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Æ ball!
Honored Guests,
It is my deepest and most utmost pleasure to introduce you to the Ballroom resort or, as the staff affectionately calls it, the triple F. Here, you will find three, spectacular buildings, Fun, Fashion, and Fantasy, surrounding our magnificent ballroom. The fun building, for the Æs who are wild, light of heart, and maybe even a bit crazy, is shaped like an enormous bouncy house, and is filled with cake, pie, balloons, "kandy", and anything that an Æ could desire. If an Æ wishes for a bouncy, frilly, flaming, or otherwise Æish outfit, all they have to do is shout their request up the bubble chimny, and it will come falling down in a bag that, for no reason in particular, is fat and jolly. The fantasy castle, made of crumbling stone, soaring towers, and fancy turrets, is a dream come true for the Æs who choose to be knights, dragons, princesses, merry men, enchantresses, or whatever fantasy form you might endeavor to go to the ball as. Filled with fairy godmothers who are ready to conjure up the outfit of your dreams, give makeovers, and gossip, all at the snap of your fingers, is for those who, at heart, are wild, free, and adventures. Yet there are other still who feel compelled towards the fashion building, a tall, modern, steel and a glass round skyscraper that looms impressively into the sky. The interior is comfortable, sleek, and modern, with cloth, thread, sequins, beads, and buttons brimming in multicolored splendor in a closet behind a door in every bedroom. It is for the Æs who with to express their unique personalities through their fabulous clothing, whether that means going to the ball as a diva or an alien.
And then, finally, there is the ballroom. A great, white marble structure, fashioned after the Roman collosium. (Plus a roof) On ball nights, it is lit up with floating lanterns that adorn every hallway. A huge feast is set up in the banquet room, after which Æs will be directed to the main ballroom, to dance under the light of the lanterns.
On non ball days, the ballroom building is available for dancing and or etiquette lessons. You may attend these classes with or without your partner at your leasure.
Each of the buildings (excepting the ballroom) has a girls side and a boys side, and two grand staircases lead down from each side, meeting in a grand foyer. Each building has an extra set of rooms for your enjoyment. What these rooms contain is for you discover.
I hope you enjoy your stay here at the Triple F.
Sincerly,
~The Ballroom Master
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Before I continue, let me just credit this idea to the "Shadow Worker", with his or her amazing Æ hotel.
Now, down to business.
I'm going to attempt to have the first ball in two weeks. We can start Friday night, and carry on through the weekend. So, everyone, I suggest you begin asking.
This is sort of like an rp; your Æs can explore the extra rooms, and you can invent what they hold, or you can just post on the day of the ball. It's all up to you.
Here's the character sheet. Have fun!
Name:
Age:
Appearance:
Personality:
Crushes:
Fun, Fantasy, or Fashion:
Other:
Oh, by the way, you may guess me if you wish. My Æs will be in attendance. Enjoy!
submitted by The Ballroom Master, age Dancing, in the grand ballroom
(August 26, 2016 - 8:38 pm)
(August 26, 2016 - 8:38 pm)
I was kind of thinking Frosty could defeat the Fire dragon, because they'll encounter all three of them. And Queenie can deal with the ice one.
(September 25, 2016 - 6:34 pm)
Right... Yeah, maybe they can kind of tame the dragon by giving it food?
(September 25, 2016 - 6:34 pm)
Hello, guests.
I see that you have encountered the, erm, other dragons. That I had no idea existed. I need to explore this place more.
Anyways, you are doing wonderfully. Although, let me give you a little piece of advice.
You have everything in the prophecy right, except for one thing..... Reconsider this bit.
"The chest will only open if the echo of a song is sung in harmony with one who may be changing from hard to softer."
Sung in harmony with. That means, it takes two to sing the chest open. The person is in your party of adventurers. I'm pretty sure only this Æ's Cber will know this one......
Anyways, thank you so much for making this thread interesting and adventures. I really apprieciate everyone who's made this awesome adventure possible.
Thanks guys!
~The Ballroom Master
(My CAPTCHA says "iwdu". You wanna do everything? Woah oh oh oh oh, try every-
*NO! DON'T YOU DARE! THAT SONG IS INCREDIBLY ANNOYING!!!!!!
