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ChueyTheCat
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Third main cabin daily
Words: 353

So.
My mom works for some organizations, and one day we were at some park where a meeting was being held. I remember it was kind of hot.
Me and my siblings were running around and playing when I heard my brother shouting. We all went over to see what was happening.
Now, picture some raised flower beds. The beds are surrounded by stone, which keeps the dirt from spilling all over the place. The beds came up to about my midsection.
In the cracks between two stones was a baby bird. It was sort of squished in there at an awkward angle, and its wings were trapped against its sides.
We got my mom, and she got a stick and very gently coaxed the bird up to a spot where it could get out. Then, it began hopping around on the ground. We left it alone so its parents could come and help it.

I have another, sort of hazy memory of when I was younger.
Whenever someone was sick, I would get them a water cup. It doesn't sound like a very important thing to do, but I always made sure the cup was full of ice-cold water.
I was pretty little then, only about seven or eight.

And, my personal favorite memory.
I had a friend named Miss Jackie. She was old and lived in a facility, and sometimes when we went to my grandparent's house we would go visit her. We visited at least once a week for a while. Sometimes I would bake something to take to her. She always had piles of the most beautiful embroidery laying about.
She had a very fun personality, too. She was never afraid to say what she thought.
Oftentimes, when she was at church, I would get her wheelchair for her after services were over.
Miss Jackie was good at Rummicube, and she used to say that one day she would play a game with us.
Sadly, that never happened. She passed away earlier this year.
Miss Jackie was very dear to me, and I write this in remembrance of her.

Last edited by ChueyTheCat (July 7, 2022 01:53:58)

ChueyTheCat
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Dystopian daily
Based off a continue comic I was in
Words: 302

Purplepelt was having a bad day.
First the whole thing with the Evan-boy. A rap battle? Seriously? Oh, and she was NOT childish, thank you very much.
Then the world war.
With the exploding kittens.
Which, it must be admitted, were on her side, but do you know how hard it is to command an army of squeaking kittens all too ready to commit arson?
That's right, it's impossible.
So, of course, the Evan-human won.
Then, as if things weren't bad enough, her lovely cousin Shadowheart showed up and banished her to the void. It was a silly and petty move, but it was effective for the time being.
While she was stuck in the void, Shadowheart chased the Evan-human away, which wasn't fair, in Purplepelt's opinion. She had wanted to deal with him herself.
Of course, Shadowheart claimed he had run away of his own accord to take a nap or something.
And of course Shadowheart saw that as a victory and crowed over it, foolish cat that she was.
After manipulating the void and getting back, she and Shadowheart had a nice long argument.
Then the funny ghost lady thing showed up, rising from a puddle on the floor.
Hah! She thought she was scary, but she had both Shadowheart and Purplepelt in stitches. Her dramatic entrance was perhaps the least scary thing Purplepelt had ever seen.
And finally, the voice.
The one that told them that unless they got along, something terrible would happen and they would all die.
Now, the three stared at each other.
She didn't see any reason to sugarcoat.
“We're doomed,” she said, and promptly went back to arguing with Shadowheart, while the ghost lady tried to calm them down.
If this was to be her last day alive, might as well go out fighting.

Last edited by ChueyTheCat (July 7, 2022 01:54:21)

Stevesdoritos
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

/!\ WARNING! Minor spoilers for the fandom I chose! (Divergent, A series of unfortunate events) /!\

Weekly One
Part One

Character Sheet
Beatrice, nickname tris {no last name} - From divergent
Series continuing or ended? : Ended

Pronouns - she/her
Sexuality - straight
Species - Human

Strengths: Beatrice is brave and intelligent, and can lie with ease, despite being from abnegation. She's determined to succeed, but she still cares about the people around her, and will stand up for them.

Weaknesses: coming from abnegation, she frequently has to remind herself to loosen up and she is too nice, (for this dystopian world )

General view on life: painful, daunting, difficult to succeed in.

Tendencies: Beatrice tends to herself for others, as most abnegation do. She frequently worries about others.
Improving or staying the same? Improving

Situations - *optional* yah ima opt right outa that xD

In my scenario, Beatrice is the leader of a rebellion and the opposing force has them surrounded
Scenario writing: (first person)
I woke to the sound of footsteps outside camp, then a voice came on over a megaphone:
“Surrender now, and no one will be hurt”
I know exactly who this is immediately, this is four. After we rebelled, he gathered a huge force of anti-rebels, which is who I'm guessing is knocking on our front porch right now.
We can't stop, not now not after all of this. We must keep our position
“We have you surrounded”
Its true, were stuck between the pincers of what used to be the old dauntless building, now its a U-shaped pile of rubble. Its practically inescapable, unless you want to risk falling 50+ feet and getting impaled.
“hold your ground! I shout to my team,
”We will fire in ten minutes, make up your mind“
I look at al, he looks nervous. I imagine his cold limp body on the ground, the thought almost makes me cry.
But now is not the time for that, we must hold our ground, its everything we stand for, everyone we've lost would have died for nothing… Peter, Christina, Edward, all for nothing. But the thought of losing more life's burdens me.
”Five minutes“
The decision switches back and forth in my head, for every con, there's a pro.
”Three minutes“
I load my gun. I am prepared to die.
”Sixty seconds“ four says
”Five… Four… Three…“
I hear the click of guns
”Two… One…"
There is immediate gunfire, who shot the first bullet, I don't know. But were immediately losing.
Things don't look so good

PART TWO
Character Voice
I used the Baudelaire twins from "A Series Of Unfortunate Events"
Idk it seems perfect lol
Violet is a smart thinker, using inventions to solve problems. She commonly places her words carefully and corrects herself to fit the tone she's going for, she know when and when not to talk. She also is very clever, speaks at the exact time she's needed, Making sure that she's not a moment too early. She is looked up to by her younger siblings, and often feels the weight of responsibility on her shoulders. Whenever she's trying to concentrate, she ties her hair behind her head, as if to clear her thoughts, and help her focus. She also very resourceful when needed.
102 words
Klaus Baudelaire is very practical, he makes sure he has correct grammar, and corrects others. He Is also very intelligent, and enjoys reading books and conducting research for fun, and will speak up to correct someone. Being the middle sibling, Klaus Baudelaire has to be looked after, while looking after his younger sibling. Klaus Baudelaireis also very good at solving problems quickly and efficiently, being able to crack codes and riddles with ease. He doesn't like to be mistaken for a fool, but cares deeply for his siblings, and would sacrifice himself for them, unconditionally. He is also mildly short which can lead to him having to quite literally having to look up to people.
116 words
I am writing my story about when the Baudelaires first find out about their parents' death
(I apologize if it not 100% accurate, I can't remember everything from the books, and google is being absolutely useless ;-;)
Klaus' view
It was a dull summer day, the temperature was uncomfortable, there was a cold breeze, and the sky was cloudy. Giving the entire beach a monotonous feel. I was enjoying a day at the beach with my two sisters, violet, and sunny. When a strange man came up to me and introduced himself, “I'm Mr. Poe” The man said, “And I am very sorry, but your parents perished in a terrible fire” The man looks sincere enough. “What?” Me and violet say at almost the exact same time. “H-how?” I stutter “How could this happen?” My mind plunges into a hundred different ideas and theories immediately. “They were kind people! they don't deserve this!” “And there's something else” Mr. Poe said, “Your parents had a will, and it said that if they ever were to die to some terrible accident, that you would go to your closest related relative, you'll be living with count Olaf.” WIP

Last edited by Stevesdoritos (July 6, 2022 20:25:17)

ButterPopcorn8
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Weeklies:

Weekly #1 here we go whoo

Part 1:

(SPOILERS FOR DR V3 IN THIS PART AHEAD)

Character: Kaede Akamatsu
Series: Danganronpa v3

Pronouns: She/her
Gender: Female
Species: Human
Sexuality: Straight
Strengths: smart, skilled in piano, encouraging, positive, helpful, hopeful
Weaknesses: doesn’t think of the reality, regretful, anxious

Relationships:
-Shuichi Saihara: best friend
-Kokichi Ouma: distant, finds him annoying
-Rantaro Amami: friend
-Those stuck with her in the game: Maki Harukawa, Himiko Yumeno, Angie Yonaga, Tsumugi Shirogane, Kaito Momota, Gonta Gokuhara, Ryoma Hoshi, Kirumi Tojo, Korekiyo(Kiyo) Shinguji, Tenko Chabashira, Miu Iruma, Kiibo
^77 words

Scene(408 words):

Scenario: your character has just killed somebody and needs to cover up the murder

Since Kaede does commit murder in Danganronpa, I’ll write mainly on her point of view.
——-
I’ve always hated the sight of blood.

When I was younger, I scraped my knee. For the first time ever, I saw the purple contents leave my body. I screamed like crazy. I thought I was going to die.

Now I was stepping in a pool of it. A lake of purple blood flowed across the library, not stopping until it was soaked by the rug. It left stains that would stay there forever.

I could feel the terrified faces of the others. Shuichi, who was standing right next to me, was clutching his hat to his chest tightly. I tried not to let my true expression show, because if I did, they would know.

They’d know I killed Rantaro Amami.
—-

“Kaede? Are you okay?” Shuichi patted my shoulder. All of us were currently heading to the trial room.

And one of us would either be executed or set free while the others die. It was Monokuma’s twisted game. That stupid teddy bear wanted us all killed.

“I’m fine!” I said that a little too loud. “I’m scared yeah, but I’m positive we’ll find the killer, the mastermind, and get out of here!”

I didn’t believe that anymore.

I thought Rantaro was our mastermind, hence why I killed him with the metal ball. But when the killing game didn’t end, I felt like throwing up.

I had only one question in my mind:

Should I confess and be executed? Or should I mess up the trial so I get to leave and the others die in my place?”

“I’m scared too,” Shuichi shuddered. “I know I’m the Ultimate Detective, but I don’t know if I can do this.”

My eyes widened, and I took Shuichi’s hand.

“You know,” I started. “As the Ultimate Pianist, I’m always scared before a performance. I always feel like quitting. But, I don’t. Shuichi, don’t hold back. Don’t be scared to reveal things, even if it means putting someone’s life at risk. I know you’ll do great there.”

Shuichi said nothing, but smiled. I knew I had just revealed myself by saying that, but I also knew I needed someone to take my place. That’s Shuichi.

We arrived at the trial room. I knew every single one of us wanted to avenge Rantaro. I could feel it then. Then, I felt something, something lifting away all my burdens, all my guilt, all my shame.

That’s how I got the answer to my question.

END
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Part 2:

I’m using characters Katsuki Bakugou and Eijirou Kirishima from the My Hero Academia Series


Voices:

Katsuki’s a hot-tempered, no-nonsense boy that isn’t afraid to have his say, even if it means using the most vulgar language in the world. When he goes soft, he usually acts angry or yells threats to hide it. He’s pretty aggressive, and enjoys conflicts and showing off his skills, even putting others down in the process. Throughout the My Hero Academia series, he slowly begins to show a softer side of himself, while still maintaining his usual aggressive behavior. Regardless of this fact, he only really shows this side to fellow classmate Kirishima(hence why people ship them a lot)

^100 words

Eijirou’s a sweet, caring boy, who is also Katsuki classmate. He stands up for what’s right and doesn’t hesitate to set someone straight. Unlike Katsuki though, he doesn’t do this in anger. He does it with a more loving attitude. He has a manly attitude, calling his friends “bros”. When he was in junior high, he was never confident in himself, even wishing he had a better, flashier quirk than just hardening. Sometimes he makes decisions on impulse without really thinking, instead mostly relying on emotions and not so much logic. He’s loyal to his friends, and is always caring about them.

^102 words

Scene description: I’m writing about Eijirou and Katsuki’s encounter with villains during their junior high years. I can’t remember the scenes that well so it may not be 100% accurate.

Scene from Katsuki’s perspective:

“Man, I’m so glad we’re almost done with this excuse of a school.”

The two guys in front of me took long drags at their cigs, puffing out immense clouds of black smoke that filled the alleyway. I cringed greatly. Smoking was for losers. I didn’t see how anyone could just enjoy slowly destroying their lungs. It disgusted me.

“Want one Bakugou?” A guy handed me a pack. I slapped his hand away.

“Keep that away from you idiot,” I scowled. The dude shrugged and kept on huffing and puffing.

“Are you really going to U.A?” The second guy scratched his head. “I heard they push you to the limit there.”

I cackled. “I’ll be fine. I can take whatever those scumbags throw at me. I’m more worried about Deku. He’s probably going to get himself killed.”

The three of us started laughing, until one of the guys stopped, then the second guy. Their eyes widened and they began backing away. I raised an eyebrow.

“What’s the fuss?” I folded my arms.

The guys said nothing, they only cried out and ran away. I turned around and gasped,

It was the literal definition of a monster. Its body was all slime, filled with the disgusting things it had consumed. Before I could react, it had me in its stinking arms. I screamed before it shoved its gooey arm down my throat. It was going to kill me. I knew it. I slowly began blacking out, my vision getting blurred, until…

“Leave Kacchan alone!”
A bag came flying towards us. It made the slime monster drop me and race to whoever threw the bag.

Deku.

I saw Deku panic before the monster got him. He had Deku in a hold that would kill him. I staggered towards him, before I lost my consciousness and blacked out.

^306 words

Scene from Eijirou’s perspective:

I hated junior high. It made me want to cry over and over again. Thank goodness it was almost over.

As I grabbed my stuff from my locker I watched the other kids chatting with their friends. I wished I could have that.

That’s when Mina Ashido grabbed my shoulder, making me jump.

“What’s with that sob face?” Mina snickered. “Please don’t tell me you're getting depressed again.”

“Ashido!” I calmed myself down. “I’ve wanted to talk to you!”

The alien girl cocked her head to the side. “What’s up?”

“See, about yesterday…”
——
It was after school the other day. I was getting ready for a long trek home when I heard two girls scream. I froze in my tracks.

Just a few meters away from me was a tall man, almost like a giant. He was cowering over two girls in my class. The girls were crying and hugging each other, as if they were going to die.

“I’m asking you two again, have you seen them?”

“N-No!” One of the girls stammered. “I’m telling you we never saw anyone here!”

“Please, let us go!” The other one started pleading.

The giant seemed to actually consider it. Then he pounded the wall behind the girls, making the ground tremble.

“No can do,” he seethed. “Can’t leave witnesses.”

He clenched his fist, and my blood ran cold. I knew I had to do something.

But I couldn’t move.

And I hated myself.

That's when Mina came in.

“Hey!” She yelled at the monster and shielded the girls. “Don’t hurt them! I know the guys you’re talking about, they were heading for the subway. So please leave!”

The giant laughed. “Thank you for the tip. Have a good day.”

He left, and all I did was helplessly watch as the girls cried, thanking Mina like crazy.

^I’d write more but I don't want to so 306 words for now

———
Part 3:

The tropes used here are Crossover, Alternate Universe, and Angst fic. The crossover is mha x danganronpa, the alternate universe being the danganronpa one, while still retaining mha elements. And the angst you’ll see in the passage
—–
Sometimes, I wish I was special.

Izuku Midoriya tapped his pencil against his head, strained in thought. He stared at the blank page in his beloved notebook. Usually, at this time, he'd be doodling away, drawing characters he'd made up.
But this time, he couldn't think of anything.

“Argh! I hate this!” In frustration, Izuku threw his pencil. It hit the wall in front of him, then bounced back and hit Izuku's forehead, making him fall out of his chair in shock.

“Izuku? Are you okay?”

Inko Midoriya barged into her son's room, a concerned look on her aging face. In her hands was a basket full of clothes.

“Oh my,” Inko gasped. “What happened here?”
Izuku sat up, rubbing his head. “Ah, it's nothing. Just a little stressed, that's all.”

“Stuck with some artist's block?” Inko put down the basket. “You haven't drawn anything today.”

She pointed to the notebook sitting on Izuku's desk. The blank page's were practically making their presence known to the world.

“I guess,” Izuku sighed. “I just don't have any ideas.”

“Well, you could use your laptop for ideas,” Inko suggested. “You know, that video you've watched over ten thousand times.”

“Mom!” Izuku turned a light shade of red. “S-Stop exaggerating!”

Inko simply smiled as she left Izuku's room, taking the basket with her.

Izuku grumbled as he got up and put the chair back in it's place. Then he collapsed onto his bed, exhausted.

“Well, you could use your laptop for ideas.”

I do need some ideas.

Having made up his mind, Izuku reached under his bed for his laptop. He flipped it open and typed in his password. After a few minutes of searching, he finally found the video he was looking for.

“Headphones, I need headphones.” The green-haired boy snatched his headphones from the desk and slipped them on. He then plugged the cord into the laptop and started the video.

The video started with a birds eye view of a large school, almost like it was a university. Izuku recognized the place immediately.

U.A High. The school where everyone wanted to go. Nearly every kids dream school.

Sadly, getting into U.A wasn't easy, with an acceptance rate of 0.2%. You had to be the best of the best. One of a kind. Practically no imperfections. Basically, you had to be an Ultimate.

And Izuku Midoriya was not an Ultimate. He was just nothing.

“Welcome to U.A High.” A deep, male voice interrupted Izuku's thoughts. “This, this is-”

Suddenly, without any warning, the laptop screen went dark.

