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Username: Dumpling-San
How often can you post to this RP? Whenever I'm online which is about everyday. However, I may be absent once a week.
Why do you want to be a tutor and what makes you fit for this job? I would like to be a tutor because helping people out is an amazing thing to do, and I love the feeling afterwards that I helped someone. I taught my science class in sixth grade once, but that's about the only teaching experience I have.
How much, and what kind of, roleplay experience do you have? I role-play everyday whether it's LARPing or online. I've been role-playing for about five to seven years.
What would you consider your greatest strength in roleplaying? I think my biggest strength in role-playing is making my characters do interesting things to stand out above the average person whether it be through their backstory or extra traits,
What would you consider your greatest weakness in roleplaying? I think staying true to my character's personality is my greatest weakness because I'll either forget how they're supposed to act or have them act differently from what their personality entails.
What do you think are the most important things to keep in mind when roleplaying? I think the most important thing to keep in mind is who your character is and how they act. You don't want to have a teenager speak like a middle-aged person.
What do you think are the most important things to keep in mind when teaching? I think the biggest thing to keep in mind is that there's always room for improvement, and that not everything will go the way you want it to.
What courses would you be most comfortable teaching? Psychology because I've always felt a strong connection with role-play characters. I like to make them interesting yet still fit in with the genre.
Please provide a paragraph about yourself for us to put in the directory thread.
Hey everyone! I'm Dumpling-San, and I've been role-playing for about five to seven years whether it's been through LARPing or online. I'm a huge sucker for fantasy and academy role-plays, however I'm always inclined to try new things. As long as the story interests me, I'll role-play. I don't like historical and science fiction role-plays as much, but I'll still do them. One genre of role-play that I would really like to try out soon is a steampunk role-play. I hope to get to know you soon!

Character Name: Ellen Cosmos
Age: Twenty-Five
Gender: Female
Race: Neko-Human Hybrid
World of Origin: Planet Earth
Distinguishing Characteristics: Ellen has four piercings in her right eyebrow. Also, there's a scar that starts about her left eye and continues all the way down her face. Her left eye is a shocking shade of light gray. Ellen has black cat ears tipped with white on top of her head, and a black tail also tipped with white sticking out of her lower back.
Physical Description: Ellen is surprisingly tall at seven feet. She's very lanky with lean muscles. Ellen's teeth are extremely white and pointed so that they look almost like fangs. She has a pale complexion, and she carries herself with pride. She dresses in mostly black form-fitting clothes. Her skin is exceptionally soft, and Ellen has long, spider-like fingers. Her nose is very long and narrow. Ellen's right eye is bright green like celery, and her left eye is light gray. Her facial features are bold and noticeable. The only makeup Ellen wears is eyeliner.
Personality: Ellen is very proud and bold. She's honest to the point where it's brutal, and she's very opinionated. She loves speaking her mind and will never think twice about saying something whether it's cynical or not. She's as stubborn as a bull and persistent in everything she does. Ellen is extremely competitive and enjoys winning bragging rights. She's very ambitious and hardworking which is good because she has a lot planned for the future. Ellen is very social and enjoys making new friends. She's very open and accepting of other people. She's a good shoulder to lean on, and she gives good advice. Ellen is loyal and trusting of her friends and will always reach out to them. However, if they wound her pride or betray her, Ellen will leave. She's not very forgiving, and she doesn't trust easily. However, she has the right values and will stand for what's right. She's very outgoing and adventurous and is always willing to try new things.
Notable Abilities: Ellen is more agile than most humans. She can jump pretty high as well. She's very tough and has a strong jaw. She can go for a longer time without food than most humans.
How did you come to the Academy? Ellen and her parents entered through a Breach.
Personal History: Ellen's father (Mr. Vay) was a professor at the academy before accidentally falling through a portal into a world full of cats and Human-Cat Hybrids. He became infatuated with a hybrid there, and they got married and had Ellen. For twelve years, Ellen grew up in the other world. Her mother died when she was ten and two years later she was sucked into a whole new world when someone from the academy used a Breach Key to locate the lost professor. Vay's first wife, Umbraja, finally came looking for him and they all three went back to the Academy together.
Tableau: It was a brisk morning with a gentle breeze blowing through the academy. Spring was on its way causing the students to become more jumpy and restless. Ellen stepped out onto the grounds striding towards the clock tower when she heard shouts and crying coming from a large group gathered in the Quad. Curious, Ellen hurried over to see what was going on, and a bout of laughter rose up from the crowd as a team of bullies taunted a student with a learning disability.

