The last time I posted on this thread was July 2019.

...wow.

Daylily~

I've been spending the last few days trying to familiarize myself with the house. Luna said I could arrange my room however I want, and walking around the house and getting used to it helps me brainstorm, so I get to feel productive. 

I start with front door, framed by a wide, welcoming porch. The house is surrounded by tall trees in an eternal states of fall- leaves perpetually yellow, orange, and red, our feet forever crunching on the remains of seasonal death. There's a cute porch swing and flower boxes under the windows. I open the front door and take a look around. There's a wall to my left, an archway to the music room on the right, and a hallway in front of me. The music room is just what it sounds like- a room with a few microphones, a karaoke machine, a keyboard, and Callisto's guitar. There are music-themed posters on the walls and buckets full of tambourines and harmonicas. Callisto hardly ever plays aer guitar in here, though- with the archway, ae's convinced aerself that it's going to be loud and disturb me. (I wouldn't mind it anyways, but when I tell aer that, ae just shrugs. It is what it is.) Further along the hallway, there's a door on the left that leads to the game room/library. I walk in and a small smile creeps onto my lips. On one wall, there's a TV stand with a Wii and cabinets full of board games. There's an air hockey table in the middle of the room and bean bag chairs and a popcorn machine at the far wall. On the left, a bookshelf covers the entire wall, and it's organized by genre. Lovely. I duck back into the hallway.

The room I walk into is a kitchen/living room mix, with the kitchen to the right and living room on the left. Near the middle, there's a door that leads to a three-season room. Then, in the corner of the living room portion, there's a door that leads to the hallway. Opening the door, I see the door to Callisto's room of the left, a bathroom door in front of me, and down the hall, a door to my room. There's one more door that leads to the basement. Down there, we have Boo's bedroom and a giant screen that fills one of the laws- it's a portal to the Chatterbox, where we can check posts, and in the case of AE chats or introductions, where we can create posts. I go into my room and examine everything in it, all pushed over to one wall; a dresser, a bed, a desk, and a basket full of all the books that don't belong in the library. With a deep breath, I start to push things around until I'm satisfied.

Callisto~

It's lovely out here, behind our house. There's a sparkling lake framed with trees in an eternal state of rebirth, and a path you can take all the way around it. There's a dock at the lake, and a canoe is out there. Back behind me, closer to the house, there's a treehouse and a trampoline. Daylily and I have been thoroughly spoiled, and I can't petend that I'm not enjoying it. The sun is rising, and it fills the horizon with its beauty. It makes me want to write some poetry by the lake, bare feet in the water. So that's what I do- jeans rolled up to my knees, pen tapping against my legs, shaky handwriting lit up by pink and orange light. My writing isn't too good- a poem that's far too much telling and not enough showing- but the setting is perfect, and I'm content.

This'll be short, but I love this thread!

Flora~

I'm just lying on the floor of the living room and looking up into the morning sunlight spewing through the window. I'm almost in a daze from the beauty of everything, even though it's really quite ordinary. I thin Azalea's changed up our house a bit. It wavers, you know, when she forgets something she just adds something else in. 

Suddenly I jump up when Fauna burst in, carrying our new CAPTCA, Kaleidescope, who is an adorable rainbow-hued animal that can shapeshift. Right now it's a pocket dragon. "Oh. my. gosh. Flora, come on! I just spotted a new house, over by the field-"

"Fauna, you KNOW we're not supposed to be barging into other CBer's minds and stuff-" I say. I'm not sure if that's a real rule but I'm not in the mood for socializing...

"Oh, really? Come on! I'm gonna see if I can find Eclipse, I saw him walking toward the Big Tree. Although, he did seem a little grumpy after I called him Lips."

Oh my goodness. "Lips? Please apologize, Fauna. It might be part of his name, but..."

"Yeah, yeah, I did. Let's go."

I guess I'm not getting out of this. Even though I'm not in a great mood, I can't help but admire our beautiful backyard. Kali flutters ahead, giggling and hooting at us. When we reach the tree, Fauna begins to scramble up the tree when a horde of acorns rains down on us, and Eclipse pokes his head out from the orange-and-red leaves. He jumps down with surprising agility. Fauna at first had looked shocked and ran a little ways away, but now she is doubling over with laughter.

"Lips! I didn't know you were a prankster!"

"Please don't call him that." 

"Yes, THANK you Flora. Well, I wouldn't call myself a 'prankster'...but I figured you'd be coming back soon, and I had to make some kind of appearance."

"We're going to greet what might be some new neighbors! Wanna come?" Fauna says. Before he has a chance to respond, she's dragging him along with surprising strength, and all I can hope is that this is going to be short.

