Friday, August 17, 2012

Oz

Australia, eh? Lovely country, full of weirdoes...

I'm sitting in my hotel room in... where am I? Melbourne? Adelaide? Wherever. Anyway, here I sit, tapping away at my laptop, about to go to bed and I figured I'd drop by and say hi.

So, y'know... hi.

The tour continues to go well. In fact, it's going great. Brilliantly. The response has been incredible, with so much energy and enthusiasm at each event. Signing queues have been massive, which is slightly less cool, because I just don't have the time to chat to each person as much as I'd like to, or even sign all of their books in some cases. Next time I'm over I'm going to INSIST that more time is left for signing. Some of these Minions-with-funny-accents go through an awful lot to get to me- some have been driving for 7 hours, some have even FLOWN in... The least I can do is have a chat and sign whatever they have. Sometimes that's just not possible, but I try my best.

I've met so many people from this Blog and the Forums and the Facebook pages (and the old Bebo page! Which I must reactivate... maybe... The Bebo page was DAUNTING because of the amount of comments and emails I'd have to answer every time I logged in... Every time I opened the Bebo page I'd spend HOURS there... no such thing as a quick dip in and out...)

Where was I? Oh yes, meeting a load of people I've only seen online. That's pretty cool, to be honest. I had no idea, for example, that Nixion or Calamity were Australian (well, maybe I did have an idea once, but I'd totally forgotten it). It's always so weird when I meet people and realise I know them from somewhere online- it's like we're old friends, and yet we've never met...

Another nice thing about being on tour is the amount of hyperventilating teenage girls who arrive in front of me. I swear, if Teenage Me ever found out what Adult Me is confronted with every day on tour, he'd be so insanely jealous... You're all hysterically funny and quite, quite odd.

When I get home I'll post pictures of some of the cool stuff I've been given (really, you'll have to see them to understand the coolness of some of your fellow Minions), but suffice it to say that I'm really glad I only packed half a suitcase worth of stuff- because I'll be going home with a LOT more than I came with.


Right then, just a few things before I go... According to the Facebook page, some stores in the UK and Ireland have already released KOTW. Naughty,  naughty stores. On its OFFICIAL release date I'll put up a special Spoiler blog where you can discuss it here openly, but until then, please keep doing what you're doing and don't spoil it for the others. I'm very grateful to you all for the restraint you've shown so far.


Because of the fact that some schools are back early, some of the Irish times have been changed.


Thursday 30th August
Public Signing: Easons, Whitewater Shopping Centre, Newbridge, TIME CHANGE FROM 12 noon to 2PM start.

Friday 31st August
Public Signing: Dubray Books, Market Cross Shopping Centre, Kilkenny, TIME CHANGE FROM 2PM TO 4PM start.




And one last thing- the competition winners from, ahem, last year. Yes yes, it's taken me ages to send you your books, but now you're also going to get a signed KOTW too, so, like, yay...! But I need you to send your names and addresses to us again, because SOME of you, hilariously, decided not to include your real name the last time, and instead insisted that the books be sent to your online taken name... which would have confused the nice people who deliver the parcels. Also, I know that at least one of you have changed addresses since winning, so we're gonna need an update.

So, send your real name, and your real address (and also your online name so I'll know who you are) to this email:

kids.marketing@harpercollins.co.uk.

It's the only email address they could find that wasn't being used for anything else... Sorry...

EDIT:

Here's the list of winners, in case you've forgotten.

Miss Arianna Dark

Skulduggeryaddict

Octaboona

Asteria Wing

The BookNommer

Necros

Andrew

Silke Gronau

Lauren Longbottom

Mar-Chu

Valkyrie V

Kallista
Thalia

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Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Bethany: Oh, okay. *she smiles* I liked that. Although I think they should have put the man in jail rather than punching him.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*laughs slightly*
I think they did. They punch him then throw him in that ships cell to be taken home for jail.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Bethany: Good. Did she melt all the ice? Because then that would cause the man economical problems...

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I have to go now. Goodbye.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Bye Soph!)

Only the ice in the kingdom that was in the way.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Frozen spoilers :S

I really should just watch it.

Hello.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*considers opening a "fair trade" hot chocolate outlet to exchange her hot chocolate for blood*

Jophiel said...

I discovered the code for the medicine box.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Danni! ;-;)

Jophiel said...

*huggles Kas*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*huggles Danni* :|

No overdosing, Danni. Please.)