OK, OK. Sure.)
(September 25, 2016 - 8:38 pm)
Ooh, Echosong!!
(September 25, 2016 - 9:23 pm)
Already in our party of adventurers? Then... it would have to be Burt or Bomb, because Beth was never hard to begin with. I think it's probably Burt, because Bomb isn't that hard. And Burt was kind of hard-ish a while ago. And he's in love with Echosong, so it'd be nice if they sang together... romantic! At least we don't have to go back for someone!
(September 26, 2016 - 2:52 pm)
Definitely Burt. :)
i will ill post more tonight, Autumn Leaves!
(September 26, 2016 - 5:48 pm)
Im sorry, I keep trying to post and having absolutely nothing! My two solo writes, other RPs, and a story I'm writing and posting are taking all my inspiration and creativity!
(September 27, 2016 - 8:13 pm)
Fire?
(September 26, 2016 - 5:04 pm)
You're good Daisy. I'm honestly impressed that you're able to do all that stuff. I definitely woul not be able to do that. :D
Also, sorry I haven't been posting on this. I'm on fall break. Yay! And sorry if I rushed through this, I just think we should get this thing moving.
Echosong~
I watch in muted horror as Beth and Anna walk towards the dragon. It rears back its head, as if preparing to spew poison all over them, but then, it pauses. Anna and Beth continue to walk towards it, trembling slightly. The dragon gives them a quizzical look and, as they get closer, the evil look in its eyes drains. It lies down in front of the girls, bending its great head towards them like it's some sort of poison spitting puppy. Beth's eyes widen. "Um....... sit?" The dragon thumps its tail, and sits. Anna tries. "Dragon, could you go away, become a vegetarian, and never hurt anyone again?" The dragon appears to be struggling with itself, before resignedly flapping its wings, and flying away into the sky.
We all stand there in stunned silence for a moment, before Queenie claps her hands and says "Well, that's that. Well done, Anna and Beth." Beth smiles faintly, and Anna steps towards the group. "Let's go, guys. We have an ice dragon to fight."
As we walk deeper into the rooms, hallways begin to branch off in different directions, and the building becomes more maze-like with each step. Fortunately, the path is easy to follow, as with each turn or twist the air becomes colder. Frosty, being the best with the cold and its ways, leads. I shiver, as an icy draft blows through the corridor. This cold is penetrating and piercing, and seems to stab to the bone, yet it's infinitely preferable to heat. Heat usually implies fire, and the last time I experienced fire well....... I fainted. Embarrassing.
I hear footsteps next to me, and turn to see Burt, his cheeks red from the cold. I smile at him, and pull my cardigan closer. "H-hi Burt." My teeth are chattering from the cold now. Burt smiles. "Hi. You look cold." I nod. "I'll b-be ok-k." Burt shakes his head. "You're not. Your lips are blue. That usually precedes hypothermia. Take this. I'll be fine, I have a sweater." He hands me his jacket and, before I can protest, slips away to the other AEs. I stand there, stunned. Burt gave this to me. He could have given this to anyone else. But he gave it to me. I start to feel warm, remember this is also a sign of hypothermia, decide that it's not, and put on the jacket. Beth passes me, sees me with Burt's jacket, and giggles. "What?" I ask. She nudges me. "He's never been that nice to any of us." I blush. "That can't be possible. I wish it was, but it's not. Right?" Beth giggles again, and is about to say something, when a roar cuts through the hallways, bouncing off of the icy walls. The ice dragon has arrived.
(September 29, 2016 - 4:49 pm)
Haha! Beth and Burt were so funny in that last part! I'm almost LOLing! (Almost laughing out loud)
Burt~
I catch sight of Echosong. Hurrying, I catch up to her. She smiles her beautiful smile when she sees me. It warms me so much that I don't even feel the cold.
"H- hi Burt." She chatters through the cold, pulling her cardigan tighter around her.
I grin. "Hi. You look cold." She laughs.
"I'll b- be ok-k."
I shake my head. I read a whole book on ice and snow. "You're not. Your lips are blue. That usually precedes hypothermia." I explain. "Take this. I'll be fine, I have a sweater."
I slip away before she can protest.
