Sunday, July 14, 2013

Colleen

A few days ago, I was asked by a reader to talk about mental health issues on this blog, a topic about which I know nothing about. I was hesitant at first— in fact I still am— because there is nothing worse than being given the wrong advice. And me? I have no advice to give.

But these last few signings have been interesting. I've met quite a few people who have made me stop and think about my role and my responsibilities an an author. This isn't something I wanted. I didn't write these books to be famous or to be listened to— I wrote them to write them. That's it. By my reckoning, I shouldn't have any responsibilities towards any of you. I just write books that you happen to read. Why should I care about you beyond you reading my work and giving me your money?

But of course, I do care. Quite by accident, I assure you. This was not planned. I've met a few of you, I know a few of you, and I've heard from even more of you. I read your comments and your tweets and your letters. Some of you have stories to tell, and I end up listening. 

These past few months, since The Maleficent Seven has been released, I've met a lot of new people.  I met a girl who thanked me for mentioning the fact that Tanith once had a thing with Aurora Jane— and she thanked me again for not making a big deal out of it. I met a girl with selective mutism who, by the end of our encounter, was chatting away and grilling me about plot details. Then I met a girl who thanked me for Clarabelle.

I smiled and told her how much I loved writing that character. The girl nodded, smiled, told me again how much she loved Clarabelle. Then she told me she had mental health issues, and sometimes she found it hard to separate what was real from what wasn't, and she loved Clarabelle because she saw in her a person who was different from others but who was loved, and accepted, and allowed to thrive. 

And I looked at this girl and I didn't know what to say. I came up with Clarabelle because I needed a certain kind of warmth and a certain kind of quirkiness. Never in a million years did I think that someone out there would relate to her. 

These three girls have all sorts of pressures on them that I can't understand, and all three of them have a handle on it. The Clarabelle fan was getting the help and support she needs. The girl who couldn't speak was speaking, and she even fist-bumped me on her way out. And the Tanith fan was as strong and confident as anyone I'd ever seen. And as each one of these girls walked off, I realised that they were my readers. These girls, and boys and girls and men and women like them all around the world, are my readers, and if I can do anything to help them in any way, even if it's just to raise a smile when they're feeling low, then I have managed to do something that I never thought I'd be capable of. I'd be able to help them. 

We all have problems. We all have issues. We all have pressures. If you don't seek the right kind of help, if you don't know where to look or you don't have the friends and family to support you, things can go wrong. But there is help out there. There are people, unlike me, who know what they're talking about. Every country will have its own helplines and websites, sites like SpunOut.ie here in Ireland. Search for them. Find them. And for god's sake use them.

I am now going back to being selfish and egotistical, and absolutely sure that Holly Smale fancies me. 

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Jophiel said...

Talking: I turned fifteen in mid-June

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

Talking: Oh yeah! The happy un-birthday stuff. I missed it.

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Noelle said...

Talking: Really? I thought you were older than that... You're only a year older than me... *hugs*

RP: MARA?????????? MARA!

Jophiel said...

Talking: Thanks Trip

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: DEATH!!!! *hugs tightly*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Maybe she went outside....
*bursts out the doors, and shoving through the crowd*

Jophiel said...

Talkin': *Hugs Ari back* Hey...

Emerald Melody said...

*Em looks down at the crowd on the ground from the ledge she is standing on*

*Deacon sends a thought to Trip and Adra*

Uh oh... Em's heartbeat is starting to weaken, that's the bloodloss. I normally take that cue to exit. But I wonder how she will go splat!

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

*latches onto thought, follows it back into Em's mind* You, know you really shouldn't do that, it's a two way door.

#ChaswForBook9

Noelle said...

Oh no...

*Clenches her fists* It doesn't matter...

*draws a circle on the ground below Em* I'll be damned if she dies today.... Even if this is the last that I can do with my alchemy... It would be worth it.

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

*looks through Em's eyes* So that's where you- ACK -are. Fool.

