Monday, April 14, 2014

The Year of the Requiem

Ladies and gentlemen...

When I start writing Book 9, I had a title in mind. And it was a good title. It was a glorious title. It echoed a phrase we'd already seen in the books themselves, and it was cool, and haunting, and awesome...

But for some reason, it wasn't a "Final Book" title.

I don't know why. Some titles suit the last book of a series. Some suit the first. This title — my lovely, glorious title — suited the first.

I'm not going to tell you what it was, because I do plan to use it at some stage — and I never let a good idea go to waste.

But suddenly I had a problem. I needed a new title.

I needed a new title that sounded like a final book. I needed a new title that fit alongside Kingdom of the Wicked and Last Stand of Dead Men. I needed something almost... poetic.

And so I came up with this.

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Dragona Pine said...

Thanks Silente. :)



Yes happy bloganiversary or whatever it's called Trip. :)

Emerald Melody said...

Elizabeth: Ah yes, Boots and Incha have never exactly seen eye to eye and with everything the candidates are going through at the moment, that can get even more physical than it needs to be.

She's attacked him. He's attacked her but they know that it's not to escalate.

I know it might seem farfetched but that's the unfortunate thing that comes with the temper.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*chokes down a few angry words*

Well, another thing, she knows that Lorcan is a silver mage.

And he knows he isn't the only one.

Matex Von Darkhour - マテクス said...

Dedications these days are so legendary hahaha

Dragona Pine said...

Matex, I know, right?

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

Don't dis. Bees deserve a dedication.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

No they don't! They only keep everything alive!

Luciana said...

My dedications are the best;3

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

But they also make honey!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hello!

And I've only gotten the Atlas glitch.

Emerald Melody said...

*Elizabeth shifted suspiciously*

Elizabeth: Lorcan is the one and only silver mage.

What you saw with Incha was her adapting to learn a new power. She's still a werewolf.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

The who and the whatnow Tia?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

And what is this new power?

Dragona Pine said...

Tia, imagine a Banshee you have no idea where it is until you run into it and it picks you up and pushes its hand through your stomach. Which normally wouldn't be so bad: Apart from when you're running to the extraction zone on Platinum and you're the only survivor and there's 10 seconds left of a match.

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

Hey Tia

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

I should probably just go, as I don't seem to be participating in the conversation or getting anything done irl.

Goodbye. [hugs]

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Goodbye Fabi. *hugs*

Chione Asahina said...

I forgot when my blogversary is... sometime in September...

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

Apparently mine is some time in August.

Luciana said...

Bye Fabi!


Sorry I'm so distant; I'm revising.

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Ahhh, sorry I'm so distant!!

Hello anyone that may have appeared! :D

Emerald Melody said...

Elizabeth: Having the silver power.

As you can imagine, it is tricky but they are progressing well.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*pinches the bridge of his nose*

Wait, what? What have you been doing while I've been gone?

Emerald Melody said...

Elizabeth: Lorcan's wolf lost his battle with the silver poisoning but it has given Lorcan something else.

A magnificent gift and power.

I've been coming up with a way for the candidates to have this same gift but to keep their wolf.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hey Silente, Trip and Dragona!

You don't even get the health bar and red outline of the Banshee?

And subscribe to Jumpinproductions, a great guy to follow for Mass Effect stuff, here's a funny Atlas glitch by him:
http://youtu.be/-h5MpRJRcoc

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(We're taking Mass Effect)

Dragona Pine said...

Tia, you can see the health bar when you're aiming directly at it but nothing else. No red outline, no nothing. OCCASIONALLY you get to see their biotic field, but other times you don't. It was one of those times.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*talking

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

Hey Pup!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Is it your disk? Maybe it's serverside - the game hasn't been maintained for a while now.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Hello Amethyst! (Can I call you Amy?)

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Right, well I suggest you talk to her about it all, lest she start spreading rumours. Rumours start uprisings.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

Hey Stalky!

Amethyst Temerity said...

Hello Silente!
Hello Tia! Yes, you can call me that :)

Amethyst Temerity said...

Hey Trip!

Dragona Pine said...

Tia - no, it's nothing wrong with my disk. It's a known glitch, like the Atlas-on-roof-shooting-from-above.

