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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.
OOC COMM?  Our OOC community has moderated acceptance, so if you would like to join it with your personal journal, please say YES here and you will get an invite to join it.

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 (Expand)
ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-02-22 05:43 am UTC (Expand)
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 (Expand)

[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 (Expand)

[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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ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-03-01 07:19 pm UTC (Expand)
Re: ACCEPTED. - [info]annie_chan, 2008-03-02 06:50 am UTC (Expand)
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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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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[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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Shibuya Yuuri App
[info]8sins
2008-03-24 01:09 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Alicia
PERSONAL LJ: [info]saruzake
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): MarsCFS4

CHARACTER
NAME: Shibuya Yuuri
FANDOM: Kyou Kara Maou!
TIMELINE PERIOD: Post-series, before the 1st OVA
BACKGROUND:

Up until he turned 15, high school first-year student Shibuya Yuuri thought of himself as a normal Japanese teenager. He lived with his parents and his older brother Shouri and his life was almost solely devoted to baseball, where he played catcher. One day, as he was riding home after watching a game, he saw bullies picking on Murata Ken, his closest friend from junior high. He got involved in order to save Ken, but as soon as the bullies focused their attention on him, Ken ran off. The bullies surrounded Yuuri and dragged him off to a nearby restroom, where they pushed his head into the toilet.

However, when they flushed, Yuuri found himself sucked inside, traveling down the waterways to a strange new world. He was rescued from a mob of angry villagers and discovered that he is the new king, or Maou, of the country of Shin Makoku, a land of demons known as Mazoku.

Yuuri is learning to rule his newfound home with the help of several new friends: Wolfram, his accidental fiance, Conrad, his helpful bodyguard, Gunter, the master swordsman, teacher, and Yuuri-fanboy, and many others.

At this point in the series, Yuuri has gained the ability to travel between Shin Makoku and Earth without any aid, and he has decided that he'll try and live in both worlds. He and his friends have just defeated the ancient evil entity Soushu and have begun to heal centuries-old wounds between humans and Mazoku.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: Yuuri was convinced he'd been trying for the pond inside Shinou Temple, but it looked as if he'd miscalculated again. Muraken wasn't around anywhere, and he surfaced treading water in the middle of the ocean.

"Ack!" Yuuri coughed up a lungful of water and paddled frantically for a distant shore. "Of course, this is my luck." The salt was making his nose burn and he searched for a boat or something that would have his companions on board.

His arms were starting to tire and he felt a new ripple of panic. 'Am I going to drown? Be eaten by sharks? No, sharks in Shin Makoku are vegetarians anyway, that's what Conrad said. But what if the sharks haven't eaten in a long time? I bet I look really tasty, oh crap!'

"Conrad!!"

FIRST PERSON: N/A

NOTES: This is my third character.

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ACCEPTED.
[info]rivelatamods
2008-03-24 04:10 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]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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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 (Expand)
Repost of First Person - [info]nixe_eva, 2008-04-05 09:01 pm UTC (Expand)
ACCEPTED. - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-04-08 04:27 am UTC (Expand)

[info]daifukuusagi
2008-04-03 02:18 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Yumi
PERSONAL LJ: [info]daifukuusagi
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): kawaiikoji17@aol.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Haruhi Suzumiya
FANDOM: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Haruhi Suzumiya no Yuutsu)
TIMELINE PERIOD: during the Vanishment of Haruhi Suzumiya light novel, in which Kyon finds himself living a "normal" life without Haruhi

BACKGROUND:
Haruhi is a girl who is very easily bored. Spontaneous, spastic, and usually moving at speeds that would suggest tiny springs in the soles of her shoes, Haruhi is out to find adventure and mystery and doesn't care what she has to do to do it. Though she'll go for anything even remotely diverting in the search for something to ease her boredom, Haruhi's main goal is to meet aliens, time travelers, and psychics and "have fun with them" in the ways that only a Haruhi Suzumiya can.

Haruhi is a high school girl who is in fact much stranger than she seems. She has the power to unconsciously alter the world around her, and in the show in fact nearly destroys it and recreates it again the way she wants it. Another demonstration of this power is in the transportation of an alien, a time traveler, and a psychic to her school and, consequently, her club. All of this seems to happen by accident, but it is revealed that Haruhi's subconscious powers are definitely in control of the situation. She has been called "GOD" and "dangerous" and "insane" and has proven to be exactly that, minus the flowy white hair and beard.

