This day last week I was in Leeds. First, I visited the school in Huddersfield that had won the Skulduggery photo competition, and got chatting to a room full of highly amusing students. Then it was on to Leeds itself, to Waterstones, for an event, a question and answer session, and a signing that went on for, ahem, quite a while.
The following day we were in York, again at Waterstones, for a signing that AGAIN went on for longer than we had expected. Three hours in Leeds, four hours in York. Of course, some people (who shall remain nameless) chose to go to BOTH, which may explain the length...
I came back with the usual assortment of letters and notes (which I still have to go through), presents (including a garden gnome), and Skittles. Because I like Skittles.
It was so much fun, the Watersones staff were all ultra-cool, and everyone kept me grinning from beginning to end. So thank you everyone who made it out, and thank you to everyone who braved the long queues...!
So I got home on Saturday night, and I've been home for the last week, and I haven't done ANY work at all. Well, almost. Okay, so I did some businessy type stuff, but I didn't WRITE anything. Kind of. Okay, so I'm already planning the final Skulduggery book, and possibly a few other things, but that is ALL. I am taking a BREAK. Mostly.
So now that I'm taking a break, I can give a quick rundown on stuff I've been enjoying over the past few months...
Man of Steel: This was... good. It was a good film. Wasn't brilliant. I went to it with my mum, sisters and brother. My mum and sisters all thought it was amazing. My brother and I were more subdued— and seeing as how my brother and I are the only ones whose opinion I trust, I trusted us.
Dexter, season seven: Ah, the penultimate season of the serial killer hiding in plain sight. I always enjoy Dexter. Even the seasons that people say were weak, I loved. Only one more season to go, though, and then I'll have to say goodbye to one of my favourite characters. Will he be found out? Will he be arrested? Will he live? Will he die?
See, now I know how YOU guys feel...
Game of Thrones: Pure awesome. Not as awesome as the books, but awesome nonetheless. Jon Snow, Arya, Dany and Tyrion for the win.
Doctor Who: It'll be so sad when Matt Smith leaves. He's made a brilliant Doctor— childlike, impulse, excitable, yet so incredibly dark and lonely. And of course Jenna Louise Coleman is wonderful and gorgeous. (But Amy will always be my first love.)
Banshee: A weird one, this. An ex-con assumes the identity of a dead man and becomes the Sheriff of a town called Banshee. It has a lovely idea at its core that it hasn't managed to live up to, but I'm still watching. Definitely adults-only stuff, and even though the action does nod its head towards realism every chance it gets, it's still way over the top. Though I'm starting to question how no one has fired a sheriff who beats up suspects in front of the whole town...
True Blood, season five: Amazingly, this show gets better and better. It's moved away from its human/vampire love story beginnings and developed its own mythology. This is wonderful stuff, fantastically inventive, very funny, but again— adults only.
Assassin's Creed 3: errrr... I kinda stopped playing. All the Assassin Creed games are very repetitive, and I just couldn't muster the enthusiasm to finish.
Resident Evil 6: Dreadful. Again, I stopped playing. It just wasn't FUN.
Skyrim: I stopped playing because I needed to write, but I do intend to go back to this. Oblivion was brilliant.
Metal Gear Rising: Awful. If I wanted a fighting game, I'd have bought a fighting game. I buy Metal Gear games because I want to sneak around and kill people when they don't expect it. (By the way, I've just seen the trailer for the next Metal Gear game, which looks like it'll fulfil every gaming need I could possibly possess.)
N0S4R2, by Joe Hill: Brilliant book. Loved every page.
The Shining Girls, by Lauren Beuke: I read this immediately after N0S4R2 and it did not suffer by comparison. Fantastic.
Annnnd I've just been emailed the edited copy of LSODM, so I shall be going through that this weekend, making last-minute changes and additions... and then it'll REALLY be done.
Honest.
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SORRY I POOFEDEDED! DINNERRRRR
But I'm here again c:
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Hi Mara [hugs]
Distant writing a ded, apparently.
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Hi Fabigail! *hugs* :)
Hey Star! *hugs*
Hey Ari! *hugs*
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HEY MARANESS. :)
I can just tell this is gonna go horribly wrong. :P
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Your string art? :P *laughs*
I'm sure it'll be fine, Starar XD
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. . . IT JUST HIT ME HOW LONG THIS IS GOING TO TAKE.
*looks at huge sheet of paper* *looks at tiny, miniscule piece of string I just glued down*
D:
@Maraness: It's gonna faillllllllll. :)
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Hi all! How are you?
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HI RHYDIAN! :)
Good, thanks. :)
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Hi Rhydian...
Distant, sorry. :-(
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STAR! FABI!
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Mbd. Might not. Unsure.
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How are you?