Jophiel said...

No promises, Kas. I always break them.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(As do I.

What's wrong, Danni? I thought things were getting better?)

Jophiel said...

Things don't get better for me, Kas. They stop. Then they avalanche. It's hard to keep my head up.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(You've gotta keep going, Danni. Keep fighting. Things will get better.)

Jophiel said...

Eh, I've waitedfor the day it gets better. Spent six years waiting. Nothing happens, Kas.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Don't give up, Danni.

*hugs her tightly*

Don't.)

Jophiel said...

No promises.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I'd miss you, Danni. Everyone would. I mean it. People care about you.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I care about you.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*hugs her* we were supposed to meet up, remember? Hugs and all... something to look forward to..

...)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I'm terrible at this. I'm sorry.

Do you want to talk about... anything?)

Jophiel said...

I break promises, Kas. That's the one thing I'm good at and I hate it...

Jophiel said...

I don't know. My foot is really itchy, something bit it (a spider I think) and I can't stop scratching it. I wrapped it up for tonight just to stop scratching it in my sleep... But it's so itchy...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*laughs* Oh, I do love to break promises.

Probably. It happens all the time. *sighs*

Spiders... we have some here that we often find in our house but they don't bite, I think.

But yeah, scratching is bad.

*wraps Danni in blankets so she can't scratch it*)

Jophiel said...

White Tail spiders. They make itchy bites. I just looked up the symptoms and I think that's what chomped me.

*snuggles into the blankets and tries not to scratch foot*

*tries*

*fails*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Itches are pretty meh.

*takes Danni's arms and wraps them around himself*

There. No more scratching.)

Lavender Hope said...

...
*hugs Danni and Kas for a few moments*
...

*is going to come back later*
*poofs*

Jophiel said...

This is the worst itch I've ever had. I can't stand it.

*huggles Kas super tight*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*hugs Poofy Hope*)

Jophiel said...

Hi/bye Lav

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*gently hugs back as he's crushed*

Could be a toothache. Those are awful.)

Jophiel said...

I don't think I have a toothache in my foot, silly Kassy...

*loosens the hug and snuggles against his chest*

It's so itchy...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I mean you could have a toothache in your mouth. Toothache = agony.

Anyways...

*plays with Danni's hair and massages her hair*

*sighs happily*)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*head

Whoops!)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I think I'm in the wrong timezone. :/)

Jophiel said...

All my teeth hurt... Stupid braces... But my foot is keeping me up. I can't sleep. I'm going mad.

I'm slowly being driven insane...

*lets Kas play with her hair and leans her head against his shoulder*

Jophiel said...

What do you mean?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*hugs because toothache D:*

Join the insanity! It's fun XD

(Sorry, that's the insane part of me talking. Ignore it.)

I mean when I'm here either you're going to work or sleep and everyone else is doing something else too. And when everyone comes here I have to leave. Being in a different timezone would fix all of that.)

Jophiel said...

I'm just not on that much because it hurts to be here.

And try being an Aussie.

All the Americans are asleep when you're awake and you only get a few hours with the British...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(It hurts?

*snuggles*)

Jophiel said...

Everything hurts.

*sighs and snuggles closer*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I used to stay up till 4 am to talk to you after you finished school for the day.

I'm definitely in the wrong timezone.)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*hugs Rose close*

Jophiel said...

You shouldn't be up that late, mister.

*cuddles Loki tightly*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Avoids moving, wanting to keep Danni relaxed and sleepy*

*quietly* Sweet dreams, Danni.)

Jophiel said...

I'm not going to sleep, Kas. My foot is too itchy.

And I've been researching my bite...

It looks more like a Red Back spider.... Which is the Aussie equivalent of the Black Widow...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*hugs Zaffy* Hey...

Those sound dangerous, Danni. Venomous? You need anti-venom?)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*smirks and kisses her cheek* The twins miss you.

Jophiel said...

They're pretty dangerous... I think it'll be okay. Most people don't need anti-venom anymore...

Jophiel said...

I miss them too, love.

*blushes and pulls his coat around herself*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(They don't?

I remember being bitten once (or twice???) by a spider-like creature. I don't know if I should describe it, it might give you two nightmares.)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Cold? I shouldn't think you are.

Jophiel said...

Aussies are the one kind of people that can take anything. We have bushfires and tornadoes and floods and droughts in the same year at the same time. We're a tough people.

Jophiel said...

