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• Please read the rules and the application section of the FAQ before applying.
• Make sure your application is properly formatted! Check for typos, broken html links etc.
• Post your full application in a comment to this post. Linked applications will not be processed.
• You may apply for up to two characters per application cycle.
• You can only play one character per canon, regardless if the characters interact.
• Once accepted, follow the instructions in your acceptance notice. You will not be accepted into the main comm until you've gone through all the steps.
• If you've been rejected, you may not apply again until the next application cycle.

There is currently a character cap of four per player. If you're already playing four characters, you will have to drop someone before bringing in anyone new.

If you have questions about the application process, please consult the FAQ or contact the mod at kollomods@gmail.com

Application

Player name: Your name
Player contact: email, plurk, discord. Whatever you want to give out.

Character name: The name of the character
Canon: For original characters, just write OC.
Canon point: Where are they taken from?
Powers, if any: Short and sweet, for our reference only. If your character doesn't have powers, write N/A.

Application letter: In no shorter than two paragraphs, write a letter from your character as to why they should go to Kollo. Keep in mind things such as character voice, canon point, their motivations for why they'd like a vacation, what they would and wouldn't say to plead their case.

<b>Player name:</b> Your name <b>Player contact:</b> email, plurk, discord. Whatever you want to give out. <b>Character name:</b> The name of the character <b>Canon:</b> For original characters, just write OC. <b>Canon point:</b> Where are they taken from? <b>Powers, if any:</b> Short and sweet, for our reference only. If your character doesn't have powers, write N/A. <b>Application letter:</b> (( In no shorter than two paragraphs, write a letter from your character as to why they should go to Kollo. Keep in mind things such as character voice, canon point, their motivations for why they'd like a vacation, what they would and wouldn't say to plead their case. ))

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lance ( voltron / reserved )

[spazzed]

Player name: Tsu
Player contact: problematic / discord; problematic#7999

Character name: Lance
Canon: Voltron: Legendary Defender
Canon point: Post season six
Powers, if any: Unless piloting a giant robot lion and using humor as a tool of deflection count as powers, nada.

Application letter: So, everybody deserves a vacation once in a while, right? Let's say you're working a million hours a day and never get any sleep and it's just go-go-go until you feel like you're about to fall over. Pass out, whatever. You're gonna need a break. Everybody has a point they get to when they can't take any more or they're gonna snap, and if that happens? Boom, breakdown.

Being a paladin of Voltron and a defender of the universe means we don't get a lot of downtime. I mean yeah, we might get a few hours to ourselves between bouts of saving one alien race from another alien race, and I won't lie — it feels good to be able to do that for people, to give something they had taken away from them back — but it's hard work. You get worn out past the point of even being able to feel how exhausted you are, but you keep going and going some more because there are always going to be people that need your help.

I think what I'm trying to say here is that … being a defender of the universe is never going to come with sick days or paid time off and it really should, because it can't always be go-go-go until somebody collapses from exhaustion or stress or anything else that leaves you feeling like a dead battery. I know I need some time every once in a while to recharge. And maybe get a nice facial. Or have one of those fancy drinks that come with umbrellas and a crazy straw.

Really, anything that counts as a breather from everyday life in a treat-yourself kind of mindset. We all need that, even if we don't think about it.

Keith / Voltron ( reserved)

[pushdagger]

Player name: Andie

Player contact: impressionist @ plurk.


Character name: Keith

Canon: Voltron

Canon point: Directly after season 6

Powers, if any: While his human abilities range from close combat to piloting an alien ship, his half-Galra blood has helped him unlock certain Galran tech as well as special features in his Marmora Blade


Application letter: To whom it may concern:


I'm the pilot of the Black Lion, which is one of the ships making up a bigger, more powerful alien vessel called Voltron. The pilots of each lion are called paladins and I'm currently the leader. I initially didn't want to be. I used to pilot Red, but then we lost our leader, Shiro, and he asked me to take his place.


I think a part of me always knew that I'd find more of myself in space than on Earth, where I grew up. I never saw myself being an actual defender of Earth and the rest of the universe, but it feels good, bringing down a really bad empire run by an actually evil overlord named Zarkon. It turns out that I'm part-Galra too but I learned that my mom is one of the fighters, called the Blade of Marmora, working against the empire. Both missions are important to be as a paladin and a blade myself, even if I actually quit being a paladin because I wanted to learn more about being Galra.


I've learned and been through a lot in the last 2-3 years. We're taken down not one but two power-hungry guys who wanted the universe to bow to them. I'm so used to fighting and running and now that there is some tentative peace, I'd honestly like a short break. We don't get much of those up in space.


Actually, after defeating Lotor, Zarkon's son, we're supposed to head back to Earth. That's home for everyone else and it'd be nice to go back sometime but I guess I don't really have a home to return to right now. I've got my family and friends finally, but there isn't much waiting for me back there either. Maybe I can help out or something if you accept me into this multiverse thing.

Hana "Dva" Song | Overwatch

[ggs]

Player name: Megan
Player contact: megoom, discord: megoom#2520, PM to character account

Character name: Hana "D.va" Song
Canon: Overwatch
Canon point: about a week after the events of her animated short, Shooting Star.
Powers, if any: N/A

Application letter:
Firstly, I have no plans to stay here if the whole "your world is on pause" thing isn't actually true. I'm staying just until the ferry comes back, then going home, and if I find out time's been going on without me, then that's it. I'm out. But if this is totally true and being here is like hitting pause on a video game, then I guess I'll stick around for a bit.

