The next few weeks and months are going to be choc-full of announcements and reveals. In a matter of DAYS, for example, you'll be finding out more about this "270914" thing, and after that you'll be getting all kinds of juicy goodness. But TODAY, my Minions, is the day I announce something that has been in my head for YEARS.
I am proud, excited and absolutely delighted to announce that a special, exclusive gathering will take place in London on publication day, August 28th. I give you...
The Requiem Ball.
This is an invitation only get-together — a party, if you will — with 120 places up for grabs in very special competitions for Ireland and UK readers. You'll get the details of these competitions and other ways to nab yourself an invitation over the next few weeks, so keep an eye on this blog.
But you know I'd never leave the rest of you out of the action COMPLETELY, so we're going to have 250 party packs, jammed full of goodies, ready to send to you so that you can throw your own simultaneous Requiem Ball Parties at home. There'll be loads of stuff to download, whichever far-off country you're in, be it Ame-rica (am I pronouncing that right?) or Burkina Faso (yes, we notice EVERYTHING).
The Requiem Ball is basically my thank you to all of my Minions, for creating such a fun, creative, and frankly down-right crazy community around these books. I want to bring everyone together for one almighty celebration for the final book, and it's going to be EPIC.
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«Oldest ‹Older 1201 – 1400 of 4268 Newer› Newest»Bye Elleni!!!
I'm going to go too! BYE all!
In case nobody has told you any of these things today:
-I'm glad you're alive
-Thank you
-Good morning
-Hope you have (had) a good day
-You're beautiful (inside and out <3)
-You mean a lot to me
-When you go to sleep, I hope you sleep well
-You're perfect
<3
Thank you Lucy! You too!
Ditto Luce! :)
(Also hi)
*throws lamp at Luce*
Hey there.
*throws armchair at Flora*
Hello.
*throws double bed at Luce*
You alright?
*throws bookcase at Flora*
Tired, stressed and anxious. But sort of okay, I guess. You?
*throws cooker at Luce*
That sucks *hugs*
I'm here if you want to talk.
And I'm good thanks, been writing all day.
*throws television at Flora*
*hugs* I'll be fine. Just having a crappy time at the minute so my moods are all over the place. I'll be okay:)
That sounds like great fun!:3
We believe that you two are malfunctioning. You may need repairs.
*throws fridge at Luce*
Okie dokie, well you can always email me if you need to :)
And yes, it was!
@Dragona: Are you talking about me and Luce? *confused*
Just popping off for dinner - will be back soon :)
This unit does not believe that throwing furniture and kitchen appliances could be considered normal behaviour.
*throws desk at Flora*
Thank you. <3
Yay!:3
Um... What's Dragona talking about
(Hey Fabi! How are you?)
Hey Fabi!
Hi Dragona. I'm okay, you?
Hello Lucy!
:-) :-) :-)
*cuddles Fabi* You're amazing.
[cuddles Lucy] You're amazing.
It's back on Elleni!
If you're still on that is!
Hi Elleni!
Hi Silente!
Sorry, irl stuff.
I posted the tie breakers for the BA.
Hey Fabi
I'll raise awarness for it by randomly shouting about it.
Mutant monster purple unicorn: *EATS ELLENI AND TURNS HER INTO 50 SHADES OF GREY RAINBOWS!*
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack (kinda)
Hi guys
*sows her head back on*
Hello Vivanus Keen I don't believe i have seen you before i would give you my usual welcome but I'm in a NAME WAR!
Hi guys,
I'm late. As usual. For so long I thought I was alone in this world (meaning I thought I was the only one who was crazy about this series, I'm aware that there are other humans on earth) and then I found you guys.
*points the the FOR ALL OF ETERNITY part*
*points to the locked Elleni in a volcano part*
WELL WELCOME TO THE LOONY BIN!
ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
*pats his(?) Head*
*let's her eyes flood fully black*
*grins showing spiked teeth*
Hello, dine- r darling
(as in FOREVER or UNTIL YOU DECLARE DEFEAT!)
THERE IS NO ESCAPE FOR YOU THEN! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*CHOPS ELLENI INTO TINY LITTLE BITS*
*BURNS SAID BITS AND PUTS THE ASH INTO SEPARATE BAGS*
*SCATTERS THE BAGS ALL OVER THE WORLD STILL SEALED SHUT AND MANY OF WHICH ARE BURIED*
Tfyhycnufhtdryydr
*clears throat* um
What did I just walk into
I know you are. Hence the burning and bagging and hiding. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
*leaves*
...
Right.
...
