Monday, February 24, 2014

Ah, Darquesse...

Those lucky Minions who made it to the Imagine festival last week got the LSODM paperback early, but I couldn't let them be the ONLY ones who get to marvel at Tom Percival's back cover, so here you go...



Isn't she lovely? Isn't she wonderful? Isn't she precious?

The paperback will be released for everyone else on the 27th of March, and because we are very, very smart people, we will be releasing the paperback of The Maleficent Seven, which takes place BEFORE LSODM, on the 8th of May. 

Just to confuse you.

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John said...

Erebus: Oh you might want to focus on the fight at hand, she might kill you if you try to come after me. Shall I make one for your friend as well? Wouldn't want him ruining your little brawl now would we?

John said...

*The shadow runs towards the wall the straight up it, its feet growing spikes to latch onto the wall*
Erebus: Please sir, I've had enough people join this fight already...

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

Thanks Nic. *grabs Errbus's arm and turns it to stone* *quickly does it to his other arm* call off the shadow and admit I got you. You're blinded and have two arms made of stone.

Ari- I think I may end up dead and I dont think Nic wants to revive me twice in less than 24hrs

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Hi, Sir! How are you?

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Sir said...

Greetings, Ms. Tesla. Standard.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

((My apologies; it has suddenly occurred to me that as I fail to recall formally introducing myself to you, I ought to explain my ability to utilize multiple disciplines. My discipline is to steal true names. Over the span of several centuries, I have stolen 48 names.))

I am not overly fond of combat as a method of introduction, however it does appear as though you are attempting to kill Zafira, in which case I will readily interfere should she require my assistance.

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John said...

Erebus: Blinded? I think you forgot about my little trick earlier. Also, have you seen me use my arms a single time so far? I will call off the shadow, but now I fight for real. *A shockwave blasts back everything in a mile radius, I melt out of a shadow behind you* You stand no chance. Admit defeat and you can live, I'm not in the mood for killing today anyways.

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

My gerbil, Coco, wouldn't leave my hand until I stopped crying and he kept nudging my tears off my face....

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

You kill me...I can come back, I have a family don't kill me *bitterly* Fine I admit defeat. Just din't try to kill Aretha or Niccolò they're my friends.

Alexis: *watches terrified*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Oh, that's so cute! Animals can make really awesome friends. :)

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Noelle said...

*Slithers in*
*Okay I'm really sorry for intruding on everyone's RP right now...*
*But WALC is deserted*
*Sorry..*
*I have YouTube if busy*
**mmm... Forget I said anything >.<*
*Why am I even publishing this then*
*Have a wonderful day/evening/morning, all :)*
*Hurriedly slithers away*

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*places a hand over Aretha's as the shockwave flows through them* *they are completely unaffected by it* *retracts his hand from hers once the wave has passed*

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Sir said...

Ms. Dark, please think of your health. Slithering in such a fashion can hardly be healthy.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Hi Adra! *waves* *hugs*

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

*hits into a tree* OWWWW


I know Ari...it was so cute. He just refused to go back into his cage until I stopped crying.

John said...

*I send Erebus back into my subconscious* Man I haven't fought like that in ages *Helps you up* you're pretty damn good. I hope we can fight again sometime ^-^

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

*stands with his help* T-thank you. I'm not usually praised on fighting.

Alexis: *sneaks behind Nic and hugs him from behind*

Niccolò Croatoan said...

((I am in a tree, Alexis. In addition to that, I can hear you breathing, and your heart beating. I regret to inform you that it would be exceedingly difficult for you to approach me without my awareness.))

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John said...

I'm not usually forced to wake up Erebus, you're the only other person I've ever met able to call on their true name at will.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*slips out of the tree, landing lightly on the ground* Hello, Alexis.

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

(Alexis: Nic shhhh I know but I'm playing around!)

Alexis: Coco come down please! I don't like trees.


Its not something I like. I'm not the only one either. But if I can do it I may as well use it, though technically my name is constantly out. I may be called Zafira but I could be called Justaria and I'd be the same person. I'm in harmony witu my name theoretically I could steal a true name, again, theaory. I do not know how to and I am not planning on figuring it out, I don't think Nic would let me live long enough to steal one.

