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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Luciana said...

HEY STAR! *attacklehugs*

I FINISHED IMPERFECT AND NOW I HAVE TO READ IT AND IT'S LIKE ITS ALL OVER AGAIN BUT WORSE

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

*shakes head

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*floats on*
I've been summoned :3

Luciana said...

CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN *attacklehugs*

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

*is attacklehugged*
LUCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!
How are you??

Luciana said...

I'M GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!

READING IMPERFECT THROUGH


HOW ARE YOU?!

Star Inkbright said...

Very distant, it seems. :P

My word art looks cool though. O_O

@Mushroom: YAAAAAAAY!
And - :/
But - *hugs* :) I'm sure it's FABULOUS. :)

Hey Zaiya! :)

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Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

I'm good!!
Drawing and what not :3
Also, my sisters are away until Monday which means I finally have some peace and quiet for some part of the holidays :3

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

HEY STAR!! *hugs*

Star Inkbright said...

@Zaiya: :)

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Luciana said...

S'all good, Star!


YAAAAAAAY!


I'm eating Dauntless Chocolate Cake:3
Well, it's just chocolate cake. But it's too nice to not be Dauntless!

Cain-
YAY FOR BEING GOOD!:D
Wooooooooooooooooooo!

Star Inkbright said...

@Mushroom: *laughs* XD
Of course it's Dauntless! :)

Music and word art, people.
*nods*
THIS IS WHAT HAPPINESS IS, I SWEAR.
THIS IS JUST, LIKE, THE DEFINITION OF HAPPINESS. O_O

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Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

MUSIC IS ALWAYS GOOD NO MATTER THE GENRE OR TIME :3

Luciana said...

DAUNTLESS CAKE > NORMAL CAKE


MUSIC IS WONDERFUL

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Wbd, watching some tv :)

Star Inkbright said...

@Zaiya: Yes. :)

@Mushroom: Yes. :)
And - yes. :)

I SHOULD JUST AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU TWO SAY OKAY. :P

Okay, Zaiya. :)

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

I dedicate this page to laughter

Star Inkbright said...

@Zaf: That's a brilliant thing to dedicate it to. :) *hugs*

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Star Inkbright said...

Coz I can't feel my face
I won't struggle on
In a world so cold
In a world so wrong
I'm not running away
Been fighting this so long (so long)
Such a price that we pay
We gotta be so strong
And I take my life tonight
Coz I have the right to die how I wanna
And leave how I arrived
So alive . . .

(Avenged Sevenfold. D':)

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Luciana said...

Awesome ded, Zaf!:3 Laughter is fantastic!

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Laughter is amazing :3

Luciana said...

gUYS I'M SNAPCHAT WITH SAM AND ELLIE AND MATEX AND I SORT OF JUST SOMEHOW TOOK A GOOD SELFIE?!

I THINK LIFE IS BROKEN

Star Inkbright said...

@Mushroom: :) :) :) :) :)

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Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Luce with your amazing face how could you NOT take a good selfie??
All my snapchats consist of terrible jokes and Madoka Magica references heh

Luciana said...

OH MY GOD CAIN ADD ME: LUSCATH


I never take good selfies, hahahaha:')

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

Hi-ish?

I really shouldn't be here, but I sort of miss conversation...

Luciana said...

FABIIIIIIII! *attacklehugs*

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

Hello Lucy. :-) [attacklehugs back] How are you?

Star Inkbright said...

Hey Lantern! :)

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Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

WHOO! Mine's: MissNinjaCain

FABIIIIIIIII!!!! *hugs*

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

Than you! Sorry watching Order of the Phoenix

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*surprise hugs* hey, guys!

Is anyone doing maths/English Literature A levels? Do you know a good site to revise for it?

Luciana said...

I'M DOING ENGLISH LITERATURE AT AS

AND REVISION? Um... Sparknotes is pretty good. ^-^


For maths I recommend MyMaths (it's what my friend uses for revision).

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Hey Tia! *hugs*
Sorry, I can't help you there...

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Ok, it's gotta get my English essays finished as well,

WHY???

Luciana said...

