Last edited - 9 April 25
Status - First Draft/Copy
Word Count - 179
Word Count including Authors Note (and quote) - 279
Project Version - https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1159337731/
Second Part to - I'm Catching Feelings Over You
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High heels off, I’m feeling alive
Oh, my god, I feel it in the air
Telephone wires above sizzlin’ like a snare
Honey, I’m on fire, I feel it everywhere

Nothing scares me anymore
Kiss me hard before you go
- Summertime Sadness, Lana Del Rey


I Hope You Catch Them Too


I laugh, surely he doesn’t like me back?
That would be wild.
Impossible.

Surely not.

The text reaches my phone, the words falling from his lips.

“I Like You. Like, crush like.”

He likes my smile.
Even though it's not perfect.
With its crooked teeth and odd shape.

He likes my hair.
Even though it's not perfect.
With its wild texture and choppy locks.

He likes my structure.
Even though it's not perfect.
With its curves and bumps where they “aren’t meant to be.”

He likes my eyes.
Even though they’re not perfect.
With their sadness and missing lashes.

He likes my personality.
Even though it's not perfect.
With the wobbly laughs and awkward waves.

He likes me.
Me.
All of me.

He thinks I’m pretty.
Pretty, being me.

I’m myself.
And he likes me.

He likes,
Me?
Not who I try to be.
Just me.

He likes all of me, the bad and the good.
The little imperfections.

In this little game of compliments,
He may be winning.
And I’m okay with that.

Because he moved forward too.

- Note -

Soooooo, hi.
Maybe he likes meeeeeee. *hides*
(dont tell him I’m writing these poems for him, I will die)
We’re not dating yet, and he's on holiday for three weeks and can’t have any contact with me, so we’ll see what its like when he gets back.
But um, read the poem,
You’ll understand.

Written for SWC Leader Applications July 2025
App Theme - Galax-Tea
Last Edited - May 4 2025
Status - Final Drafting Stages
Word count - 3397 words
Word count with Expert, Introduction and Blurbs - 4918 words (but we don't talk about that-)
Expert - 561 words
Blurbs - 792 words
Introduction - 168 words
Application Project - Galax-Tea || Liv's Leader Application
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Introduction/Note

“she was an adventurer at heart
but oh, how she loved drinking this tea
from this mug
in this chair,
oh, how she loved
to be home.”

Hello and welcome to my leader app for July ‘25!!
The first time I’ve straight up applied for leader! (Honestly, the amount of times my hands went to write co-leader app is scary xD)
This theme is inspired by a hot chocolate bomb my friend gave me for Easter. In short, I was stressing way too much over another theme (also had to do with skies) and I went to decompress with a hot chocolate. Watching the bomb dissolve into the water gave me this idea, and when I say I couldn't get my notes app open fast enough, I mean it, my phone almost went flying xD
Anyways, I started it unsure about how it would piece together, but the more I worked on it the more I loved it.
A huge thank you to everyone who provided a recipe, and another thank you to everyone who supported my journey here.
Without further ado, enjoy!! (and here's your Mango for reading this far of course ;D)
- Liv


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Smoothies Are Clearly The Superior Option Here
Put some frozen mango, banana, chia seeds, Isa mix and yogurt in a blender, blend it up and you have a great smoothie.
From, Juice (master of smoothies)

Ingredients -
Mango
Banana
Chia Seeds
Isa Mix
Yogurt

Delicious, stunning. Who wouldn’t love a smoothie like this.

Themed Question -

Ooooooh, I love this themed question!! And this session's theme loll.
But if I were to have a Barbie style dreamhouse, it would likely be more of a ‘cosy house’ theme rather than a mansion, which would be more focused on the green aspects rather than the pinks. It would contain a lot of books, sticky notes on the walls, and a slightly more artsy interior. It would also have a whole wall dedicated to photos I’ve taken of my life and photos with the SWCers I’ve kidnapped!! /jj (I wouldn’t actually kidnap you guys dont worry )


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Ever Microwaved Tea? Don’t Tell The British.
Lets say your kettle disappeared at the hands of your sibling, you begin to microwave water for your tea. The British will hunt you down for that little fault. It’s your typical tea routine, despite the water dilemma, simply substitute the milk with air when making herbal brews.
From, Toko (currently on the run, if seen call the king)

Ingredients -
Microwave
Herbal Tea Bags (??)
Water

Delicious, the perfect thing to make on the run from any delectable English gentle-bean. Be prepared for the consequences.

About me -

Hello my fellow beans, I’m Liv, a chaotic, sheep-obsessed potato. I’m serious, sheep are my one true love, they’re beautiful and perfect and amazing. I go by the pronouns she/her and live in NZST, the time zone belonging to that one country that always gets left off maps. I identify as a sheep and India, please refer to me as such. /jj

I love sheep, hiking (and camping), reading, listening to music, writing (never would’ve guessed hehe), sheep, sewing, photography, history, sociology and, to no ones surprise, sheep!

I’ve got quite a range of hobbies, but I’ll start with music!! Music is such a big part of my life I genuinely don’t know where I would be without it. I love to listen to music, as well as create it! I’m currently learning guitar, and I dabble in singing, recorder and piano. Creating or feeling as though I can express myself through music is amazing for me and, it gives me another way to share my emotions with everyone in ways aside from writing.
Aside from playing music, I love to listen to it. Some of my favourite artists include Lana Del Rey, Arcane, Daughter, Halsey, 2Cellos, Harry Styles and of course, Hozier, an absolute icon for me. (his songs though, you know?) I enjoy a wide variety of music, and you’ll find that my favourite artists change relatively often when my music taste does.

I also enjoy spending time outdoors, mainly in the form of hiking and camping. They’ve both been big parts of my life for as many years as I can count and I absolutely love hiking amongst nature. And the elation you feel when you reach the destination is amazing, it makes all of it worth it. I have so many positive memories around it, and it brings out a part of myself that doesn’t come out a lot; the calmer, more determined side.

Another thing is my love to meet new people, which makes travelling a huge dream in my life. My family doesn’t travel a lot, but I adore learning about other cultures, history and society. Some of the places that are the highest on my list to visit are Italy, England and India, they all seem so beautiful.
But I love to talk with people, and get to know them and who they are, so if you ever see me around, come say hi!! Connecting with others gives me such genuine joy and it's so much fun when I’m joking around or talking about something I’m passionate about and hearing their perspectives.

Now if you read my first paragraph you’ll know about my identification as India, which comes from Model United Nations, which is something I went to and fell in love with. It’s such a fun, priceless experience, and it’s really helped me realize more of my passion around debating and sociology. I could never regret going, and I’m planning to join the next one when it comes around.
However, me being a sheep is entirely related to the country I come from. I love sheep, and we have enough sheep that every person could own 4.6 sheep each. I don’t have any sheep though
If you like sheep please come to me, I would love to gush with someone over how awesome they are. Because they are awesome, I love sheep. :dreamy-eyes:


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Tea As Black As My Soul
Water in kettle, boil kettle, put tea bag in mug, put hot water in mug, wait a few minutes, take tea bag out, add a bit of milk, drink. A nice, quick brew if you’re looking for something more on the faster side.
Courtesy of Crim, who states that black tea is a daily endeavour

Ingredients -
Water
Tea Bag
Milk

Lovely and simple tea, quick to make, and lovely to drink, whether or not you like tea.

Experience -

I’ve been a part of SWC 5 times, this will be my sixth session. And although I still feel like a newcomer, I can no longer call myself that. xD

I was a camper for three sessions, (July ‘23, November ‘23 and July ‘24) and the joy I got from participating was unmatched. I had so much fun writing as much as I could and building communities with my cabins, I learnt so much about communication and boundaries.

Then, I had my first Co-leading session, where I led Sci-Fi with Yume and Mildred in November 2024. That session taught me so much about being a co-leader and cabin planning and the whole process and work it takes to be a leader. It taught me dedication and patience and trust in team members.
This past session however, (March ‘25) has been the most amazing one yet. I led alongside Fini (Cabbage <3) and Mabel and our Thriller campers were so much fun to be around and an honour to lead. (yes, I’m talking about you guys, <3) If November taught me how to lead, March taught me to have fun while leading. Working with Fini taught me about responsibility, management and commitment while building strong relationships with our campers. I spent that session trying my best to be who I would have loved to have lead me. Which turned out to be a chaotic potato focused on the care and health of my children, while exercising plenty of competition. ;D

I also participated in other roles within SWC that session, (Memory Book Committee, Polar Bear Cub,) as I am doing this upcoming session as well! (Grown up polar bear rawr)
In the inbetween, I founded and am helping run Keeping Up With The SWCers, which is an unofficial interview program for SWCers. It’s taught me so much about dedication, planning and time management.

