CB Costume Party

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CB Costume Party

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)

Okay!

@Silverwaxwing and Key, Hazel is going as Ginny too. But that's fine; we can have two Ginnys at the party and compare their costumes! 

submitted by Leafpool, age Eternal, Hidden in the forest
(August 17, 2017 - 11:46 am)

@Leafpool Oh sorry! I forgot. xD That's fine, cause I just thought of someone else that Key could go as, and honestly it fits her character better.

Here is Key's new sheet -- 

 

Name:Key 

Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: AE

Appearance: (with costume)Long red/gold hair down her back, green eyes,
freckles, normal height. She's going as Elnora Comstock from A Girl of the Limberlost (one of THE BEST BOOKS EVER!) she's wearing an old fashioned purple dress, with a brown belt, white shawl and  rainboots (because my boots are too big for her) and a butterfly book. 

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

submitted by Silverwaxwing
(August 17, 2017 - 4:41 pm)

@Silverwaxwing

I love 'A Girl of the Limberlost'! You have excellent taste. 

submitted by Brooklyn Newsie
(August 18, 2017 - 3:07 pm)

Thank you, Brooklyn!! Isn't it an amazing book?!

submitted by Silverwaxwing
(August 18, 2017 - 3:42 pm)

@Silverwaxwing

Yes! I actully found it by accident, when I was looking at old books on my grandparent's shelves. I didn't expect to enjoy it, but I did.

Your name reminds me of a beautiful silver moth of the Limberlost. 

submitted by Brooklyn Newsie
(August 19, 2017 - 12:45 pm)

I love looking through old books and when you find one that you end up loving...well, that is the best!!

Thank you! I love that! <3 

submitted by Silverwaxwing, @Brooklyn
(August 20, 2017 - 9:52 am)

Alrighty then! Sheets!

Name: Leeli

Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer? CBer.

Appearance: I'll be going as a Lotr elf. No particular one, just an elf. I'll be wearing a long white gown that goes past my feet with a gold sash. I'll have a silver crown, a jeweled necklace, and I'll have one long braid going down my scalp with two sets of braids on either side that meet up in the middle. I'll also have a braid in front of each ear. I'll be going barefoot. 

Age: 13

Personality: Sweet, introverted, happy, fun-loving, sensitive. Can be crazy.  

Are you taking anyone to the party? Other than my Æs, no.

Other: N/A 

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Name: Evil Devin

Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer? Æ.

Appearance: Devin is going as Link from the Legend of Zelda. He'll be wearing a blue tunic with a belt, tan leggings (he wants me to call them pants, but they're actually leggings), and a black hood. He'll also have temporary blonde dye in his hair, and a bow, and a sword. Real ones, against my will.

Age:#Ageless; looks about 15.

Personality: Insane, but can be sensible if he wants to be. Fun-loving prankster. Has a soft side, but will never admit to it.

Are you taking anyone to the party? Hey, Nymph, I know we're already going to the summer ball and everything, buuuut...wouldyoujustmaybewannacomewithmetothistoo?

Other: Has a crush on Nymph.

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Name: Wren

Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer? Æ.

Appearance: Wren will be going as Anne from Anne of Green Gables. She's going to use temporary dye to dye her hair red, and braid it into two braids. She'll wear a blue dress with puffed sleeves similar to the one Anne wore to the Christmas Ball in the movie. She'll wear matching dancing slippers. 

Age: #Ageless, looks about fifteen.

Personality: Sweet, sensitive, kinda shy, awkward around people, easily hurt.

Are you taking anyone to the party? No thanks...

Other: Might have a slight crush on Storm...

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I'll do Nugget's later. 

submitted by Leeli
(August 17, 2017 - 9:07 pm)

I had to run through a HUGE list of characters before I decided on: BUDABUDABUDABUDABUDABUDA PSHHHHHHHHHH!

Name: General Waffleson

Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: CBer

Appearance: I'm going as Doc Brown from Back to the Future, which means I am going to dye my hair white, find a labcoat, and get those crazy metal glasses. Under the labcoat I'm wearing red collared shirt with a purple bowtie.

Age: -457, but under my pseudonym I'm nearly 13.

Personality: I'm not great at self assessment but I'll try. I'm a nerdy guy who's constantly making references to stuff. I'm curious, easily distracted, and not great at starting conversations. I'm not very serious, and if you've read my top posts you'll probably know I have a love/hate relationship with weasels. I'm random, and I love music, especially old music.

Are you taking anyone to the party?: Not unless someone else wants to!

Other: Uh... Hello!

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Name: Jamie 

Æ, CAPTCHA, or CBer: Æ

Appearance: He's going as Captain Haddock from Tintin. He's wearing a blue turtleneck sweater with the black anchor on it, a black jacket over it with gold buttons and black pants. Oh, yeah, and the black sailor hat with the two gold bands and the gold circle with the anchor in it on the front.

Age: 13

Personality: He's a giant nerd with a knack for trivia. Sometimes so sarcastic I swear he's got a sarcasm cortex in his brain. It gets annoying at times. He's kinda hard to explain... I'll just let him talk for a bit.

Are you taking anyone to the party?: Estella, if she's going.

Other: TEN THOUSAND THRUNDERING TYPHOOOOOOOOOOONS!

I'm done now. When do we start? Or do we start now? If we start now... I'll probably end up posting tommorow anyway.

