Thank you.
I exchanged a few tweets with her a few weeks ago, then visited her twitter page. I figured if she was half as funny in her book as she is on twitter, it'd be a book worth reading. So I bought it, and I've just finished it.
My Review of Geek Girl
Geek Girl is a book about a girl who is a geek. There are no ninjas in it. Virtually no one dies. There are two haircuts (one planned, one not). There are bizarre characters. There is one tremendously awful bully that makes you want to punch the page. There are clothes and shoes.
And DESPITE all the lack of bloodshed... this book is brilliant.
Harriet is 15 years old. She's a geek. She likes facts and figures and doing her homework. She's not exactly popular in school. She's just... weird. Her mind works in unusual ways. When she's plucked from her life and told she's going to be a model she thinks everything is going to get better— she's going to change and suddenly be cool and have friends...
There are lines in this book that will make you laugh out loud. There are jokes. One liners. Gags. Set ups and payoffs. It may deal with popularity (or lack of same), and it may deal with bullying, and insecurity, and it may play with the myth of metamorphosis... but even when Harriet is at her most vulnerable, she is never less than hilarious.
If it helps, you can think of Harriet as the younger sister to Clarabelle, in the Skulduggery books. She is, literally, THAT weird. And THAT loveable.
I would rate this book eight fish out of eight.
But please, let's not mention how much Holly fancies me. It's just... it's embarrassing.
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«Oldest ‹Older 1201 – 1400 of 4994 Newer› Newest»*glares* Quit referring to him as yourself. Because you're not him.
*sighs* Niccolo, stop being so hard on yourself. I don't know if I can stand having to cheer everybody up. Can we just all take some of the blame for whatever it is we're blaming ourselves for, but nobody gets all of it, and call it a truce?
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You've saved her quite the number of times! And your better at protecting her than I... I was fighting against the others when they were trying to get her out. Beat that... You didn't try and keep her with the enemy...
Actually, I am. That happens to be in the mechanics of the true name. Your name is the essence of your being, and Alastair is one of my names. Therefore, we are one. His actions are really my own.
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*Lets go of Niccolò's arm and taps symbol on arm* *Mutters something in Latin* *Freezes and grits teeth in pain*
[Rolls eyes]
C., there's a pretty major difference between the two of you. And we all have dark sides, sides we're not proud of. In that sense, you're no different from the rest of us. You can't blame yourself for what Alastair has done. The best you can do is fix it, like how you brought back Alexis.
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I have allowed Aretha to... Well, I don't care to remind her. But what I've done is unforgivable. In addition to that, I've trapped her in my mind on several occasions, and as Fabienne so wonderfully phrased it, "fed her fear". Anything positive I may have done for Aretha has been cancelled out tenfold at least.
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Roleplay:
Death? [Frowns in concern]
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No, they aren't Niccolo- YOU KNOW WHAT, BITCH?
*punches him across the face* I don't have the energy to try and convince this to two people.
So you better listen up, you fucker. There are 49 individual souls inside your body. If you eat a cake, and it's cut in to 49 pieces, and you eat one piece, did you eat the whole cake?
NO!
NOW GET YOURSELF TOGETHER, DAMMIT
Death, what are you doing?
Talking: For future reference, I am always wearing my leather coat and long sleeves beneath that, so if you're doing anything on my arm, you have either somehow magically removed two layers of clothing, in which case I would be rather unsettled, or you are doing whatever it is on top of leather. Not to criticize anyone- it is just something to keep in mind for the sake of realism.
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RP:
A. What makes you think you can quote me to prove your point? Uh, no. Not allowed.
B. You did try to warn her, you told her to kill Alice before he woke up. The fact that she didn't was her choice.
C. You were trapped in a moment 127 years in the past for crying out loud.
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*Falls against tree and gasps* *Squeezes eyes closed tightly*
Talking: You know, Adra, you've actually just made me laugh. I shall keep that cake in mind in the future, thank you.
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*glares* you're such an idiot, Niccolo.
*goes over to Rose* Rose, is there anything I can do?
*moves over to Death* Death? Hey. Talk to me. What did you do?
RP:
Death?
What the 002-110-120-120-121 did you do? Are you okay?!
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Come on. Say something. DEATH.
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*Takes deep breath and opens glowing eyes* They didn't say anything about pain like that!! *Groans* Okay, ow... Okay... Ow... *Rubs forehead*
Death, you're keeping us in the dark here...
*places hand firmly on shoulder* Death. What. Did. You. Do?
