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1. if you wanted to app to a game...
A. and you would be apping into a cast, would you contact them before reserving/apping?
B. and you contacted the cast beforehand, how would you respond if someone else wanted to app but didn't contact the cast like you did?
C. other than potentially contacting the cast, reading the rules, posting on the tdm, reserving, writing an app, and submitting an app, would you do anything else special? like post on dear_mun/player, ask questions in the game's anon comm threads, whatever.

2. if you posted on a test drive meme...
A. would you state your apping intentions? ("only playing goku on the tdm for funsies, probably won't app" or "both keith and shiro on this page are me but i only plan on apping shiro")
B. and you were interested in apping, how would you respond if someone else posted on the tdm saying they intended to app?
C. same situation as B but they haven't mentioned whether they're apping or playing in the tdm for fun, how would you respond?

3. if you had to deal with an app challenge...
A. how would you react if the other person wished you luck?
B. how would you react if the other person asked you if you were serious about apping?
C. how would you react if the other person asked you not to app?
D. how would you ask if B or C happened but it wasn't the other person that asked, but one of their friends?
E. if the game has a "whoever reserves first gets to app this round" rule and doesn't allow app challenges, how would you react if you beat the other person to reserving and they shit-talked you for it? (if you talked to the in-game cast and they didn't)
F. same as E but what if they talked to the in-game cast or are friends with them and you didn't talk to them?

4. if you were already in the game...
A. and a potential castmate wanted to app, would you expect them to contact you first? or would you message them to be polite?
B. and a potential castmate contacted you, but someone who didn't contact you apped, how would you respond?
C. and a wanker was interested in apping as your castmate, how would you respond? if it depends on their rep/wank history, please explain.

if you could explain your actions for each question, that'd be nice but it's optional. feel free to ramble or expand on anything related that's on your mind, anons.

1a. if the character could potentially impact how they play theirs, then sure. if not then nah
1b. don't care
1c. i might ask about the ooc atmosphere on anon comms but that's it

2a. no but i also only put up characters i'm considering apping
2b. don't care
2c. don't care, tag them anyway

3a. also wish them luck like a civilized adult
3b. tell them the truth
3c. laugh and app anyway, possibly contact the mods
3d. laugh, app anyway, possibly contact the actual person about it
3e. laugh and move on with my life
3f. if the cast themselves give me shit for it i'll drop because it's just rp and it's not worth the stress, if they don't then i'll laugh and move on with my life

4a. nah
4b. don't care
4c. if they're just obnoxious ooc but rp fine, don't care. if they actually have a history of harassment/toxic behavior then i'll go to the mods

1A: Nope, and I've never had anyone contact me either.
1B: n/a, although I think normal reserve/app rules should apply regardless of who did what pre-reserve
1C: I've asked questions on anon threads before but that's about it.

2A: I only post to a tdm if I at least have some intention of apping, but I don't say that.
2B: Whoever gets the reserve first is the winner.
2C: see above

3A: Wish them luck back.
3B: Tell them the truth (whatever that truth is), although if they asked me that after I'd already put an app in I'd think they're a few apples short of a bushel.
3C: Drop them on wg probably.
3D: I'd tell the other person that their friend is doing that on their behalf. And if they didn't do anything about it then I'd drop them both on wg.
3E: If I knew about it I would shit-talk them back on plurk in a private pp, and then drop them on wg.
3F: If the cast is participating in the shit talk I would go to the mods, and then... well you get it by now.

4A: I'd probably comment on their tdm thread if they had one. I don't expect anyone to message me at all, I'm not their mom here to give them permission.
4B: They snoozed they lost.
4C: It depends. If it's some pretty minor shit then I'd just roll with it, I've had some shitty castmates before and it's never ruined my rp experience. But if they're S Class I'd go to the mods even if they weren't my castmate.

1.
A. i feel like the polite thing to do would be to contact all of my potential castmates in the game to make sure that they're okay with me apping. you never know if they have a friend who plans on apping my character, they don't want to deal with my character, they don't like me, whatever. if, say, i play from the anime and one of my potential castmates plays from the manga, i would want to ask them if they're okay with the adaptation differences and if so, ask them if there are any major changes that they think i should be aware of that may not be on the fandom wiki.
B. i don't give a fuck, may the biggest basement dweller win.
C. If I had any questions, I would probably ask potential castmates. if there are no potential castmates, then i'll ask anons.

