Chatterbox: Inkwell

The Phantoms of the Photographs: SoloWrite

It all started with an online forum website. A website of forums for a group of people as different as can be, with a single hobby tying them together; the exploration of abandoned buildings.

It was an obscure pass time, you know… But it’s so much more if you look closely. The stories you can discover, the memories you can feel… Despite them not being yours, of course. It was quite an odd, bittersweet sensation. You rather liked it.

You liked it even more when you discovered some of the website's users lived in your neighborhood; some going to the local college, others being past their days of education and going adventuring when they’re free from their 9 to 5 jobs, and a couple teens still living with their parents.

This news was exciting, even more so when one of them struck gold and discovered an abandoned manor property in the woods of a nearby town; Esterwyn

It was built by one (filthy rich) Amadeus Freimuth in the Gilded Age, before being passed down to his lone heir. It remains in the family’s possession to this day, although Amadeus’s son— Augustine Freimuth— locked its doors sometime in the 1920s, never looking back…

It was thrilling to think about what might lie within. Empty halls? An old millionaire’s (modern day billionaire’s) treasures? There’s only one way to find out…

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Rules:

1. Unlike my last SoloWrite, I will be closing character registration after the first chapter is released. I might open it again later in the story.

2. Please be patient for updates.

3. No superpowers (sorry)!

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Character’s File (You Can Make Multiple!)

Name:

Age (Feel free to give me variety!):

Male or Female:

Personality:

Voice:

Physical Appearance:

Family (i.e. Spouse, children, old parents... OPTIONAL!):

Strengths:

Weaknesses:

Dreams:

Nightmares:

Character’s Forum Username: 

Why Does This Character Like Exploring Abandoned Buildings?:

If I Decided to Ship Your Character, Would You Be Okay w/ That? (I will default to  straight unless otherwise specified.):

Other:

submitted by Tenebrous, age ♾, The Freimuth Manor
(May 9, 2023 - 10:15 pm)

Glad to see you're back with another solo-write, Tenebrous! 

Name: Wendel Frankenstine

Age (Feel free to give me variety!): 63 (Yes, 63.)

Male or Female: Male

Personality: Slow and steady. He isn't scared easily and likes to take his time to do things, 'following his rhythm' he puts it. Doesn't talk much, but his mind is quick.

Voice: Bass. The type of slow, sleep-inducing voice you would find in BBC podcasts, or from your standard history teacher.

Physical Appearance: Still quite tall when compared with people his age, but it would be actually slightly below average when put together with youngsters. Has middle length, straight gray hair fading to white at the edges, with a clean-shaven face. Often found in comfortable shirts (mostly checkered) and soft, flexible long pants (always dark blue). Has hazel eyes, and his face isn't as wrinkled as you might think.

Family (i.e. Spouse, children, old parents... OPTIONAL!): Nope, Nada.

Strengths: Quick to analyze, thinks out of the box, sly, quick witted, and has surprisingly long and flexible fingers...hmmm.

Weaknesses: His love for his stamp collection. And his back. It isn't as good as it was in his youth, but he will NEVER admit that.

Dreams: As in dreams in sleep? Or hopes and dreams? I'll go with hopes then: He wants to be a millionare someday. YEP.

Nightmares: Waking up to find that his favorite stamp collection has vanished. It's the only hobby he has other than exploring abandoned buildings.

Character’s Forum Username: Olde_Frank1010

Why Does This Character Like Exploring Abandoned Buildings?: A simple pasttime. People his age like knitting and gardening, he likes exploring. It's that simple.

If I Decided to Ship Your Character, Would You Be Okay w/ That? (I will default to  straight unless otherwise specified.): Sure! I doubt anyone will be intrested however...

Other: I may or may not have modeled him after my grandfather...

submitted by Zealatom
(May 13, 2023 - 7:09 am)

Hey guys! Please give me your characters before the end of the week if you want them in the first chapter. If not, they'll be pushed back and their introductions will be delayed. Thanks!

submitted by @Luna & Sterling, It’s Tenebrous
(May 17, 2023 - 2:15 pm)

So sorry!  I've been really busy so I'm not gonna be able to make a character for this, but I'll still be reading it!

submitted by @Tenebrous, it's Sterling
(May 17, 2023 - 5:34 pm)

A charrie for you!

