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« on: August 31, 2012, 01:07:27 PM »
Well what about people like me who dont have word to check grammar on?
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« on: August 31, 2012, 12:59:30 PM »
I do believe that could work, But why not just make a grammar check instead its much simpler.
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« on: August 31, 2012, 12:51:33 PM »
There should be a grammar and punctuation check, That was people who are not grammar Nazis can still have good grammar for forums, It can also help with applications too, Its not cheating but more of a good way to accept forum applications without getting rid of them for something someone can not find out, You expect people to find the grammar errors themselves and deny them because of grammar issues, Lots of typing programs have Grammar check like Microsoft word, So why dont you do and then you can save people time and failure.
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« on: August 30, 2012, 03:18:06 AM »
< Insert steam name here > 's City Administrator application
What is your CA's name? (All CAs' names start with Dr.) (This is any name, Not citizens name) Dr. Heinrich Schlitz.
Age: (IRL) 25.
Do you have past experience? If so then where? I dont have any.
How long have you played Catalyst-Gaming: Half-life 2 roleplay? 4 to eight months.
How many hours do you spend a day on the server? (When it is up) four to ten hours.
Are you available on weekends and in American time and early/late European time? I am available on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, And a few hours on Saturday.
Do people consider you a good roleplayer? Yes.
Are you a good listener? Yes.
Do you have good grammar? Yes.
Have you ever been banned? No.
Do you know HL canon inside and out. I play Hl2 everyday and look at the back story and research the wiki page.
Write a 5 paragraph backstory of your character that reveals their qualifications for the position (One paragraph = 4 sentences)
Heinrich was born in the late 20th century to a Upper-power class,His mother was a Brain surgeon and His father was a Wall Street broker, When he was 5 Heinrich was sent to Russia for private tutoring, His teacher a man named Yuri Slavdrapov, He was mean man to Heinrich but he thought him to learn and to spell and read, Heinrich was 17 when was sent to Oldfield Ivy-league University which was a few miles from his home, He slept in very clean dorm which had the smell of China which Heinrich took a vacation too, Heinrich was thought many things about the Brain and particles and many more, His favorite was the one were he took chemistry, And after months and days of work he knew that his brain would be ready for hard working science even if it killed him.
Heinrich was now worthy enough of a PHD in medical history, He realized that if he could find a new way to use medicine then he could basically solve the worlds problems, He introduced a new way of lobotomy which he solved with a dummy and a few items, He slipped a railway spike trough the dummy head and then told them about Phineas Gage and how he had a railway spike trough his head too, And told them that his personality was changed when the spike went trough, So he used a lobotomy tactic and was able to reattach his brain if the parts were found.
Heinrich was given the PHD and was then awarded with a Doctor of Science doctorate which was one of the higher doctorates, Heinrich worked so hard for the award he even read most of his books about medicine to get it most of his sweat and blood fell into this award, And when he graduated he even was able to get a job interview for a psychiatric job in medicine, He was sent to Oldfield asylum one the most Highly mental distraught holding building in the country, The boss of him was Heinrich's idea of a: "Sadistic Authoritarian figure of the building." Heinrich was please to meet his boss and told him about his position and the boss said "Well get started on you work then your going to Area 2." Heinrich walked to Area 2 it was hell and he knew it so he walked into the building and entered a room which a man was in there for being mentally distraught, The man was fond of Heinrich and was a friend of his for a few months where Heinrich slowly but successfully helped guide the man to a better part.
Physics: He quited his job from the asylum and got a job as as theoretical physicist, His job was to prove the Multiverse theory, He never knew that Xen existed but when the portal storms would start then he would be able to prove it, So his co-workers tried to help him with the equation but it did not add up, He needed proof of a parallel universes and he knew how to get it, Heinrich started reading about black holes and found the greatest theory he ever discovered, "What if black holes are the entrances to the Multiverse universes?" "How do you know that if the black holes were entrances?" "Its a theory i mean nobody has came into a black hole and told the tale, But it will only work if we can use our minds." "Multiverses are unlimited in both small and big differences, Like someone would fall or not fall, Or someone would screw up a military operation and blow up the world, Its just a matter of time."
Author: Heinrich's first book was: Authoritarianism at its finest which was about totalitarian leaders and their reasons for getting into totalitarianism His second book was: TT which was about a way to heal people and stop stress which was just a theory where the hand was 1 inch above the body, And it worked and Heinrich was given a Emmy for the documentary and made another book as he was just starting, But his third book was never started and this was the reason.
3 minutes after the Black mesa incident: Howard was looking out the apartment window with his pen and paper making the third book and noticing the clouds start to go dark and storms starting, Heinrich was not a geologist but he knew that this would be bad, The Portal storm ravaged the city and dropped Xen lifeforms into the city, Heinrich was calm he knew that if he just sat down and watch TV then he would be Ok, Howard looked out and started to mumble something along the lines of: "you know i could use this to prove my Multiverse theory." Heinrich ran out of the apartment and took his Rolls Royce out of town were he needed to escape, The car was dead and he needed to find shelter.
