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My dear humans,
Chatterbox: Pudding's Place
My dear humans,
My dear humans,
You, no doubt, are reading this on one of your newfangled electronic devices, on the website called the Chatterbox. You're probably also a once or current recipient of Cricket magazine, which is, so far as I can gather, a periodical for children who like to read books and draw pictures. Cricket is, at its heart, a few stories stapled together with a nice picture on the front. Like all stories, it's a bit of other people's dreams caught in paper and ink; an idea incarnate.
It's a remarkable thing. You read stories, no? And those stories are, at their hearts, just a few little black marks that tell you something, and somehow that something can make you smile or shudder or laugh or cry -- it's something you can't touch, something invisible and intangible but definitely, definitely true. You do have souls, you impossible, magical humans, and so do your stories. To quote one of your own unknown geniuses, you look at symbols etched in dead wood and hallucinate. It's a singular talent.
Perhaps you're a teller of stories yourself, stringing words together to mean something pretty or funny or true or brave. You scribble away in the margins of your science notes, struck by an idea for a character or scrap of dialogue. You wake up in the middle of the night, inspired by your dreams, and reach for your No. 2 pencil to write them down.
Or your keyboard, I suppose, but it's so much more romantic to write in spiral-bound notebooks or leather journals or the backs of one's failed English assignments than it is to click away in the soulless glow of a computer. But I'm old-fashioned. Or just old.
You're probably wondering where I'm going with this rambling on about dreams and storytellers and suchlike. --Well, as it happens, this is a story. A story written by a human child, much like yourself, at night, when they really ought to have been asleep. Perhaps they wrote it somewhere far away, or perhaps very close -- in the house across the way, or the coffeehouse you pass on the way to school. It's a mysteriously murderous sort of story, about you and me and some other storytellers, and a big house by a lake somewhere that doesn't exist. I hear you call it a ski lodge.
But let's not spoil the magic, shall we?
My name is Calloway, and I'm the Master of the Castle by the Lake. I take many forms and faces, and I'm not entirely trustworthy. I'd like to invite you to a party at my grand, ancient, occasionally cantankerous, very large house. There will be popcorn. There will be magic. There will be murder.
If you've no objections to any of the above, fill out (*cough cough* fill in, I meant of course -- I may be a shapeshifter of questionable origin, but I'm still a Brit--) the brief form below:
Name and/or nicknames:
CBer or AE:
Pronouns:
Appearance:
Personality in exactly seven words:
What would you wear to a party? (Anything goes. Wear an Elizabethan gown. Wear a tux. Wear overall shorts and flip-flops and your hair in rainbow pigtails. Just be prepared to eat popcorn, dance, and die in it):
Other:
My sister, Pix, will be along to pick you up on December eighteenth. Watch for the flying Ford.
Be brave, stay strong, and sharpen your pencils and uncap your pens and put your magic fingers on your unromantic keyboards, and perhaps you'll survive this peculiar story of mine. I wish you the best of luck, my sweet summer children.
Most sincerely,
Calloway, Master of the Castle by the Lake
submitted by Calloway, the House by the Lake
(December 12, 2022 - 12:25 am)
(December 12, 2022 - 12:25 am)
FINALLY A WoF FAN!
(December 18, 2022 - 2:56 pm)
Reserving before it's too late- unless it already is, I'm not being very thorough
(December 12, 2022 - 8:55 pm)
Name and/or nicknames: Celeste, Cel
CBer or AE: CBer
Pronouns: they/she
Appearance: long, silvery hair, softly glowing skin, milky white eyes, with a willowy, tall frame
Personality in exactly seven words: she may be sweet but she cuts
What would you wear to a party? A sheer button-down haphazardly tucked into white slacks with combat boots and silver jewelry.
man, it's been a while since I've been in a ski lodge! really looking forward to this :D
(December 12, 2022 - 9:15 pm)
Name and/or nicknames: Darkling. No nicknames, unless it is a dire situation, in which case you will only make it more dire and that really isn't very considerate of you.
CBer or AE: CBer.
Pronouns: They/them.
Appearance: Short choppy dark hair, slate-grey eyes (often looking sideways, although this doesn't mean they can't also see what's in front of them), fairly tall, pale, freckles, sharp teeth. Wearing dress pants and a faded War on Drugs t-shirt, with a bright green bow-tie. How did I attach the bow-tie to the t-shirt? Magic.
Personality in exactly seven words: Assigning personalities to unknowable beings? Bold move.
What would you wear to a party? (Anything goes. Wear an Elizabethan gown. Wear a tux. Wear overall shorts and flip-flops and your hair in rainbow pigtails. Just be prepared to eat popcorn, dance, and die in it): A dark pinstriped suit that looks nearly identical to an ordinary sort of suit, but is, I assure you, not at all an ordinary suit, for it is much fancier. Even if it doesn't appear so to the undiscerning eye. Also a bow-tie, because I see nothing that cannot be improved by a bow-tie.
Other: If you have concerns regarding my "personality", just scream very loudly into the void and I may clear up the issue, or I may muddy it further. Your odds are 50-50.
(December 13, 2022 - 10:10 am)
Danke, WiLdSoNg! Would you be all right if I referred to you as 'Wildsong' instead?
