And I am finished.
Well, "finished" is maybe the wrong word. There are still two short chapters to write — detailing Scapegrace's little adventure - but basically, essentially, that's it. I'm done. I've just sent the official first draft of The Dying of the Light over to Nick, my editor, and Michelle, my agent. They've both read a rough version a few weeks ago so I know there's not going to be much in the way of changes when I start editing next week. Which is a relief. And word count, you ask? Word count?
Well, at the moment, before the edit and missing two little chapters, the word count stands at 153,193. I can't find the exact count, but I think LSODM was about 161,000, so it'll be pretty close in size. I genuinely thought this would be a much smaller book, closer to Dark Days in terms of length. My editor, however, knew the word count would just explode once I started to do what I planned. The book is, he has told me, "hugely ambitious". So there's that.
And I'm glad it's taken me this long to write it, to be honest. I'm glad TDOTL is going to be a heavy, substantial book. It is the end, after all. It deserves to be weighty.
It has still to hit me, by the way. The fact that this IS the end. I think when the edit is finished it'll occur to me that there'll be no more Skulduggery books. Not exactly looking forward to that moment.
On a cheerier note, I've seen Tom Percival's rough sketch of the cover, and it will literally KILL YOU with feels.
Which, now that I think of it, probably isn't a cheerier note at all.
We have such cool ideas for the coming year, plenty of AMAZING events to announce, and I can't wait to let you all in on what we're planning. The next two days, in fact, I will be spending in a massive meeting about those very same events.
The Year of the Requiem is gonna ROCK.
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I shall dedicate . . . to . . . to . . .
. . . to Japanese animation, commonly known as anime.
Hello Zaf
*is stuck in the tube*
*frowns and pushes against the bubbles sides*
*it could be worse*
*one of these trap doors could lead to the sea*
Hey Zaf
*looks up at the ceiling*
*smiles pleasantly*
My, that's quite a trick. I have a few trick too, though none that can reverse gravity.
Am I lead to assume you would like a room?
*looks down at Clara*
I would like a room please!
*tricks
((*Hops in* *Watches eagerly for a place to jump in*)
*Adra's sitting on a chair in the middle of a restaurant, a few blocks away from the American East Coast Sanctuary* *She sips blood from the glass, holding a chopstick with meat skewered onto it* *Hums with the tune of the tango*
I am a ninja! I am full of tricks!
*smiles*
Very well then.
*passes up the black binder, containing the prices*
Our rates are here.
*begins digging around under the desk, looking for the key*
Hello Adra
Hello Adra!
*shouts up*
Hey Clara! You've got a bloody blockage!
Hey Adra
*takes the binder and studies it*
*Drops bucket of water down pipe* Still blocked?
*tosses a black-and-red key to the newcomer*
For you, the Beta key. Room 2.
*smiles pleasantly*
*checks fob watch*
Oh, damn. I'm afraid that I must make my exit.
*the Midnight Hotel sinks into the ground*
*leaving behind Edward, the newcomer, and Silente, alone in an open field*
(Good afternoon, Edward.)
-
*Gets off her stool, not slipping on the blood in her heels- a feat in itself* *Found it hilarious that wearing a shorter dress made them all more susceptible to her charm* *Sets her glass down, moving her feet lightly with the tune*
*Silente is still, tragically, stuck in the bubble, though the hotel has moved on*
*and I am gone*
*farewell, all*
*looks around*
Ok then.
(And a good afternoon to you both as well, Silente and Duggerlyn)
Oh *Looks round field* (Bye Annika)
*Walks over to bronze palace and enters*
Bye Clara!
*walks up to Silente*
Haha, it looks like your stuck in a bubble! Is there anyway out?
*looks at the bubble surrounding her*
Perfect. Just perfect.
*punches it*
*wonders how to pop it*
Hey Dugglyn, help?
Bye Clara!
*Returns holding 6 foot spike* Hold still Silente
*looks at Silente wondering whether or not to help*
Hmm...
*looks at the spike*
If that hits me I will /not/ be happy.
((How do we actually pop it?))
*Unfolds her phone, considering calling Alastair* Hmm... *Shrugs, tucking it away- he could easily find her if he wants to*
*Turns the music a little louder, going to the bar to get a skewer, and lifts up a severed arm, and pokes the metal through it*
*Lays down on the floor in the blood, facing towards the ceiling*
Ok, I guess Eddie's got it covered!