2.
A. absolutely always. i think that "posting on the tdm = implied reserve" is fucking stupid but if i posted both dean and castiel on the tdm, i would want to let people know that both of them are played by me and that i plan on apping dean and castiel is just there for fun/voice-testing. if somebody else actually wants to app castiel, they don't have to worry about me, and i don't want to get people's hopes up about dean AND castiel potentially joining the game together. also, if somebody doesn't want to rp with a character that's definitely not going to be apped, well, now they know.
B. i don't know. if there are potential castmates in the game, i would always message them first, so maybe i would let them know? if there are no castmates and somebody wanted to app the same character, whatever, see my answer to 1B.
C. i don't give enough fucks to ask them. they can contact me if they want, but again, see my answer to 1B.

3.
A. that's fine, i'll wish them luck too. see my answer to 1B but i may or may not use more polite wording if i'm worried they might take it as an insult. if they're nice enough to wish me luck and not cry about C-C-C-COMPETITION, i wouldn't mind being plurk friends and talking about our character/canon/ships if they want. if they're nice enough, i wouldn't mind playing against their (character we both play) with one of my other characters in a meme/psl.
B. i don't get excited about games unless i'm serious about apping, so i would be honest and tell them yes.
C. somewhere from "too fucking bad" to "fuck off" but how polite that i word it depends on how polite they are first. also, take a screencap of the message in case i need to show the mods.
D. "sorry, but i plan on apping." maybe with a touch of "fuck off" depending on how rude/guilt-trippy they are. also, take a screencap.
E. tell the mods and then laugh about it. i would only talk about it to be closest friends but if the game cast talked to me about it, that's fine.
F. i don't feel comfortable apping unless i talk to the in-game cast first so if they had a friend who planned on apping, i wouldn't bother apping to the game.

4.
1. i wouldn't expect them to message me like i would do if i were in their shoes because i think i'm weird as fuck compared to other dwrpers but i might send them a message saying hi, asking about their rp plans, whatever. if they wanted to know what was going on with my character in the game, i wouldn't mind giving them deets, i don't expect them to read all of my threads before joining.
2. if i liked the first person better, it would suck, but hopefully they would still be open to memes/psls and the second person doesn't suck.
3. if it's somebody i have a bad history with or somebody who's actively wanky and toxic, i'll tell the mods. if it's somebody who's kind of annoying/douchey but otherwise okay, or somebody who was wanky in the past but is okay now, i'll be wary.

1a. depends? like, if they're playing Fred Weasley and I want to app George Weasley, I'd contact Fred's player but not like, Hermione Granger's. there's just some characters that I feel it's a good idea to bug a player about b/c they're just SO close in canon.
1b. whatevs, man. rp's you snooze you lose.
1c. read about the game on anon comms but that's about it

2a. depends as well. like, it's the same with question 1a, if I was tdming somebody who has a super close relationship with another character ingame, then I'd state 'I'm probably not apping George Weasley.' but if I'm tdming randomass magical girl then nah, I wouldn't state my intentions.
2b. don't care. see question 1b
2c. also don't care

3a. probably send them a cursory pm like "thanks, wish you luck too!"
3b. tell them the truth, whatever it is.
3c. take that shit to the mods.
3d. if the person whose friend asked me not to app is in the game I'm interested in, I'd also take that shit to the mods. good behavior rules exist for a reason.
3e. roll my eyes about it and probably drop deets on rpa or wankgate. (and again, if they're actually ingame, take that shit to the mods.)
3f. if there's legit deets that the cast is shittalking me because I apped this character, again, I'd take that shit to the mods. like, speaking as a former mod there's always that one player who you know is an awful person and you're just WAITING for them to show their ass so they can get the boot. if someone's ballsy enough to shittalk you in a manner that you can find out about it, you're probably not the first one they've shittalked.

4a. not really? I'd tag them on the tdm if they posted but that's about it.
4b. sucks to be you buddy, should have reserved. I'd ask if they wanted to meme or something tho.
4c. I'd roll with it if it's minor shit. but if it's someone I've got personal beef and they know I have personal beef with (like, a legit falling out, not one of those one-sided petty grudges) or they're a s-class wanker like Ken or Funk, then that's getting taken to the mods.