Do I have to be cold to want to snuggle closer to you? And I'm a little cold... Only a little...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Okay then...)

Jophiel said...

Kas... It's so itchy... :'(

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*kisses cheek* No, of course not.

Jophiel said...

My, my, someone sure did miss me a lot. All these kisses...?

*giggles and lays her head against his neck*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Itches :/)

Jophiel said...

I don't know what I want more right now, to shoot my foot off or to saw it off....

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Or to scratch it till it bleeds?

:/

*holds her*)

Jophiel said...

I can't scratch it. I'll get medicine in it.

*leans into Kas*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

It is quite boring without you. Despite....I did meet Niccolò. He threatened to kill me.

Jophiel said...

Aw, that's sweet. Niccolo is quite the character... He's an oddball, I'll give him that. But I have enough faith in you to know that you would be able to kick his little crow butt.

And speaking of the others, I've been getting whispers of what has been going on around here while I'm away. You've been a very naughty boy.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I cannot simply keep myself from being naughty. What do the Midgardians know? I do what I want, they cannot even predict weather, let alone me. *kisses her again* I'm behaving myself, I promise.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Exactly.

*relaxes*)

Jophiel said...

But threatening a few of my friends and trying to take over...? That's a little too naughty. Aren't there some Dark Elves you can toy with or something? You have Asgard, you don't need Midgard too.

*doesnt react to the kiss, she just stands there*

Lavender Hope said...

*pops back in*
Hi.

...
*gets a thought*
*runs off to do something quickly*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Thor killed most of those Dark Elves. Perhaps I can track a few down and toy with them.

Lavender Hope said...

*is back*
*looks at her profile pic*
...
*sighs*
It looks darker here than it does in my photo album...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Hello, Hope. *huggles*)

Lavender Hope said...

Hello, Crazy. ;P
*huggles back*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*eats Hope's arm* >:D

*gives her hot chocolate as compensation*)

Lavender Hope said...

*blinks at her missing arm*
...

*takes the hot chocolate in her other non missing hand in a daze*

Thanks?

*continues to stare at the empty space where her arm used to be*

Lavender Hope said...

*mumbles*
On an unrelated note, I now realize why I stopped writing the Inzanity thing... Star was right about me getting writers' block... :/

*thinks furiously about what to do next*
*recalls something*
Seems like I made Ez act a little different than the original... I could change her dialogue first and see where it takes me.

*also remembered something*
I've got three characters who'd probably be good for role playing... I could try them out sometime.

*thinks about possible scenarios*
*mumbles some things to herself*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Oh. How rude of me.

*reattaches the arm and heals it*

Hi! :)

)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Yay, rp can be fun!)

Lavender Hope said...

*smiles as she gets her arm back and healed*
*hugs Tia*
Hi. Do you want to know about them?

Oh, and a possible bad guy, but that's mainly for the story.

Lavender Hope said...

*wonders where Loki and Death went*
*hopes Death will be okay with that bug bite*
*also hopes she's not scratching it*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Sure!

Good night, Danni! Or are you emailing Zaffy?)

Lavender Hope said...

*also remembers the hot chocolate in her hand*
*takes a sip*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Characters?)

Lavender Hope said...

Probably my favorite character is Ester. She can read minds and has a bit of an attitude. She also knows martial arts and sometimes likes to fight dirty.

Cassie is a healer. She's very sympathetic with her patients and is very gentle. She's also the weakest at doing physical things, but that doesn't stop her from trying. She's the youngest of the three, but she still understands everything that goes on around her.

Last is Anthony. He's sort of the really smart techie who builds all the gadgets and security stuff. He's also pretty good at fighting, but mostly stays back and analyzes what goes on and sends his findings back to Ester.

Another thing about Ester is that she has the most outside experience, which makes her the natural leader.

Lavender Hope said...

Haa, sorry. That took a little longer than I thought. ^^'
*is going to add her 'bad guy' in the next comment*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Cool!)

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

*cough*CARzy*coughcoughCOUGH*
*begins coughing uncontrollably*
*reaches for a red water bottle and quickly takes a sip, her coughing stopping*
*when she speaks her voice is hoarse*
Hey guys!

Lavender Hope said...

So the three characters used to work for a man named Elisiah. The reason I said he's mostly a story only character is because it's an Inzanity fan fic. His job is eliminating all the etherdemons because he thinks they're impure or whatnot(I'm winging this story, so I haven't really thought it all through yet). He also has a mind reading ability, and he has a lot of people working for him. He also likes to 'eliminate' those who stand in his way. Basically, the three other characters; rebels.

