Tuesday, July 2, 2013

It's Fun Being a Writer

I get to create stories for a living. I get to daydream for a job. I also, fair enough, have to work extremely hard and cocoon myself in solitude until the book is finished, but that's beside the point. The point is, I get to be a writer, which is something so few people who ALSO want to be writers get to do.

I've just made the very last changes to LSODM I can possibly make. We're in the final type-setting stage now— that is when they take the words you've written in the manuscript and arrange them onto a book page, ready to be printed. And I now know how many pages there are going to be...

KOTW was 607 pages in the hardback version. LSODM, which is a little under 30,000 words longer, will be... ready for this?... it will be...

604 pages.

Woohooo!!!!!

Now, wait a moment, before you scratch your heads and ask how does that work, it is quite simple. If they had continued to use the same font size as they used from the very start, my publishers would be releasing a book of, according to my vague and approximate mathematical skills, 900 pages. Which is a tad BIG.

So instead they've just reduced the size of the font, to squeeze more words in. Yay! You'll be able to lift up the book when you read it! Result!

Anyway, where was I?

Yes, now that I have approved the type-setting pages, and sent in the dedication and the author biography, I can now get back to the business of being a writer. Which is, y'know, to write... and stuff...

Coming up very soon, I have a non-Skulduggery short story to write, I have to start planning out Book Nine in greater detail (and actually get started on it), and I need to write a load of Skulduggery mini-adventures for the short story collection, in 2014.

But right NOW, my main focus is on another non-Skulduggery short story, for a collection that'll be coming out in the winter of next year. I've been thinking about this for a while now, trying to figure out what to write. It can be any genre, any style... My options are unlimited. But, see, that's where the problem lies.

Limitations are useful. If I'd been told that my story had to be, say, dystopian future sci fi, then I'd have nodded and gone off and written a great dystopian future sic fi story. But because it CAN be a dystopian future sci fi OR a modern day fantasy OR a comedy about a kettle shop OR a first person narrative about a boy who has lost his dog... I now have too many options. How can I settle on one idea if I might find a better one in a different genre?

Before I wrote Skulduggery Pleasant, I embarked upon a hundred half-finished and abandoned stories, books and scripts. Any of you who write will know what I'm talking about. We flit from story to story because we get bored or we get a better idea or this one we're writing now is just not working, or it's too hard, or it's not coming out like we wanted... We flit because our imaginations are running too wild. Our creativity will not settle down.

But of course it won't. It's imagination. It's creativity. Their whole purpose is to go crazy. Their whole purpose is to run wild. But we, as writers, need to get on our horses and gallop after them, lasso them, pull them back, slow them down and herd them into a pen (and this is where the metaphor gets extravagant, as this is both a livestock pen AND an author's pen). We don't want them tame, of course we don't. We want them rearing and kicking— but we want them to do it in that enclosure, within those boundaries and those limitations. That's the only way we'll be able to use that creativity to write a story.

So, that's what I'm doing now. I'm thinking about limitations, and boundaries, and genres. What do I WANT to write about? What style do I WANT to write in? What genre? Once I know all that I'll be able to think of a story and a character and sit down and write the damn thing.




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Noelle said...

*mumbles* Sly git.

son of the moon said...

[Would volunteer to join in going after Alice, but is pretty confident that I will not be around... :-/]

[Hello Dau and Tadra. :-P]

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*raises glass*

HEAR HEAR I'll drink to that. *drinks imaginary... stuff*

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

He is isn't he.

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

Yes, you have Dau. Except Fabi's dead about three times now.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

You realize I meant you, yeah? Just checking.


(Hi Arden. You missed some things...)

son of the moon said...

Or maybe just two...anyway, she's dead.

And other reasons.

#ChaseForBook9

Dau Sketch ~ Aussieminion (minus the funny accent) said...

FABBBIIIII!!!!!! *HUGSS*

*frowns* is Fabi going to come back to life?

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

I was figuring out if you meant me. And I don't know what you're talking about.

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

(Yeah, I generally do. Reading back, though.)

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Noelle said...

Of course.

...We need a plan for when we actually get to Alistair

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

How about I hit him a lot with my fists, then you have a go, then we'll roll from there.

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

I don't know. [hugs] Probably eventually. It's not really a priority, though.

