The Chirstmas Caravaan

Princess wrote:*When is Petey coming back?*

Sorry, I was going to have him come back in my last post, but I got distracted and forgot. Anyway:

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Petey was still grumbling to himself when he heard gunshots in the distance. He had a feeling they were aimed at the caravaan.

"Oh dear..."

Petey flew as fast as he could in the direction of the distant, yet explosive, noise. Looking back, he noticed his dust trail was mostly blood red.

Although dark, Petey recognised a group of vehicles below him as those from the caravaan. The gun shots were much closer now.

"I've got to do something..."

Petey started to go in one direction, then the other, but eventually found himself hovering in the same place.

"Think first, then act," he said to himself, calmly, "now, what can a small bird like myself do to save the children from gunmen?"

It took a while before Petey realised he was being shot at-he sometimes forgot how much he stood out in the dark. He decided that the vehicles below would provide better cover than his current position, and he flew down, hoping that he wasn't too late...

[Stevey - age 14]

Stevey scuffed his toe along the ice, dragging his heavy boots to make a smiley face in the frost. He was the oldest, and tallest, among the motley group that was gathered by what used to be the ocean. Among the group, there wasn't one without half of a grin on their face. It wasn't because, as Stevey liked to joke, they were priviliged to be in the presence of a person such of himself; it was because they were all waiting.

The Christmas Caravaan was coming. Everyone knew it, everyone had heard it, everyone was whispering it. News of its arrival was traveling on faces that lit in a smile. And ever since Stevey had heard about it, he couldn't stop smiling. To finally get out of this frozen popsicle land!

"Alright, my band of desperados!" Stevey grinned at the watching eyes, though he had no idea what desperados meant, "You ready?" They nodded at him, and Stevey couldn't help noticing the trust and excitement that danced in their faces.

Suddenly, the grinning group exploded as Stevey let out his famous, slightly-crazy laugh and they were all running. As one, the kids scaled the pipe of the old building they were standing next to and then lined up like little soldiers in front of Stevey. Nearly slipping on the ice of the roof, Stevey addressed them again, "I'll go first, follow my lead!"

And, without preamble, Stevey jumped down the chimney. It was, as always, a kind of thrill to be inhaling the soot as cold chimney air rushed past your head in echoes. Chimney jumping; it had been a tradition ever since Stevey had heard about Santa Clause. Of course, ever since the world turned into a snowglobe, there'd been no Christmas.It was ironic really, but then that's what made the news of the Christmas Caravaan so inspirational.

The whole time, as Stevey came tumbling out of the chimney feeling like he'd broken his legs, watching the other grinning, black-sooted children following, running from the old guy who actually lived there, and collapsing into the snow laughing, Stevey couldn't help thinking that the Christmas Caravaan would be an even bigger adventure. That, and the fact they were lucky no fire was going when they jumped.

Alright, everyone needs two characters. You need to go to the discussion thread and claim spots there.

Here are my next two characters:

Name: Gavina Blythe
Age: 19
Race: hawk hybrid
Gender: female
Appearance: http://skyelar.deviantart.com/art/Eastern-Sands-11209638
http://nefquareiel.deviantart.com/art/Hawk-girl-44639275
tan skin, dark hair with faint bronze highlights, deep brown eyes with gold specks
History: After the world froze over, Gavina's family moved to Cairo. She never discovered her talent until one day when she was playing with her siblings and jumped off a tree and didn't fall down. Ironically, Gavina is very clumsy in human form, but when she's a hawk, Gavina is very controlled in her movements. She wanted to help out the children who needed to be dropped off at places, so she decided to join the Christmas Caravaan
Personality: Loves children, and likes to play around with them. She has a very childish nature from all the younger siblings she has. Gavina isn't very responsible, but is fun to be around anyway.
Other: Up for love!

Name: Nova Swapan
Age: 7
Race: human child
Gender: female
Appearance: http://shirohato.deviantart.com/art/The-Butterfly-Realm-90311244
Dark hair, light skin, bright teal eyes, splatter of freckles on her cheeks
History: Nova was separated from her parents when everyone was distributed to different cities. She longs to be with them again and is impatient to be picked up.
Personality: Nova is very quiet, but loves to just be around people. She also adores butterflies, and has a butterfly pendant.
(if a child) Where to be dropped of: Sydney - first stop


Get rolling!

Wait, do you mean two more characters (as you have done), or two including our first characters? I'll create one for now and another if I'm supposed to create two more.