Yes, Poinsettia. I am, in fact, Artemis. *sigh* That didn't take too long... (and here I was, thinking I was clever for joining my own lodge. Of course, everybody does that nowadays, so it's rather lost its cleverness.)
Ah yes, Darkling, you've plenty of time. Spots officially close on December eighteenth-ish; I shall endeavour to post the first bit soon after that.
(December 13, 2022 - 11:16 am)
Ok, whew, I want to join a ski lodge, glad I'm not late!
Name and/or nicknames: Hawkstar
CBer or AE:CBer
Pronouns:She/her
Appearance: tall, hazel eyes, small button nose, freckles, dark brown hair cut in a line
Personality in exactly seven words: smart, firm, fair, loyal, strong, confident, obsevant
What would you wear to a party? (Anything goes. Wear an Elizabethan gown. Wear a tux. Wear overall shorts and flip-flops and your hair in rainbow pigtails. Just be prepared to eat popcorn, dance, and die in it): brown tunic (with leather belt) and forest green leggings. barefoot. She also carries a bow and a quiver full of arrows which she will use if prudent. hunting of defending usaully
Other: Hawkstar has a reasuring presence, and she is a natural leader.
I am looking forward to this! Its my first time particapating in a ski lodge, and this one looks super cool!
(December 13, 2022 - 4:26 pm)
(December 14, 2022 - 4:04 pm)
At first I was just going to sign up Sapphire, but then I thought I'd join as well. :)
Name and/or nicknames: Poinsettia
CBer or AE: CBer.
Pronouns: She/her
Appearance: Dark brown, long, wavy hair with reddish lights, green eyes with flecks of gold, medium height, clear-cut, regular features
Personality in exactly seven words: Energetic, friendly, thoughtful, lively, sensitive, imaginative, caring
What would you wear to a party? (Anything goes. Wear an Elizabethan
gown. Wear a tux. Wear overall shorts and flip-flops and your hair in
rainbow pigtails. Just be prepared to eat popcorn, dance, and die in
it): Somehow I don't feel like wearing a dress, so I'll wear my nicest pair of (slim) jeans and a close-fitting gray top with a picture of small, colorful birds on it. (I actually did have a shirt like this in real life, but I outgrew it...) I'd be wearing delicate garnet earrings and have my hair loose.
Other: Thank you! :)
(December 14, 2022 - 5:25 pm)
(December 15, 2022 - 9:10 am)
My fullest attention you've captured, dear Calloway! And yet... you do appear to be such a familiar chap, even despite the shape-shifting. How peculiar~ >:)
(December 15, 2022 - 2:08 pm)
Ah, splendid. I do hope it doesn't escape. (*raises eyebrows* peculiar indeed...)
(December 16, 2022 - 9:57 am)
If you're Artemis, I'm definitely joining!!! You write so beautifully...
Name and/or nicknames: Amethyst. And I have no nicknames.
CBer or AE: CBer.
Pronouns: she/her
Appearance: tall, slender, black hair, lilac eyes... I'm getting better at summing it up quickly.
Personality in exactly seven words: Hopefully kind, generous, and inspiring. Also fiery?????
What would you wear to a party? (Anything goes. Wear an Elizabethan
gown. Wear a tux. Wear overall shorts and flip-flops and your hair in
rainbow pigtails. Just be prepared to eat popcorn, dance, and die in
it): a long, elegant dress that really does not belong to the 21st century, but then the CB isn't really the 21st century, is it?
Other: Thank you!
(December 15, 2022 - 4:37 pm)
STRAWBERRY IS COMING!
And me
Name and/or nicknames:Reuby Moonnight. The Reubyster. Reuby The Destroyer. Reubypee (Rupee..Reubpee...only zelda fans will get it)
CBer or AE:CBer
Pronouns:She/her
Appearance:Long wavy black hair, pale skin, wolf ears and tail, gold eyes.
Personality in exactly seven words:Sarcastic, cold, fiery, goth, snarky,angsty and wolfy.
What would you wear to a party? (Anything goes. Wear an Elizabethan gown. Wear a tux. Wear overall shorts and flip-flops and your hair in rainbow pigtails. Just be prepared to eat popcorn, dance, and die in it):Anything gothig..ripped and teared.
Other:WOLFS! ANIME!
Name and/or nicknames:Strawberry. Stwoberry
CBer or AE:AE!
Pronouns:She/her!
Appearance:Tanskin, large green eyes, short, curly black hair with a green streak, bunny ears and tail.
Personality in exactly seven words:Hyper, sweet, sugary, in love, happy, spastic and amazing.
What would you wear to a party? (Anything goes. Wear an Elizabethan gown. Wear a tux. Wear overall shorts and flip-flops and your hair in rainbow pigtails. Just be prepared to eat popcorn, dance, and die in it):A puffy pink dress and black mary janes.
Other: Want cream puffs?
(December 15, 2022 - 8:30 pm)
Sorry, Strawberry is on the left. I think I picked the wrong pictures
(December 18, 2022 - 3:22 pm)
Change my outfit to this, please.
(December 16, 2022 - 11:25 am)