UGH I SHOULD BE REVISING TENNYSON AND ROSSETTI AND GATSBY AND KITE RUNNER AND UGH

I SHOULD ALSO BE REVISING PHILOSOPHY

AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUT EFFORT

Wbd; reading Imperfect.

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

Hi Star! :-)

MISSYYYY [hugs]

Hi Zaf!

Hello Tia!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

CLOVER WHAT ESSAYS DID YOU DO???

Hi Fabi!

Dragona Pine said...

Game Show question: What critically acclaimed video game trilogy follows Commander Shepard in a war against a race of machines called the Reapers?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

I don't have to be doing anything I'm on holidays :3
But I should probably be sleeping haha :P

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

I should be revising Gatsby and Kite Runner and Frost and Browning and D.H. Lawrence but I HAVE TWO ESSAYS TO DO!!!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Halo.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Did everybody die?

Dragona Pine said...

No I'm here.

Luciana said...

I'M HERE TOO

READING IMPERFECT THOUGH

Star Inkbright said...

Sorry, really, really distant . . . D:

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Dragona Pine said...

Star, when you have time, could you read the newest part of my ME story I posted like yesterday?

Dragona Pine said...

Star, when you have time, could you read the newest part of my ME story I posted like yesterday?

Dragona Pine said...

Star, when you have time, could you read the newest part of my ME story I posted like yesterday?

Dragona Pine said...

What the... triple post?

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Sorry I'm also really distant too...

Miss Cain; The Aussie Ninja Stalker said...

Aaaaaand I'm also really tired, so I think I'll go to bed now
Night all! Talk soon :3

Luciana said...

GOODNIGHT CAIN SLEEP WELL BEAUTIFUL <3

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

Hellooo...? :)

Luciana said...

HEY FLORA

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

HEY LUCE

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

Sorry I'm so distant...

Hi Flora!

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

Hey Fabi! :)

Luciana said...

SORRY IF I'M DISTANT

READING OVER IMP

IT'S TORTURE

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

Good luck guys....i hate studying

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

I need to actually work on my as of yet untitled story...

I'm not sure what to do about it, though, because I've read a lot since I started it, and the idea isn't as original anymore... But yeah. I'll leave that for when I'm not reviewing geometry.

Star Inkbright said...

@Lantern: I hate it when that happens . . . :(

It can still be cool to explore, though. :)

@Mushroom: I hate reading over old writing or anything. -_- It's always really hard for me to read back over assessments . . . :P

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

@Fabi: Don't worry too much about that. They always say that there are only about seven stories you can write, so nothing is ever going to be original. Just write what you want to write and don't think about what it might be similar to :) It' your story no matter what :)


Sorry, wbd, writing!

Star Inkbright said...

I'm colouring in a big orange O and it's making me think of oranges and Amber the orange fairy. :)

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Star Inkbright said...

@Flora: That is ace advice. O_O

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

Thanks :3
That's whatever I think when I worry about originality.

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

Thank you, Flora. [Thinks]

Star Inkbright said...

@Flora: It's an ace thing to think. :)

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Luciana said...

...

Everyone is saying ace.

Even Matex has been saying it, oh my God.

*laughs* I don't even know where ace came from... I love it. c:

Star Inkbright said...

@Mushroom: It's infectious. :O

There are certain infections that shouldn't ever die. <3

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Maralie Lily Charm said...

so you and i video came out today and louis morphed into harry and i must say that is one of the biggest larry moments i have ever seen in my life and i love it

Star Inkbright said...

@Mara: *laughs* :) :)
Hey, btw! :)

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Luciana said...

It's weird...


Hey Mara. :)

Luciana said...

I gave up with reading Imp, so now I'm practicing guitar. So wbvd!

Maralie Lily Charm said...

hey star, luci :)

damn jesy's eyebrow game is hella strong

Star Inkbright said...

Hey Maraaaaaa. :)

@Mushroom: Awesome. :) Okay!

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Luciana said...

I'M LEARNING ALL THE SMALL THINGS

Star Inkbright said...

@Mushroom: :)

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Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Nothing but love for you <3

Dragona Pine said...

I'm back.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Welcome back, Dragona!

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Have you read DoubleMMia's fanfictions?

Dragona Pine said...

