Aliens - Hadley's Hope (Interest Check)

[Fenrir]

The Main Storyline:
(in one simple sentence)
This story takes place prior to the beginning of Aliens and tells the story from the colonist of Hadley's Hope point of view, from the moment of "first-contact" until the last colonist dies- or finds a way off the planet.

Planet LV-426 and Colony Hadley's Hope

LV-426 is a planet also known as Acheron that was originally discovered by the crew of the Nostromo and was said to have mostly nitrogen, methanol, carbon dioxide, and other smaller trace elements in its atmosphere.  The crew of seven that responded to a distress signal from the planet came in contact with an unknown species that killed every member of their crew save Ellen Ripely who was eventually lost in space.  The military leaders of Earth hid the loss of the Nostromo and the Weyland-Yutani Company set up a terraforming colony in the twenty second century.  By the 2170's the colony was managing to produce barely breathable air and fifty-seven years in 2179 a colonist comes into contact with the same alien.  At the moment of contact there were 158 living colonists consisting of men and women.

The Aliens

The Life Cycle

• Eggs: Also known as an ovomorph.  It is rooted to the ground relying on adults to supply victims.  The egg is brown and leathery, about two feet tall, and have four 'petals' that open when nearby prey is sensed.
• Facehugger: A parasitoid whose only purpose is to make contact with hosts mouth for implantation.  They attach by gripping the victims head using boney finger-like legs and wrapping its tail around the victims neck.  Inserts tube-like proboscis into mouth and down throat.  Most attempts to remove are fatal; grips face to tight to peel off and acidic blood deters cutting off.
• Chestburster: Facehugger lays egg in bronchial tubes where it hatches.  Once it is hatched, it burrows for the aorta where it feeds and absorbs nutrients and white blood cells.  It finishes feeding on the aorta (the major artery in the heart) then lets go to swim about the hosts body causing discomfort.  The chestburster finds the sternum and begins to chew causing the host pain, shock, and blood loss.  Then following its name the creature bursts from the chest.
• Xenomorph:  Will kill an non-xenomorph life form on sight regardless of age or species.  Appearance varies dependent upon parent host.  Human phenotype is generally 7-8 feet tall weight 130-185 kg with a long 13-16 foot tail and an oblong head.  Weapons include:  sharp black claws, long tail with serrated tip to sting prey, sharp teeth, acidic blood, and an inner mouth that can shoot out to penetrate a victim's brain.

Adult Xenomorphs

• Abilities:  Xenomorphs are capable of running along ceilings or walls whether evading, attacking or hunting.  They can survive extreme temperatures and are well adapted to swimming.  They can breath in harsh atmospheres and can survive in the vacuum of space for short lengths of time.  They move silently and camouflage itself with nest or surrounding artificial environment.    Drones are also able to produce a thick strong resin which is used to build hive and cocoon victims.
• Vulnerabilities: Xenomorphs are vulnerable to heat, specifically fire.  Also they are extremely vulnerable to rapid succession of extremely high temperatures and extreme low temperatures because it causes severe thermal shock.  Small arms at close ranger are effective. High caliber fire arms with explosive rounds of M41A pulse rifle and High-energy beam or plasma weapons work best (though keep in mind as a mere terraforming colony these types of weapons would be very scarce).  Melee weapons can be effective but will be destroyed if contacted with acidic blood.
• Cocooning:  Injured but still living, prey is taken away, usually to an area where the queen has produced large quantities of eggs.  The prey is then placed in front of an egg and an alien uses saliva and resin to encase the prey's body.  The head is left free so facehuggers can latch on and deposit Xenomorph fetus in their chest.

Caste System

• Drone:  basis of any hive; drones are like worker bees or ants.  Main tasks are to keep the hive in good condition.  They are smaller and more delicate than other aliens and have a smooth head.  They are the only ones that can spit acid over short distances.
• Warrior:  soldiers and protectors of the hive; they are bigger (by about a foot or two) and stronger than the Drones and have ridges on their domed heads instead of smoother ones.
• Praetorian (Royal Guard): guard key locations of importance or intrest including the queen herself;  even larger (twice the size) than the Warriors.  They have a crown-like head crest.
• Queen:  lays eggs for continuation of the colony; she is the largest (18-20 feet) and most intelligent.  Usually located deep within the hive and is immobile while attached to her ovipositor (egg sack).  Engages in combat only when hive is in danger and can remove herself from the egg sack.  Xenomorphs are said to have a hive mind and are each controlled by the queen herself.

Disruption of the Caste System

• Death of a Queen:  If a queen dies without laying a heir egg- drones, who are kept sterile by the queens pheromone, go into a fighting rage until the strongest drone is found.  They then evolve into a queen and immediately start laying eggs.
• Death of Praetorian:  Typically there are four Praetorian but when preparing for an attack on the hive or when a Praetorian is lost the queen can produce a pheromone which cause additional warriors to evolve.

RULES, GUIDELINES, and RECORDS

CHARACTER SHEET APPLICATION POST


Current Population 157 Colonist, 1 Xenomorph.[/list]

Index of Threads:
Aliens - Hadley's Hope (Interest Check) - This just relinks to the top of the page ;D
Aliens - Hadley's Hope OOC OOC speaks for itself
Aliens - Hadley's Hope Colony Roster - Character Sheets. Feel free to add yours if your character sheet has been approved.

[Kendra]

I know I am swamped and I know I am sick right now and need to recuperate badly but I adore Aliens
so have to throw in my interest

[sinoraa]

Oh my this looks interesting, and seems to have a proper DM. Something I found most Alien RP's lacked, count me in.

[Tydorei]

Indeed. This seems fun.

[Rachubka]

Interested! Woop woop!

[Question Mark]

Definitely interested.  I could see myself filling a mechanic, engineering, or medical position.  I'm swamped with homework for these next couple of days, but by Thursday I could be up to full posting capacity again.

Couple of questions:
- There are families and kids on LV-426, as made very clear in the movie.  How are we handling underage NPCs?
- How many characters are players allowed to have?
- How will combat work?
- What kind of rating are you expecting...  I tend to write rather visceral combat scenes by default (Usually equivalent to an R rating, I guess), but I'm okay with toning it down if you don't want it.
- Char sheet?

[MarcothTalos]

HUGE ALIENS FAN! It is a huge fan case of mine since i was 8, soooo interested!

[Fenrir]

Kendra, yay!  I appreciate you being the first to jump right in and show interest.  I hope that all the things you have going settle down and recuperation goes well!

sinorra, first I'd like to say I could not decide if I should capitalize your name at the beginning of a sentence... I went with no.  But moving on, the phrase "Proper DM" made me smile and I am happy you are interested.

Tydorei, extra points for use of the word "indeed" and thanks for your interest!

