GregorySmash - Synthetic Application

[gregorysmash (Gregory)]

Synthetic Application - GregorySmash

What is your BYOND key?

GregorySmash

What is your Discord ID?

gregorysmash

Do you usually play a specific character? If so, who?

Brayan ‘Tulio’ Vargas, NOO, Zahrath-Doh Xaef’ill

What whitelist applications have you previously completed?

GregorySmash - Synthetic Application GregorySmash - Synthetic Application GregorySmash - Yautja Application Gregorysmash - Yautja Application

Synthetic Info:

Name of the Synth Character you wish to play:

Gregory

Provide a short description of your synthetic’s backstory

I’m not too sure what you want for this but my synth worked with the USS Callidora until eventually with the USS Callidora being disbanded all of it’s assets were sold off with Gregory being sold to the USCM

Describe your synth’s personality without mentioning their skills or previous professions

My synth is basically just a music and STEM lover. My character loves science and music and a lot of their interactions when not related to what’s going on around then will be related to music or science. I can attempt to go into greater detail if this brief description is not enough

How would your synthetic interact with enlisted personnel, officers and civilians? How could you involve your personality into these interactions?

I would treat everybody with respect, But I would talk most civilians just averagely but I would likely go out of my way to talk with scientists. For the average marine, I would try to chat a bit when possible but it’s most likely it would just be me helping them out. For officers, I would likely get to chat with them for longer because there’s less urgency so I’d talk about music with them.

Why do you want to be a synthetic/why should we whitelist you?

I want to become a synth because I love the potential RP with other synths and the gameplay. Specifically, I love support roles and as this is pretty much the ultimate support role.

What is your most memorable interaction with a synthetic?

Synthetic Character Story:

Synthoid

Skills:

How familiar are you in CMs support roles such as medical/engineering/requisitions/command and which of them are you more and less proficient in?

I like to think I’m an excellent medic. I’m rather good at engineering but it’s not my strongest area. req is quite easy with handling the line, knowing the abbreviations, and preparing the frontline crates. And command is my weakest area out of these, because even though I’m decent I’m no tactical mastermind

What are some scenarios that you can perform combat in? Give us a brief example.

Frontlines: When on the frontlines you are forbidden from attacking under any circumstances. Backline: Let’s say you’re with an IO team healing one of their guards when the IO gets pounced on by a lurker and the lurker tries to capture them. In this case I see it fit to help save the IO and try to get them both back to a safer spot. Delta alert: You can fight as you see fit but you should not forget that your main objective is to help others.

Final Info:

Have you been banned in the last month?

No

Do you have anything else you would like to include about your application?

I think that should be all

[WestRover (Annie)]

howdy, had a quick scan through your app and I do not feel it is up to the standards of the WL,

I’d suggest you withdraw, and talk with Council. in #WL-Help on the discord

[gregorysmash (Gregory)]

I’ll consider taking it down if you tell me specifically what you don’t like so I can fix it for next time.

[Lagomorphica]

@gregorysmash

I’ll consider taking it down if you tell me specifically what you don’t like so I can fix it for next time.

My synth is basically just a music and STEM lover. My character loves science and music and a lot of their interactions when not related to what’s going on around then will be related to music or science. I can attempt to go into greater detail if this brief description is not enough

Your story doesn’t really show this at all and it’s an incredibly generic personality without more elaboration or an idea of how it will look.

I would treat everybody with respect, But I would talk most civilians just averagely but I would likely go out of my way to talk with scientists. For the average marine, I would try to chat a bit when possible but it’s most likely it would just be me helping them out. For officers, I would likely get to chat with them for longer because there’s less urgency so I’d talk about music with them.

This doesn’t tell us anything about how your synthetic will actually interact with those people except for saying that you will roleplay part of your personality with officers and try to talk to people in the field of interest of your synthetic. Compared to other synthetics this doesn’t tell us anything which is fine on its own but when combined with the lacking personality and lack of any elaboration on it in the story. Keep in mind your synthetic should not just be a quirk, they should have an actual personality beyond it and be able to talk to people even if it isn’t about what they’re ‘focused on’. You don’t spend every waking moment of your life talking about your hobby and neither should they.