Who is DoubleMMia?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Check her out on fanfiction.net/~DoubleMMia

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

Hey Mara! :)
And hello Dragona, wb!

Sorry I'm so distant! I was replying to someone's email and I'm still writing :)

Dragona Pine said...

I THINK I might start Dead Reaping up again. Because it went like dead.

Dragona Pine said...

There was a time where I used to read everyone's fanfictions on here. And there was a time where we all used to use each other's characters and stuff. It'd be interesting to see that happen again, because I quite liked it. The thing is, I have no idea who writes fanfic and what they're about. I should probably investigate.

Dragona Pine said...

So wbd whilst I stalk all your blogs searching for writing.

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

Noo, don't! Mine is all old and rubbish.


*quickly goes and puts terrible ones into draft*


Though, there are a couple of short stories that are okay. But nothing I write is fanfic :/

Dragona Pine said...

Flora - I've already started. Since you were the last person to comment other than me. Making them drafts won't mean I can't see them until I reload the page :P

It's really good so far, though. :)

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

Goddarn... :/

But I've re-written the first chapter of We Are Young thoughhhh (If that's what you're reading)

Dragona Pine said...

Also: Now You See Me was an awesome film.

Administrator Kestrel LeStarre-Sparrowhawk The Celestial said...

HI GUYSSS

Dragona Pine said...

Hey Kestrel! How are you?

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

YES DRAGONA
DAT FILM


Hello Kestrel! :)

Dragona Pine said...

It's awesome when he beats up the FBI guy with like fireballs and stuff.

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! Need to go for dinner - back later!

Dragona Pine said...

Bye Flora!

Dragona Pine said...

Is there anyone here?

Star Inkbright said...

Hello! :)

@Dragona: I don't write fanfic. I write about Hunter and Ez, though. :)
And - we do do that. We just do it through roleplay instead. :P
That's all the roleplay is. Story in a different form.
That's why I get annoyed when people say blogfighting is roleplay. It's like calling pop music heavy metal, no offense.

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

I am...

Star Inkbright said...

(As in, they might both be music but they're different and one is way better than the other. :P Sorry. There ARE exceptions.)

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Star Inkbright said...

(Way better because it's much more complex and good to listen to plus it has a lot more meaning and stuffs.)

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Star Inkbright said...

(Once again, I'm sorry.)

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Dragona Pine said...

I think that we need a good blog RP.


Also, Star, do you have time to read my ME story?

Star Inkbright said...

@Dragona: *nods*
Ari's tried a few times to kick one off . . .
I, not really being able to roleplay very well . . . *shrugs*
I'd gladly join in though.
And - not really. :/ I want to finish my word art tonight. :)

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

I think Ari's like died. She's been silent, and noody listens to me when I try to get people to deal with Alastair. Like...its irritating. They run off and don't think its going to matter. They don't listen!!!

Dragona Pine said...

Huh.


I just started playing Bon Jovi Living on a Prayer and Mass Effect 2 Suicide Mission theme together and they work really well. *should totally make a remix*

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

I also learned today how I never will admin a freakin SP page. Never. Typical. I try for things and I'm never picked I always knew I was hated beyond belief in the fandom. Anything I do I manage to get nothing. Minions seriously do hate me, typical.

Amethyst Temerity said...

Hello.

Dragona Pine said...

On my laptop there's just a load of random fonts I've downloaded. Like Slider.

Dragona Pine said...

Hey Amethyst! How are you?

Amethyst Temerity said...

I'm fine. What about you?

Dragona Pine said...

I'm fine thank you.

Star Inkbright said...

@Zaf: Ari is Ari. :P She's busy.

And - :/
I think . . . I think if you expect people to hate you, you kind of push them away, in a way?
Like, my mum used to be a youth worker, and she worked with this boy once, and he was baking something, and these kids he didn't know came up and asked him what he was doing, genuinely interested, and he slammed the door in their faces because he was so used to people making fun of him and things that he automatically thought that was what they would do. And, because he did that, they would think he was rude and therefore wouldn't like him, and so it's kind of self-fulfilling prophecy - if you think people won't like you, you act like they don't and so therefore they DON'T like you.

