Thursday, September 26, 2013

Ali

A little over half an hour ago, I buried my doggy.

Not one of the silly doggies. Mable passed away a few months ago, and Sherlock is still pottering around the kitchen. No, this was MY doggy. This was Ali, my German Shepherd, my Alsation, the best dog in the whole world, and the undisputed love of my life.

Almost fourteen years ago, we needed a dog. I was living at home and working on the farm, and it was decided that we were getting a new dog, a few years after our last one had died. My mum, being my mum, looked upon this decision as a starting point. From here, the breed would be chosen, we'd start asking around, and then, in a few months time, we'd actually get the dog.

My dad, being my dad, looked upon this decision as a go-ahead to get a dog the very next day.

And so, while my mum was at work, we drove to a house down the road who'd just had a brand new batch of puppies. It was my little sister who picked which one we'd take home — she picked the quietest out of all the yapping pups — and we took the pup home, and I was in love.

It was obvious to everyone that she was going to be mine. We kept her in a shed for the first week or two, because she was filthy and she smelled terrible. But every evening after work I was in that shed, sitting on the ground with her. I couldn't stand to hear her whine. I couldn't stand the thought of her being lonely. I convinced my parents that she should be an indoor dog, and after she'd been washed and didn't smell quite so bad, my folks gave in.

Oh, and her name? I remember this discussion VERY clearly. We were all in the living room one evening. I wanted to call her something awesomely cool. I'm pretty sure I wanted her named either Buffy or Xena. Nobody else agreed with me. But, I argued, I'm the one who's going to be looking after her and feeding her and spending the most time with her. Surely I should be the one to name her?

Apparently not. I'm pretty sure it was Audrey who suggested the name. Remember, this was fourteen years ago, and the TV show Ally McBeal was at the height of its popularity.

"Ally!" Audrey said. "Because she's an Alsation! And also Ally McBeal!"

I was outvoted, but I vowed that day that my doggy's name should forever be spelled... Ali.

(Take THAT, Ally McBeal.)

Ali became a part of the family. Granted, it was the part of the family that slept in the kitchen and to whom my older sister Nadine never REALLY warmed. Every so often she'd look at Ali lying there, and she'd soften, and go over and pet the dog and say nice things. And then the moment Ali nudged against her Nadine would freak out and the dog would wonder what the hell was going on.

But we all loved her. When she was a pup, she used to run at whoever was sitting in the armchair in the kitchen, leap up and stand on their chest/shoulder/head and look around, like she was proudly surveying her territory. A year or two passed, and it never occurred to her that maybe she was too big to keep doing that, so she kept doing it. Many a time my dad would be sitting in the armchair reading the paper, and I'd see Ali readying herself like a sprinter on the block. Suddenly she'd leap, bursting through the newspaper, and dad would cry out in alarm and there'd be a mad scramble of legs and then sudden stillness, and she stood on my father's chest, one paw in his face, looking around at her kingdom. And the only thing we'd hear from dad would be a "Bloody mutt..."

Then, of course, she got too big and too powerful even to do THAT. The amount of times she'd leap onto dad and find herself hurtling over the back of the chair...

Ali had many talents. She was a bit of an actress, appearing in my very first movie, Dead Bodies. She can be seen at the start, jumping up and down at a patio door. I was on the other side of that door, though you can't see me, leaping about like a nutter in order to get her excited. That was her first and only film role. I think she realised she had a choice to make — LA, or Ireland. She chose Ireland.

I wrote the first Skulduggery book with her in my room. Every single evening I'd sit at my computer, writing away, and I'd hear the pat pat pat of her approach, and she'd nudge the door open with her nose, walk in, jump up on my bed, and curl up and watch me. That's how we spent our evenings. She wasn't happy without me and I wasn't happy without her.

