I accidentally washed my headphones (for my phone) and now there is little to no bass in the right earphone.....  Today is a sad day.

I pickup on when music sounds off or incorrect very well after being in band in school so this is VERY irritating for me.

Using this website you can find which MBTI type you are: http://www.25quiz.com/

I am an ISTP which stands for (Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving)

76% ISTP
8% ESTP
5% INTP
5% ISTJ
2% ISFP

You can find more about you personality type here: http://www.personalitypage.com/html/high-level.html

My personality is:

ISTP - The Mechanic

Quiet and reserved, interested in how and why things work. Excellent skills with mechanical things. Risk-takers who they live for the moment. Usually interested in and talented at extreme sports. Uncomplicated in their desires. Loyal to their peers and to their internal value systems, but not overly concerned with respecting laws and rules if they get in the way of getting something done. Detached and analytical, they excel at finding solutions to practical problems.

David Sterling's Metropolice Force Application

OOC Name: Officialjake

IC Character Name: James Sterling

1) Please write a minimum of 3 paragraphs OOC'ly detailing why your character wishes to join the Metropolice Force and what lead your character to do so.
James grew up in Britain where there was for the most part law and order.  He respected the necessity of a government and laws to control the people from becoming a danger to themselves and others.  Part of this stemmed from learning about the lawless Irish Republican Army, a resistance group that fought against the British Army in Northern Ireland.  James found that he wanted to stop those who wish to make the world unsafe and lawless so he studied Criminal Justice in College.

Then the Seven Hour War started.  The world was quickly taken over by the Combine and people were being shipped off to different cities.  James was sent to City 45 where he began living a normal life under the new rule of the Universal Union.  Over time he began hearing about resistance groups sprouting up.  The resistance groups reminded him of the IRA and he feared that they would destroy the new order the Union set up.  Before the world was plagued by war and power struggles but now it is united under one nation and these rebels wanted to undo it all.

James began reporting these rebel groups and the less the presence the rebels had the safer he felt.  After a while though he began to get an itching feeling that he could do more than just report anti-citizens.  What if he could actively fight against them and be a part of the force that brought order to the world?  So he decided to join the Metropolice force.

2) Please detail your characters traits. (Eg, Pure, Lawful, Trustworthy)
My character has an unwavering loyalty to the law, an objective view of the world (logically minded), is disciplined, and is trustworthy. 

3) Please provide 2 paragraphs about what you are expecting the Metropolice Force to be like for you and your character.
For myself I am expecting the Metropolice force to be a new experience RP wise.  I have never had an MPF character before and from what I have heard from others I think that it will be fun especially with the different divisions of the MPF.  I think I would like NOVA or GRID the best because I enjoy medical RP and the mechanical passive RP in GRID is appealing as well.  I would be happy anywhere in the MPF though.

James Sterling doesn't exactly know what to expect.  He is assuming that there will be a rigorous training process that will test him both mentally and physically but doesn't know much about the MPF outside these assumptions.  He has only seen them roving around the city or guarding the Nexus.  He sees this application as a chance to give back to society and risk his life to preserve safety and peace by keeping resistance activity down.

4) Please provide a detailed back-story from an out-of-character perspective on your applying character. This section must be detailed and consist of a minimum of 300 words.
Before the Seven Hour War:

James Sterling was born in London, England to a middle class family.  He grew up in a conservative family and developed a respect for the government and law.  In college he began to study Criminal Justice where he learned about the various aspects of law and the psychology of a criminal. He also learned about the IRA a resistance group in Ireland that fought against the British in Northern Ireland.  He saw them as lawless as they bombed cities like Belfast and put everyone in their path in danger.  They were one of the people he wanted to stop. 

In the summer after his first year of college he attended an EMT class so that he could have an exciting job while in college.  He then got his certifications and got hired before school started again.  When school started again he worked on the weekends and went to school during the week.  While stressful at times he was able to make it work out.  He was an EMT for year and a sophomore in college when his whole life changed forever.

