This time next week, many of you will have the final book in your hands. Most of you will be reading it. Some of you will be finished it.
I am so utterly delighted with the book and how it turned out — I really think it's the best one of the series — and so I am thrilled with the trailer that artist extraordinaire Tom Percival has come up with.
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«Oldest ‹Older 3401 – 3600 of 4721 Newer› Newest»Orpheus: Don't be so hard on yourself.
Sorry. Shoe lace
(Msd, sleeeeeeeep)
Orpheus: I never said you didn't.
*sits on a chair in the almost empty ballroom*
*watches Elleni and Orpheus*
*smiles*
I know....*kisses her cheek*
Orpheus: I'm fine.
*sighs and sits when no asguardians attack her*
*Ravel must've lied*
Orpheus: *blinks*
What?
*smiles slowly*
*hugs her tightly*
Is that a yes?
(Thank you, Silente.)
Orpheus: Details..
(We haven't met. I'm just here for the ball, really, out of curiosity.)
(Well I advise you stick around!)
Orpheus: Maybe
*grins*
*takes a sip of her (non alcoholic) cider*
(Hello.)
*Sits in a chair, nibbling at a lemon tart*
(Yes! You should Rosalind! It's fun!!!
So, how are you? How are your eyes?)
(I don't have the bandwidth to comment regularly. I discovered that ages ago. Thanks for the invitation, though!)
*She snickered and curled against his chest*
My little bulldog. Little scary adorable thing.
Orpheus: ...can I have the ring back so I can do it properly?
*jumps out of her chair and runs over to Elleni and Orpheus*
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!
*throws edible glitter and confetti on them*
YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!
(I'm grand, and my eyes are about normal, I think. You? And your eyes?)
(*Squeals and ships*)
(Oh, that's ok! And your welcome though you don't even need an invitation too stay!)
(Wait what type of ring do you think it is? If not an engagement ring?)
(I'm grandy dandy and me eyes be's goods, slowly melting and drowning in refried beans but overall good!!)
(*pauses*
Wait...
You're not getting married?
I'm confused....)
(I do know that...He was..uh...proposing.....)
(El, Loki and Rose had kids really quick. One week... Ish... I honestly don't know how long, but Roki for together and then kids.)
*Observes the scene from the other side of the ballroom, her eyebrow raised slightly--not that it would show under her mask*
(If drowning in refried beans is good, I hope your eyes are never bad!)
(erm........So Orpheus is now mortified and embarrassed at having gone too big too quick...)
(Well it's not exactly good, the refried beans are going to take over the world, but you get used to it.)
(That's a good point El...
She is only 16...)
Orphues: *grins*
*pulls her up by the hands, hugging her*
I will.
(Yes. You did. Now he's just pretending that was his plan all along.)
Orpheus: Since you were so insistent as to break tradition.
*grins*
(Okay. Author need sleep now.)
(See y'all reeeeeeeeal soon!)
(Bye Sil!
Hear hear!)
gfzdhty
Bye Sil!
Here here!
*hugs Elleni back*
Good job.
(Lovely dedication there, Elleni.)
*Drifts by on her way to grab a glass of mineral water*
*smiles at Elleni*
Congratulations.
I can't believe the weird voice in your head is now your boy friend. It's carzy! So I guess the ball is over...
Now what? Do we return to Blogland? Carry on as normal?
*nods and smiles at Rosalind*
Hello!
In previous years, there have been several after-parties.
Then again, this isn't previous years...
*Smiles*
Hello.
(If indeed the ball is over, I should probably go do important stuff, like cleaning my room.)
Hello, Moss.
I have returned now.
Hmm, we should have an after party. It would be fun!
What if....
We did a giant pillow fight party!!!!!
(*is not sure if it's an absolutely ridiculous idea or a good idea....*)
Hello Moss! Welcome Back Loki!
Well, we usually have...multiple ones.
I'm in for a pillow fight.-Zaf
A pillow fight would be awesome. Maybe we could do it like a sleepover, and all wear pajamas instead of ball gowns! Or something!
I may have to go, though...
Hello, Loki.
I'm up for anything. Well, almost anything. Pillow fights are fun, though.
I can hold it at my treehouse, or if you guys have any suggestions!-Zaf
Hello, Rosalind.
Wouldn't a more open space be better for pillow fights? I'd hate to fall out of the tree or hit my head on the ceiling or something. Actually, how big is your treehouse?