*shuffles*
Well
Um
I'm going to
*gestures to corner*
Sit over there
*comes back*
Haha.
*leaves*
...
I think I win
...
I'm back. When I posted it scrolled all the way to the top and I had to make my way down again.
Vivanus Keen at your (whoever is nicest's) service
There we go.
Rookie mistake
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Hi Elleni
How can I help? I'm not the best in combat but I can make a blade for a cleaver's scythe. Or a sword. Or pretty much any weapon to supply your army.
I'm assuming you have one.
And why must I stay away from Silente?
Ooh I am fire proof! Can I help?!?
*puts on home-made volcano suit*.
Here I come
The un-burning might be tricky
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School calls
So far I am Silente-free. Better knock on wood. Darn, I'm in a volcano.
AH, disappeared again!
I am terrible tonight.
Here
*hands Elleni what appears to be burn cream*
I'm not sure if it'll help but considering you were just in a fire mountain you can't get much worse.
Oh an by the way...
You have bit of lava in your hair. I was waiting for s good time to tell you. ;-)
I can make metal hands...not sure if you want them though.
Flora-- Are you still working on the thingy?
Vivianus-- Is metal your magical discipline? Also, hi, nice to meet you. :-)
Well in that case...let me tell you my backstory.
Yes, metal is my current discipline. But it wasn't always that way. You see, um I ...IT'S TOO HARD TO TALK ABOUT!!!!
Hm...
I think I have a character who can do something about this.
If you want, that is. And if she doesn't stubbornly decide not to help you just because she can.
No, you deserve the right to know. If you guys ignore me after this I completely understand.
I see...
It's a pity Fabi-the-character is unavailable. She'd have a bunch of questions for you.
But never mind that.
[Vanishes momentarily]
You see, I was fired from my old job after, well honestly, after I locked a grand mage in a prison cell.
I'm sorry for vanishing and I'm sorry that I am only posting this comment right now, but...
I understand that the world is dark and dangerous and I understand that sometimes you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel and I get that you might not want to admit that, but it's okay to be not okay . It really, really is. Like I've said before... It's better to let out the emotions that are spilling into you, because, otherwise, they'll build up like snow on the roads in rural areas. Nobody will touch it for an age and as the storm of snow worsens, the road will begin to be lost. As time passes, the snow builds up and it becomes more difficult to clear the roads. And it's only when you realise you need to leave that it dawns on you that you can't. You're trapped. And the only way out has been blocked off by your ignorance to the issue at hand. You need to let your emotions be felt, before it becomes the snow on the road. Before you get lost in a lonely place. I know it can sometimes hurt, but it's best to let emotions be felt.
I love you all and if ever the weight on your shoulders feels unbearable, get in contact with me (via Facebook/twitter/text/e-mail - Luciana Scáth, @luscath and lucianascath@gmail.com) and I'll do what I can to lighten your load, or even just spam you with adorable pictures of koala bears and white tigers until we get through it and find an outlet for emotions, even if it's as insane as screaming at the ocean.
I'll always try to be here and I think that all of you are wonderful people. Thank you for being who you are. Goodnight. <3
Oh, and remember...Snow looks beautiful at first. Beautiful and harmless. But too much... Too much is destructive.
But it gets worse...
@Fabi: Yeah, sorry. I've been really busy with moving, but I'll finish it next week (I don't currently have the things I need to do it, but I'm getting them back on Sunday)
...
Goodbye Elleni.
I suppose I won't appear to save you.
It'd be rather pointless now.
[Swirls cape]
[Poofs]
You see, I was his Cleaver bodyguard!
*hugs Luce* You're awesome.
*waiting to see if angry mobs will boo him out of town*
Okay, just making sure you hadn't completely forgotten. And it's okay, understandable. :-)
[hugs Lucy]
[hugs again]
[listening to your story, Vivianus]
Sorry if I was interrupting. I wasn't sure if I should have stopped or not. *confuzzled*
After about an hour the other elders went looking for him. I was caught. I was taken to a cell. Then I escaped. Official records end there.
Do you want to know what really happened?
Yespeaknowandtellallthesecretstherecordsdon'tknow.
Oh. Hello.
How is everyone?
Ok, first let's rewind to why I threw the grand mage in the cell in the first place.
He was very angry. How could the search be going so badly? Even as a grand mage with all the resources available to him he was failing. Fuming, he stormed into the hallway bumping into a Cleaver as he did so. He wheeled around desperate to vent his rage on someone. The cleaver ignored the first punch to his arm. And the second to his stomach. But, as the grand mage swung for the third time, he acted. He acted just as he had been trained; retaliation to end the fight. The grand mage found himself soaring through the air and into a cell. The door clanged shut. The Cleaver resumed his post...