Rachubka, you get twice as many points as Tydorei for using "woop" twice as much as her use of "indeed."  Happy you're interested!

Question Mark, I love the irony of your name and that you do in fact ask a lot of questions, not to mention your picture along with the phrase "I tend to write rather visceral combat scenes."  Here are the answer to your questions:

• There are in fact families on LV-426 but due to E's rules of characters being 16 and older and honestly my own preference not to have to write children dying they will not be involved in the thread.  It was suggested that perhaps, the atmosphere somehow causes sterility in humans and those at the colony have yet to figure out why exactly.  To me it seems a perfectly plausible reason that would fit the feeling of the game- not to mention the added attraction of natural birth control.
• Players can have only up to three humans at any point with one alien on the side if they so choose or they may have four aliens all together. It seems strange at first glance but bare with me here's an example:  I could have human one, two, and three and lets say human two dies.  I am left with humans one and three but I can choose to transfer that human to the Xenomorph side creating alien 1.  I could then create human four leaving me with three human characters and one alien character.  To explain further, lets say human one dies.  I would then have the option to change that character to alien 2 or relinquish the alien to the queens command and create a human 5.  That way people do not have to sacrifice a character slot to play a Xenomorph, or at least the first alien is a freebee.  I hope that makes sense... if not let me know I'll clear it up!
• As of right now I do not have set rules for combat, other than aliens cannot attack characters without my permission.  I'm hoping to keep things free form with it for a while as long as players can keep things realistic.  If anyone has any idea's about rules that can be implemented without loosing free form- feel free to post it here!
• Naturally with an adult RP sight I figured all ratings would be higher than R to begin with- not to mention this game falling within the horror genre. But I had imagined with gore and blood I would leave it up to the writer themselves.  Who am I to judge aliens that want rip out a human's heart? (Though that would make impregnation hard later fyi...)  But also if there are those who wish to forego writing the extreme bloody details they may keep the gore rating down.  EDIT: After some thought and some input from a friend I believe instead of the "gore-rating" within the time stamp thread a spoiler would be better to use.  If your post includes any more than minor blood put the paragraph that contains it within a spoiler.  That way people who wish to avoid the gore can and those that want to know every detail can simply click a button.
• I'll be posting a character sheet at the end of this post- with big letters so everyone will be aware of where it is.

MarcothTalos, it is great that you are interested!  I myself have been an alien's fan since a young age... compliments of my father and probably explains a lot about my twitchy personality.

For All Those Interested- A Character Sheet

All players must submit this application, simply copy and paste this code into a post in this thread and fill in the blanks.  Most all characters will be automatically accepted and once a few are up I will create an Aliens - Hadley's Hope Colonist Roster  thread as the Character Sheet Thread where approved sheets can be posted.  When a current character is taken or killed I would ask that you go back and edit your character sheet post to include Deceased before the picture.  If a new character is created it must apply and become registered in the Roster before a player can post with that character.

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[Kendra]

You're most welcome indeedio Fenrir *winks pushing for points on using indeedio  ;D*
Couldn't resist to be honest, you have put in so much thought and detail it was a no brainer. Very hard to resist.
Will do up the bio as soon as possible.

[Kendra]

maybe when it comes down to the battle strategies we use our dice rolls to determine who succeeds and who doesn't

was considering for human 2 to create Farah's brother
if you want me to be more detailed with her, no worries ;)

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Dr. Farah Houstan
Sex: Female
Age: 29 years

Appearance

Hair: Blonde
Eyes: blue
Skin: lightly tanned
Weight: 140lbs
Height: 5'9"
Other: no tattoos or scars, a birthmark on her right shoulder of a dark brown diamond

Information:

Colony Job:  Planetary Engineer

Personality: Headstrong, determined, she is very detail-oriented, strong and energetic, does not like to be the center of attention.

Background: The second child to Captain Marcus Houstan and Dr. Sheila Lawrence, Farah was expected to either persue a military career or a medical one. Her brother Daniel chose
both of these becoming a military medic as if to compensate for his sisters penchant for engineering.

To assuage her fathers dreams and the constant barrage of comparisons between her brother and herself, Farah relented after college and joined the marines. They needed good engineers after all, she like her brother was able to combine her love with something she had no interest whatsoever in.

She had big dreams even as a young child and loved star gazing, convinced that humans could populate any planet they chose too, providing of course that the environment was made habitable. After years of university and then the marine corps, she finally got the break she wanted. Her dream job, when she was asked to be the Planetery Engineer for a colonisation expedition to Acheron LV-426.

[Tydorei]

Heh heh. I was going to be an engineer... Oh well. Is it possible to a an artificial person. Like that Android, but able to experience/designed for sex? My character would of basically stayed in this wealthy persons (PC or NPC) room as a sex toy, until shit hits the fan. I actually got some good ideas for this, if you allow Fenrir.

[Kendra]

oh I'd imagine with a colony there'd be a ton of engineers required and all different types.
Mine is a planetary engineer which will work on making sure the environment is habitable and that the air becomes more and more breathable

[MarcothTalos]

Brother number one.

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Marcus O'Malley
Sex: Male
Age: 29

Appearance

Hair: Brown mostly, with lighter coloring at the base.
Eyes: Blue
Skin: White
Weight: 207
Height: 6'3"
Other: Only two marks. A scar under his right eye, small and obviously from a punch. The second was a small tattoo under his right arm on his upper ribs. The letters, "J F L M T J S " under a family crest. It is no larger than his palm.

Information:

Colony Job:  Head Programmer's personal Assistant (Sara's doing.)

Personality: The black sheep of a family of hard working Irish, from the civil war days of ancient America, to the current they had always worked with their hands or fought with them. Marcus prefers to womanize, dress in expensive clothes and work behind a computer handling everyone else money. When it was jail or freedom, Marcus was taken back by his close knit family, namely his brother and sister. He resents his older brother for his morals, and his little sister for her innocence and intelligence. Arrogant and a womanizer is the basics.

Background: He stands with a lean professional build, toned to keep his attraction. Use to wearing suits and silk, he now keeps up a collar shirt whenever possible, and a pair of ironed pants. Wearing a slick pair of leather shoes. He grew up poor but swindled and cheated his way into jobs where he would scam thousands a day. He loved the lifestyle of the rich, and now he was stuck using his size to assist and protect his smarter younger sister. Spending most of his days complaining or trying to talk his sister into another scam. After ten years of it, she had learned to ignore him.

Though he does work, he complains about Sara's long hours when she wants to experiment with a new program. Childish at times and only annoying to his own family. He rarely speaks with thought behind it, but he is quite the charmer none the less. Hiding his own petty whines when an attractive woman was around. He wants nothing more than to get the hell of this colony.

[MarcothTalos]

Brother number two.

