Chatterbox: Pudding's Place

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Leaves swirl around your feet as you head out to the
backyard to get a pumpkin. You kick angrily at them before yanking the biggest
pumpkin off its vine. This year for Halloween your parents are going to send
you to Aunt Rachel and Uncle Richard’s house. Aunt Rachel always serves bland
porridge for breakfast and even blander spaghetti for dinner. There’s never any
lunch. Never any snacks. Never anything but water. No TV. No internet. No cell
service. No books. It’s surprising they even have electricity and running
water! You set the pumpkin on the porch and stomp into the kitchen for a knife.
Oddly, there’s a wicked-looking black one with a white handle on the counter.
You shrug and grab it. Back on the porch, you cut into the top of the pumpkin. “I’m
going to win the Jack ‘O Lantern contest no matter what!”, you exclaim, then
add bitterly, “Since it’s the only thing I’ll get to do for Halloween anyways.”
You take off the top of your pumpkin and reach inside to grab a handful of
seeds, but feel... Nothing... You pull out your arm and peer inside the hole.
There is something long and brownish in there. You stick your hand in again and
pull it out. It’s a tootsie-roll! “How could that have gotten in there?” you
ask out loud. You un-wrap it, and instead of finding chocolate, you find a
tightly rolled note. You take it out. It reads: 

Dear VPT (Victim of
Parental Torture),

I’d like to offer you
an escape from the horribleness of bland porridge and spaghetti. I’m hosting an
overnight stay for as long as need be at my mansion. All Hallows Eve Manor (AHEM)
will open its doors to any CBer who wishes to come and stay for the duration of
time that they wish. AHEM offers: The Candy Suite, The Haunted Library, The Bat
House, The Dungeons, The Ghost Wing, Ibrahimbimmy’s Awesome Exclusive Deluxe
Renowned Restaurant, The Theater, The Costume Palace, The Wish Room, The Locked
Door, and much, much more. So much, in fact, that you might never want to
leave!

See you soon,

Candy

P.S. Bring your own
trick-or-treat bags.

P.P.S. If you
misbehave, Panthera will escort you away to an isolation cottage in the Veiled
Woods. Try not to go insane, please. I hate calling asylums.

P.P.P.S. Please don’t
kill each other with light sabers. The light hurts my eyes. Dueling is only
allowed if the participants use normal swords, and the audience buys their own
popcorn.

P.P.P.P.S. I will pick
you up at 11:30 pm in three days. Just wait on your roof.

“Awesome!” you think, “A Halloween sleep over party at a
spooky mansion for as long as I want with no porridge or spaghetti? I’m coming
for sure!” You run up to your room to pack your bags, totally forgetting about
the pumpkin.

 

 

 So! Halloween in a
spooky mansion, held by a mysterious person named Candy. Who’s up for it? Just
tell me what you and your AEs’ and CAPTCHAs’ Halloween costumes are and you’re
in! You have three days to sign up, but I might
accept late arrivals depending on how much Halloween candy they give me. Also,
feel free to guess who I am!

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submitted by Candy, age Unknown, All Hallows Eve Manor
(October 11, 2016 - 6:06 pm)

back to the Pudding's Place

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Kestrel sighed. Hurry
up Candy person, whoever you are. Before I go crazy!  Muriel eyed her. And somehow reading her
mind, answered: “You are crazy!” This was followed by a long rant about animal
abuse, and how Kestrel was so evil to
make her dress up as a stuffed wolf. Stuffed  wolves were so  cheesy... But Kestrel
blocked her out and concentrated on
Fia, who was admiring the chimney. “You reckon I could make an explosion if I
jumped into the chimney?” she asked Gossamer. “I could make a better explosion
than you,” Gossamer replied, “I’m a sorceress!” She twirled her wand and
flipped her dark blue cloak over her shoulder. “No you couldn’t! I’m a forest
fire. I’ll burn you to a cinder!” Fia advanced slowly on Gossamer, who was
frantically twirling her wand in tight circles and willing it to do something,
anything, when Kestrel looked up at the sky. She screamed and fainted. Fia
stopped stalking Gossamer to pour a bucket of freezing ice water over Kestrel’s
face (Where’d that come from?), and Muriel took the opportunity to rip the TY
tag off her collar. Then they looked up. There was a large black and white bird
descending from the heavens. No! It was a zebra with wings. No! Wait! It was a
zebra striped triple-decker bus with wings. Fia and Muriel were so distracted
by the zebra-bus, that they didn’t notice the dark purple smoke leaking out of
Gossamer’s wand. “Guys!” she called in a high-pitched voice, “A little help
over here!” Muriel looked over, distracted, and yelped when she saw the dark purple
smoke now billowing out in clouds from Gossamer’s wand. She tugged at Fia’s arm
and pointed her nose in Gossamer’s direction. Fia and Muriel watched, horrified
that they couldn’t do a thing, as Gossamer was completely engulfed in dark
purple smoke. The zebra-bus landed next to them on the roof and the dense cloud
of smoke quickly dispersed, leaving no trace of Gossamer anywhere. In a daze,
Fia and Muriel climbed onto the zebra-bus, hauling the still unconscious Kestrel
with them. The mysterious Candy presented them both with a lollipop and said
awkwardly, “I’m sorry.” “Uh-huh,” Fia replied. Their minds still numbed with
the loss of Gossamer, Muriel and Fia stumbled to the back row of the zebra-bus,
dragging Kestrel along with them, and collapsed onto a cheetah-spotted leather
seat.