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I'm good Fabi! You?
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[shrugs]
Rubbish at singing! XD
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Wow, I disappeared for a long time, sorry!! I'm back now, though!
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And I have to eat lunch...see you later.
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See ya!
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Bye Fabi!
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Oh, hey Rhydian!
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ARETHA! Do I know you?
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Sorry foir my immense distance, my sister is here.
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Um... *stares* Well, I've definitely seen you before, but I don't think we've formally met, have we? *offers hand* As you have read in the blue text above this comment, my name is Aretha Tesla. I work as an assassin for the American Sanctuary. But I'm a very friendly assassin, I promise! Pleasure to meet you!
Hi Star!
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*shakes Aretha's hand* nice to meet you! If we haven't met before
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APPARENTLY IN GONE I HAVE NO POWER BUT I HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF DEVELOPING SUPER SPEED OR TELEPORTATION/BOUNCING :P
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Gtg now. BYE!
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Hello. :-)
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SHE LEFT.
SO I AM HERE. :)
Ahaha, I've spent like an hour and a half on my string art and I have . . . *calculates* about a FORTIETH of it done.
My life is so fun. XD
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Hi Star?
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FABIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. :)
*pulls the umbrellas away so I can get to her to hug her*
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Oh, right. *facepalm*
*hugs Fabi*
All that effort, and then I go and forget to actually do it. XD
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Hi Star. [hugs back]
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MY SISTER LISTENED TO THE SPIDER STORY.
AND SHE WAS LAUGHING.
AND SHE NEVER LAUGHS WHEN SHE'S READING BOOKS MUCH AT ALL WHEN I DO, SO THAT IS AN ACHIEVEMENT, I GUESS. :)
Hahaha, she was like one of the only people to actually get why it was so awesome. :)
She had two WHAAAAAAAAAAt questions at the end. One was "What was the point in that?" and the other was "Why did she want to go swimming with them when she was scared of them before?"
And I was like uhhhhhhhh . . .
I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT. XD
Out of all the questions to ask. XD
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[laughs]
I'll go ask Nel, back in a sec. XD
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She says she really really likes to swim (hence the name Nelnah Fish) and she got used to the spiders' weirdness and they're her friends now.
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She adds that she used to be scared of vacuum cleaners and now she would happily go swimming with one.
Um.
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I WANT A SISTERRRRRR D:
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Song: *starts singing verse*
Me: Why do I listen to so much depressing music again? -_-
Song: *reachs chorus*
Me: *feels like cheering* YAY!
Finally, song characters making good decisions. :)
Fighting for people when it seems hopeless.
Trying to help people out.
Fighting for them.
It's still a depressing song, but after I Won't See You Tonight . . .
Ohmygosh, I Won't See You Tonight is just made to torture people. D:
It raises awareness though. It's really effective and if no lives have been saved because of it then the world is upside down.
But it's so horrible.
I'm torn between wanting to never listen to it ever again and wanting to listen to it again, see if it still has the same effect, see what other thoughts it produces . . .
But, ohmygosh.
One day, I want to write something like that. I want to write that. I want to write about a character who's going to kill themselves. And I'll write all about how they feel, and how they're thinking, and the reader will just be screaming in agony, but nothing they can do will stop the character. They are powerless, trapped behind a glass wall. They are not in the story. They cannot help, do anything.
And then bye-bye.
And then I'll make the other character be all agonised.
And one of them will commit suicide as a result.
And then on the reread, it will be even worse for th reader because they will know the consequences. They know what will happen and they want so much to prevent it but it is MY work of art and they cannot.
And they will hate me for eternity.
But it may stop someone out there committing suicide, so yay. :)
Idk.
(Yes, I abandoned stopping being depressing.)
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Hi Mara [hugs]
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@Maraness: :(
They can be really annoying? :)
@Fabi: THANK YOU! :)
I'll tell her. :)
. . . Somehow. *frowns* She's in bed . . .
She'll still be awake, it's just gauging whether or not I will get caught.
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TOLD HER! :)
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Mara, you really don't. They're more trouble than their worth. (Nah! I love my sister, but you can easily live without them.)
Star, It's making works of art like that that change you from being a person with a computer who's good at writing to an author.
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TRIPPY! I LOVE YOUUUU! *Megasuperpickleponytacklehugsofdoom* Hi, guys!
No problem, Star. :-)
My sis is awesome. And insane. And annoying. :-P
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Hi Arra
Hi Trip
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@Trip: *hugs* I didn't do anything, really, really, really. :P
But thank you. :)
YAHA, YOU'RE PERFECT. :)
Btw, people, you might be burderned with song lyrics soon.
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@Fabi: YOUR SISTER /IS/ AWESOME. :)
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FABI!!! MARA!!! umm... *looks* STAR!!!
