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IMPORTANT!Applications are on a monthly cycle. They run from the 1st thru the 4th of each month. The cycle opens at 12:00AM CST and close at 11:59PM CST. Notices will be sent out all at once at the end of the cycle, and no later than 24 hours after the end of the cycle.
Before applying, please be sure to read the following:
⌈ PLAYER SECTION ⌉
Player:
Contact: Journal/Plurk/AIM — anything to help identify since someone might share your name handle.
Age: You must be at least 13 years old to apply.
Current Characters: If a new player, just put "N/A"
⌈ CHARACTER SECTION ⌉
Character:
Age:
Canon:
Canon Point:
Background: We do not need a play by play of their life. You can of course provide one, but it's not necessary. A summary of their role in the canon and important events involving their character will suffice. Wiki links are allowed.
Personality: Tell us everything you can about how the character works. What are their quirks, reasons for thinking, habits, and flaws—basically we want to know not only how they act, but also why they act that way. You are free to use canon as examples, but be sure to explain why you are referencing the event.
Abilities: If there are any particular abilities the character has supernatural or otherwise, list them here. Referencing to a wiki list is acceptable. However, if there are any particular abilities that need to be weakened or removed, note them here.
Alignment: Please refer to the Alignment entry to choose which alignment your character would most likely fall under. Include a brief (a couple of sentences max) just to help explain why you think your choice is the best fit.
Other: Anything else you'd like to mention.
⌈ SAMPLE SECTION ⌉
Sample: We have two requirements for the sample:
The sample can be "written" in three different ways and you can choose which one will work best for you:
Format wise, you can use either [ brackets ] OR narrative prose. We do require that the writing at least be coherent, have proper sentence structure, and is mostly grammatically correct (we realize that writing styles can be loose/creative in [ bracket ] form so we're giving a bit more leeway). One last suggestion we have is try to have the character interacting with the environment and try thinking of the sample less of a narrative piece but more like a post or thread prompt you might make in the game. That will help the sample show not only how you will write the character, but also how you will play them in practice.
Questions: If you have any questions, ask them here.
Clean copy and paste form here:
Before applying, please be sure to read the following:
- Read the Rules and the Game Information.
- Double check the Reserves and Taken Characters lists to make sure the character you're applying for is not on the list. Also check the comments in case the entry has yet to be updated, as well as any pending applications.
- Feel free to use the most recent test drive both for practice as well as to use for samples. IMPORTANT! If you submit threads as samples, you must submit the application with that character journal. This is the only way we can ensure that the samples are from you and not someone else.
- Linked samples must have been made within the past year.
- You may apply for up to two characters per cycle.
- Application challenges are allowed. Reserves will have priority, but it's not definitive. We will choose the better application regardless.
- Do not plagiarize. If we find that the information provided was directly taken by either another player or source material such a wiki, the application will be rejected immediately. If we find this after processing the application, we will revoke the application and have you removed from the game with potential ban.
- Reusing your own applications from other games is allowed. We only ask any original written samples to conform to our game. That is, we don't want to read samples that are set specifically for another game's premise. Note: this does not apply to threads linked from other games used as samples.
- If you are rejected, you cannot reapply for the same character until the next cycle. However, you can apply for a different character in the same cycle.
- Those accepted must fill out all of the required entries within a week to be considered part of the game. Otherwise, we will consider it a revocation of the application.
- Fill out the form and comment to this entry! You can either paste the application directly to the entry or link it from your own journal/musebox.
Player:
Contact: Journal/Plurk/AIM — anything to help identify since someone might share your name handle.
Age: You must be at least 13 years old to apply.
Current Characters: If a new player, just put "N/A"
Character:
Age:
Canon:
Canon Point:
Background: We do not need a play by play of their life. You can of course provide one, but it's not necessary. A summary of their role in the canon and important events involving their character will suffice. Wiki links are allowed.
Personality: Tell us everything you can about how the character works. What are their quirks, reasons for thinking, habits, and flaws—basically we want to know not only how they act, but also why they act that way. You are free to use canon as examples, but be sure to explain why you are referencing the event.
Abilities: If there are any particular abilities the character has supernatural or otherwise, list them here. Referencing to a wiki list is acceptable. However, if there are any particular abilities that need to be weakened or removed, note them here.