Heinrich ran 3 miles away from the city and took a nap in a abandoned caravan, When he woke up a day later he saw the city ravaged by the Portals, He made it to a Civil Protection checkpoint , a Combine officer pointed a gun at him and Heinrich what he was told, The combine officer gestured him to a Train and he got on, As the only passenger on the train he knew that his strong point would not break, He took a book to read and read it while he waited, After reading the book he took a shower and was then given a Citizen Boiler suit and a Citizen CID, After getting off the train and reaching city 59 he was ordered to go to the Nexus which was a few miles away from him, Heinrich reached his destination and was sent to the lobby, A Officer told him: "You are a particle physicist and a psychiatrist are you not?" Heinrich then replied: "I am a psychiatrist and a particle physicist." The Officer then said "We need men like you in our line of work, Men with your potential can help the Combine and we need someone like you." Heinrich then said: "I know i have the potential." The Officer then said: "Fine your train is going to city 45 were you will stay good luck sir." Heinrich gave him a snappy salute and said "I best go before i need to wait any longer." Heinrich was put in the train and looked at the CP units come on to the train, The unit said to Heinrich: "Citizen name and Citizen identification." Heinrich then replied: "Heinrich Schlitz. #10350" The CP then said: "Oh you are Heinrich, We were looking for you and we will guide you to city 45." Heinrich looked stern and said: "The officer said that they needed me but for what?" The CP then gestured to the Commanding officer of the unit and she said "Well now you are going in the train and you will be sent to city 45 to help with the administration, I hope that suits you." Heinrich looked at them with disbelief and said "I thought i was just getting recruited and now i am being a Civil administrator, I think i will stay on the train and wait until i go to City 24 were i will start my new job." The Commanding officer then told him: "It will be a few hours so dont get giddy." She pointed the Units to the train doors and left.
Heinrich reached City 45 and looked around after he got outside, The memorial was dark and the Nexus was bright as day, A Cp officer then looked at Heinrich and said: "Apply." Heinrich told the officer: "Heinrich Schlitz #10350.", The officer then told him: "Hello sir we were expecting you, please follow me." The officer took him to the Nexus lobby were he was told to wait and read a UU Branded Book, After extensive researching he knew that the Combine were really interesting and a helpful hand, He looked at the people outside in the Nexus, They were disappointing and malnourished they did not care for life or food all they wanted was redemption and salvation, Howard knew that if the people didn't want to live then they would kill themselves and that would be bad business for the Combine, He thought of ways that the Combine could fix the problem and be awarded with work and labor for the Citizens, But working for food and not money, The Cp came back with a application for him to write, He wrote down everything and was made Civil Administrator.
Heinrich put his feet on the desk and looked around looking happy, He shook his head up and down with a smile on his face, Howard looked at the screen which had nothing on, Heinrich was starting to laugh, "This could be beneficial for both the Combine and me." Heinrich was starting to go dull and started twitching, "What to do now?" Heinrich ceased twitching and then went to get something to eat, He walked down the corridor and fixed his tie, He took a can of water and then walked into the office were he was staying, Heinrich never felt like this, His mind was getting to him and he needed a break.
This application has been denied due to a number of grammatical and punctuation errors in the backstory.
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« on: August 28, 2012, 01:11:01 PM »
Howard Biggs's Civil Authority ApplicationOOC Name: Dublinjd IC Character Name: Howard Biggs 1) Please write a minimum of 3 paragraphs OOC'ly detailing why your character wishes to join the Combine Civil Authority and what lead your character to do so.Howard always wanted to keep the peace, Since elementary school he was a hall monitor, It was a small job but it kept people from doing harm, Howard then was made a prefect and would help the headmaster with tasks. Howard was always loyal to his superiors, He never got in trouble with his teacher and his bosses, Howard also was in the right side of the law, Even after he went to City 45 he has been loyal. Howard gained 1 loyalist point for cleaning the nexus barricade and never was detained, He never done a misdemeanor or a crime, He always remained on the CP side of the city so he would be safe from crime, Plus Howard could always do something helpful such as: Clean, Wash, Polish, And many others. 2) Please detail your characters traits. (Eg, Pure, Lawful, Trustworthy)Howard is: Loyal- He has never got in trouble with anyone and is very obedient. Persistent- He never gave up on anything and was always going to continue his work until he was done. Smart- He has a very smart way of putting things. 3) Please provide 2 paragraphs about what you are expecting the Combine Civil Authority to be like for you and your character.Howard would strive in the CCA, His job would not be a boring work day, Howard version of the CCA is a wonderful helpful opportunity, He is not interested in violence and killing but peacekeeping. Howard always admired the CCA so he would love the opportunity, The experience would be marvelous, His idea of the CCA is a peacekeeping haven of all that is good, If he got the job then he would work to his limit, So if he was getting the job he would not just lounge around all day, He would get to work. 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.