Haruhi develops a deep attraction to Kyon, one of her male classmates. Kyon was the first person to really talk to Haruhi, and because of this was eventually dragged into helping her develop her club, the SOS Brigade. He is the key to Haruhi's many mood swings, the errand boy, and the only one capable of making her keep or change the world, though he wants no part in it all.

Haruhi's SOS Brigade resides in the abandoned Literature Club clubroom and searches for mysteries in the world. Through the course of the first season Haruhi and the gang actually solve a few "mysteries," most of them caused by Haruhi herself.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
Footsteps. Humming. More footsteps.

Haruhi paced the clubroom floor impatiently, making the wood creak under pressure of her jumpy, deliberate steps. She had been waiting for the members to arrive for a whole three minutes now, and all the serenity in the world couldn’t calm her. Where else could they be, anyway?

At least she heard it—the murmur of voices, the scuffing of feet on the dirt outside. Eagerly Haruhi threw herself at the window, the whole top half of her hanging out its ledge in the effort to spy the missing members of her club. She caught a glimpse of red hair, flushed cheeks, half hidden behind a short mop of brown. There was that lazy frown, that half quirked eyebrow that were characteristic of one half-worried, half-too-lazy-to-be-anything-else Kyon.

Haruhi growled, then frowned, then finally drew in and let out a scream so loud it shook the foundations of the very building out of which she hung.

“MIKURU!!!”

FIRST PERSON: None~

NOTES: No first person; previous characters: Jojo and Rudy. Also: this is a dropped character I wanna pick up. Original time period was the end of the first season of the anime, before the Vanishment light novel

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ACCEPTED.
[info]rivelatamods
2008-04-04 01:32 pm UTC (link)
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• Create your character's journal.
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Kyon Application
[info]suzu_no_hito
2008-04-10 06:43 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Suzu no Hito/Trap/Belltrap/BATMAN
PERSONAL LJ: [info]suzu_no_hito
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): Emrys the Gbane (AIM)

CHARACTER
NAME: Kyon
FANDOM: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
TIMELINE PERIOD: Post-Episode 9, Season 1 (the last chronological episode, but not the last to air)
BACKGROUND: Kyon is... average. Which is to say, he's a human in the SOS Brigade, a group that otherwise consists of an alien, an esper, a time-traveler, and a nigh-omnipotent being. Even his grades and athletic ability are average. Yet, if there's one extraordinary trait about Kyon, it is his tolerance of the other members of the SOS Brigade, their fearless leader Haruhi in particular. Despite the zaniness, the chaos, and sometimes the flat-out insanity of being in the SOS Brigade, Kyon has managed to remain a voice of reason and a calming influence on Haruhi's mad plots and antics. The only normal human "chosen" for Haruhi's group, all the other parties are very much interested in Kyon, and know that without him, Haruhi's wrath might well go beyond all reasonable bounds, and the destruction of the world as they know it would be high-- with almost as high a chance of no world being recreated afterwards. In some ways, because he is the only one who knows of Haruhi's power that is willing to stand up to her, Kyon may well be the single most important human to the continued existence of the universe...

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON: It was going to be a long day. He could tell just from the way she was all but giggling as she bounced in her seat, eyes gleaming brightly.

The question wasn't so much what it was-- as long as it wasn't completely insane, they'd probably end up doing it over his protests anyway-- as how much Kyon would need to get her to tone it down. By the look of things, he would be lucky if it were an after-school activity, or, better yet, a weekend activity. If it was something she could start at lunchtime... well, they were doomed. He knew that gleam, and, by now could tell how much talking it would take to get her to back down.

The first exuberant words out of her mouth as she shoved her face into his:

"Meeting at lunch!"

Yep. It was going to be a long day.