 

submitted by General Waffleson, age -457, The Breakfast Kingdom!
(August 19, 2017 - 3:31 pm)

Well, we need to wait for Abi to post her sheets, but we can probably start sometime in the next couple days. Don't start before I say so, though.

submitted by Leafpool, age Eternal, Hidden in the forest
(August 20, 2017 - 12:16 pm)

I reserve 3 spots! I'll post the sheet later.

submitted by Applejaguar, age !!, N
(August 21, 2017 - 6:44 am)
submitted by Okay!, age Eternal, Leafpool
(August 21, 2017 - 11:17 am)

Name: Abigail

Role: CBer, if you didn't know.

Appearance: Fluffy brown hair that's about mid-neck length and curls inward at the ends. Almond-shaped eyes and lots of freckles. I wear black Kate Spade glasses with square frames. 5'3". Has a habit of biting fingernails.

I'm going as Jesse Quick from The Flash. (She's the BEST!!! I LOVE HER!!!) Since her costume is pretty complicated and I'm lazy, just look it up. :P But it's pretty much Barry's suit with some rad gold-and-black accents.

Okay, so you get to be an awesome, dimension-hopping superhero with super speed and my costume is—

Shh, Hobbes! You'll spoil it. >;)

Personality: Talkative, likes making people laugh. Knows a lot of funny stories and cool facts. Giant history nerd. Sometimes randomly starts talking in Latin. Good at making friends. Can be clingy and obnoxiously corrects people's grammar. Extrovert.

Are you taking anyone to the party?: Not so far. I'll probably just talk with friends.

Other: Taking this opportunity to note that I cracked up reading the description of Serene's costume. Brilliant. Just brilliant.

——— 

Name: Mandy

Role: AE

Appearance: Mandy has sectoral heterochromia— One eye is fully hazel, and the other is partially colored pale green. She has soft, collarbone-length caramel hair that is usually up in space buns. Her face is constantly adorned with a wide, slanted grin and a sprinkling of cinnamon-sugar freckles. Mandy likes the colors pink and blue, strawberry lip gloss, and swirly skirts.

I'm going as a princess!

...Okay...

A magical warrior fairy princess! I have a really pretty fluffy blue dress and I'll braid my hair. I'll wear a laurel wreath, gladiator sandals, fairy wings, and carry a sword! 

Age: #AEsAreAgeless

Personality: Mandy is not quite crazy, and not quite sane either. She is bouncy, cheerful, and adores muffins. Mandy does her best to be friendly but often goes overboard to the point of being off-putting or creepy. However, she is loyal, enthusiastic, and determined. She is extremely naive, somewhat of a crybaby, and is frequently teased by Critic and Hobbes.

Are you taking anyone to the party?: I don't have a date yet but if you're single and cute I'll go with ya! Boys and girls are equally rad. :DD

Other: Writes in bold.

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Name: Hobbes

Role: AE

Appearance: Dark brown eyes, a beakish nose, and square face. He has black hair, long and shaggy, never brushed, covering his eyes. He is tall and lanky, with limbs a little too long for his body. He's going as... wait for it... Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes!!! 

Because Abi thinks she's just so-o-o funny. *sighs* Basically, I'm using some AE magic and a lot of hair product to get my hair blonde and for it to stick up, and then I'll wear a striped t-shirt, jeans, and carry around a stuffed tiger.

I'm going to take at least seventeen blackmail photos. 

Age: #AEsAreAgeless

Personality: Moody, quiet, and intelligent in the way a politician is— He knows how to get what he wants in the most efficient way possible. He's darkly logical, blunt, and never sugarcoats things. He is easily suspicious and has quite an ego. However, he is also a good friend, pretty silly once his guard is down, and likes puns. A lot.

Are you taking anyone to the party?: *awkward finger guns* Heeyyyyyyy, Feather...

Other: Writes in boldtalics. 

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Name: Critic A

Role: AE

Appearance: Critic has mid-back length, brown-black hair that she usually puts up in two Dutch braids. She has almond-shaped eyes, wears squarish blue glasses, and is practically blind without them. (She's religiously against contact lenses.) She doesn't like makeup and will refuse to wear it. A likes fuzzy boots, glitter gel pens, and gray/black colors.

I'll be dressed as Hermione from Harry Potter, so I'll put my hair down for once, carry a chopstick as a wand, and wear Gryffindor robes. (Though I'm actually a Ravenclaw.)

Age: Take a guess, man— Ageless.

Personality: Critic is book-smart but not streetwise. Most of her friendships are built upon books rather than actual emotional connections. Because of this, she has difficulty interacting with people and can sometimes be quite lonely, though she'll never admit it. She is very snarky, sarcastic, and a perfectionist.

Are you taking anyone to the party?: No, and I don't intend to. I'll have a perfectly nice time crashing Hobbes' date and chatting with friends, thank you very much.

Other: I'm the sensible one in italics.


submitted by Abigail S., age 13, Nose in a Book
(August 22, 2017 - 4:35 pm)

Okay, Hobbes going as Calvin 100% made my day.

Now I'm grateful you didn't make me dress up like a piece of fur or something.

CRASHING HOBBES' DATE? CAN WE DO THAT TOGETHER? I WANNA RUIN FEATHER'S LOVE LIFE!

DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH MY LOVE LIFE! - um, what love life?

submitted by St.Owl, age Recarnated, Everywhere
(August 23, 2017 - 9:07 am)

@Abigail S.

I LOVE CALVIN AND HOBBES, HARRY POTTER, AND THE FLASH! XD, I'm so nerdy. You and your AEs literally have the best costumes. 

submitted by Brooklyn Newsie
(August 23, 2017 - 9:24 am)

CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!! XD

submitted by Pepper Star
(August 23, 2017 - 10:33 am)