-Childhood: Howard was born in Yugoslavia in 1985, His mother was a doctor and his father was a banker, When he was 5 his mother said to his father: "We should send Howard here to a Private school, He has been a smart boy so he should get a smart education." Howard was sent to a Russian school for smart kids, He got trough the school pretty easy and was then sent to a Prep school, Were he has a interest in science. -Adulthood: Howard was starting his study to earn a Bachelors physics, He gained the degree and started working on astrophysics and cryptology, He would go to the observatory every night and look at space to see if he was going to find aliens or a new star, Howard found this was getting him nowhere so he gave the job one last chance before he would quit. -Seven Hour war: Howard was looking into space with his scope, He saw nothing but starts and the sun, Howard was angry and starting screaming at space, But suddenly he looked out the window and saw Portals transporting Xen creatures into the area, Howard was amazed he never knew that this was going to happen, So he decided to stay inside and wait, Before he knew it the portals raged and started ripping holes in the observatory, Howard screamed and ran to the exit, A bang was heard and Howard fell to the ground. He woke up and saw xen beings running to the City, Howard was shocked and he needed to get out of the country, Howard got into his car and drove, He thought about what would happen if he was caught by one of them, Howard pulled the break and a Combine officer stopped him, Heinrich got out of the car and was putted inside a bus. -Bus ride: The bus was a Prison bus, It had bars around it like a tank, Howard was not angry just confused, He asked a combine guard: "Could i get something to eat?" The combine guard gave Howard a citizen supplement and some breen water, Howard thanked the man and grabbed a book from the bottom of the chair, He read the title: 1984 by George Orwell, It was a dull gray book with a man pointing to Howard saying: "Big Brother is watching you." Howard was not delighted with the book but he read it. After reading it he thought that this would be one of his futures, He started remembering quotes from the book, "The thought police would get him just the same. He had committed--would have committed, even if he had never set pen to paper--the essential crime that contained all others in itself. Thoughtcrime, they called it. Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you." Howard knew that hating the Combine would result in death, "People simply disappeared, always during the night. Your name was removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten. You were abolished, annihilated: vaporized was the usual word." Howard knew that the Combine would take people off the streets and make sure they would be "Non persons." "In our world, there can only be triumph and self-abasement. Everything else, we will destroy." Howard knew that the word feelings would be restricted. Howard knew that this was one of the most gruesome things possible, But what would the positives be? "This is our land. A land of peace and of plenty. A land of harmony and hope. This is our land. Oceania. These are our people. The workers, the strivers, the builders. These are our people. The builders of our world, struggling, fighting, bleeding, dying. On the streets of our cities and on the far-flung battlefields. Fighting against the mutilation of our hopes and dreams. Who are they? -Relocation Howard took the book and was sent to a train, It was a normal train with a New york subway look, Howard sat down and look around, He asked a guard the time of when he would reach the location, "3 hours." Howard looked at the clock it was broken, Howard thought that Orwell was right, It has begun, Howard looked at the camera, He then looked at a propaganda poster, It said: Obey the administrator, Howard could not believe it, The Orwellian themed nightmare had emerged, He thought about the things Winston done, He was sent to Room 101 for torture so Howard should do the opposite of what Winston done, Howard asked the Combine officer if he could read the book, The Combine officer allowed him. 2 hours and 30 minutes later: Howard was in the shower with his luffa sponge, He scrubbed himself with it, The CCA officer gave him a Boiler suit With a vest, A pair of socks, A pair of boots and a Citizen ID. -Reaching City 45: Howard walked outside the station and looked at the Nexus, Howard knew what it was, He looked at the broadcast: "Hello citizens of City 45, This is your Civil Administrator, We have news that rations are coming in a hour." Howard did not need it but he got some, Howard got 1000 Credits from a total of all his rations and bought 2 permits. -Business: Howard sat down and looked at the UU branded books, They were interesting and fun to read, Howard did not have a reason to read them but he read them anyway, Howard remembered some 1984 quotes about Propaganda: "It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public place or within range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away. A nervous tic, an unconscious look of anxiety, a habit of muttering to yourself – anything that carried with it the suggestion of abnormality, of having something to hide. In any case, to wear an improper expression on your face (to look incredulous when a victory was announced, for example) was itself a punishable offense. There was even a word for it in Newspeak: facecrime, it was called." Howard was happy, He was loyal and friendly, Even if the world was strict he would follow orders when given. -Coming home- Howard came to his apartment house and looked at the TV screen, It was talking about propaganda and City Values, Howard walked to the kitchen and took a ration, Howard looked at the TV and knew that this was getting interesting, The door broke down and 2 CCA officers came into his apartment, "Citizen #10359, You are under arrest for carrying a weapon, Prepare