After the book got picked up, I went to New York for a week to meet with my American publishers. After a few days I started to miss Ali DREADFULLY. I called home and my mum told me that Ali was spending her nights in my room, waiting for me to come home. When I finally did come home, she  got all excited and started bouncing and whirling in circles, and then we went to my room, and she got up on the bed and I leaned in, and she licked my face for fifteen minutes. It was disgusting — by the end of it, my face had a thick layer of saliva coating it — but I didn't want to move. Fifteen minutes. I counted.

I used to take her for long walks around the fields a couple of times a day. Whenever I'd get stuck writing, off we went. I'd sort out problems with the plot as I walked, and Ali would chase birds and rabbits and splash in puddles and come back to me every now and then for a cuddle, then bound off again. Those memories are some of my favourites from when I was living at home. I was happy, I had a future, my family was proud of me, and I had my dog.

In 2008 or thereabouts, I moved out. I bought a house seven minutes away, so every evening I could go back to visit the folks and walk the dog. For a long time after I moved out, Ali would wait outside my old bedroom for me to return. I hate thinking of times like those, times when she was disappointed or she missed me and I wasn't there. She got used to the new arrangement, of course. Now she started looking forward to 5:30, when I'd walk in. Around that time every single day, she'd be waiting at the kitchen door. She'd get so excited to see me, and after we'd played around and she settled down, she went back to the door to wait for my mum to come home. Her ears would perk up and I'd know she heard an engine, and I'd open the front door just as my mum got out of the car and Ali would race out, excited all over again.

About four years ago Ali got cancer. She developed a large tumour on her belly. I was distraught. She had an operation to get rid of it, but the vet told us the cancer was going to come back. He gave her two years, maybe. Two more years with my dog.

These last few years, Ali got old. She got stiff. The long walks became shorter and shorter. She couldn't handle it anymore. And suddenly there were babies in the house, wobbling about. Ali didn't know quite what to make of them. She learned pretty early on to try and stay away if she possibly could. She was great with the kids. She's never been anything other than gentle and loving and lovely.

Yesterday I took her on a short walk, just out to the shed. We reached the shed and she lay down. This wasn't normal. I went over and petted her and she seemed fine. She got up and followed me to the postbox, and lay down again. Then she followed me back inside the house, and went to her mat and lay down.

"Is everything okay?" my mum asked.

"No," I said.

She had perked up this morning, according to the text my mum sent, but by this afternoon she was lying down again. We took her to the vet. She lay in the back of my jeep and he came out, but he didn't even have to examine her to see that the cancer was back. He injected her there and then and I cried. I haven't cried like that in... I don't ever remember crying like that. I'm crying right now. I love my dog and I miss her, and the reason I'm writing this is because she deserves to be remembered.



4,959 comments:

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Dragona Pine said...

*goes with ParAdra too, because likes getting involved in action*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ALL FUCKING DAY AND NOTHING GETS FINISHED AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO FUCKING DIE

... okay

Jophiel said...

... 0.o

Okay... Mycroft/Ember... That is actually kinda scaring me... And yes, I spent a while week writing a five page essay on the wrong topic... It sucks... Hard...

Edward Fletcher said...

*Follows Dragona*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Yep

BUT SERIOUSLY AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Okay then Ember. Good to know your alright :) (lol) *tacklehugs*

Noelle said...

ParAdra: *hugs Ember* I'm sorry!!!! I'm so sorry don't be mad just breathe!

I did, Dragona! *runs inside the big chasm* Here we are

Chione Asahina said...

Meowwwww

Edward Fletcher said...

Hello Chione

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

It's alright, this is just what happens when I try and stop my panic attacks over a long time--big anger swells... And then I suddenly calm down...

...yeah...

...

...

...

I think I'm calm now.

But seriously, that was really annoying.

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

*meows back at Chione*

*runs inside the big chasm as well*

Noelle said...

ParAdra: hi Chione!

*runs down the stairs*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

*tacklehugs Rhydian back*

*hugs Death and Adra*

Hey Chi!

I should probably go work now because I actually have to finish and send off this thing in...

half an hour.

Yay me.

Dragona Pine said...

