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CB Costume Party RP!
You have just pulled the mail out of your mailbox and wander back into your house, sorting through it with a bored expression. Bills, bills, flyers from Walgreen's….then you notice a creamy, thick envelope addressed to you in flowing blue ink. It has your name and address in the middle of the paper, and in the corner it says Leafpool and Co., 666 Avenue Ave., CB Town USA 11011. Interested, you rip it open.
In the same blue ink, in a neat and unsmudged hand, it says:
Dear CBer, you and your Æs are invited to the home of Leafpool and her Æs for a costume party. Refreshments will be provided. Please fill out this character sheet for yourself and your Æs. Blasters of any type are strictly prohibited.
And then there's a character sheet for you to fill out.
Hm, you think. Brief, but to the point. Well, I guess I'll go! You leave the envelope on your kitchen table and rush off to alert your Æs and start planning a costume.
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I've not been all that active/interested in the CB lately. I think I need some sort of roleplay for me and my Æs to participate in, so here you are! Note: I forgot to add that CAPTCHAs can come too.
The charrie sheet:
Name:
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer:
Appearance: (with costume)
Age:
Personality:
Are you taking anyone to the party?:
Other:
Here's me & my entourage!
Name: Leafpool
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: CBer
Appearance: I'm going as Jyn Erso from Rogue One. So I'm wearing dark brownish pants, a brown t-shirt with a short jacket, a leather belt that holds my (fake….I think) gun halfway down my thigh, and boots...my hair is pulled up in a messy bun in the back, with loose, nearly shoulder-length hair in the front and in my face. I'm wearing a lot of makeup to get the "I-haven't-washed-my-face-in-5-days" look, (dusty, dirt-smeared, etc.).
Age: Nearly 12.
Personality: Do I really have to say? I guess I'm an ambivert--I beg for social time and would spend every waking moment with my friends if I could, but then I also am shy sometimes. I have a very loud, shrieking, hysterical laugh that makes people look at me weirdly, and I'm addicted to reading, writing, drawing, the CB...I get discouraged easily, though, and could use more confidence sometimes. I love video games and romance. (#Ædrama)
Are you taking anyone to the party?: No. Well, okay. I think I'm taking Hazel but only because she's 8 and needs an adult. ...Not that I'm particularly mature.
Other: I'm the host of the party.
Name: Jarnen
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: Æ
Appearance: Jarnen is going as Sherlock Holmes. I think we all know what Sherlock Holmes looks like, and Jarnen looks kind of like Sherlock Holmes anyway, so I'll just skip to his normal appearance….Has curly black hair and green eyes, with those black eye-tattoo things from the Mega Anime Avatar Creator. Is hardly ever seen without his earbuds and iPod. He's medium height, and kind of lean. Not skinny, but certainly not fat, either. Jarnen always has a slightly amused expression on his face. Sometimes he wears a trench coat, to carry around his watermelon blaster and his assorted prank supplies (ex: tripwires) I was very distressed when he chose his costume, because of course Sherlock wears a trench coat. And Jarnen carries his pranks in his trench coat. I have a bad feeling about this….
Age: #Ageless! But he looks 14-15-ish.
Personality: Fun-loving and very polite & courteous--and he's calm in stressful situations. But then sometimes he reverts to the depressed-teenage-boy sort of thing. And, of course, there's the mini watermelon blaster. He's skilled in flattery, sneaking around, treachery, double-dealing...but then, of course, he's always polite. One minute he'll be talking with you, and then all of a sudden you'll be pelted with mini watermelons. Jarnen is...odd.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: *Blushes* Tahki, will...will you go with me?
Other: He speaks in bold italics, with a slight British accent.
"Blasters of any type are strictly prohibited"? Well, then. Mwahaha and all that. I'm totally not bringing my mini watermelon blaster, of course.
Name: Arwen
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: Æ
Appearance: Arwen is going as Mary Ingalls from the Little House series. Only with longer hair, because Arwen won't cut hers. So she's wearing a medium blue, mid-calf-length dress with a white apron over it, and boots. Her blond hair is loose. She has the blue eyes, too...why didn't I realize before that she was kind of like Mary Ingalls…? Arwen is medium height, although a little on the short side. She has a pretty average skin tone...wow, I'm doing such a great job at describing her, aren't I? I guess I haven't done a character sheet for her in a long time.