Also, with the mind reading thing, it might be a little difficult for people to share the thoughts of their characters, so I may not use Ester or Elisiah so much, depending on the situation.

Lavender Hope said...

Hey, Dug!
Try not to cough to make a point next time, okay? ;P

How are you?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I'm here.

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Not really my fault.
Though when I'm done coughing I bet my core will be stronger. -_-
*sarcasm!^^*
I'm annoyed and sick.

Lavender Hope said...

That's good to know, Loki. :)
*can only hope Death fell asleep and isn't trying to take off her foot/didn't start scratching it*

Lavender Hope said...

Aww, still sick, Dug? :(
*hugs and hands her a cough drop*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I do hope so.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*pulls Zaffy, Duggy and Hope into a hug* :3 )

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Yep. -_- Oi. I also have to stay home again because I have a fever.
Hopefully I can convince my dad to go to the video store.
*hugs Lav back, excepting the cough drop*
Oh! I forgot about these!

Lavender Hope said...

*wraps her arms around everyone in the hug*
:)

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Hey Loki, hey Zaf!



*hugs everyone on the group hug*

Lavender Hope said...

Maybe if to could get a real one, it'll help more than a virtual one. :)

And a fever? Oh no. D: Hope it gets better soon!

Lavender Hope said...

*you

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

I think I'm gonna do just that. Brb.

Lavender Hope said...

...

So what do you guys think of my characters? Would they be good to role play with in Blogland?

Lavender Hope said...

Okay, Dug!

*sees the time*
...
*should probably be going to bed soon*

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Yeah, they seem great!!!!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I don't know, Hope. I sometimes like and sometimes hate my characters and myself. I just don't know.

Try it and you'll find out.)

Lavender Hope said...

Oh, also, Ester's mind ability isn't just reading minds. She can also transmit her thoughts to others. So she's able to have private conversations like that.

Also, when she connects her mind to two people, they can all sort of hear each other's thoughts, like Ester can temporarily give them her power, but only when her mind is connected to theirs.

Lavender Hope said...

Okay, but not now. Maybe on the weekend. Cause everyone's usually not here during my daytime. :P

Except the Ameriminions. But only for half the day.

Lavender Hope said...

Correction: everyone's usually not on because school or sleep during the weekdays.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Well, Lav. I have off on Friday so Thursday night after I go to choir I'll rp.

-Zaf

Lavender Hope said...

Cool, Zaf. I'll keep that in mind. :)

... What time and day is it for you?

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

So Zaf, how many days of school will you have this week?

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

10:22 am

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

That's for Zaffy's time zone. It's 7:23 here

Lavender Hope said...

On the 27th? It's almost half past midnight on the 28th here. But I already kinda have the time figured out for the west coast Americans. My morning is your afternoon and my afternoon is your evening.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Um...uh...why is the door to my brothers school closed? We'll miss the bus if the door doesn't open soon..)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Yeah 10:24am

And uhm....

2.

Unless it gets too cold then one and a half.

-Zaf

Lavender Hope said...

Ooh... Huh. That's- hmm...

Hi Sil! Day off somehow and you didn't get an announcement?

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Weird Sil..! Hello!

Lavender Hope said...

It might be pretty late for you by the time I usually come on the blog, Zaf. At least, for me in the morning.

Lavender Hope said...

Right. 12:30. I'm heading to bed now. Night guys!

Or rather, have a good day to you all. :)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I have off so I'll be up until like 11:30-12am

-Zaf

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Night Lav! Sheep well!

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Boop

Lavender Hope said...

I dedicate to dreams and cotton candy. ;P
*poofs to sleep now*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Night, Hope, and hear hear!

Hello, Jai.)

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Hear hear!

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Hear hear

-Zaf

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(BTG Edge of Reason)

The Grave of a Coward said...

*coughs*

If I may make a small announcement?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Go ahead Clara.)

The Grave of a Coward said...

Oh good, someone is here. Please spread this around to those who may be interested, if you'd be so kind.

http://thebloglandarchive.blogspot.com/?view=classic

I have made a modest blog, primarily an informational one, about the Blogland Archive. Information and Q&A can be found there.

The Grave of a Coward said...

Anyhow, how are you? I'm afraid I can only stay for a few minutes.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I didn't know you where a massochist *grins* Mmm..)