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

*Deacon laughs into Trip's mind*

It doesn't matter. Once I leave, I could decide to take my shadows with me.
And you know they are what is keeping her alive and upright.

Once they go, she goes splat.

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

*A beam of energy-light trickles down from the window to where Em is*

#ChaseFirBook9

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*whispers* Evil... Shadows...

*eyes flutter open* *moans*
*sees she's on the grass outside* *frowns*

How...?

#ChaseForBook9

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

Mmhm, yes yes, very interesting Deacon.

#ChaseForBook9

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

*doctor looks down at Mara* Doctor: Oh good you're awake.

#ChaseForBook9

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

You know Deacon, why don't you just go ahe- GRN - ahead and leave?

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Emerald Melody said...

*Deacon sends a sharp shadow through, hitting Trips nervous system*

Whoops!

Anyway there is barely any beat left in this pup's body. So ttfn!

*shadows seep out of Em's body and mind. She becomes limp and unconscious*

*her body falls forward and plummets toward the crowd below*

Jophiel said...

Deacon. You can't kill my sister. She won't go dplat. I can soften her landing so she floats inches above the ground. *Twists fingers and rises up to Em*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Awake?

*stands up* *dusts self off*

What do you mean by awake?
I was... I was talking to Trip, and then... *frowns* and then I was here...

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*prepares to use her circle*

Jophiel said...

*Uses gravity to catch her slowly and places her gently on the ground* WHAT THE HELL DEACON?!!

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

*Trip screams in pain* DAMMIT! *Stumbles over to window*

#ChaseForBook9

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

*energy carries a little box down to Adra, a note is attached*

#XhaseFprBook9

Noelle said...

*glances at Em* *breathes out* oh good... She's alive.

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

Doctor: Yes, you were unconscious, mumbling about shadows and evil. Who's Trip?

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Noelle said...

*picks up the box* Hmm...

Emerald Melody said...

*Em hears a voice inside her head. A familiar one*

*EM!! WAKE UP AND SHIFT GODDAMMIT!!*

*Em's eye's burst wide open and she gasps as the ground is coming up fast*

*She shifts into a bloodied up grey wolf form, not sure what good it will do but braces for a splattered impact*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*hears screams*

Um.

*looks at Doctor*

*looks up at room*

*salutes* *teleports*

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

Talking: Hang on lads a minute will ya, I'm working up to something here lol but glad to know that you would all save me!!

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

*the note reads:

Dear probably Adra

If you're reading this it means someone we love is about to die.

Remember when Hunter gave us that RedRays and I used some on myself? Well I didn't, I actually put it in this box. Good acting eh? Anyway, use it on our loved one, and save their life.

All the best, probably injured Trip.*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*glares at the paper*

I'm going to break his nose again, I swear to God. *pockets the Red Rays*

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

Doctor: Well, that was odd. Purple haired men and teleporting teenagers.

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

Doctor: Not to mention the strange lights, power cut, and random fire alarm.

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Jophiel said...

*Looks where mite came from and appears at the window* Heeeeellllllloooooo?

Emerald Melody said...

*everyone watches as a blur of grey collides with the ground, sending up dust and rubble shoots up and crashes around*

*Trips looks down into a crater surrounded by dust*

*Adra runs over to the crater*

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

*I forgot to mention all the lights go out and the hospital is plunged into darkness*

#ChaseForBook9

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

*I forgot to mention all the lights go out and the hospital is plunged into darkness*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*peers in*... Em? *has the RedRays in her pocket just in case*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*appears beside Adra* Sup?

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

*Em coughs and splutters, back in human form*

*peers through the dust to see Adra*

Did... did you... hear that voice?

*blood comes from mouth*

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

Adra! Argh.... What's going on?! What do you see? *collapses, holding side*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Heya, Mar...

*skids down into the crater* Em... Em, no. I didn't... *pulls out the box* Em, I have something that can help you. But it's going to hurt a lot

Jophiel said...

Uh, Em turned into a wolf and then made a crater... *Jumps through window and looks at Trip* Need a hand?

Emerald Melody said...