Outside of SWC I’ve got my camping with Rangers (Girl Guides) where I’ve run camps for a few days at a time and up to two hour nights for groups between 10-20 people. I’ve also raked up about 30 volunteer hours through it, and am hoping to settle on a proper volunteer job in the community gardens near me, although that's still only a possibility.
In school I’m a part of many clubs that organize events, the most notable being one of the student councils. I am a part of the service council, where we organise and run events inside and outside of my school. Some of these events have included bake sales, international women's day festivities, a running event outside of school and blood donations.

I’ve loved to tell stories for as long as I can remember, and although I don’t have a lot of tangible proof, writing is such a big part of my life and it's been with me so long it's likely I feel more experienced than I am.
So the experience I’ve had includes a writers festival, entering some writing competitions (both on and off scratch), taking part in my school's writing club and going to author workshops. I adore writing, and wouldn’t be here without it, so although that may not sound like a lot, I think my years count for something (even if there's not that many of those /hj).


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Half Baked Cold Chocolate
A hot chocolate style drink that's actually cold chocolate because you add cold milk to make pockets of milo powder explode in your mouth as you drink it; but not to have it poof up into your face.
Courtesy of Kat

Ingredients -
Milk
Milo Powder

Easy to make at home, so long as you’re not lactose intolerant.

Cabin Preferences -

If I get chosen as leader, I’ve got a couple of ideas I’d like to do.
My main cabin idea right now is a mashup cabin which would fit Utopian, Illustrated Fiction, Magical Realism or Post-Apocalyptic.
I could go on about my ideas for this for ages (I have loads asdkfljla) but the general idea is that it’s a cabin which has stolen/been given pieces of storyline by other cabins that didn’t complete it or have scrapped the idea. So it’s like taking all the ideas and turning them into its own storyline, like recycling!!
The campers would travel around all the past cabins/current cabins for storyline or parts of their storylines will be brought to our cabin and the campers will sort through them. It’s going to be a mixed, chaotic cabin that's like a giant puzzle for the campers to pick and choose what parts of the storyline to do and sort through all the past ideas we’ve brought in.
It would involve a lot of graphics and adaptations of past cabin ideas, the ones I’m interested in at the moment being Sci-Fi last session and Dystopian November 2023, however I’d like to discuss a lot of my ideas with my Co’s before I come to any decisions or cross-roads.
This cabin will definitely require a lot of leader collaboration and possibly from past leaders, as well as making sure that I gain permission from each leader to use their ideas. But I’d love to make this a reality. <3

My other idea would be a Lord of the Rings Adventure cabin where campers would get to build up their own LOTR themed characters in a storyline where they can choose each action they take. Actions they take will also affect the storyline and the storyline would be centred around travelling middle earth and defeating enemies.

If I’m not chosen as a leader, I have no particular preference to what cabin I’d like to Co-lead, although I’d prefer not to lead cabins such as Sci-Fi or Horror, as I don’t think I would be able to bring the best ideas forth due to my inexperience with those genres. Aside from that, I’m open to anything! However, I would rather not lead TCTWNW as July tends to be my most active session and I’d like to include more competitive aspects into my cabin!


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The Green Stuff Referred To As “Matcha”
Mix Matcha powder, boiling water, honey, lemon and masala into a glass or cup. Once you’ve done that, add ice to combat the hot water and you’ve got yourself a Matcha Lemonade.
Provided by the amazing Fini (my cabbage)

Ingredients -
Matcha Powder
Water (and ice)
Honey
Lemon
Masala

Personally, I’ve never had Matcha, but this concoction would be enough to change anyone's strong opinions with the power of green stuff.

Expert -
561 words

https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/805137/?page=1#post-8449051 <33


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Unnecessarily Complicated Coffee, But Anyway-
You filter coffee powder with hot water overnight, then, stir in your hot milk in the correct ratio with the milk to make your coffee.
From Elfie, master of complex coffee

Ingredients -
(From our description)
Coffee Powder
Water
Milk
(also include a filter)

Delicious, but is it worth all the time? That’s debatable.

Time Dedication -

I should be able to dedicate at least 2 hours a day to SWC, aside from three Tuesdays (15,22,29), where I will have Rangers (Girl Guides) and my activity will be on and off.

I also have school for two weeks during July, however I will be able to be online plenty despite it.
I will have extracurriculars and sports over those two weeks of school, although it won’t particularly affect my online presence as it still leaves loads of time in the evening for me to check in.

Aside from those, I have my school holidays for two weeks (28 June - 13 July), which means I will definitely be active and will be on most days for quite a few hours unless something comes up. If that happens, I will alert my leadership team as soon as I can.
The only other thing that might impact my activity a lot would be any in real life camps, which I currently do not have any dates for but will let the appropriate people know what dates they will be and when I will be offline.


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Officially British Certified Tea
A traditional blend of Earl grey tea with milk, no sugar or honey. Five minutes of a tea bag in boiling water (no microwaves involved ;P)
From our dearest Kya

Ingredients -
Earl grey tea bag
Whole milk
Water

Simple tea from a British expert, you always look to them for advice, even if you don’t like tea.

Time Management -

Over the past few months my time management skills have improved greatly, and despite being something I still struggle with, it's something that I’ve made so much progress on and I’m so proud of that fact.

Some of the things I believe I need to improve include my tendency to bite off more than I can chew. While I love to take up every opportunity that I can, I’ve had to remind myself to take a step back and truly think about whether I can realistically take up the role with my current abilities and time frame. If I don’t take a minute to think, I can often end up burnt out or unable to swim when I’ve thrown myself in the deep end.
This often means that I’m being divided between everything and unable to properly dedicate myself to my tasks or give them the time they deserve. With this, I try to take a second to think about whether or not I can realistically achieve this, and despite all I’ve done to work on it, it's still something I struggle with.

Another thing I’m working to improve upon is my forgetfulness. If the task isn’t something I actively want to do, I tend to put it off until it completely slips my mind. I’m working on this through making lists or setting reminders, which is relatively new for me as I always used to keep mental checklists, although I've found it quite satisfying to scratch things off and watch the list get shorter and shorter hehe.

My strengths within time management include my ability to prioritize schedules, as I understand what takes priority and what takes the back seat, and I do my best to complete the tasks in this manner. I also have a good understanding of deadlines, and like to prioritize tasks based around when they’re due while balancing any more important tasks and my personal life. Which, when I apply to SWC, means that I can easily place my tasks in order of importance and means that I can communicate well about deadlines and delegate tasks around peoples schedules.

Another thing I think I do well is knowing when I need to take a break or knowing when to put everything down and take a breather. I see taking breaks as incredibly important when it comes to working and spending extended periods of time doing anything, and taking breaks helps me reevaluate my stance on the task and figure out if I’m happy with how I’m working currently or if I need a longer rest period to clear my head. This helps my leadership as I can then encourage others to do the same, and make sure that I don’t burn out with the responsibilities I do take on.


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The One You’ve All Been Waiting For, Bubble Tea!!
Blend (using a blender) water, ice, fresh fruit, fruit syrup and optionally, a fruit powder. Boil your tapioca pearls and put them in a cup with your fruit mixture being placed over that. then, all you need is a straw (a very necessary part of the routine)
Courtesy of Dawn!!

Ingredients -
Fruit (fresh fruit, fruit syrup, fruit powder)
Water (and ice)
Tapioca pearls
Straw!!

Although I don’t like bubble tea, I must admit, this seems nice and fruity.

Collaboration and Assets -

Collaboration is an extremely important thing to me as someone who loves to talk and work with others, and I try my best to prove that in everything that I do, even with my weaknesses.

One of the big things I struggle with when working with others is my anxiety, which can affect how I respond, or whether or not I put my ideas out into the group. Although it’s something I’ve been working on for quite some time, it’s still a major struggle for me. To combat this, even though it worsens my anxiety momentarily, I like to put it out to the group before I begin anything with them, explaining that I may need confirmation that you’ve seen my messages and don’t feel anything negative towards them, or just general reassurance that I’m doing the right thing. I find that this is something that definitely improves my relationship and trust with the team in the long run.
Honestly, SWC has really helped me improve upon this personally, and I am a lot better at managing it and recognizing that, ‘no, nobody hates me, it's just that little voice in my head that's telling me that.’ In general, my confidence has improved by miles, but I still might indirectly ask for a little acknowledgment every now and then.

Another thing I struggle with in collaboration, is that I try to find how people need me to be in a group and then fit into that, rather than be myself. Essentially, people-pleasing. I’ve come to understand that people want me for me, and not who I think they want me to be, and have been going through a rather personal journey to discover who I am and be confident enough to be that person.

My strengths in collaboration and working with others is something I’m always striving to improve because I love to connect with others, and it is a really big part of my personality.
Communication is a really big thing for me, as I hate miscommunication or incorrect information being passed out. So I always try my best to ensure that everyone has all of what they need to know and it is all up to date. I also like communication in general, as I feel like talking and discussing are amazing ways to get to know others better and build relationships and just, have fun!!