Wow, the whole cleaver will breaking process didn't work all too well on him did it?
Goodbye, person I don't know!
That night, after the cleaver had been captured, he awoke to the sound of hinges creaking. And then a whip tore the skin on his face. He spun around. Standing in the doorway, just outside of the binding sigils was the grand mage. One hand held a whip, the other a fireball. And then the cleaver's world exploded in pain.
But, when he opened his eyes he realized something. The Grand mage had made a mistake in his fury. The cell door had not been closed. And Vivanus Keen stepped out to freedom.
What a cruel grand mage.
I mean, REALLY cruel.
Or maybe a really kinky one.
But what happened next?
The grand mage couldn't report that the rogue cleaver had just been left go so he killed the guard and set it up as a dramatic escapade.
But neither the grand mage nor Vivanus could ever accuse the other without getting pinned themselves. So to this day they look for ways to kill each other with out anyone else noticing.
So that's my story...that's me
Wow, he sounds an awful lot like me.
Except he's an elemental.
And a sadist.
And probably has a sex dungeon.
Cool, so what do you do now? Hit man? Freelance detective? Professional straw man?
I can't say who it is...but I am here to ask for support in my battle. I was assured this was the place to go for help.
Well, that's true. And I do like battle. And exposing corrupt political figures. Which one is he?
No, now I'm a metal worker. I learned adept magic snd now I manipulate metal. I also can't burn.
You have an interesting talent.
((Msd- show is in 45 minutes.))
That's incredibly useful.
He is a powerful leader...if I reveal his name he will not care about publicity and come right out and kill me.
My favorite trick is to cover my body with with molten metal and bear-hug my enemies.
So are you with me!?!
I am a powerful figure too. I can keep you amply protected. However, I refuse to and cannot help you without a name.
*whispers name*
What was that? Could you speak up?
(Hey)
Maybe later. Goodbye everyone. I'll be back.
Don't forget me.
(Hey)
Toodleoo!
Bye
(Yo, Trip! Wassup??))
*She wakes up in the safe house and yawns. She heads towards the bathroom and gasps at her hair. It's a mess. Tangled and twisted. This is going to take a while...*
(Ah, not much. I'm just lying in bed listening to the radio. You?))
And if anyone needs a sword, or scythe, or blade at all just call for me.
(I'm great! Chilling in the bean-bag pit at school!))
I'll take that as a no and beat a hasty retreat, tactical withdrawal to be precise.
Bye, for the last time!!!
Er, okay?
(You have a BEAN BAG PIT? That sounds amazing! Is it amazing?))
(Yeah! It's great! Looking out to a lake!))
(80))
(Gimmie a sec, helping my friend make an account!))
(She'll do it later... Okay!))
(One of us... One of us... One of us...))
(Oh all right. Pass that on for me, will you?))
(I showed her for you!)
(Excellent...))
(Thank you Death.))
(I'm sorry, I'm going to be distant... School and all...))
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*cries*
*wimpers*
*dies*
I HATE GEOGRAPHYYYYY
*clears throat* okay. i've gotten that out.
so i'm answering some questions in geography and this comes up:
11. Why would most Australians not know what to do if an earthquake occurred?
and really, i want to write "because most australians are idiotic bogans who struggle to find their own house in the best of times. most australians can't even speak english properly. how do you expect those poor fools to cope with an earthquake?"
but i can't. :'(
I don't think so...
And towards the end of Mortal Coil.
Sorry, I'll have to poof in a bit. :(
Try chapter 51 of Mortal Coil.
And I haven't seen/heard of any pictures of Faceless Ones.
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my friend hacked into my phone and changed my password. now i have to work it out. :DDDDDDDDD
this is actually really funnnnn
SUCCESS!!!!!
she's changed it again. now it's a word. this should be fun.
SUCCESSES!! now another friend is changing it.
snowman, seriously?
it's being changed again.
(For the love of God. When I manage to piss off my friends, one of them squeezes the back of my neck, getting these neves.
She did it today. Because I was making finger stamps. And she missed the nerve and got something in a vertebrae. Plus blocked the arteries in my neck for a split second.
So I think she can understand why I stormed off from out lunchtime group.
And I was going to a movie with them tonight.
Screw that.))
