Ah, 2013... I knew you well.
It was a good year for me, all things considered. A busy one, of course- but when is it ever any different? The Maleficent Seven and Last Stand of Dead Men were both released, delivering to me the most shocking revelation of all — that there's only one Skulduggery Pleasant left. Yes, technically I KNEW it was coming, but it still kinda took me by surprise to find myself writing the final book in the series.
So what else did I get up to in 2013? Let's recap, shall we?
January - dipped my toes into Twitter. Discovered Twitter to be basically quicksand, and so was unable to pull toes out. Still being dragged under.
February - I did an event at the Imagine festival in London, showing clips from movies that inspired Skulduggery. So much FUN.
March - Went to Germany. As usual, had an insane amount of fun and was kept incredibly busy for the entire time. The Maleficent Seven was unleashed upon an unsuspecting world.
Also met Steven Moffat and compared notes on how to traumatise people. (Speaking of which - The Time of the Doctor, eh? I'll miss Matt Smith, and it was so good seeing my beloved Amy back for a few seconds...)
April - was spent writing.
May - Started yapping to Ronda Rousey's mum. Which is, I think, an event worthy of an entire month.
June - this month consisted of me editing, touring, playing video games and watching movies. Not a bad way to spend a few weeks.
July - Read Geek Girl. Met Holly Smale. Holly Smale fell in love with me. It happens.
August - Last Stand of Dead Men released. Could life get any better?
September - My doggy died. This year I have had to put down my three dogs. I now have no dogs left. Ali's death sucked most of all.
October - My Doctor Who short story was released. Yay!
November - Writing for Book Nine.
December - Writing for Book Nine.
And how shall I be spending my New Year's Eve, you wonder? Will I be partying? Will I be singing? Carousing?
Nope. I'll be writing. And I'll be writing happily.
In closing, I'd like to thank all of you for your support, thank you for reading, thank you for being nice to each other, and for supporting each other. It's because of you that I am able to do the thing I love every single day.
I hope 2014 is kind to us all.
But especially me.
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*carries the desk through portal, with a little help from some energy*
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Agreed.
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Herrow Dragona.
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I dedicate this page
To everything and everyone that makes you smile
To whatever makes you laugh
To whatever makes you feel at home
To whatever makes you find peace
To the song inside your head that you always find yourself singing, even though you don't know the words
To the different ways your imagination expresses itself, through art, music, writing roleplay and so much more
To everything that makes you the wonderful, kind, caring, intelligent, fun, awesome, amazing person you are
*Ends up pulling the box through the portal*
Right... I think that's it.
*Glances down at her phone* *texts* This isn't about the double date idea, is it?
(Hi Dragona!)
*raises glass* Hear hear!!
*checks Ed isn't here since he has no intention for his weird experiments*
Shall we check up on Lorcan? I think it might be wise to talk to him after what happened yesterday.
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*Lorcan stays lying down. He feels no pain even though he's sure if he moves that he would definitely feel it.*
*He wonders what it must be like back at home. Is his dad okay, maybe he would take him back, even if he was a werewolf. Then again, his father would most likely kill him where he stood given the chance*
*Nods, taking his hand after shutting the portal, moving back inside*
(Yo though if Adra had kids I think she would be the only one out of you all to not get the kid into trouble like damn)
((*huggles Fabi* Hear hear (: ))
*Mara reads the text and smiles slightly*
Aha, nope.
*Nods* *Texts* I'm a bit busy rn. Later though.
((Well excuse you Adrasdos but Harralie has enough to deal with never mind twins))
(Trip would try not to, but, well... he's Trip.)
*holding Adra's hand, begins to walk to the training area*
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Alright. Tell Trip I say hi.
(You mean with the fangirls atyyyyyyyyyyy)(Trip- you'd take them to, like, the amazon where you all get eaten by crocodiles)
*Nods* Mara says hi, by the way. *Opens the door to the rooms, walks in*
Oh geez..
(Sounds about right.)
Ah, that was n-
*as they walk in, Trip goes silent, as if everything in the room may be an important piece of information*
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*Lorcan doesn't even try to get up as he hears the door opening. Since nobody seems to be punching his face, he assumes it would be someone who would want to help*
*hugs Lantern tightly* You're amazing. :) :) :) :) Thanks.