FIRST PERSON: Third character: I already play Batman and Lelouch Lamperouge

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ACCEPTED!
[info]rivelatamods
2008-04-12 01:54 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.
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Kobayakawa Sena...again...
[info]shiroinokistune
2008-04-18 08:43 am UTC (link)
Messed up big time on my previous application. Here it goes again. ><"
PLAYER
NAME: Shin-chan
PERSONAL LJ: [info]shiroinokistune
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): jakkieranda_tree@hotmail.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Kobayakawa Sena
FANDOM: Eyeshield 21
TIMELINE PERIOD: Three weeks before the Christmas Bowl, which is somewhere around chapter 277.
BACKGROUND:
Due to his small stature and shy personality, Kobayakawa Sena was bullied by his peers in his childhood and always had to be saved by his childhood friend Anezaki Mamori and later on, Kaitani Riku. Because he didn't want to get into any fights, Sena became a "gofer", retrieving items and running errands for his tormentors, which allowed him to build up his speed and dodging ability.

Upon entering highschool, Sena was quickly forced into playing on the Deimon Devilbats American Football team by Yoichi Hiruma who had witnessed his amazing running abilities. To conceal his identity, Sena wears an eyeshield to cover the upper part of his face during practices and matches. Hiruma picked the alias "Eyeshield 21" after a player of the same name in the United States of America, so that Sena could have a secret identity and thus not be recruited by other athletic clubs - a situation proved to be frighteningly true after he reveals his identity in the game against Bando.

Prior to revealing his idenity, Sena posed as the Devilbats secretary, using his job to provide a cover for his real posistion as the runnerback "Eyeshield 21". Despite joining the club unwillingly, he quickly grew to love the sport and being a part of the team.

Unlike the stereotypical american football jocks seen on chick flicks, Kobayakawa Sena is a very polite, modest, kind and chivalrous sort of guy. Although he's a bit cowardly, when the people who he considers to be important to him are threatened or insulted in anyway, he becomes confrontational, which is unlike his normal "weak" manner.

An example of this side of his personality is shown when Agon makes fun of Hiruma and Kurita's dream of going to the Christmas Bowl. Sena becomes so infuriated, that for the first time in his matches (and most likely in his life), he tries to attack someone head on with destructive intent.

SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
Sena stared fearfully at the long red gothic-lolita styled dress his 'sister' of sorts handed to him, pressing him to try it on. 'You'll look absolutely adorable~' she had cooed. While the dress certainly looked nice and a lot better than the pink maid costume Suzuna had forced him into wearing awhile back, he still had his pride, as miniscule as it was. And his pride dictated that he would not wear a dress. Especially not one with as many frills and ribbons as the one held up innocently in Mamori's hands.

He backed away, tripping and stumbling over a football helmet, inconveniently located behind him“I-I'm not going to wear that! I don't care if you use puppy dog eyes! I don't want to wear a dress ever again!” Mamori pouted visibly.

“But Sena~,” she whined. Sena flinched at her tone and out of the corner of his eye, he noted that Suzuna had moved to block the doorway of the clubroom. Rats.

“N-no means no!” He said firmly as he could. Which really, wasn't all that firm at all.
FIRST PERSON:

Suzuna? Monta? Wh-where are you? Th-this isn't Osaka...weren't we going to scout Teikoku? Er...hello? This isn't another last minute training program is it?

...this really isn't funny. Please answer me!
NOTES:
I'm so sorry for my big mess up with my earlier application!

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ACCEPTED!
[info]rivelatamods
2008-04-20 01:11 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!

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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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ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-04-22 05:02 pm UTC (Expand)

[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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Miura Haru application 1/2
[info]bemafiabosswife
2008-05-19 07:33 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME:Shin-chan
PERSONAL LJ: [info]shiroinokistune
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): jakkieranda_tree@hotmail.com; AIM : jakkiethepumpkin

CHARACTER
NAME: Miura Haru
FANDOM: Katekyo Hitman Reborn
TIMELINE PERIOD: TYL Arc, around chapter 180. Just before the Vongola set out to raid the Millefiore base.
BACKGROUND:

Miura Haru is a cheerful, outgoing, somewhat macho fourteen year old girl attending the school of Midori Junior High, which is an elite all girls school. When she is first introduced in “Katekyo Hitman Reborn”, she appears as your typical, air-headed girl from next door- the only exception to this image that instead of liking the cool, handsome guy on the street, she has an adoration for Reborn, Sawada Tsunayoshi's baby hitman tutor.


