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hello and welcome to my writing thread! a gentle reminder that this is my personal writing thread, so I ask that you don’t post here <3

total word count :

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all past and present camp sessions i've been in:

scratch writing camp ::

swc nov ‘23 - fairy tale academy┊camper
swc jul ‘24 - script podcast┊camper
swc nov ‘24 - dystopian chosen ones┊co-leader
swc march ‘25 - illu-fi spiderverse┊co-leader
swc july ‘25 - classics cat cafe ┊co-leader
swc nov ‘25 - fantasy persona 5 ┊leader

other camps ::

src dec ‘23 - epistolary mystery┊camper
jwc jan ‘24 - aviator┊camper
scratch aspiration camp sep ‘24 - poetry garden┊host / leader
wuc oct ‘24 - sci-fi system┊leader
src dec ‘24 - fairy tales enchanted forest┊camper
sxc dec ‘24 - biology greenhouse┊camper
jwc jan ‘25 - phantom whispers┊leader
sac feb ‘25 - graffiti galaxy ┊camper
sdc feb ‘25 - texture sewing shop ┊camper
wuc april ‘25 - dystopian skyward sanctuary ┊host / leader
sjc april-may ‘25 - gratitude magical jar ┊leader
src may ‘25 - romance moonlit cafe ┊leader
svac may ‘25 - wicked ┊camper
ssc may-june ‘25 - trinity hall ┊camper
spc august ‘25 - astrophotography ┊camper
sdc august ‘25 - concession stand ┊camper
src september ‘25 - mystery ┊leader
wuc october ‘25 - hi-fi inis ┊host / co-leader

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The following posts are for SWC in July, 2024. I am in the script cabin <33

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swc july ‘24 : daily #1
0 points┊1006 words

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Hi! My name is Cat (she/her), and this is my second session of SWC. I’m in the wonderful cabin of Script (with 3 co-leaders eeeeeeh!!!) We have Luka, Blau, Yume, and Maia, and after a short break, I’m so happy to rejoin this session! I’m so excited to work with everyone and I know the SWC community is kind and welcoming!

I read the daily this morning, and I thought, oh, that’s simple enough! But when I went through the main cabin comments, everybody was talking about a 1k intro! I scrolled back long enough to figure out what it meant. Well, I guess I’m going to kickstart my session with one thousand words. About five hundred words in, I realized my life could be summed up in five hundred words, but I am determined to write a thousand! So literally half of this challenge is random gibberish about me! Have fun.

Currently, I’m a middle school student. Some of my hobbies include playing viola, singing, and drawing. I have been playing viola for six or seven years, and I’ve grown and improved my playing skills as well as made lots of friends. I still happily play for school and outside orchestras. I’ve done school choir as well, and I’m considering joining a casual church choir this year. I also enjoy drawing whatever comes to mind both digitally and on paper. I’m taking an online course in graphic design later this month, and I am taking art class in school. I am also exploring theater, coding, tennis, running, and baking.

I’m not sure what I want to do when I grow up, because my talents are better for school. For example, I am excellent at math and I really enjoy both reading and writing. I don’t enjoy learning about history or science, though. Maybe I could become a librarian! Though I’m not very charismatic. I’m also interested in tech and data, because one of my parents works in data management, and it has an element of math to it. I did read somewhere that data science is one of the most commonly dropped courses, but that’s fine. I’m still trying to figure out what I will do.

I’m inspired by people I can relate to. For example, a musician friend of mine who I’ve worked with graduated high school recently, and they hope to become a conductor someday. I admire that. I have two other friends who play cello. One is in my grade, and we have orchestra class together, and she has amazing talent. She’s been playing for much longer than I have, but she is one of the best young cellists I’ve worked with. The other is one year older than me, but has been taking private lessons for only two years. I’ve worked very closely with him, and he is hardworking, talented, and excellent on the cello. Cellists are so special. But enough about that. Let’s move on to writing!

I have been very interested in writing from a young age, and I’ve definitely matured as a writer, though I have a long way to go. My favorite genre to write is probably fantasy, because you can shape your world into whatever you want to. You have total control over your own written universe. I also enjoy writing poetry because it is such a beautiful way of writing self-expression. I have had major writer’s block for the past few months, but I think SWC will help motivate me! I’ll write another ten drafts or something.

I’m told, “Writing always has to start somewhere!” and my writing starts on a draft and ends on a draft. Seriously, I have like twenty drafts. Oh, and that’s my joke. I can’t think of anything at the moment, so there you go.

I’m also an avid reader, and I’m currently re-reading the Percy Jackson series for like the fifth time. I’m reading the Lightning Thief right now, which is the first book in the series. I’m at the part where they escape from the Lotus Casino, so I’m not that far yet, but I’d be happy to talk about Percy Jackson! Again, I’m rereading it. Some of my favorite books are the Red Queen series and the School for Good and Evil series.

In my free time, I am a proud anime watcher and manga reader. I have watched over 10 anime, including Demon Slayer, Hunter x Hunter, Sailor Moon, and Spy x Family, (Hunter x Hunter being my favorite), and I’ve read many more. Right now, I’m watching Jujutsu Kaisen right now (calling all Gojo fans!!!!!!! and I know what happens later, I’ve been spoiled).

Ok, now I have no clue what to write about, so I’ll tell you more fun facts about myself! I collect notebooks, mini erasers, and old sheet music! I collect all kinds of random notebooks, including mini ones, for no reason, but whenever anyone asks to borrow a notebook, I am here for them. I collect mini erasers because they are adorable, even if they don’t work. They usually have little faces, and I love it! And I also collect old sheet music, from orchestra and choir, and I keep them in a Novel Neighbor bag in the corner of my room.

Some of my goals for this session are to make new friends, reach my word count (obviously), and improve my writing! Plus, I’m going to try to get a cabin pfp from the amazing script washing machine (made by Blau, kudos to Blau). I’m also really excited for cabin wars because I’ve never done SWC in the summer when I get to stay up (a bit longer than usual) and sleep in in the mornings! And I’m going to be really motivated because I haven’t been writing for a while. My schedule this month is pretty clear, so I can basically write as much as I want!

I am so excited to join all you guys this summer and I think we’re going to have a great time! <3333

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swc july ‘24 : daily #2
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Dear future Cat,

It’s been a while since I’ve written a letter to my future self, and I read one a few months ago. It’s crazy how accurate it was, but anyway. I hope I won’t forget to read it at the end of the month.

How’s everything going for you? It’s probably been a long month of screens; I hope you’re not too tired of TV, video games, math homework, computer programming, and writing. But now, I shall amaze you with my amazing deduction skills!!

I bet you joined the choir. I bet that after July 2nd, you have never picked up your planner this entire month. I bet you are an expert (not) at computer programming. I bet you still miss them. But for the very most, I bet you enjoyed your session of SWC. I bet you did everything I aspired to do; making friends, growing, reaching word counts, doing more than two dailies, getting a stunning pfp at the script washing machine, and pelting mangoes at mystery and bi-fi and horror and fantasy for cabin wars because why not?

I bet you made amazing memories and I really do know that you are signing up in November. That’s all I have to say, so win for me! #scriptftw!!!!!!

Sincerely, past Cat

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swc july ‘24 : daily #3
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Some say that Avaloria was a fallen kingdom, struck with poverty and inequality, and that much was true. The kingdom was riddled with unruly thorns and roses, due to the queen’s lack of care for the town. The citizens were dying from starvation, but the queen, named Lily, was greedy, and she hoarded thousands of riches in her own castle. But when the queen was old and close to death, a single girl planted a seed of hope, to turn into a lovely, blossoming tree.