@Adra: Well, Hunter has a daughter, and he's doing just fine . . . :P
He actually has two, but the point in the timeline I think about atm only one of them lives with him, so yeah.
#ChaseForBookNine
Floorboards are painful, (I return)
It's nice to see Tadra being together. :)
(As in, in the same place. They're obviously together. :))
#ChaseForBookNine
*turns invisible*
Lorcan! Jesus!
*Runs over, falling down next to him*
Oh Hun... Who did this to you?
wb Ed.
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((WHAT STAR WHAT))
*Walks up to Morgan* Are you ok?
*Lorcan can just see Adra out of the corner of his eye. He still doesn't want to get up off the floor*
Lorcan: It doesn't matter, its done...
((?))
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*Hisses* Give me a name, Lorcan
It matters, Lorcan.
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*Lorcan (spellchecker, sorry)
*reappears*
MORGAN? MORGAN WHERE?
*looks around*
Oh. Typo of Lorcan.
I DON'T DO WELL WHEN PEOPLE USE MY CHARACTER'S NAMES WHEN THEY AREN'T REFERRING TO MY CHARACTERS.
Did you know that spellcheck says that Lorcan isn't a word?
Lorcan is an awesome name. *glares at spellcheck*
@Adra: Yeahhhh. Except, he might have killed their mum. It wasn't really an accident. Although it wasn't exactly his fault, even though it was.
And that's why I can't move my timeline forward, because when you have characters that age they have an annoying tendency to AGE. -_-
#ChaseForBookNine
Ahahaahahahahahahhahahahahahahhaha
Btw. Adra DOES have the phone. I read back. She has it :P))
@Adra: Ah. Good for you. :)
Best to ring Hunter, though, because you can't ring Ez on that phone, and you can't ring through dimensions (or time) on other phones, so you might have to ring Hunter . . . hmm. If it's from that year, it should phone back to that year unless you change the options, and you can't change the options (only Hunter can), so I'd ring Hunter and ask to speak to Ez. If he answers.
#ChaseForBookNIne
Lorcan: His name is Paul... I don't really know him. He doesn't train with everyone else. He goes to a different room...
Oh, the hotshot.
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Perhaps we should.pay Paul a visit
(Gaaaah)
Good. *Nods* Great.
*Helps sit him up* I'll be back in a moment
*Runs out of the hallway, looking for the other rooms*
Brb.
* Walks off to find Paul*
(Em i can be back in roughly 45min if you want Lexi....
*sits beside Lorcan*
You know, you look like you're in pretty bad shape, we should get you to the medical bay.
#ChaseForBook9
*Lorcan feels dizzy as he gets seated upright. He spits out some blood and half a tooth. The pain hits him but he hopes that he doesn't look as bad as he feels*
*Shouts back* Castalan, want to help find him?
*Shouts to Ed* SHUSH
*Turns a corner, asks someone for a candidate named "Paul"*
Hello! New here. Brand new. But i've been following the books since they first came out (Because i'm just that amazing)So yes. Hello.
Alexis: *silently fuming watching* He. Did. This. To. You. (I msd which ill be back shortly dismissal soon
*Whispers* Fine
(Hello, Lord)
Hi Lord Artypants! :)
#ChaseForBookNine
(Greetings Lord Artypants)
Why Hello Empress Adrasdos
And EVERYONE ELSE
*facepalm* I'm writing, and Hunter just went and got himself lost.
I swear, he does these things to annoy me.
#ChaseForBookNine
Hello, Lord Arty, nice to meet you. Here, take this. *hands bottle of blogland 2023*
*picks up Lorcan's tooth, and puts it in his pocket, then helps lift Lorcan up*
Come on, we need to see the extent of this damage.
#ChaseForBook9
(Please, I prefer Adra!!
Lol Star)
Have you all seen the twelve days of fandom video? "Angry shout of yes"
*Adra gets the shown the way to the wreck room at the bedroom compound*
*Lorcan stands, feeling a bit wobbly on his feet. He looks for Alexis' hand*
Lorcan: *mumbles to himself* this is gonna be a long walk...
Blogland. Fascinating. I shall spend much time reading this wonderful amaz-
"Trips and drops book into a mysterious bottomless pit"
Hmm
*Nods*
*Calls* Which one of you is Paul?
(Yeah..?)
*Walks after Adra catching up*
Are you having a Lorcan quest? Wait, what's Lorcan?
