Spontaneous RP!
Chatterbox: Inkwell
Spontaneous RP!
Spontaneous RP!
Sometimes I feel like we get so caught up in the developement and rules of a RP that it dies before we even make it very far (I know that's happened to me...Combat Cliff RPG, Griffinfeather RPG the first...and more).
So, let's just do some writing.
two rules.
1. Put forth your absolute best. Even if it's not going to be published or maybe no one else but me will read it. It's good for your writing. Trust me.
2. Make sure everything lines up! Mostly!! Inserting random flying unicorns is okay, but killing a character off and then making them reappear might be a little confusing.
If you are still confuzzled, check out this thread to see what I mean:
http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/inkwell/node/65463
just make up a character and join the story. You can be a character I've mentioned or somebody new. My characters are Pheonix and Carlena.
Without further ado, let us begin.
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"Carlena scratched at the wall's smooth surface, her heart pounding so loud she could hardly think. The dark rectangle seemed to close in around her, pressing in on all sides; squeezing her lungs flat and yanking away all the oxygen. The air was hot and sizzling with frusteration and fear. Throwing herself against the wall, Carlena melted onto the floor. She was stuck. Enclosed in a horrible crystal box while her own dear sister, Caroll, was set on destroying Jewel Academy. All she could do was sit here, helpless and terrified out of her wits, while Caroll did away with everything she worked towards. Carlena tried to take a calming breath and found she could not breath. The walls were closing in...her eyes whirled crazily around the shadows; searching for an exit. If Cassey doesn't get the children out of the academy in time, they'll all... Carlena let out a frusterated gasp of despiration. Oh come on, Carlena! You can't let a little claustrophobia defeat you, girl! She said to herself. The spunky Galaxy Witch sat up slowly and brushed back the gigantic bush of chalk-white, ankle length hair from her damp forehead. Carlena then—"
"Pheonix! Jaihra's on the phone!" My older sister called from downstairs.
"COMING!" I yelled back, dropping The Charming Adventures of Carlena the Galaxy Witch to the floor. Galexia looks up at me in surprise from her nest of pillows on the floor, her eyes clouded, obviously still deep inside the story.
"But...that's not fair! Nixie!" My little sister moans, "What happens to Carlena? What happens to the seven sisters and the academy?"
"You're just going to have to find out next time!" I say with a wink. Galexia shakes her head furiously, sending her fluffy brown pigtails into a frenzy,
"It's not fair that I don't get to see what happens next because you wanna go talk to your giiiiirlfriend," she says angrily. On the last word, an evil smile begins to curl on her lips. I stop half-way to the door.
"Jaihra is NOT my girlfriend. And we have very important things to talk about," I retort hotly before rushing out of Galexia's frilly, pink bedroom and down the stairs, taking the story book with me. The wood steps creak under my feet as I race down, nearly slipping on the last one.
"Yeah, Jaihra, he's coming," I hear my 21-year-old sister, Andromeda, say, Rounding the corner, I can see her leaning against the counter in a red tank top and shorts, her long brown hair in a messy braid over one shoulder. She has my phone tucked between her hear and shoulder while she casually flips through pages of her sketchbook, twirling a bright blue pencil with her free hand.
"I'm here!" I yell breathlessly in her face.
"Took you long enough," she says, rolling her eyes and handing over the phone, "go take your chatting upstairs. You two 'll talk my ears off. Upstairs!" She commands, pointing her pencil.
"Hi Jaihra!" I greet into the phone.
"Hi Pheonix! Ummm...are you alone??" She asks cautiously, "I have an update on...you know...project Milky Way Sorceress and...uh...the Precious Stone School," she hints not-so-subtly.
"Yeah, just a sec," I answer, dashing back upstairs to my room and bouncing onto my bed.
"Okay! Shoot!" I exclaim, tossing down the story book beside me. It flips open to the title page; which is covered with words I'm glad Galexia can't read yet.