I blush to myself as I watch Beth go over to Echo, take one look at my jacket, and start cracking up. But then, I hear a giant roar.
Oh no.
Beth hurries over to me. "I don't speak ice dragon!" She squeaks.
"Can you.. Try, then?" I say lamely.
"Oh, great idea. Beth, why don't you try to talk to a GIANT SCARY DRAGON and see if it will listen to you. If it doesn't, oh well. Guess once you're dead, we will have to find another AE to brave it." She says sarcastically.
I wince, then laugh a bit. "Sounds about right." I say.
"Maybe frosty will know what to do." She suggests.
(September 29, 2016 - 8:48 pm)
~Frosty
"HOLD UP!" I yell. "It's an Ice Dragon. I should be able to understand it." And I'm right. I can.
"YOU ARE NOT WORTH!" It howls. Queenie flinches. "Tell me what it's saying." She commands. I grab her hand. She gasps and listens with me... "YOU ARE NOT WORTH!" It howls again, and advances. I instinctively draw my sword.
It hisses frozen air from it's nostrils. "CyAn GaVe YoU tHaT!" It hisses. "Ooh, an elf-born sword." Queenie says, and moves her hands around it almost as if it is a display. And then, she shoots me a look. I get the feeling she knows how to stop this challenge...
"You aren't a match for me." I boast. Queenie gives me a nod and prompts me on. "ReAlLY? LeT's SeE yOu Do So WeLl WiThOuT yOuR fRiEnD!" It hisses. And suddenly.... it opens it's cavernous, fanged, jawed mouth, and breathes....ice. A chilling white fog flies through the room, covering my vision and suddenly--"FROSTY, YOU'RE STRONG!" Queenie yells. And then the fog clears.
My friends are all covered in ice. Frozen. Queenie understood this challenge. What did she want me to do?
I step forward and swing my sword threateningly. The ice dragon only steps forward. I advance too, and threat in front of it. "EmPtY." It hisses. "cYaN wAs ToO hOpEfUl WhEn He GaVe YoU tHaT sWoRd." And then I realise.
I use my sword as a pole to vault over the dragon, and cut two scales from it's icy back, with a refreshing sweeping noise. Then, I hold my sword over the exposed part of it's back. "Cyan gave me the sword because I am a champion and he recognized that." I say proudly. "I am worthy, and I'm not holding back!"
A rattling sound shakes the chamber and I realise that it's laughing. Suddenly, the wave of ice retracts, my friends aren't frozen, and the dragon stretches out a claw. In it is a tiny chest.
(September 29, 2016 - 8:29 pm)
Just patiently waiting for Windwhistle and Sam to do their part!
(September 30, 2016 - 7:55 am)
*sniff* Bolton, Beth, Burt, Bombett. Time to go.
Go where? I am staying right here with Anna, thank you very much.
But...but.. The CB is my home. Without it, I don't exist, Daisy. Please.
We won't exist together, Beth. I will always be with you, even when we are nonexistent.
And... Tell me how that makes sense, Bombett?
Come on, guys, we need to go. Before I... Before I... *starts crying hysterically*
Oh right. Echosong! My -gasp- my- favorite AE of all time! I will miss you! Don't forget me!
Nope. Not going anywhere Anna can't go.
Well, you *blows nose* don't have a choice. *drags Bolton off by force*
Noooooo! Anna!!!!!! DON'T FORGET ME! Noooooooo! I will always love you¡
(September 30, 2016 - 11:04 pm)
Oh, Bolton... *tears leak out* Oh, I... I just can't bear it! I-you- *buries head in hands* Oh, Bolton... I'll always love you. Always and forever. I'll never forget you. Never. *looks at Bolton with tragic eyes* *turns to Alexandra* Oh, Alexandra... I think I know what real heartbreak feels like now. Oh, how do other Æs bear this? Oh... Bolton... *shakes with silent sobs*
(October 1, 2016 - 9:49 pm)
*Bolton escapes from Daisy*
Anna, my love! I will be back! Trust in me! True love never ends! Please take this photograph of me! I will miss you so much! In two weeks time! I will see you on Oct. 16 and not a day later!!!
(October 1, 2016 - 10:27 pm)