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@ariel-ashira OOH! Hmm, maybe! *sneaks off to my brainstorming sheet* Hmm.
Kapeefer 'Till We're Old and Grey!
ENFJ-T ... I think (haven't taken the quiz in awhile)@warrenluther04 ARGH! LATE!
YES! These just keep getting better!! 😀
*pauses* *blinks with newfound empathy* Ahhhh…. I see!
You can pronounce it however you want.
Cover questions
@sam-kowal Stan looks like he has fur so… What type wings does he have? Feather, leather, scale, or hybrid (tell me what hybrid if so)? And is his tail fluffy? Do you have a description for me?
@filewriterbase13x Can B-bot’s eyes look like this -> ^ ^ Or they just little lights? anything you want to tell me about your personality? Common pose you do? Also describe yourself in three words.@warrenluthe04 I like Riddlewit. She is the Queen of Squirrels. I like squirrels. She is going on the cover too. You didn’t give me too many creatures. If there was someone else you really wanted on there I can add them. (Probably.)
Draft one basic idea. Placing characters. What positions they are in. (This is your cover)
Input? I can change their places. (What do you think of your character’s placement. I went with the title for this style, from your viewpoint. But I could have you in there.)
Rough sketches. (I was lazy and didn’t crop it. 😛 )
IMMA KAPEEFER! Til we're old and gray!
@dragon-snapper *grins* I’m watching you flying dinosaur. Always watching.
@ariel-ashira Well, @warrenluther04 mentioned you should ask me since I’m drawing the cover. What I don’t know…
@warrenluther04 I’m fine without it. *shrug*
*nods* You don’t. *shakes head* You don’t want to be James Riley.
Riddlewit flies…From there, she leapt into the air, circling higher and higher.
That’s not gliding.
Sort of here.He glanced to his right and saw Riddlewit gliding alongside him,
That’s it. :3
Yep. Lizards. *nods*
Option 2!!!IMMA KAPEEFER! Til we're old and gray!
@catwing He doesn’t have fur… he’s a scaly lil thing… His wings are a scaly-leathery cross. They’re softer than the rest of him. Nope, his tail is not fluffy, it’s kind of spiky. And he’s about the size of an armchair, and his spikes are often poking into things. Also, as you probably know, his wings are fairly small
*Giarstanornarak tries to melt chair*
Also, Daeus has 22 turtles in his signature.@warrenluther04, wow. And I didn’t even have time to congratulate you on part two. Really good. Oh, I am so worried about my Ezi, uh, *cough*, I mean, I am sure he will be OK.
@catwing. Oh, I love that cover art already. B-bot was also impressed that you decided to include him. Um, you can draw him like that, but they are more like little lights. Like a red-reviolet.OK, my common position… I am not sure actually.
Three words. Observant(I have to be for my job) Stubborn (when I put my mind to something, I always see it through) and Secretive(so… I don’t have the easiest of jobs)
OK, I think that’s it. Oh, and I love how you drew me. I don’t know if this is clear or not, but that stuff covering my chest and shoulders is body armour. I am just making that clear, because I didn’t draw it as well as I wanted to. I am guessing that you already knew that.
Currently writing the Hostanica Files with the assistance of B-bot, my PAIA (Personal AI Assistant.)
@dekreel That’s fine. 🙂 As you know, I am generally late to everything…. Thank you! 😀 May I congratulate you on Part….11 of Jenna Trapperton! 🙂 *stares* *blinks* *ear twitches* What do you see?
@catwing Wait. Who’s the animal attacking the person? (This is not an insult/problem, I’m just curious because, as you said earlier, it is a rough sketch. I do that a lot too. 🙂 ) I think it looks good! Thanks! I like Riddlewit’s position. 🙂 😀 Good character drawings, too! 🙂 Oh…yeah. She does fly. Ah well…fantasy. *tail swish* *phew* Not Nobody…. 🙂
@filewriterbase13x Thanks! Don’t worry about Ezi, I’m sure he’ll be fine. *pants happily*Kapeefer 'Till We're Old and Grey!
ENFJ-T ... I think (haven't taken the quiz in awhile)@warrenluther04 I love it! 🙂
The Kingdom has been torn asunder...
http://www.encircledbygrace.com/@warrenluther04 Well, it was in my email…
The Kingdom has been torn asunder...
http://www.encircledbygrace.com/@sam-kowal Oooooh. It looked like fur to me in @dekreel’s picture… Thanks.
@filewriterbase13x Thank you. (Perhaps shutters move over the lights like eyelids? To explain the eyes, it would add expressiveness.
Would you like this to be your position? Arms folded. Looks ready for anything. (Based on your three words.) I don’t know you well yet so I just did a casual pose. I can stick with that if it seems more you.
