Here is the first batch of stuff I was given while on the KOTW tour.
I've started to only pack half a bag every time I go away, because the amount of things I'm given while signing is just astronomical. What usually happens is that my publicist takes anything I can't fit onto the plane and sends it on to me afterwards. Well, the final package has arrived, so here I am to give you a brief pictorial rundown.
A skull! Signed by "le gang"! And a picture from the irrepressible one, Becky...
I don't have room to put up all of the artwork I was handed, but here are some pieces that stood out...
And I was also given books! One Minion had illustrated my biography blurbs- wonderfully unique idea! And in Liverpool I was handed Project Baguette, a collection of letters and notes and drawings and all kinds of coolness.
And elsewhere in the UK I was given a box! A wonderful little box!
But what's INSIDE the wonderful little box? Is it, perhaps, a set of wonderfully TINY Skulduggery books? It is!
The pic below is so cool. For those of you who can't spot the similarity, this is Super Derek, sitting on a stack of books, reading one with, er, his tongue hanging out of his mouth...
Quite simply one of the CUTEST things I've ever been given.
I've shown this one before, but I figured I'd do it again, and add in another two Skulduggerys (one from this tour, another from... three years ago, maybe...?)
And this! This Raggy Skulduggery that SHE WOULDN'T LET ME KEEP!
Because of the unfortunate lack of Skulduggery merchandise, many of you have had to improvise. Some of you, ahem, have improvised better than others...
Ah, the Tall Bonde! One of my favourites! You've seen her picture here before (I doubt you've forgotten it) but here is a picture of the BACK of Sabrina Sparrow's T-shirt...
And this is Sabrina's partner-in-crime Becky, giving a suitably deadpan freedom sign...
Naturally, Sabrina and Becky came with their banner- much like they did the LAST time they turned up...
(Present)
(Past)
And here's a picture of Mable and Sherlock totally agreeing with the message in my kitchen...
As I was shifting these pictures from my phone, I came across a few I'd taken in Germany a few years ago...
See that? Stylish AND practical!
And to finish it off, here's a picture of my cousin Michael, who came to one of the events in Australia and looked, it has to be said, AWESOME.
Once again, thanks to everyone who came along, and an extra special thanks to those of you who did something extra special.
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*nods to Alastair, keeping Leif on his lap*
Zanida: Hey, Alastair!
*sighs slightly* Hello, Zanida.
I am sorry Tia, I hope tomorrow (or I guess today for you) is better.
So today my teacher is going around our class checking our endings of our stories aren't something like and then I woke up. When she gets to me I inform her that my main character dies but it's because he's accused of treason and then gets burned alive. She stares at my a moment before laughing and tells me that normally I seem so quiet and sweet but then I will say things like "The best way to kill Simone is to potato peel them" that completely counters that.
I just laughed and replied that I had never said that but it was a good idea.
...
That was random and unnecessary. I apologize.
*looks around, seeing people and therefore speaking quietly to Erebus*
A certain somebody is willing to provide a certain primordial with inside information, or even perform sabotage on whatever it is they may be planning to do to stop said primordial.
Heck, I'd do anything!
All I ask is that you spare the life of Silente Tempest, letting her live out a free, lengthy life in some other realm.
Think it over, Erebus. It'd be a shame seeing you regret accepting this deal.
**that
Checking that
**someone
The best way to kill someone
Nono, random and unnecessary is what we're all about.
Personally, my work tends to be a little more cheerful than my humour, actually.
(No need to apologise for that, Audra.
Interesting.)
I can hear that Tanya! You'd better stop backstabbing us or you'll get it!
Also run because Erebus is going to puppet you.
Tanya, I hope you know that I can hear you. I can hear your heartbeat quite easily from this distance- it's hardly difficult to make out slightly hushed speech.
Were I to accept that deal and spare the life of Silente Tempest by sending her to another realm that would do naught but delay her death. However.
*He smiles and places a hand on her shoulder, looking for a moment like Blake*
*Then the shadows pierce her skin through his palm and worm their way to her brain*
You will be assisting me like it or not.
Aha! But what if I am a double agent who has no affections for Silente Tempest!?
See? Told you! Should have listened to the ones that didn't try and backstab for the sake of love!
