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| Elleni's outfit (Adamantha) |
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| Annika's outfit (Lux) |
Friday, October 10, 2014
The New Challenge: Second Lock WINNERS
Monday, October 6, 2014
The New Challenge~ The Second Lock: UPDATE
Here are the outfits I have received. If you sent one, and it's not here, leave a comment or email me.
Raven--Earth
Fay--Air
Dugglyn--Fire
(Sorry it's sideways. I can't currently fix that. It won't give you any unfair disadvantage, don't worry)
Annika--Air
Snow--Water
Elleni--Fire
To answer your question about submitting multiple outfits, if you want to do one for Adamantha, one for Lux, that's okay, but three is too many and in my opinion gives you an unfair advantage. Also, the two outfits must be in one image.
UPDATE: I've decided, there will be multiple winners. If you submitted one outfit, it will be entered for both Adamantha and Lux, if you submitted two, could you please specify which one is which? Thank you. Bye.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
The New Challenge~ The Second Lock
"That was rather easy, once we brought the reinforcements in," Adamantha remarked.
Lux nodded. "I doubt it will go so quickly in the future... There's a reason no one's opened this before."
Reason after reason after reason.
Adamantha and Lux both jumped.
"So you're the ghostly projection the reinforcements were talking about?" Lux asked.
Yes, of course, said the ghostly projection. I'm here to make sure that no one unworthy opens the Suitcase of Duplicity.
"Duplicity?"
Yes. What things are and what they aren't.
"I see..."
You saw visions of it, didn't you? You're one of the chosen few, but not the only one. Remember that. Also, you need more style. Get a fashion designer, like now.
With that, the ghostly projection disappeared.
There was a moment of silence, then Adamantha said "Dude, the ghost has sass."
Lux smiled slightly. "Should we get a fashion designer, then?"
"I guess?" Adamantha shrugged. "It seems kind of silly, but maybe that's the point?
Lux turned the suitcase over, examining each tag and sticker carefully. Adamantha drummed her fingers on the arm of her chair and waited.
"No... There's nothing else, unless Matt and Maureen have any leads from the prisoner."
"Oh, yeah, your phone beeped a while ago. You should probably check it."
Lux's phone seemed to float across the room toward her. She frowned. How did she miss the beeping noise? Usually it drove her crazy. She picked it up. "Thanks."
One new message, indeed from Matthew.
Your challenge:
Make an outfit. It can be for any occasion, but it has to be your-element-themed. You can draw it, make a collage of various photos you found on the internet, it doesn't matter, as long as you end up with one image file. Either email it to fabi.the.fabiosaurus@gmail.com or post it on your blog and comment the link. Must be turned in by Sunday the 5th of October at 11:59 Pacific Time.
Judging:
30% Creativity
25% How well you've incorporated the element theme
25% How well the outfit matches
20% How much detail you've added, accessories, etc.
Multiple members of the same team may enter separately. There will be exactly one winner.
If you wish to participate and are not yet on a team, contact Fabi about this.
(Also, Adra has joined team earth)
(Silente is now in team water)
Lux nodded. "I doubt it will go so quickly in the future... There's a reason no one's opened this before."
Reason after reason after reason.
Adamantha and Lux both jumped.
"So you're the ghostly projection the reinforcements were talking about?" Lux asked.
Yes, of course, said the ghostly projection. I'm here to make sure that no one unworthy opens the Suitcase of Duplicity.
"Duplicity?"
Yes. What things are and what they aren't.
"I see..."
You saw visions of it, didn't you? You're one of the chosen few, but not the only one. Remember that. Also, you need more style. Get a fashion designer, like now.
With that, the ghostly projection disappeared.
There was a moment of silence, then Adamantha said "Dude, the ghost has sass."
Lux smiled slightly. "Should we get a fashion designer, then?"
"I guess?" Adamantha shrugged. "It seems kind of silly, but maybe that's the point?
Lux turned the suitcase over, examining each tag and sticker carefully. Adamantha drummed her fingers on the arm of her chair and waited.
"No... There's nothing else, unless Matt and Maureen have any leads from the prisoner."
"Oh, yeah, your phone beeped a while ago. You should probably check it."
Lux's phone seemed to float across the room toward her. She frowned. How did she miss the beeping noise? Usually it drove her crazy. She picked it up. "Thanks."
One new message, indeed from Matthew.
He's had visions like yours, but won't give us
any details. I can try to arrange for you to
talk to him if that would help. See you soon. M
*******any details. I can try to arrange for you to
talk to him if that would help. See you soon. M
"How about this?" Lux decided. "I'll talk to this Dunham guy, you work on the whole fashion designer thing."
"Yes, ma'am. My sense of style will save the day!"
