Just to let you know that World Book Day is this Thursday (well, it is in this part of the world, anyway) and to celebrate Alex Barclay and myself will be holding two events. The first, in Kildare, is pretty much sold out, but the second one is in Easons in O'Connell Street, Dublin, at 6 PM. We'll be there, talking about... stuff... and books... and writing... and, er... annnnnyway...
Because this is somewhat last minute, I'm not expecting that many people to turn up to the Dublin event, which means it'll be a lot more casual and chatty than usual. If you're interested, get in touch with Easons to reserve a place, and we'll see you there.
Toodles.
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Night, Adra.
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* grins mischievously * We should draw a moustache on her
You shouldn't.
Night Addy!
*opens one eye* Touch me and I'll rip your hands off and feet them to wolves
Even Jubi couldn't get away with that! Just saying.
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Little shits...
*makes a portal back to her lab and falls asleep there, but not after the portal closes*
Damn.
Was that you leaving? If it was, bye adra!
hi...
Night, Adra (again).
[Knife twists around angrily in hand, the metal blade bending and twisting at a bunch of weird angles]
[Yawns]
If nothing continues to happen, I will most likely depart soon as well.
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Hello Snow.
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*Laughs* I'm making Rohan drink a rainbow...
okay, so i wrote this at the end of o story today in class.
note; the stuff in italics was in fine print:
THE END!!
Or is it?
Yeah, it really is.
Oh` , but is it?
Yes, I just said that…
Are you sure?
Yes…
Oh, but are you?
I swear, if you do not shut up right no…
Or will you?
I will, I swear, I will hit you.
Ah, but will you?
Yes.
Really?
*Hits*
OW!!
haha snow!
:P
my teacher didn't seem to think it was very funny *brow creases* though i dont know why...
...I'm going to go now.
[Waves to Death, Sparky, Snow, Cali and anyone who is lurking and waiting for their existence to be acknowledged]
[hugs anyone who would like a hug]
[Runs off into the night]
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my teacher seems to think she can make us feel bad my nodding. She'll do the whole "im very dissapointed in you girls" thing while nodding constantly, whenever she's telling us off.
bye fab!! *huggles*
Night Fabi :)
Got to go have dinner, bye all!
*tumbles on ground, fighting the evil orange* WHY WILL YOU NOT LET ME EAT YOU???
bye calidae
Remember, licking doorknobs is illegal on other planets.
*nods wisely at val* that it is, that it is.
Val, c'mere.
*pats grass next to me*
Sit.
*sits*
*tries to sit on sparky's head*
*fails*
*sits on ground*
hello!
*hums*
Hello.
Isn't the lake pretty at night?
Especially when Chester is all light up like this.
Makes the water sparkle.
((Ooo I'm doing that 'describing a landscape' thing and you'd better play along))
(I'm not very good at playing along, please excuse my stupidity that may show up.)
Yes, it's lovely. I love lakes at night. I like sitting out by them because they're usually pretty quiet. Good for thinking.
ooh, look at that lovely dead bird over there.
i love how the fly's stick too it
makes it shimmer
(that good enough, sparky? :P)
See, I was clever.
Lakes are generally calm.
Chester's close enough to be able to hear the water but not be ON the water.
*hums*
i wish ed were hear, then i could do something fun... *trails of*
I recently went on vacation and our house was a few blocks from the lake, and we went there when it was super dark and we couldn't see anything and our eyes gradually adjusted to the gloom so we could see all the mountains and trees from where we were on the dock and it was just so cool.
*ignores Snow*
And the cliff looks nice from here.
Like...
This.
https://n0tice-static.s3.amazonaws.com/images/reports/microblogs/mediumoriginalaspectdouble/33bf37ca42fb6e3b3609c93c3e2beee5.jpg
Oooh. Pretty.
yeah...
*thinks*
i normally enjoy moments like this, but i'm not right now.... huh
Little brother: Why did Johna get swallowed by the whale...?
Me: Because he was looking for Pinocchio.
Little brother: *Pauses* ... I hate it when you lie...
I think so.
*smiles*
*looks at death*
*pauses then roles on ground in uncontrollable laugher*
*sits up, wiping eyes*
*grins*
sorry, i just needed a laugh, i guess...
Death, come out here and sit.
THIS YEAR YOU BET GONNA GET OUT OF HERE
THE REIN OF MALFOY IS DRAWING NEAR
I'LL HAVE THE GREATEST WIZARD CAREER
AND IT'S GONNA BE TOTALLY AWESOME
LOOK OUT WORLD FOR THE DAWN OF THE DAY
WHERE EVERYONE WILL DO WHATEVER I SAY!
AND POTTER WON'T BE IN MY WAY
THEN I'LL BE THE ONE WHO IS TOTALLY AWESOME
And im back
*raises eyebrow at val*
right...