Ok Silente *Spike sets on fire* *Slams spike into bubble popping it*
(Adra?)
Did the spike hit you?
Ah!
*jumps back from the spike*
*is freed*
Oh that works.
*nods*
Right. Now what?
It would not be good to have a skewered Silente!
Now I suggest we wake up the vampire *Pokes Silente*
Hmm, I don't know!
What should we do now?
*glares at him*
I do not suggest that at all. And poking me won't wake it up.
*stands just to the side of Adra* A tango? How... Sentimental of you.
Eddie, I don't think that's a good idea!!!!!
*has reports of Adra in the area*
Hello Alastair
*Injects Silente with green liquid*
((Hello Alastair.))
*Smiles* I know you love it, darling. *She doesn't make any move to stand up* I apologize that I didn't save anyone for you. There's plenty of blood and meat left, in any case.
Are you still a vampire, Eddie?
*jerks back*
*slaps Edward*
Hey! What the hell was that?!
Unfortunatly not Dugglyn.
That was a chemical to wake up the vampire *Grins* Or you may burst into flames?
Aro: *is with a few Sanctuary members, hunting Adra and Alastair* Names...*mutters* I found Alastair, just listen for mentally sadistic thoughts.
Oh, I don't mind, darling. Are you enjoying yourself down there? *glances admiringly over the bloodstains in her white hair*
What?! I don't want to burst into flames! Or change!
*runs to treehouse*
*grabs some serum and a bucket of water just in case*
*comes back and glares at him*
Stop injecting me with stuff.
*takes a step away for Silente*
Really, Eddie?!?!? What were you thinking?!?!
*studies Silente*
Is it working?
(Hi Zafira!)
Are you enjoying yourself from up there?
*She reaches up and tugs on his arm, dragging him onto the floor* *Grins at him*
Not anymore!
You will know which happens in 5 4 3 2 1 ...
I don't know!
*looks at herself*
I don't appear to be on fire.
*looks around in her brain*
And I can't hear the beast.
How about now? *Injects another chemical*
Hmm...
*keeps her eyes on Silente, just in case*
*smirks, sliding a hand over her waist to pull her closer* I ought to warn you, love- I imagine a few officials will show up soon. Shall we stay for them, do you think?
*runs over to Edward and grabs him*
Do you any more of those we should know about?!?!
STOP INJECTING ME WITH STUFF!
*takes 10 sites away from him*
*still worried about becoming a fire ball*
*or a shed vampire*
If so, I suggest you hand them over!
*Holds up another needle* There is that one.
*She rolls so that she's pressed on top of him* Hmm.. It's up to you, really. We can do whatever you like. *Her lips brush against his*
((Meh, Chi?))
Aro: *listens closely, and nods* Follow. *leads a bunch of agents right outside the place Adra and Alastair are*
Krystal: In here? No wonder...
*quietly* death. I sense it.
*grabs the needle from him*
You wouldn't be needing that!
*Helicopter lands behind and two men jump out* What? *Is dragged into helicopter*
Done now Ed? Because I really don't like being used as a guinea pi-
*burst spontaniously into flames*
Oh my! *Grabs a bucket of water and pours it on Silente*
*Wakes up chained upside down to a wall in a dungeon* Oh?
I often find them only mildly irritating, in all honesty, but I know you've sometimes taken to playing with anyone who happens to find us. And here they are, just outside the door, right on cue. One of us will have to decide something.
*is no longer on fire*
Thanks.
*smiles at Dugglyn*
*looks around wondering what just happened*
Edward?
Where'd he go?
*She plays with the lapel of his jacket* *Grins slightly, and presses her lips against his*
I'm in the mood to send someone into a bit of a fright before we kill them- after all, adrenaline makes blood more sweet. Surely there's a campsite in the mountains where we stayed?
Aro: *quietly* Zafira, Krystal, and myself will go in. If we die or are injured, someone come in. (6 agents including the three Aro named)
*smiles back*
Your welcome! It's quite unpleasant to be on fire! I have experienced it!
*shudders at the memory*
*Man walks in smiling*
Man: Greetings Mr Fletcher, I am Scary
No, your not
Scary: No, my name is
I don't know your name, it might not be scary, it might be gerald
Should we look for him?