Death was just doing something stupid... The eyes will dull soon... It's temporary... Ow...
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What was the thing, Death?
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I needed to do something. In ten minutes or so, it'll show. It's a surprise.
Death, please. What have you done to yourself?
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ROSE I'M GONNA SLAP YOU SO HARD YOUR FACE WILL CONCAVE ON ITSELF
*Hides symbol behind back so no one can see it*
*glares* Don't test me, girl
*teleports behind Death's back*
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RP
Death. Tell us now.
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I'm in idiot. And a scientist. I do experiments! Even if their painful... *Smiles tightly*
Ah! *Pulls arm in front and falls forward on it* No lookies!!
*pulls it from her hands*
I understand scientific experimentation, even- no, especially- on yourself, but I won't excuse it. Tell us what you've done.
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*turns so Rose can't take it back*
What is it, Adra?
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Ow!!! Don't hurt my arm!!! My arm has feelings too!! And you won't recognise it!! I'm that brilliant!!!
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And Niccolò, I won't know what it does if it's not me!!
I... *frowns* I don't know... Which is weird, because I've studied symbols most of my long life...
What the hell, Rose?
*Giggles and tugs arm back* Just wait!! *Eyes slowly turn back to blue*
Might I be able to read that? *steps forward, then falls back against tree* Oh, alright, perhaps I might recognize it better without the black spots... I'm afraid someone else may have to read it...
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I dedicate this page to the people who are there for you no matter what.
To the people who are fun to be around, uplifting and awesome, amazing and wonderful.
This means you. [hugs]
To those who've left, we miss you. And I'm quoting one of you here when I say "Blogland is a part of us all. A part we will never be able to lose." And once a Bloglandian, always a Bloglandian. You're welcome here, please know that.
To the people who stand up for what they believe in. That takes a special kind of strength, I respect you for it, even if I disagree with what you say.
To everyone who has ever made a sacrifice, big or small, to help someone else.
To everyone who has stood tall and stared their fears in the face.
To everyone who's pulled through when life has turned against them.
To the people who hide in the shadows and think they're unimportant.
To the four-leaf-clover hidden in a field of grass, to the silver lining of the raincloud, to the breeze that chills but carries you safely home.
To the strength that keeps you going when you want to give in.
To the times when you get back up again, and punch the universe right back, thank you very much.
To the music that keeps me going, moving to the beat when I feel like I'm going to stop.
Birdy
Hayley Westenra
Little Mix
One Direction
Evanescence
Loreena McKennitt
Coldplay
Eva Cassidy, RIP
And whatever bands/singers you like to listen to.
And most of all, to you. Thank you for bothering to read this. You're all amazing, do you hear?
[hugs everyone who wants a hug]
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Talk: Raises glass* HEAR HEAR! (AMY LEE <3)
RP:
Death...?
D:
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*Grins and pokes tongue out* Okay, Deathy is walking over there now! Don't follow! She needs to test it out!! *Runs further into forest*
Death, tell me what is going on!
Talking: That was a really awesome ded, Fabi!!
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*follows Death*
Talking: Ohmygosh, is there anybody here who doesn't love Evanescence? I may or may not have memorized every song they have out...
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Thanks...
And, uh, I'm writing this really important story, so not really here now.
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*sighs, her face falling into her hand*
Is this actually happening.
Evanescence is amazing, the way their songs just stick in my mind. Amy Lee has such a voice...
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*Raises drink bottle* Hear hear!!
*Looks around and pulls out little card with symbol and it's purpose* *Nods and and kicks over small sapling*
*Pulls sapling back up and hand with symbol wraps around broken part of tree* *Smiles and waits quietly*
Oh my God, Rose....
Are you making... YOU CAN GET SERIOUSLY INJURED. *runs after her* STOP!
*Tears up card with hand and teeth into tiny pieces* *Looks at sapling and removes hand* *Pouts at the purple skin growing where the broken pieces are now joined* Okay, that's not supposed to happen... Uh oh... Did the symbol wrong...
Adra, what is she doing? *runs after Death*
Talking: Bye, Fabi! *hugs*
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She tried to fix the DEAD PLANT.
Dammit, Rose. I TOLD you not to do this. You can't bring things back to life, it doesn't work that way.
Something always goes wrong, or you have to pay in some other way
No, it is living again... Can't you feel it? *Puts hands back to plant* I'm more conceded with the purpleness...
Death, if you've drawn them wrong... Are you all right? And don't lie. I prefer not to, but if I must I will look inside your mind.