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

How are ya pup?

Amethyst Temerity said...

I'm fine. What about you?

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

Sleepy even though its only 5:15 or so. Otherwise though I'm fine! How you coping with the crazy bug?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*hums a jolly song*

Emerald Melody said...

*Elizabeth nods and turns to walk towards the medical bay when she hears an awful coughing sound coming from the canteen.

She frowns as she heads towards the canteen to see Paul, who was part of the original werewolf program with Lorcan, sitting at a table coughing really hard. He looked sick*

Star Inkbright said...

HELLO!

Wbd, I think. :)

#ChaseForBookNine

Star Inkbright said...

I'm actually really lucky because my memory is so good that for science and things I just have to go over it to kind of refresh myself, and because my teachers are so great so I learnt it clearly in the first place, and also because, you know, it's science, it's interesting - I'll remember it.
Like, for biology. I think I just really have to read through everything.
Damn. O_O

ICT'll be a lot harder, because the lessons are boring so I don't remember any of it. XD

#ChaseForBookNine

Jophiel said...

It is rather hot in Rome.... Fuck.

Star Inkbright said...

@Death: I imagine it would be, it being Italy. :/
Hi!

#ChaseForBookNine

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Hello Star and Death :)

Star Inkbright said...

Hey Flora! :)

#ChaseForBookNine

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

So, whatcha guys doin'?

Star Inkbright said...

@Tia: Revising. :P

#ChaseForBookNine

Amethyst Temerity said...

I'm not doing anything...

Luciana said...

HEY STAR

HEY DEATH


Sorry if I'm distant! Revising Philosophy:3

Star Inkbright said...

@Lantern: Okay. :)

I GET TO REVISE OSMOSIS IN A MINUTE! C:

#ChaseForBookNine

Chione Asahina said...

I'm bored to tears...

Star Inkbright said...

*Mushroom

I TOLD YOU I'D SCREW THESE NAMES UP. *facepalm*

#ChaseForBookNine

Star Inkbright said...

@Chi: I'm sorry about that . . . :(
Is there anything I can do to relieve your boredom?

#ChaseForBookNine

The Grave of a Coward said...

*the Midnight Hotel pops out of the ground with a noise like the dead rising from the grave*
*and I stumble out and flop face-first into Blogland*

*whispers* Four hours of Algebra . . .

Amethyst Temerity said...

Hello Annika/Clara!
Which one should I call you now?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*stammers weakly*
Call me anything except late for dinner.
*faints*

Star Inkbright said...

@Clara: That sounds very fun. :O

#ChaseForBookNine

The Grave of a Coward said...

*looks up*
*disoriented*

Revising . . . Osmosis?

Amethyst Temerity said...

*rushes over to Annika*
*pokes her*
Are you okay?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*grabs Amethyst by the lapels*
*uses Amethyst to drag myself to me feet*

*whispers* I really hate college.

*runs sobbing into the Midnight Hotel*

Star Inkbright said...

@Clara: The science-y kind.
You know.
The process in which water moves from a lower concentration of solute to a higher concentration of solute through a semi-permeable membrane.
Not the awesome kind.
You know.
The process in which Oscar loves Precocious and becomes a better person, and Precocious loves Oscar and becomes cleaner.

Bbs, dinner. D:

#ChaseForBookNine

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*pokes Annika with a stick*

Yes, yes, poke you, I will. Old Jedi healing method, it is.

The Grave of a Coward said...

*my

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

(Back)

*looks at Clara laying down*
*moves over standing next to amethyst*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*runs after her*
*hugs Annika*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*grimly takes the hug with the air of someone accepting a barrel of toxic waste*

Amethyst Temerity said...

...*poke*

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

*pokes Amethyst*
Hey..
*pokes Clara*
Let me guess. Too much revision?

Amethyst Temerity said...

*pokes everyone*

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

*pokes Amethyst twice*

The Grave of a Coward said...

Revision?
REVISION?
*wails in anguish*
Fours hours of revision I can handle with a cheery disposition and a damn fine cup of tea, but fours hours of algebra?
*weeps sadly*

*my pet towel inches towards me along the carpet*
*coming to see if I'm okay*

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

*smiles sadly at Clara*
Lives hard. Its okay, its over now.