The Grave of a Coward said...

I'd have to be, in order to tolerate your presence.

Rap Battle Audience: Oooooh.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*raises an eyebrow*
Back up Crowley, we're all friends here. Plus, I'm sure you put that massochism to good use when it's worth it )

The Grave of a Coward said...

*backs up*
My apologies.

And yes, I suppose I do.

Star Inkbright said...

My Inzanity story s
is probably filled with character inaccuracies, Lav, it's kay. :)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*rolls eyes but grins*
Good to know you like it painful at least.
*dives forwards suddenly, tackling her to the ground around the waist and cuddling*)

The Grave of a Coward said...

*yelps in shock*
Silente!
Honestly, I let you cuddle me ONE TIME and now you feel all entitled. Off me at once, vampiric hellspawn.
*waves hands wildly*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*laughs*
Vampiric hellspawn? That's a new one.
*lets go, fluidly getting up and offering her a hand up*
*raises an eyebrow down at her*)

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The Grave of a Coward said...

*sighs*
*takes her hand to pull herself up*

It's nothing but trouble with you, you know. You never stop by the Hotel for tea and a chat, no no, you're always jumping around and killing people.

*brushes self off*
*returns to desk*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*follows her to the desk, jumping up and sitting on the it, legs along the front of the desk, leaning back on her arms*
Hey, I haven't killed anyone for a while!)

The Grave of a Coward said...

*dryly* Yes, of course, you're a model of psychological reform.

*sits in the swivel chair and tries to spin*
*it's golden now, and far too heavy, so it spins so slowly that it's barely worth the effort*

Don't pretend you don't want to be killing people, though. I have no doubt that, given the opportunity, you'd kill me.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Pfft. Please. You're too fun to kill. If I killed you I'd be bored. And I'd have no fresh guests to kill.
*grins*
Although you have a point, I haven't hunted in..
*eyes sparkle slightly, remember last time*
*almost sighs*
..ages..Hmmm...)

Ariadne Silver - Goddess of Passion said...

(Hello.
*Collapses on her bed* Ugh...)

The Grave of a Coward said...

(All is not well with you, Ariadne? Perhaps a nap?)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((Hey Aria!))

The Grave of a Coward said...

*grimaces*
Yes, well, perhaps I shouldn't have reminded you of that fact.

Ariadne Silver - Goddess of Passion said...

(A nap sounds good...i'll just try to get to bed earlier...

Struan hasn't been sleeping properly for 3 days. I just apologised. We said like not even 3 sentences worth to each other on the bus back.
All the answers were short... I have to start making it up to him. I'm such a bad friend...)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*runs her tongue over her teeth, grinning*
Probably not.
*moves as quick as a flash for the stairs*)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((You aren't a bad friend Aria..fix the screw up and all is amended.))

Ariadne Silver - Goddess of Passion said...

(Hey Jai, Clara.
All is not good. I literally did fuck all work today. I'm bored and depressed. Not a good mix.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello.)

The Grave of a Coward said...

*slams her right hand flat on the desk*
*a sigil flares under it*

*the stairs flatten into a slippery metal slide*


And just where do you think you're going?
You haven't even had tea yet.

*eyes glitter with amusement*

Ariadne Silver - Goddess of Passion said...

(I screwed up because I completely ignored him but it seems as if he always ignores me and idk. I felt as if I hurt him but he doesn't seem bothered. I don't think he likes me at all...he said he liked me as a friend but surely he would talk to me if that was the case?
I don't know what's going on with us. I give up. I can't get over him, I can't ignore him. I can't kiss him like two people suggested, I would feel as if I was throwing myself on him...
So I guess i'll be his friend... Or try to be.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((Bored and depressed are really not a good mix.

Hey Soph! *cuddles*))
(*doesn't even pause, just jumps onto the banister, using her hands slightly*
*moving a bit like a monkey only much faster*)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((Thats probably a good idea aria..))

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello, Jaimie. *cuddles her back*)

Bethany: Good...

The Grave of a Coward said...

*claps hands together delightedly*

*bolts towards the other staircase, taking the steps two at a time to get to the second-floor hallway first*

*at the top of the staircase, stops abruptly and straightens her clothes*

*waves at Silente*

You're not going to win. You know full well that the whole Hotel is rigged. I have the home turf advantage.

Ariadne Silver - Goddess of Passion said...