1a. Yes, assuming that my character would have some impact on the cast (for instance, if I app a major antagonist or a protagonist with close ties to some members of the cast). In general, I like knowing what I app into, but it's not a must unless my character has to interact with certain castmates to remain IC.
1b. Don't care.
1c. Maybe checking to see if there's any ongoing drama on anoncomms about the game or cast. I take these things with a grain of salt, though.

2a. I tend to leave a little note if I'm testdriving several characters on the same meme.
2b. Shrug and keep on keeping on. App plans can change at a moment's notice, both theirs and mine, and there's no use crying over milk that hasn't even been spilled yet. I do tend to read a thread or two of theirs, just to see where they're at characterisation-wise (but that's more to do with me liking to read other people's portrayals of the same character).
2c. Same as 2b.

3a. Unless it's a weirdly condescending message, I'd just return the favour.
3b. Assuming I really want to app that character, I'd let them know I'm serious about it, in a nice-and-excited sort of way.
3c. I'd let them know how super excited I am about playing this character in this particular game. Honestly, there's no winning this one, and I'm going to app whoever I want.
3d. Honest. Excitement. In their face. Unless they're unavoidable castmates, in which case I'd probably back down, because there's no winning that one. If something about the messages strikes me as seriously unpleasant/unwelcoming/ugh, I might let the mods know about it (that goes for b and c as well). It's a last resort type thing, though.
3e. Pastebin/screencap that shit, so I can take it to the mods if they a) are already a player in the game or b) app in at some point in the future and try to stir up shit again in the future. One moment of bitching isn't enough for that, I don't plan to react in any way at all, really, but if push comes to shove, it's good to have some deets.
3f. Same as above: gather the deets, don't react at all otherwise.

4a. I'd message them if they're planning to app someone who is either very close or very opposed to my character, just because it's nice to be on the same page. I don't expect them to reach out first, though.
4b. Don't care and won't hold it against them.
4c. Depends on their history, I'm going with the default "nutjobs, rl abusers, toxic waste" to the mods, "pretentious and flakey and a bit daft" into the idagaf corner.

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1A. Most likely not, unless it's a character with a very delicate situation.
1B. who cares
1C. Some times I make a d-p post, yeah. and sure will ask questions if i have them.

2A. Not on the tag itself but in plurk I've told "just to fool around".
2B. don't care
2C. don't care

3A. Wish them luck too
3B. Tell them the truth
3C. Tell them they don't get to tell me that and give the mods a heads-up
3D. Same answers
3E. In what way? Toxic talk in plurk goes to the mods. Anon talk gets ignored.
3F. same

4A. I don't
4B. I have nothing to react too? Bad luck if I liked the other better but that's it
4C. What kind of wanker? dumb kids can be ignored in plurk. Big dipshits get reported to the mods.

1. a. no unless my character had the potential for a major impact on their cr
b. it's their right, deal with it
c. skim the cast's previous threads to check if any were obviously shitty or crazy

2. a. no
b. might consider apping a different character, if there were others i was considering. would otherwise just apply as usual.
c. ignore them

3. a. wish them luck too
b. obviously i'm serious or i wouldn't put in an app. find a nicer way to say this.
c. ask them why they felt so strongly about this
d. ask them if their friend knew they were doing this/how they felt it reflected on their friend that they were
e. that cast dodged a bullet and other people will see that
f. i'm probably apping into drama at this point, but it makes them look shittier than me, and i never app solely for a cast so i'll have fun anyway, if only out of spite

4. a. nope. if our characters have major cr i might reach out to be encouraging
b. keep my hands off that mess. i'm not the mods, i don't decide who gets in, and i'll play with anyone
c. privately send my concerns to the mods. if they get in anyway, privately ask the player for no contact. if they pitch a fit at that, ignore them.

1a. Only if the established cast has characters mine is particularly close to.
1b. Not really give a fuck. I'm nervous about meeting new people but it's never gone badly and I get over it.
1c. I'd plurk something to ask around my timeline about the game. These days I don't app into games where I don't know anybody at all, so it'd be requesting a rundown from existing players I'm already friends with.

