heavily lidded eyes, her soft features glowing radiantly in the sunlight.
“Hey, sweetheart. Who put those stars in your eyes? They’re glinting brighter than the--”
“Caww!”
A gull called loudly, disturbing Zelos from his slumber. He woke with a start, the bright sun glaring down at him. He glared back, slightly miffed at having his dream of brunettes and bliss so rudely interrupted. Yawning loudly and stretching his stiff limbs, Zelos glanced lazily at his surroundings. It took him several moments to realize that something was amiss. This certainly wasn’t the city of Flanoir... unless Flanoir had suddenly become submerged in water and he was sitting on the remains of the local inn. Of course, he didn’t recall the inn having a mast and sails.
FIRST PERSON:
Woah... something’s not right here. A minute ago, I could’ve sworn I was sleeping peacefully beneath a warm blanket. Now it’s warm outside, too. Hey, can’t be all bad – I could use a vacation! I wonder where the others are, though; I don’t know if I can go very long without seeing my cute hunnies!
NOTES:
I reserved this character on Tuesday.

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ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-03-22 05:17 pm UTC

[info]how_do_i_know
2008-03-25 06:31 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Ali
PERSONAL LJ: [info]deadly__claris
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): WE ALREADY KNOW THIS ;-;

CHARACTER
NAME: Lily Evans
FANDOM: Harry Potter
TIMELINE PERIOD: Early during her 7th year at Hogwarts.
BACKGROUND: (Disjointed, non-novel history is very disjointed and non-novelly. Sorry. ;_;)
Lily was born to two muggle (magic-less) parents on January 30th, 1960. She had an older sister, Petunia, and they lived with their parents near Spinner's End.

She met Severus Snape when she was a young girl, and it was through him that she discovered she was a witch. Her parents were excited to hear the news, and were proud of their daughter for her abilities. Petunia, however, was upset at and envious of Lily, and a rift developed between them that drew them apart. Their relationship wasn't helped when Petunia found out that she could not attend Hogwarts with Lily.

In Hogwarts, she was accepted into Gryffindor, but remained extremely close friends to Severus, despite him being sorted into Slytherin. He was her closest confidant and best of friends, though she wasn't fond of his interests in the Dark Arts. It strained their relationship, but their friendship lasted until, during her fifth year, Snape called her a "Mudblood" after she'd defended him against James Potter. Since beginning to attend Hogwarts, she hadn't been fond of James at all, and even went so far as to call him an "toerag," despite his immense popularity with the rest of the student body. She thought him arrogant, mean, and conceited- and had no problem voicing her opinions.

She was a very dedicated, successful student, especially at potions (and possibly charms.) Despite her fiery temper, she is often very kind and stands up for those who are put down and bullied. Rest assured, though, she's no one you want to tick off. She will voice her mind on the spot, and show no remorse or doing it.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
"Wh-where am I?" she asked quietly as her eyes opened to dim light and she rolled over onto her side to look around and assess her surroundings. "Am I ... dreaming?" she asked no one in particular as she sat up and tiredly gazed around, feeling quite fatigued. How had she wound up here- wherever this was? This wasn't something she'd done of her own volition, that was sure. By all accounts, she should have been at Hogwarts doing something productive with her time, not ... here, wondering where she was and why she was here.

Suddenly, fear began to overtake her, and she hurriedly felt for and found her wand. "Potter?" she called out curiously, now armed with her wand, and pushed herself up to her feet. "Potter?" No answer. "...Snivellus?"

Nothing.

She frowned softly. They weren't company she'd want, but she'd take them to this ... air of loneliness. What was this, a prank? "This isn't funny." Or a dream? No, no, this felt much too real to be a dream. This was something else- something bigger.
FIRST PERSON:
I'm already here three other times. >>
NOTES:
I had Lily on hold.

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ACCEPTED.
[info]rivelatamods
2008-03-25 06:41 am UTC (link)
Congratulations, you've been accepted. Now what?

• Create your character's journal.
• With it, join [info]rivelata, [info]rivelatalogs, and [info]rivelataooc. You can also join the OOC community with your personal journal.
• Go to the TAKEN CHARACTERS list and follow the instructions.
• Post your character's info and your contact information somewhere in their journal's profile, for the convenience of other players.

Thanks for applying to Rivelata, and welcome to the game!

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[info]kami_llama
2008-03-25 07:26 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Jenna
PERSONAL LJ: [info]kami_llama
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): AIM: KamisButterflies

CHARACTER
NAME: Selene
FANDOM: Underworld
TIMELINE PERIOD: Beginning of the first movie
BACKGROUND:
Selene's youth was that of a Hungarian farmgirl in the Dark Ages. Her father was a renowned architect, and he was commissioned to build a large fortress by a mysterious man known only as Viktor. After the fortress' completion, the architect's family was attacked in the night, seized upon by monstrous lycans (werewolves.) Selene managed to escape their clutches just long enough to be rescued by Viktor's forces. Viktor was a vampire, and gave her the gift of immortality that night. She has since spent her eternity as a Death Dealer, hunting down and exterminating lycans in revenge for her slaughtered family.

Ever the bitter, stoic girl, Selene is hardly one to mince words. She doesn't stick around to exchange pleasantries. She gets in, gets what she needs, and gets out. The trip is usually quicker, however, if she lets her guns do the talking.

As with any vampire, Selene has extraordinary self-healing abilities. Almost any wound inflicted upon her closes within a few moments. She also seems to possess superhuman agility, and is most skilled with guns and heavy artillery of all sorts. However, such wonderful abilities do come with a price. She cannot go into direct sunlight without getting severely burned... burned to death if she remains long enough.


SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
What the hell was this? Selene sat up quickly, eyes aglow with blue malice as her head shot around to take in her surroundings. Lovely. One moment she was in the sewers, about to send a silver bullet straight through the skull of some filthy, unlucky lycan... the next she was waking up aboard a ship. A wooden ship. Who used wooden ships anymore? She hadn't ridden one of these in over a century; not since the humans had become so fond of steel and metal in their transport vehicles. It harkened her back to the Venetian streets of Renaissance, the winters spent there in luxury when the manor became too biting in the English winters...

Her hands wandered over her person slowly, taking mental stock of any damage. None. She was all in one piece, free of bruises and scratches, clothing accounted for... though she was woefully void of her weapons. The holsters at her thighs were attached, but empty. Back to melee combat it was, but... well, where in fuck's name was she?

She stood, eyes adjusting immediately to the darkness of the hold. Well, taking a peek outside was out of the question for the moment. If the cracks in the ceiling were any indication, it was still daylight outside. Thank goodness she had not been sleeping under one of those larger cracks. No matter... she could wait. They were not moving, she could tell that much. As soon as night fell she would make her way off of this vessel, likely disposing of most of the crew as she went. This was probably some half-brained lycan plot against her, and she was far less than pleased to say the very least...

Someone would pay.


NOTES:
I did my best to keep her background shortened to only the knowledge she would have at this point in her timeline. If there are any questions, please message me on AIM. ^_^

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ACCEPTED.
[info]rivelatamods
2008-03-26 03:20 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations, you've been accepted. Now what?

• Create your character's journal.
• With it, join [info]rivelata, [info]rivelatalogs, and [info]rivelataooc. You can also join the OOC community with your personal journal.
• Go to the TAKEN CHARACTERS list and follow the instructions.
• Post your character's info and your contact information somewhere in their journal's profile, for the convenience of other players.

Thanks for applying to Rivelata, and welcome to the game!