Additionally, I’m quite a flexible person. A lot of times when in real life things come up I will send out a notice immediately and do my best to work around it, like when I connected with Thriller on the road while I was at a camp with no internet. I find that being adaptable is an important trait to have when working with others, as being committed and available despite any issues shows dedication, and when roadblocks come up, it's important to be able to move past them using that flexibility.

Another part of my collaboration skills is respect. You give what you get, and by respecting your team members and inviting them to respect you in turn helps you to build a good relationship with them. I try my best to embody this by taking the time to learn others' boundaries and show that I’m a safe person to share ideas around, show that there will be no judgement in my corner.

Onto assets, I can bring enthusiasm, dedication, graphic design, art, kindness and ambition to a cabin and team. I have used my art and design skills throughout SWC before, and I love to see how much I improve from session to session. I may not be the most experienced out there, but I’m willing to give everything a go and give it my all when I do.


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Can’t Go Wrong With A New Zealand Classic
Put some Milo in boiling water, add some milk and you have yourself a NZ classic that I can guarantee everyone's had.
From, Ave

Ingredients -
Milo
Water
Milk
This is my childhood in three sentences. Enjoy the best drink ever.

One Quality -

One quality I value a lot is connection.
I truly admire a leader who is able to connect with others despite any differences, and is able to help others due to their connections. Being able to lead, and not just be a leader, but a friend, is something that you should truly treasure. And because you’re making yourself real and grounding, it shows them you’re there for them and not a far off or intimidating presence.
I think connections are such an important factor in leadership, because as well as being able to reach out for others, you’re able to build friendships with the people you get to know, and reach out for yourself.

I want to be a safe place for campers to come to when they need someone to talk to, because they know me. I want them to be able to come to a safe person, and be able to have that person reach out to the necessary people to help them. I want them to feel safe coming up to me because they’ve seen me interact with their friends, or their leaders.

I hope to embody this by building healthy, strong relationships around camp, and offering myself to be a safe presence for people to be around and a fun person to talk to, while showing that I can discuss anything they need to, if they need to. I will talk to others, and not leave people unanswered or unsure of anything. I will be an available person when they want to talk to someone, and I’ll do my best to put others before writing, because as a leader, it's up to you to take care of others, and ensure that they are okay.


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Here’s Your Lactose Intolerant Option
Earl Grey tea that you’ve steeped in boiling water for four minutes. Then you add an ungodly amount of sugar and exactly two ice cubes so it cools the tea down to the perfect temperature.
As stated by Chuey (is she lactose intolerance or does she just prefer ice to water, no-one knows)

Ingredients -
Earl Grey tea bag
water (ice cubes)
A lot of sugar

For this, you use two ice cubes, not three, not one and a half. Two.

Cabin Atmosphere -

196 characters
A cabin focused on building positive relationships around camp, the cabin, and with writing, while maintaining a competitive streak that doesn’t take over from the chaotic community and storyline.


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*Insert Fancy Name For Berry Smoothie Here*
Your typical smoothie, made by blending banana, frozen berries, and just enough milk to give it consistency. For an alternative you could make an orange juice and strawberry one.
Provided by Lily

Ingredients -
Banana
Frozen Berries
Milk
(Orange Juice, Strawberries)

This is amazing. It’s simple to make, delicious to eat, and awesome to take photos of, (just make sure the consistency’s right)

Checkboxes -

A - Both boxes are ticked <3
B - There are no leadership responsibilities I cannot complete
C - If someone I’m working with goes inactive without prior warning I would give them some time, we all know life can affect online activity, but if they do not come online after about 72 hours, I would reach out to them, and if they do not respond in 24 hours I would take the next step by contacting the hosts and talking with my team on how to divide up the tasks and responsibilities.
As leader, if I were to go inactive, I would let my co’s, campers and the hosts know as soon as I could, and I would work with everyone to make sure they are certain of what to do in my absence, or what’s next, whether that be finding a new person or managing themselves. I would also answer any questions anyone may have appropriately and keep my campers in the loop (it will affect them as well <3).


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- Love, Liv


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Credits

Answers by meeeee
To Mousey (-BookDragon-) for helping me with the code/lending me some code, thank you so much <33 (but you're on forum so you don't get to see it-)
To everyone who supplied a drink or recipe for my blurbs!! - Chuey (ChueyTheCat), Fini (essayist), Juice (1lMaM), Toko (TokoWrites), Crim (criminal-intent), Kat (whiteandblackcat), Ave (smalltoe), Elfie (philicanine), Kya (milkysplash), Lily (lilyjen) and Dawn (Dawn_Camps)
To everyone who critiqued my app!! - Kiara (Strawberry-Lemon), Kya (Milkysplash), Kat (Starunicorn_5), Ris (Eeveedonut)
Full SWC credits can be found here - https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/809038/ <3

Liv SWC Parody
'2 days into College' - ‘2 days into SWC’

I'm two days into SWC
And I'm three dailies behind
There's this ally, let's name it Myth
They say they want to war us
But it doesn't really sit with me quite right
'Cause they’re meant to be our friends
And I keep accidentally staying up for cabin wars in the middle of the night
I wake up to arson
And I wake up kinda writing
And I wake up on fire
But I'll just sleep in when cabin wars are done
See I don't like not writing
But do like procrastinating
So I just write like crazy and keep on writing
And hope I beat this war
And everybody's telling me that I'm doing so well
I try to trust them, honestly
But I’m the only one online
I need sleep or I need rest
I try my best to do some arson
I tell myself, I say out loud
It's SWC, I'll CABIN WARSSSSSSSSSSSS
I tend to forget
It’s still only hour number one
In a way, this sleepless night of mine has only just begun
I don’t got time
I don’t got time
I'm two days into SWC
As a busy, busy arsonist
That ally that we named Myth
They so warred us, they did it alot so
My leaders tell me I'm crazy
Say I take it way too far
'Cause I warned them that it's over
Then I warred them super hard
I'm only two days into SWC
And my cabin is a mess
There's just so much that we need to write
That we have not done yet
There's just so much wars I want to do
And far too little time
Oh, my motivation it runs so far away
It's easy to forget
That to everybody else, it looks like I'm doing so well
I try to see it, honestly
I find it hard to tell
If I've wrote enough or I've wrote less
I need to beat this war tonight
They said to sleep, I said alright
I think I won't, I maybe might
I probably should just take it slow
I'll be all good
But G(host) I know
The one thing that's important above everything else
Is to learn to put all this fiery arson on Myth
I try believe it when they say
“We’re not going to war you, it'll happen anyway”
I'll be fine
I've got time
I've got time
That's where I'm at
To be honest
Just two days
Two days into SWC

Written 4 July 2025
435 words
written using Rose's prompt <3

‘If SWC happened in person, minimum 400 words’

I would love for SWC to happen in real life, like it's one of my biggest dreams in life. However it brings up a lot of questions.
On Scratch we are an international camp, but how would it being real life affect that? Would that also affect the cost of the camp? Would the location change every year? Would it be a summer camp, or would it still be every three months? Would there be an option for people to stay year round? How would this affect people's school and lives? Would we still be ‘Scratch’ writing camp? Would we still use scratch for those who can’t be at the camp, or would it be more online with places to sleep (haha) and food and stuff?

But then there's also the things that would work, things that would be amazing. Like being able to be in a community in real life, be able to meet your SWC friends.
Like, get to know all these writers without the worry of stranger danger loll.
I would actually love that so much. Like there's loads of logistics to work out, but it would be so freaking cool and you could meet so many new people and make so many friends and just have an amazing time honestly.
I reckon it could be something that exists someday. But I’m also interested to see how it would affect Scratch and actually how this community and SWC will change with the new generation and new people coming in. It’s the 25th session, and it's been going since 2019, and I reckon it could go for a lot longer, and maybe it will become real someday. Maybe I will get to meet the people I love. But then also how do you advertise it? If you can’t do so on Scratch, how are people going to know it actually exists? Maybe you could put it on the wiki? And how do you ensure it affects the right people and reaches the right audience.
Its such a cool thing to entertain the idea of, and I could spend the rest of my life thinking up ways to make it actually happen. But whether or not it will is a different concept.
I reckon it would also be cool for it to have its own website, that way its a little more secure and safer and just cool and stuff.
I would just love for this to happen. And I will gladly take part in making it a real thing if that opportunity ever comes up.