Age: She is...well, she's ageless but, like Jarnen, looks around 14 or 15.
Personality: Arwen is very sweet and kind. She likes helping people and is slow to anger...but, she has a very awful temper. Um, take as an example whenever she encounters Evil Devin. That is really something. Maybe we should charge admission for people to watch her. Anyway...she's completely devoted to Zeon. They used to be one of the most popular Æ ships ever, but they hardly ever see each other these days. Arwen has a very nice singing voice and loves listening to music. She has a very good ear for tunes and can usually sing a complete song after hearing it a few times. (I only just added this because, before, she was kind of...bland? I don't know. She didn't really have any hobbies except obsessing over Zeon.)
Are you taking anyone to the party?: If Zeon is available.
Other: Speaks in bold.
Name: Serene
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: Æ
Appearance: Serene is going as Scout going as a Ham. From To Kill a Mockingbird. Because, now that I think of it, she looks a little like Scout. She has shoulder-length straight brown hair, and brown eyes. She has a sprinkling of freckles across her nose and wears green glasses. Serene is hardly ever without a scarf wrapped around her neck, and a book clutched in her hand. Although, she can't have either for the party because she's going in a big contraption made out of chicken wire and paper mache. Painted brown with the word "HAM" across it. Shaped somewhat like a ham. (If she does dancing she'll take it off. Imagine trying to dance with a giant ham.)
Age: Serene is the only one of my Æs that ages. Her birthday is September 16th, but for now she's 13.
Personality: Serene is extremely introverted and would much rather read than have social time. She has an encyclopedia mind--she reads so much that at times she'll just randomly rattle off completely unrelated facts, or quote a book passage, or use long words that have to be translated for others to understand her. She will pretty much read anything you throw at her, whether it's fiction or fantasy or nonfiction or a math textbook. She doesn't talk a lot, but when she does it's usually something worthwhile...Serene tried romance once and actually had a date to a party, but she decided it's not really her thing. She's my only Æ that doesn't do romance, and in fact she's basically the exact opposite.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: No, didn't you read the personality that Leafpool wrote out for me?
Other: Speaks in italics.
Name: The Seventh Telekinetic Wanderer (Seven)
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: Æ
Appearance: <Costumes are irrelevant. I am my own costume.> Seven is part cyborg. Her whole right leg and lower left arm and hand are metal with visible gears. She's about 5'6", not too extremely tall but she has an imposing air about her. Seven also has a small metal implant around her left eye.
She has dark, silky brown hair that she wears loose or in one single braid down her back. Her eyes are hazel-colored. Seven mainly wears short, fitted dresses and stiletto heels.
When Seven uses her telekinetic abilities, she glows slightly purple and seems to go into a kind of trance.
Age: She's immortal.
Personality: Seven is sarcastic, snarky, and sometimes downright rude. She has trouble getting along with people. Sometimes she's very distant or will flat-out ignore you, but she always has her own reasons for doing so. She thinks she's superior to other Æs because of her cyborg technology implants.
Seven doesn't mind being called Seven for short, but if you call her TSTW she'll get mad at you. She's kind of aggressive and sometimes picks a fight because she feel like it. (Why I got this Æ, I don't know.) She carries a laser pistol at all times.
If anyone gets a crush on her/falls in love with her, let's just say 5 words. She. Would. Not. Like. That.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: <NO.>
Other: She speaks in bold with the pointy brackets. And no, we don't know who the other six Telekinetic Wanderers were.
Name: Hazel
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: CAPTCHA.
Appearance: Hazel is going as Ginny Weasley--a reddish wig, jeans, a t-shirt. Hazel has brown hair, but it'll all be beneath the wig. She has a lot of freckles and green eyes. And she's really short.
Age: 8
Personality: Hazel is very selfish and self-absorbed. She goes crazy around candy and is obsessed with KitKats. And she has a rare disease that makes her only able to speak in four-letter words.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: She thinks romance is disgusting. Besides, she's only 8.
Other: Speaks with asterisks.
And that's it! We'll start the party...I don't know, we'll start it soon. I guess I'll decide later, after people have joined.
submitted by Leafpool and Co., age Eternal, Hidden in the forest
(August 13, 2017 - 12:51 pm)
(August 13, 2017 - 12:51 pm)
Great idea, Leafpool! I'd love to come. I'll write my charrie sheets later!