A decade later, the seed had sprouted into a small apple tree, supplying food to the poor. The old queen had passed, and she had not borne children, so the young woman who planted the apple tree was elected as the new queen. Cecilia, the new ruler, inherited the queen’s riches, but being a kind woman in the earlier position, she took a portion of the gold and distributed it to the citizens. She took another portion to buy and install structures for schools, as well as creating employment opportunities. Cecilia also took care to clear the thorns throughout Avaloria.

After ten years of ruling, Cecilia bore a child by the name of Adeline. Cecilia continued to help the community, and the tree grew to a medium sized apple tree, providing for even more people. The old thorns were almost entirely gone, and the kingdom was quickly restoring itself.

A decade after Adeline’s birth, it became clear that the young princess was an unmistakably spoiled child, and this was causing many problems for Queen Cecilia. Cecilia grew up among the poor, and she shared their sympathies, but her daughter grew up with everything that she could ever want. Meanwhile, the citizens were enjoying Cecilia’s now fully grown apple tree, bearing rich, plump fruit for the people in need. The kingdom itself was in perfect condition. The dark thorns were replaced with beautiful white lilies for the springtime, and people were flourishing with employment opportunities and plenty of money.

When Cecilia turned fifty, she created a council, called the Council of Lilies, in honor of the earlier queen. The council was to vote their opinion on professional decisions, working closely with the queen. This was only one of the ways Cecilia decided to change the kingdom for the good, because she felt the previous queen had too much power. She decided to strongly angle her kingdom into equality over monarchy.

Ten years later, you couldn’t call Avaloria a fallen kingdom. In the summer, stunning lillies are planted in the castle’s gardens, where visitors stroll through the grounds and enjoy the beauty of nature. In the winter, soft, fluffy snow blankets the ground and kids dance around in it. Avaloria was not what it once was, a wasteland of thorn bushes. The kingdom was happily embracing a new era of prosperity and joy. Queen Cecilia passed, but her work was not in vain. The apple tree was treated with the utmost respect, and it became a memento of the sweet queen.

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swc july ‘24 : weekly #1
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Part 1 (XXX words)
My part (151 words): It was mid-April, and Aoife felt a trickle of rain down her glasses. She turned to face the beautiful land, gardens of daisies and roses, a castle she once called home, thousands of memories that could be torn away. Tears and rain mixed, streaming down her face. Aoife stood in front of the castle’s stone bridge. She kept telling herself it was the right thing to do. That the fire was for a greater cause. But the forgotten princess didn’t want to destroy all of her memories of herself as a kid, ignorant and shielded from the wrath of the real world. But did she have to? Aoife shook her head. She couldn’t have stopped it. Her vision blurred with tears and her long, brown hair flew into her face, but the princess turned back at the burning castle, took one last look, and watched her old home fall into shambles.

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swc july ‘24 : daily #4
? points┊300 words

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Instrumental Song (The Brig by Marcus Warner)

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Archer sailed across the open sea, the breeze ripping at his chest. The waves were dancing on the edges of the brig, and the gentle winds were softly blowing. It was a scene of true freedom for the young pirate, after an eternity of darkness, and the sea always made Archer feel like he could do anything. He knew for certain that his crew would always back him up.

He watched the sun slowly rise, and the stunning, serene rays of the sun danced across the waters, casting a warm glow on the wooden deck of the ship. Morning birds began to sing a calm, beautiful melody that harmonized with the rippling waves, washing worries away. One of the singing birds landed on the helm of the ship, and perched there, unfazed by the waves lapping around it.

“May your compass be true,” Archer thoughtfully reminisced. The words of his late mother, his inspiration to become a pirate. He vividly remembered how he met each and every one of his crew, who were his friends, his family even, who would always be there for him, no matter where he went. His crew, who he had picked by hand and who he trusted with his life.

Archer stepped towards the helm of the brig, and the bird, who’s curiosity had initially drawn it to the brig, took flight, and it vanished into the horizon, leaving him with his rightful place at the wheel.

As he inhaled the salty smell of the ocean water, the young Captain Archer felt his spirits lift and his senses came alive, washing away fatigue from the previous night’s watch. He felt the sunshine warm his face, and he couldn’t help but smile, his eyes gazing at the seemingly endless, free horizon as the new day unfolded.

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Forums are back!!!! Let’s gooooo!! <33333
Adding all my previous dailies and weeklies <33

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swc july ‘24 : daily #6
? points┊606 words

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Flowers (snowdrop (hope), dahlia (yours till the end), everlasting (attachment))

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Spring, the lovely season of growth and love. Delicate seeds were springing out from the ground and the earth was being reborn. The winter snow was melting and flowers were slowly budding to turn into beautiful bouquets. Love was in the air, and affection was strong.

Jane had a partner, but not a serious one. She had only been out of college for a few months, and she was living with her parents, working part-time as a cashier at a convenience store near her home. She didn’t have the time for a serious relationship. But what she wanted more than anything, was true love.

Jane’s boyfriend, Will, was a savage. Their one year anniversary was on a fateful day in July, and Will brought no flowers, no promises of a date, just news, like a knife to stab Jane in the back. At 7:01 pm, Jane’s boyfriend became her ex-boyfriend.

Will had declared, “Jane, we’re breaking up.” He told her that he had been cheating for weeks with a girl he met at the bar. Poor Jane broke down into tears in the doorway, and slammed the door in his face.

Ever since that day, Jane felt like she was missing something. Not Will, who was desperately trying to call her, yet blocked on every social media page to ever exist. Something that she didn’t quite understand. Jane, confused, decided to walk around the block.

“Excuse me, would you like to buy some flowers?” She heard a kind, deep voice from behind her. She sighed, and turned to tell the man no, when suddenly, she took a look at him and gasped. “What is it?”

Jane hurriedly told him it was nothing, and not to worry, but she really did think he was the most handsome boy she’d ever laid eyes on. His smile was bright and contagious, and he tossed his short yet stunning blond locks behind his face.

“Well, would you like to buy some flowers?” the stranger persisted. Jane suddenly realized she had been walking past a florist and shakenly nodded her head. “Excellent. I’m Henry. Follow me.”

Henry took her to buy his flowers, and she bought dahlias, her mom’s favorite. Better make use of the flowers. They hit it off. He told her, this might seem out of the blue, but can I have your number? To which Jane replied, “Yes, of course, Henry!” with a huge grin.

Jane got home, gave her mother the flowers, and told her everything about her new friend, to which her mother was shaken that she’d given a stranger her number. Jane kept saying, “But it’s okay, because he’s cute!”

She called Henry only days later, and asked to go on a date. One date led to another, and soon enough, they were an inseparable couple. He was just a year older than her, and he worked with his dad as a florist.

Quite a while later, Jane became terribly ill, and she was hospitalized. The doctor said only that the disease was unknown, and Jane might pass in days, or even hours.

Day and night, Henry stayed by her side. The doctor finally said, she only has minutes left. After this news, he brought her three flowers.

“A snowdrop, for the hope I felt when I met you, that everything was going to be okay. An everlasting, for our bond, close as we are. And a dahlia, to show that I am yours till the end.”

Jane, in her last words, spoke, “I promise you, Henry, I will always be with you. Never give up hope, and I will be yours till the end.”

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swc july ‘24 : daily #7
? points┊500 words

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how to sleep (for dummies)

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People who are sleep deprived or have no idea how to sleep: For starters, sleep is when you close your eyes (which is a whole other topic, where you take your eyelids and cover your eyes). Anyway, sleep is when you close your eyes, you lose consciousness (if you’re lucky enough to be a fast sleeper) and you open your eyes and a bunch of time has passed, and you’re supposed to stop being tired but you are perpetually tired even if you get two hours of sleep or ten hours of sleep, and then you drink a bunch of caffeine if you have coffee and if not you just sufferrrrr. On that note, let’s get into it!