#ChaseForBook9

Dau Sketch ~ Aussieminion (minus the funny accent) said...

*bobs head* kay dokes :)

fjslkdj why would you block Facebook, why?

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

(Because politics)

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son of the moon said...

Alice is probably not going to sit there and be hit.

Also he has just about every discipline imaginable.

In my opinion, the best angle is to bind his powers first, if we can. (Don't kill me, this is my opinion)

#ChaseForBook9

Dau Sketch ~ Aussieminion (minus the funny accent) said...

*frowns*

OH I'm still a Daunosaur....RAWR.

Noelle said...

Right. SO basically we're just going to be winging it the whole time.

Noelle said...

*through the speaker* Arden you genius.

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

Yeah so

Snow said...

SNOWS BACK!!

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

I was actually joking, but until we know more about the location, we can't plan much.

#ChaseForBook9

Dau Sketch ~ Aussieminion (minus the funny accent) said...

Hey Snow :)

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

(Hey Snow)

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

And, uh, metal snakes and jelly beans don't seem to be the most effective way of doing that.

#ChaseForBook9

Snow said...

any roleplaying still on, or has that craziness finished??

*smiles* how many people missed out on hearing about adrip?

Dau Sketch ~ Aussieminion (minus the funny accent) said...

*raises hand* I missed it [darn] but NOW I KNOW!

adorable.

son of the moon said...

Thanks, I think.

(Hi Snow. :-))

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Oh no... Snow, you might as well go ahead and read back... *facepalm*

We ought to bind his powers, and force him to tell us where Aretha is.. THEN we can beat him up

Snow said...

:D
me and saph and a hobbit medic where making fun of them

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

(Still on, we're off to catch Alistair and save Aretha.)

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

(Oh. And we're also flying. I think we're the only two left in character :P)

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

I dunno...well i should be okay so

#ChaseForBook9

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

No i AM in char but

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

Oh Snow! Do you want the hobbit medic to be you BFF? You guys seemed to have fun together. If so, he's interested in becoming your butler/ secretary/ friend.

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

So we just bring as much bound stuff as possible, then wing it like Trip suggested?

Oh, yes, definitely beat him up. [Hopes I don't have to miss this]

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Zaf... Yo Zaf! Tell us if he comes back!

Snow said...

hmm... a hobbit bff/butler ext..... SOUNDS AMAZING!!!

son of the moon said...

(Also, HELLO ZAF. I don't think I greeted you yet! D:)

#ChaseForBook9

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

Exellent! Go to the camp and he'll be waiting.

#ChaseForBook9

Snow said...

oh, and did anyone think to rescue my unicorn from the frozen lava earlier??? i think he might still be there.... :/

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

Dont leave me

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

Oh. Yeah. He's still there.

#ChaseForBook9

Snow said...

ZAF!!! *hugs*

are you still hurt, or did the amazing hobbits fix you up??


*unicorn appears in a puff of smoke*

UNI!!!!

meet zaf

Dau Sketch ~ Aussieminion (minus the funny accent) said...

all by myself, don't want to be
all by myself


joking. I just had no idea what to say amidst all of these battleplans :D

Snow said...

dau, meet my unicorn, uni.... wanna ride??

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

Hobbits fixed me

*sits waiting*

I HATE being left behind i wanna hurt him

Snow said...

hmmm..... you could chase 'em on my unicorn...

son of the moon said...

[S'okay Dau. I was like that pretty much all day yesterday. I don't know why I'm participating now, since we're going to the beach tomorrow, roasting marshmallows later tonight, and general I-will-not-actually-be-here stuff. How are you, by the way?]

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Zaf, we can get you there. I can make a portal once we get to London. Don't fret.

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

Any better positioning Adra?

#ChaseForBook9

Snow said...

or..... EVERYONE COULD GET ON MY UNICORN AND TELEPORT TO THE OTHERS!!!!

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

*sighs irritably*

Forget it now! Just let me sit here bored

Snow said...

*sigh*
i give up...
might as well go home, uni

son of the moon said...

[I just realized I have no idea where Arden is. O.O]

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

Ooh, could your unicorn teleport me to someplace in particular?

#ChaseForBook9

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

Zaf, hang out with the hobbits! It's better that being up here with the flies!