*thrashes, shouting "Do we have a deal?" at Erebus*
You oughtn't rely on the good faith of someone who you know would delight in destroying everything you hold dear.
(I literally only just read that message, Trip. I've no idea how I missed it.)
A deal? No, and soon it will not matter to you. You should have listened to those two.
Zanida: Are you doing well, Alastair? Hey....one day you may find this interesting, one of the demons, Portia, lives on Asgard and Loki shared his magic with her, maybe you'd like to investigate how that is possible.
Why would I be interested in that, Zanida?
Zanida dear, I think I already know the answer.
And Tanya, I hate to say it, but Erebus is right. You should've listened to us.
Zanida dear, I think I already know the answer.
And Tanya, I hate to say it, but Erebus is right. You should've listened to us.
*keeps thrashing about, weakening*
They'll notice something's- aah! ...wrong with me! Stop!
Perhaps, but what difference will it make?
Zanida: I know magic often interests you.
Won't...get...caught!
*screams, falling down, gripping her daggers tightly*
Save...her...
*collapses to the ground, clutching her head tightly*
*sighs slightly* What a waste of dedication.
That it does, Zanida, but I believe I already stated that I'd rather not involve myself further with demons, as it would contradict my already established canon.
I am honestly impressed that you have resisted this long, but that is more than enough. Get up and go about your daily business, do not speak of what has happened here to anyone.
“He said a bad word. Do you want to know what it was? It started with F. It's not the one you're thinking of, though. To the other one. The one that ends with P. do you want to know what it was? It was froop." She frowned. "Wait that's not a word.”
Just went on a crazy iTunes spree... O.o
*is not here as she goes to check her music*
(Well, dunno if anyone is still around but good night. - J)
Goodbye.
(TANYA D: )
(Hello.)
(*hugs Soph*)
(Hello, Silente. *hugs her back, tightly* Would you like to continue with the roleplay?)
(Okay...Sil was last to speak.)
Okay...I'll let you think.
*gets up to leave*
Oh, breakfast?
Claire: Yes, please. But I can make it myself. *smiles, getting out of bed*
Bethany: I could make breakfast, Silente.
Liliana: *appears in a flash of blackness beside Bethany* Hello. I have the most interesting news.
Let Beth make breakfast Cla-
*jumps, screaming slightly*
*glares at Liliana*
Out! Get out and knock!
*stands in front of Claire, hiding her from Lil's view*
Claire: Who is this? *frowns, quietly turning the safety off on her submachine gun, holding it by her side*
Liliana: I would get out, but this is a little important. *frowns for a moment* *points at Bethany* One. *points at Silente* Two. Whose the third?
*shifts, still in front of Claire*
Claire this is Liliana. Liliana, Claire. What's so important that you couldn't knock and had to risk seeing us enjoying each others company.
Claire: Hi Liliana.
Liliana: Hello. Pleasantries aside - I believe someone called Lake Soul has been overtaken by the god of darkness? Wait, Lake Soul? No, Blake. Blake Soul. And I doubt the god of darkness will be happy that I'm telling you. Or that I threatened to tell everyone. Oh and he's trying to extinguish all the light in this universe.
When he told me his plan, I couldn't resist but tell someone. When I realised he was going to mind control people who would tell others that he had taken control of the Blake Soul person, I really couldn't resist.
*frowns*
That can't be right.. Blake's dead. Annabelle or Ashlea would've told me otherwise..
Liliana: I just saw him walking around, trying to send a shadow into the mind of someone called Trip. And there was also a man called Alastair. Both of whom seemed nice. The god of darkness, however, seemed to be very grumpy. And not all that bright. I mean, he told me his plan, and made it clear he didn't want it known that he had taken control of Blake. He seems totally incompetent. I would be a better god than he would.
Bethany: So he's trying to make the universe dark?
*frowns*
*sits down on the couch, putting her head in her hands*
Liliana: So, I think it'd be a good idea to get a certain goddess of light to restore it if he tries to get rid of all the light. And no doubt he will want to kill you now, too. So make sure you don't stay in one place for too long. *vanishes in a flash of darkness*
Claire: I like her.
