Tuesday, June 17, 2014

The Dying of the Light

Ladies and gentleman, I present to you what is probably the best cover Tom Percival has done yet...


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Jophiel said...

(Hello...?))

Alastair Cruciatus said...

They used to stand together so well against any threat they faced, as if a team whose sole purpose was defending the world. And when the planet wasn't in danger, they went on adventures, still working together to save not-quite-so-many lives. It was rediculous, pathetic, but reliable nonetheless. And it was amusing to watch them chase people around, including myself. They use to think about what they were doing. Properly strategize. And between all of them, they accomplished a good many things. They also genuinely cared about and coordinated with each other. All anyone here does anymore is fight each other, albeit often in good spirits. And they don't care about anything. No interest in their own lives or other people's. They only over feel momentarily; if they happen across an emotion, it's gone the next moment. And they wonder why I tire of them. This is why Loki has the tesseract without so much as a struggle.

Adra Cruciatus said...

Door...

Adra Cruciatus said...

*Wakes up from her sleep*
Good evening, all!

Jophiel said...

*Judhipor dances around the edge of the lake, spinning, twirling, flipping and running. She stops suddenly and her eyes dart around, a slow grin starting to form on her face*
Who's there?

Adra Cruciatus said...

*Peeks out from behind a tree* Hello! I'm Valencia. You're Judhipor, aren't you?

Jophiel said...

*Her grin grows wider and she giggles* Yes. Yes I am. Have you heard of me? *She skips forward, acting much like a six year old. Her knife in her hand glints in the sun*

Adra Cruciatus said...

Well, not until yesterday. It's a pleasure to meet you, though.
*Scribbles a few notes about her in her notebook*

Jophiel said...

Oh, you have missed out on so much... Shall I introduce myself properly? *She giggles and curtsies mockingly* I am Judhipor. Death Rose's dark side, her True Name, her alter ego and a few other things. I'm all her repressed memories and fears and horrors in one. *She bows, holding her knife out to one side as she does so* I'd like to say it's an honor, but, I really don't think you'll live long enough for it to be of any meaning. *She springs forward a few meters and raises her free hand. The gravitational pull around Valencia increases and makes her feel heavier*

Adra Cruciatus said...

*Scribbles down the most that she can before tossing her notebook to the side, snapping open her wings, stepping back* I don't think you want to do that, Judhipor. I mean no harm, not threat to you. In fact, I'd rather like it if we could be friends.

Jophiel said...

Oh, you don't know me. I just want a little bit of fun! And what use is friends? I've got Dwyer. He's all I need! *She tilts her head to the side and glares at the girl*

(Just so you are familiar with Death/Judi's powers, they can manipulate gravity and kill with a glare. When they glare, it causes horrible agony.)

Adra Cruciatus said...

Ah,gracious. *She feels the severe pain and stumbles to the ground, then crawls blindly back, her wings trying to flap and take her away*

Noelle said...

*Ambles from the trees, raising her voice sharply* OI! Judi! Leave her be.

Noelle said...

(Heyyyyyyyy btw :3)

Adra Cruciatus said...

Adra? Hello! I'm glad you showed up. A little help, please?

Noelle said...

*Leans heavily on her cane as she slowly makes her way to Valencia* *Stands in front of her, in the line of Judhipor's glare* I'll take it for you. *Her Philosopher's Stone glows gently* She can't kill me.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Adra, darling. I'd rather you didn't. I can look after her if you like.

((Probably only here for a few moments))

Adra Cruciatus said...

Thank you... Well, I believe that she's stopped, so your efforts are appreciated anyway. Why don't you sit down? You seem rather frail.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Or, if she is gone, that's just as well.

Noelle said...

(Hey, love!)
*Glances at Alastair* Well, someone had to do it. Just standing around whilst she's dying... It's upsetting.

But I trust you, love, to watch her.

*Glances between the two, then begins to retreat back into the woods* I'll be at home..

