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STATUS: OPEN

Once applications open, they will always be open until such time the character cap is reached. Applications will be reviewed as timely as possible, but if you haven't received a response in 3 days, please contact the mod account.

• Please post your application in one comment to this entry
• If the written history is long, you are welcome to link to it in a separate post on the character's journal.
• Applications may receive a verdict of Accepted, Declined, or Revisions.

Declined applications may be reworked and submitted one week after a decline. If they are declined three times, they may not be resubmitted.
Revisions should be submitted within 48 of receiving the request. If there is a reason you cannot, please contact the Mod Account.

• There are currently 80 open character slots.
• There are currently 0 casts close to cap.
• Reserved apps take priority over non-reserves.

When near cap, only reserved apps will be reviewed the cap is reached or all reserves have expired. All apps will be placed in a reserve queue and reviewed once a slot opens up, following the priority of Reserved → Non-Reserved.

Application Queue

application guide.

player information.

Name: Or Online Handle
Age: Your age (approximation is fine)
Contact: Any contact is fine (Plurk, Discord, PM)
Other Character(s): List other characters currently in play at Dead House.

character information.

Name: In western order, please.
Canon: Please specify which if there are multiple versions.
Canon Point: Please be as specific as possible.
Age: Please specify whether they are canonly physically or mentally older or younger than they appear as well.

(canon) background: A brief summary of the character's place in canon and their history. Bullet points are acceptable, as are links to wikis.
(original) world & history: A brief (bullet points accepted) description of the original character's world, their place in it, and their personal history.
(CRAU) background: A brief synopsis of how the character changed from their original canon version including any new abilities or skills they learned, personality changes, etc. Bullet points accepted.

abilities: Please list any abilities the character possesses, powers-based or otherwise, and specify any that would require being nerfed. These abilities would also include any specialist, non-supernatural abilities as well.

Personality: Please illustrate the character's strengths and weaknesses. 300 words is a good target length, and it need not be exhaustive, but we should come away with a solid understanding of who they are as a person.

Why do you feel this character is a good fit for the setting? This need not be exhaustive, either, and can sometimes be summed up in a sentence, but we ask that you explain why you feel the character would fit well in the game setting in regards to the types of events they'll be facing and the psychological stress they'll be subjected to.

Writing sample(s): This can be anything as long as it is from within the last year and doesn't break the 4th wall (such as dear_mun or dear_player).

submit an application.

Please copy the form below and use it for your application, which should be submitted in one comment below. If need be, histories for original characters can be linked to posts on their journals. Please remove any lines that are not applicable.

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player information.
Name: Heather
Age: 35
Contact: Discord: vikael#0221 |

vikael

character information.
Name: Aaron
Canon: the Walking Dead
Canon Point: 7.01 » After reuniting with Rick
Age: 36

(canon) background: Wiki

abilities: While skilled with firearms of several kinds, he's more accurate with a rifle than a handgun. He's quick-thinking and adaptive in tense situations and knows his way around a fight. He can track, knows how to spy on people, but also is skilled in diplomacy and negotiation. Those things and his skills of observation make him a good talent scout. He's good at picking skills up quickly and is something of a jack of all trades: passable at many things but not amazing any of them.

Personality: A lot of really positive things can be said about Aaron. He's doggedly devoted to a cause once he's committed, he's compassionate beyond anything that resembles self-preservation, he's ardently devoted to and intimately believes in the passion of humanity as a whole, all the while feeling somewhat ostracized his entire life. More than anything, he's a deep believer in and promoter of the human condition, believing that just as humanity is capable of great selfishness and horror, they are capable of compassion and love. His own well-being never factors into his decisions, whether its to rush to the defense of his home or to join someone in what is most likely a fool's errand, protecting others rather than himself is his first priority.

Aaron's earnest nature and altruism have followed him through the onset of the apocalypse, leading him into the role as recruiter for the Alexandria Safe-Zone where he, along with his boyfriend Eric, would spend weeks away from the safety of Alexandria's walls in search of others to bring back and join their community, truly believing that people together were far stronger and capable of far more than people on their own. He feels most fulfilled when aiding others, and strives to find the good in everyone, even identifying how his mother had meant well through her attempts to make him more manly, and knowing the others in the Safe-Zone didn't outright hate him or Eric, even though some of the things they said were "hilariously offensive".