I thought it was a shirt pattern… Mind if I modify it a bit? Are straps good are not? I can make it look like body armor without them, just a suggestion. 😀
@warrenluther04 *starres at you* *blinks* *looks at picture* Out of the list of characters on my practice page, who has that type of hair? (Sam) Who has those ears and small wings? (Stan)
Stan is jumping on to Sam.
Riddlewit. Is. My. Favorite. Character. In. This. Series. Besides me. 😀
Thanks!
*shrug* It happens. Flight is cool. I can’t say I blame you.
If you were Nobody I would run and hide and rewrite myself so I don’t get trapped in a math book or turned into a marble and put in a jar. All while thinking of random things so you couldn’t read my thoughts. 🙂 (Have you read Story Thieves or Half Upon a Time? That’s what that’s from. Well, not really from HUAT, but it’s the same author.)IMMA KAPEEFER! Til we're old and gray!
@warrenluther04 Where… is it?
Hang on — I got your back! 😉
ATTENTION: THIS IS WARREN’S NEXT PART.
A Dog in the Kingdom of Pen
Part 4: The Raspberry KingWarren, Catwing, and Riddlewit turned to see a tall girl with long, caramel hair and stormy grey eyes. She was wearing an olive jacket, jeans, and combat boots and was striding towards them determinedly.
“Who are you?” Warren asked.
The girl walked up to the fountain and stopped, crossing her arms.
“King Daeus, of course,” she said sarcastically. Then she smiled warmly. “I’m actually Aspen. I’m a Shield-wolf.
How is the Griffin?” Warren blinked, taken aback. Kingdom Pen kept getting more and more interesting: catwings, Griffins, Cheshire Catwings, Chasm Beasts, centaurs, and now Shield-wolves!
“Alia is taking him to Eskrey,” Riddlewit replied.
“Then we must go as well,” Aspen declared heroically. “We must remind the KaPeeFers of the Evil that slumbers inside the Treakle Peaks.” With that, the air around her shimmered. Warren gave a low growl as Aspen’s form melted like ice and was replaced by a beautiful white wolf with silver-blue eyes. The light from the fountain made her fur look blue-ish, and she stepped forward. Warren sniffed the air experimentally, but the wolf in the place of Aspen still carried Aspen’s particular scent-signature.
“Are you still Aspen?” he asked tentatively. A low grumble emanated from the wolf’s chest, and with a shock Warren realized that she was laughing.
“Sorry if I startled you,” the wolf answered. “I am still Aspen. Now, let us be off!” She leapt over Warren and Riddlewit’s heads and streaked out of Kapeeferton. Warren and Riddlewit glanced at each other, then bolted away after the Shield-wolf.
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Warren’s paws pounded into the stone-paved road as he ran into the borders of Eskrey. As he passed through the gates, he slowed to a stop as he took in the magnificence of the capital. There were hundreds of buildings pressed together, but somehow it didn’t seem crowded. At the center of the city, atop a small hill, a magnificent castle rose up to the sky: Castle Regnis, home of King Daeus, the Princesses Emma and Kina, and Knight Kate.
“Wow,” he breathed. “This is amazing.” Riddlewit noticed him staring at Regnis and tapped his head.
“Warren!” the flying squirrel sat on his head and waved her paws across his line of vision. “Don’t stop now! We have to get to Regnis!” Warren blinked.
“Right! Sorry!” he barked and bounded forward, nearly knocking Riddlewit off of his head and earning him a “OI! WATCH IT!” from the flying squirrel queen. He wound through the streets until he reached the road that led up to the gates of Regnis.
When he reached the closed gates of Regnis, Warren sat on the stones of the road and whined. Riddlewit floated down to the ground next to him and looked up at him.
“How do I get in?” Warren moaned, discouraged. “The gates are locked!” Suddenly, the gate opened and a guard clad in metal armor exited the castle courtyard. Her shield bore the name SeekJustice, and a flock of origami cranes fluttered around her head.
“Do you have an appointment?” the guard asked. When Warren shook her head, she said. “Then you cannot enter.”
As she was about to enter back into the castle, Riddlewit jumped up and floated in front of SeekJustice. “We need to see King Daeus immediately,” the queen declared. “I am Queen Riddlewit of the Flying Squirrels of the Kingdom of Pen and this is Warren, a KaPeeFer. We helped rescue Ezekiel, the Griffin of FileWriter, and the Griffin arrived with Alia sometime before us. We must see the King!”
The guard looked them up and down dubiously, then gave a high-pitched whistle. Gusts of wind shook the hill, and at first Warren thought that there was a windstorm. However, a beautiful, gigantic dragon with golden scales rose up over the wall. Warren cowered in fear before the magnificent sight and prepared for the worst to come. The dragon opened her mouth and:
“WARREN! Hello again, my friend!” Snapper boomed and landed next to the castle guard. “Alia arrived with Ezekiel about half an hour earlier. Hurry, King Daeus has just called for a special council in the ballroom.” As she turned and opened the gates, the guard ran forward.