After the Seven Hour War:

After the Combine takeover of Earth James was sent to City 45 where he had to adapt from his previous lifestyle to that of living under the Union.  While it was hard to adjust at first over time he started to see how the Union had come and brought a higher level of order to the world.  There were no more world wars and the Metropolice ensured that the cities would have a maintained sense of order and law.  Of course there were people who did not see the same way he did and tried to make resistance groups against the Union.  He saw these as a threat to the safety of his fellow Citizens and the Union.  He readily informed the MPF of resistance actives and saw it as doing his part for his safety and everyone else.  While he could not practice medicine anymore nor study at his university he could do his part in making the world a better place by helping the Union put anti-citizens down so that the law abiding ones were safe.

5) Have you ever had a MPF character here at Catalyst Gaming?  If so, explain why it was removed.
No, I have not had an MPF character before.


OOC Details

1. How long have you played on role-playing servers in general?
I have been playing on RP servers for almost 2 years.

2. How long have you played on serious servers?
I have played on serious RP servers for probably a year but I also did serious RP on OCRP 1 and 2 with statua and KJUN in our emergency services org.

3. How long have you played on Catalyst Gaming?
I have played on here for about 1.5 years.

4. What Time zone are you in?
-8:00 GMT

5. In what country do you live?
The United States.

6. How old are you?
18.

7. What�s your most memorable quality RP experience?
The most memorable RP experience I had was with KJUN and Statua on OCRP 2 when we were doing serious RP with a bad traffic accident.  We RP'ed extracted the patient from the car without damaging the spine and we also had another member of the org doing traffic control around the accident.  We eventually loaded the patient up then RP'ed a minor surgery.  It was a lot of fun and I would consider it my best RP experience.

8. Do you consider yourself a good listener?
Yes, I do.

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IC Section

Full Name: James Sterling.
CID: 77164
Age: 25.
Gender: Male
Height: 5'11
Hair Colour Black.
Eye Colour: Blue.
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Weight: 135lbs.
Mental Distinctions: Able to keep calm in high stress situations.
Mental Defects: None.
Mental Advantages: Very Logically minded, less swayed by emotional appeal.
Notable Qualities: Studied Criminal Justice while being an EMT in college.


1. Have you ever been detained or apprehended for a Sociostability Infringement before? If so, explain?
No.

2. Do you regularly eat Metropolice Force Issued Rations?
Yes, I do.

3. Are you willing to give your life to the cause of the Universal Union?
Yes, I am.

4. Do you as a Citizen and future Metropolice Force Member accept ALL actions performed by you and those under your command as your OWN responsibility?
Yes, I do.

5. Will you remain loyal and faithful to the Universal Union as long as you live?
Yes.

6. Why do you want to join the Metropolice Force?
I want to join the Metropolice force so that I can help maintain order in the City.  I feel that my skills developed before the war will be beneficial and I would be able to help my fellow citizens be safe from the lawless anti-citizens that seek to destroy the order the Union has strived to create.  By keeping my fellow citizens safe from the anti-citizens I also help preserve the Union and further their cause as well.


Please sign the attached oath using only blue or black pen.


EDIT NOTE: Removed the "." after my name because it messed up the title and the oath at the bottom of the page.  Also made my name blue at the bottom of the page.  Accidentally type David instead of James, fixed....

Gender/Sex: Male

Character Full Name: David A. Collins

Known aliases: Dave

Citizen Identification Number (If Applicable): 30415

Character background: David was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1987 to a middle class family.  He moved to the United States of America when he was around the age of 15 and lived in Manhattan, NY.  [OOC will finish later]
 

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Physical description: David is of average height with short black hair and blue eyes.  He wears his dirty standard blue jumpsuit with worn boots.  He is slightly malnourished from his below average diet.  He is more on the skinny side and is of a fairly average muscular build.  He speaks in a slight Irish accent.