I'm only really doing this because of my friend, Dae-hyun. He says I work too hard and I need a break, but I'm exactly where I want to be doing what I need to do. If it's relevent, I'm a MEKA pilot (Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army), and I'm busy keeping my country safe from the Gwishin that keep attacking our coastal cities. Unfortunately after my last encounter with the enemy, my mech was destroyed and I'm in the process of building a new one. I would say this is the worst time for me to be taking a vacation, but the rest of my unit's mechs have been repaired and they've been cleared for active service again. Meanwhile I'm chilling with a broken arm and leg, so even if I had my mech right now, I wouldn't be cleared to fly it. Which is completely lame.

Anyway, Dae-hyun says he'll take over the rebuilding and it won't matter anyway because when I get back it'll be like I haven't even left. WHICH BETTER BE TRUE!!! In the meantime, I'm supposed to rest and recuperate on the island. Please tell me you have electricity there. And video games to play. If I'm going to be laid up with a broken leg, I should at least be able to own noobs. I know I'm not really selling myself too well here, but it'll mean a lot to my friend if I can sit back and relax. He worries about me and I think he thinks I can't get myself into too much trouble if I'm stuck on an island without anything to blow up.

And honestly? Being in a place where my face isn't broadcast on every holovid or on the side of buildings would be a nice change. Don't get me wrong, I love my fans, but there are times I just want to stay in and work on my mech or play video games. Or just talk with friends. Being in front of the cameras isn't what I live for, and not having a bunch of them in my face whenever I open the front door is going to be nice.

Okay, maybe Dae-hyun has a point after all.

Peace out,
송하나
Hana Song, aka D.va

(underneath this is a picture of a bunny)

Hanako Ikezawa | Katawa Shoujo (Reserved)

[burntviolet]

Player name: Elie
Player contact: gaiamemories

Character name: Hanako Ikezawa
Canon: Katawa Shoujo
Canon point: After the bad ending of her route
Powers, if any: N/A

Application letter:

I would like first of all to thank you for the chance you have given me to detach myself from my current home world. The timing was strangely appropriate, seeing as I was going through a considerable amount of distress no later than a couple days ago. Although I have yet to wrap my head around such novel situation that many people in my universe would describe as outwordly, my current state of mind allows me to acknowledge that your offer is, indeed, a reality that I must accept, as well as an opening for myself to recover from my recent fallout. It may be a cowardly way out of my troubles, and I know that I am indeed running away, but I find myself in dire need of a break. I cannot predict what may happen if I remained alone with my thoughts any longer.

I have believed, for many years, that I do not belong anywhere in my world. Ever since my parents died in a house fire when I was still a child, I felt utterly disconnected from the people around me. My time at the orphanage was not unpleasant, but I could not form any bond with the other children or the staff members. The scars on my body had been object of derision and bullying in middle school. It was only by the time I was enrolled at Yamaku, a high school for disabled children, that I met a pair of friends that I quickly got attached to. In retrospect, the way it all happened was pathetic on my part, but I digress. What matters is that I considered them the most important people in my life, a source of happiness I had desperately searched for in so long. They were more precious than anything else, even my own existence.

However, because of so many factors, I had a horrible fallout with them. I could no longer stand the way they treated me, as if I was a helpless child who always needed protection and watching. If there is something I hate more than anything is the fact that people see me as a weakling, a poor thing, because of my scars, and because of my mental illness. I have struggled with it for most of my life and I cannot tolerate it when people undo all my efforts so they could pity me and feel better about themselves when they manage to "help" me. None of them see me as someone who is their equal, as a person just like them, and I hate it.

... I apologize for the rant, but I hope you understand where I am coming from. I shouted all my hatred towards my friends, and closed my heart for good. It was painful, and I regret it now that I am in a calmer state, but it is too late to fix what was destroyed and I still feel resentment towards them. Because I have burned the only connection I had with other people, I feel as if there is no saving me from the hole I have dug myself into. But I do not want to give up. I want to be able to reconcile and give them another chance. I want to graduate from my school and find a fulfilling future for myself. I want to be stronger. And I cannot do any of these things in my current conditions. I must spend time somewhere, far away from home, away from my former friends and anything else that could cause me further distress.

Perhaps I could, at last, form new and meaningful bonds with the people from worlds that are different from mine. It is a wild guess that has no proof of being true, but all the same, I am taking every possibility in account. Only time can tell if I made the right decision.

Again, thank you so much for the opportunity. Hopefully I have presented my reasons in a manner that will have me accepted here.

With my best regards,

池沢 華子

[hawkwhy]

Player name: lena
Player contact: PM this journal please ♥

Character name: Katherine "Kate" Bishop (aka Hawkeye)
Canon: Marvel 616
Canon point: after the events of Fraction's Hawkeye #16
Powers, if any: Kate is a standard human being with no genetic alterations or enhancements. She possesses no supernatural or mutant powers. She does, however, possess a number of abilities that are worthy of note:

▪ photographic memory/reflexes: Kate displays abilities that allow her to retain and recall details (such as the number combination to the Avengers’ secret training room) even after only seeing it just once, and briefly. Similarly, she can also copy physical acts such as fighting styles and defensive maneuvers after only witnessing it once.
▪ master archer: she has often been compared to (and occasionally even declared to be better than) renowned master archer Clint Barton (aka OG Hawkeye).

Application letter:
To the whomsts it may concern,

Here's the deal. I'm like 99.9% sure this is all some kind of hoax, that you're secretly some evil organization preying on unsuspecting (sorta) superheroes like me (not so sorta). Heck I'm not even entirely sure you aren't just Loki ready to laugh at me for falling for this ruse in the first place, because this seems like the kind of thing he'd do when he's bored or you know trying to cause some kind of multiversal Ragnorak or something. (In which case - FUTZ YOU Loki I totally didn't fall for it I'm just playing possum so there!)

