Monday, May 27, 2013

Spirit Lake: The Winner

Wow.

Okay, that was one of the most fun competitions I've run so far. The Exquisite Corpse competition is shaping up brilliantly— the standard on display is just mind-boggling— but the Spirit Lake contest has just been fun from start to finish.

So here's what I did.

I collected all of the names of the people who entered, both here on this Blog and on Twitter, and I divided them into bundles. I made sure that each and every one had a valid reason for why they should be a video game character. Some of these reasons made sense. Some were just odd. Some were VERY odd. There are people, both Minions and Ronda Rousey fans, who are just unsettling. I'm not entirely sure how their brains work— if indeed their brains work at all.    

To give you a hint of what I've been dealing with, here are a few reasons you people gave. "Because of my neurax worms." "Because I like pie." "Because I'm short.""Because I've watched Robot Wars.""Because I have a psychic elephant.""Because I have a need for speed.""Because I'm not very smart (which will make the player feel better about themselves).""Because I am Dr Who.""Because I sometimes think that I'm the only human being in the world. The rest of you are all aliens.""I would make an awesome video game character because I already AM an awesome video game character.""Because I am actually Lakota (the Spirit Lake people are my Dakota relatives)."

So I divided you all up, and those of you who entered multiple times got your names put into as many groups as possible. From each of these groups, a winner was chosen. The winners were then put into a hat.

(Not an ACTUAL hat, since I don't own one, but a METAPHORICAL hat.)

(Okay, fine, I wrote all your names on a sheet of paper and I let my cat walk on it, and the closest one to where her tail touched down was the winner.)

And sooooo... without further ado... the winner is...

Willow Kowalski!

Yayyyyyyy Willow! The only thing I know about Willow is that she's five years old (so, er, she can wait a few years before she starts reading my books) and she's a Ronda fan... It's a lovely prize, and I can't think of anyone it'd make happier.

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Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

@Luce: I'm really not! But thank you anyway!

@Eve: Oh dear god, no. NO. Please don't let it be!
I have to run, I have to get out of here.
I'm so sorry everyone, I just pray to god that they leave you alone and only come after me.
I... *sobs*
G...Goodbye
*runs away into the night, never to be seen again*

#ChaseForBook9

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Hi Taia!

#ChaseForBook9

Unknown said...

Rhetorical question?


I HAVE A PUPPY! I just adopted him! He's so FREAKing cute! He lives at our neighbor's house, and they feed him, and take care of him... But he's MINE.

mollie_p_xoxo said...

ded!ded!ded!ded!ded!ded!ded!ded!ded!

mollie_p_xoxo said...

??bye flora have a good unnormal rest of your running away life

Duck said...

GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!
it's nearly midnight so I'm going to have to force myself off.
I know you will all be seriously depressed when I'm gone but I hope you can all handle it.

GOODNIGHT!
AND GOOD LUCK!
Duck out

#ChaseForBook9

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

*throws ded rights up in the air*
Someone catch:)

mollie_p_xoxo said...

@hunter ded means dedicate who ever gets first on a post has to dedicate about it

Unknown said...

But if she runs away... She can't read the next Skulduggery book...

mollie_p_xoxo said...

i feel lonely
its only 2.50pm where i am

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Bye, Duck!:( *waves*

#ChaseForBook9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_IOazzmTBw

mollie_p_xoxo said...

she will bye ut and take it with her

Unknown said...

What time is it where you live? It's 8:54 am where i live...

mollie_p_xoxo said...

good bye

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

I dedicate this two pages ago to:

YOU ALL. YOU ALL ARE PRETTY, OKAY? 

ALSO TO LITTLE MIX

JESYPIC

PERRIEFECT

JADEMIRABLE 

REALLEIGH-ANNEBEATABLE

YAAAAAAAAAAY

CHOCOLATE COOKIES

BEING UPSIDE-DOWN

HAIR

MUSIC

HAYLEY WESTENRA

EVANESCENCE

1D

NINJAS

BLOGLANDIANS

BEING HYPER

MY SISTER'S OUTRAGEOUS HEIGHT

KITTYYYYY CATTT

[TACKLEHUGS]

Also to Mycroft and his Umbrella, why not.

AND #CHASEFORBOOK9

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

I will become a shadow, living on the edge of society, only venturing in to buy the latest Skulduggery book...