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[info]suzu_no_hito
2008-03-28 06:46 pm UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Suzu_no_hito / Trap
PERSONAL LJ: [info]suzu_no_hito
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S):email: knightfall@sbcglobal.net, AIM: Emrys the Gbane

CHARACTER
NAME: Lelouch Lamperouge
FANDOM: Code Geass
TIMELINE PERIOD: At the end of episode 25, after the gunshots are fired.
BACKGROUND: There was, once upon a time, a boy prince, named Lelouch Vi Brittania, one of the many, many children of the Emperor of Britannia, an empire which spanned nearly a third of the world. A precocious and perhaps even arrogant boy, Lelouch's world changed at the age of 10, when his mother was assassinated and his full blood sister, Nunnally, was left blind and robbed of the use of her legs. Enraged as his father did nothing to seek those who would harm his mother and sister, Lelouche finally brazenly declared that he would never again depend on his father.

Stripped of his status as prince, with his sister likewise, he vanished from sight for many a year...

Seven years later, a brilliant Brittanian student at Ashford Academy high school, Lelouche Lamperouge, had a chance encounter with a mysterious, green-haired girl named C.C., who offered him great power, though at a price. Agreeing, Lelouche was granted the power of the Geass, and, with this, he began his rebellion, seeking both to uncover the mysteries surrounding his mother's death, and to create a world in which his sister may live safely, where the weak are not tyrannized by the strong.

His brilliant tactical mind, natural charisma, and the raw power of the Geass made him formidable indeed, and his alliance with C.C. made him yet more so. However, soon, to protect his identity, Lelouche developed an secret identity, that of the masked rebel Zero. Though he suffered some losses in his quest for vengeance against the Brittanian Empire, his battle was likewise not without victories, allowing him to kill both his half-brother Clovis, and his half-sister Euphemia, though the latter though a grave accident.

Finally, executing his coup, Lelouche was on the very cusp of victory before his world began to fall apart, everything that could have gone wrong in his plan happening, every unaccounted for variable proving averse to his plans, but, most threatening of all, his helpless sister was stolen away from him, away from his coup, forcing him to abandon his troops to save the one person for whom he did everything for. Upon reaching her captor, Lelouche was forced into a showdown with his childhood best friend and Zero's worst enemy, Suzaku Kururugi. Each with a gun pointed at the other, the fate of both young men, of Nunnally, of perhaps all of Japan depended all on this one last moment...

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[info]suzu_no_hito
2008-03-28 06:47 pm UTC (link)

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: It wasn't until he heard Nunnally's voice that he really began to feel it. Not, of course, that he hadn't felt it before. But... it was different. He could never be Zero, not with Nunally. In the end, they both came down to the fact that Zero was different. It wasn't just putting on a mask, for Lulu. It was... it was a shifting of priorities. Zero the revolutionary had very different goals, subordinate though they ultimately were to Lulu's, from Lelouche's. And so, though Zero, perhaps, regretted the necessary death of an equal and a kind heart, Lulu mourned for a lost sister, for the one person that understood him best, including his faults, his sins... and still loved him.

He felt a dull throbbing in his chest. He loved Nunally dearly, but he couldn't let that blind him. She was innocent, perhaps, but... she would be horrified by her brother's deeds to protect her, to secure a new world for her. She could never know the truth.

Euphie knew the truth, and loved him all the same. And... for that, for everything, he could not help but love her in a way that made this all almost unbearable. For he loved her... and he destroyed her.

He would become Zero again in a few minutes, he knew. It would be easy, too easy, almost, to hide away from the pain, immerse himself in his plots and stratagems again. After all, he was past the point of no return. How could he stop now, having sacrificed-- though he had not meant to-- as much as he had? There was no forgiveness left for him.

But that mask, that terrible, awful, wonderful mask could wait a few minutes.

For now, he grieved.

FIRST PERSON: Lelouche will be my second character. Passed activity check here

NOTES: Lelouch is a genius strategist, capable of outsmarting and outmaneuvering the most experienced and skillful of Britannia's military leaders stationed in Area 11 with almost offensive ease. He is also, however, quite physically weak. His endurance and strength are those of an average young Britannian who engages in no regular exercise or physical regimen, and despite his intelligence, his genius is of little use when faced with direct, personal Knightmare-less combat.

Additionally his power, the Geass (an extremely detailed power, the function and rules of which can be found here.) has been affected by the power-dampening nature of Rivelata. For the most part suppressed, at least at the beginning, the Geass now activates randomly, independent of Lelouche's will. The duration of the commands lasts five minutes at most, and if the action is fundamentally opposed to everything the target wants and believes, the target will be able to resist submitting to the command. (Euphemia, for instance, would be able to resist an order to kill anyone, given her extremely kind and pacifistic nature; however, military soldiers order to kill themselves, would not resist.)

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ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-03-28 10:23 pm UTC
Application
[info]nixe_eva
2008-03-31 12:53 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Janelle
PERSONAL LJ: nixe_eva
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): nixiesocean@yahoo.com, Nixiesocean (AIM)

CHARACTER
NAME: Maximum Ride
FANDOM: Maximum Ride series (books)
TIMELINE PERIOD: After MR3: The Final Warning
BACKGROUND:
Max is 98% Human with 2% Avian DNA. She was raised for twelve or so years in a “School” where she was studied by scientists, and has developed a rather adverse taste for anything scientific, or regarding those adults that seem to think they can control her. She has a 14 foot wingspan that folds into indents in her back, and can, occasionally, travel at 100+ speeds when flying. She’s a natural leader, ferociously independent, and would do anything to protect, defend and save those she considers to be in her “flock” or “family”.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
Max was lying near the entrance to the cave. Fang had long since gone to sleep, and the others before that. The moon was bright in the dry desert air, and, though it was hot in the daytime, it was cold now. With the flock nearby, the Erasers were destroyed, and the FlyBoys unable to find them here, it was a nice break. She spread her wings and felt them cooled in the arid wind. “Nice night, huh?” Max jumped as the soft voice of Fang crept into her ear. She turned to look him in the eyes, though their dark color blended well with the nighttime.
Max glared at her second-in-command. “You know well enough that “nice” is a good, solid fight with an Eraser: not wallowing in the desert unable to decide where to go next.”
Fang settled down next to her. “You know, we aren’t restricted by borders. Canada might be nice.” He winked at her.

FIRST PERSON:
I blinked, my hawk-like vision bringing the dots on the horizon closer. It was the FlyBoys, and they were coming quick. I turned to my flock; they had seen them already.
“Fasten your seatbelts!” I called back.
Fang nodded quickly, and turned to Iggy and Gazzy, who also nodded. Gazzy grinned at me, and I suspected that it’d be a pretty sight down below us when his home-made-Iggy-aided bomb exploded.
If there was anyone below us. As far as I knew, it was desert. Still just sand.
Boring!
Beating up some FlyBoys and flying while doing it? Totally!
Angel, my little baby, was stern as the FlyBoys came. They were way steadier, I told myself.
The flock knew: I knew. It would be an awesome sight, but we were gonna win.
They engineered us for this sort of survival.
Hadn’t they?

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[info]rivelatamods
2008-04-02 03:22 am UTC (link)
Thanks for applying to Rivelata. The mods would like to see your background section extended a little bit more before we can make a judgment. Also, we would like the first person section more like it's being written in a journal so as to comply with the style and format of the RP.

Thank you!

