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You walk home from school, feeling utterly exhausted. Slumping on your bed, you close your eyes, trying to wish away the mountain of homework on your desk. It’s a warm day, even though it’s October and the leaves should be turning red and falling. The sun is shining, the sky is blue. The weather makes it hard to be grumpy, but you’re trying your hardest.
Suddenly, the room gets much hotter. You open your eyes, feeling grumpier than ever. Why can’t the weather be pleasant, for once, you wonder, forgetting that it was pleasant just one minute ago. When you sit up, you nearly fall over, thinking you’re dreaming.
Because standing on the outside of the window, looking very cross, is a phoenix. “Open your window, grumpypants,” it seems to say. You’re too shocked to do anything but obey. The phoenix hops inside, making the room even hotter. You open all your windows trying to cool the room down.
The phoenix unfurls its tail, making it look like a peacock on fire, and making you wish even harder that it was gone as the room becomes almost too hot to bear. A piece of smoldering paper tied with a piece of singed ribbon falls to the ground. “Goodbye, for now,” the phoenix’s voice in your head says, and it jumps through the window and disappears in a flash of gold feathers.
The room has now cooled down significantly. You pick up the smoking paper gingerly, hoping it doesn’t fall apart in your hands. It doesn’t. You gently tug on the singed green ribbon and it disintegrates, bits of ash floating down to your carpet. You wince, and uncurl the note even more carefully. In the top right, it says the date. Under that, it says Pheonixe Place.
Are they aware they spelled phoenix wrong? You wonder, but read the note anyways. In immaculate handwriting, it says:
Dear CBer,
My sister and I would like to invite you to spend a fortnight of vacationing at our house, Phoenixe Place. It’s located on the Edge of the World. If you accept, fill out the form below. You may bring up to one companion. Please no CAPTCHAs. Last time no one could understand them and they got rather upset. My sister doesn’t want to hurt their feelings again. Ten spots only, not including companions. Reply as soon as possible. Teleport to Phoenixe Place using the device attached at three o’clock on October Fifteenth. Forms must be filled for alter egos as well.
Name:
Pronouns:
Appearance:
Personality:
Luggage:
Age:
Favorite Color:
Companion:
Allergies:
Other:
We hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
Fae (and my sister, Yasmine)
Underneath the note, a wooden phoenix is taped to the paper. You slide it out and put it on your bed. Then you reread the note. Wait. The Edge of the World? Earth is a sphere. Don’t they know that? Your frown and wonder whether to go.
You debate with yourself. A vacation sounds great, but do you really want to be murdered? After a few minutes, you catch sight of the pile of homework sitting on your desk. That does it. If it isn’t fun, at least you’ll be able to figure out what Fae and Yasmine mean by the Edge of the World. You fill out the form. It disappears, and you wait for October Fifteenth…
submitted by Fae and Yasmine, age Ski Lodge!, Pheonixe Place
(October 5, 2020 - 1:37 pm)
(October 5, 2020 - 1:37 pm)
Um. I am most definitly not afraid of height.
Neither am I. I've jumped off a taaallll tree before.
Yes. She has.
(October 6, 2020 - 1:34 pm)
I wouldn't say I'm afraid of heights, no.
No. Of course I'm not afraid.
(October 6, 2020 - 7:30 pm)
I posted yesterday night...never showed up...why?
STILL RESERVING!
(October 6, 2020 - 10:42 am)
I might join?
Yknow, sure, I will.
*coughs*
Name: HeroesOfOlympus, but call me Heroes
Pronouns: She/Her, please!
Appearance: I have wavy shoulder-length blonde hair, pale pale skin, a shy worried smile, gray-blue eyes, im 5 feet and I cant make eye contact. Im wearing a baggy black sweatshirt with a thick powder-blue stripe on the sleeves, faded jean shorts, black high-tops with chunky electric blue laces, and long light gray socks with white-ish blobs (hey, snow socks are cool)
Personality: Im very introverted, antisocial, and awkward. those three words sum up my personality. I do my best to please others, although I can be a grump, and I would rather be alone. Im scared of everything, theres always a looming worry-cloud hanging over my face and Im trying not to break down and sob most of the time qwq
Luggage: Ahh... I'll bring several multicolored notebooks, seven books, a sketchpad, my drawing tablet, a long navy blue scarf, a pair of frameless round glasses, and a black shoulder bag to hold it all.
Age: Well, why would I tell you? 11-12, but I act around 14 y.o. I have an old mind.
Favorite Color: Sky blue, dark purple, and gray-black.
Companion: I'll bring Starlight- Pine and Felix are going camping...
Allergies: Im not allergic to anything except lies. I start sneezing rather violently when someone lies near me...
Other: Im actually on a short break from my hiatus, so I might be able to respond to everything <3
If there has already been max forms, then count me out ;-;
Name: Starlight
Pronouns: She/her
Appearance: Long mid-back black hair, violet eyes, pale freckle-y skin, a grumpy frown. Im wearing a knee-length dark purple sweater with white leggings and black slippers. I'll have my indigo headband and a collection of purple bandages on my left cheek that are trying to cover up a burn mark.
Personality: Antisocial and shy, really bad at talking, hates people, loves darkness.
Luggage: A dark purple bag with these things inside: my journal, my seaglass necklace, a ball of fluffy purple yarn, knitting needles, a very large book, a bundle of purple silk ribbons, and a pocket knife.
Age: I look around 13, but AEs are ageless, you know.
Favorite Color: All shades of purple
Companion: I am the companion.
Allergies: Im allergic to carrots, bees, rust, vanilla, and ketchup.
Other: I talk in Bold Italics.
Oh, and i'll bring a short white stick that turns into a full-length staff when needed.
