Chatterbox: Pudding's Place
+ A Peculiar Ski Lodge +
You are walking down the road.
No, you're sitting at your desk doing homework.
Wait- now you're arguing with your parents.
Hey, weren't your parents dead in the last bit?
Whatever.
You're on Puddings Place, scrolling through the threads. Whatever the time is, you might be feeling tired. Maybe. Or maybe you're-
Just click on the thread.
Come on.
Click it...
Yes! You clicked!
You're reading through the thread, most likely feeling confused. This is most certainly peculiar.
It's about to get weirder.
Dear person who happened to stumble upon this,
Hello! You can call me The Person Who Is Running This Thing, or Peculium. I am your host! I think. Maybe there's another person who is hosting me, and they're the host! But what if...
You stop reading. This is utterly useless and confusing.
Wait, don't stop reading. I need people to write this thing. Keep going!
You might get mad at the little words on the screen, but you keep reading. I hope.
So, I would like you to come sign up for this strange ski lodge. There's no reason why you would, since you are going to die, and one of you is going to be a murderer. I mean, you'll come back.
I'm pretty sure.
Our magic is damaged, so you might be stuck inside this thread for eternity.
Let's hope that doesn't happen! Fill out this form and you will be expected to walk fifteen hundred miles to get to our mysterious building. It's rented, so please no tracking mud on the floor. Have a good day!
~Peculium
You blink. This is so confusing. But, ski lodges are fun to read. And magic isn't real, so you can't get stuck. At least, you think so.
You look at the form.
There isn't a form.
Sorry, I forgot we didn't have one yet! How exactly do you make a form? I guess it's just questions. Okay, here you go!
~Peculium
Name:
Favorite Flavor Of Ice Cream:
Your Opinion On Mauve Jackets:
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road:
What Is Your Hair Color:
If A Tree Falls, Will It Fall On You:
pOtAtO:
Black or White:
What Is Your Favorite Shade Of Blue:
What Is The Scientific Name For A Marshmallow:
If You See Someone Being Stabbed, What Is Your Reaction:
You have never seen a weirder form.
Actually, have you?
Last question- Have you seen a weirder form?:
You might shrug. You might cry. You might have another reaction to this incredibly weird thread but I cannot predict it since I cannot see the future.
Alright, I think that covers everything. Go ahead and fill out the form. Be honest. I will maybe see you at the Place Where This Begins!
Some Cool Sign Off Thing - Peculium
(December 26, 2020 - 2:54 pm)
Name: Bakerloo
Favorite Flavor Of Ice Cream: Coffee
Your Opinion On Mauve Jackets: They’re okay. Not great, not terrible, just okay.
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road: Because it was late for school! (This was a joke I made up when I was three.)
What Is Your Hair Color: Brown
If A Tree Falls, Will It Fall On You: Probably not. I’m a fast runner.
pOtAtO: Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto, let’s call the whole thing off!
Black or White: White. It makes all the other colors stand out so much more.
What Is Your Favorite Shade Of Blue: Royal blue.
What Is The Scientific Name For A Marshmallow: Althaea officinalis.
If You See Someone Being Stabbed, What Is Your Reaction: Faint, probably.
Have you seen a weirder form?: It really depends on your definition of weird. Orson’s form for The Ten Troubling Troubadours (auditions start on New Year’s Day, people!) was definitely bizarre, considering that it had a philosophy question on it and he wanted to know if people could whittle. Orson’s just generally a bit off, though. This one, however, has very little context to it, so I’d probably say it’s the weirdest form I’ve ever seen.
(December 28, 2020 - 10:44 am)
I'll prepare the Fainting Chair...
Here are your Seven League Boots! Now you dont have to walk fifteen hundred miles!
(December 28, 2020 - 2:15 pm)
Wow, look at that fancy top name! GO ME!
(December 28, 2020 - 1:43 pm)
Name: NoOneKnows
Favorite Flavor Of Ice Cream: Vanilla
Your Opinion On Mauve Jackets: Not too particular
Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road: To get to his nest
What Is Your Hair Color: Blonde
If A Tree Falls, Will It Fall On You: Most definitely
pOtAtO: pOtAtO pOtAtO pOtAtO
Black or White: White
What Is Your Favorite Shade Of Blue: Aqua
What Is The Scientific Name For A Marshmallow: Althea officinalis or yum
If You See Someone Being Stabbed, What Is Your Reaction: u dead bro
Have you seen a weirder form?: maybe?