(August 13, 2017 - 1:48 pm)
I just remembered that I didn't top this and came rushing to the back pages to find it!
Maggy says vonc. Vonk?
{nooo}
Vonica? Who is Vonica? Is there a CAPTCHA out there named Vonica? Heeeeeere Vonica!
{nvmd}
I can do that.
(August 13, 2017 - 5:00 pm)
Name: Pepper Star
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: CBer
Appearance (with costume): I'm going as Oliver Twist. So, my hair is dyed blond and cut short, and I'm wearing a newsie cap, along with knee length trousers, a old brown shirt and a tattered jacket. And old fashioned boy's boots.
Age: Almost thirteen! Fourteen long more days until my Birthday.
Personality: I am an introvert, and I kind of wilt when I'm around too many people for too long. I love reading and writing and interior design. I'm pretty shy, too, and generally a little awkward.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: No, unless you count supervising LilyCat.
Name: Tahki Noel Starrel
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: AE
Appearance (with costume) She's going as a weeping angel, so her hair is dyed gray and pinned up with a wreath, and she's wearing a gray shirt and skirt similar to those of the angels. Somehow she's gotten her skin to turn the same color gray as the clothes and hair.
Age: Ageless, looks about fourteen.
Personality: She’s complicated, and a bit crazy due to all her time traveling. Her mood shifts pretty
quickly. She won’t speak about some of the places she’s been, and if you
ask, she’s likely to punch you. Even so, she’s very smart and speaks a
variety of languages. Tahki is an introvert, despite the fact that she’s
quite bold.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Jarnen, I would love to go with you. *blushes*
Other: Speaks in Bold Italics
Name: Cilantro Ammaretta Starrel
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: AE
Appearance (with costume): Cilantro is going as Jo from Little Women. Her brown hair is styled in an old fashioned way. She's wearing a simple green dress from the 1800's with a collar, and button up boots. She already has brown eyes.
Age: Ageless, looking somewhere in between thirteen and fourteen.
Personality: Cilantro is more of an ambivert. She can be shy and socially awkward a times. She loves reading and writing. She doesn't mind being around other AEs, and is willing to join in in competitions. Usually she's polite enough.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: No, unless somebody asks me.
Other: Speaks in Italics
Name: LilyCat
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: Captcha
Appearance (with costume): LilyCat is going as Heidi (From the book Heidi by Johanna Spyri). Her normally purple hair is dyed black, and put into curly pigtails. She is wearing a black swedish dress with flowers at the hem over a white shirt with lace at the cuffs.
Age: 9
Personality: LilyCat is mischevious and playful. She will act bubbly and sweet when she wants something. (Usually she wants a brownie.) She loves most sweet treats.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Nope.
Other: Speaks in asterisks
(August 14, 2017 - 9:54 am)
@Pepper Star
My compliments on your excellent taste in hatwear, Pepper Star!
>tips own newsie cap<
(August 17, 2017 - 12:40 pm)
Oh, Leeli, look! A costume party! How fun! Let's go!
Alright, I suppose we can. But promise you won't get dramatic like at the Æ summer ball? I don't want you sitting by yourself again.
*sigh* You're never gonna let me live that down, are you?
Hey, I wanna come!!
You're already at the Summer Ball with Nymph--
You can never be in too many Æ balls!
Okay, I guess...if you think you can keep up with both...What about you, Alfred?
An Æ costume ball? Why not.
Alrighty then! I guess I'm writing four charrie sheets...
Nugget says awdd.
<make that Five.>
I'll fill em out later.
(August 14, 2017 - 10:36 am)
This looks like fun!
Name: Brooklyn Newsie
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: CBer
Appearance: (with costume) I'm going as Rey from Star Wars, and we all obviously know the costume and hair, so I'll just skip to my appearance. I have medium length and color brown hair and grey/blue eyes. I'm tall, and have a lot of freckles.
Age: 13
Personality: smart, spunky, kind, friendly, fun, introverted.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Tina! She's my CAPTCHA. I'm taking her because she is my responsibility.
Other: Taking lightsaber/slingshot/wand/celestial bronze sword.
Name: Tina
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: CAPTCHA
Appearance: (with costume) A miniature thunderbird. She is going as Lindsey Stirling as the Shatter Me ballerina.
