Symphony Character Adoption Agency - CD + OPEN! :)

[Wesley]

I've decided that we'll keep the code drop date as the 2nd for now (because it coincides with my schedule best). Please try your best to get some major work on your forms done by then! If I see that you guys have put effort into your forms by then but are still needing a bit of time for some extra work, I will extend the round by a week; maybe two. c:

[ojoku]

kennel 342
BoardToTheEnd
theresasnakeinmyboot wip u.u sorry if I haven't enough
Everyone loves a twist ending. Well, most everyone. I've still got trust issues from the Sixth Sense, and The Shining messed me up, man. Regardless, perspective is a huge part in... everything related to literature. If someone thinks they're doing the right thing and you know only their side of the problem, it's likely that you'll side with them, so long as they're not completely insane. With Brockton, I decided to practice the harder spots in writing -- getting sympathy for your character, writing in a style opposed to your own, etc. I first began things like this with Murvik, who spoke in a very pretentious manner. I'll be using Brockton to practice my old school writing technique as well as working with a character that's usually associated with villainous tendencies. So... pretty much the least Christmasy things possible. But I'll use him all throughout 2015! For writing, hopefully for art (I'm bad but it's fun!) and inspiration. If I can successfully make a story for this doll, I can do a lot more! So ahh, now that I've bore you half to death, I'll get on to my form. Thanks for reading!!

❝
'Twas not a man's soul that shone in those eyes

only a beast could be so evil

❞

Brockton Coktail

Standing in line, head high and nose rapidly smelling the air, stood Brockton. Assigned to soldier 113, he was held in high regard. The general didn't get any ordinary dog. In his prime, the general's companion was one of the fiercest on the force. His sense of smell was impeccable. The speed and reflex the animal possessed was astonishing. He could tell if a sound was a threat or not with an 80% accuracy rate, impressive considering the range he was tested with. It seemed he knew what a valuable part of the team he was. His broad, armored chest rose and fell slowly, his ribs poking at his sides. On his hind legs, he stood at 5'7", giving him the ability to bite into a man's throat if given the chance. He weighed in at 140. Being around him was unsettling. He was a killing machine. As well, his eyes were simply sockets of red, the wolf having been blinded in a training accident as a pup. The loss of his eyes made things harder but not impossible. Though not too bright, he understood the general concept that he would be killed if he was found useless. He trained hard. As a result, he became strong and able to easily use his other sense. Many men lost their lives due to Brockton. Thirteen years of age, he still remains strong and determined, though his strength is deteriorating a slight. He prefers to work just with his soldier on tasks as his focus on training has prevented him from developing normal social skills. Since his strength is fading, Brockton typically just spends time defending the base, being taken out onto the field only for special missions.

Patrol

Claws clicked on the tile, echoing down the dark hallways. Brockton's ears were trained forward, though occasionally flicked back or to the side. His nose took in every scent - from the bleach to the blood. He was given the simple task of keeping the hallways clear. No one shall leave their room, no one should enter the building. Guards, who would escort scheduled visitors and keep their own watch, were the only exception. Brockton was important to this process. His keen sense of smell and sharp hearing would allow him to detect anything hidden. Beside him were Mauri and Coltt, younger canines that were not yet ready to head out into the field. His retirement had brought him here to teach the new recruits what to do. If they got out of line, he could do whatever was necessary to get them in line. Battle orders were really the only things Brockton understood. Praise, battle orders, and scolding. He didn't work well enough with other areas of communication to do anything except for cold-hearted killing. It was greatly a desire of his to go back out into battles. He was rough as a patrol dog. A foreign smell caught his attention and he would follow it, hoping for something to sink his teeth into. It had been all too long since his last mission. Still, the general is quite fond of Brockton and takes him to conferences and on certain missions. He's very obedient and will stay by his side without will to go off on his own. However, once he's been set to attack someone, it's highly unlikely he'll let go until the person is sufficiently begging for mercy. To Brockton, you win or die, and he'll do whatever it takes to win.

Training && Thinking

One can only be great by way of practice. Even an aptitude for something will only get you so far. It seems none understand this better than soldiers. Brockton Coktail is one such soldier. To be the best he can, he trains and trains. Besides taking care of needs and working, that seems to be his most prominent activity. He wants to do everything he can for his cause; even if he doesn't know what that cause is. All he knows is that he wants to be the very best. He seems to have a pretty good understanding of how needed he is in the field. When tired or simply done with training, Brockton spends a good lot of time thinking. He imagines being a hero. He imagines being well-loved. He imagines being admired. While he knows that he's greatly needed, he sometimes wishes he was more impressive. He picks on his small flaws. If he wasn't missing part of his front leg, he may have more powerful swipes. Had he not lost his back foot, perhaps his grip and pounces would be better. Even with his disabilities, though, his thinking sessions tend to end with satisfaction. He's done a lot for his people. For his organization. Brockton is full of pride and self doubt all at once, though uses his training to distract him.