OH MY GOD VAL I LOVE THAT PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*looks at Val thoughtfully*
Hey...
BACK TO SPELLS AND ENCHANTMENTS POTIONS AND FRIENDS
TO GRYFFINDOR
HUFFLEPUFF
RAVENCLAW
SLYTHERIN!
BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE OUR STORY BEGINS
AT HOGWARTS
HOGWARTS
what are you quoting there, val?
*looks at Sparky*
'Sup.
A Very Potter Musical, Snow. Thatis the glorious play I am quoting.
Do you...
*nods* okay...
come on and teach us everything you know
the summres over and were reaching to go
something something ALBUS DUMBLEDOR
welcooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome all of you to hogwarts
Do I?
have you seen the sequel val?
I have seen AVPS.
MAMA UMBRIDGE IS THE BEST
(I was in the lift with the real Umbridge in London though)
Want to...
I LOVED HER!
And lupin too haha
for all of you poor, deprived people who have no idea what were talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PU8Z33MPpE
Sparky, honestly, I'm not patient enough to wait this long for a full question...
distant :P
What? What the hell is THIS!?
Do you want to spar with me?
Like how?
Like fight.
With magic and running and tackling and punching but no weapons.
Guys, I'm pretty sure this will be last comment for the week... LOVE YOU ALL AND ALEX, TAKE CARE OF BRUNO WHILE IM GONE!!
*Hugs everyone and kisses Bruno's forehead*
Bye Death :)
BYE DEATHY!!! *huggles to death*
* *And vanishes*
*leaps on Sparky's back and wraps arm tightly around her face and doesn't let go*
BRING IT ON
Don't blink. Don't even blink. Blink and you're dead. They're fast, faster than you could believe, don't turn your back, don't look away, and don't blink. Good luck.
*drops to the ground and rolls*
*slams my face into the ground before she can pull her hands off of my face*
I LOVE DOCTOR WHO!
DOCTOR WHO FTW!!!
*rolls away from Sparky and gets up*
*waves hand and uses the air to send her into a tree*
I was so devestated when I found out matt was leaving on CHRISTMAS!!
What kind of present is that!?
*hits the tree and gets up quickly*
*blurs into her and slams my elbow into her neck*
The universe is big. It’s vast and complicated and ridiculous. And sometimes, very rarely, impossible things just happen and we call them miracles
Amy Pond, there’s something you’d better understand about me ‘cause it’s important, and one day your life may depend on it: I am definitely a mad man with a box!
*puts up arm in defense to next hit*
*uses other hand to click fingers right in her face and shoves her away*
The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don’t always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don’t always spoil the good things and make them unimportant
People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey... stuff
I hate apples. Apples are rubbish.
Do what I do. Hold tight and pretend it’s a plan!
*stumbles back and grins*
I missed this.
*feints to kick her legs out but slams my fist into the ground instead, throwing her off her feet*
This is my Timey-Wimey detector. Goes ding when there's stuff. Also, it can boil an egg at thirty paces. Whether you want it to or not, actually. So I've learned to stay away from hens. It's not pretty when they blow
Run.
In 900 years of time and space, I’ve never met anyone who wasn’t important
Could you please stop quoting DW?
I love the show, but...
*shrugs*
900 years of time and space, and I’ve never been slapped by someone’s mother
*falls back* *pretends to stumble but lunges forward, punching her in the nose*
*cracks a smile* I suppose I've missed the whole violence aspect as well.
*kicks legs out from under her*
Sparky, im going to glare at you for the next half hour. Just so you know.
* glares *
*dodges back so I don't get my legs kicked out*
I'm a little rusty.
*slams my boot into her stomach and grabs the side of her head while she buckles and shocks her*
“Always take a banana to a party, Rose: bananas are good!”
— The Doctor, Season 2, Episode 4
and now i am done!
Why glare?
What does it achieve?
I need to go in 5, anyway, so...
*pulls head away and stumbles back, giving self some room to recover*
*frowns* God, I hope my hair doesn't look as weird as Fletcher's from that shock...
*slashes Sparky's arm with a shadow*
It is the best non-violent way of expressing things
*dodges again and doubles back*
Not as bad.
*smirks and charges electricity through fists, then closes in on Val again*
I may need my sword...
There's something that doesn't make sense. Let's go and poke it with a stick
*uses air to push Sparky back a bit*
*arches an eyebrow and uses hands to smooth hair down* I thought you said no weapons.
I did.
But I miss my sword and you're winning.
*sprints into her and knocks her over*
*pins her and lands a punch to her face with a charged fist*
But, why are you needing to glare at me?
