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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Noelle said...

Talk: Cool beans

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

Talk: Yuk.

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Death! I didn't know you were still here! *hugs* *hugs a lot* *hugs even more*

Roleplay: We don't need Trip to fly us. We can teleport.

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Edward Fletcher said...

whos teleporting?

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Noelle said...

*nods* I wasn't sure if Niccolo was still here or not.

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

Niccolo.

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Edward Fletcher said...

ok

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Duck said...

Oh, roleplaying...

Well, I'm going then. Got to go to school and stuff. I was fun... saying 'HELLO' to all of you and then getting a response...

BON VOAGE!

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

Talking: Bye Duck!

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Jophiel said...

I'm always here.

Noelle said...

*waves* Adios, Duck!

Niccolò Croatoan said...

I'm never more than a few seconds away from wherever Aretha happens to be. As a general rule.

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Edward Fletcher said...

bye duck

#chaseforbook9

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Bye Duck!

Death, you want to talk about it? Or email me? Or... Anything?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*covers her mouth with her hand to hide a grin*
So anyway, Antarctica?

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

*doesn't bother to conceal grin*

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Edward Fletcher said...

to antarctica!

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

*in perfect unison with Niccolo* What?

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Niccolò Croatoan said...

*in perfect unison with Aretha* What?

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Noelle said...

Antarctica. You know, the continent at the bottom of the world?
Lots of snow?

Edward Fletcher said...

my penguin colony is there

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

I've never been! Always wanted to though.

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Edward Fletcher said...

i suggest a coat

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Noelle said...

Yeah, it's kind of really cold there

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*sighs* The grinning. That's what we were- you know what? Never mind. *grabs Niccolo's arm* Let's just go.

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

*grins more, holds Ari's arm* You can't escape your feeeilings...

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Oh, yeah, you should all bring coats of some sort.

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Noelle said...

*takes Niccolo's arm as well*

Dalek? Coming?

Edward Fletcher said...

*grabs on* yeagh

Edward Fletcher said...

yeah

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

I always wear a coat. Even in the desert.

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Noelle said...

*raises eyebrows* Don't need one, I'm used to the cold

Edward Fletcher said...

ill just survive the cold like normal

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Niccolò Croatoan said...

Right then. *teleports everyone*

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

ARGH! My eye!

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Edward Fletcher said...

what is it trip?

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

*sighs* What have you done now, Trip?

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Noelle said...

*they appear on a snowy plane with nothing but white everywhere- the ground and sky. Currently they are in the middle of a snowstorm, having landed next to a small house*
*blinks*
Wow... It is really cold. Let's just get this over with. *walks forward a few steps, scanning the ground for the portal's symbol*

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

Snow got in my eye. I'm fine.

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Edward Fletcher said...

small house? *knocks on door*

Jophiel said...

*Sighs and climbs Bloglandian tree* *Hangs upside down*

Noelle said...

*laughs at Trip*

I can't find that stupid portal... *touches the ground and searches for it, discovering that it's several feet away*
Right. *points in a random direction*
I'll be back in a second.

Edward Fletcher said...

ok adra, ill explore this house.* door creaks open*

Jophiel said...

*Face starts going red* Wooow... Head spin...

Edward Fletcher said...

trip come and see this * enters house*

#chaseforbook9

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Want to join us, Death?

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Jophiel said...

Talkin': I'm cool here, thanks anyway.

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

Fiiiine. *trudges inside house*

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Jophiel said...

Talkin': School starts soon. I can't promise anything from this point on.

Noelle said...

*follows the ghost of a trail about fifty feet to the left, crossing her arms against the harsh wind*
Good lord...

*arrives at the circle, and notices a tiny penguin waddle towards the circle and freezes, watching it in wonder. The penguin waddles towards the center of the circle, and in the middle-
Shatters. The penguin imploded on itself, becoming a bloodied heap on the snow*
*covers up her mouth and carefully walks over*
Oh my God..
*shields her face against the harsh wind and stops right before the portal, getting on her knees*
What the hell...
*slices her hand open again and drips the blood onto the portal, reciting the incantation as it lights up, then dies*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: And what exactly do you mean by that?

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Edward Fletcher said...

adra, can you save the penguin.

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Wait, what? 'dies' as in... What, exactly?

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Noelle said...

*into the earpiece*I don't know, Dalek... How'd you even know that???