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Niccolo, don't you dare
*Grins* I'm a cool banana! *Chuckles*
If it would help her, Adra, I would. What exactly does it mean to be a 'cool banana'?
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Death........
[Falls asleep]
[Wakes up and slaps self]
Fabi, you do NOT fall asleep when you're worried about your friends. If Adra and Ari can be awake, so can you.
[Scowls]
Talk/babble; I hate running into writer's block. At least I got a good chunk done, though. I think I finished a chapter.
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I know, but do you really want to risk opening something up on the world? Aka: ALASTAIR CRUCIATUS?
I can look in her mind. Not in the same way, but enough. Let me do it.
Ok, Death, what the heck was that all about? Just... Why? Why endanger yourself just to see if you can bring a dead plant to life?
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Uh oh...
It's not just the act of bringing a plant back to life, it's the act of bringing something back from the dead! *Bites lip and smiles tightly* I'm a cool banana...
Oh God, plants... Adra, I'm so sorry, both of your friends are still flowers. Do you have them somewhere, by any chance? I do hope you haven't trimmed the stems...
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Death, what is it that you want to bring back? Either you tell us, or we'll find out.
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Rose... You can't bring things back from the dead without giving something in return. Something big. Or yours.
You want to try this on humans, but these are the beliefs I've grown up with and they have never proven me wrong.
*takes a deep breath* I'm not going to tell you, Niccolo. We have three years to sort them out.
You CAN NOT do anything that can endanger yourself and everyone else
It's something I've been working on for a while... It's three symbols combined and I don't know what it does... And I don't mind if it takes some of me with it! It'll probably just give me a headache!!
Oh, and Ari, it's just something that will help me in battle!!
I don't intend to do anything else tonight, but I will change them back. And I apologize.
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You're apologising again!! *Rips hand back and gasps* Ow!
[Deep breath]
Nothing I can do here, then. So I'll sleep. Death, you will be okay. You hear me? That might be a threat, I think, maybe, maybe not.
Goodbye. [Falls asleep]
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Talking: Goodnight, Fabi! *hugs*
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*looks him in the eye* It's not your fault. Oh, and you are not to change them back until I deem that it's safe, capische? Capische.
Besides, I've known them my whole life. We've been through everything together. They're hardcore.
Death, I don't know if I buy that... Are you ok?
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*Waves with good hand* Night!!
*Looksat hand* That's perfectly normal... Right?
(Night, Fabs!)
I'm fine! I'm good! I'm okay! *Whispers almost silentlyi I'm kinda scared too...
Death... *runs over and hugs* Come on, please don't be reckless... I don't know how much more emotional trauma I can take right now...
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I'll be, *swallows thickly* fine. I'm always fine. *Hides hand and hugs back*
*watches this go down from the back, making sure Niccolo doesn't sneak off*
*steps back* Do you have any idea how often I've been told "I'm always fine"? Too many to count. And every single time it has been a lie. So don't tell me that you're always ok. Don't ever tell me that and expect me to believe it. *holds out hand* Give me your hand.
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*Gives Ari good hand and smiles tightly and hides small grimace*
*glares* Your other hand. Now.
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*glances wearily back at Adra* I do not require your attention- I'm not going anywhere. Death needs it far more than I do. Someone needs to help her, or I will.
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*Shakes head quickly then sighs and gives Ari bad hand* *Looks behind self and grimaces*
*glares* Then walk with me, and I won't have to worry.
How to break a heart
It is not difficult.
Just find a light,
and switch it off.
As easy as blinking.
That's what I was taught
when I was too young to ask
by ladies in white nightgowns,
dripping weeds and black ribbons.
A girl's best friend is a small handgun.
The question is useless,
for I could say yes,
but you've got to ask my army,
and they are not inclined
to grant favors just now.
Emilie Autumn
(sorry, I was in a poetry mood.)
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okay, it's official!!
I AM BEING STALKED MY ANTS!!!
GAH!!!!!!!!!!
oh, hi by the way!!
*Smiles* That's actually pretty cool!
(*Waves with good hand at Snow*
Oh God, Death, what is this?
Talking: Actually, though, what is it? I'd like to know a bit about what I'm looking at, if you don't mind describing.
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Talking: Hi Snow! We've worked out a two-state solution for roleplaying and chatting! Yay!
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okay, what've i missed??? are we still role-playing
if so, whats going on????????????????????????
(Snow, Niccolo's back, but Alastair's trying hard to win his control again. Death just brought a tree back to life and something happened to her hand.)
*sighs* Fine. *walks over next to Aretha and inspects Death's hand*
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(i swear, if i ever see another ant again, it'll be too soon...