Bethany: Don't. *hugs Silente* Are you alright?
(I kind of like Lilana. XD)
(Liliana is by far my favourite character to use in the roleplay. So I do too, Star.)
*stands up, pushing Beth away*
Feed Claire.
*walks out, slamming the door*
*runs, jumping over the edge of the waterfall, activating her wings just before she would've gone splat*
*flies to the volcano and screams in frustration, yelling, shouting, punching random trees and stones, bloodying up her hand and not caring*
Bethany: Silente! *looks at Claire*
Claire: It's okay. I can feed myself. Go.
Bethany: *she nods, walking out of the door, flapping her wings and flying after her*
(I have to go now. Goodbye.)
(bye)
*curls up in the shade, shaking, sobbing without tears, clawing at her head*
Hello...?
Hello Fly and Jai!
*crushes Fly and Jai in a warm, comforting hug*
(*Hugs Kas tight and cries*)
(Are you feeling okay? Or better than before? Can I help make you feel better, Fly?)
(I don't know, Kas... I'm not as bad, I think... And there's no real way for me to get better... :/)
*doesn't know what's wrong, but hugs Firefly anyway*
*can't really be here right now, but will be on later*
(*Hugs Lav*)
(I worry, Fly. I could barely contain the urge to hit heavy solid objects until I was hurting all over. But that's irrelevant. Fly...
Okay, Hope, see you later!)
(I just don't know anymore. I don't know how to help. You tell me, Fly...)
(There are scary noises in my bedroom... :'(
Kas, I'm sorry. I just... Her face... *cries and hugs tighter*)
(I don't know, Kas... I don't know and it hurts because I'm hurting you all the time...)
(*hugs Fly, covering her ears gently*)
*sings to the tune of The Phantom Of The Opera*
It's today, The Phantom of the Opera!!!!
*squeals*
Best day ever: I'm going to school for two hours because we had a delay, and then off to the city!!!
-Zaf
(*curls against Kas and tries to sleep*)
(Don't worry about me. Worry about yourself. You treat yourself like you're worth nothing, and yet you're so wonderful and I can't lose such a wonderful person and you don't even see how good a person you are
*punches an object*
Damn it.
...
Please stay alive. Please!)
*backs away and runs off because due to delay Zaffy has to be up in 10 minutes*
-Zaf
(Hey, Zaffy! Hope you enjoy your day then!)
(*curls up around Fly, rubbing her head gently*)
I shall!!! Actually I only am going to have two full classes and my AP English class for 10 minutes. Which is half of a class on delay days, we have about half hour classes on delay days except if your class is during a lunch period then it's 50 minutes, because lunches are 26 minutes each and all....I have last lunch but I'm getting KFC when we leave because the showing isn't until 8pm but we took a half day to say we went.
*runs cuz gerbils need food and Zaffy has to now get ready*
-Zaf
(Okay, see you, Zaffy!)
(I'll just be here, contemplating... things.)
*now she KNOWS she missed something*
*hugs Firefly, even if she's not on anymore*
*can stay for a little, but will have to go soon*
Hey, Hope.
Hi Tia. How are you?
Good morning, Blogland. I am at home, in bed, sicker than a dog, so I'm relying on you to entertain me. Don't let me down, etc, etc.
Hi crow!!! :D
*has to do Rock Paper Scissors again*
No deal, Clara :/ I don't know how to entertain. Hey Hope and Clara. I am really not that great... at all.
How are you two?
Gah, I lost! D:
Gotta go, sorry! Be back later, bye!
Bye!
Sick, sick, and sicker. My nose is dripping more snot than a Nickelodeon cartoon.
Goodbye, Lavender.
Got any plans for today, Clara?
Apart from feeling sorry for myself, no, although I will have to go to the doctor's in a few hours.
However, you seem sad. And I know exactly the right thing to remedy that, at least for a little while.
You do?
It better not be drugs or alcohol, you know...
(I hope you get better soon, Clara!)
No, it's not.
I think we should play a Henry Stickmin game together.
I mean, not MULTIPLAYER together, but the same game at the same time. Are you on your computer or your phone?
Awh, thank you!
Phone.
Awh.
I don't think you can play them on a phone.
That's saddening.