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Jake O'Malley
Sex: Male
Age: 36

Appearance

Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Green
Skin: White
Weight: 278 pounds
Height: 6'8"
Other: Scattered scars from a few knife fights and bar brawls. Scattered tattoos as well, all religiously based.

Information:

Colony Job: First ranked Mechanic

Personality: Calm and quiet giant of a man. Usually the voice of reason within his family. He calms his ignorant brother through force, and his brilliant sister with sense. Very exceptionable mechanic, though very large so some places he simple can't get to, and he laughs it off and calls his little sister. He is a gentle giant in all sense of the word, but through keeping his brother, sister, and parents safe, he was obviously the brute of the group. Fighting to keep what was his and keep the hands of grabbing grease monkeys off his sister. Though she was more of the computer geek type, she used those skills to teach him the finer points of vehicle performance. He is always open to listen to his little sister and anyone else he shows to be smarter than himself.

Background: Growing up as one of seven children, Jake was always the first, largest, and meanest when needed. A soft spot for his two sisters, until the older of the two died during her military service, along with three brothers in the same fashion. His family mainly military and hard manual workers and colonists. His brother Marcus being the great disappointment. Loosing this four other siblings to war, he was the one expected to be the warrior, instead he stuck to a wrench and a torch and his bare knuckles to make ends meet.

Fighting from a young age to help put more money on his family's table, Jake knows the value of hard work, and now only works to keep his youngest sibling, Sara safe and without a need for anything. Regardless of her IQ outdoing his by almost 80 points.

[MarcothTalos]

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Sara O'Mailey
Sex: female
Age: 25

Appearance

Hair: Dirty blonde
Eyes: Blue
Skin: White
Weight: 137 pounds.
Height: 5'7"
Other: No tattoos, only one scar over her throat, a small scar across the middle of her windpipe, though it is not that deep, nor is there damage to her voice or throat.

Information:

Colony Job:  Head programmer both security and civilian sector.

Personality: Childish in the innocence way, but very adult in her intellect or attitude. She just lacks some common sense for her brothers protective nature. She is also very intelligent and has been since she was 15 and scored a 193 IQ for the Wayland Enterprises employee application.

Background: Marcus talked her into taking the IQ test while Jake was at work which lead to his entire current situation. For ten years she helped her brother Marcus, unknowingly, stay employed and commit counts of fraud that kept him a multi-millionaire of a decade. Once they discovered such an action, Sara convinced Jake to allow Marcus on the crew with them, since he had last say. Sara is highly energetic and very talkative at times, not to mention when she is asked to explain a program, or how to reroute a door to hack it open, it was her passion she said to teach the more stupid people how to be like me. Smart.

Though it seemed she was arrogant, she wasn't. Unaware of reality that with her looks and her line of work, she was showing too much skin or more often than not, talking too much. Her aptitudes include computer hacking and programming, security tactics and proticals, cyber warfare. mathematics, and physics. Her medical knowledge is more so on a basic program level. She knows how the body works and knows what causes what. Though surgery or treatment was sickening to her. Blood always made her nausea , and watching her brother fight when she was young made her often cry and puke when it was his blood shed. All in all, she loves her brothers who are still around, will follow Jake to hell and back or his orders to do so. Likes Marcus, but more so loves him out of pity.

[MarcothTalos]

Well there ya go! Phew, tired hands now, gonna go toke and relax lol. Let me know what need to be changed, or what you want made different. Also does the three siblings sort of being the only mechanics (vehicle, large machines and equipment both maintenance and operations) work as an idea? Or too much?

[Wintercat]

Oh damn. I am definitely interested.

Fan of the original trilogy, and seen the 'Resurrection', would love to take up this kind of a tale.

I would also enjoy volunteering a character for the 'unlucky 1st shmuck' duty of being the person that gets a surprise hug from a friendly neighborhood facehugger after going somewhere s/he might not have supposed to be. That is, if you are taking volunteers for that. Though I figure you'll have your share of candidates. Simply put: I like the dark concept of alien and something in it is very thrilling in a nightmarish manner.

I'm also going to raise thumbs up on the thought of multiple characters per player. Its a very nice touch in my opinion, especially in a game where conflict is just waiting under the surface as it feels here.

Going to rest shortly, but definitely interested and going to be thinking up a character concept, two, or more. Might well make as many characters as allowed to 1 player, and have them all slip into the alien side little by little there. Though certainly putting up a fight as well.

[Adonis]

Im marking down my interest as well, but until I do a bit of research, Ill be holding off on a sheet for a few days.

[Ironwolf85]

interisting, I'll keep an eye on this but the whole "if you wanna play an alien I get to decide who you attack because of the hive mind" kinda turns me off, I don't like others running my characters.
still I will keep an eye on it

[Adonis]

Well to be honest Ironwolf, I would do the exact same thing as Fenrir is doing were I to run a similar game. The whole "Yeah Im an alien, but not part of the hivemind, because Im badass like that" deal doesn't make sense for one, and two, would be viewed as a threat, one most likely to be hunted and eliminated.

Not to mention the fact that the things are trained bred killers fighting squishy, unsuspecting humans. Trust me, the controls to the game are well thought out in advance it seems. Its 9/10ths of the reason why I like the setup so much.

[Ironwolf85]

nah I meant more like... instructions from the queen, she can indicate a target, instead of a total mind control deal

[Fenrir]

Kendra, you get points for being at the top of my post a second time and the compliments.  Though, I do have to subtract five of them for making up a word while simultaneously plagiarizing another writer.   ;D  Though you make up those points easily by getting your character sheet up first if it makes you feel better.  I most definitely approve of Dr. Ferrah and I look forward to meeting her brother.  The details are great the way they are- they give me enough to get a feel for her character but leave enough out to make me want to know her better.

Tydorie,  Kendra was absolutely right in her point that there would be plenty of engineers within a terraforming colony.  Ones that keeps eyes on the weather on the barely known planet, ones that watch space, ones trying to figure out how to produce plant life- not the mention the mechanical and computer engineers just to name a few.  I thought a lot about Androids while writing my original post and decided to put them on the back burner until they were brought up- the original post was ridiculously detailed anyway.  I do feel that there should be Andriods but I'll be particular about how they work into the story.  One of the things I loved about the original Alien movie is that they were *real* working people on a space ship.  It was sweaty and ugly through most of the movie and that was great! (makes you wonder how different movies would have been if Alien had preceded Star Wars).  Anyway, the Andriods in both movies are simply there to do a job- to work.  I love the idea of a Sexdroid but it didn't seem plausible to the scenario at first glance.  Those sent to LV-426 would only be those who were there to work and accomplish the terraforming of the planet and a already programmed sex driod seems too much of a luxury. However, since the idea is so appealing to me I thought of a compromise if you'd agree with it.  She can be an Android that originally came to the colony with a particular job (feel free to pick one) however, someone altered her programming after they arrived to suit his needs or wants but she still completes whatever her job entails.  Does that sound alright, I'm not going to lie, Con-man Marcus seems the type to alter expensive equipment to suit himself but that's between the two of you  ;D

Now to MarcothTalos, we've already talked at length about your characters and it seems you've already made the changes I requested but for anyone who is curious this is what was concluded:  I by no means have any problem with a players desire to create siblings but I request that, if this is your choice, not all your characters work in the same area.  Sibling characters would likely group together within the story and I would like to have interaction between the players not just interaction between a single player's characters.  Also the idea of each person taking a "staff" as i] MarcothTalos suggested would not be a bad idea but if you choose to do this they cannot all be related (though at least two can be) and need to be broken up and separated at some point or another to prevent the same type of anticipated grouping complication.  In the end - you're edited characters are accepted MarcothTalos!

