Frozen Fracture (Brizzard boyz fanfic)

> *"Wanna know why they call it Blazestar?"* -**GearRunner**, the founder and owner of the server
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***Frozen Fracture*** is a playscript that is technically fan-fiction of *Blizzard boyz*. It's a 42 page long play with 5 acts that consists of members of *Blizzard boyz* in the future reconnecting after a series of unfortunate events. This script was written by **The Stage Rat**, a member of *Blizzard boyz*.

## How it came to be

*Frozen Fracture* was originally supposed to be a one act play because **The Stage Rat** was given a assignment in Creative Writing to do so. She then proceeded to write 42 pages filled with 5 acts, the first four consisting of 5 scenes each and the fifth being one scene (He got an 100 in the end at least). The script was written over the course of a week, how that was possible was that **The Stage Rat** sat down in their classes and worked on *Frozen Fracture* instead of her own school work.

*Frozen Fracture* was mainly written by **The Stage Rat**, but was also reviewed by his friends and Creative Writing teacher. All of this effort put into the playscript resulted in a simple major assignment having too much effort put into writing it. That as well as **The Stage Rat**'s satisfaction.

Originally, the story was supposed to be a tragic story about how a group of friends fell apart, but that idea slowly changed as The Stage Rat wrote their script. She then decided to give the story a more positive ending with the group of friends reuniting again. There's been added sub-plots too, with extra characters, some are members of *Blizzard boyz*, others are not.

This story was shared with the *Blizzard boyz* in **Out of Context**, overall members of the group have given it positive ratings.

## Plot Summary

Frozen Fracture, as a playscript, starts with a story summary, character descriptions, time and setting.

#### Characters

The characters that are listed are Bravestar, Melody, Gear, Pyrite, Saffron, Mathias, Marshal, Victor, James, and Sam. Most of those characters representing members of *Blizzard boyz*, others representing their respective real life counterparts. How each character is described isn't accurate of the person's character in real life, it's almost like one person can't accurately write multiple people with complex aspects attached to each person.

There is a subsection under the list of characters called 'How to cast characters'. It's a smaller list of names with each character having requirements attached. This was written for typecasting of specific characters in the playscript.

#### Setting

The playscript takes place in a treehouse in Melody's backyard at her house that is located in a cul-de-sac, which represents the Blizzard boyz Discord server as a place where members of the server hang out and game. It's set in 2022, near the end of the school year, which, at the time of the script's conception, was the future for everyone. The script has also listed a high school called 'Osprey High' as another location where most of the *Blizzard boyz* hang out. Lastly, some scenes are located in a primarily empty and dark location, representing isolated sent messages or conversations between two characters.

#### Story (In-script subsection)

The playscript describes the story in a brief paragraph, stating the following:

> *"This play focuses on a group of friends that share the love of video games, self proclaiming their group name as “The Blizzard Boys”, which consists of Gear, Pyrite, Saffron, Melody, Bravestar and Mathias. It’s about how the group fell apart and will slowly come back together for a common goal, this story is set in 2022."* -**The Stage Rat**, *Frozen Fracture*
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The 'common goal' isn't fully elaborated on, as well as the details of the added sub-plots. But, this gives a general idea of what to expect when reading the playscript.

#### Story (The entire script's plot)

##### Act 1

The first act opens with members of *Blizzard boyz* sitting around the treehouse, awkwardly attempting to start up a conversation. Eventually, the group was able to have a fluent conversation by talking about positive memories they've shared. Some of these memories referencing clubs Blizzard boyz were in, the **Blizzard Boyz Anime Club conflict of 2020**, and how the Blizzard boyz Discord server was created.

Later, the group asks about Bravestar's crush, Sam, when they were reminded of the topic of **Quotes** related to Bravestar's crushes. Bravestar talks about their indirect rejection, then proceeds to get pissed off by a offhanded comment by Mathias. Then the group starts fighting and was quickly stopped when Gear mentions that they've all met up for a reason, which is hinted to be related to Melody.

Melody decides to postpone the meeting to the next day since everyone is irritated. So, everyone goes home to wait till the next day.

##### Act 2

The second act starts the next day with members of Blizzard boyz acting more normal than before previously. Saffron is devastated about something in 'Kill the Core', which is in reference to Slay the Spire, and has a small dispute with Pyrite, commenting that he doesn't take anything seriously. Bravestar then reminds Pyrite what their friend, Marshal, said relating to that comment.

There's a flashback to when Marshal talks to Bravestar and Pyrite about their situation, mainly Pyrite worrying about their relaxed nature towards even the most serious situations. During this flashback, the group talks about a dispute between a few members of The Blizzard Boys, which could have contributed to the group separating. Marshal states that sometimes people have to solve problems themselves or move on. After sharing some wisdom, Marshal shows the two friends a picture of their cat.

When reminding the group of the long ago dispute, they ask if it was ever resolved. Saffron, not wanting to talk about it, leaves and Gear follows him. The rest of the group ask for details of the dispute to attempt to assist with resolving the issue. Saffron and Gear talk privately outside the treehouse about the dispute, Saffron admits to not liking how people don't take him seriously, mainly due to how he speaks. Gear tells Saffron to at least try and apologize, and Saffron takes that advice and decides to go home to form a proper apology.

The gang back at the treehouse is caught up in what Melody is experiencing, and they assure her that everything is going to be fine. Bravestar refers Melody to a psychiatrist, which implies that there is some sort of mental health issue in the mix. Gear enters and catches everyone up about Saffron's situation, and informs Melody that it'll take time for the group to gather together without any gripes with other members. The gang for now postpones the meeting for another day, and the scene ends.