“What the-?” Izuku powered on the laptop once again, only to be met with nothing but darkness, and a red light blinking at the side of his laptop.

“Really? It's like this world hates me!” Izuku shook his head. “Mom! I need the laptop charger!”

“I'm using it right now!” His mom yelled back. “Next time you won't lose your own!”

Izuku sighed. He put his laptop away and laid back on his bed.

Life would be so much better if I was an Ultimate, he thought to himself. I could go to U.A, people would actually like me, Mom would be happier, and maybe Dad wouldn't have left…

Izuku wiped away the tears invading his eyes, as he slowly drifted off to sleep.
♠♠♠
“Have you heard the news?”

Izuku didn't answer. He only listened as his best friend Ochaco Uraraka kept ranting on and on about the recent gossip that had been going around all of Japan.

“Ochaco, you've been talking about this news non-stop, and yet you still haven't told me what it is.”

“I haven't?!” Ochaco nearly choked on her ice cream. “No wonder you seemed to be bored.”

Izuku furrowed his eyebrow. “Ochaco, the only reason I let you drag me all the way to the mall was because I thought something serious happened. Now I feel like leaving. Bye.”

“Wait wait wait wait wait!” Ochaco waved her arms frantically. “I know I sound annoying, but hear me out!”

“Fine, hurry up.”

“Okay, here we go.” Ochaco took a deep breath. “So I was at the gym the other day when I overheard this one dude talking to his girlfriend who's my taekwondo teacher. And apparently his mom, who works at a bank, overhead her boss discussing the gossip with another worker who's also a substitute teacher and the teacher overhead one of her students telling his friends about something his dad said and the kid's dad-”

“Ochaco!”

“Shh, let me finish!” Ochaco pouted. “Anyway, the kid's dad works as a janitor at U.A and he overheard a meeting that was happening with the school board. And you'll never believe this, but they were talking about how they're going to choose one ordinary high school student to attend U.A!”

“Really?!” Izuku was now fully focused on what Ochaco had told him. “You're joking.”

“Am not!” Ochaco giggled. “In fact, they even announced it on the news yesterday. You know, maybe I should have just said it was on the news to begin with…”

“This is crazy,” Izuku muttered. “But why are they doing this now?”

“I don't know honestly,” Ochaco shrugged. “But isn't this amazing? You might be able to attend U.A with me now! All you have to do is fill out a form online, then your name goes in the draw. Simple!”

Suddenly, all of Izuku's hope faded away.

“Thousands of kids are going to try their luck,” he sobbed. “There's no way someone like me could get in.”

Ochaco shook her head. “Don't give up so easily! You at least have to try.”

“Easy for you to say,” Izuku grumbled. “You're the Ultimate Taekwondo Master. I bet you didn't even have to lift a finger to get into that school.”

“I did have to lift a finger,” Ochaco replied. “To fill out the application form.”

Izuku rolled his eyes. “What I'm saying is that I have a one in ten million chance of being selected. If only I were an Ultimate.”

“Too bad, you're not,” Ochaco snapped, surprising Izuku. “I'm done with your whines and complaints. You may not be an Ultimate, but that's no reason to think you're a failure all the time. Because you're not a failure. So you're going to enter that draw. End. Of. Discussion.”

Izuku sighed. There was no way he could find his way out of this one.

“Alright, I'll give it a shot. How do you enter?”

“I knew you'd come around!” Ochaco smiled and pulled out her phone. “Since you don't have a phone, we'll just use mine for now.”

^ 1110 words, talking about getting carried away
——–
Part 4:
I decided to write about what it was like to plan a cabin with my co’s! This is purely fictional by the way, none of this happened.

“You gasp, pausing for a breath. You’ve been running ever since they caught you, a rebel, trespassing the castle walls. You can sense the beaming flashlights the castle guards carry coming closer and closer. Your aching back hits a wall. You’re trapped, trapped-”

“That is the lamest intro I’ve ever heard.”

“It is not! I spent the last 30 minutes drafting that!”

“I say we make it more dramatic. Maybe add a death!”

“No!”

“How about we just make it peaceful?”

“No!”

“Let’s scrap the intro entirely!”

“NO!”

Ladies and gentlemen, this is life in the soon-to-be Dystopian Cabin.

Oh who am I? I’m Luka! This is actually my first time leading a cabin. Last session I was in Mystery, and it absolutely rocked!

This session hasn’t even started yet, and it’s already bad.

“Okay, how about we try moving on to something else?” I sighed. Maybe this would work?

Nope.

“Nah, we are getting rid of that intro, and that’s final!” Sai threw her hands in the air.

Yeah, that’s Sai, the one that won’t hesitate to speak her mind. I chose her because one, she had experience and two, she had great ideas. Sadly, I could see none of that happening as of now.

“I’m fine with whatever,” Gen said. “Just make it work.”

Let me introduce you to Gen, my second co-leader. I’ve seen her in action before, since she contributes to the community a lot. Plus, we’ve known each other for a while now.

Today though, she was just chilling, agreeing to whatever.

“Jeez Sai,” Fi snickered. “Calm down and think this through.”

Lastly, there’s Fi. They’re my last co-leader I chose. Why did I choose them? They have a lot of experience, also I was their camper two times in a row, in Mystery and Fanfiction. Good times.

Why else? Their app was solely memes. Best. App. Ever.

“Forget that!” Sai frowned. “That intro is going to drive people crazy.”

“Then how about this?” I sighed. “Sai, you’ll finish the intro, but we’ll keep the first part. Got it?”

“Fine.” Sai shrugged.

“There we go!” I clapped my hands together. Maybe this session wouldn’t be too bad. Hopefully it wouldn’t be.

“Now that that’s over with, let’s sort out our storyline…”

“Wait, what’s our storyline again?”

“It’s about dragons!”

“I thought it was a sci-fi thing?”

“No! It’s about a sky city! How many times do I have to tell you that?”

The three of them looked at each other then at me. Then they said at the same time:

“That’s boring!”

^427 words

TOTAL: 2836 words
TwirlStar
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Fan-Fi Daily 3
274 words

The real world melts away into white screens, blank slates ready to be built upon. Only one screen and a keypad remain. I type in the access code for the fictional world I want to simulate, confirm it, and the emptiness around me comes to life. The ceiling fades into a navy blue sky dotted with stars, grassy hills grow from the ground, and in front of me, a humongous castle towers over an inky black lake. A black robe with blue trim forms around me. Groups of kids appear from nothing, their expressions so lifelike that it's hard to believe they're generated from a couple of ones and zeros. I've literally stepped into the Harry Potter world, the world I have been reading about since kindergarten.
I follow the students into the carriages pulled by invisible thestrals. I sit with two girls I recognize as Ginny Weasley and Luna Lovegood. The carriages take us to the front of the castle, and the students file through the large doors into the Great Hall. I join the Ravenclaw table, the House I coded myself to be in. Professor Dumbledore makes some announcements, followed by the Sorting ceremony and the feast. The food tastes so real, even though I know the computer-generated food will provide no real nutrition to me.
After dinner, I follow the rest of the Ravenclaws up to the common room, marveling at the simulation's stunning graphics. Everyone eventually heads up to their dorms except me. I stay in the common room, waiting for the perfect moment to sneak away and explore the castle. The only question is, where should I go first?

Last edited by TwirlStar (July 3, 2022 23:08:59)

ChueyTheCat
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Part 1 of first weekly

– character sheet –
Series: Story Thieves by James Riley
Kiel Gnomenfoot - character sheet (book 1)
Series continuing or ended? : Ended

Pronouns - he/him
Sexuality - Unknown
Species - Fictional human

Strengths: Can do magic, smart, bold

Weaknesses: Brash, doesn't always think before he acts, and doesn't have a clue about “tech-no-gee”

General view on life (free, not hateful, hateful): free

Tendencies -

Tends to annoy people very easily: No improvement

Situations -

Gets eaten by a dragon:
Emotions: anger
Awareness of others: no
Next step: Casts a spell
Outcome: Walks out of dragon's mouth and announces how many times he's been eaten now

His teacher turns out to be evil:
Emotions: Anger, betrayal, doubt
Awareness of others: Some
Next step: Tries to reason with his teacher
Outcome: Either he is defeated and captured, or he's defeated and captured along with all of his friends

Romantic struggles :
N/A

WIP I will add more later

Last edited by ChueyTheCat (July 3, 2022 20:16:31)

crxchetinq-
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

07.03.22 - weekly, part 1
back to my encyclopedia ⇆

Character Reference Sheet: Sadie Kane from The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
Series ended or in continuation? Ended


General:
Full name: Sadie Kane (no middle name given)
Pronouns: she/her
Sexuality: Straight
Age: 13-14 in-series
Species: Magician

Appearance:
Eye color: Blue/Grey
Hair color: Caramel
Height: 5'6

Personality/Abilities:
Strengths: Headstrong, rebellious, stubborn, caring, competitive, witty, bold, smart, loyal
Weaknesses: will do anything to prove to other people that they're wrong, sarcastic, impulsive, boastful, argumentative
Abilities: Hieroglyphic Spells, Hieroglyphic Understanding, Portal Summoning, Kite Transformation (limited), Forceful Transformation, Duat Usage (limited), Surveillance Magic, Execration, Statuary Magic (limited)

Relationships:
Family: Mr. Faust (maternal grandfather), Mrs. Faust (maternal grandmother), Julius Kane (father), Ruby Kane (mother), Carter Kane (brother), Amos Kane (paternal uncle)
Ancestors: Narmer (paternal), Ramesses II (maternal)
(Human/Magician) Friends: Liz (best friend), Emma (best friend), Zia Rashid, many students at the Brooklyn House
Romantic Interests: Anubis/Walt Stone
Godly Allies: Bast (god of cats), Bes (god of dwarfs), Anubis (god of death), Tawaret (god of hippos), Ptah (god of crafts and words), Geb, Nut, Isis, Horus, and more
Enemies: Apophis (main), Setne (personal distrust and annoyance)
(Former) Enemies:
Nekhbet (for possessing Sadie's grandmother), Babi (for possessing Sadie's grandfather), Serapis (defeated with Annabeth Chase)

not yet finished, but will be finishing today! ^^
thatbalanchinegirl
Scratcher
100+ posts

July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

script

dailies:

DAY 3: i’m in a community service club at my school. it’s a really fun activity. one of the things i got to do was help run a food/toiletries drive. i’ve only done it twice though because of covid. basically, we had to give these flyers (with a list of different non-perishable food items and toiletries) and ask people walking into the store if they can buy something on the list to give to us. the first time, i was kind of scared that people were going to just ignore me. and yeah, people did reject the food drive but it didn’t happen as often as i thought it would and i realized how nice my community is. we also got to clean up my school’s campus. it was actually pretty fun participating in the campus clean-up. and this is probably unrelated but one of the high schoolers we were doing the clean-up with said some stuff about two of the creepy male gym teachers. i won’t go into detail for obvious reasons but i think her claims are plausible since other students have stated similar things in the past. also, another high schooler found an abandoned kendra scott bag that she ended up keeping. we also make these crafts to give to the local senior care center. in the past, the club would visit the senior care center in person but the past few years, we resorted to making and sharing videos where we would introduce ourselves and say things like what our favorite flower or favorite class was. it depended on the season. i remember the first video i made was in quarantine where we had to talk about our favorite halloween candy and our costume that year. it was a really fun club and i enjoyed contributing to my school/community. (303 words)

DAY 4:

Vague -
“Lilly!” Ada ripped the covers off of her older sister.
“What is it, Ada?” Lilly asked, groggily.
“There’s something outside!” Ada replied and threw a stuffed giraffe at Lilly’s face to get her attention.
“Hey, what was that for?” Lilly asked, blocking the stuffed animal.
Ada shrugged and said, “Because.”
“Okay, whatever. I don’t care. Ada, I’m just going to go back to sleep.” Lilly began to pull her comforter up.
Ada aggressively tugged at Lilly’s covers. “Don’t!” She exclaimed
“What the heck, Ada? Why can’t I just sleep?” Lilly stuffed her tired face into a pillow.
“I already told you.” Ada replied, “I saw something!”
“Yes, we get it. You have 20/20 vision.” Lilly lifted her head from her pillow.
“No! That’s not what I mean!” Ada whined. “Come on, come on, come on!”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Lilly stated. “I can’t help with whatever ypu saw if you won’t tell me.”
“Just come see for yourself!” Ada said, hitting Lilly’s arm with her pillow.
“Stop that! And it’s like the middle of the night. Why are you even up so late?” Lilly told her eight year old sister.
“I’m up at midnight because I saw something!” Ada rolled her eyes, “…aaand because I wanted to eat milk and cookies.”
Lilly pulled up her comforter again. “Ada, just ignore whatever you saw. It probably wasn’t even real.”
“It WAS real!” Ada yelled. “That’s why I woke you up.”
Ada kicked Lilly’s bed, creating an annoying ringing sound.
“Okay, fine. Just tell me what you saw.”
“I… don’t remember now.” (265 words)

Ambiguous -
Pam heard her friend, Linda, scream.
It was around five in the morning.
“What’s wrong?” Pam asked as she stumbled out of her dark blue tent.
The air was dewey from last night’s light drizzle.
When no response came, Pam repeated herself louder.
Linda stuck her head out of her tent.
“There’s a mole!” Linda replied frantically.
“What? I woke up for this?” Pam mumbled to herself. “Linda, it’s just a mole. You don’t need to be scared of it.” Pam rolled her eyes.
“Just a mole? Just a mole!” Linda repeated, crawling inside her own tent.
“Yeah, Linda. It’ll go away soon.” Pam said, following Linda.
“Are you for real now? Moles don’t go away.”
Pam rubbed her eyes. “Yeah, they do. It will probably go away in a few hours. Besides, one mole is not going to hurt you.”
“Pam, you have literally no idea what you’re talking about.” Linda sniffed.
“I’m pretty sure I have a good idea of what’s happening here.” Pam replied, slightly offended. “You have an irrational fear of moles or something.”
“Uh, yeah! Do you know how much damage they can cause?”
Linda began zipping up her sleeping bag.
“I should have put on more sunscreen,” She said to herself, wiping her watery eyes.
She tossed her SPF 40 sunscreen to the side.
Confused, Pam said, “Wait, what do you mean?”
“I got another mole. Ugh.” Linda responded as she pointed to a small, flat brown dot on her arm. “I think it appeared yesterday when we went hiking.”
Linda is a dermatologist. (260 words)

DAY 6:

I got Pisces for my prompt! Also, this isn’t supposed to be a commentary or anything. (527 words)

Don’t get me wrong, it’s great being the therapist friend. You’re the one everyone comes to when they need advice.
You’re the one who helps your friends feel seen.
Being the therapist friend is great, right?

Life of the therapist friend:

Friend: hey via.
Me: hey are you ok?
Friend: yeah its just that lately life has been super stressful
Friend: im just so tired, i just want to slep
Friend: sleep
Me: oh yeah i get it
Friend: yeah idk hpw to deal with it.
Friend: how
Me: ok do u want to talk abt it?
Friend: yeah that’d be great
Friend: so ever since the breakup things have been going uh
Friend: lets just say not great

And then your friend continues to talk about the recent stress inducers in their life.
Obviously, an occasional conversation like this is completely normal. But imagine this like four times a week. It starts to get draining after a while.
“I’m pretty sure I completely failed that test, Via. I barely knew anything. I’ve been so busy with sports.” Sydney said, “I already have a C in English and a C- in history. I have a B- in Spanish so if I fail then I can’t go to the party this weekend.”
“I’m sorry! Kayla told me we have another quiz on Monday so we could study with some other friends. I think if you pass, you could get a B- in Spanish again.” I replied.
“The party’s this weekend though.” Sydney said.
“Maybe you can talk to your parents or something and say I vouch for you.” I explained.
“Yeah, that might work. Thanks, Via.” She answered, hugging me.
We parted ways as I walked to pre calc and she walked to chem.
“See you at lunch!” She called as Mia and Emmy walked beside her.

***

“Hey, Via?” Aadya asked.
“Yeah?”
Blah, blah, blah.
This pretty much happened every day. Always, “Hey, Via?” “Can I talk to you about something?” “I’ve been so stressed out…”
By the time junior year rolled around, my grades were dropping. I had late work, I was behind in my classes, etc. I was even starting to become semi-mediocre in volleyball, the sport I dedicated eight years of my life to. I was working to land a scholarship for a state college so it’s pretty safe to say that volleyball was something that played a huge role in my high school journey.
Every time one of my friends dropped a “Can I talk to you about something?” I wanted to tell them I didn’t have the energy to, that I couldn’t. But of course, my people-pleasing self had to say “Sure!”. I didn’t know how long I could keep up with this fake me. This enthusiastic, happy, cheerful, me. Why couldn’t I spit it out?