#ChaseForBook9

Unknown said...

From the time it takes me to write a comment, there are two comments that have appeared when I finish.

mollie_p_xoxo said...

hunter your page is a little bit diffrent to ours how come

Unknown said...

What do u mean?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

BYE DUCK!

Omgg, I can't keep up with all the commenting... D:

#ChaseForBook9

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Six fifty-six a.m....!

I shouldn't be up yet! I should sleeeeeeep in! Oh well!

#ChaseForBook9

Mary Contrary said...

HIYA DUCK!! HI MISS CAIN!!
HI FABI!!


Whenever I use caps, I hold down the shift key, rather than using caps lock. Why is this?

@SP Number One Fan: Spirit Lake: The Game. If you look about three posts ago, I think it's explained there? :)

Bye Duck!

@Fabi: Awesome ded is awesome. :)

#ChaseForBook9

OH. Does anyone know if Derek said anything on #ChaseForBook9, yet?

...
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Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Eliza has a google+ account, we have blogger profiles

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

#ChaseForBook9
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Luciana said...

I GIVE UP WRITING ;-;

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Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Elizabeth has a Google + profile, that's all.

#ChaseForBook9

mollie_p_xoxo said...

fabi you have just really offended me

your ded did not inclued the script or danny o'donoghue
he is my life next to skulduggery pleasant
i know every thing about him he is my insparation and i love him
i am his biggest fan

Edward Fletcher said...

Hey everyone

#chaseforbook9

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Thanks, Taia.

I don't think he has...

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Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

That was such a jepic awesome ded, Fabi! *hugs*:)

Am not really here;P

Luciana said...

Uh... Guys, can we try to use proper spelling, grammar and punctuation, please?

It bugs me when things aren't accurate. I'm a perfectionist, and it just bugs me...

Sorry... I'd hate for me to get in a bad mood and yell at you, because I'm really pedantic when I'm in a bad mood ;-;

#ChaseForBook9

mollie_p_xoxo said...

to much commenting cant keep up

Unknown said...

I poofed...

Hi new people that are probably not new but are new to me!

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

YOU WANT TO DED TO THE SCRIPT, YOU CAN DO IT ON THIS PAGE, IENI DOESN'T WANT THE DED RIGHTS IENIWAY. (erm...pardon the bad pun) BUT I AM VERY MUCH DONE WITH THAT DED THERE.

...I need to stop writing in all capitals, I've been doing it too much lately.

#ChaseForBook9

mollie_p_xoxo said...

Ok! can people slow down there commenting please?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Thanks Ieni [hugs]

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Unknown said...

I decked out my profile!

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Oooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy, SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.

#ChaseForBook9

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Or, uh, ####CCCCCChhhhhhhaaaaaaaaassssssseeeeeeeeeFFFFFFFFFooooooooorrrrrrrrrrBBBBBBBBoooooooooooooookkkkkkk999999

...

#ChaseForBook9

Luciana said...

Msd.

This writing is doing my head in.

I just give up. I really do. ._.

#ChaseForBook9

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*pokes Luce*
Can I read some please??

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Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[hugs Lucy]

#ChaseForBook9

mollie_p_xoxo said...

ok

I LOVE THE SCRIPT
i ded to danny o'donoghue
who is my life besides skulduggery

i also ded to there songs

hall of fame
if you could see me now
nothing
good ol' days
breakeven
before the worst
the man who can't be moved
talk you down
walk away
this=love
if you see kay
for the first time
long gone and moved on
exit wounds
science and faith
you won't feel a thing
anybody there
rusty halo
if you ever comeback
fall for anything
10 10 im yours
brocken arrow
glowing
millionairs
give the love aroundhurricanes
kaleidoscope
no words
moon boots
six degrees of separation
we cry

and there might be more

mollie_p_xoxo said...

tehe i did it!

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Right, I'm off!
Going out for frappuccinos with my friend (as I said before I LOVE THIS KID. HE IS INCREDIBLE FOR SUGGESTING THIS. I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON WE WERE FRIENDS)

My deviantart is FloraMaeHigh if anyone is interested!

If any of you have deviantart too, lemme know! (I'll check this post when I'm back) I wanna see your work! :D

@Luce: I haven't booked my train tickets for Leeds yet, but I'll keep you posted - currently thinking about arriving at 4pm :)


Cheerio!!


