Stormy Terrace Bands

Official blog of the Stormy Terrace Marching Storm. Askblog run by @samstudios8108

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Welcome to the Stormy Terrace Marching Band!

This is an ask/blog page for my upcoming webcomic This One Time at Band Camp. A story about a high school marching band’s efforts towards getting into Bands of America’s Grand National Semifinals.

If you wanna send an ask, but don't know what to say... here are a couple ask games to get you started:

prince-steele's ask game

kahvilahuhut's ask game

BLOG INFO

I will be following the timeline of the webcomic once it starts. As of currently, assume that it is the marching band’s off season in the year 2023. 

Characters will respond in their own character voice, and there will be drawings/doodling that will accompany the answer most of the time (if I am busy/struggling to stay motivated, I might forgo the drawings). Here are the characters you can ask about:

Val

Virgil

Jay

Atticus

Ryenn

Owen

Maddi

This webcomic I’m planning on making will touch on some possibly triggering topics, expect the askblog to be similar at certain points. It is generally meant to be fluffy, but expect strong topics on mental health, loss and grief, unhealthy family dynamics, the queer youth experience, and occasionally verbal and physical abuse. I will try to tag these trigger warnings as much as possible, but if you feel I need to add a trigger warning please kindly and respectfully message me. I will feel less open to heeding your request if you are rude or explosive. 

Feel free to also ask about the project in general! I will happily answer. If you have questions unrelated to this project, please ask them on my main blog @samstudios8108.

Not everything on this ask blog will become canon.

BASIC INFO

Yes, this will eventually (hopefully) become a webcomic, though I don’t yet know when I will start posting. I’m making this blog as a well of promotion, but mostly because I need to talk about these blorbos as soon as possible. 

The story will take place in Lakeside Mountain, Utah. The high school the characters go to is called Stormy Terrace High School. The marching band at Stormy Terrace have a friendly rivalry with another high school in the neighboring town Timpanogos Fork, and their high school is called Timpanogos Academy.

I am basing this webcomic off of my personal experience in my high school marching band. Many of the easter eggs are inside jokes from my marching band, and even some general plot points are based off of some of the drama that happened.

CHARACTER INFO

I have already posted some character pages for this project on my main blog @samstudios8108. I have not finished all character pages yet, and don’t assume I will make character pages for side characters. Here are the character pages I have completed:

Valarie Hendrix

Virgil Hendrix

Jay Solace

Atticus Thalacker

Ryenn Abbot

Owen Lang

Maddi Acevedo

The ages listed on the character pages are slightly off because of the timeline. Because the ask blog currently takes place in the school year of 2023-2024, every one is the grade under the grade listed. For example, Val is currently in the 8th grade right now, not a freshman.

If any of these links do not work, please let me know <3

ADDITIONAL INFO

I will tag most everything on this blog #this one time at band camp and/or #the stormy terrace marching band. 

Character Tags: #val hendrix, #virgil hendrix, #jay solace, #atticus thalacker, #ryenn abbot, #owen lang basically just the first and last name of any character. Just the first name of any character will also be a tag as well. 

Asks directed at me: #not a character ask

Not asks: #not an ask. There will be #artwork and possibly #character pages, #concept art, and #progress updates about how the comic is going. 

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17 with Val 👉👈

17. How easy is it to catch them cheating in a game?

To be clear: Val only cheats if Virgil is playing. She’s petty like that.

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🤡100 Silly OC Questions Ask Game🤪

I have really stupid thoughts about my OCs sometimes, and now you can too! Remember to send an ask to the person you reblog it from to make sure everyone gets to play!

How many full-sized pickles could they eat, if forced to eat as many as possible?

What low-stakes thing will they always get disproportionately passionate about?

Would they fist-fight someone over the last of something they want at the store?

What is their favorite PG swear word replacement? (ex: “frick” instead of “fuck”)

What song from their childhood are they never going to get over?

What terrible piece of media do they indulge in? Are they convinced it’s actually good?

What kind of prank are they most likely to get got by?

Do they make faces at babies they see in public? Are the babies enchanted or horrified?

How much money would they waste trying to get a cool prize at a claw machine game?

Do they have strong opinions on the word “moist”?

How much of the Monopoly board game could they take before flipping the table?

Do they agonize about where to put stickers, or slap them on anywhere?

What would they say is their fursona? What is it actually?

What is the worst haircut they’ve ever had?

Your character confidently turns to the audience and says, “Hey, check this out.” What are they about to fumble, and how badly?

Do women want them? Do fish fear them?

