As was recently pointed out to me, "Nerdy Dalek" is an anagram of my name, so I suppose it's only fitting that my birthday should be the day my Doctor Who story comes out on ebook. The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage is a Tenth Doctor adventure and I had unimaginable fun writing it. For those of you who don't read ebooks, fret not- a physical book, containing all eleven stories by eleven writers, will be arriving late next month.
Ah yes, my birthday. I am 39 today. Some people might worry about reaching that age — just one more birthday till 40, after all. But not me. I shall live forever. And I don't mean in a metaphorical sense. I don't mean I'll live forever in the hearts and minds of my readers. I mean I will literally live forever, drawing as I do from your pain and suffering.
Your pain makes me strong.
Today is the day I knuckle down and officially start Book 9. I've been writing bits and pieces of it for the last few weeks — I've got close to 10,000 words done — but today it kicks off properly. October 23rd is, of course, the day Skulduggery died, hundreds of years ago. Once again, I think it's only fitting that I begin his final book on such a date. Poignant, even.
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[hugs again] I've been... tired. Running away from a supposed safety... It's not fun. You're... Sick. Have you made any progress in finding a cure?
#ChaseForBook9
Supposed safety? *frowns* Are you in trouble?
Ever-so-slightly. The Sanctuary is hunting me down for twenty-seven murders. [Winces]
That's not important, though. I can run. I can always run.
#ChaseForBook9
What?!?!?
[Sighs] The Sanctuary believes, and not without reason, that I killed twenty-seven mages. So I'm on the run. [Taps amulet] I just wanted to stop here, because I feel... Like I'm never here anymore. And that makes me really sad. I don't even know what's been happening lately...
#ChaseForBook9
...to clarify, you didn't kill them, right?
Oh shit
Trip's after you, I'd bet
Me as in me, here, right now? No.
Oh... [Frowns]
#ChaseForBook9
What?
No... I mean, I saw him.he said he was going to arrest you
Greetings. How are you all? Please wait for a moment while my portrayer changes her name.
Okay...
I wonder which me he's going to arrest...
Adra, someone's been shunting parallel versions of me to this dimension. That's part of why the first ParaFabi couldn't leave. So when I say I didn't, I mean that the Fabi you know, the one currently standing in front of you didn't, but another Fabi did.
#ChaseForBook9
((Hello EMBER OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS))
#ChaseForBook9
*steps from behind the tree, holds a gun to Fabi's head*
This one.
#ChaseForBook9
Greetings once again.
I just realised that it was probably not fitting to change my icon to my portrayer's... picture? Is that what you would call it? In any case, perhaps I should change it to mine.
[Grips amulet and glows brightly]
#ChaseForBook9
☂(HELLO FAVIS OR WHATEVER PARALLEL DIMENSION FAVIS YOU ARE)☂
...how do I know you aren't the murderer?
You don't. That's why I keep running.
[Disappears]
#ChaseForBook9
☂GOOD LINE, FAVIS☂
☂I APPROVE OF THIS☂
*stares at where she was* ah gods
*places a hand on Fabi's shoulder*
#ChaseForBook9
☂dinner brb☂
((Sorry, that was slow internet, that was supposed to happen before she disappeared.))
#ChaseForBook9
*looks around, noticing she's alone?*
*sighs* well then. *heads toward the frozen lake*
*sits by the side, putting on her skates* *before she goes out, wraps up her forearm and knees* *glides out*
((Oh, sorry, I didn't see that))
((Just a sec... Changing plans...))
#ChaseForBook9
Back.
((Wb Dragona))
*goes in little circles* *realizes her shawl doesn't do anything to make her warmer and discards it, continuing in her short sleeves*
[Appears in an abandoned quarry in West Virginia]
[Whirls around, shaking off Trip]
[Looks confused] I don't have an amulet for this place...
[Eyes widen]
[Grabs Trip and amulet-teleports him to the library]
#ChaseForBook9
Could we go back to the quarry? It was more dramatic.
#ChaseForBook9
*slips on the ice and skids on the ground, falling into a snow drift*
Merph
What's happening?