#ChaseForBook9

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

*sits up in tree*

Hmph why help them? Hmph they obviously dont need the bloody help

Snow said...

oh.... is arden lost??? well, maybe thats uni can go do, find arden

Noelle said...

Zaf, just sit tight.
Trip, when are we going to get there?

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

Soon, but I kind if need a more specific landing site.

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

(I forgot where I left my character. XD I'm not flying anywhere, though, I know that.)

#ChaseForBook9

Snow said...

well... i'm back at the hobbit camp

* directed at medic*
what've i missed? oh, and whats your name, btw

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

Why bother? Im not needed

*aimlessly plays with shadows*

(Btw Zaf is usually cross if she just woke up

Jophiel said...

*Waves quietly*
*Goes back to replying to very important email and reading Alice in the country of Hearts*

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

Hi Death! (I'm leaving control over the medic up to you, choose a name)

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

(hi Rose! *hugs*)
Just land anywhere in London. I just need to have it be someplace flat where i can sit. A rooftop, perhaps.

Snow said...

hmm.... things are a little boring back at camp.... can i teleport some of my penguin citizens over for a while?

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

Very good ma'am. *lands on a large, flat roof* Argh, my neck.

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

[Waves back] (uioasd DFG?asvbnuio)

Hm. I should probably be back at the hobbit camp, too.

[is back at the hobbit camp]

#ChaseForBook9

Dau Sketch ~ Aussieminion (minus the funny accent) said...

Sorry I disappeared!

Snow - I will ride sometime :)

Arden - I'm good, thanks! I hope everyone here is okay as well c:

Must go now, see you in an unknown amount of time!

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

Sure thing your highness!

#ChaseForBook9

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

*is still truly bored*

Why am i even helping? Why? Do they bother asking me to go help? No they pretend im not here hmph i wanna hurt Alastair but am i ever asked to help? No why bother since im the only one who knows their true name

Snow said...

Hobbit medic: my name's Kelpy

*smiles at Kelpy* okay then, lets get some penguins over here!

*opens a magic portal type thing*

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

Zaf, we're literally setting up the portal now.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

(bye Dau!)
*lets go* ah, sorry about that!

*looks over the rooftop* Wow... That's high up.

Noelle said...

*hurriedly draws a portal with insigniae and drawings and symbols* *touches it, and it opens*

COME AWN THROUGH, ZAF!

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

It's, it's fine. Just set up the portal.

#ChaseForBook9

Snow said...

ZAF!!! get your ass down here

(msd, wbd)

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

*sees portal and jumps through*

AAH

Woah okay London.

#ChassForBook9

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

Where to now Adra?

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

Bye Dau! [hugs]

... I appear to be busily distant.

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Noelle said...

Shh. No talking. *sits on the parapet, facing london, and clasps her hands together, falling into a meditative state*
*After finding her center, images begin to flash behind her eyes. Dark, dank hallways, torches, bells*

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

Woah she freaky

Jophiel said...

*Tilts head*
(Uhhhh... Recap? Deathy has no idea... Meh, never mind... I'm going back to manga...)

Snow said...

sorry, might not be here, back in math, then science, so i might not make another appearance until 3.30

LONDON!!! WOO WOO!!!

*leaves penguins and Hobbits in the midst of a party, heading for London*

Niccolò Croatoan said...

(Death, if you'd like a summary, they all went to the afterlife to bring Trip back becuase he was dead, then they had a happy, celebratory moment. I thought it was all too happy so I essentially crashed the party, and then I stole Aretha, and now they all think they're coming after me to get her back. Feel free to join them if you wish, they repeatedly insist no one need ask permission to do so.)

Noelle said...

*opens one eye* Saint Paul's

ALISTAIR *glares*

son of the moon said...

(Um. Well. First Arra was possessed by a remnant, then Trip and Rhydian and others tried to save her, then Rhydian died, then Trip died instead and confusingness, and also Adra died. Then Rhydian and Ari went on a quest into the afterlife and brought back Adra and then Trip and then Alice came in and started attacking people and I threw jelly beans and he disappeared and ARI. And ARI. D:)

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Noelle said...

I never died, Arden.

Alistair, you son of a bitch. We'll find you.

guys, he's under the cathedral.. IN some.. .Room .thing. LET'S GO.