Adra Cruciatus said...

Hello, Alastair.
*Crawls to her notepad and paper, scribbling a few things down about the endeavour*

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

Hello, Alastair. *holds the sceptre pointed towards Alastair*

Adra Cruciatus said...

And...Loki... *Sighs*

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

You sigh when yet you were trying to get close to me, are you afraid, Valencia?

Adra Cruciatus said...

Afraid? Of course not. Tired? Yes.

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

As you wish, Midgardian.

Adra Cruciatus said...

*Sighs again at the rather crude name, and goes and lays down in the grass, and closes her eyes* Whatever.

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

Do you have a heart, Valencia?

Adra Cruciatus said...

Nope. *Keeps her eyes closed*

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

*stands beside her* I can test that, Valencia.

Adra Cruciatus said...

*Gently rolls away from him* I don't really want you to.

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

Well, I fear it may be too late.

((Since apparently I have to do this, may I take control of you, Valencia?))

Adra Cruciatus said...

(You can attempt whatever you want, Loki)

...
*Dashes away, her wings extending fully as she leaps from the ground, catching a large draft to take her higher into the sky*

Ebony Law said...

This really is pathetic.

Please, Loki, go bother someone else.

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

I know not what you speak of, Chord. *watches Valencia fly off* Does she think me to be Thor?

Adra Cruciatus said...

Who? You? Excuse me if my interaction is limited; as an anthropologist, I can study people, and not influence them.

Ebony Law said...

No, she does not mean to mistake you for your superior brother.

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

*comes skipping on covered head to toe in blood and grinning from ear to ear*
Hey guys!

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

Guys?

Adra Cruciatus said...

Hello, Silente.

*Calls down* What's what supposed to be, Loki!

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

I am here, Silente. *eyes Chord but stays quiet*

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

What is what? *looks up* You could at least come down.

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

Oh people are here. Hello Valencia
*waves up at her*
*grubs at Loki*
Hey.

Ebony Law said...

-I walk towards Silente, swiping off some of the blood, putting it to my tongue-

Jesus, how many did you kill?

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

*grins at Chord*
That'd be telling.
*winks*
Have I got any on my face?
*has quite a bit on her face*

Adra Cruciatus said...

*Childishly*
*Pauses*
*Comes down*
How does it make sense that I would confuse you with Thor?

Anonymous said...

*ten zombie caterpillars March in*
*the two on the outside are carrying horns*
*the stop*
*Dugglyn runs in*
*the zombie caterpillars blow their horns*
Always fear, Dugglyn is here!!!
How be's yous eyes??!?!?!
How be's yous?!?!??!

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

Hey Dugglyn! I'm fine as are my eyes. You?

Anonymous said...

Hi! My eyes are slowly melting but overall, good!
Thank you for asking!

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

How are the Zombie Catapillars Dugglyn?

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

You think I really can fly after you? Pathetic. You grow wings and look like, a bird.

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

*looks over at Loki*
What's wrong with wings and birds? Wings and nice and birds are alright.

Adra Cruciatus said...

Hello, Dugglyn!

No, I don't think you can fly after me. That's why I flew off.

And that's because my DNA has bird genes in it. *Rolls her eyes* Genius.
*She sits on his shoulders*

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

**are

Ebony Law said...

Birds are awesome.

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

Speaking of birds wheres Dantè?

Ebony Law said...

No idea, would you like to see him?

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

Your DNA....has bird in it?! What are you then? I have seen things I thought impossible, let alone Midgardians doing these things.

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

*shrugs*
I don't mind. I'm just used to seeing him with you. Plus I haven't thanked him for healing me. Or you for that matter. Thanks Chord.

Adra Cruciatus said...

Yes. I was born with these wings.
*Since she's sitting on his shoulders, she plays with the horns on his helmet, running her fingers over the metal*
Bird, elephant, Flea, Cheetah, Starfish, Salmon... Among others.

Ebony Law said...