How good is your computer? :/
Not great. My point is, it's a flash game, which I don't know if you can play on a phone, and certainly not while commenting at the same time.
Hold on, wait, I'm being called. I'll be back.
*goes*
(Okay!
And yeah, in that case my phone can't run it but PC can.
Hmm. I'll try relocating to a PC in a bit.)
(Hello.)
Bethany: *lands beside Silente, illuminating the area with a wave of her hand* Silente? *hugs her tightly* We can solve this... It's okay.
(Hey, Sophia! How's your day so far?)
(Very boring. I unfortunately had to sit through a Medieval History essay Dragona was writing. Which was not a good start to the day. And then it got progressively worse - he went to Subway, which is rather unhealthy - and then bought two books from the Mistborn trilogy, which also is not good for me as I rather dislike some of the characters. And then I had to sit through an hour of Chemistry and an hour of Geology, which bore me entirely, and now I am on a bus. So my day has not been very good. Your own?)
*hugs Crow and Tia*
Hope that cold goes away soon, Crow!
I have a slight headache and sore eyes, but other than that, I'm pretty happy. Got a few songs (*coughalotactuallycough*) and love my choices!
*is also kinda tired, but is okay*
Star would probably be happy to hear he got Mistborn.
*hasn't actually looked up what it is yet*
*just sort of figures it out by Star's comments about it*
(Hello, Lavender.)
Hi, Soph.
(He previously purchased it on his mobile phone, but decided that he wanted it in paperback. Which is entirely illogical, as he had the first book to begin with and read half of it.)
(My day has been mostly uneventful and boring, though my mood has improved over the past few hours.
I do have stressful parents to look forward to for the rest of the day.
I look forward to Jai's return though...)
That is illogical about buying a book he already had as an ebook, but I get that sometimes it's nice to be able to hold an actual book and be able to flip the pages and all, so it's kinda understandable.
(Humans are irrational.
Hello, Hope.)
I'm happy to hear your mood's improved, Tia. I hope it continues to. And even if it doesn't, let's enjoy it while we can, right? :)
(Most humans are irrational, Tia. But there are a few sensible ones.)
Yes, okay.
Britt Nicole is an amazing artist, and her song Gold is inspirational. :)
*only says that because she bought the album today and it's been on her mind*
I don't think you guys would know or like many of her songs, but try watching the music video. It's good. :)
(I have no idea who that is, Lavender. My taste in music is rather odd. It goes from Slipknot to classical music by Two Steps From Hell. However I would not consider myself a big fan of music. I listen to it to have something in the background. Most songs have no emotional effect on me whatsoever.)
That's okay, Soph. It was just a suggestion anyway.
Britt Nicole is a Christian singer whose songs I like. Gold is actually about all the people who are misunderstood or laughed at for not fitting in. The lyrics are really great.
"You're worth more than gold."
:)
(Most of the songs Two Steps From Hell produce are in Latin. So I haven't the faintest idea what they are about.)
This, this is for all the girls,
Boys all over the world
Whatever you've been told,
You're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high,
It's your time to shine
From the inside out it shows,
You're worth more than gold~
That's interesting, Soph. I've actually heard of them before, but I didn't realize they sang in Latin.
*takes a mental note to check out some of their songs*
I'm gonna go to sleep now, so good night guys!
*poofs*
(Goodbye Lavender.
At least, I believe it's Latin. But given titles such as Strength of a Thousand Men and Heart of Courage, I can imagine they are about some sort of battle.)
(Sorry for disappearing.
Good bye, Hope.
Good afternoon, Sophia.)
(Never Gonna Let You go is playing in Morrisons...)
(Hello.)
(*crawls on, dripping water everywhere*
Bah! Rain!
*shakes off like a dog, sending water droplets everywhere*
*grins*
Hi.)
*looks at Beth, pulling her face into a slightly neutral position, ignoring the blood in her hair and on her hands*
(*hugs Jai*)
((NEW POST))
(...I'd rather not, it does't seem right to get in the way).
Bethany: I'm going to let you choose. *she smiles*
Phaestra: *she turns to Elizabeth* Tell the others that an inquisition will be launched to determine whether Erebus has control of anyone else in this realm.