I am kinda hyper...
WHO WANTS TO RIDE A UNICORN WITH ME?!!?!
“So,” Skulduggery began, “Ghastly’s birthday is coming up.” Valkyrie looked up.
“Yeah? What are we getting him?”
“Something really, really good. This is a big birthday. He’s turning four hundred and fifty in two weeks.”
“I want to get him permission to make new robes. He hates the ones he has to wear. Plus they look stupid.”
“But then I can’t make fun of them!” Skulduggery whined. Valkyrie glared at him.
“Shut up,” she glowered.
“Oh! I know! What if we got him someone instead of something?” Valkyrie asked. Skulduggery looked at her for a long moment.
“Actually, that’s not a bad idea. Tanith, I assume? We need to think of a way to catch her without hurting her or letting Ghastly know. Any thoughts?” Valkyrie scowled.
“I already gave my thoughts. It’s your turn.”
“Fine. We’ll hunt around and we’ll catch her. Wonderful plan, no?”
Valkyrie sighed. “Just the two of us?”
“Just the two of us.”
Valkyrie grinned a mischievous grin. “Good.”
*****
Nye was in its laboratory, working on the White Cleaver when it found it. The Human Soul. It was like a strand of gossamer, twinkling and gleaming in the dim yellow light. Nye carefully picked it up. It smiled, the black thread in its lips peeking out grotesquely. “At last,” It murmured. Replacing it, Nye scrambled from the room to tell the Grand Mage.
*****
Skulduggery looked down at his phone. “It’s Ravel. I hope everything’s okay.” He wandered into the other room. Valkyrie could hear the low murmur of his velvet voice in the room with the sofa bed. It was comforting, knowing that here, she was always safe. She was always welcome, always protected, always loved when she was in Skulduggery’s house. She was closer to him than anyone else in the world, apart from her own family.
Catching Tanith would be difficult. The Sanctuary had been trying for a long time to track her down, but whenever there was a confrontation, she escaped by means of Billy-Ray’s tunneling. Of course, if they were able to take him out, that wouldn’t be a problem. Tanith’s sword, however, might be. Valkyrie had been training hard, but it would take all of her new skills to beat Tanith in a fight.
Skulduggery walked slowly into the room. “Nye has… found the soul. It just found it. Ghastly sent a message to us through Ravel, he thinks this could free Tanith.” Valkyrie stared at him.
“Wow. This is… this is huge. Well, all we need now is Tanith. Any leads?”
“A few.”
*****
They drove to Roarhaven in a black R-type Continental Bentley, one of only 208 ever made, and the apple of Skulduggery’s metaphorical eye. They were going to confer with Ravel and Ghastly about what they were going to do next. They were waiting outside the entrance to the Sanctuary, and Ghastly looked agitated. The two Elders walked towards the Bentley as Valkyrie and Skulduggery climbed out.
“I want you to find Tanith,” Ghastly said. “I don’t want to wait any more, I’ll clear your schedule for you, just please, I need you to do this. Please try. You two are my best chance at this.” Valkyrie was surprised. He sounded terrible, tired and sad and desperate. He didn’t look well, either- there were bags under his eyes and his robes were rumpled. Ravel looked concerned. Skulduggery was talking to Ghastly, so Ravel took Valkyrie aside. “He hasn’t slept well,” he whispered. “He’s gotten even more worried about her recently.” Valkyrie set her jaw in determination.
“We’re finding her, and then we will wrench that bloody Remnant out of her bloody mind.” She hesitated. “I hate seeing Ghastly like this. He shouldn’t have to beg. He’s gotten worse.” Ravel nodded his agreement, then looked over at Skulduggery and Ghastly.
“Let me know how it goes. They’re wrapping up, we should go.” They walked over together. Valkyrie hugged Ghastly, told him not to worry, and got back into the Bentley.
“What’d you two talk about?” Skulduggery was silent for a moment as he started the car and pulled out. They headed down one of the many grey, dreary roads in Roarhaven.
“Sanguine and Tanith are engaged, according to our sources.” Valkyrie was shocked. Horrified.
“We have to stop it. For Ghastly’s sake, and mine, and Tanith's. Oh, geez… If she marries Sanguine and we take out the Remnant, will she still be married to him? Oh, bloody hell!”
“Quite frankly, I have no idea whether she’d still be married to him,” Skulduggery replied, “But instead of waiting to find out, let’s forget about that and find her. Now.”
“Where are we going?”
He hesitated. “It’s a surprise?”
“Skulduggery, tell me now, or I’ll power-slap you.”
“You wouldn’t do that, I’m driving. Besides, I can block you.”
Valkyrie moaned. “Just tell me where we’re going.”
