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«Oldest ‹Older 3801 – 4000 of 4721 Newer› Newest»Dedication time!
No!,,,
I wanted to get first!
I was building up the comments to it!
@Lynxia: I was just remembering us being plagued . . . :P
OH GOSH
YES XD XD XD
Keyboard face. XD
AHA!! >:D
I haven't ded'd in soooooo long!!
@Egg: . . .
Isn't that a surefire way NOT a get first?
(Surefire? Since when do I use that word?)
Okay, brb - I'm ded-ing
:p D;
I was gonna dedicate this page to locker,s clever bot, banshee ninjas, and star the person who you can talk to!
@Egg: YAAAAAY!
*curls up in a corner*
Corner: *curls up around Silente and cuddles her*
*snuggles into the corner and hides from life and her brain*
Zafira: *pokes Silente
*snuggles deeper into the corner*
I dedicate this page to anybody who has ever commented here.
It may seem cliché by now but I think it should always be said and never forgotten.
This may just be one small page on a blog that gets swarmed by comments and this page may be forgotten but you guys never should be.
Over the past 3 years I've met a lot of people on this blog; younger, older, artists, writers, singers and just all-round amazing people.
I remember a time when I would come on here almost every day and escape and the friends I made here helped me so much that I can never say how grateful I am.
There's a lot of memories I share here; races to first comments, epic battles where we blew up the moon that one time... Oops. Blog families were created and friends were made and nobody was ever alone - even if you were the only one here, just reading the comments from past conversations could put a smile on your face.
Our own blogs were places for us to write and share how we felt with people who cared; who would laugh, cry or comfort us; with people we held close and will never forget.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I miss you guys and not a day goes by where I don't think about you so this page is for all of you I have ever met here.
From the first people I spoke to (Sparky Braginski and Flame Phoenix), to people I spoke to regularly despite being on the other side of the world (Star Inkbright, Nixion Strange, Zathract Mist, Eve the ROCK) to those I've only just met (Egg, Silente Tempest).
This page is for everyone because all of you is fantastic and deserves to be recognised as such.
if I'm still here for the next page, I'm gonna ded it to Luce because she is a bamf and my blog-sister and a fantastic person who deserves so many good things.
she needs her own page just for being Luce.
if I'm not here, can somebody add her into theirs?
Hear hear Lynx!!! -Zaf
*hugs Lynxia* Hear, hear. Thank you. :)
I miss you (and them) too . . . :/ Missing people sucks, but I guess there's always new people so althoguh it hurts, it's okay . . . but yeah. :/
(Hear hear.)
(Sil has sunk like a rock.)
@Lynxia: I will, if I get it. :) She's ace. :) :)
I miss all of the times we had here
I remember Zath and his true name form
that was just scary
and when Nix found Vile's armour
and Sparky's tree house
and Eve's chicken farm... *shudders*
and just OH SO MUCH MORE
I just miss it
Zafira: *pokes Silente with a shadow
*gets up out of the corner cause wallowing in self despair doesn't help self despair*
*hugs Zaf because she doesn't care if Zaf hates her and wants to behead her*
hey Star
remember Elaisse?
the fights we had here were bordering on Hell-ish
Zafira: *hugs back nervously*
*smiles and keeps hugging for a bit longer*
*steps back and looks at her feet*
Hey.
Zafira: Hi there....*sighs* I have no idea why- I have a pounding headache.
*hands her some pain numbing leaves*
They'll help..
Zafira: Thanks. *chews on a leaf* I really shouldn't have tried that...
Sorry, I just poofed a bit . . .
Yes, Lynxia. :)
Blogfighting. XD
They've brought that back recently, actually . . .
I miss everyone. :/
I know. I wouldn't poison someone when saying something will help them though. Plus headaches aren't nice.
and Nix had a volcano!
and Ivy tried to eat Flame's leg... I still don't really know how that happened but, ya know
I miss everyone, I'm gonna go see if I can find one of our fights...
Zafira: I get them a lot. Right around the time I go home. Thank god Ravel is capable of not screaming when I come home, I make it home the tail end of his pain.
@Lynxia: YESS!!
We still have the volcano, actually. :)
Good luck. :)
I was trying to read through comments the other day, but I couldn't be bothered. :P Laziness. It'll kill me, I swear. :P
*nods and slips her hands into her pockets, still looking at her feet* maybe you should see a doctor about that...or carry leaves around with you to help...
ah, crap - I've gotta go!
I don't know when I'll be back but, you know; *snuggles and huggles*
(bye Lynxia.)
Fours, Lynxia! :(
Zafira: I should...maybe when I go back I'll talk to one of the doctors. Ah, the pile of papers awaiting my return will be wonderful!
Papers...fun. So..why you hanging round here talking to a low life? Isn't Ravel and the papers waiting?
