@kersel Just put your heart into, that's all I ask! Usually a decent post in my experience (and I've been roleplaying some 20 years) is around at the very least 3 paragraphs to get across everything in the scene. That's what it's all about afterall, crafting a story together!
As for training, probably sensitivity training, PTSD awareness, empathy - on the job training would probably consist of more experienced nurses (not all divers persay, since patients also have a life outside of the VR module of course and we will explore that too) helping those newer with understanding of issues you might come across, being patient, that sort of thing. Of course, there are always those who slip through the cracks... >.>
The year is 3541 and humanity has found its way into a surprisingly stable culture and world peace - especially with the introduction of alien races and the Unified Republic that spans at least half of the galaxy. Human culture is wholly unique in the sense that it's embraced a cleaner though punkish look, which some historians would likely relate to "cyberpunk". If for nothing else, this often sets humans apart from many of the other races that sport softer buildings and less busy clothing styles often leading them to nickname humans as "busy" or less politely as "a swarm". Regardless of this, humans get along with other species fairly well in a chameleon-like fashion, being the social creatures they've always been. Generally speaking, all of this was possible due the awareness of mental health that especially wiped across the world in 2083.
Therapy is now considered to be as normal as a check-up, the human race as a whole agreeing that mental health being just as important as exercising. Though it hasn't and will never rule out the horrors that some people have gone through, after all mental checks are as voluntary as are physical ones, excluding the processing of particular jobs and their own requirements for employment. There has been a movement to attempt to legally force these mental checks, but a lot of people are on the fence about it, claiming freedom to go in when you need it suits a better environment to face issues.
A new technology has been developed recently called APER or Acute Prorogued Exposure and Reprocessing for those that have trouble or resisting other types of therapy - it is an intensive VR module that stimulates the mind into creating its environment and the traumas related there of. With the help of "divers", these individuals can have help facing these traumas in a direct and empowering way. The success rate so far as proven to be near 90% effective when other methods were close to 3% effective.
Wherever you come from, whatever your race is, whatever your experiences are - you're a rookie "diver". You've been through a few scenarios before and they are roughly the same. The mind of the patient paints a clear picture of the immediate surroundings until the area (room, mall, street, etc) becomes blurry. Depending on the patient, the trauma can be instantly visible while others take some detective work to understand the underlying issue that is present. So far you've been successful and with rather high praise, so your supervisor has recommended you for a special patient suffering from CPTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Disorder) who seems highly resistant to normal methods. The staff already has taking a liking to her for her sweetness and kind nature and somewhere along the line, someone has really pushed for her treatment. This is where you come in.
Character Application
The lobby to the APER program is on the 11th floor of a building located in downtown Denver of Earth, once known as the United States but has since then been unified by the United Nations worldwide. That was several hundred years ago. Unlike much of the culture that derives from a clean though punkish style, the inside of the lobby is rather clean, white and simple though sporting several holographic pictures to spice the area up and not seem so dull. This is your first time applying for the APER program and the receptionist seems to be an ordinary woman with brown hair, an augmented eye and a few piecings, dressed in a soothing salmon clothed scrubs. She smiles kindly as you explain you're here to apply and hands you a holographic clipboard."Here's the application - it should be pretty self-explanatory. If there is a section that does not apply to you, please feel free to press the skip button. Go ahead and have a seat and you'll be called in shortly."
(Feel free to make this as simple or fancy as you'd like.) Character Name: [Insert name here] Age: [Insert age here] Gender: [Insert gender here, if any] Species: [Insert species name here] Physical Appearance Description: [Describe weight, height, additional limbs, skin tone, hair tone if any, eye color if any] (OOC: You can also just include a picture anywhere on the character application)
Home Planet: [List home planet, if known] Home City: [List home city, if known]
Race Notes: [Describe any abilities or quirks concerning your species so we may accommodate for them]
Psychology Profile
Likes: ⋆ ⋆ ⋆
Dislikes: ⋆ ⋆ ⋆
Fears: ⋆ ⋆ ⋆
Sexuality: [If applicable]
Personality Profile
⋆ Behavior towards others is: [Introverted / Extroverted / Ambiverted] ⋆ Assistance of the patients: (OOC: How far do they go to help their patients?) ⋆ Temper: [1-10, 1 being ill-tempered, 10 being very calm] ⋆ Patience: [1-10, 1 being very impatient, 10 being very patient] ⋆ Confrontation: [1-10, 1 being avoiding all conflict, 10 being will step in to settle any conflict] ⋆ Anxiety: [1-10, 1 being anxious enough to need prescription meds, 10 being very care-free] ⋆ Intelligence level: [1-10, 5 being average intellience] ⋆ Charisma level: [1-10, 1 being unsettling, 10 being almost everyone is comfortable around you] ⋆ Energy levels: [1-10, 1 being barely walking, 10 being peak condition for your race]
Qualifications: [What qualifies you for this job?] (OOC note: You can write the whole character's history here if you want)
@Kidgoat - Whatever fits your race, but think of them from an evolutionary standpoint. If they have another form, why did the race develop it and how is it triggered and biologically how does it work? ^_^
To anyone interested, you'd be making one of the rookie "divers" and can make whatever alien race you want to be or even be a cyborg, it's all up for grabs. ^_^ I am thinking a small group of maybe 5 of us at max? That would be a good number and those willing to dive into the rabbit hole with me... and yes, absolutely expect twists to this story!