While understanding the world has essentially come to an end, Aaron remains optimistic and somewhat idealistic, maintaining a "glass is half full" mentality, that even when things go badly, they will get better, even if that means working that much harder to make certain that comes to pass. He has a good-natured way of speaking to anyone he meets, his friends included, and a warmth of presence that tends to put people at ease, which is exactly his intention. Before doing hands-on charity work in African countries constantly at odds with different factions, Aaron worked as a politician, and his casual sense of humor and affable nature helped endear many people to him.

While typically a pacifist who would rather avoid open conflict (even if someone punches him in the face in the middle of trying to plead his case), when those he loves are in danger or threatened, he doesn't hesitate to spring to action, even at the risk of great personal harm or death. His boyfriend, Eric, is the closest relationship he's ever had, originally bonding over mutual ostracism due to homophobia and the bigotry they both faced due to being openly gay, a sad state of affairs that has followed both of them into the apocalypse. As such, even though they're surrounded in Alexandria by several people they both saved from being forced to survive and scavenge for food and water outside Alexandria's walls, Aaron tends to keep himself apart from the others, avoiding their parties and other gatherings and only attending when necessary.

Identifying a kindred outcast in Daryl, and worried about Eric continuing to risk his life beyond Alexandria's walls on his account, Aaron befriended Daryl, whose dedication to Rick's group Aaron found inspiring enough to decide he should bring all of them to Alexandria in the first place. He sees in Daryl someone who reminds him a bit of himself: an outsider who means well, is capable, but ostracized slightly, even if unconsciously, by his peers, but who cares deeply for their well-being at the risk of his own. They proved to work well together, falling into a fairly reliable routine quickly, and Daryl's steadfast determination and unwillingness to give up even outshone Aaron's, a fact he refuses to allow to happen again.

His selfless nature is a double-edged sword at times, though, causing him to feel responsible for situations somewhat beyond his control and to hold himself personally accountable for occurrences for which he was only very loosely responsible. When he and Daryl found a lone camper but lost his trail, it was Aaron's decision to stop tracking him, and also to infiltrate the cannery they found on the way back, which ended up being a trap. While they escaped together at Aaron's insistence, sighting it was his decision that landed them in the trap, to begin with, he lost his pack containing all the pictures of Alexandria he used to show potential newcomers what they could expect, giving the Wolves the clues they needed to find it, and the information they needed to scale the walls, leading to several Alexandrian deaths. He took the transgression hard, not only because it drove home how tenuous their little piece of civilization was, but also how crucial his role in keeping it safe was.

In essence, though, Aaron is an earnest, honest, eager, and easy-going man who is quick to offer a smile, even when someone points a gun in his face or knocks him out and ties him up. He's warm, inviting, welcoming, and fully believes those around him can accomplish whatever is set before them if they attempt it together.

Why do you feel this character is a good fit for the setting? Even before the end of his world, Aaron exhibited a selfless and earnest demeanor and a genuine need to further the human condition and possessed a deeply-rooted belief in humanity as a whole and the endurance of the human spirit. After the outbreak, rather than turn inward and shut down when faced with the loss of all that he knew, he turned his skills and devotion to bettering the lives of all those who were left. He's highly adaptable and capable of seeing the light at the end of even the longest proverbial tunnel and hardship does nothing but inspire him to fight harder.

Writing sample: TDM top level

Welcome to the Dead House.

Thank you for applying for The Dead House! There are just a few minor bits of administrative paperwork that need to happen before you can get up and running.

• Respond to this comment with the journal you'll be using for play
• Request membership at

thedeadhouse,

deadhouseooc, and optionally join

dhmeming
• Fill out your Patient Registry
• Introduce yourself and your new character on the OOC Intro Post
• Fully optional, but feel free to join our Discord Server

• Your assigned room is 212
• Your Comm tag is the walking dead: aaron

This one right here!

application

Aaron | The Walking Dead | Reserved

accepted.

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