What is a

Chatterbox: Pudding's Place

What is a

What is a beginning of a story?

The first of a series of events, setting up a change that a character goes through.

 

What is a story?

A place for the artist to build their creativity -- a world and setting and person to color, something to tell to the audience.

I would really rather not spend our precious time thinking about the true meaning of fiction itself. Nothing is quite so black and white. Instead, I invite you to come to this Ski Lodge to explore the worlds and characters you love.

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You are in a roped-off area with several other children your age, all of which are nervously holding their collective breath. As an over-the-top, bubbly lady clutches a paper in her stiff, pale hand you hope for dear life that the name it reads is not your own.

You are sharing riding across a glassy river with several other first-years, a few on each boat. You are all very nervous to begin this new chapter in your life, but never the the less, excited, as the purple castle looms over you, beckoning you.

Your heart is pounding as you dash towards the hill which promised safety, the one with the pine tree. You are running blindly away from the monster as your best friend instructed you, but you have no idea what it is or how your friend could possibly know.

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Hello. I am The Fictionalist.

I am the personification of the human’s imagination, and all of the stories it creates. A writer, no matter the medium used to express their story, is simply the fingerprint with which a story’s painting is painted.

This will not be spoiler-heavy but it will probably contain several minor spoilers. If you hate spoilers this might not be the Ski Lodge for you. Also, it might be a while until the first part comes out because I want to have the forms with me as I plan, especially because of Camp NaNoWriMo.

Form: (CBers only -- I will accept around ten people, maybe a few more)

Name:

Pronouns:

Appearance:

Personality:

Skills:

Fandoms/characters/places/etc. You want to see featured*:

*Even if it does not have a fandom, feel free to list it anyways! List as many as you want as there is no guarantee that I will know any of them. Oh, and no music fandoms -- only fictional things.

If one creates a story, what is to say that it is not real, if not in body but in mind?

Link to the original:

http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/puddingsplace/node/465965

submitted by The Fictionalist, The Campus
(March 30, 2021 - 7:31 pm)

Hello! I will accept 2-6 or so more people. Then, new sign-ups will be closed.

I expected sign-ups to go a bit faster than they have been going (mostly comparing it to last time). I have finished an outline of the entire thing but I need to wait for more people to join before I can assign roles/tailor it to y'all so that is holding me up a bit on starting. (Which isn't great because I am doing Camp NaNo.) So I really hope that you will join!

@LG, I am still a bit confused because your sheet seems to be identical to that of your OC's except in name -- would you mnd just clearing that up a bit? Thanks. :)

submitted by Please join!, age (The, Fictionalist), The Campus
(April 5, 2021 - 2:10 pm)

I'm so glad this is getting revived!!

Name: Silver Crystal

Pronouns: She/her

Appearance: Long brown hair, Asian, brown eyes, luminescent silver shirt, bleached jeans, black and white vans.

Personality: Talkative, loves books, competitive, likes to be around friends.

Skills: Umm I guess I'm good at noticing the small details other people ignore.

Fandoms/characters/places/etc. You want to see featured*: Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Marvel (anyone from the movies), Avatar: the last airbender, ummm probably more but I'm blanking now whoops.

submitted by Silver Crystal, age Infinity, Milky Way
(April 5, 2021 - 9:26 pm)

Name: Jaybells 

Pronouns: She/her

Appearance: Slightly wavy dusty blonde hair that hangs down to hips, cloudy greyish-green eyes, fair skin, medium/slightly tall stature, wears earrings, always has some kind of hat on, as well as a gold necklace with small cross and leaf pendants dangling from it

Personality: Punctual, serious, perfectionist, naturally tends to fall on the quieter side, introverted, lowkey has terrible ADHD, usually fails to convey actual emotions with facial expression, is a sucker for cute things and is firm but doesn't like to be mean unless necessary, is pragmatic despite creative/disorganized ways of thinking

Skills: Observant, loves puzzles/mysteries, generally fit (ballet, tennis, equestrianism... secret definitely-not-dangerous training, etc.), is surprisingly good at acting and storytelling/lying, is eager and persistent most of the time, can speed-read and remembers information almost robotically despite circumstances

Desired features: Percy Jackson/Riordan-connected-universe?, Zelda stuffs? Lol I don't really know, maybe Narnia too?

submitted by Jaybells, age Obscure, Lost in the Universe
(April 6, 2021 - 1:40 am)

Luggage: A Nintendo Switch & Breath of the Wild cartridge with power cord, a tablet (not actually a drawing tablet, but used nearly exclusively for drawing) with its stylus and cord,  a laptop for writing, a notebook & drawing pad, a pack of 6 pineapple juices (a litre each), as well as a couple of pencils and pens, a pack of coloured pencils and and eraser ortwo all stuffed into a pencil case.

submitted by Jaybells, age Obscure, Lost in the Universe
(April 9, 2021 - 12:26 pm)

Name: Luna

Pronouns: she/her or they/them

Appearance: Black pixie cut, short around the ears with bright blue and purple streaks. My left eye is bright purple; the right is bright blue. There’s a small star on my left cheek. I'm pale and on the tall side.