Fine. Don't answer me. I see how it is...
No it isn't! *snaps a phylaxtrite and they're in the medical bay*
They may be bloody expensive, but damn are they worth it.
Doctor? Nurse? Someone with a clue about treating wounds with medical science?
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((...*facepalm*))
We are having a Lorcan quest, yes.
Well, quest is the wrong word.
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@Lord: Lorcan is Em's character.
Sorry, we like to roleplay here. :P
A lot of us normally just talk, though.
Blogland is multi-functional and ever-changeable, plus infinitely-awesomeable.
#ChaseForBookNine
Plot or.storyline are good words
Oh, I do like a bit of roleplaying. I used to roleplay on the lego message boards (Because i'm mature like that)
(Aye..We've got quite a number of back stories and things going on, so it might take a while to catch you up...)
*Lorcan is seated onto the medical bed as the nurse Lara begins to look him over*
Lara: This is turning into quite a habit, you arriving in here.
*Lorcan doesn't even notice her patching up and tending to his wounds. He flinches once or twice but that is about it*
*There are about 10 people in the wreck room, 4 girls and 6 boys. None of them answer Adra at all*
((Sorry I poofed, dinner!
And Story of My Life came on TV and I started singing along and crying and my mam thought there was something wrong with me so yeah.
I'm back :P))
((Mara! we got a new person!))
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Ah, thanks Adra. If thisi s just a short story i'll wait until the next, but if not i'll watch the plot thicken.
Do you mean me by new person?
(Wb Mara :3)
*Crosses her arms* Really?
Well.
Six guys, I can narrow that down. At least... Three of you are guilty. Perhaps four- Lorcan's a big kid, so it would take quite a bit.
If you'd rather I could just beat the living hell out of all of you all for hurting him, or I can just go for a select few..
Well, you're brand new. New person.
Mrs. Doctor, is he going to be quite all right?
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@Mara: There is something wrong with you. :) Everyone has things 'wrong' with them.
And I have plenty wrong with me.
But it's not my fault, people are attacking the inside of my head with pickaxes. :O
. . . Although apparently there's only one pickaxe in there, so not 'pickaxes', plural.
Apparently I need to stock up on some more.
#ChaseForBookNine
Six boys, Paul step forward or I teach you all not to mess with Lorcan.
As they say, "brb"
*Laughs* Edward, knowing you, you'd just die again.
@Lord: Okay. :)
#ChaseForBookNIne
((New people? Awh c:
Hello new person:)
Can I call you Arty? I think I'll call you Arty. *hugs*
I'm Maralie, but you can call me Mara. :P Whichever suits.))
((I was gonna call him Arty!))
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((Hey Adra, Trip, Star :3 *hugs*
Star - I've got a lot of things wrong with me :P
I think people are attacking the inside of my head with band merch :3
Wbd, practicing singing scales -_-))
((*shoves Trip off cliff* NO SHUT UP I'M CALLING HIM ARTY))
Fair enough Adra, though I will happilly kill all these. I got the formulae and my magic back. (Blue energy appears in hand) Pure time energy
((*Drags Mara with me in a dramatic end-of-film fight scene* Arty was my thing first!))
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Edward, you aren't killing anyone.
(OOOHHH! Do a train fight!)
((*lands on top of a train and miraculously doesn't die*))
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Can you two not both call him Arty? :P
@Mara: DAMMIT. HUNTER WAS QUITE INTERESTED AND NOW THINKS IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
HE'S DECORATING THE STAIRCASE.
Haha, Ez just made the staircase disappear. :)
. . . Now he's decorating HER. *facepalm*
And - *hugs* We can be wrong-thingsd-with together. :)
#ChaseForBookNine
(*Eats popcorn* *Begins to throws popcorn at them* BOOOO! I wanna see blood!)
Lara: Yeah he'll be okay, maybe a few stitches on that cheek cut. He will be substantially bruised. And he seems a bit out of it. He took some nasty blows to the head.
Lorcan? Can you hear me? You need to get some rest sweetie or else you won't heal.
*One of the guys strolls up and sits on the edge of the pool table*
Paul: It was self defence. It'll be on the security cameras, he struck first.
Please Adra?