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Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

*hugs Luci*

Mel's been to see The Script...

Byebye, Flora!:( *hugs*

Unknown said...

...



G2G bye!

#ChaseForBook9

mollie_p_xoxo said...

bye flora

mollie_p_xoxo said...

bye flora

Luciana said...

Bye Flora!

Ah, well, I still dunno what time I'll be getting there... Depends what time my dad finishes work... But I won't find out until that day... Which means I might not even end up going... Basically just hoping, haha. ._.

Cya, General. *salutes*

#ChaseForBook9

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

BYE FLORA!!

Hmm, I'm gonna go sleep nowwwww.
BYE ALL!!

mollie_p_xoxo said...

bye hunter

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Night, night, Miss Cain!:( *hugs*

Bye, Elizabeth! *waves*

#ChaseForBook9

Mary Contrary said...

Hi Dalekwho! :)

@Fabi: Darn. Thanks.
*eyes Derek* Give in to the tagging already~

Also: "Ieniway" xD

Oh. I posted a short (250-ish words) Introductory Writing Thing of Sorts (that's an official term, btw :P) at spfffromtaia.blogspot.com if anybody has a spare minute or so to read that, and, like, wants to.
I wrote a bunch of random little short things a week or so ago, and was looking to see if I could work into any at a later point, and I wasn't sure 'bout this one. :P ^^


@Luce: *offers a cookie* If you're struggling, maybe take a break? Just not thinking about something can help when you then go back to thinking about it with a different mind frame, kinda?

@S.P. Fan: The only Script songs I know are Nothing and Dead Man Walking, which are both pretty good in themselves. I friend of mine went to see them a couple of months ago, too, I think. :)
I don't know of any by Danny O'Donoghue, though. ^^

Awh, Bye Flora! I will totally not be stalking you on dA *shifty eyes* ;)

Aw, Bye Hunter!

#ChaseForBook9

Luciana said...

Bye Hunter!

Bye Cain!

Oh, uh, sorry... It's terrible... If I ever finish this first part, I'll e-mail it to you... Maybe.

#ChaseForBook9

Mary Contrary said...

*frowns*
I need to stop building up my comments like that...

Aw, Bye Miss Cain! Sleep well! :)

#ChaseForBook9

mollie_p_xoxo said...

im currently looking to see if the script comes close enough to me.maybe london or Birmingham

i've seen danny o' donoghue before

he was walking through london and i was in a restaurant. but when i stoped freaking out enough to case him he was gone 0_0 i wanted to cry

Luciana said...

I'm not struggling. It's just annoying the hell out of me because it's terrible.
It's ALL terrible.

I just give up.

#ChaseForBook9

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Danny O'Donoghue is in the Script.

Bye people who left, sorry I poofed.

#ChaseForBook9

mollie_p_xoxo said...

danny o' donoghue is the the script you donught

mollie_p_xoxo said...

oh i forgot the dead man walking one

mollie_p_xoxo said...

bye everyone

mollie_p_xoxo said...

g2g now bye guys

Mary Contrary said...

Oh. Well, you learn something every day, right? xD
Sorry. Danny O'Donoghue is in the Script. *nods* Got it. :P

And, at least you go to see him. I've previously dreamed, on multiple occasions that I saw Justin Pierre walking down the street. In all of them, my reactions involved either running, walking, or falling into a road-sign. :P

Aw, Bye, S.P!

@Luce: Oh? Well, what's so terrible about it, then? :/

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Bye s.p.

Sorry for distance... I'm scavenging for breakfast. We've got essentially nothing in the house though. :-/

#ChaseForBook9

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

*effectively

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Mary Contrary said...

* #ChaseForBook9

...

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Luciana said...

Bye SP.

I just hate my writing .-.

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Elder Arratay Shadows said...

Hello? LUCY!!!!! NO HATING ON YOURSELF ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I said NO! <:/

Luciana said...

I'm not hating on myself.

I'm being honest.

I'm a terrible writer ._.

#ChaseForBook9

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

Compueter shut down with out warning. I hate it when it does that.

*sighs*

g2g, bye guys...

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

NO! your writing is WONDERFUL! Donn't judge yourself. We are our own harshest critics.

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

I think your writing is amazing and I'm being honest. I swear I am.

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

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Elder Arratay Shadows said...

