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Richard Harnley's 2nd HoS application - GamerCake - 09-20-2025
Usual character name: Richard Harnley
BYOND username: GamerCake
Discord username (if you are on our discord): GamerCake
Recommended by (if applicable): While I can't remember an exact time I was "recommended" I was definitely encouraged and applauded for my RP by different people
Goon servers you play: Sylvester 4
Reason for application: While my first application didn't go too well since not enough people knew me too well, I believe that has changed now. I always love being recognized by people I enjoy playing with frequently and have interactions with. Those kinds of interactions I am doing this for, having memorable moments with people that enjoy it. I also believe that Security most often than not, lacks a lot of coordination during the shift, I think I can definitely work on organizing and generally running Security a lot more smoothly and of course more fun for everybody involved.
Security experience (300 word minimum): As of right now, I over 600 hours played, starting at around 2021, which was when I first started playing. An overwhelming majority of that being in the Security department. I've been in prolonged "dogfighting" pod fights, which are of course always my favorite due to the nature of being inside a clunky metal machine with guns attached to its sides, but also because Richard's backstory is having been in the NanoTrasen Navy.
I do personally enjoy interrogating suspects, since you have a lot of RP opportunities available to you, be it classic "Good cop/Bad cop" or laying the evidence down and watching the suspect for clues whether they are telling the truth or not.
Processing prisoners is something that I've become exceptionally fast at over time, decreasing the overall amount of time the person is held rather than in their cell with an active timer.
Generally I play on lowpop more (also due to my timezone) since it gives me a lot more "time" to interact with people more and it's easier to get to know them better.
What I do enjoy is doing both field and office work, writing reports and creating briefings and dossiers or being out on patrol and searching for suspects, I tend to know what is needed most at the time by my gut feeling.
While I would describe myself as "more strict than the average Officer" I do frequently give shortened sentences or general punishment to complying to minor crimes.
Something I also very much enjoy is training new Officers, so much so that I sometimes run at the chance of training the new guy, because if they have even just half as much fun playing Security as I have, it will have been worth it.
I'd also describe Security as a "service job" from time to time, since your main goal is not just "shooting the bad guy" but helping your fellow crewmen in any way you can, Security is a job that many people go to when they have a problem, so you should be ready to assist them how you can.
Overall, there's not many things I haven't done as an Officer, but there is certainly a ton more that I don't know, things I will be glad to learn along the way.
Answer two or more of the following:
- What advice would you give to other sec players: The biggest mistake I made as a new Officer was not asking questions, because I didn't want to look stupid. It's better to ask first and then make a mistake, than to make a mistake because you were too afraid to ask. Most people on the Security team are more than happy to train or advise you, do not be afraid to ask and make mistakes
- What was one of your favorite security moments: A very specific story comes to mind, it happened not long ago.
It started off when Central Command sent over some Exo/Mechsuits for everybody, specifically a Security model in this case, Richard was the first person to wear it, there were some reports of these suits making their users crazy, not wanting to believe it, Richard kept wearing the suit. To his luck (or rather demise) the suit was able to take two high caliber shots from a hunting rifle, fired by a suspect he was pursuing. After a long and agonizing surgery, he notices some things, things are different.
He starts hallucinating, there's dragons and spiders! Not long after the Station is in complete chaos, security is overwhelmed.
Some reports are coming in, a crazed religious cult is rallying, their goal is to take over the Station and get rid of these evil suits, no matter the cost, even some Security members are part of it.
Richard seeing the demise of the Station and a collapse of command, he knows there's nothing he can do and the shift was closing to an end.
He leaves his badge in Security and takes a pod to drown his sorrows at the Space Diner.
Just as he finished his first drink, an uknown NTSO agent comes up, asking "Are you Harnley?", "Who wants to know?" Richard mumbles. Shortly after, a whole squad of agents appear, all asking for him, they want him to lead them to take back the Station.
Hesitant at first, he says "Oh what hell" and agrees, an annoucement echoes through the station. He is the new leader of the exile command, some fancy clothes and a saber are beamed in.
Richard leads the squad back to the Station, taking the teleporter straight to the bridge, where he announces they are taking back control.
Slowly they clear hall from hall, taking out any revolutionaries in the way.
Soon they make it to the evac shuttle, bruised and burned, very little of his squad remains.
Inside the shuttle they are outnumbered, the revolutionaries attack him and his squad.
Slowly bleeding out inside the Security room of the shuttle, with his squad over him desperately trying to hold off the attack.
Just seconds before the shuttle docks, Richard perishes. Nobody knows what happened next.
- What game improvements or changes do you think would benefit security players: More variety. Not just guns and armor, but also uniforms.
I think that would bring a lot more character development with Security players, being able to express themselves better.
Something that I also think would help a lot more, a more detailed space law since it currently only contains loose guidelines for recommended jail times. Even though I think it shouldn't be too strict, so Security has more freedom in laying down the law, I think it should have a more detailed lawset.
- Write a poem to convey your thoughts on security/NanoTrasen/space/bees/anything related to SS13.:
Here I lay, with my baton in hand,
taking orders from command.
Things did not go as planned,
We were but undermanned.
Now I watch over this barren wasteland.
- What's a security gimmick that you've ran or wanted to run? : A more judicial based Security team, where court cases are a common form of deciding guilt and punishment.