Life of an overthinker:

Being the therapist friend is kind of hard. On one hand, it’s great to know your friends trust you. However, on the other hand, they only come to me when I’m needed. I’m not wanted because I’m fun to hangout with or whatever, I’m only wanted when I’m necessary.
Is that all I am?
Just the therapist?

weeklies:

SECOND WEEKLY:

main article - real world events:

Anna Pavlova - Trailblazer in Dance

Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was born on February 12th, 1881 in St. Petersburg, Russia and died on January 23rd, 1931 in The Hauge, Netherlands. Pavlova grew up to become a talented, accomplished ballet dancer who founded the first ballet school to tour the world. In 1925, Manchester Evening News wrote “A gleam! A flash! A shimmering vision of beauty! … Is it some creature from fairyland, some spirit of ethereal grace freed from the terrestrial trammels of the flesh? … No. Merely Pavlova, the incomparable Pavlova.”
Early Life
Pavlova was born prematurely. The daughter of a laundry woman and most likely a young Jewish soldier and businessman was often very sickly. Since they were poor, she was undernourished and very skinny. In some cases, they did not have anything except cabbage and rye bread to eat. She took the last name of her mother’s later husband.
When Pavlova was eight, her mother had saved up all of her money and took her to see The Sleeping Beauty at the Mariinsky Theater in Russia. Pavlova was mesmerized by the ballet and instantly knew that she would take the path to becoming a dancer. She declared that one day, she would perform at the Mariinsky Theater. Pavlova auditioned to become a student at the Imperial Ballet School at the age of ten. On graduation, she had started to perform at the Mariinsky Theater, the same theater she declared she would dance at all those years ago.
Work Experience
Pavlova’s career skyrocketed in 1905. This was a result of her dancing as the lead soloist of Michael Fokine’s The Dying Swan which became known as her signature role. In 1906, Pavlova landed the main role of Giselle. What was so amazing about Pavlova was that within seven years of her career, she had already been promoted to prima ballerina.
Pavlova began her first tour in Moscow in 1907 and went on a second tour the following year. In 1910, she danced at the Metropolitan Opera House in the U.S. 1911 was when Pavlova formed her own ballet company. This allowed her to gain creative control over performances and roles. Her husband, Victor Dandre was put in charge of organizing Pavlova’s separate tours. For the rest of her career, she toured with her company all around the world.
Adulthood
In 1912, Pavlova moved to London, despite the fact that Russian Ballet offered her the highest salary in all of its history. Pavlova settled in a beautiful and grand estate.
She had been given the opportunity to accomplish her many dreams due to the money she had earned. Pavlova started a dance school and formed her own dance company. They went on a tour that lasted for six months. One of their stops was Russia, and that would be Pavlova’s last time dancing in her native country thanks to World War I. Pavlova was dancing in Berlin, Germany when the war had begun, luckily she was able to get on one of the very last boats that was set to England. Pavlova took her company to the United States of America. She was not sure what the future would hold for them.
Pavlova was determined to provide exposure to all people of every rank to ballet. The next decade, she would be found dancing in exotic places such as Japan, India, Costa Rica, Cuba, New Zealand, China, Egypt, Indonesia, and Brazil. She introduced countries to the beauty of ballet and in return, they showed her their beautiful costumes and amazing versions of dance.
Private Life
When Pavlova danced at the Imperial Ballet School, they often were given the privilege of being able to dance for Russia’s Tsar Alexander III. Pavlova would energize herself with water and bread crumbs while dancing. She would also use five pairs of pointe shoes each night which is 2,000 pairs a year.
Tall dancers were the fad in dancing. Even though Pavlova was short and slim, the audience couldn’t help but look at what a news story called “a shimmering vision of beauty.” Just because Pavlova was short, didn’t mean her appetite was small. An interviewer wrote, “To see the delicate, fragile Pavlova, whose waist I could span with the fingers of my two hands, attack that two-inch steak made me gasp.” It was written about Pavlova in “Girls Who Rocked the World,” that she drank gallons of cod oil as an attempt to gain more weight.
Death
It is thought that because of the fact Pavlova refused to retire at the age of fifty, her death was sped up since ballet is very harsh on your body. 1931 was the year Pavlova died from an illness that put her in critical condition due to her lack of rest. Though Pavlova had passed away, the astounding legacy she had didn’t leave and never will. (807 words)

opinion article - real world events

All About COVID-19

What is coronavirus? The novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 comes from a family of coronaviruses including severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) and the camel flu, otherwise known as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV). The coronavirus has spread to many parts of the world, with the U.S. being hit the hardest so far as there are over 89.1 million cases. India and Brazil are currently in second and third places for the number of COVID-19 cases, although this could change at any time.
The incubation period for the coronavirus can take a long time, ranging from 2-14 days. Many people could have the virus and not even know it. Some symptoms include a fever, chills, fatigue, diarrhea, dry cough, and a sudden loss of smell and taste. The CDC advises you should seek medical attention right away if you experience unforeseen confusion, difficulty breathing, hardship waking up or staying awake, pressure or lingering pain in the chest, or having a bluish color to the lips or face. It can range from a mild case of chills, to severe pneumonia. Doctors and scientists are discovering many new ways the virus is attacking the body.
If you want to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus, you’ll want to know how it spreads. It’s thought that COVID-19 spreads primarily from person-to-person. This happens as long as they are within six feet distance of each other. When a contaminated person sneezes, coughs, or talks, respiratory droplets are made and can land on the mouths and noses of others close by, or be inhaled. You’ll also want to wash your hands often, using soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If these protective factors aren’t easily available, you can use hand sanitizer that contains 60% or more alcohol. If you have unwashed hands, you’ll have to avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, as the virus can enter your body using these facial features. Another crucial way to protect yourself is by social distancing. In order to do this, you’ll have to stay at least six feet away from others. The CDC advises to not gather in large groups and to steer clear from crowded areas. They also suggest wearing some sort of fabric covering over your mouth and nose when in a public place. However, this does not apply to children younger than the age of two, people who experience difficulty breathing, anyone who’s unconscious, immobilized, or isn’t able to remove a mask without help. The CDC have also added that you should still practice social distancing even if you do wear a mask. However, if you’re in the confines of a private area, such as your home and aren’t wearing a covering on your face, the CDC recommends that you should cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your elbow when you happen to cough or sneeze. Washing your hands instantly with soap and water for 20 seconds, or using hand sanitizer with 60% or more alcohol in it if the first two factors aren’t available afterwards is also listed on CDC’s website. Staying hydrated, or more specifically drinking water every 15 minutes makes it so that if you do happen to breathe in the virus, it will slip down into the esophagus and burn in the stomach acids, rather than going into the lungs. The last thing you’ll want to do is to track your health. You need to be alert for symptoms, especially if you go into the public. If symptoms do develop, monitor your temperature and follow CDC guidance.
If you do have COVID-19, staying home at all times is the best option. Going out to seek medical care is an exception though. You’ll want to stay hydrated and take over-the-counter medicines to help with the virus. Another key detail is the fact that you should stay in touch with your doctor. Again, it can go from a mild case, to severe pneumonia. One of the more obvious facts is that you should avoid public places, as that could result in accidentally killing someone. No one wants to commit an accidental murder. Public transportation applies to this fact as well. If you self-isolate, quarantining yourself in a separate room is the safest and best decision. You’ll also want to use a different bathroom, one that others don’t use often. Clean surfaces that are considered “high touch” in your “isolation area” and your restroom everyday too. Wearing disposable gloves is also ideal. One of the more obvious facts, sharing personal household items, such as silverware, plates, towels, bedding, etc. can spread the virus to your family members, roommates, or whoever you live with. Since many medical visits for routine care are being postponed or being done via telemedicine and/or phone, you’ll want to call ahead. This still applies even if your medical appointment is in-person. This way, your doctor and other patients will be protected since the clinic knows that you could have the coronavirus.
The coronavirus may be a taboo topic, but it’s a serious illness. Maybe in the future, COVID-19 will be seen as harmless as the common cold. However, right now, it’s something that should be taken seriously and isn’t something to be making racist comments or jokes out of. (878 words)

column - travel article
Singapore:

Singapore is a beautiful country known for many different things, including being one of the wealthiest and safest countries and possessing clean streets and modern buildings.
As of 2020, Singapore’s population sits at 5.69 million. Malay is recognized as its national language. Other common languages include Manadarin, Tamil, and English. Singapore’s modern culture has significantly changed over the years, with Malay, Eurasian, South Asian, and East Asian influences.
Singapore has many picturesque tourist attractions. One example includes Tan Teng Niah’s House. This Chinese villa is located in Little India and is described as “One of the hidden colorful gems in Singapore!”. The two-story bungalow was home to the late Tan Teng Niah, a Chinese businessman.
Another tourist attraction includes Singapore’s Chinatown. You can experience a variety of activities here, including visiting the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, learn about Chinese culture, shop at the street market and visit the Singapore city gallery. Described as a “maze of narrow streets”, this location with rich culture is definitely a place you must visit.
The Supertree grove contains eighteen artificial, mechanical “supertrees”. These supertrees have many uses, including creating solar power, acting as vertical gardens and acquiring rainwater. The tourist attraction becomes a light show at night.

Finland:

As of 2019, Finland’s population measures at 5.518 million. Commonly spoken languages in Finland, include Finnish, Swedish, and Saami languages. The country is famous for being the happiest country in the world. Other notable aspects of Finland include Nokia, Santa Claus village and reindeers.
Finland’s education system is considered to be one of the most superior in the world. The country’s education system believes in cooperation, rather than competition, prioritizing basics; easily accessible healthcare, free school meals, using education to help fix social inequality, individualised guidance and psychological counseling, less homework, no standardized testing, shorter school schedule, a more relaxed atmosphere, etc.
Many beautiful tourist attractions reside in Finland, including Lemmenjoki; Finland’s largest national park is home to Ravadasköngäs Waterfall, weathered landscape, and the site of a gold digging area. Another tourist attraction includes Uspenski Cathedral, an Eastern Orthodox cathedral that’s considered one of the largest Orthodox churches in western Europe. Construction of the cathedral was completed in 1868. Helsinki is Finland’s capital and is famous for its architecture, Nordic meals and landscape.

Ukraine:

Ukraine’s population estimates around 43.5M as of May 21st, 2021. Ukrainian is spoken by a large number of people living in the country. Ukraine is known for its agricultural production in sunflower and wheat. The country is also known as the Bread Basket of Europe. The country is also known for the Christmas song, Carol of the Bells. The song is of Ukrainian folk song origin. In Ukraine, the song is called Schedryk.
Ukraine is home to many beautiful places, with one of the most famous being sunflower fields. Other tourist attractions include St. Sophia’s Cathedral. St. Sophia’s Cathedral is located in Kyiv, Ukraine, and holds one of the largest collections of frescoes and mosaics from the 11th century. The Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet is another popular place as it’s one of the oldest theaters in Odessa, Ukraine. (523 words)

recipe -

Mary Poppins Vanilla Bean Cake

Tools

Side Scraper
Tiny circular cookie cutter
Thin football shaped cookie cutter

Cake Batter Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup of sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
2 eggs
1 vanilla bean
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 cup of rice milk or soy milk
2 cups of flour
2 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1. Fold the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. By that order
2. Grab a mixer a put in the butter, sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean.
3. Pour the dry ingredients in the mixer too. Mix the dry and wet ingredients together.
4. Pour the cake batter into two circular pans. Split the batter for each of the pans, it doesn’t have to be extremely accurate though, just eyeball it!
5. Bake the cake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let the cake cool on a wire rack.

Buttercream Ingredients

1 drop of black food coloring
1 cup of room temperature unsalted butter
1 cup of powdered sugar
2-3 tablespoons of heavy cream or heavy whipping cream
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
A pinch of salt

1. Whip the ingredients together with a mixer.
2. Put into a frosting bag.
3. Frost the top of the first layer.
4. Put the second layer on the first layer, then frost the top and smooth.
5. Frost the side of the cake using the turn table.
6. Smooth out the frosting with a side scraper.

Fondant Ingredients

1 package of mini marshmallows
1/4 cup of water
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 pound of confectioners’ sugar
Black food coloring
Red food coloring
White food coloring
Yellow food coloring

1. Put the black fondant on the cake, do not cut the excess!
2. Put the strip of black fondant on the bottom of the cake.
3. Put fondant daisies on the cake.
4. Roll balls with red fondant and use a toothpick to make a line on the top of the ball to make it look like a cherry.

Now your cake is finished!
(351 words)


cabin wars:

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-redredrobin-
Scratcher
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Main Cabin Daily 7/3
362 words
based on a time I played along with a small child!

“You can’t go there! You’ll die!”
My friend Finn looks up from where they’re standing, a patch of sunlight, and scrambles to the play structure. A little girl - about five, maybe - is the one who shouted it.
“Why will they die?” I ask. I always wonder if this is what I acted like when I was younger. At this point I don’t understand the game at all.
“The sun,” she says impatiently, pointing a finger at where Finn was moments ago. “You can’t go there. The monsters will get you.”
I nod like everything makes sense now. “Oh, I see. It’s so helpful that we have you to keep us away from the monsters.”
“Yep! That’s the old spaceship over there.” She moves her finger to the smaller play structure opposite ours. “And this is the new one. That one broke down.”
I grin. “Did the monsters get it?”
“Yep!”
As some time passes, I leave the child-handling to Finn. They always say they hate kids but somehow they’re doing everything right. I drift to the others, who are at the top of the structure.
“Zombies!” yells the little girl, and I begin to cross the bridge to where the two of them are. She then points at me. “There’s one right there!”
Okay, I’m a zombie now. “Brains.” I stomp the rest of the way as she calls, “What’s 2000 plus 2000?”
I think for a moment and respond, “I don’t know. Three thousand!”
“No! Four thousand!” She nods. “You’re cured now.”
“Math cured the zombies?” Finn asks.
“Yep!”
I always have trouble playing along with the games that kids play. Especially when zombies are involved. But this I can do.
“Alright, what’s the plus ten?” I tell her. I feel somewhat triumphant knowing that this game can now be deemed educational.
“Ten!” she beams. “That zombie is cured!”
I applaud quietly.

A little while later her dad finally comes over to us. “Time to go,” he says, and takes her hand. He thanks us - she waves at us. “Bye!” She extends the word so it lasts all the way until they reach their car and drive away.

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WeirdlyAngie
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Main Cabin Weekly WIP wrote:

We'll be diving into the world of fanfiction, with three excellent workshops created by some of our own leaders and activities to help you strengthen your skills. This weekly has four parts, all of which you must complete to earn points.

Part 1 | Total Word Count: 761 wrote:

First name - Winnie
Middle name - The
Last name- Pooh
Series - Continuing
Species - Stuffed Animal
Strengths - There for friends, is loyal, Friendly
Weaknesses - Honey, can't focus, beehives, too friendly, spelling, reading, context clues, slow thinker, can be bribed with honey
Morals - Good
Tendencies - Tends to get distracted, tends to always be hungry, doesn't think things through, mind wanders off
Situations -
Stuck in Trap with Friends:
Emotions: slightly concerned, faith in friend
Awareness of others: Aware friends are stuck in trap, trusts friend will save them from the trap unaware the friend doesn't have the capability.
Next step: encourage friend
Outcome: is able to make a ladder with much thought to lead out of trap.
Looking for Honey:
Emotions: Hungry, one track mind for honey
Awareness of others: Aware friends can give him honey
Next step: ask friend for honey
Outcome: friend gives honey and problem is solved
Dealing with scared friend:
Emotions: elsewhere from friend
Awareness of others: slightly aware friend is scared, not really paying attention
Next step: assures friend
Outcome: friend believes Pooh and is less scared

Situation Story:
“Looks like we can't cross the river now.” Eeyore said, his dreary comment left traces of worry through the 4 animals.

“Hoohoohoo!, there's a very bounerific easy splenderific way to fix this!” Tigger said, bouncing with excitement. Pooh sat down with a little plump and started to think. They needed to cross this rushing river, but to boat could only hold half of them. There had to be a way, but Pooh just couldn't but his paw on it.

“Yo-yo-y-you know…” Piglet began, stammering uncontrollably, “I-I-I-I am rather quite nervous, and I-I don't th-think Eeyore would m-mind st-staying behind, and I certainly d-don't mind, maybe you to could g-g-go a-ahead?” The little Piglet was trying to get a way out of crossing the rushing stream, but Pooh only thought the little pig was behind nice.

“Sure. Leave the donkey behind. Like always. Go on ahead and leave me be. I'll just sit here until you all return.” Eeyore said in his usual dreary monotone voice.

“We can't do that Piglet. There has to be a different way.” Pooh said this while staring at the ground, still unable to think of some possible solution to get everyone across, “Think, think, think.” Pooh found that saying, “think,” often helped him think. After being unable to think of something, Pooh said, “Tigger? You said you had an idea, perhaps?” At this, Tigger bounced into the middle of the group, bouncing higher and talking faster than before.

“Well, what we gotta to, it's really easy see I grab Piglet here-” and as he said this he grabbed Piglet, much to the poor pig's fright. Pooh didn't see a problem with this… yet. “-And I bounce-” he bounced higher, “-and bounce-” and higher, "and bounce over the river!“

All the while Piglet, Eeyore, and Pooh were making remarks, Pooh said, ”Tigger I think perhaps there’s another way-“ While Eeyore was backing away while saying, ”We're all going to be soaked.“ And poor Piglet in Tigger's arms was having the worst of it. Ever since Tigger had grabbed him he's been saying, ”O-oh oh dear, oh d-dear, oh-o-oh d-d-dear!"

