Well, I just made my first DC, Shelly. I’m trying to put some life into her now… Maybe… If I could have something to start with… Well, the thought Shelly is based on is: Love, Peace, Art, Happiness, and Hope.
Oh yay a new member for C.A.L.D~! hops up and down happily
It’s great!
It’ll take some time for Shelly to be independent but hey~ it’s still fun 
It’s going to be fun every night from now on :3 Anyway, welcome ~!
I am glad that I can participate in CALD, I Paintd a portrait of Shelly, andput her by my bed, that way, I can see her phycally eveyday. (It helps a lot for me to see a face when role playing!)
Coolness! Sorry for the delayed reply, but welcome! I’m glad you’ve got your character now :3.
Keep us updated, and drop by with Shelly to the charater chats! It’ll be good fun :3
Yaaaaay. I had an experience (I think it was a FA, but I went into this kind of state after doing a reality check in a dream, so I dunno)
I was lying in bed in this dream and I was thinking - “Oh god I can’t get up”, so the first idea I had was to get a character to pick me up and carry me out. I blanked out as soon as I felt myself being picked up… )X
Character chats you say? May I join with Niente? 
Very cool. :3
I’m glad you got carried-- But I’d think it frightening to not be able to move 
Yes, please do!
Everyone is welcome to the character chats, even those who don’t have characters. ^^ The focus is on the characters getting interaction, though
Hope to see you there soon!
Mecha: I recently created two more mindcharacters based on pre-existing ones in my story, Vesper and Skaith. So far things are working out really well, which is quite honestly a relief. One time I experimented briefly with what it would be like to have Skaith as an MC and dropped the idea quickly because it didn’t work out. (Morph: Understatement. >_<) I thought it would be safe to try again for real this time since not only has my perception of Skaith’s role changed, but I decided to go for the time period when he was still one of the good guys for patterning his personality.
So I relaxed into a sort of trance that night and just ‘created’ them one at a time, (for lack of a better word) starting with Vesper. I explained things to her and gave her the option of either accepting the pre-built personality I had built for her or forging a completely new one for herself, letting her know that either way she would be able to change her mind at any time. (although I did explain that it would be easier for me and continuities’ sake if she chose the pre-built option) She decided she liked the pre-existing personality just fine and jumped into it, never looking back. I think she likes it. 
Skaith I created much the same way, giving him the same briefing and options as before, along with the clarification for him that he and the story-version of him were two completely separate entities, and that what one did had no bearing on the other. (I didn’t want him to end up thinking that he was pre-destined for evil or that he had done anything wrong when he hadn’t)In the end he decided on a hybrid mix of taking my sketchy ideas for his personality and forging a new one for himself. So far he’s rather shy, almost timid. (which was definitely a surprise for me) He gets along well with Aiden and Morph, despite being almost the polar opposite of Morph personality-wise.
I’ll be taking them to the chats shortly so you guys can meet them. See ya!
Wow Mech! You know, I’m suprised, and impressed :3. You are definitely the most humane, and just character creator I’ve ever met. Your humanity is admirable :]
Your characters are lucky to have such a communicative start, I’m sure it starts things well :3
It also sounds an intriguing way to bring a character into existence! I look forward to watching the growth in the chats ^^
Thanks for keeping us updated Mech! You’re definitely a pillar in the entirety of CALD. We’re lucky to have a creative and persistent individual luck you :3
Happy Lucids!~
~Tal
I havent used CALD for ages and my previous characters are gone. But recently a new character came to me and i think he is perfect for CALD. He doesnt actually have a name and he wasnt willing at first but I convinced him. I think i am going to use CALD with WILD and see how I go! Hopefully i will get some success!
Well, good luck, and keep us posted. I had a friend that tried for a little while and offended his character by listening to someone basically say they were evil or something along those lines, and by the time I was able to assure him otherwise, the character had ‘left’ him. The two most important lessons I take from him are these, respect your character and have confidence in yourself. These are important for CALD to be successful for anyone.
It’s sad to hear so frequently of characters seemingly disappearing… And it is true that you should respect characters, as you would with anyone else.
Glad to hear you’ve found a new presence to interact with Astraea! I’m sure it’ll be of benefit to both of you!
