Goonhub
05-14-2024, 09:54 AM
[To start with full disclosure: yes, Carton is a dear friend of mine outside of the game as well. But I would not support all of the people I consider friends for a whitelist, and my feedback is based on my interactions with him in the game itself, so I think they're worth sharing.]
I've been on shift with Carton as Andrew Pieter many, many times, and I've watched him demonstrate the skills I want to see in a Head of Security: fairness to crew/antags/fellow Sec, a sense of humor, a level head when things get stressful, and most importantly a willingness to either lead or step back when necessary.
To illustrate this: I was part of a round a few months ago where Carton played a detective, and despite attempting to engage the antag in good faith multiple times, he ended up getting ignored and then murdered without RP. He was frustrated, but ahelped and then waited out the respawn timer, observing the round. When he rejoined, he chose Captain in order to help stabilize the round, but was completely ignorant and talked to everyone to let them catch him up to speed, playing out all the discussions even though the round time was running out. It ended up turning the tone of the round around, because instead of acting on his own justified frustration, he let the admins handle that and only stepped in to connect with others and bring the narrative to a satisfying conclusion.
When I talk about emotional robustness, decisiveness, and willingness to lead without being the "main character" of the round, this is the kind of thing I mean. I think he'd be a great Head of Security, and I wish him the best of luck with his application.
I've been on shift with Carton as Andrew Pieter many, many times, and I've watched him demonstrate the skills I want to see in a Head of Security: fairness to crew/antags/fellow Sec, a sense of humor, a level head when things get stressful, and most importantly a willingness to either lead or step back when necessary.
To illustrate this: I was part of a round a few months ago where Carton played a detective, and despite attempting to engage the antag in good faith multiple times, he ended up getting ignored and then murdered without RP. He was frustrated, but ahelped and then waited out the respawn timer, observing the round. When he rejoined, he chose Captain in order to help stabilize the round, but was completely ignorant and talked to everyone to let them catch him up to speed, playing out all the discussions even though the round time was running out. It ended up turning the tone of the round around, because instead of acting on his own justified frustration, he let the admins handle that and only stepped in to connect with others and bring the narrative to a satisfying conclusion.
When I talk about emotional robustness, decisiveness, and willingness to lead without being the "main character" of the round, this is the kind of thing I mean. I think he'd be a great Head of Security, and I wish him the best of luck with his application.