-I roll my eyes at Loki, wavering over Dantè, as he shifts into human form, bowing before Silente-

Dantè: It was a pleasure to heal you.

Anonymous said...

Oh, my. Is today the 20th? Oh my, it is! Time for a little chat....
*turns into mist and glides over to Washington D.C.*
*arrives at the white house and goes in an open door*
*the president sits at a desk*
*solidifies into Dugglyn*
*the president gasps*
Hello Mr. P!! If you forget I'm Dugglyn, the one who is going to rule the world... yeah that's me!
I said I'd be back, and here I am! Have you made a decision?
*the president looks around nervously*
Oh, and I won't call the guards if I were you....
President: how many will you kill?
Me: none!! They will still be alive but they will be caterpillars!
*doesn't mention the fact that they'd be zombies*
President: then how many would be caterpillars?
Me: depends on people's actions. If they try to stop me, caterpillar for them. But if they last me take over then they will be save! The choose starts with you...

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

*curtsies to Dantè*
And I thank you for doing so.

Anonymous said...

My zombie caterpillars are great.......!

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

*doesn't seem bothered by her being on his shoulders* I thought Midgardians did not possess such abilities.

Ebony Law said...

I think I may go change. Something that's been in the making for a little while.

-Dantè shifts into a bird, flying through the forest as I follow him to my treehouse-

Adra Cruciatus said...

I'm not a normal Midgardian, Loki.
*She takes off his helmet curiously, inspecting it*

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

*waves to their backs*
*looks at Loki and Valencia*
*smiles at them*

Star Inkbright said...

NEW POST!!!!!!!!

ANMD I GOT FIRS OHMYGOSH

Ebony Law said...

-I walk out, clad in a new, clean costume, resembling a harlequin-

Anonymous said...

*the president doesn't know, she can see it on his face*
President: I....well....
Why? Why do you want to take over the world!?
Me: you're just trying to buy time. But here's why, why have an army of zombie caterpillars if you don't do anything with them!? I had to do something!
President: I don't believe you!

Mary Contrary said...

Oh.

"You think you might know the identity of Prisoner 270914, but do you have any idea of the danger you, yes YOU, are in? And how much YOU will be needed to stop him?

This Friday, will you take one step closer to finding out?"

Should I assume KOTW/LSODM spoilers, then? ^^

Mary Contrary said...

Dammity wrong post *facepalms* xD

*hugs Star because first and happiness, though*

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.................. said...

I'm far too excited for this. The cover is absolutely beautiful; it draws you in so soul-crushingly gently. I can't wait to read this. I expect to love and hate Landy exponentially more for it.

Unknown said...

This book is going to break me. I already cant handle it and yet im so excited I think im slipping into a sort of depression.

Anonymous said...

Which one is first dying of light or Armageddon out of hear?

Unknown said...

Tom Percivil, you have outdone yourself

NiamhG said...

I cant find dark days anywhere would you be able to send shipments to easons pavillions swords? The dying of the light looks really sad. I love Skulduggery Pleasant,I'm just finished The Faceless ones and my friend Devin Hanson is on last stand of the deadmen. I tell him to slow down but he wont listen to me. The name's Oscar Geraghty I am a huge fan and I'm soooooooo happy that I live in Dublin

Ivy Shade: Grand Mage of the Canadian Sanctuary said...

Oh. My. God. I can't even… Oh, God!

Fun time is over.
Mostly.

This won't end well.

Ivy Shade: Grand Mage of the Canadian Sanctuary said...

*screams* This is the best cover ever!!!! Sadly, Skulduggery will probably get beheaded.

Unknown said...

Bye skulduggery. It was nice knowing you. A tragic loss, i think. Still, least i can KILL DEREK FOR DOING THAT

Unknown said...