Alignment: Please refer to the Alignment entry to choose which alignment your character would most likely fall under. Include a brief (a couple of sentences max) just to help explain why you think your choice is the best fit.
Other: Anything else you'd like to mention.
Sample: We have two requirements for the sample:
- Character Portrayal. We should see examples of the character's dialogue as well as some introspection or additional narrative to further show how you intend to write the character. This is the most important part of the sample and where most of the weight will be.
- Use of Emotions. This is our "game setting" requirement. Essentially we want to ensure that you have a basic grasp of the game's premise, especially with the use of emotions. It can be a small scene, even incidental to the main sample. For apathetic characters or those who do not exhibit emotions easily, an alternative is to describe what the character is doing instead and essentially show how they behave in such a manner. For example, if a character is set in a scenario that would normally provoke an emotional response, what do they do instead? What is their mindset and their reaction instead? This portion doesn't have to be lengthy and can even be a couple of sentences to a paragraph. Also keep in mind that subtle and passive effects count, so you do not have to try and create something exuberant or extreme. A calm wind will work just as well as a raging storm, so feel free to be as simple or creative as you want.
The sample can be "written" in three different ways and you can choose which one will work best for you:
- Test Drive. You can utilize our test drive to cover both requirements of the sample. So long as there is enough character portrayal and a scene with an emotional reaction, be it within the prompt or done during the thread, then it will satisfy both requirements.
- Link out + Written. You can link to threads/entries from other games, memes, or museboxes to show character portrayal, and then write an additional short scene for the emotion portion of the sample.
- Original Sample. You can write a complete sample that shows both character portrayal and a scene involving emotion use. This can be one sample or two separate samples. If you opt to write an original sample, you are welcome to use any prompts from any of our Test Drives, Intro Logs, Task Board, and even past events. You are also free to change things up and are not restricted to any of these prompts. They are just here to help offer ideas.
Format wise, you can use either [ brackets ] OR narrative prose. We do require that the writing at least be coherent, have proper sentence structure, and is mostly grammatically correct (we realize that writing styles can be loose/creative in [ bracket ] form so we're giving a bit more leeway). One last suggestion we have is try to have the character interacting with the environment and try thinking of the sample less of a narrative piece but more like a post or thread prompt you might make in the game. That will help the sample show not only how you will write the character, but also how you will play them in practice.
Questions: If you have any questions, ask them here.
Revision
We would like for you to discuss the SL-9 incident, particularly how it affected Ema and what she had to go through both at the time of the case and when it resurfaced.
Please submit your revisions as its own comment in reply to this one. You have one week to submit the revisions, otherwise we will consider it a revocation of your application. If you have any questions or concerns, ask away!
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SL-9 is an incident that involved a serial murderer by the name of Joe Darke. Ema's sister, Lana, was one of the detectives in charge of solving the case and Ema herself didn't get involved until the very end. On a day when the suspect was being questioned, Ema happened to be in Lana's office waiting for her sister to finish when the suspect escaped and came into Lana's office and attacked Ema. Neil Marshall, the prosecutor assigned to the case, came in after the suspect to try and apprehend him. He was able to save Ema's life, but he became the last victim.
Ema's memory of the incident was incredibly vague and it also didn't help matters that there was a power outage during that time and the only time she could see anything of what was going on was when lightning flashed. She did her best to try and draw a picture of what she remembered for another of the detectives involved, Detective Goodman, and she was also to act as a witness, but ended up not being able to say much of anything that helped. In the end the suspect was found guilty anyhow, but due to Lana forging evidence with the help of the then acting police chief, Damon Gant.
After that, Lana became Chief Prosecutor, Gant became chief of police, and others involved were demoted or let go entirely. Only Goodman kept his same position. Ema pretty much forgot about the incident other than the fact that after that her sister changed, and not for the better. Still, that change didn't ever affect how much she cares about her sister.
Then two years later, Lana gets involved in an incident and is suspected of murdering Detective Goodman. Ema knows her sister would never murder someone, especially not someone she knew well. So she sought out the services of a defense attorney that Lana had recommended. At first she sought out Mia Fey, but upon finding out that Mia had died a few months previous, she ended up getting Phoenix Wright on the case.