Step 1 - prep work
Sleeping is hard work, so you shouldn’t be unprepared. You must have a laser pointer (for alien invasions), a clock (to wake you up when you are still very tired and trying to sleep), and a device (so you are constantly reminded of that one person who hasn’t texted you back or you’re constantly checking your scratch messages in the middle of the night or it’s cabin wars… no explanation required). You’re also going to want to sleep on something called a bed, with blankets and pillows (things that keep you warm but then you get too warm and it’s a cycle of I’m too warm, I’m too cold, I’m too warm, I’m too cold, yada yada yada). The last piece of prep is that you want to turn off the lights, but you have to run super fast to your bed (because, you know, creepy monsters come out when the lights are off so you need the shelter of your blanket). Now you’re ready to sleep.

Step 2 - action
First, you’re going to have to close your eyes, and this part’s tricky, because some people are better or worse at closing your eyes, and some people’s eyes will want to fly open. The most common problem is people trying to check their scratch messages while they’re trying to close their eyes. This can be avoided by yeeting your phone across the room. The next part is to drift away to sleep. Some tips are to think about nothingness, not the concept of nothingness (because that’s a whole other topic) but just nothing. Think about nothing.

Step 3 - aftermath
Hurrah! You successfully fell asleep! Now that you’ve woken up, you’re tired, groggy, and still feel sleep deprived. That’s because you got sleep, so now you’re probably tired!! And you woke up at 5 am on the weekend because you forgot. Now you can (hopefully not) go cry over the cabin wars that you lost (oopsies). Now common decency says to make your bed after you wake up, but nobody has common decency. So don’t. Eat breakfast or don’t (again, common decency stuff), but yeah! That’s your tutorial on how to sleep!

PS: Go get some sleep, I see you reading this at 2 am

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swc july ‘24 : weekly #1
? points┊606 words

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Part 1 (304 words)
My part (151 words): It was mid-April, and Aoife felt a trickle of rain down her glasses. She turned to face the beautiful land, gardens of daisies and roses, a castle she once called home, thousands of memories that could be torn away. Tears and rain mixed, streaming down her face. Aoife stood in front of the castle’s stone bridge. She kept telling herself it was the right thing to do. That the fire was for a greater cause. But the forgotten princess didn’t want to destroy all of her memories of herself as a kid, ignorant and shielded from the wrath of the real world. But did she have to? Aoife shook her head. She couldn’t have stopped it. Her vision blurred with tears and her long, brown hair flew into her face, but the princess turned back at the burning castle, took one last look, and watched her old home fall into shambles.

Chuey’s part 10 years later (153 words): Vines, which were once the beloved charm of the village, were now invasive tendrils of ivy, staining the wood and stone foundation of the village. For the sun, the village’s golden protector, was slowly dimming, rising later and later, and the seemingly evil vines were not warded off. But no matter how attacked the village felt, no matter what happened to them, the villagers would never be angry. They would never give in to the destructive side of nature, the same nature that had given them nourishment, joy, peace, and wonder. Nature had protected the village, given them hope, and persistent vines that were once the village’s wonder wouldn’t upset them. Though the village was torn, the spirit was not. Young kids danced through the streets, swinging on vines and playing in the creek. The village wasn’t how it used to be, but it was, no doubt, a happy, hopeful, thankful, wonderful community.

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Part 2 (588 words)
Timeline 1 (348 words):
Charlotte stood in the doorway with her back to her grandmother.
“I’m going to do it.”
“Charlotte, it’s dangerous up there, you don’t know what might be living up-”
“If you want to keep blabbering about how dangerous it is in the attic, go ahead, but I would rather spend my time trying to find out what’s so dangerous up there than listen to you. Now I’m leaving.” The young woman hoisted herself, face first into the dark attic.
Charlotte set and turned on a lantern, which illuminated a cloud of dust flying up in the air. She could see nails jutting out of the wall, and cobwebs covered every nook and cranny. Freezing air was flooding in fast, and she was getting goosebumps. She wouldn’t be surprised if ghosts popped out of the narrow roof shingles, which were full of gaps. The attic was the definition of abandoned.
In one corner, Charlotte could see old furniture, books, and old records, while another held multiple disturbing clown paintings, and for the third, various mummified dolls. The fourth corner seemed to have an old box with a rusty lock, the key nowhere in sight.
She slowly made her way towards the box, stepping quickly and lightly on the attic floor, every step flinching, wary that that was her last. She reached the box, touched the lock, and a giant dust cloud lifted straight onto her face, so she sneezed loudly. Looking around, she realized; the dolls weren’t turned towards her before. Charlotte shuddered to think of what could be living up here, and she raised her fists in a gesture to ward off evil presences. Her grandmother Maeve warned her there were spirits up here, but who would believe that? It was just an old attic, with a horrid smell, she realized, and maybe a few rodents here and there.
Upon contact, the lock shattered and decomposed under her fingers.
Weird.
Charlotte tilted the box open to see a stack of letters and pictures, all labeled, Maeve, and a vial. She, confused, picked up a photo, and gasped. Grandfather.

Timeline 2 (240 words):

“Doctor, we tried everything we could, but we can’t find the cure. She- she’s not going to make it.”
“No. You didn’t try hard enough.” Maeve stood in the doorway, with a bloodshot look in her eyes. She was smiling in the way that she did, that made you know that she wasn’t playing. “You’re going to find that cure.”
“Maeve, we can’t-”
“You don’t understand how much I’ve put into this. You can’t just say we can’t and move on. You don’t understand how much I love-”
“We got the best doctors to diagnose him. It’s an issue. We can’t fix him. We just can’t, it’s impossible.”
“I’m gonna save you. I have to. Just hang on a little longer for me, okay?” Maeve wrapped her arms around a man laying in a hospital bed.
“Take my spirit.”
“Maeve, no-”
“You can, can’t you? Take it, and heal him, please. He needs to survive.”
“Maeve, what about your daughter? She needs you!”
“It’s his daughter too. He can be restored. He can take her, and bring her far away, please, I’ll do anything.” The doctor gave her a look of pity and a guard grabbed her wrists are pulled her. “No, no, please! I want to help him! I need to help him! Stop it! Let go of me! Let me help him!”
Maeve’s screaming body was dragged away, crying and screeching, trying to help her poor, lost lover.

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Part 3 (391 words)
1 - Buying a mirror
“We got a new mirror, got in yesterday,” the saleswoman remarks. She looks me up and down, and adds, “Might be your taste.”

She leads me to a pristine mirror with a gold lining. It looks almost hypnotic. The mirror is beautiful, and I can almost see a black lining in the break between the gold and glass. I shake my head. Just my imagination.

2 - Getting trapped in a mirror
I stare out at my reflection. Something felt wrong. I run my fingers through my long, blond hair. It is tied back in a loose braid, like it always is. Isn’t it? When did I get this pretty? I can’t look away, but I’m always like this, right?

Something was wrong. But I feel like I am being drawn to something. The mirror. Was it always warped like that? I blink. I’m trapped.

A void. Endless. Black.

I check my pocket; my emergency pocket thing is still there. I take it out and swipe it in the air, but an invisible surface reflects it. I swipe around me, and I observe that there’s a circle radius, maybe 4 feet long, where I can move freely.

I glance at my shoulders, and I see my choppy black hair. I knew it. The mirror was certainly not normal.

