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Applications

Please fill out this form in a journal entry and link it in the screened comments below.

OOC
Player Name:
Pronouns:
Player Age: Players must be over 18. Players who are uncomfortable don't have to give a specific number (but are encouraged to); however, the vaguest answer allowed is a 10 year range - "in my 40s", "in my 30s", etc.
Player Timezone:
Anything you MUST have warnings for?
Other Characters in Game:
Plurk (if you have one):
Other Contacts:
Invite source:

IC
Character Full Name, Western Order:
— Diminutive, if applicable: Ex: Jim, Jack, Sasha.
Character Chronological Age:
Character Visible Age, if different:
Character Gender:

Canon:
Canonpoint:

ONE paragraph synopsis of character and canon premise: This is very important. Assume the mods are canonblind. You will use this paragraph (though ofc be allowed to revise it as you see fit) in CR memes, event plotting, and OOC intro memes, so it's good to put the effort in now so you can just copy/paste it later.

Character Personality: Six traits, with examples of how they manifest in canon. Try to aim for one medium paragraph per trait.

Character History: No wiki links; try to be concise, please, and only include the details that are important to understanding how the character became who they are and how their environment shaped them.

Physical Details: Things that aren't apparent from your icons that would be relevant in threads. Height, build, smell, accent/speech patterns, medical conditions, etc.

Does this character use any disability aids? What are they and what is their purpose? If this section is filled out, the mods will respond to your application with what that aid would be replaced with in this setting. If it's critical for the character to be playable/to function, like a sip/blow wheelchair, be sure to mention that. Please include glasses/contacts.

Is the character bringing a pet? Describe them. Nothing supernatural/fantasy, and no livestock.

Inventory upon arrival: Clothes do not count. No fantasy items or things that could not occur in 1960 or earlier. No vehicles. Disability aids do not take up a slot, nor do pets.

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Suitability

What elements of the game are you most interested in engaging with?
How will your character integrate into the setting? How do you see them dealing with life in Sweetwater? What are your plans for them in this game?
Why did you choose this character specifically for this game?
What are your favorite elements of horror? You can list movies, themes, tropes, motifs, whatever you like here.
Do you understand that Silent Spring's purpose is horror, not domesticity/found family, and that the following themes (nuclear panic, the Red Scare, conformism, sexism and restrictive gender roles, heteronormativity/gender binarism, surveillance, gaslighting, brainwashing/propaganda, disinformation, pollution/contamination, poisoning, loss of control, smoking, alcohol culture, and uncanny valley) cannot be opted out of?
Do you agree to accept the potential IC consequences (social shunning/ostracism, potential exclusion from neighborhood social events, up to brainwashing, sleep deprivation torture, and nonconsensual haloperidol injection) in full for your character's actions in game? You cannot choose to opt out of parts of IC punishments. They are clearly described in the FAQ, so players need to make the informed decision upfront as to whether or not they are comfortable playing this out. This is a core mechanic and is not separable from the setting and the game.
Do you agree to accept the most severe IC consequences (physical torture, excluding eye, nail, dental, or toe/finger trauma) for serious IC crimes beyond subversion (ex: attacking or killing an NPC, killing a PC, attempting a bank robbery...) or to abstain from having your character commit serious crimes in this setting? Players may always ask what the potential consequences of a PC action would be before they commit.
Do you understand that this is a horrorgame, that some elements may be disturbing to you personally, and that you and only you are responsible for making sure that you don't engage with properly warned content that upsets you? It is the responsibility of every person in the game to appropriately warn for potentially upsetting content, but nobody except the invidual player controls whether or not they choose to read it. A horrorgame is like watching a horror movie in theaters: if it gets too overwhelming or scary, you're not forced to stay and can take a breather outside or just dip, but the other audiencegoers would still like to enjoy the movie.

Link to TDM thread or toplevel with this character:

Housing Preferences

What is your usual tagging speed? Tagging patterns? Ex: I'm mostly a weekend tagger, but I boomerang when I do tag; I like to schedule a time to tag back and forth; I tag throughout the week and usually average at least one a day, etc.
What activity level is ideal to you in a partner?
What is your timezone? How important is it that the other players in the household be in a similar timezone?
Would you like a household with a child, without, or do you have no preference?
Are you okay with being placed with a character/character(s) that would impact your character's reputation? Ex: Russian or Slavic head of household (and last name for your character), GNC wife, child likely to rebel against stringent dress code in high school.