Wintercat, welcome to the ranks!  We would be happy to have you.  Though I hate to tell you I've already laid claim to that helpless first shmuck that gets facehugged,  I thought it would be a good opening post for the game.  I'm glad you like the all the idea's so well and I can't wait to see the characters you come up to...

Adonis, thanks for your interest and good luck with your research!  If you need any help feel or have any questions feel free to ask.  Most here seem like big fans of the series and they might know or have advice for you.  (and thank you for like 9/10ths of my game though it makes me wonder what the last tenth is  ;D)

Ironwolf85, I appreciate your... shall we say curiosity.  I apologize you disagree with the rules that have been laid out but I had no intention of "controling" each Xenomorph.  I merely wanted to point in a direction of a character and say have fun, which was clearly stated in the rules I put forth.  As was the fact that players are allowed to tell me which characters they would like to attack.  There are several plausible reasons for this:  One, it keeps several different players from planning to attack the same character and causing a disruption between players.  The ol' "I had them first".  Two, it keeps the aliens unified in a tactful manner, that way they seem to be doing exactly what they should be doing, eradicating "pests" and reproducing not simply mindless killing.  Three, it is actually believed that the Xenomorphs have a hive mind and it would be silly if that was not presented in some form or fashion within the game.  Four, well... I don't really need more reasons I think three should be perfectly sufficient.  If the idea of some one contributing to your thoughts, writings, characters, and plans bothers you- then I would suggest you seek another game elsewhere.  I want this game to be a group effort.  I want each person to be able to give their thoughts and have everyone else at least attempt to listen with an open mind.  Ultimately the player's character and their decisions are up to the player as long as they stay within the perimeters of the game- but I've always believed two heads are better than one... but I think now the count is up to... 9 heads including myself and that's got to be better than two   ;D

Now on to my own two characters for the initial post- I'll post them here because it's in the rules... though I'm almost probably going to approve automatically.  (though anyone feel free to speak up if you have a problem with one).  Also free kudos points for anyone who can name the significance and connection of the names and pictures I've chosen!  I'm also taking bets on who you think is the one that's the first victim...

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name:  Jessica Cameron
Sex: Female
Age:32

Appearance

Hair: Brunette
Eyes: Brown
Skin:Fair, white
Weight: 130 lbs
Height: 5'6
Other: None

Information:

Colony Job:  Head Security Officer

Personality: Tough as nails and rough around the edges.  Refuses to take anything but respect from those around her- male or female, the tiny ones or the giants.  Straightforward and harsh to a brutal extent which causes her to have problems relating to people.

Background: Jessica's had a rough life between a mother that left her at three days and being raised by a military father who truly wanted a son.  Not that the little fact of her being cockless made her father treat her any different than he would have a son.  She was raised with guns and she could clean, maintain, and fire any weapon known to man.  The military control that had ruled her life had sent her towards the marines and lead her to kill with the pull of a trigger or the slash of a weapon quickly and efficiently.  Jessica had been at the top until she had killed the wrong general's son and they put her as far away as they could to hide their fallen star.  It did not matter that they had assigned her the mark, the politics were all that mattered.  And here on LV-426, where she played "security" with machine-heads and environmental thinkers... She had began to go soft within the first couple of months, in the lighter gravity and the lack of activity.  The worse security problem that had been dealt with so far were the younger of the generation that was here moving around in the vents to rut between shifts.  She had manage to hone her unpleasant disposition while become a shell of the person she had been as her skills slowly degraded due to non use.

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Linda James
Sex: Female
Age: 24

Appearance

Hair: Dark Brunette
Eyes: Brown
Skin: Fair, white
Weight: 118
Height: 5'4
Other: Tattoo on her left wrist of an old fashioned key.

Information:

Colony Job:  Survey Scout

Personality: Sweet, almost to a fault, to everyone she meets.  She believes in giving everyone another chance no matter what has gone on in the past and that karma will always come back around.  Anger rarely enters into her vocabulary and she tends to come of as condensing to those who first meet her because they cannot take her kindness as face value.

Background: No one understood how Linda had turned out so well adjusted with such a life.  She had spent her early life playing Cinderella to her mother and finally jumped on a freight trade ship at nine to fend for herself.  School continued sparingly at trade ports as she became involved in drugs and alcohol, remembering little of what went on, until she graduated with bare minimum requirements.  A friend convinced her to apply as a simple survey scout and applied as well.  Both were surprised in the end that Linda had been accepted when he had not.  She cleaned up her act before the had left for Archeron and she had not taken up her old habits since making a home here.  Her job was simple, to go out and scout the area before the less inclined of the colony were permitted into the area, and she loved it.  It made her happy and kept her kind, even if others could not believe the truth of it.


I also edited my previous thread, answering some of QuestionMarks questions- "Gore-ratings" have been replaced with spoilers.
Index of Threads:
Aliens - Hadley's Hope (Interest Check) - This just relinks to the top of the page ;D
Aliens - Hadley's Hope OOC OOC speaks for itself
Aliens - Hadley's Hope Colony Roster - Character Sheets. Feel free to add yours if your character sheet has been approved.

[Ironwolf85]

ahhhh thank you for clarifying fenrir, I was worried that you were going to abuse that... it's happened to me a lot on Rp's lately, gawd I hate negoi... fucking spelljammer...
anyway mind warping monsters from space aside...
i'm interisted now that that little fact has been cleared up, so I might play, it'd be interisting to see how many one can take down before he dies... last man standing wins?

[Kendra]

*chuckles* I love having points added and deducted like that ;)

Thought this might help those who want to do some research ... Wiki
it's pretty detailed but a wicked read.

will sort through the brother today and have to say Woooot!! on the mega awesome characters filing in  XD

now must get me some coffee before I spontaneously combust  8-)

[Adonis]

Ugh. Kendra I could kiss you for that link. Ive been looking through threads of pictures and other stuff looking for *something* that gives specifics.