((Oh god. Don't die.))
Yeah. Not nice. That's not he first time its happened..I have Clara to thank for the first time.
Where are you Ed?
*runs his fingers through her hair* There is, of course. Are you suggesting that we go there, then?
Nah. He'll pop up again, he always does.
Ok, now what?
I have no idea.
((Well it seems of course, now it doesn't matter. Nobody will ever be given a fucking chance, with Adra always avoiding me.))
((Calm down. :-). ))
((In a base in a volcano))
Scary: Nevermind *Clicks his fingers and Ed is unchained and taken to an operation room* As you know, your magic is... unique. We could use it, so we will attempt to take it from you.
How might you do that then Gerald?
Scary:By cutting you up until we find it *Man chains ed to table*
Oh
*Grins slyly* Of course- preferably if it's later at night. Darkness brings out a natural sense of alert to normal people.
((I'm sorry but I'm not getting another chance taken away. I'm fed up with Alastair simply coming because Adra is here, its annoying. If he does this we may as well forget about Tadra! Why bother?! We can't even attempt to save it, and its a hell lot nicer.))
((I know. I'm just saying calm down.))
((I'm trying to calm down.))
((Good :-) ))
((The thing is, Zaf, can you see a way to prevent that?
Alastair finds you all much too boring (no offense; I don't, he does), so the only reason he'll be here is if Adra is, really.
And I don't think we can get him to change him mind about that.))
((*not really here - that damn blasted essay*))
#ChaseForBookNine
((Actually, I warned her and then asked if she wanted to leave. In fact, I told her that I'd rather leave.))
*they vanish from the building, appearing on a dirt path on a mountainside in early night*
Ugh, I have to go!:(
Be back later!
*Screams as knife is plunged into chest slicing down ribcage*
Bye Dugglyn
Bye then Dugglyn!
((@Ed close or far from us?))
((By us I mean me..))
*sighs and wanders around*
*Adra looks around curiously, then grins* Oh hell yes, darling. *She quietly follows the faint glow in the woods*
((Good :-) ))
((Well fuck Adra. I'm sick and TIRED of her doing this. Its because of HER nobody else has a shot. Why can't anybody else see this?! It's Adra getting her attention and screw everyone else. But apparently I was wrong. Well look at this- we're all 'boring' but Adra is. Alastair barely knows anyone. But we're boring, because guess who is slowly turning things to make her the center of attention. But you know nobody else is worth attention. But Adra. ))
((Blogland volcano))
*Teeth clench as ribs are removed*
((Have I missed something here? What happened to Adra and Trip?))
((Zaf. Please calm down. I know it makes you angry but ranting won't stop it from happening.))
((@Ed close then. Want rescuing?))
((Yes please Silente))
*Doctor takes out lungs and starts to slash at heart*
((If it means someone knocks common sense into Adra, then good.))
((@Ed coming!))
*hears a scream coming from the direction of the volcano*
*grins and runs that way*
*reaches the top*
*sees nothing*
*shrugs and starts climbing down the inside of the volcano*
((Alastair fell in love with Adra for the primary reason that, when unbalanced, she is a sadist (notice the use of the 'fell' there).
If you lived on a world populated with a different species to you, and then one day you met a human, the only one you'd met, wouldn't it be really likely that you'd fall in love with them . . . ? Like Saphira and Glaedr in The Inheritance Cycle.
He finds us boring because we're not spiders like him and Adra. We're flies. We're pathetic and can't think properly and don't have a wider understanding of the world. We're prey, that's all.
So now he's found another spider, he's quite clearly going to go along with her, because hunting is more fun with someone else and he's been alone for a long, long time.
Whether or not Adra is attention-seeking is irrelevant. She is the centre of Alastair's attention now, and her stopping seeking that won't change it.))
#ChaseForBookNine
((You know, Zafira, she never sought me out to begin with. She was content to kill entirely on her own until I took interest in her, entirely of my own volition. Because I was interested. That had nothing to do with her. Our relationship only developed because I sought her out, not the other way around. So I've no idea why you seem determined to accuse her.))
*Falls in and out of conciousness* *Wakes up to see body in peices seperated from head*
((Calm down.))