“Nope-nnf” Valkyrie power-slapped him (rather gently, really), and his skull slammed into the side of the car door.
“Ow! Fine, I’ll tell you, but you won’t like it.” He sighed resignedly. “We’re going to London.”
She stared at him. “Are. You. Insane? London is the most dangerous place we could possibly go right now. We’re nearly at war with their Sanctuary; our Sanctuary doesn’t need us to blow things up over there!” He looked at her.
“Ghastly needs us to do this,” he said gently. “He’d do this for either of us if we were possessed. Let’s at least try, and we’ll keep our heads down, I promise. Okay?”
Valkyrie sighed. “All right. For Ghastly. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
*****
The first thing they had to do was find and take out Sanguine. It wasn’t really that hard. He was walking down an alley when Valkyrie snuck up and hit him. He dropped, Skulduggery kicked him in the face, and then swiftly put him in handcuffs. It was surprisingly easy to do all this, and Valkyrie barely resisted the urge to knick him in the face again for good measure.
Finding Tanith was a bigger challenge.
After an hour and a half of asking people that may have had contact with Tanith recently if they’d seen her, they struck gold.
“Yup, I seen ‘er nawt ‘alf ‘n ‘our ago. Said she were goin’ tu ‘er apartment up on Perry Street,” drawled an ugly, greasy man in a cheap suit. Skulduggery gave him a roll of cash for his time and information, then ran to the Bentley and started driving as he filled in Valkyrie on where they were going. Valkyrie got nervous on the short drive over to Perry Street.
“What if we can’t bring her in, or worse, what if she’s killed, or what if we can’t help her, or what if-”
Skulduggery interjected. “We have a plan. We go in using the cloaking sphere Ghastly so generously gave us, take away her oxygen, then shackle her and off we go. Calm down, it’s going to be okay. Breathe.”
“Okay. Okay, we have a plan, we can do this.” She took several deep breaths.
“That’s the spirit,” Skulduggery’s smile was in his voice. Anyone else wouldn’t have noticed it, but Valkyrie was so in tune with him, and he with her, that they saw little hints and nudges in each other that no one else could possibly see. “We’re here. Let’s go.”
Valkyrie activated the cloaking sphere, then shrank the bubble so it only encased her and Skulduggery. Together, they walked into the building.
“They’ll be on the bottom floor, so that Sanguine can tunnel in,” Skulduggery said. “That narrows it down some.”
After a little trial and error, and a minor explosion, they found Tanith’s apartment. The door was surprisingly unlocked, and they slipped right in. Tanith was watching Sherlock Holmes on BBC.
“You hold her down, I’ll do the rest,” Skulduggery said quietly. Valkyrie had butterflies in her stomach, and it was getting hard to breathe, but she nodded to Skulduggery and applied pressure to the air, pressing Tanith to the sofa. Skulduggery whisked away the air for Tanith’s face as she struggled, but in thirty seconds she was out cold and in handcuffs.
But it wasn’t that easy.
Now it was really getting hard to breathe for Valkyrie, more so with every breath.
“Whaa-aaat’s happen-ning, Skha, Skulduggery?” she gasped. “I can-n’t breathe!” Her breathing was shallow and rapid by now. Black dots were encroaching on her vision, and she was starting to sway. Skulduggery looked around, and saw a button on the remote Tanith had been holding.
“Poison gas that doesn’t affect the assigned user… it’s set off when… Oh. Oh, no. Circe Poison. No-nononono, Valkyrie, you’ve got to get out of here!” She started to collapse, but he scooped her into his arms and flew with her outside. He set her in the grass as he dialed a number on his phone.
“Fletcher, get here fast, bring help. Valkyrie’s been gassed.” The last thing she saw was Skulduggery kneeling over her.
*****
She woke up in the Sanctuary’s medical bay with Skulduggery sitting next to her and Ghastly at the foot of her bed. Skulduggery had his façade up, and both men looked worn and relieved.
“Hey, sunshine. How are you feeling?” Ghastly looked concerned.
“Like I had a demolition crew in my chest,” Valkyrie croaked. Her throat was raw.
Ghastly smiled sympathetically. “Skulduggery kept you alive back at the apartment by moving air into and out of your lungs until help arrived. You were unconscious for a day and a half. We almost… lost you.” Valkyrie was silent. Then she motioned for them to come closer and surprised them with a monster hug that enveloped them both.
*****
A day later, Valkyrie was feeling much better and was released from the medical bay. As she and Skulduggery walked out, she turned to him with a question in her eyes. He knew what she wanted to ask.
“We got her,” he said quietly. “I hid her in the bushes until I could move her. Nye begins work today.” Valkyrie smiled.
“We still have half a week ‘til his birthday. Should we wait, or tell him as soon as possible?”
