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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Stupid dream.
(Hello, Dugglyn. *embraces her*)
(*hugs kas back*
Sup?)
*hugs Kas tightly, trying to hide the images in her mind*
(Nothing. Just angry at my dad for:
1. Lying and breaking promises.
2. Being a coward.
3. Emotionally abusing my mother.)
(*gently massages Jaimie's head*)
(*frowns*
Bad dad!
*cuddles Duggy*
Shh..It's okay..)
*cuddles Sil*
(*gently massages Dugglyn's head too*
Images in your head?)
My dream...
My dream...
(He promised to go with mother to visit her friend (another couple) and today they were meant to go but he refuses to go now, despite promising. And he doesn't have the balls to call them and tell them, leaving mother to call them and cancel it. And it's said friend's birthday this weekend. And mother works with said friend, so she'll feel ashamed every time they meet because she canceled this evening.
And father said he refuses to go out or do anything on Valentine's Day, so he'll just ignore her entirely on 14th.
...
Just screw him.
...
*retreats to a dark corner*)
(I...
I've hated him for a while. Maybe hate isn't the word. But it's his fault entirely for being an unlikable, lying, abusive, cowardly prick.)
(And now I have a magical ability for...
No, hmm, I could use that with Tanya. Good.)
(*keeps gently massaging Dugglyn's head*
Wanna talk about it?)
*hugs Kas*
That's not nice... I'm sorry
No.... it was just awful though...
(I'll live.
And okay.)
Gtg
Pie.
You know, it would be liberating, using that against him. Promising him something and then not upholding that promise because "I changed my mind."
But it's the fact that I'm not the victim, my mother is. And that makes me angry at him.
(Hello?)
(I lost my best friend.
*sighs*
I miss talking to her.
...
Hello?)
(Hello, only here for a moment)
(Gtg now, bye)
(Bye!)
(Hear hear!)
(Anyone here?)
(*gently hugs Iris*
*hands her a chocolate cake as a form of apology*)
(*sighs*)
*sits in Trip's bar, listening to music through her headphones*
(CAKE! *eats the cake*)
Kay: *pulls the headphones off*
*turns to look at her*
Sup?
Right, you need to get out of here... *begins to drag Tanya outside*
*resists her*
Make me.
*grabs Tanya's hand and continues to try and drag her outside*
*keeps resisting*
How are you doing, Kay? Do you need help with anything?
Oh shut up... *kisses Tanya*
*is too stunned to respond*
I had to go to art at lunch today so I brought C with me (we were the only two atunch coz D's always doing stuff anf B's currently ill and we have no friends lol), and she saw my nearly-finished coursework for the first time, and she said "Holly. Ohmygosh."
Me: *a bit stressed-out and distracted* What?
Her: Your thingy. It's so YOU.
Me: Really?
Her: Yes! The way it's all somehow so neat but so messy. It's just so YOU!
:)
I believe that was the best compliment she could have given me.
*pulls her outside before she stops being stunned and smirks* Thought that would work...
(*smiles* Hey, Star!
Could you show us later?)
(YAY STAR!)
*stares at her*
What was that?
*shrugs* A kiss...
*mutters something along the lines of "Just a kiss?"*
I've been working on my elemental magic. Wanna see?
*crosses arms and mutters something about changing the subject*
Go ahead.
*holds an arm at an upwards angle, creating a large raincloud above them*
*uses her right hand to create a pocket of air to shield them from the rain*
*mutters* Impressive...
(How are you feeling, Iris?)
Learnt this bit from Adele.
*the rain turns into fire*
*sighs and facepalms*
(?)
*laughs* Sorry Tanya but that's got to be the most unfunnyitsfunny thing ever...
*fire is raining all around them*
*looks hurt*
Thanks for that.
(Iris? How are you?)
Oh come on, I was joking! Your fire is beautiful Tanya, better?
(Pissed off, sorry if it's showing through the rp...)
(Hello.)
Bethany: We should probably get out of the cage now?
Liliana: You did just try and eat me.
Hey, KasIrisSophia. :) :)
Was that "Could you show us later?" addressed to me, Kas?
(Hello, Star. How are you?)
(What's wrong?)
*looks at her*
*sighs*
*lays down, setting fire to the ground, and lets it expand in all directions*
I'm not in the mood for this, Kayleigh. You- caught me at a bad time.
(Hey, Soph.
Yes, Star-Bubble!)
Uh..
*has been hiding behind Beth all this time due to her lack of clothing*
Maybe Claire could..leave the room first?
Onwa: *grins*
Only because you're delicious
(*hugs Jaimie tightly*)
Claire: ... Sure? *she walks out of the room*
Liliana: And I cause you to be paralysed.
(*hugs Jaimie/Sad Sil tightly*
*just... hugs*
What's wrong?)
*looks at Beth*
Could you..clothes?