for Civil Judgement and Amputation, Howard then laughed and said: "I am Citizen #10358 you are looking for the guy next door." The CCA then said: "Ok, Thanks for the tip citizen." Howard heard screams coming from his neighbors room, Howard looked at the TV and it showed the CA making a speech. -Bio-Hazard: "Citizens a bio hazard has reached the city, Please remain indoors." Howard looked and he saw Zombies running a muck, Howard then screamed and watched the CCA shoot and kill the zombies, One zombie ran to the Apartment and saw Howard, Howard screamed again and ran upstairs, The zombie chased after him, But Howard was able to escape outside and run to the Plaza. -Loyalty: Howard found out that his Loyalty was the highest thing he could gain, Howard helped the Combine by: Polishing their shoes, Washing their Memorial, Cleaning the Nexus barricade and other tasks, Howard then started to become a full time citizen, Howard decided that if he was going to live then he would need to follow the opposite of what Winston done, He needed to think back to 1984: : "A hideous ecstasy of fear and vindictiveness, a desire to kill, to torture, to smash faces in with a sledgehammer, seemed to flow through the whole group of people like an electric current, turning one even against one's will into a grimacing, screaming lunatic." "War is peace, Freedom is slaver, Ignorance is strength." "Who controls the past controls the future, Who controls the future controls the past." Howard knew that his loyalty had no bounds, Howard saw a Citizen beating up a CP, Howard used his Request device to call some CCA to help the man, Howard was about to be thanked, Howard then walked away. 5) Have you ever had a CCA character here at Catalyst Gaming? If so, explain why it was removed.I have never had a CCA Character. OOC Details1. How long have you played on role-playing servers in general?11 months 2. How long have you played on serious servers?10 months 3. How long have you played on Catalyst Gaming? 6 months 4. What Time zone are you in?Greenwitch Mean time 5. In what country do you live?Ireland 6. How old are you?25. 7. What�s your most memorable quality RP experience?I was shot by a CCA by accident, And had to be sent to the CWU Medical center in which i was bleeding, So the doctors had to pull the bullet out. 8. Do you consider yourself a good listener?Yes.
IC SectionFull Name: Howard Biggs CID: 10358 Age: 21 Gender: Male Height: 6 foot 1. Hair Colour Black Eye Colour: Brown Sexual Orientation: Straight Weight: 120 Lbs Mental Distinctions: He has no mental distinctions. Mental Defects: No mental defects Mental Advantages: He is very smart and his brain works hard. Notable Qualities: He seems to be very smart. 1. Have you ever been detained or apprehended for a Sociostability Infringement before? If so, explain?No. 2. Do you regularly eat Combine Civil Authority Issued Rations? Yes. 3. Are you willing to give your life to the cause of the Universal Union?Yes. 4. Do you as a Citizen and future Civil Protection Member accept ALL actions performed by you and those under your command as your OWN responsibility?Yes. 5. Will you remain loyal and faithful to the Universal Union as long as you live?I will remain loyal even after death. 6. Why do you want to join the Combine Civil Authority?I want to help the CCA keep the peace, So all citizens will be loyal and not become a threat to the CCA, I have been a Loyalist for all my days in City 45, I would like to return a favor to the CCA, They made a safe haven so i will help keep that haven safe. The CCA are very helpful making a safe haven for the people of the world to live in and i would like to help them by joining the CCA. Please sign the attached oath using only blue or black pen. I, Howard Biggs hereby swear my mind, body and soul to the Universal Union forever so long as I draw breath. I do so knowing that my actions will be held accountable to me and solely myself. I also declare my knowledge that as a Member of The Universal Union that I will be required to perform tasks above and beyond as well as perform ANY task ordered to by ANY commanding person(s). I hereby acknowledge the fact that as a Civil Protection Task-force Unit that I will be losing most, if not all, communication and or past relationship with anyone outside of the Universal Union's operational bounds.
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« on: August 15, 2012, 12:27:29 PM »
Anything else?
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« on: August 14, 2012, 02:34:27 PM »
I sat on the seat in the cabin, I picked up a book 1984 by George Orwell, If i was going to sit here for a while i would need to look at the book, I thought of some of the books highlights,"The thought police would get me just the same. He had committed--would have committed, even if he had never set pen to paper--the essential crime that contained all others in itself. Thought crime, they called it. Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you.- Winston smith, "People simply disappeared, always during the night. Your name was removed from the registers, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten. You were abolished, annihilated: vaporized was the usual word." I knew that it would come to this, This is our land. A land of peace and of plenty. A land of harmony and hope. This is our land. Oceania. These are our people. The workers, the strivers, the builders. These are our people. The builders of our world, struggling, fighting, bleeding, dying. On the streets of our cities and on the far-flung battlefields. Fighting against the mutilation of our hopes and dreams. Who are they? Mankind, "If you want a vision of the future, Howard, imagine a boot stamping on a human face forever."
"what are your feelings towards Big Brother?" "I hate him" "You must love him. It is not enough to obey him. You must love him." "We are the dead." Howard felt sick and nauseated, So many words this was made in 1948 and it is happening.