I... I don't know. It's very much dead, Dalek...

Noelle said...

Talk: the light from the portal after it lit up, it died back down... Sorry :P

Edward Fletcher said...

yes adra? *runs over*

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Jophiel said...

Talkin': I'm happy over here. I'm leaving soon too...

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

Talking: Yeah!

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Death, please, before you go... What did you mean by that?

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Jophiel said...

Talkin': Oh, that's what you're talking about. I mean I can't promise you that I will be back on, that I'll reply to emails... That I'll talk...

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: *nods* Ok, good. *hugs* Remember that you're amazing.

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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: I mean, good that you only can't promise you'll be back tonight.

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Noelle said...

*glances around and stuffs her things back into her bag and walks around the penguin a few times, examining it, before walking back in the direction she came in*

Jophiel said...

Talking: School is on. Bye.

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

*looks around the house, finds nothing unusual*

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Edward Fletcher said...

the fire has logs on trip. that means someone has been here recently.!

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Noelle said...

Talk: Bye Rose *hugs*

RP: *stops*

...Fuck

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

Yeah, so what. Someone lives in the house, I don't see what's so special.

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Edward Fletcher said...

detective instinct trip. who would live here, why and where are they?

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Niccolò Croatoan said...

Talking: Goodbye, Death.

Aretha and I must go now, sorry. We should be back in an hour and a half to two hours.

Roleplay: *teleports everyone out of Antarctica, then teleports away with Aretha*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*laughs, overhearing their conversation* If only they knew....

*turns around and goes back the way she came* I'll get back there eventually

Noelle said...

Talk: Bye you two!

*appears next to the others*

Hey. So, um... I got lost in the snow.. And something backfired

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

*catches up to Adra* What do you mean? If only we knew what?

I'm not deaf you know.

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Noelle said...

*ignores Trip and takes out her sketch pad, furiously scribbling*

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

You don't have an ounce of respect for me do you?

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Noelle said...

*holds up her finger* Shh. I'm thinking.

Edward Fletcher said...

Thinking about what?

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

*stands there quietly.*

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Edward Fletcher said...

Gotta go bye
#chasefirbook9

Noelle said...

Talk: Bye, Dalek!

RP: *pauses, looking at the picture from different angles, before sketching more on it*

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

Talking: Bye Dalek!

#ChaseForBook9

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

*runs in, looks around* *poofs into dragon to keep warm*
Hi! What are you all doing, and why is it so... cold and snowy... That's not exactly typical for Blogland.

Is Trip okay? Last I saw, he was dead and people were going to the AFTERLIFE to find him! How did it go, what's happened since I was gone? Is everyone alright now?? Tell me what's happened. *hugs everyone randomly*

Edward Fletcher said...

Bye

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

TRIP!!! YOU'RE NOT DEAD ANY MORE!! *supermegapickleponytacklehugsofdoom*

Noelle said...

Arra.... OMG.
http://anamelessattempttoestablishsomeorder.blogspot.com/

We documented everything... This should catch you up lol

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

*hugs back* Yeah! I'm alive again! Where've you been? We have so much to catch up on! We should go to the bar and leave Snooty McGrumpynuts here.

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

We beat Alistair!

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Noelle said...

*glares at Trip* If I remember correctly, you stood outside a door

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

Well yeah, but I helped with the plan sort of?

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Noelle said...

*turns away back to the pad and paper*

*murmurs to herself* But how could it have...

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

Thanks.. wbd

Elder Arratay Shadows said...

gotta go... blah. bye! *hugs everyone*

Noelle said...

Talk: Bye! *hugs*
Okay....

RP: *stands up*, keeping the drawn rune on the floor, and walks around it*
Hmmm... There's something different about it

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

About what?

Talking: Bye Arra!

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*frowns and points to the rune*
When we were in Antarctica, I found my circle in the snow... But seconds before, a penguin walked into it, and... Imploded on itself. It was dead.

And I don't know what happened to make the portal so different

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

The earth is still pissed?

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Noelle said...

*frowns*

No, look. It's not the earth... It's hard to explain... Let's just say that it's the closest thing I have to a god, without it being a god....

No, something's gone wrong...

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

Maybe someone else is opening your portals and using them to follow you around? That might change them in some way.

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Noelle said...