*is fidgetting slightly, hoping Beth won't comment on the new tattoos*
Onwa: Worth it.
(Don't worry!)
Sorry, I didn't know. Are you okay?
Yes. I'm fine.
*fires roar in the distance *
(... okay, Iris. I'm here if you want to talk.)
Bethany: Sure, I-
Silente... What are those marks?
Liliana: It is?
Well, do you want to go do something? Or... I don't know I'm useless.
(Thanks.)
Decoration..
Onwa: It is, because you're delicious.
Bethany: ... Why? What... Is it?
Liliana: Hmm... Good. *she kisses her passionately*
It's ink, well, tattoos..
*looks over some of them*
Onwa: *kisses her passionately back, smirking*
(What do the tattoos look like, Jaimie?)
Liliana: *she moves herself against her, using her tongue in the kiss*
*is still lying down, fire raining everywhere and setting everything on fire*
You're not useless.
And I don't really know. We could go to the movies?
(That ------>
They glow in the dark, faintly.)
Onwa: *makes a noise at the back of her throat of approval, using tongue also, moving to oppose her movements*
Bethany: Are they... permanent?
Liliana: *she breaks away from the kiss* So a feast, hm?
(I will be back soon.)
Then, yes, Kas. :) :)
I'm good, thanks, Siohia. :( Drawing titles for my art coursework. They're not very readable though oops. :P
*Sophia
*:)
Well..you can have them removed with a laser but otherwise yes..
Onwa: Mmm..feast..
(*pops in*
*hugs Jai tightly*
*hugs Star "the amazingly awesome one" tightly*
*hugs Kas*
*hugs iris*
*hugs Soph* (for when she returns
Please tell her its here )
*pops out again* )
(Sorry for my distantness)
*shrugs* What's on?
(*chirps* hello world)
(Hello)
(Hello Chloe)
(Hello Chloe, what a surprise XD)
(Hey mr)
(Hello Iris, Jai, Kas, Sophia)
(Iris, my sis! *huggles*
What a surprise Jack *grins*)
(*squeezes Chloe*)
:)
You're more amazingly awesome, Rhos. :)
*hugs him just before he manages to pop out*
I am so much better at French than I am at German.
I just don't even know. :P
(Aye Chloe *grins* a coincidence we meet here or what ay? XD)
Hi Chloe. :)
(Hello Star, how be you?)
(*huggles jack tightly*how art everyone?)
(*huggles Chloe tightly*)
(How are thou, sweetie?)
(Very happy thanks sweetie, you?)
(Same *smiles* rp?)
(*smiles* of course, you start?)
(Okay ^.^£
*Inky is playing with Ben in the nursery *
*the other children are asleep in their cots*
*Ed appears behind Inky in a flash of blue light, he looks considerably older and his hair is starting to grey*
I'm fine, thanks, Ed. :) Doing homework. :)
How're you? :)
*senses ed* ed! *turns around and looks at him* oh,..my...god !
(*mimics her profile picture*)
(I am very happy thank you Star)
Inky *goes to hug her* It has been an age
(*huggles ...*)
(Hello Jai, how art thou?)
:)
*hugs Jai*
@Ed: :)
That's good. :)
(Aye Star, it is :))
(I dedicate to jack
He is awesome
Kind and he doesn't realise it)
*stands up and hugs him* my god...it hasn't been that long but it feels like it
Bethany: Oh... Okay...
Liliana: What would you like?
(Awwwww, thank you)
*hugs her* I know, I have been there for hundreds of years, my sentence finally finished
(*curls up around the sick feel in her stomach, hiding*)
You..don't find do you..?
Onwa: *smirks slighty, looking Liliana up and down*
(It's true)
*frowns* it hasn't...
(Jai, are you ok?)
(Dying inside but sure, lets go with okay.)
*looks distant* It has, I time travel remember, at the moment I am still there
(I'm sorry Jai)
(*huggles jai*)
(*hugs Jaimie tightly*)
Bethany: What do you mean?
Liliana: What?
And...you are going to stay there? *ears drop*
*lil starts crying*
*picks her up* there there
*takes lil off her* I will stay there until I am free then I will travel back to now and here I am
(*sigh and hugs people back*)
Mind, you don't mind the tattoos..?
Onwa: *grins*
Nothing. How about chicken?
*hugs Jai*
*watches him with lil* you do realise,..she isn't yours...
(*squeezes Jai*
Good films I'll enjoy, any ideas?)
*looks confused* what? I think I remember my own children
She's...wolfs
Don't you remember? It was an accident...
MrBBWolf: *is making baby bottles downstairs*
*a tear rises in his eye for a second but is brushed away* Oh... yes, I remember. Does he still help you? *gives lil back to her*
Wolf, you here? *shouts*
He does...*looks to the floor* I miss you ed...is there nothing you can do
What do you mean? I am here aren't I
MrBBWolf: *freezes at the sound of Ed's voice*
*wonders if Mercy is making him hallucinate again*
H-hello..?