I don't have any ideas as far as venues... The first thing that comes to mind is my friend Violet's house, but, well, that would be weird. I guess the treehouse is okay?
By the way, Rosalind, have we met?
I don't know, it seems so. There are still after-parties though, apparently.
I live in a massive treehouse, imagine a mansion on a tree. We could always hold it on the lake shore.-Zaf
True....
Open space....
What if we did it in the forest? Completely random idea.
This whole idea started with a funny mental image of all of us having a pillow fight. Cause we're all pretty good at fighting...
Or we could do something else...
I don't think so, but I've seen your name, or names, I guess, since you're both Moss and Fabi, around the comment page.
And it would be non formal. I'm not wearing a dress!
None of my characters will. I mean Zanida and Thor...omg Thor with a pillow fight.-Zaf
Well, I'm okay anywhere...
Ah, okay Rosalind. Yeah, Moss is my taken name, but I used Fabi here first, and my character is called Fabi, and most people were already calling me Fabi, so I kept it as a sort of code name. You're welcome to call me either.
*leaves to get rid of the dress*
Pillow fighting in formal wear...no. XD
Well, if it's mansion-sized, that's fine then. How does it fit in a tree? Even with a really big tree, wouldn't it be too heavy for the branches?
Can I just say how much I resent the idea that wearing a dress makes you weak? I mean, I guess dresses can be motion-restricting, but it really irks me how some people love to hate them. If I needed to, I could fight zombies in my dress, and a lot better than I could in jeans. Uh, sorry if this offends you.
Ricci: Livia!
Olivia: Yes?
Ricci: Can we go play in the lake?
Olivia: Sure! I can show you how to swim *The two tiny kids, Asgardian and Midgardian, run off to the lake, giggling and having a water fight*
Thor: I never thought Ricci would befriend anyone.
Zanida: Olivia is a good girl, her mother is Grand Mage of America.
Thor: Grand Mage?
Zanida: Like...the king. The mages in each country have a Council of Elders, three mages, the one who is like the king is the Grand Mage. Zafira is Grand Mage in America, Ravel, the man with the golden eyes, was Grand Mage of Ireland.
Thor: Ah. Ireland.
Magic. Well a lot of special sigils...-Zaf
(I'm back!!)
Good. We're having an after party pillow fight.
Of course... Only in Blogland... XD )
I don't hate all dresses. Ball gowns kinda annoy me cause they're so big, but normal dresses are fine. I normally think of dresses as 'nice' So I don't typically wear them. And yes, they can be motion restricting but you do have a point. Some jeans can be motion restricting.
(And it wasn't offending at all! :) it was a good point:))))
You are a very special group of people.
(Ok, I personally didn't actually enjoy the ball too much. There wasn't a lot to do...
But an after party pillow figh!? Oh yeah!)
I don't have any other profile pictures hands... I might be a moment.
(Hello again.)
*She rolled her eyes*
Afterparty. With pillows. God good. This will be funny.
This is me
>>>>>
And what I normally wear. (Sometimes a different sweatshirt or Jean jacket.)
Oh, and I don't have braces any more...
What ever.
(Hey Dragona!)
Here we go. Pillow fight attire!
Hello Death!
Glad I didn't offend you, Dugglyn!
Wow, three exclamations in a row. That's new.
Or not...
(hey Draggie! What are you doing up at 3:17 a.m.? And guess what?! We're having a pillow fight after party!!!!!!!)
Team Asgard.
Zanida: *grins* Asgardians and Rose versus Midgardians? FOR ASGARD!!!
*She waved to Rosalind*
Hello, there. And please, call me Rose.
Cool drawing, Dugglyn.
Hello, Dragona,
Is three exclamation marks in a row for you new? I do it all the time!!!!
Apparently I'm enthusiastic!
*She joined in with the cheer, raising her fist*
FOR ASGARD!! Oh God. I'm turning against my own people...
Okay, Rose. *waves back*
You're welcome to call me Rozzy.
Or Rosalind Amelie Laurel Shawn Huntingdon Hawthorne-Smith Turner.
Or Rosalind.
Generally, I'm more indifferent or sarcastic than enthusiastic.
Team?! We're doing teams? Well ok....
I think the only rule is not to hurt or kill people! It would be chaos! Fun!!!