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

Alexis: Hey, Niccolò. I have great news, my mentor says I'm excelling really well in my training. I actually want to ask you how to do something, if you wouldn't mind?

Alastair Cruciatus said...

You don't like trees?! How can you not like trees?!? *hugs the tree* I love trees...

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Niccolò Croatoan said...

What is it?

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John said...

Interesting, either way it was a good fight, though I think Erebus is a little annoyed, he only got to show you one of his "trump cards" as he calls them.

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

Alexis: I don't like climbing them, Ari. Trearetha!!! I ship it! *giggles and the turns serious* Okay, Nic, do you remember how you blinded my mother? Well...I was wondering how exactly you did that. And how Alastair stole her consious but I'm really interested in how you blinded her.

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

It was, oh. *brushed fingers against both arms, turning your arms back to flesh* I can replicate any magic I experience or see, Niccolò turned my leg to stone and a hand so I can do it.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Why are you interested in that?

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John said...

That's awesome, all I can do myself is the typical necromancer shadow control, though I have my near-perfect defense that disintegrates anything that touches it and can summon the dead. Erebus is a completely different class though, he has yet to be beat and refuses to show me all of his power, which kind of scares me...

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

Alexis: Because its a useful tactic, if my enemy is trying to kill me and I don't stand a chance, the fact I could shut off a sense would give me a fighting chance. I'm not going to win every fight and I need to be prepared for last resort possibilities.

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

Well I made myself in harmony with ny name so not to have that happen, also I wanted...well a small part of me wanted to be able to steal a true name but I know I can't. I shouldn't. I mostly just...well its easier I don't have a voice in my head because its just me, I'm Justaria. And so its made life easier

John said...

I'd imagine, Erebus is always criticizing me in fights... saying I should just let him take over and end it. I hate relying on him though, he's not out to control me or anything but he scares me. People shouldn't be as strong as him...

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

Its a true name. I shouldn't be able to use Elemental magic, I am a bit scared. I just know if I was that insane I'd never have been elected Grand Mage of America. So I keep thinking positive

Snow said...

hiaa

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

Hi Snowy

Sir said...

Greetings, Ms. Stormberg.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

*is overhearing their conversation, of course* *Korupted is correct- some creatures are indeed far too powerful* I believe your mother knows how to do it as well, however it is, in reality, quite simple. *pauses for a moment, considering how best to explain this* May I show you?

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Niccolò Croatoan said...

((Hello, Snow.))

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Snow said...

*nods t everyone and watches rp*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Hi, Snow! *hugs*

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

Alexis: You may. And Nic...*quietly* I don't want to remind my mother, she is getting less nightmares.

Niccolò Croatoan said...

Of course. My apologies- I had no intention of suggesting that she revisit such an unpleasant experience. *enters Alexis' mind and deprives her of vision for a few moments- merely long enough for her to make note of what he has done- then reverses the effect and retracts his presence*

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Snow said...

Wednesday... I'm in the library playing chess. I've Beaten 4 people :) and the computer

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

Alexis: *carefully notes what he does, stiffening when her sight is gone* *blinks and looks up at him* Can I try it on you? I want to make sure I can do it.

John said...

Well, I think it's time for me to go. Zaf, train hard so our next fight is even better. *I sink into my own shadow and disappear*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

((That's awesome, Snow! Congrats!))

Alexis- you'd better try it on me, instead. I don't mind, and poking around in his head is almost never a good idea.

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Snow said...

g2g to band. :) bye

Alastair Cruciatus said...

((See you, Korupted and Snow!

Msd, by the way.))

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

Alexis: Alright. If I do this wrong I am so sorry! *grins* What if I like bad ideas? Poking around in hishead is a once in a life time experience! *grins and enters Ari's mind and does exactly what Nic did, attempting to make Aretha unable to see*

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

(By Kor and Snow and ok Ari! And dont mind Lexi she's actualy cheerful today which is weird as im sad and i have a cheerful voice cracking jokes in my head

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*blinks* *closes her eyes, then opens them* *looks around* Well, I'm not exactly blind, but I can only see in hazy blurs of color, really, and even that is duller than it should be, so, you must be doing something right. You're definitely close.

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

Alexis: See if it works this time. *tries again, focusing more on the process, copying exactly what Nic did* I think I did it...

