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Round 4 AU Workshop
In Round 4, all characters will be veteran Agents. That means they have been Agents for at least 6 months, and up to 2 years. This post can be used for sorting out that AU history.
Arrival at the Foundation
Arrival at the Foundation will generally follow this pattern:
1: Your character won't remember exactly how they were removed from their world. As far as they know, their memories just 'cut off' abruptly at whatever canon point you choose for them. They will have the feeling that there is a gap in there somewhere, but they won't be aware of how long it is or what happened during that time. Their first memory after this gap will always be the same: waking up naked in a cold room with a large, strange machine nearby. Regardless of what they were wearing before, they will now be wearing an orange jumpsuit.
2: Shortly after awakening, they will be taken from the room with the strange machine and brought to what looks like an interrogation room. In there, they will have their intake interview. The interview will vary based on how your character responds to being questioned, but in the end they will either agree to be an agent or end up being subdued and locked away in a cell until they agree to cooperate. Here are some examples of the intake interview: (1), (2), (3).
3: After the intake interview, characters will be taken away for training. This will vary based on what your character already knows, but by the end of it they will be proficient in the following: technology use (on par with 2019, as well as the use of Foundation-specific tech), reading and writing (in English, which all characters are suddenly able to speak), firearm use, containment protocol basics, and testing/training in using their powers. This process could last as little as a couple days (long enough to test out of all the training) to a few months (for people who know none of that and need to learn everything).
4: After their training is done, characters will start being assigned on missions. Characters will generally be assigned to tasks that fit their talents, but you can expect any mission they are sent on as D-class agents to be very dangerous. Casualties will be common.
Rankings
If a character survives being a D-class agent for long enough, they have the potential to become a C-class agent. C-class agents are generally given better assignments (to Safe SCPs with well-known containment protocols), and often are expected to be the 'leader' for groups of D-class agents.
For this round, your character can potentially be a C-class agent if they meet the following qualifications:
1: They have been at the Foundation for longer than 6 months.
2: They have been generally cooperative with the Foundation.
3: They have a particularly useful skill (mundane or otherwise) or a useful power.
If they don't fit those requirements, go with D-class to be on the safe side.
AU personality
Depending on the length of time they have been at the Foundation, a character's personality may be somewhat different from how they are in canon. This is to be expected, given the kind of work the Foundation does. However, characters should still be recognizable as themselves, and all changes in personality need to be explained on your app.
Any AU history or personality changes that are not listed on your app will not be considered canon for this game!
TL;DR -
- Characters will be agents of the Foundation.
- They can be there for anywhere from 'six months' to 'two years'.
- You must write up a summary of their AU history.
- You must also explain how this AU history has affected their personality.
- Time matters! Someone who only did the intake interview will be pretty much the same as they are in canon. Someone who has been with the Foundation for a few months will have Seen Some Shit, and their personality will probably have changed a bit.
As a final note, you must seek permission from other players before you may use their character in your character's AU history! If you want to have your character trained by Atsushi, for example, then you must ask Atsushi's player for permission, and we will seek confirmation from that player. Apps that fail this step will be automatically rejected!
So go ahead and get planning!
Arrival at the Foundation
Arrival at the Foundation will generally follow this pattern:
1: Your character won't remember exactly how they were removed from their world. As far as they know, their memories just 'cut off' abruptly at whatever canon point you choose for them. They will have the feeling that there is a gap in there somewhere, but they won't be aware of how long it is or what happened during that time. Their first memory after this gap will always be the same: waking up naked in a cold room with a large, strange machine nearby. Regardless of what they were wearing before, they will now be wearing an orange jumpsuit.
2: Shortly after awakening, they will be taken from the room with the strange machine and brought to what looks like an interrogation room. In there, they will have their intake interview. The interview will vary based on how your character responds to being questioned, but in the end they will either agree to be an agent or end up being subdued and locked away in a cell until they agree to cooperate. Here are some examples of the intake interview: (1), (2), (3).
3: After the intake interview, characters will be taken away for training. This will vary based on what your character already knows, but by the end of it they will be proficient in the following: technology use (on par with 2019, as well as the use of Foundation-specific tech), reading and writing (in English, which all characters are suddenly able to speak), firearm use, containment protocol basics, and testing/training in using their powers. This process could last as little as a couple days (long enough to test out of all the training) to a few months (for people who know none of that and need to learn everything).
4: After their training is done, characters will start being assigned on missions. Characters will generally be assigned to tasks that fit their talents, but you can expect any mission they are sent on as D-class agents to be very dangerous. Casualties will be common.