- Liv

Written for SWC Writing Competition July 2025 - Main Category
Last Edited - July 24 2025
Status - Late Drafting Stages
Word count - 1977 words
Word count with Authors Note - N/A
Project Here - Hi I'm Liv nice to meet ya-
Authors Note here - https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/805137/?page=2#post-8646858

*I do not speak French, most of the French in this piece are from a song, other than two lines which were translated by Sunny. See the bottom for translations and authors note for more details

**This section is not included in the word count haha <3





Pour t'éviter de souffrir, je n'avais plus qu'à te dire je t'aime (Je te pardonne)


Afin de te voir, même dans un sommeil éternel

They lie within stone, held captive in the bonds they once cherished. Now mere statues to marvel at.
God, how marvelling is done.
Hands brush down their cheeks, confessions are whispered in their ears, tears fall onto their feet.
People pray on their knees, begging for their sins to be forgiven.
They hope, futility, for the being to embrace them with their cold arms. They hope for themselves to be forgiven by the Suton. They hope for themselves to become one of them.
One of the stone faced, one of the forgivers. The forgiven.

I was in love with a Suton once upon a time, and I like to think he loved me back, that each time he escaped from the stone to kiss my hand, he meant it.
Although I could never be sure when it came to our game, no. But that was a part of our love.

Même dans un sommeil éternel

He did not begin in stone, no, he began in the light, he began as I did. Alive.
Oh so alive. With his warm hands and his bright smile, with his quick feet and laugh that told me he was alive. He was alive.

And we would run the halls of the town with the color of our laughter streaming out behind us. Leaving trails of innocence and causing even the heavy of heart to smile, flickers of their past flashing over their faces in the form of our shadows. They prayed our innocence would never fade, and our youthful souls wished the same.

But the truth is of this, innocence will not stay, no matter how much, or who desires it to.

Même dans un sommeil éternel

And so we grew up, our laughter becoming confined, becoming our secret as we were watched with apprehensive eyes. Anxious eyes.
Scared of our noise, and directing that fear to our innocence.
Still, we laughed, sharing secrets behind our hands. Hiding smiles in our drinks as our postures straightened and our accents thickened. Hiding our joy in our eyes as our bodies betrayed our true feelings.

This is how we came to be standing in the forest that day, held captive by our standings, my dress lying in layers around me, his coat flowing out behind him as the golden light brushed past each leaf to illuminate the setting.
The setting that should have been one of beauty and joy, as our lives were.

J'étais censé t'aimer mais j'ai vu l'averse

No, the setting was one of confessions, and lost innocence. I reached for his arm as he pulled away, joy no longer hidden within his hazel eyes. No, instead fear, bright and sparking. Making his eyes shine as he tried to betray the truth.
I cry out for him, and he finally pauses. Our game stops as he looks at me. Searching, searching for any lie in my eyes, as I search for innocence in his.
Neither of us find what we are looking for.

I stumble forward, weighed down by my dress as he pulls his arm out of my grasp. No longer illuminated by the gold, he looks frozen in the shadows, colorless, as though all memory of our laughter has gone from him. And perhaps it had, I was the one who had done this to him was I not?
I do not move for an eternity, and he does not either. We stay locked in our silent game of longing, our silent game of innocence. I look away, defeated.
And when I look back, he’s gone.

I lost our game.
And that day, as we both stood illuminated by the light, we learnt that truth. The truth of innocence. The truth that it can only last so long.

J'ai cligné des yeux, tu n'étais plus la même

After that day, of confessions and truths, we no longer laughed. We no longer shared slips of memories on napkins, we no longer smiled and waved across the hall. We grew apart, only sparing longing glances at our toppled pieces when we thought the other was not looking.
But that is the thing, we always knew.
And slowly, quietly, we began putting the piece back upright, even if it was not the colorful game that we were playing before.
Even as it was cast into shadow, his pieces cracked and grey.
Mine smooth and clear.

They were placed upon the board carefully, oh so carefully. But nothing could repair what we once had, nothing could fix the ice we were now treading upon. Nothing could fix how his eyes faded from their hazel to a heartless grey.
Each time I met those eyes, I was reminded only of how I had made them grey. How I had taken the innocence, the color from him.

Est-ce que je t'aime?

But one day, one normal day, he passed me a golden smile while kissing the hand of yet another prestigious sinner believing they were worthy of everything. Including his lips against their skin.
I smiled, knowing that day was when the color snuck its way back into our lives. Knowing that our game had begun yet again.
Knowing that perhaps, just perhaps, my confession was not the end. Rather, it may have been our true beginning.

Oh, how I had missed our innocence, how I had missed the shared smiles, the silent agreements about stuffy guests. How I had missed being with him. Missed laughing with him. Missed spending my days in his presence, graced by his colors.

Only now, he did not have colors. His eyes were too grey, too lost for him to be able to hold colors in his actions.
That's okay, I hold enough color for the both of us.

J'sais pas si je t'aime

The Suton became a thing after that. I remember sitting in the town meeting, watching the color drain from his already colorless face as we heard the news. I remember gripping his hand tightly, seeing how his still grey eyes seemed to dull at the truth.

The Suton, the people held captive in stone, the ones forgiven by the cold hearts of the world. The ones in eternal entrapment. The ones who would have cracks stain their faces, the ones who would be quietly taken by vines, the ones who would become brushed with the green of mold.
The ones who would stay, for eternity. Like the eternity we stood in, within the gold.

Est-ce que tu m'aimes?

We stand, watching as yet another is taken away. To be cherished and worshiped and held. To have tears fall at their feet and gold placed in their grey hands.
To stare into people's souls for eternity, knowing all the confessions they’ve never told.

Some have started to call it a disease, a plague. Others, a curse, a punishment sent down from the gods. Others may call it a respite, but they are quickly hushed and sent into silence.

He and I, we’ve fought more since the forgiven. The both of us terrified of losing the other to their innocence. To their easily given respite. Respite of forgiveness. Respite that leads to harshness and fear.
But still, we play, sliding our pieces, our smiles across the board in our never ending game.
I pray it is never ending.
But whatever gods above, oh they are never that forgiving. They would rather us all turn to stone, than let us brush our fingers along the gold ideas they bestowed us with that eternity ago.

J'sais pas si je t'aime

It was a bad fight that day, our words thrown across that room carelessly, echoing loudly. The high rafters and stained windows swallowing up what color I try to show him.
The room is grey, so grey. And so is he, so am I, I know. My blue eyes having long since gained a grey tint.
This is so different to when we stood under the gold leaves, our fight that time quiet, disbelieving, but not violent.
No, not violent like it is now, with our glinting eyes and grey barbs.

No, not so violent that I finally asked it. Unlike now;

‘Est-ce que tu m'aimes?’

‘J'sais pas si je t'aime’

J'étais censé t'aimer mais j'ai vu l'averse

The silence that stretched from there felt like an eternity.
And I think it was, at least I prayed it would be. I prayed and prayed and prayed to whoever may have been listening. Let this not be it. Let this moment last forever, let us not need to confront what was only barely said.

I do not think anyone was listening.

Because he reached forward, a mirror image of the desperation that I had shown all those years ago, as I grabbed onto his sleeve, as he was doing to me now.
Falling to his knees as a rush of words spilt forth from his lips.
I looked at him, so, so betrayed. Our final pieces toppled over, the game a memory of what it was the last time it ended.

J'ai cligné des yeux, tu n'étais plus la même

We locked eyes, him still on his knees. And I can see, in the reflection of the tears that have gathered in his eyes, that mine are matching now.
Leached of color, empty.
I start when I see them, my heart repeating a mantra of ‘not right.’ And I wonder, if I feel this way at my eyes, at losing the color I cherished so much, then how did he feel, not having color to his complexion for years now.
Because of me.

So I do not pull my arm out of his grasp, instead, I reach down to cup his cheek softly, guiding him till he is standing in front of me. Off the ground, off the grey.
He stands in front of me now, leaning into my hand as though it is all he has ever longed for.
Perhaps it is, perhaps my touch is all the forgiveness he needs.
Perhaps I do not need to say anything. Perhaps I do not need to make what I mean into a discernible language.
Perhaps we can stand here, amongst our fallen game pieces, in another eternity.
One of forgiveness and love, not grey, never grey.

Est-ce que je t'aime?

But we cannot, and I know that it is words that we both need to hear.
And so I say it, my eyes looking into his. My colorless truth;

‘Je te pardonne.’

J'sais pas si je t'aime

And I keep my hand at his cheek, watching as a blue, blue tear trails down his face. Watching as the grey that was once confined to his eyes spread over his body, capturing his laugh in his throat, and forever preserving his smile in stone.
Watching, as he becomes a Suton.
A forgiven. Because I forgave him, with my grey eyes, I forgave him.

No, this Suton did not begin in stone. He began alive. He was alive.
And I stood there, for a long time after he left. Until the gold crawled through the window to brush at my clothes, to illuminate his eyes, to whisper into my ear, as I’d seen others whisper to Sutons.
To tell me of forgiveness.

Est-ce que tu m'aimes?