*goes into the big chasm and activates his tactical cloak, going invisible*

Edward Fletcher said...

*Falls down stairs* Ow

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Or maybe I should just try and extend it by a day. I really don't want to do it right now.

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

*runs down stairs behind Ads*

Noelle said...

ParAdra: *sneaks into the underground's underground with a torch, looking around*


Work it, Ember!

Jophiel said...

*Hugs Ember carefully, half-expecting to get her head ripped off* Okay... You scared the hell outta me, though... Scary... Deathy has had a heart attack. This is Jeeves... Her butler...

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

*continues to follow Adra*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂You don't have to worry about getting your head ripped off! Happy now! See? Umbrellas!☂

☂I'm just going to redo it, and it's going to be even better!☂

☂☂hugs everybody☂☂

Noelle said...

ParAdra: *hugs* you'll be fine.

*shushes Rhydian* Not a sound

Dragona Pine said...

*is still following Rhydian and ParAdra, just is invisible and not making a sound*

Lewis Ravenscroft / Rhydian Blake said...

Gtg now :( Bye!

Edward Fletcher said...

*Slips into wall*

Edward Fletcher said...

Bye Rhydian

Noelle said...

ParAdra: *goes around a few corners* hmm..

Noelle said...

ParAdra: *goes into a small room that looks previously unoccupied* I wonder who was here

Edward Fletcher said...

*Walks into room*

Noelle said...

*i have no idea what I'm doing guys why are you following me I'm literally just walking around*

helloooo?

Dragona Pine said...

*decides he's now a cross between an Infiltrator and a Vanguard - so has gained some poison blades and the ability to 'jump' short distances like a teleport*

Noelle said...

*sits down, feet beginning to hurt*

Edward Fletcher said...

*Walks to bottom of mountain with castle on the top*

Anonymous said...

Hi everyone! :) Mbd, but I will try being here^^

Edward Fletcher said...

Hello Mithria

Edward Fletcher said...

*Throws pick axe into mountain and begins to climb*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂☂scratches head☂☂

☂Somehow I managed to finish it in twenty minutes.☂

☂It's probably shit.☂

☂Mith, just put a comment on your blog!☂

Noelle said...

((GLEE IS MAKING ME CRY!))

ParAdra: *rubs her feet* Ugh god

Edward Fletcher said...

*Sits on rock halfway up mountain*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂XD☂

☂I know the feeling.☂

☂I CANNOT WAIT FOR SHERLOCK 3 TO BE OUT SERIOUSLY☂

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂What are you guys doing right now, anyways?☂

Dragona Pine said...

*teleports several times until he's on the top of the mountain*

Noelle said...

((I KNOW))
((I have no idea))

ParAdra: *pulls out her phone**calls her version? Trip and waits for an answer*
*doesn't appear to get one*
*puts her phone away, sighing*

Edward Fletcher said...

*Reaches top of mountain and knocks on castle door* Dragona, you need to climbt he mountain to pass the first test

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂Btw, Adra, do you actually watch BBC Sherlock?☂

Anonymous said...

(Read it, Ember^^ We won't start this I-have-answered-your-answer-thing again, will we? :D)

Dragona Pine said...

Meh *gets rid of his teleportation ability and his blades because prefers his shotgun*

Edward Fletcher said...

Dreagona, you do know that this castle is a school don't you?

Noelle said...

((YEAH DUH WHO DO I LOOK LIKE))

ParAdra: *puts her phone away* dammit.

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂☂waggles eyebrows at Mith☂☂

☂YOU NEVER KNOW☂

☂Going to look at it now, in any case.☂

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂...You look like a girl with white hair?☂

☂Am I missing something?☂

Noelle said...

((Never mind :3))

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂Replied, Mith!☂

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂I'M MISSING SOMETHING AREN'T I?☂

☂tell meeeeeeeeeee☂

Chione Asahina said...