Personality: Quiet (on the outside, deep down I'm a punk), a dreamer, empathetic, book-smart, quirky, obedient but occasionally adventurous. A self-proclaimed nerd and tomboy.

Skills: Okay singer, decent author, school-smart, obedient, very good at being sarcastic

Fandoms/characters/places/etc. You want to see featured*: Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, Hunger Games, Grishaverse, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the Aurora Cycle. Extra bonus points for Markiplier references. :)

submitted by Luna-Starr, age 27 eons, Existential Ponderment
(April 6, 2021 - 6:02 pm)

As the name suggests, there are two more open slots for CBers. I will wait for those to fill up and then they will be closed.

I may or may not have forgotten to include a "luggage" section on the sheet. Heh. So, if you wouldn't mind, please include a list of the luggage you would like to bring, and I will incoporate it in. Thanks! 

submitted by TWO SPOTS LEFT!, age (The, Fictionalist), The Campus
(April 7, 2021 - 7:54 pm)

My luggage:

bag for clothes

laptop bag 

purse 

submitted by Lightning Girl, age 2,000,000
(April 8, 2021 - 6:04 pm)

I copied and pasted the old one so it's on mine

submitted by Kitty Cat, age ≧▽≦, They\Them!
(April 9, 2021 - 9:45 am)

I don't mean to nag but I really hope to get two more people into this!

submitted by PLEASE JOIN!!!, age (The, Fictionalist), The Campus
(April 9, 2021 - 7:00 pm)

Name: Wreeboo

Pronouns: she/her

Appearance: Short and slim, with pale skin and striking gray-blue eyes. White-blonde twin braids. Wearing a slightly cropped, pale yellow shirt with long flowy sleeves that fade into pastel orange and then into pale pink, and blue leggings with cloud patterns on them, as well as a white ribbon/choker with a pink-blue-and-purple swirled circular pendant. Silver ankle boots.

Personality: Mostly shy and introverted, until you get to know me; then I'm bubbly, talkative, and excitable.

Skills: I read a lot, very quickly; I can write... okay-ish?; I can draw... also okay-ish.

Fandoms/characters/places/etc. You want to see featured*: Harry Potter, Ranger's Apprentice, ATLA

submitted by Wreeboo, age Immortal, Castle Araluen
(April 9, 2021 - 9:48 pm)

Once one more person joins I can begin posting the parts. (After heavy editing, of course.)

submitted by JOIN! ONE SPOT LEFT!, age (The, Fictionalist), The Campus
(April 12, 2021 - 4:13 pm)

Packing list- clothes, toiletries, books, notebooks, chromebook, phone & the corresponding chargers, headphones, snacks, a lightsaber, and a stick.

submitted by Luna-Starr, age she/they, Existential Ponderment
(April 12, 2021 - 9:40 pm)

Packing list-essentials, clothes, computer, phone, kindle, tablet, earbuds, their chargers, dance shoes

submitted by Twilight
(April 13, 2021 - 11:14 am)

I'll join! :)

Name: NerdFace 
Pronouns: She/They
Appearance: Shoulder length neon orange hair with dark purple highlights, deep blue eyes with green circling the pupils, translucent grey glasses, curvy, absolutely no muscular build, tall (5’ 10”), painfully pale white skin. Wears cuffed jeans, black combat boots, and mock neck tank tops. 
Personality ambivert, bold but quiet, sarcastic, observant, and laid-back
Skills: I know a lot of random things and i can read/write fast, I guess. Oh, I have wonderful people skills too (NOT), so, there's that.
Fandoms/characters/places/etc. You want to see featured*: Oh, anything/anyone is fine. :)
Luggage: my laptop, a copy of "Confessions of a Murder Suspect, by James Patterson", a first aid kit (bandages, ointments, random stuff, scissors, a knife, rope, gauze, scraps of towels), toletries, clothing, a sleeping bag, blankets, pillows, sweatshirts, a wetsuit and a swimsuit, tennis shoes, green crocs, a phone, a copy of "Ender's game", makeup, a journal and assorted pens, a camera, water bottles, and assorted snacks. all of this mysteriously fits into a small black backpack that I carry effortlessly. :)
I'm excited! 
submitted by NerdFace, age 14, in the void
(April 13, 2021 - 1:05 pm)

Hey!

Just so you know, this IS stll going on. Because of NaNo I am currently just trying to write a lot so the first part might not come out for a bit.

On a partially-related note: please, more requests for characters to include are always welcome! Don't ever feel like you are suggesting too many because I could always use more reuqests. Most of your requests I probably won't know -- sorry about that, I'm just one person so I can only really draw on what I know. 

submitted by The Fictionalist, The Campus
(April 18, 2021 - 1:52 pm)