“It really depends on how Tanith is doing. She may need time to recover. On the other hand, she may want to see Ghastly as soon as possible. We’ll wait and see after the operation. Ghastly still thinks she got away, but of course he understood why. By the way, are you okay?”
“I’m fine, but I’d love to track down the person who implemented that trap.”
“I just so happen to know her. She’s an old… acquaintance, shall we say. Her taken name is Circe Poison. We should wait until after this whole Tanith disaster is over before tracking her down and hitting her, though.”
“Great.”
“Anyway, we’re supposed to go out and try to find Tanith again today. I figured we’d just go for ice cream instead.”
She shrugged. “Sounds good to me.”
After they (well, just Valkyrie, really,) had ice cream, they went hat shopping. Even though Skulduggery had exactly twenty-three and a half hats, he wanted another to replace the one that had been bitten in half by a Jabberwock. That’s what he told Valkyrie, at least, when she asked how he had half a hat. She wasn’t sure she believed him. Valkyrie bought a black fedora for herself, as well, plus one for Ghastly.
She had it gift-wrapped in ballerina paper. Just to annoy him.
*****
“The operation was extremely difficult,” Nye said in its twisted, high voice. “No one but me could have done it. But I did it, so you can all go skip off into the sunset and live happily ever after, or whatever it is people do these days. She’ll need two day’s rest, or she’ll pass out. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have much work to do.” Nye slunk off.
Skulduggery and Valkyrie walked across the Sanctuary to the Medical Bay. They had just lied to Ghastly about just missing Tanith. He looked heartbroken, and Valkyrie felt her heart split with his. Just a few more days, she told herself. A few more days and this will all be over with.
I will tell her you said that.
Also she's wearing my purple and white sneakers. :-P
Distant...
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Does youse guys likees it so far?
.........heeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeheeeeeeeee!
Should I have Ghastly passout when he sees Tanith all better?
msd...
OH FABI
202-022-012 120-202-022-012-200 011-001-221, 111-221 201-202-012-121-020-001-202-022-012-200 010-001-110-110-012-011 101-012-201-221 020-001-202 :'( 100 110-001-201-022-012-011 120-210-202 001-202 022-100-111, 221-012-110-110-100-112-021 202-022-001-202 101-012-201-221 100-201 001-112-011 212-100-110-110 001-110-212-001-221-201 002-012 121-012-200-020-012-010-202. 100 021-120-202 201-012-112-202 202-120 111-221 200-120-120-11 ._.
Stupid people. Meow.
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Can you see me through bloodshot eyes?
Should I fight for what is right or let it die?
Now I'm choking on force-fed lies
Do I fight or let it die?
I WILL FIGHT!
One more fight!
Don't break down in front of me
I WILL FIGHT!
Will you fight?
I am not the enemy
I WILL TRY!
One last time!
Are you listening to me?
I WILL FIGHT!
One last fight!
I am not the enemy
I love BFMV.
Disturbed, Little Mix, Bullet For My Valentine, Avenged Sevenfold. <3
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What? Meow back, Maraness. MEOW!
OH, 's it a codey type thingamajig?
LITTLE MIIIIIIIIIX! *screams because of memories and Fabi and emails and fainting* *huggles Fabi*
102-012-110-110-100-012 told me to say hi to you the other day :)
Hey Arra! *hugs*
WOOF.
Yep, it's Fabigail's code :)
She's brilliam with all these codes and super secret spy stuff *nods*
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Cool, Arra. :-)
202-022-001-202-201 022-120-200-200-100-002-110-012! D: 101-012-201-221 100-201 002-012-001-210-202-100-020-210-110!
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I just came back on so thank you Arra. But also Star, I'm not perfect. I'm anything but perfect. But that's a good thing. For perfection In Itself is imperfection. I am however, happy with who I am, whixh I feel is the closest I'll ever get to perfection.
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Damned code... I'll crack you one day...
I need Bond Machines! Or not, I'll figure it out, I already have the structure figured out, now it's the letters. Although I shouldn't be telling you this because you'll change all of it.
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Hello
Msd
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Hey Ais, how're you this average evening?
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[tacklehugs and hugs Mara back]
LITTLE MIX OH MY GOSH I STILL CANNOT GET OVER THAT [hugs anyone who wants a hug]
Tell her I say hi back. :-)
Yes, it's a code!
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100 102-112-120-212! D: 110-100-202-202-110-012 111-100-220 001-200-012 121-012-200-200-100-012-020-012-010-202 100-112 012-211-012-200-221 212-001-221, 202-022-012-221 011-120-112-202 011-012-201-012-200-211-012 022-001-202-012 >:(
Having
Anger
Towards
Everyone
Reaching
Success
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@Maraness: Stupid haters, having anger towards everyone reaching success . . .