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Edited Application - Extended Background, New First Person - [info]nixe_eva, 2008-04-03 07:38 pm UTC
Repost of First Person - [info]nixe_eva, 2008-04-05 09:01 pm UTC
ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-04-08 04:27 am UTC
Sohma Kisa
[info]annie_chan
2008-04-20 02:44 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Annie
PERSONAL LJ: [info]annie_chan
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): Annaykins (AIM) elvish_mistress (MSN)

CHARACTER
NAME: Sohma Kisa
FANDOM: Fruits Basket
TIMELINE PERIOD: After regaining her courage with Tohru's help
BACKGROUND:
Kisa is one of the Sohma family cursed with the spirits of the Chinese Zodiac. She is cursed by the spirit of the tiger and will transform into a tiger cub if under extreme emotional stress, or hugged by a member of the opposite sex.

She is barely twelve, extremely shy but very sweet once you get to know her. Kisa is very non-threatening and timid, with the tendency to trail someone like a kitten. Only if in extreme distress will she bite (as a tiger cub) but will show sincere remorse afterwards.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:

Kisa took a deep breath, padding around the deck in her now scuffed loafers. Her uniform was a little torn and dirty, and she hadn't the slightest clue why. Gripping the wooden railing, the little girl propped up en pointe to peek over and survey her surroundings.

Was that an island in the distance?

Was this her punishment for sleeping in? Oh but she hadn't meant to! She had actually been looking forward to school now. Tohru and her family had helped piece her resolve back together. No longer was she afraid to be who she was. Perhaps she could not help that her hair was orange, like the tiger she was cursed with inside, but she could help her cowardice.

Yes, she would be brave this time!



FIRST PERSON: Third Character

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[info]rivelatamods
2008-04-21 01:06 pm UTC (link)
Hello! Before the moderators accept this application, we'd like to see more information on the character's background. Thank you!

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(no subject) - [info]annie_chan, 2008-04-22 12:16 am UTC
ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-04-22 05:02 pm UTC

[info]danceofrapture
2008-05-15 08:23 pm UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Lilly
PERSONAL LJ: [info]umiyuko
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S):
i_am_little_flower_2u@hotmail.com (MSN)
AerisFlowerChild (AIM)

CHARACTER
NAME: Penelo
JOURNAL: [info]danceofrapture
FANDOM: Final Fantasy XII
TIMELINE PERIOD: While captured in Ghis' ship.

BACKGROUND:
A bright-eyed seventeen-year-old, it is hard to imagine that Penelo has seen her fair share of war and plague in her life. The youngest in a family with a beloved older brother, a soldier, and her parents, Penelo grew up a happy-go-lucky, paper-bag princess on the streets of Rabanastre. When a plague struck the city and orphaned many of the children, including her best friend Vaan, her parents took him in as their own. Only a few short years later, a war brought on by the conquering Archadian empire claimed the lives of her parents and her brother.

For all that has happened to her, Penelo seems to harbor little bitterness against the empire that stole away her family and so many of her loved ones. When so many children were orphaned, Penelo took up a very maternal role among them, though she was still young herself. She's a very nurturing individual, with seemingly unending optimism, but can be very cautious at times- she is afraid of being hurt and doesn't want to relive it all over again. Perhaps if she just lays low, it will all just go away...

In FFXII's Canon, Penelo is a wide-eyed young girl swept up in the trappings of political intrigue that she doesn't exactly understand, but she supports the need for peace and returning to the happy days she remembered as a child. Much of her abilities stem on healing and support. She is often seen comforting or cheering up the rest of the party members when they feel their lowest. She is reported to have cooked and baked, and is likely very crafty, considering what little they had to live on.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
Penelo wrinkled her nose at the foul smell of dingy wood that surrounded her. Where had she awoken? She didn't even recall falling asleep. Her first thought was gratitude that the heavy shackles around her wrists were gone. Her second thought was what in the world had she been rolling in? The close-fitting outfit that she had been wearing when she was tossed into the cells by Judge Ghis was torn and tattered and any of the metal pieces stripped away. Her pretty blonde hair that she had meticulously braided and tied off with cockatrice feathers lay disheveled against her shoulders and back, dangling in her face. She curled and hugged her legs, tugging the flimsy fabric to cover herself better. Judging by the dark night around her, which was never the case in a bustling city, she was not in Rabanastre, or Archades. The ground beneath her shifted and rocked back and forth, giving her a churning, aching feeling in the pit of her stomach. She pressed her forehead to her knees to keep from getting sick. Finding the strength to stand, her bare feet padded to the window of the brig that she was in. As soon as her dainty nose met air, she could smell the sea.

FIRST PERSON:
The sea is nowhere near Dalmasca or even Archadia! Just where have I landed myself into?! I suppose that it was my own fault for wishing over and over "I want to get out of here," without being specific. It's alright; There are people in far worse situations than this, somewhere. Get a hold of yourself, Penelo! You can make this work! You always have!

NOTES:
First character here for me, but I'm not new to RPing in the least. I roleplay with [info]annie_chan, who voices [info]solidor_heir, [info]little_tigress, and [info]de_novo_xiii.

Thank you! I can't wait to participate! :D

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ACCEPTED!
[info]rivelatamods
2008-05-15 09:12 pm UTC (link)
Congratulations, you've been accepted. Now what?

• Create your character's journal.
• With it, join [info]rivelata, [info]rivelatalogs, and [info]rivelataooc. You can also join the OOC community with your personal journal.
• Go to the TAKEN CHARACTERS list and follow the instructions.
• Post your character's info and your contact information somewhere in their journal's profile, for the convenience of other players.
• You may be interested in joining Rivelata's Wiki, or at least checking out the Timeline of all the events that have happened in the game thus far. It's very useful!

Thanks for applying to Rivelata, and welcome to the game!

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Alphonse Elric 1/3?
[info]fox_shuuichi
2008-05-25 03:01 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Amanda
PERSONAL LJ: [info]lady_flamewing
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): EMAIL: fencer[dot]yamasaki[at]yahoo[dot]com // AIM: handsoffmybishys

CHARACTER
NAME: Alphonse Elric
FANDOM: Fullmetal Alchemist
TIMELINE PERIOD: Post-anime series and post-Conqueror of Shamballa

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Re: Alphonse Elric 2/3?
[info]fox_shuuichi
2008-05-25 03:01 am UTC (link)
BACKGROUND: Alphonse Elric has always been a soft-spoken, gentle-hearted boy, with a penchant for adopting stray cats - even when he's a giant suit of armor. See, Alphonse and his brother Edward are alchemists - scientists of a different sort, who alter the fundamental state of matter. They have a natural proficiency for it, so when their beloved mother dies when they are both very young, they turn to forbidden human alchemy in an attempt to bring her back. Their theory is flawless - but in practice, the cost for a human life is just too high. Edward loses a leg; Alphonse loses his entire body. In desperation, Edward gives up another limb - this time an arm - to take his brother's soul back from the Gate and bind it to a suit of armor.

Edward goes on to become a State Alchemist for the military, using their resources to research the legendary Philosopher's Stone - because with it, he can bypass the fundamental laws of Equivalent Exchange, and restore Al to his proper form. Alphonse tags along - not as a State Alchemist, as it would put him in too much danger, and expose the Elrics' forbidden alchemy - determined to restore Ed's missing limbs.

Tricked by forces intricately tied into the history of their own family, Edward and Alphonse do eventually find the Stone - or, more accurately, Alphonse becomes the Stone. And Ed does use it to restore Al's body - but once more underestimates the cost. Alphonse loses his memories of their travels together, of his time in the armor, and Edward finds himself transported through the Gate to a strange parallel dimension - one in which alchemy does not exist.