3 - Discovers a secret

I step around, and somehow I can see ripples in my steps. I stick the ‘ground’ and it gives way, creating a sinkhole. And I’m falling. I crashland. The seemingly next layer of void is bright and green. Like a summer landscape.

I hear two people arguing. One is a petite and angry little girl and the other is a tall boy in a sweater vest.

The girl notices me and yells, “Brother, it’s a new girl!”

The boy turns and tilts his head at me. “Excellent. I take it you’re Reyna.”

I nod, and they smile in unison.

“We haven’t had a guest in ten thousand years. And even then, she was lost as well.” I slip in a quick, “What?” and she says, “Er, well,” then shakes her head. “Reyna, nobody comes here and stays. We’re literally in a mirror. You can’t breathe here.”

“So you want me to just give up?”

“Well, there’s one way…” the boy adds.

“We promised not to tell!” She slapped him, and he said, “I have to. Come with us.” He beckons me.

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Part 4 (615 words)
Passage of Time and Dual Timelines

Timeline 1 (282 words):
It was always quiet when the dragons went out to hunt. The dragons quickly padded through the bushes, though all three of their paws were large, no doubt. Though nature crumbled under their feet, they treaded silently.

Adira was large and burly, with a tail full of venom, honed claws, and red scales. Lulu was sweet and small, with golden scales that were so bright, they could light up the sky. Freya was an odd dragon, black with a pink nose, and an exceptionally long barbed pink tail and tiny wings.

Lulu sniffed the air, and informed the other two that she smelled a rabbit, for dragons were, contrary to human opinion (in their perspective, mythical fire breathing villainous creatures from fairy tales with red tails and wings and darkened intent), but rather smart hunters who were capable of communication. Lulu communicated silently, of course, as not to alert the prey of their presence.

Freya maneuvered her tail to hover slightly above the unsuspecting rabbit, and defeated it in one fell swoop.

“That’s three,” Lulu spoke. “We may head back now.” Adira and Freya nodded, and the three young dragons took flight.

Their den was small, just big enough to hold the three of them. The structure was made of scarlet roots, named Cosineae, derived from the ancient language. The integrity of their small fortress was poor, but they could make due until the egg hatched. Lulu’s egg had been laid moons before that day, but hadn’t hatched yet. It was her first egg, but it seemed it would only hatch when the three were long gone.

Lulu caressed the egg with her tail, and whispered, “Don’t worry, you’re safe. You’re safe.”

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When the scarlet roots turned dull and pale, when moons had passed and passed, when the three young dragons were gone, when the golden one’s egg still had not hatched, their den was sprawled upon by a most precious human.

Luke was a treasure hunter, traveling from place to place, collecting rare and mystical items. He was exploring the forest when he found a crimson shelter, with a roof three times the height of an ordinary human. There were dull red roots covering the walls, no, they were the walls. In the extraordinary den, he spotted a single golden egg. Excited yet ignorant, the young man chose to take the egg back to the inn he was staying in, breaking the one rule of treasure hunting; never take a golden egg, for the dragon will be an eternal bond.

Luke stood around a table, observing the golden egg, which contained a happy hatchling, causing the egg to start dancing around.

Under his watchful glance, the egg became still. It stood forcibly still for what felt like an eternity, until Luke heard a tiny crack in the shell.

Another.

Then a third. And then the shell split open. Revealing:

An exceptionally tiny dragonette. Her adorable, milk chocolate eyes were intently staring into his eyes, and her beautiful scales were gleaming gold. She had tiny folded wings with a span of maybe a finger, and her tail was sharp and pointed up like a cat’s.

Luke stroked her in between perked ears, and she did circles around him. She made her way to her shell and flopped down in the remains.

Lulu’s little child of gold had certainly used her centuries to shimmer like Lulu always did. But as the leaves fell and the sun rose later and later, the golden child grew and grew, and it seemed as if she would never stop.

But the dragonette was blessed to have a wonderful caretaker and protector, and she really had found a friend in Luke.

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Daily, July 12th (CABIN WARS) (contributed in 4)
SPOILER WARNINGS FOR FIRE EMBLEM, DRAGON QUEST 11, WARRIOR CATS, DEMON SLAYER, HUNTER X HUNTER, PERCY JACKSON
READ AT YOUR OWN RISK <33

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((People all around the world have been playing Animal Crossing, New Horizons, but how did this game get popular? It all started during COVID, when families couldn’t go out of the house, so they needed to entertain themselves. What better way than through video games?
Animal Crossing’s charming gameplay lets you create and customize your own village! Animal Crossing has had many adaptations, like New Leaf, but New Horizons came out most recently, and has many features.
In the beginning, you can name your village, put plots down to get villagers, start shops like the Able Sisters clothing store or Tom Nook’s shop. You can get a museum, run by Blathers, where you can donate fish, bugs, fossils, and art pieces you collect! You can swim, grab coffee, talk to shady art connoisseurs, the possibilities are endless!
You start the game by choosing and naming your new island, which you fly to after talking to the famous Nook twins, and you are assigned a different fruit and flower to naturally grow on your island. Next, you have to place Residential Services, and keep in mind that this cannot be moved. You want this to be in a spot both accessible and something that will work well with your more decorated island. You’re also going to build a shop, which is run by the Nook twins, where you can buy various tools, furniture, seeds, and the most random things - like party poppers, and you will build Able Sisters, which is run by Mable and Label and they sell you clothes. Blathers will also open a tent where you can donate trinkets. Your house will already be the smallest size, but you can expand it by going to Residential Services and taking out a loan with Tom Nook. At Residential Services, you can build plots, renovate, move, and get tips from Tom Nook, and you can check your island ranking, and customize your island flag and music.

Fire Emblem is a popular series of mostly turn-based fighting video games that take place in a fantasy realm. There are many different games, such as Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon, Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn, Fire Emblem Awakening, Fire Emblem Fates, Fire Emblem Warriors, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, and Fire Emblem Engage.
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance is an old classic, and follows from the perspective of Ike, a sword using mercenary. He and the Greil Mercenaries find Princess Elincia in the woods and get caught up in a bunch of political drama. Ike, Titania, Illyana, Soren, Mist, Randolph, Reese, and others fight for the peace of the land, and end Ashnard’s rule.
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn follows Micaiah and the Dawn Brigade fight out the disputes between Daein and Crimea.
Fire Emblem Three Houses is a long story of the protagonist, Byleth, a mercenary nicknamed the “Ashen Demon”, teaching at Garreg Mach Monastery, in a house of your choice, either the Black Eagles, with a nature of magic, lead by Edelguard, Blue Lions, with a nature of strength, lead by Dimitri, or Golden Deer, with a nature of bows, lead by Claude. Choose your house and bond with your peers. The monastery often ends up fighting for the Church of Serios, and Byleth and their house have to help. After a timeskip, the world is in shambles, and you have to fight for your side. It turns out to be Edelguard against the Church of Serios, and Claude and Dimitri’s houses fight for the church, with their respective paths (Verdant Wind and Azure Moon), but if Byleth chose Edelguard’s house, you have to make a decision, to either fight with Edelguard against the church, on the route called Crimson Flower, or switch to the monastery’s side without a leader, on the route called Silver Snow, which is arguably the worst route.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is a spinoff of Fire Emblem Three Houses that is a hack and slash system (not turn based). Shez (the protagonist) fights against Byleth (the Ashen Demon) with the leaders of the Three Houses - Edelguard, Dimitri, and Claude.
Fire Emblem Engage follows Alear (a dragon in human form, called the Divine Dragon) who wakes up from sleep for a thousand years, and is called to fight against the forces trying to free Sombron, the Fell Dragon. Alear is tasked with collecting all 12 emblem rings to defeat the Fell Dragon. Each of the rings has a long lost power of the spirit inside of the ring, which gives them special powers and skills in battle.