Name: Reef Bryant-West

Age: 21-22ish

Male or Female: Male he/him

Personality: He’s creative, outgoing, laid back, intelligent, cheerful, responsible, and charming, and he makes friends everywhere he goes. He’d like to go to college for creative writing, but his family can’t afford it. Currently, he’s making a living and trying to save up for college by running an online store where he does cosplay and art commissions along with selling things like stickers, enamel pins, and prints that he’s designed. He likes writing and making art and cosplaying and he’d like to be a published author someday. He loves plants and has only about a million all over his small apartment, and he loves climbing trees and playing basketball, although he’s not as good at it as his twin sister who has a college scholarship for it. He’s got a strange taste in food and often likes eating things such as peanut butter and cheddar cheese sandwiches.

Voice: His voice is smooth and bright, and he’s a countertenor.

Physical Appearance: He’s got spiky light brown hair, the tips of which currently dyed alternating streaks of bright blue and neon yellow, although he changes it up every now and then. He’s sort of shortish with tan skin, and he’s got a few scars on his hands and right arm from when he tripped while carrying a glass vase of petunias while setting up for his sister’s wedding and landed on his hands, shattering the vase and landing on top of the glass (he had to go to the ER, but he managed to make it to the wedding the next day with his hands covered in bandages). His eyes aren’t any particular color, just sorta grayish greenish, and he’s got freckles on his arms and cheeks. The freckles are particularly dense on his arms, and in some places they mass together so much that it’s impossible to tell if they’re actually birthmarks or just freckles. He has small ears, which his friends sometimes tease him about, and multiple helix piercings, as well as a smallish round nose with a birthmark on the left side.

Family: He has a twin sister, who shares his love of exploring abandoned buildings, and an older sister (the one whose wedding he injured himself at) who is about 35 and happily married with two children. His older sister’s wife is an immigration attorney and likes cave diving and caving in general, which isn’t quite the same as exploring abandoned buildings but it’s sorta close, so they get along. She also taught him and his twin sister most of what they know about safety while exploring in enclosed spaces. His father and mother are both alive and while and have a house about an hour and a half away from where he lives. His twin sister has a basketball scholarship in college near where his parents live, and he’s jealous though he tries not to show it. Also he has a pet ball python, which he’s very fond of and considers to be family even if it technically isn’t

Strengths: Good at making friends, responsible, has a healthy dose of common sense, good at digital art and working with textiles, good at creative writing.

Weaknesses: Perhaps a little too friendly and trusting at times, sometimes quick to judge, has a weakness for gummy candy, especially Sour Patch Kids, especially when dipped in Nutella.

Dreams: Of becoming a published and well-known middle-grade and YA author. He’s currently in the process of writing and publishing a middle-grade science fantasy series. The manuscript for the first book is complete and he’s found an agent, now his agent is looking for a publishing company. He’d also like his online store to become more well known, as currently it isn’t, which doesn’t help his financial security, and he’d like to run a YouTube account where he does cosplay tutorials and stuff to help attract more attention to his store. He’d just like to become more financially secure in general, whether by becoming an author or by increasing the profit from his store. Also someday he thinks it would be fun to get a certification in tree climbing, the fancy official kind with ropes and harnesses that professional arborists use, and then he’d like to go tree climbing in the redwoods of California and also maybe other cool trees. He’d also like to get a dog someday. And he’d also like to somehow fit a relationship (maybe even get married someday) into this mess.

Nightmares: Of getting trapped while exploring an old building and never finding his way out, of being alone his whole life, of never managing to achieve his dreams.

Character’s Forum Username: BlepOfTheSnek

Why Does This Character Like Exploring Abandoned Buildings?: Originally his twin sister dragged him into it, but now he just enjoys it all by himself. It's a good way for him to relax and it’s a good time for him to brainstorm for his writing, and even sometimes supplies inspiration for his books.

If I Decided to Ship Your Character, Would You Be Okay w/ That?: Absolutely! Yes definitely! Please do that! He’s omni, so he can go with anyone.

Other:

submitted by Chaser & Jay, It's Jay of course!
(May 18, 2023 - 11:11 am)

Goodness, I just realized how long Reef's file is. Anyways, I meant to include that since he moved away from home he doesn't have anybody to go exploring old buildings with, and he can't safely explore without a buddy, so he's excited about this new forum 'cause he's hoping to find an exploring partner.

submitted by Chaser & Jay
(May 22, 2023 - 8:31 am)
submitted by ZealaTOP!
(May 21, 2023 - 6:09 pm)
submitted by DisTOPia, uTOPia
(May 26, 2023 - 11:43 am)
submitted by top, please don't die
(June 2, 2023 - 2:09 pm)

Sorry guys, as you might have suspected; The first chapter's taking longer than usual. Summer's been a bit hectic since it's started for me, but I'm finally in a position where I can really work on it! It'll be out soon!

submitted by Tenebrous
(June 3, 2023 - 7:30 am)