((So, Adras evil now?))
((Star made a rather accurate metaphor there, as well.))
((Yes Edward, Adra's currently unbalanced.))
((Ok, thanks))
*Doctor turns to face head* We left your brain till last, *Walks forward with laser*
((Thank you, Alastair. :)
@Edward: Adra is currently being unbalanced. She has spent so much time being balanced, and she needs to have an equal amount of dark and light, so therefore her dark side began taking over. Now, her dark side is suppressing her light side, in an attempt to keep on murdering people and making out with Alastair and stuff. XD
When she's balanced, she's still the good person she's always been.
When she's unbalanced, she's . . . yeah.))
#ChaseForBookNine
'Taking over' was the wrong phrase there . . .
Taking control, I think I meant.
#ChaseForBookNine
((Thanks Star))
Silente?
((Yw.))
#ChaseForBookNine
((Because she fucking saw I was trying to do something, she knew. But no she was given an option, she suggested moutains, you simply just asked if she wanted to, you gave her an option, you didn't comit until she made the choice. I don't blame you for her selfishness. She always was, if she can make herself center of attention, so be it she will, screw anyone else here. You know over the summer was better, at least everyone was given a chance. Now its Adra this Adra that. You went after us once and deemed us 'boring'. You don't even know Sil, Chi, Blake, and all the others who have come in the past few months, not like you knew me Star Trip Adra, Ed, Rose. You don't, and I'm fed up. I blame Adra for your actions, I never blame Ari, because I know Ari wouldn't leave the entire place out, never single out one person and comit to them.))
((Completely irrelevant fact here but did you know that after a male octopus has had intercourse it develops dementia and lives the rest of its life confused with no knowledge of previous events. Weird huh?))
((Sorry Ed, distractions))
*jumps down to the bottom of the volcano*
*realises she's in a facility*
*grins*
*walks around setting off alarms*
((Interesting fact, nothing is irrelevent))
*Guards run to where Silente is holding guns*
*grins at the guards*
Hello boys.
*pulls out her sword*
*runs as a blur and kicks their legs from under them*
((Guess if the sex sucked, it won't remember the night.))
*Guards collapse* *Doctor stops walking and runs for exit* Oh *Head rolls off table*
((@Silente: Woah, really? O_O
Oh my gosh . . . poor octopus. :O
You could write a story based on that . . .
*thinking of the best way to respond to Zaf* *it might take me a while*))
#ChaseForBookNine
((Zaf, feel free to join us if you want))
((That's a good point. Some animals have such weird sex. Like the preying mantis. The female eats the male during/after sex))
*walks into the room that ed's in*
*mouth makes a little 'o' shape*
*pushes her lips together to stop a laugh*
*runs and catches the doctor, dragging him back*
*holds the sword to his throat*
Fix Edward.
((Zaf, I'm not really sure there's anything I can say that will make you any happier.
And maybe I can argue back, but you'll get annoyed and I would just be going it out of an automatic response.
And maybe I could say something else, which I almost said, that wasn't related to this particular battle but to the war in general, but I don't think it would do any good and would probably just upset you.
So I suppose all I can say is that I hope you manage to let go of your anger and feel happier, and that maybe you could sit there a moment and think about everything that makes you happy, the things that make you smile, because I think that maybe it will make you feel a bit lighter.
Is there anything you want me to change the subject to?
Because I think dwelling on it will just tighten the knot of frustration and it'll start cutting into our hands, but we'll keep twisting it, around and around, as our skin breaks and our blood circulation dies . . .
Yeah.
I think we need to let go of it, really. :P))
#ChaseForBookNine
*Doctor starts looking scared but slipping something in his pocket secretly*
Were you about to laugh at my head?
*doing it
#ChaseForBookNine
I'll shut up. Fine. I'm sorry but it seems it needed to be said.
*grins down at Ed*
No. Definatly not.
*holds the blade closer, allowing it to cut the doctor skin slightly*
I said fix him, now.
((You'd blame Adra, and if not Adra, Aretha, yet it would never cross your mind to blame me? Had you not considered the possibility that, left to my own devices, I would have made the same decision? How interesting. I have simply left your characters in the dust before, and I've no doubt I would do so again. I only asked Adra to give her the option to stay if she wished. As for your little band of friends- I had a bit of fun with them, and then quickly decided this place a simply no longer worth my time. That was entirely my own, unprovoked decision. Yet still you seem obstinate that I am responsible for none of my actions. I'd be insulted, if I cared enough.))