*frowns* Perhaps... But that was the fourth one I've closed... *shrugs* there is always that chance.

But that's a slim chance. I tend to put my enemies in jail

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

I tend to put my enemies underground. *laughs* Just kidding, same here.

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Noelle said...

*frowns and looks back at the paper, picking it up* I don't understand it... I'd have to take another look at it sometime. Perhaps the area around it, you know? Maybe the energy is different

Drew O'Connor said...

*Em sits facing out the window in her room assigned at the Sanctuary, thinking*

*a shadowy hand slinks up behind her and grabs her hair pulling her head back. She whimpers in pain as she's staring at Deacon*

Deacon: Thinking about him again are we? You know that he would be disgusted at you, letting yourself become to weak. How could he ever love someone like you?

*Deacon lets go of her hair*

Em: *whispers* stop it please, that's not true.

Deacon: Well then stop thinking it Emerald. I can hear all of your thoughts. I can hear his voice too. And you and I know that he would put you out of your misery.

Em: He loved me...

Deacon: It's all lies my dear. You know it deep down. He loved someone who was strong. And you? You're pathetic. Death will eventually get you and even then he wouldn't look at you in the afterlife.

*they both watch the sun set. Em's tears running down her face*

*Deacon places a kiss on her head and he dissipates with the shadows*

Deacon: Sleep well Emerald.

Noelle said...

Talk: Ouch. Facebook, Em.

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

Talking: Yeah, wow...

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

Talking: That bastard... I'll get him some day.

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Noelle said...

Talk: *nods*

RP: *gets down on her knees in front of the paper, looking at it* You little bugger...

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

What is it? *floats so can see paper*

#ChaseForBook9

Drew O'Connor said...

*sits on her bed, trying to calm down her tears*

*looks at the phone.*

*Arguing with herself whether she should dial Adra or not*

Noelle said...

*points at it* I really just want to burn that motherfucker. It's gotten me nowhere

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

*energy fire appears in hand* Just say the word.

#ChaseForBook9

Drew O'Connor said...

*punches the wall, Deacon's words resonating in her head*

*picks up her phone and presses 1 for Adra*

Noelle said...

*tries not to smile* No... No, that won't be needed... I want to, but I can't...

I wonder...

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

*energy fire dissipates, looks sad that won't be burning things*

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*hears her phone ring* *picks up*

Talk to me..

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

*energy fire dissipates, looks sad that won't be burning things*

#ChaseForBook9

Drew O'Connor said...

*she lets a sob escape before taking a deep breath to calm her breathing and get her words out*

He... he was...

Deacon was here.

Noelle said...

I'll be right there, Em, stay with me on the time...
*off the phone, to Trip* We've gotta go... Can you take me to the Sanctuary?

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

*hugs Adra* Sure. *energy coats them and they rocket towards the sanctuary*

#ChaseForBook9

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

*as they fly* I'm guessing it was Deacon?

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Drew O'Connor said...

*sobbing*

I just... all I wanted was some sleep...

To try and dream... and he...

That bastard!!...

Noelle said...

*to Trip* yeah...

*on the phone* Alright Em, calm down, calm down. We'll be there in a few tics.

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

*smashes through sanctuary door, turning it to splinters. Zooms down the hall and comes to an abrupt stop outside Em's room. Seems worn out.*

All change please!

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*lets go and gently opens Em's door, turning on the light*

...Em?

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

*waits outside, making sure no one comes in*

#ChaseForBook9

Drew O'Connor said...

*rushes off her bed and hugs Adra tightly, still crying*

Noelle said...

*hugs Em back, shushing her* Hey...It's okay, I'm here now. I'm here, Em...

Drew O'Connor said...

*grabs her phones and pushes a few buttons before holding it out*

*Adra is now listening to what happened before sunset*

Noelle said...

*takes the phone and listens*

Oh, Em... You know he's only saying that to get into your head. *hugs* Chase loved you, Emerald. We all do. And we're going to Deacon

Drew O'Connor said...

I know. And I know what he says isn't true but every time I try to resist, it's like something eats that fight away and just keeps tunnelling deeper.

*starts scratching the black skin again*

Noelle said...

*takes her hand and sits her down in a chair, finding more ointment in a cabinet* I know the feeling, believe it or not... It sucks, so I hear you

Drew O'Connor said...

