Welcome to the

Chatterbox: Chirp at Cricket

Welcome to the

Welcome to the CB. Who here is new? Do you need some tips? Questions? It would be a good idea to read this thread before you join. If you are not a new CBer, please stick around to answer questions. 

So, are you new? Welcome! Do you have any questions? Do you need advice on how to start a thread?

Most things you need to know will be found in FAQs, but if you have any more questions, this is the place to ask them.

So, the first thing you should do when you are new is probably start a "Hi, I'm new" thread, where you can get to know people, make friends and let other CBers (chatterboxers) know you are here. You dont have to do anything too fancy, just introduce yourself, what are your hobbies ect. If I was going to start an Im new thread, I would put it in Chirp at Cricket.

What is an RP? An RP is a role playing game where everyone helps to create a story. Try reading some old threads to get more info.

What is an AE? AE stands for Alter Ago, and in the CB, we create it to broadcast different sides of our personality. I have three AEs myself. AEs always speak in seperate forms. Like this:

Hi, Im Gem

Hi,Im Sapphire!

Hi, Im Amber!

Those are the names of my three AEs. Gem is loud, rude and sarcastic. She thinks she is the boss, but she isnt, like lady bug (sssshhhh). Sapphire is shy and short tempered, and is always reading a book. Amber is sort of a bookish nerdy guy, whos chilled about pretty much everything.

What is a CAPTCHA? You know that code you have to type in in order to post something? Well, that is a CAPTCHA. We name them and laugh at thier bad spelling. Its funny when they say thier first word. My CAPTCHA is called Colin and he's a funny, crazy furball.

What is a charrie sheet? You create a charrie sheet when you make an AE, and when you join an RP. A basic charrie sheet looks like this, but you can add more if you want.

Name:

Gender:

Age:

Personality:

Appearance:

Hobbies:

Other:

They vary, depending on the activity you are doing, but if you are stuck just use that one. 

What is a Ski Lodge? A ski lodge is a very fun game, sort of like an RP, but with only one writer. After a certain amount of people join, the writer will start by writing a story that kills off one member each time. They are being murdered by one of the CBers that has joined, but nobody knows who, even the murderer themself. The story goes like this: One day, you recieve a letter inviting you to the hotel, beach, or resort, or wherever the story is set. You journey to the place with all the other CBers. Each day, another victim is murdered by one in your number. No-one knows who, except the writer. The writer may or may not leave clues to who the murderer is, and the group try to guess it. Hard to follow? Try joining one, and youll find out.

 

Anyway, if I havnt answered them already, you can ask questions below. All CBers welcome too answer. Also, if you want you can fill out this form so new and old people can get to know you a bit better. Also, do you need suggestions for a CB name? Do you need help creating your AE? Were here to help, post below!

CBer name:  

Hobbies:

Favourite animal:

Favourite colour:

Favoirite Auther:

Do you like school? (Random)

How long have you been on the CB? (Unless your new, duh)

Do you have AEs? Introduce them!

Good luck, to all CBers young and old!

 

submitted by LilyPad
(April 1, 2017 - 10:52 pm)

This sounds like a good idea! There are so many newbies coming in all the time. 

CBer Name: Embers in the Ashes, or Embers for short.

Hobbies: Writing, reading, fencing, painting, drawing, acting, talking in odd accents and being strange.

Favourite Animal: Probably wolves. 

Favourite Color: Black. And for people who argue black isn't a color, I say purple and red.

Favourite Author: Maybe Jeanne DuPreau (I'll be horribly embarrased if I spelled that wrong)

Do You Like School?: YES!

How Long Have You Been on the CB?: Well, I joined Kyngdom sometime in 2016, and began exploring the CB around election season.

Do You Have AEs?: My friends, meet Jammira and Basil

Hi! I'm a 16-year-old girl with curly red hair and green eyes and glasses. I wear a red Harvard sweatshirt and always carry a crossbow. My clothes are generally in a state of disrepair. And I have inky black feathered wings. So yeah.

I'm Basil. 

He means he's a bookworm.

Jami, I can do my own introduction! So, I'm Basil. I'm a boy with dark skin and dark eyes and curly black hair, and I wear a green t-shirt. I have a magic bag that holds hundreds of books at a time but is about the size of a pocket book. I'm always barefoot. 

We refer to him as 'the quiet one'.

