Friday, December 8, 2006

The weekend is here
Whoo, finally a break from all that extra schoolwork and I plan to get some drawing done this time. I need to draw up the other characters of Fantasma Cidade, and i FINALLY wanna start the Duelist Army pic. Yeah I know it's been like six months, but I've just been way too busy with everything and totally blanked up on what's it gonna look like. But I gots the idea now, and I better start on it before I lose it again. Aaaaaaaand… it's time for me to go. So til next time, this is the Sarge relievin' ya. DISMISSED!
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006

Story movin' along
WEll, I think I'm really startin' to get the ideas for this thing down. I've even made the first picture of one of my characters and put it on theO. It's called: "Quiet Night in Ipanema? Madness!" Enouf said— it's just to wild of a place in Fantasma Cidade. Speakin' of which, just so y'all don't forget what it's about, I've put up the briefin' again:

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--FANTASMA CIDADE-- (Literally means "Ghost Town")

Over 250 million "Casa dos Sonhos" lottery tickets were sold, but only three people would win. What was up for grabs wasn't cash, however, but a pricy mansion in sunny Rio de Janeiro. People in the Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the United States were all praying for this season's dream house. When the final numbers were drawn on January 16, 2007, three older teens were ecstatic when their tickets' numbers were announced as the winners. The winners' names were Vicente Cavalcante, Adriano Baricelli, and Tânia Nakamúra, and they packed their things and jumped on the planes for Rio immediately.
Everything seems fine until weird things begin to happen at night. The oscillating clock on the end table in one of the kids' rooms suddenly begins to spin rapidly and stops just as fast. Blank stares are exchanged (as in the eyes are completely white.) Candles go out without being blown out. Mist enshrouds the house and areas on the outskirts of the city at night. Bulges appear in the walls— in the form of faces!— and wind screams on rainy nights. Apparently, nobody knew that the house is haunted by evil spirits— or the entire big city, for that matter! These spectres seek revenge, causing bad luck and trouble everywhere they go. The kids will have to stop them— but with barely any experience and millions in opposition, the chances of prevailing look slim to none.

I haven't made too many characters yet, still workin' on names for many of them. But here's the main characters:

Vicente Cavalcante— A Portuguese Brazilian-American writer from Boston who never believed in any legends other than "Legends of the Hidden Temple." He speaks Brazilian Portuguese fluently, but is nervous when he has to speak it instead of English. Once he gets over this, however, he stays cool and laid back unless the goin' gets tough. Vicente gets on Adriano's nerves a whole lot of the time, but havin' Tânia there to break things up might be good after all.

Adriano Baricelli— A black Brazilian sports fanatic from Belo Horizonte (Cape Verdean mother and Italian father) who’s also tryin' to invent a new martial arts style. He frustrates easily, which may be his biggest flaw— his aggressive personality rushes him into really bad situations (or just another fight with Vicente.) Vicente and Adriano tend to clash— aggressive Adriano apparently just can’t seem to put up with laid back Vicente. If he doesn't make it to a World Cup-winning soccer team someday, he at least wants to create the best martial art since Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Tânia Nakamúra— A Japanese-Brazilian glamour gal from cramped São Paulo who’s just glad to be able to move out of her tiny apartment and into a huge house. She is a slave to fashion— she can't seem to keep a hairstyle for more than three months before she thinks it's gettin' old. There's no limit to how many reais she'd spend in one sitting (unless she winds up bankrupt, of course.) Tânia’s glad to be there to help Vicente, a newcomer to Brazil. She’s also the superstitious member of the group and collects tribal masks, thinkin' they would keep evil spirits away. She has a major flaw, however— one pretty face can knock her for a loop, makin' her completely forget what she was talkin' about only a second ago.