Me? Hmmm..um..
*tilts head*
We could have another picnic..
*Appears outside a small house, hidden by dense shrubbery. A waterfall crashes nearby*
(*is also here*)
(You wouldn't be in the way)
*Trip returns downstairs with a large, long box*
Now, I thought I'd make you a room downstairs, how does that sound?
Bethany: Yes. We could. That would be nice. *she frowns slightly* Apparently there will be an inquisition to try and see if anyone else is under Erebus' power...
Oh..okay..the others might not react so well to that..
*rubs her forehead gently*
(You know what sucks? The time taken to write something. Maybe I'm doing it wrong, with slight edits as I'm writing rather than when it's finished.
Either way, I wrote a few pages of a Mass Effect fanfic and it took me an entire evening. I shudder to think how much time I'll need to spend to write a decent, multi-chapter fanfic.)
*shadow-walks to Erebus*
What is thy bidding, master?
(*gently hugs Kas* It's okay..)
(Quite the contrary).
(Just assume I went back home.)
(I'll just watch).
(Yes, it requires a lot of dedication and effort, so I was never very good at it.)
Bethany: But... It's for the best... Why would they react badly?
(Perhaps, Tia, it would be wise to do a sentence or two regularly. I get rather bored should I write too much at a time - not that I write much, anyway - but it seems to work.)
(Okay. *snuggles*)
That is a bit melodramatic, don't you think? For now keep yourself hidden, it seems our enemies are doing a bit of a search for those under my control.
that sounds...amazing trip, you would do that for me?
Because they don't trust people, nor do they like not being trusted..
Of course! *he says, going down the stairs*
Are we at this one now? Man, we're going through these comments fast...
DEREK post already!!!
*may or may not be here; if she stays, wbd*
(Inded, Lavender.)
Bethany: But that's...
I will get my head examined. And I'm not complaining. Because I know that it is better than the alternative.
I feel... Quite exposed. Defenceless... I don't know why. I feel like if Erebus attacked now, we'd stand no chance.
(...
I am a terrible writer.
But I have this idea in my head.
A ship that must be shipped.
And I've had it in my head for 3-4 years.
And I've tried writing it.
But.
Perhaps I need to actually write parts of it down, on like a mind map.
And then write each bubble as a mini-chapter, in non-chronological order.
And then put it all together and edit it.
Mr Scott: Aye, that might work.)
*Melts in through the door of Bethany and Silentes house*
Well what a coincidence.
*smiles*
Hey, I got you. And you got me..we'll be fine..and he has no reason to attack us. He'll be distracted gloating about his brilliance or something..
((A/N: [peeks out from secret spectating nook with comfy chairs and refreshments] [waves to Noelle and gestures, indicating that there's a comfy chair here for her, should she want it] ))
*doesn't know wither to follow him down or not*
Hell.
*frowns*
I forget about your email, Adra - I forgot about it WHILST IW AS TALKING ABOUT IT, that's bad even for me - and now it's too late for me to actually focus on words properly.
Hell.
I'm sorry.
I would have rememebred after forgetting, but it was marked read by then. :/
(Once upon a time, were there not overflow blogs?)
(Sounds interesting, Tia Tanya Soldier Soy.)
*jumps up, stumbling away from the door, crying out and drawing a sword, nose near instantly starting to bleed*
*Noelle
I told you my brain was frying. :P
*gets ignored by Erebus*
*sighs*
*goes to steal candy from children or whatever*
*will obviously donate all stolen goods to those who need them*
*she's not a monster*
*just saying*
True as that may be, you would make a wonderful little trump card against your mother.
*He looks at Silente and grins*
Onwa, come to me...
(EREWA)
(Don't worry about it, Star)
(Apologies - scrap that.)
Bethany: *she takes Silente's hand* Erebus, please leave us alone... We haven't done anything to you.
I'll be getting you out of here.
*he emerges a moment later*
I'm going to go and get a few things from upstairs. Any ornaments in particular that would make the room feel more homely?
*is still trying to work out how I forgot about it WHILST I WAS TALKING ABOUT IT*
Has anyone else ever do-
never mind. going sleep now. fours.
(I replied, Tanya.)
Night, Star.