Dragon Quest 11 is about the unnamed Luminary, a long lost hero that is destined to save the world. The Luminary saves someone, then sets off on a quest to a nearby kingdom but gets locked up behind bars. The hooded boy with the cell across from the Luminary helps him escape with him, saving them both, and they get chased into a cave, where they run away from a dragon, but somehow escape alive. The boy reveals himself as a thief named Erik, and joins the Luminary. They travel to a different town and team up with magic using twins, named Veronica and Serena. They also meet Sylvando, a guy in the circus who wants to put a smile on people’s faces. Their team goes to another town, with a tournament. The Luminary enters and is paired up with someone who was illegally buying strength boosters from a giant spider to win all the tournaments, but the Luminary puts a stop to it and wins the tournament, fighting Jade and Rab, who join his party as a martial artist and a magic booster.
The Luminary travels up the tree of life, Yggdrasil, and opens the tree to a powerful sword that can only be opened by the Luminary, but the king followed and betrayed them, and he turned the sword into the Sword of Shadows and wrecked Yggdrasil, causing the world to fall into shambles.
The Luminary survives the fall into water, get’s turned into a fish, turned back, then washes up on the shore near the castle, and a force of people lead by the brave knight, Hendrik, take him in. They tell him how the world has been cursed, and the sun doesn’t rise. He and Hendrik travel to the castle and defeat an evil spirit, which makes it a bit better. But the 2 of the go around to many towns and find the Luminary’s team. They finally defeat the Lord of Shadows, who manifested, but was easily defeated, and the world was at peace again.))

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((Warrior Cats is a series by Erin Hunter, where there are 4 cat clans, Thunderclan, Windclan, Riverclan, and Shadowclan. Rusty, the house cat, is hunting for mice outside the forest, when Graypaw, the Thunderclan apprentice, tries to catch the same mouse. Rusty thinks it’s no big deal, that he can take one mouse, but Bluestar, the clan leader, appears and tells him that they are starving because it is winter. Rusty apologies, but he wants to see what it’s like to live in the wild. He came there every day, and Bluestar invited him to join the clan. But she said he would have to commit fully, he had to leave his house cat life behind, because he can’t have one paw in both.
Rusty decides to leave, and his new name became Firepaw for his red pelt. He was taken to their camp, and met everyone, but one rude older cat said the sound of his bell was scaring off their feeble prey, so he ripped it off, almost choking Firepaw in the process. He and Graypaw became friends.
Later, Bluestar’s deputy was found scratched and done for in the woods, and it was revealed that Tigerclaw, a warrior of Thunderclan, did it! He was apparently trying to get the deputy position, then take care of Bluestar and become the next leader. They kicked him out, and he ran to Shadowclan.
Around the same time, Yellowfang, a medicine cat from Shadowclan, appeared outside the Thunderclan camp. She was sick and injured, but contrary to her demands, Firepaw took her to the medicine cat.))

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((Demon Slayer is about a boy named Tanjiro, who sells charcoal with his family, and one day, he goes into town, and when he comes back home his family is done for, except for Nezuko, his younger sister, who turned into a demon. He tries to defeat her, but fails, and he meets Giyu Tomioka, who tells him to go to Urodaki. Urodaki trains him in water breathing and takes him to Final Selection, where he fights demons and survives for a week. He did this and he met two spirits of Sakonji’s students, who taught him how to fight, and he met Kanao, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Genya.
Tanjiro sets out to find who defeated his family and it leads him to disappearing girls in a town. Tanjiro and Nezuko find two powerful demons who say they are one of the 12 kizuki, strong demons that serve right under Muzan. He fights them, and sees that they are not one of the 12 kizuki, because they are simply very weak. He fights more demons in a house of changing rooms, and meets Inosuke from final selection, who was wearing a boar head mask.
They go to Mount Natagumo and fight a family of spider demons, who are stronger than any demons Tanjiro had ever faced. The problem escalates, but two hashira step in and help the situation. Shinobu takes Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Insuke to the other hashira to discuss Nezuko, and they decide that she is a special case, and though she is a demon, she does not have demonic intent. They train a bit more, then go to the Infinity Train.
They fight several demons there, but they realize that there is another demon pulling the strings, and they find a lower moon kizuki. Rengoku helps Tanjiro learn hinokami kagura, a dangerous but effective new breathing style. They defeat the lower rank.
Tanjiro and his friends come with Tengen Uzui to the entertainment district, where the city is alive at night, which is the perfect place for demons. Tengen’s three wives were gathering information on demons, but they all suddenly disappeared. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke dress up as girls and join respective houses, in order to get close to the demons. They almost blew their cover, but they found Daki, an upper rank demon. Daki splits into Daki and Gyutaro. The battle isn’t going well, but somehow, one of them gets their head cut off, which would normally defeat a demon, but it doesn’t work. It is revealed that they have to cut off both of their heads at the same time, which is hard, but they finally do it.
Tanjiro goes to the hidden village of swordsmiths to get his chipped sword fixed, but Muzan is angry that the twelve kizuki are not full, so he sends out two upper ranks, Hatengu and Gyokko. Hatengu splits into four, and has amazing regenerative powers, but Tanjiro finally finds the main body. He is very worried about Nezuko, who would fade in the sun, but Tanjiro had to choose to save the village, and with the help of Mitsuri and Genya, defeats it. Muichiro, the mist hashira, defeats the other upper rank single-handedly. It is revealed that Nezuko can withstand sunlight, which makes Muzan even more mad. He continues the search for the Ubuyashiki family and Nezuko.
The whole corps starts training with the hashira, but there is an attack on Ubuyashiki mansion, and everybody rushes there to see that Ubuyashiki used himself as bait for Muzan, and weakened him, but Muzan unleashing Infinity castle, splitting up everyone. Shinobu fights Douma, the upper 2, and when poison doesn’t work, she grows desperate.

Hunter X Hunter is an anime featuring Gon, a twelve year old, who grew up on a small island with his aunt, and he wants to become a hunter like his lost father, Ging. He travels to the Hunter Exam, and meets Kurapika and Leorio. The first stage is))