Age: Can I use #Ageless for this one?
Personality: sweet, cute, goofy.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: If anyone wants to ask her (CAPTCHAs only), she'll go.
Other: Dances while flying. Might cause miniature storms. On the off chance that this happens, Brooklyn Newsie will take complete control of the situation.
(August 15, 2017 - 10:05 am)
Yay! We'll have both Jyn and Rey at the party! :)
(August 15, 2017 - 11:14 am)
@Leafpool
All we need are a Leia and a Padme! Want to tag team it?
(August 17, 2017 - 12:27 pm)
Name: Cockleburr
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: CBer!
Appearance: I'll be going as Newt Scamander. :) So, blue trench coat, Hufflepuff scarf, funky little bowtie, 1920s era clothing, suitcase. Epic wand. Brown hair in a bun for the outfit, front bangs ruffled up.
Age: 16
Personality: Friendly and cheerful, gets very excited about the things that interest her. Loyal and generally very happy. Can be a bit shy and awkward when feeling unsure.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Last I checked, no!
Other: Nah. :)
Name: Counter
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: AE
Appearance: Counter will be going as Dr. Strange. (Because the comic books are EPIC!) Long red cape with the tall collar-thingy. Cape fastens with eye amulet. Blue tunic, wrap belt, dark leggings, and boots. He's dying his hair black with gray streaks at the temples for the occasion.
Age: 15-16ish
Personality: He is a bit shy and gets very flustered quickly. He is fairly sensible, but quiet when he doesn't know people. He likes being part of the group, just not usually the center of attention. He is sweet, cheerful, and laughs easily.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Well... I'd love to take Jammira, but I haven't seen her or Embers in the Ashes in a long time. So, nobody as of yet.
Other: @Jarnen, I wanted to be Sherlock! Great minds think alike, I guess...
(August 15, 2017 - 4:23 pm)
Name: Silverwaxwing - goes by Silver
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: CBer
Appearance (with costume): I've got long red hair, freckles, hazel eyes and I'm tall... I'm going as Beverly Crusher (The other choice was Tasha Yar, but I don't look anything like her.) from Star Trek Next Generation, I'll be wearing her black paints and blue shirt her uniform.
Age: Almost 15 (EEEK!)
Personality:Crazy, loves adventures & animals, likes to do stuff.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: If someone wants to go with me, I'd love to go! :D Otherwise, just my AEs & CAPTCHA
Other: Not much? ;P
Name:Lock Kyar
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: AE
Appearance: (with costume)Black hair, tall, black eyes is going as The Dread Pirate Roberts, wearing black pants, a black shirt, a black bandana and a mask, as well as black cowboy boots and carrying an old fencing sword.
Age:15ish
Personality:easy going, loves to read, looks after us younger folks xD, very sweet.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Sib...? Are you going to the party?
Other: N/A
Name:Key
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: AE
Appearance: (with costume)Long red/gold hair, green eyes, freckles, normal height. She's going as Ginny Weasly complete with a red sweater with the gryffindor sign sewn on, black leggins and a black skirt and black rainboots (because my boots are too big for her) and a wand.
Age:13ish
Personality: loves a good aventure, loves to tease, enjoys hanging out with AEs and getting into trouble.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: If someone wants to ask me, they're welcome to.
Other: N/A
Name: Storm
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer:
Appearance: (with costume)dirty blond hair and blue eyes, tall, he's going as Erik Karlsson of the Ottawa Senators (hockey team). He's wearing a Senator's jersey (away) and would be carrying a stick if I let him, but I wont.
Age:13 - 14ish
Personality:Out going, likes jokes, likes to help people and animals, loves hockey.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: No one thanks, but I'd be happy do dance if someone would like to dance with me.
Other: He would never admit it, but he can be very shy.
Name:Maggy
Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer:CAPTCHA
Appearance: (with costume)Maggy's got black curly hair, and gray eyes, She's going as Mary Ann from Giligan's Island, she's wearing red bows in her hair and a checked red dress like Mary Ann's.
Age:8ish
Personality:Crazy, bubbly, goofy, cute.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: {I'll go with someone, if they want to go with me}
Other: I will let her go with a (respectable) boy, but I will be keeping a close eye one her.
(August 16, 2017 - 2:28 pm)
I-I would love to dance with you, Storm.