THE GNARL.
(...Zaf?)
(*gags Ed*)
(**Egg)
(Hello.)
Hellooooooooooo.
How was school?
(Hello Draggie.)
(College was fine, thank you.
Silente - do you want to carry on RPing with Sophia and Manuel? To like finish the getting drunk?)
(sorry for the poof food came up.)
(Sure Draggie! Lead the way!)
(Lol. I'm having computer issues... Blue Screen of Death. Damn you Microsoft.)
Sophia: *staggers a little again* I sometimes wonder... I wonder what would have happened without Cerberus.
Soft you, Micro.
It's fascinating how anything can sound like a swear word if you say it in the correct way . . .
Maybe instead of "oh, fuck" I should start saying "oh, cuddles."
:P
Manuel: *steadied her* well you most likely wouldn't have been here. Although other than that I can lend much insight.
(Star - I like the idea. :P)
(**can't)
"Cuddles" just isn't sharp enough, though . . . "Soft" was quite good, really. :P
Sophia: *takes another drink of ryncol* No, I wouldn't have been here... for one. For two, I wouldn't have killed anyone...
(Star - fudge.)
Manuel: You wouldn't have a scar...or rather you wouldn't have that scar. You might still have a scar.
Sophia: *sighs, sitting on the sofa* I have more scars than that.
Manuel: *nods, remaining stood up* Scars are common. Human tissue scars easily. However the stories behind the scars would be different. Presumably less heroic.
Fudge. :) That's good.
Zafira: The papers can wait.
((EGG SHUSH I JUST GOT OVER THE BLOODY NIGHTMARES ABOUT THAT.-Zaf
*nods* What about Ravel? Don't you want to go see him?
*looks up and meets her gaze*
Or are you here cause times up?
Zafira: Ravel's currently enduring his two hours of agony. And time isn't up yet, does it look like I'm all offcial? I'm in jeans and a shirt, not my Elder's robes.
*smiles slightly*
Ravels a brave man. He takes his burden. I admire that in him...and you could be undercover.
Sophia: *points at her shoulder, just below where the dress starts* Shot whilst at a party. *points at her stomach* Slammed into the floor that was full of broken glass by an Asari gang leader. *points at her hip* Shot on Omega by a sniper rifle. *points at her thigh* Slashed by a Phantom.
Manuel: All challenges and stories with one main common factor. You survived them. Scars are signs of strength.
Zafira: I do admire him for his bravery. I never would be able to hand that. And I'm not undercover, for now.
For now.
*looks back at her feet*
That's nice at least. Time.
Sophia: Not the one on my face. I got that because I was weak. So I kept it. I could have had it healed like I did with the others. The ones that are left are the ones which couldn't be done anything about. They caused too much damage.
Manuel: Weak? Getting attacked and surviving is not weak. Especially if it is you who saved yourself.
Zafira: Of course, I wish I had more of it. *as she speaks, a Cleaver comes from behind, raising the scythe to cut Sil's head off*
((I think I did a Ravel....-Zaf
*throws herself forwards and the scythe cuts along the back of her neck*
*stumbles, one hand going to the cut, looking at the Cleaver*
*drops the hand and stands up straight, holding her chin high*
*closes her eyes*
Sophia: I didn't manage to save the lives of the soldiers who went with me. The bitch killed them. But I did not save myself. I was trapped in a burning building and was saved by an Alliance rescue team.
Manuel: *is quiet for a moment* But you learnt from it yes?
Sophia: Yes. I learned never to be weak. Otherwise it would happen again.
Manuel: That at least the deaths were not in vain. It wound have been better they hadn't died, but at least their deaths taught you.
Sophia: I was recruited by the military a week later. Apparently they saw 'potential' or some bullshit like that.
Manuel: They had a point. Look at who you are now. How many lives must you have saved? Hundreds? Thousands?
*the scythe cuts again, hopefully taking Silente's head off*
Sophia: Seriously? My death toll is a lot more than that. I can kill about five hundred in a single mission. The number of people who I've saved are in the millions.
*quietly whispers*
Sorry..
*the body crumpled to the ground, followed by the head which lands with a soft thud with a peaceful look on It's twelve year old features*
Assassin: *appears beside the cleaver, grabbing it's scythe*
Manuel: You have saved more lives than you have taken though. You had the potential. Now you are a Spectre and you save lives.
Zafira: *walks away, pretty devestated by the fact she killed a twelve year old* I really hate myself...*goes to the Sanctuary
(Silente, if you had been a little bit later... :P)
Sophia: I guess. *finishes off the rest of the ryncol* I can't help but wonder, though.
(I love how Zaf is just like 'I'm a bad person' *leaves body/evidence out in the open for anyone to see*)
(Lol ikr Draggie)
Manue: Do you believe your life would have been better?