Who controls the past controls the future, Who controls the future controls the past- George Orwell 1948.
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« on: August 14, 2012, 12:21:05 PM »
~IC PART~ Full Name: Howard Biggs Citizen identification(CID): 10358 Last Assigned Apartment Number: Apartment A1 Total Loyalist Points: 1 Sex: Male Age: 24 How long have you been in City45: 4-5 months Why do you want to join the CWU?: I want to help the Combine with remedial tasks, Doing so of helping citizens and others, I want to increase my loyalty work, Window washing and cleaning has not been rewarding, And helping citizens would be the most helpful task that i have for the time being. Have you ever been detained before?(If so why): I have not been detained. Past experience with work/labor: I have work experience in general-purpose workings, I have been a shopkeeper so i can be a CWU shopkeeper I have been a Window cleaner so i can clean peoples windows I have been a memorial washer so i can clean the memorial when it gets dirty And i have been a janitor so i can clean the floors of the streets and anywhere a CP wants me to. Name 4 things the CWU Can possess, and 4 things we cant. Also state why.: Things it can posses: Number one The CWU posses the chance of increasing loyalty to the Combine. Number two: The CWU posses the opportunity to help people in need. Number three: The CWU posses the opportunity to help the CP. Number four: The CWU posses the accessibility to sell UU branded items such as flashlights and other UU branded items. Things it can not posses Number one: The CWU can not posses the ability to helping Citizens who are criminals. Number two: The CWU can not posses the ability to legally own firearms. Number three: The CWU can not posses the opportunity to go against the combine in anyway. Number four: The CWU do not have the ability to giving any of its members Diplomatic immunity. Tell us about what you can do.: Well i have studied medicine from my mother as she was a doctor, She thought me surgery and lobotomy and also first aid, I learned shopkeeping from my experience for a few weeks were i would sell UU brand goods, I learned Physics from my job as a particle physicist which i worked on for a few months, I learned Cryptology from my time researching aliens for about a full year, I have learned window washing from my experience for about a full month, I am friendly and i am smart, I can do multitasking and i am very efficient, I can do many things at one time and i am loyal to the UU and the Combine, I am heavy in the field of literature, When i went to my university i studied the Renascence and other arts, I don't have any other experience skills but i do have potential. If a citizen asks for help and is new to the city, what would you do?: I would tell the Citizen my name and were they would usually go during events such as ration deployment, I would show them the Civil housing and the ration terminal and were people have shops, I would then give them a request device and tell them how to use it and what they should use it on, I would then tell them not to go into the Resistance areas for the citizens safety. ~OOC Section~ Name: Jonathan Daleo Timezone: Greenwich Mean Time SteamID: Dublinjd Roleplay Experience: 3 Quarters of a year. Serious Roleplay Experience: 7 months Detail a regular day as a worker of the CWU?: The CWU worker would wake up early, He would then get his folded uniform and wash and clean it, Then he would put it on and go outside, He would usually go to his main duties and help citizens, If a citizen asks him where to get a room the worker would reply by showing them the Civil Housing, He would do remedial duties such as: Window washing, Cleaning, Selling UU branded goods, And doing medicine, When it starts to get late the Worker would take a break, After his break he would continue his duties until he has to go to bed, When he gets home he would clean and press and fold his uniform, After that he would fall asleep and wait til the next morning were he will need to start his new day as a CWU Worker. Character Backstory: -Childhood I was born in 1983 to a Yugoslavian family, My Mother was a doctor and my Father was a Wall street broker, I was sent to a private school for kids, Where i learned many things, My mother wanted to bring me to a Ivy-league school, I was then brought to a private high school for intelligent men, I had a IQ of 139, I loved cryptology , I then changed my job to a Particle physicist were I learned about atoms and electrons and many more. -Adulthood I was starting to grow into a man, Since my parents were orthodox Christians I was then sent to church, When I started to live a new life I looked back in time, From the Big Bang to the current events of life. -Scientology I wanted to find a much more interesting religion so i picked Scientology, It was simple but i never liked it that much, So i joined it and it was the only religion liked so i kept it. -Seven Hour War I was doing well if i was ever going to complete his task of finding aliens, I knew aliens would attack the earth but i did not know about the Combine, I was paranoid with the fact and started to go to the observatory for a few weeks, I failed and went back into particle physics, I was in Yugoslavia to visit my best friend when a spaceship looked down at him, I ran to the WW2 Memorial and opened a hatch leaving me in darkness. I woke up and saw that all he knew was dead, Howard was then relocated to city 45 on a train, The razor train was dull and depressing it looked like a piece of alien machinery outside but inside was normal, I walked to my cabin i saw nobody on the train, It was just me and some Combine guards, I did not think negatively about the invasion he thought it was his new chance of life, The train ride would be long so I looked around for a book or computer, I found one of the only books on the train I picked the book up and read the cover, 1984 by George Orwell, I was not delighted but read the book, Its cover did not take my eye but it could make the illusion of time going faster, I read it within 