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*blinks again* *finds herself gripping the tree almost imperceptibly tighter to make up for the sudden loss of balance* Oh, yeah, that's definitely working now. *blinks a few more times, experimentally* Can't see a thing.

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

Alexis: Yes!!!! *grins and hugs Niccolò* YES!! *looks at Ari, ok lets see if I can reverse it now....*enters her mind and copies how Nic reversed the blindness*

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

Zaffy gonna sleep g'night

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

Helloo?

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

Hi?

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

FAB-TEA!!! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*


HAI!

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

Hi Jubi-bean. :-)

I survived my first dance class in heels. :D

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

YAY FAB-TEA!

I'm so proud of you *pats on the head*


Jubi and heels don't go well together...

The one who shall not be named said...

Hi everyone!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

CAROLINE! *supermegatacklehugsofdoom*


HAI!

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

I imagine. :-P

Jessica got annoyed because Fabi is at least a foot taller without heels, and she believes this is unfair.

I believe she is eleven(?) and will probably grow. Also, she has a lot of ballet-ish things way easier being petite.

SO THERE.

Hi Caroline!

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

Yeah Fab-Tea!
You SHOW Jessica who's taller than who! :P

Snow said...

hello??

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

XD

[pokes Jubab]

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

Snoooooowwwww! Hi. :-)

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

SNOW SNOW!! *Supermegatacklehugsofdoom*

HAI!

Snow said...

JUB JUB!!! * is supermegatacklehugsofdoomed*

FABBBIIII

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

HOOOOW GOES IT?

Snow said...

IT GOES GOODLY

The one who shall not be named said...

urgh, so tired right now. im trying to read a john green book while doing my ancient history work

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

...how's that working out for you, then?

xP

Snow said...

http://www.kongregate.com/games/stillmerlin/a-duck-has-an-adventure

so fun :)))

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

9.12/3/7-17.25-10/11

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

is that a new code?

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

New-ish. I invented it yesterday.

23-15/17.4/11.25-10/11.8-7/21-17.20-5.4/5-4? 9.12/3/7-17.25-10/11.

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

Or maybe the day before, hard to say.

The one who shall not be named said...

urrrgh, my teacher is going to read my hypothesis out

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

xD Nice

oooooh hypothesis
good luck!
I think.. xP

Snow said...

we're doing legends in history atm. stuff like King Arthur and Robin Hood. :) its fun.

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

woah coool!

Snow said...

its fun.

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

You know when you hear a song you haven't heard in years, but still remember every note? :')

Snow said...

:')

I'm Jubilance Glee / Occasional Haiku-er / And a dinosaur said...

YESH

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

Well, I came across this snippet I used to watch so often...

Snow said...

songs hold such great memories for me... play a song and i'll give you a memorie for it.

Snow said...

or a name of someone the song reminds me of XD

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

:-)

Wbd/msd, sorry.

Snow said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTDKLjdok4&list=TLRwZVic6ARZiSh5oj6w5Pm1rUJtrc3UT3

i adore this song and video clip. they are just done so well :)

Snow said...

"I try not to think. It interferes with being nuts"

Snow said...

Worrying about friends is driving me nuts. But I cant not worry. That'd be heartless. And inhuman. And I could never not worry. *hugs all*

Snow said...

When im bored I google stupid things.

Oh, and my friend just sent me a picture saying this :

"The last thing you googled is waiting for you in your kitchen"

And the last thing I googled was....

SIR IS WAITING IN MY KITCHEN?!?!

Gees Sir, I thought you might at least knock on the door...

Snow said...

The last thing I googled, no joke, was "Sir Reingington"

Mistical Future said...

LOL

Sup Snowy!

How are you?

Snow said...

I'm good. I g2g. Bye

Mistical Future said...

Well then;
Hello good bye your late your late your late

Chione Asahina said...

Hai people, anyone on?

Anonymous said...

Hello?

Anonymous said...

Meh... Bbl, maybe 15 mins.
Just found out that I acutally have THINGS to do...

Star Inkbright said...

No remnants were ever found of it
Feeling the hot bile
With every fake smile
Though no evidence was ever found
It never went away completely

I try to hide from the unholy sound of it
Another day gone
Another night's dawn
Dark forces pull me underground
They never went away completely

How can I feel this empty?
I will not recover this time
This loneliness is killing me!