For my nephew, Pheonix. I hope you enjoy my charming adventures!!! Please keep in mind that these are all absolutely true and my heroism was not exagerated in the least. Hope that you can soon join me in Jewel Academy! Once you set out on your journey to find it, that is.
xoxoxoxoxoxo <3 <3 <3
Your Aunt Carlena, the spunky Galaxy Witch
P.S. do not show this to anyone or I may have to incenerate them.
I let the book cover slide closed. Yeah, Galaxia, we do have important things to talk about.
(April 2, 2018 - 4:12 pm)
(July 14, 2018 - 2:14 am)
Stay topped, amazing thread! I'll post as soon as I find time!!!
(July 15, 2018 - 1:29 pm)
If no one minds me posting twice, I'd be happy to post again!! Also, branching off of the magic discussion, I think that the non-magic characters (Jaihra, Dom, Dathan, and anyone else I'm forgetting) play a crucial part as well. so, in the same way that Jaihra has a special power (the ability to read people's auras), I was wondering if maybe everyone, even humans, have the potential for one special power (something small and inconspicuous but different, like Jaihra's) due to the circulation of magic in the universe. Maybe it is only brought out by coming into contact with magic or special circumstances, so in that way people can live their whole lives without revealing their power. Examples of these "smaller" powers could be ability to detect lies, heightened skills in a certain area, or uncanny abilities like being in the right place at the right time, or guessing someone's intentions with next to no information. Does that sound good? Like, Fidelity, if you want to write about how Jaihra's gift was activated and how there might be other uses for it, or if I were to write about Dom's gift (I don't know what that may be), or maybe QE could unlock Dathan's gift... just an idea. I think they could be a result of magical residue, so like they aren't really magic, but they're kind of close. Does this make any sense?
Okay, just something to think about! Let me know y'all's thoughts!
(July 15, 2018 - 3:50 pm)
Oh yeah, that's a really good idea!
I'm going to make another one of those "Character List" things (always gotta stay organized! :)) So here's the crew:
1. Andromeda Starz: Blue Magic, owner Rose bud, mother Chastice
2. Phoenix Starz (Nixie): Yellow Magic, owner Rose bud, mother Chastice
3. Galexia Starz: Purple Magic, owner Cassandra the First, mother Chastice
4. Raja: Green Magic, speaks Emarri/ambassador for Dsacel, owner Tyberious Firestone
5. Saphira: Fairy Magic, Fairy Princess, owner Moonfrost
6. Jaihra Trey: Human, Can see auras, owner Fidelity
7. Samantha Christine Corey (Sam): Black Magic (I think?), owner Lucy B.
8. Lyra: White Magic, has wings, Owner Aspen
9. Dathan: Human, former Official, owner Queen Elizabeth
10. Dominique: Human, former Official, possible romance with Andromeda, owner Rose bud/Queen Elizabeth
11. Zephyr: Red Magic (with a pinch of yellow), has wings, knew Lyra from before, owner Darkking
I think this is it? I really hope I haven't forgotten anyone!
(July 15, 2018 - 4:52 pm)
Yeah, that makes sense! I think it sounds great.
(July 15, 2018 - 6:46 pm)
That sounds great! And thanks for the charrie list Cassandra!
I think your idea makes sense. I was thinking that when you're around people with magic, it get's triggered or you kind of absorb it? Jaihra was really close to Phoenix, Andromeda, Sam, and Galexia before, so maybe her ability got triggered/absorbed?
Now that Dathan and Dominique are close to a person with each type of magic, maybe their ability gets triggered/absorbed?
I will also write Jaihra's origin story soon. :)
(July 15, 2018 - 8:36 pm)
Oh! Lyra's last name is Marlow.
(July 16, 2018 - 2:53 pm)
I'm sorry I haven't been posting. July's going to be really busy so I might not post as often as I would like to.
(July 16, 2018 - 9:11 pm)
Saphira~~~
As we walk out of the ship bay I do my best to kill the fires going on while simutanasly sending out a calming sheet of magic to stop anyone from trying anything. Everyone is talking about where to go next, I can barely hold onto the threads of conversation. I'm barely aware of us walking through the city, I'm barely aware of us entering a hotel and I just have enough time to thread a protective barrier around the rooms we're staying in before I crash onto a bed and fall asleep.