And I've planned to make it like a TV series in that each book represents exactly one episode. For now I'm thinking of making just 40:

Episode 1: Welcome to Dead House
Episode 2: The Masks
Episode 3: Grudge
Episode 4: Hide and Seek
Episode 5: Monster Blood
Episode 6: Pulse
Episode 7: Poltergeist
Episode 8: The Scorpion King
Episode 9: The Mask of the Red Death
Episode 10: Zuleica
Episode 11: Nightmare in the House of Dreams
Episode 12: Scream
Episode 13: Thirteen Ghosts
Episode 14: The Beast Within
Episode 15: The Exorcism of Vicente Cavalcante
Episode 16: Deep Trouble
Episode 17: The Cabinet of Doutor Cabral
Episode 18: The Invisible Teenager
Episode 19: Night of the Flesh-Eaters
Episode 20: Blood and Gold
Episode 21: I Walked with a Zombie
Episode 22: Lost Souls
Episode 23: A Kiss of Shadows
Episode 24: Interview with the Vampire
Episode 25: The Midnight Beauty
Episode 26: Caro
Episode 27: Bag of Bones
Episode 28: The Wolf’s Hour
Episode 29: Servant of the Bones
Episode 30: Pet Cemetery
Episode 31: The Face of Fear
Episode 32: Midnight
Episode 33: All the Rage
Episode 34: The Eyes of the Boi-tata
Episode 35: Misery
Episode 36: The Jewel of Seven Stars
Episode 37: The Language of Fear
Episode 38: Created By…?
Episode 39: Queen of the Damned
Episode 40: The Fall of the House of Nakamúra

Yeah, you got me— with only one or two exeptions they're all named after horror movies or books (but with any names replaces with those of the characters in Fantasma Cidade, of course.)
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Well, I should have pictures of Vicente and Tânia up pretty soon, and hopefully an Episode 1 will follow. Still workin' on typin' it up and editin' it down, but once that's outta the way, I think I'll be able to draw and ink it.

Question about the Fan Manga section: do they care if you color it or not? Just wanna be clear before I color the pages when they're scanned in. But either way, hopin' you'll give me some feedback and suggestions on the story briefin' if ya can. And til next time, this is the Sarge relievin' ya. DISMISSED!
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Monday, December 4, 2006

Movin' on and movin' up
Well, finally got guestbook signing #50 but I haven't even gotten 250 hits yet. I wanna get that many before the new year starts. Plus I got Fantasma Cidade to work on, that's gonna take my attention away from theO at least for a little while. But I'll try to get on here as much as I can.

By the way— you got any "End of 2006" Resolutions? Y'know, crap ya wanna get done before ya party like it's 1999? (What? The song don't say 2007. :Þ) Anyway, I better get movin'. Tomorrow'll be busy, but at least I got a doctor's appointment in the morning so I can skip the first few classes tomorrow. And til next time, this is the Sarge relievin' ya. DISMISSED!
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Sunday, December 3, 2006

So many stories, so little time
Yeah, and I'm startin' to feel a little overworked. I got all my homework for the weekend finished on Friday, so I had two full days to just sit around and draw— well, except for the occasional dustin' to get the place ready for Christmas. I feel a little silly havin' to help clean the house, but hey it's the only holiday where everyone comes over our house. (shrugs)

Well I've changed my ideas about what story to post on theO. I can't seem to get anywhere with Super Spy High, but the other one's starting to roll along. So in January you guys can start reading about this:

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--FANTASMA CIDADE-- (Literally means "Ghost Town")

Over 250 million "Casa dos Sonhos" lottery tickets were sold, but only three people would win. What was up for grabs wasn't cash, however, but a pricy mansion in sunny Rio de Janeiro. People in the Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the United States were all praying for this season's dream house. When the final numbers were drawn on January 16, 2007, three older teens were ecstatic when their tickets' numbers were announced as the winners. The winners' names were Vicente Cavalcante, Adriano Baricelli, and Tânia Nakamúra, and they packed their things and jumped on the planes for Rio immediately.
Everything seems fine until weird things begin to happen at night. The oscillating clock on the end table in one of the kids' rooms suddenly begins to spin rapidly and stops just as fast. Blank stares are exchanged (as in the eyes are completely white.) Candles go out without being blown out. Mist enshrouds the house and areas on the outskirts of the city at night. Bulges appear in the walls— in the form of faces!— and wind screams on rainy nights. Apparently, nobody knew that the house is haunted by evil spirits— or the entire big city, for that matter! These spectres seek revenge, causing bad luck and trouble everywhere they go. The kids will have to stop them— but with barely any experience and millions in opposition, the chances of prevailing look slim to none.