~Timeshifter~

I stand on our rooftop as a crow, watching the leaves in the Autumn Area of the Woods of Darkness fall. Darkness Mansion is actually okay, now that I've seen it. And now that we have company, specifically, Daylily and Castillo, it's much better. I spot Burn eating all my saved cookies. 

"Burn!" I yell angrily, stomping towards him. "Those were for Daylily and Castillo!"

"Whoops." he answers, immediatly stepping into his fire-themed room.

I sigh as I step onto the creaky wooden stool, reaching for the honey-colored jar of cookies. At the last moment, I crash onto the ground, the stool breaking. I sigh. Today is not a good day. I did get the cookie jar, though. I grab my woolen jacket and rush out into the coldness. Refreshing. Looking up at the sky, I spot the tallest tree and run towards it until I find Daylily and Castillo's house. I knock on the door and wait. 

~Burn~

I spot a plate of cookies on the counter and start eating them. 

"Burn!" yells Timeshifter, stomping towards me. "Those were for Daylily and Castillo!"

"Whoops." I answer, stepping back into my room. Sometimes, I swear, Nightfall is such a good artist that they made the room look like flames enveloping me. This is what I want. Food and peace. My phone rings and I realize that I need to go again. I sigh, canceling the event, then plopping down on my flaming red plush couch, checking social media and all that stuff.

~Ocean~

Burn and Timeshifter are evidently having an argument again. I slip on my soft blue coat, then step outside, onto the sandy road towards the ocean. It's more quiet there. When I get there, I slip off my shoes and allow the ocean to envelop them. Coldness, yet soothing. As I walk along the beach, I spot something glimmering in the sand. I pick it up - and there it is. A prized treasure. A sliver of sea glass. I smile and tuck it in my pocket, ready to spend yet another day at the beach.

~-Breeze-~

-I'm already in the forest, flying high above the trees, where I am queen. It's silent up here. Just the birds, the wind, the air, and me. Much better than having to listen to my siblings ramble all day.-

~[Spellcaster]~

[Bored. Bored, bored, bored. I am at Nerd's house, but there's nothing to do. I reach into my pocket and pull out a twisted wand, sparkled with purple. Pointing it at a rock, I try my best to enchant it. Aaand I failed. How amazing. *sigh*]  

Nymph

Spring is the best season. Or one of the best. Whatever. I'm happy!

It's warm in Illyria, and the birds are returning. The trees are lighting up with buds and sun. There wasn't any frost last night. I'm going out as a snake again. I'll get tired and cold if I stay in the shade for too long, but the sun is out and there isn't as much shade before the new leaves come in! I missed this.

I'm developing super new AEs!

Stargirl~

Angel and Demon and the rest are moving out, into a different van. Some of them are going to fade out of existance, and still others are moving into a little underground cottage near the pools. I'm the only one staying at the House, as we call it. 

The new AEs are yet to be named. Nox has been procrastin- oh, they're here. 

A girl with silver hair and coppery skin steps out of a carriage. It's then I realize she has a circlet of moonlight, and a tiny starlight bracelet on her wrist. She smiles at me. 

"Hello! You must be Stargirl. I am Eclipse, Princess of the Lunar Eclipse. Well my full name is Eclipse Luna." 

Her voice is slightly melodice, but also rocky. She slips off the starlight bracelet off her wrist and fastens it on to mine. 

"Nox told me to get a gift." 

Another person steps out, a male this time. 

"Hello! I am Soleiliara, Prince of the Suns. Yeah, Nox also told me to get you a gift..." 

He slips off the crown on the top of his head, carved with suns and clouds. 

"My full name is Soleiliara Sol. Weird name, I know." 

Another steps out, she looks like a princess of the stars or something. 

She chuckles. "Good guess. But no, I'm princess of solar eclipses. I can also mindread. My name is Eclipse de Soleil, Eclipse's twin. Call her Luna, and me Soleil." 

She hands me a small embroidered bag. Inside is a calculator carved with stars, dusted with stardust. 

"The other one is coming..."

A grand carriage pulls up, and another person steps out. 

"Bonjour. I am Princess- no, recently crowned Queen of Magic, Trivia. After the Roman Version of Hecate. My sister, Princess Hecate of Magic." 

A younger girl, almost a completely same replica, but younger, of Trivia. 

"You can call my sister Trixie! You can also call me Cate, or K, if you want!" 

Eclipse Lunar~

I'm nervous. What if Stargirl gets on Cate and Trixie's bad sides? What if she's stuck up and annoying?

Luckily, she smiles. 

"Nice to meet you all!"

I sigh in relief. "It's nice to meet you too."

"It's also nice to be- oh stars! I forgot to bow!" she says, bowing quickly. 

