The Shadow Associates Agency

[Karakuts]

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====Out of Character Information====

Steam Name: [FL:RP] Karakuts (Formerly James3000117)

Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:50416447

Hours on the server: 1580

How many RP points do you have? 5

How many bans/blacklists do you have? 3 bans, 3 blacklists. Regrettably one blacklist was fairly recent and I regret the action I decided to take, and I hope this will not adversely affect my application too much as the others were a number of years ago. 

What timezone are you located in? BST (GMT+1)

====In Character Information====

Full Name (IC): Thomas Pearce

Nick and/or Code Name(s): None known

Current age (IC): 31

Background: Thomas’ life has been rough from the start. Born on a council estate in Leeds, he became involved with a local gang at the age of 13 and found himself in constant trouble with the Police. After dropping out of school at 16 with no qualifications, Thomas applied to join the Royal Marines and to his shock was accepted onto a training course – perhaps the first achievement of his life beyond shanking that guy’s nan outside the shops. 

While in the marines, he quickly picked up the fine arts of discipline and order. Thomas proved himself as a top-quality soldier, twice gaining citations for valour on the field while deployed. He received a commission and began the officer’s life. But was this what he wanted? Did he want a life doomed to end as some balding armchair general more interested in charts and graphs than reality, sending men to their deaths in the desert from the comfort of his air-conditioned office? No. Thomas wanted to be there with his men, boots on the ground, fighting the good fight. He wasn’t in the right place for that – things had to change.

After finishing his current tour, Thomas left the marines and restarted his life in private security. He now spent his time playing cop outside the city hall, a far cry from where he once was. But it was a necessary step, a transition into the civilian world, the civilian mentality, the civilian way of life. It was time for something more serious.

Anything we should know about you?: I’m a seasoned shooter with a special interest in EOD. I follow my orders to the letter. What else can I say? I’ve got quite a past, especially through my teenage years, and it’s my one single regret in life. I hope I am not judged on those years, but rather on my proven track record as a top soldier, eager for more work on the field.

Current Street Address (IC): 34 Lake Drive, Evocity

====Application Information====

Why are you applying for the Shadow Associates Agency?: Soldiers trust each other. They trust each other with their belongings, their well-being, and their lives. You get this in most half-decent organisations. However, in a truly excellent organisation I believe it is always necessary to have the full trust of your commanding officer, and in return have them trust you fully, too. It’s essential for the people on top to know the men on the “bottom,” as people, so they can properly tailor operational roles to those who would best suit them. This is what I see in the SAA. The SAA also seems to be one of the most tight-knit organisations I've seen. I’ve heard it described by some as a “community within a community” and I think that definitely rings true when you see the agents in action. Everyone is familiar and everyone is family. 

Do you have any previous experience with this line of work? As was mentioned in my background, I deployed twice in the Royal Marines, once as enlisted personnel and once as an officer. This shows you that I have a great deal experience with both sides – the boots on the ground and the leadership. I understand how and why the leadership make decisions, and therefore am able to better accept the difficult ones. My more recent work as a security guard has eased me back into civilian life and has allowed me to become familiar with the domestic side of operations.

Have you been in any other clans? I was previously a member of Weyland-Yutani, Blackwatch*, and Multi-National United

Do you have any references that we may contact?:
[FL:RP] Nighthawkd (SAA)
[FL:RP] Assassinhero (SAA)
[FL] Burnett

How active are you in game and on the forums? I’m very active in game, and moderately active on the forums. I plan on improving my forum activity in the near future.

Why do you think you deserve to join the Shadow Associates Agency? I feel that I deserve to join the Shadow Associates Agency because of my strong military background which demonstrates my capabilities as an agent. I have the skills and loyalty necessary to work with the sensitive material agents are privy to. As I have stated before, the SAA seems like a natural final step in my career.

Is there anything else that we should know about you? *I hope my clan history, especially my time at Blackwatch won’t disqualify me from joining the SAA. I feel that I’ve made some poor decisions in the past but am hoping to start over here.

Thank you for considering my application.
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