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

**life's

Luciana said...

IF ANYONE HERE HAS FACEBOOK PLEASE LIKE THE NEW PAGE I GOT FROM ROBIN:

https://www.facebook.com/MrPleasantYoureASkeleton?hc_location=timeline


THANK ILY <3

The Grave of a Coward said...

*squints at Silente's 'Life's hard, but it's over now' comment*

Was that a thinly-veiled threat?

Amethyst Temerity said...

*pokes Silente thrice*

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

No I'm mean life's hard but the algebra is over now. If I was going to threaten you it would not be hidden.

The Grave of a Coward said...

Thrice, by-the-by, is a word that is not used nearly enough in common conversation.

The Grave of a Coward said...

*looks at Silente*
*dramatic music plays in the background*

Amethyst Temerity said...

...is there any word after thrice?

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

*pokes Amethyst quince*

Amethyst Temerity said...

...isn't quince some kinda fruit tree? I looked it up :D

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

*looks at Clara*

Star Inkbright said...

BACK!

@Mushroom: I don't have Facebook.
Or Twitter.
Or Instagram.
Or Snapchat.
Or Tumblr.

*laughs* XD

#ChaseForBookNine

The Grave of a Coward said...

Well, how do you know she didn't intend to poke you with a fruit tree? Or poke your fruit tree?

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Would anyone here mind reading something I've written quickly?
It's fine if not! :)

Star Inkbright said...

I wouldn't mind, Flora! :)

#ChaseForBookNine

The Grave of a Coward said...

*looks at Silente*
*the music intensifies*

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

*pokes amethyst 4 times because sh can't find the word for 4 times*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*pokes Silente one more time than previously poked*

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

*stares back at Clara*

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

*pokes amethyst 5 times*
*pokes her in the eye*

Luciana said...

STAAAAAAAAAAAAAR YOU NEED TO GET TWITTER AND SNAPCHAT AND TUMBLR <3

Star Inkbright said...

IF YOU SAY SO, MUSHROOM. :P

#ChaseForBookNine

The Grave of a Coward said...

Music: Baby you and I are
Undeniable
Bona fide and now love's
Unreliable-

*frantically changes the radio station before people get the wrong idea*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*pokes Silente 6 times and pokes her in both eyes*

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

*pokes amethyst 7 times*
*pokes her in both eyes*
*pokes her in the ear*

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

*blushes red at the song she just changed*
*continues glaring at Clara*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*pokes Silente 8 times*
*pokes her in both eyes*
*pokes her in both ears*
*pokes her nose*
*runs away*

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

*is drawn*
*poke amethyst or stare at Clara*
*decisions decisions*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*shifts uncomfortably*
*unable to take my eyes off Silente*

Radio: I swear that I could see forever
In your eyes
Paradise

*changes the radio station*
*coughs*
*runs off to do something else*
*anything else*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*runs back to Silente with safety goggles and earmuffs*
*pokes Silente 9 times*
*pokes her in both eyes*
*pokes her in both ears*
*pokes her nose twice*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...
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The Grave of a Coward said...

*gets to another room*
*and doubles over laughing*
*pulls out the remote that controls the hotel radio*

Th-that . . . that was great . . . heheh . . .
I need to do that again . . .

*alls into a chair laughing*
*tears streaming from my eyes*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*falls

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*pokes Amy with a tree*

Because magic.

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

*pokes amethysts cheeks twice each*
*pokes her forehead twice*
*pokes her chin twice*
*pokes her stomach 4 times*
*pokes her face 19 times*
*runs vamp speed away*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*pokes Tia with a tree twice*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*pulls a radio-style overhead mic down from the ceiling*
*shouts* NO POKING IN MY LOBBY!
Please refrain from this action, unless you are on the lawn.

Amethyst Temerity said...

*runs after Silente*
*tackles her*
*pokes her*
*pauses*
*tickles her*
*laughs*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

How do I add something to my name? I can't seem to find the option for it.

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

(How can you run as fast/faster than a vampire?))

Amethyst Temerity said...

*yells* SORRY!
*runs out of lobby*

Amethyst Temerity said...