*sits and takes deep breaths. Trying not to pull away when Adra starts going near the black skin again*

I'm surprised I'm not being holed up in isolation in case Deacon takes over.
I am a danger.

Noelle said...

*looks her in the eye* Is he still in your head, Em? Can you feel him?

Drew O'Connor said...

*whispers*

All the time...

Noelle said...

*takes her head in her hands and looks her in the eyes*
Deacon, you better let go of her, and run. Because when I find you, I will skin you alive. Do you hear me? We're coming for you. If you're not afraid, then you're a fool. Do not underestimate us, because it will be your demise.

Drew O'Connor said...

*shadows cut Adra from the black skin*

*Em cries out as she jumps back away from Adra*

Oh my god, Adra I'm... i'm so sorry... I....

Noelle said...

*looks at the cuts in her skin, and grins, laughing* No no, this is a good thing...
*chuckles* It means he's getting irritated...

Noelle said...

Talk: *pokes* Trip, you still there?

Drew O'Connor said...

*clutches head and screams as pain surges through it from Deacon*

Noelle said...

*grabs Em's hand, and draws a rune on it with her marker, drawing a similar one on herself, then one on the other hand. She grabbed Emerald's arm, so the runes were next to each other, and the pain began to flow from Em, into Adra, through her, and into the floor*

Drew O'Connor said...

*Em's breathing starts to calm down as the pain resides to less then a headache*

Oh god...

Noelle said...

*shuts her eyes, and finds her center, allowing the pain to just flow through her and back through the ground*
*it stops*
*breathes out*
I haven't done that in a while..

Drew O'Connor said...

I'm his leverage Ads, you can't threaten him or hurt him while he has me.

*goes to scratch the black skin but pulls back and balls up her fists*

Damn... itchy... fucking....

Noelle said...

*gently puts the ointment on the skin* that's looking pretty bad...

*turns to Em* and I don't believe that. There's always another way- always a loophole

Drew O'Connor said...

I know they all look bad. Just rotten patches of black around my injuries.

I haven't even checked under my bandages to see if my injuries are healing properly.

It's just really hard trying not to scratch them.

Noelle said...

So you're thinking that the black is from the necromancy? I wouldn't be surprised...Magic probably doesn't react well with your blood.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

No worries En I have dealt with bad injuries too

Drew O'Connor said...

All I know is it's Deacon's doing.

And I'm worried that my injuries are infected and I just want to scratch my skin off.

Noelle said...

Talk: Hi, Zaf!

RP: Yeah, well don't scratch it. *finishes putting the ointment on her* That should help with the itch a bit... Remember to keep putting this on, alright?

Drew O'Connor said...

*sighs*

The events at the hospital have been talked about here.

A lot of agents aren't happy that I'm here Adra.

Noelle said...

Yeah, well those agents should get their heads out of each other's butts and get over it. This is the safest place for you, Em.

Drew O'Connor said...

But he was able to get in tonight...

Noelle said...

*facepalm* Ari's here, I can FEEL IT

Noelle said...

*Frowns*
Em, if you really want to, we can get someone in here to cook up some sigils... Binding sigils, in case. You never know, they might have something else up their sleeves

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*holds Alexis and she runs to practice with her knife*

Drew O'Connor said...

*Em yawns and starts to cry again*

I'm so tired...

Noelle said...

*squeezes her shoulder* I can have a Sensitive sit with you... In case he tries to give you bad dreams?

Maralie Lily Charm said...

We're not gonna sleep at all tonight.. XD

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Talk: HAh. no.

Drew O'Connor said...

*shrugs*

I don't even know if I do dream anymore Adra...

Where did Ari and Niccolo go?

Noelle said...

*shrugs*

It was just a thought anyway

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Em I had bad dreams thanks to Niccolo for a while but I learned to deal

Noelle said...

WEll what about the sigils? I can arrange for those...

Drew O'Connor said...

*nods slowly, eyes starting to droop close*

Yeah I guess no harm in trying...

Noelle said...

*calls in the request* You need to try and get some sleep in the mean time, Em... It's getting late hun

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

I dunno but Alexis is dying to see him

Drew O'Connor said...

*crawls up onto the bed and curls up facing the wall*

*Adra hears her winces as her skin rubs off the covers*

*yawns again*

Noelle said...