Three years later, Alphonse has become quite the accomplished alchemist, and travels the country trying to learn more about the brother he remembers so little about. His memory loss frustrates him to no extent, and he tracks down every person who had contact with his brother, trying to see if their stories will help him remember anything. And on the other side of the Gate, Edward is caught in pre-World War II Germany, where a secret society is dabbling in alchemy, trying to draw on the powers of a legendary land - Amestris, Edward's home.

The society manages to open a gate, and wages war on Amestris. For a brief time, Edward returns to aid in the war efforts and protect his hometown, and is reunited with his brother. But he quickly realizes that the Gate needs an alchemist on both sides to close it for good, and leaves Alphonse behind once more.

Or, so he thinks. Alphonse, trusting in the people who have helped his brother and him time and time again in the past, stows away and follows his brother across the Gate. Reunited once more and trapped in a world foreign to both of them, the brothers make a pact to protect the world they are in. Because that is all they can do.

More than anything, Alphonse is loyal to his brother. He would do anything to protect and care for Edward - the gentle, level-headed counter to Edward's brash hot-headedness. And the memories he lost return to him once he passes through the Gate.

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Re: Alphonse Elric 3/3 - [info]fox_shuuichi, 2008-05-25 03:02 am UTC
ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-05-28 03:19 pm UTC
Grell Sutcliff
[info]annie_chan
2008-05-29 01:15 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Annie/Annay
PERSONAL LJ: [info]annie_chan
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): elvish_mistress(at)hotmail.com (email/MSN), Annaykins (AIM)

CHARACTER
NAME: Grell Sutcliff
FANDOM: Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler (manga)
TIMELINE PERIOD: End of Jack the Ripper arc
BACKGROUND:

Ah Grell. A butler to Madam Red who is shocked at every scandalous action his Madam executes. He is meek and submissive, and is somehow blamed for everything by the Madam whether it is his fault or not. (If it is for how terrible the tea is, then yes it is his fault.)

But that is not the 'real' Grell Sutcliff at all. In reality, Grell is a Shinigami whose role is to harvest souls. But the pace of the job bores the Shinigami and he decides to cut a deal with Madam Red. He will assist her, the 'real' Jack the Ripper, if she lets him have a little 'fun'. You see, his Shinigami weapon has been skillfully modified into a chainsaw that he uses with great glee upon those the Madam has chosen to die.

The only reason Grell works with the Madam is that they share a somewhat similar longing. The Madam is driven to kill women because she herself gave birth to a child who died soon after. Grell wishes he were able to have children, and of course a male biologically cannot carry a child. So together they are the one 'Jack the Ripper', unmasked by Sebastian and his Master Ciel.

A fight ensues of course, during which Grell lovingly proclaims his crush on Sebastian and his debonair persona (much to Sebastian's horror). He even refers to them as Romeo and Juliet. Almost dying by his own chainsaw at the hands of Sebastian after a long and bloody fight, he is saved last minute by William- a member of the Dispatch Management Division for the Shinigami. He is dragged back to Headquarters to be punished for breaking several rules (one of which is unlawfully modifying the Shinigami weapon issued). Grell may be enamored by William, too.

The redhead is flamboyant, cheerful, flirtatious and a sadist with a happy disregard for sanity. His mood swings can go from cheery to irritated murderer in a heartbeat, but his trademark grin usually remains firmly in place.




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Writing Samples
[info]annie_chan
2008-05-29 01:26 am UTC (link)
THIRD PERSON:

He was sulking. Surely all he had done was not enough to warrant this kind of punishment? After all, he had just modified his weapon into a chainsaw- it wasn't his fault the standard issue was so plain! Oh and the deal with a human. That wasn't allowed. Alright, and neither were the deaths of all those women but it wasn't his fault the daily pace was so boring!

Grell huffed, curling into a tighter ball. William didn't have to go this far, did he? The redhead looked around himself. A dark, creaky cabin and a lumpy mattress. By the rocking motion, he deduced he was on a ship. He sat up, gasping.
"Oh no! What if I'm being ferried away from England? What will happen to my Romeo?"

A gruff bark, something about getting up on deck. Grell flinched. He had to play it safe now that he guessed William had probably orchestrated this. He didn't want to make William mad, although Grell thought he was rather handsome when a crease furrowed his brow. Stumbling out on deck, Grell shielded his eyes.

A tropical island? Well. Hell's heat was nothing compared to this climate. Grell propped his chin up on his hands, leaning over the railing. He mourned for Sebastian, his Romeo. And he mourned for William because he had sighed in disappointment and disapproval at Grell. Again.

"Oi, you!" That gruff, barking tone. Something about preparing to disembark. Grell wrinkled his nose. He didn't like being disturbed when musing about his two great loves. With a roar the chainsaw began to silence the gruff guard. And his comrades. Grell giggled, wiping his cheek before setting the chainsaw down and cleaning the splatters from his glasses.


FIRST PERSON:
Fourth character!

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(no subject) - [info]blackestate, 2008-05-30 12:51 am UTC
Grell's journal - [info]chainsaw_juliet, 2008-05-30 12:54 am UTC
...I think I'll need more irritated icons from here out. XD - [info]blackestate, 2008-05-30 02:19 am UTC
ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-05-30 05:34 pm UTC
Nozumu Itoshiki (Or, Zetsubou Sensei)
[info]despairiminit
2008-06-16 05:24 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Lilly
PERSONAL LJ: [info]umiyuko
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S):
MSN: i_am_little_flower_2u@ hotmail .com
AIM: AerisFlowerChild


CHARACTER
NAME: Nozomu Itoshiki (AKA Zetsubou Sensei)
FANDOM: Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
TIMELINE PERIOD: Right after he gets hit by the streetcar in episode 11.
BACKGROUND:
Nozumu's name written down can be read as "Mr. Despair," a quite unfortunate name for a teacher. Sensei is the most pessimistic human in the world. He sees things trough dark shades and anything happy is painted black. He has tried to kill himself on numerous occasions, though through some comedic intervention, he remains safe. And even more interesting, he seems relieved each time that he didn't, in fact, die. So while he pretends to be dark and gloomy and awful- which he is, most of the time, he seems to have some sense of hope left in him somewhere, and doesn't really want to die.

Nozumu grew up with an older brother, (a doctor, incidentally, whose name can be read as "Dr. Death.") He belonged to a very high-class family, and there was a lot of pressure for arranged marriage, but he simply didn't seem interested.

Sensei is, obviously, a teacher in high school, and his homeroom is host to any number of psychologically disturbed girls. For all of his fussing about life being horrible, Nozumu seems very vested in his student's well-being and connecting with the students around him. Perhaps he's just lonely? So how bad can Rivelata be, hn?

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
A bright light, the absence of sound, and then... falling. Emptiness. Then quiet. Was he safe? Was he in paradise, free of the world at last? No. The sway of a boat, and the smell of people. Ugh, people. Soon he was herded like livestock off of the ship, staggering onto a beach. Nozumu slipped his ruined wooden geta sandals off to walk on the sand. His hakama hung in tatters, and his carefully artistically disheveled hair was ruined. Just the thing he would expect to happen to him, as obviously, the entire world hated him.

Was this heaven?
He stepped in a fresh pile of sludge on the street.
Clearly not.

Nozumu made a mental note to tell his book of his despair later.

FIRST PERSON:
Well, isn't this beautiful? Oh yes, lovely.

...well, it does have a certain Greek beauty to it, rather Mediterranean. In a "where the hell am I" type of way. So many people... and all the talking and blathering... All the noise, noise, noise!