*coughs up again*

*tries to sit up*

I need... I need to find that voice.

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*winces*
Wrong time?

#ChaseForBook9

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

About seven, Death, but thanks.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Actually, I might need you in a second, Mara....

*pushes on Em's shoulders, making her sit down* Later, Em...

*pulls out the Red Rays and sprinkles the over Em's wounds, pouring the box over her*

Emerald Melody said...

*Em's body stiffens completely as the RedRays take effect*

Jophiel said...

*Puts both hand down at Trip* Five more needed! *Grins and pulls Trip up supporting him with my shoulder*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

Ready when you are, Adra. *nods*

#ChaseForBook9

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

*tries to get up, pain shoots through body, falls down* Och, that huts.

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Noelle said...

*looks at Mara* Now... Can you teleport her and maybe stay with her???

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

Sorry, Death.

#ChaseForBook9

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

Just, ow.

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Aisling Dubh said...

Sorry for poofing. I got distracted and then got even more distracted.

Anyway gtg now night.

Also I won't be here over the next two weeks. Holidays.

Bye *waves* I'll miss everyone of you. *hugs*

#ChaseForBook9

Jophiel said...

*Smiles at makes Trip float* That should hurt less!!

Noelle said...

Talk: Bye Ari!

...Mara?????

RP: *Climbs out of the crater, her muscles screaming at her and looking around at the crowds*

Noelle said...

Talk: *Ais
Good lord.

Noelle said...

*sighs and slides back down to Em* Right. *hooks her hands underneath her arms, and drags her out of the crater, eventually making it out after several failed attempts*

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

Thanks Death, let's find me doctor shall we?

#ChaseForBook9

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

Anyway, I thought you did the whole glare thing, not gravity manipulation.

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Jophiel said...

Of course! *Leaps out the window with Trip following*

Jophiel said...

I only glare when I have too! In really not as mean as I seem!!

Noelle said...

*drags Em towards a car* Well if Mara isn't going to bloody well do it...
*slides Em into the back seat and goes to hotwire the car*

Maralie Lily Charm said...

(SORRY OMG I HAD TO HELP A FRIEND)

*teleports with Em*
Hey, Em... *smiles*
You feeling any better?

#ChaseForBook9

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

Yeah, but I never knew about the gravity manipulation.

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Noelle said...

Well good lord, Where's Em now??? :P

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

*Addresses crowd* Is anyone here a doctor? *about fifty hands go up* sorry I had to do that! Now, could someone stitch me up?

#ChaseForBook9

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

*doctors get to work fixing Trip up*

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Jophiel said...

*Grins* There are many things that people don't know about me... Oh, I gtg!!!

Noelle said...

Talk: Bye Rose!

*leans against the car, exhausted*

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

Talking: Bye Death!

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*glances over at Trip*
*walks over*

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

*uses new walking stick to walk over to Adra* Some night, huh?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*punches him very, very hard in the nose*
You idiot!
*catches him in a hug*
You bloody idiot...

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

*hugs Adra back, laughs*

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Noelle said...

So... What'd they say is the damage?

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

Well, my entire nervous system was attacked, if it hasn't been for my tough cells, I would have died. I just hurt everywhere, I'm going to go and see a hobbit doctor though, they're pretty good.

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Noelle said...

Want me to come along?

Noelle said...

Yeah... Deacon really gets on my nerves...

*looks at Trip* Oh, wait... Um.....

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

I don't see why not, but at the same time, nothing special is going to happen. He'll probably just give me a bunch of herbs, half of which'll be pipe weed! *laughs*

#ChaseForBook9

Maralie Lily Charm said...

*teleports back*
Hey... *stuffs hands into pockets*
*blows fringe out of eyes*

(Wsd, and soon)

#ChaseForBook9

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

Yes?

*ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*shrugs* Do you need my to drive you there? Because there's no way I'm going to let you fly.

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

Sure, thanks. *smiles, picks up stick*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Talk: Trip, lol it was a pun. Unintentional, but... "He really gets on my nerves Lol good job.