*salutes to Em as the sigil people enter the room* They'll be quiet for you... You look tired enough to sleep with the lights on, right?
Right.
Night, Em!
*walks from the room to find that Trip is gone*
Damn..

Emerald Melody said...

*Adra walks outside to see Drew leaning up against the wall*

Noelle said...

*stops* How long have you been there?

Emerald Melody said...

since you went into the building.

How is she??

Noelle said...

Wow.... You didn't have to wait that long.
And she's not good. For the moment, well, she's not crying so that's a plus I suppose... They're putting sigils up in her room. Also, I pissed Deacon off. Bonus.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Who is he?

Noelle said...

Talk: That's Drew O'Connor... Deacon's brother? He's helping us out. (this is all on anamelessattempttoestablishsomeorder.blogspot.com/

Emerald Melody said...

*shakes head*
Jesus... poor Em.

Anyway, I have something to show you that might cheer you up.

Follow me

*starts to walk into the forest*

Noelle said...
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Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Ok, normally I read every single comment before I tell everybody I'm here, but I'm at a friend's house trying to maintain conversations, and I just can't get through all of these...
So, can somebody please tell me what happened and where everybody is so I can roleplay and update the Nameless Attempt?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Talking: Um... You saw the penguin and stuff. We got a call from Em, who saw Deacon and basically screwed with her mind saying that Chase hated her etc etc etc... And we came to calm her down... And Drew is now showing me something?

Noelle said...

*follows Drew*

Emerald Melody said...

*leads Adra to the cave when Deacon first attacked Em*

*Adra starts to get nervous*

Noelle said...

*Adra gets nervous, apparently*

Ah ha... I think I know the surprise..

Emerald Melody said...

Talking:

Ded to AWESOME F**KING ROLEPLAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I ded to Aretha for putting in so much effort to document all this madness. Fair play to you Ari!

Noelle said...

Talk: *raises glass* hear hear! I would drink to that

Emerald Melody said...

Ta-da

*shows Adra, a restrained, gagged, beaten up and struggling Rigor on the cave floor*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Thanks!! *hugs everyone*

#ChaseForBook9

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Alexis: ARI AND COCO!!!!!

Noelle said...

*rolls eyes* Didn't see that one coming!
Although I must say I was rather looking forward to seeing Niccolo try to flirt with her.. *laughs and kneels next to Rigor*

Hey, Miss Hellfire.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*teleports in with Niccolo* So, what did I miss?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*nods to Rigor* You got lucky this time, Niccolo. But SOME DAY Mark my words... YOU WILL FLIRT WITH THE BAD GUY!

*slips a note to Aretha saying: feeling like turning evil yet?*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Alexis) *hugs Niccolo* YAY HI COCO

Emerald Melody said...

This one took me a while

*rolls up sleeves to show burns on his arms*

She is definitely her father's daughter and plus she was carrying this as well

*tosses a sword to Adra*

She nearly broke my own sword. Then I really would have been pissed off.

Noelle said...

*picks up the sword* Exquisite craftsmanship, I daresay.
*nudges Rigor with the toe of her shoe* Hey, you still awake down there, Dante?

Emerald Melody said...

*Rigor growls and struggles against her bonds*

*Drew smirks*

She definitely has Deacon's temper if anything else.

Noelle said...

*nods, putting her hand on her own chin* Now here's the good part- how'd you do it?

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*reads note* What? Adra, I don't- *sighs* You know what? Forget it.

Can we just focus on the problem at hand?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*laughs* You know, ever since the moment I've woken up, I've literally been on red alert. You have no idea how great it feels to laugh.

*turns to Rigor* What now, though?

Emerald Melody said...

*Drew laughs*

Not fucking easily!

I spotted her just outside the forest perimeter, literally walked up behind her, she turns to face me and shoots fire straight away at me.

We got into a sword fight but she was using her scales as armour so none of my hits were making contact.

Then I lost my temper and shifted, literally tearing most of her scales off her arm and just throwing her around like a ragdoll.

It was quite fun.

And plus I poured about a galleon of water from a stream down her throat so that took the fire out of her belly so she was easier to restrain.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Am I not involved in this? Ok

Noelle said...

Sounds like you had fun, then

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Talking: Of course you can be involved in this! I wasn't involved until, like, two seconds ago! Don't be ridiculous!

#ChaseForBook9

Emerald Melody said...

I'm exhausted!

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