((Magic :D))

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*walks into Midnight Hotel*

*without wiping shoes upon entry*

:O

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

((Le sigh))

*runs out of the hotel*
*tackles amethyst*
*pokes her numerous times*
*tickles her*

Amethyst Temerity said...

((I'll revise it then!))
*grabs a nearby motorcycle*
*races after Silente*
*jumps off motorcycle*
*tackles her*
*pokes her*
*pauses*
*tickles her*
*laughs*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*speaks into the microphone*
*which functions as an intercom system*
*shouts* TIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*whispers* Click edit profile.

The Grave of a Coward said...

*puts the mic away*
*returns to the lobby*
*sits in the swivel chair behind the check-in desk*

May I help you, miss . . ?

Amethyst Temerity said...

*laughs* Stop it! *laughs more*
*uncontrollable laughter*
*pushes Silente away*
Stop... *tackles Silente*
*tickles her* *pokes her*
*runs away*
*into the lobby of the hotel*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...
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The Grave of a Coward said...

*shouts*
I shall be forced to install vampire traps in my lobby if you don't cut it out!

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

I totally second what Luce said, Star. Especially Snapchat and Twitter! :D

And, Star, you are a beauty! :D
Thank you!

Right, so basically this is from something I've been writing for a while now - I don't know if you've read it before? Though if you have it's probably changed drastically.
But anyway, here's a few things you need to know before you read it:
The narrator is Cynthia. She's talking Rian.
They're lying on her bed - she's got her head rested on his stomach.
His tattoo is on his rib, on his side. Yes he is topless but there is a reason for that but it would be too complicated to explain and give lots away (Idk if you'll read the finished thing later).
Also, the last two lines are from an E.E.Cummings poem which is Cynthia's favourite.

Ahh, sorry, I've rambled.
Basically, I just can't find what I don't like about the passage, so I figured I'd ask someone what they thought.
Like, does it make sense? Does it flow okay? etc etc

Thank you!

(I'll post it in another comment)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Ah, hello Ms Crowley. I am Tia Halcyon, ruler of some place far, far away that will probably suffer a major drop in morale, production and war readiness if I was to ever return.

I'm also a Warrior Chronomancer, but that's another story entirely.

I am here to request a room, and stay in it until the Hotel reaches Ireland.

You game? *slides some notes into Clara's hand*

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

*races after her*
*tackles her in the lobby*
*smiles apologetically at Clara*
*drags amethyt out by her feet*
*dumps her on the lawn*
*continues tickling her*

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

"I run my fingertips along his tattoo as I keep my eyes on the ceiling above. I know where it is, I've traced it numerous times and its imprint is forged in my mind. But when I place my fingers upon it I realise that, to the touch, its invisible. Ink stained into the skin; a permanent, chosen scar of beauty.
Rian flinches slightly and his muscles tense beneath me.
"Tickles," he says softly, a smile laced through his words.
"Sorry," I say and drop my hand.
His fingers find mine and he ties them together.
The room has grown darker now, so much so that I can hardly see the swirls in the ceiling. The lonely streetlight that stands outside my window has switched on and creates a square of fake, bright orange on one of the bare walls, but apart from that there's nothing to brighten the room. We almost seem luminescent in this half-light.
I glance around at all the fairy lights I can see in the corners of my vision. My previous relief.
Every single set lays still, no electricity coursing through them and weaving a low, nearly inaudible buzz throughout the air. They haven't been used in a while, but that's okay, there hasn't been a need for them. Everything is still in my head, of course, but at the far depths where it will fade over time. I know it will always be there, how could I ever forget it? But it won't control me. I won't let it. I'm lucky: I have Rian.
I think of Rian and his tattoo. His way of taking control. His way of not letting it control him.
I roll my head on his stomach as I turn my face to Rian. He frowns slightly as he looks along his torso to where I'm rested.
"What is it?"
"I was just thinking maybe I should get one."
The skin around his eyes tightens slightly. He's confused.
"A tattoo?" he says.
I nod, ever-so slightly.
Rian's eyes drop down to where his tattoo is, even though I know he can't see it from that angle.
"What would you get?"
I bite my lip and run my gaze along the headboard as I think. Then I return them to Rian's face. "I don't know yet."
Rian nods, still looking towards his tattoo.
I move so I'm facing the ceiling again. Thoughts and ideas start to churn though my mind but nothing seems right. It has to mean something.
Then Rian says, "I could give you one right now, if you want."
Looking back at him I see him grinning at me through the dark. He raises his left hand and shows the pen he's grabbed from the bedside table. I smile.
"Only if you're sure it won't hurt. I'm terrible with needles." I raise my eyebrows in the centre, mock worried.
Rian catches he joke and reforms his features into determination. "Lady, I have been well trained. I graduated from the National Tattoo, er, Institute of...Tattoos...and stuff." His words slowly become more jumbled and confused.
Laughter cracks my façade. "Oh, alright then."
Rian untangles our fingers and takes hold of my wrist, pulling it up so he can reach it properly.
He bites the pen lid off and, keeping it between his teeth, says, "Don't move, alright?"
"Alright," I laugh.
Then he drops the pen to the underside of my forearm and starts writing. It tickles slightly and the ink is cold, but I just focus on Rian's concentrating face. His lips are pulled together in a tight, thin line as his eyes squint slightly. Then it all loosens and falls as he raises his gaze and smiles at me softly.
I lift my arm from his chest and hold it above me, reading the dark, messy words that are written across my skin.