Pooh just sat there, his head bobbing up and down with Tigger's bouncing. As they went in for the landing, Pooh looked away, expecting to hear a splash. He peeked an eye open, then the other, and he turned around. Tigger and Piglet were lying in a heap on the other side. Tigger getting up, Piglet still in his arms, “The landing could’ve gone a bit better but the bouncin’ was Tiggerific, Hoohoohoo!”

Poor Piglet was still clutching Tigger’s arm, continuing to say, “Oh, dear, oh dear oh dear oh dear.”

Pooh had already began climbing into the boat as he called out, “There there Piglet, we shall be there as quick as…” Pooh paused and grunted rolling into the boat, “As this here boat…” Now he was pulling Eeyore in, and they crashed into the center, “Can take us,” now Eeyore was on top of Pooh, and the momentum from the crash was enough to take the boat to the edge in time for them to get situated.

By the time they got to the side, Piglet had calmed down. Tigger was bouncing up and down, saying, “Come on come on come on! We’re not gonna find Christopher Robin standing here!” And as they went off into the Hundred Acre Woods Pooh thought to himself,

“Sometimes, the best solutions can be the simplest ones.”

The End.

Part 2 wrote:

Naruto Uzumaki:

Sasuke Uchiha:


Naruto's Perspective:

Sasuke's Perspective:

Part 3 wrote:

Part 4 wrote:

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WeirdlyAngie
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

(just realized I already have a post for this reserved post… oops. I'll use it for tomorrow's daily)

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WeirdlyAngie
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100+ posts

July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Today is Compliment Your Mirror Day! We all have good things we’ve done in our lives that we should be proud of, and acts of kindness are one of them. So today, for 400 points, write at least 300 words writing about a time you helped someone!
Word Count: 460
Sooo, this is something I currently do every 2 weeks actually. I think sense… I don't know… ever sense around 3rd to 5th grade I've wanted to volunteer at the preschool section of my church but I learned I was too young. Years later I currently volunteer with that age group every 2 weeks and I have a blast doing so! We actually finished a day camp recently and I was leading a group of 5-year-olds along with 2 other people. To me it's incredibly fun working with such a young age group! Since I need about 200 more words… I'll tell a specific time recently that happened. So on this day I was working with the 4-year-olds, and I noticed one of the leaders comforting a kid that missed his family. His older sister just went to the 5-year-old room and is no longer with him in the age 4 class. I was about to step in and help but he calmed down. I put it in the back of my mind, he's fine now. I turn around and less than 5 minutes later he's crying again. Apparently some kid pushed him, so I went over and he couldn't remember who it was so I decided it would be best just to make him feel better. He wasn't injured, but the room was very loud and he kept crying so I took him out to walk around, he calmed down and we talk about siblings, etc. He still missed his family but he wasn't crying. After the lesson and snack we took the kids out and let them play in the preschool play area. I was playing with the kids when I found these building puzzle things made to build forts, chairs, anything you could think of. So what do I immediately think of? A cage. I immediately think of building a cage just big enough to fit one of the kids. The "puzzle pieces) had holes in them big enough for the kids to see out and it was very easy to take apart, so it wouldn't be like locking them in a box to the point of no escape. I ask the same kid from earlier if he wanted to be in a cage and with much enthusiasm he says yes. A few other kids and I continue to build around this boy, and it cheered him up a lot. That day I had to take down and rebuild the cage about 5 times because other kids wanted to be trapped too. That's just a story that came to mind right away because it happened pretty recently. Working with kids is an adventure, if you're considering volunteering or starting a job involving kids, I highly suggest it!

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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Weekly One - Fanfiction

Part One
Character Profile: Stina Destry Heks

Series: Keeper of the Lost Cities (continuing)

Basic Info

Pronouns: She/her
Sexuality: Unknown
Species: Elf
Strengths: Strong, brave, unafraid to stand up for what she believes in, capable of forgiveness and change, works well under pressure
Weaknesses: Prickly, judgmental, short-tempered, rude, cruel, bratty (though she does improve in the last two areas over the course of the series)
Outlook on Life: The Lost Cities have not been kind to the Hekses, and Stina has developed a somewhat bitter attitude towards her society. However, she believes that things can change, and holds out hope for a better future.

Relationships:

Taken from her Fandom Wiki page

Family: Vika and Timkin Heks
Friends: Sophie Foster (former enemy), Dex Dizznee (former enemy), Maruca Chebota, Biana Vacker (former enemy), Marella Redek (former enemy)

Tendencies:

-Tends to lash out whenever she feels threatened/mocked (improving - maybe)
-Tends to be incessantly cruel to those she dislikes, bullying them mercilessly (improving)
-Tends to resort to loud anger when she is upset (improving)
-Tends to be snarky/sarcastic, often sounding rude
-Tends to judge others quickly, sometimes too quickly (learning this isn’t the best thing to do)
-Tends to hold a grudge (improving)
-Has built a (metaphorical, of course) wall around herself as a defense against the world, is not often inclined to let people see past it

Situations:

Betrayed by a friend:
-Immediately decides that they are the enemy
-Treats them with unmasked cruelty
-Continues to bully them without mercy or relent, even if do nothing more to provoke her
-Holds a grudge that is difficult to get over

Forced to work with an enemy
-Cooperates with reluctance
-Is distrustful of the other person
-May begin to earn a better understanding of the other person and change her view of them
-If the above does not happen, she will still carry out the job

Forced to work under pressure
-Remains calm and confident
-Works to the best of her ability
-Will get others’ help if necessary
-Will see the job to its end

Word Count: 334

Scenario Writing

“Your character has been hired for a cause they no longer believe in, and they want to defect.”

Stina cupped her monocle pendent in one hand, studying the way the light bounced off its clear, reflective surface. The black metal frame curled elegantly against the lines of her palm, smooth and slightly warm to the touch. The sign of the swan. It was a sign she had once followed, a sign she had believed in. She wasn’t sure what she believed in now. It wasn’t the Moonlark, at any rate.

She sighed, shoving the pendent into her trousers pocket. Things had been so different when she first joined the Black Swan. The organization - and its members - had stood for everything she believed in. A world free of the cruelty and prejudices that had held her family down for so long. A world where bad matches were irrelevant, and the Talentless were accepted, and all elves could be proud of who they were. This was a group who saw the imperfections in the world, and fought to fix them - and she could fight alongside them too. For the first time, she had felt like maybe there was hope for the Lost Cities after all.

Then the Neverseen had taken down Forkle. He had been the force holding everything together, and with his death, the Black Swan unraveled. Sophie had stepped up to take the place of leader, and it turned out there were some things even the Moonlark couldn’t handle. She had tried to hold the Black Swan together, but that kind of responsibility wasn’t meant for an eighteen-year old already unsteady from the loss of a close friend and mentor. Stina had watched as the organization she once believed would fix everything came crumbling down. The Neverseen gained several more victories, including the destruction of Atlantis and the deaths of the entire remaining Collective. Sophie’s leadership only grew worse as time wore on. Now here they were, with the Neverseen about to take over Eternalia, and by extension, the Council, in less than two weeks’ time. The Black Swan had failed.

And Stina knew that she could no longer support their cause.

She pulled out a leaping crystal and held it up to the fading rays of sunset, letting the light pull her away. She arrived in the sprawling pastures of Havenfield, near the main house. Sandor stood by the front entrance, supposedly guarding it from unwanted visitors. He nodded wearily to her as she approached. “Let yourself in, Ms. Heks.”

Stina twisted the door handle and slipped into the main foyer. Loud voices were echoing down the hall, somewhere off to the right. She followed them and found herself in the kitchen, where Sophie was pacing across the polished crystal floors. Edaline stood by the ovens, watching her daughter anxiously. “I know we don’t have a chance,” Sophie was saying, sounding aggravated. “The Neverseen almost definitely will win. But we aren’t going down without a fight. This is our only choice.” She turned, revealing the dark circles beneath her eyes.

“You look horrible,” The words slipped out of Stina’s mouth, unbidden. For a tiny moment, she regretted them. Then she realized that they didn’t matter. She had come here for a reason, and being nice to Sophie Foster was not it.

Sophie sighed. “Hi, Stina. It’s good to see you too.”

Stina reached for her pocket, fingering the monocle pendent inside. “I want to talk with you. In private.” It was not a request.

Sophie rubbed at her temples, mumbling incoherently. “All right,” she said at last. “We can go to my room. Sorry, Mom.”

“Go ahead,” Edaline replied, frowning concernedly. Stina ignored her, following Sophie out of the kitchens.

The girls trekked up the stairs and down the third-floor hall, arriving at last in Sophie’s bedroom. Sophie shut the door and sank onto her bed with a sigh. “All right. What is it you wanted?”

Stina pulled out her monocle pendent, fingering the thin silver chain. “I’m leaving.”

“Leaving?” Sophie repeated. “What do you mean?”

“I’m leaving the Black Swan.” Stina held out the pendent. “Take it. I’m not going to need it anymore.”

Sophie stared at the outstretched offering. “Why?”

Typical Sophie, oblivious as ever. Stina rolled her eyes. “Do you really need it spelled out for you? Ever since Forkle died - ” she ignored the pain that flashed across Sophie’s face - “things here have been messy. I sat here and watched as the Black Swan broke down around me. Now the Neverseen are about to win. We failed. You failed.”

“That’s not true,” Sophie protested. “We still have a chance. It’s not too late-”

“That’s a lie, and you know it,” Stina snapped. “I heard what you said to Edaline when I first got here. We aren’t going to win. You know it. I know it. We all know it. You’ve handled things so badly these past few years, and I can’t take it anymore. I still want to fight. But not with you.” She took a breath and plunged onward before Sophie could interrupt. “Do we even know what we’re fighting for? When I joined the Black Swan, we were supposed to make the world a better place. We were supposed to bring justice to the Lost Cities, for all the Talentless and bad matches and multiple births. Now it just seems like our main goal is to destroy the Neverseen. We’ve lost sight of what we originally set out to do.”

“The Neverseen need to be stopped,” Sophie argued. “They’re dangerous. They’ve taken so many lives already just to get what they want. K!lling is a game to them.”

“Would you just stop for one second and think about what you’re saying?” Stina shouted. “What is it that the Neverseen want so badly, that we need to stop them from getting? Let’s see: a world not ruled over by a morally blind Council, where things like bad matches and Pyrokinesis bans don’t exist. A world where people recognize that our lives aren’t perfect, and we need stop pretending that they are. All I’m saying is that the Neverseen’s motives line up awfully close with ours. Maybe we shouldn’t be wasting all our energy on trying to destroy them.”

Sophie’s mouth opened and closed. “But - but they’re murderers!” she sputtered. “They’re evil, and dangerous, and-“

Stina glared. “Look, I’m not saying everything they’ve done is right, but - you know what, never mind. I don’t think your close-minded brain would understand. What I came here to say is, I quit. I believed in the Black Swan once. I don’t anymore.” She shoved the monocle pendent into Sophie’s hand. “Take it. I don’t know where I’m headed after this. I just have to get away from you guys. Heck, maybe I’ll join the Neverseen. Anything is better than moping around here.” She moved toward the door.

Sophie stared at the pendent clutched between her fingers, then up at Stina. “You really are leaving, aren’t you?”

Stina paused in the doorway. “Sophie, there is no perfect line between good and evil. The Black Swan does not stand entirely on one side of that line, and the Neverseen in the other. Maybe one day you’ll be able to grasp that idea.” With those words, she walked out of the room, not looking back.

It seemed the Moonlark wasn’t as infallible as everyone thought.

Word count: 1223 I got a bit carried away…

Part Two
For this part, I will be using two characters from The Sisters Grimm book series: Daphne Grimm and Relda Grimm. The scene, told from both of their perspectives, will be Sabrina and Daphne’s arrival in Ferryport Landing.

Character Voices

Daphne Grimm is a seven year old girl whose life up until this point in the books has not been easy. Her parents mysteriously disappeared when she was five, and since then she and her older sister, Sabrina, have been placed in the foster care system. All of their foster families have been either ab*sive or crazy, and the girls have repeatedly fled each one only to get stuck with another. Despite all this, Daphne remains an fun-loving and optimistic little girl who still holds out hope that her parents are coming back. Being only seven, her vocabulary is not the most advanced, though she is always learning and even inventing new words. She is goofy and sweet and is always willing to see the best in everyone around her. At the same time, she is very brave and will definitely try to hurt anyone who threatens the people close to her.

Word count: 152

Relda Grimm (referred to as “Granny” or “Granny Relda” in the books) is Sabrina and Daphne’s grandmother. She is a kindhearted older woman who loves her granddaughters very much. She is not the type to underestimate people, and often trusts the Sabrina and Daphne with a great deal of responsibility. She tends to use a softer tone when speaking, and rarely loses her temper. There is a more wild, reckless side to her personality that she shows occasionally, however (when she is driving or fighting fairy-tale monsters, for example). She is German, and often uses the term liebling (the German word for “sweetheart”) when addressing her granddaughters.

Word count: 107

Scene from Daphne’s point of view

Sabrina didn’t believe that Granny Relda could be our real grandmother. I guess that makes sense; we had run away from a million different foster families before coming to Ferryport Landing. My sister figured that Granny was as mean and crazy as all the others.

But I knew. From the moment I stepped off the train, I knew that Granny Relda was different.

It was raining when we finally got to Ferryport Landing. Sabrina took our suitcases and wrapped an arm around my shoulders as we walked outside, like she always did when we met a new foster family. Granny and Mr. Canis were standing on the platform. I liked Granny immediately, with her nice blue dress and sunflower hat. Mr. Canis scared me a little - he was glaring angrily at us, plus he was way taller than me. I watched the two of them quietly. Sabrina had told me on the train that she didn’t trust our new guardians, and that we had to stay strong until Mom and Dad came back. But secretly, I was hoping that Granny would turn out to be our real grandmother, after all. She would take us home and feed us cookies and we could be a happy family together. I would really like that.

I waited uncomfortably as Granny and Ms. Smirt made introductions. The rain was cold, and all I wanted to do was go someplace warm and dry. Sabrina’s arm tightened around me as I shivered, and I leaned into her. Whatever happened, I could trust my big sister to keep me safe.

Suddenly, Granny pulled Sabrina and me into a hug. She may only have been a head taller than me, but her arms were strong. I squirmed to escape her embrace, though a secret part of me enjoyed it. When was the last time someone had hugged me and meant it?

Granny and Ms. Smirt talked for a bit more, though I tuned out most of it. Then Ms. Smirt said her goodbyes, pinching Sabrina and whispering something mean in my ear that I probably shouldn’t repeat. The train left, and Granny took us to the car.

The Grimm family car has always been old and tired-looking, and I could tell Sabrina didn’t like it. Still, we didn’t have much of a choice but to get in. Granny toed our seatbelts for us, and we started the drive home.

I watched the rain roll down the window, fingers plugged in my ears to block out the car’s loud noise. Even if Sabrina didn’t like our new grandmother, I did. I really hoped we would get to stay with her, and eat her cooking, and have fun again.

I had no idea how exciting things would get from there.

Word count: 461

Scene from Relda’s point of view

It was raining that day, a cold drizzle that drenched all the world in a chilly, wet grey. Tobias and I had been standing on the station platform for nearly an hour, waiting for the girls to arrive. I was beside myself with excitement and nervousness. “We haven’t seen Sabrina and Daphne in such a long time! They’ll be all grown up by now, won’t they? Oh, I do hope they’re like their mother, don’t you? Veronica was one to carry on the family business. It’s such a shame she and Henry left town.”

Tobias only grunted. He never was much of a conversationalist.

“Oh look, they’re here!” I exclaimed. Tobias glanced up, and together we watched as the train pulled into the station. A minute later, two young girls stepped onto the platform, shepherded by a thin-lipped, beak-nosed woman. I recognized them immediately as my granddaughters. Sabrina, the older sister, bore two suitcases and a bitter scowl. She had a protective arm wrapped around dark-haired Daphne, who gazed around the station platform with wide eyes. Both girls held a striking resemblance to their parents. I could tell right away that they would be excellent detectives.

“Ms. Smirt?” I asked, addressing the woman behind my granddaughters, who I had assumed to be their caseworker. We had spoken over the phone. I had not particularly liked her, though I suppose you cannot judge someone after only one call. She had to be somewhat good, after all. She worked around children.

“Yes, Mrs. Grimm, it’s us.” The caseworker’s lips twisted into a painfully tight, completely insincere smile.

I did my best to ignore her, turning my attention instead to the girls between us. “Sabrina? Daphne? Oh, you are both so beautiful! What little darlings! I’m your Grandmother Grimm!” I pulled them to me in a tight hug. At last, our family was together again. At least, as much as it could be without Henry and Veronica. And Jake.

The girls squirmed out of my embrace. I beamed at them. Sabrina glared back, wrapping an arm around Daphne’s shoulders. What a protective sister she was.

“Mrs. Grimm, it’s so nice to meet you,” Ms. Smirt sneered, her voice oily and completely disingenuous. “I’m Minerva Smirt. We spoke on the phone.”

I stiffened, raising myself up to my full height. “It’s nice to meet you too.”