Upon Tsuna's and Haru's first meeting, she automatically hates Tsuna, because she assumed that Tsuna was corrupting Reborn's “innocence” with his mafia “games”- when in reality, it's the other way around. One of Haru's beliefs is that babies are extremely pure and innocent and should be protected at all costs- and anyone who dares try to corrupt their heats is extremely cruel and black hearted.


However, after Tsuna puts himself in danger to save her life, Haru's adoration and love is then directed to Tsuna. Much to his displeasure. After that, Haru then strives to become Tsuna's wife, and worships Tsuna whenever she can. However, this doesn't stop her from yelling at him, if she feels that he's bullying the babies(although, most of the time, this is a misunderstanding on Haru's part).


While Haru is very much aware of Tsuna's position in the mafia, she seems to have an idealized, romanticized view of it and doesn't seem to have a clue of what really goes on in Tsuna's family. It wasn't till she was hit by Lambo's Ten Year Later bazooka and sent to a bleak future along with Kyoko, I-pin and Lambo that she realizes how bad life can be. Despite breaking down momentarily and showing her softer side, she picks herself back up and strives to do all that she can to help Tsuna and his guardians.


Unlike the majority of the male characters, Haru is a very normal girl and her only special abilities are her gymnastic skills. She provides a balance to the other more unstable characters and is one of the few in Tsuna's life that is for the most part- normal.


As said before, Haru adores children and strives to protect them whenever she can. Because of this attitude, she often babysits Lambo and Ipin along with Kyoko(one of her close friends, despite Kyoko being Tsuna's crush) whenever Tsuna has to run off and do something else. She's very naive and friendly, getting along with most people with ease. The only exception to this happens to be Gokudera Hayato, whose volatile, hot tempered nature sets of her own temper, causing a lot of fights between the two. She's rather brave, one time climbing down a mountain cliff in order to give Tsuna some lunch and has rather tomboyish tendencies, although she does have a lot of scenes where her feminine nature is prevalent.

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Miura Haru application 2/2
[info]bemafiabosswife
2008-05-19 07:34 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:

Smiling sleepily, Haru rolled over in her nice, soft comfortable bed, burying herself in her thick warm blankets. She didn't think she'd ever miss her room so much. After two long harsh months, they had done it. Tsuna had done it. They had kept their promise. She was finally back home, in the time that she belonged to.


“Mmm...Tsuna-san,” She giggled, romantic scenes with said boy running through her head.


And she owed it all to Tsuna. She had never doubted him, not even in the beginning and definitely not when Tsuna needed her to stay strong the most. After all, she was going to become a mafia boss's wife- a wife should always stand by her husband at all times. Lazily, she propped herself up on her arms and stared her alarm clock, attempting to focus on the blinking red numbers.


She hazily noted it was 10:30. Her date with Tsuna(well, if she wanted to be truthful to herself, it wasn't really a date so much as a treat since Tsuna was bringing Lambo along with them) w was at twelve. That meant...she had roughly an hour and a half to get ready.


Wait. An hour and a half?!


“HA-HI!!” She shrieked, jolting up from her bed as she raced to the bathroom. How on earth was she going to get ready in such a short amount of time? Nervously, she splashed her face with cold water to wake herself up as she blindly groped around for her face towel. Ten minutes to eat. Ten minutes to have a shower. Half an hour to get ready. Twenty minutes to get a nice bento made for Tsuna, herself and Lambo. Which left twenty minutes to get out of the house and to the amusement park before Tsuna arrived. She didn't want to make him wait at all! That would be wrong and completely and utterly unbecoming of a mafia boss's wife!


FIRST PERSON:

NOTES: I already have two characters [info]speedy_devilbat and [info]sixstatesofhell in the game. xD Haru was also on reserve.