##### Act 3

It's the next day and everyone is meeting up at the treehouse at an earlier time. Saffron enters and gives Melody a written apology and leaves, not wanting to hear her reaction. After a bit, Saffron enters and takes his usual seat, so does everyone else. Gear tiredly states that everyone is finally here and Melody asks him if anything is on his mind.

Gear expresses that he's tired of being the one to 'fix' everything, then gives psychology knowledge relating to how likely people are to help others. Bravestar disputes Gear's thinking with other bits of psychology, attempting to convince him that if he asked for help, he would get assistance. Bravestar then quotes Tool and does their best in telling Gear that he can't fix every single problem.

After settling that, Melody begins the discussion about her situation and why she wanted to bring everyone back together. Before the reader learns about it, there's a flashback relating to Bravestar and Gear sitting with another friend, Victor, they sit with in AP Psych. The two friends convince Victor to join The Blizzard Boys, and Victor agrees to join. Gear gives his usual random fact then the group leaves.

> "Well at least there’s the nice fact that cream cheese legally has to be 55% water." -Gear, Frozen Fracture
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Back in present day, Melody had summed up the situation and concluded that there's underlying issues that were never resolved. The group apparently stopped gathering together after prom, mainly due to a lot of miscommunication and assumptions. Here the group refutes some rumors and assumptions, Saffron starts and states that he didn't steal snacks at prom, he always brings his own.

Gear states that he has no romantic feelings towards anyone in the group, Pyrite states that he only went outside to get away from the intensity of prom, Mathias is told to not make targeted jokes, and Bravestar simply states 'no' when Melody was about to ask them a question. After all of that is settled, then the group decides on hanging out like before. Bravestar simply takes a nap due to college.

Next scene is a nightmare that Bravestar is experiencing, a version of Melody appears and is pushing Bravestar about their worries. Melody gives a speech that's the speech of A*deptus Mechanicus* in *Warhammer 40k**.* Melody is picking at Bravestar's brain and finds out what they're afraid of that would've caused them to have this nightmare in the first place. It's implied that Bravestar is afraid that Melody is getting to close to them, with that the scene ends.

Next scene is Saffron privately talking to James, one of the mentioned members of The Blizzard Boys and the one who had a dispute with Melody before. Saffron asks James to apologize to Melody, saying that it'll mean a lot to her. Reluctantly, James agrees and the scene ends.

##### Act 4

The next Act starts the next day and the gang notices that Bravestar is missing, Pyrite informs the group that Bravestar wasn't feeling well. The group then just talks about online media, Melody recommends the in universe equivalent to *Worm* to Pyrite. Pyrite learns about the word length and admits that he can't finish the entire story since he hasn't finished the in universe equivalent of *Homestuck*. After the group talks a bit about Homestuck, Saffron rushes in out of breath. He was late due to his cat, Tim, stealing his phone. After some more talking, mainly about cats, Melody is told by Pyrite the exact conversation him and Bravestar had before arriving at the treehouse.

There's a flashback and it's an isolated conversation between Pyrite and Bravestar. Bravestar admits that they've not slept well due to the nightmare they've had the night prior. Pyrite was essentially told about Bravestar's fears and was told to not tell Melody about the conversation they've had. Pyrite insists that he at least informs Melody that Bravestar cares about her, and reluctantly Bravestar agrees to it.

Back in the present, Melody finds out about Bravestar actually caring about the group and her situation. The gang then checks on Bravestar, who is fine, they just have a show to assist in at Osprey High. Earlier in the story, it was referenced that Bravestar is a theater technician, specifically set builder and set mover, so most likely they're going to be part of crew in the show. For the rest of the day, the gang simply hangs out and leaves to take care of everything later when Bravestar gets back.

There's an isolated conversation between Bravestar and Sam, they're both talking about the upcoming show. But, Bravestar admits to not being ready due to The Blizzard Boys and college being on their mind. Sam helps Bravestar talk through these thoughts and cheers them up, and gives them advice along the way. Bravestar thanks Sam for the support and the two say their temporary farewells.

Next scene is Gear and Mathias playing a fighting game that's reminiscent of *Super Smash Bros Ultimate*. Gear and Mathias start talking about The Blizzard Boys and Mathias's jokes being harmful. By the end of the conversation, Mathias agrees to make an effort to be more supportive and be more considerate of his jokes. With that, they continue with another round and the act ends.

##### Act 5

This is only one scene, which is The Blizzard Boys coming back together to talk. Melody addresses that she will now be seeing a therapist, she congratulates Pyrite in getting accepted into Prince University, which is implied to be an ivy league university. She then congratulates Bravestar on a good show, which implies the group has seen the performance, and Bravestar admits that they've made a lot of mistakes during the show. The gang says that they didn't see it and still enjoyed Blazestar, which is the in universe equivalent of *Bright Star The Musical*. After all of those announcements were addressed, Melody says that The Blizzard Boys were the best friends she could ever have. After giving that sentiment, the gang decides on playing a game and the play ends.

## References

1. ↑ *Frozen Fracture* by **The Stage Rat**
2. ↑ “Playscript.” *Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary*, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playscript
3. ↑ Blizzard Boys
4. ↑ “Typecast.” *Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary*, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typecast
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slay\_the\_Spire
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bystander\_effect
7. ↑ McLeod, Saul. "*Fundamental Attribution Error*", *SimplyPsychology, 2018.* https://www.simplypsychology.org/fundamental-attribution.html
8. ↑ https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=133.134
9. ↑ https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Adeptus\_Mechanicus
10. ↑ https://warhammer40000.com/
11. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm\_(web\_serial)
12. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homestuck
13. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatrical\_technician
14. ↑ https://www.centertheatregroup.org/programs/students/learn-about-theatre/working-in-theatre/videos/stage-crew/
15. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super\_Smash\_Bros.\_Ultimate
16. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy\_League
17. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright\_Star\_(musical)