The following has been sent out to all Theatre of Shadows registrants...
My friends,
Many of you have spotted the facebook incursion on Sunday from escaped fugitive Silas Nadir. He’s taunting us. We need your help now more than ever.
The first clue to Nadir's location arrived late last night and we set our three top code-breakers to solve the puzzle.
This morning, they were each found dead in their homes. On the wall beside each body was scrawled "Silas 3, Sanctuary 0."
And so we must call upon you.
Time is of the essence. Before they were killed, our code-breakers worked out that the clues seem to point to an unusual sequence of numbers. They managed to fill in not one space before Nadir found them: ? ? . ? ?, leaving us four spaces to fill for now.
Remember Nadir's promised us three clues: so to throw him and his accomplices off the scent, the next clue will be sent out to all those registered to Theatre of Shadows. If you haven't already – be sure to sign up for free as a matter of urgency. Operatives in the US, Norway and Sweden we know that registration is an impossibility for you right now: rest assured we will need you for the third clue. You are crucial too.
Here’s the first clue:
1. Take the number of letters in my magical discipline (here's a hint, idiots — it's a two-worded ability), then multiply that by the age of the Jitter Girls. Add to this the number of rooms in the Midnight Hotel and then subtract the age of a sorcerer named Petrichor. With me so far? Keeping up? Now put in a decimal point (do you know what that is?), then the amount of damns I give about any one of you, and follow this with the maximum number of Dead Men there is at any one time. Now subtract the number of babies stolen by the goblin brothers. Whatever their names are. Ugly little critters, the lot of them. Not as ugly as the babies, though.
And that's all he's given us to fill in ? ? . ? ?. The Sanctuary’s resources are stretched so terribly thin… please help us find Nadir before he can kill again.
And be wary. He found our first code-breakers. He could find any of you, too.
Yours in magic,
Grand Mage Erskine Ravel
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 4391 Newer› Newest»Blake's house. Although I somehow doubt either of them are still usable.
*sighs and bangs her head against the head board*
Idiot.
*looks at El*
After I left...I went for a run. Towards a cliff. Above the sea.
*sighs*
But Flick, Soph and Blake stopped me and dragged me back to his place.
*opens her eyes*
I broke all my knives.
And I think the ring melted a bit when I threw it at the door..
I don't know. Hopefully...
*quietly, worry edging her voice*
..that is if he wants to..
Will he?
*looks at her hopefully*
Latin is a language,
As dead as dead can be,
Latin killed the Romans,
And now it's killing me.
(Damn thou iPod to the burning pits of hell from whence it did come!)
*nods*
But first, can you get my painkiller leaves. They're in my pocket. The jacket one...
(XD aww poor Raven. Work.)
*nods and chews on one*
*sighs and relaxes more as the pain dulls*
*takes the kit and left over leaves, putting them back*
*sits up*
*rolls her eyes and turns into the hug*
*wraps her arms around El*
*whispers*
You realise I'm not going to break if you hug me harder right..
Why are you hugging lightly then?
*laughs and leans back*
Which is why when I allow a hug people tend to hug me as if they're trying to squeeze the life out of me.
*grins*
*raises an eyebrow*
Oh will you now.
*grins and leans against the head board*
*sits up properly*
Switch.
Switch. I'm fine. This is your bed. Switch places.
*gets off the bed*
Also, sugar? Milk? Tea or coffee?
(does El's character like bacon, fried egg, toast, fried tomatoes, fried mushroom and black pudding?)
(Rejecting... Foood.... Ewwwww... Food shall not be comsumeth'd today... It shall be thrown back up at this rate... Stop with the unhealthy junk food... Please...))
(A fry up isn't junk food.....it has veg.... Would you rather we talk of carrots?)
(No, I'm talking about the food I had for dinner. It was KFC. And ew...))
?ASkl;asdiopm,. rtyghjwer qweuiodfguio qweuiokl;kl; vbnwer rtyyuiertbnmwersdf iopdfgdfg uiobnm rtyertwerwer ghjiopyuiertasd...
I might not be on as late/early anymore... :/
(Does that mean you will FINALLY be sleeping?!)
(I can't sleep, Silente. I'll be not sleeping in utter boredom. I will be laying in bed until 3am waiting for sleep instead of actually doing something with my time. I might rtyyuiertbnm uiorty vbn?asxcvjkl iopbnm when everyone is gone...))
