My Christmas tree is up. It actually went up a few weeks ago. It's not a REAL Christmas tree. I mean, it's real ENOUGH. It's not IMAGINARY. If you threw it at someone, it'd hit them. But it's made from assorted plastics and stuff. Also it's black. It looks awesome, but lacks that Christmas tree smell. But I don't mind that. My folks have a real Christmas tree up, and that's where Christmas happens anyway, so who cares if my house doesn't smell of pine needles? Not me. Not really.
Not... really...
Anyway, yes, the tree. It's up. The presents are bought. They're not wrapped, but they're bought. Most of them. Okay, I haven't a clue what to get my dad, but he's a dad. He'll be happy with socks. Fathers are simple creatures.
So... tree up. Presents bought. These are things I set aside time to do, because I needed to set aside time. I've been so busy lately that if I hadn't set aside this time, I just wouldn't get around to it. There are loads of things I just didn't have time for, like sending out Christmas cards. I love sending out cards. I try to combine it with answering all the letters from readers, so when I send off a reply, they get a Christmas card too. How lovely! But not this year. Answering all those letters, sending all those cards, would take two days at a minimum, and they are two days I can't afford to take off writing.
The writing is going well, by the way. I've been focussing on short stories these last three weeks, building up quite a collection of new stuff. Each of these stories will be told in a different "voice" than the one you're used to. You'll see what I mean when you read them.
One thing that I haven't decided on yet are the Christmas Skype calls I was planning on making. Essentially, I was going to take an hour one day and just fit as many three-minute Skype calls into that hour as I could. It seemed like a lovely idea at the time, but I'm not so sure anymore. Not everyone who wanted a call would be available on that hour, and so I'd have to field quite a few complaints. Then there'd be the people who'd want a one-on-one chat, when I'd only be comfortable chatting if there were two or more people in the room with you. Basically, my idea would end up causing a whole lot of hassle that I could really do without, so I just don't know.
Okay then, enough jibber-jabber. I have work to do.
Be cool, my Minions.
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ADRABELLLLLLLLL
HEY EVERYONE:) *hugs*
Adra, Trip, I'm writing a Tadra story literally rn. Just fyi.
I'm so short omg
(FLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABELL)
(FLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABELL)
(OH SHIT)
It's breaking me!!! Only on season two episode three. I won't last!!!
Em?
#ChaseForBook9
Good Flora :) Walking Dead is destroying me though :'(
(Oh, don't be sad, Rhy! *hugs*)
*Pulls out her book, and works on the remaining few pages to finish*
NNOOOOOOO!!!!! CARL!!!!!!!
PLEASE NO GOD!!!!!!!!!!!
I AM SO FUCKING DONE!!!!!!
HEY MARA *hugs*
Guess what album I'm listening to...
:P
ADRABELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
Aw Rhydian! *hugs*
It get worse, mate :P
Oo, I added something to the beginning of WAY - wanna read it?
*Finishes the book, tucks it away*
*Keeps a perfectly straight face, and carefully places a feather on Trip's shoulder*
*Doesn't make any noises*
*damn he's tall*
DONT SAY THAT!!!
(OH RHY YOU'RE THERE *hugs*
YOU WILL BE OKAY)
Why is there a feather on my shoulder?
#ChaseForBook9
Sorry I'm here... So will we continue now or??
Its up to you guys.
*Looks up*
It must have been left over
from when you fell from heaven
*Sinks to the ground, laughing*
(OF CORUSE EMMMMMSDBVKLHFBVSD)
*smiles, then laughs*
Yeah, lets continue.
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*Elizabeth lead them all to the food hall. There were around 20 young people sitting at different tables. 5 of them, including Lorcan and Amelia were seated with nurses in different coloured uniforms. Any other staff nurses were seated at their own table.
The food hall wasn't as big as once thought but it was a good size for so few in the facility.
Elizabeth nodded to people as they greeted her*
*Can not stop her giggling as she gets back onto her feet*
*Is a bit of an idiot sometimes*
Continue what?
*Surveys the faces as she walks, glances at Lorcan and Amelia*
*IS being dead silent*
(A thing we were doing yesterday.)
It's a nice hall.
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Alexis: *looks and sees Lorcan, her heart skipping a beat*
Elizabeth: We weren't sure how many candidates we would be starting with this year so we expanded a bit. Now the damn thing is too big. But it'll do.