“I am just so thrilled to have helped you and the girls reunite,” Ms. Smirt replied coolly. Her hand rested on Sabrina’s shoulder, squeezing a tad too tight to be considered affectionate.

“Oh, I’m sure you are,” I snapped, shooting a quick wink at the girls. Then, placing a gentle hand on either of their shoulders (and forcing the caseworker to let go) I introduced them to Tobias. “Girls, this is Mr. Canis.”

My granddaughters stared up at him silently. Sabrina’s scowl had deepened, and she looked the slightest bit frightened. Daphne’s eyes were wide, though they had been since she stepped off the train. I suppose Tobias can be rather intimidating at first, though he is a lovely man once you get to know him.

We said our polite goodbyes to Ms. Smirt, and headed over to the car. Tobias packed the girls’ suitcases in the trunk, and we climbed in. I remember Sabrina was rather alarmed by the state of the car. “Is this safe?”

“It got us here,” I assured her with a laugh. “I suppose it will get us back.”

Daphne was a little uncertain as well. Still, both girls allowed me to tie their seatbelts, and we were off.

As we bumped down the road, I remember thinking (not for the first time, and certainly not the last) These girls will make wonderful detectives. With a little training, they might be prove to be better than Henry and Veronica!

And what do you know, I was right.

Word count: 644
Part Three
For this part, I will be writing a fic about Stina Heks (see part one) that takes place during her first year at Foxfire. The three tropes it will use are backstory fic, angst fic, and canon compliant.

“So I was thinking,” Marella began.

“Yes?” I asked, raising my sandwich to my mouth.

“Well, we’ve been friends for a while now.” Her eyes glinted in a way in a way I had come to know all too well. She was up to something.

I took a bite of bread and pickled spire root. “Only for three months.”

“That counts as a while.” She kicked me playfully beneath the table. “Anyways, what I was trying to say is, we’re best friends for long enough to know that we can trust each other. We should start sharing secrets.”

I raised an eyebrow. “That’s too bad, because I don’t have any.”

“Oh, come on,” Marella prodded. “You’ve gotta have something. A weird habit. A secret crush. Something embarrassing you did as a kid. Everyone at least has a little secret.”

“Well, if that’s true, then what are yours?” I teased her.

Marella glanced around before she leaning in close. “I kind of like Fitz Vacker,” she murmurs in my ear.

I snorted. “‘Kind of?’ Mare, everyone knows that. It’s not even close to secret.”

She laughed. “I guess you’re right. It doesn’t matter, anyways. He barely knows I exist.” She stared dreamily across the cafeteria, in the direction of the Vacker table. “Fine then.” She looked me in the eye. “Here’s something not many people know. I really, really want to manifest as an Empath. You know. To help my mom with her mood swings.”

I stared back at my friend. This conversation had just gotten a lot more serious. “Oh. Mare… I’m sorry.” I knew how Marella struggled with her mom’s mental illness. It wasn’t something that could be easy to live with, especially when it affected someone so close to you.

She swallowed. “It’s fine. Really. Anyways.” Her head jerked back up. “I told you a secret of mine, a real secret. Now it’s your turn.” Her ice blue eyes glinted mischievously, awaiting my response.

I groaned. “I told you, I don’t have any secrets.” No sooner had the words left my mouth than I froze, one hand suspended over my sandwich. “Actually, maybe I do.”

“What?” Marella leaned eagerly across the table.

“You have to promise not to tell anyone.” I warned her. “I’m serious, Mare. If this gets out…”

“I won’t,” she said impatiently. If anything, my hesitation made her even more curious. “Now spill.”

I held her gaze steadily, lowering my voice. “My parents aren’t a bad match, but they should have been.” I forced my voice not to tremble as the words came spilling out. “My dad’s cousin or something works at the Matchmaking Offices. She rigged the lists so that his name appeared as my mom’s eighth choice. He was her number twenty. She has a Special Ability and he doesn’t, but they were so desperate to be with each other. There wasn’t another choice.”

“Wow.” Marella leaned back, impressed. “That’s a juicy secret you’ve got right there.”

“You won’t tell, right?” I demanded. “I swear I’ll end our friendship if you so much as breath one word of this.”

“Don’t worry,” Marella snorted. “I’m not that bad a gossip.”

I relaxed. “Thanks.” It felt unexpectedly freeing, to have shared a secret like this, and to know that it was safe. “You’re a good friend.”

————

“Is it true that your parents’ match lists were rigged?”

I dropped my books, staring at the prodigy in front of me. “What?”

“I said, is it true that your parents’ match lists were rigged?” He glanced awkwardly at the mess I had just created. “Uh, aren’t you going to pick those up?”

I made no move to retrieve my books. “Where did you here that?” Fear and confusion swirled within me. How could he possibly have found that out?

“Um, Marella told me? She’s your friend, right?” He took a nervous step away from me.

With three solid strides, I closed the distance between us. “Marella. Told. You. That.” Across the locker room, people had begun to stare, their gazes boring into my back. I barely noticed. All my attention was fixed on the boy in front of me, and the words that were coming out of his mouth.

“Yeah?” he squeaked. “I’m sorry if I upset you or something - I didn’t mean to, I promise! Marella just told me, I didn’t know it was a sensitive topic- ”

The fear and confusion was swept away, replaced by a roaring wave of anger. I stormed across the room to Marella’s locker, where she was trying unsuccessfully to pretend that nothing unusual had just happened. “Did you tell him about my parents?” I growled, pinning her with a stare.

“Uh…” My friend’s eyes darted around wildly, searching for an escape. “Maybeee…”

“Marella,” I hissed, leaning forward until our noses were almost touching. “Did. You. Tell. Him.”

“I might have - okay fine, I did! I didn’t think it would be a big deal! Dex’s parents are a bad match too, and I thought he might be interested, I don’t know why I thought it was a good idea- ”

Before she could continue, I hurled her against the wall, rage and betrayal blurring my vision. “I told you not to tell anyone. I thought I could trust you. I guess I was wrong.”

Marella stared back at me with wide eyes, breathing hard. Then she leaned forward and shoved into me. I shrieked and stumbled back as she broke free from my hold, running a safe distance away. When she turned to face me, something in her expression had hardened. “I guess you were right.”

I watched as she collected her books and walked to class, refusing to meet my gaze. Around us, prodigies resumed their nervous chatter, sneaking glances at me every now and then. My books lay in a scattered pile by my locker, but I made no move to pick them up.

That day, something inside of me snapped. That day, I learned a cold, bitter truth, the first of many I would have to swallow throughout my life.

Some people can’t be trusted.

Word count: 1020

Part Four
Kit was falling.

She had been falling for a long time. Her last memory was of collapsing into bed back home, exhausted and ready for sleep to envelop her. Now she was here, plummeting through the darkness, unsure if she was in a dream or somewhere else entirely. The world around her was too vivid to possibly be part of a nightmare, and yet something about it felt slightly off, slightly surreal. If this truly was reality, it wasn’t like anything she knew.

Kit stole a casual glance at the void below, and her eyes widened. For the longest time, there had been nothing beneath her feet but an endless, impenetrable black. Now, suddenly, the darkness had cleared, and she could see to the end of her fall. It was not a welcoming sight. Shards of rock and debris littered the ground, bits of violet and obsidian glinting brokenly among the shadows. Kit’s mouth opened in a silent scream, limbs flailing in a desperate attempt to stop her fall. Wake up! she commanded herself. Wake up, wake up, wake up! This is just a nightmare, it isn’t real, WAKE UP RIGHT NOW!

But if all this was just a dream, her mind refused to listen. Kit squeezed her eyes shut, surrendering to the darkness. She was falling.

Falling.

Falling.

About to hit rock bottom.

Any moment now…

“You can get up now.”

The voice came from somewhere above her head. Kit jumped, one lid squeaking tentatively open. A face stared curiously down at her, watching to see what she would do. Kit’s other eye snapped wide open, and she leaped to her feet. The world around her was draped in shadow, a haze of deep purples and heavy blacks. Shards of rock crunched underfoot, and the very air smelled thick with fear. “Where am I?”

The girl beside her shrugged. “Dunno. I got here about an hour ago. Was it an hour ago? It’s hard to keep track of time in this place.”

“Ah, I see you’re both here.”

Kit spun around. From out of the shadows emerged another girl, this one much more self-assured. Her bearing was calm, confident, as if she knew exactly why everyone was here and how that had come to pass. “Welcome to the Rift. My name is Birdi. You are Kit and Moonlit, correct? I’ve been expecting you.”

“The Rift?” Kit repeated. “What’s that? Why are we here?”

“And how do you know our names?” the girl beside her - Moonlit - added.

Birdi smiled serenely. “One thing at a time. The Rift is… a dreamscape. A place between nightmares and reality. It can be quite terrifying for first-time visitors. Our job will be to help those lost dreamers, teaching them to wend their way among the Rift’s shifting landscapes.”

“Our job?” Moonlit questioned.

Birdi shrugged. “The Rift chose you to be the next Bearers. I had no say in any of it. Anyway, I’ll be teaching you how to safely navigate this place. Soon you will be doing the same for others. Alongside me, of course.”

“How long will that take?” Kit wanted to know.

“However long it takes,” Birdi laughed. “I can’t say for certain. Time functions differently here.”

“Will we ever get to leave?” Moonlit demanded. Her voice trembled ever so slightly, and Kit was strangely comforted. Someone else felt just as scared and lost as she did. Someone else shared in her fear.

Something in Birdi’s expression shifted, and her voice was almost sorrowful as she replied, “Maybe one day. I hope so.” Abruptly, she whipped around, all business again. “Enough time wasted on introductions. Follow me. It’s time to start your training.” She began to move away, not quite walking, not quite gliding.

Kit and Moonlit exchanged a glance. “It’s not like we even know what we’re doing here,” Moonlit whispered. “This is the best option we have.”

Kit nodded back. “Sounds reasonable to me.”

Together, they followed Birdi into the shadows.

Word count: 663
Total word count: 4624

Last edited by pages-of-ink (July 8, 2022 22:46:51)

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Daily for 7/3/22
I know this is kind of short, and boring. Buts its the best I could come up with xD

A few weeks back, I went to the beach with my best friend, Who I have know for over seven years, (crazy isn't it xD) We were actually supposed to go a week before that, but it was going to be over one hundred degrees that day. Anyway, most of his siblings are a more few years younger than him, (he's the oldest) But he has one especially young sibling, who's only about two years old. Since we were at a sound, not that actually beach, and it was low tide, there was a steep drop from the top of the beach (where the parents were) and the actual ocean. (Where we were swimming) And the little toddler was playing in the water, and he tripped and got stuck on his face, when I turned and saw him drowning, the first thing I did was pick him up and pat his back so he would cough up most of the water. Luckily he was ok, But he was very startled and grumpy because he fell in the water. But about an hour later, while I was eating lunch, the toddlers (there was 4) were playing in the water, but he fell again, I barely noticed out of the corner of my eye they his was face down in the water, so I ran to go get him (again) and made sure he was ok. The poor parent couldn't even see him because of the low elevation the water was at, and the high elevation the actual beach was at, the child could have drowned twice while she couldn't see, so I saved his life twice B)
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

~ daily #3 - july 3rd, 2022 (for the dystopian cabin) ~
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One recent act of kindness I remember doing was simple. Like, really simple. All I did was smile at people. Every time I see someone I know, or someone I don't know, I would just smile. And it's kind of hard to tell under a mask, but I still smile. Sometimes I don't know what people think of me, because I never really talk to them. I am really shy, so one of the most approachable acts of kindness for me is just smiling. I actually have a lot of practice with it, like a lot of people. Smiling in front of the camera, smiling while laughing at a funny joke; I always like to smile at myself in front of the mirror after I finish brushing my teeth. Sometimes people don't smile back to me, and I don't know if it's because they didn't notice my quite exaggerated face expression or because they don't really know what to do back. Whenever some one younger than me looks at me, I just smile back. I also smile at strangers, and that's usually all I do.
It's often a bit awkward, because I usually don't talk to the person I smile at. Sometimes it's my friends, sometimes it's a complete stranger. But when someone smiles back at me, I feel like my own smile really got through, that the person really noticed it. But often it just seems one-sided. Recently, I've realized that it being one-sided is okay. Plus, I'll never know how the person felt, and maybe I did help them have a better day or changed their mood. Some people are as good as hiding their feelings as me, and especially under a mask, I'd never really interpret whether they were smiling back or not. Some people are just as shy as me. And I don't really know what happens afterward, but the feeling of smiling at someone is significant to me, and I like it.
It's actually kind of hard to think of an act of kindness for me because all I do is so small. But I decided to mention this one topic, because why not! In the future, I hope to make many acts of kindness in real life and online. Some small moments of kindness often include on Scratch, such as compliments on projects and advice for beginners. Acts of kindness in real life include making others cards, giving this compliments as well, and more. There are so many ways!

~ 415 words ~
zodiacdog
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

There are two times I have saved a life - both of them being turtles. As everyone knows, turtles are slow, and sometimes they want to cross the road. Turtles have tough shells, but they are not enough for a car. Once when we went for a walk around our neighborhood, I saw a squashed turtle. It always made me sad seeing all of these animals being run over. I once saw a deer lying on the side of the road, dead. A turtle is understandable, for no one can see such small reptiles, when they are in a huge car. Of course there are big turtles, HUGE turtles, but we don’t have those where we live. The first time I saved a turtle had nothing to do with any sort of cars. Me and my parents were going for a walk through our neighborhood. You see, we have a few man-made ponds in our neighborhood. One is right down our street, the other is a tad farther, but easy to walk to. The roads in our neighborhood have gravel on the side of the road. As we were walking down, to the farther pond. As we were walking, we noticed a turtle on the side of the road. We thought it had wandered away from the pond, which was about a meter away. We noticed it was digging a hole, so we decided not to bother it. I’m pretty sure it was making a nest for its eggs. Its back legs were in the hole, slowly digging the gravel. That’s when we realized it was stuck. Its back legs were stuck inside the hole at some angle that wouldn’t let it get out. My mom allowed me to pick it up, and set it aside. The second time I saved a turtle, we were driving down a narrow street. My dad noticed a turtle trying to cross the road. He made a u-turn, and I picked it up and set it on the other side of the street.

Those are the two times I saved turtles!
Bellevue91
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Weekly #1
Total – 3046 words

Part 1 – Character Consistency: 1017 words (231, 786)

Reference Sheet: 231 words

Character reference sheet for Kate Bishop (From the Marvel comics and the show Hawkeye)
Series continuing or ended?: Ended
WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR HAWKEYE AHEAD

Pronouns: she/her
Gender: Female
Race: American
Species: Human
Age: 22 years

Strengths: Bold, ambitious, independent, skilled at archery and martial arts, thoughtful, intelligent, outspoken
Weaknesses: Impulsive, blunt, stubborn, extremely protective but also sensitive

Personality:
- Positive outlook
- Extroverted, fun-loving, teasing funny
- Very independent and does not like to be told she can’t do something.
- Often won’t turn down a challenge (and will often succeed).

Relationships
- Derek Bishop, father: died in the battle of New York when she was young
- Eleanor Bishop, mother: uncovered her own mother working for Kingpin in the Hawkeye series and sent her to prison for that
- Jack Duquesne, stepfather: was distrustful of him for some time but eventually realized he was innocent
- Clint Barton, mentor: a role model and partner for her through the course of the Hawkeye series
- Laura Barton: Clint’s wife
- Lucky the Pizza Dog, pet: Kate and Clint’s dog

Tendencies:
- If given a challenge, she won’t turn it down
- When explicitly told not to do something, she’ll still do it if she wants to
- She will not hesitate to talk back or stand up to anyone
- She will strike up a conversation with just about anyone

Scenario: 786 words

I chose the scenario “your character is meeting somebody they haven't seen in years”, setting this in December of 2026, two years after Kate’s mother Eleanor supposedly went to prison, and Kate is finally going to visit.



Inhale. Exhale. Lucky licked Kate’s face as she tied her shoelaces. She scrunched up her face and then laughed despite herself. Laura watched her with a hint of concern in her eyes. “You sure you don’t want me to come with you?”

“No, no, I’m good.” Kate assured her. She took another deep breath as she grabbed her long coat off the hotel’s coat rack and stepped out into the rain. She appreciated Laura’s insistence on accompanying her to New York so she could visit her mother, but in the end, she was an adult; she could do this herself. She had to do this herself.

Laura watched her go, hoping she’d be fine. Over the last two years, she’d grown fond of Kate and her cheerful, sweet demeanor. But whenever they talked about her mother, she seemed to retreat into herself just the slightest bit. Understandably, she wasn’t very comfortable with the subject. She seemed to have found a new family with Clint and Laura, though.

As Kate hailed a taxi in the pouring New York rain to take her to the ‘Correctional Facility’ where her mother was being held, she thought back to two years ago. Eleanor Bishop had been arrested, turned in by her own daughter, for the murder of Armand Duquesne III.

Soon enough, a bright yellow taxi stopped for her. As she got into the taxi’s passenger seat and directed the driver to where she needed to go, she quickly cleared the thoughts from her head. “Sooo.” she said brightly to the driver. “Do you have any plans for Christmas?”

The driver seemed slightly surprised. “Oh, I’m just staying home with my kids. We might go out to visit family nearby.” he said.