Will I never know peace of mind again?
I don't believe it
I can't achieve it
I think it all is just another sign
That never went away completely

Terror is coursing in me
Dreading the final moments
When I have to dream
And -
([Background:] Death's inside of me
Keeps a diligent watch on everything
Keeps a terrible hold on my belief
Just waiting for the moment when I -)
- feel you die!

In asylum
(I live a lie)
Don't you know I'm in love with you
And I wasn't ready
For asylum
(Relive a lie)
To let go
Now it's dragging me into your grave
Your asylum
(Forgive the lie)
Overcome by the feeling that
I won't get to join you in time
For the loneliness is killing me!

Death's images are all around again
They're right behind me
They're gonna find me
Judgment for the immortal sin
That had enveloped me completely

I know I'll never know a peaceful night again
Afraid they'll hear me
They don't fear me
Punishment for the immoral crime
The debt was never paid completely

Terror is coursing in me
Dreading the final moments
When I have to dream
And -
([Background:] Death's inside of me
Keeps a diligent watch on everything
Keeps a terrible hold on my belief
Just waiting for the moment when I -)
- feel you die!

In asylum
(I live a lie)
Don't you know I'm in love with you
And I wasn't ready
For asylum
(Relive a lie)
To let go
Now it's dragging me into your grave
Your asylum
(Forgive the lie)
Overcome by the feeling that
I won't get to join you in time
For the loneliness is killing me!

In the end there will be no suffering (more suffering)
In the end you will find out everything (not anything)
In the end you may question your belief (what belief)
In the end you will realize finally
How you were deceived

This has gone on too long (too long)
No more demonic dreams
Destroyer come tonight
Because the memory is killing me!

In asylum
(I live a lie)
I let go
Now it's dragging me into your grave
For asylum
(Relive a lie)
Overcome by the feeling that
I won't get to join you in time
This world is not fulfilling me!

Don't think I live in asylum
I live a lie
Don't want to live in asylum
I live a lie
Don't think I live in asylum
I live a lie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G_OW_B2r_0&list=PLTslNdjmKxFtyDjXNSMNesm8F-RgBg0Av&index=53

Yeah, I'm here. :)

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Star Inkbright said...

Will be distant for a minute whilst I type out this rant.

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Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

That is quite a Disturbing thing you've written, Star.

Anonymous said...

Ha! I'm back!
Hello Star and Ieni! :)

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Hello Mith from Bavaria!!!!:):) *ninjaeroplanetacklehugs*
How is Bavaria?

Anonymous said...

*laughs* You actually remember the Bavaria thing :D
Well, I think Bavaria is fine... maybe a little sad cause 'Fasching' is over today.
But I don't care about that, anyway. So... *shrugs* No idea what I wanted to say... :P

Anonymous said...

Also, I'm trying to imagine what being ninjaeroplanetacklehugged looks like...

Dragona Pine said...

Hello.

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Of course I do!! Because Bamberg is in Bavaria and Bavaria is so beautiful and ahhhh.
What's Fasching?

Ninjaeroplanetacklehugs is me coming towards you making aeroplane noises with my arms out and grinning like a lunatic then giving you a big tackehug!:)

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Hey, Dragona!!!:):)
How are you?

Dragona Pine said...

Aww I thought you had a 747 somewhere... :P

Dragona Pine said...

I'm fine, thanks. How are you?

Anonymous said...

Hi Dragona! How are you? Are you done with your 4 hours Mass Effect? :D

Iene, Fasching is difficult to explain... Uh... it's the bavarian word for Carnival (perhaps you know that?)

Dragona Pine said...

Ok... google... what the...



I went on to google images and typed in "ninja aeroplane tackle hug", part of the way down there was a picture of Mass Effect 3.

Dragona Pine said...

Yes, I am done with my 4 hours of Mass Effect.

I'm 2 missions away from completing Mass Effect 2. And so far I'm in line with a "everyone-survives-everything-is-awesome" ending.

Unlike the one I had last time. That was strange.

Someone died who was loyal, so they're not supposed to die... but the weird thing is, it's a person who is practically IMPOSSIBLE to get killed, and it happened. They have the lowest chance to get killed out of everyone, and even though some people weren't loyal, she still died.

