Who the Bleep are the TAZ?

[Yaoquizque]

And received.

Heraklion you are

Your probation period starts today (22/01/11) and will end the 22/02/11.

Introduce yourself in the dump, and go spread the sacred Chao.

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[Seekersixone]

-Do you know what you want to roleplay as a Temporary Autonomous Zoner? (The type here : trader, templar, etc...) Spatial pilot, jack of all trades and general bum.

-Do you have a character in mind in which you would like to roleplay? If so, tell us the history and general Roleplay. (Here you explain the character background/history, his mindset, everything related to his story. If you don't have any character in mind, no need to answer anything here) You really want to know? Are you sure? Are you positive? Alright then. This may take a while.
So I don'€™t doubt that the person vouching for me has heard of my applicant, Richard Sykes (screen-name Seeker_Six_One) '€“ we'€™ve spoken before and done a bit of roleplaying. As for everyone else, I'€™ll regale you with his story '€“ or at least, what I have concrete so far.

Sykes was born in 750 AS and raised on Planet Houston well before the chaotic silliness of the Nomad War. He was exposed to the hardships of life at an early age and adopted a dour, angry demeanor in life. He had few friends, many enemies and a lot of scars by the time he was old enough to work, driving short-haul planetary transports between factories and spaceports, an unenviable task for even the most hard-up worker. Many times, he was held up by roving criminal gangs (common in the prison-release mentality on the planet'€™s surface) and forced to surrender his cargo at gunpoint.

In 800 AS, at age 30, he was conscripted to the Liberty Navy to help deal with the increased Artifact trade as part of Operation: Lockup, which gathered anyone with piloting experience of any sort into poorly equipped planetary militias tasked with hunting down and disabling ships that carried Artifacts into Liberty. Sykes and his unit, the Houston Voluntary Militia (a horrible misnomer if there ever was one), spent several months shooting down transports before they were inducted into the Navy proper '€“ around the time where Nomads started to infect the commanding officers and pilots of Liberty. This internal strife, which '€“ with the aid of pilots like Edison Trent and organizations with the Order '€“ soon flared into all-out war made Sykes question his already wavering faith in Christian God. If there was a God, and he was supposed to be loving and forgiving, why would he let a conflict like this break out? Eventually, he renounced whatever was left of his Christian faith and defected from Liberty, taking refuge in the Border Worlds. When the war came to its end, Sykes returned to Houston and resumed his job as a planetary transporter. However, his superiors recognized his status as a veteran of the Nomad War (and '€œoverlooked'€ his defector status) and granted him a ship and some credits, allowing him to leave Houston '€“ although he enjoyed his planetside job, his taste of space in the Navy had soon grown into a full-on addiction and he found himself more and more drawn to the stars, which was easier to fulfill with a ship and some funding.

Sykes flew for a while, exploring the Sector and meeting the various organizations in it before he came across the TAZ. Initially dismissing them as a bunch of '€œmoon-speaking lunatics'€, as he did more and more trading in and around Baffin he began to realize that maybe there was a god, after all '€“ or a goddess at any rate. He had seen the chaos that was wrought upon the universe beneath the supposed order of things and, now knowing that there was a religion that saw it as the natural way of things, made a quick and easy convert to Discordianism and the Temporary Autonomous Zoners.
And that'€™s all I have for now.

-Do you have a recommendation from a TAZ? If so, name them. (Note: This is a requirement) The most considerate Yaoquizque (spelled without copypasta thank you very much!) will vouch for me.

-Will you follow TAZ roleplay guidelines? Do you take me for a fool? Of course I will. As soon as I figure out what they are. :P

-What is your experience? When did you join Discovery? I've played for... Well, the forum says I joined July of last year, so around six to seven months. I'€™ve had Freelancer for a couple years now, but I only recently got really into it.

-Have you roleplayed TAZ before? I have never played a TAZ character, if that's what you mean.

-Are you in other factions? If so, name them. Nope. I'm a free man.

-What will be your level of involvement in TAZ? I'll be as involved as I can be. Out of character I'm mostly unoccupied, but there will be days where I'm only on for short periods, or just not on at all. When I am involved, expect me to be right out there with you guys.