*hears Wolf* You remember our chat in prison don't you?
MrBBWolf: *panics*
No. Wh-what chat-t?
Yes...but the you who belongs at this time *huggles tightly*
Chat?
*raises eyebrow at Wolf* The order? I told Mercy and Smith to protect you
Inky, I am sorry but he is stuck there *huggles tightly*
Bethany: I... I'm not sure...
Liliana: Chicken is good.
Wolf visited me in prison with your visiting form, didn't he tell you?
MrBBWolf: Pr-protect me?!
I'm..I'm sorry for not asking if they were okay with you..
Onwa: *nods*
*looks at wolf with horror* he did not
Yes, they were told to protect you
*mercys voice in Wolfs head* don't mention the plan to overthrow him
*looks at Inky* Oh, well he used your only form to visit
MrBBWolf: I-It w-w-wasn't m-m choice! Th-they ma-made me! The-ey were g-going to h-hurt yo-ou!
MrBBWolf: *winces at the sound of Mercys voice*
GO AWAY AND L-LEAVE MY HEA-AD ALONEEE!
Looks at wolf* what? *looks alarmed*
*looks confused* They would never hurt Inky
*mercy laughs in his head*
MrBBWolf: *grimaces, holding his head*
S-stop..p-pl-please..
*mercy leaves his head*
Bethany: If they were temporary I wouldn't mind but...
Liliana: And salad.
How come ... I believe wolf?
MrBBWolf: *relaxes slightly*
*whispers* Th-thank you..
But because they aren't..?
Onwa: *nods*
What? They would never hurt you, they know better than to harm you
I slipped and fell today on my side
And it hurt a lot..
And my deep cut opened Gain
(*huggles Adra *)
B but he's telling the truth..
(*gently hugs Noelle* I'm sorry..)
MrBBWolf: Th-they were..h-her, Chr-ris..Li-lith
(*hugs Adra*)
Wolf, explain what happened. From the start
(That is not good, Adrasdos.)
Bethany: I... I don't think I like them...
Liliana: Hmm... Anything else?
*hugs Noelle*
I C can't b believe it.,.
MrBBWolf: Th-they c-came and f-found me..w-wanted to recruit me..
Oh.
Onwa: Perhaps some new potatoes?
w what? *grasps own head*
Bethany: Sorry...
Liliana: New potatoes?
*hugs Inky* recruit you for what?
It's..fine..I'll get them removed..
Onwa: The little ones?
MrBBWolf: f-for their c-c-corrupt g-group th-thing..
*huggles Ed*
*continues to huggle Inky* *shoots a look at Wolf to not say my name is involved* What group? What do they want?
MrBBWolf: Y-you know wh-what they w-want! Y-you're their h-head!
What? *tries to look shocked*
What? *backs away from ed*
Inky, you don't actually believe that do you?
H he's telling t the truth! *eyes wideb* how,,.how could you do this?
MrBBWolf: I-I'm not lying..th-thats why they w-wanted me to s-see him!
But, how could I lead a group from in prison? Inky, please
*screams* get away from me! He's telling the truth! How could you do this?
Inky, I thought you loved me
MrBBWolf: *winces, backing away from the fighting couple*
Bethany: I'm really sorry... They look nice but... I'd rather you just be you? You don't need any decoration...
Liliana: Ah, yes.
*shakes* I do...and that's why this hurts so much...
*glares at Wolf* Look what you DID!
Inky, please *goes to hug her*
*nods*
I understand..
Onwa: Perhaps some of them as well?
MrBBWolf: *steps away from Ed*
Y-ou're the o-one i-in the g-group!
*shouts* don't blame him! *snatches a crying lil off him* get away from y kids!
Work from 9-2 today.
I dreamt that Nelson Mandala(?) created electricity wth spiderwebs...
MrBBWolf: *carefully takes Ben from his cot aswell as the other one (I've forgotten her name)*
*backs away from Ed*
Wolf, so what if I want to overthrow the mortals, you did this
Inky, they are my kids too
(Hello Death)
(Hey Danni!
And it's tegan!
*voice shakes* t they a are mine ...I c can't let you n Near them
Bethany: You don't have to get them removed if you don't want them to be...
Liliana: Indeed. And perhaps some beef.
MrBBWolf: Sh-she deserve to k-know!
*carefully cradles Tegan and Ben*
*looks angry with his eyes lighting up blue* What are you trying to say?
It's fine..but come to the clinic with me? It..it hurts..
Onwa: *nods*
You ...are dangerous...I can't let you hurt my babies...I love you ed and I always will...just calm down
I can possibly be awake after 2pm your time it is 3:48pm my time.
(Hello Loki)
*vanishes in a blue flash*
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