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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!

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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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[seasaltkey]

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Dedenne
Password: Cherries Strudel

Samples
First Person Sample:
[When the screen pops up, there is a spiky haired blond on the screen. A small, mouse like creature sits on his shoulder squeaking softly. The boy sighs before smiling softly.]

Hey, Johto. Guess I’m back here again. Part of me is really happy to be back! The other part? I guess that doesn’t really matter. It’ll just be there, like nothing happened when I get to go back.

[He gives the little mouse some attention by scratching it under the chin, which earns him a contended squeak.]

For those who don’t know me, I’m Roxas. I was here a while ago. I don’t really know how long I was gone, so I don’t know if some of my old friends are still here. If you are, hey guys! Our adventures not over yet. Oh!

[Roxas moves the little mouse into his arms.]


This little guy is a Dedenne, and his name is Vivi.

[He looks back at the screen, more serious this time.]

Rin, if you’re still here and have Braig…. I don’t want him back. Ever.

Third Person Sample:
Being back in Johto, in New Bark town, was not what Roxas had expected. Instead of being thrown out of the house, he walked out before the mother character even had a chance to yell at him. Of course he made sure to grab the bag along the way. He needed it. Talking to the professor ended with him just taking the Pokéball and walking off on the old man, too.

He was surprised to see a Dedenne pop out of the ball instead of a Swablu. This world seemed to have decided he would do better with an electric mouse than a bird. Who knows, this little guy would probably be better off as a Pokémon than Sky, his Altaria had been. That thought made him sad, and his heart tweaked softly. He already missed her, wondering if she went to one of his friends, or if she was now in the wild. Could he find her out there? Probably not. All he wanted for her was happiness.
With a smile, he picks his new companion up and pokes its nose. The Dedenne chirped happily and nuzzled its trainer’s hand. “You’re cute, you know that? And really, really tiny. You’re smaller than a Pikachu for sure.”

Thinking about what Roxas could name this little guy filled him with all sorts of memories about his friends and what he had done right before he came here. He was about to join with Sora, to make the other boys heart whole, accepting that this needed to happen in order for the worlds to be saved. He smiled at the memories he himself had made and the ones he shared with the other boy.

And then he was filled with irritation at how DiZ had treated him. How he smashed to computer in anger. Yes, he could accept being part of Sora again. What he couldn’t accept was how he had been treated by people he didn’t even know, to be part of a plan he wanted no part of.

His Dedenne must have felt his trainer’s emotions, as he chirps softly and tries to get Roxas’ attention. Roxas blinks before looking down at the little guy. “Sorry. Guess I was lost in thought…. Hey, how do you like the name Vivi? Vivi was really small, but he sure packed a punch!”
His Dedenne was more than happy to accept the name, climbing onto his trainer’s shoulder and settling in on top of his head. “Right. Let’s get going, Vivi! We got a lot of ground to cover before we hit Goldenrod.”

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[seasaltkey]

This is the journal I'll be using.