Erm, hello.
(It's up to you whether you count it or not. :P)
Sophia: I think it would have been different.
You know, as a Spectre I'm always supposed to be ready. But what do I do? I get drunk out of my mind and wear a dress which makes me look like some sort of celebrity. Why? What's the point?
Zafira; *near the treehouse*
(Imma say Sil died. Because technically if someone reattaches her head then at the moment she can be revived.)
Manuel: To blend in? To forget the past? People drink for many different reasons.
(Plus now i get to figure out Sil's after life!)
((I'm assuming Zaf is screwed.-Zaf
(Okay. ^^)
Sophia: I don't want to blend in, or forget the past. I don't know why I drank. *sighs*
You're a psychiatrist. Psychiatrist-ise me.
Goodbye
Assassin: *activates his holographic crossbow and shoots the cleaver with six armour piercing bolts*
(Bye Benjamin!)
(Not necessarily. I mean, will she have Dug, El and Viv after her? Probably! But that's fiiiiiiine....)
Manuel: That'd require you to go into personal stories. Although it could be to relax.
Sophia: What kind of personal stories?
(Bye Benj!)
Manuel: Stories of traumas. Also what are you hoping to achieve by talking to a psychiatrist?
(Wb.)
(EDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
Sophia: I'm not trying to achieve anything. I'm interested.
*sighs* I don't want to talk about traumas. So just go into my head. But take away or add anything and I won't be happy.
Hey silente and dragona
(Anyway I may be of assistance?)
Manuel: Okay.
*closes his eyes and a warm feeling seeps into Sophia's mind slowly, like when you're getting tired and your brain feels all cozy...unless that's just me who gets that feeling*
(can you reattach heads?)
(Reattach heads? What have you done? No, but there may be a way to help if you wish)
(Uh Zaf got a Cleaver to behead Sil...)
Sophia: *almost relaxes, but not quite*
@Silente: I TOLD PEOPLE THAT TIRED WAS A KIND OF COMFORTABLE FEELING!!!!!!
YAAAAAAY I WASN'T TALKING RUBBISH!
Yes, I think I know what you mean. :P
(Sounds fun) *pokes severe head* it's definitely cut off
(Star by the way, thank you)
Manuel: *the warm feeling flows in deeper, like a blanket*
Head: *doesn't react*
Zafirw: excuse me...*picks the head up* I need to make a lamp out of this.
*places heads on a rock and dials a number*
Yeah, come quickly of you want. No the head won't complain.
*robot appears and looks at head*
Sophia: *concentrates on what he's doing*
A lamp? good idea
@Ed: For what?
(@Zaf: XD XD)
Manuel: *the warm feeling stays and sort of surrounds her thoughts, making her slightly tired*
*he's basically looking at what she's focusing on right now*
Head: *still not reacting*
*has a lot of silver hair attached to it*
*man appears beside robot and places body onto a machine*
Doctor: we need the head please grand mage
(Star , I found my first comments on the blog and you were the first person to welcome me)
Sophia: *concentrates on how her life was ruined by Cerberus, and the Reaper war*
@Ed: Really??
Oh. :) Well, I'm glad I welcomed you and therefore increased the chance that you would become one of us. :)
Manuel: *blinks his already closed lids*
*watches the thoughts, studying them*
Sophia: *pushes several thoughts to the back of her mind in an attempt to hide them from him*
Body: *just kinda lays where its placed*
*its a simple life, being a headless body*
*you don't have to do much*
*or anything*
*not that you could anyway*
*but that's not what matters*
(Well, thank you star)
Zaf, we kind of need the head please?
Manuel: *winces when she concentrates on hiding the thoughts*
*he hates resistance*
*leaves her mind, the warmth lingering for a moment then rereading*
(brb. Need to have a bucket of cold water tipped over my head. -_-)
(Ok)
(Why, Silente?)
Sophia: So? What did you find?
(back. Cold. Wet. Brrrr.)
Manuel: You've had an interesting life haven't you? Not entirely happy.
(I presume you did the Ice Bucket Challenge?)
Sophia: You literally don't know the half of it. I saw you wincing. I'm sorry I hid things from you. But I can't let you know what I fear.
*steals head back and places it next to body* now would you like to be a zombie or fully living?
(yes.)
Manuel: Its fine. It is too be expected. Although I don't advise you do that should any other people enter your brain. It's shows them you've got things to hide. It may draw their attention towards it.
Body and head: *dont respond but would like to be vampire type living*
*doctor begins work with strange medical devices*
You should be ok, he fixed me so he should be able to help.
Sophia: Everyone has things to hide.
Body and head: *again they don't reply*
Manuel: Do they?
*doctor inserts metal chip into brain and is finished*
Doctor: she should wake up in a few minutes, you owe me Fletcher
Yes, I know.