It could forgive me, not as a cold of heart. No, the gold was never cold.
But to forgive me in a remembering of our innocence.
To forgive me, as a heavy of heart. As an apology.

And I felt myself grow still, my hand still against his check, now encased in gold. I smiled, I was with him.
And somewhere, somehow, I think he loved me for it.

Je t’aimerai toujours

Translations and Authors Note
(Not included in the word count!! <33)


A huge thank you to the following people -
Lora, Fae and Mildred for critiquing, Sunny for translating, Ave for saving me from getting disqualified with my previous piece and Elfie for all the encouragement and kind words about it. You're all amazing <33
Full A/N here - https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/805137/?page=2#post-8646858

(Edit 26 July -) An extended version of the final scene here - https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/805137/?page=2#post-8642436 <3

Translations -

Note!! -
The song translations I cannot guarantee are 100% accurate, however they capture the gist of the lines <3
And as stated above, I know no French, these are translations of the song lyrics or otherwise done by Sunny.

Title -
Pour t'éviter de souffrir, je n'avais plus qu'à te dire je t'aime (Je te pardonne) || to save you from suffering, I just had to tell you I love you (I forgive you)

Lyrics - From a song called ‘Est-ce que tu m’aimes (Pilule bleue)’ by GIMS
Afin de te voir, même dans un sommeil éternel || To see you, even in eternal sleep
Même dans un sommeil éternel || Even in eternal sleep
Même dans un sommeil éternel || Even in eternal sleep
J'étais censé t'aimer mais j'ai vu l'averse || I was supposed to love you but I saw the rain (storm)
J'ai cligné des yeux, tu n'étais plus la même || I blinked, (and) you weren’t the same
Est-ce que je t'aime? || Do I love you?
J'sais pas si je t'aime || I don’t know if I love you
Est-ce que tu m'aimes? || Do you love me?
J'sais pas si je t'aime || I don’t know if I love you
J'étais censé t'aimer mais j'ai vu l'averse || I was supposed to love you but I saw the rain (storm)
J'ai cligné des yeux, tu n'étais plus la même || I blinked, (and) you weren’t the same
Est-ce que je t'aime? || Do you love me?
J'sais pas si je t'aime || I don’t know if I love you
Est-ce que tu m'aimes? || Do you love me?

Other Lines - These have been translated by Sunny (@ziqing11)
Je te pardonne || I forgive you
Je t’aimerai toujours || I will always love you

Non-French -
The word Suton means ‘dusk’ in Croatian, and I have used it as the name for the stone-people. I also refer to them as ‘the forgivers’ or ‘the forgiven’

Written for SWC Writing Competition July 2025 - Fan-Fiction Category
Last Edited - June 28 2025
Status - Final Drafting Stages
Word count - 734 words
Word count with Authors Note - 923
Project Here - Hi I'm Liv nice to meet ya-
Authors Note here - At the bottom <3

TW - This does not have very nice themes, it contains grief, anger and death. Proceed with caution, and take care of yourselves. <3





First I cried for him, then I cried for me


‘What has Hector ever done to me?’

Hector has ruined you.
He has stolen who you love. The love you held in your very hands.
The love you lost because of your pride. Your inability to see him.

Tell me, Achilles.
Are you proud now?
Do you feel pride for your lover?
Do you feel?

Or are you truly shattered in his wake?
Would you rather it had been you?

You’d rather it had been you.

But it was not you.
What will you do Achilles?
Tomorrow?
As you march over the ridge.
As you see that man, Hector. And feel your rage split you in two.

What will you do Achilles?
Will you send hundreds to their deaths?
Will you fight the very water?

Will you hunt Hector?

No?
You will not hunt him?

That is right, hunt is too weak of a word. For how you will haunt him in his final moments.
And how you will ruin him.
As he ruined you?

Will this put Partroclus to rest?
Will this send your lover to where he wishes to go?

He watched this all you know. He saw how you killed Hector. He saw you fight Briseis.
He saw you.
Hunched over his own limp body.

He saw you.
Even before then.

And how did you treat him?
You sent him riding to his death, over your pride.
Your worthless pride.

Do you still want Agamemons to kneel?
Who are we kidding?
Of course you do, not even the death of Patroclus could change how utterly selfish you are.

I hope you know that the last thing on his lips was your name.
Yet you do nothing-

Stop

Oh hello.
I was wondering when you’d respond.
How are you feeling dear one?

Why am I not surprised you’re ignoring me now?
I wonder, do you know what will happen tomorrow?

…

No

No?
You don’t.
Do you want me to tell you?

To tell you of the pain you’ll inflict?
To tell you of your fate.
Of Hector's fate.

Of who will take your place?

Perhaps it is for the better.
Then they may not have to deal with this snivelling man before me.

They win the war in the end.
Do you know that?

Your pride would think no less.
But Patroclus thought your pride would cost the war.
He saw it cost lives.

It cost his own life.
Your pride did.

Your pride, your pride, your pride, your pride, your pride, yourpride, yourpride, yourpride, yourpride, YOURPRIDE, YOURPRI-

MYPRIDE
It was my pride
I know

Leave me alone-

Say. please.

Ple-
Please

…

Get your revenge child.

‘I killed Hector.
And who else? Send them before me. I will kill them all!’

You poor child.
You poor, poor child.

Nobody sees you.

Except Patroclu-

Keep His Name,
OUT OF YOUR MOUTH

My sweet, broken child.
I am sorry.

You could not have stayed, picking those figs, living that dream.
You know this.

You were not destined to be the happy hero.

…
He broke his promise
He was supposed to be the reason

Achilles.
Achilles.
ACHILLES.

You do not wish to fly. I swear to you.
Patroclus would-
Does not want you to fly.

He does not wish anything.
He is gone.
YOU HEAR ME.
HE'S DEAD.
AND I CANNOT BRING HIM BACK

‘There is no me without you.’

————

Hello Thetis,
How poor of a job you did with parenting.

If he felt his only option was to fly without wings.

And alas, he cannot even embrace the one thing that led him to this ledge.
Because of that child you call his son.
He would be ashamed to call that his son.

Tell me Thetis, is that who you wanted Achilles to be?
So inherently not him?
Not Achilles.

Go to him.
Hear his story of who your son was.
Not who you saw.

Because from me to you Thetis, your son was not yours, was never yours in the way you wanted him to me.
And you saw him as yours.

But he never belonged to you.
He belonged to himself, and the figs, and the lyre.
And Patroclus.

He always belonged to Patroclus.
As Patroclus belonged to him.

‘In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood, like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.’

Authors Note -

That was very angsty.

That's pretty much all I have to say. This book was so good omg. It ruined me.

And then to thank people -
(Disclaimer, while Madilyn Miller wrote this book, she only gets credited, not thanked because you can’t rip my heart out and get thanked okay. That's not how it works!!!)
Quotes are from the OG books and a song called ‘Achilles Come Down.’
Title is from a song called ‘The Beer’ never listened to it, so tell me if its good-
Thank you to Alia, for recommending it to me.
Everyone I’ve ever screamed with/at about this book (Re. Luna).
Everyone who supported me through the emotional breakdowns this book gave me.

Ave for assuring me it would be okay to put on Scratch and being the first to read this.
And Madelyn Miller for writing the original book. You have my heart and soul. (Now give them back I beg-)

In depth retelling of the final scene from my main writing competition entry
1103 words



‘What is innocence and forgiveness but brothers held in the same arms?’


‘Est-ce que tu m’aimes?’
(Do you love me?)

That is the question I wish he’d answer, the narrative we follow, the game we play. The truth of all of those things. And that day, that long, final day all that time ago.
That was the answer.

We stood underneath the high rafters, the scene a mere memory of all those years ago. Yet a perfect mirror. Me on my knees, begging him- him on his knees now, begging me.
Me, crying out for the reminder of his innocence- him crying out for forgiveness.
Him, shrouded in shadow, the color draining from his eyes despite the light that I had been bathed in.
The light we were currently held in. Keeping our steps confined as we played the final round of our game. Our pawns and kings cracking and falling with each barb sent to each other, each admission of fear.

This light wasn’t like that time though. It wasn’t gold. It didn’t brush the green leaves, bathing us in hope and reminders of our laughter in a delicate, haunted scene. It didn’t cradle me as I fell to my knees, my hands empty where they were once held.
This light, it illuminated the grey in our eyes. The grey I prayed I’d never get.

The grey I had staved off for years, after watching the hazel in his fade away. The grey I didn’t have yet, but the grey that had plagued his eyes for years now.
The grey I had kept away by holding onto color.
But when he answered my question, when he responded to my ghostly words, I finally let go.

“Est-ce que tu m'aimes?”
Do you love me?

“J’sais pas si je t’aime.”
I don’t know if I love you.