18 hours the book resembled what was my future, Howard revised over the book it seemed like it was like a coincidence, The Combine would probably use most of the tactics of the book: They would use propaganda and watch the citizens on telescreens, And they would torture and brainwash all people, I knew that this would be "Room 101", I thought if the government would be this way then he might as well done the reverse of what the main protagonist done in the book. -The train ride I woke up to the waking of a Combine soldier shaking on him,I opened my eyes and asked what was going on, The combine replied saying "2 more hours until we reach c45!, I then replied by saying "Why don't you just wake me when we reached the location?", The combine replied with a snigger and said "Because you need to get ready", "Get to the showers now!", I soaked Myself with the luffa, After that i was then given a Citizen uniform and a CID, Howard looked at the clock 9 minutes to go until he reached his destination, Time went slow and painful I took a bite of my ration that the guard gave me, 3 minutes to go, I took a sip of my breen water, 30 seconds to go, I then took my suitcase up and exited my cabin, 2 seconds to go, The smoke disappeared from the train station, I stepped down and was checked, I opened the gate went outside the train station, I Went to the Civil Housing and bought a room which I spent the night in. -Business I was interviewed for a book and general goods permit, He opened up his shop and sold stuff for quite a while until he quited his job and went to work as something else and after that he gave up. -City life "City 45 is one of the most civil place in the world" ,"Sure it is not heaven but it is Civil haven", If I wanted a chance at giving this up then i would keep city 45 up and running, "If the world was control ed by the Combine since day one it would of been the best part of human history at least that is what i think". -Loyalty "I was never in trouble with anyone in my life," "The Combine gave me the haven and i swear to protect this haven from all of the dastardly things that mankind has made over the past years", "I loved the Combine and realized that i should live cooperatively with them."
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« on: August 13, 2012, 04:51:47 PM »
-support
I don't like the background, Not enough detail.
5% warning issued for not following application rules - Brandon
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« on: August 13, 2012, 04:50:08 PM »
+support
You have a good back story, But the problem is that your name of Jonathon is not used much, If you change your name to Jonathan then it would be a more better spelled name, But i see were you are going
5% warning issued for not following application rules - Brandon
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« on: August 13, 2012, 04:30:19 PM »
Howard Biggs's Civil Authority ApplicationOOC Name: Dublinjd IC Character Name: Howard Biggs 1) Please write a minimum of 3 paragraphs OOC'ly detailing why your character wishes to join the Combine Civil Authority and what lead your character to do so.Howard was and still is a loner,He always believed in himself after the 7 Hour war, Even if he is a loner and a loyalist he still is brave, After he got off the train his life was changed forever,He would wish for one chance at life again,So he believed that the haven could be his new home. If he wanted to help the Combine and the UU,He would need to start his life over were it stopped,He could try being better with his life,He needed a way,He realized if he became a CP then he could help his overlords, Even if it was going to kill him, He would endure torture and pain to join the CCA and that is that he will endure. He never was in trouble with the Combine, He was never convicted of a crime,And had also earned a loyalist point for cleaning the nexus barricade, At the first moment of his pathetic life he realized that if life was going to be so dirty he might as well of helped the CP,And even if the only bad part of his life was not trying to be better with his life, Now all he need is to help and serve the CCA with his skills. 2) Please detail your characters traits. (Eg, Pure, Lawful, Trustworthy)Smart- In Howard's past life he solved enigmas in collage and school,He also was interested in maths. Loyal- He never fought with anyone,He used to be nice to his teachers, He never was in trouble with officers in his past life,Plus he never done anything bad to his current overlords in his current life. Trustworthy- His teachers would always know that Howard was a nice and trusted pupil, His principle also trusted Howard with many jobs. Persistent- He would never give up on anything,When he nearly failed his exam,He tried it again and got a A+. 3) Please provide 2 paragraphs about what you are expecting the Combine Civil Authority to be like for you and your character.Howard's idea of the CCA is that: He would learn so many things for the experience of helping the CCA in anyway possible, He would be proud and loyal of the experience, He would love the chance of a second chance. If this experience was to help him then he would beg and plead, He would kill someone to be in the CCA,If the combine ordered him to kill the person,Which is highly doubted,In layman's terms:He would do anything for the experience. 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.