GAH!!! I SAW AN ANT!!!)
*peers over their shoulders as well*
*Smiles tightly* I'm going to assume that the three symbols I combined had another effect... Or, an effect that didn't know of...
(Talking: It looks dark and around the symbol on my arm, it's dark grey. The symbol is pretty much destroying my arm from the inside.)
*touches her arm* I'm sure there must be something I can do...
(okay!! SERIOUSLY!!!! INVASION OF THE ANTS!!!!!!!!!!!
HELLLPPPP..................!!!!!!!!!!!)
*looks at Adra* Can you?
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Ill be fine
*bites the inside of her lip* I can try... I can make a circle, but I'll have to add some things on to it... But even so, it's purely hypothetical.
*I'll
No, you won't be. I've seen this before, Rose. The last person got their hand cut off because of this.
wait... death... your hurt???
just let adra help.... please
Uh oh... I like my hand... *Grits teeth and curses quietly*
Yeah, maybe you should have listened to me. But you know, we all do silly things.
Deathy is silly, she doesn't care!
(okay, just have to ask, does RP at the end of your name inform people that your role-playing????)
(Yep!)
You shouldn't refer to yourself in the third person.
okay... Flat surface flat surface... *finds a flat clearing of dirt and begins to draw a big circle, adding squiggles and words and shapes where it deemed fit to the equation*
*stands up, wiping her brow*
Okay... Death, come stand in the middle of the circle
(there we go :D)
*Walks to into the circle* Scared factor, 100 out of 1
*ignores her*
Okay, now lay your hand/arm/ point of issue against the ground...
*Puts arm on ground*
Okay... Alright... *rubs her hands together, and shakes out her shoulders and body*
*touches the circle, and yellow energy explodes from the lines, crackling like lightning, shooting straight upwards into the sky*
*murmurs to herself in ancient Greek, waking around the circle, and adding to it as she went along, completely focused.
Hi all! How are you? Can't stay long. In school
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*Cowers*
*glances up at her, and reaches to touch the ground again, and the lightning and energy recedes back into the ground*
So? How does it look?
(Talk: Oh. Hi Rhyd)
I may vanish. Bad internet. And sir might walk in.
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*Looks at arm* Slightly better ...
Hi!
*curses under her breath* I'll have to think of something else...
(Talk: ARETHA, YOU STILL AWAKE?)
Gtg soon. Bell just went
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Talk: Rose, can you explain to Maegan the new layout?
*shakes head* Didn't think so.
WELL I'M OFF, THEN, IF ARETHA isn't here.
okay, i have to go, internet being slow... bye *hugs all*
Oh stay please! Sorry that sounded needy
Gtg now. BYE!
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If the internet is slow check what other tabs that are open and close them except this one or turn the thingy off and then back on
I guess i'm by myself
Ok i'm off
*Reappears* Crud! Sorry. I was watching Fruits Basket!
OMG how long has it been since I've been here
Hiya Everyone
🎵HOLLY AND DEREK, SITTING IN SP, K-I-L-L-I-N-G🎵
:D
(Talking: I'm back)
...Hello?
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*Smiles and pokes arm* I'm still in considerable pain but alive!!
RP: of course.
Talking: Hi Luce! *hugs*
*Moves fingers* And the fingers only have a second or two delay!!
What can I say? I'm a genius.
LUCE! *tacklehugs*
ADRA! *tacklehugs*
DEATH! *tacklehugs*
Msd, wbd, my Internet hates me right now...
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*Moves fingers* And the fingers only have a second or two delay!!
Hey Adra.
Hey Cain c:
Sorry about how I was yesterday... Really bad place...
Cassidy, Cain, Mara, Star and Em ended up talking to me before I even started to see straight, again. ._.
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Talking: CAIN! *tacklehugs* Ay ;D
My Internet is threatening suicide. It is beyond hate!!
*climbs on Luci's back and hugs her* Of course! We all have bad days, it's only understandable that you do as well.
So don't sweat it :)
*hugs Luce*
It's fine. :)
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*Hugs Luce*
Hi all! How are you?
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*sneaks over to Death* Let me see you hand...
Talking: What DOES it look like at his point anyway?
HEY RHY! *tacklehugs*
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*Holds up bad hand* It'll be fine! You should stop worrying! I'm always fine!! *Pokes arm and smiles tightly* See? No... Pain at all!
Talking: Sup, Rhyd. You talking or RPing?