Isn't Mr Ravel locked away in eternal agony? That would surely make it a bit difficult to continue Grand Mage duties.
(This is for later, if Zaf/Loki wakes up when I'm gone)
*Her voice was soft when she finally spoke. She kept her eyes on her hands in lap, not daring to look at Loki. She could feel him, so close to her. She wanted to reach out and touch his arm but she stopped herself*
But... What if it matters to me...?
*She jumped off the bed suddenly and stormed out to the balcony. Her hands gripped the railing and her head dropped. He was lying, of course he was. There was no way that a God could think of a Midgardian, let alone Rose, the way Loki was making it out to be*
Who am I kidding...?
*Her shoulders trembled slightly, despite the warmth of the sun beating down upon her*
Lies... He's lying... Don't let him get to you... I can't bare to see the same thing happen to you...
*Part of her wished that he was telling the truth, that he actually wanted her to rule by his side. It was trickery. She knew it, but she didn't want to. Her hands gripped the ledge again and she sighed heavily, looking out to the golden city*
Loki is the God of mischief... What is one to expect...? It's just words... He doesn't mean it. He's just toying with your emotions. He doesn't want you to rule by his side.
*She felt tears in her eyes*
~~You're a fool for thinking that, Rose! Of course he isn't interested. He has a fiancee! He could get any girl on the planet! A stunner! Why would he take you if he could do that?
*The voice in her head turned softer*
You believed him... You can't, Rose. Don't. He has a tongue of silver, not a heart of gold.
(Ah, Dr Teapot, that is genius. But perhaps he writes these in his one hour of non-eternal agony?)
What do you lot think of the various romantic relationships on this blog so far? I've been considering, and I'm quite curious.
What do you mean? There are definitely a lot more than there were this time last year...
Indeed, there are. But what do you think of them? Are there any you particularly like, or dislike, and why? Observations, opinions, anything of the sort, really.
You and Adra are adorable. Like, I ship. So hard. You two are so cute together!
The Silente and Viv one (I think...), I don't know all too much about that one because I'm either doing another roleplay at the same time or I'm offline. But I have no objections to it.
I can't dislike love. Who am I to say who I believe is right not right for each other?
You?
I've come up with quite a few criticisms, myself, though I suppose you're right that my opinion hardly affects another's relationship, and it is in my nature to criticize others. And, naturally, I'm biased.
Alastair, if I may ask, and do not feel pressured to answer if you do not want to, what criticisms? No one will mind, as you said, your opinion hardly affects another's relationship.
I'll likely have to leave soon, if not immediately, but I'll give you a brief answer.
My criticisms mainly consist of how quickly people have seemed to switch partners as of late, and how I haven't noticed very much depth of emotional connection between pairs.
Oh... I can see where you're going with this... I am guilty of that. I will not lie. But nothing is official between me and Loki. I'm going to try and drag it out. So we can actually learn about each other...
And he hasn't been on lately, nor will he reply to my messages... So I'm taking a break with him and me.
Okay, possible goodbye, Alastair.
*Flies in and hugs Alastair*
I apparently couldn't sleep
(Sorry for disapoofing)
Hey Adra!
Hi Viv!
(Is Sil still here?)
I'll cry if he's gone, I swear..
(Back! I realise i never said i was leaving but I'm back!)
Well, a lot of people are, and I suppose I'm in no position to dictate what is right or wrong in someone else's relationship. And, even keeping with the critique's I've made so far, you've at least considered the fact that Loki is engaged.
(Good, you ready to continue?)
whi is Petrichor?
(sure
Lights!......No camera's!.......ACTION!)
who is petrichor
Thanks Alastair... I was actually fully expecting to have been stabbed by this point. But... That hasn't happened yet... ^.^
(wbd)
(but definitely here)
*hugs Adra* I've not left quite yet.
(That is so my line...)
*walks over to Sil*
*doesn't bother talking, just sits next to her*
(petrichor is apparently in LSODM...
Although lots of people don't remember him/her/it)
*Holds Alastair tightly* Yay
*Burrows her head in his shoulder* I'm glad...
*looks up at him, worry in her eyes*
*gives him an unsure smile as her heart holds it breath (metaphorically of course)*
Hey...
38.04
is my answer... A little uneasy about it, but 'ey
Leaving now- sorry...
*smiles*
Hey.