I love getting called Chi ^.^

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂☂high-fives Chi☂☂

☂AWESOME!☂

☂I remember the first person who called me Ember... before then it was always Silver...☂

☂IT WAS KESSIE COS KESSIE IS AWESOME.☂

Anonymous said...

Chiiiiiiiiii! :D *hugs* Hi!

Noelle said...

((I dunno! Really don't!))

*puts her feet back into her boots* *stands up, stretches*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂_☂

☂So confused... ok...☂

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂SEE, MITH, I HAVE GOOD IDEAS :D☂

☂But the time-travel was Adra's idea. Cos she's awesome like that.☂

Anonymous said...

(Meh. My computer is starting a revolution. I'm sure...)

Chione Asahina said...

MITHRIA! *tacklehugs*

I apologize for not being on as much, I was in the virtual world of Sword Art Online ;_; the best anime I have ever seen...

Noelle said...

((Yeah I am))

ParAdra: *hears a growling in the hallway and hides*

Anonymous said...

(Yes, Adra, you are! *hugs*)

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂Thought I might as well change his too, for absolutely no reason... might alternate depending on what I/he feels like...☂

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂I dunno. Might just stick to Mycroft Holmes. Mith? Thoughts?☂

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂I think Mycroft Holmes suits him better.☂

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂Maybe he can LEGALLY be a Holmes-Faith but call himself a Holmes.☂

Anonymous said...

That's what I just wanted to write, Ember!^^

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂Great minds think alike, Mith!☂

☂☂high-fives Mith☂☂

Noelle said...

ParAdra: *Breathes out, hearing the sound pass in the hallway* Right... *walks back out cautiously, moving in the opposite direction*

Anonymous said...

*grins and hugs Ember*

Noelle said...

ParAdra: *begins to sprint*

Star Inkbright said...

Hello.

I don't know if I'm here or not.

Oh, yes - I finished LSODM today.

#ChaseForBookNine

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂I always find it strange because you and I (or rather you and Mycroft) are being sweet and ridiculous and on the other hand these guys are running around trying to not die and panicking xD☂

Greetings, my darling!

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Greetings, Miss Inkbright. How was it?

Star Inkbright said...

@Mycroft: I'd rather not say. Reactions can be considered spoilers to picky people like me. :) Thank you for asking, though.

#ChaseForBookNine

Anonymous said...

(That's the whole fun about it, Ember! :D)

*smiles* Good evening, Mycroft!

Star Inkbright said...

Wbd - I want to continue drawing my tree.

#ChaseForBookNine

Noelle said...

*hugs Star* I know... *hugs*


ParAdra: *hears the footsteps behind her and eeps, hiding* *hears the growling*

Right.

*swings a pole at the werewolf*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Fair enough, Miss Inkbright.

☂Tru dat, Mith☂

*smiles*

I was giving some thought to our honeymoon, and where to go... Lady Adra made the surprisingly good suggestion of traveling back in time. Would that be alright for you?

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

(☂Adra: WOLF! DO SOME POLE DANCING! SHAKE THAT AAAAAASSssssssssss☂)

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂wbd for five mins☂

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

I was supposed to get it the day before yesterday. Mom's all "I told you so" about it.

I hate pessimism, which is really hypocritical, considering I'm pessimistic quite often as well, but when I like being optimistic, I like being optimistic. And I can get annoyingly stubborn about it. So yeah.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

((JESUS CHRIST))

ParAdra: *the wolf jumps at her, and she stabs at it* *it growls* OI! WATCH IT FIDO,

*beats it with a stick*

Anonymous said...

*looks at him, surprised*
*starts smiling* That sounds fantastic! Travelling back in time, that so... exciting!

Chione Asahina said...

I'm completely confused. How is mithcroft going btw? ;)

Noelle said...

((THEYRE MARRIED))

Chione Asahina said...

God Swort Art Online completely turned my mood around, I'm so happy ^.^

Star Inkbright said...

