Hi everyone! May I join, Smamm? I would love to be a part of this important and necessary forum.
Here's my application...
Username: Katyd
Favorite type of RP: As far as characters go, I prefer to write Humans or Humanoids, as opposed to animals or anthropomorphized animals. As far as genres go, I prefer time travel, science fiction, and western. Fantasy and superpower RPs are okay too, if they aren't allowed to be ridiculous. Romance RPs are not my thing, although drama and romance as part of a bigger storyline is fine. So most High School RPs are not something I would be interested in, since romance is always a big part of those. I will write either gender and either sexual preference.
Sample of writing:First example: Calvin on the Sky High school bus, first day...
To give Violet time to think, Calvin turned around to introduce himself to the boy who had chimed in earlier to his poll about cats. Allen had been fairly quiet since then, only chatting a bit with the girl who had recently come to sit next to him. Calvin had heard them introduce themselves to each other a few minutes ago, so he already knew their names, Allen and Zia, but he didn't want to seem presumptuous.
He smiled at them first and then shoved his hand at the boy with the pale, almost silver hair and delicate features. "Hi! I'm Calvin Hershey," and with an exaggerated groan, he added, "And yes, I've heard it all... 'Are you milky or dark? Sorry, I prefer thin bars to chunky bars.' And, as you can imagine, lots of nut references... 'Do you have crunchy nuts? How many nuts do you have? Are you nutty or plain?' Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. There's probably nothing you could say that I haven't heard already. Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks for answering my poll, and to introduce myself."
He smiled at them again, but his gaze settled on the very pretty Zia. She had brown hair, full lips, and penetrating hazel eyes that made him strangely uncomfortable. He gulped, feeling suddenly self-conscious, which was very atypical of him.
2nd example: Calvin's power placement tryout...
Here goes! Calvin walked up to the senior tour guides, flashing a sheepish grin in their direction... "My power isn't very impressive," he explained to them. "Sorry guys," he added, turning and apologizing beforehand to the other students.
I hope they buy this, Calvin prayed silently.
He stilled himself and concentrated his mind on someone he hadn't yet met, on...
Thete, a red-haired viking of a kid who stood about ten feet away. For effect, he furrowed his eyebrows and brought a hand to his forehead as if mind beaming was a difficult thing for him to do. He spent almost a full three minutes doing this, shifting his weight from side to side a bit, moaning quietly yet dramatically under his breath, until he saw the crowd begin to fidget and grumble and eye him skeptically. The imp in him wondered how long he could draw this out before someone blew a gasket.
!!BOOM!! He'd slapped his hands together suddenly and forcefully, making everyone jump. "Thete... is feeling a bit bored and depressed at having to be here today," he said loudly and boldly. "Although he's normally a very vital, interested sort of guy, so don't let his current demeanor fool you. He's got a lot to offer, very talented," he finished, and then he took a small bow, and stood there silently waiting, gauging the reaction of his fellow students.
They stared at him and at Thete and at each other with expressions that ranged from bewilderment to mild appreciation to blatant irritation. 'That's it?' someone in the back said. Sweat beads broke out on Calvin's forehead. Visions of tarring and feathering flashed through his mind.
I'll pay for this some day.Finally, before the crowd set upon him, he turned to the seniors, and explained, "I can read people's general mood, no matter how they appear outwardly, and I can tell you what their basic personality is like." He wasn't lying, he COULD do those things. Thete WAS a life force to be reckoned with. But what he DIDN'T tell them about Thete was even more interesting.
Any semi-lit/lit RPs you have: I am new to RPing on CS, so I don't have any of my own RPs up yet. I have only been in one RP so far. I limit myself to one or two RPs at a time, so as to not spread my writing time too thinly. I am a big believer in structured storylines and well-managed RPs because I don't believe an RP can survive without those elements.
I hope I can be a part of your community here. I would love to have the opportunity to discuss RPing with like-minded individuals. Thanks for your consideration!
