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APPLICATIONS!

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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!
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Starter Pokémon!
A compiled list of the starter pokémon to choose from offered in Route 29!
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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.

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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.)
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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: Rune
Personal Journal:

jibunrestart
E-mail: blinkingrune@yahoo.com
AIM/MSN: Ask first!
Timezone: PST
Current Characters in Route: Sisuca, Miu Matsuoka, Chihaya Kisaragi

Character
Name: Owen
Series: Harvest Moon: Animal Parade
Timeline: After the yellow bell is rung
Canon Resource Links:
Game Reference
Character Refrence

Personality:
Owen is an amazingly friendly guy. First and foremost, that’s the kind of guy he is. He’s friendly, the kind of guy who will talk to anyone and try to get to know them. He’s caring, and he loves helping others whether it means obliterating rocks with his hammer or helping give advice when he can. He’s hard-working and dedicated, something his grandfather appreciates. As a blacksmith’s apprentice, Owen is never late and always gives his all. And when he’s done working, he still has energy left in him; he heads to the bar and hangs out with the rest of the villagers or hangs around at the festivals. He’s a great guy to have around; when he’s not working hard to make his own living, he’s as laid back as they come.

He’s also one-hundred percent outdoorsy. He loves animals, especially the ones that are seen at the town’s circus. He loves digging around in the mines. Owen is the sort of man who won’t turn down an opportunity to go camping, and he’s been friends with one of the lumberjacks in the town since they were kids. When it’s raining, though, he’s still busy keeping active. He doesn’t like to stop, so he can often be found lifting weights in his room, working hard and never hardly working.

Despite his size and friendliness, there’s one area where Owen doesn’t have a lot of experience: romance. When he falls for someone, he falls for them hard. He’ll openly admit to the player character (if female) that he can’t stop thinking about her and thinking about her with someone else. When it comes to Kathy, his other potential wife, he’s very forward as opposed to being romantic. He proposes to her on a whim after drinking, and their first kiss is something Owen makes her do after beating her in a horse race. When in love, he’ll either blush and not know what to do with himself, or he’ll be extremely forward—there’s no middle ground with Owen there.

Owen is just a nice guy to be around. He loves rocks and gems and works hard so that no one will take his spot at the blacksmith. Aside from that, though, he just loves being around people. His one wish in life is that he’ll be strong in his old age like his grandfather, all so that he can protect everyone he loves: Chloe, his cousin, his wife, his kids...everyone. Sure, he’ll have a drink or five after work and he doesn’t always think things through, but he’s always there to lend a hand—or hammer—when needed...and there’s nothing wrong with that at all.

Strengths/Weaknesses:
+Strong! Owen is a muscleman. He spends a lot of time in the mines. He’s strong and has plenty of stamina.
+Good with kids! Even though he says Chloe, his cousin, takes care of him, he’s also very good with her. She’s important to him, and she has a ton of energy...he loves spending time with her, though.
+Very loyal! His goal in life is to be able to take care of those he loves, always, and be strong enough to do so.
+Friendly! Owen is a laid back guy who gets along with pretty much anyone.

-Owen can be pretty blunt. He’ll flat-out tell if you if he loves something, which is great! But being a little insensitive, he’ll also flat-out tell you if he hates something or you do something he doesn’t like.
-Rash. You think he’d know better, being a miner, but he plays around with a priceless bell carelessly and uses it to play kick the can. Also, find a new wall in the mines? Bust it down with your hammer, despite it possibly being very important. Luckily, someone stopped him.
-Easily flustered! For a big guy, he’s surprisingly sensitive. He can be blunt, yes, but he also doesn’t always know quite what to say and can come across as possessive or just not say things until a few days after the fact.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Roggenrola
Password: Raspberry Lemonade

Samples
First Person Sample:
So this is the guide to Pokémon Breeding, right?

[Owen grins as he holds up the book that came in his bag. His Roggenrola is standing on a fence next to him.]

I flipped through it, and I gotta say...it’s strange. It doesn’t say anything about breeding rocks! Anyone got advice for that kind of thing? [He laughs, placing a hand on his starter.] That’s not really how it works back home, so uh...I’ll take any advice I can get. I don’t want to force Invar into anything, though. [He pauses, tilting his head as he thinks...] How will I even know if I find a...uh, girl rock? [He stares at Invar, who just stares back. Owen laughs again.]

I guess we’ll just figure it out as we go along. It can’t be too hard.

Third Person Sample:

As much as he loved caves, Dark Cave was just not on Owen’s list of to-do things in Johto. He of all people knew it was dangerous to wander into an unlit cave, so he was able to quell his thirst for spelunking without too much internal conflict and move on. It never left his mind, but he wasn’t the kind of man who would ignore basic safety guidelines. He didn’t want to hurt himself. That would only make things difficult in the long run.

But once he had gotten Flash...well, the first thing he did was return. Passing up a cave for safety was one thing, but passing up a cave when you have everything you need to explore it? Unthinkable!

“Alright, guys! Here’s the plan.” He stood outside the entrance to the cave, his two trusted companions Drilbur and Boldore standing with him. “We missed our chance last time, but we’ll spend two weeks here, seeing what we can find. Sound good, everyone?”

His two Pokémon agreed, and Owen chuckled, reaching into his bag. It took him only a moment to pull out the TM for Flash, something they were all going to need to get further into the cave. “So, which one of you guys...” He didn’t even get a chance to finish his sentence before noticing that this Pokémon were both shaking their heads. “What’s wrong, guys?” He moved to put the TM back in his bag, noticing that their eyes were following it. Shaking their heads...the TM for Flash...there was no way. After coming this far back to the cave, this was the last thing Owen expected to happen.

“Don’t tell me.” He groaned, looking at them. “Neither of you can learn this, huh?” Again, they shook their heads. Owen finished putting the TM away and looked around them, sighing and giving up wit ha shrug. “Guess we’ve got no choice. Looks like we’ll have to find someone to help us out with this, won’t we?”

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