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<u><b>Player</u></b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Personal Journal:</b> <user name=""> <b>E-mail:</b> <b>AIM/Plurk/Etc.:</b> <b>Timezone:</b> <b>Current Characters in Route:</b> <b><u>Character</u></b> <b>Name:</b> <b>Series:</b> <b>Timeline:</b> <b>Canon Resource Links:</b> 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. <b>Personality:</b> 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. <b>Strengths/Weaknesses:</b> 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. <b><u>Pokémon Information</u></b> <b>Affiliation:</b> 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.) <b>Starter:</b> 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. <b>Password:</b> 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. <b><u>Samples</u></b> <b>First Person Sample:</b> 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. <b>Third Person Sample:</b> 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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Juniper Woods | Ace Attorney | Not Reserved | 2/2

[suncrushed]

Strengths/Weaknesses:
✓ A true friend. Juniper is one of the most kindhearted people you could ever meet, making it easy for her to get along with others and for her to befriend others. She values friendship highly, and those who have earned the title of being her friend have her everlasting loyalty and trust.
✓ Ever the optimist. Juniper has a bright air of optimism that doesn't ever dim. Though she may be discouraged at times, she always seems to return to the belief that even when things are bleak, so long as she has hope there is a way out of the situation. This optimism isn't solely focused on situations, however; she sees the good qualities in others before she does the bad.
✓ Nature fanatic. Juniper's biggest fondness is nature, and as such, she spends most of her time gardening. She has extensive knowledge of the way fruits, vegetables, and other plants work from myths and rumours behind them to what benefits they have to those who eat them.
✓ Student council president. When the situation calls for it, Juniper can suppress her timidness and put on a brave face. When she's like this, she's much sterner than before, and she seems confident in herself. It's almost as if she's a different person, if it weren't for the fact that this persona falters easily.
✓ Judge of justice. As an aspiring judge, the truth is very important to Juniper. She doesn't believe in the "the end justifies the means" mantra; she thinks that people should be honest instead of deceitful. What she wants to prove is that lies and fabrication have no room in the court, and that only the truth and justice should be allowed.
✓ Arts and crafts. Juniper is also very good at knitting and sewing, given the fact that she's always knitting a scarf whenever she refers to Apollo and that she mentioned in Turnabout Academy she made her Lamiroir costume herself.

✗ Meek and mild. Though she's no doubt friendly, Juniper is also shy. She doesn't take the initiative in speaking unless it's absolutely necessary, but when she's around those she's comfortable, she tends to open up more.
✗ I won't let you hurt them! That aforementioned loyalty of Juniper's can also get her into some trouble when she allows it to fuel her. She is not above withholding information, evidence, or falsely confessing to things she did not commit to ensure the safety of those she cares about.
✗ Rather too trusting. With her little experience with human socialisation, Juniper is too naive for her own good, and as such, it makes her an easy target for others to manipulate her.
✗ *cough cough* Juniper has a very weak constitution, making her susceptible to sickness. Because of this, she is very frail and cannot overexert herself, making it easy for those that are stronger than her to overpower her.
✗ Emotionally fragile. Juniper cannot handle a lot of stress, and when that stress has become overbearing, she tends to break down. Her weak physique stretches out to her asthmatic attacks that result when she's nervous, frightened, or traumatised, and she has to inhale the sunflower atop her hat to calm herself down.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Sunkern
Password: Caramel Popcorn

Samples
First Person Sample:
E-Excuse me...

[The voice speaking from the PokéGear is faint and hesitant, and the speaker's face perfectly demonstrates the nervousness laced within her voice. Her eyebrows are furrowed, and her eyes are quivering slightly; she honestly looks frightened out of her mind and a bit pale.]

I... I don't know who's listening, but for those who are, um...

[Juniper pauses, suddenly coughing into her fist, though the fit lasts for nothing more than a minute at the most. She reaches for the sunflower adorning her hat, breathing into it to calm herself down. When she's done, she looks rather sheepish about her recent spell, but it doesn't deter her from continuing to speak.]