“I’m sorry for all of the confusion, by the way,” the guard apologized. “I’m SeekJustice!” She ushered them through the gates and into the courtyard of Regnis. Warren, Riddlewit, and SeekJustice then wound their way around a fountain and through the throngs of KaPeeFers until they reached the doors of the castle. Aspen, in her human form, then walked out of the magnificent double doors.
“Warren! Riddlewit! Come on, the council is about to start,” the Shield-wolf said. She pushed open the doors and allowed the golden retriever and the flying squirrel to enter, then rushed inside.
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Warren exited the hallway into Castle Regnis’ gigantic ballroom and gasped. The arched ceiling stretched up as far as he could see, and beautiful glass chandeliers hung from hooks on the ceiling. The chandeliers, however, did not sport candles: the chandeliers boasted glowing raspberries that gave off a warm, golden light, much like the light that had surrounded Warren when he had entered the kingdom.
That feels like so long ago, he thought, smiling a little. Suddenly, a consciousness poked into his head next to his own. As he jumped back mentally, he heard a kind voice.
Warren, the mental voice said. It’s me, Alia. Hurry, you and Riddlewit must be up at the front, since you two and Catwing were the ones who rescued Ezi. And he is doing fine, don’t worry. Warren thought he heard her smile.
He and Riddlewit, who had apparently also heard Alia’s message, then wound their way through the throngs of people to a table near the front of the ballroom. Already seated at this table were Catwing and Alia.Then, a drumroll sounded and a man walked forward to the stage. He wore regal purple robes and had brown hair and eyes. And upon his head rested a crown with a…raspberry?…on top. Catwing motioned with a paw for them to sit down, and the golden retriever and the flying squirrel both took their places at the table.
“KaPeeFers!” King Daeus, for surely anyone with a raspberry crown in the Kingdom of Pen surely must be King Daeus, announced. “Knights of the Realm! Writers! Authors! GIF-Hiders! Order must be called!” The multitude of KaPeeFers began to quiet down, and Daeus motioned with his hand.
At the signal, SeekJustice and a girl in an old-fashioned Sheriff’s uniform with a brown skirt escorted a black/brown-and-white Native American horse with feathers in her mane up to the table. On the horse’s back rested a litter, which carried Ezi. SeekJustice and the sheriff then helped the litter off of the horse’s back and onto the table. As the litter was placed on the table, someone shrieked.
A girl with dark brown eyes and long brown hair rushed up, dropping the notebook and pencil that she had been holding, and cradled the poor Griffin’s head in her arms. Ezi gave a sleepy caw and blinked, nuzzling the girl with his beak.
“Ezekiel will be fine, FileWriter,” Daeus said kindly. “Thanks to Warren Luther, Catwing, Queen Riddlewit, and Alia, who brought him here just in time.” FileWriter looked up at Warren, her eyes shining with a light film of tears.
“Thank you for saving him!” she said and moved back behind the table.
“Now, onto the second matter that we are here today to discuss,” the Raspberry King announced. “It has been brought to my attention that Evil resides deep within the Treacle Mountains. Now we must decide how to counter it.”
Starring:
@warrenluther04
@catwing
Riddlewit, Queen of the Flying Squirrels of the Kingdom of Pen
@ingridrd
@seekjustice
@dragon-snapper
@alia
@daeus
Ezi the Griffin
@filewriterbase13xWith References To:
The Evil
@rochellaine
@jenwriter17Tags:
@sam-kowal @kaya-young @supermonkey42 @allison-grace @emma-flournoy @notawriter @kate-flournoy @mnvalentine @that_writer_girl_99 @ariel-ashira @dekreel @everyone-elseYou can pronounce it however you want.
@dekreel he started a new topic for it.
IMMA KAPEEFER! Til we're old and gray!
@warrenluther04 Scavenged from my email 😉
And now for my comment:
Oh… my word. THAT WAS AMAZING! I love how you described the castle and the city!! SO well done! Why do these keep getting better and better?!?! 😀 😀
And YOU REFERENCED THE GIF-HIDERS! AAAAAAAH! Wait, so that’s like a class now?? 😉
You can pronounce it however you want.
@warrenluther04 I’m just going to post your cover here, cause I finished it a while back. Yay.
(I hope you didn’t want color cause I didn’t…. I left space for words. I could add them or you could.
@dragon-snapper Those are melted chairs behind you.
@dekreel sitting… thinking about some book probably.
@sam-kowal Stan has probably grown a lot since this.
@filewriterbase13x and B-bot!
@mnvalentine doing what squirrels do. Run down trees head first.
Riddlewit gliding in with her crown.
IMMA KAPEEFER! Til we're old and gray!
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