We kind of tried to change things, so there's more... Order... And when you want to do RP, you type in "RP: in your name, and the same goes for "talking"
And if you want to cross over for a few comments...
Talking: (what you want to say here)
RP: (what you want to say here)
Rhy!!! *Waves with good arm*
*regards Death cautiously*
...I don't believe you...
I'll just talk. HI ALL! Mbd.
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No one ever does... *Pouts*
Guys. Help me.
I'm addicted to Nightcore and Sims... D:
And I'm pretty sure that's why my Internet is so God damn slow. D:
I need to make some more pencil cases. Seriously. And then actually finish them.
And I should get on with my Science project.
Why was I given Internet
I'm distracted to easily.
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Have you heard Such Horrible Things? Nightcore version?
*too
@Luce: For your pencil case, do you want both sides Skulduggery, or one side Skulduggery, and the other side book related or something? Or like, one side good characters and the other evil characters... Or a suprise? Idk.
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That's because you lie to them at first.
(Talking: Cain, I had to delete my sims. Sometimes I can still hear their cries of hunger, late in the darkest hours of night)
YES I HAVE, DEATH.
It's perfect. :3
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Uhm... Do whatever you like, Cain. c:
I don't mind:3
Also, I just made a list of the SP books I need that are in the English language.
It's very short...
I didn't realise how close to a complete collection of SP books in the English Language I was:
Dark Days (OPB)
Mortal Coil (OPB)
Death Bringer (OPB)
The Faceless Ones (USHB)
Skulduggery Pleasant: Young Actor (USHB)
If anyone knows where I can get any of those for cheap, please let me know. c:
Ta.
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May vanish. Really bad internet
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Talking: I don't know. I CAN'T FIND BOOKS, LUCE OH GOD *melts*
And sure thing, Rhyd
I only lie cause that is the right thing to do!! People worrying about me makes me feel weird...
As opposed to the alternative? Being dead?
*frowns* Look, what if -every time you got hurt- you told me, and I wouldn't worry about you, I could just fix it and be done with it?
Talking: Mum might be getting me Boris' suit!! http://www.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=290941272070
I leave my window open a little bit, it's raining (I like to listen to rain :3), I look at my window sill, some of the rain has come in, and has made the water brown because my window sill is so dirty. -_-
LOKI DOKI, LUCE. :3
I wish my list was that short... But mine goes over two pages in size 14 font, I think. Idk.
And that doesn't include the latest editions and stuff. :(
Bbs, dinner!
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But I'm not hurt!!! I'm fine!! Really!! *Smiles tightly* Don't worry!! Deathy will be fine.
I was three minutes away from having to chop your hand off earlier, Rose
G'day mates!
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*Holds arm closer and grimaces* Owie!!!!
Talking: Yo yo Ducko!
*Rolls eyes* Yeah. Again-
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DECIDE TO TRY AND BRING BACK THE DEAD WITH ONLY A VAGUE IDEA OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!!!!
(talk: Hey, Duck!)
(talk: lol Rose you're so street)
Talkkng and roleplay: what did i miss?
Talking: Alastair briefly took over Niccolo, and Rosie tried to bring something back from the dead. And she got hurt. (What a surprise)
Yo yo Deatho!
Hey, Adra!
I figure you two are doing some role playing with the talking thing. Also just figured out that the RP thing probably means role playing.
Oh God, I'm sooo smart!
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I'm awesome that way!!!
Is Niccolo back?
(Talk: Ofc, Duck XD
Rose: Yeah... You do that)
*Sighs* You're making me sound like an idiot Darky...
Yo yo Ducko! Wassup wassup?
For now, however briefly. And if he uses any of his magic, it can make him more venerable for Alastair.
*laughs* Yes, Cain, me and my 68 Skulduggery Pleasant books make it so much easier to complete a Skulduggery Pleasant collection;)
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*huggles* what if I said... that you're MY little idiot? Would that make things better?
HUH
HUH
WOULD IT
HUH
HUH?
I'll try and heal it again!!
*Skips back to sapling only to realise it has grown twenty times it's original size* Oh gawd...
*Giggles at Adra* And your my big awesome person!!
*returns*
Herro again. :3
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WHAT THE SHIT HAVE YOU DONE. *looks at the tree* OH FU-
Talking: *ruffles her hair*
Talks: sup Cain!
RP/T: I WOULD LIKE... TO DED THIS PAGE... TO THE NEW ROLEPLAY/ TALKING TREATY, MAY IT WORK WELL AND FOREVER BE REMEMBERED!!!!
*raises glass* HEAR HEAR
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