I get you, Zaf.
Don't worry.
Sometimes you just feel a need to say things, because it makes perfect sense and will enlighten everyone to many shadows mysteries, but they just refuse to open their eyes, and no matter what I do, how hard I scream, they just don't seem to be able to cure their self-inflicted blindness.
It's very frustrating.
#ChaseForBookNine
((Omg! Muscovy Ducks can't be raped!
The males of this species have a penis that is almost 8 inches long. They can fully extend it in 1/3 of a second! This means that females have a very short amount of time to escape if they don't want to mate with a particular male.
In order to not get raped, the females evolved a vaginal canal that twists and turns, blocking the penis from going completely in. The male can only impregnate the female if she relaxes all these muscles inside her! Biologists think this is the first evidence they've seen of evolution driving a competition in genitals.))
*Head falls onto side* I take it I lost my dignity? *Doctor finishes main body*
((Silente
WHY
XD))
#ChaseForBookNine
((That's likely my last word on the subject if we're moving away from it now.))
((Why is everybody argueing? I left for a few months thinking it would be gone, yet still?))
((IM SORRY! *isn't sorry in the slightest* just because!))
You lost that a long time ago. But hey, your not that bad for a head.
*sits on a work top*
*watches the doctors work*
((*nods at Alastair* And quite a strong last word you ended on.
@Edward: Yeah. It's been going on for the best part of a year now.
Fun. XD
Most of us just avoid it.))
#ChaseForBookNine
((Bees! A Male Honebee's penis gets destroyed after sex!
Honey Bees are a pretty suicidal species. When you get stung by one, its stinger is detached from the body, leaving with it the bee's vital organs. So it dies. This is a pretty well known fact.
A more unknown one is what happens to male worker bees when they impregnate a female queen. When a Queen Bee is ready to mate, it takes flight with about a dozen of male drones. Think of it like an insect version of The Bachelor. However, the reward for the eventual male winner is not a rose, but a mating session with the queen that results in his death!
In order to prevent the other 11 drones from impregnating the queen, the male's penis snaps off and remains attached to her, acting as a plug that prevents any more sexual contact. So it dies. ))
*Doctor finishes reattatching head* My magic isn't back yet?
Doctor: No, it will take a while
*Grabs scalpel and slices at all but one doctors throats* Now run
*Doctor runs*
Silente, you didn't happen to bring a new suit did you?
No, you're blaming Adra because you already hate her and that makes her easy to blame for all the wrongs in the universe.
You seem to see Alastair (and Niccolò as well) as something like clay, something that can be manipulated, but he isn't really. He makes his own decisions, and doesn't require Adra or Aretha or you to make them for him. Being with Adra is one of his decisions, and it can understand why it might hurt you, but to be completely honest, you're behaving like a small child. It's not as though Alastair would interact with you more if Adra wasn't here. Probably less, actually.
And, um, if you were a sadistic mass-murderer, would you want the authorities to drop in on you? I'm pretty sure their leaving was nothing personal and was just in character.
Also, making the not-that-unlikely assumption that none of this convinced you Adra wasn't avoiding you and that it wasn't personal, is it really that bad to avoid someone who constantly hurls abuse at you?
No sorry Edward. Here, wear this.
*throws him a hospital gown*
((OMFG! The female bedbug has no sexual opening. To get around this, the male uses his penis to DRILL A VAGINA into the female.
The process, known as "traumatic insemination" is a practice used by mites and bedbugs, and a species of spider in Israel called "Harpactea sadistica".
In traumatic insemination the males pierce through the females' body wall to inseminate directly into their body cavity. Their penises (or rather, the bug equivalent) are sharp like hypodermic needles (they're pretty terrifying to look at actually).
Female bedbugs have evolved with an abdominal region known as the "spermalege". The spermalege is a body part that is specially designed to be easily pierceable to minimize damage. Going through traumatic insemination reduces the overall lifespan of a female bedbug, but if they go through the spermalege their bodies aren't damaged to the point that it effects their ability to make more babies.