@Fabi: I can be really optimistic, but on the other hand I'm fairly pessimistic about things that might happen. :P

Just think, though - you only have a little while before you read it, and you'll have a whole lifetime having read it. You only have a short time to live without having read it, so you should appreciate it while it lasts. :)

#ChaseForBookNine

Chione Asahina said...

Wait a minute... MARRIED?! *faints*

Anonymous said...

*grins* It's true, Chi! :)

Chione Asahina said...

Mycroft you bastard, you better look after my best friend *glares*

Noelle said...

ParAdra: *the werewolf falls on the ground, unconscious* *breathes out* whew.
*feels something slam into her, sharp claws tearing across her stomach* *screams, pulling out a gun and shooting the wolf in the face, emptying the round*
*kicks werewolf back*
*pulls herself back, pressing on her stomach and the second wolf falls, dead*

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

That sounds...concerning, Star.

I imagine it'll arrive Tuesday, simply because Tuesday is the day on which I will most likely have no time to read it. Because if the universe and/or postal service is out there simply to annoy me, then it'll pick that day. So yeah, this is me being pessimistic.

#ChaseForBook9

Dragona Pine said...

Parallel Adra, need some help?

Noelle said...

*runs up next to alter her* Jesus! What are you doing down here! *helps her up*

ParAdra: *groans* Ow.

*helps her along* Come on, we need to get out of here- what are you thinking putting your kid in danger like that!

ParAdra: M'sorry... I was looking-

Save it. Keep putting pressure on your wound..

Chione Asahina said...

*mutters* Can't believe I missed their wedding ceremony...tst. *kicks a stone*

Anonymous said...

It was a rather strange ceremony, Chi... I saved it somewhere. If I can find it I could email you^^

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂SORRY THAT WAS NOT FIVE MINUTES☂

Noelle said...

It wasn't that grand. Still cute. *helps alter her lay down once they climb out of the underground's underground* *pulls out her bag and scans her* Adra, you're so. Close.

ParAdra: how close...

Half an inch. Half. An. Inch. *begins to work on patching her up* We can't stay for long, there can be more..

ParAdra: *nods*

Anonymous said...

(It's ok, Ember. I am fighting with my computer, so...^^)

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂It was barely a wedding ceremony at all! It was supposed to be a proposal but I got carried away, and I wanted to have the ninja, and I wanted Mycroft's marriage to be inline with his canon personality...

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂Kay, Mith!☂

Noelle said...

*finishes wrapping her up and shoulders her bag, supporting Alter-her as they hobble through the streets*

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

It was quite the interesting wedding ceremony.

Not that I was there. I'm pretty sure I wasn't there...

I read it, though.

The wedding ceremony, not LSODM. I haven't read LSODM.

#ChaseForBook9

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂It was the most ridiculous wedding ever XD☂

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂:p It was barely ridiculous, actually. It was barely THERE.☂

☂See, my plan was to have the wedding party and vows and everything AFTER this initial signing of papers and stuff.☂

Noelle said...

(It was adorable)

Chione Asahina said...

But still :-/ *sighs* I missed my best friends Wedding x.x *looks at Mithria* congratulations anyway.

Dragona Pine said...

*uncloaks next to Adra, aiming with his shotgun and looking for any movements*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂(It was silly. I want to have an actual exchange of vows during the honeymoon, I've decided.)☂

Anonymous said...

(*hugs Chi* We'll have a party, ok?)

Sherlock: *walks up to Mycroft and Mith* I think, congratulations are appropriate now...

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

*quirks eyebrow*

And I get no congratulations? I was the one who carried everything out. Not to mention the ninja.

Star Inkbright said...

@Dragona: No. Drawing. I can read it at some point today though, probably . . .

@no one in particular: Apparently, I haven't lost the ability to cry at Enough. :)

(We don't want them
We want everything)

(And we've chosen
To want everything)

We don't want them
We want everything
And we've stolen in this suffering
And we've told them
To want everything
But use caution in what you believe
And the haunted
Deny everything
Controlling in this suffering
When they're broken
And lost everything
They're so much easier to lead

Take their hope away
Take their life away
Leave them nothing left inside

When your own have died
When there's no more pride
When your soul is frozen
Is that enough?
When your heart is broken
A thousand times
With every moment
Is that enough?