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

(Ari check your email

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

*suddenly just disappears*

Have fun figuring out i gotta go to bed now Night!

Noelle said...

Bloody hell *jumps down the fire escape and takes a cab to the cathedral. once there, she manages to sneak inside and through a secret compartment*

*runs down the hallway, sword in hand* ALASTAIR

Noelle said...

DAMMIT ZAF.
*walks into a large room* Where... Where is he?

son of the moon said...

TORTURESON. [throws jelly beans]

YOU 002-012-001-202---210-121 120-110-011 121-100-010-102---210-121 202-200-210-010-102 202-022-001-202 202-022-100-112-102-201 022-012-201 001 020-012-200-200-001-200-100!

Wait, did I just call you that? XD

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*doesn't understand the code*
*cautiously walks around the room. It's large... And WHERE THE HELL IS HER BACKUP*

son of the moon said...

Ah, okay. Sorry.

(Bye Zaf. :-( )

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

(Adra, I can give you the key if you want. Basically I insulted Alastair)

#ChaseForBook9

son of the moon said...

GAH. I forgot to use the portal, didn't I? [facepalm]

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

(I'll be find I can take a guess)
*tucks her sword away and begins to investigate the room* Aretha... Now where would she be hiding... Where would a maniac hide her?
*feels along the walls for a trap door*
*into her speaker* guys. Really. I can't back out of this. Really.

son of the moon said...

(Gtg, sorry. [hugs anyone who wants a hug. Definitely doesn't hug Alastair])

BE WARNED, ALICE. Or, uh, don't. It's funnier.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*calls* Alastair!! Alastair, darling, where aaaaaaarrrreeee youuuuuuuu?
I know you're watching!!!

And if you are, then let me tell you. You wouldn't go unpunished for your crimes. I can promise you that.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*steps out of shadow dragging Aretha and Zafira with him, carrying them by their hair, one in each hand* Hello. I hope you realize I've been watching you this whole time. I was very tempted to just leave, but it was just too good an opportunity. And before you do anything, I would suggest you listen closely to what I have to say, purely for your friends' sakes. If you don't want to, though, that's also fine by me.

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

GUYS PLEASE LOOK I MADE IT AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL

https://twitter.com/Valkyrie_V/status/352625343020032000/photo/1

Noelle said...

... Ta for the backup, Arden. Zaf's gone too.... No doubt Trip fell asleep at the keyboard.
Trip, if you're seeing this hours into the future, it's okay. I forgive you.

*walks around*

Noelle said...

Alastair... What do you want. *reaches to draw her sword*

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*grins* Come on now, love. I'm sure you can't promise me anything, other than the fact that you wear pain very well.

Noelle said...

*grins and begins to circle around him*

I'm sorry, but did Daddy not give you enough hugs as a boy/

Valkyrie V. - Ivy said...

I've just realised how little I come on Blogland nowadays. I used to be the most regular regular here. I stayed on here for 30 hours STRAIGHT.


...I need to come on more.

Noelle said...

*glances as Zaf and Aretha*
Alright. Let's hear it

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Well, what I want is to see you suffer, but you already knew that. What I'm going to tell you is what I've done. *tosses Aretha and Zafira to the ground* They're not dead. Not injured, either- not yet, anyway. I've just linked them to myself. I, in essence, stole the consciousness from them- their minds are inside mine. So if you kill me, you kill them too. And if you strike me... *pulls knife out of coat and slices hand* *lifts Aretha's and Zafira's hands to reveal identical fresh cuts* That's not exactly part of me stealing their minds, but I thought I'd add it in, just to frustrate you. I enjoy pain, but I'm not sure I could say the same for the two of them.

Noelle said...

... Damn.
So. Tell me dear. How did you manage such a thing?

Niccolò Croatoan said...

(Valkyrie, simply to avoid confusion and irritating questions, I ought to explain- we've not yet acknowledged your presence because we're roleplaying. Feel free to join in if you like- several summaries of the events so far have been conveniently placed in the comments above.)

son of the moon said...

Bloody barnacles!

[Reappears behind Alastair and attempts to lasso him with a bound rope]

You're lucky I don't take particularly long to drink hot chocolate and insult Twilight.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Hm. Didn't know you could be cordial.

Noelle said...

ARDEN NO
You'll hurt Zaf and Arden.