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((just following the exam proctor who starts running several kilometers, and many people drop out. Gon makes friends with Killua, another twelve year old. For the second phase, they meet Gourmet hunters, who make them create a great dish with just natural ingredients. The four pass the 2nd phase, and the 3rd is called trick tower, a giant tower in which you have to get down in three days. You can’t scale the walls because there are birds that snatch you, so they find a hidden trapdoor on the roof, go through a series of challenges, but they all finally pass. In the fourth phase, the 25 competitors get cards that say what number badge they have to gather, and the ones that get three points get to pass. The last phase was one on one fighting, and Killua was the one who failed because his brother, Illumi, was his match, and he was in disguise, so Killua loses it. Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio all pass, and they take their separate ways.
Gon and Killua decide to team up, and they want money, so they go to heaven’s arena, where they fight and move up floors for money. They reach floor 200, and Hisoka is there, with an aura of fear that they can’t move past. Wing decides to train them in Nen, the final test of the hunter exam. They pass by Hisoka and they schedule matches on the 200th floor, but the enemies are very strong, and Gon loses his first match.
They decide to leave and go to an auction, where they save up more and try to buy greed island, but they keep getting outbid. They sign up to go into greed island sponsored by the buyer, and they pass and go in. They meet Bisky, who trains them inside the game. After a while, Killua leaves and aces the next hunter exam, being the only winner for defeating everyone. Through much hard work and fighting, they collect all of the cards in the game. Gon takes a card back to the real world where he could fly to someone in his meeting list labeled Nigg, which is an anagram of Ging, so he thinks it will be his father, but it takes him to Kite, his father’s apprentice, that he met in the woods once. After Gon and Killua were almost attacked by Chimera ants, Kite told him that it was his last challenge to find Ging. Kite took them to his team who was investigating the Chimera ants, and one thing led to another, and they entered the kingdom of ants. The ant queen was growing very strong, and she had developed a liking for humans, so she made more sophisticated, human-like offspring. They fought and fought, and they battled against the three royal guards, in which Gon sacrificed his nen, possibly forever, and finally, the new king, Merum, who was obliterated with Chairman Netero.
The hunters needed a new chairman, so they called a meeting of the zodiacs, the council of twelve in the hunter organization, which Ging was a part of. They decided on a wide vote, and oddly enough, after punching Ging, Leorio was in the final two in the vote. The other was Pariston, the fan favorite, who was on the zodiacs, but was a total jerk. Pariston won, but he didn’t care that much, so he appointed Cheadle, a smart zodiac, as his vice, and left the position. At the same time, Gon was in the hospital, so Killua went to his family’s mansion, got his little sister Alluka, a wish granter with consequences, and took her to Gon, where she healed him and restored his nen. Gon appeared with Killua and his friends at the door when Leorio was giving a chairman election speech, and he ran forward, and they had a very thoughtful moment. Gon also saw Ging, and he ran over and started talking to them. He agreed to meet him at the world tree. Gon climbed the world tree, and sat there with Ging, reminiscing. And then Hunter x Hunter came to a close.))

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((The Percy Jackson series is beloved by many people. The first series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, follows Percy Jackson, who always knew he was different, but not in a good way. He was dyslexic and hallucinated all the time, things that nobody else saw, but seemed real. He moved schools all of the time.
At Yancy Academy, Percy made friends with Grover, a satyr in disguise. Percy’s Greek mythology class went on a field trip, and after Percy was bullied by someone named Nancy, she flew into a fountain. But Percy knew he didn’t touch her. They went to the principal, and Grover seemingly betrayed him and said Percy pushed Nancy. Mrs. Dodds, the math teacher, started warping and growing wings and she attacked Percy, but he took out the pen that Mr. Brunner, the Greek mythology teacher, gave him and it grew into a celestial bronze sword that he defeated her with. After that, nobody recognized Mrs. Dodds’s name, like she never existed.
Percy went home to his mom, Sally, and her annoying boyfriend, Gabe, who was playing poker with his friends. Percy tried to tell his mom what happened, but she stopped him, and Grover appeared at the window, with goat legs. He insisted we get out of there, and it seemed like Sally and Grover were hiding something from him. They got in the car to Montaq with Grover, and they told him Greek mythology was real and he was a demigod.
They traveled somewhere with a giant hill and a tree, but a giant boar attacked the car. They all got out, and Grover tried to take him to the border, but he didn’t want to leave without Sally. The boar captured her, and she dissipated in the air. Percy thought she died, and slayed the boar, which Grover called the minotaur, from Greek legends. Grover took him across the border, and he collapsed from exhaustion.
Percy woke up and he was fed a food and drink that tasted like homemade cookies. He was fed by a blond, pretty girl, who was named Annabeth. He was at Camp Half-Blood, a place for demigods to survive, where monsters couldn’t get past. They learn to fight and are sorted into a cabin for their godly parent. He was taken to the Big House, where he was introduced to the camp director, Mr. D, who turned out to be the god of wine, and Chiron, who was Mr. Brunner, but he was actually a centaur.
Percy was unclaimed, so he was put in the Hermes cabin, the god of travelers, where anyone who didn’t know their godly parent. He was introduced to the camp as the guy who defeated the minotaur, and a daughter of Ares, named Clarisse, started bullying him. She tried to shove his head in the toilet, but the water somehow flooded and soaked everyone but him. He was bone dry.))

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((I have no idea what to write about, but we have a cabin war so I’m just going to write about my day! I woke up around seven and wrote towards cabin wars for about two hours, and then I went downstairs.
I didn’t have time to eat breakfast, and we immediately started our family meeting, like we do every Saturday morning, and discuss any family topics. My sister was and still is at a three week sleepaway camp, so it was just me and my parents. We discussed getting braces for me, because I went to the orthodontist a couple days ago. We decided to go get them in two weeks, which is after my graphic design class next week, because even though we are only putting on the upper ones for now, I have to relearn how to speak. So that'll be fun.
We also talked about my viola. My teacher is on vacation, so she hired a sub, and I took one lesson from her and she demanded I get a better viola. She wants me to go to this new place, but it’s twenty minutes away, and my parents like the service at the one we go to, and it’s closer. We decided to go there later in the day.
I ate frozen Indian food for lunch, very good by the way, Trader Joe’s palak paneer, and I went back upstairs and wrote toward cabin wars. Soon enough, it was two pm, and I decided to start practicing viola.
About twenty minutes into my practice, I flopped on my bed because the part was too hard and my wrists hurt, and I checked my phone, where I had a text from my mom, saying we were leaving soon. I had no idea what she was talking about, so she told me we were going to our viola place at two forty-five. I got ready, and we left. I got a sudden craving for doughnuts, because why not? They are delicious and amazing and yeah. Oh, and I remembered this one video I saw, that said, why is a donut hole called a doughnut hole? Like literally, it’s like digging a hole and saying that the dirt that’s lying there is the hole. Anyway.
We got there and we talked to this very nice girl, who told us she was in training. She was very soft-spoken; I mean, I am too, but her job was to talk to people, and I could barely hear her. I was fine with it though, but my mom didn’t show it, but she was not happy. The girl helping us gave me several violas and bows to try, and only one was pretty good. The bows were all questionable, but I settled on the viola. After maybe half an hour, this other experienced guy came over though, and he gave me the bow that my sister bought. At the time, it seemed perfect, so we got that viola and bow, and he transferred my center chin rest to the new viola. We left, after being there for about an hour.
Anyway, we got home, me still craving doughnuts. I ate a cucumber, watched the Good Place, and our family talked about our trip to Chicago in the fall. It sounded very fun, plus I grabbed a bagel in the middle. Bagels are amazing too. Anyway, my parents forced me to bring down my two violas and bows and play for them to compare the sound quality. It was agreed that the new, fancy one was better than the old one.
I was forced to go up to my room and practice, after my mom saw how tight my bow is, though I explained multiple times that bows as loose as a pencil annoy me, and I can’t practice like that.
My mom decided to sit in my room while I practiced, which I put an end to because it was creepy. I was practicing like normal, then I got to a spiccato section, and I just felt immense pain, from the heaviness of both the bow and the viola and asigfelaeruho my wrists still hurt. I stopped practicing, and now I’m here! Unclear when I’m eating dinner.))