Name: Simon Brearley
Age: 21
Race: Leader
Gender: Male
Appearance: Simon has modelled his appearance on John Lennon: http://blogs.timesunion.com/morriscode/ ... lennon.jpe
http://nefquareiel.deviantart.com/art/H ... l-44639275
History: Simon was born into a snobbish rich British family. As such, he spent most of his life believing that he was superior to the lower classes, but when the world froze over, he was forced to live among them as an equal. He was seperated from his parents, though he doesn't know if they are still alive. He has spent most of his life since the freezing over searching for enlightenment and doing whatever he can to help those in need.
Personality: Simon refuses to consider any fellow human to be better or worse than anyone else. Whenever he has more of something than someone else, he tries to share it with them equally. He has learnt to play various musical instruments, and can often be found playing the flute or guitar to himself. Sometimes, however, he goes into one of his "dark moods", and his old self emerges. Simon also claims to be a pacifist, though most of his peers think he would fight to protect his life or the life of an innocent.
Other: Up for love, seems to have a knack for predicting future events, although such predictions are usually only partly accurate. He usually doesn't realise it when he makes such predictions, usually accidentally hinting that something is going to happen. Simon doesn't know when this strange ability came into being.

Okay then, here's my second character:

Name: Blake

Age: 21

Race: Animal hybrid

Gender: Male

Appearance: As a white-tailed deer: http://www.uwrf.edu/biology/electives_dir/wildlife_dir/Kara%20Nelson's%20plan/Management%20Plan%20-%20White-tailed%20Deer_files/white_tailed_deer_buck.jpg
In human form, which is rare because Blake prefers his buck form, he is thin and built like an athlete with wiry muscle. His brown eyes are large and round against his tan face, but not uncomfortably so, and he has an altogether handsome look. True to his buck form, his ears are proportionally large. He keeps his reddish brown hair short, which doesn't help the ear thing, but feels naked without his antlers.

Personality: Blake spends most of his time as a buck, and he likes it that way. He's a very quiet person, smarter than he makes it seem, and he likes to listen. Still, if the moment calls for it he has what he refers to as his battle temper. It's kind of like... a shark feeding frenzy but it's triggered by fighting or injustice. Of course, his only weapons are hooves and antlers, but he uses them very aggressively. Some would call this a hot temper, but it's almost more extreme. Despite the gentle aura he generally exudes, Blake has pointed opinions and is passionate about any of them.

Background: From childhood, Blake was a disappointment to his family. They diagnosed him as bipolar because of his normal shyness contradicted with the vicious 'battle temper'. He spent so much time in his fawn form that when he wandered upon a herd of deer, they accepted him. During this time, he was wilder than ever. In fact, he fell deeply in love with an ordinary doe who, of course, had no human emotions for him. But he was happier than he'd ever been when she carried his fawn. But then the world froze and his herd was pushed to extremes with only the bark of trees to survive on. Having been away from his human self for so long, he'd forgotten that humans would be pushed too. So he was unprepared when a desperate hunter shot his lovely doe for food. After that, Blake went into his worst temper yet. He accidentally phased back to human, and heard the news of the Christmas Caravaan. So he joined, keeping his memories as bottled up inside as he did his emotions.

*Hey everybody! Whoever doesn't have a second character needs to post a bio today. We need at least 8 kids (actually 10) and 1 more leader.

You can have a third character since we have a limited amount of kids...I have four characters. But one's dropped off on the first stop, so that's a relief.

After everyone has another character the trip will officially begin!

People who need a second character:
(1) pshxhoney
(2) AyumiGosu17

But we still need a lot more children...so anyone up for three characters? Or if you have three, four? (if you're crazy like me)*

Here's another kid:

Name: Rute "Rutie" Camellia
Age: 15
Race: human child
Gender: female
Appearance: http://captain-savvy.deviantart.com/art/Flower-Child-94896783
Always wears bright summery colors. Brown hair, brown eyes, medium skin
History: Separated from parents when the world froze, but knows that they are in Brasilia. That's were her family moved for her mother's job. Rutie can speak Portuguese pretty well since she's lived there for three years.
Personality: Rutie is very bubbly, and she loves to have fun. She's a bit irresponsible, but she makes up for that by keeping the younger children entertained.
Other: Up for close friendship
(if a child) Where to be dropped of: Brasilia

11 more people to make

We definitely need to fill the last leader spot, but if we can get 8 kids up, we'll start.

Name: Elizabeth Channel

Age: 45

Race: Animal hybrid (Hawk)

Gender: Female

Appearance:
Human Form: http://www.dating-online-made-easy.com/ ... eniors.jpg

Animal Form:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/251 ... b1.jpg?v=0

History: She doesn't tell.