 

submitted by Embers in the Ashes
(April 2, 2017 - 1:49 pm)

Great! Basil and Sapphire should meet up sometime...

submitted by LilyPad
(April 2, 2017 - 3:50 pm)

CB Name: elementgirl (You can call me Element or EG for short)

Hobbies: Reading, writing, sailing, acting

Favorite animal: Owl

Favorite color: Blue

Favorite author: WHY, LILY, WHY? This. Is. Impossible. Sorry, guys.

Do you like school?: Yes

How long have you been on the CB?: 3 months 4 days

Do you have AEs?: Yes.

Hi, I'm Anna! I'm a tomboy who appears about 14. I love to sail!

Greetings. My name is Lisbeth. May I go back to reading now?

Those are my two (lovable albeit exasperating) AEs 

submitted by elementgirl18917
(April 2, 2017 - 4:29 pm)

This looks like a really helpful idea.

CBer Name: Mirax T.

Hobbies: Playing piano or trumpet, singing, reading, writing, watching youtube videos about pop culture.  

Favorite Animal: Any type of large cat. Tiger, Lion, Snow Leopard, etc. I love how they're just like giant house cats, only they'll eat you.

Favorite Color: Teal

Favorite Author: J.K. Rowling, Diana Wynn Jones, Shakespere.

How long have you been on the CB? On and off for a little more than a year. 

Do you like school? Yes and no. Some subjects are fun, some subjects are tyranny.

Do you have AEs? No. I used to, but got rid of them after the Diversity War.  

 

submitted by Mirax T. , age 12, The Pulsar Skate
(April 2, 2017 - 5:39 pm)

Why hello everyone (old people new people *bows*) Im Claaws if you dont know already, and if u ask where my name came from, you will not get an answer because i have no clue. :D

Hobbies: Well i was a competitive dance untill i killed my leg earlyer this season. I also did rugby before that too. Now Ive taken up Track and Feild (which is way harder then i thought it was going to be.) cause my leg is as healed as it ever will be....   I also skii and snowboard on my free time. I draw and write too, and of course homework seven days a week. I also volenteer quite often at the theater my parents work at and brother acts at. (few that was long...) 

Favorit animal: welp, i love elephants and wolves, dont ask me to choose cause thats never going to happen.

Fav color (wait is color or colour right?): probably teal (same color as my eyes) 

Favorit author: welp i dont read that often...or ever unless i have to for school....so Ill have to say Erin hunter cause i read her books in middle school.

Do you like school: NO. Well, i like the social aspect but actually learning and....math....*shudders* is not going for me

How long CB?: well, ive probably been on for about a year. Too lazy to actually check though. I was on Kyndom before this, and i joined the CB somewhere in mid summer. 

My AEs....

Well theres Naax

Shut up. 

And Vanku Zwab. Or Vanku.

Go away. 

Naax is a.....

Increadably handsom Sea Pirate Dragon, s'cuse you. 

Very self centered and closeminded.

ESCUSE Y- 

And Vanku who is a Pallas cat (very fluffy)

Sup fam. 

And also a vampire. Shes lazy and totaly chill *nods head wisely*

Get that thing away from me!

*hisses*  

And there leaves Noon. Shes my loyal capatcha, picked and made Naax's name and apperance, and came up with Vanku's names. 

Noon: pzpy

Noon:  ymhg

Still dont know what your sayn sweetheart. 

Noon:  RMVN

Oh. Shes telling you to run Naax. Did I mention that she despises Naax because she loved him and he kept brushing her off? 

OH----- 

submitted by Claaws
(April 2, 2017 - 6:51 pm)

In America it's spelled "color," but outside America, such as in England, it's spelled "colour."

Fun fact, Americans spell "spelled" while in the UK they say "spelt!" I tend to like the UK spelling better. 

submitted by Brown Bear @Claaws, your resident nerd
(April 5, 2017 - 3:22 pm)

Hey everybody! I'm new-ish. Well, sort of. I've actually been on for a year or so, but only became active in the last month.

Cyber Name: Starseeker

Hobbies: Reading, drawing, reading, writing, reading, origami, reading, dreaming, reading, all kinds of art, and... you guessed it... reading! 

Favorite Animal: DRAGONS FOREVER

Favorite color: Purple

Favorite author: there's so many!! Umm, Rick Riordan, Linda Chapman (I LOVED her books when I was like 8), Kate O'Hearn, Tui T. Sutherland, John Flanagan...

Yes, i like school. Middle school is less fun than elementary though.