My name is Juniper Woods. I just arrived here. I don't, ah, know where I am, or how I got here for that matter... I know that it's called New Bark Town, but...that doesn't really answer my question. I-If anyone could give me an explanation as to what is going on, then I... I would really appreciate it.

[The feed suddenly loses focus as Juniper kneels down, but it quickly returns, now settled on a small seed-like creature: a Sunkern. It looks relatively cheerful, beaming brightly at the camera. As Juniper speaks off-screen, she reaches out a hand to brush one of its leaves gently and almost distractedly. She's still confused as to what's going on, but she doesn't seem to be startled by the creature.]

I understand that...these creatures are known as Pokémon and that we're supposed to go on a journey of some sort with them, but... Um. Well, I-I don't know how to care for Pokémon. I've never...owned one before. This is all so strange...

[The last word of her sentence sounds choked, as if she's sobbing, but her expression doesn't seem to be tearful. Sunkern, concerned, seems to nudge Juniper's hand in an effort to calm her down. She flashes the Pokémon a grateful smile and returns to her feet, facing the camera towards her again.]

A-Ah, I... I'm sorry about that. But, um, like I said before, if...anyone could help me out, I'd really appreciate it. O-Oh! One last thing... I was wondering if any of you have seen or heard of my friends...? Their names are Athena Cykes, Apollo Justice, Robin Newman, Hugh O'Conner, and Phoenix Wright. If you've seen them, could you please let them know that I'm here? ...T-Thank you.

Third Person Sample:
Juniper tapped the pen against her chin thoughtfully, peering down at the Breeder's Guide she had been given at the very beginning of her Pokémon journey. Beside her was the notepad she had also received which she had been using to jot down breeding notes as she went through the book. She had just recently arrived to the next city, Cherrygrove, after its tedious and exerting three-day journey, and was now residing in the city's inn. Because of the trip, this was Juniper's first time looking through the guide, but...later than never, she supposed, and as far as she was concerned, it was never too late to learn more about her new situation.

She still didn't quite understand everything other than what her "mother" had told her in New Bark Town and the few tips she received along the way, but she wasn't as terribly confused as before. Three days of travelling alongside Apollo, which she had named the Sunkern in dedication of her flame, had helped her get acquainted to at least being around Pokémon, and she found that all her worries about caring for it had vanished for the time being. Now, if only she could understand the breeding portion of her journey.

She placed the pen down on the table, turning to face her Pokémon who was currently perching on the bed. "So, since you're a Sunkern, that means..." She reached for the notepad and glanced down at the few notes she took, gazing back up at the Pokémon. "...You also belong to the Grass egg group. ...Mm, so that means I'll have to...find other Pokémon in that particular egg group that you can breed with." She paused, a thought suddenly coming to mind that she hadn't considered before. "...Oh! If you're fine with that, I mean. I...wouldn't want to force you to breed, and you're not yet ready."

Of course, Juniper would be caring enough to consider the Pokémon's own feelings on breeding with another.

Sunkern didn't seem to mind the suggestion, however, giving an enthusiastic cry in response. Juniper couldn't help but smile, a light laugh escaping her lips. She stood up, walked over to the bed, and sat down beside Sunkern as she continued speaking to it. "Then if you're fine with that, I am too. ...B-But not now, of course! You're much too young." She doesn't dare mention that it's weak, too; not only would that be rude, but she's sure that it knows of that fact already. ...Admittedly, she feels a bit of a connection with Sunkern because of that fact; it was akin to her own physical weakness. If she were by herself, she probably wouldn't have been able to even make it to Cherrygrove, but being with Sunkern had given her energy to press on. Perhaps they inspired each other?

She doesn't dwell on that thought, though, instead continuing her words from earlier. "And I still need to finish reading the guide before I even attempt breeding... It would be a shame if I messed up. So, how about we train you tomorrow morning so you can level up a bit? Then, by the time that I'm ready to try breeding, you'll be able to help me. Does...that sound good?"

Sunkern gave another cry in response, one that Juniper understood as agreement. Her smile grew slightly, and she affectionately petted it, minding its leaves.

"Then... it's a promise! We'll do our best while we're here, okay?"

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[suncrushed]

Here's her journal! Thank you very much!