[Sighs]
[They appear back in the quarry]
[Fabi turns and runs, priming the amulet to disappear again]
#ChaseForBook9
[Other-Fabi steps out from behind a wood structure and trips Fabi, stopping the amulet from working]
#ChaseForBook9
*by breaking her concentration
[Other Fabi grabs for the amulet]
[Fabi rolls on top of it protectively]
#ChaseForBook9
*energy sends the amulet flying off across the quarry, holds up a piece of paper* European arrest warrant. It is my duty, as a sanctuary official to arrest you.
#ChaseForBook9
Oh. Hello, who are you?
#ChaseForBook9
((No idea))
*rolls out* HELL *discards her skates and dashes-stupidly barefoot back to her lab* *falls on the ground, shivering violently*
*appears next to Adra and gives her a blanket*
Harry: *runs into Adra's lab* Adra? Are you here?! *curses*
[Fabi's amulet is thrown across the quarry, um, while they're both scrabbling for it]
[Other Fabi stands up]
Other Fabi: When I'm at home, I'm Fabienne S. Don't know who I am here. [Shrugs] You can call me Alia, I guess. Alia Reneé Simone. I like how that sounds.
#ChaseForBook9
Ta...
Harry! Ya what's up?
Well would you mind standing in the shadows for a moment? I had a whole thing planned.
#ChaseForBook9
Harry: Mara. *is out of breath* She's hurt.
Hello?
Rhydian! How are you? It's been a while!
#ChaseForBook9
Hi Rhyd-
Hurt?! *puts on shoes, wrapping the blanket around herself, getting new coat*
Where is she?
TRIP!!!!!! *TACKLEHUGS* WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN? AND IM GOOD! (in rl. In rp I'm really upset.)
Who's hurt? *hides letter*
Alia: [Blinks] Wha--
[Fabi comes from behind and tacklehugs her to the ground]
[They both stand up, Alia eyeing Fabi like she's a crazy person]
[Alia's eyes widen]
Alia: N--
[Fabi glows and disappears with Alia's amulet, the one that was bringing them to the quarry in the first place]
#ChaseForBook9
((Hi Mara! Hi Rhydian! [hugs]))
#ChaseForBook9
Hi Fabi!
Mara..
((There, now the Maine thing can happen))
[Appears in a cottage in rural Maine]
[Heads to the kitchen, pulling out a knife and... Slicing onions]
[Tears trickle down her cheeks]
Why did I go back? Why did I ever go back?
[Hopes that Trip's channeler magic doesn't have a way of tracing teleports]
[Realizes I should probably pack and leave anyway]
[Goes into room]
[Sees another Fabi standing there, except she looks around forty or fifty]
[Both Fabi's in unison] Please... This isn't funny.
#ChaseForBook9
Harry: She's in the treehouse...
I really didn't want to use this because it's so damn pretty, but I came prepared for a reason. *pulls out a rock with a spirrally sigil on it, taps it and appears next to Fabi*
Teleport tracker. *grins*
#ChaseForBook9
(Someone explain please)
((I have no idea!!!))
*pushes her cane away, grabbing her bag and sprinting for the treehouse*
There's something that I need to tell you all. I'll tell you all after...after whatever id going on now
(Hey Rhy!
And idek tbh. Mara's hurt, that's all I know.))
Is**
Harry: *runs after Adra* Oh my God, she's hurt really bad...
(Ok. I know ish what's going on then thanks!)
((Brb, sorry))
#ChaseForBook9
*runs to the door, going in* Where is she? What happened?
((OK Moss!))
((K Fabri))
Here for a bit pissed as hell
Harry: In our room. Follow me. *walks into a room*
Mara: *is on the bed, covered in blood and scratches* *looks up* *smiles weakly* Hi..
(Hi Zaf)
I'm just going to say it just so it's done. River Cross and Sky are gone. And they're never coming back. River wrote a letter to say goodbye.
((Okay Fabsi *hugs*
Hey Zaf, you okay? *hugs*))
((what
Rhy
No
What
Why
How
No))
Jesus CHRIST
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? *runs over, unshouldering her bag and taking things out*
Rhydian...
((:'())
#ChaseForBook9
No im nlot i now wait hntil november 13th for this phone because mu jackass brother didnt pay the bill i spet hours trying to get it then we got some deal and all but i cant stand this because i waited since JULY
Sky's in a different dimension to stay safe and hidden and so she can be with a different version of River. The real River...he's just gone I'll explain later
((*throws oranges at everyone in the stream of thought
*))
((I'm sorry, Zaf..)