Because I have skills.


Brb.

Star Inkbright said...

I'm sure most of you have heard me talk about my school's assemblies. Only recently I stated that I generally came out feeling I could have done better. None of them are ever really very good. Occasionally you have some are quite cool, but mostly they just tell us a load of crap and me and my friend C go "Oh my gosh, that was so rubbish" and rant about it all the way to science.
Anyway, it was assembly today. We came in and sat down, as you do. This old man walked to the front. He was wearing a dog collar, so he was clearly a vicar type person. This didn't give me high hopes, as the Christian assemblies are, like most of the assemblies at my school, pretty rubbish. He didn't look very exceptional and his eyes didn't really open very far - it was quite disconcerting.
That was the best assembly I have ever been in.
My friend C said that she was just sat there going "Oh God, it's going to be one of those people who is just like "I WORSHIP JESUS" and then he started talking and I was just like - is the whole assembly going to be like this? And then it was, and it was . . . oh my gosh."
I stopped picking at my fingernails and just sat there and stared at him in absolute admiration. I wanted to run to him and hug him.
I was planning on going up to him after the assembly and telling him how fabulous he was, but he walked off whilst a sixth former started nattering on about saving the planet.
Me and my friend C were both contemplating going to our head of year and asking her who he was, but then my friend had to go home at lunch so that all went to pot . . . she had really severe period pains. She had to go home in the middle of the school day last month (or maybe the month before, idk) (one month, anyway) as well. :/
Anyway. Me and C both thought it was the best assembly we'd ever had, but nobody else thought much of it (it was just another assembly, to them), but I'll tell you what he said anyway, as best as I can remember (there will probably be gaps).

Okay, so he came to the front, and he said he'd been told to talk to us about honesty, respect and diversity.
He then said about how Lent was coming up, and how it was the season of fasting, and how every religion had this period. And he said it wasn't just about not eating chocolate for the sake of not eating chocolate, it was about getting to know yourself better, and about how depriving yourself and sacrifice made you know yourself as a person better so you came to better respect yourself, and he also said summat about being more honest with yourself . . . how honesty was not about just not telling lies, but how it was about seeing yourself as you were (or something), and even though you could maybe sometimes feel inadequate, if you were honest with yourself, you would be more at terms with yourself and know yourself better and would feel less inadequate. And by having more respect for yourself, it eventually gave you more respect for other people.

TBC

Star Inkbright said...

And he said when someone is better than you at something, it's all to easy to be cruel to them and to bully them, or to at least join in, and eventually, this can become so bad that this person will commit suicide, because their life has been made unbearable by people who are less than them, in many ways. And he said that if you bully people, you do not respect yourself - and that people who bully have often been bullied or feel inadequate so therefore they are not on good terms with themselves. And he said that he visits men in Everthorpe Prison (Everthorpe is, uh, a place. Presumably a place with a prison in it), and he said that when the men are locked in their cells, they can often feel really lonely and scared and start to cry, but obviously they don't want the other men knowing this, so in the morning they would be horrible to other people. And he said that all of the people there were awesome in their own way, or something along those lines, and at that point my mind drifted off slightly because I was too busy feeling absolute admiration and agreement, but I think he said something about how if they didn't close themselves off from other people and if they kind of came together and respect themselves and each other, they could be awesome together or something along those lines. I'm sorry, memory failing.
And then he said about the rainbow, and he said how white light, when reflected through a prism, separated into all the colours of the rainbow. And how all the colours made up white light, and how it was the same with people. He said we're all different, we're diverse, and that isn't a bad thing, and how you need all the different colours to make white light. And he said how it was no good saying the blue was better than the red, because you needed both of them to form the white light.

Oh my gosh.

I really wish I knew which church that man went to, because I would much rather go to his church than my church.
And my friend C was standing there and we were talking about it, and I metaphorically looked at our enormous invisible smiles, and you know what? This is why people would want to become a Christian. And normally the church assemblies have a fun activity and then he goes "Now, this links into Jesus because . . . " and we all switch off, and I'm sorry, but that is crap. Also, he's talking to a room full of people, the vast majority of whom are NOT Christian, and if you want to share Christianity with people, you have to give them a REASON to want to share in it. It's all very well nattering on about Jesus, but unless you can convince this room full of people that it isn't just a load of bullshit, then you're not really doing much, are you?
And maybe only a few people, like me and C, understood how beautiful that assembly was, but you know . . . it WAS beautiful. And if you go around spreading beauty like that, then people will just be like "O_O OKAY IF THIS IS WHAT CHRISTIANITY IS THEN I'LL CHECK IT OUT THANKS."
I've had a few years of my parents discussing the flaws in our nearby churches, and I tell you what, they could all take a leaf from that old man's book.

