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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!

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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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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: Anna-Liisa
Personal Journal:

kuranosuke
E-mail: annaslyth@gmail.com
AIM/MSN: bakaobjection (AIM) |

ignatiusknight
Timezone: GMT+2/+3
Current Characters in Route: Shiraishi Kuranosuke (

kyoukashotennis), Takuto Kira (

itsudemoissho) & Jinguji Ren (

saxsongs)

Character
Name: Hanabusa Aidou
Series: Vampire Knight
Timeline: Chapter 8
Canon Resource Links: Aidou @ Vampire Knight wiki | Vampire Knight @ Wikipedia

Personality:

Aidou has a lot of energy and loves to be the center of attention. He’s the type to flirt with the girls who idolize him while others ignore them. Sometimes he even goes too far with the flirting and goes around asking questions that might hint that he’s actually a vampire. This behavior is often disapproved by others and gets him into trouble a lot. He might also appear rather childish. If things don’t go the way he wants them to or if he doesn’t get what he wants he might throw a tantrum. The childishness also shows up in the form of mischief. He’s been shown to give attention in various ways to one particular girl just to make the others jealous and angry at her (mostly for his own amusement).

He’s rather brash. If he has an opinion he wants to say he will, even if it might anger people. There’s only a few he doesn’t want to anger or say bad things about. In fact, if there isn’t anyone he respects around he might just go ahead and say things that he thinks rather than tone things down and keep them inside. It’s also when he might just act like he’s the ruler of the place, placing himself above others and expecting people to do what he wants them to do. He’s grown up as a noble vampire, so he’s used to getting what it wants and when he wants. It’s hard for him to accept “no” as an answer.

Under the childish behavior there’s also a more adult like personality. Aidou can be very serious when he really wants to be. Then he actually becomes “cold as ice” as his elemental powers might imply. He doesn’t joke around or flirt with anyone. While his childish tantrums aren’t dangerous, he’s deadly when he’s serious. If he gets annoyed, he expresses his feelings through actions and words that actually sting. The worst part about this is that he might just suddenly shift from happy and cheerful to cold and serious without any warnings.

Even if he seems like a person who only cares about himself, he's really devoted to his friends. He would do anything to help and protect them. If someone disrespects them he gets really annoyed - especially it the person insulted is Kaname Kuran. Their leader, the pureblood, is a special case. Aidou respects him the most and wishes to be noticed by him. He even gets ridiculously jealous if someone gets more attention than he does.

Aidou’s also highly observant. He usually notices things others might not and keeps the information a secret - either because it’s more convenient or because he might be able to use it later on. He’s also rather curious. If he notices something interesting (like a smell of blood in the air) he wants to find out everything about it (whose it is, where does it come from) and if he doesn’t get information, it will start bothering him. Usually he drops the chase if someone he respects tells him to, but he would still keep observing his surroundings to see if he can find any leads on it.

Strengths/Weaknesses:

Strengths

+ Self-esteem. He trusts himself and his own skills.
+ Observation skills. He notices things others might overlook.
+ Stubborn. He doesn't give up easily if he wants to achieve something.
+ Loyal. He won't betray anyone who he trusts and respects.

Weaknesses

- Childish. He sometimes fails to act his own age.
- Spoiled brat. If he doesn’t get what he wants he gets moody.
- Temperamental. He’s easily angered.
- Mood swings. His mood might just abruptly change.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Cubchoo
Password: Scrambled Eggs

Samples
First Person Sample:

[The feed opens to a very, very frustrated person.]

You've got to be kidding me. I was able to go back home for five minutes and didn't even get to see Kaname-sama and then they bring back here! Make up your damn mind! [He calms down just slightly to pay attention to something off-screen.] Not only that, my Pokémon changed to a polar bear that seems to have a flu all the time.

[Aidou moves the camera a little. There's a Cubchoo with an icy, runny nose, looking at the camera innocently.] Is he even going to be alright in this weather?

[Then he looks back at the camera and sighs.]

I guess I'll have to start traveling again. Not looking forward to that.

[Is this a hint to anyone who might remembered him to pick him up? Maybe. He'll end the feed here anyway.]

Third Person Sample:

There were a lot of things in Johto that annoyed Aidou. He didn't like the way he was brought into the world (again), nor did he like that his Pokémon changed again... not that he felt especially attached to the previous one, but he had just gotten used to it anyway. On top of that, he was a human once again, which was never a good thing. These were just the tip of the iceberg as he could think of new things he didn't like all the time.

The biggest thing that made him annoyed right now, however, was the fact that his occupation had changed. Actually, it might have been more creepy than annoying, but it was a big issue, still.

"HOW THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?!"

This yell could most likely be heard all the way to Route 29. Aidou had just checked his bag to see if he had the same things he had before and found a handbook on Breeding. That's right, he was a now a breeder. Something he didn't quite want to think about.

"I'd rather be forced to fight those Gym-whatever-leaders than this! I'm not doing this!" he stated and tossed the guide back to his bag. Why didn't he throw it to the garbage bin? Well, just in case he couldn't avoid his occupation for some reason. Then he would need the guide.

Until then, he wouldn't open it. He didn't want to know anything about it. Pokémon should just do their thing by themselves! It's not Aidou's business one way or another.

Cubchoo looks at his trainer, tilting his head. Were all humans like this? He approaches Aidou and puts a paw on his leg, making the boy look at the Pokémon. Right... Aidou was in the middle of something else before this happened. The boy sighs.

"Let's go. It's not use staying in this town any longer than this."

Cubchoo nods and the two start heading towards the exit that leads to Route 29.

Edited 2012-09-01 17:10 (UTC)

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