As Lux left, Adamantha went over to her computer and quietly contacted the reinforcements. She was lying about having a sense of style.
Your challenge:
Make an outfit. It can be for any occasion, but it has to be your-element-themed. You can draw it, make a collage of various photos you found on the internet, it doesn't matter, as long as you end up with one image file. Either email it to fabi.the.fabiosaurus@gmail.com or post it on your blog and comment the link. Must be turned in by Sunday the 5th of October at 11:59 Pacific Time.
Judging:
30% Creativity
25% How well you've incorporated the element theme
25% How well the outfit matches
20% How much detail you've added, accessories, etc.
Multiple members of the same team may enter separately. There will be exactly one winner.
If you wish to participate and are not yet on a team, contact Fabi about this.
(Also, Adra has joined team earth)
(Silente is now in team water)
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
The New Challenge~ The First Lock~ Winners
Congratulations Team Fire, you've won the first team challenge. I don't have any more of the story written up yet, but when it is, you'll have some sort of advantage in the next round. Or possibly the round after that. It depends on which order I do my plans in.
Team Water, unfortunately you weren't online at the time of this challenge. Don't worry, I'll try to post them all at different times of the day so that hopefully no one has too much of an advantage.
Team Water, unfortunately you weren't online at the time of this challenge. Don't worry, I'll try to post them all at different times of the day so that hopefully no one has too much of an advantage.
The New Challenge~ The First Lock
When she activated her magic, the suitcase glowed brightly, the auras of everyone who'd ever touched it blending together. It was beautiful.
She stopped. "I can't open it," she said.
"Really?" Adamantha said, raising an eyebrow. "I thought you had a grand plan or somesuch."
"I do have a plan, sort of. Grand might be an over statement..." Lux trailed off. "Fire, water, air and earth..."
She turned the suitcase over and looked at the other side. It was covered in tags from every destination imaginable, but one in particular caught her eye.
Seven times the ghost shall appear. Seven numbers. The first lock.
Lux blinked. "I don't know what that means... After all this time, I finally have it and I don't know what it means..."
"Time to contact the reinforcements?" suggested Adamantha.
Lux nodded grimly. "I believe so. Until we hear back from them, I am not letting this suitcase out of my sight."
*******
You read it. The ghostly projection has left seven numbers lying around various bloggy places. The first team to comment all of the numbers wins. For example, if the numbers were 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and Snow commented with 1, 3, 4 and 5, and Star commented 2, 6 and 7, they would have all the numbers between them, and they'd win. If you don't have a team yet, you can either contact me about teams or just participate. If you just participate, you are giving me permission to put you on whatever team needs more members at the time. Comment with any unanswered questions.
She stopped. "I can't open it," she said.
"Really?" Adamantha said, raising an eyebrow. "I thought you had a grand plan or somesuch."
"I do have a plan, sort of. Grand might be an over statement..." Lux trailed off. "Fire, water, air and earth..."
She turned the suitcase over and looked at the other side. It was covered in tags from every destination imaginable, but one in particular caught her eye.
Seven times the ghost shall appear. Seven numbers. The first lock.
Lux blinked. "I don't know what that means... After all this time, I finally have it and I don't know what it means..."
"Time to contact the reinforcements?" suggested Adamantha.
Lux nodded grimly. "I believe so. Until we hear back from them, I am not letting this suitcase out of my sight."
*******
You read it. The ghostly projection has left seven numbers lying around various bloggy places. The first team to comment all of the numbers wins. For example, if the numbers were 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and Snow commented with 1, 3, 4 and 5, and Star commented 2, 6 and 7, they would have all the numbers between them, and they'd win. If you don't have a team yet, you can either contact me about teams or just participate. If you just participate, you are giving me permission to put you on whatever team needs more members at the time. Comment with any unanswered questions.
The New Challenge~ The Interrogation
"For starters, what were you doing in the off-limits section of the museum?" Nesbitt asked.
Squires transcribed the words of both interrogator and interrogatee in a special shorthand. It was usually his job, since he was the quieter of the pair, and Nesbitt had handwriting that could be...difficult to read later. He didn't particularly mind.
Alfred Dunham shrugged. "What do you think I was doing?"
"You were trying to steal a suitcase from one of the storage rooms," Nesbitt said bluntly.
"How the hell did you know that? That's classified information, missy." Alfred wagged his finger. Nesbitt ignored it.
"So, do you confess to attempted thievery?" Nesbitt inquired, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, sure." Alfred shrugged.
Squires noted that he didn't seem too bothered about this. He cleared his throat, and Nesbitt stepped back and gave him a nod.
"Alfred Dunham," he began, then trailed off. How to word this?
"Yes sir?"