She was always one of the last ones to pack up, letting a light sigh of relief escape her lips into the nip of the air. They had just finished a practice session of swordplay at SCA, and she got higher praise than usual today, having actually won all the bouts. The rush of adrenaline still waning in her veins, she looked out by the nearby forest. An oak forest by a field in the middle of fall was a special time for her - to see the orange leaves and the chill of winter coming. Tying together the last bits of leather to her blade and closing the truck, she locked the door with two beeps and started to make her stroll towards the oranges and reds, sending a wave to some others driving out of the parking lot.
The sound of grass was soothing, but when she drew closer and heard the fall leaves under her boots, she smiled and let the fantasy of the sight take her away. She recognized a while ago in her therapy why she had a draw to fantasy - an escape from all the horror she had been through and especially putting her shoes in that of a heroine. To have power instead of being powerless, but she was learning she had power in the real world. She was great at swordplay, and she could say no to bullies now, stand her ground. These days were definitely more peaceful, and it was a beautiful Friday afternoon.
The smell of the cold forest still seemed to have life to it, like a fresh rainstorm had passed by and kissed the trees. She always got lost in thought though, started imaging swinging her sword, guarding a princess, or fighting a sorcerer - silly things. Though, a gasp escaped her as she saw the image of a lake she had not found before! Lakes in forests always excited her. Something about fey and fantasy that revolved around both locations just made her smile as she took a small jog over to look at the water. Images swirled in her mind of elven maidens and airships, and part of her regretted leaving her sword back at the car!
A small giggle to herself, she looked up to see where the sun was, but caught a glimpse of a woman across the lake. There was a momentary freeze before she tilted her head a little in curiosity. She couldn't make out a lot from here, but there was something.. different about her. The skin seemed smooth, and she looked like a real beauty. Probably the most unusual thing was that she was dressed in a medieval gown, but Morgan didn't recognize her from SCA at all. Her eyes followed the figure leading up to the edge of the lake and looking down, holding something in a cloth.
Morgan could hardly believe her eyes when the woman just.. fell.. into the lake! Her eyes widened a little as scenarios went through her head, wondering if the woman was just taking a swim? But she just fell, holding something... was she going to drown herself!? Better safe than sorry as Morgan sprinted near the spot the woman had fallen under. She was still in the water, so Morgan threw her keys aside and dived in after - she'd be damned if someone died on her watch!
Swimming as fast as she could, she couldn't help but to slow her descent. The woman floating in the lake had turned to her with a look of worry and genuine concern, holding the clothed object towards her. Morgan couldn't understand what was going on, reaching out to grab at the object... the woman, she had elven ears. It wasn't just that, though - anyone could get those done if they found the right person and were determined enough. No, it was the shine in those eyes, the shimmer in her skin, the almost unearthly beauty of her shape. Were Morgan able to studder underwater, she would have, but before she could make heads or tails of anything, a flash blinded her for only but a second. The woman was gone! In a moment of confusion and panic, Morgan jetted back upwards to the surface.
As she broke it and splashed water onto the shore, she placed the clothed object on the sand and pulled herself from the water for a couple feet. What she found was even more mesmerizing as the light that spilled onto the scene before her was shaded in a pink, like some supernatural and beautiful sunrise. Its rays pierced the now unfamiliar trees and strange plants that seemed dotted across the ground, and it was humid and hot. So stunned by the shock of her scenery, she fell down, trying to process the jungle trees towering over her.
"Wh-what the fuck?..." Long moments were spent observing her surroundings, dumb-struck by where she was. Eventually, after some several minutes had passed, she looked down to the object and peeled away the cloth that clung to it, revealing a sword. It was absolutely unlike any sword she had ever laid her eyes on though, and it almost seemed to glow a subtle light of its own that reminded her of the sun, but not this pink light that was everywhere else. The hilt was in the shape of wings, going down to a red jewel in a golden-like metal, but it was definitely not gold. Awed by its very presence, she slowly pulled it from the sheath only for it to glow more brightly, forcing her lips to part in a gasp. "Th-there's- ... there's.. this can't be.... I-.. no..." She went silent then, trying to wrap her mind around all of this. Being a fan of fantasy books, the origin story of the hero being pulled into a fantasy world from the modern one wasn't exactly unknown, but there was no way that this was real.
[center]~Gay, polyamorous, I have a partner, and been playing games since I was 2 years old!~
[i]"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead."[/i] [b]-Oscar Wilde[/b][/center]
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><div class="bb-center">~Gay, polyamorous, I have a partner, and been playing games since I was 2 years old!~<br><br><span class="bb-i">"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead."</span> <span class="bb-b">-Oscar Wilde</span></div></div>
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