The majority of celebrity pictures you see in magazines and so on have been Photoshopped and it is literally impossible to be as thin as them. You CAN'T. I've seen a video of how this ordinary average woman sat on this chair and was taken a picture of, and was then Photoshopped unrecogniseably to be one of those Dove-advert-type women. Afterwards, she had a different hair colour, a diffrent eyes colour, a different nose, different-shaped eyes, a differnt face shape . . .
I may be getting sidetracked, but yes.
Whenever you stick up for something that is right, feel that warm glow inside, because you deserve it. :) Nothing is as wonderful as the knowledge that you have done the right thing and you can being good and right.
Yeah? :)
*was sure I was gonna say something oelse and lost it in all the sidetracked-ness*
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I am averagely good tho average evening Trip. Im slightly sad because tomorrow's the last day of primary school for me. but I'm looking forward to secondary.How are you?
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One day... *stares of longingly into the distance*
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Hi Ais!
It's trinary, Trip. Ternary. Base three.
You should actually be able to solve this one.
Or this one.
18-2-15-1 08-2-20-1-09-3-19-4 05-3-15-1-14-2.
They work differently. [nods]
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"102-012-110-110-100-012, I had a friend called 102-012-110-110-100-012 before!"
"ML is a lovely name!"
"Jane is just like Jesy and Jade!"
*screams* *tacklehugs back*
I SERIOUSLY NEED TO TACKLEHUG 102-012-110-110-100-012 IRL, OMG.
Okey dokey:)
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*snaps back to attention* Um yes I'm fine thank you Ais. I left primary two years ago now, I left a year early because my school has a year 6 group. It's really not that bad, and I managed to stay in contact with my friends so it wasn't all very bad really, and I've met some amazing new people.
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Huh! Trinary! Of course I can do this! *evil laugh*
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*hugs Star*
I just wish he wasn't my stepfather... ._.
Whenever I argue with him, even if he insults me in general, I get into huge trouble. Stupid family.
And exactly! I hate seeing pictures of all those stick-thin models -.-
Jesy is my role model, though... I hate when someone insults her because of her weight.
SHE IS AVERAGE WEIGHT FOR HER AGE, PEOPLE! *screams*
*hugs again because Star hugs are nice*
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I need a strategy... I don't have the energy to crack codes tonight, I'll do this later.
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110-111 022-001-202-012-201 010-001-112 021-120 |~-||||:=-||||:==|||=_|||~|||-|||-|==||==|=|||== !
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Oh, Ais! I didn't even see you *hugs*
Yeah, it's really sad. I cried everyday leading up to it. But on the day I was laughing hysterically. Now I feel bad because I didn't cry :P
And, don't worry *hugs* I was terrified, but now it"s like nothing happened. I still contact my friends via text and Facebook and Instagram :)
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They are?
But they're all wet and are more nudges, because I am armless . . . *frowns*
*hugs Maraness*
Jesy isn't my role model personally, and I don't really want one, but she's an excellant role model to have. :)
Severe msd.
And, I'm sorry . . . I can't really say more than that. D:
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People call me fat sometimes. They call me a lot of stuff really. But fat gets to me in a way other things don't. It's not that this idiot just called me fat, it's that no matter how much exercise I do this fat won't go away. I don't have an image problem it's just, it reminds me of how awful people really are, that they would sink so low as to try and insult me with something that isn't really very true.
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Loads of the girls were crying when the teacher showed us a video with pictures of us all up through the school and there was music with it. I haven't cried yet though. I have no idea whether or not I will.
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YES YOU SHOULD BECAUSE SHE'S JUST PERRIEFECT AND JESYPIC AND JADEMIRABLE AND REALLEIGH-ANNEBEATABLE! [nods]
Jesy is Jesypic. The people who insult her and call her names are comparing her to photoshopped images, as Star pointed out. They wouldn't say any of that to her face. Just shut up and realize she's a real person, haters.
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I have to go with Star on the role model thing. I just don't have one. I've never idolised anyone really, never thought "I want to do what they do!" Or even just generally done that sort of thing. The closest people I've ever has to role models are obi-wan and Derek, so, you know, one's fictional and the other is really quite arrogant, so you know, never really had one.
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Ugh I disappeared without warning again, I'm so sorry... *hides face in shame*
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People are idiots. It's my life motto.
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022-001-202-012-200-201 021-120-112-112-001 022-001-202-012, 121-120-202-001-202-120-012-201 021-120-112-112-001 121-110-001-202-012, 112-100-001-110-110 001-110-200-012-001-011-221 001-202-012 *nods*
Jesy's just my role model because...
Even when she's hated on, she's not going to change for anyone. She wants to be Jessica Louise Nelson for herself, not for anyone else who wants her to be. That's why I admire her. A lot. <3
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I haven't got a role model either.