“That’s cool.” Kate said, glancing out the window. “I hope the weather won’t be this dreadful for you then. Wait, actually, let me check.” she pulled out her cellphone and looked up the New York forecast. “Oh! Partly cloudy. Some chance of snow. You’re in for a treat.”

“Good to know.” said the driver. “So what are you doing in New York?”

“Just visiting. . .” Kate hesitated for a few moments. “Um, yeah. Just visiting.”

The driver seemed to sense her discomfort and didn’t push any further. “That’s, uh. . . cool.” he parroted back.

“Mhm.” Kate replied. “What’s your name?”

“Matt. Short for Matthew.”

“Nice! I’m Kate, short for Katherine, but I despise the name Katherine.”

“Fair. I despise the name Matthew.”

The conversation went on like that for a while until they finally reached Kate’s destination. Kate fished out a ten-dollar bill from her wallet and handed it to Matt. “Thanks, Matt. Keep the change.” She exited the car.

The ‘Correctional Facility’, in all honesty, didn’t look too scary. Kate took another deep breath and pushed open the doors. At the front there was a lady at her computer with a slightly irritated an expression. She stood up at the sight of Kate. “And you are?”

Kate took out her wallet and placed her ID on the table. “Kate – uh, Katherine Elizabeth Bishop. I have an appointment to see Eleanor Bishop.”

The woman looked her up and down and then nodded begrudgingly. “You have done the screening and tests to be an approved visitor, yes?”

“Yeah.” Kate said.

The woman typed for a while on her computer to check that she had indeed done these tests and then sighed exaggeratedly. “Go through the doors to your left and you will be escorted from there. By entering that passageway, you consent to be scanned for weapons.”

“Right.” Kate replied and entered the doors to her left.

An armed, suited escort glanced at a tablet, glanced at her, and then nodded. “Follow me.”

And so for the next five minutes she followed the escort through the maze of passageways and tunnels. Then she stopped in her tracks. Kate waited. And waited. And waited. She said nothing.

“Er. . . do you have any plans for Christmas?” Kate finally said awkwardly.

The escort side-eyed her and did not reply.

“Ooookay then. No pressure.”

“We’re here.” said the escort, gesturing toward the door they had stopped at. “You may talk through the glass door.

“Oh. You could have said so earlier.” said Kate. “Could you open this one then?”

The escort took out a single key and unlocked the door. “I will be listening. As requested, the inmate is aware of your appointment.”

“Got it.” Kate said and opened the door to see her mother pacing on the other side of the glass. When she saw Kate, she stopped instantly and stepped forward, an undecipherable expression written across her face.

“Hi, honey.” Eleanor said.

“Hi, mom.” Kate smiled sadly.

Part 2 – Character Voice: 851 words (106, 102, 329, 314)

I am doing this part with the characters Merlin from the BBC show Merlin and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter!! I am pitting them against each other in a magic duel, set in Hogwarts. (Yes, we’re throwing the plot of Merlin out the window. Maybe this can be set in an alternate universe where Arthur knows about and is supportive of Merlin’s magic.) This should be a lot of fun, heh. I’m going to have Arthur and Ron cheering them on in the background.

Character Voices – 208 words (106, 102)

Merlin is intelligent, however clumsy and sometimes (okay, often) incompetent he is. He holds himself with pride but also thoughtfulness. He is supposed to be immensely powerful and he does his best to use this power to protect the people closest to him to the best of his ability. He has a bit of a snarky attitude and loves to bite back when Arthur is having a field day insulting him as he always does. The two of them are very good at friendly banter. Merlin can be outspoken when he thinks it’s right, but Arthur always reins him back in and shows him his place.

Hermione is very intelligent and the majority of her life revolves around reading and educating herself further. She has a genuine passion for learning and is a perfectionist in everything she does. She holds logic and pragmatism close to her heart. She always stands up for what she thinks is right, similar to Merlin in this way, but she is far more skilled at bringing up evidence and coming to logical conclusions when supporting her beliefs. She’s thoughtful, caring and dedicated, and she takes on responsibilities with pride. She’s also very reasonable and grounded in her knowledge and her interactions with others.

Scene from Merlin’s perspective – 329 words

The teacher’s voice seemed far off, but it snapped into focus when he heard his name. “Merlin, Hermione, your turn.” Arthur patted him on the back. Hard. Merlin didn’t know why Arthur had insisted on coming to make sure Merlin got settled in Hogwarts, or even why they had let him in, but his aching back was making him regret it already. And he didn’t know any offensive spells. He had wanted to study last night, but Arthur had made him do a cleaning job the day before and he had slept the whole night.

He stepped onto the stage and they bowed to each other. Arthur was already starting to yell, “Go Merlin! Don’t be a clotpole! Be polite! Win this thing!”
Hermione seemed to be waiting for him, so he attempted to simply knock her to the ground without a word. She blocked him easily. Then she started absolutely bombarding him with curses and hexes, and he whispered a spell to put up a shield in front of him.

“Merlin, you utter dollophead! Go on the offense!” he heard Arthur yell, but he wasn’t about to use a ton of violent spells in a school duel, and he had no other ideas. Then somehow, a spell hit him from behind his back, and his legs went out of his control. In his dancing, he dropped the shield.

Arthur started laughing. Merlin yelled back to him, “Did you just come here to see me make a fool of myself?”

“Well, you’re doing a great job of it.” Merlin’s opponent interjected. She waited for a few moments, probably for him to try to do something, but Merlin had nothing in his arsenal. Finally, taking the opportunity, Hermione pointed her wand directly at him and, without giving him time to think, said a completely foreign spell. He froze in place and fell to the ground. He heard Arthur grumbling at him as he lugged him off the stage. Oh well.

Scene from Hermione’s perspective – 314 words

Hermione watched Lupin intently until he said, “Merlin, Hermione, your turn.” She quickly stood up and hurried to the designated place, then glanced expectantly at her competitor, who had stepped onto the stage and was rubbing his back. She didn’t want to judge him immediately, but she had to admit that he looked incompetent.

Remembering that he didn’t even have a wand, she went over all of the possible spells she could use on him. They bowed. Knowing that Ron and Harry were watching, she resolved to use a variety of spells so they could at least learn something – knowing them, they were entirely unprepared for their own duels.

She started off with a simple shield charm (“Protego!”) the instant she noticed Merlin’s eyes turn golden. Then she shot off dozens of curses at him. He summoned a huge shield of light, which blocked some of them. She heard his red-haired friend yelling at him, and felt a little bit of sympathy, but not enough to drop the offensive position. He really wasn’t cut out for this kind of thing.

She remembered a technique she’d read about that made a spell come around and came back like a boomerang, and she tried it out with Tantallegra. Sure enough, he started dancing uncontrollably, he dropped the shield.

She heard him call out to his friend about making a fool of himself and she responded that he was doing a great job of it. His friend kept telling him what to do, which she was sure couldn’t have been very helpful. She waited a bit for him to do something, anything, but he didn’t.

Deciding that she didn’t want to waste her time, she finished it off with “Stupefy!” and proudly made her way off the stage.

Harry and Ron simply stared at her. “Remind me not to get on your bad side.” Ron finally said.

Part 3 – Fanfic Tropes: 739 words

I’m choosing to use the Mysterious Benedict Society including the tropes of Chatfic, Canon Compliant (set between their adventures), and Crackfic! Essentially, I’m going to put all the members of the MBS (including Mr. Benedict, Rhonda, Number Two and Milligan) into a group chat and see how it plays out.

YESTERDAY – The Foolish Society of Fools


Sticky: Hi! I thought I would make this so it would be easier for us to talk while we’re all away from each other.

Reynie: Hello! That’s a good idea

Constance: my peaceful slumber has been ruined because i gave you my number

Mr. Benedict: Thank you, Sticky, but now I fear that we will all be besieged by messages from Constance when we are asleep.

Sticky: We can just set our phones to silent.

Constance: the use of punctuation when you text has left me utterly perplexed

Reynie: Everyone has their own texting styles, Constance

Kate: Im now kind of afraid that this chat will eventually just be full of Constance poems

Constance: number two has been reading this chat and probably thinks i’m a little brat because i stole her favorite hat

Number Two: I’m outside your door, Constance. Give it back. I did your laundry, remember?

Constance: no can do, but that is true

Constance changed the group name to “fools”


Sticky: Constance. . .

Kate changed the group name to “The Mysterious Benedict”


Kate: Oops

Kate changed the group name to “Society”


Kate: How does this thing even work

Kate changed the group name to “The Mysterious Benedict Society”


Kate: Finally

Constance: kate has arrived but clearly she is sleep deprived

Kate: You guys woke me up! My phone was buzzing

Constance changed the group name to “The Foolish Society of Fools”


Constance: i am going to sleep but when i am back you will weep

Reynie: I have to say that I’m slightly concerned

Rhonda: You’re not alone.

TODAY – The Foolish Society of Fools


Constance: Number Two here

Constance: I unlocked the door and stole Constance’s phone when she was asleep. I also stole my hat back. That’s why we’ve had silence from her so far. So we should be good and able to use this chat for what it’s intended for.

Kate: Nice one!

Sticky: Oh, thank goodness. I was kind of afraid of what she was planning.

Rhonda: To be honest I’m kind of curious now

Reynie: Don’t be

Reynie: Trust me, we’ve all been the subject of Constance’s poems before and it really isn’t very a pleasant experience

Number Two: constance here

Number Two: i stole number two’s phone and now the old crone has been overthrown

Constance: WHAT

Constance: CONSTANCE. GIVE IT BACK RIGHT NOW.

Sticky: I really didn’t expect this to happen when I made this chat.

Kate: You didn’t?

Number Two: my objective is simple- to entertain

Kate: yourself

Number Two: yes!

Number Two: finally, someone gets it

Milligan: What is this

Number Two: milligan has arrived but his arrival is contrived

Number Two: he has been reading this all along if i am not wrong (and i am not)

Number Two: i will now treat you all to an epic poem

Number Two:
i am awaiting certain doom, it seems
as i listen to number two’s screams and schemes
but as long as the door refuses to submit
and as long as number two refuses to quit
as long as i have something to say about it
i will not budge one bit

why won’t my point get through?
no matter how many times you tell me to
i will not open the door for you

if number two insists on throwing a fit
just because she’s tired of my endless wit
(i don’t know why it’s so hard for her to admit)
i will do nothing but think, ‘what a twit’
and i will not budge one bit

i’m not pleased with you, number two
or the tantrum you threw
or the fact that despite you know it’s true
you still don’t seem to have a clue
so before i bid you adieu
i will give you one last review -
i will not open the door for you.

Sticky: . . .

Kate: Wow.

Mr. Benedict: LOL.

Number Two: i will never recover from seeing mr benedict use that acronym

Constance: I will never recover from that poem. Now open the door, Constance.

Number Two: that was my intention, i'm glad it captured your attention <3

Mr. Benedict: Kindly, Number Two, I wish you the best of luck. We should call each other sometime. Thank you, Sticky, for making this chat. We all needed some joy today.

Constance: You call this joy? Quite honestly, it’s torture.

Number Two: hehe

Part 4 – SWC Fanfic: 439 words

Have you been staring at your blank page unsure what to write and lacking motivation for twenty minutes? INTRODUCING. . . the Scratch Writing Camp Mall, fully stocked with magical SWC-themed merch that also helps you out with your writing, because we’re just that cool.

The Hosts store has a few different stands for each of the hosts. At Birdi’s stand, you can buy tiny little brooms that are actually pencils, which are massively effective for pretending to punish sleep-deprived campers. To buy anything from that stand, however, you have to go through a sleep deprivation test and if you fail, you’ll thrown out of the market, so be cautious about going there. At Robin’s stand, you can buy a little robin toy that chirps encouragement and writing prompts at you whenever it detects low levels of motivation. At Sawyer’s stand, you can buy Buggles, which are magical bubbles that, when popped, emit a magical vapor. When this vapor comes into contact with any kind of tech, it immediately solves all the bugs and technical difficulties you’re dealing with. Buggles come in different scents and colors too! And finally, at Bakie’s stand you can purchase “Sunshine Bursts”, which are little orbs that float in the air, light up the room and offer advice in Bakie’s voice when they detect burnout.

There’s also a Cabin store! In the Cabin store, each cabin has their own individual stand, decorated and filled with merchandise themed completely after the cabin colors and storyline, but only the cabin’s campers ever really go to that stand.

There is additionally the crowd favorite Mango food court! It’s essentially a food court filled with only mango-themed foods, including fresh mangos, mango soda, mango pie, mango cake, mango ice cream, and every other mango thing you could think of. (There’s a non-mango food court, too, but it’s far less popular.)

There are a lot more parts to the mall, including a gHosts store (where, as you might have guessed, each gHost has their own stand), the SWC Museum (containing artifacts from past sessions and records of all the past cabins, as well as the memory books), the Cabin Wars bookstore (where you can read up on books like ‘The Guide to Betraying Your Allies’ and epic tales of past cabin wars) and finally, a Writing Nook (where anyone can just go to work in a peaceful and quiet setting after getting their mango food).

Convinced yet? If you’re interested, come join SWC and earn free admission to the Scratch Writing Camp Mall for whenever you need some extra writing help, mangos, or cabin spirit. You won’t regret it.

Last edited by Bellevue91 (July 4, 2022 00:16:38)

Writing_Forever
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July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

swc 1st weekly woohoo
i didn't edit much of this so treat it as a rough draft :]

→ Part 1: Character Consistency

– character sheet –
Book: Gallant by V.E. Schwab
Olivia Prior - character sheet
Series continuing or ended? : Standalone

Pronouns - she/her
Sexuality - straight(?)
Species - human

Strengths: determined, resourceful, independent

Weaknesses: doesn’t wish to get along with others much (though it isn’t entirely her fault), gets angry and reckless at times, slow to trust others

General view on life (free, not hateful, hateful): free/not hateful

Tendencies -
- Due to being unable to speak, she tends to work alone
Improvement: somewhat, she opens up to family near the end
- Because she was bullied by other girls at the Merilance School for girls, for the first portion of the novel she tended to distrust others heavily
Improvement: somewhat, she worked together with her family to save their house—the main focus of the novel was on finding family and feeling accepted
- Tended to withdraw into herself especially when feeling unaccepted
Improvement: yes, it’s pretty much her character arc

If you’ve read the book and my character descriptions seem way off give me a break because I’m on a boat and don’t have access to the book haha

– Situations –

One of her friends/family gets hurt :
- Faces frustration, sadness, anger… though keeps much inside due to only communicating in sign language
- Worries whether she still belongs and whether this person was the only link keeping her part of the group
- Eventually uses her frustration and anger to give her energy to solve whatever dilemma it is

Rejection (non-romantic):
- Hurt, flashbacks to old and painful memories
- Takes comfort in her mother’s journal
- Reminds herself she is strong
- Seeks reparation or goes off alone and tries to ignore it

Romantic encounter:
- She would be confused, probably doubt if the person meant it or she was just another pretty girl
- She’d expect them to leave as soon as they found out she was non-verbal

Scenario writing:
Words: 654/400

Olivia folds her arms across her chest and ponders how the day had gone. The sky had deceitfully promised sun up until about noon, when the clouds came over and rain began beating hard upon the roofs of Gallant. It had been nearly enough to send her rushing inside had it not been for the curious weeds that had begun sprouting between the stems of each rose in the garden.
She had checked several times to confirm—just roses. And the weeds were a faded green, seemingly nearly drained of colour. It reminds her of the moments that had transpired not two weeks ago.
A ghoul dances now at the edge of her sight, seeming to beckon her over. She ignores it, bending down to trace her fingertips across the weeds. The rain spills down her back, soaking her thin nightdress and pressing it to her skin oh-so-carefully. She hadn’t had time to get changed upon waking, not when the sun was out so brightly and welcoming.
The weeds are brittle to the touch, something she notes carefully in a little journal normally tucked safely in her small dress pocket. Yes, she has begun a journal for the next Prior to arrive at Gallant.
Matthew had said she was being paranoid, that there was no way there was another out there, but she wanted to be sure. She wanted to write something that would guide whoever it was toward the acceptance she had found amongst her relatives, even the ghouls that drifted by just out of sight in the halls. Or the ones that waved shyly as she passed; she would acknowledge them with a nod or a wave.
Olivia feels a special connection to the ghouls, seeing as they both cannot make a sound yet have so much to say with their eyes.
Turning her attention back to the weeds, she slips a thin glove over her fingertips and up to her wrist, then twists the weeds around her fingers and yanks. For a second or two they hold strong, then pull upward with her hand. Curiously enough, the part of the weed that had been underground is a yellowy colour and bursting with life. What could have been sucking the life from the plants?
A rumble in the ground makes her stand up straight. She glances back over the mini crater she had formed when pulling the weed—and gasps, though no sound emerges from her lips.
Hundreds of spiders in all different colours are scattering in all directions from the weed’s resting place; she instinctively drops the weed and it fractures on the ground as if made of glass.
Her ungloved hand comes up to her mouth and she lets out a silent scream, spinning around and heading back to the house. Halfway across the yard, she yanks off the one glove that had touched the weed and lets it float daintily in the wind—she wants none of it touching her skin.
Banging on the door, she tries to make as much sound as she can but it is locked, why is it locked, they know she’s out here…
A ghoul appears now at the edge of her sight and she turns to it, yet it immediately fades under her harsh stare. Frustrated, Olivia throws her whole weight against the door but it doesn’t budge. And she cannot make a sound.
Tears well up in her eyes but she scrubs them away, refusing to cry. She mustn’t cry, not when the ghosts of the girls of Merilance are whispering in her ears: what a weak child…
She finally shatters the window next to the door and clambers in. Heaving deep breaths, she looks around at the house. It is eerily empty and devoid of activity—where has everyone gone?
The only movement comes from an old ghost slipping down the hall as if it doesn’t wish to be seen. Olivia slowly creeps after it.