I have no idea where the hell that came from but ANYWAY, THINK POSITIVE, PEOPLE! *pulls on a mining hat for some reason*

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Star Inkbright said...

Hey Amethyst! :)

@Dragona: DOWNLOAD SLIPKNOT'S FONT. O_O
Kidding.
(It is cool though. :P)

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Star Inkbright said...

WHY DOES EVERYONE SET MY DRAWINGS AS PROFILE PICTURES
I AM NOT WORTHY :O

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Dragona Pine said...

I have an image I made as my profile photo. :)

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

I wish. I'm telling you ever since the post last Friday I've felt like I'm unwelcome anywhere. I'm miserable now. I want to tell Derek because if he actually read the comments I hope he's happy, really pleased. He made the complete bloody opposite happen. I doubt he'll read this. I really could care less.

Star Inkbright said...

@Dragona: YOU SEE
THAT'S SENSIBLE

MY DRAWING ISN'T /THAT/ GOOD. :O

*looks at my own profile picture* *realises I'm being slightly hypocritical* *coughs*

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Star Inkbright said...

@Zaf: Yeah . . . :/
Tbh, I don't think the post really helped with anything.
*hugs*
Try and speak to Derek, maybe . . . ? I don't know; I don't have Twitter, so I'm not going to be doing anything as far as contacting Derek goes.

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

He doesn't ever come on Twitter. And when he does it seems my tweets are ignored. *sighs* I give up. The post really screwed me over, and did little to solve anything. I think it made things worse. This is why you don't involve him, no offense to any males, but most men just...they don't know how to deal with that, and what he wrote made it obvious who it was, to anyone who comments, and in result has hurt rather then help. I din't think he intended to make it worse, but it did.

Dragona Pine said...

Star, from what I've seen your drawing is great. SO much better than mine. Like seriously.


Zaf, I don't hate you. Whatever happens between you and Adra is none of my business. Both you and Adra have been nice to me.

Star Inkbright said...

WOAH! :O

SEXISM MUCH?

Although, I will agree with the last sentence. :/ He was really trying to help, but - um. Yeah. I think it just resulted in a few arguments, a few people feeling bad, and resolved nothing.
Pretty much.

I'm sure not all of your tweets are ignored, although, due to the fact I don't have Twitter, I don't really have any knowledge on the situation . . .

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Star Inkbright said...

@Dragona: They're not that great. :)
Plus, where artwork is concerned I have an infinite amount of patience. *laughs*
Time and effort. :/
But thanks. ;)

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Amethyst Temerity said...

*hugs Zaf*

Dragona Pine said...

I can't draw and it annoys me. As I said before, I could draw anything because I do know how to draw - my hand just doesn't do as it's told.

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

Thanks Dragona, there are Minions like you who dont butt in, but sadly humans do tend to butt in.

Star- its kind of how I've grown up, shockingly. I think it really did nothing. I mean he tried but the approach....he should have tried talking privately not like saying it to the fandom. Anyone who reads or comments knew who he meant, thats not good.

Luciana said...

Right, I think all this shit has been blown out of proportion and I think you're overreacting, Zaf. Most of us have treated each other like we used to when it was the Blogland I knew. I think that post did help; the blog seems more peaceful again.

And that's fucking ridiculous, that sexism! I'll have you know that all the guys in my life understand emotions more than a lot of the girls do! Sexism works both ways and that fucking sucks man. Don't be sexist; everyone can be hurt!

Luciana said...

Right, I think all this shit has been blown out of proportion and I think you're overreacting, Zaf. Most of us have treated each other like we used to when it was the Blogland I knew. I think that post did help; the blog seems more peaceful again.

And that's fucking ridiculous, that sexism! I'll have you know that all the guys in my life understand emotions more than a lot of the girls do! Sexism works both ways and that fucking sucks man. Don't be sexist; everyone can be hurt!

Dragona Pine said...

I agree with Luciana about the sexism thing, but disagree with the words "shit" and "fucking".

I think that Derek was right to say about it, but maybe not in a post. I do however understand WHY he did it in a post since it should be taken seriously, but I'd rather get to the source of the problem between you and Adra, Zaf, instead of making it worse by swearing and shouting when there are far better ways to express an opinion.

Luciana said...