*hugs Zaf*
Rhydian, perhaps you should sit down
In fact, I insist
But Zaf, would that phone have made you happy forever? No. A phone isn't worth getting worked up over. November isn't that far in the future.
#ChaseForBook9
Mara: *mumbles under her breath*
Harry: She refuses to tell me what happened... *runs hand through hair*
Why Adra?
(*hugs Zaf*))
Because I said so.
Mara, would you tell me if Harry were not here?
*sits down as instructed*
Mara: *shakes head* stop asking me questions..
Fine. *works on fixing her up*
*starts crying*
Mara: *whispers* It was... Hana..
((Back))
Alia: [Watches Trip disappear] [A smile spreads across her face] [Turns and walks towards where the amulet went] [Finds it almost immediately because of the gold clasp]
Fabi: [Turns to see Trip] I know that you're doing what you think is right. I understand that, and I would expect no less from you. I'm really sorry.
[Turns to Forty] Can you help me out here? With the door?
Forty: [Slowly nods]
#ChaseForBook9
Hey :)
Actually Fabi, I'm just gonna level with you. I'm not here to arrest you.
#ChaseForBook9
((Hi Saph!!!))
#ChaseForBook9
Saph! How are you?
#ChaseForBook9
Hey Saph! I'm going to tell you something. You may want to sit down.
((RHY DON'T CRY UM HAPPY CUTE PUPPIES DANCING THE HULA! UMMMMMM, I DON'T KNOW SMILE DON'T CRY))
((*hugs Fabi* wb))
Harry, go to Rhydian
Bitch Hannah? *gets her seeing kit out and serums and others*
Hey Saph
((*hugs* Hey Saph!))
How can I not cry? If you read River's final note you'd understand why I'm crying...
Harry: I, but, *stammers* I need to.. I want to make sure Mara's... okay...
Mara: Harry... go... I'm fine.
Harry: *looks at her* *turns* *walks out*
Mara: *to Adra* Yeah..
*hugs everyone back* Hi :)
Rhy; I am sitting down. Actually, I'm lying down on my bed and trying not to wake my friends :P What is it?
(Wbd)
Okay...how did she hurt you? I wanna make sure I do this right
Saph Y'know River? And his girlfriend Sky? Well she's in another dimension to stay safe and hidden and so she can be with a different version of River. The real River's gone. You don't wanna know where to.
Fabi: If you want to talk, use this. [Tosses Trip a chunk of blue stone] I'm going to trust my instincts on this one. [Walks through seemingly solid wall and disappears]
Forty: This isn't my cabin. It should be over there. [Looks at the closet]
#ChaseForBook9
Oh... *hugs Rhy*
Mara: Knife. *winces*
*eyes widen* What if... she hurt the baby? *eyes fill with tears* Oh my God.
And the letter...it said something. Something impossible, something I know can't be true.
Shh, Mara. *works faster* We can look in a bit- just breathe. Sloooowly
Its just the amount of time to get the bloody thing!! Okay sorry going to eat now and I'm so lost on the rp someone explain I'll read in a few
Fine. I wouldn't trust me either. Fabi, it clearly wasn't you. You just have to glance at the evidence to see that. But nonetheless, there's an arrest warrant out for you, so I couldn't actively help you without becoming a criminal myself. So, I used the "I'm going to arrest you" thing as a ruse so I could give you an envelope of useful information. Because, when I confronted you, I inconveniently forgot about the metal lamp stand behind me, so after you manipulated it and knocked me out, you found the envelope of information you may find useful in by bottom left inside pocket.
#ChaseForBook9
(I have no idea Saph. Just go along with it)
((Uh...I'm still a loiter confused about Fabi and Trip, but Marsies got jostled up and is afreared her bae is hurt))
*grabs sniper rifle just because*
Mara? Baby? Explain!
*Drew wakes up in the cave feeling a bit groggy. He puts his hand in front of Lorcan's nose to check that he was still breathing. Drew smirked when he felt the hot breath.
Drew carefully got up and lay Lorcan down properly as he went outside to the water to wash his face.*
Hey Dragona!