HOLLY HELL!!!!
Tom Percival MUST win an award
I do not want to see any main characters die especially after Ghastly and Anton died which had reserved a special little place in hell for Erskine
And PLEASE I AM BEGGING that the remnant has to be removed from Tanith WITHOUT fatalities (well maybe apart from the remnant) I love all of the skulduggery pleasant books and read them all more than once (apart from Armageddon Outta Here but that was only because I finished it a few hours before I sent this but I did finish Playing With Fire a few minutes before sending this)
😄

Hudz said...

I KNOW, ITS HERE O_O

Unknown said...

B...bu.......OH MY GOD I CANT WAIT A WHOLE MONTH FOR THIS BOOK. IM DYING OF EXCITEMENT AND SUSPENSE

Hudz said...

This looks SERIOUSLY amazing o.o

Octa said...

*

Unknown said...

You know, I'm not that sad. Skullduggery has a thing for coming back to life.

Octa said...

*grins insanely*

Octa said...

*grins insanely*

Octa said...

*grins insanely*

Octa said...

*waves*

Octa said...

*waves*

Octa said...

*waves*

Octa said...

*boop*

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*boop*

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*boop*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*boop boop*

Noelle said...

The rocketeer shoots forth into thine own skye
And the thyme keeps moving on;
The wind keeps howling,
T'will night begone,
And the wolves at the moon do shout.
The silence falls like a feather to water,
And a tear drop hits the linen,
Water and iron doth warp into
A bitter and salty mix.
Slit hands and feet lay open in air,
Drying over an open fan;
The Queen lies upon her bed there,
The Queen was killed by her hand.

Sybbil sweetlie knockin on her chamber,
And quietly enters en,
A shriek, a creik, a despaired shout,
For the Queen's done herself in--

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*hugs Adra*

You can talk to me, you know?

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

[hugs Noelle tightly]

Thank you for the link, Starling.

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*hugs Fabi*

Good night!

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

@Fabi (from what you said on the last post)

HAI!
IT'S OKEY :P
its really short :3

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

*The two Asgardians stand together by the lake, one has fire in their hand to keep some light*

Zanida: Thor....will you take me home?

Thor: If Loki agrees, you know you cannot leave the realm.

Zanida: He'll never agree. He will tell me this is my punishment for trying to rule Midgard.

Thor: I do not like it, but you did do wrong. If Loki refuses to let you come back home tonight, I cannt force him to say yes.

Give me a good reason.

Zanida: Ricci.

How should I trust you, if my children are with Frigga?

Zanida: I don't want to hurt anyone! I want to go home and be with Thor and Ricci!!!!

*considers her* Very well.

Snow said...

Do you lot think my teacher would appreciate this chapter in the book comparison I'm writing?

'Trying to compare An Abundance Of Katherines and Fangirl is like trying to compare a rock and a piece of cheese. Sure the may be the same shape, and they may both be solid, but no matter how hard you try, you can’t make them the same thing."

Snow said...

*paragraph

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

Sorry I poofed, wifi randomly turned off, and I was at the dance studio rather than at home, so I couldn't just go reboot it.

@Jubi You are so awesome. I'm really sorry I had to poof. :-(

@Noelle [hugs tightly] We love you, okay?

@Snow It's a good way to start, but it doesn't feel like a complete paragraph?

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

OpenID iloveskuldugger said...
*ten zombie caterpillars March in*
*the two on the outside are carrying horns*
*the stop*
*Dugglyn runs in*
*the zombie caterpillars blow their horns*
Always fear, Dugglyn is here!!!
How be's yous eyes??!?!?!
How be's yous?!?!??!


*sighs*
Ah, good times!
:P,',','',,'',',',',,','

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

Hey Dugglyn. XD

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Purple!
How be's yous?! How be's yous eyes?!
I can't believe tomorrow is Halloween! It seemed to come so fast!
Are you going to dress up?

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

I have a lot of costumes lying around, so yeah.

I might wear my Madame Mist costume again. I left my headpiece at the library, so I didn't actually get to wear it on Halloween last year.

I also have multiple really cool masks.