So please be seated, the food will be out shortly.
I am fascinated to hear about your werewolf program Mr. Castalan, I wasn't sure there was another out there. How did it become set up?
(I'm not precisely sure how to explain it, Rhy, but Lorcan and Amelia were going to a place where they could help gain control of their wolves... So we all tagged along so scope out the place)
*Carefully slips into a seat, her hands wringing together, a little unnerved by the energy in the room*
Alexis: *sits kinda scared
(Gettig gerbils soo msd
(okay Zaf!)
*sits down*
Well, we were embroiled in an adventure. There was a parallel dimension, the one we saved Lorcan over there from, and his father, in that universe, had created a cure for lycanthropy. Eventually, after much loss and sorrow, I obtained a batch, and began producing it, for people who's lives had been ruined by their wolves. But then, when we turned people away, we realised this was wrong. So we decided, that for those that didn't need the cure, but wanted it, we would help them. We would teach them to control their wolves, and their emotions. Or at least try.
So, a combination of luck and guilt, I suppose.
#ChaseForBook9
The Walking Dead is ruining me. *hugs all*
(*hugs Rhy*)
@Rhdyian: I've watched the first four episodes of season two. :) :) And all of season one.
It's ace. :)
Sorry, guys, I'm distant.
#ChaseForBookNine
Oh my Golden fucking God.........this is going to kill me this scene. *holds hands with y'all*
(It's okay Starry :/ YOU CAN DO IT RHY)
*Looks around, feeling a sort of electricity crackle up her spine*
*Shivers*
*Dips her head lower, avoiding eye contact as she tries to get herself under control*
@Rhydian: Once you get past season two episode four, PLEASE< NO SPOILERS! :P
#ChaseForBookNine
*PLEASE,
Damn shift key. :P
#ChaseForBookNIne
OMFGG!!!!! SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW!!!!
(Rhy's a liveblogger)
All of my emotions are mixing.....My head is a mess!
Nope.......I'm done again
(ERMEH WHERE ARE YUO)
(The gerbils are so cute
End credits......
(*whistles a jolly tune*)
#ChaseForBook9
(aw :P)
(*pets Rhydian's face*)
(*comes along and whacks him with a branch* SILENCE IN THE HALLWAYS)
Flora - ... midnight memories? c:
or take me home? or up all night? or maybe little mix... DNA? salute? c:
(We're in space!)
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Elizabeth: Why do you say out of guilt? These are werewolves, not zombie who have no control on what they do. So your formula completely eliminates the wolf?
*Elizabeth notices Adra*
Are you alright my dear?
(NEVERLAND)
*Glances up* Of course! *Smiles*
Guilt because we turned away people who wanted help.
Yes, it does. It's a rather brutal way to do it, and why I was interested in your drug.
#ChaseForBook9
@Mara:
I'M SORRY IF I SAY, "I NEED YOU."
BUT I DON'T CARE,
I'M NOT SCARED OF LOVE.
'CAUSE WHEN I'M NOT WITH YOU I'M WEAKER.
IS THAT SO WRONG?
IS IT SO WRONG THAT YOU MAKE ME STRONG?
(*rocket man plays in the background*)
Alexis: *bites lip* what do they do here and can they ever see friends or family?
Omg though Mara - I am properly in love with this album <3
(Why is that still your picture Flora omg)
BECAUSE IT'S AMAZING ADRABELL, HUSH
FLORA OMG
STRONG
AND YOU & I
AND LITTLE WHITE LIES
AND LITTLE BLACK DRESS
*screams* MY BOYS
(You hush Flora)
(EMMY)
LISTENING TO LBD RIGHT NOW OMG
YOU & I THOUGH
I love that song so much
It is completely perfect
No, YOU hush Adra.
(emmmmmmmmy get on facebook? :P)
(Adra the Weed omg)
DIANA IS SO BEAUTIFUL
AND RIGHT NOW
AND BETTER THAN WORDS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES
(No rly have my friends disappeared?)
(Pringles.com has a design your own can and i just pasted a picture of Sherlock jumping off the roof on and the caption is "I don't have pringles" and I'm laughing so hard)
omfg adra
(I'm still here. How dare you.)
#ChaseForBook9
(I'm doing a spn one plx this is funny.)