(October 6, 2020 - 11:01 am)
SPOTS CLOSED.
Luna-Starr, Darkling, Agent Winter, and QueenOfWolves, please post your forms before October 15. Bakerloo and Orson, please have Orson's sheet up by then too.
AutumnArtist, are JR and LT AEs? Either way please bring just one of them and we will need their form before October 15th.
Thank you!
-Fae and Yasmine
(October 6, 2020 - 11:08 am)
Also, @Spirit, we got your form.
@Heroes, we thought more people would bring companions. Since they didn't, you may come.
-Fae and Yasmine
(October 6, 2020 - 12:20 pm)
This is A.A.
By companions, I thought you meant friends that wanted to join you. JR and LT aren't Æ's they're just two of my friends. I can get rid of them if they were supposed to be AE's!
(October 6, 2020 - 1:02 pm)
Oh, it's all right!
Our apologies, we should have made it more clear. Yes, the companions section was for AEs.
(October 6, 2020 - 1:59 pm)
Name: Nyx
Pronouns: She/her
Appearance: (Can't remember so I'm making a new one) Tall and thin, one green eye and one brown eye, freckles, slightly tanned skin. Wears blue jeans, army green tank top, and oversized white longsleeved tshirt as a sweatshirt. Black and blue sneakers.
Personality: Um.... Shy, quiet, standoffish, loner, plus all the opposites of those. Easily antagonized, gets angry and argumentative easily.
Luggage: Regular stuff.
Age: 13
Favorite Color: Green and yellow
Companion: Bringing Ap0ll0.
Allergies: Poison Ivy so bad. Like, if you mention Poison Ivy I'll end up with a rash.
Other: *yawn*
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Name: Ap0ll0
Pronouns: he/him
Appearance: Sp1ky pl4t1num bl0nd h41r, st0rmy gr4y 3y3s, t4ll3r th4n Al3x, but sl1ghtly sh0rt3r th4n 3v3ry0n3 3ls3. W34rs bl4ck t-sh1rt, bl4ck j34ns, bl4ck l34th3r b00ts, 4nd bl4ck m0t0rcycl1ng j4ck3t.
Personality: C4n b3 4 l1ttl3 shy 4t t1m3s, but n0t 4 wh0l3 l0t. 1s m0stly 0nly shy 1f h3's 1n 4 n3w 3nv1r0m3nt. R3l4t1v3ly t4lk4t1v3.
Luggage: Normal stuff
Age: 15
Favorite Color: I forgot.
Turqu01s3.
Turquoise, right.
Allergies: None.
Other: n/a
(October 6, 2020 - 11:49 am)
I didn't realize spots were closed. My bad.
(October 6, 2020 - 12:25 pm)
I won't. You do it.
Nope. This was your idea and you will follow through on it.
I don't have time for silly forms.
And I don't have time for your antics.
Please, Bakerloo... I've heard the Edge of the World is beautiful, and I really want to get some filming done there, but I'll need a script...
"Please"? ...Is that a blue moon over there?
Shut up.
Oh, fine. Go and write your script.
Oh. I wasn't expecting you to agree. Mostly because you're so stubborn.
Just go! Alright, he's gone. Anyway.
Name: Orson
Pronouns: He/Him
Appearance: 5' 4" with dark skin and curly black hair. Brown eyes, long nose, stocky.
Personality: Very melodramatic and easily irritated. Has no patience for things he finds to be a waste of time or boring. Has a great passion for movies.
Cinema.
I thought you were writing your script.
I am.
So... why are you here again?
Call it cinema, not... (whispers) movies.
Why?
Sounds more dignified.
What do you say, Orson?
Please.
Oh, how polite!
Shut up.
Has a great passion for cinema. Is quite pompous.
Bakerloo, I swear-
Luggage: Clothes (fourteen pairs of pants, fourteen white button-down shirts, fourteen black pinstriped waistcoats), beret, clapperboard, director's chair, script, loudhailer, movie camera with tripod and film, toothbrush, toothpaste, pajamas.
Age: Thirty-two.
Favorite Color: Gamboge
Companion: Bakerloo.
For better or worse.
Allergies: Is very allergic to sunflowers.
Other: Is planning to film a movie...what's it called?
The Wrath of The Wire Hanger.
...okay, then. He'll be casting the other guests as actors. Are you sure this is a good idea?
Positive.
Don't say I didn't warn you. Oh, and Orson and I are both very afriad of heights.
Factually untrue.
Yeah, right.
(October 6, 2020 - 3:46 pm)
Hello Fae and Yasmine, I have changed my name to Nightfall, sorry about all this business, just wanted you to know - my name is now Nightfall!
(October 6, 2020 - 4:05 pm)
Hallo! I just wanted you to know my powers. Okay, mine have changed.
So. I can basically disappear when it's night.
and I can levitate things, as normal
(October 6, 2020 - 4:09 pm)
ACCTTTUUUAAAALLLLYYY
i can control plants. and if if IF it's a full moon, i can mindread.
(October 7, 2020 - 5:11 pm)
Name: Darkling
Pronouns: She/hers
Appearance: Waist-length black hair and freckles, slightly tall. I wear casual clothes usually, I.E. jeans and T-shirts.
Personality: I love board games, especially super-duper-almost-too complicated ones. I will also gladly talk about something I'm interested in for an amazing amount of time. I can also get annoying sometimes, especially if I've had too much sugar.
Luggage: Clothes, toothbrush, hairbrush, my current favorite card game, at least four books, and my notebook and pencils. (I tend to overpack.)
Age: 13
Favorite Color: Yellow, but I also love teal.
Companion: My cat, if I can bring him. His name is Zeke.
Allergies: None
Other: Also none!
Can't wait!
(October 7, 2020 - 1:09 pm)