And a blue Greek-ish-looking dress

And a poofy white skirt

And a suit jacket and tie

And a cheese costume

And a lot of other stuff

So yeah, probably.

I'm really disappointed that I didn't have time to make something new this year...

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Meh, I should probably go. It's kinda late. Goodnight!

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

Good night.

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello, Elleni. How are you? Apologies for the late reply.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(That is good. Are you doing anything interesting?)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I see.
Personally, I think bodies of education concentrate too much on academic success. If someone scores 100% on their exams, that does not necessarily mean that they are clever. Actually, I believe those with higher grades, generally, have less common sense. I just think they should teach people more practical things like first aid, etc. either simultaneously or instead.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Goodbye Elleni.)

Snow said...

My family isn't really into the whole Halloween thing, because "we're Australian". But I love it. Like, I was just outside covering our fences in glow-in-the-dark silly string. And if I had it my way, we'd have a fake tombstone (or a real one) and lots of fake bones (or real ones >:3) littering the front lawn rn. If I had it my way, I'd be trick-or-treating, or throwing a Halloween party. I love Halloween. Any excuse to dress up and pretend to be someone else, I'm down with. (I seriously wish I could just stand of the corner of the street right now and pretend to be death. I wouldn't say anything, wouldn't move. I'd just stand there. )

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

I woke up to a picture of my nephew as Captian America and he says: Avengers Assemble (I'm going as Thor)

Star Inkbright said...

No.
Bad people do NOT deserve to die.
Number one, no one deserves to die.
Number two, what mqkes a good person a good person and a bad person a bad person?
We all have good qnd bad inside us.
Bad people need sorting out so they learn to show the good parts of themselves.
Psychopaths. Psychopaths, you'll probably never turn 'good'. But is that their fault? No, it isn't. You can't blame them for their bodies not producing enough amygdala, any more than you can blame people with anxiety for their bodies producing too much of it.

Chione Asahina said...

(Hey guys)

Star Inkbright said...

Hi chi. :) Sorry, not many people are around. O_O

Chione Asahina said...

(It's fine Star, you're enough *hugs her tightly* Sorry, i haven't been on the last 4 days, was stayint in Millport (a town on an island called Cumbrae on the coast of Scotland if you did't know)

Star Inkbright said...

*hugs* :) :)

That sounds cool! :)

Chione Asahina said...

*Hugs her tighter* I miss you Star!

Star Inkbright said...

:(
I'm sorry!
*hugs again* :)

Yeah . . . :/ We don't see each other all that much anymore. :/

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*is wearing an Iron Man shirt beneath the Iron Man top*

*agrees with Star-Bubble*

*leaves*

Anonymous said...

*is here*
*can't go trick or treating*
*wants to*
*in other news, asterisks are nice and quiet so I'll stay here in them*

Star Inkbright said...

Hi/fours, Tia . . . and thanks. :) :)

@Chi: :( :(

Chione Asahina said...

(Star i promise i'll see everyone more often when i come back. I'm not fully back yet. The blog will be like...my main priority when i come back.)

Chione Asahina said...

(Hey Em, sorry about that, it's sad you can't go. I DON'T WANT TO. nOT MANY KIDS AROUND MY BIT. iT'S BORING AND HARDLY ANYONE ANSWERS THE DOOR. ((sorry for the caps, writing fast.))

I need to go now, the bell is going in 5 minutes. But i'll be back on in 20 minutes if anyone is still here *hugs Star and Em tightly* I love you both.)

Star Inkbright said...

*Fay

@Chi: It's okay. :) It's fine.
Fours!

Garret Falcone said...

(surprise! , Hello?)

Anonymous said...

*hugs everyone back*
*sorry, the GOSHDARN WIFI DECIDED TO QUIT ON ME*
*how's life? :)*

Star Inkbright said...

Hi Gar! :)

Diatant, sorry. :(

Anonymous said...

*hiya, Garrett! I don't think I've met you before :)*

Star Inkbright said...

