Behold the alternate cover. Gasp. Swoon. Wet yourself. Is it not brilliant? Is it not OMINOUS?
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Leave me alone!
*jumps out the already broken window, landing on the street below*
*easily disappears into the crowd of people, ripping the spy cameras away and sticking them to other random people*
Sorry Egg. I just made you teleport me and now I have to go! Sorry! Make sure Silente doesn't hurt herself!
Hey silente
Rumpelstiltskin
(Bye Dugglyn!)
*sees person crushed by silente on sidewalk*
*adresses nearby people*
We're filming a movie, so if you could please calm down and carry on with your lives, that would save you £24
on tickets!
*everyone ignores body*
*cleans up mess*
Well holy sh*t.
*stops running and blends in with the crowd*
*grinning*
*sees Silente in crowd*
*tags her*
Have fun getting rid of that tag!
*growls*
*runs off from him*
Wait a second...
*teleports to silente*
*freezes her*
*teleports to a room with no possible exit or entrance*
*faints, wakes up and thaws silente*
OW OW OW OWO THE PAAIN
Now.. let's talk
*looks around*
What the hell do you think your doing?!
*punches a wall*
Let me out!
Seriously, Silente.
We had a chase scene and you KILLED A MORTAL BY JUMPING ON HIM
What the hell do YOU think you're doing?
Leaving
*glares at Egg*
Wait, hold that thought,
bathroom break.
*leaves as well*
*taps the sigil on her nose and steps through the portal it makes*
*smiles feeling the sun on her face*
*Australia*
*back*
*teleports to the tag(on silente)*
Please, just stop for a minute, I've got a sombrero for you.
*shows sombrero*
Lets sit for a second
*teleports in a bench*
*glares*
What. Do. You. Want?
I want to know the following:
Why did you kill the mortal?
Where are you going?
Can I come?
*grins*
He was in the way.
No where.
No.
*gets up*
Now good bye.
*starts walking off*
*walks with*
*starts crying*
WHYYY
THE BAD WOMAN HATES ME
WHAAA
WAAAAAA
Boo hoo. Get over it.
*speeds up*
*speeds up*
*stops crying*
*whispers life changing secrets in her ear and says her true name*
Stop (insert true name)
She's a vampire, why else would she kill a mortal?
*slaps loki/zaf*
*turns around*
OH DAYYUM ITZ A GAWD/GRAND MAGE
*stops*
Yes master. Of course.
*walks quicker*
Awww, I thought the false name would work!
Loki/zaf, do a misgardian/sorcerer a favour and stop her
Please. Even if you knew my true name it wouldn't work. I had it bound and gagged.
*hurries up*
Wait, shouldn't you be some weapon of mass destruction then?
I could reverse your heart to an unsigiled heart with no bounds.
*does so*
*stumbles backwards and gasps*
Wh-what did you do?
Did you not hear?
I reversed your heart to an unsigiled heart with no bounds.
Time, suckahz
*turns quickly, snarling*
Why?!
Now you aren't a weapon of mass destruction!
wait, you still knw your name right?
I wasn't in the first place!
James: *teleports in*
Hello Silente. Did what I think just happen happen?
Ohhhhh....
Uhh
Dont worry, i'll fix it!
*realises that Silente's heart is being drained of magic by the second*
*presses crystal to her heart*
*clear's james' mind*
I fixed you!
James: *looks around, shaking his head*
*teleports away*
*sighs*
DON'T do that EVER again!
*stalks away*
So..
Pretty good foor my first RP session
I have to leave now but i'll see u guys later
Bye!
Sheet! Elleni.
*runs away, cursing Eggs name*
(bye egg)
*weaves between the trees quickly*
Next time I swear to god I won't be brought back as easily!
*ignores her and keeps running, adjusting the straps on her shoulders*
*piles on more speed*
*runs faster*
*determinded not to be caught*
*she's leaving*
*she's not coming back*
*taps the sigil on her nose and runs through the portal*
(Yes, I never specified if it closed or not so yes)
*growls*
*rookie mistake*
*stops and turns*
*smiles as if she wasn't just running away*
Hey Elleni.
Uh...on a job errand..
*nods*
Yeah.
*smiles*
BACK
(still not in black)
Ellini, she's lying. She's on a never ending journey to nowhere it seems.
No lie.
She said it her self 1 or 2 pages ago.
*grits her teeth*
I'm not lying. It's a job. And no I'm afraid you can't come. Sorry.
*smiles sweetly*
Oh and I believe this is yours Egg.
*rips the tag off, along with part of her shirts back*
*throws it to his feet, taps her nose and steps backwards into the portal*
*it snaps closed behind her*
SILENTE!
STOP.
THAT IS THE 27TH TAG I'VE PUT ON YOU SO FAR.
THEY COST A LOT!
*peeks through portal*
*uses time/teleports*
Stahp it, m'kay?