(Thanks Rosa! (Can I call you Rosa?) I didn't draw it. My friend did. I love it..)
Thor: This'll be interesting.
Ricci: Can I join? This will be my first battle!!
Thor: I don't know....I may have to say no.
Zanida: My king, can you not...let this one slide?
Thor: Alright, just this once. *picks Ricci up* That is...if you survive.
Ah, that a cool way to be always!
And how do you people make outfits like that?
Rozzy. Wonderful name, my dear. I will create a nickname for you soon...
(Thor, it's just a pillow fight!)
(Gtg! Bye!)
Is this party equally attended by Asguardians and Midgardians?
What does that even mean?
((He's just messing with Ricci...he knows. Remember, the Asgardians are raised basically to enjoy battle, he's teasing Ricci because they don't usually let the kids fight until age 10, in dire circumstances, but at age 15 they can join in battle if their mentor lets them. I totally winged rhat, ah well-Zaf
(Bye Dug!!)
(Okay. Person having a go at me for being on here. Wbd so he stops complaining / quietly yelling.)
Thank you. What sort of nickname?
The ball was nice, at least the bit that I attended.
Maybe the next after-party can be more peaceful? There's gonna be more than one, right?
I don't know how most people do it, but I have an app, I forget what it's called.
Bye Dugglyn!
Rozzy- Ever see The Avengers, or any of the Thor movies? I'm roleplaying as Thor and Loki and characters I created, as well as my SP characters. Asgardians are from Asgard, aka Thor and Loki and Zanida and Astrid and Ricci, Midgard= Earth.-Zaf
That's not very nice of him, Rose.
Nope, never seen them.
I'm an earthling. I guess that's odd here?
*shrugs* Okay, then.
Nah everyone but the ones I roleplay are all earthlings...-Zaf
Oh, okay.
That's the happt story of that.-Zaf
(Sorry... I'm ahead of said person who was giving me Hell.)
*She took Loki's hand and smiled at him*
Are you ready?
So does that mean it's Rose and your characters against the (sort of) new girl?
Well I'll wait for more people.-Zaf
Oh.
Well, I'll come back later.
(Can we do the pillow fight tomorrow at some time, like maybe 7 p.m. Blogland time? That's 11 am west coast (USA) time and 2 p.m. east coast (USA) time. Soy sauce but I don't know the time for Aussies.)
4amish.-Zaf
Yes, I am. And don't worry, my love, I'll protect you.
Yeah, that's about it, Rozzy!
(School sucks. Seriously. Get. Me. Out.)
(If it was 4am, I'd probably be awake for the morning. I tend to get up then so I can talk to you guys and I can get some peace.)
Eww. 4 am.....
Hmm.
Idk. Midnight is kinda late...
Aw, Deathy...
*huggles*
I wish I could. I wish I could....
*hugs Rose* I love you.
Zanida: Get a room!
I know you are Deathy but 4 am is kinda early...
Well, we could try it. And we could always move it or do it again or what not.
New post on me blog!
(Gtg...)
Well then.
I have absolutely no idea if I'd be able to be there, Dugglyn. Probably not.
I love you too.
*She pulled Loki's shoulders down, purely for Zanida's benefit, kissed Loki passionately*
Whatever you guys want.-Zaf
*sighs, looking at Rozzy* What is your...magic?
*kisses her back, pulling her close
You know, whatever.
If you lot want to play hit-the-new-girl-with-nice-fluffy-pillows, suit yourselves!
Or you can just kiss all day.
If that's the case, I'll just leave now okay bye.
*She laughed and pressed herself against Loki tightly*
Zanida: *whacks Rozzy with a pillow*
Rose...behave.
*She laughed and rolled her eyes*
Whatever.
*She took a pillow and hit it against Loki's head*
*Grabs her own pillow, holding it in front of her a fraction of a second too late to be a shield*
*Ends up sort of bopping Zanida's arm*
*smirks, whacking Rose*
Zanida: Ooh!!! *grins and tries to hit Rozzy again*
*She blocked Loki's swipe and launched herself into him, trying to knock him over*
*Rolls under Zanida's pillow, clutching her own pillow to her chest*
*Pops up and swings her pillow at Zanida*
*is like a statue* Did you try to tackle me?
*She looked at him and backed away slowly, her eyes wide but playful*
No...