(How dare I? How dare you sir!)
wait am i not your friend
well then
Back.
(No, don't make this about me, it's about you! How dare you!)
#ChaseForBook9
(meera no u r my bby)
(Hello Dragona!)
wb Dragona.
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(Em?)
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(It was never about me! You're too blind to see the REAL problem! How dare you!)
(It was always about you! You madame are the one who is blind!)
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Er....Tadra fight?
(This is all your fault! We wouldn't be in this situation if you weren't so bloody stupid!)
(no idek rhy omg)
(Well... Your face is stupid!)
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(*Gasp* *Smacks his face* That was an improvement!)
*screenshots*
(*gasps* You hit me!)
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(I can't handle this pringle site omg)
No she smacked you Trip there's a difference
(*gasps as well* oH my goodness... Oh my god Trip bby im so sorry)
*throws stuff at Adra* I WANT TO SEE BLOOD!
(Let's never fight again!)
#ChaseForBook9
@Mara: Better Than Words is brilliant :)
Ahh, this albummmmmm
ADRA THE WEED INDEED ;)
(No! Mara! Stop! *Is assaulted by stuffs*
Trip! Please help! *Is buried, only her hand sticking out, mid-reach for Trip*)
(Nice rhyme Flora :P Flora the ... Rose)
(Adra noooooo! *throws stuffs at Mara, but these ones are... made of gold! Ha!)
#ChaseForBook9
I used a game system requirements checker to make sure my laptop could run Skyrim.
It can.
It seems the video RAM is too low for the "minimal" settings, but absolutely fine for the "recommended" settings... that makes no sense.
Oh well. It'll work.
BETTER THAN WORDS
MORE THAN A FEELING
CRAZY IN LOVE
DANCING ON THE CEILING
(OF course, Dragona!
Maybe.)
What the hell Trip? *tears up* I thought we were... friends? *cries* *runs away*
(*dramatic music plays as Trip has to choose between Mara and Adra*)
#ChaseForBook9
It will work. Everything is green. I'll buy it using an Amazon voucher I got for Christmas, that way it'll cost me no money.
Somehow I feel like dancing on the ceiling would be very impractical.
*Adra tries to reach further out of the pile, yet there is too much*
@Adra: cheers my dearie ;)
(*chooses himself, sits in his palace and eats chocolate*)
#ChaseForBook9
(Yeah :P)
(*Adra's hand falls, dead*)
Helllooo blogland!!!!!
(*laughs, his evil empire of banana stealing chocolate eaters spreading*)
#ChaseForBook9
Herrow Ed.
#ChaseForBook9
Greetings Hobbit man
Poor Harry would probably fall :(
TRIP DAFUQ
omg everyone shut uP HALF A HEART IS ON
and being here without you
is like i'm waking up to
only half a blue sky
kinda there but not quite
i'm walking round with just one shoe
i'm half a heart without you
(*Adra raises on the fourteenth day since her death*
*Her hair is black*
*And is finally a bit taller*
*Bursts into the palace with a glove, and throws it on the ground* I challenge you Trip Castalan! For leaving me to die!)
Eyyy Ed.
Hello Mara
(HEy ED!)
SAID I HAD A DIRTY MOUTH
so i went into tescos and bought the NEW ONE DIRECTION COLGATE TOOTHPASTE NOW AVAILABLE IN TURDY SEVEN COUNTRIES
Hello Adrasdos
(OH NO! MY PAST MISDEEDS HAVE COME TO HAUNT ME IN A SLIGHTLY TALLER FORM! *draws a comically sized great sword* Let us duel!)
#ChaseForBook9
*Eats popcorn and watches the duel* In 2d
(*Growls* And even now you mock my size. You will regret this, Castalan. *Draws her own sword, pulsating with darkness*)
Sorry lads, I'm back.
I was just putting the little lad to bed.
*Elizabeth smiles at Alexis*
Elizabeth: Of course they do. Some of these candidates don't have family but we're aware of the ones that do. This isn't a military camp my dear, its their sanctuary where they get to be in control for, probably, the first time in their life.
May I ask, why you're formula completely eliminates the wolf? Have you never looked into tinkering around with it, to enhance it?