I've been on the Chatterbox a year or so, but (like i said) I've only been active in the past few weeks. 

I do have AEs. Just one- MEE!! Yes, her. Everyone, say hello to Zoey. Yeah, say hi! Sorry, she's abit rude. She's one of the three protagonists in my story (I did say I liked writing!) but the other two don't speak English. (They're a unicorn and a dragon. Actually they might... I've never asked.)

A word of advice: join as many compliment threads as you can! It's a great way to get to know the good side of the Cybers (not that there's a bad side), and even if you can't compliment many people, they will compliment you. I know that I always smile and my day is brightened every time I see someone compliment someone else (whether they're complimenting me or not). 

Best of luck!

~Starseeker 

submitted by Starseeker, age 154 moons, Nightwing Kingdom
(April 2, 2017 - 8:34 pm)

Thanks, everyone! 

submitted by LilyPad
(April 3, 2017 - 12:42 am)

CBer name: MysticLion

Hobbies: Knitting, Writing, Saxophone

Favourite animal: Crocodile, Lemur, Cat

Favourite colour: Turquoise/White/Cream

Favoirite Auther: Trenton Lee Stewart

Do you like school? Depends on the subject and teacher

How long have you been on the CB? about five seconds

Do you have AEs? Introduce them! Not yet! :)

 

submitted by MysticLion, age 13, Kansas
(April 3, 2017 - 9:21 am)

Welcome, MysticLion!

submitted by elementgirl18917
(April 3, 2017 - 4:05 pm)

Welcome! Do you need some help? Do you have any questions! 

submitted by LilyPad@Mysticlion
(April 4, 2017 - 12:50 am)

Yeah, we're all here for you, MysticLion. Have fun!

~Starseeker 

submitted by Starseeker, age 154 moons, Nightwing Kingdom
(April 4, 2017 - 1:52 pm)

Hey this is a great idea Lilypad!

Name: Look at the name box.

Hobbies: Reading, drawing, making crafts, and pottery. I took a class in pottery for 12 weeks, then it ended. So my ma gave me some clay at home! Now I make Marvel symbles, mini books, and beyond!

Favorite animal: Oh gersh, don't make me choose! However I would pick wolves and dragons. They are such legendary animals!

Favorite color: Forest green and... purple?

Favorite author: I probably would have said Erin Hunter about 6 months ago, but to tell you the truth she ( all of the what, 9 writers?) are a little boring. Now I have no  idea,so please don't make me choose!

Do I like school? Well, homeschooling is great. So yeah, I guess so.

How long have you been on the CB: Ummwell, I just found out that my real CB versery is January  7 so... lemme do the math... one year and four months?

 

 

 

submitted by Esquire of Rohan , Playing Xbox with Hawkeye
(April 3, 2017 - 10:12 am)

CBer name:  Shoshannah

Hobbies: DIY, reading, computer programming, theatre, youtubing, writing, history, about a hundred other things

Favourite animal: Giraffes!

Favourite colour: Blues and purples

Favoirite Author: At the moment, JRR Tolkien, CS Louis, Jane Austen, and Ray Bradbury 

Do you like school? Yes!

How long have you been on the CB? A little over a year, but I've been pretty irregular

Do you have AEs? Yep! 

Hi, I'm Fred Butterfly! Hey, what's that?! *throws cream pie in your general direction* *hits Anne*

Greetings, my name is Annabella Veronica Lelarusia Emiluia-- *pie hits her* *faints*

And I'm Robert. I like trains and--

Bob the Butterfly! 

Please don't call me that!

Nevermind. I gotta go to the junkyard and eat some more tires! Toodles.

Don't ask... 

"iroc!"

Sorry, that's Amaryllis, my CAPTCHA. What do you mean, Amy? "I rock"? No my dear, you're not a mineral. 

submitted by Shoshannah
(April 3, 2017 - 3:50 pm)

CBer name: Icy

Hobbies: Singing, acting, writing long book rants, writing, being on Kyngdom, gaming and playing minecraft.

Favorite Animal: a moose, or a koala.

Favorite color: light, neon blue

Favorite author: AHH SO MUCH CHOICES QUIT MAKING ME CHOOOOOOSEEEEEE

Do you like school? Actually, I've never been to school in my life.

How long have you been on the CB? A year in August.

Do you have AEs? Yes and no.

 

submitted by Icy
(April 4, 2017 - 12:11 pm)