I carry your heart
I carry it in my heart"

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Sorry about getting in the way of everyone's RP -.-'

The Grave of a Coward said...

Yes of course, that will be no trouble, no trouble at all. My, I have had an abundance of guests in the last few days.
*pockets the money*
*dollar signs flash in my eyes*
Thank-you-kindly.
*ducks under the desk*
*returns with an ornate, rose-shaped key, with the Greek letter lambda engraved on it*
Yours is Room 11. Enjoy your stay.

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

((I'm sorry vampire traps?))

Amethyst Temerity said...

*laughs* Help! Stop it! *laughs more*
*tries tickling Silente and poking her*

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

*stops tickling her*
*grabs her around the waist*
*jumps to the top of a tree*
*hangs her upsidedown from a branch by her shoe lases*
*smiles at her and jumps out the tree*

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

*looks in, decides its too odd to go into Blogland, backs out*

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

((Hey zaffydoodles!))

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*stares at the key*

*picks it up, sniffs it*

*stares suspiciously at Clara*

Do you have an anti-assassination policy? I'd rather not die during my stay.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*waves at Zaf* Hey there :)

Amethyst Temerity said...

SALTY! SALT SHAKER!
Zaf! Help!
*swings on tree, trying to reach shoes*

The Grave of a Coward said...

I assure you, any and all assassinations that take place in this hotel are carried out by me personally. You are perfectly safe. You can be even safer for $2,000 more.
*dollar signs flash in my eyes*

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

*jumps into a nabouring tree*
*smiles and waves at her*
Hey! Yo ho!

Amethyst Temerity said...

SALTY! GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!
SALT SHAKER!
*tries to throw fire at Silente*
*throws fire at tree branch*
BURN, TREE! BURN!

Luciana said...

Flora,

I like it. But the odd word... Seems a little out of place. It's eloquently written, so the odd monosyllabic, informal pieces of lexis are peculiar.
And "I know where it is," could probably be expanded. Like, uh...
"I know exactly where it is, where it begins and where it ends; I know it like any ordinary person knows the alphabet, because its imprint is forged into my mind thanks to the numerous times I have traced it before."
or something a billion times better, but you get what I mean, right? Idk.

*shrugs* Other than that, it's ridiculously brilliant.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*stares at Clara*

What- what do you mean I'll be safer?

Star Inkbright said...

@Flora: You're awesome at writing. :) *hugs*

Wait a minute for me to attempt to give coherent feedback. :P

#ChaseForBookNine

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

*rolls her eyes at amethyst*
*jumps over to her tree*
Hello.
*grips her around the waist so she won't fall*
*unties her shoe lases and holds her*
*turns her the right way around*
*sets her down in the tree*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*shrugs lazily*
I have a complex bribing system here at the Midnight Hotel. A little extra cash, and I won't put you on the guest list. That's safer. A little extra cash, and I won't let anyone come up to visit you. That's safer. A little extra cash, and I'll make sure the maid only puts DEAD towels in your room. That's safer.
That sort of thing.