I haven't made too many characters yet, but here's the main ones:

Vicente Cavalcante— A Portuguese Brazilian-American writer from Boston who never believed in any legends other than "Legends of the Hidden Temple." He speaks Brazilian Portuguese fluently, but is nervous when he has to speak it instead of English. Once he gets over this, however, he stays cool and laid back unless the goin' gets tough. Vicente gets on Adriano's nerves a whole lot of the time, but havin' Tânia there to break things up might be good after all.

Adriano Baricelli— A mulatto, part Italian-Brazilian sports fanatic from Belo Horizonte who’s also tryin' to invent a new martial arts style. He frustrates easily, which may be his biggest flaw— his aggressive personality rushes him into really bad situations (or just another fight with Vicente.) Vicente and Adriano tend to clash— aggressive Adriano apparently just can’t seem to put up with laid back Vicente. If he doesn't make it to a World Cup-winning soccer team someday, he at least wants to create the best martial art since Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Tânia Nakamúra— A Japanese-Brazilian glamour gal from cramped São Paulo who’s just glad to be able to move out of her tiny apartment and into a huge house. She is a slave to fashion— she can't seem to keep a hairstyle for more than three months before she thinks it's gettin' old. There's no limit to how many reais she'd spend in one sitting (unless she winds up bankrupt, of course.) Tânia’s glad to be there to help Vicente, a newcomer to Brazil. She’s also the superstitious member of the group and collects tribal masks, thinkin' they would keep evil spirits away. She has a major flaw, however— one pretty face can knock her for a loop, makin' her completely forget what she was talkin' about only a second ago.

And I've planned to make it like a TV series in that each book represents exactly one episode. For now I'm thinking of making just 40:

Episode 1: Welcome to Dead House
Episode 2: The Masks
Episode 3: Grudge
Episode 4: Hide and Seek
Episode 5: Monster Blood
Episode 6: Pulse
Episode 7: Poltergeist
Episode 8: The Scorpion King
Episode 9: The Mask of the Red Death
Episode 10: Zuleica
Episode 11: Nightmare in the House of Dreams
Episode 12: Scream
Episode 13: Thirteen Ghosts
Episode 14: The Beast Within
Episode 15: The Exorcism of Vicente Cavalcante
Episode 16: Deep Trouble
Episode 17: The Cabinet of Doutor Cabral
Episode 18: The Invisible Teenager
Episode 19: Night of the Flesh-Eaters
Episode 20: Blood and Gold
Episode 21: I Walked with a Zombie
Episode 22: Lost Souls
Episode 23: A Kiss of Shadows
Episode 24: Interview with the Vampire
Episode 25: The Midnight Beauty
Episode 26: Caro
Episode 27: Bag of Bones
Episode 28: The Wolf’s Hour
Episode 29: Servant of the Bones
Episode 30: Pet Cemetery
Episode 31: The Face of Fear
Episode 32: Midnight
Episode 33: All the Rage
Episode 34: The Eyes of the Boi-tata
Episode 35: Misery
Episode 36: The Jewel of Seven Stars
Episode 37: The Language of Fear
Episode 38: Created By…?
Episode 39: Queen of the Damned
Episode 40: The Fall of the House of Nakamúra

Yeah, you got me— with only one or two exeptions they're all named after horror movies or books (but with any names replaces with those of the characters in Fantasma Cidade, of course.)
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One more thing— in the story I've made it so that Vicente, Adriano and Tânia are just about the only characters that can speak English. I won't always include translation subtitles, but usually you can tell what they're talkin' about if you just read. Oh, that reminds me I gotta get back to writing. So til next time this is the Sarge relievin' ya. DISMISSED!
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Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Finally back
That's right— and I'm sorry bout the long wait and all those bad pms. I been workin' my head off tryn' to come up with my stories— I gots Super Spy High, I gots Fantasma Cidade, there's a possible third idea forming (GREED, to be more specific), and there might be more. I've been overworkin' myself, I admit it, but I gotta keep going on these stories to give you guys somethin' to talk about.