Eye color: Blue

Scars: Has no visible scars

Hair Style & Color: Short black hair

Approximate age: 32

Country originated from: Dublin, Ireland

Current location: City 8 Tokyo, Japan

Accent: Slight Irish (Dublin) accent

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Mental good and/or bad skills:
Good:
+ Introvert (Can live on his own for extended periods of time, doesn't need to rely on others)
+ Atheist
+ Former EMT-B knows first aid and a few other skills
+ Can keep calm under stress

Bad:
- Has slight anxiety
- Introvert (Harder to make friends, sometimes hard to trust)
- Atheist (Religious extremists may outcast or harm him)
- Has lost most medical skills above first aid over the years

Physical good and/or bad skills:
Good:
+ Average muscular build
+ 20/20 vision
+ Skinny (able to fit or hide in smaller places)

Bad:
- Skinny (weaker)
- Reduced strength
- Not as good stamina as when he was younger

Character look-a-like image:

Character fitting music and/or song:

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Clothing and/or protective armour and markings (bruises, scratches, etc) on the limbs: Standard Blue civilian jumpsuit.  Has some minor cuts and bruises from cut fences in the city.

Head: Just hair (doesn't like hats)

Torso: Old backpack

Arms/Hands: Torn work gloves (almost unusable condition)

Legs/Feet: Standard work boots

Weaponry: Fists

Lost and/or replacement limbs or parts?: N/A

Skills, perks and/or traits of the character: Physically just about average and is able to blend in with other citizens.  Mentally is reserved but open to people at times.  Has left organized religion and is now an atheist.  Has some knowledge of medicine but has vastly deteriorated over the years without practice.  Doesn't need to rely on others and can survive on his own for extended periods due to his introverted nature.  Tends to take things seriously and doesn't like to mess around to much (unless he is drunk).  More of a "realist" than an optimist.

Weaknesses and/or severe flaws:  Can be seen as "shady" or someone not to trust due to his introverted nature.  Religious people may try to convert him or in the extreme harm him.  Can be seen as paranoid and suffers from anxiety.  Malnourishment and insomnia has weakened him. Seen as a pessimist due to his "realistic" tendencies.

This guide when complete will be an all in one guide to policing from the basics to setting up sobriety checkpoints and roadblock strategies.  The aim of this guide is to help bring better police officers to the server making a more enjoyable experience for everyone.

Create a new option in the bank like the org bank which has limited space for free but for a fee can be expanded to hold more items.  This would allow people to store their belongings there which makes more sense than carrying them all on your person.

Also you could then allow police to confiscate any weed or drugs a person has on their person.  This would make crimeRP more risky and in order for people to safeguard their drugs they would need to store them inside the bank.

Right now police can search people's inventory but there is no reason to.  With this it would add more functionality.  When a person gets arrested they are normally searched in real life and any contraband is confiscated.  With this system we can add a balanced way to make crimeRP more risky and help police enforce the laws.

The best part is that no "serious RP" is forced on the players because whether or not the police search the person being arrested is up to them.  If they don't want to do it then they don't have to.

Overall this would

1) Add a safe place to store items (more space can be bought like the org bank)
2) Make crime RP more risky
3) Is balanced and does not make cops overpowered as the crimeRPers can store contraband in the bank.
4) Allows more RP for people that want it without forcing it on the players.  In other words the functionality is there but the RP is up to the players.

After talking to one of my friends at my college and finding out he was an emt I realized that I never knew it was possible you could be an emt while in college.  Now I have my heart set on quitting my office job and going to take an EMT-B class either my my current uni or local community college.  What sucks though is that you have to be 18 in my state to be a certified emt and I don't turn 18 until next month.  I know its not that long but it seems like it.  So are there any emt/paramedics (I DO know the difference between the two.) that could give me some tips or useful information about the emt-b courses or getting a job once I have my cert? 

So i just got banned because the admin over at the Gmod codehire site is deleting and banning everyone that says that the HRP job is a copyright violation instead of doing the responsible thing and taking it down.

I am assuming that he banned me and alaskan and maybe one other person.