I’ve noticed huge variances between relationships with characters and creators in the duration with CALD, and a big trend I’ve noticed is that:
If the character hadn’t been respected as a legitimate being by their creator while the character is developing, once the two have become more and more aware of each other and themselves/ the character becomes much more developed (closer to a point of self-actualization) the character become dissatisfied, and for the most part, either argues, or leaves. :C
It’s sad.
Anyways, best of luck to everyone! WILD is a great, fun tech, isn’t it?
Happy lucids!
~Tal
Sadly, when we had company over, I was unable to talk to Shelly a long time… She is just barely there now… However, I feel like I may be able to revive her… maybe if I could find where these chaacter chats are…
It is sad when characters leave 
I think the reason mine did was because I started writing a story involving them and so thats where they are now. As for my unnamed character I have yet to have any success with him, he seems very independent. For sometimes two days I am unable to interact with him. I agree Talon Arana and wolvendeer, respect is very important!
Last night, I had a dream with shelly in it, I did an RC, (Nose-pinch) I became lucid, then shelly walks in and says “No, your not dreaming” then I lose lucidity. She apologized later, so I forgive her…
Shelly is becoming stronger now…
Mecha: Good to hear M-Q! You know what? Last night I saw Crysar in one of my dreams, as an illustration in a book I was reading. XD He was fighting Batman…
Haha, Crysar fighting Batman! Who won? 
Sorry for not getting to you fast enough, M-Q! For future reference, I keep a list of links to important CALD threads in my sig
One day I’ll have to make a composition thread of every appearance of the characters in our dreams, and make a list of effects on us mentally, emotionally, and in our lucidity! ^^ It’ll be fun. Anyone up for that idea?
Keep us updated guys!
i’m kinda sad. i think bobby, jack, and end left. like, i can’t feel them in my mind anymore. i don’t know if they’re gone for good, or only for a little while.
i feel like i wasn’t a good friend to them or something. 
Aww, no! Crooked :C
Maybe you just need to work on it again.
I’ve never tried pursuing a character that’s sort of… faded away, so this is what I’d do if I needed to–
I’d try to treat the characters as if they were starting again, i.e. from puppet, vaguely imagining them stage, and hope that the old characters come back to reclaim their proper places-- if not, then you’ve gotten yourself new characters, I suppose :C
Sometimes it just happens though, I’m not sure why-- but sometimes only the more captivating or interesting characters stay, the rest just leave at some point… It’s like the brain has a judging period and then POOF, ejected! Agh. It can be a painful loss, sometimes, though :C.
Eek! I have been visting this thread for so long, it’s great to see you guys are still active!
Crooked, I guess you have to talk to them more and try to be active with them engaging them in chats or whatnots, from my experience characters seems to fade away when you starts forgetting their existance…at least thats base on my experience… 0_0shakes Guardian and Spirit trying to revive them I needa talk to these two soon!
A little update about me:
Thun and Des are still going strong :3 We enjoyed our days and as usual Thun and I always have stuff to argue about but we usually end it on a sweet note somehow :3 Thun had became sweeter and sweeter as time goes by and no longer icy-ish like he was when I first created him. He said it was because of Des influence which opened him up…, ahh well I like him better this way :3
A few weeks ago, I had this dream where this old hag literally stalked me and whenever I looked at her face, my body will freeze up and I was unable to move leaving that old hag inching closer to me doing that…evil witch laugh. Feeling desperate and scared, I screamed for Thun’s name and voila, I can see his figure walking towards me. It was kinda smokish as he was exiting this white portal thingy, before his figure became clear, I woke up at 3+ in the morning drenched in cold sweat. I spent some time calming myself down while Des and Thun comfort me telling me everything is going to be alright. Sure enough I fell asleep seeing that same old hag again but this time she’s somehow different as in, she turned real kind and nice. She smiled at me with pearly white teeth and said I was cute o_O I woke up once again by my alarm clock and prepares myself for school. In the process, not forgetting to give both Des and Thun a big warm “thank you for the comfort” hug :3
Yuppa! Smokey figure but visible jet back hair and dark blue v-neck XD {I didn’t really notice his pants but if I’m not wrong it is black in colour} He appeared just like the way I created him 