Personality

Strong, violent, and protecting. Brockton is loyal and almost mindless. He does as his general requests without thinking. Although he can be a bit slow in stopping an order in progress, he means well. His valor comes from a fear of not being wanted. He's trained and worked hard to become as good as he is. A blind soldier is practically unheard of. If he were to lose any of his attributes - his hearing, his strength, anything - he may not be wanted. As such, he plunges into battle with little fear. If he loses his life in a fight, at least he'll have died as a hero, rather than an unwanted veteran. He wants to be wanted. Not knowing any other purpose besides making his soldier happy, he has no time to imagine other lives. He mostly thinks about himself and how to make himself more impressive.

Scars && Injuries

eyes lost in an accident --

explain
a tail overall absent --

explain
a front leg lost in action --

explain
the back foot lost antepast --

explain
scars that have never seen sacrament --

explain
and armor for the extravagant --

explain

History

words

Favorites

words

Relationships

words

Strengths && Weaknesses

words

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[Hedgie;]

Sainler - We also have to be considerate of Wes' s scheduale. After all, judging takes quite a bit of time on her part and therefore I think It is only fair to close the round and judge when Wes has the time. Some forms may not be done, yes. But there is 1440 minutes in a day. Im sure each and everyone of us can find five minutes a day to work on our forms

so what your saying is,
its my fault i work so much, and i need to bend over backwards to finish my form.
Everyone else who wont be able to finish by then should just get over it so Wes can judge their incomplete forms.
Anyone who wont have internet because of holiday travels should just "find 5 minutes" because thats totally doable for everyone.
but its fair to close the round when people will be too busy with holiday junk and visiting and traveling and juggling the rest of their school work and jobs along with that.

Totally fair.

[booklover789]

I'm going to put my two cents in about this. Yes, I'm aware that no one asked for my opinion on this particular issue, but seeing as I'm one of the judges and part of the critique staff here, I feel that my opinion may help y'all out.

I understand that some of you are unhappy that Wes chose the code drop date to be the 2nd. I have finals that are going to take up two entire days where I could be working on forms - but I'm in college, and work comes before play. Yes, my college has internet access, but it's even slower than the internet at my house (which has been RIDICULOUSLY SLOW these past few days), and I can't exactly access it if I'm working on finals or studying for them. That's not counting the fact that I'm getting over some stomach virus that I've had since last week. When I actually had time last week to be working on forms, I was too sick to do anything but sit and stare at the screen. It's a miracle I got homework done, with how awful I was feeling. I understand where y'all are coming from with being displeased that Wes chose the 2nd because of this. I haven't had as much time as I'd like to put towards form-completing. Real life just gets in the way sometimes, and I totally understand that.

Furthermore, I have lost characters I've put my whole heart and soul into before. I have tried my best and lost them, and honestly, it is truly gut-wrenching to have that happen after you put months into completing a form and trying your hardest to win. I know how awful it feels to have something you want ripped from your grasp. I also understand wanting a character with all of your heart and not getting it due to insufficient time to complete your form. I have had this happen to me on so many occasions that I couldn't possibly count them all. While this is saddening, it is simply a fact of life that each person must come to terms with on his/her own. It took me a long time to be able to deal with this particular fact, and while I may still get upset if I lose a character due to an unfinished form and I may voice my concerns over it, I won't be rude to those who have decided to do what I disagree with. I can disagree with them and be mad at them all I want - but I won't stoop so low as to sling names and be mean. I can be offended and sad if I want - but to lash out at the person who probably didn't mean to hurt me? That's really uncalled for, and you won't catch me doing it.

With that said, however, I am SabjeBammie's partner over at the Pound of Love - we run the adoption agency here on CS together. Speaking from experience, our very small agency takes a LONG time to judge each round. Because I'm the main person in charge, I have to judge everything myself and then wait for responses from the other judges on kennels I'm not sure what to do with. That takes a LOT of time. I can't even imagine how long the code drop must take here at THIS agency, seeing as it is three times the size of our rather small agency. So due to this, I can understand why Wes chose the 2nd, as this is the day she can work with the code drop the easiest.