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submitted by Day 1 is out!
(October 15, 2016 - 8:21 pm)

oh my! One already dead and not half introduced! 

submitted by Daisy
(October 15, 2016 - 8:55 pm)

Ugg! More wierd formatting! Sorry, guys, I'll try to fix it.

submitted by Candy
(October 15, 2016 - 9:46 pm)

May I join? Pleeeeeeeease? I'll give you all my Halloween candy. And Brian's and Ellak's and Cardinal's! Sorry I'm late. If possible, I'll come alone. 

hey!!!!!!!!!

thts myca ndy! 

Candy is gross! *shivers* Cavities! *shivers again* 

submitted by Kate-the-Great
(October 15, 2016 - 10:56 pm)
submitted by Day one is out!
(October 16, 2016 - 2:27 am)

@Kate-the-Great: sure, but you won't be featured very prominently. Oh, and thanks for the candy. *rips the wrappers off* *stuffs giant handful of candy in mouth* *laughs evilly* 

submitted by Candy
(October 16, 2016 - 11:39 am)
Kestrel woke up to the sounds of yelling. Sir Richard and Sir Galahad were arguing about whether knights or ninjas were more cool. "Knights have swords!" Sir Richard shouted. "So do ninjas!" Sir Galahad retorted. "Ninjas are cooler because they can sneak up on people and hide in the shadows. Knights just ride around on horses wearing clanky tin cans and challenging people to duels. Ninjas are better!" "Yeah right! Knights are brave and fearless and they have lots of weapons and shields. Ninjas only have swords!" "Nuh-uh! Ninjas have nunchaku and ninja stars too. And they have deadly aim. You better watch out!" "Well, whatever. Ninjas are still cowards, though! They just sneak around in the shadows and wait for the perfect opportunities." "Knights never think twice. They just charge out onto the battlefield unprepared!" "I challenge you to a duel!" Sir Richard yelled. "Fine!" Sir Galahad accepted. The two sirs circled each other as Joan and Autumn Leaves sat watching, bored. "He's always like this," Joan complained. "So is Sir Galahad," Autumn (can I call you Autumn?) answered. 
***
Bolton, Beth, Bombett, and Burt sat in the first row of the zebra-bus watching with wide eyes as Candy steered it through the knight sky. They were puzzled as to who she was, because Candy was wearing a white mask, a black suit, and had her hair stuffed up into a jester hat. "Why the jester hat?" Bombett whispered to Burt. "Who knows?" he shrugged. "I think she's cool, though," Beth said. "She gave us lollipops!" Bolton added, sucking on four. "Hey! You took mine!" Bombett accused. "You weren't eating it!" Bolton defended. "Look!" Burt said, and pointed to Candy. They watched as Candy reached up and pushed a purple button on the ceiling. A panel opened above Bombett and a bag of tootsie rolls fell into her lap. Smugly, she handed some to Beth and Burt as Bolton scowled. He finished the lollipops and threw the sticks into the air. They landed on Cortana and Chester who were playing cards. "Hey!" Chester yelled. As he raised his head, his bumblebee antennae hit the ceiling and broke off. They landed on Sir Galahad's head, distracting him from his duel with Sir Richard. Sir Richard knocked the sword out of his hand and sent it flying. Joan and Autumn watched in horror, frozen to their cheetah-spotted seats as the sword embedded itself in Fia's chest. She gasped and then her eyes rolled back in their sockets. Kestrel sat up groggily, saw the sword, burst into tears, and promptly fainted again. Puck quietly got up to get Candy.
*** 
R.I.P.S. Gossamer, Rest In Purple Smoke
R.I.C.S. Fia, Rest In Cheetah Spots
I apologize to Kestrel for the deaths of both Fia and Gossamer, and I assure you that they were completely random. I also apollogize for making you faint so much, but it's part of the plot. *laughs evilly and throws stale popcorn into the air* And I apologize to everyone for the shortness of these first days, but I assure you, they will get longer and more detailed as this Ski lodge progresses.
P.S. CAPTCHA says "hufv". He/she means to say "hurry up". Be patient! I'm just starting on the next day! 
submitted by Day 2 is out!
(October 16, 2016 - 11:56 am)

