the terminal

Chatterbox: Inkwell

the terminal

the terminal

okay introductions first off. this is like a text adventure kind of. if you dont know what that is celineburningbright explains it here: http://www.cricketmagkids.com/chatterbox/inkwell/node/553133  

sidenote: celine im so sorry i promise im not stealing your idea please ive had this idea for a while im begging you i plan to contribute to your thing youre a good writer im not a plagarist officer please.

other sidenote: everybody please do celines thing too

anyway ive always wanted to do something thats kind of like a text adventure because there was a game i played when i was knee high to a grasshopper. (please assist me in bringing that saying back into common usage)  and anyway the game was a text adventure and it was real cool. ive tried making text adventure type things before but they all failed. failed ideas freak me out, i feel personally guilty about their demise. 

okay im getting off topic, which is a skill of mine. this is set in the same universe as everything i write, because thats the kind of perso i am. it will include: supernatural stuff. weird bit characters. elements of mystery. nightmare sequences. distinct stylistic choices by yours truly.

and most of all, it will involve you, reader. for through the terminal, you will be able to support the character you have been given control of. dont let the power get to your head. possible suggestions for actions will be provided, if you ask for them. 

ill post the first turn after this post shows up. feel free to ask questions, ill answer them if i decide that i want to. 

submitted by Lord Entropy
(August 24, 2023 - 9:47 pm)

AAAAAAFANARTAAAAAAAAHHHJH

yeah I'll answer your question later, i just got home, so..

submitted by LE@Moon Wolf
(June 6, 2024 - 2:15 pm)

(for moon wolf, and anyone else interested)

Diana, Wren, and Antimony are in a vague, throuple type situation. the precise inner workings of that might be explored in canon, maybe not, but the three of them are deeply in love.

Alex is aro ace. 

Ten and Lillie are in a relationship. I think those kids are gonna make it.

there's Terrance and Danielle, Diana's parents. 

Alice (Alex's mom) is either widowed or divorced, don't think I've said which one, but it probably won't be important canonically.

something happened between Tracy and Sam. whether it was just out of desperation and exhaustion after the last arc, or whether it has staying power.... you'll see i guess!

hopefully not forgetting anything :/

submitted by canon relationships
(June 6, 2024 - 2:45 pm)

ok im sorry to but in but Celine your comment was 404, so I had to do this:

ERROR 404 page not found 

submitted by Cloud Bunny, age forever, Up in the Clouds
(June 3, 2024 - 1:50 pm)

i know you just got 2 other pieces of fan art, but they made me remember that i sketched out drawings of the original main characters from the 1st act (excluding ten and lillie). i decided to finish them, and i think they turned out nicely! i'm not sure if i got the eye colors or diana's hair right, but hopefully i captured the vibes :) honestly i had so much fun with this, i love drawing characters and at some point i'll draw the others!!

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submitted by Azalea, age 17, art-ing
(June 4, 2024 - 4:46 pm)

I LOVE YOUR ART!!!!! Not for me Ik, but this is so amazing, as always!!

submitted by CelineBurning Bright
(June 4, 2024 - 6:03 pm)

Wow that's good!

submitted by Moon Wolf@azalea, age lunars, Lost on the Taitung beach
(June 4, 2024 - 6:55 pm)

hear me when i say, it is genuinely like you took them directly from my head. I'm beyond words, dude

(your alex, in particular, is perfect.)

submitted by LE@azalea
(June 6, 2024 - 2:18 pm)

AHHHH, thank you so much!!! that's honestly the highest praise to me!! (and thank you to celine and moon wolf too!)

submitted by Azalea
(June 6, 2024 - 7:46 pm)

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(June 6, 2024 - 2:50 pm)

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submitted by top
(June 6, 2024 - 2:50 pm)

CONTINUE TO BE SAM==>

You're still Sam, although, (of course) Sam has always been Sam, and the thought of continuing to be himself isn't even a thought he can have. You're also a slightly later Sam than the Sam you just finished being. About fifteen minutes. 

That's a very confusing train of thought, and Sam is very lucky that none of it really concerns him.

About fifteen minutes ago, your friend Tracy arrived, and you explained the situation. They agreed that getting superpowers via trauma rituals was preferable to the awkwardness of a high school dance. About ten minutes ago, you gotta text from Wren confirming their arrival to the dance, as well as a selfie in which she is wearing a blue gown, Diana is wearing an atrocious bright green tuxedo, and Alex is scowling in a loose brown suit. You're sure they'll have a good time.

Sketch is currently leading you, Tracy, and Antimony down a hallway with a steep incline downward. Antimony is rolling at incredibly high speed, stopping suddenly, and then doing it again. She's done this about eight times now, probably to piss off Sketch. It seems to be working. 

Sketch: Stop that. 

Antimony: I am very sorry, it is just so steep! 

YOU: Couldn't you fly when you were fighting Apophis? 

Antimony: Well, yes, but my powers, again, are not exactly things I consciously "do." More like reflexes.

Sketch: That is typical of the Seer, I believe. Every role comes with a cost. It varies, but often the cost of the Seer role is the role itself.

Tracy: Which one am I again? 

Sketch: Hermit.

You think you hear them mutter "lame," and you smile to yourself. They look at you, and you think, not for the first time, if you're being honest, that they really are kind of pretty. In a weird, sort of creepy way. Bad train of thought. Not now. Not on the way to... Wherever you're going.

YOU: Hey... Where are we going?

Sketch: Seeing the Oracle.

Okay. Great.  Big bug guy. Kinda weird. You can deal with this. This is going to be fine.