I present to you, a haiku:

This place of wonder
of beauty so wide and fair
Leaves me in despair

.......wait. Is that seventeen syllables?!
I'm a teacher, I should be able to write haiku! Oh, I am a shame to my culture!

Where's the closest place to hang myself?
...or drink. Whichever comes first.
NOTES:
This was reserved, and I am also Penelo's { [info]danceofrapture } player!

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Re: Nozumu Itoshiki (Or, Zetsubou Sensei)
[info]rivelatamods
2008-06-16 05:37 am UTC (link)
Before we can process your application, your sample must be over 200 words. At the moment, it's around 120. You may reply to this post with a revised sample.

Thank you!

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Re: Nozumu Itoshiki (Or, Zetsubou Sensei) - [info]despairiminit, 2008-06-16 06:03 am UTC
ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-06-16 03:54 pm UTC
Kasandra Jill Warlock of Black Blood Brothers
[info]blacksnake_kasa
2008-06-19 02:51 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Emily Elphaba
PERSONAL LJ: emily_elphaba
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): orientalgreenfinch36@gmail.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Kasandra Jill Warlock
FANDOM: Black Blood Brothers
TIMELINE PERIOD: After she escapes from the Special Economic Zone in episode 12.
BACKGROUND:
Kasandra Jill Warlock, more commonly known as Kasa, was a well-known and very powerful sorceress, sometimes even being called 'The Black Snake'. She was also a Black Blood (vampire), and a friend of the Sage Eve. When the Kowloon King first emerged, she was one of the first turned, and was branded as a traitor after she killed the sage. She became extremely interested in Jiro Mochizuki, after he was chosen to be the guardian of the sage. He later went on the defeat the Kowloon King in battle during the Kowloon Shock, which only increased her fascination with him.
Because of the infectious nature of their bite, the Kowloon are known to kill those they feed from, and are seen as parasites and cold-blooded killers. Kasa is very selective about who she feeds from, and has been known to go months without feeding.
Kasa has never been a conformist, even dressing in gentleman's clothes during the Victorian period. Kowloon Children all love chaos, and she is no different. However, she has been known to act in ways that would seem to hinder her own cause, even protecting the reincarnation of the Sage. Little is known of her motivations, other than that she enjoys fighting Jiro and likes to get a rise out of him. She has fought against him on several occasions, and is just as skilled with a katana as he is. During the ten years after the Kowloon shock, she was often heard to say "I cannot wait to see Jiro again". Very little is known about her life between the Kowloon shock and her emergence in Japan ten years later. After a failed attempt to bring the Kowloon bloodline into the Special Economic Zone, she disappeared, and her whereabouts since then are unknown.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
Kasa counted the seconds as they ticked by, the toe of her boot tapping along in rhythm. She smiled, picturing the chaos that would break out soon. It had taken so many years of planning, but finally the day was here. She checked her watch again. She could laugh, imagining Jiro’s expression when he realized what she had done. Oh, how she’d love to be a fly on the wall for that scene.
A loud crash from the other side of the room brought her attention back to the present. Yafuri was pacing and knocking over crates as Zaza tried to make him settle down. She shook her head at her brother’s immaturity. If he continued like this, he could threaten the whole mission.
“Yafuri-kun! Control yourself!” Zaza ordered. She smiled to herself, knowing that Zaza’s command would do nothing to calm Yafuri’s impatience.
“Calm down, Yafuri,” she said. “It’ll all happen soon enough. You will get your chance, but only if you control your temper. I won’t let you jeopardize the mission.”
Yafuri settled on the top of a crate, looking his usual impatient self. She generally liked her brother’s enthusiasm, but today was not the day for over-zealousness. She checked her watch again, and smiled.
“All right,” she said, “It’s time.”

FIRST PERSON:
Where am I, and how did I get here? My brothers were with me a moment ago. There are people here, but I do not sense any Black Bloods. That can be easily remedied, though. The blood of the Kowloon could run rampant in such a place as this. The best is still yet to come.

NOTES:

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ACCEPTED!
[info]rivelatamods
2008-06-19 03:42 am UTC (link)
Congratulations, you've been accepted. Now what?

JOINING
• Create your character's journal.
• With it, join [info]rivelata, [info]rivelatalogs, and [info]rivelataooc. You can also join the OOC community with your personal journal.
• Go to the TAKEN CHARACTERS list and follow the instructions.
• Post your character's info and your contact information somewhere in their journal's profile, for the convenience of other players.
• You may be interested in joining Rivelata's Wiki, or at least checking out the Timeline of all the events that have happened in the game thus far. It's very useful!

ARRIVAL
• When your character arrives, they will be just stepping off a crowded boat and onto the docks. With them, they will have a leather-bound journal, which contains the goings-on found in the main community.
• They will also be handed a bag of 5 silver ladies (coins), which is the equivalent of $500 USD. This is all they will have to work with until they find a job, and if they don't want to sleep on the streets, will need it to pay for a place to stay. If nothing is available, they might do well to ask about such things in their first post.

Thanks for applying to Rivelata, and welcome to the game!

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Spider-Man App
[info]harajuku_fuuri
2008-06-22 03:02 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Alicia
PERSONAL LJ: [info]saruzake
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): MarsCFS4

CHARACTER
NAME: Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
FANDOM: Marvel Comics
TIMELINE PERIOD: Ultimate Spider-Man #115, after falling out of the window with Green Goblin
BACKGROUND:Peter Benjamin Parker was the only child of Richard and Mary Parker, whom he lived with happily until their deaths when he was a child. The original canon stated that they were accused of being Soviet spies and were eliminated, but modern canon puts the cause of their deaths as a plane crash. From the age of roughly four onwards, his father’s brother, Ben Parker, and his wife May raised Peter in the Forest Hills suburb of Queens, New York.

Peter grew up the very definition of a nerd. He excelled in science and math, but was not successful socially. He was constantly bullied and tormented by other kids in his school, like the jock Flash Thompson. One of his only friends was Mary Jane Watson, whom he had known since childhood.

It was not until Peter was 15 that his life began to change. His class took a field trip to Oscorp Industries, the research facility and laboratory owned by Norman Osborn, the father of Harry Osborn, another one of Peter’s few friends. During the course of the trip, one of Osborn’s animal test subjects, a spider, escaped from its cage and bit Peter on the hand. This briefly makes him ill, but days later, when he recovers, he finds out that the spider bite has given him superhuman abilities.

Peter is strong enough to lift and throw cars, able to climb walls and cling to virtually any surface, and has a precognitive ability that alerts him to danger seconds before it happens – later referred to as his “spider sense.” What Peter doesn’t know is that the spider has been treated with Oz, something that Norman Osborn was using to replicate a super soldier serum. Osborn finds out about the abilities Peter has been given and attempts to hunt him down by any means necessary.

Meanwhile, Peter has finally been able to stand up to the bullies at school and goes with a group of his classmates to a wrestling match. An announcement is made, promising $500 to anyone who can take down the league’s reigning champ, Crusher Hogan. However, no one under 21 is allowed to participate, but Peter figures a way around those rules. He creates a very basic costume for himself that includes a full-face mask and uses his powers to defeat Hogan and take the money. He impresses the league owners so much that they ask him to come back and fight once a week. They also make him his first official costume and give him his name: “The Amazing Spider-Man.”

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Re: Spider-Man App
[info]harajuku_fuuri
2008-06-22 03:06 am UTC (link)
One week, Peter wins his match and goes to the office to collect his pay. Instead, he is accused of stealing the box office sales for the night. The manager believes that Peter stole it because he was the only person who had never revealed his face. Peter insists that he is innocent, but quits the league and storms back home.

