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You walk home from school one bright, clear, October afternoon, still angry at your parents for grounding you for something you hadn’t done. The neighbors’ dog did not end up on your garage roof because of you, that was for certain. They were depriving you of the CB, your phone, and going out to play with your friends, for 2 weeks. Two whole, miserable,desolate weeks! Fourteen whole, miserable, desolate days! 20, 160 whole, miserable, desolate minutes without the CB or your friends. You trudge the rest of the way home, then drop your heavy backpack and rush upstairs to try to check the Chatterbox one more time. You put the familiar Internet address into your computer, then sigh in despair as the same message that you saw last night, and this morning, pop up.
Sorry about taking away your favorite website, but in this house, when you’re grounded, you’re really grounded. Love, Dad
But then, the screen flickers, and a new message pops up. One that you had not seen before…
Dear CBer,
You are one of the lucky few who have been chosen for a very special opportunity. A 3-week stay at my steampunk castle! There are luxury bedrooms, banquets every day, and many, many fun things to do in the forests, fields, and lakes that surround the castle. All expenses are paid*, so you can just go up on your garage roof- the same one that Barky got stuck on, and wait for the dragon, which may be real or mechanical, your choice. As many AEs and CAPTCHAs as you want are allowed. Please get the list in by Friday, the 24th, so that we may start as soon as possible. As a last note, The Castle Manager is not responsible for any injuries, deaths, missing limbs, etc.Thank you!
Sincerely(or not),
The Castle Manager.
*Popcorn is not already paid for.
Well, that was weird. How did she know all that stuff, like the neighbors’ dog’s name. But the sound of all that fun stuff intrigued you, so you packed a small bag, grabbed your AEs and CAPTCHA, and climbed out your window onto the garage roof to wait for the dragon.
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Hello, CBers, AEs, and CAPTCHAs! As you saw in the letter above, you are “the chosen ones”. Please get a packing list for you and each of your AEs, and fill out this sheet:
Name:
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
Real or Mech. Dragon:
What you are bringing:
We will start this Ski Lodge(my first one!) on the 25th. So, get to your packing!
~ The Castle Manager
submitted by The Castle Manager, age ?, Steampunk Castle
(March 17, 2017 - 6:56 am)
(March 17, 2017 - 6:56 am)
I love steampunk!
Name: Quirker
Gender: Female
Appearance: Short brown hair, green eyes, wears grey hoodie
Personality: Introverted, easily annoyed, nicer if you get to know me
Real or Mech.: Real, or course!
What You Are Bringing: Headphones, laptop, books, clothes, money (for popcorn)
Anne Peggy and Willow are coming. Peggy will be bringing:
A dictionary and a notepad.
Willow will be bringing bird food and her portable birdhouse.
(March 19, 2017 - 10:28 pm)
Welcome, Quirker! Only 4 spots left!!!!
(March 20, 2017 - 6:31 am)
Name: Icy
Gender: F
Appearance: Blonde, crystal-blue eyes, normally wears light neon-blue dresses.
Personality: Very investigative, suspicious, loves sniffing out clues. Pretends to make wacky conclusions just to make people laugh, but gets very serious sometimes. A little mysterious behind all the making people laugh.
Real or Mech. Dragon: I think I'm real. I'm an Ice Elemental. Do they count as real?
What you are bringing: STEAMPUNK GOGGLES. Err, nevermind that. Anyways, I'm bringing my ice powers, since I never leave anywhere without them, and a dozen notebooks and journals to write clues down in and sniff out the murderer.
(March 20, 2017 - 11:44 am)
Welcome, Icy!!
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(March 21, 2017 - 5:45 am)
Whew! Made it just in time! Here's my sheet:
Name: Kate-the-Great (you can just call me Kate)
Gender: F
Appearance: 5'3", dark suntanned skin, smooth red hair pulled back in a braid, bright laughing green eyes, scar from top of ear to chin, often wears a light green hooded cloak with gold fastenings and a dark brown shirt. When it's cold, wears a light brown leather jacket under cloak and faded blue jeans, otherwise wears soft turquoise shorts. Goes barefoot, but when shoes are needed, wears low-cut faded purple leather boots, often has a bow and a quiver of arrows slung over shoulder and a small leather backpack with lots of pockets, always has trusty penknife at the ready along with the walking stick I carved myself with strange designs on it. Some suspect it's magic, but I will never tell.
Personality: humorous, loyal, adventurous, loves nature, usually late to any appointments, loves to look at the sky: sunsets, sunrises, anything. Knows all the constellations by name, can't drive a car for the life of me, loves animals, and has two little dogs named Kykoo and Pela.
Real or Mech. Dragon: Real!
What you are bringing:
Butterfingers' candy bars
Lemonade
a few books (I assume there is a library at the castle?)