Wow, I really liked that! Great job! 

submitted by Daisy
(October 16, 2016 - 3:10 pm)

Thanks! *blushes*

submitted by Candy
(October 16, 2016 - 3:38 pm)

*faints dramatically* Ooh what shall I do without my incredibly annoying Aes who are always getting into trouble and messes that I have to deal with??? :)

Haha, don't worry about it. The story is great fun to read! I can't wait to read more, Candy!! 

submitted by Kestrel
(October 16, 2016 - 7:37 pm)
The mood in the zebra-bus was very subdued after Gossamer and Fia's deaths. Sir Richard and Sir Galahad were huddled miserably on a jaguar-patterned seat on the second floor. Autumn Leaves was tending to Kestrel as she slept. September handed some pillows to her and they arranged them under Kestrel. Muriel was sobbing quietly next to them. Fia's body had been removed to the third level of the bus by a disgusted Diovald and Ariel. "Why us?" Ariel muttered as they hauled Fia up the stairs. "I mean, couldn't Joan have picked Saphira or someone else instead?" agreed Diovald. The two annoyed AEs were just heaving Fia onto a cowhide-patterned seat and complaining loudly about it ("Why do dead bodies have to be so heavy?") when Alexandra ran up the stairs. She stood panting a moment, then walked over to them, fighting back tears. She looked away and handed Diovald a zebra-striped sheet ("What is it with these stupid zebra stripes?"). Ariel took it and placed it over Fia, hiding the gaping sword wound in her chest. "You mind if I stay up here a bit?" Alexandra asked, "t-to say goodbye?" Her voice cracked and tears spilled onto her cheeks. "By all means," Ariel answered, "stay as long as you wish!" He and Diovald rolled their eyes as they left the room, "CBers these days," Diovald complained. The murderer, who had been listening in on their conversation, grinned evilly. This would be the perfect opportunity! They went back to their seat to plot. 
***
Soon, the bus slowed down. "Where are we?" asked Daisy, peering out the window. Queenie rolled her eyes, "we're obviously flying over the Atlantic Ocean." She knew it was the Atlantic. After all, she was the queen, and queens know everything. "Nooo... I think that's the pacific," Anna countered, scrutinizing the black depths below them. "Look! There's some lights!" Daisy exclaimed. She mentally ran over a map of the Pacific Ocean. "That must be Hawaii! I wonder if we're picking up Kate?" Candy's voice sounded over the intercom: "we've had a late arrival, but this is our last stop, and then we can paaaaarty!" The CBers' mood was greatly improved at the prospect of a party. In fact, so much that Sirs Galahad and Richard climbed down from the second floor to join in. Alexandra was still mourning. 
***
In about 30 minutes, the zebra-bus was swooping down upon a neighborhood. The CBers could see their friend Kate jumping up and down on her roof, a small ant on an inky backdrop. The zebra-bus pulled up beside her and she jumped on, looking relieved. "Thank goodness! My parents were going to send me to Aunt Rachel and Uncle Richard's house in the morning." She shuddered at the prospect. Candy frowned at her, "you're not wearing a costume!" "I got it right here," she answered, is there anywhere I can change?" "Sure!" Candy visibly relaxed, "you can change on the third level." "Thanks!" Kate made her way throught the crowd of CBers and to the stairs. Everyone was just settling down again, when they heard an earsplitting scream. Kate came running down the stairs, her face white. "Th-there's a-a dead body in there!" In the back seat, Kestrel sat up groggily again, saw Kate's white face, screamed at the top of her lungs "FIA!!!", and fainted again. "Fia?" Kate looked confused. "Yes," Echosong answered gravely, "Fia died an hour ago." "B-but it wasn't Fia, i-it was 
A-Alexandra!" "What?!" Anna hurled herself up the stairs with a sob. Queenie followed more slowly. After all, royalty isn't supposed to run. Even when their creator was supposedly lying dead on the floor. It wasn't dignified. Sure enough, there was Alexandra. She was lying on her back with her arm pulled back as if to punch someone. Moonlight entered the room and assumed the role of detective. Immediately, she began searching for clues. Stuffed behind the last seat, she found the weapon of murder. It was a medieval club, used most commonly by knights. She brought it down to the first level for everyone to see. The murderer grinned as Bolton gasped, "that-that's mine!"    
*** 
R.O.T.F Alexandra, rest on third floor.
You guys still haven't guessed who I am correctly. Also, any ideas on who the murderer is?  
P.S. CAPTCHA says "hfer". He/she wants a heifer for Christmas. 
submitted by Day 3!
(October 17, 2016 - 11:13 am)

Oh no, Alexandra! 

submitted by Daisy
(October 18, 2016 - 6:37 am)

Oh, no, I died! 