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

Talking: LOL! Oh god that's clever... *wipes away tear from laughing*

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Noelle said...

*helps him into the car*
Alright, just tell me where to go

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

Well, there's a good one just outside London... Get to the M25, I'll direct you from there.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*Nods and pulls off onto the road*
Music?

Emerald Melody said...

*fast forward 4 days*

*Em is sitting up in the medical bay bed*

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

*Trip sits by her, eating some MORE herbs*

#ChaseForBook9

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

*Adra has filled Trip in on the details of her adventure into the mind*

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Noelle said...

*apparently* *works on bandaging up her cheek and treating the wound*

Emerald Melody said...

*Em sighs*

What did I get myself into?
I put you all in danger...

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

*chews on a leaf* Em, for Christ's sake, we were in no more danger than we normally are.

And what's your problem?

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

Em, every time any of us come here it puts all of us in danger, all of us have enemies who would stoop so low as to attack is here while our guard is down. Yes you put us in danger, but that means nothing.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Talk: DIdn't mean to say problem, I meant to say Idea...

Holy god how did that even happen

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

Sure, Deacon should have killed me, but he's as much my enemy as yours.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Yeah. *eats another leaf* Deacon's a kid throwing a temper tantrum.

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

He's not even that dangerous. I could take him no problem, he can hide it, but I've looked at his soul. Deep down, that werewolf fears me.

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

It's not the point!

I put innocents in danger. My job is to protect them from Deacon, or anyone else.

Now Deacon's dropped off the radar and we still can't get rid of these shadows.

*Em catches Trip looking at the black skin around the bandages of her wounds*

I know you think it too Trip!

Noelle said...

*puts a hand on Em's arm* Em, we'll find him. Good God, if we have to go to the ends of the earth, we will. But hopefully not.

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

Well I...

I...

I...

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Noelle said...

*looks at Trip* Yes?

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

Yes. I don't think that they'll ever go away. Unless of course, we kill Deacon.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*frowns* Kill him?

there is, you know, another option. We could just make him let go of her as well...

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

And what are the chances of that? He's a madman! A murderer! He's not going to talk, he'll just play his little games. I say kill. He's annoying anyway.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

And you wonder why he picked you in particular? It's because he gets under your skin...
*shrugs*
We'd have to use you as bait either way...

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

Me? Bait?

Makes sense...

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*nods* My guess is that we won't be able to kill or make Deacon do anything...

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

Oh, you leave the killing to me. He's got nothing on me. You weren't there in the forest, I dominated the whole time.

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

*Em whispers*

You weren't there inside my mind...

Noelle said...

*raises her eyebrows* Oh, I'm sure. But I've gone up against Deacon over a the years... He holds back. The only time he goes all out is when he's pissed.

Noelle said...

*looks at Em* Yeah, you said that... What do you mean

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

*turns head* Um, actually I was...

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Alvard Nemesis said...

Hiiiiii

Emerald Melody said...

so you've really seen Deacon in action Trip.

When he has that control and just...

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

Talking: Hello!

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Talk: Hi Avlard!

RP: *hands Em some tea*

Alvard Nemesis said...

Have I talked too you guys yet! Or did you change your names for then I will plot your death *writes down adresses. So?

Noelle said...

Talk: No, I don't believe so. *hands a skulcake and shakes hand* I'm Adra. Please to meet you. *curtsies*

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

Talking: No we haven't met, I'm Trip. Here, *hands bottle of blog land 2023* take this.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Anyway, there'd hardly be a lot to do if we did catch Deacon...
*shakes head*
He's just too slick

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

What do you mean? If we catch Deacon, I intend to kill him.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*smiles* I know that, dear. But we'd have to have a very precise step-by-step flawless plan. We couldn't afford for anything to go wrong because if something did... One little slip-up...

And then one of us is dead.

Not to mention his little apprentice Sparky...

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

Pah! What's she going to do? Frazzle me? Give me a nasty burn?