You better not *appears behind Rose and tackles her*
Zanida: *laughs, getting hit and ducks away, aiming to hit her in the side of the head*
*She squealed and hit the ground. She wriggled in his arm as she tried to escape*
LET ME GO, PEASANT!
I am a king...*kisses her neck*
*Mis-times her dodge yet again*
*Her lovely hairdo from the ball dies a tragic death*
*Grins*
Let's mix things up a bit.
*Lunges sideways, trying to dart around Zanida*
You're a peasant! I shall be queen!
*She giggled rolled over so she was facing Loki. She kissed his jaw*
You'll be my peasant, though. I'll let you decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing....
Good thing.
Zanida: *moves away from Rozzy and moves behind Rozzy, faster then normal humans should*
((Zanida and my Asgardians all have superhuman strength and recieved extreme battle training, like from age 5 basically...-Zaf
*She giggled again and settled underneath him*
Well, we'll have to change that... Once you let me up, you'll regret it...
*As soon as it's clear she's not going to be able to get around Zanida, she crouches, then leaps off the floor, flipping upside down and landing on the ceiling*
I did say I was going to change things up, did I not? That doesn't mean attempting stupid maneuvers.
*Swings her pillow at Zanida again*
Zanida: Aww hell *ducks, and swings her pillow at Rozzy*
*lets her up* I love you...
((15 minutes: Still haven't finished the last two laps for the Nascar race...nearly midnight xD-Zaf
*She got up, only to push him down on the floor. She straddles his chest and smiled down at him*
Meanie...
*Easily dodges it this time--she's so much more agile when upside down*
*Jumping down, she makes a sudden motion as though she's swinging her pillow to the left, but actually swings it around to the right, then straight at Zanida*
*Lands on the ceiling again, regardless of whether or not the blow hit*
Awww what shall you do to me?
Zanida: Eh!!! *laughs* *just misses the pillow swinging at Rozzy's head from the right
*She smirked down at him, shaking her head slowly*
Hmmm... I've got you right where I want you... I think we should start off with a little torture...
*She kissed his nose, slowly making her way down to his chest and beyond*
*shudders* Torture. Joy.
*She laughed between the kisses and stopped right above his trousers again*
Hmm... Shall I continue down...?
*Ducks, then lies flat against the ceiling for a moment to catch her breath*
I would prefer that, but this is you so...
Zanida: *leans against a wall, laughing* I'm Asgardian, I'm used to pointy objects.
*She laughed and made her way back up*
It's torture, so I'm definitely not... Mm... Peasant...
I am a king, the rightful king of Asgard, you ought to be kneeling before me! All of you are beneath me!
Ohh... Someone getting a little defensive...? Hmmm... My poor little peasant...
*Shrugs*
I'm used to faking polite conversation with people I find completely boring. I must say, this is more interesting!
*Yawns still on the ceiling*
*Puts her pillow behind her head, looking as though she won't be moving anytime soon*
I could easily rearrange our positions. With you in a lake.
*She chuckled softly*
You wouldn't.
Zanida: Interesting. *turns, taking Thor's hand*
Thor: I guess we get a point for Asgard.
Zanida: You do realize we'll destroy the Midgardians? We have a Loki.
Thor: Do I not count?
Zanida: Plus we have a god of thunder.
((*glares at iPod playlist* It plays Into Eternity NOW whilst I think of Frigga...-Zaf
I would....*pulls Rose close* Though I am content with you here.
*Jumps down, leaping to the floor this time and grabbing at Zanida's pillow*
*She nodded against his chest*
I knew you wouldn't. I'm quite content staying here for the rest of eternity...
(I don't believe I've heard it...)
Zanida: *her grip on the pillow is extremely strong* Do try to not do that.
I like this. *kisses her on the lips, gentle*
((When Frigga's funeral happens its the music playing..,.:/
-Zaf))
*She kissed him back contentedly*
Send me back in time to tell me that this would happen... I never would have thought...
(Aw...
*Cuddles*)
((Oh- Rozzy.
So you're aware.
Zafira and Ravel are married- Alexis Aro and Olivia are Zaf's not Ravel's, Christopher is Ravel's.
Thor and Zanida are married- Ricci is their daughter
Loki and Rose are dating- Leif and Kari are their twins.
Loki and Zanida are siblings, they're Frost Giants. Long story short Loki was left to die on a rock in Jotunehim, realm of the Frost Giants, so Odin, former king of Asgard, found Loki and raised him alongside Thor as Asgardian princes and never told Loki his true parentage until Loki figured it out.