If someone is sexist I will fucking call out that shit and I'll use lexis just as ugly as their words. :')

I think Derek did right calling it out on a post. Makes a statement.

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

You know maybe to you its peaceful because you're barely on. To me- I think its horrible. I don't think the post should have mentioned the problem in the comments, its unfair.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

NOBODY WAS BEING SEXIST

"no offense to any males"

Star Inkbright said...

I AGREE WITH THE SEXISM AND THE WORDS 'FUCK' AND 'SHIT'.
YOU CAN'T SAY YOU DISAGREE WITH DISCRIMINATION AND THEN DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WORDS IN THE SAME SENTENCE.
POOR LITTLE SHIT AND FUCKING. :(
EVERYONE TREATS THEM LIKE THEY'RE DEVIL'S SPAWN, BUT WHAT DID THEY EVER ACTUALLY DO? IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT WE ASSOCIATE THEM WITH BAD STUFF.

FUCK THAT SHIT. *nods*

Anyway . . .

I think Derek did do good calling it out on a post and making a statement, BUT I don't think it much helped.
The solution to every problem is simple. It's the distance between the two wherein the difficulty lies.
I think I know the solution. I don't know how to get to it. :)

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Star Inkbright said...

*the argument against the sexism

@Mushroom: It's more peaceful because Adra's left, mostly.
. . .

But let's not argue. ;)

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Luciana said...

I'm barely on? I ghost a lot. You're being paranoid, Zaf. It's not as bad as you're letting yourself think it is.


Just because someone says "no offense" it doesn't mean people won't take offense and it doesn't mean it stops being offensive. >.>

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

Thank you Taia!!! See! I can never say anything without people yelling at me!!! I think its because of the damn post nobody even listens to me anymore or even read what I write, they just assume.

Luciana said...

Zaf, I will call people out on any sort of prejudice. I fucking hate it, and if I'm prejudice I expect to be called out on it too. Stop acting like the victim. I love you and I hate how things have turned out, but do yourself a favour and step back and take a breather, okay? It's not as bad as you seem to think.

Star Inkbright said...

@Zaf: Woah. O_O
I listen and read what you write.
And I wasn't yelling.
Well
I yelled about sexism
briefly
before agreeing with you
AND I WOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME TO ANYONE ELSE SO YAH.

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Star Inkbright said...

Argeeing with you about what you were saying, not agreeing with the sexism.
SORRY I CAN'T TYPE.
HUNTER IS GLAD THAT I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH MY TYPING ERRORS MANGLING WHAT I'M SAYING BECAUSE HE THINKS I SHOULD KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
WHICH MAKES NO SENSE BECAUSE THEY ARE /MY/ TYPING ERRORS. *facepalm*

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

Its for me. You know what its like to know how unwelcome you are? You don't think I know? I do. I can tell, I'm not exactly welcome anywhere in the fandom. I've always been fine and until that post, I was pretty much happy. The post ruined it. Do you know how angry I was? How insulting it is to be called out by someone who took no measure to speak to me before? I love Derek, I do he's awesome but that post hurt me. I feel like the intent was misunderstood and ended in more people hurt.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

What if it's not prejudice but rather personal experience.

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

Msd food is almost ready.

Luciana said...

Zaf. I've been alienated befor too. I know what it's like and that's why I'm speaking up now. I get what it's like to feel like you're unwelcome everywhere and that one person was responsible for it all. I get it and I promise you it's not as bad as you are thinking it is.
If you stay calm about it and continue to be friendly it WILL calm down even further.

It's not as bad as you think it is, I promise you. If it was, I doubt I would be speaking to you, because I'm am awful bitch.

Star Inkbright said...

*nods at Mushroom*
I agree with that.
Apart from the part about her being an awful bitch.

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Star Inkbright said...

*you being an awful bitch
Urgh. -_-

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Star Inkbright said...

Neither of you are awful bitches, either way.

Brb, sorry. D:

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

Before you twist my words, I will state plainly. I do not hate you, nor do I have anything against you personally. While my respect and admiration for you have gone down in the past year or so, they have not been replaced by hatred, more of a wishing-I-could-fix-things sort of feeling.