@gregorysmash

Frontlines: When on the frontlines you are forbidden from attacking under any circumstances. Backline: Let’s say you’re with an IO team healing one of their guards when the IO gets pounced on by a lurker and the lurker tries to capture them. In this case I see it fit to help save the IO and try to get them both back to a safer spot. Delta alert: You can fight as you see fit but you should not forget that your main objective is to help others.

This answer is rather lacking because they’re all obvious examples and you don’t really elaborate on it or go into any sort of detail except for copy and pasting from the guidelines page. It doesn’t show any understanding, at all. If the lurker devoured the IO, what would you do?

I suggest you withdraw still and talk to the council to work on your application and develop a stronger personality. I would also suggest reading over accepted and denied applications for examples of what to do and what not to do, since they provide a better glimpse into what is expected.

https://old-forum.cm-ss13.com/showthread.php?10905-Lagomorphica-Synthetic-Application
https://forum.cm-ss13.com/t/stalkerino-synthetic-application/2177
https://forum.cm-ss13.com/t/slyoski-synthetic-application/14305/36
https://forum.cm-ss13.com/t/detectivegoogle-synthetic-application/11986
https://forum.cm-ss13.com/t/campinkiller-synthetic-application/6245
https://forum.cm-ss13.com/t/wickedcybs-synthetic-application/5557

[WestRover (Annie)]

@gregorysmash

My synth is basically just a music and STEM lover. My character loves science and music and a lot of their interactions when not related to what’s going on around then will be related to music or science. I can attempt to go into greater detail if this brief description is not enough

Right, let’s start with the personality; it’s too bland to what we would be looking for in a Synth; the awnser here, is to bare-bones, to a point where while, you’ve communicated the gimmick, you’ve not actually communicated what the synth’s personality is. You’ve fallen for the trap of, describing an interest, but not a personality.

@gregorysmash

Provide a short description of your synthetic’s backstory

I’m not too sure what you want for this but my synth worked with the USS Callidora until eventually with the USS Callidora being disbanded all of it’s assets were sold off with Gregory being sold to the USCM

This is used to basically give a run down of what you synth was designed for, what was its main role before being apart of the USCM, What place does your synth have within the universe, was it refurbished, was it recovered, was the synth just bought fresh off the line; you need to use this to either summarize your story, or use it to give further elaboration of the “why”, your synth is apart of the USCM.

@gregorysmash

love support roles and as this is pretty much the ultimate support role.

While yes, it is the best support role in the game. We don’t want programmers, this answer leaves a bad taste in my mouth, because you see the synth role more towards the mechanics than the actual rp, while yes, you’ve said you enjoy the potential of the rp that synths have – that is fantasy to me. as ‘Potential’ could be fanfiction, and unable to be executed in game.

@gregorysmash

How familiar are you in CMs support roles such as medical/engineering/requisitions/command and which of them are you more and less proficient in?

I like to think I’m an excellent medic. I’m rather good at engineering but it’s not my strongest area. req is quite easy with handling the line, knowing the abbreviations, and preparing the frontline crates. And command is my weakest area out of these, because even though I’m decent I’m no tactical mastermind

You need further elaboration here; you’ve got confidence, but confidence means nothing if you do not show it. Bluntly saying I an excellent medic, while not giving examples of how you’d handle bodes, or surgery is not going to cut it. Likewise, show yourself off more, tell me, and elaborate on how you tick, how you think, I want to see your mindset when handling problems.

@gregorysmash

Frontlines: When on the frontlines you are forbidden from attacking under any circumstances. Backline: Let’s say you’re with an IO team healing one of their guards when the IO gets pounced on by a lurker and the lurker tries to capture them. In this case I see it fit to help save the IO and try to get them both back to a safer spot. Delta alert: You can fight as you see fit but you should not forget that your main objective is to help others.

This is fine, and satisfactory; but I’d like to see more of the niche scenarios that a synth can find itself in.

As for your story, what I see is basically what I get; it’s not really a character, but someone with an interest – which is fine, but i’d like to point to your username and the name of your synth; while not against the rules, it does feel self-inset. And the story reflects the kind of personality of this self-inset type of tone, your story does not reflect a personality that would be fleshed out enough to be up to my standards.

[gregorysmash (Gregory)]

Alrighty, I’ll withdraw then, hopefully next time is better.

[stalkerino]

Withdrawn