Hello Emerald
(Ciaran! Aye! Tell my nephew I say "yo")
The Walking Dead has just crushed my heart......again. *sobs* *hugs*
*watches* *calls One Direction and Little Mix over*
Liam: I'm betting on Trip.
Niall: Have you seen the muscles on yer wan? No. I'm goin' for Adra.
Louis: You seem strangely Irish today Niall. Too Irish. But I'm betting on Adrasdos.
Zayn: No. Castalan for the win.
Niall: Ah now.
Jesy: Nooo, girl power! Adra!
Perrie: Actually, I agree with Zayn.
Leigh-Anne: only because he's your fiancé.
Jade: Nah, I agree with him too.
Harry: I'm going for Trip.
Mara: GO ADRA
If I'm honest, I've no idea how it works, I'm more to do with the distribution and admin and such. But none of us thought that a drug could be used to control the wolf, it didn't cross our mind to tinker with it.
(Ha! You think yourself special! I am the king of and evil empire. Yes, I'm the king of an empire, I'm allowed to be, BECAUSE I'M SO POWERFUL! *black lightening gathers in the sword, then leaps at Adra*)
#ChaseForBook9
(Did I miss the wolf storyline?)
Wb Em! :)
Story of My Life eeeee *squeals*
*Watches the dinner and the conversation curiously*
Did you ever consider alchemy?
(*Their swords meet, and she whips around in a circle, swinging fast for his side*)
(*parries effortlessly, then makes a brutal swing for the head*)
Again, we didn't consider anything.
#ChaseForBook9
(Hey everyone!
Rhydian, you're ok?
Oh, I mbd/msd...)
You know what would be cool? (Time consuming, ridiculously impractical, but cool).
If someone went to the start of the blog and printed off every single page of comments that has ever have happened to form an entire story of Blogland and compile it into a huge library of stuff.
Which would take like the entire Amazon rainforest to do, but y'know, it'd still be cool.
And it'd be called, "The Blogland Chronicles".
Hello Mithria
DOES IT MAAAKE YOU FEEEL ALIVEEEE
Hey Mith:)
Hi Ed!
Hey Maraaaa! :D
(MITH! *huggles* It's been forever babe! How are you!)
Well... You ought to.
(*Ducks quickly and her leg shoots out, kicking his chest and she swings again at him*)
I'm good Mith :) you?
(That would be quite a lot.... But cool idea1)
Elizabeth: We use natural herbs and plants that actually increase the signal of the human part and dulls down the wolf's. Its a long process because we can't muck around with the natural chemicals and enzymes of the ingredients.
Sometimes, it can be painful. There have been wolves who are so masterful with their counterparts that it can derange them but it has never gotten to the point where the human is destroyed.
(Snowball and Coco, their names
*nods wisely*
*holds the sword horizontally, and pushes Adra's blade back and then uses the power of BANANA STEALING EVIL to teleport behind Adra, and plunges a dagger at her back*)
#ChaseForBook9
Just went back to like the third ever blogpost, and;
"And comments! Some of you even have the audacity to leave comments! Do you want to know a secret? Do you?
Every time you comment on this blog, an angel loses its wings. You have been warned."
oops
Hey Mith. Wb Zaf.
#ChaseForBook9
Alexis: oh...*her gaze keeps flicking to Lorcan*
(Hey Adraaa! *hugs back* Yeah... it's been too long, I know.
Rhydian, I'm fine. So, what was it with Walking Dead?
Oh God... sorry angel! ;_;)
(Hi Trip! And hi Zaffy^^)
(I guess that you reached the werewolf place and are researching the drug?)
(*Supernatural lol*)
(*Adra chokes slightly, grabs her sword and flips it around, then runs it through herself, then through Trip behind her, skewering both of them*
*Coughs, rips the sword out, then falls*)
(I think we single handedly clipped the wings of the angel race.)
Except, you did kill one, didn't you?
#ChaseForBook9
Yeah, don't worry. We've only killed about 100000000000000 angels because they were all happy flying and then they lost their wings and fell to their doom.
(No but that does explain Supernatural season 8 ow)
I have a secret to tell you
I was one of those angels
MINDFUCK
(*releases a breath of air in shock, and slowly, shivering, puts a hand over the wound* You, were so hell bent on retribution, that you would die, to kill me...)
#ChaseForBook9
(may be distant, shower)
Elizabeth: He was one we weren't prepared for. He had lied about the amount of killing he had done in the last year, which is how we calculate the first dosage.
