The weather was warm, sunny, and a humid sort of atmosphere. And on top of a wooden, creaky old dock that rested above clear blue water, a man, young and vibrant, stood. He had long, black hair, and his complexion was complete with a strong, even tan.
He lifted off his sunglasses and looked at the camera. "Hey Canada! Chris McLean here, hyped for the new season of Total Drama, right here, at Camp Wawanakwa!"
From one of the cabins, another man, bulkier and clearly stronger than Chris emerged. He held a large butcher's knife, and his white apron clearly stained with brown and green and red, but he did not mind. Instead, he ran off towards the dock, to where Chris stood. "That's right," he said, "we're hosting a new season."
Chris, however, was not pleased. He gave his coworker an annoyed frown. "Chef!" The large cook turned to face him. "You promised to smile while saying that! It's in your contract and everything!"
"Firstly, it ain't, liar," Chef immediately retorted, his teeth grinding while saying that. "I paid attention to those papers ever since I found out I was to be working for free the first season. And second, you know I don't smile like that - that pretty, girly smile you have. I'm a man grown."
"But Chef, you have to... If we have the first minute of this show being a large guy with red smeared all over his apron while running around with a knife, the viewers will think this is one of those third-class horror movies we watched when we were kids..."
Chef grumbled. "Like this is any better."
"Dude, please, say all that while smiling!"
"Fine..." Chef muttered. He once again turned to the camera, his eyes widening, and a clearly fake smile forming. Strangely, he looked scarier while smiling then when he was not. "We're hosting a new season of Total Drama, which we... affectionately named Total Drama Paradise!"
Chris gave an earnest smile. "Thanks man! That's right, you've heard it here, a new season named Total Drama Paradise will start production soon! And we need your involvement to get this going! Just message us at our website, which is listed below, to be a part of Total Drama! That's right, you'll be at the historic site of Camp Wawankwa, where we've recently cleaned it up completely, making it mildly safe! Even Bigfoot came back!"
"Send in those applications today!" Chef finished, his smile having not diminished. "We're accepting twenty of you sixteen year-olds!"
Rules
1. No, your character does not have superhuman abilities or powers. Believe it or not, Harry Potter does not exist!
2. This is not first come, first serve! I want the best characters possible, so make them quirky and unique! Yes, that means I want characters aside from goths and juveniles, and I also want flaws in your character. Flaws include things like being cowardly, arrogant, lazy, dumb, physically weak. Flaws do not include things like large groups, or soda, or bad singing (although feel free to include things like that in the "Other" category in the applications.
3. You must be a registered user of the site for me to consider your application. NO EXCEPTIONS.
4. This story will likely include some form of activity from you, the audience. I'll probably be making every episode into 2 parts, one on the challenge, afterwards there will be a poll on my profile, and the second part will be the actual elimination. Or perhaps I will do it by PM from the losing team.
5. Adding onto number 4, if your character is accepted, I would like for you to actively participate in the form of reviews. This is largely to show me that you are still interested in the story. Although the audience will vote for who they want eliminated, I might override that to rid the story of characters from people who are inactive.
6. Have fun!
7. I will probably be accepting 10 boys and 10 girls; that number is still tentative, however.
8. I don't want to see any swearwords in your applications, nor reviews. Also, the password is "Bear."
9. I will most likely be making an aftermath special after every three-four eliminations, so even if your character is out, you might relax, knowing he/she would appear every seven or nine chapters.
10. I do not want loners or people with ridiculous secrets. This is supposed to be an upbeat reality show, not a soap opera. Also, I do not want people with incredibly sad histories. Chances are that if a person were to have a really traumatic history, they would not be signing up for a reality show. However, having stuff like divorced parents are fine.
11. Check the other reviews to make sure your stereotype is not already taken!
Here is a list of suggestions for stereotypes:
The Insane
The Antagonist (I might want 2)
The Snobby Rich Kid
The Genius
The Artist (writer, painter, etc.)
The Bookworm
The Hipster (this one is gold if you know what a hipster actually is)
The Bully
The Musician (you still have to add flaws if you choose this, or any of the other ones, by the way)
The Rebel
The Hippie / Environmental Activist
The Ghetto Guy/Girl
The Geek
The Gamer (although this might coincide with The Geek)
The Overachiever
The Ditz of a Blond
The Jock
The Gentle Giant (generally, with this character, a flaw would be stupidity)
The Romantic
The Bodybuilder
The Sarcastic Guy/Girl
But you don't have to choose any of these at the same time.
Application
Password (check rules):
Name:
Gender:
Stereotype:
Personality (do not list; make completely sentences):
Short history:
Strengths:
Weaknesses (does not include fear):
Fears:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Strategy while playing Total Drama:
Reaction to losing challenges:
Romance? If yes, with who?:
Appearance (hair, eyes, skin tone, height, body shape, etc.):
Clothes:
Swimwear:
Other:
Audition tape (optional):
Example
Name: Nathan Everett, known as "Chips Guy"
Gender: Male
Stereotype: The Slacker
Personality (do not list; make completely sentences): Although he is not willing to cough up his real name (or at least, he doesn't share it), he's anything but mysterious. He often says out loud his thoughts, which does work pretty well for him, because Nathan isn't thinking of much at any given time. Instead, he just munches on a bag of chips, which he has at almost any given time. He does almost no work, and prefers to sit around.
Short history: He was born in a small town in British Columbia, Canada, and has lived there ever since. He doesn't share much else, however.
Strengths: Nathan is a pretty nice guy, for what it's worth.
Weaknesses (does not include fear): His laziness, for one. And doing any form of work.
Fears: Getting a job.
Likes: Sleep, chips, and doing nothing.
Dislikes: Work, either mental or phyical.
Strategy while playing Total Drama: Nathan hopes to "fly under the radar" and act only as a "yes" man to alliances, joining every single one offered to him, even if they contradict each other.
Reaction to losing challenges: He does not care.
Romance? If yes, with who?: No, unless there is another couch potato like him.
Appearance (hair, eyes, skin tone, height, weight, etc.): Brown hair that creates bangs above his forehead, blue eyes, pale skin, tall, and lanky.
Clothes: He simply wears a black shirt, and beige shorts. His shoes are white.
Swimwear: Blue shorts with red flowers on them.
Other: Nothing.
Audition tape (optional): Blank