Good, thanks. :)

You?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*hugs Emerald, Star, Gar and Chi*

*goes Halloween shopping*

If Elsa knocks, I'm not opening the door. Sorry, Chi, but seeing a grown man in a "slutty Elsa" costume has left me with mental scars.

Garret Falcone said...

Hello Star, *offers friendly huggle* (<hugging mood is back)
i don't think we have Emerald *offers hand shake* the name is Garrett, you are? (doing proper intro's)

Garret Falcone said...

Hello Starling how be you?

Anonymous said...

*okay, I'm ditching the asterisks*
@Starling: *hugs back*
A grown man in a "slutty Elsa" costume? O_O
Oh God. That sounds terrifying.

@Star: Yay! :)
And I'm okay. It's cloudy outside, so that's a plus.

Anonymous said...

*shakes Garrett's hand back*
Well, there's a first time for everything. And please, call me Fay.
(you guys have no idea how many times autocorrect used to change Fay to Fat :P)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*huggles Fay*

*really has to go*

Anonymous said...

Bye, Starling...

Star Inkbright said...

*hugs Gar* :)

Yes. Cloudy outside. Good. :)

:P

Garret Falcone said...

Ok, Fay *offers friendly huggle
*offers a friendly huggle to Starling as well*
if Inky was here she can tell you my hugs are awesome which they are
(autocorrect is annoying sometimes)

Star Inkbright said...

OBDIOANSAINSAISNAI

I'm remembering all this homework. :/

History. Further maths.
Ugh. :/

Star Inkbright said...

"Create a research project"

Uh
huh
yes.

I want to do this.

I really want to spend my half term doing this.

-_-

Anonymous said...

I've got to go now, food calls. :/
I should be back later, I think...
Bye!
*vanishes*

Star Inkbright said...

Fours, Fay! :(

Star Inkbright said...

C:

My mum always goes on and on about how Hull is a forgotten city and how no one notices us and how everyone ignores us (like the floods in 2007 - we had some really bad flooding, but no one was up here filming it because they couldn't be bothered to get here, apparently :P). Whenever anyone visits, she's always going ON and ON and On about how great Hull is - it gets a little wearisome, but it's rather amusing. :P
Anyway, one thing she says is that we had some of the wost bombing in the whole country in the Blitz, because they'd just dump their bombs on us on the way home, but it wasn't reported and in the news we were just called "A northern town."
Well.
I'm on a website and it says "Although Hull suffered terribly, losing 85% of its buildings, it was only referred to in some reports as "a North East town", says Ms Gardiner."

C:

Evidence to support my mum!!! Acknowledgement that Hull is being ignored!!!!


(Also - 85%?? O_O I know my mum told me that Hull was basically destroyed, but still, 85%????? That's a heck of a lot. :O
Aha. You can drive down Hull streets sometimes and there's some matching houses and then something random and then more matching houses, and occasionally my mum will point at the random building and tell us that's where a bomb fell. :P)

Star Inkbright said...

"People there were incensed when they went to the cinema and it was all about the destruction of Coventry."

Well, I can imagine they were. :P

Star Inkbright said...

Eh, dammit.

Snow said...

*rolls*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello.)

Star Inkbright said...

HI Snow, Sophia. :)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello, Star. How are you?)

Star Inkbright said...

Fine, thanks. :) Doing history homework.
You?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I am depressed. And bored. Dragona is going for his hair cut. *sighs*)

Star Inkbright said...

:/
That's possibly less than good(ish).
*hugs*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(It could be considered average. It is fine.

I may persuade Dragona to buy some ginger beer.)

Star Inkbright said...

If you say so.

Okay. Why?

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I like ginger beer. Just the taste of ginger, generally.)

Star Inkbright said...

(I don't like ginger beer much. :P)

Star Inkbright said...

