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HOS/NTSO Application - ThatsMamaLuigiToYouMario - 12-10-2020
Usual character name: Lawrence Whemair
BYOND username: ThatsMamaLuigiToYouMario
Discord username (if you are on our discord): [b]ThatsMamaLuigiToYouMario[/b]
Recommended by (if applicable): N/A
Goon servers you play: RP1
Reason for application: Well, I’ve been in Nanotransen Security for quite some time now, and I personally think that I’m ready to elevate to a brand new level. I feel as if these HOS’ are more of a need then a want in some shifts, and I want to have that role to lead security to great success. Plus, that pasta looks mighty fine, and I feel guilty having it lay there shift after shift going uneaten and stale.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I've had the pleasure of doing security for quite a while. Technically, I've been doing it since day 1, but was unfortunately self-relieved of my position after an accident with a Medical Director saying mean things to me, which hurt my feelings. These of course were not my finest moments. I mainly stayed to my own devices, never using my radio and always sticking to my own goals. I retired, waiting out in space for the day in which I was needed again. Then, I get a call. The NSS Manta, under attack by a heavily armed nuclear group, needed ME specifically. At first, I questioned this call to action. Why would Nanotransen care about me, a retired security officer, to protect one of the greatest military vessels to ever sail? After all, I wasn't much of a weapons guy, having more in common with a mallcop then an elite special ops unit. But, they insisted, and I was delivered to the NSS Manta with a plasma rifle and newly-returned dreams in hand. As I battled these members of this elite group, I was severely injured and unable to proceed with a current line of duty, being demoted back to the rank of a mall cop. But, on that day I made a vow to go up the corporate ladder not by chance but by my own skill and communication to my team members.
Now, at first this was hard. I quickly returned to my old methods of running around and not communicating with my security members. However, overtime I developed new skills, skills which I learned from experience and from senior officers such as Gunnar Gustaffson, Digornio Pizzarelli, and many more. As time grew on I opened up, calling up security members when required, becoming (somewhat) of a better shot with my taser, instructing brand new officers on how to use the automated quartermaster and go about their business, and at least attempting to put the unruly officers of the security force where they belong. As of today, I sit at the front desk of security, holding a metal given to me by Captain Artorius Kingston for... something (It was blank). I manage the security team as best as I can, dispatching them when a radio call is missed, setting arrest records when required, dealing with front security visitors and overall helping out when it is required. I've come a long way since I started this job, and, well, I'm proud of myself for who I am today.
Answer two or more of the following:
What advice would you give to other sec players?
There’s quite a few things that I have in mind. Now, some of these probably have been said before, but they’re good ideas and the ideas that I think everyone should follow by these days. Best told when you’re sitting down and having a cup of Wired Dan’s Kafe Kick with the new guys.
- USE THE RADIO AND COMMUNICATE! I can’t stress this enough to brand new officers coming into this field here. No one likes a guy who goes off on his own, ends up meeting some lunatic with 2 chainsaws as his arms and ends up dying with the whole god-dang security force not knowing what happened to them! Sure, they’ll probably get revived, but this problem here could’ve been dealt with in a bit more of a timely matter if the officer simply said that there’s a dude with chainsaws for arms running around chopping up anyone he sees. This applies to the public radio, too! If some guy radios in that an alien is gnawing his face in using a cocktail of acid, knockout drugs and god knows what else, then I bet he’s gonna expect a pretty quick response to the matter at hand and not have to wait 10 minutes for an officer to show up.
- Keep your weapons holstered. This ain’t as important as the rest of these, but it’s still a thought to keep in mind. Always have whatever you’re holding in your pocket until you engage the target. Else, you run the risk of some asshat in a greysuit or some guy in some weird colourful outfit with a red nose come up to you, shove ya and take your taser/baton/shotgun/rifle. If that happens during a chase, well, say goodbye to engaging your target effectively.
- Don’t be too harsh. You gotta understand that not everyone out on this station is out to kill these security folks. Most of them just commit an accident and would like to move on with their day. I mean, sure, if some guy’s carving out everyone’s skulls with a scalpel and a saw and making his own personal skullbot army within the depth of maintenance then, yeah, you better put his ass in the brig and talk to him, maybe even call a psychologist or something. But, most guys are just here to move on with their days. So, take it easy. Give em a ticket, or, if it was a pretty severe accident, give em enough brig time that is justified.