Totally! You need to relax, girl! You are beautiful and perfect and g2g

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

bye...

Luciana said...

Bye Shadows!

#ChaseForBook9

Luciana said...

Bye Shadows!

#ChaseForBook9

Mary Contrary said...

@Luciana: From what I've read, your writing is usually brilliant.
If what you're working on now is as terrible as you say, though, then maybe there's a reason for that within whatever it is that you're writing, or the way in which you're doing that, or, like, something?
IDK, I think everybody who writes writes badly, some of the time. Sometimes it's better to leave it and come back later, sometimes what's best is to find the problem/s and make corrections, even if that means changing storyline and such; sometimes there are other solutions, and sometimes, actually, it's better than you thought it is, anyway. Take from that what you will. It might well be useless to you, I don't even know if it's relevant, but it's what my brain says, anyway. :) ^^

Hi/Bye Arratay!

#ChaseForBOok9

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

Arraty I need to talk to you about The Unnamed Has Returned story!

Hi Guys!

Mary Contrary said...

Hiya, Brad! :)

Distant, drawing. :3

#ChaseForBook9

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

Hello??

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Luciana said...

Thanks, Taia, but I hate all of my writing. I'm just in that mood where I loathe it so much I can't be bothered, anymore. ._.

Hey, Jubi.

#ChaseForBook9

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

unnamedhasreturned.blogspot.com

Check it out! :D

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

LUCI!!!!!! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*


hi.

Mary Contrary said...

Why do I always draw so SMALL? I now have to work from a miniature sketch and somehow make it A4-sized. T-T
Still, it's MCS related, meaning I get to listen to one of their songs repeatedly until I'm done. xD


Hiya Jubi!! :)

*hands Luci a cookie* :/
I hope you're feeling better soon, then. ^^

#ChaseForBook9

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

#ChaseForBook9

Mary Contrary said...

Oh, *frowns*
@Brad: Is it still okay to call you Brad, or would you prefer Dynasty/Maguire/Other? :P

#ChaseForBook9

Bekka said...

Here I am, totally interrupting whatever lovely minionish conversation is going on to wonder loudly (as I'm sure someone already has) why the author of Skulduggery Pleasant does not own a single hat.This statement seems further suspicious on the grounds of a blog post made about two years ago subject line: "I wear fedoras now, fedoras are cool." Body of the post "Just have to say, Dr. Who ROCKS!" And while I recognize that this is a reference, I would not have put it past our Golden God to go out and find himself a fedora. Also, given that he lives in Ireland which has a somewhat frigid winter (though, I must say, not as frigid as Minnesota, USA, where I come from) it would be logical to infer that he owns some sort of winter hat, or perhaps a nice pair of earmuffs, though I will excuse him for not using those to pick the winner.

As I haven't posted a comment here in quite a while I'm going to take this opportunity to impart to Mr. Landy how much I absolutely adored The Maleficent Seven. It was absolutely brilliant on all accounts. Also me raving about it has inspired my girlfriend to finally get a move on and finish the series (after being stuck on Dark Days for almost a year).

Luciana said...

My name is super long, now...

I wonder what else I could put on to make it longer...

Hm...

#ChaseForBook9

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

Skittles?

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Mary Contrary said...

O.O
YOU LIVE IN MINNESOTA?!
OMGGC, THAT IS SO AWESOME.

(Sorry, I got so far through reading about hats, and my mind was filling with Golden-God-ly, Hat-related thoughts. And then I saw "Minnesota" and my brain burst.)

Ahem. Sorry. A lot good things in my life seem to revolve around Minnesota, mainly because it's where a lot of my favourite artists originate/reside. And there's so much jepicness there. One of my goals in life is to visit Minnesota, at some point. *nods*

But, yeah. I think letting his cat pick a winner is a better idea. Like, nobody can claim that the draw was biased or anything. :P
That, and cats are cute. :3

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Mary Contrary said...

Unless it was a biased cat, but that's beside the point. :P ^^

#ChaseForBook9

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

@Taia Sorry for slow reply any don't give a hotdog! You can call me Dyn Brad Whatever

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hello...?

Luciana said...

Hey, Mara.

#ChaseForBook9

Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

Hi Maralie!

Mary Contrary said...

@Brad: Awesome, I'll probably just end up switching between 'em, then. :P

Hiya Mara!! :)

#ChaseForBook9

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

YAY WILLOW!