Rankings
If a character survives being a D-class agent for long enough, they have the potential to become a C-class agent. C-class agents are generally given better assignments (to Safe SCPs with well-known containment protocols), and often are expected to be the 'leader' for groups of D-class agents.
For this round, your character can potentially be a C-class agent if they meet the following qualifications:
1: They have been at the Foundation for longer than 6 months.
2: They have been generally cooperative with the Foundation.
3: They have a particularly useful skill (mundane or otherwise) or a useful power.
If they don't fit those requirements, go with D-class to be on the safe side.
AU personality
Depending on the length of time they have been at the Foundation, a character's personality may be somewhat different from how they are in canon. This is to be expected, given the kind of work the Foundation does. However, characters should still be recognizable as themselves, and all changes in personality need to be explained on your app.
Any AU history or personality changes that are not listed on your app will not be considered canon for this game!
TL;DR -
- Characters will be agents of the Foundation.
- They can be there for anywhere from 'six months' to 'two years'.
- You must write up a summary of their AU history.
- You must also explain how this AU history has affected their personality.
- Time matters! Someone who only did the intake interview will be pretty much the same as they are in canon. Someone who has been with the Foundation for a few months will have Seen Some Shit, and their personality will probably have changed a bit.
As a final note, you must seek permission from other players before you may use their character in your character's AU history! If you want to have your character trained by Atsushi, for example, then you must ask Atsushi's player for permission, and we will seek confirmation from that player. Apps that fail this step will be automatically rejected!
So go ahead and get planning!
AU CHANGES/ADDITIONS
IMPORTANT ADDITIONS:
-She is based in Site 1 (Michigan), but sometimes travels to other sites to transfer SCPs with her cantus or otherwise complete missions.
-During her first month or so past training, she was probably very touchy-feely in the sense that she'd often casually lay a hand on the arm or shoulder or whatever. Completely casual affection. It took her a while to adjust to a culture that's less big on that. Feel free to have dealt with this when she was in her newbie days, she probably apologized profusely if she noticed any discomfort.
-She does come from a society based on bonobos and as such, intimacy is the preferred way to blow off some steam. If anyone in her age group wants to have a history of friends with benefits with her, I'd be game; I'm just not interested in writing out any smut if that continues into the round (though fade to black is fine). She's also not involved in any actual romantic relationships so far.
CR ADDITIONS:
-Met Ryuji as he trained her on tech use. He's used to her casual physical affection, since she was still trying to adjust to the culture at the time.
-Met Ellie during her first few months and touched her without thinking, which became awkward because of Ellie's phobia.
-Since their breaks often coincided, Saki began ensuring coffee was ready for Goro on his return from missions, and they got to talking early on. After knowing each other for about a year and getting to know each other well, he finally confessed to the murders he'd committed; but having seen and assessed him all this time, she feels he's changed for the better here and still considers him close. He refers to her as big sis now, and she regards him as a younger brother figure.
-Met Silver during a test in which they were made to use their respective telekinesis on each other to see how they would interact. She befriended him afterwards out of concern.
-Has been put on containment duty for Nora's missions, as her cantus lends itself well to killing him quickly if needed. They started off arguing, but she's since realized she can bribe him with food for less collateral damage, and she listens to him vent about the Foundation.
-Knows Akira, likely through Akechi. They trade favors; her use of cantus in exchange for tips and strategies for keeping her teams alive. They've discussed things about her world, though she avoids going into too much detail.
-Worked with George as a team member on field missions, gained his trust and now splits authority and responsibilities on shared missions.
-Knows Atsushi from her reading breaks. They're a two person book club and they chat about books over tea. She eventually catches onto his mood dropping around full moon incidents, and after some particularly awful ones she begins making chazuke for him as it's simple and seems to do him a lot of good.
-She's done missions with Oda. Given the man's insistence on throwing himself into danger to protect the D-class under him, she's learned a few things about first aid just in case he ends up with injuries. She scolds him for it, but shockingly, he still does the thing.
-Met with Wheatley after R3 and was very confused about his... goat status. She accidentally got the rundown of Portal 2 and has no idea what to make of this.
-Tried to make coffee for Sandalphon and promptly got critiqued on it. She thinks he's a total brat, but she's grudgingly learning how he prepares coffee because it's so absurdly good.
-Worked with Karen briefly in the labs and knows her by sight. They got along well enough.
-She has met Vanitas and pat him once.
-She doesn't know Ingway. But he does know a few things about her.
-She's lukewarm on Alcor. He's weird, his questions are weird, and somehow he's invited himself to the tiny book club with Atsushi.