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Endless Spring
Endless Spring
It's a clear, crisp December afternoon as you are walking home from school. The first flakes of winter are falling, and you stop to catch a few on your tongue. Most of the trees are bare of leaves, but one is covered in its full green foliage. You stop and peer up at the tree, the one that looks so unusual this time of year. And before you know what you're doing, you are sitting on a branch next to a bemused but unafraid crow, swinging your legs over the side of the branch. You notice something in the branches above you. A letter- with your name on it. You pluck it from the branch, and stop to marvel at the quality of the wax seal on it- green, with a leaf imprinted on it- that you barely notice the leaves on the tree slowly- but in perspective rapidly- changing first to yellow, then orange, red, and even a bit of purple and brown. They have started falling from the tree, but you are too immersed in your letter even to notice.
Dearest CBer,
You are invited to a free of charge* 3-Week stay at Endless Spring Castle and Resort! You and only 21 of your fellow letter-holders** are invited- you'll have the whole place to yourselves, and be home before Christmas***! All homework is waived- just go to the front of your house at promptly 5 pm, CST, with your AEs, CAPTCHAs, and whatever you are bringing to the resort. The taxi will handle you from there. This trip includes a reenactment of Hamilton, a magical garden flower maze, and castle scavenger hunts. Best of luck, and enjoy your stay!
Your friend,
The Spring Queen (Please, call me Rose)
P.S: Once you have entered the hotel, you may not leave until the 21-day duration is up.
P.P.S: The spring queen is not responsible for injury, severe wounds, burns, deaths, poisonings, murders, or anything along those lines.
*The popcorn is not free. (Of course)
**This INCLUDES AEs and CAPTCHAs
***With luck
~~
Well, that was strange! you think, hopping down from the tree. You check your watch. 4:15 PM.
You rush home to start preparing.
~~
Hey, guys! As you might have already guessed, this is a ski lodge. The password is blossom. For new CBers who don't know, a ski lodge is like a murder mystery solo write using characters based off of Chatterboxers and their AEs. If you wish to attend, fill this sheet out for yourself and your AEs (Not necessary for CAPTCHAs). It can be as detailed or vague as you want, and you can reserve spots:
Name (and CB nicknames):
Age:
Gender:
Looks (basically Appearance):
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
What you are Bringing:
Favorite Season:
Preferred character to play in Hamilton:
Other:
Password:
Rules:
1: Do not bring weapons. I will supply the weapons.*evil grin*
2: You may guess me.
3: If you have reserved, please post your charrie sheet by the time I say spots are closed, or I will have to leave you out.
4: You must notify me in 'Other' if you do not like Hamilton.
5: You may guess me if you wish.
Thanks, guys!
~The Spring Queen (Rose)
submitted by The Spring Queen, age Ageless, Endless Spring Resort
(December 3, 2017 - 10:02 am)
(December 3, 2017 - 10:02 am)
Whoa. That was weird. ...Well, anyway. *enters hedge maze*
(January 3, 2018 - 5:24 pm)
Okay... *pulls out Post-its and pen* Right... Right... Left... Straight... *checks behind her* Aliie? Are you there?
(January 5, 2018 - 10:48 am)
*Walks into maze* Yep!
(January 5, 2018 - 3:25 pm)
Okay, good! *retraces a few steps* Come on, I went this way. Unless it's one of those magic shifting mazes.
(January 5, 2018 - 7:06 pm)
Hopefully not, those are annoying. Oh, and, I'm here now. Deal with it.
(January 6, 2018 - 1:48 am)
Oh, no. I'm bad enough at regular mazes. Shifting ones? I won't make it out before the Ski Lodge begins.
(January 6, 2018 - 1:24 pm)
Hello, Epic! And don't worry, I can always send some Post-its to pester Nymph until she comes and helps us get out. I don't think this really is that kind of maze, though. We'll find out.
(January 7, 2018 - 7:25 pm)
*Popps out of nowhere* Hey there! Might as well join the expedition, if you'll have me. So we're trying to find the end of the maze, right? How about thataway? *points to one lane-thingy*
(January 8, 2018 - 6:06 pm)
Oh, hey! Yeah, that sounds good. Let's go that way.
(January 9, 2018 - 10:23 am)
*records turn* Onward!
(January 9, 2018 - 1:50 pm)
Hey guys! I'm here too. Cornmazes rule, so magical shifting hedge mazes outside of a deadly ski lodge should be too, right?
(January 9, 2018 - 3:46 pm)
Oh, of course! Why would it be at all different? ;D So, we're heading off! *Marches into lane*
(January 9, 2018 - 6:03 pm)
Oops, sorry, forgot about this a little bit...
~~~
Turning the corner, I almost run straight into Vyolette, Viola?, Allie, Epic Fangirl, and Quill.
"Oh, hey, Starseeker," Vyolette says, Trevor (saw he was coming, hope I'm right) popping out from behind her to grin shyly at Zoey, who smiles back.
"Hey, Vyolette," I say, then add, "And Viola?... and Allie... Epic? And Quill? Wow, there's a lot of you. All in this maze, huh?"
Viola? nods. "Yeah, we entered through a secret door-thing. Like in the Secret Garden!"
Quill adds, "I love that book!"
"Yeah, it's a little bit like Calvinball, too. No rules!" Viola says gleefully.
Epic Fangirl and Allie nod.
I grin at all five of them. "I'm in." Then we set back into the depths of the maze, aiming for the castle within.
~~~
~Starseeker
(January 9, 2018 - 7:25 pm)
*peers over hedges* It looks like this might wrap around the castle, or at least part of it. I hope we don't end up going in circles. I'm hoping for treasure hidden in dead ends, perhaps some unusual flora as we go on. Let's take another left here, then go straight for as long as possible.
(January 10, 2018 - 11:59 am)
What if we were to split up?
(January 10, 2018 - 1:40 pm)