Heheh... I would like to know who thought of those reasons... (you guys know which one is mine XD)

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

MARA

LITTLE MIX

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Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

FAVIS

hai

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Did you come up with any of those reasons??

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

HELLO EMBER

I don't remember! I don't think so. [shrugs]

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Luciana said...

Ember!

Fabi!

*hugs both*

Ieni is online... But whether she's here or not, I don't know... :)

#ChaseForBook9

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Luclosca~!!!!! How are you feeling? *huggle*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

I gotta go NOW... whoops. brb

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Lucy! [hugs back]

[waves at Ieni, regardless of whether she is here or not]

I'm hyper from watching LM videos and baking chocolate cookies, just a warning! XD

#ChaseForBook9

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

See you, Ember! [waves]

#ChaseForBook9

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hey, everyone :) *hugs*

I'm reading a very interesting book. *nods*
Holes by Louis Sachar. It's intriuging. :P

Wbd.

#ChaseForBook9

Georgina Howlett said...

Close your tired eyes, relax and then count from one to ten and open them! :D

Hullo. I'm editing my book website at the moment, getting the blog and photo albums ready for when I start using it in Summer.

Georgina Howlett said...

^ Holes is a brilliant book, I read it in year seven or something I think.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Bye, Ember. *hugs* :(

Fabi, I'm listening to Little Mix right now! XD

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Hi Mara [hugs]

I think I've read that... It's been a while, though. With the shoes...? [Might be thinking of a book with a similar title]

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Luciana said...

Holes is a really good book, Mara! I loved Louis Sachar when I was younger! Holes is fun to read. I like Hector. *nods*

...

*realises*

...

*grins*


I'm meh, Ember. Thanks for asking. Loki doki.


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Luciana said...

Yeah, Fabi, the sneakers? That's Holes. *nods*

Wbd - writing. I just finished another chapter, so I'm trying to finish this one, too... Because I am getting into writing this part of ItS. It's action-packed and thrilling;D

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Mary Contrary said...

Hiya Ember!! :)

I don't think any of those were mine. ^^

Aw, Bye Ember!

Hi again, Fabi!! :)


*frowns at her drawing* I think I've made the head too big... Or everything else too small. :P
Oh well. UNREALISTIC HEAD:BODY RATIO FtW.

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Luciana said...

I'm sure it's amazing, Taia, just like you! *hugs*

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Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Hello Georgina!

Mara, so am I. :-)

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Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Hi Taia. :-)

Okay.

Glad that the writing is going better, Lucy. :-) Good luck with it!

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Mary Contrary said...

*nods* Holes IS a good book. We had to read it in Year 7, but I'd read it before then, anyway. :P

@Georgina: All these heavy thoughts
Will try to bring you down
But not this time~

(Is that accurate? It's been a while since I listened to that song. Or, any Owl City stuff, actually. :P)

And, hi! :)

#ChaseForBook9

Maralie Lily Charm said...

O.O

Oh God. I never expected that. Wow.

THIS BOOK IS SO WOW.

Poor Zero/Hector.

I'm at chapter 40 right now, and wow o.o

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Hi again!

Emerald Melody said...

I just want to say for everyone who has taken part and become heavily involved in the #ChaseForBook9 appeal to Derek.

Not only have you made me so proud of you all but I know that Chase would be so proud of you all to have rallied together to try and make something that seems impossible, hopefully possible.

Not only that but it shows me how much of an influence Chase had on everyone here in Blogland. And the influence he is still having on anyone who is being told his story. I've known him for most of my life and was heavily inspired by him and it is even more amazing that you've known him all since September and he's made an impact on you all.

Anyone, I just want to thank you all and hope we can continue this campaign until we get word from Derek and the result we are all tagging for.

#ChaseForBook9

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

YOU'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE ME!!!!

(joking.)

It's okay, Em :)

Luciana said...

*huggles Em tightly*

He's one of us, and he always will be. No Bloglandian leaves Blogland for good, that's not possible. <3

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Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

Holes is MINT!

We have read it in class.

Louis Sachar is cool!

Mary Contrary said...