- Communicate with the folks brought in. This kinda relates to #3, but you should always communicate with your guys that you bring in about what happened. No one likes a finger pointer who says these things without having proof of these things actually happen, and no one wants to sit through a sentence which they didn’t deserve. Try and interrogate a suspect first. If you can’t find anything regarding their supposed “Crime”, what’s the point of prosecuting? Let em go, maybe with a warning if you suspect it personally. Nothing more.
- Have fun. I find that most officers don’t follow this rule. The truth is, we’re a private security force which gets compared on the daily to mallcops. I find that most folks take this way too seriously, trying to live up to this public perception decided by our fellow crew members. I’ve seen some whacky stuff which I’m definitely not paid enough to deal with, like some engineering guy making the singularity into edible loaves, some officer drinking a full vending machine’s worth of coffee and smoking all the packs in a cigarette machine, and some janitor deciding that he’s a cleaning robot who only feeds off of viscerite and lives in a closet within security. So, issue some tickets, swirlie some criminals, and smile while you’re doing it. Just, be ready to get down to business when it's required.
Hmm… well, there’s this one time which I… may or may not have defected over to the syndicate for a short while. Look, the circumstances were kinda harsh, I wasn’t getting paid, and they had dental insurance. So, as my first assignment I’d be “Defecting” back to Nanotransen in order to get some new recruits for these syndicate operations. So, there I was, the singular syndicate operative who had to infiltrate that NSS Horizon ship who had a staff of about 50+ employees of Nanotransen. So, I first went to the AI Core to try and… change up a few things, mainly attempting for it to spit some Syndicate Propaganda stuff. Anyhow, some French Security Officer by the name of Flour or something stumbled across me trying to break into this AI core. I at first tried explaining myself, before she pulled out a taser and shot me a few times. I was able to flee out into space, before she calmed down and explained the situation to her. Not before long, some other guys, one of those fancy NTSO SO’s showed up and put me into that port-a-brig, citing it for “The safety of personnel”. Anyhow, I end up in the interrogation room, and tell some story of how all my co-workers were eaten by bats, and they believed me I think. So, the NTSO wisks me off to some private area and reveals that he’s actually a syndicate operative himself, some guy named after some pizza company who I met at the annual syndicate potluck last week. He tells me to put on a disguise due to our mission being “Compromised” or whatever. We recruit some intern from the security force along the way, and then get the HOP on-board too. I fly em back to the operating base, and the mission is deemed a success. I kinda had to retire from the syndicate after that. They asked me to strap a bomb vest filled with some sorta gas and walk out into the bar of another shift, and I wasn’t having any of that. They let me go a week or so later.
Describe any differences in your playstyle when part of a full security team and when being the only security officer.
Eh, pretty simple but drastic changes from each other. As the only officer on-duty, I usually patrol the main hallways, keeping a lookout for crime and whathaveyou, nonsense, and if there’s another guy communicating with him. I try my best to respond to any security calls I can, and take less of a leadership role at this time due to simply having no folks lead. A full security team’s a different story, though. Usually, when there’s a full force I try and remain at mainsec and take on a leadership role of sorts, issuing commands, dispatch for officers, changing and checking records, and, y’know, general administration stuff.
Answer one or more of the following fun questions (because it's important for the HoS to be fun):
Write a poem to convey your thoughts on security/Nanotransen/space/bees/anything related to SS13.
There once was a robot named Beepsky
Who was in charge of managing a draftee.
He was quite a lad,
But Beepsky got mad,
And the hurt was laid on the trainee.
He screamed as the baton went down,
As beepsky brandished a slight frown.
The man was minced,
He continued to wince,
And beepsky was destroyed by the clown.
[b]What’s a security gimmick that you’ve ran or wanted to run?
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Well, I heard that drugs fetch a pretty good penny nowadays. I wouldn’t mind the extra cash if I could deal out some of those when I got the chance. I mean, sure, probably frowned upon by Nanotrasen, but there ain’t any rules saying I can’t directly DEAL drugs in space law. Only about possession, and, well, I’ve got a contraband license, don’t I?
// definitely would not do this as HOS or NTSO
Draw a picture!