Alastair... Reverse this.

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

[Is Fabi again simply for the sake of confusionlessness. Fabi is still dead, unfortunately]

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*steps closer to him(
REVERSE IT, NOW, DAMMIT!

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*grins* I've spent the entirety of more than 500 years focused only on survival and the development of new, clever ways to instigate suffering. I've learned quite a few tricks. Gotten rather creative. This is actually fairly basic- if you must know, it has to do with functions of the brain- pain sensors and such- combined with influence on skin, blood, and bone cells.

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

Oops. [Sets down lasso] Fine then.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Then you can reverse it, then.

Do it.

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

[Glares at Alastair] Stop it now, or I'll bring out J.A.

As much as I feel like I've been switching identities too much.

#ChaseForBook9

Niccolò Croatoan said...

You may call it cordial, I call it an evasive measure. I don't like pointless questions, especially when I'm busy hurting people.

Reverse it? Why on earth would I want to do that?

Noelle said...

Because... Because I'll trade myself for them. Just let them go.

*prays: Oh god, forgive me*

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

Not that I'm suggesting you'd be afraid of J.A., but it'd be amusing to see what would happen.

[Steps closer]

Hm. When in doubt, throw jelly beans. [Throws jelly beans]

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*falls to her knees next to Zaf* Please, don't harm them.

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

Because you don't like jelly beans.

#ChaseForBook9

Niccolò Croatoan said...

No, but that wouldn't be any fun. If you're offering yourself up it means you'd rather see yourself suffer than them, so if I let you take their place you would suffer less. And that just defeats the purpose of the whole thing.

Also, I feel I should mention something- do you recall the darkness you described much earlier, before I came to ruin the moment? Pitch blackness, being stuck by enemies you couldn't see, far too many of them to fight off, and all the screaming? That's what it's like inside my head, all the time. When Aretha said she'd been there too, she was referring to the time she's spent before in here. *taps his head lightly* And that's where they are now.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Who says I don't like jellybeans?

Noelle said...

*grabs the lapels of his coat* I will burn you.

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

Or because you do like jelly beans. Or because it suits your whim. It will suit your whim, you know. I'll make sure of that.

#ChaseForBook9

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*laughs* Go ahead. Burn us all. Burn the building down. The hatred in your eyes is beautiful.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Fabienne, am I now to understand that you are threatening me with jellybeans that will 'suit my whim'?

Noelle said...

*slaps him* I will find a way to separate you both. And I will find you, Alastair. You can't hide from me.
*sits on the floor, hands on their heads. she begins to meditate*

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

Nope! Not at all!

But you will feel like releasing them. And then you will do so.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*begins to whisper in Latin under her breath*

Noelle said...

*her eyes open*
*grins*
Ah... I see what you did, Alastair.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

You know, it seems to me as though your understanding is that I will go somewhere, then you will find me, and then I will simply stay there until you come. I only waited here because I had this in mind, and I knew you would hate me even more for it. You said earlier you would 'drag me from my safe house'- has it occurred to you that I don't have one? Do you even know how incredibly easy it is for me to not stay in one place?

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

And the jelly beans are actually a fish.

In the metaphorical sense, of course.

[Smiles]

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Alastair, you need to learn that not only can I track your scent, but I can track where you're going to be.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Fabienne has caught onto something logical there. When I feel like releasing them, I will. Until then, I won't. Simple as that. So for the time being, I'll take these and be off again. You can have fun trying to find me. *grabs Aretha and Zafira by the hair again and disappears*

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

(Aiiieee, I have to leave. Of course, I won't, but I might disappear. I'm enjoying this more than I should be. So yeah, still here for now, I s'pose)

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*growls* *punches a wall*

I will get him, mark my words.

Noelle said...

*sighs and sits down* I suppose he just couldn't handle the stress. Good for us, he's an addict. Addicted to... Whatever it is. If we're lucky, he'll find us.
In the mean, we have some thinking time

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

Acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable!

And don't worry, we'll make sure you feel like releasing them soon. Or JELLY BEANS.

(Oh, my goodness. I am in a bizarre mood. I should probably sleep soon. Too bad.)

#ChaseForBook9

Snow said...

half here....

OH NO!!!! whats happened???

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

Power. That's what he's addicted to.

I think.