Snow, Im in! * grabs favourite stick *
The Doctor: This is bad, I don't like this. [kicks console and yells in pain] Never use force, you just embarrass yourself. Unless you're cross, in which case... always use force!
Amy: Shall I run and get the manual?
The Doctor: I threw it in a supernova.
Amy: You threw the manual in a supernova? Why?
The Doctor: Because I disagreed with it! Now stop talking to me when I'm cross!
*gets punched with charged fist*
OW. BLOODY HELL, THAT HURT.
*shoots beam of energy into Sparky's face to throw her off and shoots a kick into her ribs*
If you get your sword, I get my knives and such...
The Doctor: Oh, now what's this, then? I love this. A big, flashy-lighty thing. That's what brought me here. Big, flashy-lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually, but give me time... and a crayon.
*grunts*
*draw my beloved, wonderful, brilliantly sharp and dangerous Makhaira*
I have my knives as well.
*runs at her and slices my sword at her face*
I like bananas. Bananas are good
*frantically brings up knife to stop it centimetres from my face*
*jabs a different knife into Sparky's ribs and kicks her away*
Ooh, that's rude! Is that what I am now? Rude and not ginger?"
*flicks out a knife to deflect hers with millimetres to spare*
*slides Makhaira back into my belt and draws twin daggers*
Close range now, aye?
Amy: I never knew you drank wine.
Doctor: I'm 1103 I must have drunk it sometime in my life.
*takes sip and spits it out in disgust*
I just thought I should point this out... Since I have a kid, that makes Serpine and Baron grandfathers...
*flicks knife down to cut lightly across her belly, just enough to draw blood*
*shrugs* I've always been pretty good with close range weapons.
But, then again, I really do love magic from a distance.
*uses air to shove Sparky in lake*
Aw man, I have to go...
And I was having so much fun.
*salutes Val*
We shall continue this later on.
*waves to Sparky* Adios.
And yes, we'll finish this some other time.
BYE SARKY!!!
*SPARKY!!
g2g, byee
I'm heading off to school now /:
Secondary sucks.
And I can see it right now and idk what the point of this is okay bye xx
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(Star: HELLOOOOOOOOOOO.
I'll be here soon. Breakfast is required. I don't know who this will post as, because I've forgotten who I was when te wifi cut out, but yeah. :P)
#ChaseForBookNine
Is it still the Ball?
*has given up on working out timezones :P*
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i think the ball finished
@Edward: *shrugs*
I like my profile picture. Might as well keep it for a bit. XD
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Hi, btw.
#ChaseForBookNine
hello
Oh, no.
I don't think it technically is over - I just worked it out.
If it began at 1 pm Irish time (I think it did. Correct me if I'm wrong), then it would have been 11 hours until the first Irish midnight of the ball.
49 - 11 = 38.
Then another 24 hours to get us to the second Irish midnight of the Ball.
38 - 24 = 14.
So . . . from last midnight, the Ball should continue until 2 pm today because:
00:00 + 14 = 14:00 = 2:00 PM.
And right now it's 09:24.
Also . . . that makes sense because 49 = day + day + hour.
13:00 (day one) + 24 = 13:00 (on day two)
13:00 (day two) + 24 = 13:00 (on day three)
13:00 (day three) + 1 = 14:00 (also day three)
It was quicker to work out in my head. :P But yeah. *points* IT MAKES SENSE.
#ChaseForBookNine
i think you are correct but i dont know what time it began. i think it started at 1 pm though. but you are correct.
*day = 24 hours.
I've missed maths . . . which sounds so sad, but it's kind of true. :P
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@Edward: I think it was 1 PM . . . around then, anyway.
And, thanks. :)
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ok :)
SO, how are you?
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fine thanks, yourself?
I'm good. :) I have today home alone apart from my siblings, and tomorrow home alone full stop, which is EPIC. :)
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cool
Are we talking here now...?
I'm not 100% sure if the roleplay is allowed to continue when it's still offically the Ball, but no one is here save us, and ermmm. *looks around for people*
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hello Miss Cain
ZAIYAAAAAAAAAA! :)
Yes. :)
AND IT'S THE BALL UNTIL 2:00 PM HERE, I THINK.
*points at Bogland clock*
Mbd. Want to do string art.
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HEY STAR!!
HELLO EDWARD!!
So the ball is still going? Cool. :3
Wbd, and msd...
HOW IS EVERYONE, BTW?
*resumes painting Chester blue*
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fine thanks miss cain, yourself?
Omg Star XD
I'm good, thankies, Ed! (I can call you Ed, yeah? You can call me Miss, Cain, Missy, Zaiya, Paris, or anything else you feel like btw :3)
GOOD, CAIN. :)
HOW BE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU?
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ok, eds fine by the way
Rawr.
Boom.