(December 28, 2020 - 1:50 pm)
pOtAtO pOtAtO pOtAtO pOtAtO pOtAtO pOtAtO pOtAtO pOtAtO
Here are your Seven League Boots! Now you dont have to walk fifteen hundred miles!
(December 28, 2020 - 2:16 pm)
(December 28, 2020 - 3:09 pm)
I am in fact a princess! :) It's incredible that spots fill up in two days! I'm super excited!
(December 28, 2020 - 5:15 pm)
(December 29, 2020 - 11:57 am)
Dont worry, guests, there will be more exciting things in the future. This part is just to introduce the writing style and provide some information.
DAY 0, PART 1
Hello there. Are you ready to get started?
Peculium is.
They are waiting for you.
~~ * ~~
Peculium decided that now was a good time and pushed on the door.
It swung to the floor and Peculium stepped out, their tall high-heeled boots hopping over the brass doorknob, careful not to get a scuff on the paint. Outside, they pushed the door back up and strode down the hall, carefully stepping on only the blue squares of carpet, not the green. They reached the end of the rug and hopped onto a strip of marble that lay just inside an archway, glimmering from the nonexistent sun. A large painting depicting a hay war leaned against the wall, the nail holding it up nowhere to be seen. Peculium lifted up the painting, revealing a hole in the wall, and crawled inside.
Seconds later they popped up in an vast room, all white white white and black black black, so that the walls were gray and the floor was gray and the ceiling was gray and the people inside were gray.
"Well, hello there! You must be the people for the Ski Lodge! Nice to meet you, and you, and you..." Peculium went around shaking hands, which caused several confused looks. They had expected a weird chaperone, but not this weird.
"...And so I think we will have a lot of fun when we're not dying, how about that?" Peculium stopped, smiling at the confused CBers.
"Yes, I think we will! Anyways! I'd like your pronouns please, and if you prefer sleeping alone or together! That way we can have rooms. Or... Roomies! I love that word! Okay, roomies it is. How about you all find three people to room with? Actually wait- I have room assignments. Dang it. That's no fun! Oh well, we should at least have a sleepover on the first night! Ohhh, we can watch a movie and have popcorn! I love popcorn. It goes pop pop! Pop! Pop pop pop! Pop pop ppppop!"
Peculium was, quite simply, a whirlwind.
"Um... Quick question. Where exactly are we going to stay?" someone asked.
"OH! I FORGOT THE DOOR! Be right back! Stay put! Don't go ANYWHERE!" Peculium disappeared.
"As if we can leave this room..." someone grumbled- probably Demon.
"Anyone else thinking that this is going to be very strange?"
"Yeah."
"Totally."
"Why would it not be?"
"I mean, their name literally means peculiar, for goodness sake."
"I'M BACK WITH THE DOOR!" Peculium had arrived, stopping all gray chatter. They were carrying a long (gray) metal door that wasn't attached to anything and had a shiny blue handle that *gasp* wasn't gray.
Peculium propped the door up against the wall, then turned the handle and opened the door. Behind was a long hallway that most certainly had not been there before.
"Come on, go in! It's perfectly unsafe, I promise! There's only three poison dart traps on the ceiling, you'll be FINE. Just step only on green carpet! NO DON'T STEP THERE- Only on the BLUE CARPET, I said! Only on the blue! Do you really want to die?"
The group slowly filed into the hallway, hopping from blue to blue. As the hall went on, their feet got sore from hopping and they slowly returned to full color, showing off blonde brown red blue black hair that was very vibrant in the dim corridor.
"Okay, so at the end of this hall there's a pit full of alligators, but don't worry, they don't bite people- normally. After that there's a lavafall that set most of the room on fire, so we have to be chimpanzees and hop on the tables. Then I think the next room has poisonous gas in the air, so you have to hold your breath. After that, though, the only dangerous thing is the murderer!" Peculium smiled hugely and pushed the last CBer out into the first room- the one with the alligators.
