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Defense Force Organization Journal (defenseforce) wrote in marinanova_df,
@ 2012-08-25 23:47:00

How to Join
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To join, a character must agree to an interview (which may or may not include mind/emotion reading depending on who is currently on the interview team) and a skills test for the position(s) they are seeking, and must pass all parts.

Please fill out the form below as thoroughly as you see fit. You may also request for the interview and/or skills test to be played out ICly, but it's not mandatory!

Character name | Canon | <lj user="journalname">

Position applied for: See the roster for details on various positions. Please also state whether or not they would be interested in a leadership position regardless of whether that is available or possible at this time. Certain positions require certain psychological or physical strengths and this is something the interview and skills teams will be paying attention to. Your character may pass the interview, but still require training before they are officially allowed to join a team.

If you are seeking a combat role in patrolling and emergency response, do you have a sector preference?

Is your character psychologically fit? Please elaborate: Tell us about your characters personality! Are they stressed out easily? How do they handle a crisis? Are they reliable, or more likely to goof off when un-supervised? Mentally stable? The more you tell us, the better!

How much of this would the interview team be able to read?: Human error is definitely a thing, and we'd like to leave room for less-than-appropriate members to make the team. If your character is good enough at keeping their micro-expressions in order to slip under the radar of the experienced profiler or can keep certain things hidden through other, possibly superhuman means, this is the place to let us know about that!

Please keep in mind that the team is likely to change over time and may include profilers and/or people with superhuman skills able to detect lies or read minds. Be honest and clear in your response so we can evaluate how the current team will see your character.

What skills/knowledge/powers/experience does your character possess which would be an asset to the position(s) they are applying for? If you would like to link to a powers write up on your character's journal or your application in this area, you can do so, but please add anything else that would apply specifically to the Defense Force. Do NOT link to a wiki page.

How competent is your character in his/her skill set?: Are they known for being the best there is in their world? Do they often make critical errors or freeze under pressure? The tests will vary based on the area being tested, but the administrators will see through someone with poor or mediocre skills.

Would you like to play out the interview?: Y/N? In some cases this could increase the time needed to approve your character due to OOC schedules.

Would you like to play out the skills test?: Y/N? In some cases this could increase the time needed to approve your character due to OOC schedules.

Once you've responded, one of us will reply to you with questions or information about the team you're on, and then you'll be directed to the roster to fill out basic information.

Please note: This form is only for characters who were not already evaluated in the old system by Gino or Suzaku using files from the warden.

Questions?
IC: Ask Kitty Pryde

kitty_has_claws.

OOC: Leave a message here or contact Haunt directly. You can find contact info on the IC journal above.

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quips
2012-09-23 02:26 am UTC (link)

CORDELIA CHASE | BUFFYVERSE | quips

Position applied for: Dispatch and Patrol/Emergency Response if I can apply for two. No sector preference.

Is your character psychologically fit?
Cordelia's used to stress. As a member of Angel Investigations and having lived on the Hellmouth, Cordelia's used to things that aren't exactly the norm. Her response is to panic, but she does handle a situation very well once she takes those few seconds to freak out and gain her bearings. She used to guide the Angel Investigations crew with her visions, as well as organising the business with really lovely drawn business cards, answering phones, getting information from clients, and ensuring that the gang is paid for a job well done. She's been the secretary, a kick-ass combatant, and the telephone for the Powers That Be to send their messages to Angel.

How much of this would the interview team be able to read?:
Cordelia is honest. She makes faces, she says what she thinks, and she sticks by them. She's an open open open book. She doesn't hide any part of herself, even when she tries really hard, so what you see is literally what you get. She's loyal to her friends and is not likely to give out information pertaining to them without sussing out what the goal is behind the person who is asking. But that's not to say she won't run her mouth and accidentally slip.

What skills/knowledge/powers/experience does your character possess which would be an asset to the position(s) they are applying for?
Abilities + skills. A quick rundown: Cordelia has her visions, which are really helpful when guiding people in the right direction. She does have some demonic powers leftover from Jasmine, which include levitation, photokinesis (light manipulation), and purification/healing. The purification/healing thing is a bit weird because of how it wasn't explained properly in canon, but she was able to get rid of these ugly slug like things from the Hyperion and save everyone from not being dehydrated as a result.

As for skills, Cordelia's been Angel Investigations' secretary from the get go. She's used to organising, setting up clients, collecting the money, and ensuring the gang gets the job properly done. She has her visions, which she acts as a guide. She's used to running a business dealing with abnormal things such as saving damsels in distress from one-eyed demons who insert eyes in the back of skulls, being thrown into alternate dimensions where she's the ruler, and battling evil lawyers who can't die.

How competent is your character in his/her skill set?:
She's by no means the best in her world at managing or kicking ass or having visions. Cordelia's really good at reading her visions. She's really good at managing people. But she has her faults, of course. Sometimes Wesley has to step in and use his contacts to find information because she hasn't been privvy to it, as seen in 3x06 with Billy, and sometimes Gunn's experience is best used. She's known to misread her visions, as seen when she tried to save Gunn from an unknown force that happened to be himself. But that's not to say she isn't competent. Cordelia goes for it and doesn't stop. She makes errors because she's human, but she goes out of her way to correct those errors and takes responsibility for it.

She's not the best fighter, but she's capable of using a sword and swinging things. She can even stake vampires pretty well, so she might not be a Slayer or someone who is super strong like a vampire, but she can hold her own. She went after Billy despite being told not to; she can use a cross-bow and feels confident enough with regards to protecting herself. She goes out of her way to make herself better by practicing and asking for help.

Would you like to play out the interview?: No, thanks.

Would you like to play out the skills test?: No, thanks.

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kitty_has_claws
2012-09-23 02:33 am UTC (link)

Normally Kitty would want more fighting skills than that for combat, but I'm going to assume she got recs from Angel and maybe even Buffy that tapped her over the edge. Plus, she likes these vision ideas. Helpful stuff there. She'd usually want someone with more tech skills for dispatch too, but they are thin in that area and they can train basic encrypting.

Sooo, both are approved and you can advance to the roster. If you see a sector you want her in, put it down. Otherwise one will be assigned. (Sector 6 will be opening up soon with Kitty's team moving there so there is actually another one in the works.)

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