The truth hurts, god it hurts. But this, this is the truth. The truth that left us to stand there, locked in a silent war. A silent fight with ourselves that left the game board itself shattered. The very foundation we had built ourselves upon.
And I watched as it crumbled. Praying to whatever gods above that this moment would last forever, then we would not have to acknowledge what was just barely said.

I don’t think anyone was listening.

And he reached forward, a mirror image of the desperation I had felt all those years ago.
When I was on my knees, not him.
When the light was gold, not grey.

The betrayal, god it stung.
But he was still on the cold, grey floor. His eyes still grey. His heart still beating.
And I looked past him, to catch my reflection on one of the glass shards along the floor.

My eyes were grey.
And something within me, within whatever soul I may have had, shifted. Shifted to feel so, so wrong.
And something in me snapped.
Was this how he had he felt? When I stole the color from his complexion all that time ago?
Was it my fault?
It was. I knew that.

I also knew so much more. I knew that I would reach down to him. Cup his cheek. Guide him up from the floor, off the grey. Stand there, still held by the light, him leaning into my touch like it was all he had needed.
Perhaps, perhaps we could stay here forever. Perhaps my touch was all the forgiveness he needed.
Perhaps I did not need to make what I mean into a discernible language.
Perhaps.

But I know we cannot.
So I look into his eyes, his grey, grey eyes.
And I say it; my colorless truth. My curse.

“Je te pardonne.”

And I watch, as the grey that had once been confined to only his eyes, spread over his body. Capturing his laugh in his throat and the sadness in his eyes. Capturing him in eternal sleep.
I watch, as his smile becomes frozen, caught in stone.
Because I forgave him, I forgave him, with my grey, grey eyes. With my cold heart.
With every breath I take, it lets smoke out into the air. Of course I think mildly, it's cold is it not?
I look back at him, some small part of me expecting to see the same boy as before, the one who would laugh and search for shapes in his own clouds. But instead, I was met with a man of grey, a forgiven.
Because I forgave him.

I stand there long after the cold leaves, my hand still on his cheek, my heart set in place.
I stand there till a creeping glimmer of gold brushing through the still sharp remains of the windows, reaching out to illuminate the two of us. Giving him a flicker of color in his eyes. A memory of who he used to be.
But only that, a memory.

It came to me next, whispering in my ear of forgiveness and innocence. Whispering of gold.
To tell me the truth.

Forgive me, I ask it. Not as cold of heart, no, the gold was never cold. But forgive me as a blessing, as a remembering of our innocence.
Forgive me, as a heavy of heart. As an apology that did not need to be said aloud.
Forgive me, so I may be with him.

My hand still rested lightly against his cheek, his grey, grey face still turned to it. And I watched as gold spread over it, encasing it to stay in the same place forever. Against his smooth stone face.
I would be the gold to his grey. The color to his palette. The innocence to his forgiveness. This time though, they were not brothers. This time they were lovers.
Lovers holding each other in their arms.
Forever.

I brought my eyes back up to his face one last time, studying his features as if I could engrave them into my mind forever. To let him be the last thing I saw as my end approached.
To remember him, forever. Not just as a grey statue, no, but as a boy with hazel eyes.
And his smile was the last thing I saw, the memory of his laugh playing in my head.
Gold overcame my vision.
And I let go.
I would be with him, forever.
We were forgiven, together.
Together, forever.
And somewhere, somehow, I think he loved me for it.

I got the answer to my question.
Do you love me?

I know, somewhere inside me, that the answer was yes.
It always had been.

‘Je t’aimerai toujours’
'I will always love you'

Written for SWC Leader Applications November 2025
App Theme - Legacy
Last Edited - September 12 2025
Status - Final Copy
Word count - 3747 words
Word count with Expert, Introduction and Blurbs - 6420 words (but we don't talk about that-)
Expert - 1103 words
Blurbs - 1339 words
Introduction - 233 words
Application Project - sup I'm liv here's my project hehe
<33


⋅⋅ ─ ──── ⛭ Legacy - Liv's Co-Leader Application ⛭ ──── ─ ⋅⋅


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Introduction/Note -

Hello and welcome to my co-leader app for November 2025!!
My third time applying for Co! I surprised myself with my decision not to apply for leader this session, but I think that it will be the right choice.
This app was an absolute joy to make, the art was so much fun to draw, the answers were so fun to make, and I loved learning about myself and identifying who I looked up to.
This theme is inspired by a quote from Hamilton, which is above and also in the thumbnail. But it goes like this:
'What is a legacy? It's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.'
It really inspired me to think about what a legacy really means, and whether or not I'd have one.
This app itself though is a mix of a few ideas I had for this session. (Hamilton, people I look up to, fish, the idea of a legacy ) And although I wasn't sure how it'd piece together initially, I'm really proud of how it has turned out.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported me and helped me get to this point in my life and journey, I can't fully express my gratitude.
Without further ado, enjoy!! (and here's your Mango for reading this far of course ;D)
(bonus points if you know where the background came from ;D)
- Liv

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Stan Lee
If you have an idea that you genuinely think is good, don’t let some idiot talk you out of it.

Stan Lee had a huge impact on Marvel, both the movies and the comics. While he wasn’t the original founder, he took up a role of leadership in the comic franchise and began to pen comics and create more of the superheroes we love today. He was also the director for almost every Marvel movie we know today, and he was so until his death in 2018.

He left a legacy through Marvel, his superheroes, and the messages he has spread to hundreds of people around the world.

Themed Question -

OMG I LOVE THIS QUESTIONNNNNNNN. It's a bit of the wrong season for me haha, but I absolutely adore making and experimenting with hot chocolate recipes. Adding things like cinnamon, cream or even coffee into my blends is such a fun activity. I love drinking each one to find out what I do and don’t like. So far, my favourite blend is this;
High quality hot chocolate - 2 teaspoons
Sugar - 1 teaspoon
Instant Coffee - 1 teaspoon (I need the caffeine I’m sorry-)
Hot milk, but if that doesn’t work then water is fine - you fill it up about two thirds of the way
Cream (not whipped) - fill the cup the rest of the way, with a little space at the top
Unhealthy mount of mini marshmallows (specifically the white ones)
A tiny bit of cinnamon on top

Not healthy, but delicious hehe. And it is the best feeling to drink hot chocolate while watching the rain or the leaves in the wind.



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Vincent Van Gogh
I feel there is nothing more beautiful than to love people.

Vincent Van Gogh was a famous painter who lived from the mid to late 1800’s. He was born in the Netherlands, but spent much of his life in England and France. He had a rocky relationship with much of his family for his life, but always cared and talked to his brother. He died from a gunshot in 1890.

He has left a legacy through his many letters and paintings (2100 works of art!!), from the most famous ‘Starry Night’ to some of his earlier ones, like ‘The Potato Eaters.’

About Me -

Hi there! I’m Liv, a chaotic teenager who adores sheep, which is unsurprising considering where I live hehe.
My timezone is NZST/NZDT and I primarily go by the pronouns she/her, however, feel free to address me with whatever makes you most comfortable! –he, they, pineapple, desk lamp; anything’s on the table!

I love sheep, hiking, camping, reading, debating, sheep, writing (shocker I know ;P), music, history, sheep, sociology, sewing, politics, journaling, and to no one's surprise, sheep!

I have a wide range of hobbies, but I’ll start with something that has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember: reading! I absolutely adore reading, with some of my favourites being Song Of Achilles, Me Before You, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and I Fell In Love With Hope! They’re amazing, amazing books, which have all offered incredibly in-depth views on a wide range of subjects, so you should definitely go read them! ;D
I’m also currently reading Jane Austen's ‘Pride and Prejudice’ so if you’re a fan of it, come talk to me! I’d love to hear your opinions on it.

Another thing I love is music! It’s huge, huge part of my life, such a huge part that I think my music app is a little concerned with the minutes I’ve done :zany:
I am currently learning to play guitar, but I also dabble a little in singing, recorder and piano! Being able to create music gives me a great sense of pride in myself, and like writing, it is such an amazing way to share myself with the world.
Turning away from creating music, I also love, love, love to listen to music, with my favourite artists at the moment being NF, Sofia Isella and David Kushner, who all have a very distinct sound. Their music is amazing, so I’d definitely recommend giving them a listen. I also watched Hamilton recently, so now I live and breathe Lin’s songs. I swear that musical has changed my brain chemistry.

Camping is also a big thing for me! I love to spend time in the great outdoors, amongst New Zealand's beautiful landscapes. I’ve been doing it since I was about nine, and ever since my first camp, it's become something of an escape for me. A time where I don’t need to worry about anything except making good memories.
Camping has taught me to live in the moment, and I cherish that lesson with my whole heart.

Among other things on the list above, I love sociology. Which, if you didn’t know, is the study of society, and human social behaviour. It is a huge topic of interest for me, which also ties into my passion for politics. They are both things that I hope to study someday, and hopefully pursue a career in as well.

