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04-27-2025, 04:34 PM
Usual character name: Sandy Desmond
BYOND username: Vulwin Gilran
Discord username (if you are on our discord): baconb01
Recommended by (if applicable): N/A
Goon servers you play:
Sylvester and Morty
Reason for application:
I often find myself in a curious position where I WOULD give orders, demand status reports, and the such from fellow officers but i often hesitate because I feel like I lack the position from which to give advice and ask things of the security team. I enjoy interacting with antagonists whether its banter over the radio, chasing them, or getting murdered by them and the HoS often seems to be a good target to yell at/target as an antagonist. I also find myself in a timezone where I rarely see HoS roles filled, so I think I could give it a go and help out.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I have around 1645 hours, and I would believe a third or more of that is likely to be as a member of security. I played a lot of security assistant before I got the confidence to play as an officer, because I wanted to try and learn from exposure off of the more established security players. I find that longer than usual period as an assistant helped me with dealing with minor crime/disputes, as it got me familiar with using the ticketing/fining tools.
Due to my timezone, I often find myself online during lowpop rounds and often with a very small security team of maybe one other officer. This is an example I find where I naturally try and start enforcing communication and regular status reports. I try and make sure, when deciding punishments, to act only on what we can PROVE happened. This is a common pet peeve of mine, because during some rounds all that is needed to arrest someone is an eyewitness claiming over radio they saw someone "turn into a bat" or "draining power" or "dragged staffie mcjones into a tunnel" without actually doing due diligence on the case. we can THINK this suspect mcgee PROBABLY killed more people than just the one we found but unless we can actually prove it, it shouldn't influence their brig time/exile/execution.
One of the reasons I started picking back up security officer was I felt I became more robust, which I understand isnt a requirement I just prefer being able to hold my own if i had this. The second reason is I have experienced as an antagonist the crushing weight of an overly aggressive security team, and it has made me a bit more self aware of some of my own behaviors that I had needed to correct.
Overall though with my security experience the things that I have the most memory of aren't the fights and the action, it's when I am able to just talk to the person and lay out the situation, and what potentially could of turned into an armed chase with an arcfiend turns into a peaceful resolution.
Answer two or more of the following:
BYOND username: Vulwin Gilran
Discord username (if you are on our discord): baconb01
Recommended by (if applicable): N/A
Goon servers you play:
Sylvester and Morty
Reason for application:
I often find myself in a curious position where I WOULD give orders, demand status reports, and the such from fellow officers but i often hesitate because I feel like I lack the position from which to give advice and ask things of the security team. I enjoy interacting with antagonists whether its banter over the radio, chasing them, or getting murdered by them and the HoS often seems to be a good target to yell at/target as an antagonist. I also find myself in a timezone where I rarely see HoS roles filled, so I think I could give it a go and help out.
Security experience (300 word minimum):
I have around 1645 hours, and I would believe a third or more of that is likely to be as a member of security. I played a lot of security assistant before I got the confidence to play as an officer, because I wanted to try and learn from exposure off of the more established security players. I find that longer than usual period as an assistant helped me with dealing with minor crime/disputes, as it got me familiar with using the ticketing/fining tools.
Due to my timezone, I often find myself online during lowpop rounds and often with a very small security team of maybe one other officer. This is an example I find where I naturally try and start enforcing communication and regular status reports. I try and make sure, when deciding punishments, to act only on what we can PROVE happened. This is a common pet peeve of mine, because during some rounds all that is needed to arrest someone is an eyewitness claiming over radio they saw someone "turn into a bat" or "draining power" or "dragged staffie mcjones into a tunnel" without actually doing due diligence on the case. we can THINK this suspect mcgee PROBABLY killed more people than just the one we found but unless we can actually prove it, it shouldn't influence their brig time/exile/execution.
One of the reasons I started picking back up security officer was I felt I became more robust, which I understand isnt a requirement I just prefer being able to hold my own if i had this. The second reason is I have experienced as an antagonist the crushing weight of an overly aggressive security team, and it has made me a bit more self aware of some of my own behaviors that I had needed to correct.
Overall though with my security experience the things that I have the most memory of aren't the fights and the action, it's when I am able to just talk to the person and lay out the situation, and what potentially could of turned into an armed chase with an arcfiend turns into a peaceful resolution.
Answer two or more of the following:
- What advice would you give to other sec players?
I will try not and repeat what has already been said so, don't underestimate the power of a fine! People love their money so if staffie mcgee is harassing the bartender, instead of falling back on the baton fall back on human greed and give em a fine! Another bit of advice is to only ever have your stuns out when you are actively using it, and this isnt just about becoming a certified clown magnet running around with a baton out. In some moments when its a tense point where the antagonist may/may not go willingly, an over eager officer pulling their baton/taser is enough to scare them into fight/flight. My next bit of advice ties in well with the previous bit, deescalation is a tool more valuable than your baton or taser, that badge you have puts you in a position, where if you arent a total ass, people WILL defer to your judgement in disputes. This is my VERY LAST piece of wisdom! barriers are EXTREMELY useful, especially if you can pull off some team work and get a proper shield wall going!!
- What was one of your favorite security moments? (Either playing as a sec officer or interacting with one)
My favorite interaction with a security officer was when I was a wizard. The captain had suddenly promoted ME to co-captain alongside the HoP, so I began doing ordinary captain things like teleporting around to do esoteric surveys. I tried to give orders to the security department as their co-captain and all but one officer ignored me completely. This one officer who i sadly dont recall the name of gave me some of the best interactions ive ever had with security as an antagonist. Just the "well, the boss DID promote them to co-captain before they went to cyro, so I guess this guys in command now" instead of actively ignoring me due to my antagonist status.
- Describe any differences in your playstyle when part of a full security team and when being the only security officer.
When I am part of a full security team I play far more slowly and a lot more relaxed, like I might give the perp 1-2 chances to just come willingly into security (OBVIOUSLY depends on their crimes, im not going to ask the shotgun guy to come in peacefully without a barrier out). If I am in a full team I am often far more willing to look into minor offenses and process stowaways and such, whereas if I am the ONLY officer I will typically ignore or leave a hastily written ticket for the crimer. However that is in the case of being the only officer with a high staffing in other departments=more antags but in cases where its sub-20 players and I am the only officer I usually take more time to do the normal little things I do when I am part of a big team.
- Write a poem to convey your thoughts on security/NanoTrasen/space/bees/anything related to SS13.
I call this poem Hyperallergic
In a fateful punch
This assistant missed their lunch
A mistake most dire
Earned the Bees most feared ire