Amethyst Temerity said...

*hugs Silente* SALT SHAKER! YOU'RE THE BEST! ...except sometimes... *shakes head* Nevermind!
*jumps off tree*

Star Inkbright said...

I liked the tone of it, because it was a quiet kind of feeling that isn't serious or emotional but those would be the closest comparisons, but it was light-hearted enough not to be too . . . not light. *frowns*
Plus you felt the scene quite well; it drew you into it quite accurately.

I think.


#ChaseForBookNine

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

*said tree explodes because it was a dynamite tree*

WHO BLEW UP MY DYNAMITE TREE?!

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

*jumps down after her*
*lands gently on the ground 30 feet below*
*catches amethyst before she goes splat*
*puts her down*
*walks back to the midnight hotel*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*waves a resigned hullo to Silente*

Resigned hullo.

Amethyst Temerity said...

*follows Silente*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Ah, I see.

You're not getting my money!

*storms up to room 11*

*realises that Clara's already been given a hefty lump of money*

*opens backpack to retrieve a book*

*starts reading Hotel Sabotage 101*

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

*waves enthusiastically back*
*mouths* hello! I'm back! Yey!

Amethyst Temerity said...

*looks back at tree*
*glances around nervously*
*runs into hotel*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*sighs*
*pulls out a typewriter from under my desk*
*begins work on the sequel to my best-selling novel, Hotel Sabotage 101*
*the sequel is called Hotel Sabotage 101: The Son of Hotel Sabotage*

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

*sighs* or it just exploded because the dynamite got ripe....*wanders to treehouse

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

*sneaks closer to Clara*
*stands behind her*
*looks at the title of what she's writing*
*nods and looks around the hotel*
*it looks diffrnt from behind the desk*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*looks up at Silente*

. . . Tell me, Silente, do you miss . . .

*stops*
*frowns*
*shakes head and continues writing*

Never mind.

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

*looks at Clara*
Do I miss what?

The Grave of a Coward said...

Never mind.
*shakes head*
I am a mature and responsible hotel-owner, now. I have no time for, nor any business in, adventuring.

Amethyst Temerity said...

*looks around hotel*
*ponders getting a room*

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

What? Do I miss what?
*pokes her arm*
Tell me what you were going to ask.

The Grave of a Coward said...

*to Amethyst*
Rooms are cheap, but life is cheaper.
. . .
. . . That's my new slogan. Like it?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*closes eyes*
Silente . . . do you miss . . .

*seizes Silente's hands*
*drags her upstairs*
*bursts out onto the second-floor balcony in a burst of glitter and the blood of my enemies*

BEING
MY
SIDEKICK?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*furiously storms downstairs and slams the book on Clara's desk*

This is an outrage! I bet $500 that none of these would even work - and you call yourself a hotel owner!

*glares at Clara*

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

*thinks a while*
*slowly nods*
I do. I do miss being you /partner/ ah the times we had!

*looks at the blood*
*shudders and moves away from it*

Amethyst Temerity said...

...*nods* It's ... *tries thinking of better words than different*
*mutters* unique? creative? ...It's ...aha!
*nods* It's exceptional!
*mutters* That wasn't too good...

The Grave of a Coward said...

*trots downstairs, leaving Silente on the balcony*
*adjusts glasses*
*rolls eyes*
Of COURSE none of them work, Ms Halcyon! What kind of hotel owner would I be if I sold a book full of ACTUAL hotel sabotage? I would be ruined forever! Selling the weapon of my own destruction!

The Grave of a Coward said...

*speaks to Silente through the hotel intercom*

I too, miss it sometimes. Ah, such adventures we had! I with my daring-do and fantastic coat, you with your . . . whatever you provided. How lovely life was then!

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

*sighs at the mess Clara has left herself*
*goes to find cleaning supplies*

The Grave of a Coward said...

*to Amethyst*

I'm glad it meets with your 'approval.'

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*picks up the book*

*crosses out the section marked as "Baiting The Hotel Owner"

I will be back.

(in the distance, to herself)

Pipes, pipes, let's find the pipes.

Amethyst Temerity said...