On his way, he runs into a man who has just robbed a store. Instead of stopping the robber, Peter just lets him go, because it’s not his problem. His behavior continues to get out of control until at a party, his Uncle Ben comes to get him and lectures him, telling him that just because he may have the ability to do something, that doesn’t mean he should always do it. His most important words of advice to Peter are “With great power comes great responsibility,” which Peter constantly returns to later in life.

He gets back to his house, only to find it surrounded by policemen and red tape. In the time that he was gone, a burglar broke into the Parker house and, upon finding that they had no money to speak of, shot Ben and took off. Uncle Ben died almost instantly. Heartbroken and enraged, Peter dons his costume and takes off for the place that the police tracked the burglar down to. He corners the man and threatens to kill him for what he did, until he sees the man’s face for the first time. It is the same robber that Peter failed to stop earlier. Had he done so, Ben would still be alive.

Because of the guilt that Peter feels regarding Ben’s death, he vows to never behave the way he did again and that he would stop criminals like that man before they can hurt other. Using his wrestling costume (modified a little), he becomes Spider-Man and hunts down all sorts of petty robbers and organized crime in New York City. However, it isn’t long before monsters, mutants, and supervillains cross his path, along with the X-Men, the Avengers, and a number of people from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Spider-Man’s most dangerous and persistent foe is Norman Osborn, who injected himself with the Oz substance to become the Green Goblin. Osborn becomes obsessed with Peter and tried to follow him no matter what. When Peter arrives in Rivelata, he has just fallen out of the window of a skyscraper with the Goblin, before S.H.I.E.L.D. could destroy Osborn.

b>SAMPLES</b>
THIRD PERSON:Owie…”

‘Face, meet pavement. Pavement, face, you already know it well.’ Peter couldn’t help thinking that to himself, and it figured that the first thing he could think upon returning to consciousness would be a bad joke. He was sort of surprised that he hadn’t smashed to pieces on the ground, as it had been a rather large skyscraper he’d fallen out of.

As soon as his head stopped spinning, his eyes instinctively darted around behind his mask, looking for the monstrous… monster Osborn had become once again. No sign of him. Did that mean that Fury had already taken care of him? No, that would be way too easy, and nothing in Peter’s life was easy.

He felt himself sort of being shoved along, dragged somewhere, and didn’t figure out what was going on until he felt a breeze cross his body, though it was muffled by the suit. When he finally got his senses about him, he realized that he was on a pier of some kind, walking rather dazedly towards a town, dressed in his suit and watching as people outright stared at him… or probably at Spider-Man walking in their midst.

“This is… weird,” he mumbled to himself, and he had seen a lot of weird.

FIRST PERSON: N/A

NOTES: Sixth character. I'll go away now. >>;;;;

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ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-06-26 05:00 pm UTC

[info]chou_sentouki
2008-06-27 07:45 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Jenna
PERSONAL LJ: [info]kami_llama
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): KamisButterflies[at]hotmail[dot]com | AIM: KamisButterflies

CHARACTER
NAME: Remus J. Lupin
FANDOM: Harry Potter
TIMELINE PERIOD: Old school; his 6th year at Hogwarts.
BACKGROUND: The defining characteristics of a member in house Gryffindor are courage, daring, nerve and chivalry. On the surface, Remus J. Lupin would not appear to have any of these. To those who do not know him well, he would seem mousy. He is a diligent, hard-working student; a bookworm who focuses almost solely on his studies. He is generally kind in nature, and certainly does not judge people based on their appearance, or even first meeting. Understanding, benevolent, and always ready to give people a second chance.

There never were a rowdier pair of boys than James Potter and Sirius Black. Despite this, the three seemed to gravitate toward each other. Along with a meek boy named Peter Pettigrew, they formed rather ragtag quartet. Perhaps it was those mysterious scars across Remus' arms and neck that drew the boys to him. They suggested a life of danger and intrigue, and with James and Sirius' sneaky nature, it didn't take them long to discover Remus' secret.

Remus is a werewolf. He was allowed to attend school only under the stipulation that he be sequestered away from the school during the full moon. He felt so fortunate to be given the opportunity to an education even with his condition, which was the root of his need to overachieve and study so hard. His companions, however, were not content to allow him suffer alone. They learned the art of the animagus -- turning into animals -- so that they could accompany Remus on those torturous nights of the full moon. James took the form of a stag, Sirius of a large black dog, and Peter of a rat. Together, the called themselves the Marauders, and naturally they were nigh inseparable after that. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs.


SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: It was impossible to focus on his book.

One would think that being stolen away from their home and mysteriously transported to a completely alien world with no access to their magic would calm Sirius and James down. At least a little bit. But Remus had no such luck, of course. They were as incorrigible as they'd ever been, even when common decency and Lily's lovely house were in danger. James had managed to get the cheeks of his rear stuck in the bars of the stairway banister, and Sirius was doing his very best to ignore those pained cries. Instead, he had his head perched upon Remus' shoulder, and was parroting his own oh-so-charming abridged version of 'Of Mice and Men' back to him.

Remus pressed his lips together, struggling not to smile, refusing to laugh. If he showed anything but distaste, it would only encourage this debauchery. Ignore it Remus, eventually they would wear themselves out and calm down into a dull roar, probably fall asleep across Remus' lap, and he would finally be able to go back to the beginning of the chapter and read through.

"DAMN IT ALL, WILL SOMEONE COME HELP ME? I'M GETTING SPLINTERS IN MY ARSE!"

...Remus couldn't help a quiet chuckle.


NOTES:
First person post unnecessary due to this being my 4th character. @___@ Also, my Remus -- as with our other Marauders here -- is loosely based off of his portrayal in Shoebox Project. Since there is very little canon for their younger years, I feel this is the best portrayal to pull reference from.

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ACCEPTED!
[info]rivelatamods
2008-06-30 12:54 am UTC (link)
Congratulations, you've been accepted. Now what?

• Create your character's journal.
• With it, join [info]rivelata, [info]rivelatalogs, and [info]rivelataooc. You can also join the OOC community with your personal journal.
• Go to the TAKEN CHARACTERS list and follow the instructions.
• Post your character's info and your contact information somewhere in their journal's profile, for the convenience of other players.
• You may be interested in joining Rivelata's Wiki, or at least checking out the Timeline of all the events that have happened in the game thus far. It's very useful!
• Upon arrival, your character will be handed a bag of 5 silver ladies (coins), which is the equivalent of $500 USD. This is all they will have to work with until they find a job, and if they don't want to sleep on the streets, will need it to pay for a place to stay. If nothing is available, they might do well to ask about such things in their first post.

Thanks for applying to Rivelata, and welcome to the game!

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Yuna 1/2
[info]letmesendyou
2008-06-27 10:04 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Lilly
PERSONAL LJ: [info]umiyuko
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S):
Email: i_am_little_flower_2u@hotmail.com
AIM: AerisFlowerChild
MSN: same as email

CHARACTER
NAME: Yuna
FANDOM: Final Fantasy X
TIMELINE PERIOD: Macalania Woods, just before going to meet Seymour for the fateful wedding.
BACKGROUND:
Spira, the land where Yuna hails from, is ruled over by a secretive religion worshipping the deity Yevon, and tormented by a mysterious creature aptly named Sin. Sin 'punishes' humanity for its sins and kills hundreds and does considerable damage all throughout Spira so that the people are kept neatly in its grip.

Yuna was born in Bevelle, the center of Yevon's activity, only daughter to a priest of Yevon, Braska, and her mother, part of the Al Bhed tribe. She was named after Spira's very first summoner, Yunalesca. On a visit to her homeland, Yuna's mother was killed by the monster Sin, and Braska vowed to defeat the monster by walking the path of a summoner.