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ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-05-21 04:08 pm UTC (Expand)
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 (Expand)
ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-05-28 03:19 pm UTC (Expand)
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 (Expand)
Grell's journal - [info]chainsaw_juliet, 2008-05-30 12:54 am UTC (Expand)
...I think I'll need more irritated icons from here out. XD - [info]blackestate, 2008-05-30 02:19 am UTC (Expand)
ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-05-30 05:34 pm UTC (Expand)
Application for Mamori Anezaki
[info]aquacrys
2008-05-30 03:17 pm UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Clar
PERSONAL LJ: aquacrys
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): crystalsuicune4245@yahoo.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Mamori Anezaki
FANDOM: Eyeshield 21
TIMELINE PERIOD: In Episode 79 of the anime series, after Sena reveals to her that he is Eyeshield 21.
BACKGROUND: A lovely, pink-haired girl, she is Sena's childhood friend who acts like a mother figure to him. Her mother is half-American, half-Japanese which makes her 1/4 American and 3/4 Japanese. She is in 2nd year in Deimon High School and excels in all her studies except art. She is also a part of the school's disciplinary committee.

Ever since they were little kids, she has protected Sena from bullies, along with Riku Kaitani. Because of that, Sena grew up unable to defend himself. Every time Sena gets bullied, she comes to his rescue by driving the bullies away.

She has a motherly personality and cares for everyone, though she takes particular care of Sena. She can be tough too though, as shown when she protects Sena from Hiruma. Throughout the series, she sees Hiruma as a bully but eventually gets to see the softer side of him and changes her attitude towards him, showing that she is a kind and understanding person.

Mamori joined the American football club as the manager, in order to "defend Sena from bullies" but eventually becomes an excellent and smart manager. She knows the rules of the game inside out. During an episode where all the members of the team are announced, she was introduced as "the team's manager, signal-relay and expert at high-speed snack eating". As manager, she analyzes the plays of the opponent and signals them via hand signs to Hiruma the captain.

Sena keeps his identity as Eyeshield 21 from her, for fear that because of her overprotectiveness, she'll pull him out of the team (seeing as American football is a dangerous sport). One of the main plots in the series is Sena keeping his secret identity from her. There are times when she nearly comes close to discovering him but the team usually helps Sena escape from her suspicions. She does have suspicions though, because she sees that Eyeshield appears when Sena is not around. Another suspicion of hers is that Eyeshield and Sena do not get along well so one appears when the other is not around.

During Episode 79 of the anime and Chapter 154-155 of the manga before the game against the Bando Spiders where all members enter a short tunnel and intoduced individually over a loud speaker, Sena finally reveals his identity to her before he was set to go out the tunnel. He apologizes to her before heading out. She was shocked at first but then realizes that he has grown; she has been babying him all the time and holding him back. She apologized to him and from then on, she supported Sena in the team's goal of playing in the Christmas bowl.

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Re: Application for Mamori Anezaki
[info]aquacrys
2008-05-30 03:19 pm UTC (link)
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THIRD PERSON: Mamori sat on the bench of the football field. Clipboard in hand, she continuously drew and wrote notes about the opponent's strategies and plays and analyzed them. Her mind's gears whirring, she saw a weakness in the opponent's playstyle.

She stood up and caught Hiruma's attention. She then began making hand signs known only to the two of them, relaying the information.

With her information, the team makes a spectacular play on the field. She cheers them on, "Go! Devil Bats!" As Eyeshield 21 dashes on the field, she gives him a cheer.

A blue-haired girl cheers loudly beside her. "Mamo-nee... let's cheer for the Devil Bats!"

She smiled a warm smile and said, "Yes, you're right, Suzuna-chan."

Looking intently at the ongoing game, she stared at Eyeshield 21 who was currently dashing towards the goal. She couldn't understand why he reminded her so much of Sena. She thought, 'Sena could really learn a lot from him. It's a pity that he always disappears whenever Eyeshield 21 appears.'

But then, she wondered, is it just a coincidence that she never saw both of them at the same time? Is it really because they don't get along well with each other? Or could there be some other reason for this?

The play started again and she began scribbling again. 'Maybe someday, I'll see the person behind that eyeshield. Eyeshield 21's true identity. But for now, going to the Christmas Bowl comes first!

FIRST PERSON: I've always wondered why Sena disappears whenever Eyeshield 21 appears. What is he up to during that time? It's very suspicious. Could he be in bad terms with Eyeshield 21? It's too bad because Eyeshield 21 is such a good role model for him.