2a. No, why would I?
2b. Prepare to be the fastest reserver in the west.
2c. I still think declarations of intent on a tdm are a weird idea, so... same thing.

3a. Do the same.
3b. Side-eye them privately. Say yeah, why would I be apping if I weren't serious about it?
3c. Roll my eyes, find a polite but frosty way to tell them nah, carry on with the app. Note the mods if they try again.
3d. Try and figure out if the entire cast is this person's friend circle and I'm liable to get wanked on for proceeding with my app. If so, prepare for a cool reception, continue with the app, and inform the friend that this is the game's app policy and to suck it up, buttercup. I might ping the other player to let them know their friend is doing this because that seems embarrassing.
3e. Roll my eyes and sip tea. Take it to the mods if they're a current player on another character or start gunning to app someone else. I don't expect them to do anything, but if I were a mod I'd want to know about that kind of behavior.
3f. Watch the existing cast and see how they react, start planning to prioritize crosscanon cr over cast cr if it's bad.

4a. No. I'd definitely watch the app process though and, if I run into them in a casual situation on a friend's plurk, say hello.
4b. Well that's awkward. Too bad for the person who didn't get their reserve in quick enough, but that's the rules.
4c. Contact the mods, bring receipts, accept their call. If the player is wanked on for oocness, crit and avoid. If they're an actual shitty intolerable person, avoid. If they're a shitty intolerable person and they try to cling onto me and the mods don't step in, drop.

1a. Probably. I don't think it's required of all appers but I personally feel uncomfortable apping into a cast if I don't know I'm going to be welcome there. That cast might have someone else planning to app the same character, or they might have problems with that character for IC reasons, etc. If I'm not going to be welcome in a cast then it's easier to head it off right at the start than go to all the effort of apping and discovering the hard way.
1b. App anyway. If I've contacted the cast and they're comfortable with me apping, I have no obligation to take some other apper into consideration.
1c. Reading the threads the cast already has in game would be crucial for me before deciding to app to a game, to get a feel for their speed and play style.

2a. I sometimes do, I sometimes don't. It depends on my mood.
2b. Business as usual tbh. Carry on doing my thing and submit my app.
2c. Same as above.

3a. Tell them thanks and wish them luck back?? Is there any other answer to this?
3b. I'd tell them the truth.
3c. If it's a close friend, or someone that the cast would prefer to have in-game more than me (because I'd be in contact with the cast already), I'd consider it. (There's really just no point in starting off with cast drama. I'm just not going to have a good time. I'd rather take my toys somewhere else with a cast that wants me.) If it's anything else other than the above two mentioned situations, I'd laugh and submit my app as per normal.
3d. If said friend is also in the same cast, see first answer to 3c above. If said friend is not in the same cast, see second answer to 3c above.
3e. Laugh and carry on with my life.
3f. This would never happen to me. See 1A. Communication is important so you don't end up in exactly this kind of awkward situation.

4a. I don't usually expect potential castmates to contact the cast, but I do consider it a point in their favour if they do, since I almost always do myself and consider it polite. However, I do expect potential castmates to contact the cast however if the character they want to app is someone who would have a huge negative impact on the cast or my character-- for example, if someone wanted to app a character who had killed/abused/raped mine. Not giving a heads up in that situation is pretty rude imo.
4b. I'VE BEEN IN THIS SITUATION BEFORE, and boy is it ever awkward. Especially when the player who contacted you was much better at playing the character than the person who apped and didn't contact us. And both were on the TDM. Super awkward and super rude, imo. The rest of the cast was pissed. If there are two people interested in apping the same character, imo you reaaally should probably contact the cast. It's not difficult, and you're really only making life more difficult for yourself in the long run if you don't. No, it's not required, and yes, you have just as much right to app that character as anyone else. But seriously is it worth it to do that just to start off on the wrong foot with a cast that would've preferred someone else? Not in my opinion.
4c. Depends. Do I have solid deets? Are the mods the kind to care? If yes, contact the mods. If no to either of the above questions, just avoid the hell out of them if they app. Wait for them to trip up in the game and then take it to the mods, or crit-punch them if there's enough material to justify doing so.

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