Body and head: *don't move yet*
(Erm....metal chip?)
Sophia: Yes. What exactly in particular makes you think my life was "not entirely happy"?
(Just an experiment) maybe this will wake her. *shouts* the bars running out of wine.
Manuel: You personally have seen war. Violence is one thing but you you have seen friends change into enemies. Some due to the Reapers. Some...for other reasons.
(what does said metal chip do?)
*twitches*
Sophia: Cerberus. I'm alright, I guess, though.
(Mind control)
*thinks for a bit* *throws bucket of wine over her*
Manuel: For the most part.
back
(in blue and black)
I heard of a severed head.
*sees ed robot and silente*
Seriously?
No-one knows how to grow heads around here?
Sophia: What do you mean?
(what is it with Ed and wanting to control Sil?!)
*screams and wakes up drenched in wine*
*looks confused when there isn't a Cleaver stood in front of her and instead there's Ed*
Am I in hell? Did we both get sent to hell? Why would there be wine in hell?
Gethie: *approaches Silente, Edward, Egg and the robot*
*tilts head at the robot*
Your systems are primitive.
*sees metal chip through silente's skull and instantly recognises it*
Oh.
(when did ed come back?)
(I'm not a robot, I'm back from the dead) hey, she's fixed, sort of
(then your powers are gone. when you died the crystal dissapears so..... sucka!)
Your not in he'll, I saved you. Now as a man named lament passed by recently?
GETHIEEE!!!!!!!! DUDE! Where you been bruv?!?
Manuel: You turn to violence quickly. It worries me slightly. You work to eradicate killers however if you were to do so you might find yourself lacking a reason to be.
(Other dimension, I still got my powers and the crystal)
Gethie: *turns to look at Egg* Software update.
Sophia: I kill those who kill to stop them killing. They break the law. It's as simple as that.
*sighs*
I wish I didn't have to, sometimes.
Gethie, I am not primitive, immature maybe but primitive?
(Food, brb.)
*looks at the people*
*looks at Ed*
*blinks*
*lunges at him and hugs him tightly*
YOU'RE ALIVE!
*laughs and accidentally starts hugging him a bit too tightly*
(Not crystal, that is erased from existance as the user dies. that means you have your soul/powers and i got my crystal soul and powers SUCKA)
(this means all you can do is use time powers, open doors through time and that's it! You're done)
Of course im alive, who said otherwise.
(Egg, I have hundreds of relics in my fortress with magic stored in to recharge me. Other dimension relics)
*finger taps silente's head and the chip is taken out and the head is healed completely*
There. Now, who wants sombreros? *four sombreros appear on egg, silente and ed.*
And this is for youu....
*places his 2nd sombrero on gethie*
(That's what I meant, I just have my time magic, that's it)
*realises that she's hugging him*
*coughs and let's go, backing up quite a large space*
Just some...person.
*turns to egg* you removed the chip
*ed, the point was that you use your timepower on the crystal, you are granted a bit of my magic and a discipline and the crystal is used to bring you back to time shifter- you're not as powerful anymore.*
What person? Tell me please.
Zafira.YOU BLOODY FOOLS I SHOULD KILL YOU ALL
(and just forget it. i'm glad ed's back)
Yes, i thought silente would not want to be a mindless drone, aint dat riyt silay?
*frowns at Ed*
Chip...?
*looks extremely angry*
YOU PUT A CHIP IN MY BRAIN?!?!
(So I just have my time magic, ok)
*looks at Zaf*
Ah. Oh. Er. Hi?
(yeah, the crystal just offered you my disciplines and now i have all my magic and the upper hand.)
Well, I did put a chip on but it wasn't that bad, just a mind control chip for when your a vampire.
*sees zaf*
I do not have time for people killing my friends. Grand Mage or not you're dead.
Hello Zaf, look I saved silente
Get lost, now.
*looks at Ed*
Benjamin Lament.
*shadows curl around my hand, waiting to be used*
Oh lament, the man who tortured me for hundreds of years. Well, he's dead
*looks at Egg and the shadows*
Egg...don't do anything stupid...
*looks at shadows with a confused look on his face*
What? Why am I.. Oh yeah.
Uhh, sorry?
*smiles*
That's fine. Just don't do anything stupid...?
wbd
msd too
Thanks for getting rid of the chip though.
(Back)
Drink silente?
Zafira: You won't kill me, you know you cannot.
(Back.)
(An Dragona)
Zaf, you won't hurt her
Thanks Ed but I think I'm good covered in wine..
*looks at Zaf*
Who doesn't hide the body?
I can, but I wont.
Have you ever wondered what happens to versions of you in alternate realties?
I dedicate to my dog because he is amazing
(Welcome back Dragona)
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