Well, I ain’t much of a drawer, but here’s an artist’s representation during that one shift I served as the NTSO, with those special nuclear operatives or what you call em.
![[Image: Artist-s-representation-of-NSS-Manta-operation.png]](https://i.ibb.co/XZxg5mv/Artist-s-representation-of-NSS-Manta-operation.png)
Man, that was something, I tell ya.
[b]Previous bans (while this will not affect your application lying about it will):[/b]
No, I’ve never been in a band.
// no
RE: HOS/NTSO Application - nefarious6th - 12-10-2020
Incredible application. Lawrence is a joy to play rounds with. Most of my experience has been as AI with officer Whemair, and as an officer he's funny, he's communicative, and he applies punishments for crimes that seem fair. He does a lot of work in Sec HQ, that I find super invaluable, coordinates with his other officers well and is willing to step into a kind of leadeership spot there with directing people to things he's hearing on radio or seeing on the cameras, confirming with people heading out to requests, and moving records. Going toe-to-toe with antags is certainly part of his skillset too, but I find his dispatch work to really be what makes him stand out on a team of officers, and find that it significantly improves the quality of responses and responsiveness of security in a round. A trait I think is really important for HoS is that ability to coordinate, which Lawrence does solidly.
I've also had a fair bit of fun with Luigi/Lawrence when not AI! I was part of the nukie team playing AGAINST Lawrence on his NTSO round, which was really fun and goofy, and I remember Bill's admin announcement for NTSO Whemair and looking at my Commander and saying "We're screwed"; and most memorably, I was the Syndicate intern hired during his, uh, defection from NanoTrasen. But that round stands out to me, and was really excellent to be a part of, because I think Lawrence had two other skills down that are important for a HoS, especially on the RP servers:
1. Lawrence understood good flow of a round and worked with Security on the NSS Horizon to create a good back-and-forth between crew and himself, used general comms so everyone could see and interact with the conversation and knew where we were in the story at what point, and generally drew things out long enough that there was a neat little narrative going.
2. Lawrence worked to get as many people involved as wanted to be. Again, discussions were often on general comms, they recruited both me and the HoP, and then we walked around a little and invited others to join us, if they wanted better dental benefits.
+1 from me, Luigi has a good sense for how to direct stories and how to involve others, is a great asset on teams where he can coordinate and communicate, and I think his style of HoS would be really beneficial for the RP servers!
RE: HOS/NTSO Application - jan.antilles - 12-12-2020
Lawrence has become one of those officers that I'm always glad to see join the team. They are a great roleplayer and a helpful person to have around, even when I'm *cough* a very jumpy security officer freaking out at an admin round.
+1, wear that Blankie and give Sylvester a pat on the head for me!
RE: HOS/NTSO Application - ArbitraryKnapsack - 12-24-2020
Lawrence is one of those security officers who is an aboslute godsend to have on the sec team. He's always calm and collected, even when things are going down the toilet all around him, and more than willing to RP with the antagonists even while having to restrain a bloodthirsty crew. He's also one of the most communicative officers I've had the pleasure of working with/against, constantly using all the radio frequencies to keep everyone involved and having a good time. We need more officers like him who make it their mission to get everyone involved and having a good time, instead of setting a new high score for most beating in a shift.
10/10 would get swirlied by him for minor crimes again.
That's a +1 from me.
RE: HOS/NTSO Application - Drewmajor11 - 12-24-2020
For some reason I thought I already said something here but, all around good sec off, generally helpful and would be a good HoS
+1
RE: HOS/NTSO Application - Telareti - 12-26-2020
when i play sec i see them do a lot of office work and communication and is great at calling out situations and keeping track of all the office work and leading sec they are overall a great sec officer and would make a good hos +1
RE: HOS/NTSO Application - Slazenger - 12-29-2020
Lawrence is genuinely a pleasure to play with. They've been actively working to improve, they act in ways to make the experience of other's pleasant, they're exceptional at communication, and they're open to feedback. There's still a bit more polish needed in some minor areas, but a trial by fire quickly solves that!
Call the tailor and order a beret made!
+1
RE: HOS/NTSO Application - virvatuli - 01-15-2021
I've been being creepy and observing you while you've been playing Sec for a good bit now and I think you'd be a great HoS. Definite +1 from me, and stylish too!