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Cold, winter air blasts through the door as you step inside your house after a long day of sledding and hiking through the snow. You're freezing, and all you want is to go sit by the fire with a steaming cup of cocoa.
As you turn to slam the door after you, a particularly violent gust of wind throws you away, sending you stumbling back against the wall. You're prepared for a gust of cold air. But instead, warmth caresses your cheeks. A heavenly scent of flowers and vanilla fills the air. You draw a deep breath, and an image of the sea, its turqoise waves sparkling under the brilliant sun, rises before your eyes. The noise of the snowstorm fades away. All you can hear is the soft splash of waves against rocks. All you can see is the sunlit coast of a forested island. And it seems as if the gust of warm wind carries with it the sound of a guitar and ethereal voices.
A woman's voice, clear and strong, speaks. "You are invited..." it seems to say. Then the illusion fades. Once again you're in a cold house, the snow swirling in through the door.
But there's a sheet of paper lying at your feet. It's pure white, gleaming as if sunlight were still reflecting off it. There are blue patterns across the top of it. It's addressed to you.
Dear CBer,
You're invited to a vacation on the island of Lydarios, the most beautiful spot in the world, or maybe even the universe! Accomodation and travel expenses are all pre-paid. You will be staying at the luxurious Palacio, a one-of-its-kind ancient palace converted into a five-star hotel located on the coast of Lydarios. You'll be residing here for three weeks, experiencing everything our island has to offer - swimming in the warm turqoise waters, exploring, and reading books from our extensive library where characters come to life - and I don't mean that metaphorically! So maybe there's a little bit of risk involved - this is, after all, a ski lodge - but what's the fun in life if you don't live on the edge? Just fill out the form below to sign up for a marvelous once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Sincerely,
The Queen
Your breath comes faster. This sounds like the vacation you've always wanted - too good to be true. Quickly, you grab a pen and start filling out the form.
Name:
Pronouns:
Age:
Appearance:
Personality:
What color embodies you?:
If you could enter a painting, which one would you choose?:
Favorite character(s):
Favorite style of bedroom:
What is your opinion on Oreos:
Are you romantic or practical?:
Luggage:
You're riding through London in the car. As you drive over Waterloo Bridge, you notice a man who has turned bright blue and gone dancing in his bathing trunks on the bridge. What do you do?:
Did that last question make you laugh?:
Last question! Are you glad the form is finally over?:
This is, of course, a ski-lodge; whether non-death or not, we are at present unable to inform you. There are ten spots available, and AEs and CAPTCHAS are allowed. We hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
The Queen
and
Her Attendants
submitted by The Queen, age ruling, Lydarios Island
(January 4, 2024 - 10:25 pm)
(January 4, 2024 - 10:25 pm)
I feel really bad about taking the last spot of this ski lodge when I'm already in so many others... but at the same time this sounds so amazing!! Umm so Ig I'll just put the form here but if someone else really wants to join then you can take my spot? Ok I'm gonna fill out the form now before the guilt overcomes and I decide not to...
Name: CelineBurning Bright/Celine
Pronouns: she/her/they/them
Age: younger teen
Appearance: Asian, too skinny
Personality: mm.. can I assume you know my personality at least for now? I don't really want to get into it right now... basically a mix of everything ever ackk
What color embodies you?: hmm.. maybe teal or cyan or orange?
If you could enter a painting, which one would you choose?: honestly? None. But this does remind me of the painting Tiffany Aching entered if you've read Discworld!
Favorite character(s): uhoh.. umm... ok! Luz (TOH), Inej (SoC), Ead/Tané (TPotOT, I don't really like Tané as much but she's such an intriguing character, I couldn't not put her here!), basically all the characters from WoF, Anne (Anne of Green Gables), umm uhoh forgot his name (the mouse (? I so have to reread blech), VotDT (Narnia)), Crenshaw (Crenshaw), Margaret (Foreverland), Rosemary (The Rosemary Spell), Blackjack and Piper and Annabeth and Reyna and Frank and Leo and Sadie and Coach Hedge and Buford (especially with the Coach Hedge hologram!) and Festus and Calypso and Selena and Small Bob and more (Riordanverse), so many others need I continue? :)
Favorite style of bedroom: natural, filled with things I love, free, mine (idk if all that just made any sense)
What is your opinion on Oreos: good
Are you romantic or practical?: hmm.. neither? Can't really explain and I'm tired, sorry
Lugagge: necessities books headlamp random paranoid packing things
Waterloo Bridge: wake up. I'm not old enough to drive a car, and so it must be a dream.
Did that last question make you laugh?: not rly, sorry
Last question! Are you glad the form is finally over?: ...I always try to give the most honest answers I can no matter what and... the truth is, I don't rly care? Sry if that was rude. The form was so fun to fill out so I wouldn't have minded more questions, but I also don't mind ending here now.
(January 7, 2024 - 6:13 am)
I would rather not include the parts of your anatomy that you mention, if that is all right :)
(January 7, 2024 - 11:46 am)
(January 10, 2024 - 8:14 pm)
alright :) that's ok
(January 11, 2024 - 9:47 am)
Since spots filled up so quickly, I will include three more.
(January 7, 2024 - 10:50 am)
...or actually, five more - doesn't matter if they don't get filled up. however, once the lodge starts, i will not accept any more guests.