-Childhood Howard was born in Yugoslavia in 1979 to a rich family, His mother was a doctor, And his father worked as a Wall street broker, He was sent to a private school, When he was 15 he was sent to a Private high school, He was interested in biology, Since he had a IQ of 145 he was one of the smartest kids in history. -Adulthood When he became 18 he was sent to a Ivy-league university, He was sent to learn biology, It was simple just learn about vital and non-vital organs, He also done lectures about how to dissect a frog and other dead animals, He then started to learn Cryptozoology, He found that the jackalope has a biological called Shope Papilloma which made tumors that looked like antlers on the rabbits head. -Job Howard now got a job in cryptology were he studied aliens, He did not get much of a job out of it, But he believed that there was aliens, He never knew about the combine he just knew that aliens do exist, When he quited his job at the university he tried another, He became a Wall street broker like his father, Which ended in him earning nothing, His family had a long talk with him, His father was happy for Howard and he loved Howard with every bone in his body, Howard loved his father and mother and realized that they would always love each other even if Howard's parents Separated, Howard knew that if that happens then he would use his IQ to his advantage, Howard stated that if he was going to start a new life in Yugoslavia then he would need a backup plan, Howard was one of the men in the world who was smart and successful, Howard was going to try and start a life on his own but he needed more money to get a new life, He continued his job at the university and was given ten thousand dollars, He bought a house in the suburbs and lived his life as a man. -Seven hour war When Howard was in the street getting Chinese food he looked up, looking up he saw a combine mother ship, Howard was right about the aliens but that was not the time to start about it again, He ran to a soviet memorial in Yugoslavia, He hid in the memorial pretending to be dead, After he woke up he opened a hatch and looked at the city, It was in ruins Howard looked at the destruction with disgust, He was then taken prisoner and put in a Combine Razor Train, Howard knew that this could be the end for him, He looked around the train for something to do, He was alone in the train, Nobody but the CCA guards in the carriage with him, It looked like it was a normal train, He asked a guard to see if a book was on the train, The guard came back with a book the Howard would read and compare to the current situation, The book 1984 by George Orwell, This book was one of the only books that came to the situation, He compared everything in the book to his own life, The government in the book would use bombs to kill citizens so that food would not have to waste, The government in the book also mirrored the Combine in everyday, Howard read the book with disgust, The book was made in 1948 which was a anagram for 1984, Howard looked and said "If i am correct history will judge us like they did with others the only way they can with totalitarianism",He thought this bitterly, He thanked the Combine guard for the book, And said to him "If you want to find out what will happen after this read it", The guard said "The train ride will be over in a few days and i will try and read the book it is my break", Howard thought of everything in the book, Howard's only moment of disgust to the book was "Room 101", That name seemed hopeless and crude, "Room 101" Howard thought bitterly, He asked the guard if he could have something to eat, The guard went to the food carriage, Howard could not get the name out of his head, He found a quote from the book, The main protagonist from the book was sent to room 101 because he had broken a rule, A rule the combine would later use, Sex-crime and thought-crime, Howard knew that these rules would be enforced in the later future, Howard still had a few days to go until he reached city 45- formerly Russia, If Howard had any plans after he got of the train that would be to buy a house and sit down for the rest of his life, When a UU officer came to Howard's room, He said "You read the book haven't you?",Howard replied "Yes i have its the most realistic dream in the world", The UU officer said "But it is not a dream anymore its life", Howard was pleased and said "Well what if i want to life that life?", The UU officer said "Well i trust that you are a loyalist?", Howard replied "I doubt anyone is a loyalist to men who killed 80 percent of the people in the world but i guess i might be the only loyalist on this train who is not a combine", The UU officer smiled and said "Well i read your file and it says you never were in trouble", Howard said "That is correct i have been the only one in class who never was in trouble", The UU said "What did you work as before we took you"?, Howard replied "I was a cyptologist", The UU said "Were you able to find the Combine when you had you job?", Howard sighed "Well no at least not before the mother ship attacked Yugoslavia, The UU pointed out "If you think we are aliens then we are not", Howard was speechless, The UU said "We are not aliens just highly intellectual Beings, Howard was impressed by the information the UU told him about, The speechless man said "Well i am one of those men who are highly intellectual i can not pose a threat to you", The UU snapped "Oh yes you are anybody can be a anti-citizen to the Combine you are one of those people who can shout out about free speech!" Howard replied "How can i be a person who can do that i Howard H Biggs promises you that i will not cause a problem or a threat to the Combine!", The UU was impressed "You do not have a problem in physical and mental capability", Howard replied calmly "The only problem with me is that i have no problems", The UU said "Well i have to report you back to the city 45 CA", Howard said "Well could you bring me back something to eat i am hungry", The UU went outside of the cart and brought back Howard a Citizen Supplement and some Breen water, Howard drank his water and ate the Citizen Supplement, The UU came back and said "I have reported you to the CA of the city and he wants a word with you", Howard stood up and followed the UU to the radio, Howard sat down and pulled the radio transmitter from the radio and put it up to his mouth, The radio went to static and then a voice said "Is this Mr Howard Biggs?", Howard replied into the radio "That is correct and this must be the City Administrator of city 45 am i correct?", The radio then replied "This is the CA of the city yes.", Howard then replied and said "What do you need from me?", The voice of the CA went to a Texas accent and said "Well my sources tell me that you studied