→ Part 2: Character Voice

I picked Clarisse and Chiron from PJO (only book 1 because I just reread that one and forget how the chars change in the rest of the series fdksjfa)

104/100 words
Clarisse is headstrong and wishes to impress others, sometimes fighting dirty to get what she wants. Though she plays the part of a bully (in book 1), she has redeeming qualities that mark her as a future ally such as a strong sense of justice and willingness to get her hands dirty to do what she believes is right. She cares strongly for those in her cabin and will always stand up for them if they are in trouble. At the end of the day, like most people, Clarisse just wants to be loved and appreciated and will do most things to get that.

125/100 words
Chiron is wise and has years of knowledge which he passes onto his campers caringly. He cares about each camper dearly, as his purpose in life is basically to train all the campers to be heroes one day—though you can tell that he cares not just because it’s his job. He acts as a guidance figure to all in the camp, fairly instructing everyone on ways that they can improve. Chiron is also careful of his campers’ destiny and won’t ruin prophecies by telling them too soon, to the annoyance of Percy and his friends. Without Chiron, the camp falls into disrepair quickly and campers are left scrambling to deal with the unsuited leaders elected for the camp as punishment for some wrongdoing or another.

Scene: the night before Percy came to Camp Half-Blood. Told in the style of an interview, if that’s okay.

Interview with Clarisse
411/300 words
CLARISSE: Hello, thank you for having me. To tell you the truth, Percy’s not as cool as everyone says he is. Sure, he can get the job done—but so many things go wrong in the meantime! I honestly preferred the way camp was before the guy arrived, though. The night before he showed up was probably the most peaceful experience I’ve ever had in my life—and Percy had to come in and mess it all up! Anyways, where was I? Right, the night before. Okay. Feel free to ask me any questions of clarification, I’ll be happy to elaborate!
INTERVIEWER: Of course.
CLARISSE: So. We had just finished doing campfire singalong; my cabin and I were poking fun at the Apollo kids for messing up a line—though it was all in good humour, I assure you! Then, old Chiron gave us some speech or another on how he felt like the world would change the next day. I thought he’d finally gone off his rocker, but I guess he was sort of right. Not that I’m convinced the world changed for the better, but whatever. I tuned most of the speech out since it was clear he wasn’t going to give any actual advice and it just felt like he was spouting some doom prophecy that he’d made up! S’ppose I was wrong… but don’t tell him I said that. But yeah, then we all left to get ready for bed—I snuck an extra s’more like I always do, Mr. D almost caught me—then we all climbed into our bunks and pretended to sleep for about half an hour. By that point, the camp had fallen silent. I was finally actually starting to fall asleep when one of my cabinmates woke me up and said something like, “Chiron wants cupcakes.” I was like, huh? And then Chiron interrupted and was like “I’m outside. Come Clarrisse, we must talk.” And then I was like… okay. Creepy midnight meeting, got it. So I went out, and he gave me some lecture on how I was going to be important in the coming years? And then he gave some sort of warning and then I think I went back to sleep but it’s all hazy now. And yeah, then Percy showed up and my day was ruined.
INTERVIEWER: Thank you. I didn’t even have to prod you for explanations! I’ll be talking to Chiron, now.
CLARISSE: Okay. Don’t tell him what I said.
INTERVIEWER: –

Interview with Chiron
458/300 words
CHIRON: Good day! It’s an honour to be here. How would you like to proceed?
INTERVIEWER: I’d like you to recount the night before Percy Jackson arrived at Camp Half-Blood.
CHIRON: Sure thing. I’ll begin a bit earlier than night, to give you the full picture. So, all day I’d been having strange feelings—I hadn’t felt like that since the night before Thalia was to come. I knew something was up, and I had a feeling it would involve the Big Three. By dinnertime, I was more confident in my worries—I spoke to Dionysus too. He’s not always helpful, mind you, but for some reason that evening he was inclined to assist. He said he’d also felt it, like the gods were readying themselves for some change. I guess he is one of them, so he’d know. He advised me to speak to the campers; he nearly did it himself but decided it was too much work. That’s when I knew it was really important; Dionysus rarely even considers doing any work himself. I waited until campfire to allow the campers time to enjoy themselves, then called them to attention. I…
INTERVIEWER: You seem emotional. Did something happen?
CHIRON: Ah, well. I was just thinking about Thalia and how it was reminiscent of the night before she came, too. But it’s in the past, it’s all good. Continuing the story, I then told the campers a version of how I knew the world would be changing the next day. Some of the campers weren’t listening at all, I know that, which was fine except for Clarisse—I somehow knew she’d have a part to play soon. I made a mental note at that point to talk to her after; I can’t actually recall how I ended my speech, it felt like one of the minor gods was speaking through me. Perhaps that’s wishful thinking and I’d fallen asleep midway through talking—ah, but no one told me! I finally sent everyone off to their cabins and spoke to Dionysus again to ask him to prepare the camp for the next day—I’m not too sure he actually did, now that I think about it. Ah, well. I then sought out Clarisse and forced her to pay attention to me; she’s always been a stubborn girl but at the end of the day she is a half-blood, and a leader at that. I’m pretty sure half of what I said when in one ear and out the other, but seeing as it was a one-on-one talk I think she caught some of it. I then let her go, and spent the rest of the night wandering through the strawberry fields and reminiscing.
INTERVIEWER: Thank you for your time, Chiron.
CHIRON: No problem.

→ Part 3: Fanfic Tropes

Tropes chosen: songfic, chatfic, AU
Ive never encountered half these tropes before so dont judge if i do it spectacularly wrong pls :>
Premise: Olivia (from Gallant) ended up going to the local school and met a girl named Asha; they started dating but soon broke up because that girl found someone new. Now Olivia can’t get Asha off her mind and is keeping her thoughts in her journal, which instead of being a physical book is now whatever app she has open at the moment. She’s also luckily made a new group of friends who are super supportive, but she’s kinda wrapped up in missing Asha. Song is The Outsider by Lyn Lapid (:

861/700 words

(See you still when I close my eyes)

Messages - Direct From Liv to Liv
Liv
2:29pm: I cant stop thinking about Asha.
2:29pm: I think I want to talk to her
2:32pm: Someone tell me to stop
2:33pm: But she’s like. Right there across the room
2:34pm: And her hair is so soft
-
3:14pm: Nearly got caught in class for texting
3:14pm: Not like I was actually texting anyone
-
8:22pm: She found someone new so why do i still want
8:23pm: fkldajfldj
8:26pm: …
8:28pm: What if someone found this
8:29pm: I’d join the ghouls I guess

(I go back to those summer nights)

Messages - Popcorn Squad
Raine
8:27pm: guys do u wanna get something to eat tmr before class??
Soph
8:27pm: yea!! what were u thinking
8:27pm: i can get my bro to drive btw
Raine
8:29pm: starbucks obviouslyy. and it’s ok im biking.
8:31pm: wait no its raining tmr yeah can u pick me up
8:32pm: actually i need to get fit im biking. see you there at 7:30?
8:32pm: the one by my house
Soph
8:30pm: ok!! see u
8:35pm: liv?? U there?

(Driving fast down a dead end road)

Messages - Popcorn Squad
Liv
8:51pm: Ya I can come, I’ll take the bus since my place is rly far haha
8:53pm: See u guys
Raine
8:54pm: (thumbs up)(happy face)
Soph
8:54pm: awesome!
8:56pm: guys we should do this
Raine
8:55pm: LOL ok sure this weekend
8:55pm: pls
Soph
8:57pm:
8:57pm: what abt this!!
Raine
8:58pm: nooo wayyy im scared of heights
8:59pm: i’d rather do the painting thing
Soph
9:00pm: smh fine
9:01pm: liv u should do it w me
Liv
9:03pm: Pfft
9:04pm: Maybe in the summer
9:04pm: So much schoolwork rn
9:05pm: I cant afford to have a midlife crisis right before midterms
Raine
9:06pm: yes exactly, except u got one bit wrong
9:06pm: we are doing it never
Soph
9:06pm: one day im forcing u both on it!!
9:07pm: also liv arent u lowkey having a midlife crisis abt asha
Liv
9:07pm: Ummmm well yes
9:07pm: Shh lol
9:08pm: Can’t afford ANOTHER crisis
Raine
9:08pm: haha ok true
9:09pm: she wasnt good enough for u tho!!!
Soph
9:08pm: u deserve way better liv
Liv
9:10pm: Aww
9:10pm: Ily
Soph
9:10pm: Loved a message
Raine
9:10pm: (pink heart)

(Staying out past the afterglow)

–Olivia’s Notes App–
I keep forgetting i cant just call her like i mean i can but also i cant and ive never felt this way about anyone so what if she just led me on??? I dont think i make any sense but when have i ever. Also she basically dumped me for someone else
But i still want to talk to her
Lol
Not like i can even talk to her. I mean i’d text her. It’s times like these where I hate the fact that I can’t speak the most

But actually
Maybe she just left because i cant communicate the same way other ppl can
Like that’s such a stupid way to leave someone and raine would probably convince me otherwise or say that she’s not worth my time
Then why am i writing this?

(Now you're laughing with someone new)

Messages - Direct from Raine to Liv
Raine
9:45pm: olive whats up do u want to do hw together??
9:47pm: im rly struggling w question 4 lol
9:48pm: ur the smart one soo

(Doing things that we used to do)

–Olivia’s Notes App–
She probably doesnt even think about me
Not that it matters
Not that i think about her
I should like answer Raine

(And I'm just someone you used to know)

Messages - Direct from Raine to Liv
Raine
10:15pm: u probs crashed already haha. see u tmr morn! i might still need help w math
Liv
10:16pm: (typing)
10:20pm: (typing)
10:21pm: Sorry
10:21pm: I keep thinking ab Asha
10:21pm: It’s not an excuse tho
10:22pm: Guess I just miss her
Raine
10:22pm: aww
10:23pm: ft? i’ll bring u chocolate tmr <3
Liv
10:23pm: Thanks ily chocolate sounds amazing
10:23pm: And I can’t call sorry im not allowed phones after 10:30 remember
Raine
10:23pm: oh yeahhhh
10:23pm: okok i’ll bring chocolate in the morning
10:24pm: now get some sleep!!
10:24pm: <333
Liv
10:25pm: Gnn
10:27pm: Wait
10:27pm: I forgot. Do you still need help with math
10:27pm: I’m super sorry
Raine
10:41pm: sorry i didnt see this yeah i was working on it!
10:41pm: it’s ok tho. i think i got somewhere
10:41pm: idk if it’s in the right direction tho lol
10:42pm: but no worries!
10:42pm: oh right ur phone’s off haha

(The outsider of an inside joke)

→ Part 4: SWC Fanfic

541/400 words

Scratch Writing Camp is a small camp nestled amongst the peaks of Mango Mountains. This is its first year running in-person, and you’re so excited.
For years, you’ve dreamt of meeting up with your fellow cabin mates and writing late into the night side by side—there’s something different, you believe, about the experience when in a tiny cabin in the middle of nowhere.
Though you’re also excited for the pranks.
To get to the camp, there are many ways. In fact, some of the ways you still haven’t discovered—but you know you’ll enjoy finding each. For now, you take the tunneling option: beginning at the bottom of the largest Mango Mountain, you pluck a glistening ripe mango from a nearby tree and take a bite.
Triggered by your enjoyment of the fruit, a circular opening appears in the wall in front of you. Satisfied, you grin and finish off your mango. Glancing around to ensure there are no non-campers here to watch your secret entry, you slip into the round tunnel and continue onward.
As soon as you’ve crossed the threshold, the walls slide shut behind you and you are encased in darkness for a moment or two. The moment or two stretches into three and four, until you realize you have to make it up the top yourself without any light.
The writing inspiration has already begun…
You carefully feel along the walls until you have a pretty good idea of which way to go, then keep trekking up. The path slopes gently up, enough that you know it’s taking you where you need to go but not so much that an inexperienced hiker like yourself would have any difficulty—even in the dark.
Though you try your hardest, you cannot discern any other sounds of campers. Perhaps the walls are soundproof, because you know there are many other SWCers making their way to the summit. After all, it is the day before July 1st and you are all eager to see which cabin you have been placed into.
Normally, you would’ve already been told your cabin. But because SWC is happening at the top of Mango Mountain, the hosts decided it would be more fun for everyone if you only knew your cabin once everyone had ascended.
Heaving out a breath, you relax when you realize you’ve nearly made it to the top. A little bit of light filters down the passage, and you hurriedly stumble toward it. In the back of your mind, a metaphor about this situation already begins to take shape… perfect for your first scene in your novel!
“Welcome to camp!” a chorus of hosts and past hosts exclaim.
You wave and look around, mouth falling open in awe.
They really have made this place amazing. Each cabin has been personalized by its leader to match some crazy theme or another, and there are large wooden leaderboards all around proclaiming the successes of various challenges.
You are suddenly tapped on the back from behind; you spin around and come face to face with your new leader.
“Hello y/n! I’ll be your leader for this month of SWC! Come, let’s get you settled in your cabin—I’m sure this will be the best month of your life.”

whew. huge credits to anyone who writes long formatted stuff on forums, this took awhile

Last edited by Writing_Forever (July 4, 2022 14:41:27)

gooseful
Scratcher
100+ posts

July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

༺═─── daily 4 ───═༻

vagueness vs ambiguity

༺═── word count; 310 + 357 = 667──═༻

- vagueness

“What are you saying?”
“Everything.”
He rises his chin to look at me, stare me straight in the eye.
I shiver.
“Everything isn't an answer.” I reply, trying desperately to break out of his gaze, he has such a strong gaze –
He looks away.
I sigh.
“Everything isn't an answer. It's not the one I'm looking for, anyway.”
“You don't control me.” He demands, his voice muffled by the long-winding, red scarf that Mom tucked around him earlier today.
"I know that I don't control you. I know that you don't want me to desperately follow you around. I know that you know.“
”You don't act like you know.“
”What should I know?“
”What you know.“
This conversation is getting nowhere. I stand up, brushing snow off my boots. ”You're horrific.“ I tell him, but he stays in the same spot, snow falling onto his bobble hat. He looks like a child, but he's not. He looks like he's hurt, but he's not.
”Only in your opinion!“ My brother calls after me, a gleeful edge mounting his tone. I'm not sure what he's going to do on a bench. No bus comes for hours.

When I get home, he is there, his eyes alight, his eyes broken. ”What is it?“
”Nothing.“ He answers, but there is no strong gaze, for his eyes contain no soul.
I shiver.
”Nothing is a terrible answer.“
”Is it?“
I slide into the chair next to him, holding his frozen hands, trying to thaw them, eyeing the red on his neck, trying to soothe it.
”Who did this?“
”Them.“ He stammers, burying his face in my shoulder.
I freeze. Untie his coat.
Why would they target him? He looks like a child. He doesn't act like one, but soul is not what they target, unless–
”You know.“
”I know.“ He echoes, the faintest remnant of a smile bitter on his face.

- ambiguity

Afterwards.
”Can I have my brother back?“
”Your brother is ready to go.“
I'm not sure what the voice means. I stop, hesitate, waste crucial seconds.
”His soul,“ I add.
”They don't have need for a soul.“
I scream, then, calm. ”Why did they take it, then?“ People like this are not for being confronted. They are not for asking questions.
I find myself outside the bank, on the steps, waiting to go home to a broken family.

”What happened? Tell us.“
I pause. ”It was interesting,“
”Go on!“
”I didn't get brother's soul, no.“
There is an audible silence.
I turn to look at my brother, who is sitting quietly on a chair, kicking his feet in the air.
”Does that mean – do we have to restart?“ Mom whispers.
”We have to restart. I'll buy a new one. We won't let it happen again."
While saying this, I hear my own voice echoing in my ear. “You know,”
I know. That is the problem.

There is no way to escape. There is never a way to escape.

“You can do this.” Is there a voice waver? I cannot tell.
“I can't.” I'm packing my bags, throwing rucksacks over my shoulder, breathing in and out.
“You're gone.” She breathes, and I am.

I find myself in a forest, cowering at the power of nature. There is vines hanging down everywhere, brushing in my face, howls of wild animals behind me. I have food on my back, a sleeping bag in my arms, and there is a girl crouching in front of me.
“Who goes there?”
I see her duck.
“I don't know.”
Knowledge, again. I hate knowledge. I detest knowledge. I am broken because of knowledge.
The girl crouches and slips out of the undergrowth, holding out her hand. I shake it. I see pain on her face.
“We can do this.” I repeat the words my mother told me.
“Are you running from the bank?”
“It's just there.” I whisper.
The girl shivers.
I shiver too.
“We're trying to escape.”
Failing? Trying? Succeeding?
They are the same, in my mind.
They lead to the exit.