(July 19, 2018 - 9:45 am)
Wait, are they still in fairyland or have they left?
(July 20, 2018 - 5:36 pm)
Arise!
(July 19, 2018 - 9:55 pm)
*pulls on a gray hooded cloak* *stretches arms out* I SUMMON THEE FROM THE DEPTHS OF- er, something...
*smirks* Welp, that was a complete fail at some sort of Gandalf figure or whatever. It's not even that close to the bottom.
*huffs* Oh, don't be such a spoilsport.
*smirks again* We-ellll, I would normally be the last person to kill the fun, but... couldn't resist.
You... are...
Irrepressible?
*glares* Impossible.
*snickers* You sound like Seren.
Well good. *pulls hood back up* I'm invisible now. Bye. *disapparates*
(July 20, 2018 - 4:49 pm)
~ Galexia ~
The next morning, we all wake up in the hotel room. Nixie, Jaihra, Andromeda, and all the others are busy discussing their plans of travel. Apparently, they're planning to travel for a while, following the newly-aquired full map to Jewel Academy. Saphira says she'll lend them a vehicle to travel by--she must have plenty, being royalty.
The thing is, I'm still really confused. My life was so normal until this "galexial magic" thing came into it! Well, kind of normal. I think back to the signs. Maybe I should be been more observant. Nixie's hair and eyes turning yellow? That storybook he read, about Carlena the Galexy Witch--our aunt? I sighed as they began to talk again.
After a while, a concensus was reached: Dominique--the new guy who exchanges weird looks with Andromeda--and Dathan--why do pilots' names all begin with "D"?--would fly the spacecraft. Saphira would lend it to us. Andromeda, Jaihra, and Raja would navigate. And the rest of us would "take care of each other and try not to get in trouble."
~~~
Sorry that's so short; I don't really know what to write...
(July 20, 2018 - 5:58 pm)
Jaihra<
"Buckle up guys." Dathan told us.
We had finally managed to organize everyone. Dathan and Dominique had a brief arguement about who got to be captain and who had to be copilot (they agreed to switch halfway through). Andromeda, Raja, and I were in charged of navagating. Andromeda tasked Sam, Zephyr, and Lyra with taking care of Galexia (Phoenix was deemed not responsible enough". Galexia hadn't had any outbursts yet, but they wanted to be safe. Andromeda had experience with Phoenix's spontaneous outbursts when he first got his magic.
Dominique flipped some switches, and the plane came to life. Together, they flew the ship out of the landing bay and into the sky. It was a completely smooth take off, without any bumps.
"Phoenix, take notes. That's how you fly a ship!" I shouted back. Andromeda, Raja, and I were sitting in the front so we could navigate.
"It wasn't THAT bad!" Everyone silenced. "What?!"
"It was pretty bad." Lyra said quietly. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Which direction should we head?" Asked Dominique.
"Pull up the map Jai." I projected the map from my byte in a hologram. Andromeda located where we were, and orientated it to the jewel icon.
"I think northwest. Past the Kyran Sector."
"The Kyran Sector? That's really far. We'll need to stop and refuel. Halfway through." We turned back to the map.
"There!" Raja focused into a small cluster on the map. The hologram zoomed onto a small star system with only eight planets.
"Hmmm... There's only one inhabited planet. It's pretty small, but we should be able to fuel up there. It'll take 131 parsecs to get there." Andromeda said.
"Great, what's this planet called?" Dathan asked, pulling up the navigation.
"Earth."
~~~~~~~~~~~
Is that a good idea? I just had a random headcanon of them going to earth and everyone freaking out. xx
(July 22, 2018 - 5:28 am)
Omigosh, AMAZING idea, Fidelity! The crew's experience on Earth should be hilarious, especially if they aren't familiar with the technology and everything...
(July 22, 2018 - 9:12 pm)