Hi Ari
Wbd
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That's the kind of message we need out there. Just live yourself and don't change for others. (Unless you're a serial killer. In which case please change now)
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*love yourself
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Hello?
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There's no one person I want to be just like, so to speak, so if you're using that definition, I don't have a role model. However, there are many people both famous-ish and people I know irl who have inspired me, who I consider as role models and who have knowingly or unknowingly helped me continue and affected the path I'm currently on today.
Jesy is one of them, along with the rest of LM, Derek, Vi Hart, William Shakespeare, Ms. Alana, Anne, my dad, my grandma and many other people.
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Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you, oh
Uhm, sorry. *hides face in hands* I do that, sometimes...
Hey Ari! *hugs*
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Ooh, and Mrs. Z.
Hey again, Ari.
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I don't think of role models as 'someone you copy', I think of them as people who inspire you... to go on... uhm... sorry, I've gotten really awkward in the last few minutes for no reason...
My main role models are LM, 1D and Derek. *smiles*
Oh, and Luci. And Em. And Star, Fabi, Lav, Kessie, *names off every Bloglandian*
I feel like ranting, but meh.
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[hugs Mara]
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I would say I have three role models. I don't want to be exactly like any one of them, but there are large parts of each of them that I admire and wish I was capable of emulating.
Hi everybody! *sneakyassassintacklehugs everyone*
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Well everyone and everything inspires me... I try to make everything I do worthwhile and meaningful, so really, everything I do is inspired. I see a role model as someone who you strive to be like, who's lessons you take to heart and try to live your life by to make yourself a better person. This doesn't happen for me, I guess in a way, I am my own role model.
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*hugs Fabi*
*hugs Ari*
*hugs Trip*
*hugs anyone else who is here*
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*gets hugged* HUZZAH! Hugs. :)
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Hello? Anyone still here?
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[hugs everyone]
I think I maybe probably should go now...
Back soon with ded. Probably.
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*hugs*
I'm here just very distant :)
Bye Fabi
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Bye Fabi!
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I'm here! Just distant!
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Gtg night
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New MC chapter!
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Hey...
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HI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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HOLA
Hi Ari. [hugs] :-)
I. Am. So. Close. To. Finishing. This. Chapter.
Distant.
How're you?
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HI JUBI [topsecretspytacklehugsWHENYOULEASTEXPECTIT]
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*is sopsecretlytacklehuggedWHENILEASTEXPECTEDIT*
OMYGOD I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING!
FABI!!!!!!! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*
hi.
[is SUPERMEGATACKLEHUGGEDOFDOOM]
WELL I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING! :-P
How're you, Jubii?
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I'm GOOOOD :)
but Andra's trying to murder me on Gmail (well THAT'S new....)
so that's not good...
but OVERALL
i'm good
but I'm also NOT good because Italy lost to Spain in the Fifa cup thingy that was on earlier... that was NOT a happy moment of my life...
but if we IGNORE the fact that Italy lost and Andra wants to eat me...
I'M COMPLETELY FINE!!
Hm. How impolite of Andra.
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*nods*
AND SPAIN!
Yes. Impolite of Spain, too, of course.
You could try turning into a dinosaur.
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ah good idea
wait a minute...
*turns into a Jubiosaurus*
AAH THERE WE GO!!!
*stands on hind legs*
JUBIOSAURUS IS IN A RAGE!!!! *runs at a stone* DIE STONE!!!!! *looses balance while running because legs are so short* wooaah!! *flips over and lands on back*
....
poop...
Ah, there you go. Hopefully Andra and Spain will think twice about crossing a dinosaur.
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HELLOOOOOO EVERYONE! :)
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Even one that just fell over.
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Hello Flora!
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Hello! *hugs*
I'm staying up until half 3 to say goodbye to my friend, so I'll be around for a while :)
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FLORA!!!!!!! i would give you a Supermegajubiosaurustacklehugofdoom
but I can't get up..
so..
Hi.
*Waves*
Hellooo Jubi! It's fine, I'll just have to supermegaFLORAtacklehugofdoom you :P
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Oo, and hey Death! *waves back*
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DEATH!!!!!
same thing for you...
hi.
*tries to get up* *can't*
*Climbs out of tree*
Sorry, I feel asleep... You okay Jub Jub?
[Rolls Jubi over with umbrella]
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*Pokes Jub Jub*
Rawr!!!!!
*Pretends to be a mouse*
RAWR!!!!!!
thanks Fabi!
*glares at Death* DON'T POKE THE JUBIOSAURUS!