If you need to remind youself what my stories are about, by the way, just page down a bit. So what's been goin' on with y'all while I wasn't here? Tell me how you all've been, I'll take any crazy stories. So til next time, this is the Sarge relievin' ya (and hopefully for less time than eight days and a wake.) DISMISSED!
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Sunday, November 19, 2006

Yeah, I'm back
Can't get rid of me yet, I've just been busy workin' on my stories and drawings. Remember this one? I'll start posting parts of it soon (at least next month or just as the new year begins, I'm way behind schedule.) But anyway, for those of you who need the briefing again, here you go:

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--SUPER SPY HIGH--

As it's name suggests, it's about students at a boarding school in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in trainin' to become secret agents. Main characters still in development, but I've already made up a few good ones.

Samantha Anderson— One punk-rocker-in-trainin' y'all don't wanna mess with. She's best in hand-to-hand combat and was vote "Roughest and Toughest" in the yearbook at her school in Dublin last year. (She don't got no Irish accent, thou.) Her signature move is the "Sonic Boom," which includes a loud battle cry and a drop-kick with all her power.

Ayesha Ali— Samantha's L.A.-born roommate wanna be a hip-hop fashion designer who even make her own clothes. Turns out her best tactical maneuver's disguisin' her and her agents, and now she's workin' on a virtual disguisin' computer. Her signature move is the "Master of Illusion," which makes use of a hologram generator to make a ton of false copies. Ayesha's also got an older brother Montana, in senior year at Super Spy High. (His signature move is the "Krav-Mega," a non-stop attack based on the martial art he been takin' for three years.)

Reina Velazquez— A Latina girl whose life revolves around chance. She's from Boston and her strategy of wingin' it really stands out when she's preparin' for combat. To quote her friend Ty Avila (as his alter ego, the Sarge): "She's either braver than a baby in front of a ragin' bull or dumber than a box of rocks." Reina's signature move is the "Wheel of Fortune"— a crazy life-riskin' midair flip that could damage the enemy or really hurt herself. She always announces this move by shoutin', "I'm gonna press my luck!"

Kristian Bennett— One agressive L.A.-native, who demands he be call Kris. Sure he acts real mean, but somewhere DEEP under that touf, gritty skin and bones beats a heart o' gold. His signature move's the "Fist of Fire," a flip attack which ends in a mega-powerful punch (or sometimes a blast from a hidden weapon.)

Sohini Sen— An aspirin' writer from Vancouver, was brought up speakin' both Khmer and English. She's full of imagination— but when it come's to crackin' a case, she always goes right to the unthinkable. Her signature move is the "Whirlin' Fortress"— a rapid spin (and often sliding across a floor) with an active weapon in each hand.

Staci Alvarez— A girl from Orange County who's given a dorm room with Mich Blum. Both are what you'd cal glamour girls— always got new clothes the day they hit the racks. Staci's fluent in Spanish, and her signature move is the "Misteriosa"— really any attack that starts with a fast midair flip.

Michelle Blum— Another glamour girl who quickly makes friends with Staci Alvarez. She comes from London, and prefers bein' called Mich. She also has a habit of voting herself leader— a habit her friend Ty Avila don't like. Mich's signature move is the "Full Throttle"— a direct charge attack which transforms into a series of faster and stronger handsprings. Staci and Mich also have a catchphrase— they shout excited in unison: "Let's rock!"

But by far the most complex is Tyson Avila, who often called Ty. Ty is from Kill Devil Hills, NC and is very close to his "Daddy Billy." On the last day before leaving for Super Spy High, Ty's dad gave him the black down vest that used to belong to him. Now when he wears it, Ty shows a different side of his personality: the tough, southern military side he calls "the Sarge." (Yeah, I based him off me but gave 'im a different name. Surprise, surprise.) His signature move is the "Sergeant Drill"— he slingshots off the wall and into a dizzyin' midair roll to unleash an unpredictable attack. One tactical maneuver y'all don't wanna be on the wrong side of.
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Anyway, I don't got much time really, I gotta keep workin'… and I hope I can get that haircut I want. Yeah, shave the sides off and let the rest stay flat. It's like a Mohawk but no time wasted spikin' everything up. I'm probly gonna get it today or Tuesday, but for now I better get movin'. So, at least til later today this is the Sarge relievin' ya. DISMISSED!
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Monday, November 13, 2006

I'm finally back!
That's right— thou I've been overworkin' with totally no idea where to go with my new manga. I got Super Spy High, I got Fantasma Cidade (check the archives for this), I'm dreamin' up a new one called GREED (which is really like takin' Xiaolin Showdown, reducing main characters to two, and placin' it all in Egypt), and a facfiction of a live-action series I'm makin' for my real-world friends. (I dunno, I'm a little shy about sharin' non-manga work on theO, I guess.)