us am i correct?", Howard replied "Well no but i am a Cryptologist.", The radio then was modified by the UU officer and the radio had no static and the voice sounded like it was in the room, The CA then replied "Well that is too bad i really thought you would of been studying us.", "Tell you what i will let you come to the city i like you but i can not give you any favors." -City 45 life Howard got off the train and headed for the Civil housing, He sat down in his hotel and looked at the TV, It showed the CA of the city giving a CCA Officer a promotion, Howard finally knew the CA's Identity, Howard sat down and watched a channel about a 2 hour hate ritual that the resistance use to hate the Combine, The ritual was used by Goldstien in George Orwell's book, But the Combine showed that the resistance do it and not the Combine, Resulting in a total reverse of the book. -Business Howard bought a business permit for Books and General Goods, He only sold UU branded items because he did not want trouble with the CCA, Howard then became a window washer and earned a loyalist point because he cleaned the memorial and nexus barricade. -Current life Howard is now a few years older, He still has never got apprehended, Howard never started his new job as a cleaner, He realized that if he was going to live then he would need to continue a job, Anything was ready for him, He could have a job of CWU or cleaner, But he realized that the polls for CCA were on and he had one chance, So he signed a application for it and typed his application for the application, And made a pledge to be loyal to the UU and do what ever they say, Howard kept this promise and decided he would keep the pledge to his grave. 5) Have you ever had a CCA character here at Catalyst Gaming? If so, explain why it was removed.I have never had a CCA Character. OOC Details1. How long have you played on role-playing servers in general?10 months 2. How long have you played on serious servers?8 months 3. How long have you played on Catalyst Gaming? 5 months 4. What Time zone are you in?Greenwitch Mean time 5. In what country do you live?Ireland 6. How old are you?24. 7. What�s your most memorable quality RP experience?When i was on the RP-gaming.Eu server, I was a doctor, I had to use a Gigli saw to cut off a mans arm in RP. 8. Do you consider yourself a good listener?Yes.
IC SectionFull Name: Howard Biggs CID: 10358 Age: 21 Gender: Male Height: 6 foot 1. Hair Colour Black Eye Colour: Brown Sexual Orientation: Straight Weight: 120 Lbs Mental Distinctions: His brain is a normal size Mental Defects: He has no defects. Mental Advantages: Smart. Notable Qualities: He can solve puzzles, and he knows first aid. 1. Have you ever been detained or apprehended for a Sociostability Infringement before? If so, explain?I have never caused a Sociostability infringement. 2. Do you regularly eat Combine Civil Authority Issued Rations? I eat CCA issued rations on regular basis. 3. Are you willing to give your life to the cause of the Universal Union?Yes. 4. Do you as a Citizen and future Civil Protection Member accept ALL actions performed by you and those under your command as your OWN responsibility?Yes. 5. Will you remain loyal and faithful to the Universal Union as long as you live?I will remain loyal even after death. 6. Why do you want to join the Combine Civil Authority?I wants to join the CCA because i wants to help the UU, I wanted to help the CCA in a more helping way, I never caused a crime, And i never done anything wrong to the CCA, I have a loyalist point, So i realized that i do not have anything stopping me from becoming one, I always bought UU issued items, And i always reported illegal items to the UU. If there was a problem stopping me from joining the CCA then i would like to help try to get that off the record and try again, And plus i have the brains and brawn, And even thought i have never caused a crime or kill anyone i have the point of trying to help the CCA and UU. Please sign the attached oath using only blue or black pen. I, Howard Biggs hereby swear my mind, body and soul to the Universal Union forever so long as I draw breath. I do so knowing that my actions will be held accountable to me and solely myself. I also declare my knowledge that as a Member of The Universal Union that I will be required to perform tasks above and beyond as well as perform ANY task ordered to by ANY commanding person(s). I hereby acknowledge the fact that as a Civil Protection Task-force Unit that I will be losing most, if not all, communication and or past relationship with anyone outside of the Universal Union's operational bounds.
Post Auto-Merged: August 13, 2012, 04:48:42 PM
And one thing, After you read it give me a notice of what problems there are before giving a verdict.
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« on: August 01, 2012, 03:28:38 PM »
I realized that this hl2rp will be done on august 8 so i will stay with the catalyst gaming for a week until it is time.[If the hl2rp is not satisfactory then i will come back permanently]
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« on: July 30, 2012, 02:56:01 PM »
-Support
On the grounds of the admins,I have to go with them,Because you story is utterly hopeless,I have read better things then this.
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« on: July 30, 2012, 02:49:36 PM »
Well you will have to read my edit again and then you need to say yes or no,Because i can not just have a application that is not accepted or denied
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« on: July 30, 2012, 12:46:44 PM »
Oh do not worry,I fell as if i will not be coming back for 2 reasons: reason 1: Grammar strictness and minimum amount words:Its like you want me to be sitting on a computer at 3:00 AM So i can write a application especially when i am tired and you need to type 3 paragraphs and 300 words, Reason 2: The Roleplay:Your HL2RP server is really lacking role play and it really makes me mad knowing that the server is a total waste of my time
Furious-Howard Biggs.
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