Synthetic Application - Medeelel18
What is your BYOND key?
Medeelel18
What is your Discord ID?
medeelel18
Do you usually play a specific character? If so, who?
Sergeyevich ‘Omsk’ Morozov
What whitelist applications have you previously completed?
None
Synthetic Info:
Name of the Synth Character you wish to play:
Dixon
Provide a short description of your synthetic’s backstory
Dixon was designed as a deep sea diver, developed in tandem with a new line of self sufficient diving support barges for export to the frontier and outer-rim. Dixon was meant to be a safer, more lucrative alternative for companies than sending traditional divers into frontier and outer-rim territories. The synthetic model offers a wide range of benefits for sub-sea engineering companies as diver synthetics are capable of operating at extreme depths that far exceed human capability, and negate the need for costly life support systems.
The synthetic model provided a competitive edge to sub-sea engineering companies in the outer-rim and were coveted assets of the companies that operated it. Dixon units could be used to supplement traditional dive-teams as medical responders and hazard divers, or operate individually. However, following the rise of dissidence and increased economic pressure in the frontier and outer-rim, many companies operating the Dixon unit went bankrupt, and the synthetic models were then seized and repurposed by the United America’s Colonial Navy and Colonial Marine Corps as underwater construction team support synthetics on military installations and military sites. On some USCM vessels in the outer-rim, Dixon synthetic units take the role as support synthetics.
Describe your synth’s personality without mentioning their skills or previous professions
Dixon is a thalassophile, meaning he has a deep affinity for the ocean. Dixon’s hobbies are marine biology and oceanology, in conversation Dixon might make remarks or connections about marine-life. Dixon will also try to use words in informal conversation that connects with the ocean, for example he may refer to areas of darkness as “abyssal,” or compare a facehugger hiding underneath a table to a stone fish camouflaging itself.
Additionally, as Dixon’s roots come from the south in the bayou state of Louisiana, Dixon carries himself with a slight hint of Southern Hospitality on the side. Dixon will always be trying to welcome others in his, and himself into other’s good graces by offering snacks to people he’s conversing with. For example, Dixon might offer a MEAT bar or Kepler chips to a marine during a conversation before they part as a sign of goodwill and an informal invitation to talk again sometime. Its no chicken steak or crawfish boil, but its something.
How would your synthetic interact with enlisted personnel, officers and civilians? How could you involve your personality into these interactions?
With well established superiors like the XO and CE, Dixon would subdue his hospitality as he would want to avoid putting superiors in potentially uncomfortable situations that could unintentionally disrupt the precedence and superiority of higher ranking members. Offering small gifts to superiors is not something Dixon would do as it could be seen as unprofessional and would disrupt the formality of the relationship between Dixon and his superiors. He also recognizes that superior officers, and key personnel like squad leaders demand a degree of formality that requires him to speak plainly without making references to his hobby, or small connections towards marine life unless it is seen as explicitly permissible.
With enlisted personnel, Dixon would have no trouble offering small ‘gifts’ during conversations or making references to marine life if applicable. For example, in a scenario where Dixon is in the mess hall with other marines who are eating carp dishes, Dixon might the observation that carp have whiskers, a trait usually only seen in ground mammals.
In a scenario where Dixon is disrespected, Dixon would act differently depending on who is implicated. If an officer like an IO were to call Dixon a “skinjob” and pushed him out of the way, Dixon would acknowledge the IO and leave the area if possible to prevent further quarrel, even if Dixon hadn’t done anything to instigate the other party.
Alternatively, if a marine were to walk up to Dixon and act crude, Dixon would respond dismissively, and ignore the marine. Dixon will not act in a way that inspires antagonism in the other party, however will convey himself in a way that shows his disappointment in the marine’s behavior.
Why do you want to be a synthetic/why should we whitelist you?
I always found the idea of being a synthetic really intriguing, all of the potential gameplay and roleplay possibilities that can come with the synthetic WL really lure me in. Another big part to why I would hope to have the synthetic whitelist one day is that synthetic players bring a lot of atmosphere to the game for me, and their defined personas really create another layer of immersion for players. I hope that one day I can offer that to other players too and create fun and interesting interactions. The mechanical aspects of synthetics and play style ‘constraints’ of the role also really draw me in, its a whole other way of playing the game and a completely different perspective and role that I hope I can explore.
What is your most memorable interaction with a synthetic?
Synthetic Character Story:
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?
Support roles are my favorite roles on CM, and as such are among my most played roles. For medical, I am able to do surgery by memory without complication, I also know how to do bootleg surgery as a plus. I know how to make all the common chems by memory, and generally I think I am a competent doctor in handling triage, with almost 300 hours in medical roles. Engineering is by far my favorite and most played role, among knowing cade-theory I also know how to make intricate engineering traps utiziling signallers and chutes. I am able to fix APCs and repair comms alone, I am also confident in creating FOB fortifications solo when the time comes. Requisitons is a role I’ve played a lot and got to understand over the years, with around 140 hours in requisitions, I am confident in running requisitions alone. Doing tasks like adressing supply requests and dealing with the line quickly come as second nature to me. For command, I used to be a pretty avid XO player racking almost 170 hours on XO. I still am a pretty active SL player however, and know how to coordinate supply drops, lead troops on the frontline, and communicate with command and the marines effectively.
What are some scenarios that you can perform combat in? Give us a brief example.
As a rule of thumb, participating in combat is usually reserved as a last resort for self preservation, or as a necessary measure to preserve the life of marines around you. Even when combat is used, it should only be used as a deterrence through wounding.
Scenario 1: I am walking south of Nexus when I spot a group of marines engaging a lurker. One of the marines get pounced, but there are two other marines with them so I do not intervene as they are capable of handling the threat themselves. They do not require my assistance in this scenario as they are more than capable. However, if there was a lone marine at the same spot getting targeted by a lurker I would move to shake them up to assist them. I would only attack the lurker with a weapon if the marine was incapable of fighting back, such as in a scenario where would’ve been in critical condition or devoured.
Scenario 2: I am at the triage near the front line, when suddenly the front collapses. A crusher breaks through and starts slashing the crit marines in triage, my priority would be rescuing my patient by fire-man carrying him back to safety, not engaging the crusher.
Scenario 3: I am fixing generators alone as the initial comms squad rolls out towards the frontline. A lurker ambushes me and slashes me. Initially, I disengage and try to run to safety without injuring the lurker. However if the lurker were to keep trailing me towards my retreat back to barricades while wounding me, I would take a weapon out and hit it while making my retreat to discourage it from giving chase.
Scenario 4: Front just wiped, and im fire-man carrying a marine back to the FOB on my back who is in critical condition. A runner chases me, attempting to steal the rifleman, however I pick the rifleman back up and begin hit the runner while I am running away as it pounces me. The runner does this a few times and eventually goes crit, however I do not kill the runner as the threat is subdued.
Final Info:
Have you been banned in the last month?
No
Do you have anything else you would like to include about your application?
Huge thanks to everyone who helped me with my application. My dms are open for any questions, just fire away. On another note, I didnt go on a very traditional route with my story as I used some images and really dissected the other characters in the story, but I really do hope it adds to the experience of it. Also to note, a lot of my skills from roles are interchangeable, eg. all my survivor hours are invested into engineering survivor. If anyone wants me to post hours down there im also cool to do it. I really do hope the story was a good read!