Been chasing her for 1 1/2 pages now
*pushes Elleni away, the heat slamming into them*
*Australia, again*
Go away Elleni. Please. Just leave me.
*makes another portal and dives through, it closes behind her again*
That why i made tags
*directs portal to unescapable room*
*lines walls of room with anti-magic sigils*
Stahp it.
(The weird thing is he doesn't even know my character that well..they only just met.)
*looks around the room*
*growls*
*walks over to one of the sigils*
*nods and pulls out her equipment*
*veins altering them, so they'll boost her magic instead*
**begins
Thanks Silente
*teleports Elleni*
Now we can stahp you for good.
Did you know she killed a mortal by jumping on him?
*slaps silente and freezes her*
Stahp it I said.
*struggles against her*
LET GO!
*freezes, eyes full of anger and panic*
I'd say we take her to the sanctuary.
*holds out hand to teleport*
Whaat?
Where then?
She killed someone, soooo... uhh
*is calling Egg every name under the sun in her mind*
I wasn't
I just realised now that she'd commited a crime.
Also, I've never killed anyone.
*thaws silente*
Silente, please stop calling me amazing, it's very flattering.
Let. Me. GO ELLENI
*immediately begins struggling again*
You can't keep an eye on me forever Elleni. You really should learn to accept that.
*has Blake's words echoing around her mind. The words he spoke while she was stuck in that cell.*
*growls*
Completely out of the blue, but do you guys wanna go get something to eat? I know a good restaurant we can teleport to for a bit.
Aww...
Should I teleport the food here?
Seriously i'm starving
*laughs harshly*
You can't keep tabs on ne all the time. In what for me is evening to night, maybe. But during my day...you stand no chance.
Now let me go.
Anybody? Fooood?
Silente- why do you have portal powers if you're a vampire?
Wait.. no I need to know why Silente has portal powers!
I don't, I have sigils. They work wonders.
There are few on during my day, no one would stop me.
We stopped you.
I suppose.
No one would stop me, when your not on. During my day blogland is a waste land.
I imagine Silente has nothing but time on her hands.
*says sweetly*
Why what Elleni?
I'm gonna leave now.. Byee!
i'll be back tomorrow!
(Bye Egg!)
(How do we get out of the room now? You wont let me near the sigils.)
Me? Run away? Near.
**never
Maybe I did. I do have to earn money some way you know.
Was I?
*smiles sweetly*
Of course you do. And that's fine. That's your opinion.
Yes Elleni.
Let me go perhaps?
...let me go and leave me to do my own stuff?
Depends entirely on what you want me to promise.
Hmmm... Well.... Ah...... May-....mmm.... No.
I never said I wanted to leave! Just that I wouldn't promise not to leave.
(Sorry I poofed.)
(Who on earth at Apple decided "Go you chicken fat go" was a good idea to have as a song in the background of an advert showing how like active an iPhone can be?)
This unit is not a robot. We are Geth.
The word "robot" comes from the Czech "robota" meaning "forced labour". We are not forced into any kind of physical activity, therefore we are not a robot.
What does being a unit have to do with anything?
Also can you please remove these stupid shackles.
(YES SOMEONE ELSE HAS SEEN THE ADVERT IT'S SO STUPID AND CATCHY AND OMG I HATE IT)
Why not? They aren't exactly doing much. Just clunking around uselessly.
*that was about the shaklea, not the Geth*
Pfft. Magic, sure. Strength...
*starts pulling her arms apart*
*the shackles creak and groan, being pulled and stretched*
Well you can't stop that.
(It isn't catchy, Silente - it's just a stupid song to go with the advert.)
Why Elleni. Why should I?
*her mind is working a mile a minute, coming up with plans to aid escape*
Alright, what are you all doing currently?
hello? I return
(No promises Elleni. I don't like restricting characters. It hurts.)
*grunts*
(Also bye Elleni. Also Hello Alastair. Also hey Edward.)
anything i may be of assistance with?
Get me out of these shackles?
*nods her head behind her, at the shackles around her wirsts*
I might be here. Not sure how I'd jump in, though.
(Hey Star)
of course silente *Picks lock on shackles*
(hello star)
*they click open and fall to the ground*
*sighs and gets up, rubbing her wrists*
Thanks Ed. Bloomin things. Anyway, how are you? What's happened.
erm, I am fine but I may have blown up a planet in 10 minutes. why were you in shackles?
Because Elleni doesn't want me gone. *shrugs* she doesn't understand.
(Also, Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy looks like a cheesy piece of crap.)
gone where?
Just gone. Despite my attempa and obvious wishes she refuses to see the light.
**attempts
what is the light you speak of?
I mean she refuses to understand that its better if I go.
Oh, the vampire is one of those.
One of those Alastair?
better for who?
hello alastair
People. Everyone.
that is not true.
Is it not?
why do you think they would be better if you left?
They wouldn't be in constant danger of having their throats ripped out for one. James wouldn't use them as leverage for two. Then there's the fact that they waste too much energy on me. Zaf yesterday is a good example of this.
