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APPLICATIONS!

Currently: Open!
Applications are checked roughly weekly unless otherwise stated.

We 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.

While players are welcome to play multiple characters (five characters maximum are allowed per player!), please only apply for one character at a time, and wait for a decision before submitting another application!

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!

Please use the form below to apply! If you have any questions, feel free to ask any of the mods.

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Canon Resource Links: 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.

Original Character Background: THIS SECTION IS FOR ORIGINAL CHARACTERS AND CUSTOMIZABLE/SILENT PROTAGONISTS ONLY! In lieu of canon resources, please write for us at minimum 2-3 full paragraphs describing the following for your character:
- Their world (OCs): Is it magic? Medieval? Futuristic? An Earth like ours?
- Their history (OCs and customizable/silent protagonists): What have been the key events in their lives to date? What kind of background do they have?
- For customizable/silent protagonists: How are you justifying your portrayal of the character? What is your in-canon evidence? Please explain how, if your character lacks dialogue or a set background, you determined their history and personality.

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, strengths and weaknesses, and anything else you can think of that shows off your knowledge of this character.

Pokémon Information
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.

Samples
RP Sample: The sample must be a thread, with at least five comments from you, that you have made anywhere with this character in the last four months at the canon point you have chosen for said character. Linking to a post or log containing multiple threads will also suffice, as long as at least one of the threads has the required number of comments. This thread sample can be in any format (e.g. network post, prose log, actionspam, Dear Mun post, and so on). While it does not have to be set in Victory Road's setting, you can use a Victory Road test drive thread for this sample, as long as it's a different thread than one used for the second sample below. What we are looking for here is grasp of your character's voice and a sense of how you operate as a role-player. If we feel that the sample provided is not adequate, we reserve the right to ask for another.

Victory Road Sample: This sample must take place in Victory Road's setting and can be EITHER a written post OR another thread if you would prefer not to write a post. The minimum is 300 words for a prose sample, eight sentences for a network post/actionspam sample, or ten comments total (five from you) in an RP sample. What we are looking for here is how the character responds to the Pokéworld's setting. You can also use a Victory Road test drive thread for this sample, but you cannot use the same top-level for the first sample above.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Strengths/Weaknesses:

( + ) ATHLETIC. Minako is a member of her junior high's volleyball club and has a fondness for sports. In her own manga, Codename: Sailor V, she mentions that she had been waiting for fall due to the sports festival that takes place during the season. Minako also possesses remarkable stamina, agility, and physical strength, and is the only girl of her class that is able to run alongside the boys during marathon practice (and even places first in the actual marathon and all the other events). She has also been shown to jump over her school walls when she's running late and has her own signature moves when participating in sports.

( + ) DUTIFUL. Minako takes her role as Sailor Venus very seriously and is always at the ready to assume her duty as the leader of the inner senshi. She always keeps her mission of protecting the princess, Usagi, at the forefront of her mind and is willing to do absolutely anything - which includes risking and, at times, even losing her life - that is necessary in order to keep the other blonde safe. Her duty is so important to her that she willingly puts it before her own dreams and aspirations because the purpose of her existence is solely to protect Usagi. In Codename: Sailor V, her destined lover, Danburite, prophesies that she "will be hopeless when it comes to love for all eternity" so that she would never hesitate to put duty over love, and that her fate "is to keep fighting."

( + ) LOYAL. Minako is extremely devoted to her friends, cares for them immensely, and can be protective of them. She can become concerned when something has happened to them and will sometimes blame herself if something did happen to them, such as when she showed dismay at her arriving after Jupiter had been captured by the Black Moon Clan. She also gets suspicious whenever there is an unfamiliar person that gets close to Usagi and tries to keep them away from her before she has had the chance to investigate them.

( + ) OUTGOING. Minako is incredibly friendly and is always reaching out to others. She is also very amiable and easygoing, so she's easy to get along with...even if she's a lot more whimsical than most have bargained for. She even said that she was the most popular person in her class in Codename: Sailor V.

( + ) GAMER. Minako loves to play video games and frequents the arcade. The creator of the manga, Takeuchi, has mentioned in her notes that Minako is very good at pinball and shooter games, and she has been shown to enjoy fighter games as well. She could quite possibly be familiar with Pokémon, but due to her time period of the 1990s, she would only be familiar with the Red and Blue games - the Kanto region and the first 151 Pokémon. ( I don't think I'll go along with her being aware that she's inside of the Pokéverse, just to be on the safe side and also avoid fourth-walling, but you'd better believe she'll be spending most of her days at the Game Corner. )

( +/- ) STOIC. Truthfully, Minako suffers from a lot of insecurities; however, instead of actually talking about these insecurities with her friends, she chooses to bottle up her emotions and hide behind a brave face so that she doesn't worry them. Unfortunately, this doesn't always go as well as she wants it to, and she can sometimes let the act slip and snap out of anger.

( - ) LACKADAISICAL. Minako has been shown to have a carefree personality, especially when it comes down to academics. She often oversleeps and runs late for school; she detests studying, very much so that she becomes excited when her study sessions with the other senshi end; she makes terrible grades and is always having to retake her exams due to her low scores; she sometimes skips school in favor of playing video games at the arcade; and she would rather eat than do work during her cram school sessions. If it's not something that Minako wants to do, she won't put any effort into it.

( - ) OBSESSIVE. Idol-chasing is one of Minako's canonical hobbies, and boy-hunting should be right after it. Despite being foretold she would never have love, Minako still crushes on guys - especially idols - and actively flirts with them. She even tags along with Chibiusa and Usagi to the dentist in Chibiusa's Picture Diary because she wanted to "check out some hotties." And in Codename: Sailor V, she uses her compact to transform herself into a makeup artist so she can sneak into an idol concert.

( - ) IRRITABLE. Despite being a cheerful person, Minako is not immune to being angry, which happens a lot in the series. Most of the time, it's harmless - just her shouting and thrashing about, but she often says things without thinking that could possibly hurt someone's feelings. For example, she tells Rei that she hates her when she thought that she was laughing at her and yells at Otonaru for giving up too easily without even considering how he must feel suffering from a heart condition. She does always apologize, though.

Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Breeder
Starter: Luvdisc
Password: Atomic Fireball

APPLICATIONS

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