However: Staying silent, for me, was akin to condoning the way you were behaving toward Adra. You hurt her, and you did it in the place I once considered my sanctuary. I don't know if words can describe how sad, even scared, that made me.

Notice the past tense, by the way. I'm still hoping that any hatred between you and Adra is gone. I know you won't magically become best friends forever, but you were making progress, right?

Zaf, the post does not mean you are any less welcome here, it just means that other people are welcome here too, even if you dislike them or think they hate you.

Derek did not design it specifically to antagonize anyone. In fact, there are portions of it that basically everyone, in Blogland or not, could benefit from taking to heart. He didn't write it to attack you in any way. He wrote it because he hoped we'd all listen. Please...

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Jophiel said...

And now I feel like a bitch. But it's true: I am a bitch and what I just said (the rant-y thing)

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

[hugs Deathy]

[hugs anyone else who wants a hug]

[disappears]

Dragona Pine said...

Sorry dog making noise so I can't sleep.


Ok, I think we're all missing on the big picture. Violence will only ever be met with more violence. I think Zafira did wrong to Adra, yes. But swearing (even though they're not bad words, we just associate them with bad things - the intention behind the words is what worries me).
So, Zaf, if Adra comes on again, just ignore her. Blank her. Pretend she doesn't exist. When you'd normally say something to her or about her, just write it on a Word document instead somewhere. That way no one will get mad at you but you're still writing down what you want to say. It's worth a try.

Everyone else: Even though Zaf has done a bad thing, there is no need to target her all the time. Just something I've noticed, maybe not from the people on here atm, is that there's a lot of swearing and stuff going in Zaf's direction. This will just make things worse. Even for example now when she wasn't bullying anyone, she was still being shouted at. Yes she was a little bit sexist but I wasn't offended at that, for one. Just remember about the violence+violence=more violence. And so far that seems to have been true.

I'm not criticising anyone at all, but I'm just trying to advise and get this stuff sorted out. And I just hope I've made no typos in this.

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

So it proved my point nobody wants me. K goodbye

Emerald Melody said...

Must we??

Just as things were getting back to normal, they has to be some way or another to fuck it all back up again.

Wow...

Dragona Pine said...

Ok, back when I typed that it seemed necessary now I've finished it seems less so.

Oh well. Worth a fish.

Amethyst Temerity said...

...Zaf?

Dragona Pine said...

*try. Bloody phone.

Amethyst Temerity said...

you should seriously do something about that phone...

Dragona Pine said...

I know I hate my phones automata.

Amethyst Temerity said...

... :)

Dragona Pine said...

*autocorrect. Damn you autocorrect why did you autocorrect autocorrect?

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Luciana said...

*sighs*

*lays on the grass and stares at the sky*

I have a theory about stars, you know?

Star Inkbright said...

O_O

*hugs everyone*

Wise advise, Dragona . . . :)
I often find emailing myself helps when I need to talk but I don't think anyone wants to listen, or I just don't want to bug people.
So you could try that . . . ?

@Death: Yeah . . . :/ *hugs* I'm sorry.
The roleplaying has died down, now, though, which isn't exactly GOOD, but it means that any problems are kinda vanquished along with it.
*nods at Lantern* I, myself, felt the post was giving me a severe talking-to in a way and it helped me stay on track with my morals . . . not just in this situation, in lots.
"Be nice to people, and then you can be my friend too."
I'll really try and remember that. :/ Sometimes I forget that it's my mandate to be constantly nice to everyone.
Actually
that's my secondary mandate
but yeah.
And - *hugs Lantern* That said a few good things. :)

@Dragona: *nods* I agree. Yes. :)
Yeah . . . people do tend to target Zaf in a way. :/

@Zaf: :( No. A few of us, in our big speeches (why am I speaking in the 'we'? I didn't say anything :P), just said how you WERE wanted. :)

#ChaseForBookNine

Dragona Pine said...

Death, I think the best thing you can dodo is let her go. She will come black when she's reactive. Making her feel less handwritten won't solve any thumbprint.

Amethyst Temerity said...

...

Star Inkbright said...