And anyway. Maybe it only seemed so fantastic because we're used to our assemblies being shit. We're used to complaining. We're used to feeling like we could do better ourselves. We're used to feeling like it probably made anyone who actually listened to it feel worse. Or maybe the assembly didn't really say anything at all, in which case, why have it?
But anyway. :)

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Star Inkbright said...

Yeah, rant over. :)

@Ieni: Thanks! :) :) *hugs*
Nice to see you!!! :) :)

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Star Inkbright said...

Anyway. I guess I'll be distant . . .

I don't have much homework this week. :) It's nice.

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Anonymous said...

Wow... Star, that was... I don't know.... just wow.

Star Inkbright said...

@Mithria: Really??????

Thanks!!! :) :) :)

(Msd. D:)

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Anonymous said...

Yes of course, really! I mean, I AM Christian but I'm not really convinced of my religion... But still this was great!

Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

(sorry I went to help with cooking)

Yeah, I know what a Carnival is. Does it have a particular theme?

Thankyou for typing that out Star, it was really interesting to read and I'm glad you wrote it:)
How are you?:)

Star Inkbright said...

Electric socket: *connected to charger*
Charger: *connected to laptop*
Laptop: *connected to USB cable*
USB cable: *connected to phone*
Phone: *connected to headphones*
Headphones: *connected to me*
Me: *laughs*

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Anonymous said...

@Ieni: It doesn't have a particular theme, it's more something like a 5th season in Bavaria :D

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

And I thought I was starting to get the hang of this whole not-being-sick thing...

Star Inkbright said...

@Mithria: Thanks! :) *big invisible smile*

@Ieni: (that's fine :))
And THANKS!!! :) :)

I'm good! :) I've had two essays, one spilt into three lessons, over the past four school days, and now that is OVER so it's pretty good. :) Plus I've just generally been in a good mood for the past few hours. It's cool. :P
You? :)

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Star Inkbright said...

@Lantern: :( *hugs*

Bbs, dinner!

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Ieni Strider (Ieni The Ninja Aeroplane, Eater of Fabi's armses) said...

Ooh, how long does it last?

I was brought up a Christian and then when I got older I just got really angry with some of the stuff written in the Bible and because where I live is really multicultural and there's loads of religions, I realised that religions disprove each other and I just got confused and aghhhh

Ah, what subject? Was it a CA? Hope you got good marks for it:)
Enjoy dinner!

Anonymous said...

@Ieni: Officially, it starts on November 11 and lasts until today^^

Star Inkbright said...
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Star Inkbright said...

@Ieni: There's this book called The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson and in it, there's this man, and he's this Keeper person who basically remembers stuff so it doesn't just die and get forgotten. And this man specialises in religions. He knows over 700 or something. And one time another character asked him which one he believed in, and he said he believed in all of them. The other character asked, didn't they contradict each other? And he said, all the time, but he said he believed in the basic truths of each religion.
I have a belief that if you belief in something, it's worthy of being believed in.
And I also believe . . . well, you know my theory about the layers of reality? Well, you can sort of see through them, but not very accurately, and everything looks different depending on which layers you look through. And I believe that humans see God in lots of different forms, and probably none of us really know God properly, and if we did, the knowledge would probably be to great for us and it would literally blow our minds.
It's really very confusing, because at the same time, God IS reality, in a way, so it's like trying to see a spider through a spider but all you can see is a spider and yet you're not actually seeing a spider, but . . . yeah.
I think that's sort of what I believe.
It will probably change; all beliefs alter with time. :)

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Mary Contrary said...

Hello. :)

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Star Inkbright said...

Hey Taia! :)

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Star Inkbright said...

Wb, Dragona! :)

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Dragona Pine said...

Thanks, Star.