The Harpactea sadistica spiders, on the other hand, are much worse. The male spider will pierce through the female's abdomen repeatedly, making two long rows of holes. Sometimes several male spiders will join in. This method is clearly not very effective and this species of spider is slowly shrinking into nonexistence. ))
((@Silente: Where are you finding this stuff?? :O))
#ChaseForBookNine
*Puts gown on* It's pink, with ducks on? *Crosses arms*
((On a website star! Omg! An elephant's penis is so large; it is used as a fifth leg!
An elephant's penis can grow four to five feet long, nearly the size of full grown adults to put that in perspective, and has many uses besides reproduction. Because of their large size, it's necessary to have an extremely large penis for mating purposes.
However, what is interesting about these animals is how they use it in other aspects of daily life. When reaching for food at a tough angle or even just out of laziness, the elephant will purposefully erect their penis and use it as support. By doing this they maintain the stability they lose when reaching off balance.
Their penises are also used to swat annoying flies away from their sides when they can't reach or are too busy. Also, when an elephant has an itch on their stomach they simply swing their penis around to scratch it! I'm laughing so much!))
((You'd get bored, Alastair. You would. You know maybe some people have a heart, and want Adra back with Trip. Maybe we'd like Nic back. Maybe you should look at Adra and see she's selfish. You attack Alexis, and vanish. Yeah real smooth, nice to know you wanted to do something. You run off with her. Can you see past her? She's a bitch and a selfish one. Has she tried to interact with anyone? No. You don't either you follow her like a lost puppy! When people wanted you back, it was because of how fun the summer was.
Yes. Well observed. Come on, the guards are going to wake up.
*jumps down and heads for the door*
((@Silente: OH LOL. XD
"This method is clearly not very effective and this species of spider is slowly shrinking into nonexistence."
*dies*))
*nods at Lantern*
"is it really that bad to avoid someone who constantly hurls abuse at you?"
Like -
*nods*
:(
*nods*
Also -
*big nods on the Niccolò-and-Alastair-making-their-own-decisions*
You know, it would be a lot easier if you didn't treat characters like people and could do whatever you wanted with them.
It would also be a lot easier if you didn't treat people like people. Wouldn't that be wonderful? When someone was annoying you, you could just dispose of them without bothering to wonder how much that would hurt everyone!
#ChaseForBookNine
*Sighs and follows Silente*
I hate bees...
*smiles at the two guards*
*still asleep*
That's cute.
*rearranges them so they're hugging each other*
((@Zaf: *nods*
I ship Aladra, and I'm not denying that. However, we do really, really need Nic and Adra back . . .
Because I love Niccolò
and I love Adra
and I love Trip
HOWEVER, to get Tadra back we also need Trip (and plus, I think Trip and Adra were working on something), and Trip hasn't been online much recently . . .
#ChaseForBookNine
(The Argonaut is a type of octopus that has a detachable penis!
This type of octopus has very pronounced sexual dimorphism. This means that the male and the female of the species look very different. Think, for example, how male and female peacocks look very different. In the Argonaut's case, the male rarely grows to be larger than 2cm, while the female can be 5 times larger at 10cm. In fact, the dimorphism is so pronounced, that the female Argonauts were known since ancient times, while males were only described in the late 19th century.
Perhaps a more curious fact about this animal is that the males have a special arm called the hectocotylus, which they use to transfer sperm to the female. What they do is that the male's arm is inserted into the female, and then it's detached from the male!
The female literally cuts off the penis of the male when they mate. Until the males were discovered in the species, people thought that the hectocotylus was a parasitic worm!))
*Scary runs past on the phone* *Trips him up* Never be at the mercy of a good man, for they shall have none. *Scarys head rolls into the shadow*
((Actually, I haven't seen Trip in ages . . .
*frowns, concerned*))
#ChaseForBookNine
WAIT WHAT?! WTF SILENTE!
*frowns at Edward*
Stop killing people.
But they tortued me? *Places random kitten on Silentes head*
((A species of spider breaks off its own penis to avoid being eaten by the female during sex!
The orb-web spider Nephilengys malabarensis has a very aggressive female. It's reported that in 75% of the cases, they kill and eat the male during sex.
As a precautionary measure, the males have developed a simple, but painful strategy. They break off their genitals. They remain attached to the female and keep pumping his seed.