[Kendra]

*grins* I'm a firm believer that everything these days has a wiki and I love the detail that the creators of this one took the time to put into it

glad to help ;)



okay have seriously got to stop this penchant for being first to post >.<
character sheet posted and ooc bookmarked ;)
Gooooo Aliens!!  ;D

[Fenrir]

Ironwolf85, I honestly have no idea what negoi or spelljammer is referring to so... I'm going to move on!  Feel free to create a character an apply to approved.  And... I have no idea how to put this in a polite manner so I'm just going to throw it out there and hope I'm not stepping to far onto your toes.  I would ask that you use capitalization for your character sheet and for other posts within the game.  It honestly makes my brain freak out when it is not capitalized and it should be.  --->   ???  that is my brain.

Kendra, you totally made me shake my head in disappoint at myself... how did I not think of a wiki?  Had to have nearly doubled your kudos points  :D  I used a wiki for my initial post though I used a separate one but I doubt they deviate enough for it to matter.  I can't wait for the brother though!  I'm happy you've signed in at the OOC and posted your character thread!  It cracks me up you always manage to be first hehe...  I think I'm going to root for the colonist and not the aliens though... the colonist are serious underdogs!

Adonis, I'm really just saying your name because so far I've comment on most everyone's posts up until now... you posted so you get a comment.  That is all :D

[Adonis]

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name:René Dustan (Most know him as "Gigs" however)
Sex: Male
Age: 28

Appearance

Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
Skin: Moderatly tanned
Weight: 160 lbs
Height: 5'11
Other: Tattoo's on both arms, noticeably on the forearms, and a single triangle on his neck. Hidden about his person are a number of others, but for the most part rarely seen. Small portion of his right eyebrow is missing due to a mishap with a saudering gun.

Information:

Colony Job: Technician and resident Gaget-man.

Personality: Gigs is what you could describe as being a brilliant pervert. Found a camera in your shower? Gigs. One in your bedroom? Closet? That's Gigsy for ya. What he lacks for in morals however, he more than makes up in tech savvy with the colonies. More things have been spun from his mind that you wouldn't even think about on a daily basis than he can keep track of. But you'll be damned if he doesn't point them out... while he attempts to clumsily seduce, or simply grab a handful of whatever female ass is nearest. Another thing he's well known for is his mouth. Honest to definitely more than a fault, he has a penchant for stating the obvious, and saying exactly what everyone else is thinking. He prefers to be called an eccentric, however. One thing to remember, never piss off the guy who manufactures everything more complicated than a toaster, or repairs your weaponry. Or your vibrators.

Background: After a rather pain in the ass childhood and adolescence, René was dragged into DoD work, despite the spattering of sexual harassment lawsuits from female coworkers. Turns out those government types don't take kindly to being patted on the bottom in the lunch lines in the mess hall. He was soon drafted into the colonization efforts, leaving exactly no one behind (or at least no one that hadn't disowned him yet). He figured that all the women might get a wee bit lonely, and his ego wasn't going to let them go unharassed. Surely they could use a man of his caliber and intelligence when it came to creating new gadgets to better help them adapt. That and his ego wouldn't allow him to not rise to the challenge. So here he is, reporting for duty.

[Fenrir]

And cue the comic relief!  I was wonder how long it would take some one, two days is shorter than I expected but somehow I'm not surprised it's you.  If you manage to cop a good feel of alien ass we will end the game right there and declare you winner  ::)  You're approved feel free to post your character in the Roster and post in the OOC if you'd like.

[Wintercat]

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Alexander "Alex" Redstone
Sex: Male
Age: 32

Appearance

Hair: Short, neatly kept dark hair that is naturally curly but usually kept in shape with a fine amount of gel.
Eyes: Earthly Brown
Skin: Lightly Tanned
Weight: 170 lbs
Height: 6'0"
Other: Tattoo of a black dragon around his left wrist, devouring its own tail, ouroboros.

Information:

Colony Job:  Doctor, General Practitioner

Personality:  Generally good natured, Alex is an easy going guy with a 'dont ask dont tell' policy at his office. He doesn't blame people no matter what kind of injury or surprise they might show up with, and he maintains discretion by not talking about his patients with others unless he really needs a second opinion on something, and even then on patient's permission. He has a 'big brother' look towards most colonists, and considers it his duty to make sure everyone is healthy and well, though he is no saint.

Alex enjoys drinking socially, and has a few bottles kept at the clinic, priced possessions he would not want to part with if not a special occasion. He also calls a particularily strong old bottle his 'old school method' for pain-killers in case he had no access to the medical storage for some reason. He is prone to drinking a bit too much at times if shocked by what he sees though, and has been whispered to take things too personally about his work.

Background: Alex grew up as a big brother with five years lead to his younger brothers. He was a smart guy and considered his brothers to be so too, but when they signed up for Colonial Marines Alexander could not help but sigh. He joined along for a while, got his education as a combat medic in adverse conditions, but his tour of duty ended soon enough. With the basics already learned, he went to study medicine and graduated soon with good grades and a mark of ingenuity in some of his methods, but also with dark news on his graduation day.

His brothers were both killed in action just when he had finished learning how to make sure they'd live through any trouble they might get into. A bit depressed, he signed aboard a group heading to a colony that required a doctor. He felt if his brothers were dead, he'd need a new family to care for, and the colonists seemed like a noble choice. Besides, in a small colony, he did not mind the idea of being a single doctor with fair looks and reputation for discretion.

[Wintercat]

Character #2 then. (Political / Company Character)

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: John White
Sex: Male
Age: 27

Appearance

Hair: Dark brown, dyed raven black
Eyes: Dark blue
Skin: Tanned
Weight: 175 lbs
Height: 5'8"
Other: Scar across his right hand's back, knife wound from a fight long ago.

Information:

Colony Job:  Administrator (General Manager)

Personality:   Manipulative and selfish, John is a user and elitist that believes that world belongs to the ones that dare. He regards other people as tools, fools and rivals. He is not a violent man but has ended up into trouble for his contempt on the working class now and again, but he's always managed to weasel away from trouble.

His saving grace is his skill with management. He can both make reports that state the truth while bolstering the colony image and making certain any requests for supplies to the colony are sent with everything checked out and cleared so that no trouble should come from paperwork. He's a company-man, with a desire to lead and control people.

He believes himself the Alpha-Male, and is usually hard to convince to back down even when outmatched, but he doesn't fight with muscle alone. There are some whispers that pissing him off means getting duty roster in the most disgusting jobs for a while afterwards, and less than stellar reviews on the person put into archives.