I just read your rant about the assembly. It was a good rant. When I was in high school we were just forced to listen to a vicar guy who was all like, "I WORSHIP JESUS". I just used to tune out, because every time he spoke it was just random crap to me. I'm an atheist and I think that having to sit through something which is religious should be optional. I have no interest in religion - in fact, the more I learn about it, the more I get annoyed with it.
I'm glad that in college going to religious things is optional. They have religious clubs and stuff but I don't know anyone who goes to them, and I don't have to, so yay!

Mary Contrary said...

@Star: That's reminding me of something, but I don't know what it is. If that makes sense. There are things that I'm remembering, but I'm not remembering, I'm just remembering that they were things that exist/ed or happen/ed, and I want to remember what they were but I can't remember and idk.
And it's like, a collection of past thoughts and things that I've heard, and beliefs of other people, and all of these things and I don't know what they are, but I do, but I still don't.
But, idk. It's an interesting thing to think about, and I like the idea of other people's beliefs in religions or spiritualities and whatever, and how even within your particular religious or faithful group, there's still that diversity in how people believe the things that they do, and it's interesting how people identify differently to those particular beliefs within greater beliefs, if that makes sense, idk.
I'm not sure if I have a point, here, it's just things that are coming from that, kind of? idk. But yeah. :)

Also, Hey Star! Hi Dragona! :)

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Star Inkbright said...

@Dragona: Thank you. :) :) :) *hugs*

Damn. *facepalms at all these adults who just do not know how to do anything*

@Taia: I know what you mean. :)
And - thanks. :) :)
We all have diversity and difference, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL DIFFERENT COLOURS OF THE RAINBOW AND YOU NEED ALL OF US DIFFERENCES TO MAKE WHITE LIGHT. *nods*
(sorry)
And, um, :) :)

Sorry, I'm going soon . . . D:

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Mary Contrary said...

@Star: @Star: It's a great analogy. THe Assembly-Vicar-Man sounds like a good guy. :) ^^

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Dragona Pine said...

I'm the kind of person who doesn't really care what people believe in, but I think religion as a whole is a detriment to society and we'd be better off without it.
Because, let's face it, throughout history and even today, atrocities are committed because of religion.
There are also parts of the Bible which are like sexist and racist and violent and stuff.

Anonymous said...

Argh... sorry for poofing, had to eat something.

Dragona, I think your quite right...

Star Inkbright said...

@Taia: Thank you. :) :) :)
He sounds like an ACE guy. I'll probably never see him ever again, though. D:

@Dragona: You know, in that book, The Final Empire . . . the Lord Ruler has ruled for a thousand years. He's immortal.
And after all the armies and the governments and so on had fallen, after everyone had given up, the religions were still fighting, well into the fifth century.
Because they had belief.
And I think belief is a beautiful, beautiful thing.

Okay, religions can really suck. I think, if we look back through history, we'll all either be completely blind or notice that the church has been kind of sucky at points. But things have to suck to be awesome, so . . .

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Star Inkbright said...

Well, welcome back, Mithria. :)

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Anonymous said...

Thanks, Star :)
So, what are we going to do now?

Dragona Pine said...

*gets out paintball gun and shoots everywhere*

Star Inkbright said...

Gtg, fours! D:

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Anonymous said...

'kay, bye Star! *hugs*


*stares at Dragona*
*ducks down for not being shot*

Mary Contrary said...

Sorry. Computer shut itself down at random. o0

Hi Mithria!
See you, Star! *hugs*

mbd/msd
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Anonymous said...

Hey Taia! *waves*

Mary Contrary said...

... I've never used a paintball gun before, so it goes that I've never been shot with one, either. I'm not really sure how to respond. :P

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Dragona Pine said...

Mwhahaha *shoots Taia some more in her confusion*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

HEY GUYS! HOW ARE Y'ALL?

Anonymous said...

Hi Silente! I'm fine, thanks! You?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

I'm good thanks mir!

Dragona Pine said...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJXm3l3Sjsc


Just because... yeah.

Anonymous said...

'I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees'
xD

Anonymous said...

I am booooored...
Watch out, wall!

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

No not the walls again
*stand in front of wall with arms wide* I'm guessing that not many people are on? I mean, that would explain why mirs bored..