Hullo! How's things? *is watching Supernatural* ((I'm new to the fandom. Season two episode 12))
*Punches Paul*
*reaches out to catch Adra's thrown popcorn* *drops more of it* *eats the few remnants I caught* *eyes the popcorn container thoughtfully*
#ChaseForBookNine
Edward! *Punches Edward* Knock it off!
Lorcan wouldn't have hit you without provocation
(Hello Rhyd
*Throws popcorn over Star*)
Hello Rhydian
Herrow Rhydian! Things are good!
Should I take him to his room?
#ChaseForBook9
"Anyway, I think Hunter invaded my head yesterday which is how this fic started."
@Hunter: :( Is my head not good enough?
Hunter: I'm sorry, yours only has one pickaxe in it!
#ChaseForBookNine
*Stumbles back* Adra, whose side are you on?
*Paul just grins after the punch struck*
Paul: How do we know what he's really like? He could be a full blown murderer for all we know.
What's going on atm?
My own, Ed. Before you get us into a huge fight, HOWABOUT you go get Madame Elizabeth and report this?
*Glares at Paul* I've killed more people than you even think, Paul. Now shut up and quit being an asshole, because you're coming with me.
((Murders can be nice people too!!!!
Hunter's murdered thousands of people.
Although he isn't nice.
But that's beside the point.))
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(Lorcan was in a fight with another wolf..)
Fine *walks off and fetches Elizabeth*
Lara: Yes please, that would be helpful. I'm a bit short staffed at the moment.
Okay Lorcan, lets get you down off that bed? Can you walk?
*Lorcan barely nods as he slowly gets down off the bed*
*splays his hand and makes a set out of energy*
Please, sit.
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Haha! I'm back! And.. people have been fighting over me? And... hugging me.... YAY
(And yes you can all call me Arty. It's my real life nickname, even though only one person uses it :'(
Hello Arty! Nice to meet you! I'm Rhydian.
Why hello Rhydian! Is that your real name, or is that from wolfblood?
It's my Taken Name. I first heard the name when I was at my kid cousins house. And Rhydian sounded like a cool name.
Ah, I see. I think my taken name woul probably be Adiran, but it's pretty similar to my given so I don't know.
Ah, I see. I think my taken name woul probably be Adiran, but it's pretty similar to my given so I don't know.
My first taken name was Jayne
*facepalm*
But then I was on Wattpad and saw a fanfic and the girl was called Malarie so I just switched around two letters and BAM:P
Maralie was bornnnn
Where has everyone gone?
Cool :)
Supernatural is SO addictive! Watched about ten episodes in two days. I think i have a problem
I'm actually pretty damn upset here . . .
Hunter was in my head, you know?
And now, my head is clearly not good enough for him, so he's gone and invaded someone else's head.
Because the reason he was here was so he could exist in our world, you know?
But obviously I can't write, so he's made the logical decision to go and try someone else.
And that kind of hurts. Because I know him. It's like . . . he's MY character. And maybe he's himself and belongs to himself, but like . . . that was sort of my special thing. We all know that I was obsessed with that story of mine. And now it's not my story any more, if he's gone.
And maybe that's why I've had trouble writing.
Because he's transferring his essence.
Idk, it just hurts.
I'm not saying that Lav stole my idea or anything ridiculous like that. She's just making a fanfiction, and I'm always really honoured when people are interested enough to do that. I'm just slightly hurt that Hunter's decided to invade someone else's head.
Because now I'm just sort of lonely, aren't I?
I'm just sort of me.
And it's like . . .
You know, I've often thought to myself that nobody can know me if they don't know about Hunter, because that story of mine is a big part of me. But now, you know . . . it's not my story, really. It's Hunter's story. And he's gone.
And Lavender's not writing it like me. Obviously she isn't. She's her, and she hasn't read my main story and she hasn't see me roleplay, although I never portray them right there. I never portray them right, full stop. And that's probably why Hunter left.
And Ez was never really here very strongly, despite the fact I seem to write from her perspective more.
They've just . . .
I don't even know what to do now. A large portion of my life was centred around that, and now my centre is just . . . gone, and I don't know what to do.
#ChaseForBookNIne
Are you even allowed to change your chosen name? :P
Everywhere. And nowhere. *looks off soulfully into the distance*
#ChaseForBook9
*places Apple tree on everyones head*
Yup. I change my Taken surname all the time. It was Saint, then Frost and then Blake now it's Sky :P
(star!!! *Hugs* I'm sorry... :/ he's still yours.