Background: Son of a wealthy industrialist and trained from early on that money matters the most in the world, John is a somewhat cold man when it comes to emotions. He regards other people with quiet, smug sense of superiority, though usually having a better impression on the women than the men. He was sent to the colony by his family as a test of his abilities and management skills, with a promise of a high-ranking place in the company in 10 years time if he performs as remarkably as he has been noted to perform in the past.

2 years into his 'prison sentence' at the colony and he is bored, annoyed, frustrated, and quite eager to stomp on people's fingers just to get himself a thrill sometimes. Getting through another eight years seems like a bore in this colony, but he is confident that he has a long, bright future ahead of him, and nothing is gonna stop him.

[Wintercat]

Character #3,  (Engineering / Security [Both at entry level due to lack of proper experience.])

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Teresa Gaulman
Sex: Female
Age: 19

Appearance

Hair: Deep Brown
Eyes: Cold Blue
Skin: Fair
Weight: 150 lb
Height: 5'3"
Other: No tattoos or scars, wears glasses.

Information:

Colony Job:  Student of Engineering Designs, Part-Time Security (In-Training)

Personality:  Friendly but a bit unhappy, Teresa is a young woman who is not very happy about her life at the colony. She is studying still, but has grudgingly taken up working as security, part-time. This is mostly learning from more experienced security how to do things, but she has found herself in some trouble and learned to defend herself against the average drunk idiot at the colony.

She is not really that good fighter though, and mainly hopes to maintain peace, and enjoys a little bit of liberty at having security access around the colony at times. It has helped her explore some less-used sections too, something that she does to stave off what she calls the inevitable death by boredom. She is hoping to get away from the colony in the future when she has finished her education and gathered some money to pay for not only a trip away but a stay somewhere else until she has landed herself a job.

She thinks she has to get off the planet before it kills her someday. When she thought of this, she meant her spirit, but she had no idea of what lay ahead.

Background:  Daughter of Maria and Jacob Gaulman, Teresa is a semi-independant young woman that wanted to move out of her parents care as soon as she could, but given how she is not yet earning much and still has studies to complete, she has relied on their support while begrudgingly working for the benefit of the colony. Unlike her parents, she has zero frontier spirit, and hopes to get away from the colony as soon as she can get herself all she needs.

Teresa was the top of her class in engineering classes, wanting to design and improve various machinery from engines to scanners, and to adjust and optimise devices. She had a bright future ahead of her, but one thing stopped her from being hired. Nobody wanted to hire someone who only had theoretical experience, demanding her to acquire a year or two of practical experience before re-applying. She has to get dirty and do the wrench-work to get further, and she knew this when she arrived to the colony. With more time practicing with machines, she could eventually advance to making new designs, or so she was promised at least.

She has been taking some lessons from the engineers at the colony, seeing how they have come up with ways to work around problems, and getting real life experience, but the repetitious work in maintaining things is not appealing to her much, as she likes to have variety that she had in designing. For this purpose, she decided to split her time between studies, and another kind of work.

She has worked as part-time security for a few months, learning the basics but not yet ready to take on the job entirely alone usually, rather accompanying someone else at jobs to learn the way things are done. She is expecting to be kicked out on her own on some of the security jobs soon though, and in the meanwhile she considers the security-access a toy to play with, and explore the colony's less-frequented areas.

[Kendra]

Fenrir - will try to work on my guy later today if I can
otherwise will sort him out in the morning
;)

[Fenrir]

Wintercat, very good job on your characters I only have two minor things I want to suggest...  The Alex Redstone character likely will not be the only doctor.  From what I know of Kendra's Daniel character he is a military medic of some sort and though she hasn't posted him yet it is in his sister's biography.  Plus, with 158 colonist I think there would be cause for at least one other doctor anyway not to mention a nurse (if anyone is interested!)  Just edit a bit to where is isn't the sole doctor and I think he's golden.  The other has to do with Teresa,  I just wanted a few more details around her "studying."  What's she studying and why did they decide to send her along if she is not directly contributing to the project (i.e. did they choose her because the person she's studying under is old and they thought hmm... what if he dies?  Is it because she was at the top of her class or slept with the judge of her application).  Plenty of ideas to choose from really, I leave it up to you ;D  If you go ahead and make these minor adjustments I'll go ahead and say they're all approved.

Kendra!  Feel free to take your time with him- can't always rush a good thing.  Plus we already have *squeaks*  TEN colonist... and that is merely from half of the people who said they were interest!  Whoah, I'm excited.   ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D *clears throat*  I mean... well, moving on!

For everyone interested!  (be aware... I have a lot of parenthesis)  I plan to have the first post up by Friday-  It will be under Aliens - Hadley's Hope Work Stations...  (I've changed the layout of threads)  But this one contains every colonist's workstation (excluding the medlab which threads with the mess hall and will be going up at the same time for characters who start out hungry, sick, or the doctor characters).  Workstations is fairly explanatory but, these are the places where colonist work on a day to day basis and are a great way to introduce each of them.  I would suggest keeping up with what work stations are posted within this thread (I think I'll start a list at the top)  So later when things go horribly... horribly wrong with death and destruction (yay Xenomorphs), and there is no more actual work- you are aware of the different kinds of places your characters can be at, or work be working towards.   I'll post the link to the Work Stations here and in the OOC as soon as I get up.  I'm waiting to collect all of my thoughts and to give all others interested time to complete characters.  If you aren't finished by then don't worry just get it up when it's complete!

Also, originally I had planned to do one long initial post where my two characters go out and one ends up face hugged and return to the colony.  However, I am no planning to break it up into several post to give players a chance to introduce their characters and start interacting with each other, if they choose to do so.  If someone would like to create a character to go with me that would be perfectly fine.  I have Jessica the previous military badass slowly going down hill on security duty for one Miss Linda who is a survey scout.  Off the top of my head I have no idea what kind of character or job to add to their expedition but feel free to come up with ideas.  I will only be accepting two characters (preferably from two different players) and it is on a first come, first serve basis.  (this means a completed character sheet not just expressing interest).  If no one is interested I'll simply do the posts solo and gradually through out everyone else's posts.

[Wintercat]

Thank you for your feedback Fenrir, I made some adjustments. I see Alex more of a General Practicioner Doctor than any specialist (such as Surgeon or Pharmacist) but good general knowledge, and with some combat-medic experiences having left him with some measure of 'all around' medical skill. He's not going to do brilliant medical research but he can treat most kinds of wounds if the person can limp back to his office alive. He's no miracle worker though, good but not enough to save everyone, especially when things get more intense and supplies may be expended faster than expected.

As for Teresa then, I kind of envisioned her being good with machinery, but that she dislikes the idea of 'grunt work' of fixing stuff, thinking herself as a girl that is bound to design the next new great thing when she gets the chance to. In her time in the colony, she's finished her education for most part, but should get -work experience- so she could get a better job, presently being denied a job elsewhere due to the fact her studying has been theoretical. So she might have to be a 'grease monkey' from time to time, but...