Dragona Pine said...

Bearing in mind the entire crew of the ship was just captured... that WAS an awesome line by the AI :P

Mary Contrary said...

Oh? *becomes increasingly confused with every shot* :P

Hey Tempest! :)
I'm good, thanks.
Mostly good.
But I get my results from my January exams tomorrow, so I'm kind of half fear and half indifferent, which is sort of confused a state of mind, I guess.
But aside from that I am good. :)
Thanks for asking. :) ^^


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Dragona Pine said...

Food brb.

Anonymous said...

*lauhgs*
Wow... that really makes it awesome xD


*rolls eyes*
The wall had it coming... Please move, Silente. I don't want to shoot you by accident.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Please mir, you CANT shoot me by accident *rolls eyes* I'll move if needs be. Shoot....erm.... that *points at mirs foot*



Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Poor you trip! You'll do fine!

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Or you'll HAVE done fine... not sure which phrase would be right.

Anonymous said...

*looks at her foot*
Um.... no, certainly not.
*looks at gun*
*looks at wall*
*sighs*

Sherlock: *walks up to her*
Mithria. Give it back.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Omg omg omg sherlock hi! I mean *clears throat*
Did you miss me?

Mary Contrary said...

@Tempest: Thanks for the encouragement. :) ^^

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Anonymous said...

Sherlock: *raises eyebrow*
Do I know you?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Yw trip. I know exams can be scary, I havent had any major ones but I experience my sister going through her tests and the day before results day.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

I don't know, do you? *raises eyebrow* your meant to be the master detective.

Anonymous said...

Sherlock: *frowns*

*looks at Sherlock*
Give what back?

Sherlock: The gun. MY gun. Give it back.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Wait mir you stole a gun? Bad mir!

Anonymous said...

I didn't steal it... I borrowed it - without asking for permission.

Sherlock: *sighs* Just give it back.

Nah...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Tut tut mir. Give sherlock his gun back. Don't be rude! You can go to that shop there and get your own
*points at blog shop if everything*

Chione Asahina said...

Ah, people are actually here now. *walks to everyone*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Ahh! *jumps and flinches* hey erm chio. How are you?

Mary Contrary said...

@Tempest: Hm. I think I try to just accept that it's either going to be one thing or another, or somewhere in between, and there's nothing I can do about that until I GET the results, and then look at re-sits if I need/want to, I guess. Plus they're modules anyhow, rather than finals, so they don't totally determine your entire grade - the subjects I think I may not have done well in this time around, I DID do well in on the first module, and there's STILL another contributing exam module to go, so... Yeah. :)

But I guess that everybody responds to and deals with examinations differently? idk. ^^

But thanks. And yeah. :)


Hi Chione! :)

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Anonymous said...

*sighs and gives the gun back*

Sherlock: *rolls eyes* Thank you.
Why did you take it at all?

I was bored.

Sherlock: *takes the gun and turns*

Anonymous said...

Hey sister! :)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Taia I suppose everyone will react differently to exam results, even with possible resits.

Chione Asahina said...

Hello Mithria.

Anonymous said...

I've read your latest chapter, Chi! :)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Where's my hey? Surely you ain't THAT mad about the dress. I mean sure I ripped it but in a way it was your fault so you can't REALLY be angry at me...

Anonymous said...

(Damnit. I'll have to leave in about 10 minutes...)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*tilts head to the side* are you...my god are you IGNORING me?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

No mir don't leave me! I don't want to be basically alone!

Anonymous said...

Silente, was your last comment addressed to me?
I'm kinda really confused right at teh moment...

Anonymous said...

(The one about the ignoring, I mean)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

No mir don't leave me is addressed to you the one before is to chio

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

She's either poofed, ignoring me or has nothing to say...or is just really slow at typing.

Anonymous said...

Oh, ok... thanks.

Sherlock: *is still in Blogland, standing a few steps aside*

Anonymous said...

Ignoring us both, you mean.
I think she has poofed...

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Hey Sherlock! Your a smart detectivy guy, where's chio?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Yeah most likely she has poofed. God damn her sot attention span!

Chione Asahina said...

Here. *says from behins Sliente*

Chione Asahina said...

behind*

Anonymous said...
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Anonymous said...

Sherlock: I think you just got your answer.

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