With my love of sociology, it's no surprise that I also love to be social myself! I enjoy talking to people to learn about them, their culture and their lives; or even how just their day was. So if you’re ever looking for someone to talk to, no matter what about, I will always be available. <3


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C. S. Lewis
But some day you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again.

C. S. Lewis was a British writer who wrote the Chronicles of Narnia, which is what he is most well known for. He lived from the late 1800’s to mid 1900’s and he wrote around 50 books over his lifespan. He was quite a religious man, and some of his works show that, ‘Mere Christanity’ being a good example. He lived in Britain his whole life, and died at the age of 64.

He left a legacy through his books, which are still read and loved to this day.

Experience -

This will be my seventh SWC session!! How the time flies <3

Below is a list detailing my sessions and what I did in each one.
Hi-Fi / July 2023 / Camper
Dystopian / November 2023 / Inactive Camper
Mystery / July 2024 / Camper
Sci-Fi / November 2024 / Co-leader
Thriller / March 2025 / Co-leader, Memory Book Committee, Polar Bear Cub
Utopian / July 2025 / Leader (!!), Polar Bear, Memory Book Committee

I’ve learnt so much over the past few sessions, and each cabin has taught me skills and given me unique experiences, especially my last session. Being a leader was such an honour, and I had such an amazing time running Utopian with Sunny and Vicky. I learnt so much about planning and idea development, and it felt amazing to see how my idea became a reality. While there were some bumps in the road, I couldn’t have asked for a better team or session. I loved every part of working with them, and I loved every part of bringing Utopian to life.

I was also a Polar Bear that session, and it was a huge honour to work alongside Moss, Rockie and Ris in that aspect of SWC. Being a Polar Bear taught me a lot about SWC itself, as well as the dedication it takes to run it. On a more personal level however, it taught me a lot about responsibility and accountability, as well as how to ask for help.

Moving on from last session, I’ve had two sessions of co-Leading prior, both of which were such amazing cabins with amazing people. Both Sci-Fi and Thriller hold special places in my heart. They taught me what it takes to lead, the importance of trust, and every other thing in between.
Moving away from SWC and into real life, I have found that over the years, I’ve gathered more experience than I would have thought.
With Rangers, (which is Girl Guiding, similar to Scouts) I’ve done things like running and planning irl camps that have lasted for a few days and running evenings for up to 20 people. I’m currently planning another camp at the moment, that is set to run for at least two days.
I have also gained volunteer experience and skills through that over the past few years, with hopes to find a more stable volunteer job for my Duke of Edinburgh. Volunteering has given me an array of experiences, from social and service skills, to knowledge about stepping up and doing what's right. I love volunteering, and it's something that I enjoy greatly.
In school, I’m a leader of the Skittles club, where I help to run meetings and organise events such as pride week and pink shirt day celebrations. I am also working with a few others to create a Junior Council at my school, which I’ll then be running and organising for the next few years. While it is just getting off the ground now, the planning period has taught me a lot about dedication and irl leadership.

Writing wise, I’ve been to a writing camp, writing workshops, a writing festival, entered multiple writing competitions, and I am a part of my school’s writing club.
This may not sound like much, I know that it certainly doesn’t feel like much, but I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember, and I think my enthusiasm must count for something.


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Kate Sheppard
All that separates, whether of race, class, creed or *gender, is inhuman, and must be overcome.

Kate Sheppard was a woman who inspired a great amount of change, and she made New Zealand the first country to allow women to vote. She did this through public campaigning and petitions, one of the petitions she ran was over 270 meters long, with 25,000 signatures on it. She rightfully earned women the ability to vote, and she is the face of New Zealand’s 10 dollar note. She lived to the age 87, and died peacefully.

She left a legacy by becoming the face of change and advocacy even today.

Cabin Preferences -

I know that every cabin this session will be amazing, as always, and I would be absolutely honoured to be a part of any of them.
I have no particular preference as to what cabin I’d like to be a part of this session, although something I haven’t been in before would be amazing.
That rules out Sci-fi, Utopian, Mystery, Dystopian, Hi-fi and Thriller. However I care more about the people I am leading with, and their storylines and ideas, than the genre of a cabin –so I’m most definitely willing to be a part of any of them if the opportunity comes forward. <3

The only cabins where I’m more likely to say no to, would be to something like horror or sci-fi, because I don’t have a lot of experience in those genres, and I don’t think that I could provide the best ideas or contribute due to that fact.

I would love to be a part of TCTWNW this session!! I think having a more relaxed and less competition focused atmosphere would be an amazing thing to be a part of. <3 (Not to say that I’d ever rule out competition ;D)

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Marie Curie
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

Marie Curie is the first woman to have won a Nobel Prize, and the only woman to have won twice. She is famous for her research and discoveries of radiation, and for discovering the elements polonium and radium. She lived from the year 1867 to 1934, winning her prizes in 1903 and 1911. She died due to a condition called aplastic pernicious anaemia, where she wasn’t producing enough blood cells to keep her alive, she developed this because of her constant exposure to radiation.

She left a legacy through her discoveries, breakthroughs in medicine and science and achievements throughout life.

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https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/805137/?page=2#post-8642436



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David Attenborough
We moved from being a part of nature to being apart from nature.

Sir David Attenborough is a broadcaster, biologist, and one of the most passionate people in the world to care about the environment. He has dedicated his life to bringing awareness to issues in the natural world, and shares knowledge of the environment through his many movies and shows. You may recognise his voice from Our Planet or Planet Earth, both of which he is famous for narrating. He was born in 1926, and is currently 99 years old. He has been knighted twice, once in 1985 by Queen Elizabeth 11 and then again by King (although at the time he was a Prince) Charles 111 in 2022.

He is leaving a legacy through everything he’s done for the natural world and environment, the voice he has been and will continue to be.

Time Dedication -

I should be able to dedicate at least 2 hours a day to SWC, aside from Tuesdays, where I will have Rangers and my activity will be on and off.
I have school and extracurriculars for the entirety of SWC, but I will still have plenty of time to check in with Scratch despite this.
The other thing that might affect my activity would be any irl camps that I’d go on over that time, but if any come up I will let people know when and for how long I’ll be away.
Aside from that I don’t have many plans over the next few months, or at least none that I know of currently.
If anything does come up, I will tell the people who need to be made aware, and determine the right course of action from there.

A small note that my hours will change slightly as daylight savings starts in October <3


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Jacinda Ardern
I refuse to believe that you cannot be both compassionate and strong.

Dame Jacinda Ardern was New Zealand's 40th Prime Minister, and third female to hold that title. She is an inspirational woman who was the voice of New Zealand for just over five years, from 2017 to 2023. She dealt with many issues and challenges over her political career, like the Christchurch shootings and Covid-19. She has a documentary about her leadership time and has recently written and published a book about her time in politics.

She has left a legacy through everything she has done for New Zealand, her political beliefs and the changes she has invoked in the world.

Time Management -

My time management skills have improved so much since the first app I’ve done, and I feel such pride when I look back to see how I’ve improved. It is still not my best trait, but it is something I have been, and will continue to, work on.

Some things I struggle with -

Patience and workaholism.
While being something that I’ve been improving on, I am still a rather impatient person, and am something of a workaholic, especially if I have caffeine or motivation running through my system. I tend to rush things, or jump in not being fully prepared. While this does mean I get a lot of work done, it also means that I might hurt myself in the process; I use working as a way to deflect or ignore my mental health, and it is something I have been working on a lot so that I can take care of myself better.
I’ve taken up journaling, as well as allocating mandatory ‘relaxation’ breaks for myself where I spend some time doing nothing of importance, like watching TV or reading. This helps me to step back from my work, and put myself and my health first. I’ve gotten so much better at understanding my limits, and it's been a huge thing for me to work past. While I’m still not the best, I am miles better than I was last session, or even the session before. <3

‘Forgetfulness.’
Another thing that I’ve been working on was also mentioned in my past app, which is my forced forgetfulness. If I don’t want to do a task, I’ll put it off and delay doing it till it completely slips my mind.
I have been working to improve this over the past few months, and it has improved a lot, mainly due to my journaling and the checklists I’ve been making, as well as my better ability to hold myself accountable.

Skills in time management -

Dedication.
Some of my strengths include my dedication. While my consistency may be fiddly, I am always dedicated to any work I take up, and will complete it to the best of my ability. Even if it is not something I particularly enjoy, I will always show up, because I believe that is one of, if not, the most important skills to have when working with a deadline.

Flexibility.
Another thing I consider myself good at is my flexibility. I find that it is incredibly important to be able to work with anything that life throws at you, and be able to work with that in mind. There are ways I implement this, like schedules and deadlines set to ensure that no matter what comes up, my job gets completed.