(Without warning
We take everything)

Without warning
We take everything
Undaunted in this suffering
The dark forces
Surround everything
Make it impossible to see

Take their hope away
Take their life away
Leave them nothing left inside

When your own have died
When there's no more pride
When your soul is frozen
Is that enough?
When your heart is broken
A thousand times
With every moment
Is that enough?

Haven't they suffered enough now?
Haven't we suffered enough now?
Haven't they suffered enough?
The damage more than they can bear
Haven't they suffered enough now?
Haven't we suffered enough now?
Haven't they suffered enough?
The damage more than I can bear!

Did they even have a reason why?
Countless sons and daughters had to die?
Can you even comprehend the pain?
Tell me when your . . .

When your own have died
When there's no more pride
When your soul is frozen
Is that enough?
When your heart is broken
A thousand times
With every moment
Is that enough?

When your own have died (own have died)
When there's no more pride (no more pride)
When your soul is frozen
Is that enough? (is that enough?)
When your heart is broken
A thousand times (a thousand times)
With every moment
Is that enough?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plR1cVLHBPY&list=PLTslNdjmKxFtyDjXNSMNesm8F-RgBg0Av

*turns back to tree*

#ChaseForBookNine

Noelle said...

Dragona.. What are you doing?

Chione Asahina said...

*hugs Mith* yes, that would be nice.

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂(Mith, can we have a time-jump party?)☂

*smiles* Thank you, my dear brother. I hope you will find a wife too. Or should I say a husband?

Noelle said...

Johnlock

Dragona Pine said...

I am being awesome.

Anonymous said...

Sherlock: *glares at Mycroft* I'm NOT gay!

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

I'm gone now, sorry, I don't seem to actually be here other than to complain and/or babble.

Congratulations, Mithcroft!

Au revoir, mes amis.

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

No, I mean what are you doing with a gun? And in loading next to us randomly? *steers her and alter her down an alley*

Chione Asahina said...

*giggles at Sherlock and Mycroft*

Noelle said...

Vale, Fabi!

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Hello, everyone. Mithria, Mycroft, congratulations on your wedding.

#ChaseForBook9

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

*chuckles*

I'll believe it when I see it. When was the last time I saw you looking at a woman?

And don't think I ignore how you gaze wistfully at the doctor.

☂Johnlock has never been my OTP for Sherlock (HOLMESCEST FTW) but it seems fitting right now, seeing as the previous portrayers on the blog carried it out.☂

Chione Asahina said...

Hi niccolo :)

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

*smiles*

*bows*

News travels fast, it seems. Thank you.

Dragona Pine said...

Well, I figured that having someone with a shotgun to help protect an injured person would make sense. Or not?

Anonymous said...

Sherlock: *rolls eyes* That is not worth an answer.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Hello, Chione.

#ChaseForBook9

Anonymous said...

Thank you to all who congratulated Mithcroft! :D

Bye Fabi!

Chione Asahina said...

*wanders over to Mith* let's see it then ^.^

Noelle said...

ParAdra: ow, mind slowing down a bit?

Sorry...

ParAdra: please, I need a moment- *sinks to the floor, clutching at her stomach*

I know- hang in there, we'll get you out...

Noelle said...

No it does make sense, just give us a moment please, Dragona... Mind doing a quick scope to make sure we aren't being followed?

Anonymous said...

((What do you mean, Chi?))

Dragona Pine said...

Sure, will scope.


*turns invisible, and climbs up a drain pipe and vaults on to a roof, and starts looking behind*

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*appears by the two versions of Adra* Are the two of you alright?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

*picks some food from her bag, handing it to alter-her* Keep eating- preserve your strength...

ParAdra: *nods, eating the food*

Noelle said...

A bit of werewolf trouble... *sits across from alter-her* So, have you felt this...weak lately?