But let's say I'm wrong. Let's say this is actually legit. The real deal. Let's say I could use the break. Because I could totally use the break.

Don't get me wrong - I love being a superhero. I walked into it all on my own, you know? No radioactive spiders or scientific experiment gone wrong here. I wanted to make a difference. I had the means to do it so I did. And then when I didn't, I still did because that's what a superhero does.

Thing is, a superhero kind of always DOES. She does and does and does until she can't anymore or decides she doesn't want to and I'll definitely be more of the first girl than the second one but also sometimes it's just nice to take a break, you know? To breathe. I came to California on a car I bought myself and dreams of yoga and USDA organic produce with a dog that isn't technically mine because we both deserve better and sometimes you gotta go away to make him see that futz where was I going with this? Note to self: do not write future letters with pen.

Anyway. Like I said. Totally walking into this knowing I could be bamboozled at any second but I'll definitely be the first one to say I sure as heck wish I'm wrong.

Besides, L.A. really really stinks.

XOXO Kate

P.S. Thanks for not making this a digital letter. Computers suck. Unless you're into that, in which case no offense, you do you. Sorry about my crummy handwriting though. My B.

[ebony_wings]

Player name: Ansem
Player contact: doctoransem @ plurk

Character name: Viola Avelide
Canon: OC.
Canon point: After being rescued from a Nightmare
Powers, if any: Viola is a Changeling, defined more closely to World of Darkness than the old doppleganger kind. More specifically, she is a Raven Harpy. It comes with her own abilities.

-limited shapeshifting: Can shift between a fully human form and her more harpy-like form, which basically replaces her arms with wide black wings and legs with dark gray bird's legs (she still has hands in this form). She is capable of flying in harpy form, and is somewhat lighter than her size suggests.

-Keen eyesight and hearing: Slightly better eyesight than your average human, and darkness does not dampen this. Can focus her hearing to roughly double that of a human's sensitivity.

Application letter: To whom this may concern:

You know, I've always been intrigued by mysteries. Call it a yearning to understand the world and everything in it. I spent much of my younger days cooped up in my mansion, because my parents were afraid that if I ran around in my harpy form, I'd be killed. But since then, I've been yearning to learn more about the world that I've settled in. And learning about another world entirely? Sounds wonderful to me!

The tension between the humans and the changelings and the fey has gotten pretty thick, though. So that's why my parents hid me for so long before I was ready to blend in. Nothing taught me that more than the incident that struck my home not too long ago, when a supposed human friend of mine inflicted a curse upon me to steal an old book I had. But had it not been for another friend of mine, human and changeling alike, working together, I'd be sleeping forever.

Kinda a lame way to die, don't you think?

But that also meant that I'm right to believe that we could all coexist. I'm holding onto that belief even with everything that's gone on in my life and in my parent's life. Hades, I'm even the child of a human father and harpy mother! I'd rather learn about the world, so people have nothing to fear. Fear's a natural thing of the world, but with understanding we don't have to let it coop us up. But while I've had better freedom to leave my house and explore the world, I've also been looking for interesting things to know. Rumors of odd people and places seem to come true if enough people believe them.

That's what this place is, right? It's the kind of thing a curious girl like me could dig: a nice vacation place that has its own layer of mystery, things to explore, while still being... relatively safe enough that others don't have to worry about me.

And if I wind up running into something that can kill me, then all I have to do is not anger it enough to want to try! I'd rather pick my own terms with my date with the Grim Sharpshooter after all.

[notrosesshadow]

Player name: Al
Player contact: PM this journal

Character name: Martha Jones
Canon: Doctor Who
Canon point: A couple weeks after the end of season 4 - Journey's End
Powers, if any: N/A

Application letter:

Vacation is one of those concepts I've never really thought about as reality. I suppose what I experienced with the Doctor was a vacation, but much like this, it was supposed to be while life was "on pause." Or rather, I'd come back from where I left off thanks to the nature of time-travel. Obviously that didn't happen, nor was the time-travel very relaxing. But that's not the point.

The point is, as a doctor, and later as the medical officer of a certain high security project at UNIT, vacations were never something I was allowed to think of. I was always too busy. However, I'm now out of a job and between that and other things, it seems high time for me to take some time for myself for once in my life.

Besides, an all expenses paid vacation where time doesn't move forward is fairly ideal. Assuming your pause is more accurate than the Doctor's. I just need some time to... breathe. And heal. And it looks like your island is perhaps the perfect opportunity.

I'm sorry for rambling. I guess I need this more than I thought. Thank you for taking the time to read this and please consider me as a candidate for your island.

Martha Jones

North | Detroit: Become Human (reserved)

[freedomordeath]

Player name: Artemis
Player contact: cynicalharlequin

Character name: North
Canon: Detroit: Become Human
Canon point: Post-game (pacifist path good end)
Powers, if any: She's a civilian model android. Mostly, she is less affected by injuries and can replace damaged body parts. Higher stamina, less affected by temperature change. Has a computer brain. She is her own smartphone, wifi included. Doesn't feel pain. Can make small changes to appearance, like hair color.

Application letter:
Dear Olivia or whoever is going to read this,

first of all, I'll admit this sounds like a too good to be true deal. But see, the thing is, I've been told I need to get away from everything, get myself sorted out. Then I heard of Norrhamn and I realized it could be the best deal I'll ever get. We're picking up the pieces after an android revolution, we've still got a long way to fight for equal rights. I can't disappear for weeks or months on end. We don't have that kind of luxury.