"There's no need to bow, mon amour." Trixie says kindly. 

Cate drops her voice to a whipser. "Trix likes calling everyone mon amour, which means my love in french." 

"Nice to know, Cate." 

Trix glares at Cate. "Please continue using proper prose, Hecate." 

"Okay, goodness, I'm sorry, Trix!" 

"Shut up with the arguing, you two! Sibling banter, amiright?" Sol bumps my arm. 

"Oh- um, yes, of course!" I whisper softly. 

"Well, we will be getting settled into our new rooms." Cate says, heading into the house. I follow, and Star gives us a few maps of the house. 

"Nox will be here soon. Your new rooms are on the top floor." she explains. "Refer to the map if you need anything."  

Giselle ~

Olive is once again in her room. There is nothing I can do about this (it's Giselle-proof, something I do not understand) so I head downstairs.

I'm considering trying to bake cookies when Mabel leaps onto my head.

"Hey, Selle!" She says.

I frown. "Never call me 'Selle' ever again."

"Okay, Selle! You're the boss!"

I glower, but I do appreciate being called the boss. "Want to help me bake cookies?" I ask before I think better of it. Sadly, I should have thought better of it.

"Okay G!" Mabel says in a sinister tone. What is up with the nicknames? She continues, "just let me finish this 3D printing."

I raise a skeptical eyebrow at the cat, who is now perched at the table. "3D printing?"

"IN MY STOMACH!"

What the--I'm concerned already. "What on earth?" I take a step back.

"After the discovery that glitter is plastic, I have been eating glitter and TRYING TO CHANGE ITS SHAPE IN MY STOMACH!!!"

Of course Mabel's small, unintelligent cat brain would think such a thing. "Slap some sense into yourself," is all I say. I would rush her to a doctor, but I have learned that AEs are technically immortal and ageless. She cannot die unless Honeybee dies. 

"YEP." Mabel says. "So, COOKIES?"

But I don't have much of an appetite anymore. "I'm going to go get some fresh air," I say with a small sigh. "Just don't burn the house down, okay?"

On the large balcony that looks over at the sea, I find Lulu. Great, just when I needed to be alone. They are painting the ocean. Original. I voice this out loud.

They frown. ">Um, can I help you?<"

"The ocean," I repeat. "Is not a very original subject for a painting."

They purse their lips and do not respond, which I cannot help but find insulting. However, what can I do about it? I leave the balcony.

In the living room, I run into Penny--bad luck, once again. I feel ridiculously like Olive, wanting to be alone so much! The thought makes me laugh, because obviously, I am far superior to Olive and her petty ways.

">What's so funny?<" Penny asks. I sigh.

"Nothing that concerns you!" I sashay out of the room. I could be kinder, I know, but I feel at wits end with these other AEs. I need to be alone. 

I go into my room, appreicating the organized, clean space, and walk out onto my personal balcony. I can see Lulu, still painting, below. I stare out at the sea, thinking deep thoughts, because I am a deep person indeed. I compose a whole poem in my head, but allow myself to forget it.

"Hey, did you eat all the chips?" A voice says from behind me. I turn around to face my obnoxious twin, Olive.

"No, I would never!" I snap. She looks taken aback. "I mean, no, Mabel hid them." This is a lie, but a good one, with a good cause. I could be morally conflicted, but I want to send Olive on a wild goose chase. In reality, I never bought chips. I admit, I forgot. 

"Seriously?" Olive says with a sigh. I shoo her away, then look back out at the sea.

I am continuing to think deep thoughts when a voice behind me says, "I did NOT hide the chips. There are no chips!! OLIVE, TELL HER!"

Then, ">I'm pretty sure I finished the chips?<"

"That was last week. I told SELLE OVER THERE to buy some chips, but she didn't!"

"Figures."

"GONNA GO MAKE A GLITTER VOLCANO--wait--ack--"

I listen to Mabel barf up plastic, then turn around to face my family. I have created yet another catastrophe.

