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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!

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

Comments

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Sorry, not sure how that got lost!

Player
Name: Ben
Personal Journal: None
E-mail: hivickb@gmail.com
AIM/Plurk/Etc.: basedbase
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: None

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Before we make our final decision on your application, we would like a revised personality section for Edea. We feel the section as it currently stands is somewhat superficial and focuses heavily on very few of Edea's traits, where we would prefer to see a broader and more in-depth look at the many qualities that make her a well-rounded character in her own right. In the revised section, please focus on presenting a clear and comprehensive look at who Edea is as a multifaceted character in her own right, with analysis of how her experiences have shaped her traits, behaviors, and perspectives. You will have one week to complete these requests before the character is available again.

[fashionaabluh]

Revised Personality Section:
Most central to Edea's personality is an extremely strong and well-principled sense of justice. She often describes people as either black (with adjectives such as 'as pitch' if she wants to add emphasis) or white, though we do see that Ringabel, at least, can shift from day-to-day based on his actions. Early in the story, when the man she is working under attacks innocent villagers and then even kills his own troops in order to attack the main party, she even goes so far as to switch sides, judging his actions-and therefore the actions of the Duchy of Eternia, her homeland-to be much too vile for her to remain on his side.

Another trait exemplified in this event is her impulsiveness. The fact that the black mage had attacked innocents the night before gave Edea at least some time to mull over what he'd been doing, of course, but she seemed to switch on a dime when he attacked his own troops. For all of Edea's training by somebody that was a master of patience, considering his chosen Job, she shows remarkably little hesitation when making decisions large or small. This lack of impulse control also shows in more day-to-day decisions; though she apparently would talk regularly of dieting, when reminded of it by her allies she said she'd start right away-by removing the cherry from her parfait.

Despite the difficulties Edea faces throughout their adventure-mostly due to her betraying of her country and family causing her again and again to have to deal with facing former friends and, eventually, family-she generally maintains a positive outlook and playful personality. Of the four, she's the only one able to construe the death of a son in battle, defending his country, as something to be proud of rather than just sad about it. She also finds time to tease both Tiz and, less often, Ringable during their travels.

Though they are not long in circumstances where Edea has the chance to show it, we also are shown a hint early that growing up as, basically, royalty results in her adopting a rather formal attitude with strangers. Upon first joining the group, and realizing that she appears to be the youngest among them, she offers to refer to the group as 'sirs' and 'ma'am,' and then has to be convinced not to use the title 'lady' for Agnes when the trio ask her not to use the former. Additionally, she tends to be very respectful to those she believes have earned any that she is not entirely informal with.

This respect, along with her hobbies, are representative of her upbringing. Edea is described in the game as a gourmand, which is fairly accurate, especially compared to the rest of the party. She enjoys learning about and trying new foods, especially sweets. In addition, she enjoys shopping and fashion quite a bit, but doesn't really seem to have a good idea of how much these hobbies might cost her-not only burning through her wallet, but also Ringabel's, and eventually even digs into Tiz's money when she needs more to help cover her habit.

[these_balls]

Hello! We apologize for the delay on getting back to you with your application verdict. The lag was due to unforeseen complications that arose on our end of things, and again, we apologize and appreciate your patience.

Unfortunately, we can't accept your application at this time. In our revisions request, we asked for a broader and more in-depth look at the many qualities that make Edea a well-rounded character in her own right; however, we felt that the revisions we received largely discussed the same qualities in different terms, as opposed to fleshing out and expanding on the facets of her personality that we were not originally given insight into. For this reason, we cannot accept your application at this time. Please feel free to reapply as many times as you like.