[hugs Deathy]
....
so, i apparently would make an exultant lawyer.
one of the boys in my class started threatening someone and i started throwing around legal terms, bringing up evidence, and giving out laws.
apparently i was a little scary. and yeah...
i also went all detective mode and started putting things together and....
we also had a math type code challenge and i finished it quickly by working out the easiest problems and them making sense of the words.
a lot of people are now calling me either detective or lawyer.
:)
*tackles deathy*
I completely agree
Hi, I'm back.
Is no one here?
Hello...
I should probably go... Too much emotional stuff today and I need sleep.
[hugs Elleni and anyone else who is lurking and/or reads this later]
Elleniiiiiiiii. Please don't tell the new people to watch out for me. I'm just saying hello I never go too far! I have yet to kill a bloglandian!
It's just my way of getting a taste for them..
Bye!
hey hey :)
*so excited*
g2g to prepare for my prom tonight!!!
(Goodbye, Chloe! Have fun!!))
*Her mini pack of cards are shuffled again. Her feet are tucked up beneath her, sitting on the sofa. She has had enough of playing solitare for ten hours straight. She fells overly grateful to Adra for letting her stay in the safe house, trying to minimise her impact*
So I've finally made up with a girl who's guts I've hated for two years. And now two of my friends aren't talking to each other.
(I'm sorry Snow... *Hugs*))
Hmmm
They really have nothing to do with each other, but both things happened at the same time
Hello again :)
Hi, I'm back
Hey Vivanus
Hi, how can I help?
ummmm, we can just talk? But Ill have to go shortly cos Im having my hair done for the prom tonight
Ok, good luck! Have a good time.
Thnx :)
wuu2?
Hello everyone!
When silente says that she wants to get a taste of newcomers does she mean it literally?
Yes, yes she does. She's a vampire. She fights everyone new.
Lying on a fake beach, you'll never get a tan
Baby, I'm gonna leave you drowning until you reach for my hand...
Oh, ok
Hey Guys!
*bounces in*
Is anybody heeeeeeeeeere?!
*giggles*
Guys:
I was on YouTube (the shock! the surprise! :P) and I found some amazing videos.
They're pretty much character theme songs, and it's for SP so yay! :D
And yeah.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HVGRXPtN49w
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=niawKPPnEyU
I like Finbar's one in the first video xD
Silente! *laughs manically*
*looks over at Fee*
Hello person j
*giggles*
(Warning for the videos, though: There's a bit of swearing. Not much, but for all you people who want to know, yeah.)
Hello Gethzilla.
And hi, little vampire!
*giggles manically*
Hi, Dragona. :)
Hi Silente, I've been told to stay away from you.
(With the tie breaker votes on the blogland awards do I do an email?)
*tilts her head to the side*
And why would anyone say to stay away from little 12 year old me Viv?
*giggles*
(Yes dragona)
I'm not sure...most people stay away from me.
Uh, Silente...
I hate to be too precise but you only LOOK twelve.
You're... I actually don't know how old you are....
You know, my criminal starus sorta dampens my social interactions.
(I presume they're tied for first place?)
I can't see why. You seem quite....interesting, to me.
*grins*
Jesus Fee make me feel old why don't you!
(yes Dragona)
You're a criminal?!
*rushes over immediately*
Can I have an autograph?
XD Sorry, Silente...
So you should be. What happened to never mention a ladies age!
*continues conversation while dipping hand in molten metal*.
Well interesting I may be but my fugitivity never helps :-)
(Should I sign it to emmie or emerald)
xD
I didn't even MENTION your age...
(msd, battery very very low)
(lower than Tanith)
(...)
(I am sorry, people)
*raises an eyebrow at his actions*
Hmm. Well I'm no stranger to criminals or crime. So hello.
How about Fay?
(Tanith....*cries* GHASTLY! *cries so much more* DAMN THOU DEREK!)
This unit does not understand why humans commit crimes. It is ultimately self-harming.
*puts other hand in*
Why the eyebrow? Did you not read my sad story?
So who are you?
*begins shaping the metal between his hands*
Fay?
(*sobs*)
(also, in TFIOS, Gus has a Mass Effect poster)
(so naturally, when watching it, I thought OH MY GOSH DRAGONA PINE BLOGLAND SKULDUGGERY TDOTL and then missed out about 5 minutes of the movie due to fangirlyness)
(Emerald - lol. Also in the comic book store on The Big Bang Theory they have a Mass Effect 2 poster.)
Me? I'm nobody. Nobody at all.
*shrugs*
You're not nobody, Silente. Nix is nobody.
... I think...
My memory is awful. Almost certain Nix was nobody at some point...
@Vivanius: Yep. It's a long story, including YouTube references, skiing bunnies and a very new and confused me. :)
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