Student Sample Application

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Player Name: Joey Joe Joe Joe-Bob
Player Age: 29
Contact Email: durr@gmail.com
AIM Screenname: JumpinJoeFlash
Who do you currently play at Fandom High? (if anyone): Optimus Prime, Dana Scully
How did you find us?: Through Krycek's player

Character Name: Kate Libby

Fandom: Hackers

Character Type: Student

Potential Character LJ: poolontheroof

Character Age: 18

Students Only: Class: Senior


CHARACTER BACKGROUND

1. Assume we've never even heard of your show/movie/game/book/comic/play (known as 'canon' from now on). Please explain it to us.:
Hackers was a film released in 1995. It told the story of a group of teenage high school computer enthusiasts who were extremely talented hackers. They performed illegal break-ins of computers for fun and reputation. The plot revolved around Dade Murphy, who was arrested and charged for the biggest hack in history when he was 11 years of age. The movie then jumps ahead to when he turns 18, has moved to New York and is then allowed to use computers again. He gets involved with a group of other hackers, including Kate Libby (aka Acid Burn) and gets involved in the now much more developed computer underground culture.

Cue the problem. A corporation security specialist known as The Plague has set up a program to steal money from an oil tanker company. When one of the hackers in the group accidentally stumbles upon the plan, The Plague decides to use a virus that will sink several oil tankers and frames the hackers for the crime to cover up his theft of millions of dollars. The hackers fight back and save the day, uncovering the plot and getting The Plague arrested.

2. Now onto your character. Please tell us about them. Appearance, personality, how they react to others in general and where they fit into the canon you explained above. Describe the character to us so we can get an idea of who's joining the community.:

Kate is from 1995 and is the daughter of an outspoken, best-selling, feminist author. She's thin and attractive, but is a rebel herself and shows it by cutting her hair very short, having a 'bad boy' boyfriend and actively engaging in the underground computer sub-culture. She's very intelligent, as is shown by her hacking abilities and her placement in advanced classes at school. She has a problem with authority, but she would rather get by with a sly remark and then mess with the school's computers than be aggressive if she can help it. She will, however, stand up for herself if the situation calls for it. The actress who played Kate was Angelina Jolie. In relation to the other characters in Hackers, Kate Libby is the only girl and one of the unofficial leaders of the group. Dade takes an interest in her when they meet online and fight over online territory. The rivalry continues in the real world, but they eventually come to like each other when they team up to fight The Plague.

3. Powers! Does your character have any abilities (powers, skills, training or weapons) that go beyond what a normal person would have?
She has advanced computer skills and can break into heavily guarded computer systems. She carries a flare gun around as a "subway defense system" but has no other weapons. She has no other special abilities of note.

4. Why is your character coming to Fandom and what kind of situation are they leaving behind at home? (ie: where in the canon timeline do they come from?)
In the movie, the hackers saved the day and all charges were dropped against them. It was never stated what happened with the rest of the school year. In order to get Kate to repeat her senior year, I'm inventing that the high school expelled them on grounds of misuse of school property (officially, unofficially the school didn't want the bad publicity). The hackers were split up and Kate's mother sent her to Fandom to avoid the media furor.

5. Is there any reason that they might cause trouble to other characters in the Fandom High setting due to behavior or abilities? How would you account for that to make the character work well in a group-intensive environment?
If Kate conflicts with anyone, there will likely be a low-key snark contest followed by Kate changing the student's permanent record using her computer. This would not be done without permission from the admin team or the person involved. She's not above pranking, but tends to brush things off to keep her cool appearance.

Links to character/series information:
Please provide 2-3 links to information about your character and their canon. If you cannot find any links because your fandom is too obscure, please let us know where we can get our hands on your canon.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_%28film%29
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/
http://www.ozbricks.com/syme1984/hackers/

PROBLEM SOLVING
Things don't go how you expected them to and you find yourself in a situation where you don't get what you want. How will you react out of character as a player? How will you have your character react to the situation?:
You're on your own for this one!

WRITING SAMPLE
Please write at least 300 words *in character* having your character do something, anything, at Fandom High.:
You're on your own for this one too. Check out the communities to see the style we use here.