When we gave him the dosage, he discovered that the amount of human blood he had actually consumed, contaminated the dosage and mutated. This in turned made him and his wolf equally rabid.
He managed to make it halfway down the mountain before we contained him and brought him back up into the wear down room but by that stage his psychosis was through the roof and he was literally tearing himself again. He had tore his own throat out.
But thankfully he was our only teething problem. We haven't had one since.
(*Slowly turns* I died the day you betrayed me. This is nothin- *chokes*
*Falls forward, against him*)
And how long ago was this?
(Anybody explain?)
Can I... do anything? ^^
Alexis: oh god....
(Hello everyone
Hello Zaf
(*catches her, falling to his knees* Adra, Adra no! Please! I realise now, I need you! I, I love you. I was a fool, I shoul've chose you, please, stay here, with me, for however long we have left.)
Very Good. This just leaves a tour of your facilities, and all will be in order. But first, I think we should eat.
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(*But Adra is already dead*)
(We go back on Thursday to school, yup probably not snowfall max: 14.1in Thursday-Friday
(No.... WHY? *looses the will to live, and dies, holding Adra's corpse*)
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(Sorry Ed, you haven't missed much. Just going over details of the facility and the actual drug itself.)
Elizabeth: Oh this was back in... 1939. He would have been one of the first candidates in just after World War II started.
I know what you're doing here Mr.Castalan, and I think it is such a befitting trait of loyalty you all show towards Lorcan and Amelia.
But if I had something to hide, I would have just taken them and none of you would have been leaving this facility in one piece.
*Pokes Trips corpse with a stick*
(Ok, thanks Em. Is it ok if I sort of join in the background? I dont mind if you say no)
(No you can Ed. I know you were meant to come anyway so it's only fair)
(*Awwwwww*)
*Adra shrugs* Sounds right...
(Thanks Em)
(*suddenly comes back to life to shout at Ed* Would you stop that? I'm trying to be dramatic!*dies again*)
I'd like to see you try.
But nevertheless, I'd like to inspect your facilities.
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I would like to dedicate to the fact that showers usually have two settings- Arctic Tundra or FIRES OF HELL)
Alexis: I doubt you'd hurt us...well I hope you don't.
(Hear hear. Rolls Trip onto a pink unicorn farm)
((*drags shovel over beside Adra and Trip* *starts singing*
Always look on the briiiiight side of life, *starts digging a grave* *whistles*))
(*feet wag in time to the music*)
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Elizabeth: I wouldn't my dear. I haven't hurt an innocent since 1940 so I'm not gonna damage any of my progress.
Once you've finished your meal and the candidates have been brought back to their rooms, then I shall give you a tour.
Please talk amongst yourself and excuse me for just a moment.
*Elizabeth bowed politely as she got up and walked over to the front door where Jar was standing*
(Does anyone wanna see pictures of the gerbils? They're so cute
(LIFE OF BRIAN KILL ME
oh wait)
So your facility has been running this program for a while?
*Leans over* She's telling the truth
Alexis: *nods speaking quietly* I could easiky do a scan on her but its not often you get someone so truthful, but she speaks truthfully.
I'm most certainly not getting any malicious emotions off her. Still, I don't trust her.
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Ok, thank you *Retreats to back of crowd*
Ah, you'll see. *Pats his knee* I dunno... The only thing is the energy here. It's a bit strange... Yet, I dunno..
((I LOVE LIFE OF BRIAN AAAAHHH
oh my god mrs brown's boys is hysterical))
*grabs sniper and disappears into the shadows*
Alexis: Do you think its because so many wolves are together? I mean I think she's truthful, but do I trust her? Not sure on it.
Maybe it's just me being overly paranoid.
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(Dragona is totes a sniper)
That might be it... *Shifts nervously* Even still.
*Looks up to him, smiles* Yeah, that's a possibility..
Alexis: I feel like its just too good to be true.
Trip, you are always paranoid.
It's my job to be paranoid, and why I'm so good at it.
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(Omg we hear a crash...Coco figured out what the wheel is so Snowball tried to run too....idiots)
Right. Still... I think they'll be fine... I studied psychology for quite a while- the faces of these people here- they aren't ones of fear. Test their emotions, love- tell me, what do you find?
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