Ohh, haven't said that in a while.
HELLO SPARKY!!
HEY ZATH!!
I'm good, Starrrrr :3
hello sparky and zath
*cracks knuckles and waits on the balcony for Miles*
So, with weapons? Without? Yes or no to magic?
Yo, Miss.
Yo, Ed. Do I call you Ed?
I'll call you Ed.
*has never bothered with greetings and doesn't intend to start*
*is standing next to the lake*
I'd say... No weapons, but magic is a go.
*removes knives and daggers*
And I still haven't picked a new discipline yet...
yes, call me ed or penguin, whichever
*sighs and takes my belt off*
Well, you can only have one discipline.
So, tell me, gloves on or off?
*sheds the gloves too*
*replaces them with the gloves that don't house necromancy*
*nods*
Interesting.
*blurs up to him and throws him off the balcony*
Damn, I leave for five seconds to turn my fingers green and listen to music and everyone appears? D:
HELLO SPARKY, ZATH!
I'm assuming this is a duel type thing?
Okay, I'll watch, then. :P
*carries on paintng Chester blue*
#ChaseForBookNine
WAIT
WAIT
*storms up to Ink*
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY HOUSE
It is interesting, yes.
Though, I'd say it's more interesting how you managed to throw me off the balcony just now when I'd only just stated that I'm actually next to the lake.
*throws three fireballs at her in quick succession*
*and is still next to the lake*
*hides*
*starts freezing the lake*
IT'S MEANT TO LOOK LIKE WOOD
IT'S WOODEN
Admittedly, it's fireproof
BUT IT'S MEANT TO BE THE COLOUR OF WOOD
FINE.
*uses the air to halt the fireballs and waits*
*holds hand up to Miles*
Just a second.
. . . Can't it be blue wood?
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DOn't worry though, Sparky. We had to majority of the paint war in a department store that wasn't here.
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NO!!!!!!!!
FIX IT!
*walks onto frozen lake and sits in the middle*
. . . :(
*rubs at paint with turps*
Poor little blue.
Okay, continue fighting. :)
#ChaseFOrBookNine
Thank you...
*nods at Miles*
why are you two fighting?
For fun.
Oh, are we starting again?
Damn.
*puts reading the next bit of the decisions on hold*
That's really good, by the way.
*lets the air carry the fireballs forward again and sends them shooting towards her*
oh, ok then *walks off the frozen lake and shatters the ice*
Hello.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six . . .
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Five!
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four
Can you not even trust me to count down from ten? TEN seconds?
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Three!
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*looks up and grins*
Flowy hair is so much fun to drawwwwwww :3
*ducks*
That's actually the last one.
*blurs a fair way behind him*
I haven't written the middle two yet.
*runs up to him and grabs the back of his head and slams it towards the ice*
I like the number three. Disturbed in number three of my playlists, even though it was made first. :)
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Rats the lake is gone.
You know what I meant.
Switch ice to ground.
@Zaiya: Yay! :)
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO . . .
I still have to make Hunter ded from yesterday!
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Two, one.
Congratulations, we can count backwards.
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Oh is it?
*uses one hand to push at the air to propel myself the other way, the other to grab onto her wrist*
Well, at least there's more to read.
Always a good thing.
*flips backwards with the momentum of the air and releases her wrist*
*takes three steps backwards*
ENOUGH CAME ON AND I DIDN'T EVEN REALISE SO NOW I PROBABLY WON'T START CRYINGGGGGGGG YOU EVIL PEOPLE.
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Hullo. :]
(Sorry I missed the large extent of the ball yesterday. I probably won't be here much today either. And I don't have a dress. But you can IMAGINE I have a dress, right? :P )
(Or I could find one, but that's unlikely. I'm working. I'm working. I'm not working. But I'm working. [?] )
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Ugh being called away from everything today...
Gotta go. Dinner.
Be back soon.
I dedicate the apge from yesterday to radioactive milkshakes!
They'll exist one day.
We'll make them.
#ChaseForBookNine
*melts the ice* ha
Ah, pfft. Typical.
I'll be waiting, Rachel.
*uses the air to encase whatever means of melting Ed had been using and sits on the ice to continue reading*
SEE YA SOON SPARKY! *waves*
TAIAAAAAAAAAA! :) HELLO!
Well, my dress is mostly covered in paint *points*
And Hunter refused to get changed.
So you're good. :)
FOURS, SPARKY! :(
("DId they even have a reasonw hy?
Cpuntless sons and daughters had to die?
Can you even comprehend the pain?
Tell me when your . . .
Own have died
When there's no more pride
When your soul is frozen
Is that enough?
When your heart is broken
A thousand times
With every moment
Is that enough?"
I was right. I didn't cry this time around. Blogland is evil. XD)
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