How easy is it to catch them cheating at a game?

Which side of the “pineapple on pizza” war are they on?

If they were asked to make a PowerPoint presentation on any topic, what would it be on?

What word do they misspell every time?

What non-edible thing would they totally eat if given the opportunity?

Do they get road rage?

What do they always lose, no matter how hard they try to keep track of it?

On a scale of “tiny kitten” to “middle-aged dad” how loud are their sneezes?

How do they distract themselves when forced to sit through something boring?

What video game would they spend a life-ruining amount of time playing?

What’s the dumbest way anyone has mispronounced and/or misspelled their name?

What is their least favorite form of exercise?

Do they make up excuses for their farts?

Would they ever get their tongue stuck to a frozen flag pole?

Which holiday would they abolish?

Are they any good at doing impressions of people or characters?

Which children’s cartoon would they get obsessed with?

How many books can they balance on their head?

What’s their preferred excuse for not attending an event?

Would they go outside and point enthusiastically at a natural disaster instead of sheltering?

Can they jump high enough to slap a street sign?

What kind of snacks would they sneak into a movie theater, and would they get away with it?

Be honest: do they wash their hands?

What is the most annoying thing they do?

What’s their biggest pet peeve?

Do they have games on their phone? Is anyone else allowed to play them?

Describe how hard they would fail at parkour.

Would they do numbers on Tumblr? Bonus: what’s their URL?

How would they get #cancelled on social media?

What would be their sitcom episode B-plot?

How terrified would they be walking through a haunted house?

This restaurant doesn’t have Coke. Is Pepsi okay?

Would they remember to move the frozen meat to the fridge?

What infomercial product would they be most likely to buy?

Are they susceptible to internet challenges?

Assign them a popular Vine.

Would they own a pair of Heeley’s?

How would 3 genie wishes ruin their life?

What is the perfect temperature, in their opinion? How passionate are they about it?

What are they hate-watching and why?

How broken is their phone?

Do they have strong feelings about musical theater?

Would they survive working in a customer service job? Would anyone else?

Would they survive working in an office job? Would anyone else?

Do they scream on rollercoasters? For fun or out of genuine terror?

How long would they last in a 5-star restaurant before getting kicked out?

Would they try to steal something from a museum?

How good or bad is their sense of direction?

Do they steal fries?

Are they brave enough to tell the waiter they asked for no pickles?

Would they win a dance-off?

What’s their go-to karaoke number?

How long can they last wearing the same outfit every day?

Would they win a game of beer pong?

They won the lottery! Where’s all the money going?

Have they ever tried a pet’s food, just to see if it’s really that good?

Describe their life in the style of a Chuck Tingle book title.

What would they go viral online for?

Which harmless animal activates their fight or flight instincts?

Would they fall for tourist traps while on vacation?

Are they always 15 minutes early, or 15 minutes late?

What embarrassing situation are they most likely to end up in the hospital for?

What are they most likely to have a secret shrine to?

Do they think cold showers are great or evil?

What sport are they the worst at?

How annoyed do they get when other people mess up how things are organized (or “organized”) in their space?

They’re left alone in a room with a whiteboard and ample colored markers. What happens next?

Do they feel guilty for walking around a store and leaving without buying anything? How easily would they crack under a sales pitch on the way out the door?

What do they think they’re an expert on when they really, truly aren’t?

What subject do they know a lot about that they assume everyone else also knows about?

What sorts of whimsical fridge magnets would they have?

How beat up do their clothes/shoes/etc. have to get before they finally stop wearing them?

Why are they like this? Wrong answers only.

What advice do you have for anyone saying, “I can fix them”?

Two of your WIPs are having a crossover (if you don’t have two, pick a random piece of media you like, or someone else’s WIP!). Which characters are getting along the best? Worst?

What candy are they always throwing in the trash on Halloween?

What’s the best way to beat them in a fight?

How would Bugs Bunny beat them in a fight?

Would they eat a chocolate covered cricket?

Can they open a tightly stuck jar on their own? Without breaking it?

Would they take a dozen free paint swatches from a department store, just for funsies?

There’s a massive spider making its home in the corner of their room. What’s their reaction?

Would they sneak backstage at a concert? What’s their goal?

How would they react to finding out they are a fictional character?

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Aw hell yeah I love these questions for my blorbos

Definitely ask the band kids stuff from here

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Sorry for the hiatus chat!! Been having some wrist problems but we are so back (kinda… still taking it slow).

But who cares about me: let’s take a quick break from the main cast and talk about some side characters I’ve been designing.