@Luci: You're too kind. :P Thanks, though. It's great to hear. *hugs* :3
Were amazinger a word, I'd put it to you, though. ;)
I'm glad your writing seems to be going better now, too. ^^

Hm. Colour or just graphite?
I'm edging towards the latter, because I've being using coloured media an awful lot, lately...
But whether I have the patience to have to wash the grey from my hands every five/ten minutes...

#ChaseForBook9

@Mara: *nods* I thought it was great. :3
I'm pretty sure he wrote a sequel of sorts, too. Small Steps, or something along those lines. (?) I might be thinking of something else, there. Not sure. :P

Hi again, Ember! :)

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...
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Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

I think I'm going to start putting it on more of my posts.


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Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Wb, Ember. :-)

[hugs Em] Glad to help.

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Mary Contrary said...

*huggles Em*
I'm happy that I can help. Hopefully, Mister Landy will concur. :)

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hello! Back from france! I just spent four days eating cheese with monkeys who were expertly trained to put there hands up in surrender in under 2 seconds! Just kidding, was that not socially acceptable? Please tell me I don't know! Congratulations Willow! How is everyone? WTF! The cover it scares me! Is Ghastly safe? Please tell me Ghastly is safe! Please! He's got so many fans, I bet Derek killed him. Why Derek!? #ChaseForBook9 #ChaseForBook9, HELLO! I missed the internet sooooo much! *runs into bar, runs around madly* AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I'm back and slightly hyper! Yay! Miniatures to build! Yaaaaaay! I'm home. #ChaseForBook9

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Phew. Now that's over with, happiness all round! *gives happiness* And hugs. *Hugs whether you like it or not.* Well that's about 4 days worth of bogging made up for. I'm relatively calm now. But getting home was awful! Loads of the trains were cancelled for the bank holiday! Well, hi!

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

My comment poofed!!!

Xanna said...

You don't own a hat? I thought fedoras were cool and you wear them now?

Xanna said...

Hello Fabi! You said hi to me yesterday, but unfortunately I missed it. How rude of me! Trying to make up for it now though! :)

Luciana said...

Hello Edward.

Hello Xanna.

Sorry I'm so distant - I'm writing.

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Mary Contrary said...

*accepts both hugs and happiness*
Thanks, and hi, Woody! :) Welcome back!

@Ember: The clone waiters stole your comment. *nods*

Hello, Xanna! I don't think we've met? *offers a cookie* Nice to make your acquaintance. :)

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Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

I don't think I've met Xanna either. Where are my manners? Hello Xanna! Nice to meet you. *Offers bottle of blogland 2023*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Wow. That book was brilLiam. *nods*

Hello, Xanna! :) *hugs*
I'm Maralie, but you can call me Mara. :)

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hi Mara! I'm back!

Luciana said...

#ChaseForBook9!

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

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Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Sorry I poofed! There was chocolate! And it was all over the place! And when my sister spills things, she never does it less than spectacularly.

And wbd.

HI XANNA! So sorry!

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

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*facepalm* I'm such a scatterbrain.

Don't forget, if you'd like to join ARCK; a-random-comment.blogspot.ie :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

FABIIIGAAAAAAIL

Look up 'One Direction VS Little Mix - Beautiful Wings'

It's just perfect. Omgg. :D

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Looking for my headphones do I can listen to it without annoying Nel.

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

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It's so Jesypic, Fabsy! *giggles*

Mary Contrary said...

o.O
I've been working on this drawing for three and a half hours, and I still only have an /outline/.
Do I just work really slowly, or...?

@Mara: The ARCK sounds like a lovely idea. :3 ^^

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Dragona Pine said...

DEREK


DEREK
DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK DEREK


I've noticed a few... plot holes, with the SP series in general. These are not bad points, I'm just sharing my ideas in the hope you'll include them in one of the books.

