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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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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.)
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.

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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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Personality: Jade is the fourth and final Beta kid to be introduced properly. She's the most energetic of the four. She has an excitable nature to her, and can almost come off as childish and silly. Her room exemplifies this childishness with her patterned bed sheets and the stuffed animals she keeps. Her Fetch Modus is just as silly, actually! Hers is based off children's games and not based off data, like the others. That energetic nature of hers shows online too. She tends to type in an excited manner, including plenty of exclamation points and emoticons in her messages.

She's as sweet and friendly as she is energetic. She's actually pretty protective of her friends even! She's willing to go through quite a bit for their sake. Her Dream self had saved John's by pushing him out of the way of a meteor, resulting in her own death. Needless to say, she's a brave soul. Putting herself in danger and standing up to others, like the Courtyard Doll and even not being afraid of Bec Noir (going as far as hitting him with a newspaper). She's a loyal friend, wanting to help others out through any means. Example is her birthday present to John, that saved him, but also went through a lot of time traveling and the like to get to him proper.

On that line of thought, Jade is rather intelligent and resourceful. One of her interest even include nuclear science! She may be kind of silly, but boy is she a smarty pants! She's got a knack for high-tech gadgetry, which makes a bit of sense as it's all over her home. She's even got a robot that looks like her, which she can use to stay in communication with her friends while she's asleep (a problem that persisted in the series as Vriska kept putting her to sleep making it seem like she had narcolepsy). Besides loving nuclear science and enjoying high-tech gadgetry, Jade has other interest. She's got her Squiddles and love for old cartoons. She's skilled at her Eclectic Bass (although she's quite silly with the flute) and a fan of furries. Well, okay, Jade is kind of weird.

But it's not like she grew up in society. Jade's only means of society is through the internet, as she lives on an island with only her teleporting dog and her stuffed Grandpa. She has no real grasp of social norms and most pop culture is lost on her. The giant tower she lives in was discovered by her Grandpa. Everything in it was probably through his findings and wealth. She has no worry about material needs, as she has everything she can ask for in her home. She's sheltered from the social norm, and lacks knowledge and skill sets that are in an average kid her age. Instead, she has rather wonderful skills to make up for it, like being a skilled markswoman. Surprisingly, she's actually a pacifist, although that doesn't mean she isn't willing to fight when need be. She just rather find a more peaceful resolution if available.

But Jade is definitely far from flawless. For all her good and friendly nature, Jade can get aggravated and exasperated when her patience thins. Her childish nature makes this part of her a little hard to deal with sometimes. She will get upset and be snippy with people and be hard to approach when she's in a bad mood, as she doesn't really want to talk with people. Especially those that had antagonized her.

Her stubborn nature doesn't help. It makes it hard for her to forgive people, because of her stubbornness to get over things (like with forgiving Karkat after all the times he harassed her). She also kind of just does things!!! She can be so stubborn, that she doesn't fully realize the consequences of her actions. If there's a will, there's a way, and she's gonna do it that way. She's been kind of like this a lot with her colorful reminders and being able to see things in Prospit's clouds. It's a flaw, but also a great thing in some sense. Jade doesn't just give up, and is willing to keep going, despite the odds. She can be serious, and really get the tasks ahead of her done.

Jade is an energetic and quirky girl. She's optimistic and stubborn and a man's best friend!

Strengths/Weaknesses:
Strengths
-Energetic
-EXCITED!!! :D
-Friendly
-Optimistic
-Brave
-Loving
-Intelligent
-Resourceful
-Determined
-~~Is a dog~~

Weaknesses
-Can be childish
-Stubborn
-Forgetful
-Grew up secluded, so she probably doesn't always get what is socially acceptable and what's not
-Will put other people's lives above hers, even at the extent of her own

Edited 2013-11-30 10:41 (UTC)

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