*reaches over and clasps her hand in his*
:( okay... *Hugs*
*looks at her hands*
*mumbles quietly*
Sorry 'bout the ring..
*stares at her broken finger where the ring was*
Hello.
Wait....where are we supposed to put our answers? I haven't seen very many
*reaches over and takes out a big box*
Do you still want a new one?
*afraid of what her answer might be*
(Hello Raven. Should you not be doing Latin?)
*looks up at his face*
You still want to give me one..?
*hope blossoms slightly in her eyes, still edged with worry*
I did Silente, I swear, I read the history section for the test twice. I re translated the 7 pages of text and read over them twice. I went over the new verbs and 4th and 5th declension tables, flagged the dictionary as a last resort in the test and did all of the homework for Latin.
(Hmmm. You better not be lying to us Raven.)
Of course!
Although...I might need some new diamonds.
*hands her the box*
*smiles and hugs him tightly*
GREETINGS
GOING SOON
MIGHT DIP IN AND OUT
I did it, I really did, plus I'm getting to school a half hour early tomorrow so I can reread the notes again.
(I dedicate this page to..
To two guys who, to put it simply, are irritating. They are both different types of annoying. But recently they've both thawed almost, and my view on both of them has changed. They almost seem nice now. So in case you haven't guessed.
To Alastair and Loki. This page is to you both.)
(*narrows eyes at Raven* okay. But if you've lied...
Hey Star!)
*hugs her back*
Now, open the box!
Hello Star. And how are you on this fine/not fine morning/evening.
(Ok Raven: what word order does latin take...(this is really easy)
(OPEN THE BOX!!!!! IT HAS ALL YOUR KNIVES IN IT!!!!)
*leans back*
The box...
*laughs*
Oh Yeah. Box.
*turns and picks it up*
*stares at it*
( ohhh I know this one, maybe, Ok so Latin doesn't have word order, to translate a Latin sentence you must first isolate the verb, if it's in 3rd person find the nominative and then get the main bulk of the sentence, eg. Girls were drinking. Then you find any and words if there are any, if there aren't any move on and translate the rest of the sentence.)
(SPOILERS!)
(I thought it had VSO but I think you're right...)
(Five points to Raven-claw)
(Yay me!)
*opens the box*
*stares*
*a slow grin spreads across her face and tears well up in her eyes*
My knives..
Every single last one of them...
(I think I have French homework for these holidays....)
(Do you want more questions?))
(Sorry Sil, I don't know french...)
(Well yeah, but I'm pretty sucky at Latin, this is only our first year.)
*dips a hand into the box and starts flipping over one if the small wrist ones*
*smiles and sheaths it*
Thank you Viv..
*hugs him then sets about sheathing each of them*
(french is quite easy...or at least easier than Latin by the sound of it..)
(My friend at school told me that I should learn Old Norse today. So you guys can talk in Latin and French or whatever, I shall be talking like Gods.))
(Latin is SOV actually...)
(Well I suck at word order. Latin in general is just silly words, with silly letters and silly logic.)
(I can write in old norse...the runes anyways...)
(So true)
(Gosh, you all know so much language, as a collective here we have French, Japanese, Latin, Old Norse and probably more.)
(*laughs at that*)
(Latin:
1) Language of the Romans.
2) Silly words consisting of silly letters in silly orders due to silly logic.)
(Let us not forget English.)
(Silente, you just completely summed up Latin. Perfectly.)
(Viv you should really stop giving Sil black boxes. Just the phrase 'black box' makes her imagine a tiny velvet ring box which sets her brain into panic mode with is HELLA annoying.)
*finishes quickly*
I'm sorry Viv. I..I didn't realise that she...that you..
*sighs*
Sorry.
(Don't forget Indonesian... Bad language...
Hai! Nama saya Dannielle, tetpai pangal saya Death Rose!
Apa kabar?))
(Ha! I just beat one of my cats in a staring competition! He submitted! I AM THE ALPHA BOW BEFORE ME! *evil laugh*)
(Nice Rose.)
(I've memorized it... Help me!!!!!
*Sobs in a corner*
Saya tidak suka berbahasa Indonesia...))
(*pats Death on the head calmingly* its okay. It's too late now. Accept your fate.)
It's ok Sil. That's pretty much how I would have reacted if I found you kissing her, so...all even.