So, how much is a room?

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

I'm going....I'm not...never mind why bother

Amethyst Temerity said...

Hello Zafira! How are you?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*to Amethyst, I give the black binder*
The rates are written here.

*to Silente, I speak through the intercom*
You needn't worry about the clean-up. The maid will take care of that.

*to Tia, shouting up the stairs*
I'm watching you!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*walks unnatural close to Amy, whispering*

Do you happen to know where the pipes are?

The Grave of a Coward said...

*I snap my fingers*
*a door opens in the hall next to Tia*
*revealing a closet full of smoking pipes and tobacco*

Amethyst Temerity said...

*looks through black binder*
*looks up at Tia* *whispers* Ask Friendship Manuel? Maybe he knows? I don't know...

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

Pissed, irritated, bored

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

*shakes her head deciding to clean it anyway*
*after all the blood is distracting*
*comes back to the balcony with cleaning supplies*
*puts on a nose peg*
*starts cleaning it as quick as vampirically possible*

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

((Chin up zaffy!))

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Got any plans, Zaf?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

I FOUND THE PIPES!!!

The Grave of a Coward said...

Why thank you, Silente, what a splendid sidekick you make.
*hugs Silente, to show that it's all in good fun, and she is appreciated*
*returns downstairs*
*to bunker down in preparation for war*

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

No I have no plans. I'm off school. I'm quite furious.

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

@Star: Thank youuu, I think I understand what you mean :)

@Luce: Thank you to you tooo :) I think I get what you're saying. Though some of those words are precisely chosen exactly because they stand out. I like putting together words that shouldn't really fit, because that way you can't predict the flow of language and the text becomes kinda broken while still being whole. But I'll work on it being not so broken.
And I know what you mean about the bit you mentioned. This any better?


"I run my fingertips along his tattoo as I keep my eyes on the ceiling above. I know exactly where it is. I know where each word begins and ends, and I know their curves and edges. I've traced them time and time again, and now their imprint is forged in my mind; burnt there like a brand, glaring and unmistakable . But when I place my fingers upon it I realise that, to the touch, it's invisible. Ink stained into the skin; a permanent, chosen scar of beauty."

Amethyst Temerity said...

*hands back binder*
*digs through wallet and takes out a stack of money*
*nods* This should be enough!
*hands money over to Annika*

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Whoops, forgot to change the last bit...

"But when I place my fingers upon them I realise that, to the touch, they're invisible. Ink stained into the skin; a permanent, chosen scar of beauty."

There you go

The Grave of a Coward said...

*takes the money*
*makes it disappear via a cheap slight-of-hand trick*
*produces, by use of the same trick, a cold black key with the Greek letter alpha engraved on it*

Yours is Room 1. Enjoy your stay.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*walks up to Clara*

I wish to thank you, for you have shown me where the pipes are.

I am so very grateful, for pipes are all I needed. I no longer need to find other things, or figure out how to use them for sabotage.

Nope, you can expect nothing but peace from me.

However, *leans in and whispers* I heard Mr Bliss is somewhere in the Hotel.

Why don't you look for him while I do absolutely nothing dangerous.

The Grave of a Coward said...

*leans in and whispers*
Ms. Halycon,
I highly doubt Mr. Bliss can be both within my hotel and six feet under a graveyard at the same time.
*smiles like a crocodile*

Amethyst Temerity said...

Thanks! *takes key*
*goes into Room 1*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Ah, ok Zaf. Same here. I'm just reading The Highway Code and will soon revise. Pretty boring.

Maybe try writing a fanfiction (or try getting inspired to write a fanfiction)

Queen Flora Ophelia of the Flowers; Leader of the New Land of Stickers; Prophet of the New Order; General of the Shadow People said...

Oooo, actually though, Luce, what words felt out of place?
Realised I can't work on it if I don't know exactly what I'm working on! Haha :P

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

*sees the hotel* ugh that place. Of course people flock there. Its a madhouse.

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

I'm just bored out of my mind, I want to join in but ever since the post last Friday I've felt less welcome here.

The Grave of a Coward said...
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Luciana said...

Flora, that sounds a lot better.



Just the odd word like okay and messy. They seem too... colloquial.

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