<blockquote>OOC
Player Name:
Pronouns:
Player Age: Players must be over 18. Players who are uncomfortable don't have to give a specific number (but are encouraged to); however, the vaguest answer allowed is a 10 year range - "in my 40s", "in my 30s", etc.
Player Timezone:
Anything you MUST have warnings for?
Other Characters in Game:
Plurk (if you have one):
Other Contacts:
Invite source:

IC
Character Full Name, Western Order:
— Diminutive, if applicable: Ex: Jim, Jack, Sasha.
Character Chronological Age:
Character Visible Age, if different:
Character Gender:

Canon:
Canonpoint:

ONE paragraph synopsis of character and canon premise: This is very important. Assume the mods are canonblind. You will use this paragraph (though ofc be allowed to revise it as you see fit) in CR memes, event plotting, and OOC intro memes, so it's good to put the effort in now so you can just copy/paste it later.

Character Personality: Six traits, with examples of how they manifest in canon. Try to aim for one medium paragraph per trait.

Character History: No wiki links; try to be concise, please, and only include the details that are important to understanding how the character became who they are and how their environment shaped them.

Physical Details: Things that aren't apparent from your icons that would be relevant in threads. Height, build, smell, accent/speech patterns, medical conditions, etc.

Does this character use any disability aids? What are they and what is their purpose? If this section is filled out, the mods will respond to your application with what that aid would be replaced with in this setting. If it's critical for the character to be playable/to function, like a sip/blow wheelchair, be sure to mention that. Please include glasses/contacts.

Is the character bringing a pet? Describe them. Nothing supernatural/fantasy, and no livestock.

Inventory upon arrival: Clothes do not count. No fantasy items or things that could not occur in 1960 or earlier. No vehicles. Disability aids do not take up a slot, nor do pets.

1.
2.
3.

Suitability

What elements of the game are you most interested in engaging with?
How will your character integrate into the setting? How do you see them dealing with life in Sweetwater? What are your plans for them in this game?
Why did you choose this character specifically for this game?
What are your favorite elements of horror? You can list movies, themes, tropes, motifs, whatever you like here.
Do you understand that Silent Spring's purpose is horror, not domesticity/found family, and that the following themes (nuclear panic, the Red Scare, conformism, sexism and restrictive gender roles, heteronormativity/gender binarism, surveillance, gaslighting, brainwashing/propaganda, disinformation, pollution/contamination, poisoning, loss of control, smoking, alcohol culture, and uncanny valley) cannot be opted out of?
Do you agree to accept the potential IC consequences (social shunning/ostracism, potential exclusion from neighborhood social events, up to brainwashing, sleep deprivation torture, and nonconsensual haloperidol injection) in full for your character's actions in game? You cannot choose to opt out of parts of IC punishments. They are clearly described in the FAQ, so players need to make the informed decision upfront as to whether or not they are comfortable playing this out. This is a core mechanic and is not separable from the setting and the game.
Do you agree to accept the most severe IC consequences (physical torture, excluding eye, nail, dental, or toe/finger trauma) for serious IC crimes beyond subversion (ex: attacking or killing an NPC, killing a PC, attempting a bank robbery...) or to abstain from having your character commit serious crimes in this setting? Players may always ask what the potential consequences of a PC action would be before they commit.
Do you understand that this is a horrorgame, that some elements may be disturbing to you personally, and that you and only you are responsible for making sure that you don't engage with properly warned content that upsets you? It is the responsibility of every person in the game to appropriately warn for potentially upsetting content, but nobody except the invidual player controls whether or not they choose to read it. A horrorgame is like watching a horror movie in theaters: if it gets too overwhelming or scary, you're not forced to stay and can take a breather outside or just dip, but the other audiencegoers would still like to enjoy the movie.

Link to TDM thread or toplevel with this character:

Housing Preferences

What is your usual tagging speed? Tagging patterns? Ex: I'm mostly a weekend tagger, but I boomerang when I do tag; I like to schedule a time to tag back and forth; I tag throughout the week and usually average at least one a day, etc.
What activity level is ideal to you in a partner?
What is your timezone? How important is it that the other players in the household be in a similar timezone?
Would you like a household with a child, without, or do you have no preference?
Are you okay with being placed with a character/character(s) that would impact your character's reputation? Ex: Russian or Slavic head of household (and last name for your character), GNC wife, child likely to rebel against stringent dress code in high school.</blockquote>