(January 7, 2024 - 11:02 am)
ooh yay, fun! Just one request - may I revoke my spot if it turns out to be a death ski lodge? Thanks :D
Name: Poinsettia
Pronouns: She/her
Age: around 15
Appearance: I have dark brown, long, wavy hair that shows golden and reddish glints when the sunlight catches it. My eyes are green, framed by long lashes. I have a small chin and fine eyebrows, and a complexion that's on the pale side of golden.
Personality: I'm imaginative and sensitive, but I won't hesitate to challenge you. I'm shy at first, but I'm sociable once I feel at ease. I have a strong sense of wonder and enjoyment. My mood easily changes, depending on what's going on or just the thoughts I have.
What color embodies you?: Sea-green
If you could enter a painting, which one would you choose?: Jim LaMarche's illustrations for A Single Pearl by Donna Jo Napoli. If you haven't read it, go check it out! The illustrations are so beautiful.
Favorite character(s): Momo and Guido from Momo; Rush and Randy from the Melendy Quartet; Dicky LeBaron and actually all the other characters from The Well-Wishers; the Duchess from The Head of the House of Coombe; Mary from The Secret Garden; Grandma from The Bagthorpe Saga; Susan from Time at the Top; Cherry Ames from the Cherry Ames series; and Reepicheep from the Chronicles of Narnia! (@Celine, that's the mouse you mentioned).
Favorite style of bedroom: A bed in an alcove; plain white walls with a few paintings hung on them; a window looking out to the sea; a desk I can use to write at; sort of like Maria's bedroom in the filmed version of the Broadway musical of The Sound of Music.
What is your opinion on Oreos: I love them! especially the cookie part. But they're terrible for you, so I don't really eat them. A conflict of sentiment vs. practicality :/
Are you romantic or practical?: see above; both.
Luggage: a backpack that magically weighs nothing no matter how much you put it in (it's silvery gray with little crimson and sea-green flowers on it), changes of clothes, accessories, note/sketchbook with a pale purple watercolor-y cover and the words "Create Your World" written on it in gold letters, a smaller cloth-covered notebook for jotting down ideas for stories, pencils/pens, glitter (which will probably seep out of its bottle and find its way all over Lydarios Island), tissues, laptop and earbuds, snacks, waterbottle with the words "Water Your World" written on it in blue letters, some pressed flowers in a ziploc bag, a roll of sticky tape, a bloc of green Post-its, origami paper, a camera and an extra memory chip, a charger for the camera, a couple of DVDs, and books.
You're riding through London in the car. As you drive over Waterloo
Bridge, you notice a man who has turned bright blue and gone dancing in
his bathing trunks on the bridge. What do you do?: Decide that this is it, it's official, I can say the world's verifiably gone crazy
Did that last question make you laugh?: Absolutely; the idea is just ridiculously funny :)
Last question! Are you glad the form is finally over?: nooooo i love filling out formsss somebody give me another form i could happily spend my life doing this i need foooooorms
...now I have a question for you - are you Amethyst? pangolin? (I mean I know pangolin's already doing a ski lodge but the invitation letter kind of reminds me of the one in the Lockaria House ski lodge?) Moon Wolf? Or no, wait - you're Scuttles!! Right?
(January 7, 2024 - 11:41 am)
Name: Lord Entropy/ LE
Pronouns: they/them/whatever
Age: 16
Appearance: tall. pale. long nose. fidgety. glasses and hoodies. longish brown hair, generally uncombed. acne. wide staring eyes, pronounced eye bags. sweatpants, usually. smiley face pin.
Personality: fast-talking, obsessive. inconsiderate without meaning to be. self obsessed. hammy and weird. mood swingy. everything i do is for attention. i spin my stupid web, and scheme my stupid schemes.
What color embodies you?: neon green maybe? pink?
If you could enter a painting, which one would you choose?: i'd enter the mona lisa, and punch her in the face.
Favorite character(s): peridot, zim, papyrus, ice king, entraptra, the duck from dhmis.
Favorite style of bedroom: one with a soft bed. and a desk.
What is your opinion on Oreos: terrible, sorry. i'd eat them, but i wouldn't like it.
Are you romantic or practical?: romantic for sure. i tend to think relationships are stronger than they are.
Luggage: books. suitcase. stuffed animals. instant noodles.
You're riding through London in the car. As you drive over Waterloo Bridge, you notice a man who has turned bright blue and gone dancing in his bathing trunks on the bridge. What do you do?: scream probably, wouldn't you?
Did that last question make you laugh?: no.
Last question! Are you glad the form is finally over?: it was okay, but yes.
(January 7, 2024 - 2:17 pm)
Darn it this ski lodge is already full. Ah well, I'll just have to read along.
(January 9, 2024 - 9:35 am)
(January 9, 2024 - 9:57 am)
(January 9, 2024 - 9:33 pm)
(January 10, 2024 - 9:38 am)
Ope, just saw that there a more slots now. Reserving!
(January 10, 2024 - 12:26 pm)
Name: Scuttles
(January 10, 2024 - 1:01 pm)
Do you do rock climbing? I used to before I moved- It was an indoor climbing wall, the highest point about as high as a three story building. I was even learning how to belay... then I moved TT (I still have all my climbing equitment, for someday...)
(January 10, 2024 - 8:17 pm)