The males aren't able to regrow anything. However, they ensure that no other males can mate with the female. They become better fighters and most importantly, they stay alive!))
Boo hoo. Its destracting.
*takes the kitten off her head*
*smiles and tickles its belly*
Hello. Hello there. Your so cute!
The world we live in is so odd. O_O
#ChaseForBookNine
*kitten laughs*
Kitten: I have a pet human, I shall name you Human
*nods*
Yes. And I won't name you because that's rude. Hold on please. Gonna get us out of here.
*sits the kitten on her shoulder*
*looks at Edward*
Can you climb?
Of course I can fall, wait did you say climb? Thats like falling isn't it?
No. Its like climbing.
*sighs*
Grabs my hand. Don't let go.
*grabs Edwards wrist*
*starts climbing the volcano one handed*
*Looks at the stairs to the left and follows Silente not letting go*
((Barnacles can grow penises up to eight times their body length!
As you know, a barnacle is stuck to a rock all the time...so its sex life is probably one of the LAST things you’d ever think about. But despite their sedentary lifestyle, these creatures are not asexual (though they ARE hermaphrodites). In fact, barnacles have the longest penis length relative to body size in the ENTIRE animal kingdom! Each year, a barnacle regrows its penis based on the conditions of the water near which it has planted itself. If the waters are calm, barnacles grow phalluses that are long and flexible. But if the tides are rougher, a barnacle grows a shorter member that is more muscular.
The squat-penised barnacles were found to fertilize an equal number of eggs whether they mated in rough or calm waters. On the other hand, though barnacles with longer sex organs struggled in rough waters, they fertilized more eggs than any other group when mating in calm waters. This shows that, for barnacles, sometimes wider is better...but when it comes down to ideal conditions, it’s good to be well-endowed.))
*looks at the stairs*
*mutters about unorigonality*
*continues climbing ou of stubbornness making sure the kitten doesn't fall*
@Silente: Wow. O_O
Damn.
The things you learn . . . O_O
#ChaseForBookNine
By the way, is now a good time to mention the base self destruct? Or the gift shop?
(( I'm sorry...Nemo's dad was turning into a girl!
This is because of the way clownfish sexuality works. Within a school of clownfish, all babies are born males. The largest and most dominant fish will eventually undergo a sex change and become a female. The new female then breeds with the largest male of the school.
If the female dies, then the breeding male steps up, changes sex and becomes the breeding female! Then the next highest male becomes the breeding male. Clownfish are what's called protandrous hermaphrodites, or a group of animals that naturally exhibits the ability to change sex from male to female. It certainly puts Finding Nemo in a different perspective!))
Gift shop!
*jumps back down*
Where?
*Points to shop* It sells snowglobes
Oh!
*runs into the gift shop*
*looks around*
((Koala bears have a two pronged penis!
This is not to be confused with having two penises. It's rather, a bifurcated penis. A bifurcated penis separates into two columns thus having two ends. It isn't exclusive to Koalas either. All male marsupials except for the two largest species of kangaroos have bifurcated penises. Think of the reason why that might be the case...
Yes, that means the females have two vaginal openings. Some other interesting marsupial facts: Echidnas, native to Australia, have a four headed penis. Only two of the heads are used during mating, though. The other two “shut down” and don’t grow during sex. The echidna swaps out its penises each time it mates))
Oh. That's an awkward first comment. Uh...
I DEDICATE TO THE WEIRD AND THE WONDERFUL!
Hear hear
*Base starts to explode* erm... The notebooks are on sale
*jumps at the explosions*
Not good!
*runs out*
Bye Edward!
*jumps halfway up the volcano with the kitten*
*starts climbing quickly*
*Walks to fire exit and watches as fire catches up with Silente* *Magic returns* *Forms time sheild around Silente bringin her to the ground*
((Flatworms are hermaphrodites, so they fight to determine which bitch has to carry the baby. In this species, motherhood is for losers. ))
*looks around*
Oh, shield
*watcs the fire*
Pretty..
((Male giraffes nudge the female’s booty until they pee. Then they have to drink the urine to see if they’re ready to mate. If they are, the males just wind up following them around until the girl finally gives in and lets him mount her))
You left me to die?
(Why are you talking about mating rituals of animals, Silente?)
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