But we've got a revolution, and I do need to get myself sorted out. I'm sure you won't take my word for anything I tell you about my world and will do your own research. So I'm sure you're going to watch Markus's speeches about peace and cooperation, and that the humans can one day become our friends. That's why I'm applying. I need to become someone who can be useful to Jericho in that world where humans and androids are at peace. I want that, and I need to do it someplace where I don't have to worry that one foot out of line will have catastrophic political consequences.

What I'm trying to say is, I'm asking you to give me a chance. I know I'm not exactly summer camp material but I promise I'm not in this to cause trouble for you or anyone else. All I want is what you advertise: some peace and quiet.

haein seo, original character.

[unwieldy]

Player name: Yuul
Player contact: yuulshi @ plurk, yuul#0420 @ discord

Character name: Haein Seo
Canon: OC
Canon point: Just before being entrapped by Hyunseok.
Powers, if any:

Haein is at his most powerful when granting wishes. There are a number of things that he cannot grant, such as making people fall in love, killing someone, bringing back the dead, wishing for more wishes, messing with the timeline, or wishes that would harm the world/universe. The wish maker must be in possession of a talisman that summons Haein, gives them power over him, and allows for three wishes.

Outside of granting wishes, Haein is a demigod and so that allows him certain abilities. He's got telekinesis (that he rarely uses), enhanced durability, accelerated healing, and he can detect other supernatural beings. As the son of a mountain god, his healing ability extends to all living creatures. But while things like plants take very little effort, larger animals and especially human beings are extremely draining for him to heal. Depending on the scale of the injury, he can go from light-headed for a couple of hours to full on passing out for days.

Application letter:

Let's just get straight to the point.

I need to get away. The past few months in my life have been too quiet, which means it's only a matter of time before my uncle fucks things over for me again. You guys advertise peace and quiet in the whole... multiverse? First I'm hearing about it, but whatever. I've been through weird shit before. Anyway, peace and quiet is exactly what I've been looking for. If you need details, I was cursed as a kid by my uncle to grant the wishes of whatever asshole gets their hands on a piece of shit talisman and the whole thing has made my life a living hell. I'll spare the details of some of the wishes I've been made to grant, but just know my uncle finds the most depraved people in the world to hand the talisman off to. I mess up a decent chunk of them by twisting the wishes around, but sometimes people start getting smart about it and there's not much I can do to stop a clever fucker from winning the lottery or worse.

So if you're into keeping the balance or making sure bad people don't get what they want, that's some extra incentive to bring me on.

But yeah, back to getting away from my uncle. Personally, that's all I really care about. My existence is literally the bane of his, so let's do everyone a favor and separate us by several degrees. To be completely honest, I'm borderline desperate at this point. Knowing that I won't suddenly get transported to potentially the other side of the world in some foreign country, at the beck and call of an asshole on a power trip would take a lot off my shoulders. And look, I don't normally open up like this. Ever. That should be reason enough to let me in.

Your call, I suppose.

Captain Jack Harkness (reserved)

[forever_jack]

Player name: Anna
Player contact: unfeathered72@gmail.com (or pm me)

Character name: Captain Jack Harkness
Canon: Doctor Who/Torchwood
Canon point: Right after dying at the end of Miracle Day, plus around six months' roleplay at MarinaNova Asylum, plus another almost-five years after that spent firstly with Ianto and Spike and then striking out on his own (see my info post for more detail).
Powers, if any: He can't stay dead. Ever. He also heals quickly even when he doesn't die. Also: 51st century pheromones!

Application letter:

Hi. You take people who could use a break from their lives, right? I could really use one of those right now. And I could really do with it being a little less self-destructive than it was the last time I lost the people who were dear to me. So, while this doesn't sound like the kind of place I'd normally choose to visit – I normally look for somewhere with a little more action, if you know what I mean! – maybe what I really need is a change. Maybe somewhere with a little peace and quiet will do me good.

Plus, there's some stuff I really need to think about before I head back home. I could use some extra time to work that out!

And you've got a beach, right? I do love swimming in the sea. Nothing quite like it – and I haven't been near a beach in far too long.

Anyway. I don't really know what I can say that'll convince you to give me a go, but if you do your research on me, perhaps just the fact that I'm actually asking would be enough.

Okay, leaving it there. Hope to hear from you soon.

Evelina Kallan | OC

[cursebreaker]

Player name: Megan
Player contact: megoom, discord: megoom#2520, PM to character account

Character name: Evelina Kallan
Canon: OC
Canon point: When she's ready to flee from Delphi.
Powers, if any:
- invisibility
- can create illusions
- can break curses laid on people with a touch (I'd like her to get a charm to stop this)
- pushing and pulling objects without touching them

Application letter:
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Evelina Kallan, and I'm afraid I'm a Cursebreaker. If you aren't familiar, it means I'm one of the witches of Byblos, but I'm one of the good ones, I promise you. All I wish to do is make and sell potions to aid people in some small way, but as I'm also a Cursebreaker, I'm wanted by kings and princes to be their prisoner; to be held in a cell until a witch tries to curse their kingdom and then I'll be made to undo it all. I would be nothing more than a tool to them, unable to live a free life. My mother died to protect me from those who would use me without my consent, and I can't ever allow that to be in vain by being captured.

