recruitment drive

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▶ RECRUITMENT DRIVE

This drive is now CLOSED.

With the loss of three ships and the destruction of four crews, there now exists a vacuum to be filled. As per this video posted to the network, ZDG Command will be taking action in not only replacing what they have lost, but reconsidering the structure of the Grid as a whole to make it the best it can be.

Captains, first officers, pilots, and operators will be actively trained up and sought after, and you can put your character forward to be considered for these roles in the comment sections below. All aspects of the mini-application will be considered by Command (and mods).

We want to build two to three crews, based on playerbase population. We will open this up for more in the future, but please do not let that prospect deter you from coalescing into teams for now. There will be future recruitment drives that may shake up structures, and the standard Recruitment page with captain sign up will remain a constant.

Usually, captains must be able to name a first officer, a pilot, and an operator to apply. During this recruitment drive, this requirement will be foregone, and blank spaces will be filled for you by Command (and the mods), streamlining the organizational process. You can still nominate these positions, though, whether they are IC or strictly OOC. We will assume you have permission from those players.

No IC experience is required to apply for the above roles, but will still be considered along with other criteria during selection.

We encourage all crew volunteers from the Return to Harbour plot to follow through on this step to solidify your place in the ZDG.

Those that apply and miss out on their first priority roles will be reassigned based off their mini-app. Prospective captains can be first officers, pilots can be co-pilots or trained up in heavy weapons, operators can be software specialists, anyone unplugged can be a Matrix operative, and so on. There is a space on the form for you to fill our your desired backup, and you will be given opportunity to train up (if needed) in the skills of your primary pick.

While heading or being a part of a PC crew is not essential to participate in plot or Matrix missions, it will afford you a lot more flexibility to do so. You will be able to develop consistent team CR, as well as freely enter and exit the Matrix without needing to handwave NPCs or wait for plot opportunities.

The OOC signs up aspect of the drive will close on April 19.

Comment to the below forms, but also feel free to ask questions, discuss amongst yourselves, and so on. Over the next month, we will contact players as crews are formed, and announce our new fleet when the drive is ended.

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▶ OPERATIVE APPLICATION
Character Name: Seoraj Allaway

How long have you been in service to ZDG?: 24 years
In what position/capacities?: APU pilot (10 years), hovercraft operative (14 years).
Reputation: Seoraj is affable, hard to rile, the self-proclaimed morale officer of any crew he happens to be on; his mood 90% of the time seems to be sort of a weebles wobble but they don't fall down situation. He's a bit earthy in his humour, and prone to outbursts of song and physical contact that aren't everybody's cup of tea, but respectful of established boundaries and overall a decent sort doing his best. Very good at his job, very professional when performing it; his political stances and the like mostly a large ? to people who don't know him well, which might not endear him to people who take a harder line than his tendency to fall in behind his captain 9 out of 10 times; in conversation with people he doesn't know well, liable to fall back on 'above my paygrade, mate' when discussing politics.

▼ MISCELLANY
Alternate Role Preference: Seoraj has trained as a pilot, mostly a "just in case" back up rather than because he has any real aspirations to pilot a hovercraft - he is primarily a weapons specialist + mechanic, having an early background in engineering growing up in Antioch and developing an interest in development and maintenance while he was still piloting APUs ~in his youth~.
Other details: Seoraj has come and gone from various crews but is most strongly associated with Metzger and the Nidhoggr, which is the assignment he considers to be "his" even when he's touring with another craft and crew.