No!

Try to keep living for me, Anna!

HEY! What about me?

Oh, yeah. You, too, Queenie. 

submitted by Alexandra
(October 18, 2016 - 4:31 pm)

Sorry to sound rude, but is anyone even reading this besides Daisy and Kestrel? Even if you guys aren't, I'll still write this. It's really fun!

submitted by Candy
(October 18, 2016 - 1:34 am)

Day 4 Part 1  

The rest of the ride to All Hallows' Eve Manor was spent trying to keep a growling Anna away from Bolton, who was protesting his innocence in a very squeaky voice quite unlike him. That was why none of the CBers noticed the giant whirlpool looming up in front of the zebra-bus until Echosong exclaimed "Oh my Galloping Gargoyles! Are we really going through that?" "Of course not!" Luna answered sassily, "we're just sight-seeing." "Ummm... Does Candy know we're heading towards a giant whirlpool suspended in the sky with invisible strings?" Autumn Leaves asked. "Definitely not!" Luna exclaimed, "we should go tell her!" She rolled her eyes. Were these CBers clueless? "Listen!" Echosong said as the intercom crackled to life. Candy's first words were drowned out as Anna screamed at Bolton. He was trembling like a leaf caught in a hurricane. Candy's voice filtered out unsteadily through the speaker on the ceiling: "YOU EVIL-midnight, so we can-LITTLE DEVIL-" (At this Puck sighed happily) "whirlpool and-YOU KILLED-Eve Manor on time. Then-ALEXANDRA-rooms and you can-I WILL GET-sleep. It's been a-MY REVENGE-we're all tired, I'm-BEWARE-also hope that-DON'T THINK-more murders." (At this the murderer grinned. More murders? Sure!) "Get-I'M A COWARD-for the plunge! Here-YOU BETTER-go. Hang on-WATCH OUT!!!!!" Suddenly, the zebra-bus tilted violently. Everyone fell over and slid to the right. Then the bus righted itself, but before everyone could get their balance, the bus tilted to the left, and everyone slid the other way. Beth, who had landed on the window and had gotten a quick peek out, managed to screech "I think we're in the wiiiiiiiiiiirlpool!" before being tossed into the air as the zebra-bus was shaken like a marimba. "Which way is uuuuuuuup?" Burt asked flying through the air and hitting the windshield. Candy stared curiously at him for a second, before he flew back the way he had come. "I told you guys to hang on," Candy chided. "But we didn't heeeeeeeaaaaaar you!" Saphira explained. "Oh! That explains it. Everyone, hold on to whatever you can find. This last part is a little tricky." Joan grabbed hold of the back of a violently magenta zebra-striped seat, Moonlight managed to stick herself to the ceiling with duct tape, Muriel attached herself to a window with silly string, Queenie wedged herself under an electric blue cheetah-spotted seat, and Chester huddled behind the last row, clinging to a rubber chicken. (Please don't ask me where he got it-I have no idea) Everyone else attached themselves to the zebra-bus as best they could and hoped for the best. The bus was nearing the end of the whirlpool-the CBers could see a small circle of light signifying the end of the nightmarish roller coaster ride, but the powers of nature (and perhaps a touch of magic) weren't finished with them yet. Soon the zebra-bus began to tremble violently (it had a striking resemblance to Bolton). Nuts, bolts, springs, and greasy 1930s wigs started breaking off the zebra-bus in little clouds. Then the bus was spinning, faster, and faster, and faster. "IIII thiink I'm gonna be siiiiiick..." Joan groaned. "I know... I really shouldn't have eaten all those lollipops earlier..." Bolton agreed. It didn't seem possible, but the Zebra-bus was now spinning faster. So fast that everything was a blur. Kestrel took this wonderful opportunity to wake up. "Where are we?" She muttered, before seeing the blurred water outside the window and fainting. AGAIN. (This has been, what, the fourth time now? Fifth?) Luckily, the zebra-bus was slowing down somewhat, and the patch of light had grown significantly bigger. Everyone sighed in relief. Luna hurled on the floor. Everyone sighed in exasperation and covered their noses.  

submitted by Day 4 Part 1
(October 18, 2016 - 11:44 am)
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