[Fizzles out and disappears with a loud pop]
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Going to go watch the hunchback of notre dame (to pass the time) so wbd, but will be around (kinda) until about 3.30am (uk time - it's about 2am now) :)
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*Pokes Jub Jub*
*Changes into Snowman*
RAWR!!!!!!!!
*charges at Death* JUBIOSAURUS WILL NOT BE POKED!
*Transforms into birdy*
RAWR!!!!!
*Pokes Jub Jub*
Has anyone seen Sharky recently?
*tries to eat birdy*
nope..
Sir left.
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When...?
*Turns back into human and sits in corner*
HE DID?!
I love Sharky... I haven't spoke to him in MONTHS!!!
It was a while ago... I don't know... February? Looking back in the comments...
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Oh...
*Pouts*
Maybe I'm misremembering...
He said he hadn't been here in a while and probably wouldn't be again. :-(
I'm misremembering. [nods] Definitely. No doubt. None at all.
[hides]
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*Finds Fabi*
'S okay!
Anyone for BTD?
Not sure if I can, we're having dinner really soon, but I'll definitely play when I get back.
Or now, if you don't mind that I'll disappear really soon, but..
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Okay, Fabi: Truth or Dare?
Gtg [hugs]
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Dare when I return
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Okay!
*Thinks*
I WANNA PLAY!!!!!
sorry...
Wbd
*wanders in tired*
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[returns triumphantly]
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Hello Fabi Zaffy is tired from the week but she freee hoping to not miss Derek if he posts a post
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Fabi, I dare you to... (From my little brother) Feed the lion...?
Hi Zaf! [tacklehugs]
Freeeeeeee is good!
[is supposedly cleaning my room now, distant]
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...Lion? Where?!
[Pulls out a cookie]
Here kitty kitty...
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Hiya
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Rohan: *Laughs*
[Whirls around]
Oh, THAT lion.
[lion stares at me angrily]
[I toss the lion a cookie]
[lion growls]
Uh oh...
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Rohan: *Laughs more*
[Puts on a rainbow-haired wig and takes a bow]
[motion startles lion into growling again and standing up]
[I back away from the lion verrrryyyyyy ssssslowlyyyyy]
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Rohan: *Smiles evilly and tosses lion axe*
Me: *Runs behind Dante*
Lion: [Snarles and grabs axe]
Me: [Melts axe blade and turns it into a metal mouse thing which scampers off in the opposite direction from me]
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Lion: [Gulps up metal mouse in one bite and turns back to me, baring teeth]
Me: Uh, I take it you don't like oatmeal chocolate chip, then?
Lion: [Growls]
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[Throws wig at lion]
[Lion eats wig and runs off to vomit someplace]
There. I fed the lion. Granted, I fed it a metal mouse and a wig, but I FED IT, SO THERE.
Zaf (if you're playing), truth or dare?
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*Rohan become angry for some reason*
*Is confuddled and laughing and Lion*
helloooooo!!!
wait... your playing truth or dare...?
or.... were playing........
Were... Truth or Dare Snowy?
Sorry I poofed!
This will be an...interesting ded... [works on it]
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It will also be a late ded. Piffle.
[has been kicked upstairs for the night]
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i poofed....
Death just had the best darn sandwich in the world... For breakfast at 4:02pm
:D
i just had fairy bread....
I just had nommy peanut butter that had so much peanut butter in it...
:D peanut butter is yummy...
Always thought man of steel couldn't be perfect...
helloooooooooooooooooo
anyone still here?
noo..?
:'( i feel so alone.... anyone mind if i spam?
:D
Ω≈
ΩΩΩΩ
ΩΩΩΩ
Ω
:D Ω
:D Ω
*fist pumps*
YAY!!!!!
let me work on the ded now... wbd
[Mumbles and thrashes around in sleep]
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i dedicate this page to:
Fabi: you always seem to be around. WE LOVE YOU!!!
Death: stop threatening to kill yourself... WE LOVE YOU!!!!!
Dau: Derek's memoir.... okay?? thats my only reason... it's sooooo good :D! (oh... and my unicorn says hi!)
Jubi: crazy, insane, weird, odd.... these are all words that describe u... never change
Missy: you are an Aussie stalker ninja, how could i not love that?? i really need to come visit you perth guys soe time...
Misti: for you being unique and calling me snowy....
trip: just for being a hobbit
arra: even though i dont think we've met; UNICORNS!!!
Blaze: your just great
Zaf: your so awesome
Duck: for just being random
[your name here]: for reading this and being a bloglandian...
NEVER OF YOU EVER LEAVE!!!!! this blog wouldn't be the same without you <3
okay... im done, have to get off now... see y'all...
BYEEE!!!! :D <3
[hugs Snow] Nice ded.
Fabi is around a good deal more than she probably should be... Not now, though, cause she's asleep! XD
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