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ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-05-30 05:35 pm UTC (Expand)
Kikumaru Eiji Application
[info]deimoncreampuff
2008-06-07 09:55 am UTC (link)
PLAYER
NAME: Clar
PERSONAL LJ: aquacrys
EMAIL/MESSENGER(S): crystalsuicune4245@yahoo.com

CHARACTER
NAME: Kikumaru Eiji
FANDOM: Prince of Tennis
TIMELINE PERIOD: In the middle of Episode 12 of the Prince of Tennis OVA, after he achieves the state of Synchro
BACKGROUND: Kikumaru Eiji is one of the 3rd year Seishun Gakuen (Seigaku) regulars. Kikumaru is the youngest out of five siblings (He has two older brothers and two older sisters). He is classmates with Fuji Syuusuke and is one of his good friends.

He is famous for being part of Seigaku's Golden Pair with Oishi Shuichiro, a doubles team that made it to the Nationals. What makes him notable is his acrobatic playstyle, making use of astonishing dives and flips along with his flexible body to return balls that almost seem out of reach. He also has exceptional vision, just like Echizen Ryoma, in seeing moving objects. He loves the attention and cheers and is not pressured by this. His lack of stamina is his main weakness, though he overcomes this later on.

His flashy play style alludes people into thinking that he is the game-maker of the pair since he gets the ball the most but it is actually Oishi who is, letting him control the game while playing at the net. However, when Oishi gets injured and he is forced to play a game without him, he matures as a doubles player.

During the Nationals, he plays singles for the first time because Oishi's former injury got worse and he couldn't play. He declared that he won't play doubles with anyone else but Oishi, thus, the match-up. But after winning narrowly, he says that playing singles is "too lonely" and makes a pact with Oishi that he should get healed in time for the finals so that they can play together again.

Kikumaru is the most cheerful out of the Regulars. He is very playful, friendly and sweet. Since he is the youngest in his family, he is usually called by his given name, Eiji.

What also sets him apart from the others is that he often acts like a cat, as shown by his acrobatics. He also habitually adds a "nya" to his sentences which is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a cat's meow. He likes bear-hugging the series' main protagonist, Echizen Ryoma and unlike the others, calls him "Ochibi" which means "little guy".

He and Oishi aim to be the number one National doubles team and he trains hard to reach this goal. In Episode 12 of the OVA, he and Oishi achieve the state of Synchro, a pinnacle for doubles players where their movements are synchronized. It is said that top pro doubles players can't go pro without Synchro, showing the endless possibilites of the Golden Pair.

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Re: Kikumaru Eiji Application
[info]deimoncreampuff
2008-06-07 10:26 am UTC (link)
SAMPLES
THIRD PERSON:
Sweat poured down Kikumaru Eiji's face as he stood in front of the net, readying himself for the opponents' serve. His stamina was never really good but he willed himself to continue. This was a Doubles 1 match that he and Oishi really needed to win.

"Let's win this Eiji!" Oishi called out to him.

Kikumaru smiled. Oishi was fired up as usual. He shouted back, "Yup!"

The opponent served the ball and Eiji ran to catch it, using his acrobatics. He did a behind-the-back smash. "Kikumaru Beam!"

The crowd cheered as he scored the point and Kikumaru felt his spirits lift up. This was the best.

He and Oishi did a high-five. He said, "Let's keep this pace!"

The Golden pair really was a great doubles team but it wouldn't be like that if they didn't trust each other. Trust, Kikumaru thought as he returned the ball, was what made them win lots of matches and games. Sure, their skills were needed but trust was very important too.

And he trusted Oishi very much. Together, he and Oishi will become the Number one Nationals Doubles team!

Kikumaru jumped. "We, the Golden Pair..." he began as he readied to smash the ball, "will become the best Doubles team ever!"

"Game and match, Seigaku's Oishi-Kikumaru pair, 6-4!"

FIRST PERSON: Um, I've been accepted before.

NOTES: This is my 2nd character. The first one is Anezaki Mamori.

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ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-06-13 10:17 pm UTC (Expand)
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 (Expand)
ACCEPTED! - [info]rivelatamods, 2008-06-16 03:54 pm UTC (Expand)

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