#ChaseForBook9

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

SNOW, ALASTAIR HAPPENED, THAT'S WHAT. HE HAS ARIIIIIII AND ZAF! D:

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Noelle said...

(What time is it where you are?)

... That spell he used. I've seen it before. I believe that it's just a simple blood tracker. There is a lot to it's name but it can never really do anything.

Either that... Or he's using his mind somehow.

Snow said...

ARI!!! ZAF!!!!

*curses* i should have been here to help, but nooo, i had to be in science....
WE WILL GET THEM BACK!!!

Noelle said...

That was an intense meeting, you guys. Like, really intense... I don't think we could have taken him.

Signal boost, guys. Whatever we do to him, happens to Zaf And Aretha.

Snow said...

.... is there anything i can do? call in my hobbit bff or the penguin army, maybe? i'll do anything to help

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

(Uh, I'm the same time zone as Val, so 9:22. I'm pretty rubbish at staying up late)

[Random thought]

He does have several people in his mind...though he's the strongest, and most of them are also evil. I wonder if there's a chance we could get one of the others to be in charge for a while. I doubt we could put Niccolo back...

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Noelle said...

....Get on later tonight, YT. I'm sure some people will be online. We have to wait for Aretha and Trip and Val to wake up before we do anything...

*yawns* speaking of which, I'm getting tired.

Can you all hold the fort? If Alistair shows up, don't hurt him. Tell that to everyone. ESPECIALLY ZAF. don't hurt him...

Damn bastard.

I'm off, you guys. *hides in a cage and locks it from the inside* so I'm safe Night yall

Snow said...

darn it.... the penguin army is still at the penguin/hobbit party..... they wont be able to help for at least a day

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

He's gone now, I think, so I don't know what you can do...

If we bound his magic, do you think that would sever the connection, or just bind Zaf and Ari's magic? I admit the lasso wasnt the best idea, but...

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Snow said...

bye adra.... we will re-unite adrip... just as soon as you're both awake

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*reappears with Aretha tucked under his arm, Zafira being held up by her hair still in his fist, and in his other hand a little girl* It's pain. I'm addicted to pain. You really couldn't tell? *appears genuinely surprised* You people are thicker than I give you credit for. Anyway, as you can see, I've returned- I just thought I'd expand the party a little. *drops Aretha and Zafira, then the little girl* She's six. Her parents came after me with a broken vase and a baseball bat. Poor dears would be worried sick if they were still alive.

And you're right, you couldn't have taken me, and you're also right about not being able to put Niccolò back in power, though trying to get someone else to take over is an interesting idea. You might like some of the others even less, though- they don't have my good sense of humor.

Snow said...

*smiles*
that is definitely the best blogland couple... adrip

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

See you, Adra.

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Niccolò Croatoan said...

Adra, I wish you all the worst nightmares. And don't worry, I'm certain I'll still be around when you return.

Snow said...

argh... why did you have to leave him to me and fabi?? i'm only a teleporter! (yes, i've decided on my main power).... yes i dable with elemental, but....

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

Alice, shut up and STOPPIT. Please? Thank you. Goodbye.

Interesting! Sure! Swedish fish!

(Msd)

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Snow said...

end of roleplaying for a while?? fine with me

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Alright then, I'll go. As I said, I'll still be around tomorrow.

Noelle said...

*cough* like i would forget.

You see, Alastair. I'm not stupid.

Hello, sweetie

Noelle said...

Well, I WAS going to go to bed, but i checked on my phone and saw nine new comments

Nine was a lot for two people.

So there must be a third party.

What do you know.

Snow said...

*grins*
were you purposely quoting River there??

Jophiel said...

*Pouts at Alice*
This isn't Wonderland sweetie. This is closer to the Country of Hearts than Wonderland.
*Pulls out gun*
And Peter White was happy to lend me his gun.
*Aims at Alistair's head*
I'm not going to shoot, I don't want my friends hurt.

Noelle said...

Maybe.
DAMMIT! *kicks trashcan* We need Zaf here.
And that kid he has...

He's sick.

Noelle said...

*sighs* I know he's watching this.

Snow said...

*sigh* more fighting? lets see what we can do....
*reaches into a portal*

huh, what do ya know, a sword!

can i use it at all???? please, i dont do much fighting!