Ema was determined to help Phoenix find what he needed to get Lana a not guilty. She acted as Phoenix's assistant and helped him with scientific investigations. For the first time Phoenix was able to dust for fingerprints and test for bloodstains, which helped him a lot to find some things he wouldn't have been able to find otherwise. Most of the time when she's helping Phoenix she's just glad to be of help and determined to convince everyone that her sister isn't a murderer. She has no idea that Lana was taking the heat for Gant to protect Ema.
The new case became incredibly confusing because seemingly Goodman had been murdered in two locations at the same time. On the very last day of it, Phoenix had to dredge up the details of SL-9 because it was obvious that the former case had to do with the current one. Also, Lana admitted in court that she had indeed forged evidence for that case, which caused an uproar. Still, Ema didn't think badly of her sister. She knew Joe Darke was deserving of his punishment. If anything it made her more determined to do the best job she could investigating this case so there wasn't a need to forge evidence so criminals like Darke can be punished.
Lana did try to stop Phoenix from bringing things up because she was doing her utmost to protect Ema. But Ema encouraged Phoenix to keep going because she was that determined to find her sister not guilty. Phoenix also was convinced that Lana didn't do it and had evidence showing it was Gant. In the process of this, it looked for a time like Ema was the one who killed Neil Marshall. This definitely was upsetting to Ema, yet she kept on going. Ema is definitely a very resilient person and this time she was able to testify as to what she saw.
Before Ema or Lana could be too upset by it, Phoenix brought up the fact that he suspected that Lana had been deceived and wasn't actually the first one on the scene.
By the end of this, Phoenix was able to prove that both Lana and Ema were innocent of murder, but he couldn't save Lana from her own confession of forging evidence. Still, everyone was happy with that outcome because the sentence for forging evidence was much less than for murder. Ema was able to say goodbye to her sister before she was taken away to serve her sentence thanks to Edgeworth and Ema was so glad to finally see her sister back the way she was. She knew she could wait for Lana to serve the sentence given. Ema was sent to family in Europe to finish up high school in the meantime. At her canon point, she's visiting for a short time to act as a translator for a teacher who also is visiting. When she helps Edgeworth during some of his cases in AAI and AAI2, she mentions nothing about the two cases, just that she's happy in Europe with her family there. It's also not outright said if Lana is still in prison, but assumed she is.
But two years later, Ema has moved on from all this. About the only thing left that shows of her experiences here is her determination to become a forensic scientist. She understands why her sister and Gant had to do what they did. Gant was acting to make sure a heinous criminal was put behind bars and couldn't hurt anyone else and Lana was acting to protect her sister. She doesn't approve of Gant committing murder in the name of catching a criminal, however. If it ever came up, Ema would very much agree that Neil Marshall shouldn't have had to die to bring Darke to justice. It would have been another matter entirely if Marshall had truly been the last of Darke's victims, but Darke should have been able to be arrested from the witness testimony Ema could provide, and Marshall could have provided had he lived. Ema believes that with scientific investigation that a person like Marshall and Goodman would be alive now and her sister wouldn't have spent two years in misery and Gant would still be a great police chief instead of a murderer. That's why she's so eager to help Edgeworth out in the cases where she helps him because she doesn't want to see others be falsely accused of crimes because someone else wanted them to take the blame. She doesn't even bring up this mess in the face of Blaise Debeste and Simon Keyes who were very much like Gant, except lacking in good intentions at any point. This definitely shows how resilient Ema can be to tragedy and even during 1-5 she was only upset when she thought she killed Neil Marshall and her sister covered it up and pinned the blame on Darke. She knows she's not a killer, so it had to have been an accident if she was to blame. In the end though, she was more upset that Lana went through so much to protect her and then it turned out to all be a lie. She truly was more upset by how Lana became so distant and was so willing to believe Ema killed Marshall, even by accident. She was also upset that Lana was supposed to be a person who upholds the law, and then used unlawful means to protect her own sister rather than the lawful means of hiring a defense attorney to find Ema not guilty like Phoenix did. Truly, Lana's actions bothered her far more than the thought that she could have accidentally killed a man, though it did help that Phoenix acted quickly to find Ema not guilty since that would be necessary to find Lana not guilty of Goodman's murder.
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