Synthetic Application - Jeremiah_Simpson
What is your BYOND key?
Jeremiah_Simpson
What is your Discord ID?
Chumuel
Do you usually play a specific character? If so, who?
Joe ‘Bludclart’ Nutter
What whitelist applications have you previously completed?
None.
Synthetic Info:
Name of the Synth Character you wish to play:
Irwin
What is your Synthetic’s Personality?
A more outlooking perspective of their surroundings, an intrigue in strange native and alien wildlife with an Australian accent to boot, This synth had originated from a Synthetic Construction Facility in Southern Australia, being labelled as TWE owned before being sold off to the USCM, their original purpose was the assistance of civilians living in the outback with identifying certain animals or insects to keep aware and safe. Alongside this built in knowledge, Irwin tends to keep both humanity and lesser wildlife in high regard medically wise, trying to treat both however being required to prioritise human life if the time comes.
The façade that they have during social situations can be called a more outwards, confidence imbued stride, seemingly not being alarmed by certain signs of aggression that animals may put up, this being out of intrigue of their behavioural signs while also knowing their limits to what they can handle safely (without causing harm to humans, that is). Overall, Irwin would be to a marine an upbeat synthetic who informs them about animals and their behaviours in a TV Show Host type style, allowing them to stay safe during operations. Every so often they’ll also start drinking a bottle of beer and crack some jokes from time to time for morale’s sake and to humanize themselves a little more compared to other synthetics.
Some TWE producers also used Irwin’s unique personality to aid in their own profit while also providing widespread information about local wildlife inside southern Australia as well as around the globe, being aptly named ‘Wild Bytes’ starring Irwin as the main host. Referring to the many episodes would seem far more efficient to Irwin compared to retelling the dangers of such wildlife on this show, so they may replicate this behaviour in fast paced scenarios…
When facing more substantial danger, Irwin will tend to be more courageous than most, through sternly informing of the potential danger of what something may cause. They also tend to be a lot more imperative during these scenarios, lowering their façade a little to get the point across clearly and concisely. If one could summarise the main core principles of Irwin, it would be that they’re confident, curious and optimistic in their field.
How will they react to the different ranks of the USCM, what would they talk about in a one on one conversation? What are their interests? What is an advertisement logline that could be written for them?
If in dialogue with commissioned officers of the USCM, Irwin would keep to a sort of wildlife show host while maintaining the formalities of their rank, albeit talking to them in an Australian accent of course. One notable aspect is their use of Australian slang (fair dinkum for fair enough, crikey for when they are surprised, G’day for general greeting, etc) in the presence of PFCs to Sergeants while maintaining a far more firm and rooted etiquette when facing Commissioned Officers and the like. Another quirk of this synth when chatting to marines is their frequent use of comparisons to animal features or behaviours, this being reminiscent of their wildlife show host esq personality.
In times of idleness, Irwin may start conversation with marines unless requested not to do so, discussing interesting adaptations of certain animals relating to the environment within an operation in an attempt most of the time to educate marines. If in contact with wild animals while marines are about, they’ll likely use some sort of Australian word for being surprised (crikey being a notable one!) while then doing the prior actions of filling the marines in on the possible dangers of such a creature (for LV lizards, they aren’t known to Irwin, so he’ll express great interest in trying to find out more about it.).
Why do you want to be a synthetic/why should we whitelist you?
For the many hours that I’ve been playing CM (around about 1100 by the time of writing this, I started in I believe 2021) I’ve always had a certain knack for trying to get into roleplay, endeavouring into other games that have similar levels of seriousness in some cases. Seeing how synths act and play in game has really eventually boiled over into me creating this application in my hopeful attempt to get into this wonderful whitelist.
My main interests regarding this universe also revolve around synths! Mainly I had bought a copy of an aliens comic revolving around the origin story of bishop, getting infatuated with the intricacies of synth programming and their ‘thought’ processes so to speak, how they’re created, their interactions with other hostile synths and so on.
I also really want to prove that I can be a good player in terms of regaining a standing within the community due to my (rather extensive) Note History. I can do good RP well and I wish to showcase this in a WL that is suitable for myself.
I’ve always found that I am fond of making dialogue to synths quite a lot as well, so being in the shoes of those I talk to would also assist greatly in my RP potential in the future and overall as a result of creating this application.
What is your most memorable interaction with a synthetic?
During the Hybrisa testmerges, I would commonly play as a CL due to their background being within the TWE, providing more RP potential to my character. Many of these times, a synth by the name of Elizabeth would often be a survivor synth from the colony who’d come up with various… Artifacts from the colony secret lab (including pred gear…). They would then follow up on me, making me, a corporate liaison mind you, PARACHUTE into the AO, on their laze to investigate a ‘secret section of the lab that’ll get me rich quick’, of which we ATTEMPTED to use G2 shocks to force open the door, as they had done it before.