1. The Sanctuary MUST have friends within the government.
Can the Sanctuary know EVERY CCTV camera that captures all the explosions? Can they remove ALL the websites that have details about magic on?
So I've created an organisation who can.
They're called the Special Operations of the Supernatural, or the SOS for short.
They provide counter-terrorist services (such as taking down dark sorcerers who want to destroy the world), and also they try and cover things up.
The SOS is made up of the very best men and women from all the security services, and the SAS. There is a lengthy test to see if you can join (you will be notified first if they think you have potential), followed by a harsh training course involving firearms and many mental and fitness tests.
The SOS 'soldiers' are split into squads. Each squad contains a letter and two numbers. For example, A-04, or J-14. The letter shows what part of the headquarters they are in, and the numbers the sub-part. But that's not important.
Every SOS soldier wears full kevlar body armour and a helmet. The helmet is black and covers all of their face with a blue visor (made of bullet-proof glass). It has "SOS" written in silver on the forehead.
The armour itself is also black, though the fatigues underneath are blue and navy coloured in a camouflage pattern.
Each squad contains 4 'Units' and 2 pilots (the pilots don't wear helmets). The 'Units' are named "Unit 1", "Unit 2" etc. This is because the SOS has a strict privacy initiave. This states that no one in the entire department (apart from the Director - the leader) may know your name. Neither is anyone else, which is why they wear helmets.
The weapons used by the SOS are the Colt M4 Carbine and a Beretta M9 pistol. However, they may also have a Heckler & Koch MP5A3 during some of their missions (particulary counter-terrorist - since the MP5 is a great gun in those situations).
The 'soldiers' generally HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) jump into combat situations. Their helmets has a function for a HALO jump so they won't well... die.
They are a secret organisation, and have allies in Sanctuaries all around the world.
NO members of the SOS have magic. They rely on military tactics only to defeat mages. They have a knowledge of magic and how it works, however, since they have to in their line of work.

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2. You mentioned the werewolves were low in number. So I've created a reason for this.
The reason is the Apatonynchus. It is a very strange creature.
Its name means 'Deceptive Claw' in Greek.
It is about the size of a large wolf. It has short brown fur and stands on all four legs. It has a spiked tail (2 spikes either side of the tip).
Around its neck, it has frill much like the triceratops. This has been known to change colour depending on how the creature is feeling. Its ears are the shape of a lily, and are set upon the ends of antennae either side of its head.
It is carniverous and has sharp teeth. Its eyes are all yellow (even the 'whites'), and it has a black pupil.
Though its eyes are usable, the creature tends to emit ultrasonic waves like bats do to navigate its way around. Its sense of smell is amazing.
It is a magical creature. Although not from this dimension, they managed to come through in Gordon's caves (or at least, that's where they were first seen). Its magical powers are interesting. It cannot be affected by any magic, violent or not (the reason why it can kill werewolves without the use of silver). It can also walk on walls and ceilings.
And, also, due to a complex mixture of magic when two of the creatures mate, they also generate their own forcefields from birth that is active all the time. Nothing can penetrate the forcefield.
All the creatures of this species have a dislike of werewolves and hunt them down.



It'd be awesome if you could tell me what you think of the ideas and hopefully consider them featuring (even if it's just a mention) in the later SP books.

Luciana said...

Listening to Disney songs, because I'm awesome;D

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Dragona Pine said...

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Dragona Pine said...

Also, I've just drawn a picture of a car having a head on collision with a dustbin wagon. It's kinda cool.



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Also, just to point it out, the concluding part of The Dark Shadow is on my blog.

dragonapine.blogspot.co.uk

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Kay, listening to it now, Mara. :-)
Distant!

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Ayesha said...

Wow I havent been on here for ages! Hi Derek! I just saw the cover on the previous post and it looks SO GOOD!!!

Dragona Pine said...

Also, I made a blog for if anyone gets confused at the fact that I use quite a lot of gun description during my stories (if any of you read them).


dragonasweapondatabase.blogspot.co.uk

I also take requests for this. If there's a weapon you want me to make a post of (it doesn't have to be a gun), or if you want to ask me what the best type of weapon is to use in a certain situation, I could answer that.

Dragona Pine said...

Hey Ayesha! How are you? I'm sorry that we've all kinda left xat, we've moved to Yahoo Messenger. :)

Dragona Pine said...

It's kind of a long story why, but xat crashed and was weird and wouldn't go back to normal so we found an alternative to it.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Taia - Thanks! :) *hugs*
I'm trying to spread the word, so that people will actually comment on it XD

Fabi - It's deadly. *nods*

Luci - THE CIRCLE OF LIIIIIIIFE c:

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Ayesha said...

Don't worry though Derek i have been stalking you on Twitter so... :P

Luciana said...

Oh baby, stay with me~ *can't type in hangul*

Stay in my hearrrrrrrrrrttttttt <3

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

Hi, Ayesha! Have we met? :)
If not, I'm Maralie! But you can call me Mara :) *hugs*

Mary Contrary said...