Noelle said...

I don't know if he's still here or not. Probably.

Jophiel said...

*Tosses gun back to Peter*
Thankies! Have you seen Blood...? I need the Bloody Twins.
*Peter says something about being the the Country of Hearts*
Then, I'm coming with you!
*Jumps down the large hole in the yard*

Noelle said...

Alright, I'm actually going to go now. Don't be stupid guys, or you'll have me to answer to

Snow said...

(i like that idea.... mental not: teleporters teleporting other entities...)

Jophiel said...

(Meaning I'm leaving to ice cupcakes!)

Snow said...

*smirks* fabi, if your still here you might get left alone with the so called "evil master mind"....

Niccolò Croatoan said...

I'm here. Funny thing, I showed up just as you were about to leave, and then the reverse. Hm.

Oh, look at that, Death has discovered guns. Yes, I'm rather comfortable with those. Seemingly unlike the rest of you, I don't refrain from attacking non-magical humans, and they are more inclined to use firearms.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Who called me an "evil master mind"? I'm neither evil nor a master. I do have a mind, but most everyone has one of those.

Snow said...

Alastair....
why do people always assume "slightly mental" is the same as "evil"??

i mean, really, i'm always mistaken for evil, just because i'm crazy

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

No, you're not here. Goodbye.

DO YOU LIKE CANDY NO DON'T ANSWER THAT NEVER MIND.

Nooooo Norwegian!

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Jophiel said...

*Jumps out of the rabbit hole with Blood's machine gun and the Bloody Twins*
Look Alice! It Dee and Dum! And their mafia boss known as Blood, or the Hatter!
*Laughs manically*
I said that guns were a great idea!!
*Tosses Blood's gun back at him*
There, you can't attack all you want!
*Confused*
That'll kill them. I can't have that!! Mentally kill them!!!!
Mafia: Huh?

Snow said...

i mean... i am a good guy, but i feel sympathy for the so called "evil", because they might just be misunderstood...

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Well, it's probably true that in many ways I could be considered the epitome of most peoples' ideas of evil, but I don't quite see how it would fit.

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

Just a warning, Death, he's connected to Zaf and Ari somehow.

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Niccolò Croatoan said...

I wouldn't exactly consider myself misunderstood, either- it's just that others and I rarely see eye-to-eye. I thrive on suffering, and that's all there is to it.

Jophiel said...

That is why I'm not letting them hurt him physically!!! He didn't say anything about being mentally linked!
Dee: Yes he did!

Snow said...

are... and we make full circle... back to the matter of zaf and ari...

Alastair; what is it that connects you to them *looks like a psychiatrist*

Jophiel said...

Actually, you and Blood sound very similar...
*Pushes Blood and Bloody Twins back down the hole*
*Turns back to Alice*
Darn! Forgot the gun!!!
*Grins stupidly*

Snow said...

*ah

Snow said...

*smirks*
i could make a great bad guy...

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Well, I've established a sort of dual connection- their minds are inside of mine, and on top of that our bodies are linked so that every injury I obtain is matched in Aretha, Zafira, and dear little Kailey.

Snow said...

meh.... lets see if this works, or if i just get hurt....

*hugs Alastair*

Jophiel said...

Death is a bad guy if you get on her nerves!!!

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

Ah, okay.

@Alice: NORWEGIAN MINNOWS, DO YOU HEAR? MADE OF CANDY BECAUSE THE JELLY BEANS ARE BLADES OF GRASS ON A HOT SUMMERS DAY AND THEY WOGGLE BETWEEN YOUR TOES AND THE WORMS CLOWN IN THE OREO COOKIES AND ICE CREAM. WHEN YOU RUN OUT, LOOK BACK AT THE COLOR AND PLAGUE THE PICKLED SAYS EXCUSE ME.

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

WHAT THE £]*,^haiwj8-$3$+???

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Jophiel said...

*Copies Snow*

Snow said...

hey, fabi- hug Alastair!!
it might un-nerve him!

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*stares at Snow for a moment, puzzled* *grabs Snow and knees in the stomach, then kicks away* I honestly can't fathom what you thought you might have accomplished with that. Were you hoping that all this cruelty actually comes from underdeveloped sentiment? Because I can tell you, it really doesn't. I'm much more simple than all that.

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