@Mushroom: You do? *interest*

Hey Amethyst. :)

And - yeah, he does. O_O

At least you can turn autocorrect off, though. When my brain screws up . . . what am I meant to do then? XD

#ChaseForBookNine

Dragona Pine said...

*back *ready *unwelcome *anything.



Thanks Stag. :)

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Luciana said...

Yeah... It's lame. Theo talks about it in Imperfect... Stars and humans aren't all that different...

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

Stay the hell out of it Rose. I'm sick and tired of being screamed at. I can't say a single thing without someone jumping down my throat. Enough of it!!! You wonder why I get pissed take a look at yourself. Dragona actually was in my defense but you'll ignore him because he's defending me so you don't want to think someone actually sees what I see. You act like I'm the crimminal, look at yourself. You're the one who whines if I do something, you're the one who had a go at me so many times, maybe put yourself in my shoes. I'm sick of being unable to hold an honest opinion. Star said something nobody went at her, you're blind to it. Dragona sees it, I see it. Stop jumping down my throat at everything I say, that may for once help.

Star Inkbright said...

DRAGONA OH MY GOSH
*laughs*
I LOVE YOUR AUTOCORRECT. XD
The strange thing is though, I saw that the first read through and I didn't even notice because I just kind of glanced at it and the intent just kind of jumped into my brain so I knew what you were saying before my brain went "hey Star, this is a notification telling you something's wrong there" and I looked closer. :P

#ChaseForBookNine

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Amethyst Temerity said...

*hugs everyone*
Will this ever end?

Dragona Pine said...

Sorry Star lol.


Zaf, I'm just trying to get it sorted out. As far as I'm aware there's an eastbound way to do it and a hardcore way, and I'm just trying to dodo best for energise.

Amethyst Temerity said...

Dragona, your auto correct is the best...

Dragona Pine said...

... I'm trying to be serious and speaking crapshoot. Great. *easy *hard *everyone

Dragona Pine said...

Death, I wasn't criticising you. I was just trying to say that because of all the capsules in your comments Zaf might interpret it in a way which makes her feel inseparable. I didn't mean that you actually said it, just that it could have been misunderstood.

Star Inkbright said...

Okay.
Death is not the villain
but neither is Zaf.
Zaf has done pretty much nothing at this moment in time (she has in the past, but we're all guilty of some things so that's irrelevant plus #forgiveness), so -
*hugs Death* I know you're only trying to help, and it gets your back up when people won't listen to you, but you're getting Zaf's back up as well, so -
*reinvents peaceful coexistant and spreads it everywhere like peanut butter on toast*

@Mushroom: I'll see it when I read Imperfect, then. :)

#ChaseForBookNine

Luciana said...

Chasing Cars is an easy song... I like it.

Dragona Pine said...

*capitals *unwelcome.



Now I have to sex.

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Dragona Pine said...

I TYPED DED WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

Sir said...

Ms. Rose, please. Ignore what is going on. Close your internet. And go to sleep. Surely you do not wish to spend your holiday exhausted?

Star Inkbright said...

*nods at Dragona's first comment* I agree.
Yes.
Death didn't say anything intended to be particularly offense but Zaf might interpret it differently, especially as Zaf is sensitive atm because of all the shit going on, which is not Zaf's fault.

#ChaseForBookNine

Luciana said...

First herpes now I have to sex? W e l l t h e n.

Star Inkbright said...

Hey Sir . . .

Having fun sexing, Dragona. XD

OH MY GOSH YOUR AUTOCORRECT.

*hugs both Death and Zaf and sighs*

#ChaseForBookNine

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Dragona Pine said...

Slave: I just think, how would I feel if I was hurt and people were isolating capitulated?

Dragona Pine said...

No this is just a nightmare. *Star *using *capitals

Dragona Pine said...

Luciana, I know it's horrifying. :(

Luciana said...

Horrifying?! It's hilarious! Autocorrect knows there's conflict; it's trying to lighten the mood. :')

Dragona Pine said...

Ok, I am definitely not dedicating it to autocorrect but I will deduct to Italian fiends. Because it needs to die.

Dragona Pine said...

*it's *downfall.. Please make it stop. :(

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

Zaf, I thought we got past this, we all like you, you aren't unwanted, and generally this whole fuss was for nothing.

Not here.

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