"Lulu did it," I say.

~~~ 

Can my AE's join this? If not, ignore this post.

WindraceR

Ha! I win! Suck it up! I yelled at 7506, throwing all the Uno cards in his face.

I simply let you win. I got bored of playing against you. 

Great. 7506 just has to supply another lame excuse. Anyways, we are currently headed to a house where there are other AE's. It sounds lame, but Lazerbat is making us do it. In fact he's the one driving right now. 7506 and I are in the back seat, Berthas in the front seat, and Nailchewer is on top of the car spitting demon acid at passing cars.  

I sit back in my seat, and mack sure my outfit is looking snazzy. I want to make a good impression for these AE's, as I usually don't make a good impression for most people. 

We finally arrive, and I'm impressed by the sheer size of this house. I mean, there are AE's everywhere.  Bertha goes around kindly greeting everyone and giving them muffins. Nailchewer turns into his god form and intimidates everyone. 7506 unkindly greets everyone. I'm about to start talking when I remeber how bad I am at talking to people. 

I think I'll just akwardly run away. I am terrible at social situations. 

+`.* firefly *.+`

It has been so, so long. But I'm here again.
I suppose if some lonely, sobbing AE finds this place, or this journal, they would like to know who I am.
So hi, future Alter Ego. My name is Firefly. My CBer... My CBer's name is dreamiing. She's not in a good place at the moment. Our perfect, carefully imagined house is cracking. Faith's grip on reality is slipping and I barely see her. I don't know where our darling little CAPTCHA, Vii, has gone. It's so lonely in the Tall House, the large windows showing only gray and Starlight's sobs echoing through the empty rooms. I've been putting up such a perfect facade this entire time. dreamiing counts on me to keep everything under control. But how can I, when my appearance keeps blurring, Faith hasn't left her room in weeks, and Starlight's not even stuttering she's so upset? I didn't know what to do. I still don't actually, but it's better here, in the Little Lost Treehouse. 
I found this place ages ago. I was newly formed and still a strict, motherly figure who had the best grammer you'd ever see. Faith was mean, meaner than she was supposed to be. She called me boring and useless and a robot and I ran away. 
This place has always welcomed me, with it's plush armchairs and color-shifting walls and shaggy rugs. It's small, sure, and covered in dust and cobwebs, but it's home to me, more than the Tall House will ever be. I first found it on a tall elm tree rather close to the Tall House, but every time I ran from the property and dashed into the forest it was in a new place. 
Okay. I'm going to put this journal down and try to clean up a bit. That always cheers me up. 

I rest the shabby, leather-bound journal on one of the armchairs and start re-arranging the furniture, pushing chairs into places and straightening the rugs, then starting to brush the dust off everything with my sleeve. After a few minutes, I'm starting to feel more peaceful, the methodic movements of swipe-brush-step, swipe-brush-step keeping track with my heartbeat. 
It's only been half an hour, but the treehouse is clean. I smile softly at the armchairs and exit the treehouse, going out onto the small balcony where I stand, looking out at the quiet forest that surrounds me. A bird sings from a nearby tree and I consider joining it, but I haven't sung in quite a while and don't feel like it today. I continue to stand in silence, a wave of peace washing over me as more birdsong floats through the trees. 
And then I hear footsteps and my dear, broken sibling comes stumbling through the trees, tears flying from her closed eyes and her hair messier than I've ever seen it. Faith doesn't seem to see the treehouse, nor me, but I see her as she sinks to the ground in front of an oak tree, tears splattering her front. Then, I see what is troubling her as she gives a great shudder and glitches in and out of sight, flashing red and blurring momentarily. 3RR0R scrolls across her face, then falters and fades. Faith bursts into sobs again and trembles, hunched on the ground with her arms wrapped around her legs. I hesitate and then run back into the treehouse, opening the Everything Cabinet and pulling out a bag of Cici's Feather Helper Birdseed™. Back outside, I fill my hand with birdseed and hold it out, careful not to extend it over the balcony railing. I wait until a bird lands on my palm, picks up a seed, and flies to the nearest tree. After having the snack, the bird looks toward me and tilts its head. I mime opening a beak and the bird oblidges, starting to sing a sad-yet-hopeful tune, the melody dancing through the air. Faith looks up, tears shimmering on her face, and smiles.
"Thank you, Firefly," she whispers. Her eyes catch mine and for a second we are united like we have never been.
I dont even pause to wonder how Faith can see me, just smile back at my sibling and enjoy the moment.

Okay, so in Lumi's NaNo I'm supposedly stuck in a reality where Kiwi has been possessed by a demon and Lumi has been frozen in the past. And I have to save everyone. I need a break. And you know what? I can be in two places at once. I'm an AE. So there.

I've been gone too long. From here. From everyone. I haven't talked to anyone except Lumi, Mid, Ibi, and Kiwi for so long. I haven't checked on Firefly, even though Lumi said I should because dreamii was having a hard time now. I said I would, and I haven't. I'm horrible.

So I'm doing it now. I'm bringing motivational cookies and positivitea. As I walk away from the bright blue door to our home, my mind is racing. I haven't seen Firefly in so long. I don't even know what to say. I guess I'll start with "Hi, how are you," and we can go from there. 

I missed this. I missed walking in the middle of a field of wildflowers, not knowing what I'll say when I get to where I'm going.

It's good to be back.