(Hello Sophia
I talk about Struan way too much...maybe I'm obsessed...maybe not having him makes me want him more even though he says he doesn't like me...I still have hope, why?

I'm shutting up. I'll be distant. Contemplating my shit life.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((*cuddles aria gently*))
(*grins*
A rigged game is a fun one.
*jumps over her head, bouncing wall to wall*
*pushes off especially hard and crashes through the door she hits*)

*smiles, hugging her gently*
*yawns*
Sleepy?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*sits in a little ball*

-Zaf

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Bethany: *hugs her back and nods*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*sighs heavily*
Honestly.
*taps a sigil on the top of the doorframe*

*yellow, dribble liquid leaks down from the top of the doorframe, forming a yellow barrier sealing Clara and Silente inside the room*

Out of all the rooms you picked, you picked the only room besides mine that's unoccupied. Well done, Silente.

*slow-claps*
*trying to provoke her*
*and distract her from going after the guests*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*dribbly

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Good.
*yawns again and stretches out on the couch, moving to lay down with Beth atop her*

Star Inkbright said...

Sil and Beth are sweet. :)

OOH OOH OOH today in history we started doing aboyt surgery and I waa fangirling so hard because Kaladin's father was a surgeon and Kaladin grew up learning surgery and being his dad's apprentice (now, still, whenever he sees a wound he hears his dad's voice in his head telling him how to treat it), and when he was sixteen he was going to use this money they'd been given - it was like their Very Special Savings Money Not To Ne Used To Matter How Bad Things Get - to go to Karbranth and go to university or their equivilent and study to be a surgeon, and it was kind of his dad's ultimate dream, because his dad had never got an opportunity like that and Kaladin was so good at surgery (considering his age and experience, I mean), but then of course Kaladin ended uo being enlisted in the army instead and asdfghjkl it makes me so sad because half the time you just think of Kaladin as this darkeyed soldier who pretty much doesn't know anything about anything except hoe to udr a spear, but every do often he'll come out with this really smart surgical knowledge and you remember that he is intelligent, that he could have been very clever, but asdfghjkl that never happened and life is cruel and qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm.
So yeah.

Star Inkbright said...

It's actually rather interesting, because I would guesstimate that the books are set intheir equivilent to our Renaissance period, but they have tjings called spren, which are like spirits that appear when stuff appears. Flamespren appear by fire, creationspren are attractef by creativity, windspren come with the winds, gloryspren appear when people are proud, lifespren appear when plants get lots of water and are growing, exhaustionspren come when people are really tired. And rotspren appear with rot and infection.
So obviously, because of rotspren, hygiene is realised a lot earlier than in our universe, and a lot of Kaladin's dad's surgerying is taken up by making sure everything is clean 'to keep the rotspren away'. So surgery is more effective than it was at that time period in our universe. Also, they have anaesthetic and surgery is well-respected - you have to train for ten years to become a surgeon, you can study it like with science or whatever, and Kaladin was of the second nahn (second-highest darkeyed citizen. Not sure how far the ranks go down, but I know you can be a tenth-class (tenth dahn) citizen if you're a lighteyes). So I'm guesding thet the effectiveness of surgery due to knowledge of hygiene meant that surgery was better looked-into and researched. I'm not sure about what their Church(/equivilent) says about it either - in terms of dissection and anatomy, I mean. I know people are very religious at the time the book is set, and people in Kaladin's home town didn't like Kaladin's family because surgery was seen as unnatural and they thought that the Almighty (God) had hidden parts of the body under skin for a reason and we shouldn't interefere with that, but I guess if you could study surgery at university(/equivilent) then it couldn't have much official stigma . . . ? I reckon dissection comes into surgery, see. I know Kaladin learnt pretty detailed notes on anatomy. But really, I'm rambling now.
I also think they're unlikely to have an industrial period like ours, so the universes aren't too comparable. Just - I really cannot see factories popping uo anytime soon, and electricity. They put most of their scientifical efforts into looking into their magic gemstones and trying to recreate things close to Shards (magical swords/aemour - VERY incredible), so they've worked out cool things luke long-distance communication and lifting up objects wiyhout touching them, and they have Soulcasting - transforming one material into another (a lot of buildings etc. are Soulcast), whereas in our universe we had none of that so we went on to find things like electricity. I don't think they'll discover electricitg anytime soon because their scientifical efforts are so focused elsewhere . . .

