TLV - Graduations & Demotions

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GRADUATIONS & DEMOTIONS

Inmate graduation is a vital aspect of the game, and occasionally, warden demotion crops up in play as well. If you're planning to graduate your inmate or demote your warden in the near future, please fill out this short form!

Graduations and demotions are character decisions made at player discretion, but in the rare situation that we find ourselves concerned that a graduation or demotion is premise-breaking, the player will be contacted privately. Once we've read through a comment and confirmed that it doesn't contain anything premise-breaking, we'll reply with a confirmation.

Once a graduation comment has been confirmed, the warden of the graduating inmate should reply to their inmate's comment either confirming that their character will be fulfilling the deal laid out in their application, or - in situations where they changed their mind about their deal during their time in-game - receive a verdict about whether the new deal idea is doable.

GRADUATION

<b>Player Name</b>: <b>Character Name</b>: <b>Path to Graduation</b>: How have they changed while aboard the Barge, and what helped cause this change? What were their key milestones? What have they come to regret about their past, and what are they going to do differently now going forward? If they're going to be staying on as a warden, what do they have to offer an inmate? We're not looking for more than a paragraph or two of basic overview here, but if you'd like to TL;DR at us, feel free!

DEMOTION

<b>Player Name</b>: <b>Character Name</b>: <b>Path to Demotion</b>: What actions or choice(s) are causing their demotion, and how did they get to this point? What makes them no longer suited for wardenhood, and what issues will they need to work on as an inmate? We're not looking for more than a paragraph or two of basic overview here, but if you'd like to TL;DR at us, feel free!

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[goingtobeunwell]

Player Name: Gels
Character Name: Francis Crozier
Path to Graduation:

From Withholding Gremlin to Compassionate Captain: The Francis Crozier Story

Crozier had a few major issues that he had to work through: the first being his horrible dependency on alcohol, the second being detached (and seemingly uncaring) from the expedition he left behind, and the third being lack of accountability for his own shitty actions before and after the death of Sir John.

The first step in his progression was to make genuine bonds with people on the Barge. He began striking up really deep friendships with a number of people, Daniel, Annie, and Kyoko in particular turning into a kind of paternal bond. The more friendships he made the less closed off he became, slowly tearing down the walls around him and opening himself up for closer relationships. He let himself become vulnerable with the people around him -- admitting his melancholy, his dependency on whiskey, his feelings of inadequacy. He put his trust in people and finally began wearing his heart on his sleeve again, and through that began to work on his depression and finding the joy in life again.

Crozier also experienced a few moments when he assumed responsibility without realizing it, showing that he can actually be a good leader who acts with genuine intent to do good. He helped organize a rescue when the Greenhouse exploded, and assumed responsibility for Daniel multiple times after he'd gotten himself into real trouble. He also stepped up to manage the dining hall when Hickey and then ultimately Kiryu left, and donated his library to the Barge for the good of the people aboard and no other reason.

A major milestone for Crozier was his death in Flotilla, and the realization when he was revived that, whoops, he's kind of been an asshole with this addiction. He put people into awful positions to enable his drinking, and he hurt them when he declined and then ultimately died. He eventually asked for public help to curb his drinking, and got an earful from Hickey - who he realized actually loved him - which kicked his butt into gear.

The one thing that kept Crozier from actually graduating was his insistence that he didn't need to go back to his timeline/the failed expedition. He had a few excuses for not returning -- they didn't need him now that he was dead, they had Fitzjames to lead them, what was done was done and everyone was just going to die anyway, and was called on it numerous times by Hickey, Kiryu, hell, even Pagan Min. He dug in his heels though, not wanting to take that responsibility even though it was his duty to return to his men and see them through.

Then Thomas Jopson arrived on the Barge, and left him this letter. Upon reading it Crozier realized it really doesn't matter how the expedition ends, but the way it ends and his part in it. He'll realize he needs to return home and help his men, even if it means watching them all die once again.

His intent will be to return as a warden, but not until he sees things through with the expedition. He's formed too many bonds on the Barge to let them go entirely, and will have made promises to continuing caring for the people he loves. (He'll also want to try to reverse the mess of the expedition through an Admiral Deal, but that's a whole another thing. C:) He'll essentially pick up where he left off when I apped him the first time.

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