Her being an impatient teen, she would rather do something more interesting (like designing) but routine maintenance is not that. So she's began to work as security part-time, thinking its a good way to also get to go around and see various places in the colony, and in particular, see systems that she would otherwise not be allowed to get near!

Hope that helps clarify things and helps make the two characters acceptable then.

[Fenrir]

Wintercat, I appreciate you clarifying and clearing up those things for me and I most certainly approve the edited characters!  I like the variety they offer to the colonist in job and personality.  Feel free to add them into the Aliens - Hadley's Hope Colony Roster.  Though I ask that you post each one separately.  It helps me to count and later when people start dying it will be easier to tell who is deceased so it will be at the top of a post instead of in the middle.  Also go ahead and post in theAliens - Hadley's Hope OOC at your leisure.  Welcome to aboard!   ;D

[Wintercat]

Thank you for the welcoming and the approval, I posted the characters in the colony roster, and I'll be taking a look at OOC again and posting there too soon.

Also, on a side note for anyone without idea what to play, well... I may have given names to Teresa's parents (Maria & Jacob Gaulman) but beyond that, they are left as total NPCs still.

So if Fenrir approves on it (and someone doesn't mind playing character(s) that have an 19 year old daughter) then I got no problem with someone playing her family members. Though I imagine that's pretty unlikely, I'd imagine folks want to play up a bit younger characters.

Still, if someone really wanted to play but had no other ideas at hand at all, I thought I'd toss it on the table.

[sinoraa]

want to make a secondary female engineer, but DAAAAAAAAMN.....I hate writing bio's, their so boreing....



Character Name: Simon Braid
Sex: Male
Age: 34

Appearance

Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Blue
Skin: White
Weight: 230 LBS
Height: 6'2
Other: Simon has suffered numerous injuries in the past, which has left his body riddled scars an and old wounds.

Information:

Colony Job: 
Security Officer
Personality:
Years of service has left Simon cold and emotionally jaded.
Background: Simon was a good for nothing kid back in his youth. His family could not afford getting him a proper education and so he got by as best he could on the street. Once of age, he joined the military in hopes to escape that life. During his service he recived numerous awards and commendations, though he cared little for it. There was nothing glorious, or honorable about what he did. It was simply a job like any other. Though after sixteen years of loyal service, he finally retired from the military, in exchange for a easier, if not calmer life as a security officer at Hadley's Hope.

[Fenrir]

I agree I find bio's very boring sinoraa!  I typically like to build my characters around the story I'm writing but I figure it isn't so bad to start out knowing a little more about them anyway.  I approve your first character, Add them into the Aliens - Hadley's Hope Colony Roster.  and you can post in theAliens - Hadley's Hope OOC when ever you can.  I look forward to your next character.

Wintercat, thank you for offering some ideas out there for people and I just wanted to add a little more to that. 

A lot of people seem to be sticking to the "important" jobs, or those they think will help them survive better and while that's perfectly alright we also need those squishy people.  Just because they're squish doesn't mean they can't rise to the occasion.  If you're still having trouble with ideas here are a few characters we could use based on those we already have.  A Mr. René Dustan most definitely calls for a legal case worker of some sort.  Though Wintercat offered his parent's, his character Alex Redstone and Kendra's planned Dr. Daniel Houstan could use a nurse of some sort.  Also, John White seems the type to need an assistant.  Other jobs needed could be, a psychologist (someone prepared to help the colonist adjust to living so far away from family, friends, and civilization as they know it), a biologist (the colonist think there is no life on the planet currently, but eventually there will need to be),  an environmentalist (the planet is cold and cloudy and needs to become more livable), and an atmosphere engineer (someone who helps create breathable air). Other, likely less wanted jobs, could be a janitor, plumber, someone who takes care of the inventory (an inventorist?  ??? ),  cooks, and keep in mind though everyone seems to have their field they have people working under or with them.  No one person can complete all of the cooking for the colony for example.  Anyway I hope that helps anyone struggling with ideas.

[sinoraa]

I just never liked Bio's because I prefer to get to know characters in the RP. Vise versa I don't want to define my character on a piece of paper, but rather through his or her actions.

[Kendra]

yeah -- Farah is a Planetary Engineer who is basically tasked with making other worlds habitable for life - so she'd be up for assistants or other engineers up the whazooo for sure ;)

here's the doctor - hope he's okay

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Dr. Daniel Michael Houstan
Sex: Male
Age: 33

Appearance

Hair: auburn
Eyes: blue
Skin: pale
Weight: 6' 2"
Height: 170lbs
Other: marine insignia tattooed to his right upper arm; small scar under chin, bullet wound rear entry to left shoulder.

Information:

Colony Job:  Medic

Personality: Calm under pressure; decisive; trustworthy; direct; never cuts corners, hard worker, loyal friend.

Background: born and raised in Plymouth, Luna he is the eldest of two children. His mother a known and respected surgeon had always hoped her children would follow in her footsteps because the alternative was to follow in their fathers and this would have given her more cause for worry that she did not need. Daniel adored both parents however and being extremely respectful to those in authority (more so when they deserve and have earned it) he knew his father wanted him to join the marines and spent most of his school life being geared in that direction.

He did not mind this however, for he always knew he could combine his desire to help people with an army career and after doing a years service in the marines applied for a medical career. Five years passed before he was qualified but with his determination and ease of adaptation to any given situation, Daniel was soon being put on rosters for colonisation expeditions. By the time his sister told him about Acheron, he had risen in his field. As highly respected as both his parents, he knew he could not let his sister go alone to LV-426.

Only a few strings were pulled to get him on the roster for the colony, they were thrilled to have someone of his expertise out there. He knows it won't be easy, there will be other medical staff but he will be expected to do any major surgery, inoculating the colonists, making sure they all have their regular medical check ups and with that came the endless headaches involved. Still it beat sitting in a doctors chair at the Plymouth general hospital which would have been his next port of call when he left the marines.

[Question Mark]

I'm still interested!!  Two lab reports, two write-ups, two tests, and two field excursions all in two days... makes for a very busy two days.  I'll get my characters up soon; I'm thinking a nurse and a biologist, both male for any concerned parties.  I'm on my iPod atm, thus the brevity.

Thanks for your patience, Fenrir!

[Rachubka]

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Grace Johnstone
Sex: Female
Age: 23

Appearance

Hair: Dirty, strawberry blonde
Eyes: Green
Skin: Light tan
Weight: 135 lbs
Height: 5'9"
Other: Navel piercing, both ear lobes pierced, no other distinguishing marks

Information:

Colony Job:  Chef

Personality: Grace possesses a kindness beyond words, often attributed to her name. She is very calculated; always one to make sure that her words come out the way she meant them to and that her actions reflect on her morals.