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

talk: *hugs Fabi* Sorry :((((

RP: Yeah, if she's trained by Deacon... Don't underestimate them, Trip

Emerald Melody said...

You can't kill him Trip.

You just can't. It's been tried, tested and failed.

There is no one still alive now who has come across Deacon and weakened him in anyway.

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

The bubble'll sort her out. A nice firework girl smoothie.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*gives him a hard look* Trip, that kind of talk can get you killed..

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

Well Em, challenge accepted.

Deacon, I have every intention of fighting him, with or without your help, and I WILL hurt him. Make him slip into werewolf form and then BAM! Exploded.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*breathes out* And then I'll have to save your arse.
Again.

Alvard Nemesis said...

hI Adra hi Trip, you want a cake. *hands a cake* eat it please eat it *so that bomb I planted in it can explode in your stomach*

Noelle said...

talk: Wow. Violent, are we?

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

[hugs back]

Sorry about that, I just needed to rant.

I'm probably going to go write now.

See you.

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

Trip, he doesn't just lose his powers because he's in wolf form.

He's the only werewolf to have EVER mastered magic. And plus, he has a shadow tattoo, which is banned from necromancy teachings.

And his apprentice? She's a Dragkin, the most vicious, unpredictable creature ever. She will do more then give you a nasty burn.

You have to think this through!

Noelle said...

Talk: Bye Fabs!

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

Talking: You put bombs in people's food too? *skips through strawberry fields with Alvard*

#ChaseForBook9

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

Fine, but I still say I want to fight him. Even if he does punch my brain out, he'll have been a worthy opponent.

And this Dragkin, tell me more about her.

#ChaseForBook9

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Hi/bye Fabi!

Roleplay: *smiles* It's a good thing Niccolo's on our side this time, isn't it?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*nods* Thank you. I'm probably going to go get something to eat. *leaves the room to walk down the hall*

Alvard Nemesis said...

yes I do, what are we putting bombs in strawberrys? (thats me acting dumb)

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

*calls down hall* Probably?

#ChaseForBook9

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

Talking: Oh, that's exactly what I was going to do. Then activate them in two months time.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*yells back* YOU BET!

*turns the corner into a cafeteria*

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

*turns back to Em* So tell me about Dragkin.

#ChaseForBook9

Alastair Cruciatus said...

So, I've got two questions. One, does Deacon have a soul? And two, does Deacon have a true name?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*grabs some food, stuffing it in her backpack and then slips out the window, going around to the trees so not to be seen*
*hotwires a motorcycle in the parking lot and drives off, back to the bar and the bonfire pit etc etc etc*

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

*smiles* I like your thinking Ari.

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

Deacon has no soul and I don't know anything past what I've been told.

Dragkin are dragon beasts that are human, but have all the powers of a dragon, like flying, breathing fire, scales for protection.
They are mainly from Asia but a few have been known to travel out to seek lovers for marriage or killing partners.

I don't know nothing about this girl with Deacon though, she has just appeared from nowhere.

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

Sounds like a fun low level adversary.

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Well, if Deacon has mastered magic, he must have a true name. So we can steal it from him. That'll kill him, and give us control of his magic.

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: I feel like I'm moving pieces around on a chessboard every time I update The Current Moment...

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Emerald Melody said...

He's only mastered his magic because of the tattoo and plus he was taught by a Loa.

Noelle said...

*listens in with an extra earpiece, having her microphone turned off*

*arrives at the bar and hops of her bike, wandering off into the woods for a clearing or something*

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

RP: [Stumbles into Blogland]

[Eyes widen]

[Hurriedly turns around]

[Stops]

[Starts again]

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

A loa?

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Emerald Melody said...

A Death God. Keeper of the Dead. Master of Destruction.

Mainly worshipped by voodoo practitioners.

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

Well. That's quite... Um... *laughs shakily* crazy.

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

It doesn't matter how he mastered it- if he has any magic to begin with, it's coming from a true name. So he must have a true name. So we can steal it.

Also, I think Adra left...

Talking: Hi Fabi! Just acknowledging your presence since I can't in the roleplay!

