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APPLICATIONS!

Currently: Closed!
Route 29 has closed as of May 30th. For the continuation of the game, please visit victory_road!

Applications will be normally checked during the weekend following the first and third Sunday of each month unless otherwise stated, and we will allow one application per person during one application cycle. Remember, the most characters one player can have at a time is currently set at five.

Applications received after 11:59 PM EST on Saturday of the first and third weekend of each month will be checked the following app weekend unless otherwise stated.

We now ask that potential applicants post their application in comments rather than linking. If their application contains explicit references to 'hard' spoilers (character death, unforeseen plot twists, big reveals, he was evil all along etc), players should put the application in their own journal or their character's journal and link it, making sure to mention the presence of spoilers within. For further clarification on our spoilers policy and whether or not your application needs to be linked, please check this page. Thank you for your cooperation!

The comment character limit on dreamwidth is 16,000 characters so apps no longer need to be split into multiple comments; however this is at players' discretion.

Please use the form below and post your application in comments rather than linking if you can. If you have any questions, feel free to ask either of the mods. You can reach us through emails, IMs, or PMs.

A reminder for those waiting to hear back, please don't be worried if we skip yours while going through them. It only means we needed a little more time to research!

Helpful links!
Taken: 1|2|3 / Reserves
Please do not app a character from either of these unless you reserved them!
Starter Pokémon!
A compiled list of the starter pokémon to choose from offered in Route 29!
Word Count Tool!
Word count! It has other pointless stats too.
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Canon Resource Links: Here we would have the links to wikis and other information sites. If none of those seem to provide enough information, feel free to add more about the character here. However, please do not use this section as a full history section unless your canon is ridiculously obscure. General rule of thumb: if there are a good amount of descriptive resources, please just link them and use this section to add in what may have been left out, as opposed to writing an entire history section.

Personality: Give us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs of how you understand your character's personality. Talk about basic characteristics, any major developments over the course of their canon, their motives, their social behavior, and anything else you can think of that shows off your knowledge of this character.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Try to cover the good points of what they can do, their life skills (not necessarily powers, but things they're just good at). Go into their biggest fears and what they just can’t do.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: What career path will your character be taking? Breeder, Trainer? Or maybe even down the dark path of becoming a member of Team Rocket? Note: All Rocket members start as grunts. (For right now, only those three positions are available, whether your character chooses to follow their assigned path or not.)
Starter: What starter pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from. Certain pokémon have an orange star next to their names; if you choose one of these starters (Deino, Zorua, Litwick, Pikachu, Scyther, Dratini, Bagon, Gible, Axew, Ralts, Riolu, Beldum, Larvitar, Eevee, or Beldum) you must provide reasoning. You do not need to explain your reasoning for pokémon other than those listed above.
Password: This is where you'll put the passwords from the Rules and the F.A.Q. There are two words, to assure you've read both.

Samples
First Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. Eight sentences is the minimum. This is a PokéConnect post--one that will be on the character's journal, broadcast to the network. Although it is short, it needs to show how your character would communicate with others, as well as be descriptive enough to express the character's voice without sounding too generic.

Third Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. The minimum is 300 words. Please note that what we are looking for is an inner working into the character’s thoughts and actions, and how the character responds to the setting, not something that could be taken as an excerpt fanfic. You may use other characters to bounce your characters actions off of, but everything should still be mostly from their point of view.

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Player
Name: Amelia
Personal Journal:

celesta

E-mail: frigentem [at] gmail [dot] com
AIM/MSN: umbran eyes @ aim
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: n/a

Character
Name: Chika Ito
Series: Strawberry Marshmallow
Timeline: post anime.
Canon Resource Links: secretly she's the cutest one.

Personality:

Her sister, in the first episode, describes Chika in a way she feels is perfect: Generic. In many ways, Chika is just that; an average 12 year old girl. She makes good but not outstanding marks in school, is of average height and weight, and doesn't get into trouble often. She's a good kid, very relaxed and laid back, as well as mature. Her friend, Miu, often chides her for 'acting like an adult'. In the end, though, it'd be easy to find other girls like Chika anywhere.