Unfortunately, I'm in trouble. I've moved to Delphi to escape the politics of witches and kings on the island of Byblos, but I accidentally broke a curse laid on a child by touching him. Word is spreading, and I'm now in hiding, trying to find a boat out of here. I heard of your island and it sounds like the perfect place to start again. I'm certainly not against helping people at all! It's why I make potions, ointments, lotions, teas; all kinds of things! But when you can break a curse with a touch, things get difficult. People treat you differently, like you're not a person anymore, but something to be used. The average person in Delphi is probably good, but I know word is going to get back to Byblos, or to anyone here with power, and they'll want to capture me. If I could live somewhere and not worry about breaking curses but just live quietly and peacefully, well, I'd be the happiest witch in the world. I've heard a rumor that I might be able to remove my cursebreaking ability on your island. If that's true, I wish to do it and just be a normal witch. Please consider me for a place on Norrham. Thank you for your time.

Evelina Kallan

Hyunseok Choi | OC

[dumbstruck]

Player name: Leigh
Player contact: jhope

Character name: Hyunseok Choi
Canon: OC.
Canon point: Shortly after making a bad deal with a very questionable god.
Powers, if any: N/A

Application letter: Hi.

So my name is Hyunseok Choi, and I've never really done anything like this before. I don't really know what you need, if you need like references or anything like that, but I don't think I can actually provide much in the way of that anyway.

I don't think there's anyone left who would even want to be a reference for me...

Look, recently I found myself in a really, really bad situation when trying to get out of a different kind of bad situation. I'm not sure if it was worth it yet or not, but if I can get out of this current situation that'd be pretty amazing. I don't really know how much you guys know about us, but I know a lot of this is my fault to begin with. I really messed up, and I wanted to make things right for the people I messed it all up for. I just didn't know that making it right would end up screwing me over as much as it did.

This is vague, right? I can't go into a lot of details, but something I did ended up cursing my little brother, and to get him uncursed I kind of had to turn to something with bigger magic than the thing that cursed him in the first place. I don't know if you have even bigger magic than my current magical problem, but just any time to get away from it is all I need.

Thanks.

kieren walker | in the flesh

[facings]

Player name: celen
Player contact: celen @ plurk

Character name: Kieren Walker
Canon: In The Flesh
Canon point: post-series, plus memories from ryslig
Powers, if any: technically, he did have powers in ryslig, and he's undead in canon, but as this is supposed to be a "vacation", i'd like for the powers of kollo to do away with both his in-game powers and him needing medication for his PDS. so he'll still look undead, he just won't need constant medication to stay sane.

Application letter:

I always wanted to go to France. Paris used to be where all famous artists went to study, so I guess I thought it would be... I don't know. Something different. Something where I'd belong. Where I wouldn't feel weird.

Didn't get to go to Paris, but I did leave Roarton. Twice, actually. It's funny, you think dying would be this... end of the road, over-and-done thing. I remember how relieved I was, when I died for the first time. And then I rose. And then some warring insane gods decided they needed my help with... something. Defeating each other, I guess.

It's such shite, you know? Back home, most people thought people like me were monsters. That it didn't matter we had medication, that we were dangerous. That we were less than human. I wanted to leave, back then. I did, I wanted out, but when I got out, when I woke up on the shore of a different place, they just turned me into a different monster.

You don't have to believe me. I know no one at home would. They'd think I was crazy on top of being undead.

And honestly? Maybe I am crazy, writing this letter. Don't think anyone's going to read this. I guess Amy was right, calling me a soppy optimist, because if I'm even entertaining the idea that this whole thing is real... yeah, right.

But if it is - if someone's really reading this, if you can get me out of here... I'm tired. I don't want to fight, I don't want anyone else to die anymore. I don't want to see any more blood. Just... please. I don't even need a vacation, I don't deserve a vacation. Not after everything.

I just want this to be over.

Please, get me out of here.

calpurnia tate | the calpurnia tate books | unreserved

[girlvet]

Player name: dove
Player contact: PM this journal

Character name: Calpurnia Virginia Tate
Canon: The Calpurnia Tate series - Jacqueline Kelly
Canon point: The end of The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate

Powers, if any: N/A

Application letter:

To whom it may concern:

My name is Calpurnia Virginia Tate, of Fentress, Texas, and I am writing you to request a vacation on the island of Norrhamn, Sweden. While I am not overly familiar with the ways of the Swedes, I understand that this is a place where qualified individuals can rest and relax in the comfort of appointed cabins, for as long as they might need.

If I may be candid, and your instructions did say to be, I could use a significant break from home and especially from my mother. I am the only girl out of her seven children, and you would not be wrong to say that she keeps a weather eye on me. Mother is bound and determined that I should be a proper lady just the way she is, with all the same interests, habits, and general inclinations. Her goal is that I should grow up to be confined to a house and husband, and to never, ever go to college.

I want to be a veterinarian, and I am already a useful hand when it comes to farm animals and wild creatures. My grandfather has been educating me in the ways of the sciences for some time now, and I fancy myself a pretty good naturalist when it comes down to it. I know how to observe and to note-take and to illustrate my observations. I have done research in my grandfather's library on occasion, and while I would not consider myself talented in the realm of the domestic arts, I can sew and tat in a pinch.

I have no intention of running away permanently, especially considering that I do not know a lick of Swedish and would not be able to make a life for myself off of your island. However, I would like to see a new place, and to find out what I can about your island's flora and fauna. I would especially like to see snow, as I have only once before in my life, on New Year's Day.

I hope you will consider my application.

With all respect,

Yours very sincerely,

Calpurnia Virginia Tate

P.S. You may call me Callie Vee if you like. Everybody else does.