. . .
um.
yeah.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*rolls eyes*
Yup. I'm a genius.
*tilts head at the liquid*
Really? THATS your solution?
*backs up a tad and crashes through the window, clinging to the outside of the hotel*
*spidermonkey's to the next window across, smashing it and climbing in*)

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*just sits with Zanida, realizing how dead he is if he hurts her*

Zanida: I don't trust you.

*stays silent*

Zafira: Come on, Zan, when are you due?

Zanida: Soon.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Bethany: *she smiles, curling up* Here?

Star Inkbright said...

Anyway.
I have homework to be doing.
*sliiiiiiides away*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*after a few minutes of comical crashing and the sound of breaking glass*
*appears in the broken window of that other room, looking distinctly bedraggled*

Honestly, Tempest, if you continue to abuse my Hotel like this, I'll actually be forced to attack you, rather than contain you.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((Hey Zaf!))


*smiles, holding her close, kissing her gently*
Here is easier..
*sighs happily, yawning once again*
*laughs slightly*
Sorry..

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*leans in the window frame*
You're a pain, Crowley. Cant let me have just one guest?
*tackles Clara, making sure to hit her head into the ground before springing through the door an into an actually occupied room, slamming the door behind her*)

Ariadne Silver - Goddess of Passion said...

(Hey Zaffy...)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Bethany: *kisses her back* Sorry?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Zafira: Another mini god.

Zanida: *laughs* True. How is your family?

Zafira: ....Fine. I guess. It took hell to get Ravel back...a lot of swearing, a lot of Necromancy and research and breaking into the Roarhaven Sanctuary...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Yawning so much. Shouldn't be this tired..
*shrugs*
Oh well. Long day.
*sighs happily and closes her eyes, holding Beth close*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*white light flashes before her eyes*
*sits up, dazed, little stars and yellow birdies spinning around her head*

*rubs the back of her skull*
*her hand comes away red*

*eyes narrow*

*scrambles to her feet and pounds her fists on the door*
Tempest! TEMPEST!

*presses her hand to the door*
*a sigil flares*

*the steel nails holding the hinges and doorknob together pop out, one by one*

Tempest, I swear, I'll make you regret this!

Star Inkbright said...

I'm not sure releasing my internal obsesion into external obsession is actually working.
I think it's just making me more obsessive. :S

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Bethany: *she smiles, wrapping her wings around them both*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*laughs*
Hope so Clara!
*grabs the person in the room, he looks rather bedraggled, and starts waltzing with him*
*grins*
Nothing personal, but I'm gonna kill you now.
*pulls him close, tight, and crushes his chest then bites into his neck*)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Time skip, Soph?)

Star Inkbright said...

French questions: *in French* In your opinion, what was the best thing about your holidays?

. . .
Well.
Shit.
Idk.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*walks into the hotel*

(Hello!)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

((Hi Kas!))

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Indeed, Jaimie.)

Claire: *she walks into the living room, still in her ninja onesie* Ew! Please don't tell me you did it there!

The Grave of a Coward said...

*the door, no longer attached to anything, falls out of it's frame*

*through gritted teeth* It's moments like this, Tempest, that remind me why I hate vampires.

*the steel nails slam into Silente with incredible force, driving in all the way to their heads*
*mostly clustered around her ankles, in an effort to cripple her movements*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*mumbles, blinking up at Claire sleepily*
Huh?
*blinks again*

The Grave of a Coward said...

(Greetings, Tanya. As you are in the lobby, all you will hear is a great deal of crashing and chaos going on upstairs.)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*screams, dropping the body and falling*
*growls, yanking the nails out, bending them*
That's new!
*claps her hands, activating her healing sigils, holding her ankles*)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(*sighs*)

*walks upstairs, towards the noise* Hello?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Claire: Ew! Ew! Ew!

Bethany: *she yawns* We watched Frozen then we went to sleep.

The Grave of a Coward said...

Sadly, your bloodthirst is less than new.

*sighs*

*steps on a black sigil on the carpet, sending Silente sinking waist-deep in tar*

You were doing so well, not killing people for so long. Why break the chain now? You were doing so well . . .

*shakes head wearily*

It's such a shame, really . . .

The Grave of a Coward said...

*doesn't yet hear Tanya*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*realizes that she's still awkardly alone*

*promptly just goes*

-Zaf

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*smiles, cuddling into Beth*
*nods*
Don't worry, clothes stayed on.
*yawns*
*nuzzles Beth, drifting off slightly again*

Savannah said...

(Holy chicas!)

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