Last edited by gooseful (July 4, 2022 01:25:03)

Cherrie_Tree
Scratcher
1000+ posts

July 2022 SWC Writing Megathread

Weekly

Part One

Character sheet: 248 words

For my character sheet, I will be doing Saiki Kusuo from The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Age: 16-17 (depending on where in the anime)
Abilities: Many psychic abilities
Birthday: August 16
Gender: Unsure (I'm not sure if this is a genderfluid headcanon but he sometimes transforms into a Female in order to deal with certain situations). He also was born as a Female but psychic powers made him a Male, so there could also be a Transgender Male reading.
About Him: Saiki is a serious person, as he tries to avoid chaos in his everyday life. He just wants to be normal and not cause harm to others. He doesn't ever talk, and mostly uses internal dialogue to relay the story. He often uses his psychic abilities to navigate daily life and doesn't use his super powers for evil, but to help others (like preventing the world from ending), which makes him really kind. He also really dislikes attention (so he does things to make his likability average).
Orientation: Aroace
Strengths: He has psychic abilities which make him OP, careful, intelligent, adaptable to new situations, kind, uses his powers for good, decisive, doesn't make many mistakes
Weaknesses: coffee jelly, his kindness can be exploited, he's slightly socially awkward, doesn't talk to many people (which can make him seem weird)
Other: he enjoys TV shows because he can't read minds and guess what will happen next, and his catchphrase is ‘yare yare, or in other words, good grief’

Scenario Writing: 408 words

Scenario: your character has just been framed for something they didn't do and is being interrogated by the police

The street was filled with police cars, surrounding a pink-haired boy. An officer opened the car door.
Saiki sighed, trying to control his lips. What did I do this time? He placed his green bag on the tarred pavement. The thoughts of the officers bounced in Saiki's head. Quickly, he pieced them together: he was wrongly convicted of shoplifting.

Saiki frowned. An officer, wearing a blue hat with a vest containing a large bronze badge stepped forward. The officer began moving his mouth and glared at him, but all Saiki could hear were the thoughts in his mind.

Ah, so you want to falsely accuse me, a random stranger of a petty crime, so you can earn more money from your underpaid job. Makes sense. Saiki began nodding to each statement, as he tuned out. I have much better things to do, than being falsely accused. I could either replace myself with a clone, or threaten the police officers. But that would make me stand out and look like a threat. Plus, my disguise could waver.

“Hey, are you listening?” The officer growled, noticing Saiki's distracted face. “The penalty is to pay 100,000 yen upfront.”

Ah yes, ask for payment upfront rather than an official form. Talk about shady. The surrounding officers' thoughts began to question whether or not this would work. In the end, they decided it would always be worth a try to scam money.

Saiki hesitated. If I pulled out a wallet, it would bend under my hand. Within a moment, he apported 100,000 yen in the police officer's hand.

The Officer and his crew of cars began to turn back. HAHAHA, the Officer smirked. I've successfully scammed this foolish high-school boy on the street.

You what? A stern voice peaked through Saiki's- and if he wasn't mistaken, the Officer's mind.

“Huh?” the Officer screamed. “Which of you told the superior of our scheme?”

Saiki smirked, as he teleported into a random, barren desert. I linked the minds of the Officer and his superior together. He should be fired soon. He sat on the soft sands of the desert.

Oh, and I apported his monthly paycheck in exchange for the money, so things should even out before he discovers. Saiki sat in the middle of the desert, lifting boulders and gently placing them down back again. I'll teleport back home until I lift these boulders three-hundred times, or until I get sick of doing this.

Part Two

Character Voices:

For this, I will do the beheaded wives from Six: Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard

Anne Boleyn Voice: 119 words

Anne Boleyn is your typical drama queen and willingly cause scenes. She's very assertive and blunt (even if it creates extra trouble for her, because she is impulsive). She is the type of person to tell other people like it is and act more powerful than she is. As a result, she lands herself in tricky situations where she does not earn the favor of others. She cares little about pleasing others and does what she wants for her own sake. She will force change down your throat and fiercely defend her thoughts and ideas. Through her song in the musical, she's quite flirtatious and free-spirited (as well as carefree, as she doesn't see the consequences behind her actions).

Katherine Howard Voice: 105 words

Katherine Howard, on the other hand, is flirtatious, but is more careful with her words. She is very experienced with her romantic interests, and knows the right words to get her way. She, in a way, wants to please other people, but is manipulated, as she wants to seek love and the men she dates doesn't necessarily return it. I imagine, unlike Anne Boleyn, Kathrine Howard doesn't say her words directly, but almost speaks in riddles (she isn't very blunt either but does spit burns). Over and over again, she has this deep need for connection, and she seems to serve others rather than herself.

Scenes
For the scene each character will recall, I will do an event where they first met each other at a ball.

Anne Boleyn: 381 words

The party lights had dimmed, as night fell. The party was filled with nobles and aristocrats, but as far as I knew, I wasn't interested in making connections. All I wanted was the late night partying in England, dancing in gowns and drinking champagne under sparkling chandeliers. I crossed my legs, waiting for the party to arrive. Honestly, it was so boring right now, watching nobles negotiate about territory. I grabbed a wine glass of champagne and drizzled it down my tongue. Pouring it down was easy, swallowing it was hard. “Ugh,” I groaned. I had signed up for the dancing and the drama, but this was not what I wanted.

“Hello,” a lady with a long ponytail wrapped around her smooth pink gown. I've seen her walking around, flirting with the gentlemen with extravagant glasses of wine. She's a smooth talker. Hope her drink wasn't spiked. If I am not mistaken, her name is Kathrine Howard. “You are Anne Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, am I correct?”

I scoffed. Lady must have been trained in formality lessons. “Cut the fluff and get to the point.” I leaned back against my red seat, dripping the intoxicating liquid on my tongue.

“I don't believe we have met before,” she grinned, unfazed by my comment. “I have seen your portraits hung on my wall.” I could feel her eyes staring at my green gown and the imperfections of my body, how much better she thought she was than me.

“Please, don't you have your men to court?” I rolled my eyes, tapping on the glass. “And politics.” Just the thought of ‘politics’ made me shiver. Glad only my dad deals with that stuff.

She grinned, the mercury white on her skin glowing. “No, I am more interested in making acquaintances and” she paused, sighing as she brushed her hair behind her ear. It's annoying how vain she is. “Enjoying life outside all of the politics.”

“And flirting with men.” I narrowed my eyes, annoyed with my conversation with her. Who does she think she is to interrupt my party with the drama?

“I'm there for the connection.” she leaned closer to my ear. “Unlike you, I don't date men for their status.” Kathrine Howard began to grin, as she exited.

Katherine Howard: 595 words

I waltzed into the party, as I observed the decorations hanging on the party walls. After working for hours and hanging at home, a party was just the break I needed. I recognized many acquaintances I met from previous parties, including the influential Catherine of Aragon, who was prancing with the king. I glanced up at him. He's definitely fine, but I won't be courting him today.

Words breezed through my ears. “King Henry the Eighth is such a party animal! He must love pleasing nobles like us.” I walked past in my smooth pink gown, noticing his corset over his white sleeved garment. Cornea Paris, from the House of Scott, a training knight. “Oh, if it isn't the great miss Kathrine Howard.” Turning back, I gave a slight smile. I knew how to charm men, even flirting wasn't necessary in the situation.

I walked forward to a flock of ladies with rose gold gloves. They gasped, as they proceeded to glare at me, while I grabbed the fancy glass from the table. “That's Katherine Howard over there. Did you hear..” I waved back with a slight smile. Better to be charming and elegant, than face off with those gossiping women. Oh, poor women, projecting their desires on the one who possesses all they want: men.

Surely, the highest nobles of each house would behead anyone who dared to gossip, but I live for the spicy details of the party. Making acquaintances, watching how the scene unfolds, and forming threads of connection are reasons why I'm here. Politics is draining, and nowhere close to what I am interested in.

I supposed grabbing a drink wouldn't be any harm, so I strided at a table covered in red velvet cloth. Yet a grumpy lady in a green gown slouched on a chair, squinting at the party scene. I think her name's Anne Boleyn. I've seen her at parties, drinking glasses until reddened, known to cause a scene. She did have a distinct aura, as in the portraits though.

“Hello,” I begun. “You are Anne Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, am I correct?”

She scoffed, thudding her drink on the table. Not very ladylike. “Cut the fluff and get to the point.” She swipes the glass back and dumps it down her throat.

I give her a smile. How pitiful, either she is always this hot-tempered, or she's had too many shots. “I don't believe we have met before. I have seen your portraits hung on my wall.” I stare at her, and honestly, she is far less fine in real life.

“Please, don't you have your men to court?” She rolls her eyes, shooing me away. “And politics.” So I am just a shallow woman who is overly attached to men, flirting with them every corner I turn. I try to laugh the comment off, because who is she to think of me like this? We are women of equal status.

“No, I am more interested in making acquaintances,” I emphasize the more part. “Also enjoying life outside all of the politics.”

“And flirting with men.” She sneers in my face. The comment burns. As far as I know, I am nothing but a dirty flirt who plays with men all day long. My smile widens, as I lean closer to her ear.

“Listen, Anne. I'm there for the connection, unlike you,” I paused to emphasize each word “Unlike you, I don't date men for their status.”

I pulled out of her ear, refreshed from my retaliation. “Bye, darling. Nice to meet you.”

Part Three

fanfic: 910 words

The Tropes I would like to use for this weekly are high school AU, Friends to Lovers, and Canon Divergent! I will be using the six wives from Six and the dynamics of each character.

The bell for fourth period lunch suddenly rung. Math, the most mundane and difficult subject, was disliked by the students at Six High School, and for Anne Boleyn, Anne Cleves, and Catherine Parr, they were set free from the excruciating class. Catherine Aragon, however, quickly understood the concepts and would raise her hand for each question. Jane Seymour, though humble and meek, obtained the highest marks of the Calculus class. She didn't dislike the class at all, but would not bother to disagree, if someone proclaimed math was the worst subject. Katherine Howard, on the other hand, was a popular girl who rarely studied, yet received all As on her exams.

The six of them were known as the Six of Queens, all known for their talent and quirks. They didn't hang out together, rather, sat in different groups from each other. Anne Boleyn sat with the emo (but secretly queer) kids at lunch, munching as they talked about Mitski. Anne Cleves and Katherine Howard, were known as the popular clique. They would wear white corsets and blue jeans to school, prancing in the hallways. They always had the sip on the latest gossip, though Cleves wasn't as interested as Howard. Catherine Parr, Catherine Aragon, and Jane Seymour formed a trio of the smartest people in the school, constantly scoring high marks on each assessment.

None of the girls disliked each other, but they also took note of each other.

Jane tapped on Aragon's wrist. “How's your GPA been? Must be Valedictorian of the school.”

Aragon scoffed, as licked her spoon of strawberry yogurt. “4.6 weighted, 4.0 unweighted. Jane, you should look at yourself. 99% average in your classes, 4.0 unweighted.”

She chuckled. “Not so far off. Parr, you're also great.”

Parr shrugged. “Grades don't really define you, and your extracurriculars and essays will play more of a role. Even if you don't get into a top college, you still are great. I have an average of 97 something thanks to my Calculus grade, but that's alright.”

“So,” Aragon began. “What colleges are you applying to?”

Jane grinned, pushing her blonde hair behind her ears. “MIT and CalTech! Also Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, RIT and Stanford! I've always wanted to go into Computer Science! Can't you help but wonder how our AI works? Our our Internet?”

“Oh,” Parr chuckled. “That's so great for you, and sounds like a good fit. Your essays are great and extracurricular activities stand out- you've attended RSI this summer before school and have published multiple research papers.”

“Ah,” Jane blushed. “I am not as good as you think I am. I just want to understand Machine Learning so that I can potentially help in the medical field. Or contribute to a growing network we all use. What colleges do you guys want to go in?”

Aragon looked up in the air. “I think you know which.”

“Of course, Aragon, the top ten universities, particularly the Ivies, Duke and Stanford.” Parr smirked. “Same with me, but I'm sure you'll have a higher chance of getting to your dream school, Harvard.”

“Please, your essay writing is stellar, and it's no wonder your novel is getting published by Penguin Random House.” Aragon rolled her eyes, curling her frizzy hair back. “You really are amazing, wonderful for Columbia.”

“Yeah, been wishing on Columbia since I've been born,” Parr stared out the window. “It's a wonder they've published me.”

Two flashy girls in corsets walked over to their rounded table. “Hey, did you guys hear about the fall dance happening in two weeks?” Howard's eyes dilated, excitement bursting out of her. “We'll be having drinks, but you must have a date! Oh, and tickets are 25 dollars each.”

“No thanks, Howard,” Aragon began, but Jane tapped on Howard's sleeve. She pulled out a QR code, as Jane began to scan it. Aragon scoffed, clearly annoyed by Howard's entrance.

“So which guy are you asking out?” Aragon sighed, tired of hearing about all of gossip of her rocky relationships.

She grinned. “Actually, I'm bisexual, and I currently like a girl.”

“Oh,” Aragon's eyes widened, stunned. “I am sorry for assuming. Is it Anne Cleves?”

“No,” Howard grinned, a blush spreading across her face. “The other Anne.”

“Ah, as a straight ace, I've never understood romance, so it's refreshing to hear you talk about it.” Parr grinned. “I don't know, I may ask out this guy I like, but I don't know. Maybe we'll read and crochet under a warm campfire.”

“That's so cute.” Jane's eyes softened.

“Who are you going to ask?” Parr handed her a napkin.

“Um, I've never liked any boys before.” she looked at her boots, as a blush spread across her cheeks.

“What about a girl or non-binary?” Parr's eyes narrowed into a grin.

“I-I'll be thinking about asking her,” She muttered, face flushed. “We should go now.”

“Of course,” Howard's eyes sparkled. “Good luck with her.” She quickly grabbed Howard's arm and headed away. Being the romance master, she quickly recognized Jane's crush.

“So um,” Aragon placed a hand over Jane's. “Who are you asking?”

“Umdfajklaflweiro,” her red deepened by a shade. “You.”

“Me?”

“Yes, Catherine,” she stared up to glance at her. “I've liked you since freshman year.”

“For that long? We've only become friends beginning of sophomore year!”

“Are you going to accept or not?”

Catherine blushed. “Of course! I've only liked you for two months, but I will still go out with you.”

Part Four

fanfic: 460 words

Moss's hands were beaten in sweat. Time was running out, and the sci-fi machines roamed around the maze, ready to destroy the maze, and leave campers in pieces. The hi-fi cabin was already scheming against myth, pulling out settings that historically placed myth at a disadvantage.

“Please help me gods,” Moss muttered. “I'm sure our campers have enough strength and resilience to endure this challenge.”

Robyn frowned, placing her instrument in her hand. “If the campers, who are burdened with fatigue from fighting the sci-fi and hi-fi distractions, cannot protect the maze from shrinking, this will be bad.”

“Wouldn't it be great if the maze was eradicated?” Re held a weapon, alert of potential assassins creeping behind the team of leaders.

“Yes, but if the maze collapses, the campers will collapse with it! Plus there are no more tools for motivating campers to do work!”

Moss sighed. “Can we possibly use our powers to prevent destruction?” She pulled out her wand and potions. “It'd be nice if we pulled out our cohorts.”

“But they're trapped, and we're the strongest people. We've all reached level five.” Robyn casually seriously gave this information.

“If we get them to maybe fend off the things they can see, like the robots and the bad omens from hi-fi, we will be able to do this!” Moss' grip tightened on the potion.

“I'll get the warrior cohort to fend off all of them! They're all agile and strong, so they will be good at knocking down the distractions!” Re zoomed forward, eventually lifting the tired warriors to the mages, for healing potions.

Moss looked up at the thundering sky. “I'll direct the Mages to create a portal through spells that fends off bad omens and stops.”

“And I, and my fellow bards,” Robyn smirked. “will play songs to please the gods.”

A sweet melody began spreading across the maze, as it began to sink, like a person in quicksand. Each phase of the plan was executed. Re and her cohort quickly shot arrows at the moving soldiers and robots, though exhausted, managed to slow down the sinking of the maze.

Moss and her cohort circled the maze, and each tapped their wands twice to chant the portal spell. If the item was unregistered, it would be sucked, and slowly, the substances destorying the maze wavered. The wall stood in its place, slowly snaking. As Robyn and her bards played a melodious tune, just like the myths, the sky began to clear, though all the myth members slowly fell into hypnosis.

After a few hours, the rest of the cohorts woke up tired, rubbing their eyes at what had happened. But they did notice how they became stronger, now with the potential to beat Sci-fi and Hi-fi.


Words For Each Section

- Part 1 Scenario: 408 words
- Part 2: character voice #1: 119 words
- Part 2: character voice #2: 105 words
- Part 2: anne boleyn: 381 words
- Part 2: katherine howard: 595 words
- Part 3 Fanfic: 910 words
- Part 4 SWC Fanfic: 460 words

Parts combined total: 2978
Total: 3226

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