"Hold out your fingers! Make them look tasty!" Peculium shouted, waving their hands wildly over the pit of gators. The other guests winced, then stuck out their arms, hoping to still have all ten fingers at the end of Day 0.
There was a small popping noise and each of the guests felt a suction latch onto their fingers, then drop away.
"Did I mention the alligators are smaller than fleas?" Peculium hopped over the pit.
In the lava room, the lava waterfall was behind glass. There was only tacky red carpet covering the floor, no liquid hot magma.
"It got dangerous a few years back, so we contained it. But you can still jump on the tables!"
In the last room, the one with the poisonous gas, the CBers sucked in huge lungfuls of air and darted across the long room, bursting into the hall on the other side with looks of relief on their faces. Then they watched Peculium walk across the room without holding their breath, actually taking huge gulps of the poisonous air!
"But- That's poisonous!" Someone cried.
"No, actually, I just thought that would be fun joke. The air is lavender coconut! Very good for your nose." Peculium winked and hopped over to join the guests.
"Okay, ready? Here is... The place... Where it... BEGINS!"
Trumpets sounded and a door flew open, revealing...
Nothing.
Just blank, empty white.
"Oops, I guess they haven't imagined it yet. The Writer's probably AFK. Sorry, guys!"
They waited.
And waited.
"How long is this AFK gonna take?"
"I dunno. Last time it was two hours and I had to sit still with half-finished nail polish that wouldn't dry!"
And waited some more.
And then finally the door flew shut, then open again, revealing a large room with honey-colored walls, red carpet, and green plaid couches.
"Ew, the color scheme is super off! Someone else is probably writing." Peculium shut the door, waited a second, and then banged it open.
This time the walls were pale blue, the carpet soft gray, and the couches a pleasant violet.
"Much better. Who's ready for some room assignments?"
No one answered.
"Okay, no enthusiasm. I get it. Anyways, here you go: Angel, Wreeboo, Firefly, and dreamiing; NoOneKnows, Twilight, Darkling and Moondrop, and Luminescence; Luna-Starr, Bakerloo, woolly, and Princess Juniper; and lastly, Quill, Nightfall, Tealeaf, Demon, and Silver Crystal. The groups are uneven, so the dogs will sleep with Group One and Group Two." Pecilium let out a big breath, then turned to the guests.
"Okay, let's get to your rooms."
No, it's getting pretty long. Let's have a Part Two, okay?
"Okay, Writer. You're a party pooper, but fine." Peculium sighed.
And Day 0, Part 1 ended.
~~~
Deceased: none
Friends Of The Ghost In The Wall: none
MasterChefs™: none
Suspects: Red ;D
DAILY PUZZLE: What Are The Room Assignments Based On?
REQUIRED-ANSWER QUESTION: What are your Pronouns? (Please answer for each guest.)
(December 29, 2020 - 1:06 pm)
I use she/her pronouns.
This is looking like quite a good ski lodge!
(December 29, 2020 - 2:06 pm)
I love this already! I have no idea what the rooms are based on, I couldn't find any similarities between the sheets. And my pronouns are she/they!
(December 29, 2020 - 3:29 pm)
Wowww this is super... confusing yet awesome?? I like totally random stuff, so this is great XD What is the Ghost in the Wall?? And I know what MasterChefs are, but how does that fit into the story? Also does that mean lots of food?
Anyway, I think that the rooming is based on... nothing! Totally random, like everything else here (at least, this is my answer because I couldn't find any similarities between the forms).
Also, she/her pronouns, please! I love this, keep it up!
(December 29, 2020 - 11:01 pm)
Oh my word, I love everything about this XD I think Peculium is Simul's long-lost best friend or something. I think the roomings are based on some part of the forms, but I have no idea which part of them it would be. I'll figure it out later, I guess! My pronouns are she/her.
(December 30, 2020 - 9:42 am)
Ooh this looks interesting?
(December 30, 2020 - 12:28 pm)
EEEEE I LOVE THIS
My pronouns are she/her. Maybe the room assignments are based on our response to the questions? *reviews people's forms*
Nope, no idea XD
(December 30, 2020 - 1:58 pm)