Some of my journals
rubber bands
toiletries
extra clothes
pen knife
IPod and earphones
Flashlight
swim suit
pack of cards
These will be packed into my backpack, and I will also bring:
walking stick
Bow and arrows
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Name: Brian
Gender: M
Appearance: 5'5", messy dark brown hair, brown eyes, usually wears red and black clothes, and day-glow pink Nikes.
Personality: AE insanity level of 7, devious, self absorbed, aggravating, and PLENTY more
Real or Mech. Dragon: real
What you are bringing:
SuperHot Salsa Blaster
Soda
Doritos
iPhone and earbuds
selfie stick
bag of secret items (I don't know what's in here)
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Name: Cardinal
Gender: F
Appearance: A small cardinal who usually sits on my shoulder
Personality: innocent, likes to sing catchy songs into my ear
Real or Mech. Dragon: real ifit dont burn mmee ples.
What you are bringing:
Book of catchy songs
small mirror
bird seed
vkvk!
(March 21, 2017 - 1:50 pm)
@Everyone,
I now have 22 people, so WE ARE STARTING!!!
(March 21, 2017 - 5:53 pm)
Good.
(March 21, 2017 - 10:43 pm)
I will post the first day as soon as I finish it.
(March 22, 2017 - 5:59 am)
I'm excited!
(March 22, 2017 - 2:32 pm)
Ditto!!!
(March 23, 2017 - 6:46 am)
Almost finished with the first day! TOP!!!
(March 23, 2017 - 7:02 am)
Day One:
There was silence on the roof, except for the hushed (and rather adorable) sound of your CAPTCHA humming to himself. You waited for an immeasurable length of time- it could have been minutes, hours, even. But you had no way of knowing, up there on that roof. Out of nowhere, a dragon appears, swooping down, down, down, to finally land on your roof. You excitedly climb up onto its back, then begin your journey to the steampunk castle.
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All at once, the 22 CBers, AEs, and CAPTCHAs´s dragons landed on the sweeping front lawn of the steampunk castle.
¨Wow.¨ breathed Destiny. It was what they were all thinking, staring up at the sprawling palace. Suddenly, a person appeared from the huge castle.
¨Hello, my friends and fellow CBers! I´m the Castle Manager!¨ she said in an all-too-peppy falsetto.
¨Fellow CBers?¨ asked RP. ¨You´re a CBer?!?!¨ ¨Yes.¨ replied the CM. ¨But, enough chitchat. Follow me.¨
The 22 followed her up a winding staircase to a door blocked by three stone gargoyles. She murmured something that sounded like some sort of a password, and the gargoyles sank into the floor. They watched in shock as the CM spun the gears that unlocked the gigantic door so expertly that anyone could see she had done it a thousand times. Inside, there was 1 huge room, with a huge staircase winding up the walls. ¨Ktee, lok! Strs!¨ said Cardinal, running up the first few steps. They all followed, oohing and ahhing at the different rooms that led off the staircase. ¨Right! Go right!¨ said the CM at the small mob that was about to turn left. Now, the right section was a newer part of the ancient staircase. It had, in fact, just been added by a mysterious carpenter last week. That very same person was, at that moment, one of the chosen 22- in fact, that same ´carpenter´ was the murderer! The mob dashed up the stairs, not able to wait to see the rooms that all but one of them would be sleeping in that night. Annabella, not one to rush, was straggling behind the rest of them. The 21 in front, as well as the CM, had reached the landing, but she was still halfway up the stairs. Suddenly, the section of stair- the right section- that Annabelle was standing on swung down, as if it were on a hinge. Looking at CM hopefully, Shoshanna waited for her to tell whether her beloved AE would survive. CM sadly shook her head.
¨She dropped 650 feet. It´s about a 1 in a million chance that she'll survive.¨
A distraught Shoshanna fell on the ground, weeping. Quantum rushed to her friend to try and console her. As for the CM, she was showing the rest of the CBers, AEs, and CAPTCHAs the rooms that they could stay in.
Room 1, the Junkyard Room: There is a bunch of random, steampunk stuff on the floor that you can build whatever you want out of. The music will be inspiring, yet calming, yet as steampunk as it is possible to be.
Room 2, the Princess Room: This entire room is pink, and you have ¨Royal Etiquette Lessons¨ all day. The music is old-fashioned ballroom dance music.
Room 3, the Party Room: This room is decorated for a party, complete with disco ball and cake! The music will be today's pop hits.
Room 4, the Room Where It Happens: The Castle Manager´s personal favorite. Everything is Broadway-themed, featuring Hamilton. You can sing along to Hamilton and other Broadway favorites.
Deaths: Annabella
Notes: Please send your first and second pick of room to me in the form of comments. I can't fit everyone into one room, you know! ~ The CM
(March 24, 2017 - 7:15 am)
I choose.... Party. I like disco balls and pop music.
(March 24, 2017 - 9:32 am)