"

The Coventry raid was, of course, appalling in its intensity and as it was the first serious attack on a provincial town it goes down in history for the creation of a new word for human brutishness - coventrated. London with its sixty consecutive nights of bombardment received the greatest tonnage of bombs, as well as daylight raids, but London is very big and as the world knows London could, and did, take it. But don't underestimate the troubles, anxieties and sufferings of the Londoners. Plymouth, as a naval town and easily identifiable on the coastline, received a terribly concentrated series of attacks and Liverpool had a nasty week. Manchester, Belfast and Clydeside had nasty times. There were others.

But in my experience and from remembrance of the reports, I would say that the town that suffered most was Kingston-upon-Hull. We had reason to believe that the Germans did not realize that they were bombing Hull. Morning after morning the BBC reported that raiders had been over a 'north-east town' and so there was none of the glory for Hull which known suffering might produce.

The raids on Hull were only occasionally concentrated so that the devastation of a few houses did not produce stories of disaster and heroism to repeat far and wide. Hull often suffered for what might be said to be no rhyme or reason except that it was an easy target. But it was night after night. Hull had no peace. I have since been honoured by this courageous town by being appointed High Steward and it was a privilege for me to tell the citizens that the government was fully aware of their sufferings during the war and the heroic manner in which they had endured them."

Recognition. :O

Star Inkbright said...

. . .
Oh my gosh.

My mum has infected me. O_O

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Why is that?)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Why is that?)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...
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Star Inkbright said...

(Well, I'm feeling very pro-Hull. O_O Her pro-Hull-ness is apparently contagious. :O)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I have heard many people give the opinion that Hull and Bradford are some of the worst places to live in this country.)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(I have heard many people give the opinion that Hull and Bradford are some of the worst places to live in this country.)

Star Inkbright said...

@Sophia: Yes. I know. That's why my mum feels the need to advertise Hull, because she says no one knows how great it is, and everyone here thinks it's a dump but anyone who's lived elsewhere can see how good it is . . .
:P

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

(Hello.)


*picks up the cushion and puts it in place opposite the one Claire put down*

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

Wait, you live in Hull, Star-Bubble?

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

*walks over to Sil*

*looks at her*

Hey, Sil :)

*embraces her*

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

(*hugs Tia*)

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

(You changed your name again.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(I have indeed. Starling will be another character. She has no magic, and is weak as heck, just like me.)

...

*Tanya hugs Sil and everybody smiles and is happy*

*clearly*

(Halloween yay! I lied, first Elsa I see is getting extra treats!)

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

Well, candy third period played with shapes second, first we did work...-Zaf

Star Inkbright said...

@Zaf: O_O

@Tia: Yup.
. . . Well. I live in a village near Hull. :P

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(It seems I disappeared briefly.)


Claire: Now hold them whilst I put a cushion on top.

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!
(Not here, school)

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello Dugglyn.)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Wbd)

For quite a few years now, I've switched off the lights when I realised we haven't stocked up on sweets :/

Now we have stocked up, but I don't feel comfortable opening the door anyway. Like, I have the sweets to give but I don't know how to give them. I feel socially out of touch :/

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

(Hello, Tia.

I do not celebrate Halloween, or anything, so I fully understand what you are talking about.

Fortunately, trick or treating a military warship is... Well, not done. So I have escaped it mostly.)

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

(soz fell asleep.)


*holds both the pillows*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Claire: *puts a flat cushion on the top* *lets it go to see if it stands*

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

*smiles*
*slowly let's go and steps back*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Claire: Yay! Now we need more cushions...

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

Yes we do..
*opens a portal to a cushion shop*
Tada!

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Claire: ... This isn't exactly legal, is it?

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

If we only borrow them it is. *smiles*

Commander Sophia Keating (N7 Operative and Council Spectre) said...

Claire: No I'm still pretty sure it isn't legal.
We could leave some money.
After destroying the CCTV cameras. One moment. *goes down to the cellar, picking up some magazines for her submachine guns* *walks back to the front room and loads them*

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

*rolls eyes* aren't you a saint.

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