Self-Awareness.
This ties up with my workaholism I mentioned above, and while it is still an issue worth mentioning, this skill means that I am able to realise and acknowledge when I get into these mindsets, as well as helping me to know that I need to take a break, or get help. My self-awareness also means that I know what tasks are in my ability to complete, and what I can and can’t do. It helps me implement boundaries, and respect myself more.
It is something that I used to struggle with a lot, and am incredibly proud to call a strength.


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David Bowie
If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.

David Bowie was a famous singer and played a huge part in shaping today's music. He recorded and released 26 albums, with his career spanning almost 50 years. He was born in 1947 and died at the age of 69 in 2016, due to liver cancer. He also had a condition called anisocoria, meaning that his pupils were different sizes, which is not the same as heterochromia, which many people think he had. Some of his most famous songs include ‘Starman’ and ‘Under Pressure.’

He has left a legacy through his music and the impact that he has had on rock, becoming an icon for the genre worldwide.

Collaboration and Assets -

I absolutely adore collaborating, it's something that brings me so much joy as a human. Being able to work well with others is something that is incredibly important to me.

Weaknesses -

Anxiety.
A huge thing I struggle with in collaboration is my anxiety. I often feel very anxious to voice my ideas, stressing about what the other people will think or how they’ll react. This means that I tend to overthink every little thing I do, and stress unnecessarily about tasks that I’ve been given.
I have found many things to help with this though, including asking upfront about what I’m doing right or wrong (my main worry), acknowledging my anxious thoughts, and discussing it with people I trust. While it is a big issue for me, and one that likely won’t go away, I have found methods and ways to work on and through it.

Overworking -
I also have struggled with task delegation, where I’ll worry whether or not I’ve taken too little work on or if other people are feeling overworked. I worry less about whether or not I’ve taken on too much, and more about other people. This is an issue because it means that I can often end up overworked or burnt out, or burdened with too many jobs and responsibilities, which then links back above to both my anxiety and workaholism. My anxiety because I am too scared to voice my issues, and my workaholism because I will keep working on my own, non-stop, till I burn out.
I have been working on this by creating schedules that show me how much time each thing will take and give me a realistic timeframe to understand whether or not I can actually take up the task, or if I need to let someone else take care of it.
Asking people to remind me or setting my own reminders about work amounts is also something I do, and something I have found works quite well as well.

Strengths -

Authenticity.
One thing I am, above all other things, is authentic. I see no point in trying to prove that I am more competent than I actually am, and that also applies to pretending to be someone I’m not. I have worked hard to become the person I am today, and I will not change who I am to appease other people. This particular skill in collaboration means that I am good at communicating what I want in group settings, as well as finding my space in the team as myself, rather than someone who moulds themselves around the group dynamic.
I also do my best to encourage others to be themselves, because being authentic doesn’t only apply to others, and I want others to feel comfortable being themselves around me as well. Which brings me to my next strength:

Communication.
Communication is a really important skill to have, and something that should be prioritised when you work with others. Ensuring that everyone on your team are all on the same page, have the same levels of understanding and feel safe enough around you to be themselves are all huge advantages that good communication can provide. And all of those things are incredibly important to me.
Beyond just working, communication is an effective way to get to know others, and it's a joy to talk and get to know everyone I work with.

Boundaries.
I have a good understanding of my boundaries, as well as others, and will always impose them in a firm but gentle manner, reminding people what is too much or when to stop. Both with sharing their lives, working or taking on tasks, and conversation topics that I’m not comfortable with.
I make an effort to get to know others' limits, and do everything I can to respect them. Setting boundaries ensures that everyone is comfortable around each other, which is just as much, if not more important than working well together.


Assets -
I can bring many things to a team, from physical things like art or graphic design, to less tangible things like enthusiasm, dedication and ambition. I am someone who makes good on their promises, and one thing that I always promise is that I’ll give anything a go, and when I do, I give it everything I’ve got.


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Jane Austen
It is not what we think or feel that makes us who we are. It is what we do. Or fail to do.

Jane Austen is a famous English novelist who wrote four books in her lifetime. Despite only writing four books, they have become immensely well known around the world, particularly ‘Pride and Prejudice’ as well as ‘Sense and Sensibility.’ She lived a quiet life from 1775 to 1817, spending much of her life around her family. She died of (presumed) Addison’s Disease at the age of 41.

She left a legacy through her books and stories, which have in-depth ideas on love, friendships and life itself, and are all wonderful novels. (you should go read them :eyes

Reasons for applying -

This is a new question for me, but a question I definitely think belongs in this application. I think about this question every time I put my fingers to the keys to write an app, and even though it's not always a question, I always know my answer to it.
From the beginning of my SWC journey, it’s been my dream to lead; as a co-leader, as a leader, maybe even in other ways in the future. When I started in July ‘23, my reason to lead was because I wanted people to be able to look up to me the way I looked up to others in those early days. I wanted to be someone others would look at and be inspired by.

Nowadays, the reason I apply is because if younger me looked at me now, so far ahead of where she was then, she’d be proud. And making her proud is I think one of my main drives in life. The little girl with so much ambition, would want me to have the same drive, and use my abilities now to follow those dreams.

Another reason I think that I apply each session is because SWC is such an amazing opportunity, and since I first led, I have learnt so much.
I’ve learnt about working with others, and understanding boundaries. I’ve learnt about supporting others through roadblocks and hurdles, and I’ve learnt to lean on others when my own come up. I’ve learnt about what it takes to lead, and how much effort goes into it. I’ve learnt about other people and I’ve learnt about myself.
And I would love to continue to learn, continue to grow, as a leader in SWC. As someone I could have looked up to, and someone I can look back on.
That is why I apply each session.

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Edgar Allen Poe
Tell me every terrible thing you ever did, and let me love you anyway.

Edgar Allen Poe was a famous poet and writer from the 1800’s. He was born in the United States and lived there for most of his life. And although he lived in Britain for some time, he returned to the US where he would remain until his death in 1849, aged only 40.

He left a legacy through his work, helping to shape much of modern literature.

Cabin Atmosphere -

‘A cabin centred around community firsthand, storyline second and competition in the backseat, where campers feel safe and welcomed, and can create memories and build lasting friendships.’ (186 characters)

I’d like to be a part of a cabin that is centred more around community and friendships than competition. While I love competition in SWC, I think it is important to be able to love your writing without that being held above your head, and I’d like campers to understand and enjoy that.
I’d still love to be a part of a competitive cabin, but I am more likely to accept a more laid-back plan if offered one. <3


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Billie Eilish
I've always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am

Billie Eilish is a famous music artist who began her career by singing and releasing one of her brothers songs at age 14, in 2015, which went viral. She then went ahead to begin releasing albums and other songs, of which she has won many awards for. Billie was born in 2001, and was homeschooled with her brother, Finneas, so that they could both pursue their interests in art and music.

She is leaving a legacy through everyone who her songs have reached, and the messages her songs give.

Checkboxes -

A -
I will be available to help add points in the main cabin consistently throughout camp
I’m willing to share a promotional project for SWC

B -
There are none, I am able to complete them all <3

C -
In case of inactivity by another leader or co-leader on my team, I would take two separate routes.
If I have been given prior warning about their inactivity, I will work with my team to decide what comes next, whether that be delegating their tasks to the others and myself, or finding a replacement.
If they have not given any prior warning to their absence, I would give them 72 hours to see if they come back on, as I understand that real life can get in the way of SWC, and is inherently more important. I would then contact them, and give them another 42 hours to respond. If they do not, I would take the next steps by contacting the hosts and talking with my team to decide the best next course of action.

As a co-leader, if I were to go inactive, I would let my team, the campers and the hosts know as soon as I could, and I would work with everyone to make sure they are certain of what to do in my absence, or what’s next, whether that be finding a new person or managing themselves. I would also answer any questions anyone may have appropriately and keep the campers in the loop (it will affect them as well <3).

Another thing I need to talk about -
I am going to be completely honest when I say that I struggle with my mental health. It is something I have dealt with for a while, and something I believe I will continue to struggle with for quite some time. This affects my activity and leadership because there are days where I cannot physically get myself out of bed, days I can’t stand to talk to anyone, and days where even opening Scratch is a struggle.
This is a huge thing for me, and something that will undoubtedly affect me and my team, so I think that it would be unfair of me to exclude this from my app only to have it affect my cabin in the future.
However, I always do my best to work with it, by using to-do lists, encouragement and small breaks. On the occasion where I think that I’d be unable to work with it, I will notify the appropriate people and figure out the next suitable course of action.


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- Love, Liv


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Credits -

Answers by meeeee
To everyone who critiqued my app!! - Kiara (Strawberry-Lemon), Kat (starunicorn_5) and Clove (goflirk),
Thank you to Mousey and Hope for helping me with my theme, and with the many different ones I considered ;-;
Full SWC credits can be found here - https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/809038/ <3