Does this understanding make me any more pleased that Wes chose this date? No, of course not. I am still not pleased that she chose early January instead of mid-January. But does complaining do anything to solve the issue? No, it doesn't. So, I simply must accept this fact and move on. After all, life isn't fair, and we don't always get what we want.

Now, I must say one final thing. Wes is being very understanding of y'all. She even stated that she'd lengthen the code drop if we desperately need it lengthened. She's being reasonable and rational about a situation which most people aren't pleased about. For that, y'all should be giving her props, not tearing her down about it.



Long post put into a few short sentences, I understand why Wes chose the date that she did and will stand by her in her decision, even if I may personally disagree with it. Life isn't fair and we don't all get what we want. We should be backing wesleydog's decision even if we disagree with it, because she's nice enough to run this agency and is being really civilized about this current issue. You can disagree with her all you want to if you're nice about it, but back off if you aren't going to disagree with her in a civilized manner.

[Queen Vivane]

I would have much preferred mid January but I reckon I'll be able to live with the CD being on 2nd. Hopefully my inspiration will be back on topic by then. No more fanfiction writing haha. Ah yes. I understand the crushing grief of loosing out on character you poured your heart and soul out for *is still not over one that got away*

[Jericho]

Sainler - We also have to be considerate of Wes' s scheduale. After all, judging takes quite a bit of time on her part and therefore I think It is only fair to close the round and judge when Wes has the time. Some forms may not be done, yes. But there is 1440 minutes in a day. Im sure each and everyone of us can find five minutes a day to work on our forms

so what your saying is,
its my fault i work so much, and i need to bend over backwards to finish my form.
Everyone else who wont be able to finish by then should just get over it so Wes can judge their incomplete forms.
Anyone who wont have internet because of holiday travels should just "find 5 minutes" because thats totally doable for everyone.
but its fair to close the round when people will be too busy with holiday junk and visiting and traveling and juggling the rest of their school work and jobs along with that.

Totally fair.

That is not at all what I said. Im simply stating that complaining and arguing with Wes who generously takes of her own time to run this wonderful adoption agency is probably not the nicest thing you could do around the holidays. Yes, its hard to loose a character you really want. I know for many forms and attempts in experience. I have won and lost many. I know you are upset over the date of the code drop but that is no reason to argue with Wes and tell them that they are being unfair.

Wes has chosen a perfectly reasonable time span for this round, and has even offered to possibly extend it if they feel that not enough people are ready. For this we should be thanking Wes. Not claiming that she is unreasonable. Actually right now it is unfair for you to argue with Wes. After all, is it you who puts hours of planning and preparation each month into this agency? Is it you who organizes this whole thread? No. Its wesleydog. I really feel that if anyone in this situation is being "unfair" it would be you.

[Irios Atelis]

Username

Nix Jazz Tempesedo

Kennel Number

#13

Use

Well, I received Rai'd from a creature exchange over on Deviantart and he came with his own little cheshire cat familiar. The problem was, the design on the cheshire cat was vague if non-existent and so I went searching for the perfect design for Rai'd's companion and stumbled across this girl. I knew she was absolutely perfect for what I wanted, the only issue was that the original character was female and intended to stay that way. So Knox was renamed Gypsy and became a female, I must say, I rather like the new dynamic that springs from this! She'd be a lovely addition to my character family and I'll give her much love <3

Gender

Female

Species

Cheshire Cat - Familiar

Abilities

- Evaporation -> Is able to have parts of her body simply vanish into thin air and reappear at will.
- Magic -> She has a wealth of knowledge in the art of using magic
- Hunter -> Being a cat, she knows how to hunt down her prey with deadly efficiency
- Speech -> Being a Cheshire cat, naturally she can speak and has a sharp tongue
- Wicked Claws -> Just don't let her get you with them




Personality


Adaptable
Opportunistic
Confident
Cunning
Cautious
Manipulative
Resilient
Planner
Selfish
Dedicated
Perfectionist
Aware
Defensive
Controlling
Efficient

Gypsy is a social introvert, able to spend significant amount of time in the company of others and even more with a chosen few individuals however she ultimately needs time to herself to recharge and just think. If she doesn't get this, she becomes snappy and out come the claws. She is an assertive and self-assured cat who knows exactly what she wants and how to get it. She is ambitious and takes no backtalk from no one, not adverse to giving them a lesson with her claws. She is a cunning and manipulative girl who knows how to get people to do or give her what she wants. There really is no stopping her when she wants something, it's better just to give it up before you get hurt.