(August 18, 2017 - 8:19 am)
Thank you, I'll take you up on that! ;)
(August 18, 2017 - 3:44 pm)
Great!
(August 18, 2017 - 8:54 pm)
Name: St.Owl (goes by any combination of this)
CBer
Appearance: I'm going as the eleventh Doctor. I've cut my hair a lot shorter and dyed it brown for the occassion, sort of flipping it over my head. I'm wearing a red fez, a brown tweed jacket with red suspenders and a red bowtie, and black pants with tall boots. Plus a sonic screwdriver!
Age: I look fifteen (on the CB, anyway).
Personality: Uuugh. I hate doing this. I suppose on the CB I'm the exact opposite of IRL - perky, optimistic, and extroverted. I'm also a lot braver and I think more fun. I love fangirling with people and I can be tough with badly behaved AEs. (but that's only because I have my terror threesome to worry about.)
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Eh, probably not, unless someone wants to go as friends.
Other: I forced Dev to coordinate with me, hehe.
Name: Devil Owl, goes by Dev
AE
Appearance: Going as the TARDIS (THIS WAS NOT MY CHOICE.) Try as I might, he refused to put on the box, so I had to go with the next best alternative. He's wearing blue boots, leggings, and a T-Shirt with the pattern of a Police Public Call Box printed on it. I even convinced him to dye his hair blue, and he's wearing it out of its ponytail. On places with bare skin he painted cogs and wheels and other strange thingymajigies. THE TARDIS HAS COOL STUFF IN IT! LIKE WHICK-WHACKS AND PINBALL MACHINES!
Age: #Ageless
Personality: Insane, but fun-loving. He's random, with a scatterbrained mind and he's not at all shy to share it. But Dev does have a good sense of responsibility (probably because it would hurt his pride otherwise) and he'll usually do what you tell him, in a roundabout sort of way.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Ew, girls.
Puck! Puck! Puck! Puck!
*glances at very carefully written invitation to Puck* *hides in pocket* EW, GIRLS.
Other: Speaks in bold.
Name: Feather (Fea isn't much of a nickname, by the way.)
AE
Appearance: Feather eventually agreed to go as Lieutenant Tasha Yar. (BECAUSE BOOKS ARE A STUPID THING TO GO TO A PARTY AS!) Therefore, she, too, has a flipover hairdo, with a complicated dying style I'm not going to bother to explain. She's wearing a yellow Next Gen Starfleet uniform with tall boots and a (definitely fake) phaser.
Age: #Ageless
Personality: The least insane of my AEs, but still not a perfect soul. Feather has two of the best weapons in the world: a black belt in karate, and some very heavy dictionaries. Growing up in a household with Devil Owl, she obviously had to be tough, and she most certainly is. With a mean streak and a quick temper, Feather can pop off sassy remarks easier than Dev shoots a blaster. She does, however, do her best to be gentle with people she's not related to, and can force herself to be quite patient, though she finds it incredibly difficult.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Maybe if Hobbes comes . . . ?
Other: Speaks in italics.
Name: Cù Chullain, goes by Cù.
AE
Appearance: Cù is going as Saint Patrick. I am waaaay too lazy to describe him and all his separate clothing, so please just do me a favor and Google a picture. She's keeping her curly red hair and leaving it under the hat thingy (I must sound incredibly unproffessional right about now), and her eyes are green.
Age: #Ageless, looks to be the oldest of the bunch
Personality: Though she comes off as perfectly sane, Cù really isn't. In fact, she's the perfect mad Irishwoman. She's crazy about hurling and fiddling, an amazing Irish step dancer, and an expert on Celtic folklore. But these are also delicate topics: if you insult them, she will come down on you hard. If you consider Dev violent, you haven't seen some of Cù's reactions. A good whack with a sliotar will put anyone out of business; even her precious fiddle is put to use from time to time. However, there is nothing to fear. If you treat an Irish topic well, you'll earn Cù's respect quite easily, and she'll be the perfect lady.
Are you taking anyone to the party?: Perhaps a few snakes to banish.
Other: Speaks in bold italics.
(August 17, 2017 - 10:16 am)
Reserving a spot (or four. I think my AEs will want to come along)! I'm in a rush right now but I'll make the sheets soon.
(August 17, 2017 - 11:24 am)