Squires decided to ignore Alfred's mocking tone. "You seem to believe that a jail sentence has little effect on you. Would you mind enlightening us as to why?"
"So you're not the stupid mute who lets your partner do all the work after all," said Alfred. "Huh. Well, yes, I have plenty of reasons to be undaunted by jail time. I'm not exactly human, y'see. I'm... I guess you could say a superhero? Like, with special powers and stuff. Alfred Dunham isn't my name, not really. I mean, it's the name my parents gave me; it's my name to you pathetic mortals, but my real name? My taken name? The name that defines me? It's..." he lowered his voice. "The Hush."
Nesbitt looked like she was trying not to laugh. "Write that down, Squires. We don't just have any ordinary criminal here, we have a 'the Hush.'"
Alfred scowled. "I'm not making it up! I'm a wizard! I can fry your brain, and I will!" He snapped his fingers. Nothing.
Nesbitt and Squires exchanged a look, communicating without words.
Squires: Sophie had the jail bound in case of something like this.
Nesbitt: I don't exactly understand, but if Sophie had anything to do with it, it must be okay.
Squires: Should we take him outside to see if he's telling the truth?
Nesbitt: No, no point. If he wants to prove to us he's not lying, maybe he'll reveal something more useful about the suitcase.
Squires nodded. That sounded good.
"I'm not a mental case!" Alfred the Hush insisted. "I'm not sure why my magic doesn't work here. Maybe it's the ceiling, but if you take me outside..."
"We're not letting you escape, Mr. Dunham. Once we've determined the charges, you will have the opportunity to go out on bail, unless we think you're an insane lunatic, which right now it looks very much like you are."
"I'm not, I swear!"
Nesbitt looked unconvinced. "Very well, then you're a poor liar."
"I'm not a liar!"
Squires cleared his throat again. "Nesbitt, we have the questions from the clients."
"Clients?"
"From the museum, remember?" Friends of Sophie's
"Ah, yes. That's right." Okay then. You're taking it from here.
That's fine. Squires fumbled around in his pocket until he found the piece of paper. He unfolded it, cleared his throat again, then said, "We established before that your target was a suitcase from one of the storage rooms, correct?"
"Yeah. You're not mortals, are you? You're sorcerers, and you think you can open it. Well, you're wrong."
Squires blinked like an idiot. It was, sadly, one of his talents. "What?"
"Never you mind." Alfred the Hush winked.
Squires grimaced and read the next question. "Alfred, do you happen to have a lawyer called Bruce?"
"What sort of a question is that? I said I didn't want a lawyer. Lawyers are always trying to trick you, whatever their name is. Bruce, Brian, Broccoli, it doesn't matter."
Squires nodded. "Right... Sorry about that. Anyway, what is your relationship with the suitcase?"
"I am the one who can open it. There's a reason it's in the back room. The museum people don't know what to do with it, but I do. I can open it."
"What makes you believe that?"
Now it was Alfred's turn to blink like an idiot. "I am the chosen one, that's all there is to it. This suitcase has been coming to me, in dreams and stuff."
"I see." Squires scribbled a note, then said, "What do you think is inside?"
"I can't tell you that. You're not the chosen one. I am."
"Okay then." Squires gave the observing Nesbitt a 'this man is clearly crazy' look, though it was mostly for Alfred's benefit.
"One more question before we give you a bit of a break. How did you get into the museum?"
"Oh, that was easy. I paid admission, just like the rest of you ordinary mortals. It's a school day, but all the local schools have already had their field trips to the museum, so the place was pretty empty. It wasn't hard to get into the back room. I just swiped a key card. I wasn't planning on running into an actual security guard, much less seven of them."
"Mr. Dunham," Nesbitt interjected, "You were apprehended by one security guard, not seven."
"Oh."
There wasn't really much he could say to that.
********
This is just a story bit. I should have another puzzle up this weekend. EDIT: It's up now. Yay.
Squires transcribed the words of both interrogator and interrogatee in a special shorthand. It was usually his job, since he was the quieter of the pair, and Nesbitt had handwriting that could be...difficult to read later. He didn't particularly mind.
Alfred Dunham shrugged. "What do you think I was doing?"
"You were trying to steal a suitcase from one of the storage rooms," Nesbitt said bluntly.
"How the hell did you know that? That's classified information, missy." Alfred wagged his finger. Nesbitt ignored it.
"So, do you confess to attempted thievery?" Nesbitt inquired, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, sure." Alfred shrugged.
Squires noted that he didn't seem too bothered about this. He cleared his throat, and Nesbitt stepped back and gave him a nod.
"Alfred Dunham," he began, then trailed off. How to word this?
"Yes sir?"