There is one thing that sets her apart, however, and that is her ability to be patient with her childhood friend Miu. Miu is.. a problem child, to say the least, always hyper and really odd. Chika is somehow able to put up with it in a tenacious and almost ignoring way. Typically, Miu's rude and weird comments don't affect Chika. After about ten years of putting up with her, she's learned that most of the time it's not anything too important or insightful. Still, there are times when Chika can let Miu get to her, such as the time Miu told her she was getting chubby. Like any normal girl would, Chika began to become paranoid about her weight for a while, until her sister made her realize it was just her getting taller. Other times, Miu can make her exceedingly angry, to the point where she reacts violently. Sometimes violence is the only answer when it comes to Miu.

Chika is very responsible, way more so than her older, 20 year old sister, Nobue. Often times, Nobue will even take Chika's money to feed her smoking habit, a trait that Chika openly chides her for. Chika's room is well kept and she always makes sure to pack light, but be prepared for anything. She is definitely the most well rounded out of her group of friends, and tends to be the 'voice of reason' among them, considering all of them have their moments of outlandishness. Miu often refers to her as the 'straight man'.

She is also very caring about her friends, even if sometimes she doesn't show it. She is concerned about her sister when she is unable to get a job, openly feels bad for Ana when Miu makes fun of her for her name. She tries her best to accommodate her friends and be the best one she can be, but obviously, being 12, it is sometimes impossible.

Chika, too, can have her moments of childishness; she often gets into playful spats with Miu, especially when she gets mad at the other. She wouldn't admit it, but she does think Miu is funny, and enjoys the antics they get into sometimes. She is also shown to be very creative, making an ash tray for her sister, and is an avid lover of music of all types.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
+ Intelligent and Intuitive
+ Patient enough to deal with Miu
+ Down to earth and well-grounded
+ Mature for her age

- Can be a pushover with Miu and her sister
- When her patience is lost, she deals with it violently
- Average with no defining characteristics

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Igglybuff
Password: raspberry lemonade (is actually my favorite beverage)

Samples
First Person Sample:
Um, hello? Does this.. phone thing work? The red light is, so I guess it does - I'm not really sure who I'm talking to, though.

[ Chika taps the screen, blinks, and holds it out to show her face. ]

If anyone can hear me, can you send me a message back? It's probably too much to ask where the nearest bus stop to Japan is.. But could you at least tell me if there's any way home? At all? This is all a little confusing.. [ Chika's Igglybuff bounces into her hands. ] U-Uwah! Er, can you tell me what this thing is supposed to be, too? It keeps following me around, and some weird scientist gave it to me.. I think it thinks I'm it's mom, or something. It's cute, but.. I already have a dog.

Third Person Sample:
Chika was never a fan of walking. So when she discovered the nearest town was a few days away, she mentally asked herself if the town she was in wasn't good enough to settle into. Of course, she knew that it wasn't. She had to keep moving. She's not sure if the town people would tolerate her living there, considering how small of a community it was.

Still, she could not muster up the energy to continue. Every time she got near the entrance of Route 29, she'd stand near it for a while, staring it down as if it was a great adversary. Her Igglybuff was especially concerned about her master's mental state. After a while, Chika would just laugh, wave her hand, and go back.

Finally, the next day, she decided to go. Walking along the path, she kicked a few rocks at her feet and didn't bother to look up. Her Igglybuff ran energetically ahead, the tuft of hair on the top of it's head bouncing along with her. Chika moaned, wondering how the little thing could have so much energy..

After what seemed like ages, Chika wiped her forehead, sat down, and took a bottle of water out of her bag. Her Igglybuff was already farther ahead of her, so after a while, she turned to look and see where her master had gone. Once she was spotted, she hopped on over and sat in her lap. Chika finally looked up, proud of herself for making so much progress, when she looked to where she'd came from..

"O-Only that far?!" Yes, the town of New Bark was only about fifty yards away. Chika sighed. She had a long way to go.

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