*hugs*
*hisses, ears starting to bleed, clutching the sword tighter, eyes warring between colours*
NO! Go away! L-leave me alon-
*gasps, dropping to her knees and dropping the sword as blood tears leak from her eyes*
*shaking violently*
(Oh. Thought that was for someone else.)
(I love the idea of Erewa. It's so silly.)
*clutches Beth's hand tightly*
Bethany: *she grasps Silente and they vanish in a flash of gold, reappearing in a different realm - face-first in a dusty street*
*ignores Erebus and shadow-walks wherever he went*
*appears to Erebus' side*
Oh. Hi, peeps.
Um. *backs away*
*coughs and shudders, clurling up, still bleeding, shaking her head*
NonononononononononoBACKDOWN!
Onwa: *laughs* YOU
*cries out, tensing up, screaming, eye's flashing fully silver for a second*
(*really wishes he could help Silente**cannot help Silente*)
no thank you trip, i'm sure i'll be fine
perhaps i could paint it?
Bethany: *she kneels next to Silente, hugging her tightly* Please... Fight her. I love you, Silente.
Sure, what color?
(*wishes he could give Onwa a body so Bethente and Erewa can coexist*)
(Strange how you know about the whole "Erebwa" thing despite being new, Ariadne.)
(woohoo!)
(She's been here long enough, Blake.)
*shakes in Beth's arms, squeezing her eyes shut*
Beth Beth Beth Beth Beth and Claire Beth and Claire back down this is MY body!
Onwa: And my magic.
*a mini explosion bursts forth, sending Beth back a bit and making a little crator*
(That, Blake, is just what I was thinking.)
I like you, Tia. I neither like nor dislike Tanya.
@Noelle: mmhmn I would spend a long time apologising, but I believe that would benefit no one. Also, I believe in accepting feelings of guilty awfulness as they advise you what not to do if faced with this situation again. Not that forgetting is a conscious choice, but failing to scream reminders at yourself when you know you definitely need screaming at probably is.
Sorry. Words not working.
Um.
Silente, can you tell me to go to sleep, please? :/ Sorry.
(SLEEP STAR!!!)
(It was months ago, Trip. October of last year.)
Bethany: *she lands on the ground again, immediately moving to Silente's side, wrapping her arms and wings around her* *her wings start to radiate heat into Silente*
(I don't want Onwa to have a separate body, because fear of what Onwa would do if free > Erebwa shipping feels. :P)
Thank you, Silente. :)
(sil posted a link, remember? i read it then...
(It's unimportant anyway, Star)
*tilts head, hugging Beth back a moment*
*then starts hugging her harder*
*and harder*
*and harder*
*opens moonshine eyes and grins*
Hello Bethany.
*hugs her even tighter, blocking off her breathing*
Sleep time.
*smashes a fist into Beth's chin*
(*High fives Adam for the great, if not dirty, ship*)
(Were you accusing me of something, Erebus?)
(Yay! Never fear, Onwa is here!)
Bethany: *she hisses and uses her wings to burst free from Onwa's grip, taking several steps away from her* *she draws her spear but then tosses it to the ground* I'm not going to fight you. I'm... Sorry but I'm having a hard enough time as it is trying to make my self-preservation instincts work. *she starts to cry* I... Can help you. My mother is powerful... She can create you your own body. Just please give Silente back.
(Really? Golly I missed a lot.)
No preffered colours? Okay. We can leave that for now. *rushes upstairs*
(Is it important?)
*has to go*
Bye!
*poofs*
(Bye Lav!)
*smirks*
My own body? How would I have your guarentee? I can't trust you Bethany
*sends pain crackling across the mental link*
Maybe you can have her back, but she's had her fun with you. It's about time I got mine.
*grins*
And this time, no interuptions.
Sil: STOP IT! LEAVE BETH ALONE AND DON'T YOU DARE SHUNT BACK!!!
*smiles slightly*
Cute. You think you have a choice in this matter..
i'll just have them plain with maybe my own painting of olympus
*smiles*
*returns a few moments later with a chest of draws with various ornaments on it and a box saying "Instawall!"*
Very good. *he returns the smile and heads downstairs*
wow, what's all this?
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