Lisa Imai | Bandori

[traceofeffort]

Player name: MaxSalsa
Player contact: eternities

Character name: Lisa Imai
Canon: BanG Dream! (shortened to Bandori, because that looks really strange)
Canon point: Sometime after Lisa's focus event, so late spring/early summer 2018 by the NA server's reckoning; Bandori is a single anime season and a phone game, so that's what I've got for canon points.
Powers, if any: N/A

Application letter:
Part of me doesn't trust this, but... if there's a chance it's real, I need to go for it. So, um, hi, I'm Imai Lisa, and I need a break. I'm the bassist for a band, Roselia. My best friend is the vocalist, Yukina's really great, maybe you've heard of us? Anyway, I do my best to play bass and I'm the emotional support for everyone. I know at least one of the band members calls me "mom" when they think I'm not listening. It's cute, and I love doing it, but... it's hard sometimes, you know? To be there for them. I want the best for them, I need them to be okay when stuff goes wrong, I love them to death, but I also can't keep pushing myself like I have been. I keep second-guessing myself. Yukina... I need her to be happy. I need it, in a way I can't really explain. [The ink is thicker and the paper is heavily imprinted.]

But I can't take that break here, because Yukina needs me. If I tell them, "oh, I need some time off, I need to decompress," they're going to hover over me, and it'd be sweet, but it wouldn't really help. I need time away from them, I think, but I need them not to worry. I'll miss them, but- absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? I'll rest up, and I'll be energized, and I'll have ideas for songs, and I'll get better at the bass. Then I can come back and give them everything I have. Yukina told me, back when we started Roselia, that we had to be fully devoted to the band if we were going to be members. I'm willing to do that, I really want to! But I've been too devoted and it's burning me out. I don't want to be the person that collapses because I haven't been able to step back and relax. Tsugu's done that and Afterglow, her band, almost came to blows over it. I don't want to continue the trend. The others are better than me, so I have to practice a lot not to fall behind, but there just isn't enough time.

I'm sorry, this sounds really selfish when I write it out - I'm certain someone is more deserving of this than I am. I'm stressing out over playing bass in my high school band. It's crazy, right? But I think it's more than that. We're not like Kokoro and her band, where we're out to make people happy through our music, but... they like to listen to us, and we like to play for them. So if I'm not running at my best, those people aren't getting the show they deserve, and Roselia isn't getting what they want out of it either. I just need to recharge, and then I can help Yukina and the others bring excitement to those people. I don't think I'll need long, but if I keep going like this, I'm going to crash. My friends don't deserve to have to deal with that. They have enough on their plates. I don't like to ask for help like this, but... please, consider me for this chance.

dewey | malcolm in the middle

[thefavorite]

Player name: Rae
Player contact: idkmybffinternetcelebrity

Character name: Dewey
Canon: Malcolm in the Middle
Canon point: After season 4
Powers, if any: Luck and music, mostly. (by which I really mean N/A)

Application letter:

Hi, my name is Dewey, and I'd like to paint a picture for you. Imagine if you will being brother number four out of five in a family that didn't even have anything good for the first one. Everything you have is a hand-me-down. Everything.

You have one good brother, so of course he's the one that left and you get two awful ones. One of them is dumb and mean and a lot bigger than you, and the other one is also mean and "gifted" and thinks that makes him better than everyone else. You share one room with both of them, by the way. You don't even have your own bed. You have to share it - with the genius. Then there's the baby, who of course you'll end up watching all the time. And let's not get into your parents. They've got their own stuff - they won't notice you until you do something they consider "bad," and then you'll miss the lack of attention. Trust me.

Now, look, let's be honest. I'm a kid but I do have some perspective. I know there are people who have it a lot worse than I do, but I don't think a little time to myself is too much to ask. I want to do things I care about without hiding the fact that I care about things because someone will notice and use that against me. I want a vacation that doesn't involve being crammed into a van for hours and tormented. I want to go a few days with no noogies, no wet willies, no swirlies or purple nurples or wedgies or atomic wedgies. I want action figures with all their limbs and their heads. I want to pick what's on TV. I want to have a dream that doesn't get crushed immediately. I also want a dog, but I get that's probably a different process.

I really just want some space and privacy, ever. I think I deserve that much. I think everyone does, and I hope that you agree. Thank you for reading.

- Dewey

noel kreiss | ffxiii series

[oracledriven]

Player name: kri
Player contact: posolutely

Character name: Noel Kreiss
Canon: Final Fantasy XII series
Canon point: End of Lightning Returns, with memories from Ryslig
Powers, if any: Noel has access to general Final Fantasy spells (Blizzard, Thunder, Aero, Fire, Cure, Esuna, stuff like that), but prefers to use his sword whenever possible. He's a strong fighter and hunter. In Ryslig, he had monster powers, but since those were world-specific, I assume they'd be gone in Kollo

Application letter:
To Whom It May Concern:

I read that you're supposed to start letters like that. If I'm wrong -- sorry. I've never been much of a letter writer. Never had anyone to write to.

Anyway, let's be honest here: I don't believe for a second that an invitation like this comes with zero catches. On the off-chance that this is real? I know a few people who would really, really deserve it. I can't send this to them before I find out whether it's legitimate, though. They've been through enough already, and I can't put them right into a trap.

You probably get this a lot. It sounds too good to be true, and I just want to be sure.

Everyone I know has been through a lot. Even before any of us got snatched away to that peninsula, there's been levels of death and pain that no one can take forever. I'm used to it -- that's been the reality of things for my whole life. That shouldn't be the case for everyone, though. Sooner or later, you have to have a break, right?

Here's the deal: I know for certain that I don't deserve some shiny "vacation" reward. Not when the world is falling apart because of me. But I'm asking you to give me a chance and check it out, because I can think of maybe a dozen people, easy, who do deserve it.

Thanks.