Despite all this, Gypsy is considered quite selfish and outside of looking after her charge whom she believes is a reflection of her own abilities, cares very little about other people, preferring to look after herself first and foremost.

Introduction to Rai'd

Rai'd was a normal boy born in the Arabian desert as part of a travelling troupe. From a young age he was taught the ways of the wandering people, both how to entertain and the more unsavory abilities of the pickpocket. He loved his life and was very good at what he did and until the age of ten, his life was all he ever wanted it to be. His grandmother had taught him the art of magic from a young age, the skills were taught to all who were born to the gypsy life. Rai'd had found a talent in magic, able to do things like minor healing and growing of plants as anything more required more energy than he had. One day the caravans met a small group of people almost dead of thirst and took them in with open hearts. One of these travelers, Rai'd took interest in after he'd seen the man using a large amount of magic. The boy asked the man how he could do such things and the man responded by showing him some spells from an old book, telling him that this would allow him to do magic beyond even the best magic users.

Being young and impressionable, Rai'd couldn't wait and began speaking the enchantments as soon as he was out of earshot. The spell, however, was anything but innocent, summoning a demon from the farthest depths of the underworld. Immediately it took over the young boy's body, usually the spell would summon a low level demon, one that the host could control, however one word uttered wrong had left the young boy far deeper than he could get out of. Now possessed, Rai'd returned to his people and had to watch in horror as his own body slaughtered them against his will. His grandmother and the eldest of their tribe was able to cast a strong magic, using all of her strength she was able to summon a familiar to banish the demon from the boy's body. The demon, however, would not leave without a fight and in the process, began tearing the boy apart. Before the familiar could stop the creature, it had torn off Rai'd's right arm at the shoulder and cruelly blinded the boy in his right eye.

The familiar was Gypsy who was left to pick up the pieces of the shattered boy, guiding him to learn from his mistakes. She was able to give some of her life force to him this passing on the resemblance of her own physical traits, such as ears and a tail. It took her some time to coax the boy out of his grief and fear of what had just occurred and the familiar was never the 'touchy feely' type so indeed she did struggle with the task. But, she was not going to be bonded to a weakling and eventually she got the boy up and walking. They were able to take one of the horses the travelers had owned and ride it across the desert, eventually catching up to the people they were originally fleeing from. Upon seeing the boy with his newly lost arm, the people were able to find him a healer who worked with metals and a new phenomenon called 'science'. This man was able to make him a new mechanical arm in exchange for work and Rai'd gave it gladly, feeling as if he had no more purpose in life.

It didn't take long for the proud familiar, then named Gypsy, to convince the boy to choose a new purpose, to go after the Demon that had slain his family. So, under the guidance of the ginning cat, Rai'd began his new quest.



theresasnakeinmyboot

[Mesmerise]

ᴜsᴇʀɴᴀᴍᴇ;
Catastrophe (Cat)

ᴋᴇɴɴᴇʟ ɴᴏ.4

ᴜsᴇ;
I will use this char as my major char. {It's just my dreamie-design. I was searching for design, which will suit me... And here it is! Just amazing, I fall in love with him and want so badly ♥}

ɴᴀᴍᴇ;
Paracelsus {meaning;
French anatomist, famous as medieval plague doctor}

ɢᴇɴᴅᴇʀ;
Male

sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ/ᴏʀ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄ ʙʀᴇᴇᴅ;
Hawk Plague Dog

ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ;

ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ/ʙᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ;

ᴇxᴛʀᴀs;

Sᴛɪʟʟ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ

theresasnakeinmyboot

[SabrinaB]

May I suggest we drop the code drop subject and respect Wes? She does a lot. As Booklover said, judging takes a lot of time, and even more if you can't decide who wins and have to ask other judges. Even if the other judge or judges are online it can take an hour to get 1 kennel judged. Some kennels only have 1 application, which is easy to judge. Others can have over 5 applications, which all need to be read. It's not enough to just look at a form, a judge has to read every single word from A to Z.
If Wes is busy mid January and January 2nd is better for her, we should accept it and try our best for the forms we can
Besides, if you need help you can always ask the critiques for more advice, and you can look at other forms in this thread for inspiration. (just don't copy anything)

[PeachFuzz]

Username: PeachFuzz
Name: Cedar
Gender: male
Breed/Species: cat
Preferences and Requirements for adoption:
- Name and gender may change.
- Small design changes are allowed.
- Species must remain the same.
- Please love and spoil!
Today's Date: 12/17/14
Lineart Link, design credits, etc.: lineart (c) TheCalicoTabby - design (c) PeachFuzz
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