Em?)
That's some deep stuff... whenever you're upset, I always find it good to listen to an upbeat song (prefarbly rock)
*Still needs Trip's number*
(By the way, Em. I'm disappearing soon, so...)
Um... It's a great big world, and he's just another character? There are plenty of other mentally ill murderous sharks in the sea.
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(Em?)
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Nobody writes like me, because I am me, and I am not quite like anyone else because everyone is unique.
Then again, I could never write anyway.
But . . . my story.
Nobody else knows this except me.
And when Hunter's someone else, he'll be a new person, have a new story.
And maybe that's what hurts. The destruction.
Or maybe it's because the story can never really exist.
Actually, it's just that I miss it. It's not gone. It's just . . . everything's still there but . . .
Everything's still there.
But I don't know.
I'm just feeling a tad betrayed here.
And maybe I'm a possessive idiot (always been possessive), but still.
And I shouldn't feel betrayed, because I always knew that Hunter would never be interested in me as a person, but there you go.
#ChaseForBookNine
(Em?)
(*hugs Star*)
Maybe it's just writers block, and writing was kind of how you connected with Hunter, you know? Bonded?
#ChaseForBook9
*hugsies Starry* I know kinda what you are going through. *hugs*
Wait, I'm a bit confused- did Hunter just... Leave?
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(Im back
It'll work out star, don't worry.
(Ah, well... If she isn't... Here anymore, I might wander off)
(Find Trip again ahem)
Hello Aretha and Zaf
(Hello Aretha/ Zaf)
(Ahem)
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@Trip: He wasn't just a character. He was MY character. I knew him inside and out. He was . . . he was my friend, you know? And even if I was never his friend, he was always my friend.
You know, I think Ez and Hunter are so close because I always wanted to know someone so well like that, for the friendship to be so deep . . . I had a few characters who were beyond friends like that.
And the closest I EVER came to that kind of friendship was with him.
I can tell you what Hunter thinks before I think. If you tell me something, I'll often say how Hunter would react rather than actually reacting myself. I've said before that he's sort of my role model even though he's a really really bad role model. And even though he was never really close to me, I was very close to him, and he was pretty much the best friend I've ever had. And maybe he was never really encouraging and helpful like you guys are, and I love you guys, and you love me, and there's kind of a bond of love and . . . stuffs, and Hunter never really cared about me, but I loved him, seriously I do, and if he's just going to leave, then . . .
@Lord: Or angry music works. :) But thanks. :) :)
@Adra: He was never mine. He's his own. He's his own character. He has his own story, and I had to write it down because that way he would exist. Clearly, I've failed. *nods*
I can still write it down, even though I never could, but still . . .
I think it's dinner now. Really msd.
#ChaseForBookNine
Herrow Ari, Zaf. How are you two?
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Hi everyone... *eagerly awaits Star's response*
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Trip, may I enter the bar?
Star, he was, and always will be, your friend.
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No.
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*huggles Star* Hunter will always be your character Star. Nobody can ever take that away from you. You created him, and he will always be yours :) no matter what. Even if he doesn't like the fact that he's like a possession. :P
Hello again.
Hello *waves*
(I wouldn't say leave, Star... Maybe just trying something different?)
Right,
*Carefully makes her way can to the Medical Bay*
No, but he isn't her possession. And even if he was her friend, she wasn't his...
#ChaseForBook9
Does anyone know who the user is in the 12 days of fandom that has the skeleton face paint?
Wb Mara Herrow Dragona.
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Did you just
Herrow Skyamere.
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Star, no one can take him away
Hello Dragona
Maybe.
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(Sorry I had to get a bit of dinner)
*Lorcan holds his head as he allows Trip to bring him back to his room*
*Paul smirks again*
Paul: Yeah you go and get Madame, and you'll see where she stands on this!
Hello Sykamere
Greetings Trip.
You got my name wrong btw. Look at it again, carefully this time...
Tich <3
Wow... *is feeling really very impacted by this new Hunter development* *is resisting urge to rant*
#ChaseForBook9
*Shouts an obscenity back to Paul*
*Goes to find Trip*
Hello Sykamere
Hello Em
*gets Elizabeth*
Bye Rhydian
*is clearly not doing a very good job of resisting the urge to rant, because I've just brought out a keyboard* *will continue to try anyway*
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I'm barely on here but I feel like for some reason I should be. Like it's become a responsibility or something, it's weird.