(*carefully slips velvet box back into pocket* of course not)
(*runs to death*
Please don't cry.
*cuddles*)
(that reminds me
@the currently poofed star Thank you SO MUCH for telling me about word reference for my French! School BLOCKED google translate! I was sooooo smug!)
*Sighs*
Dico Latine, sed ne fluavi est..
(That awkward moment when you realise that Laufey is Loki's mother in Norse mythology...))
(@Viv that doesn't mean don't. It just means DON'T USE BLACK BOXES FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT!
She'll kill me for saying this but she thinks about it way too much.
BAD JAI! SHHH! SHE LIES! - Sil)
Ugh. Yuck. Bitch. I NEVER want to see her again..
*sighs*
Which probably means she's going to pop up again.
(But it's dark blue...not black)
Probably.
*looks at her face*
Did I ever tell you how pretty you are?
Okay Adra, I think that fluavi is in 1st person singular, perfect tense and active. But what does it actually mean?
(still makes her panic.)
..you've told me my eyes are pretty....but that's about it for looks compliments...
Well maybe I should start sometime.
*grins*
(How about purple?)
Yeah maybe.
*rolls her eyes*
*in her head she's stabbing all the ideas running round*
But then again, its not nice to tell lies
*winks*
(purple pretty but doesn't cause her to panic)
*shrugs*
Then I'll just have to tell the truth.
*pulls her closer*
You, my dear, are funny, smart, cute, strong, brave, and above all, you are you. And that's the way I like it.
(Oh good, *reaches for purple ringbox*)
*blushes*
Not that smart... You remember the guessing game..
(*wonders why he has so many rings and ring boxes* wait what type of ring is this, I-made-you-a-ring ring or black-box-ring -in-a-different-box-so-its-a-surprise ring?)
(I now have a secret li'l blog for my stories... That no one can access. Because it's hidden... And I can wri' wha'ever I wan'!)
(I have 14 pageviews from Turkey and 5 from Ukraine on my RoD blog!))
who is petrichor??????????
(I ALREADY SAID THIS EVAN SOMEONE FROM LSODM THAT FEW PEOPLE REMEMBER!)
the wikia has nothing on him and i dont remember him
sorry didnt find my last comment
I hit 6,000 page views on my Insanity Is blog...
And getting close to 4,000 on TLC :)
(*nods* I don't remember the person either. But apparently they made an apperance in LSODM)
Yes - he works at the Roarhaven Sanctuary, in the security department.
(Well I would ask you to guess what kind of box but...)
*scoops her into his arms*
Well, you're smart enough for me.
(but...?)
*laughs*
That's good enough then.
*gently kisses him, looping her arms behind his neck*
(But...let's save it for later)
*rubs noses with her*
I love you.
i only have LSODM on kindle. cant search for anything on it
(No.....I hate waiting. It's boring. Sil can tolerate it which is more annoying because she laughs at my impatience.)
*smiles and curls into his chest*
I love me too.
*winks at him*
There's a search function on kindle. Press the options button and select 'Search this document'
(Sorry but waiting is a part of life....)
*winks back*
What do you want the new ring to be like?
(Its an irritating part of life that should be BANISHED to hell! And in hell, waiting will be forced to WAIT as a punishment. Wait for allll eternity!)
A ring.
*nods*
cool thanks alexa
No worries Evan :)
(Alexa, Evan, may I say you two seem very polite...and sane.)
*the Midnight Hotel pops out of the ground*
*I am sitting behind the desk*
*checking my Tweeeeeter*
. . .
. . .
*murmurs* 39.04 . . .
(Aagh!!!!)
I guessed
By the way, you still have to pay for all those knives.
One has to maintain the illusion of normality, Silente.
ummmmmm... thanks?
(*as you may be able to tell, despises waiting*)
(@clara 36.07)
*raises an eyebrow*
And how would you have me pay?
*sets down the phone*
*ruffles up hair*
. . . *sighs*
Well, I do accept alternate forms of payment.
(Aagh!!!!)
(Remember how I said my best friend read the letter?)
yes I got it now i can go back to being bored
(Sil?)
There is no need to be bored, Carron-Kee. Here in Blogland you can have and do anything you want. You could even have an obtuse rubber goose, a green moose, a bottle of guava juice, a giant snake, a birthday cake, a large order of fries, and a chocolate milkshake. If you want.