Hiya, Dragona! :)


AYESHA!!!!

*glomps*

It's been FOREVERRRRR.

How are you?! :)


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Ayesha said...

Dragona!!! Omg it's been such a long time since i've talked to you! Is Yahoo Messenger where everyone goes now or do they mostly come on here?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

It's a really good mash-up, Mara. :-)

Hello Ayesha! [waves]

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Ayesha said...

Hey Mara!!!! *hugs back* No we havent met! :)

Taia!!!! I know it's been too long!! I think it's been almost a year D:
I'm good! How are you? :)

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Fabi - If I could do mash ups... *grins at the thought of all the 1D and LM mixes*

Dragona Pine said...

Ayesha, I know! It's been AGES. Most people go on Yahoo Messenger though sometimes they appear on here. Aquila, Rose, Willow, Sven, Komodo... most people from xat go on yahoo messenger.
Oh, and there's Taia. Taia comes on too sometimes. ^^

Ayesha said...

Hey Fabi! *waves back*

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Will this post...?

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Hi! How are you all?

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Omg, it did! :O

Msd/wbd.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

IENI. *hugs*

Why I did that in caps, I have no clue :P

Wbd, listening to One Direction and Little Mix c:

Dragona Pine said...

Hey Rhydian! How are you?

Luciana said...

IEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

isreallywrongandshouldjustacceptthatalready.

Hello!

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Ayesha said...

@Dragona
How would i be able to talk on there. I've never used Yahoo messenger before

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Hi everyone!
@Dragona: I'm fine

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Ieni! [hugs] Yesss it posted!

Hi Rhydian!

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Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Hi Fabi!

Mary Contrary said...

Ayesha- An almost-year is a long time - It's great to see you again! :)
I'm good, too. Scared because exams but mostly good. :P

*raises hand* I don't use Yahoo messenger a lot atm because it's more conspicuous than here, and I'd have even less time if I was over there more often. *nods* I have an excuse. But I will, eventually. I'll be there more. :3

Hiya Ieni! :)
Hi Rhydian! :)

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Dragona Pine said...

Ayesha, you download it from the website. It's very easy to use. You just ask people for their yahoo emails (for example, mine is dragonapine@yahoo.com), then you add them. It's like an instant messenger thing. A bit like MSN.
And you can go on group conversations and all sorts. It's simple. We hadn't used it before either. :)

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Hi Taia!

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Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Hey!:)
*ninjaeroplanetacklehugs everyone*

I'M NOT WRONG NO ASK ANYONE ON HERE

Ayesha said...

@Taia Ugh!Exams are so stressful but I only have my History exams left so i'm not that stressed (yet)

Ayesha said...

Okay Dragona! I'll try and download it now :)

Dragona Pine said...

I have history and maths and geography and... meh.

Dragona Pine said...

Cheese.

Dragona Pine said...

Cheese.

Luciana said...

YOU ARE SO WRONG, IENI.

THEY'LL BE BIAS, TOO. SHUSH YOUR FACE.

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Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

NEW PAGE!

Dragona Pine said...

Right, now to ded... hm *thinks*

Luciana said...

Oh my Golden God, that was close.

I need to stop arguing and start looking at comment numbers... *laughs*

... I should also stop flirting and write... That sounds like a good idea to me... c:

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL~

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Sorry I poofed! Very distant. *walks off, slowly and sluggishly*

Mary Contrary said...

*is ninjaaeroplanetacklehugged* :)

@Ayesha: Ah, over the coming weeks I have seven or eight of them. But then I'm free to be writing and wasting even more time than I do currently. :P

Speaking of which, I'll need to go do some revision, in a while.
But I'm gonna get something more done on this drawing, first, so distant.

Oh, and my Yahoo email is... Er, AndWeTurnedOnTheRadio@yahoo.com ?
That may not be accurate, though. :P

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Dynasty Maguire/Rathrockt Maguire (Brad Wood) said...

Hello, i know this is a random question but what type of phones have you got?

Mary Contrary said...

Damn. I've gotta go.
Might be back later. Or soon. Maybe. IDK.

Bye!

Mary Contrary said...

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NOW Bye. *waves and hugs and :)*

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

Samsung Galaxy Mini :P


VIDEO STAR IS JUST LOL XD
(inside joke. I'd explain it but it may get boring XD)

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