Summoners are priests and priestesses who travel a pilgrimage to gather fearsome spirits, or Aeons, to fight their battles in the shape of powerful avatars. Together with a set of guardians who protect the fledgeling summoner, Summoners travel to Yevon's temples all throughout Spira, gathering them one by one, before reaching the Holy City of Zanarkand, where they confront Sin, and battle it head-on with their Aeons. In this battle, the Summoner sacrifices their life, and two of their guardians. One to become a final Aeon that will join the others, and another bears the tragic curse of becoming Sin, and resurfacing in time. The lost summoner becomes a "High Summoner" and is revered throughout the land posthumously.

Yuna's father, Braska, became a High Summoner at the cost of his life when Yuna was seven. Now an orphan, She was left in the care of one of her Father's Guardians, who moved with her to the tiny island of Besaid at her father's request. There she grew from a little girl to a young woman. It has been many years since the start of the "Calm", or a time without Sin, an the creature has reappeared. So, Yuna steps forward to take up her Father's staff and begin her Pilgrimage.

However, Yuna encounters a hiccup in her plan. A hiccup with blonde hair named Tidus, who claims he came from Zanarkand, a thousand years ago! While her other guardians call him crazy, Yuna is inclined to believe this strange young man, who does not seem to be acting, or insane. So he accompanies her on her journey, and is the voice of the obvious that Yuna cannot see because she is blinded by religious loyalty. On each step of her journey, she begins to unravel the lies that Yevon has bound them with, and the endless cycle of destruction that has plagued Spira for a thousand years.

And now, at the height of all of her nerves and fears, Yuna seems to have been whisked away somewhere frightening indeed...

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Yuna 2/2
[info]letmesendyou
2008-06-27 10:05 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
"You're fussing too much," Wakka's familiar, bright laugh rustled her hair with his breath, "You look three sheets t'da wind. Get some rest."

She stubbornly sat herself up to blink at the twisted, glistening trees above her. Macalania forest reminded her of the gumdrops her father had brought her when she was little, coated in iridescent globs that tasted sweet and melted in her mouth. The juvenile part of Yuna pondered if she went to one of the ancient trees and stuck her tongue to it if it would taste like candy.

"Sleep, Yuna," Lulu's cool croon had told her.

And her thick fur mantle draped all around her. Soon she was veritably buried beneath Lulu's furs, Kimaris' cloak, and Auron's jacket. Quite a comfortable nest indeed for the little Summoness, who soon drifted off to sleep under the care of her guardians.

But that was not where she would awake.

Yuna was no stranger to boats or the smell of the sea. After all, her knees were oft-skinned from slides in the seafoam, and her clothes and dusted lightly with sand. The feel of the ocean kissing her ankles was not unfamiliar to her. But this smell, this stink around her- that was not what she expected.

She fluttered open her heterochromic eyes and gasped. There were many people crouched around her, whispering in mumbling tones in their own tongue and languages she didn't recognize. She was somewhat knelt, as if she had been propped up against the wall to sleep. The blanket draped around her did her no service.

She sat fully on her ankles and crept her torso forward, whispering in a hush, "Where are we, are we headed to Kilika?" The answer she received did not please her at all.

She could not play in some foreign land when Spira needed her so desperately!

FIRST PERSON:
Good Evening. Since I am left with you, dear book, I shall assume that I am to write in you about my whereabouts and goings-on. The people here are kind, just scared; I felt the same feeling in Kilika after my first sending. There is a lot of pain here, a lot of hurt.

So many of us brought here right in the midst of crucial times! Me, about to accept an engagement to a man I know has killed his father and seeks my own destruction, and the others around me were in similar dire straits. I wonder, what has brought us here all at once?

Hopefully, it will all become clear soon, this air of suspense is thick enough to cut with a blade.

Oh! I believe we've docked...

NOTES:
Woot, third character already! I'm also Penelo and Nozomu Itoshiki's mun. I'm so excited, I've always wanted to play Yuna!

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ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-06-30 12:54 am UTC
Sola → Matsuri Shihou
[info]nightwoe
2008-08-01 02:32 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Ashley
PERSONAL LJ: [info]seiizur3
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): Scythegasmic@aol.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Matsuri Shihou
FANDOM: Sola
TIMELINE PERIOD: Moments before her death.

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[info]nightwoe
2008-08-01 11:12 am UTC (link)
BACKGROUND:

A Calamity of The Night is a creature who is the embodiment of human pain and agony. They are the great misfortunes and disasters that can never see the sun. They were once human – but when they died, another Woe ‘revived’ them to become another Calamity of The Night. Should one venture into the sun, their skin begins to burn and disintegrate. However, they heal quickly in the darkness, unless their exposure to the sun was for too long. The smallest bit of skin touched by the sun is enough to cause a Calamity pain. Aside from this one detail, they are immortal.

Matsuri Shihou is a three-hundred and fifty year old Woe, and her origin is unknown. For as long as she can remember, she has lived in the darkness – she has never stood underneath the sun and enjoyed a bright blue sky even though to be able to do so is her greatest desire. She has the same abilities as most other Calamities – she can heal rapidly, enhanced abilities, turn others into Calamities… but she also has her own, special, unique ability – Matsuri can decay anything with a simple touch.

Centuries ago, she inhabited a cave with Aono and Yorito; two human, sibling, companions of hers. It was Aono and Yorito’s goal to show Matsuri the sky.

A tragic accident then occurs. Yorito is killed when a home collapses on top of him – leaving Aono and Matsuri to frantically try to dig him out to no avail. Back at Matsuri’s cave, Aono slits her throat with the claim that she cannot live without Yorito. Lonely, and despite her obvious bond with Yorito, she did not want to be left by herself again – which was how Aono became a Calamity of The Night, just as Matsuri was. However, the company did not last very long, as Aono grew very angry at Matsuri for what she had done. Not only was she a Calamity like Matsuri, but Yorito was still dead. However, before Aono disappears, she recreated Yorito with her new-found special ability: controlling paper. She then implanted memories in ‘Yorito’s’ mind.

Flash forward centuries of Matsuri’s ‘life’ that are spent wandering through the night, avoiding hunters who were out to kill her for what she is. A man named Takeshi, whom has a Calamity companion in the body of a little girl, has found Matsuri and is intent on killing her because of a tale that to bring one Calamity back to life, another Calamity must sacrifice its own. Takeshi is hell-bent on making Mayuko human once more.

One night, however, Matsuri encounters Yorito once more – however, he has no memories of her, or his past. As far as Yorito seems to be concerned, he is just a teenaged boy who is obsessed with taking pictures of the sky. Through a series of events, Yorito finds out Matsuri’s secret and takes her into his home to ‘protect’ her from Takeshi.

Her bond with Yorito begins to manifest once more, beginning when he promises her to show her the sky, and to stand under it with her. Yorito is so determined, that he even leaves the bedsheets and blankets outside in the sun so when he brings them in, they will ‘smell like the sky’.

However, Matsuri soon disappears after claiming that “A Calamity of the Night is the embodiment of Human agony and pain. We are always meant to be alone.”

She soon confronts Aono, however – who tells Matsuri to stay away from her Yorito. The same Yorito she created with paper centuries ago. After their confrontation, they part ways – until Matsuri finds her once more and challenges her to one more fight over Yorito. Despite Aono being his sister, Yorito sides with Matsuri. They fight in an abandoned theatre.