You are led even further below ground, until you finally approach a door. Sketch inputs a code, it opens and-

Oracle: HELLO, CHILDREN! ARE YOU READY TO DRINK MY BLOOD?

What do you...

What? 

submitted by New part!!!
(June 6, 2024 - 9:14 pm)

...please explain, dear Oracle. Also yes yes yess I KNEW something was going on with Tracy and Sam!!! It was probably very obvious, but... >:DDD I tOtAlLy kNeW it!!!!! Ahem. Oh and also sorry five people I know have birthdays this month + there's Father's Day soo... fanart still in the coming :/ I've finished three cards already but I still have to sew a gift for one of my friends and nOo I don't know where my big-eyed (is that the right term? Oh well) sewing needle is so I have to use my small-eyed sewing needle which is so (sew, haha) hard to thread-- Um but yeah. What was I saying? Oh, yeah.

anyways, uh, okay don't know how to end this, so, bye! :) *posts*

(btw, how was your trip, if you want to share?) 

submitted by CelineBurning Bright, Emerald Springs!!!
(June 6, 2024 - 10:39 pm)

@Celine- My trip was just great, thanks for asking. camping is always fun, although it does mean that i get no sleep at all for a while. and yes, Sam and Tracy's thing was intentionally a little obvious. to quote an author: i know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards! 

i don't agree with the quote in any way, but that's no reason to miss out on using a great quote.

~~

AN EXPLANATION WOULD BE IN ORDER ==>

You look at The Oracle, then at the stone altar it's seated at, then at the six silver goblets in a circle around the altar. Huh. 

Antimony: Uh... Yeah I am! 

YOU: What? No. Explain, please. 

Oracle: WELL, YOU WILL NOT BE RECEIVING MY BLOOD, UNFORTUNATELY. YOU HAVE ALREADY AWAKENED! THE OTHERS, HOWEVER... THEY MOST CERTAINLY WILL.

Sketch jumps in hastily. 

Sketch: It isn't really blood. I told the Oracle that blood was a decent translation for what it really is. But it isn't like you'll be drinking stuff from its veins.

Oracle: I DON'T EVEN HAVE VEINS.

Okay. Great. So, some unspecified fluid, not blood. You spend some time thinking about how that isn't preferential in any way, at all. The Oracle places a small metal shell up to his arm. A hole opens up, and black fluid fills the shell. He pours it into two goblets.

Oracle: TAKE, DRINK.

Do you drink?

~~ 

short part, i know, but we have to get some setup out of the way before the... truly insane remainder of this arc starts. 

submitted by Lord Entropy
(June 7, 2024 - 1:22 pm)

eurghhhhh... i have a bad feeling about it, but yes.

submitted by Azalea
(June 8, 2024 - 7:11 pm)

(okay, I've been having fun writing master lists for character traits, i think they're fun, easy, and helpful for fanworks, which are consistently knocking my proverbial socks off. some writers, who i won't name out of an attempt to look less petty than I am, use these out of text infodumps to avoid direct characterization, which is bad. but we don't do that in my household! if something isn't in-text, it's not really canon unless you accept it. death of the author. simple as. that said, just for fun, what i imagine the musical tastes of my own characters to be)

Diana: Okay, I want to say that she mostly listens to, like, weirdo/outsider/freak folk stuff, so obviously The Moldy Peaches, and Kimya Dawson in general. They Might Be Giants, that's canonically her favorite band already.  Possibly Tegan and Sara. Also Jarboe. She's closest to my actual music tastes out of all the kids, probably. She's closest to me personality wise, so it makes sense. Also, I think both she and Wren share a deep love of Reverent Marigold, Diana because it's abrasive freak folk and Wren because it's so trans-coded.

Alex: My emo idiot  <3  This guy unironically loves Depeche Mode, obviously. This guy unironically loves Twenty One Pilots, obviously. Wren's attempts to force taste on him and make him listen to Primus fails. Maybe Diana can get him to like Talking heads, that's as alternative as this sap will ever get. 

Wren: Actual nuanced taste. I'm sure she loves Primus, and Reverent Marigold as previously established. I think she might actually like Depeche Mode too. Also Roy Orbison. Out of all my characters, probably the only one who actually likes the mountain goats. They have a lot of music that speaks toward dysphoria, and i imagine the line I'm gonna get my perfect body back someday, if not by faith than by the sword, I'm gonna be restored might have motivated her during tougher times. I love music, and honestly that song, Hebrews 11:40, had a very deep influence on her characterization. 

Sam: Despite his vague attempts at stoicism, this guy loves the most vulnerable, raw, theatrical noise pop you've ever heard. He love Xiu Xiu, I'm certain of it. I luv the valley OH! is central to his character the way Hebrews 11 40 is to Wren. Also, Pat Benetar, for sure. Outside of that, Barenaked Ladies, Lorde, probably Adele to be honest. Maybe Brandi Carlisle? 

Tracy: Kind of an enigma, honestly. Thrash metal? Grunge? They definitely like obscure bands. Maybe The Electric Saint Lucy? Maybe Daniel Johnston? Probably OutKast, I dunno why, it just feels right. Post reunion SWANS for sure. I can see them in their room just screaming SUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNN! BRING THE SU-UN! Oh, and John Vanderslice. 

Ryan: The Nasty boy himself. This guy loves Black Metal and Doomcore exclusively, but he refuses to accept that the two are different genres. Someone tried to explain how they're not even similar, really, and he didn't care. I hate his guts. 

 

was this any fun? i dunno. I had fun.

submitted by Charrie music tastes
(June 7, 2024 - 9:49 pm)