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Chocolate: EEEEEE ok I don’t even know where to start! Thank you so much for everything, you’ve been an amazing friend and host to work with and you are so kind and sweet! You’ve helped me become a better writer, leader, and person, and I’m so glad to have worked with you! See you next month! XDD

Sunny: You’re such an amazing person to work with and thank you so much for being so active and doing the only weekly in SAC history so it’s been a total mystery blowout XD I love all of your enthusiasm and thank you so much for being a great leader and friend!! See you around! <33

Everybody: Even though we were mostly super inactive, we are so grateful that you showed some interest by signing up, it means so much to us! Thanks everyone for making this a great experience and I hope I can see some of you around SWC! Yay!! <3

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Chocolate: Chocolateeee! As always, there are no words to describe how amazing you are! You make WUC what it is and we all appreciate you so much!! It’s been so great working with you again <33

Sophia: I know we haven’t talked much, but you are a great host and you have helped so much to make WUC what it is! And script looked stunning this session <33

Claya: CLAYAAAA!!!! You are an icon! I love your energy and your urge to write and I can’t imagine camp without you!! You are so amazing and I can’t wait to see you in SWC!!! <3333

Bella: Bella!! I know we haven’t been very active but I love that you can pop in and you really make camp so special!! <333

Vicky: Vicky hii! Thanks for popping in and gracing us with your presence from time to time, we really love to see you making everybody’s days brighter! Hope to see you in SWC <333

Lobird: I really appreciated having you here this session, even though you had things to sort out irl! Thank you for being there since the start and writing the day away!

Everybody: Even if I didn’t put you specifically by name, I want to give my thanks to you! You matter!! Thank you so much for participating in WUC and helping to make it amazing! Hoping to see you guys next session!!! <3333

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The following posts are for SWC in November, 2024. I am co-leading the dystopian cabin <33

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swc nov ‘24 : daily #1
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Omigosh everybody I am so excited for this session! This is my 3rd session of SWC and I can't believe I'm co-leading, much less with my wonderful team of ris and niko!! This is my first time co-leading in SWC so when I woke up with an offer from ris I was so excited! and I'm part of this wonderful community! I woke up today with a bunch of happy birthday messages because ris is just amazing! But enough yapping, here's a little bit about me!

I love music! I play viola and I've been trying to learn piano for about a year lol! I also really want to play cello, and if I was in band, I would play flute !I've been playing viola for 7 years (woahh) and it's a big part of my life! I'm alternating for 1st chair in school orchestra, I'm leading another one, and I'm co-principal of another! In the past, I've lead my school orchestra for three years and I lead another outside orchestra! This is what I can put for leadership experience on my app lol. But music is a huge part of my life! I love listening to it, and some of my favorite music artists are Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter! SWC has also influenced my music taste because I heard songs like Thus Always to Tyrants by The Oh Hellos in projects and I become obsessed with them for a day lol. Right now my favorite song is Diet Mountain Dew by Lana Del Rae, and I'm revisiting songs like Ophelia by the Lumineers, and I love Femininomenon by Chappell Roan, Scatterbrain by Emei, Call Me The Bard by Madilyn Mei, and Somebody's Watching Me! And tell me why I was obsessed with the Only Mvrders in the Building theme after SWC leader apps-

I also love reading!!!! Don't worry, we'll get to writing soon. Some of my favorite books are Six of the Crows, Powerless, and Red Queen! I like Jasper and Dylan together ahahaha but my favorites are Inez and Brekker!! Girl knows what she wants and she can get it! (I removed like half the text in this paragraph because apparently something wasn't suitable)

Oh wait! I forgot to talk about me- I'm a 13 year old bibliophile (aren't we all)! I'm pretty much average! I'm 5 feet tall, and I have straight, long dark hair. I'm always wearing leggings and a t-shirt or hoodie, and I'm a stressed introvert and smart-ish but questionable under pressure. For the most part, I'm reliable, super organized, agreeable, and creative! I'm not ambitious at all, and it can freak me out, when, for example, my orchestra stand partner leaves two hours before rehearsal ends and I, the youngest violist, lead the section (totally not speaking from experience definitely not yesterday-) but things like that are good for me, because my self-confidence is basically nonexistent and I'm not a huge leader. I figure most of the leaders I have are bossy and I love to just go along with whatever everyone else says, but I'm working on fighting for my opinion. On scratch, my extrovert side comes out and I can be very energetic (HYPE HYPE HYPE SWC AHHHH)!

I'm also a professional procrastinator! I've been working on this intro since yesterday and I'm not done yet, it may be due to the fact that I have a separate tab for slice master and I decided, why not reply to every single happy birthday message? That's what homeroom is for! And I'm procrastinating my letter to future self today. I think I gave away all of my motivational mangoes last session xD

Something I keep talking about with my friends is what I want to be when I grow up! I was determined to be a teacher, I thought a math teacher, then orchestra teacher, then math, then orchestra, then I said maybe I could be a musician! But I ended up on working in IT like my dad! Most of my mom's side of the family were teachers, and I was determined to be one since people started saying every kid wants to be a teacher because it's what you are exposed to, but I actually wanted to be a teacher! I don't anymore though, sometimes kids can be way too much, given that I don't even want kids, I feel like I would be tired managing a hundred something.

Another thinggg I love to draw! Mostly on paper but sometimes digital! On paper, I use mostly colored pencils, I have super fancy ones that come in a bunch of different colors, but sometimes shaded or regular pencils or these really cool dual brush markers! On digital, I used to use an app called ProCreate but it stopped working on my mom's IPad so now I use the Sketchbook app, which is slightly less efficient but it is free. I made dystopian's matching pfps on there too!

In addition to SWC making me a better writer, I've made so many friends!! My first session was last november with yume, sophie, and sarah in fairy tales! My second session was last july in script with maia, luka, blau, and yume! I met so many people like yume, chocolate, sunny, claya, ris, niko, it keeps going! I love our little community and I need to recruit some irl friends to our mango cult hehe <3

I have a hundred words left, so here are some things I like! My favorite color is pastel blue, my favorite animals are cats and dogs, my favorite season is spring, my favorite book is Six of Crows, my favorite shows are Friends and Gilmore Girls, and my favorite candy is Reese's!

This session, I'm trying to write a novel, not for Nanowrimo or anything, but I just want to write one! I have yet to come up with an idea though.

This november, I have a birthday party, lights rehearsal for the play, (it's tech week next week), and performances the week after! I'm trying to join jazz band, finish the scythe series, start a novel, keep up with homework, and find time to come on here and relax with my mango cult!

So yeah! There's my 1k intro! Coming a little late <3

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swc nov ‘24 : daily #2
? points┊291 words

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Hi future Cat!

It feels nice to write here again, to return to my beloved google docs! I can’t believe it has been a year since you joined this wonderful community! I hope this session went well! I took a look at my letter from last November and it feels like I’ve changed so much, yet so little! Last year, I talked a lot about SWC helping me make new friends, meet a whole new group of people, and helping me improve as a writer and person. SWC has done each and every one of those for me, and I’m so grateful to everyone in the community. On top of that, I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity to co-lead with these amazing people who are working hard to support our community!! This low-key turned into a thank you note, but it’s all true!

I don’t know when you’ll be reading this, but I have so many questions! How was the party? How was the orchestra? Did you see (name)? Did he recognize you?

My hopes and goals for this month are mostly just to write and enjoy myself! I hope our storyline was a success, we worked so hard on it and I think it’s going to be great! I really don’t want to get burnt out from writing on the first week of camp, so I’m trying to balance myself. It’s been a good day so far, nothing exceptional has happened and I just get to relax!

I hope you are enjoying dystopian this session! How long did my halloween candy last? I love how this letter turned into a thank you note and just got really random! Well, I hope you had fun this session! <33

Sincerely, past Cat

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swc nov ‘24 : daily #3
? points┊424 words

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Bio/wiwo cabinmate inspiration?
“infp-t” - drewsine
sooo I didn’t see a quote or anything in the bio and wiwo so I did way too much research on this personality type and here’s a story about an infp person with depression trying to find herself! it’s messy because I haven’t written in a while but enjoy <3

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All her life, Carly Springfield was told that she wasn’t good enough. Either, “Not quite yet, Carly,” or “You’re not trying hard enough, Carly.” All the constant negativity could never be good for a person, and Carly seemed fine, but you can never bottle up your sadness for that long.