Hey Em!
Man, it's like a family reunion here!
#ChaseForBook9
You don't say
Hi Em
((Btw River Cross and Sky have gone if you want to know why just look a few comments up))
Oh rhydian- Harralie is having a kid
Mara: *sobs* But Adra... What if...
((Rhy - Um, Mara's pregnant. :P))
Ok. Harralie kid. Got it.
*stops to squeezeMara's hand* Then we'll figure it out.
Now
Calm down- you don't want to accidentally pop them out too early
Hey Dragona and Em! *hugs*
Still distant, msd if my friends wake up.
I think I'll stay out of the roleplay for now :)
And I may have a little bro. That's what the letter said anyway.
[The blue rock glows] Fair enough.
Information for information. The next target will probably be a man named Halbert Cyan. Actually, I don't know if he'll be the next, but he'll be a target at some point. I'm surprised he wasn't already.
[A snake of metal falls towards Trip's head, melting slightly so that the impact will knock him out without any serious head trauma, unless he avoids it, then it will dent the floor]
#ChaseForBook9
...
WHAT?
((Hi Em!))
((Sorry for distance, getting ready for lunch))
#ChaseForBook9
What Adra?
*falls unconscious to the floor*
#ChaseForBook9
Trip! *goes over to him*
Brother?!
*is nearly finished patching her up*
Good. *works on drawing a portal* Mara it'll take about a day or two...
Come though, let's see if we can take a look. Need me to carry you?
((This is utterly confusing! AAAAH okay Zaf is somewhere idk))
*is in treehouse*
(*waves frantically* Hi everyone x)
*Drew sits by the water's edge, trying to work out what to do with Lorcan. Shifting took a lot out of him, even though his wolf wanted to be let out. Leaving him to fight the spasms would leave him hurting himself. What can be done?*
((Actually Rhydian I'm in Fabi's secret cabin somewhere. It's all in the plan though, it's fine.))
#ChaseForBook9
*appears next to Rhydian*
Yep. A brother. Very odd. I have one sister. That's all I know. Apparently he's called Blake he's 9-10. And the letter tells me where ti find him. Not sure if I want to
[The snake reforms and locates the aforementioned pocket, pulling out the envelope]
[Fabi peeks out of the wall with a slip of paper, using the snake to put it in the pocket where the envelope used to be.]
[The paper says]
Halbert Cyan
Northwest Snailfish
Thessalonika Re
India Charlie
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*looks at Adra*
Okay... Do you mind lifting me?
((I'm gonna go..adios
((Rural Maine. The sort of upper French-speaking corner.))
[Fabi grabs her suitcase of belongings and vanishes with the amulet again]
#ChaseForBook9
((Bye, Zaf? [hugs]
#ChaseForBook9
Not at all. *carefully lifts her up, walking to the portal and hopping through in the medical bay, setting her down on one of the tables*
*comfy tables*
Two seconds..
*hobbles out to get the ultrasound machine*
((Bye Zaf! Oh, okay Fabi.))
#ChaseForBook9
((Bye Zaf))
And uh. *calls backi through* Do it, RHYDIAN
((*hugs Zaf* Bye..))
*chews on lip nervously*
Mbd.
((The papers contain such things as the place where para Fabi is being detained, the exact designs of the keys to every door there and which one is for which door, fake documents, and petty much anything you want it to have.))
#ChaseForBook9
Bye Zaf *hugs*
Good for you Rhy! :D Funny, that's what happened to SaphTC...
((Eh, Mara... What exactly do you want here?))
*prepares the machine and getting the stethoscope-looking thing and placing it on Mara's belly after the weird jelly stuff*
((I haven't actually figured that out yet. Survive, I guess?))
I think I should meet him. But I think I've seen him in a dream. And...never mind. It's not important.
((Good))
*looks at the screen* Hmm... *peers closer*
It doesn't look like there are any injuries.. How far along are you again?
It's weird. I think I may have a small part of Sensitive magic in me. I keep having dreams. Odd dreams that I know are important.
Ah, my friends are waking u and asking for waffles... looks lilke I have to go :( Bye! *hugs everyone* Take care :)
*exhales heavily* About two months.
((Go with it :P))
((*hugs Saph* Bye!))
