Subject: Sounds interesting.
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Posted on: 2014-02-02 00:00:00 UTC
As one who enjoys solitude, but also wants friends IRL, I can relate to Penchant. I would be interested in reading how Penchant and Akishime interact.
One question, though: Which is Penchant's true form, pony or human? And if pony, how did she end up in human form? DORKS accident a la Cyba Zero? Plothole? And does she look like Unicorn!Twilight or Alicorn!Twilight?
(Information on her partner, Akishme, can be found here. I hope to gain approval for writing them as my Agents.)
Penchant is a unicorn pony recruited from a My Little Pony badfic. She was described as being "a dick, not understanding Twilight's love for him!" because she would often, rather harshly, tell the Sue-Twilight that she couldn't date Shining Armor, and make snarky comments (apparently the author didn't see how amusing said comments were). She was also created to be Twilight Sparkle's sister, and they "have the same colors but our manes are a bit different". Penchant isn't exactly happy about her origins or resembling a canon character, so she doesn't really talk about it.
Personality-wise, Penchant is a natural introvert. She's not unfriendly, per se; she's just socially gimped. She tries, though, really. Part of it is that, if asked for her opinion, she will give it exactly how she sees it. Penchant is brutally honest with people, as she feels sugar-coating things doesn't help. Even if she turns out to be right most of the time, it doesn't get her many friends. She gets easily annoyed with people, which also doesn't help. She's a no-nonsense kind of gal, and doesn't have a very high tolerance level. When annoyed, she snaps at people and, if they persist (and she happens to be knitting), she will jab them with her knitting needles. She doesn't really see a problem with her actions.
Knitting, reading, writing, and research are a few of the things Penchant actually enjoys. She doesn't like to be bothered when she's in the middle of something, and her already-low tolerance levels become non-existent. Penchant likes things to be calm and quiet, and will get upset if disrupted. Often times, she will recluse to her desk, surrounded by tall bookcases. The area makes her feel protected and she enjoys the solitude. She also enjoys insect collecting, and studying, taking care of, and breeding strange creatures. She has a particular interest in giant spiders and things with slime or spikes or tentacles.
In terms of interactions with her partner, as long as she can have alone time, Penchant gets along with Akishme just fine. The Argonian is able to get Penchant to loosen up and have fun, which is a pretty big accomplishment. They play games, crack jokes, and enjoy hanging out, however Penchant will become uncomfortable if Akishme already has company and invites her to join them, or vise versa. When it's just them, they have a lot of fun, though Akishme is skeptical of Penchant's love for... unusual creatures, and Penchant is wary of Akishme's harebrained schemes (she will go along with them, most of the time, but she's never too happy). They both think very highly of each other, and enjoy being partners. Something Penchant will never admit to is her envy of Akishme's ability to just talk to people and make friends.
Penchant is 5"8, with purple eyes, pale skin, and Twilight Sparkle-esque hair (dark blue, with a streak of both pink and purple). She's got a thin, lanky build, and small chest. Penchant isn't too fond of the way she looks, but prefers a human form a) because, after her experience with being in a badfic, she doesn't much identify as a pony, and despises looking very similar to a canon character, and b) she feels people won't really take her seriously as a candy-colored equine. As a pony, well, she looks very similar to Twilight Sparkle, but is missing a cutie mark.
As one who enjoys solitude, but also wants friends IRL, I can relate to Penchant. I would be interested in reading how Penchant and Akishime interact.
One question, though: Which is Penchant's true form, pony or human? And if pony, how did she end up in human form? DORKS accident a la Cyba Zero? Plothole? And does she look like Unicorn!Twilight or Alicorn!Twilight?
And, uh, how do I formally ask for permission? That's what I was attempting to get ready for by typing out all this on my characters. It was a pseudo-permission-request, I guess.
What to Include in a Permission Request
Generally speaking, a permission request should include the following:
BRIEF character summaries for your agents. We don't want their full history—the purpose of this is just for the Permission Givers to check that they're not going to be Sues or Stus. This should include the department you intend to place them in. Try to avoid making a new one unless you have to, since we have a lot now.
A link to the badfic you intend to tackle as your first mission. Have to have done your research, you know.
A link to a sample of your own writing. This does not need to be related to the PPC, but should be representative. We want to see whether you can write well, basically.
And that's it. The exact format is up to you, and it does help to look like you're having fun rather than just tripping over a silly ritual. It is that, but it's a necessary silly ritual.
You could post an abridged version of your character descriptions. It doesn't have to be all encompassing: here's what I put down in my request.
"Gaspard was dragged along by his parents when they both joined the PPC. His spare time being devoted to reading books, playing games, and learning more about each ‘verse, he figured he could assist the Canon Protection Initiative to the best of his ability. He has been shuffled around several departments already, going from DoSAT to Floaters to DMS to finally be placed in Intelligence, where he is currently following an internship. He is very by-the-book, thus rather apprehensive when presented with a new situation. He loves logic to death, which makes it all the more funny to observe his reactions when reading badfic. Gaspard is not insane, but a steady stream of stupidity has already started to take its toll on his brain."
/shameless self-plug
I'm so nervous, haha... I worry my writing won't be good enough or my characters will seem sue-ish themselves.
Without the D.O.R.K.S, that's what she would be. She just personally prefers to be a human (had a brief discussion on that here.) Her appearance is like that of Unicorn!Twi.
of an Agent who hasn't been created yet? Because unless I'm mistaken, that should have been "Akishme," not "Akishime."
What horror have I wrought upon the multiverse?