The only teacher who was ever nice to her was Ms. Mayla, her English teacher. It all started in the third week of eighth grade, when Carly wrote a tragic story for an assignment about a woman trying to pursue her passions. The day after she handed in the assignment, Ms. Mayla came to class with puffy, red eyes. She told Carly, “You have a future with this. You could be an author. Your story made me cry, and I don’t cry very often. Now I know you’re only thirteen, but you definitely have a talent for writing. I will support you no matter what you decide to do.”

Carly was shocked that anybody would tell her she was talented with something, much less creative writing. But all she said was, “I want to help people, not be a writer,” and she walked away without another word. Ms. Mayla didn’t say anything either, because she respected Carly’s decision, even if she didn’t necessarily agree.

The next day, Ms. Mayla came to class with a presentation about raising awareness through writing. She taught the students how to creatively communicate the message to support or raise awareness about a cause. She told them that their next big assignment was to choose a cause that inspired them and write a story to raise awareness and help support their cause.

That evening, Carly was walking home from her bus stop and was contemplating what her chosen cause would be. She observed the street, trying to rack her brain for causes that were important to her, then it hit her, just like her depression hit her with a sharp blow to her confidence. Of course her cause would be mental health. She decided to raise awareness about something that brought her personally down, so as to stop it from having the same effect on others. Little did she know, she'd be doing that for the rest of her life.

Just ten years later, Carly published her first novel about a young girl with depression, who experienced so much negativity that it worsened her condition, but grew to start using writing as a therapy. It was described as using deep messages about the dangers of mental health and raising awareness.

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swc nov ‘24 : thank you notes

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Dystopian chosen ones: Unfortunately I cannot write these individually because I have an essay due tonight- but thank you all for being so amazing and making our cabin what it is!!!! I know our storyline went a little bit haywire, but you guys are so great and you’ve made this session so enjoyable for me, so thank you guys and I hope to see you around!!!!!! <3333333

Magical realism: I’ve got to start out by saying you guy's cabin is stunning!!!! You guys have an amazing concept and aesthetic, I love boba and your little boba pals are so cute!! And I think it’s worth mentioning how much you wrote, you guys scared me at cabin wars- and Alana, CJ, and Clev, you guys make a good team <3

Paranormal: I actually haven’t explored your cabin that much but it’s stunning!!!! Your pfps are amazing and you guys have such a good leadership team! I also enjoyed selling and totally not kidnapping fingernails with finley-

Steampunk: Ok I forgot to watch Arcane don’t k1ll me please- but seriously, you guys have such an amazing cabin! I love the steampunk vibes and aesthetic and I really need to watch Arcane <33

Bangsian: I haven’t actually talked to you guys much but I love your cabin concept and it makes me a little bit jealous hehe but it’s everythingggg the concept the thumb the pfps everythingggggg <33

Fantasy: Aside from chatting with sage and chuey and willow, I haven’t seen your cabin much but it’s incredible! Yay! I’m running out of writing energy and things to say-

Hi-fi: Hi-fi!!!! Y’all are such an important part of SWC! Your museum is such a cool theme and you guys had an incredible design <333

Sci-fi: SCI-FI!!! gasp y’all are so cool! Your cabin looks amazinggg and your leaders are amazingggggg and thank you guys for all the joy you’ve brought to SWC <3333

Bi-fi: Hi! I haven’t actually seen your cabin, which sounds interesting, but now that I’m looking at it, it’s so magical! Even though we haven’t really talked, your cabin has a great atmosphere and good vibes lol <3

Apocalyptic: I’m totally honest right now, when I saw your cabin, I was thinking oh my gosh this is so cool! I love everything about it, and I feel like you really empowered the genre and all the graphics and pfps and everything just look so well thought out and amazing! If I’m a camper next session, I’d love to be in a cabin like that lol <3

Myth: Another great themeeee! You guys really nailed this cabin and it seems so chaotic and lovely, aside from that river warred us manyyyy times at cabin wars :eyes: but see you guys when next session rolls around!

Poetry: Ahhhh how is it possible for a cabin to be so aesthetically pleasing?? you guys are amazing, and I love everything about your cabin, like the academia vibes and I love that lightbulbs are currency in your workshop cabin! Thank you guys for bringing so much joy to SWC <33

Mystery: I’ve complimented so many cabin themes, but I love this one in particular. Your thumbnail art and overall style is amazing, and I applaud you guys' determination, especially luna. It's scary how much you wrote hehe but hope to see you guys next session!

Ris: Ajdinfdvfsdxds rissss thank you so much for leading dystopian with me! I loved this session so much, even though I wasn’t as active as I thought I would be, but I love our chaotic planning and I very much enjoyed being your co-leader! You are so amazing and organized and you made this experience so great for me! I hope to see you around and during JWC! <333

Niko: Thank you so much for being such an amazing co to work alongside, you’re such a fun person to be around and I enjoyed our six of crows ranting! I hope to see you next session!!! <333

Chocolate: Ahhhh chocolate can you believe we’ve known each other for a year?? You are such an amazing friend and I absolutely loveeee working with you!!! I’m so excited for next April, I don’t believe the memory book has come out yet so I won’t say anything else hehe, but you are so amazing and easy to talk to! Thank you so much for always being there for me and being a great friend!!!!! So excited for src ahhhhhh <3333

Yume: Even though I am not in your cabin lol, you are such an amazing person, you brought me into SWC and made my first session amazing!! I’m so grateful that you did that, or else I wouldn’t be co-leading today! I know sci-fi was amazing this session, and I hope to see you around!! <3333

Hosties and polar bears: Thank all of you guys for making SWC amazing! I’m sorry I can’t write all of you individual notes, but I appreciate all of you for being super welcoming and making our community so special! There are some of the nicest people in SWC and I have made so many friends here, and I’m so grateful to all of you <3333

Everyone: SWC wouldn’t be what it is today without all of you guys! Thank you for being so amazing, funny, supportive, and chaotic with our trackbear toe eating fingernail factory leader/camper cabin on strike chaosss! This session was so amazing for me, so thank you for being an amazing community!! I hope to see all of you around scratch!!!! <3333

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jwc jan ‘25 : daily #4
? points┊210 words

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Name: Juliana
Nickname: Juli
Age: 14
Gender: female
Pronouns: she/her
Birthday: may 1st
Occupation: high school freshman
Place of living: toronto
Birthplace: toronto
Likes: the color purple, crystals, watermelon, clouds, snow
Dislikes: mean people, chewing sounds, loud noises, people ignoring her
Personality: thoughtful, non-judgemental, bottles up emotions, quiet
Family: big sister (16 years old), judgemental, mom (43 years old), kind
Friends: bella (15 years old)
Religion: catholic
Habits: picks at nails, bites her bottom lip when she’s nervous, always cold
Hobbies: dance, volleyball
Current worry: how to get her hair to stop covering up her eyes

Appearance
Eyes: average and light blue
Hair: long, chocolate brown, and slightly wavy
Skin: caucasian
Height: 5”3
Weight: 107lb
Clothing (usually): fitted white shirt, ripped jeans, black boots
Accessories: gold bracelet

Things to note:
She is slightly depressed for no apparent reason
She thinks she might have an eating disorder because she’s never hungry
She is a people pleaser but not a people person
She’s worried about the future, even though she gets very good grades, she is scared to apply for college and doesn’t know if she has enough money
She likes to read and to sleep
She is slightly worried about her older sister, and wonders if she should see a therapist

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