Squires decided to ignore Alfred's mocking tone. "You seem to believe that a jail sentence has little effect on you. Would you mind enlightening us as to why?"
"So you're not the stupid mute who lets your partner do all the work after all," said Alfred. "Huh. Well, yes, I have plenty of reasons to be undaunted by jail time. I'm not exactly human, y'see. I'm... I guess you could say a superhero? Like, with special powers and stuff. Alfred Dunham isn't my name, not really. I mean, it's the name my parents gave me; it's my name to you pathetic mortals, but my real name? My taken name? The name that defines me? It's..." he lowered his voice. "The Hush."
Nesbitt looked like she was trying not to laugh. "Write that down, Squires. We don't just have any ordinary criminal here, we have a 'the Hush.'"
Alfred scowled. "I'm not making it up! I'm a wizard! I can fry your brain, and I will!" He snapped his fingers. Nothing.
Nesbitt and Squires exchanged a look, communicating without words.
Squires: Sophie had the jail bound in case of something like this.
Nesbitt: I don't exactly understand, but if Sophie had anything to do with it, it must be okay.
Squires: Should we take him outside to see if he's telling the truth?
Nesbitt: No, no point. If he wants to prove to us he's not lying, maybe he'll reveal something more useful about the suitcase.
Squires nodded. That sounded good.
"I'm not a mental case!" Alfred the Hush insisted. "I'm not sure why my magic doesn't work here. Maybe it's the ceiling, but if you take me outside..."
"We're not letting you escape, Mr. Dunham. Once we've determined the charges, you will have the opportunity to go out on bail, unless we think you're an insane lunatic, which right now it looks very much like you are."
"I'm not, I swear!"
Nesbitt looked unconvinced. "Very well, then you're a poor liar."
"I'm not a liar!"
Squires cleared his throat again. "Nesbitt, we have the questions from the clients."
"Clients?"
"From the museum, remember?" Friends of Sophie's
"Ah, yes. That's right." Okay then. You're taking it from here.
That's fine. Squires fumbled around in his pocket until he found the piece of paper. He unfolded it, cleared his throat again, then said, "We established before that your target was a suitcase from one of the storage rooms, correct?"
"Yeah. You're not mortals, are you? You're sorcerers, and you think you can open it. Well, you're wrong."
Squires blinked like an idiot. It was, sadly, one of his talents. "What?"
"Never you mind." Alfred the Hush winked.
Squires grimaced and read the next question. "Alfred, do you happen to have a lawyer called Bruce?"
"What sort of a question is that? I said I didn't want a lawyer. Lawyers are always trying to trick you, whatever their name is. Bruce, Brian, Broccoli, it doesn't matter."
Squires nodded. "Right... Sorry about that. Anyway, what is your relationship with the suitcase?"
"I am the one who can open it. There's a reason it's in the back room. The museum people don't know what to do with it, but I do. I can open it."
"What makes you believe that?"
Now it was Alfred's turn to blink like an idiot. "I am the chosen one, that's all there is to it. This suitcase has been coming to me, in dreams and stuff."
"I see." Squires scribbled a note, then said, "What do you think is inside?"
"I can't tell you that. You're not the chosen one. I am."
"Okay then." Squires gave the observing Nesbitt a 'this man is clearly crazy' look, though it was mostly for Alfred's benefit.
"One more question before we give you a bit of a break. How did you get into the museum?"
"Oh, that was easy. I paid admission, just like the rest of you ordinary mortals. It's a school day, but all the local schools have already had their field trips to the museum, so the place was pretty empty. It wasn't hard to get into the back room. I just swiped a key card. I wasn't planning on running into an actual security guard, much less seven of them."
"Mr. Dunham," Nesbitt interjected, "You were apprehended by one security guard, not seven."
"Oh."
There wasn't really much he could say to that.
********
This is just a story bit. I should have another puzzle up this weekend. EDIT: It's up now. Yay.
Sunday, September 21, 2014
The New Challenge~ Teams
I'm also putting these in a page, which I will try to update as more people join. If anyone else wants to join a team, they'll go on the team with the fewest members, or if there's a tie for the team with the fewest members (as there is now), they'll get to choose between those, if they want to state a preference.
If you are really, really unhappy with where you ended up, let me know and I'll do my best to fix things.
Earth
--Trip
--Raven
--Adra
Fire
--Dugglyn
--Elleni
Water
--Snow
--Star
--Silente
Air
--Amethyst
--Fay
--Annika
If you are really, really unhappy with where you ended up, let me know and I'll do my best to fix things.
Earth
--Trip
--Raven
--Adra
Fire
--Dugglyn
--Elleni
Water
--Snow
--Star
--Silente
Air
--Amethyst
--Fay
--Annika
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