Anyway, if y'all got any suggestions for my stories go right ahead and pm me about anything. I gotta get movin', so til next time, this is the Sarge relievin' ya. DISMISSED!
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Sunday, November 5, 2006

Happy Birthday (to me)
That's right— finally fifteen, and the polls for what story I should post are closed. Actually, I din't get to many votes, so I've decided on my own which one I'll start postin'. Here y'all go, I've picked this:

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--SUPER SPY HIGH--

As it's name suggests, it's about students at a boarding school in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in trainin' to become secret agents. Main characters still in development, but I've already made up a few good ones.

Samantha Anderson— One punk-rocker-in-trainin' y'all don't wanna mess with. She's best in hand-to-hand combat and was vote "Roughest and Toughest" in the yearbook at her school in Dublin last year. (She don't got no Irish accent, thou.) Her signature move is the "Sonic Boom," which includes a loud battle cry and a drop-kick with all her power.

Ayesha Ali— Samantha's L.A.-born roommate wanna be a hip-hop fashion designer who even make her own clothes. Turns out her best tactical maneuver's disguisin' her and her agents, and now she's workin' on a virtual disguisin' computer. Her signature move is the "Master of Illusion," which makes use of a hologram generator to make a ton of false copies. Ayesha's also got an older brother Montana, in senior year at Super Spy High. (His signature move is the "Krav-Mega," a non-stop attack based on the martial art he been takin' for three years.)

Reina Velazquez— A Latina girl whose life revolves around chance. She's from Boston and her strategy of wingin' it really stands out when she's preparin' for combat. To quote her friend Ty Avila (as his alter ego, the Sarge): "She's either braver than a baby in front of a ragin' bull or dumber than a box of rocks." Reina's signature move is the "Wheel of Fortune"— a crazy life-riskin' midair flip that could damage the enemy or really hurt herself. She always announces this move by shoutin', "I'm gonna press my luck!"

Kristian Bennett— One agressive L.A.-native, who demands he be call Kris. Sure he acts real mean, but somewhere DEEP under that touf, gritty skin and bones beats a heart o' gold. His signature move's the "Fist of Fire," a flip attack which ends in a mega-powerful punch (or sometimes a blast from a hidden weapon.)

Sohini Sen— An aspirin' writer from Vancouver, was brought up speakin' both Khmer and English. She's full of imagination— but when it come's to crackin' a case, she always goes right to the unthinkable. Her signature move is the "Whirlin' Fortress"— a rapid spin (and often sliding across a floor) with an active weapon in each hand.

Staci Alvarez— A girl from Orange County who's given a dorm room with Mich Blum. Both are what you'd cal glamour girls— always got new clothes the day they hit the racks. Staci's fluent in Spanish, and her signature move is the "Misteriosa"— really any attack that starts with a fast midair flip.

Michelle Blum— Another glamour girl who quickly makes friends with Staci Alvarez. She comes from London, and prefers bein' called Mich. She also has a habit of voting herself leader— a habit her friend Ty Avila don't like. Mich's signature move is the "Full Throttle"— a direct charge attack which transforms into a series of faster and stronger handsprings. Staci and Mich also have a catchphrase— they shout excited in unison: "Let's rock!"