(😒)
(What is the currency for Blogland?)
i see why silente was surprised i was sane;)
(Wait, you actually ARE sane?)
I believe the currency is British pounds and Babylonian gold coins, but I could be wrong.
(Ok)
🏰
Hi.
It's nice to see that blogland hasn't become boring since I last looked in :L
*looks up wearily*
Snow . . !
Hi snow!
Oh, and El? You should really cover your tracks better. XD I don't care if your not here
*tackles clara and viv* HERRO
I am . . .
*eyelids droop*
. . . so tired . . .
The Hotel: *creaks wearily, as if in sympathy*
@Silente: Yay! :) *hugs* You're welcome! :)
BRITISH POUNDS YAY!
*knows how to work them*
*gets tackled*
*half-heartedly* Oof.
Herro
(Got to go, I'll be back later)
well sorta it depends
*flicks clara* oi. Be exited. Your lord and savior just arrived
*eyelids flutter closed*
I must . . . go . . . that faded dreamland . . . it calls to me . . .
*falls asleep*
I come on to find that sane people do exist. I am truly gobsmacked.
he could be in texas. google's giving me an article from texas law called 37.07
Smack not thy gobs, dear Raven, for it is only we humble few.
(AH NO COME BACK VIV I WENT TO GET FOOD YES YOU SAID YOUR BEST FRIEND READ THE LETTER GO ON!)
*pouts* fine. Go. See uf I care
*curls up in a ball in the corner and cries*
oh yeah i live in aworld so many sane people that im almost insane. NOBODY i know likes SP or books for that matter
My Dutch potatoes Clara, could you translate into English please.
My author hates me currently because I woke her up to say this.
You, all of you, are beneath me! How dare you try to 'ship' me with Rose. I am a god, you mewling quims, I will not fall for a pathetic Midgardian woman. That is my true feelings towards this.
you own dutch potatoes?!
you own dutch potatoes?!
you own dutch potatoes?!
oh im insane arnt i
Loki, just exept your fate and live her.
*love
Translate thou own words into English, forsooth
For Dutch potatoes mean nothing to me
Though they are pleasing to the taste and tooth
In this thread, they have no place to be
So ask me not to translate, nor to make
My meaning in my writing crystal clear
For this is not the road I'm meant to take
And to speak normally is my greatest fear
AVAST LOKI BE IT NOT TRUE!
YOU HIDE YOUR FEELINGS, THE REAL YOU!
SHOW US YOUR KIND SIDE
THE ONE THAT YOU HIDE
AND ACCEPT THE SHIP OF DOKI!
Evan, if we're discussing theories, mine is that the numbers are going to give us a set of coordinates. These numbers could be latitude, and if the next set are in the same format they could be longitude. Just a thought.
loki did you think the plot of the second thor movie was very repetitive? i did
SOMEONE HELP ME! CAN FIND THE NUMBERS
maybe
Point taken Clara.
I just had the creepiest dream EVER.
I was in Six Flags and all of a sudden Agent Colson was chasing me. Duno why. Then it turns out I'm Zanida Laufeydottir, and I was being arrested for helping Loki take over Midgard. Well, I escape and team up with my brother to take over Midgard. We send over the Chitari and the NYC fight happens, but Loki wins. He rules Midgard with me by his side.
-Zaf
... what did I start...
I thinknits timev to skeep because im fetting ti the stage where I cant spell.
*snort*
I would like to offer some sort of trophy to whoever named the ship Doki.
I must go.
*departs*
Goodbye.
@Dom Handy Which numbers don't you have?
Yes. I agree. I am a very pathetic Midgardian.
*Eyes Snow wearily*
Thou shalt not ship!!
And we're just discussing plans to overthrow the Earth. That's all. Just friends... If that!
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS DOKI!!
@Dom Handy Which numbers don't you have?
alexa, im not so sure but its weird but google thinks 37.07 is a chapter from some american state law
(That was me annika)
For what purpose? How can I possibly lovr a Midgardian when I told Thor he was a fool for loving Jane. I will live for thousands of years, Rose maybe five hundred, perhaps more or less, how am I to love her? You are all being tricked by your minds, if I truly loved Rose I would not have controlled her with my sceptre when I did.
I didn't get that number; I think the first part is open for interpretation, I mean, is it 'Dimension shunter', 'Dimension shunting', 'dimensional shunter' or another permutation? They would all give different answers.
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