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

A path once taken can be followed again.

[Gasps]

[Runs]

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Emerald Melody said...

*looks at Trip with a solemn face*

Do you see me laughing Castalan?

Noelle said...

*sets her things down in a clearing far out into the woods*
*draws a circle, but instead of using alchemy, she places candles at the focal points of it*
*sits in the center of the circle with a large thin bowl of water and incense burning, among a few other things*

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

Hi Ari. [hugs]

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

Oh I know, I tracked her soul several miles down the road.

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

I just keep changing my mind about when to make Fabi reappear in the roleplay, I guess.

Now doesn't seem like a good time.

Going to paint, distant.

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

No, but that doesn't mean I can't.

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Oh, ok. Sorry... *hugs back*

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Emerald Melody said...

I have never heard of Deacon having a true name.

*starts scratching black skin*

But what good will it do taking it on him. What if Alistair gets a hold of it?

Can we risk it??

Noelle said...
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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Which one of you was it who pulled the fire alarm at the hospital?

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

[Shrugs]

It's not your fault.

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

Adra did it!

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Emerald Melody said...

It was Adra that pulled the alarm.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Yeah, we can risk it. Alastair already has a hold of everything in a way- he's just another of the names Niccolo's stolen. But we can risk it. My job now is to keep a tight hold on Niccolo's sanity for him, and there's no way I'm letting Alastair take over.

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Noelle said...

Talk: Yeah, Adra did it...

RP: *begins pouring spices and herbs into the water in the glass* This better bloody work..

Emerald Melody said...

No... taking a true name or source of magic is too risky.

We need another option.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Thanks everybody! Long version of 'Deacon Returns' is now up! Feel free to correct me if you read it and find something wrong!

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Noelle said...

Talk:
*HUMS
Jesus fucking Christ lol... *hides under a blanket it mortification*

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

Kill him?

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

He's done it plenty of times before. Adding names doesn't increase the risk, only certain things involving confusion, trauma, and exhaustion, which I can prevent. Alastair wouldn't use that power if he took over, anyways. It's not his style. Really, though, he had 48 names at his disposal, and he barely even used five of them. He likes to keep the most powerful ones secret.

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Noelle said...

*carefully finishes chanting and sets the candle and incense down*
Alright... I haven't used a scrying glass in centuries. This better work.
*grasps the sides of the bowl and stares into it, allowing herself to be immersed into the reflection*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: What kind of Deacon Returns story would you like?

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

Talking: *dramatic pause*

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

Talking: What do you mean Ari?

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Noelle said...

*sweat begins to form on her forehead as she concentrates, saying his name over and over. The images in the scrying glass begin where she is, before zooming out, the earth flying out below her*
*it comes down to a place in Dublin*
*lets go of the scrying glass, snapping herself back to reality*
It worked...
It actually worked...


I found him.

*runs and hops on her motorbike and makes a speedy run towards Dublin*

Emerald Melody said...

Talking: Just using the roleplay we did tonight but like amplify the drama by tenfold lol make it EPIC! lol

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Sorry, Em just posted a comment requesting a story for 'Deacon Returns'. So I asked her what kind of story. None of my characters were in it, but I'll certainly do my best to give her what she wants.

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Noelle said...

*the rain begins to pour down as Adra pulls up to the Liffey*
*hops off*

It's been a while.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Well, I can do that if you want. If you'd like, I'll add you as an author and you can tell it from your perspective- just since you were there and everything- but if you'd like me to, I'll get right on it.

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

I get the feeling Area's doing something really stupid right now.

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

*Adra's

Damned auto correct

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Emerald Melody said...

*walks up behind Adra*

So you're the one with the scrying crystal are ya??

Noelle said...

*turns* Yeah, actually. *nods* Good to see you again, Drew. We need your help.

Emerald Melody said...

*rolls eyes and shakes head*

Since when does anybody NEVER need my help?

What's happened now?

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

[Deep breath]

Meh. I think I'll roleplay as a character.

[Tries to decide which one]

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