Ellen shoved her way through the crowd to the front and the talking stopped abruptly. She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at the bullies. "Why are you brutes picking on him? What has he done to you?" Her voice was loud and firm. Ellen was not going to let matter go. She turned to the crowd and gestured wildly at them. "What really disgusts me is that all of you tolerate this! Picking on anyone is unacceptable!"

The bullies almost died of laughter. Who did this woman think she was? The head bully Charlie stopped laughing long enough to speak a few words. "Come on Ellen, we were only joking around with him." At this, Ellen gritted her teeth and threw her fist at his face. He winced and began to retreat. They ran into the academy and didn't come back.

Ellen made sure the victim of the bullies was okay. They took a walk around the campus as Ellen explained that she was going to help him if he wanted it. The boy was okay with the idea of a tutor, and they met after school every day for the rest of their time at the academy.

Vay's

Username: TheGazSpaz
How often can you post to this RP? A few times a week.
Why do you want to be a tutor and what makes you fit for this job (please include any teaching or tutoring/mentoring experience you may have)? I was a mentor, and I love helping out others!
How much, and what kind of, roleplay experience do you have (include links if possible)? I've been RPing for three years or so. I have experience in both chat type RP and in forum RP. No links currently, as far as I know all of these RPs were deleted... Or I don't know where they were, since they weren't on Gaia.
What would you consider your greatest strength in roleplaying? Using my imagination to create far off worlds! I never know what my mind would think of!
What would you consider your greatest weakness in roleplaying? Using NPC's. I never feel like I use them right...
What do you think are the most important things to keep in mind when roleplaying? Remember what character you're portraying, don't break that character. Also don't control other people's characters without permission.
What do you think are the most important things to keep in mind when teaching? Go at the students pace. Always be open and friendly.
What courses would you be most comfortable teaching? EDU 101, LIT 101, HIS 101, HIS 301
Please provide a paragraph about yourself for us to put in the directory thread.
Gazzy is an experienced Role Player with a heart to lend a hand. He loves to work on characters and create worlds in his mind with his vast imagination. He also enjoys helping developing plots and stories, as well as helping others get their plots in place. He is an active Role Player for a fandom called "Monster High," but has also worked with non-fandom RP's and fandoms such as "The Hunger Games." He is experienced in both chat and forum format of Role Play.


Character Name: Gasman Riseman. Prefers to be called "Mr. Gazzy or Mr. G."
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race: Wizard
World of Origin:
Distinguishing Characteristics: Serious about teaching, all he wants is studen success.
Physical Description: Blonde hair, tall, blue eyes, dimples, thin.
Personality: Stern while in the classroom. But if you meet him outside of the classroom he is easy going and friendly.
Notable Abilities: Magical abilities.
How did you come to the Academy? He was a young kid, thinking he was a normal kid. He really liked to be concealed from the rest of the world, when he came across some sort of portal.... Not knowing what was on the other kid, he stepped through the Academy. He 'lurked' for years, before finally applying to be a tutor.
Personal History: He (thought that he) was a normal kid, two parents. His mom died,leaving him and his dad alone. Frustrated, he shut himself away from the world. All alone is how he experienced magic, and found out about the academy.
Tableau:
Gazzy's blue eyes fell upon Dean's door. He pulled his shoulders back confidently, brushing his blonde hair to the side. Smiling to himself, he knocked on the door.
"Come in," a voice from the inside said. He turned the nob of the door, entering the space. His eyes scanned the room briefly, taking it all in. He was a man of observation, as he learned from years of being alone.
"Ah, Gasman!" Dean stood up from his chair and they shook hands. Gazzy smiled and shook his hands in greeting. "Please, sit!"
He sat down in the chair slowly. "Nice to see you again, Dean."
Dean nodded, "Yes you too. How's your father?"
"He's alright. Kinda stressed by his job."
"Aren't we all?" Dean chuckled, putting his glasses on the desk. "So you want to be a tutor?"
He nodded in reply.
"Mind telling my why?"
"Well," Gazzy began, "I've always known since I was little that I've had a passion for helping others. I decided to come to the SDRP because I want to actually, you know, make a difference."
"How do you think you will make a difference?"
"Well, I think of it this way. These students are the next generation, the kids that will make up our world one day. And I'm going to do my best to make sure our next generation is a good, well educated one. Even if I'm just a tutor." He nodded.