Personality: She is a very serious woman with a love of children. She is a great listener and can follow orders perfectly.

So we get all our facts right, since we're going to start very soon, I decided to go into further detail about a few things:

The route:
http://s373.photobucket.com/albums/oo177/freckles3719/?action=view&current=worldmap-1.gif&t=1230652833374
http://s373.photobucket.com/albums/oo177/freckles3719/?action=view&current=largerworldmap.gif
The second one is easier to see the lines...

I will try to use the lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint our exact location when I post.

The sleeping arrangements...
CSV #1: leaders
CSV #2: hybrids and animals
CSV #3: Sydney, Beijing, Cairo, Barcelona
CSV #4: Brasilia, New Orleans, and North Pole

CSVs are separate from each other but have a screen (it's like a plasma TV thing) that they use to talk to other CSVs or CMVs.

CMVs and CSVs are built like 18-wheelers but are suited for people living inside of them.

Only the leader's CSV is driven by a person. The other vehicles have a chip in the steering wheel that follows the leader's truck. The window that you jump through to get into the driver's cabin is locked in the other vehicles. The leaders and hybrids have keys that look like IDs to get into them.

There is also a Kitchen, Hospital, and Supplies CMV.

CSV - Caravaan Sleeping Vehicle
CMV - Caravaan Moving Vehicle

In the CSVs, there are double-decker beds, overhead lights, two desks with computers, book and game shelf, and a refrigerator sized between a normal and a mini refrigerator.

All leaders and hybrids have laptops.
The head's laptop has a gold star on it.
The leader's laptops have blue stars with their first initial on it.
The hybrid's laptops have red stars with the animal they are/change into in it. *Since there are two hawks, Elizabeth's has a tiny gold star next to her hawk*

If I left anything out or you're confused post here and ask me!

Alright, I'm going to make a FAQ, so post some questions!

Also, I'm going to add a 'bad guy' section...If anyone wants to have a bad character. Tell me. I have five open.

Name: Zoe Winler

Age: 13

Race: Child

Gender: Female

Appearance: Extremely pale. Blonde shoulder-length hair and ice blue eyes that could almost be considered white. She is tall and wiry. Very catlike. http://shichinin-tai.deviantart.com/art/Winter-71734559

History: Zoe always was very close to her mother as a child. The move to the South Pole proved a horrible experience to Zoe because it meant the separation from her mother. In matters of family, Zoe is still extremely sensitive.

Personality: At first she is rather cold to strangers, but warms up quickly. Once the initial barrier is crossed with her, she becomes a fierce friend. She has a deep appreciation for nature and adores the cold. She never seems to be cold, but becomes warm very easily. Her personality also seems to change depending on the temperature. When she is warm, she becomes snappy and irritable. When she is cold, she becomes talkative and cheerful and alive.

Other: She suspects some form of magic in her. Out of the corner of her eyes she constantly sees shadows of humans and animals. When she sleeps, they will sometimes talk to her. Zoe never mentions this to anyone, though.

Going to: The North Pole.

Sorry phantom, but there are no more spots for hybrids. There is a leader spot, 10 children spots, and 5 bad guys spots, though.

Oops! Sorry - I edited it -

Name: Liu Ming
Age: 10
Race: human child
Gender: male
Appearance: http://anime-rachael-chan.deviantart.com/art/Hitachiin-Twins-61580869
Except they have black hair and look more Chinese...
History: Separated from their parents when the world froze over. Their little brother Xien was with their parents when they were separated. Both can speak good English.
Personality: Very quick thinkers. Friendly to a degree, when they are focusing on something they get a little whiny.
(if a child) Where to be dropped of: Beijing

Name: Quin Ming
Age: 10
Race: human child
Gender: male
Appearance: http://anime-rachael-chan.deviantart.com/art/Hitachiin-Twins-61580869
Except they have black hair and look more Chinese...
History: Separated from their parents when the world froze over. Their little brother Xien was with their parents when they were separated. Both can speak good English.
Personality: Very quick thinkers. Friendly to a degree, when they are focusing on something they get a little whiny.
(if a child) Where to be dropped of: Beijing



(EVIL)
Name: Morana Kepi
Age: 14
Race: Dragon Hybrid
Gender: female
Appearance: http://zamboze.deviantart.com/art/Dragon-Master-101445627
http://rhynn.deviantart.com/art/Sinistre-black-dragon-73424616
History: Ever since she can remember Horosc has been her father. But sometimes she gets dreams of a happy couple, but doesn't pay attention to them
Other: Not a good fighter in human form. But if has to uses a pistol.

All three up for grabs!!!

*is eager* When can we start?