Yes, one of those. You insist that you'd rather be dead, and unintentionally or otherwise, make a show of it. I do hope you realize, the more aware others are, the less likely you are to succeed.
This unit has no throat. We are not in danger.
That is a good point Alastair....
Maybe I should lay off it for a bit...that way they might forget. Hmm...
Well, there is always the serum to keep the vampire at bay. Or, do what i do. Develop an ego, that is my way.
Develop an ego?
Bah gtg. Authors bored and refuses to type. I can't be bothered making her. See y'all real spon guys.
**soon
bye silente
(I have a glass of apple juice.)
I have a glass of pear drops.
(I have skittles too.)
I have ice too, SKITTLES
SKITTTLEEES
(I dedicate this page to skittles. It needs no explanation.)
Geth, what purpose do you serve?
*sighs* I am bored.
Hello, Alastair.
Hey everyone:3
Wbd. Writing my new manuscript:3
I freed her because I am a kind person
hello luci
This unit was designed to interact with organics. We have one thousand, one hundred and eighty three Geth programmes within a single platform, unlike the usual one hundred for normal units. We are designed to learn.
Zafira: Geth, don't trust Alastair. He'll try to manipulate you to be like him, Alastair is a crimminal.
Alastair is a good man Loki.
I did not speak, Zafira spoke.
Sorry, confusing.
We are synthetic. He cannot manipulate us.
Zafira: Good.
We believe so.
If a geth fell into water, would it rust?
No. We would not rust. Our armour is 90% polymer.
would you melt in fire?
@Ed: ALASTAIR IS A GOOD MAN????????????????????
HE'S A SELFISH SADISTIC MASS-MURDERER WHO ONLY CARES ABOUT ONE PERSON, TWO PEOPLE INCLUDING HIMSELF.
YES.
I'M SURE HE'S A GOOD MAN.
no offense or anything Alastair
To be fair, that sounds like a reasonable human apart from the murdering
Negative. Our armour is very durable.
<3 Alastair is lovely and my boo :)
I love him!!! :)
*tilts head at Edward*
He is organic. Violence is part of his nature.
everyone has the potential to be the same, just he is the artist that follows path
@Ed: He tortures more than murders . . .
Eh.
I am often called a 'villian', but at least I have a purpose to my killings. He does it because he is bored.
Aladra is one of my otps... But so is Tadra. ADRA STOP BEING SO FREAKING SHIPPABLE
*Squeals in excitement* And one day, once things have settleddddddd, Adra will marry him, and it will be perfecttrttrtssisbduownsgw
CRYING
A Midgardian wedding, what fun! Perhaps if the groom died mysteriously.
@Loki that still counts as a purpose. The purpose behind his torture is to elevate bordem.
LU I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED TO TADRA YOU KNOW THIS
*Sob*
/but Alastair and Adra are so perfect together and he is so sweet to her/
*sighs* I have a better purpose.
everybody needs a hobby
I STILL FREAKING SHIP IT ADRA
And Elleni, Edward let me out because he is a good man whi didn't feel like leaving someone stuck in shackles for no good reason.
What about people who want Niccolò? Should we assume that those of us unfortunate enough to not meet him never will? Ah I forget Midgardians lack intelligence.
@Loki says who. Who decides what is a better purpose?
@Loki such is life. I most likely won't meet a lot of the older gen of bloggers even if I wanted too. Such is life.
SO YOU SAID, LU!!!
*Cries gently* And then Alastair will be with Adra foreeverrrrrrr
all purposes are important to those who have them. Loki, you are right, this world does lack any advancement or intelligence, but that is because more powerful people hold them back
I CAN'T UNSHIP IT NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY OH MY FINNICKING GODS. IT'S JUST... It's like Vilequesse. So wrong it's right.
I'm in a funny mood. Sorry if I offend you in anyway Loki. My brains...it feels weird and not a good normal weird.
I feel like theres a hand on my neck squeezing. This is rather weird. I can't breath but I can....peculiar.
You realize, vampire, that it is that woman's fault? How can one....I know not. I wish to kill Alastair, too many people like that man, and that so called 'ship'.
YESYESYES LU!!!
But like
Adra isn't unbalanced anymore
After her trip to Hell, she stayed balanced... They actually haven't killed anyone in weeks now, and I'm quite impressed. Alastair's being nice to other people when she's around because he knows that being mean to her friends would only hurt her feelings, and-
BAE.
But it isn't really "wrong". I don't think it ever was. They look out for one another
Wait LU
Adra have him a ring that said "Ubi tu Gaius, ego Gaia", which means "Where you are Gaius, I am Gaia", and it is Roman marriage vows and BAE SO CUTE
This unit does not "like" Alastair. We believe his actions are unnecessary and illogical.
Alastair grows on you. I want him dead, but at the same time I don't. He's dangerous but as a person not that bad really.
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