DID ANYONE EVEN SEE MY QUESTION
That happens, Syk. I think it's normal. It certainly feels that way to me. But for me it's like a good responsibility, like how I have to make sure I keep contact with my real life friends. It's fun.
...Do you guys mind if I rant?
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Terribly sorry Sykamere.
Bye Rhydian.
*sets the chair down, helps Lorcan over to his bed*
Would you like some water?
#ChaseForBook9
Sorry, Arty, I don't know.
#ChaseForBook9
I think ranting is cool so go ahead.
We did, but no one had a yes to give.
#ChaseForBook9
Damn. Nevermind
I see silence has fallen.
@Ari: No. He's just in comeone else's head. *shrugs*
@Trip: He was in my head for at least a year before I started trying to write it. Very little of it exists out of my head.
I'll get over it. It's just, I come here when I need to rant.
*hugs everyone* You can ignore me. It's okay.
#ChaseForBookNine
(Had to go through security)
*Catches up to Trip and Lorcan*
Silence is your friend.
#ChaseForBook9
Eh, I couldn't come up with anything to say.
I'm going to rant now. Please do not in any way feel like you have to or even should read it.
Star will either confirm or deny this- I think I have her theories right, though. See, from her perspective, there are these different layers of reality. Hunter is just as real as any of us, the only difference is that he exists in a different layer of reality. But sometimes we can see through those layers. What we see might be warped, but we can see it. Hunter came into her mind from some other layer of reality, and just sort of lived there, and she tried to write him down even though she couldn't capture him perfectly- because it's impossible to capture a person perfectly in writing- because that was the only way she could make him exist here. But he was never hers. She didn't create him. He exists somewhere on his own, but he appeared to her, and she loved him. Even if he didn't really care about her, or particularly like her or take interest in her, she loved him. So for him to just go... Which he could totally do, if he wanted... I mean, that's... It'd be like if the moon was just gone one day, you know? It's... This is really upsetting to think about...
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Right...
I'd like to ded to... Uhm.
I think anyone who has to live their loves in fear- war zones, their own families, or even themselves.
*raises glass*
(Damn security. Only keeping us safe from potential death. :P)
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Sorry! Internet failed and dinner happened so the comment couldn't post!
#ChaseForBookNine
Hear hear
irl I love silence and hate hoovers as a result.
*raises glass* Awesome ded.
...So is he gone from your head, Star, or is he just in someone else's in addition to yours?
#ChaseForBook9
"Raises glass"
I wonder, does silence even exist. Even when yoiu think all is quiet, if you focus you can always here that buzzing noise. Is there really silence?
(Sorry, Star, Ari- we do understand the concept. A lot. But we have no idea what it feels like... I mean, I didn't even think that kind if think was possible. It's very new to us, I think, and for me personally, it's hard to comfort or console you all..?)
(Space, Lord.)
*She takes a breath* Sorry, had to catch that..
Hello darkness, my old friend,
I've come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
'Neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more.
People talking without speaking,
People hearing without listening,
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence.
"Fools," said I, "You do not know –
Silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you.
Take my arms that I might reach you."
But my words like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming.
And the sign said, The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence.
#ChaseForBook9
No, there technically never is silence because of all the noise your body is making.
Ari, I love you. :) *hugs*
(Woah, that taking-deep-breaths things everyone tells you to do when you get emotional actually WORKS. O_O Good to know.)
And - yeah, that's pretty much it.
Although now I'm just stuck in emotional mode. I think I'll pretty much just be sitting here crying for a while even though I don't feel particularly upset (I mean, I am upset about it, but I meant when I'm not thinking about it and stuffs). Which is annoying.
Although Ari, you write it pretty much perfectly, and way better than I could have done, and . . . yeah. *hugs*
Thanks.
But hey guys - nobody 'stole' Hunter. Hunter just, um, moved house. Except moved heads.
#ChaseForBookNine
(Actually, all my characters are very real to me, but to me it seems an illusion. I've created this character, so real, so 3D, that I can imagine every outcome to something happening to them. It must be different for you, but I can definitely see where you're coming from.)
#ChaseForBook9
(Noise can't travel in space, yo.)
Hey Ari!
"People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening"
That's kind of like us don't you think?
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