Ind: Esther

[HOB, ALL HOB MODS]

Individual Challenge
Open-ended

Please consult the Toy Chest of Dread for your first toy selection. This is in the 4th tab of your spreadsheet. Post your answer that the Toy Chest supplies you with at the Occult Museum (check in thread).

Please note: You will only have to do one of each task...unless you feel like doing 3 of each. LOL!

Important Links
Belle's Cabinet of Notices (Announcements)
Occult Museum (Check-in Thread)
Ouija Board (Q&A)
Collectibles
The Monkey's Paw (Feedback)
SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


Rules
⛓️Each toy/object has specific chains and/or tasks that need to be completed.
Examples:
1. Create a chain of 3 using titles consecutively (ABC)
-All the Light We Cannot See
-Becoming Mrs. Lewis
-Catching Fire
2. Create a chain of 3 with "dog" in the titles
-Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
-The Dog Stars
-Hot Dog Girl
⛓️One person should NOT complete a whole chain by themselves. This is a team challenge. However, if a toy/object has multiple chains and a slower reader can only/want to only read for 1 or 2 chains (they must read at least one), then the other two faster readers on the team can complete the other chains between the two of them.
⛓️You may choose which toy/object from the list to capture first, but you MUST complete it BEFORE starting a new toy/object.
⛓️You may use or drop articles: A, An, The
⛓️Standard Rules Apply
⛓️Since you have chosen to play non-competitively, you will play a self-paced game. You may choose to stop any time you want or continue until you have completed all toys/objects.

[HOB, ALL HOB MODS]

🎭🕸️ Belladonna Belle Hunts for the Missing 🕸️🎭

“Where are you, little one? The toys are restless, the haunted halls are stirring… yet your shadow has not appeared at check-in. 👁️🔮

Do you think you can hide from me forever? Even the bravest solo players must eventually step into the light. And those who linger too long in the dark? They become whispers in my collection… forgotten playthings, gathering dust. 🪆💀

So come along, darling. Don’t keep me waiting. The longer you delay, the closer the Toymaker’s claws creep toward you…”

🎃🕯️ Check in, or be claimed. 🕯️🎃

[esther ⭐️ (in school)]

checking in! (why am i the only ind 😭)

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

It's early. During the clown Roundup, most people asked for individual threads after the competitive portion ended. I expect the same will happen this time around.

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

🧸 Hey team, it’s me—Lisa. The Toymaker. The one Belle keeps just close enough to frighten but not quite promote.

Quick reminder:
You still need to consult the Toy Chest of Dread—lurking on the 3rd tab of your spreadsheet.

Let the Chest do its thing. It will give you a number. That number decides your toy. (I don’t know how. I don’t ask how.)

Then, please post:
Your team name
The number you got from the Toy Chestin the Occult Museum thread (a.k.a. the check-in thread, where Belle sips judgment from a teacup shaped like a skull).

Because if you don’t… well. Belle loves making assumptions. And her math is always cursed.

—Toymaker Lisa
(Toymaker, spreadsheet whisperer, barely keeping the toys in their boxes)

[esther ⭐️ (in school)]

sorry, how do i consult the Toy Chest of Dread?

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

3rd tab of your spreadsheet

[esther ⭐️ (in school)]

my third tab is for banked books though??

[esther ⭐️ (in school)]

found it in the 4th tab..

[MN Lisa, Mistress of Mayhem with a Method]

The Crying Boy Painting refers to a series of mass-produced prints created by Italian artist Giovanni Bragolin (also known as Bruno Amadio) in the 1950s. These portraits typically feature a young boy with large, sorrowful eyes and tears streaming down his face. Though the painting was originally meant to evoke sympathy and emotion, it gained a far more sinister reputation in the 1980s.

A legend began circulating in the UK after numerous house fires left homes destroyed, but with the Crying Boy painting untouched and unscathed among the rubble. This eerie pattern led to widespread fear that the artwork was cursed, said to bring misfortune, fire, or tragedy to anyone who owned it.

The image of the Crying Boy(visually simple yet emotionally intense) became a modern folklore icon. Some claimed the boy's spirit was trapped in the painting, while others believed it was connected to an orphan who died in a blaze. Whether viewed as haunted or coincidental, the painting's legacy remains one of unsettling intrigue.

To this day, The Crying Boy Painting is remembered not just as a melancholy piece of art but as a symbol of how emotion, myth, and mystery can turn an innocent image into an object of dread.

Complete the following tasks
🎨2. Mass-Produced Emotion
Read a chain of 3 books that has had multiple editions or cover redesigns — something that’s been republished, rebranded, or mass-produced. (Even better if the tone feels emotionally intense or melodramatic.)

🕵️‍♀️5. Smoke and Secrets
Read a chain of 3 books that fits into MPG: Mystery, Paranormal, or Gothic — or ideally, a beautiful mess of all three. Think atmosphere, secrets, and at least one scene where someone stares at something for too long.

🐍6. The Myth Behind the Mourning
Read a chain of 3 books that involves mythology or a myth retelling, especially if the theme includes grief, punishment, or eternal watching. Think Hades/Persephone, Medusa, Cassandra, or other figures who were misunderstood, punished, or trapped.

[esther ⭐️ (in school)]

CHAIN 2

CHAIN 5
Such Quiet Girls

CHAIN 6