But by far the most complex is Tyson Avila, who often called Ty. Ty is from Kill Devil Hills, NC and is very close to his "Daddy Billy." On the last day before leaving for Super Spy High, Ty's dad gave him the black down vest that used to belong to him. Now when he wears it, Ty shows a different side of his personality: the tough, southern military side he calls "the Sarge." (Yeah, I based him off me but gave 'im a different name. Surprise, surprise.) His signature move is the "Sergeant Drill"— he slingshots off the wall and into a dizzyin' midair roll to unleash an unpredictable attack. One tactical maneuver y'all don't wanna be on the wrong side of.
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So, there's your winner. I'll start postin' in a few weeks, I just need to get the idea rollin'. So, til next time, this is the Sarge (the real one, that is) relievin' ya. DISMISSED!
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

HALLOWEEN! Here's the briefin', soldiers…
Well, just finished up with the Halloween stuff. Got to hang out with my friend up the hill, hand out candy at my own house for a bit, avoid freakin' out at the "haunted house," and scare the hell out of a group of kids that were trick-or-treatin'. (And, cus there was nothin' else to do, I guess I did a little myself.)

The costume came out great— an undead supernatural slayer. Let's see— down vest as a convient carryin' case, long fake blade on a glove, and alot o' makeup on the face for that zombie look. But get this— it was so warm in the whole costume (especially with like 10 randomly placed accessories— black fingerless gloves, a dragon-headed medallion, and a silver belt I had from a Chinese costume I wore a couple years ago. I cut it in half and used the two as sweatbands.) In fact, when I started sweatin' the makeup began to drip and melt and when I came home, the melted face was enouf to freak me out! (I bet it's the #1 reason all the other kids got weirded out, and I couldn't stop laughin' about it.)

Ain't got no time to visit, just remember that polls're still open for what story y'all wanna hear about. (But then again, I'm already makin' a lot o' progress on writin' Fantasma Cidade, I might just do that if we can't come to a decision.) Just page down for the full briefin' on each of your choices, and leave your ballot either here or there. I'm all out o' time, so til next time this is the Sarge sayin' HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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Sunday, October 22, 2006

That's right— I'm back!
Yeah, and I still gotta get a costume for my friend's Halloween party. She throws one every year but I still need to find the parts for my Goth vampire costume. (By the way, I always draw creatures like vampires differently in my horror stories, so it ain't all Dracula-like. I'll draw a picture of what I'm thinkin' of and submit it sometime soon.)

Also, made a lot of improvements to the stories, but I still dunno which one I should post here. Y'all gotta vote and decide which you wanna hear about. I've got a full summary and character descriptions below, go check 'em out:

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--FANTASMA CIDADE--

Over 250 million "Casa dos Sonhos" lottery tickets were sold, but only three people would win. What was up for grabs wasn't cash, however, but a pricy mansion in sunny Rio de Janeiro. People in the Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and the United States were all praying for this season's dream house. When the final numbers were drawn, three 17-year-olds were ecstatic when their tickets' numbers were announced as the winners. The winners' names were Vicente Cavalcante, Adriano Baricelli, and Tânia Nakamúra, and they packed their things and jumped on the planes for Rio immediately.

Everything seems fine until weird things begin to happen at night. The oscillating clock on the end table in one of the kids' rooms suddenly begins to spin rapidly and stops just as fast. Blank stares are exchanged (as in the eyes are completely white.) Candles go out without being blown out. Mist enshrouds the house and areas on the outskirts of the city at night. Bulges appear in the walls— in the form of faces!— and wind screams on rainy nights. Apparently, nobody knew that the house is haunted by evil spirits— or the entire big city, for that matter! These spectres seek revenge, causing bad luck and trouble everywhere they go. The kids'll have to stop them— but first, let's meet our main characters:

Vicente Cavalcante— A Portuguese-American writer from Boston who never believed in any legends other than "Legends of the Hidden Temple." He speaks Brazilian Portuguese fluently and stays cool and laid back unless the goin' gets tough. Vicente gets on Adriano's nerves a whole lot of the time, but havin' Tânia there to break things up might be good after all.