(*hugs Saph* See ya later! )
((Okay, thanks.))
Fabi: [Is basically out of places she hasn't teleported to recently, so goes to downtown Seattle on the theory that it'll be easier to get transportation from there than the other places she could go] [Has put the envelope in her "TARDIS-wallet" (which, she sadly reflects, does not allow her to travel in time and space)]
#ChaseForBook9
((Okay Saph!))
That's good... Man, I'm surprised anything even comes up on the ultrasound.
Tbc, the kid's only about two inches.
Just saying.
((Bye Saph! [hugs]
((Msd in 10-15 minutes, lunch is cooking))
#ChaseForBook9
((Kay Fabi))
Yeah... You're lucky you aren't farther along. It you were, then we'd have problems
Is there anything I can do or is it like... currently nothing happening?
Is it normal to dream of the Book of Names? And see names within it?
*relaxes* Thank God. Thanks, Adra.
Two inches, huh.
Apparently so, Dragona..
Yeah- two inches. Basically the first trimester is all about growing the heart and spine and brain... Then the limbs and the eyes and the ears and the sex organs and bones and whatnot.
Actually- your kids lungs will be one of the last things to be made. What's the point of having lungs if you aren't using them yet, eh?
But no, the different kinds of cells need to differentiate and stuff first
*coughs into a handkerchief, realizing how warm she is* *frowns and takes a thermometer out, taking her temperature*
*laughs* Wow, Adra, you do know your stuff.
*smiles* I can't believe there's going to be a mini Harralie - with eyes, and ears, and a voice, and a personality...
You okay, Adra? *frowns*
Of course I do, woman! I was a mother at one point. *smiles* it'll be adorable.
*takes out the thermometer*
*glances at it* Anyway.. You should rest. I can set up some symbols at your house, or you can stay here. In any case, I have so go see if Trip's backZz
((Zz?))
You were? *eyes widen* Oh.
I think I'll go home, if you wouldn't mind.
Would you like me to put some symbols up?
*Drew starts coughing himself, hard. He then swears*
Drew: I don't fucking believe that now I am getting sick.
*He walks back into the cave and starts to light a fire. He notices that Lorcan hasn't spasmed all night. Maybe letting his wolf out for that hour last night was helpful*
Please, Adra. Thank you. *hugs*
I'll teleport us.
((Eheheheheheheheh Em I is not near you))
Nono- the portal's still open. *helps her up* it's three feet away, dear
(I know you're not. But I'm not that far away lol only in a cave across the lake lol)
Okay. Sorry, I'm a bit disorientated. *shakes head*
(((Okay)))
((Now that I think about it is Trip even still here lol?))
Trip? You still here?
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't worry about it. *helps her through and to *presumably* a clean bed* *immediately takes out her chalk and draws symbols all over her home*
*runs back up* I also called for Harry... So.. Yeah.
Hehe
Adra can you ded?
Thank you, Adra. *smiles* Really.
Of course! *smiles* Call me of you need anything.
Even if it's food
*steps back through the portal*
Food is important.
*remembers that she hasn't eaten in days*
*whispers* Stay cool, Mara
*the portal closes*
((I ded to... Erm... Funness before the party tonight
*))
*((hear hear))
*ends up getting herself another IV and puts on her shoes and coat* *goes outside, quietly closing the door and walking for where she last saw the two*
*Drew coughs hard again. This time spitting up some phlegm*
Drew: Ah fuck ya!
*He puts his hands over the fire to warm them up. Lorcan begins to stir and suddenly gasps and sits up quickly. Drew goes to comfort him or say something but as quickly as the nightmare came, it went and he lay back down*
My aunt and uncle and cousins came round today . . . which was actually really jepic. :)
And, I'm really tired. You know, I have this technique of holding stories at an arm's length and so not getting emotional over them. When I'm left on a cliffhanger, I sort of just hold the story over there and don't think about it too much. It's why I'm not desperate to read new books as much as other people are. When my mum tells me upsetting things, I often just 'mmh' it and then get really emotional and cry later. So, um, if people start doing emotional roleplays, I can't be bothered to get upset over it atm, sorry.
#ChaseForBookNine
*hugs Star*
*hugs Rhydian* Hey. :)
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