Matsuri carries the sword Takeshi had carried; the sword that can revive a Calamity in exchange for the life of another. While standing on the Theatres stage, Matsuri stabs herself just as the projector starts shooting a film of the sky at the stage. On Matsuri.

The fight continues outside and Yorito takes a blow for Matsuri, and ends up turning back to what he was – paper. As Matsuri comforts Aono for the loss of Yorito, she gains the upper hand and stabs Aono as the sun rises. In the end, Yorito succeeded in showing her the sky – but in exchange, Matsuri lost her life to make Aono human.

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ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-08-03 03:44 am UTC
Yoite 1/3
[info]erasemeaway
2008-08-05 07:11 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Lilly (Penelomun)
PERSONAL LJ: [info]umiyuko
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): AIM: AerisFlowerChild, MSN: i_am_little_flower_2u(at)hotmail(dot)com.

CHARACTER
NAME: Yoite
FANDOM: Nabari no Ou
TIMELINE PERIOD: Right after Episode 14

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Re: Yoite 1/3
[info]erasemeaway
2008-08-05 07:11 am UTC (link)
BACKGROUND:
Not much is known about Yoite's past; he keeps it veiled very tightly. From all outward appearances, Yoite is a tall, slender boy of sixteen. With somewhat icy, but beautiful features. An emo-child, perhaps, curled up in the corners of rooms or slithered in tight spaces. However, he is not as he appears.

Once upon a time, his name was Sora. He refers to himself as male, but Yoite is neither male nor female. It was determined when he was born that he would be male. As such, his voice is very soft and faint, and his features delicate.

The world is divided; the front world and the world of Nabari, the world of the Ninja villages and the underground. Yoite is a ninja that studies under the Kira technique, a forbidden art that uses one's own lifeforce, or ki, to attack others. He works with the Kairoshu village as their deadly weapon to clear live obstacles. The consequence of using the art is dire. First it aged his body three years, then it robs the user of each of the senses, until finally, their body crumbles altogether. Yoite is already dying, and quickly. The boy who appears a young adult is really a child, with only roughly two months to live.

Any talk of his family leads him to withdraw within himself; he had one brother, though not by blood, named Tsukasa. Though Tsukasa was younger, Yoite was a troubled child and Tsukasa often ended up taking care of him and shepherding him about. Because of his difficulties, he was abused at home, and it left him silent and dispondant. The Kairoshu brought him in, and he was quickly groomed to be a Kira user, though only a child. Tsukasa is the only one who has ever offered affection to him through his childhood, and otherwise, love baffles him, and frightens him, because he finds himself unworthy. Any kind act is painful.

He currently resides with his partner Yukimi, another ninja under the Kairoshu. Yukimi looks after him as his health degenerates and tears apart, and is protective of him. Yoite's one goal before he dies is to find the user of the Shinrabashou, and use them to grant his greatest wish. The Shinrabashou sacred, forbidden art that controls all things in nature and contains the world's wisdom; access to its power can solve any problem or wish; but it is so unwieldly that it oft kills the user. It rests within a young boy named Miharu. Yoite tracks him down, and puts himself in the boy's service on one condition:

That he would erase his existence.

Yoite believes that the world would be a better place if he never existed. In his mind, he is only an annoying death god, someone who ruins lives and destroys joy. As such, he does whatever it takes to give Miharu the tools to learn the Shinrabashou, if only to get himself closer to being erased, before it is too late with his death.

Interestingly, for someone who is so desperate to be erased, Yoite is terrified of being forgotten, though he knows everyone would benefit from not knowing him. He longs to have a good reason to be remembered, to leave some evidence that he had been there, and that he had lived. Yukimi, and Miharu's reassurance has opened him some, because being around young Miharu gives Yoite a chance to protect and defend, someone to fight for, to live for.

But the clock is ticking, and soon Yoite will run out of time...

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Yoite 3/3 - [info]erasemeaway, 2008-08-05 07:12 am UTC
ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-08-05 08:06 am UTC

[info]whatisyourwish
2008-08-09 05:17 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Emily Elphaba
PERSONAL LJ: [info]emily_elphaba
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): orientalgreenfinch36@gmail.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Yuuko Ichihara
FANDOM: xxxHOLiC (crosses over with Tsubasa)
TIMELINE PERIOD: The end of volume 12
BACKGROUND:
Yuuko Ichihara’s origins are unknown (Yuuko Ichihara is in fact an assumed name). She owns a little shop in Japan where people can go to get their wishes granted, but always at a price. Her shop has wards on the gates, and only those who need to can enter. She has also been called the space-time witch, and her symbol is the butterfly.

Yuuko is very fond of liquor and food, and is constantly making Watanuki (her employee) cook for her, and fetch eki-kyabe to help with her hangovers. She also has him clean out her “treasure room”, which is full of odd or mysterious items, most of which she received as payment for some sort of service. Although she seems very strange at first, she is very wise and knowledgeable about spirits and magic. She is well known in the magical world, and has connections to the fox-spirits and Clow Reed. Customers at her shop include an ame-warashi and a group of karasu tengu.

One day, visitors appear out of the sky. First is Syaoran, holding an unconscious Sakura. He is followed by Fai and Kurogane. Yuuko sends them on their journey to recover Sakura’s memories, and gives them Mokona Modoki, a creature she created with the help of Clow Reed. She herself keeps Mokona’s twin, and the Mokonas allow her to communicate with Syaoran’s group. She is also monitoring and occasionally assisting the spiritual journey of her employee Kimihiro Watanuki and his friends Shizuka Doumeki and Hinawari Kunogi.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
Yuuko looked around. This was not a dimension she had visited before. She expected a vision to strike her, but none came. She frowned slightly. That was unusual. She looked around again. She was on a boat, and there was an island visible. It appeared to be somewhere tropical, which meant that it would be hot. She cringed internally. If it was as hot as a Japanese summer, she would not enjoy this dimension. Yuuko could feel that there was some sort of power on the island, though, and that made her curious.

She found a journal and a quill pen at her feet. She held the book in her hands, and could feel the magic on the book, although the feeling was fainter than normal. She opened it carefully. There was writing in it, and as she watched, more words appeared. She read it with interest. This was a remarkable object, something that could go in her treasure room at home. However, from what she read, it seemed that finding a way home would be difficult, and her powers might not be in top form while she was here. As she skimmed through the journal, she saw a few entries that made her pause. Fai D. Flourite. Kurogane. It seemed that there were some people she knew here. This might be more enjoyable that she had thought. She smiled to herself. Her arrival had been hitsuzen.

NOTES: I already have two characters in the game ([info]blacksnake_kasa and [info]gehenna_royal), so I have skipped the first person sample.

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ACCEPTED!
[info]rivelatamods
2008-08-11 08:54 am UTC (link)
Congratulations, you've been accepted. Now what?

• Create your character's journal.
• With it, join [info]rivelata, [info]rivelatalogs, and [info]rivelataooc. You can also join the OOC community with your personal journal.
• Go to the TAKEN CHARACTERS list and follow the instructions.
• Post your character's info and your contact information somewhere in their journal's profile, for the convenience of other players.
• You may be interested in joining Rivelata's Wiki, or at least checking out the Timeline of all the events that have happened in the game thus far. It's very useful!
• Upon arrival, your character will be handed a bag of 5 silver ladies (coins), which is the equivalent of $500 USD. This is all they will have to work with until they find a job, and if they don't want to sleep on the streets, will need it to pay for a place to stay. If nothing is available, they might do well to ask about such things in their first post.

Thanks for applying to Rivelata, and welcome to the game!

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