Adriano Baricelli— An Italian-Brazilian sports fanatic from Belo Horizonte who is also tryin' to invent a new martial arts style. He frustrates easily, which may be his biggest flaw— his aggressive, impulsive personality rushes him into really bad situations (or just another fight with Vicente.) If he don't make it to a World Cup-winning soccer team someday, he at least wants to create the best martial art since Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Tânia Nakamúra— A Japanese-Brazilian glamour gal from bustlin' São Paulo who can't keep a hairstyle for more than three months before she thinks it's gettin' old. There's no limit to how many reais she'd spend in one sitting (unless she winds up bankrupt, of course.) Tânia is also the superstitious member of the group and collects tribal masks, thinkin' they would keep evil spirits away. She has a major flaw, however— one pretty face can knock her for a loop, makin' her completely forget what she was talkin' about only a second ago.
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--SUPER SPY HIGH--

As it's name suggests, it's about students at a boarding school in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in trainin' to become secret agents. Main characters still in development, but I've already made up a few good ones.

Samantha Anderson— One punk-rocker-in-trainin' y'all don't wanna mess with. She's best in hand-to-hand combat and was vote "Roughest and Toughest" in the yearbook at her school in Dublin last year. (She don't got no Irish accent, thou.) Her signature move is the "Sonic Boom," which includes a loud battle cry and a drop-kick with all her power.

Ayesha Ali— Samantha's L.A.-born roommate wanna be a hip-hop fashion designer who even make her own clothes. Turns out her best tactical maneuver's disguisin' her and her agents, and now she's workin' on a virtual disguisin' computer. Her signature move is the "Master of Illusion," which makes use of a hologram generator to make a ton of false copies. Ayesha's also got an older brother Montana, in senior year at Super Spy High. (His signature move is the "Krav-Mega," a non-stop attack based on the martial art he been takin' for three years.)

Reina Velazquez— A Latina girl whose life revolves around chance. She's from Boston and her strategy of wingin' it really stands out when she's preparin' for combat. To quote her friend Ty Avila (as his alter ego, the Sarge): "She's either braver than a baby in front of a ragin' bull or dumber than a box of rocks." Reina's signature move is the "Wheel of Fortune"— a crazy life-riskin' midair flip that could damage the enemy or really hurt herself. She always announces this move by shoutin', "I'm gonna press my luck!"

Kristian Bennett— One agressive L.A.-native, who demands he be call Kris. Sure he acts real mean, but somewhere DEEP under that touf, gritty skin and bones beats a heart o' gold. His signature move's the "Fist of Fire," a flip attack which ends in a mega-powerful punch (or sometimes a blast from a hidden weapon.)

Sohini Sen— An aspirin' writer from Vancouver, was brought up speakin' both Khumer and English. She's full of imagination— but when it come's to crackin' a case, she always goes right to the unthinkable. Her signature move is the "Whirlin' Fortress"— a rapid spin (and often sliding across a floor) with an active weapon in each hand.

Staci Alvarez— A girl from Orange County who's given a dorm room with Mich Blum. Both are what you'd cal glamour girls— always got new clothes the day they hit the racks. Staci's fluent in Spanish, and her signature move is the "Misteriosa"— really any attack that starts with a fast midair flip.

Michelle Blum— Another glamour girl who quickly makes friends with Staci Alvarez. She comes from London, and prefers bein' called Mich. She also has a habit of voting herself leader— a habit her friend Ty Avila don't like. Mich's signature move is the "Full Throttle"— a direct charge attack which transforms into a series of faster and stronger handsprings. Staci and Mich also have a catchphrase— they shout excited in unison: "Let's rock!"

But by far the most complex is Tyson Avila, who often called Ty. Ty is from Kill Devil Hills, NC and is very close to his dad William Avila. On the last day before leaving for Super Spy High, Ty's dad gave him the black down vest that used to belong to him. Now when he wears it, Ty shows a different side of his personality: the tough, southern military side he calls "the Sarge." (Yeah, I based him off me but gave 'im a different name. Surprise, surprise.) His signature move is the "Sergeant Drill"— he slingshots off the wall and into a dizzyin' midair roll to unleash an unpredictable attack. One tactical maneuver y'all don't wanna be on the wrong side of.
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Y'all tell me which one I should post the briefin' on every night, ya hear? I need help decidin'— ain't gonna post no story y'all don't wanna read. So just cast your votes in a comment, and on November 4— my birthday— I'll close votes tell y'all which one I'm gonna post for a while. Until next time, this is the Sarge relievin' ya. DISMISSED!
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