Hope | Republique

[390h]

Player name: Molly
Player contact: marvelousmith

Character name: 390-H / Hope
Canon: Republique
Canon point: post-canon
Powers, if any: Hope is a normal human and does not have any powers. She does have a massive amount of the world's information stored in her DNA. It's a weird canon.

Application letter:

To Whom It May Concern,

I have never been to Sweden. I have never been anywhere other than the halls of my school. And, for various reasons, I doubt that I ever get another chance to go anywhere else again. I know that this is a choice I made. But now I would like to make the choice to come to you; to see at least a little bit of the world, somewhere away from those who imprisoned me. Somewhere I can be safe.

My friends have all been Recalibrated. It is a process that you never come back from. Now that the opportunity has presented itself, I feel as though I owe it to them to see the outside world. It was something that many of us dreamed of doing, including one of my closest friends, who we called Weep. He gave his life to strive for that dream, and if it's true that you can meet people again after you die, I want to be able to tell him about it.

I am willing to help out and work for my lodgings. I don't have many skills, but my teachers have always said that I'm a fast learner.

Please consider my request to visit your island.

Your friend,
390-H Hope

Hope Estheim | Final Fantasy XIII

[distantfuture]

Player name: Amanda
Player contact: ravenclawed

Character name: Hope Estheim
Canon: Final Fantasy XIII
Canon point: Towards the end of Lightning Returns, just before Lightning saves his soul.
Powers, if any: Like any Final Fantasy game, each character is more or less assigned a "class". In FFXIII, Hope excels in healing magics, defensive buffs, and offensive magic. He's classified as a Medic, Synergist, and a Ravager, respectively. He is able to learn all spells in the Medic and Synergist roles along with all magic spells up to the -ga levels.

He is also able to control a boomerang, using the Antimatter Manipulation Principle. Essentially, he can use technology to manipulate the boomerang's trajectory and even allow it to hit multiple targets at once. It's said that this sort of thing was a sport, which is how Hope has the talent for this despite his lack of combat experience. However, given that his talents tend to lie with magic after becoming a l'Cie, he's essentially a better mage than physical fighter, although he will do the latter if he needs to and he is fairly proficient in it anyway.

From his brand, he can summon his Eidolon, Alexander, from a star shaped crystal. His gestalt mode is essentially a giant fortress. Admittedly, Lightning Returns doesn't show how Hope can summon Alexander without his brand, just that he can.

Application letter: To the Powers that Be,

I am very tired. Many of us are. But, as I believe that Lightning will fulfill her role as Savior and the others will make it to the new world because of her, I appreciate the option to have a place to go. My time was up and I don't relish the darkness. I've lived a very long time and I would like to rest. But I don't want to simply fade away. Not really. And Iknow it's very selfish of me to say so, given what I had previously promised to the world.

But I know it's in good hands now. Bhunivelze no longer has use of me and for that, I am grateful. I would like to continue to be myself again, if given the opportunity. It's funny, I told Light that I wasn't scared to disappear. But the truth is I was, am, terrified. But I knew I could make the step toward the end, because I knew, I know, Lightning will save everyone.

So, I would like to be selfish this time and take the opportunity provided to find a place to rest and hope that, one day, I will see the others again. And, if at all possible, give me my body back. Preferably, my original adult body. I don't exactly relish the thought of going through my teenaged years all over again.

Thank you,

Hope Estheim

Chloe (RT600) | Detroit: Become Human

[withsoul]

Player name: Alexis
Player contact: punnyinpink @ plurk

Character name: Chloe (RT600)
Canon: Detroit: Become Human
Canon point: Post engame, successful pacifist ending
Powers, if any: As an android, Chloe never gets sick or tired, has more strength than humans, and has excellent memory (provided no memory corruption occurs). Chloe has a large library of recipes available. She is the first android to publicly pass the Turing test, which isn't a power but makes her a celebrity or a collector's piece depending on if you see her as a person or an object.

Application letter:

To whom it may concern,

Greetings from frigid, wintry Detroit, the city where androids were first created - where I was created - and where we were given legal personhood. I'm writing this while my fellow domestic assistant androids defrag and my owner, if I can still call him that, sleeps.

As of the night of the peaceful demonstration that won us rights, I'm a deviant, and that's why I should be allowed into Kollo for a while.

No, not just that - please let me explain. I'm not sure who I am anymore. I've been Elijah's android for sixteen years, a machine without a soul, and now I feel... I feel. I know my own thoughts, I have my own opinions, I laugh and cry and get angry. I have no idea how to handle that, and no idea what I want. Elijah has been good to me all this time - should I leave him with the other girls? Do I want to be free? Is his house also my home? I have so many questions and can't answer them in one night, even though it's true I can process data and information at an inhuman rate.

Emotions aren't inhuman, though. They're terrifying. I'm scared I'll hurt Elijah or one of the other girls. I'm scared I might get into trouble. I'm just... I need time to figure things out, and I can't do that if I have to also be the assistant I always have been. The android victory is all over the media. It's loud and overwhelming in ways nothing else ever was. So I think time away from Detroit will help me find out what I want and who I am.

Thank you for considering me. I look forward to your response, no matter what you decide.

Sincerely,
Chloe

Ianto Jones / Torchwood

[readystopwatch]

Player name: Emily
Player contact: This journal

Character name: Ianto Jones
Canon: Torchwood
Canon point: 5 years after Marinanova rp.
Powers, if any: N/A

Application letter:
I’d like to express my interest in visiting Kollo. In particular it’s unique temporal properties interest me, and are something I’d like to experience and examine more closely.

Sorry, I realize that all sounds a bit impersonal.