Background: Grace Johnstone is the first born daughter of Mark and Samantha Johnstone, a biologist and artist, respectively. It was a strange union seen by most, but the personalities of both her parents offset each other very well, creating a nice median of the both with their first daughter. Her childhood along with her family (including a younger sister who joined her only a few years later) was looking to be a very long, peaceful, and perhaps boring as time went by, only to be derailed by Mark's affair with his work.

With her sister and mother, Grace's disposition on her life had changed from wanting to preserve the warmth of a true family to just wanting to get away from it all. When becoming of age and working menial jobs to save money, the young woman found a passion for cooking; making people happy through that. When an opportunity came up to cook for a few soldiers and scientists alike on a colony, she couldn't pass up the chance. As soon as she could, she packed up her bags and signed up help out on LV-426. Along with her sister...

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Amanda 'Mandy' Johnstone
Sex: Female
Age: 18

Appearance

Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Hazel
Skin: Fair
Weight: 125 lbs
Height: 5'6"
Other: N/A

Information:

Colony Job:  Medical Student

Personality: Amanda is sexy and she knows it. Not a tease by any means, the young girl, however, knows very well that her looks can get her most anything that she wants. Kind to a point, impatient practically with most, Amanda is really just a young girl who doesn't know what she wants.

Background: The second daughter to Mark and Samantha Johnstone, Amanda didn't have very many memories of her family before they had split off. She learned at young age that men were pretty stupid and lame (most of those thoughts fed to her through her mother and sister, as a consequence of their poor relationship with her father), instead focusing most of her adolescence on her school work and bettering herself.

In due time, she was well on her way into a career in the medical field. Her sister, came to her one day, selling the idea that if she were to come to a colony with her and raise it from the ground up, she would gain experience that many her age couldn't get and half a one-up on the competition if she were to go home for a job. Whether it was the keener inside of Amanda or the thrill of adventure, it didn't matter, for she followed her sister gleefully into the unknown.

[Fenrir]

Kendra, Dr. Houstan is most certainly approved and for some reason the simplicity and directness of his personality make me lick my lips  ;)  Go ahead and add him to the Roster whenever you get the chance!  And since we've already since your handy work in the OOC I suppose you could skip that little step.

QuestionMark, glad to see you're still interested and my you are a busy bee.  I love the sound of a nurse and biologist so I very much look forward to the characters.

Rachubka, very nice characters.  I approve of Grace Johnstone and you may add her to the Roster when ever you get a free moment.  I'm super happy we have a cook for some odd reason.  Though, I have one small hiccup with her sister Amanda, however... Just a little tiny one.  I do not like the idea of any student being within the colony because there is little room and they would not be sent on such an expensive mission if they were merely studying.  I like much better the idea of a Medical "Intern" that way she is still learning but she can also practice medicine to a certain extent.  Change that little word within the post and she can be added to the Roster as well.  Though please post them separately.  Also here is the OOC for you to post.

With QuestionMarks addition of a nurse the Medical Staff will be FULL.  Two doctors, an intern, and a nurse should be more than plenty to start.

[Rachubka]

THAT'S THE WORD!

Sorry, I was trying to think of it before, but I think the 'Let's watch the Leafs get beatdown in Beantown' brews got me rattled. Makes perfect sense. :D I'll just change it in the roster post, since I am THAT lazy.

Not lazy enough to post, though! Aaaaaaaaaaaah!

[Kendra]

will do Fenrir - thanks  ;D

[MarcothTalos]

*hops up and down like a five year old* come on come on come on!!!! I wanna play Fenrir!!! ROFL. Just playing and saying the characters jsut keep looking better!

[drezdock]

Are you still seeking players?

[Fenrir]

Sure thing, if you are interested.  I believe QuestionMark has pulled out so the nurse position is still open... along with anything mentioned in earlier posts.  Feel free to write up a character.

[drezdock]

Aliens - Hadley's Hope Character Application

Character Name: Dr. Thurston Marshall
Sex: Male
Age: 32

Appearance

Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Skin: Pale
Weight: 150 lbs
Height: 6' 4"
Other: A tall almost emaciated skeleton of a man.

Information:

Colony Job: Chief Bio-Engineer 

Personality: Thurston is cold and distant. He considers most others to be beneath him, and often sees his colleagues as little more than organisms to be studied and understood. He almost seems to relate better to his "creations" than the people around him.

Background:It was apparent that Thurston was a genius from an early age. By the time he was only a few months old he was learning to speak, and when he was just a few years old he he was reading at an adult level. However, even with these remarkable achievements, he was still markedly different from other children. He had no interest in playing games or making friends. Instead Thurston threw himself entirely into the studies of science and Biology. He earned several doctorates in the fields of plant and animal research with an emphasis in genetic engineering and ecopoiesis, and before long he was a top sought after expert in his field to aide terraforming projects. When he was requested to head up the bio-engineering division of the LV-426 terraforming project by the Weyland-Yutani corporation, Dr. Marshall readily agreed. The other planets he had worked on had been too close to near earth atmospheres to give him a chance to flex his creative genius, but LV-426 would allow him to attempt some of his more... esoteric designs. 

[sinoraa]

Well we have officially entered the point where we have to many characters are in the game, and without a posting order, I will be left lost and confused. So I will reluctantly pull myself out of this RP. But I wish the best of luck to you all.

[Haibane]

But if there was a posting order you might stay?

[Fenrir]

drezdock, Dr.  Thurston Marshall is approved feel free to add him to the roster- I would post the link as usual but I am working from my phone at the moment.  All the links are within the first post of the ooc that I will be posting in within a few minutes so you can check my recent posts at your leisure and post in the ooc.   You nay post in which ever thread you feel is appropriate to start whenever you are ready.

sinoraa, I am sorry you feel the need to drop out at this time though there could not possibly be a posting order established because not everyone has had the chance to post.  Kendra and MarcothTalos have yet to post with any of their characters.  Honestly so far there has been little donebut it isn't really about how quick the game goes to me as long as it goes well.  Although it is going ridiculously slow the currently I feel that kt ks going well.  I was waiting for the others to have a chance before moving on without them, I'm sorry if that is somehow wrong.  But I do hope you will think of joining once again, if and when the game picks up speed.

Haibane, hello! I dunno what to say other than that I just make a habit of trying to respond to everyone.  ...have a pleasant day? And thank you for trying to sorda encourage sinoraa o stay :)

[Writersblockade]

How...haven't got into an Alien-based RP before. just colonists dying off slowly, but surely? If you guys still need people, and the post expectation isn't too heavy, I'd be happy to post a char. Send me a pm if it's not too much trouble!

[MarcothTalos]

Kinda just died since we only ended up with three people including the creator, sorry friend!

[Writersblockade]

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