Benny here is gonna be quite important methinks because they’re a part of the woodwind quintet Owen organizes. They’re pretty shy and awkward, but they’re a good player and can be quite quirky once you get them out of their shell. I imagine they kinda befriended Owen during band camp (same section and Owen being the new kid and all), and they’re pretty close with the bassoon player of the quintet, who I have yet to design.

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Welcome to me drawing RANDOM BAND KIDS from the Stormy Terrace band cluster. This here is Honora Wang!

A senior oboist and trumpeter (trumpetier?? Trumpet girl). As the little bio says, she’s in the wind symphony as an oboist (tis her first instrument), and a trumpet in all the other places. She’s Owen’s sole section-mate for oboe, so she might become more than just a background character. Who knows! I certainly don’t.

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So my band recently went on a trip to NYC… meaning I obviously had to draw the gang on a subway train in New York.

Personally I’m proud of the background drawing. Even if it looks simple, drawing the metal wall was intimidating. Here’s to throwing color spaghetti at the wall and watching it stick!

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hii i'm one of the five people who thinks your ocs and the story are amazing yippee. ryenn have you ever considered yourself to be a homosaxophone? (coming from a fellow queer sax player who says that a lot) also jay you are awesome and So Shaped

Teehee thank you for all the amazing asks! Sorry I wasn’t able to answer sooner; I hope these doodles I did in my envi sci notebook suffice

I’ll try to reblog with more legible speech bubbles

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*throws version with readable speech bubbles at you and runs*

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Aw. Wrong blog

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hii i'm one of the five people who thinks your ocs and the story are amazing yippee. ryenn have you ever considered yourself to be a homosaxophone? (coming from a fellow queer sax player who says that a lot) also jay you are awesome and So Shaped

Teehee thank you for all the amazing asks! Sorry I wasn’t able to answer sooner; I hope these doodles I did in my envi sci notebook suffice

I’ll try to reblog with more legible speech bubbles

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🌻 random in-character questions

an ask game where, instead of replying from your perspective, you answer as if it's your original character/muse/self-insert/etc. answering the question ✨

🌧️ "When outside during the rain, do you use a raincoat, an umbrella, or something else? Do you enjoy rain?"

🍳 "Are you a good cook? Do you enjoy cooking? What's your favorite thing to cook?"

🧼 "Do you prefer to take a shower during the morning or evening? Do you like taking baths? What's your favorite scent of shower gel?"

❌ "Would you do something that someone told you not to do? Why? Is there someone you'd actually listen to more than everyone else?"

🏳️ "What will make you give up?"

📖 "What kinds of books do you read? Do you have a lot of time to read?"

⛸️ "What's your favorite kind of sport? Do you follow sports closely or don't care at all?"

😷 "How often do you get sick? Do you stay at home when sick or do you end up going outside to, say, get some groceries? If you go outside, would you wear a mask?"

🥼 "Do you have to wear a uniform somewhere? If yes, how do you feel about it? If no, what kind of uniform would you love to wear?"

🥂 "How do you celebrate you accomplishments?"

🛴 "What's your preferred way of getting somewhere - own car, public transport, a bicycle, or something else? How well do you follow the traffic rules?"

🕰️ "What do you use to check what time it is?"

🥰 "What would make you feel happy and loved?"

🐇 "Do you believe in other dimensions?"

🎺 "What kind of music do you mostly listen to? Do you know how to play an instrument, and if not, which one would you want to learn to play?"

💽 "Do you collect anything? Why?"

🧋 "What's your go-to thing to drink? Do you prefer cold or hot drinks?"

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Here's an ask game for any who wanna send an ask but don't know where to start

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FINALLY I DO AN ASK GAME. Doing this to flush out me blorbos, starting with Ryenn. It's very possible that I will do this same question for Atticus and Virgil as well, but I go where the wind takes me so.

I will also have this as a speedpaint up on my youtube channel (SamStudios_8108) for anyone who wants to see my process. I know it's an unpolished comic, but it's still neat.

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SORRY FOR THE LONG HAITUS

I’ve been working through things project-wise. Mostly with my other project Shaken Earth. In general, I have much more investment in that other project, so I put TOTABC on the backburner for a long time for that reason.

But also: I did that because I wasn’t sure where I was going with it. I didn’t know when I wanted to get the webcomic up and running, how long I thought I needed to get the idea of the story, or even who the main character was going to be.

I’ve figured some things out though. One: I want to get this comic running as I’m writing drafts for Shaken Earth. And I’ve decided to get the comic on it’s feet as soon as possible.

