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Chatterbox: Pudding's Place
You walk home from school one bright, clear, October afternoon, still angry at your parents for grounding you for something you hadn’t done. The neighbors’ dog did not end up on your garage roof because of you, that was for certain. They were depriving you of the CB, your phone, and going out to play with your friends, for 2 weeks. Two whole, miserable,desolate weeks! Fourteen whole, miserable, desolate days! 20, 160 whole, miserable, desolate minutes without the CB or your friends. You trudge the rest of the way home, then drop your heavy backpack and rush upstairs to try to check the Chatterbox one more time. You put the familiar Internet address into your computer, then sigh in despair as the same message that you saw last night, and this morning, pop up.
Sorry about taking away your favorite website, but in this house, when you’re grounded, you’re really grounded. Love, Dad
But then, the screen flickers, and a new message pops up. One that you had not seen before…
Dear CBer,
You are one of the lucky few who have been chosen for a very special opportunity. A 3-week stay at my steampunk castle! There are luxury bedrooms, banquets every day, and many, many fun things to do in the forests, fields, and lakes that surround the castle. All expenses are paid*, so you can just go up on your garage roof- the same one that Barky got stuck on, and wait for the dragon, which may be real or mechanical, your choice. As many AEs and CAPTCHAs as you want are allowed. Please get the list in by Friday, the 24th, so that we may start as soon as possible. As a last note, The Castle Manager is not responsible for any injuries, deaths, missing limbs, etc.Thank you!
Sincerely(or not),
The Castle Manager.
*Popcorn is not already paid for.
Well, that was weird. How did she know all that stuff, like the neighbors’ dog’s name. But the sound of all that fun stuff intrigued you, so you packed a small bag, grabbed your AEs and CAPTCHA, and climbed out your window onto the garage roof to wait for the dragon.
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Hello, CBers, AEs, and CAPTCHAs! As you saw in the letter above, you are “the chosen ones”. Please get a packing list for you and each of your AEs, and fill out this sheet:
Name:
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
Real or Mech. Dragon:
What you are bringing:
We will start this Ski Lodge(my first one!) on the 25th. So, get to your packing!
~ The Castle Manager
submitted by The Castle Manager, age ?, Steampunk Castle
(March 17, 2017 - 6:56 am)
(March 17, 2017 - 6:56 am)
Name: Shoshannah
Gender: F
Appearance: Tall, hair that can't decide if it's brown or blonde, likes making strange faces. Wears casual but stylish clothes.
Personality: Extroverted but thoughtful, laughs all the time (not literally), a perfectionist
Real or Mech. Dragon: Mechanical so I can reprogram it to dance the tango
What you are bringing: All the necessary things (that includes books and paint), notebooks, and Batrachite (a gemstone supposedly found in frogs that is also supposed to help resist poison)
And my AE's:
Name: Fred Butterfly
Gender: M
Appearance: Four-foot tall butterfly with red and brown wings
Personality: Likes pulling pranks and eating strange things such as tires. What's weird is people who DON'T eat tires!
Real or Mech. Dragon: Whichever one breaths the most fire!
Uh, let's go with real so it might eat him?
Bob!
What you are bringing: Pies, scotch tape, rotten tomatoes, fake spiders, old tires, chewing gum, candy wrappers, and glue
Name: Annabella Butterfly
Gender: F
Appearance: Pale pink butterfly about four feet, enjoys wearing ribbons, beads and lace.
Personality: Dainty, vain, a neat freak.
Real or Mech. Dragon: *faints at the prospect* Uh, is something other than a dragon available?
What you are bringing: Ten dozen trunks of perfume, clothes, makeup, fake eyelashes, mirrors, and smelling salts
Name: Robert Butterfly
Gender: M
Appearance: Dark blue butterfly about four feet
Personality: About average, somewhat awkward, hates being called "Bob the Butterfly", LOVES trains!
Real or Mech. Dragon: Mechanical. Please!