ParAdra: a bit. I don't really know what it's from- I'm not that far along...

*nods* It's the alchemy. And I imagine channeler stuff- the magic fighting for dominance in the kid. I can help you meditate once we're out, if you like.

ParAdra: yeah..

Anonymous said...

Dinner, brb!

Chione Asahina said...

I meant your ring, Mithria (alright Mith)

Dragona Pine said...

*still invisible*

Adra, we are being followed. Werewolves, some in human form, others well... hairy.

Star Inkbright said...

In a world that I don't wanna know
With a message that I never wanna send
Set me free from all of this
I want you to quicken my end
Don't tell me I cannot go
With a wound that refuses to mend
Deliver me from all of this
I want you to quicken my end
Don't say that it isn't so
I'm on a path that you'll never comprehend
Set me free from all of this
I need you to quicken my end

. . .
Maybe I should listen to something more cheerful. Amazing song, though.

@Fabi: :( Babbling is fun. And I don't mind complaints. But okay. :/

#ChaseForBookNine

Noelle said...

Hell...

How long do we have?

Star Inkbright said...

"So can you tell me what exactly does freedom mean
If I'm not free to be as twisted as I want to be?"

My tree's looking awesome. :)

MWAHAHAHAHA I KNEW IT WOULD WORK. :)

#ChaseForBookNine

Dragona Pine said...

Well, there's quite a few, moving at significant speed, so I'd say about seven minutes, judging by the fact that your counterpart is injured.

If you wish I could go and provide a suitable distraction, further increasing their time of arrival.

Noelle said...

That would be helpful, Dragona.. *despite alter-her's complaints, supports her weight and begins walking*

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Niccolò: I believe I could buy ample time as well. Although, I must ask, what exactly is going on?

#ChaseForBook9

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

... Miss Asahina, in response to your earlier question, I had neglected to buy Mithria an engagement ring, although her finger does wield a wedding ring.

Dragona Pine said...

*starts running towards the location of the werewolves*

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

Bleh i missed Niccolò again

Edward Fletcher said...

Hello, dissappeared

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

*stares* never mind....AAAAH *hides behind tree laughing*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

Greetings, Miss Kerias.

Noelle said...

I'm trying to get Adra out... Because she was being an idiot and put her kid in danger. And this place is a minefield for trouble..

ParAdra: *growls*

Yeah you. Come on.

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂You have a kid?☂

☂Since when?☂

Dragona Pine said...

*is still invisible, do the werewolves can't see him*


*punches a werewolf that is in human form in the face, kicks him in the stomach, uncloaks, then fires his shotgun at a werewolf*

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

Hi Mycroft....*is laughing* omg I want Alexis to so be here where is that child?

Edward Fletcher said...

(Werewolves?)

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

*appears near the others*

Do you require any assistance?

Chione Asahina said...

Does she just wait for him to come on...?

And alright Mycroft, I just meant any ring tbh, wedding or engagement.

Star Inkbright said...

No one knows just what has become of her
Shattered doll, desperate
Oh so innocent and delicate
But too damn obdurate
And obstinate to let go

Broken down, hurt again, it never ends
Frightened and trembling
Did she fall again? An accident?
Her eyes encircled in black again
I can't believe that she's still with him!

For how long will you try?
How long until you walk away?
Your façade can't disguise
The fact that you're in misery

Look inside see what has become of her
Hiding within again
Can she pick herself up again?
It's just too difficult and arduous to let go
Homicide flashes through her mind again
No more pain, take control
If he raises his hand again
She'll find her freedom in killing him
The world will see that she's had enough!

For how long will you try?
How long until you walk away?
Your façade can't disguise
The fact that you're in misery
For how long will you try?
How long until you walk away?
From the look in your eyes
I know you bleed internally

For how long will you deny?
How long until you walk away?
Your façade can't disguise
The fact that you're in misery
For how long will you try?
How long until you walk away?
From the look in your eyes
I know you bleed internally

Broken down, hurt again
It never ends

. . .
Sorry for the spam.