Zoner Lore :

-According to you, what is a Zoner? To me? A Zoner is life in quintessence. To be free from the opression of others, to do what thou wilt at any given time. To ply the distant black without fear of rancor or recourse from the powers that be, with the solar winds as your compass and the creak of your hull as your advisor. To use part of a quote from the great 20th Century journalist Hunter S. Thompson:

"... To sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky, and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested...
Res ipsa loquitur. Let the good times roll."

That, dear friends, is what a Zoner is to me.

-Describe the main asset of a Zoner as compared to others? Their tightly-knit community. A Zoner can always rely on their friends to pry them off the counter of a bar when they're so wasted they can't stand on their own, or to come and drive away any frisky pirates or aggressors who saw something shiny in their hold. Most companies and military organizations don't have the advantage of having quick and easy access to a friend's support, and some things will take a long time coming due to mission assignments and the like. With a Zoner, the only thing you have to worry about is (1) how far away the other pilot is, and (2) whether or not they're indisposed at the time.

(Plus, those pineal amulets are pretty hot.)

-What is the most important thing for a Zoner in the Sirian community? In my opinion, the most important thing to a Zoner is the amount of supplies they have on their ship at any given time. If they are to keep moving, living their nomadic, exploratory lifestyle, they need food to eat, fuel to fly and a star chart to show them where the stations are if they ever need to stop for lunch and a pee break.

Never forget The Original Snub.

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All hail Loken: Queen of grammar.

[Yaoquizque]

Kaiwяen, please answer those FIVE questions, and prepare a cake for your possibly future fellow popes :

- Who is Eris?
- What is the question that has "mu" as it's answer?
- What are the 5 basic elements that composed Eris' fruits?
- What is the meaning "5 tons of flax?"
- Who the thud is Greyface?

As usual, PM me your answers, thanks.

Seeker Six One, the popes will consult their pineal concerning your application. You will receive an answer in seven days.

Cheerio!

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[Yaoquizque]

Kaiwяen, your answers were... Fine i guess.

Your probation period starts today (24/01/11) and will end the 24/02/11.
Please report in the dump to get rostered.

23's.

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[Yaoquizque]

Seeker Six One, would you please answer those FIVE questions?
Don't answer in this thread, send me your answers by PM.

- What is the question that has "mu" as it's answer?
- Who the thud is Greyface?
- What is the curse of Greyface?
- What does the Pentagonal form represent in the Sacred Chao?
- What is the Turkey Curse? (No, it isn't the ship flying around with the same name)

Cheers.
23's.

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[Yaoquizque]

Seeker Six One you are

Introduce yourself in the dump and go spread the sacred Chao.
Your probation period starts tomorrow (03/02/11) and will end on 03/03/11.

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[Astennu123]

-Do you know what you want to roleplay as a Temporary Autonomous Zoner? (The type here : trader, templar, etc...)
Templar

-Do you have a character in mind in which you would like to roleplay? If so, tell us the history and general Roleplay. (Here you explain the character background/history, his mindset, everything related to his story. If you don't have any character in mind, no need to answer anything here)

Angelina Paine

She was born in Pennsylvania on Betlehem Station. Her parents were scientists who were working on an experimental reproductive molecule. Their experiments were mostly successful, however they could not increase the rate of reproduction. So they failed. When Angelina reached the age of 8, she started to understand what is a "Zoner". An individuum who is roaming in space. At least that's she was thinking about them.

When she asked her parents about them they answered positively: "Yes. A Zoner is an individuum, but we make a huge network which links us to each other." A few years had to be passed until she realised the meaning of this. At the age of 14 she successfully finished the primary school on Betlehem Station. She was dreaming about getting a huge ship and roam around in space, meet new people, meet new worlds. At the age of 17 she passed the Test of Flight from that time, she was able to pilot smaller ships. As the time went by, she developed her flying skills and increased her knowledge.

At the age of 18, she graduated and started a new life. She got away from Betlehem, she moved to Freeport 1. "A Freeport... The place of opportunities." Thought while she was walking through the station's areas at the first time. However she found that place quite boring after a year, or so. Angelina wanted more, so she started looking for a job. She was a member of the Freeport 1 Cleaning Brigade. It was a low-salary job. They gave her barely enough money for living.