-Zaf
I would not either. I hated Midgardians, still do, minus you.
*Eye roll*
Yes, ma'am.
I'm so defeated now, aren't I? Look at me, I'm practically groveling in terror.
*Lunches forward as she talks, her pillow flying at Zanida's head*
((Alrighty then.))
Thor: *uses own pillow to send Rozzy's flying back at her at a pretty fast speed*
Zanida: Thor...you need your hammer.
I was going to hit you, but I think that I won't. Asgardians are hard to hate, though I definitely made an exception for you... But I love you now!
((Also- if you ever can't tell whp is an Asgardian, the Asgardians have last names like Laufeyson or Thordottir, you take the name of the father, and add the suffix 'son' if the child is a boy, 'dottir' if the child is a girl. Zanida and Loki are 100% siblings, Loki Laufeyson, Zanida Laufeydottir. Also the Asgardians are born with abilities to enhance their fighting, Zanida is a goddess of fire, Thor god of thunder, Loki...god of lies and mischeif, he has a cool ability. -Zaf
*Uses the momentum of the pillow to flip backwards*
*Rolls to her feet*
Two on one? That's hardly fair.
*She says this, but there's this little light in her eye. Life without challenges would be boring, after all.*
I love you so much, Rose. I do...you are hard to hate.
((*dies* I remember Vinette and I Googling the last names and I'm like- screw it! Derek is a nerd, knowing him he'll know. So I tweet him and sure enough, he knew. Tried to make me Loki's daughter...I told him I was his sister and then he basically said ok good the world will survive xD
-Zaf
Thor: Your wish, I can easily take out my hammer.
Zanida: We usually work together, it's an Asgardian thing. *as she finishes speaking sends her pillow right at Rozzy, smack dab in the middle of the face*
I bet I could make you hate me... What about the whole SHIELD thing...? You must have at least hated me a little for that...
(XD Omg!)
No, I was quite proud of you for tricking me. Though if you pull that stunt again, I'm encasing you in ice and throwing you off the rainbow bridge.
((The fact that Derek actually KNEW was the funny thing...-Zaf
*She felt her face reddened and she nodded*
Yes, Sir. I'll tell Fury that I quit n the morning.
*in
*rolls eyes* I would love to visit Fury. Punch him in the face.
((Heh tis almost 1am...Zaffy probably gonna pass out any second...good bye last late night until Friday...-Zaf
*Leans backward, then grabs at Zanida's pillow and tugs in a way that will add to its existing momentum and send it flying across the room*
*If Zanida holds on, she'll probably fall or stumble forward*
*That is to say, she would if she were human, but I'm guessing Asgardians have some super-powerful way around that*
*In character, however, I'm not guessing that, otherwise I wouldn't have tried it*
Well, we can, I guess. He still has my favourite knife... I'll get my knife and tell him that I quit and you can keep him occupied!
((Oh, okay. Goodbye.))
(Sorry I kind of disappeared)
(Goodnight in advance!!)
louange
(Uh...?)
I like that idea.
Zanida: *holds on, stumbling, letting go and falling into Thor*
Thor: Zan....*laughs*
(Hey Death!)
(louange is my new favorite word)
Hello Snow (or should I call you Jason?) and Dragona.
Let's go then!
*She got off Loki's chest and pulled him to his feet*
To SHIELD?
(hello. call me what you wish so long as it's not "idiot" or "stupid")
No, tomorrow. I wish to....I don't know.
((I think I should just go to bed BEFORE i pass out on you crazies, tomorrow we shall go kick Fury's arse-Zaf
Omg.....
My grandpa making chocolate sufles (ignore bad spelling) with homemade chocolate sauce. I can't wait...
*dies*
*Poofs to eat them*
*She nodded and lay back down, snuggling against his side*
Tomorrow, then.
(Haha, that's probably a good idea! XD)
(Is it bad I'm not sure where my characters actually are?)
Okay...Joe.
That sounds awesome, Dugglyn!
I should probably go now, actually. I've spent way too much time here.
Goodbye! Nice talking to/fighting you all!
(Bye Rosalind!)
(Computer dying... Goodbye...)
(Bye Death!)
(Still here, for the record.)
(I have to go to college again dammit.)
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