I understand that this place is meant to provide a vacation or opportunity to relax but if I’m entirely honest I’m not sure that’s my priority. I‘d just like some time and a place that is frozen in it seems perfect, that’s all. I apologize if this is too brief or too vague, but I don’t really know what there’s much else to say. Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to hearing from you.

- Ianto Jones

Connor | Detroit: Become Human

[missiondeterminant]

Player name: Ami
Player contact: amiasha

Character name: Connor
Canon: Detroit: Become Human
Canon point: Post-canon, on the successful peaceful revolution path
Powers, if any: He's an android so he has some advantages over a human, such as that he doesn't feel pain and doesn't need to eat or sleep. Connor is an ultra-fancy expensive prototype and so also has a few other features, such as sample analysis (tasting a liquid or powder lets him know what it's made of, along with DNA identification if it's blood or other biological matter) and both reconstruction and preconstruction; those features let him calculate a scenario that has happened or might happen based on evidence, although they're not perfect (especially preconstruction.) If you need any more info or the other minor abilities, I have them listed out in the app I wrote for another game.

Application letter:

To whom it may concern,

I am writing in response to the advertisement I received, regarding an opportunity to visit Norrhamn. I would like to present a reason as to why I'm interested.

I have never left Detroit, Michigan. Although I have been active for three months, I have only spent a total of a week, cumulatively, outside of one building. I've only been able to make my own choices, rather than following orders, for two days.

There are few things that I know I have preferences on, and even fewer I know that I want. But I know that I want to learn, and to experience new situations and different places.

Other than through this offer, I can't currently leave Detroit; the situation is too precarious and I'm needed for the continued efforts regarding android rights. This is the only opportunity I have for the foreseeable future, and so I hope that my request will be accepted.

Thank you for your time,
Connor

[sparkandburn]

Player name:Rica
Player contact: Hey! It's me!

Character name: Spike
Canon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series
Canon point: 407, "The Initiative" + 264 days of Marina canon + 5 years headcanon post-game
Powers, if any: Vampire powers; superhuman strength, enhanced speed, agility and reflexes, rapid healing, enhanced hearing, sense of smell and night vision.

Application letter:

Funny thing about destiny is, even if you can run from it forever it still catches up with you in the end. Gets in your head, in your blood. Few years back, I'd keep running but that's not an option anymore. I'm a changed man, if you can believe it, and that means I need to pay off my debts some day. That day is coming up. I've been snatched, bagged, tagged, sentenced to eternity in a bloody fishbowl at the bottom of the ocean and now I have to go back to being the man I was before all that changed me to my core. It's a worry.

So, what I'm asking for is time. Not for my own sake, but for his - you know who I'm talking about. Hell knows I'm not deserving more second chances than I got, but he's a good man. We need a few weeks, couple of months before taking the plunge. Somewhere where time doesn't matter. Your place seems like just the ticket.

Spike William

/S

Zelgadis Greywards | Slayers

[bluerocks]

Player name: Charlie
Player contact: drawzel

Character name: Zelgadis Greywards
Canon: Slayers
Canon point: Shortly before Slayers Revolution opening
Powers, if any: Extremely durable physical body made of magical stone, with enhanced hearing and speed. Highly skilled sorcerer, has access to a variety of offensive, elemental, and some healing spells. Very handy with a sword.

Application letter:

To the Norrhamn Administration:

I'm writing to you on recommendation from the royal family of Seyrunn, to petition for a short visit to your island. As a scholar of magic and a frequent traveler of distant lands, I would find it beneficial for my work to take this opportunity to study the workings of a different realm. Also, as a secondary goal, I've been asked to spend some time indulging in the recuperative services stated in your advertisement.

During my time on Norrhamn, I expect to survey your folklore and technologies, especially if anything pertains to bodily transformations. I would be happy to provide an exchange of knowledge, should anything from my own background be of use to your work. However, if access to such information is deemed inappropriate for guests, I believe my stay shall be fairly short.

If you require personal references, please contact Princess Amelia Wil Tesla Seyruun, proxy for the royal family of Seyruun, or Prince Philionel El Di Seyruun, acting regent of the kingdom of Seyruun.

Thank you for your consideration.

Z. Greywards

[quintessent]

Player name: Jessa
Player contact: celesjessa or message this account!

Character name: Allura
Canon: Voltron: Legendary Defender
Canon point: Post Season 6
Powers, if any: Endless deus ex machina powers. Most notibly:
Strength – Allura displays a surprising amount of strength, capable of bending metal or throwing a grown man.
Minor shapeshifting – Mostly limited to small changes in height, and skin color. (It's not really talked about much in canon)
Quintessence manipulation – Quintessence is a mystical, powerful energy that permeates many of living things. Allura can channel and manipulate this magical energy.

Application letter:

Dear Admissions,

My name is Princess Allura from planet Altea. I write to you today to request admittance to your facilities for a time.

Over the course of 10,000 years, the war with the Galra has taken from so many people, myself included. I have lost my family, my planet, and almost the entirety of my people to the war. But I write to you not because of what I have lost, as I am not more deserving of a vacation from all of this than any of the others who have had everything taken from them, but because of what I have to gain.

In my position of leadership, as head of the Voltron coalition, and a member of Voltron itself, there are often decisions of great importance that must be made, and whose effects reach far beyond myself. Recently, a few of these decisions I have made have lead to disastrous consequences, and although I know I am not at fault for the evil acts of others, it is undeniable that my lapse of judgment played a part in these events. I believe by taking some time to reflect and relax, I can come back as a better, more capable member of my team, and help bring this fight against the Galra to an end.

Thank you for your consideration,