At he age of 20 she started looking for another job. She was surfing on the Neural Network when she found informations about a religion called Discordianism. She did not understand the word instantly, but a few minutes later she figured out what is that means. Firstly she thought that the Netpage she's reading does not make any sense, so after reading the first few articles she closed the page and went to bed because she was so tired after cleaning the feared "Cargo Bay No.34". A place of dirt and strange creatures from different planets. Some people said that there is even Gaian Wildlife there. That was kinda ridiculous because the Gaians would already have attacked then. But they are still alive. Angelina was thinking about this before she fell asleep.

A few days later she decided to speak about what she has seen on that Netpage. She had a friend who always listened to her problems if there were any. Angelina found the guy in his quarters. The following discussion happened in there:

Angelina: "Jonah! You're not going to belive what have I seen a few days ago!"

Jonah sighed then kindly asked: "What have you seen, my dear?"

Angelina: "Don't call me that. I was surfing on the Neural Net and I found a Netpage of a religion or something like Discordianism. Have you ever heard about that?"

Jonah shaked his head: "No, I haven't. What do you want to do?"

Angelina: "I want to meet them at any cost. I finally found something interesting in my life. Heh.." She chuckled.

Jonah: "Well, you know.. Some people needs something to believe in. I'm not of that kind."

Angelina: "I see. You are interesed in engine development projects, yes?"

Jonah: "That's right."

Angelina: "Another thing that proves we're different."

Jonah: "Indeed. You shall go now. I'd like to stay alone for a while. I need to finish a project."

Angelina: "Alright Jonah. Take care. I will write you a message when something interesting happens."

Jonah: "Okay. See you then, and watch yourself."

Angelina. "Farewell." She thrown a kiss and left the room.

After this meeting she went back to her quarters. Angelina scrolled over the NetPages again. She managed to find the same page. She heard some rumors about someone on Ames Research Station who is selling some kind of tomes. She took the first transport ship to get there. When she arrived, Angelina asked around about this person and finally found him. He was selling Principia Discordia tomes. She read on the NetPage that these tomes are containing the main principles of the Discordianism. She spent almost all her money on those Tomes. She read them, examined them carefully. She understood what is the Chao, who is Eris and what does "Kallisti" mean.


-Do you have a recommendation from a TAZ? If so, name them. (Note: This is a requirement)
I've got one from Yaoquizque

-Will you follow TAZ roleplay guidelines?
Yes.

-What is your experience? When did you join Discovery?
Well, I think I know something about Discovery after 2 years. Let's say, a lot, but not everything.

-Have you roleplayed TAZ before?
No.

-Are you in other factions? If so, name them.
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[NLH]
[RHA]

-What will be your level of involvement in TAZ?
My TAZ character(s) will be the primary on the list. Equal to the NLH ones. I'll be online almost every day.

Zoner Lore :

-According to you, what is a Zoner? (Answer with your own words. No concise answer please. No copy pasta)
For me, Zoner means freedom. Out of house space, out of trouble. Out in the Borderworlds in silence, in a sanctum of other Zoners, in peace.

-Describe the main asset of a Zoner as compared to others? (Answer with your own words. No concise answer please. No copy pasta)
The Zoners have a lot more freedom than others. However, this freedom involves a lot of responsibility too. If you do something wrong, you will have to face the consequences personally. This makes the Zoners unique and tenacious. They take care of each other in order to stay alive.

-What is the most important thing for a Zoner in the Sirian community? (Answer with your own words. No concise answer please. No copy pasta)
The most important thing is: To stay free while not losing your dignity.

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Aleksei Stroganov, Commissar-Major of the Coalition, Source of the Propaganda. Awarded the Hispania Memorium ,Red Star and the Order of the Shield of the Coalition.

[Yaoquizque]

We have received your stuffs.

During Seven (7) days, Popes will think about things while eating stuffs, while reading your answers.
They will consult their pineals and decide what is right.

Sit tight, and chew bubble gum, would you?

23's!

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[Yaoquizque]

Well, dear Espada, will you be brave enough to answer those FIVE questions?

- State the name of 3 Discordian pioneers?
- State the "Law of Fives?"
- What is a Pineal Gland?
- What does the acronym "POEE" stand for and what does it mean?
- What are the 5 basic elements that composed Eris' fruits?

I dare you!

Do not answer in this thread please. Send me the answers by forum PM instead.
Many thanks.

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[Yaoquizque]

Espada, you are

Your probation period starts today (28/02/11) and will end on 28/03/11, given you remain active enough and don't mess up with our stuffs.
Please introduce yourself in our dump and state your ships/callsign to get rostered.
23's.

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