What you are bringing: A whole bunch of books and magazines about trains, as well as his favorite Amtrack baseball cap (with holes for antennae, of course :)
And finally my CAPTCHA, Amaryllis, who speaks in sentences of four letters is a fox (because one day she told me "a fox", so how could i refuse??). She will ride with me.
Thank you, we're excited!
(March 17, 2017 - 10:28 am)
Oh, yes. We have the giant mechanical robin, which you could ride if you prefer, Annabelle.
(March 17, 2017 - 7:18 pm)
Wecome, Shoshannah! Top!
(March 17, 2017 - 3:05 pm)
Name: TheColorOfQuantum (but just call me Quantum, please)
Gender: Female
Physical characteristics: Dark plum skin, silver hair in a messy pixie cut, green sweater with paint stain on the sleeve, yellow earphones in pocket
Interests: Reading, painting, writing, doodling
Personality: Rather quiet, but friendly and observant of things.
What you are bringing:
Nontoxic acrylic paint
Paintbook
Necessities
Caramel chocolate
Lloyd Alexander’s The Book Of Three
Portable logic cannon
Name: Malachite
Gender: Neither, although looks a bit more female.
Physical characteristics: Dark teal skin, long white hair in a braid, wearing a pale blue t-shirt, a denim jacket, black leggings and a ‘utility belt’
Interests: Photography, socializing, cooking and watching AE drama.
Personality: Smiley, a bit loud, not crazy though, quite talkative.
What you are bringing:
Necessities
Flail
Flowers
We will be taking a real dragon, please.
(March 17, 2017 - 4:56 pm)
Aaah!
I forgot my CAPTCHA!
Name: Wingnut
Gender: Male
Appearance: Brownish gray tabby cat with a blue dingy collar
Personality: Easygoing, happy
Bringing: Necessities, tuna, floating bed, cat-sized laser
(March 17, 2017 - 5:01 pm)
Name: RP
Gender: Female
Appearance: Black hair with streaks of dyed purple in it, green eyes, clothes depend on the ski lodge- for this one, rebellish, t-shirt that says "I is awesome", Denim jeans, black leather jacket
Personality: Snappy, smart, sassy, sarcastic
Dragon: Real please.
What I am bringing:
Gigi my CAPTCHA
Timeless (a pink fluffy unicorn), Snicker (a cruel cobra), my AEs
A whip for Snicker
Every book I like
My computer
Cellphone with closed circuit
A bag of rainbow chicken feed (don't ask)
Popcorn
(March 17, 2017 - 8:06 pm)
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(March 18, 2017 - 7:34 am)
Wow! So cool!
Name: Pepper Star, or Pepper for short.
Gender: Female
Appearance: (This is my CB appearance) Red hair, brown eyes and a little lighter than tan complexion. I wear jeans, a black turtleneck and a jacket.
Personality: Introverted, a little sarcastic and overdramatic, extremely bookish, and friendly.
Mechanical dragon
I'm bringing a typewriter, a hatbox, a fountain pen, a few books, some hot chocolate mix, clothes, and an old fashioned suitcase to carry this all in.
LilyCat says eeik. You're nervous? Me too.
(March 18, 2017 - 8:42 am)
Name: Destiny
Gender: Female
Appearance: Waist length brown hair (usually in a side braid) and grey-blue eyes withhold around center. Always wearing jeans and t shirt. Almost always buried in a book.
Personality: Quiet until you know me.
Real or mech. Dragon: Does this mean I have to be a dragon? Ok. I am a shape-shifter, so...... Real.
Bringing: Books, books, and more books. Notebook, sketchbook, and my capatcha, Muninn. She is a a black winged kitten. Yes, she was a barred owl.
(March 18, 2017 - 1:05 pm)
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(March 18, 2017 - 4:21 pm)
Welcome, everyone! TOP!
(March 18, 2017 - 5:22 pm)
TOP! Please, someone, join!
(March 18, 2017 - 7:11 pm)
Is this always the hardest part? Keeping this TOPPED until the start date?
Please Join!
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(March 19, 2017 - 3:33 pm)