So, um. What happens now? In the roleplay, I mean. Not that I'm participating, but I can ask, yeah?

#ChaseForBookNine

Dragona Pine said...

*werewolf leaps at him but slides underneath it, shooting it in the stomach as he does so*

Noelle said...

ParAdra: I do, not alter me.

Yeah. *helps her along*

Edward Fletcher said...

*Walks up to Dragona* What is going on?

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂Chi, yes, she does.☂

Fair enough. Perhaps I just raised it because I was guilty myself that I failed to include this small detail, no matter how unnecessary I thought it was at the time.

Dragona Pine said...

Tea brb.

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

I shall be gone soon.

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

I gave up on figuring out some things.....omg I just watched a kitty kill a squierl!!!! Go kitty guess it has lunch now

Noelle said...

Yeah...((Hi-bye people who have came-left))

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

Gaah!!! I idnt mean to get first

I dedicate this page to food. Because food is tasty. And also to leprechauns because they're tiny like me!

Anonymous said...

Back!

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

Hi Mith! Congrats on the wedding!

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

*raises both eyebrows*

*sighs*

Miss Kerias, you do worry me sometimes.

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂How has everybody heard about this already?☂

Anonymous said...

Aw, thank you, Zaffy! :)

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

And why do I fail to get congratulations?! Why is it just my wife, beautiful as she is, who gets all the praise and blessings?

Star Inkbright said...

@Ember: Well, personally, when I come on I read all the comments made in my absence. :)

#ChaseForBookNine

Noelle said...

*hurries as fast as she can with alter-her*

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

☂Hm...☂

☂That's a lot of comments you have to catch up on then, Star!!☂

☂Mostly I just skim through... If the page we're on has less than fifty comments I'll read it though...☂

Anonymous said...

*grins and hugs Mycroft* Poor you...

Mycroft Holmes (Ember) said...

I am afraid I must depart now.

*to Mithria* I love you, my dear. I'm sorry I did not get to spend so much time with you today.

Goodbye, all!

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

Mycroft congrats...

*hangs from tree watching Niccolò*

Chione Asahina said...

Bye Mycroft.

*walks over to Mith* show me the ringggggg

Anonymous said...

*kisses Mycroft* Well, it's allright, I guess... See you tomorrow!

Noelle said...

Goodbye, Mycroft... *gets to the stairs* Right- other me, you go up first

ParAdra: *goes up the stairs*

*follows, looking around*

Anonymous said...

*smiles at Chi*
*shows her the golden wedding ring*
*looks at the ring*
That's still so weird...

Niccolò Croatoan said...

I can teleport, Adra. I am more than willing to bring you both elsewhere, if you so desire.

#ChaseForBook9

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

*to self* why cant all the ships be as happy ending as Mythcroft and Tadra? *hangs from tree still little Olivia walking a bit but then she sits by a tree playing with flowers*

Chione Asahina said...

*hugs Mith* it's beautiful ^.^ a beautiful ring for a beautiful girl. Mycroft is lucky to have you Mithria *laughs*

Noelle said...

*both pause at the same time, looking back with eerie syncronation*

That would be helpful.

ParAdra: yeah. Adra, why didn't you think of that before?

Shut up, Adra

ParAdra: Never!

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

*hears Niccolò* I think it's obvious you can teleport! Can I come? *falls from tree* mean tree

Anonymous said...

*smiles and hugs Chi* Aww, thank you so much! But it's still weird... I mean, I'm /married/ now!

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*glanes briefly at Zafira, then back to both Adras* Where would you like to go?

#ChaseForBook9

Noelle said...

Anywhere that isn't-

ParAdra: -here, really. Somewhere that's not..

Both: Dangerous.

Sir said...

Greetings, Bloglandians.

Noelle said...

Both: Hey Sir!

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

Are you mad at me, Niccolò?

Alexis: *appears beside Niccolò but stays silent*

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