This inevitably failed after 5 boxes of G2’s were thrown at the door without a hint of movement, resulting in a good laugh between the both of us, the req money going down the drain and the XO getting into a tantrum regarding where the req budget went.
Synthetic Character Story:
Skills:
Engineering:
My second most experienced aspect. While this sector has admittedly far less hours than my medical sector, I am still perfectly able to do all essentials with relative speed as a comtech, as well as creating structures as an MT (APC repair, tower repairs, Generator Repair, etc.)
Command:
I generally am not a fan of being in command strategically per say, so I have far more hours on SL rather than anything like SO or XO. All in all however, I know how to do all the functions of the CIC, overwatching, OB’s, Supply drops and techweb to name a few. My ability to properly lead troops on a strategic level is rather futile at best though unfortunately.
Medical:
Arguably my most experienced aspect, I’ve got many hours on research with a lot of those also performing other medical duties than stim making and such, I also have been playing quite a bit of corpsman before this. Overall, I do know a rather large chunk of medical, such as Chemlining, research as mentioned, I know all the surgeries off by heart and can teach it effectively. Another possible thing I may embark on is the assistance of researchers in stimulant creation, provided I have the time of course (which likely will be VERY rarely).
Requisitions:
Admittedly one of my weaker roles, I do know the general gist of FOB drops (A mix of materials and ammo or ammo and supplies), frontline drops (extra guns, ammo, portacades, the like) and the general gist of sanctioning off funds for certain things. I have been actively working to participate more in this field however, so my experience may have changed drastically in this regard. While I am aware of the drastic importance of requisitions, I do feel like I wouldn’t want to be stuck in doing the role as a synth for VERY long periods of time, however I will if I must.
What are some scenarios that you can perform combat in? Give us a brief example.
One of the Goto examples that I’d default to is if I’m involved alongside a retreat to the FOB on a rather open map such as Chances Claim. There is a marine retreating a little just behind me but gets pounced on by a lurker. The rest of the xeno force routing the marines are about an entire screen away and I am around a screen from the FOB. I would personally first of all shake the marine up who was pounced, and if they’re crit (which tends to happen with lurker combos) I will pick them up and carry them back to the FOB as normal. If the lurker attacks however, I am within my right to use my other hand for the telescopic baton (my personal tool i will be using when i get synth WL most of the time) to protect marine lives while preserving my own, knowing the distance of the main xeno force is reasonable enough to both rescue the marine and get reinforcements to assist me in the case of myself being mobbed by fast xenos.
Another combat example I would refer to is in a scenario where I am assigned to repairing power, in this case it is rather out of the way of the front, but in the territory of backliners. In this situation, I would prioritise getting my objective done ASAP, to avoid any conflict anyway, however if I am spotted by backliner lurkers or runners (both of which tend to be rather bloodthirsty for synths) I would still go about my way up until i am attacked, of which I will attempt to run towards marines for cover, and likely ask some to accompany me to escort my power restoration duties. If they are too rampant in their efforts to kill me however, I will yet again pull my telescopic baton and attack when they get close, chasing them out of the nearby power area forcing them to heal and to allow myself crucial working time.
A final combat example I shall refer to would be a scenario of managing a frontline medical triage. Due to the tendency of marines being (or at least should be) at a frontline en masse, I wouldn’t be needing to get into combat much at all, instead prioritising the wounded or dead. If I get attacked constantly, my most likely move would be to simply drag my patients back, likely with the help of medics if it does get to this point anyway, and proceed with treatment. If, however, the situation is far more dire, I’ll have one of 2 options: Start hitting the main one attacking me to ward them off while I drag patients back, or retreat myself and wait until marines are in a state to push back to their position. This is entirely dependent on the force presented to myself at the time of this occurring (for example I won’t be challenging a Rav and a Prae however a runner and warrior should be warded off by a few bonks.) with the less force presented to be allowing me to fend off any skirmishing attackers.
Final Info:
Have you been banned from CM in the last month for any reason? Do you have any active jobbans?
No bans in the last month, however 1 note of metagaming, can share the note if need be.
Are you currently banned from our Discord?
No, never have been.
Let us know why you were discord banned.
Not discord banned.
Do you have anything else you would like to include about your application?
I do absolutely want to call attention to the wonderful people who mentored me on the creation of this application as well as helping me every step of the way: West Rover, Emiix, Fortellian, Katskan, HIDgamer on discord (Sam the synthetic!), and Ugnip55!