Two: I KNOW WHO THE MC WILL BE (at least of right now; still might be subject to change). It will be none other than Ryenn Abbot! I went through the pros and cons of the other cast members, and as of right now I genuinely don’t see much cons for Ryenn. So! I now have a general idea of what I want to happen with the story. Kinda… sorta…

So that’s kinda the update. As I want Ryenn (and others, but especially Ryenn) down pat, I will try to utilize this blog to get to know his character. So: SPAM QUESTIONS ABOUT RYENN. All five of you that are left at least.

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Concept art for Atticus's house

First I started with a quick sketch of a couple rooms on the first floor of his house. These were all done with the default brush and some prayers. First 2 photos is the living room from 2 different angles, and the other 2 photos are the kitchen and entryway.

Next, I made a floorplan of the 1st floor. This is actually the cleaned up version that I did after everything else I'm about to show you today, but it stayed relatively the same, just some cleaner edges. It's unlabeled, but you can kinda see the living room and kitchen, as well as the entryway. This will probably get more cleaned up before I go ahead and try to 3D model it.

After that I went ahead and tried to sketch out ideas that I have for Atticus's bedroom. Addy's bedroom is his safe space, the one part of the house that he doesn't have to walk on eggshells, so I really want this part of the house to be the most personalized (along with the music room, which I have yet to get to). As you can see, I spent some extra time with this, especially with the last image. I think Atticus would have his walls littered with stuff from shows he liked, his friends, and greek mythology.

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Val costume design

She slays in every outfit. I wanted to get her design more solid for the comic. If you want better quality click on the image, it’s a very big image.

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Maddi Acevedo

Another one of my girlies!

this is Maddi, she’s a freshman clarinetist who’s given up on everyone and everything except for occasionally the clarinet. Her parents practically forced her to do marching band after her dear friend Quinn moved away because they were concerned with how Maddi just… stopped socializing with people. So Maddi’s here to play clarinet, that’s it. She wants nothing to do with the people.

Also my girl is really big on Arcane. She adores it and she kinda kins Jinx a bit too much if you was me but that’s okay.

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Happy pride everyone!!! To celebrate, welcome to my series of:

Drawing my ocs as chibis for pride

Our first batch of gay cookies chibis are gay men and lesbians

From left to right: Talon (gay), Atticus (gay and demisexual), Sky (lesbian), Val (lesbian)

Individuals under the cut

And a bonus progress flag Talon:

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Happy pride Atticus and Val!!

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ok so! you asked about sharing experience about owen, so here's what i have. my dad had cancer a while ago + my parents are immigrants from india (me and bro are 2nd gen immigrants i think)

about cancer - it didn't affect me physically a lot but we had to fight insurance (my dad was switching jobs at the time and my mother is an artist) quite a bit. when he was in the hospital me and my bro got tossed between other's households for dinner and stuff. aloso remember being really concerned. waiting anxiously for results wehn he got tested TT immigration - my parents didn't come with a lot of money since my father was poor-ish and my mother's mom didn't really support (also not rich). they recently got naturalised, so me and bro tagged along to everything they had to do. other immigrant families eat a lot of their culture food but my parents cook pretty multiculturally (although about every week we go ot an indian store and probably eat mostly indian food). india is very diverse in terms of culture which so we arent 'indian' much. however i notice chinese-american kids have a lot of culture in them (food, holidays,) and typically learn their language. also tend visit homeland during breaks (we do but not that much money so every few years) (i have chinese/taiwanese friends who go a lot. like every break).

huge infodump but i hope it was helpful <3

Oh my gosh this is amazing info!! Thank you so so much! Especially stuff about immigrant families, I know next to nothing about that.

I will be sure to remember this in the future.

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Owen Lang

I am back from the dead, this time with a whole new character!

Meet Owen Lang, the newest addition to what is to be my future webcomic.

Owen is Chinese American; his parents both immigrated some little bit ago. His dad is in the military, meaning this guy has moved around a ton (he lived in Texas before moving to Utah). Lastly, Owen’s mom — Emma Lang — has been struggling with cancer for some time now.

Owen is currently finishing up his 9th grade year in a military school, but will be finishing up highschool at Stormy Terrace. He plays the oboe and flute.

ohohoh. And the best detail: Owen has a cat named Mochi. She’s a Siamese-tabby mix (if that makes sense).

There’s a lot of things with this character that I just won’t ever be able to experience. Please, if anyone seeing this is Chinese American, from a military family, and/or from an immigrant background: I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.