Thinking up the idea:
- Think of an idea.
- Lie in bed and think about the idea some more.
- Dismiss idea.
- Walk around house. Do menial tasks. Allow the mind to wander.
- When the mind has wandered around to an idea, stop doing menial tasks and pay attention.
- Write it down.
- Read it over.
- Change it.
- Lie down on sofa. Let idea form a story.
- Dismiss idea. Hates idea. Idea is stupid.
- Decide to write from the headlines. Switch on news. Read newspapers. Look for inspiration.
- Ebola, eh?
- Brand new idea. A plague that wipes out most of humanity! The few survivors come together under some vague supernatural (religious?) pretence.
- But evil people have also come together! Drama! Conflict!
- Realise your idea is The Stand, by Stephen King.
- Read The Stand, by Stephen King.
- Go back to original idea, decide it's good enough.
- Congratulations! You now have your idea!
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*tilts head* vocation?
And I you.
I am legislation Impalpable. Yourself?
(I'm really happy thank you Kes)
(*offers Tia a hug*)
*smiles at Taw* no probs *sits down next to her*
Brutus: *walks over to the edge of the lake and starts skimming stones*
Legislation, who is...?
Commander Sophia Keating.
Er… calling, job, I suppose.
Not so much "Lord Protector" as "Stay away from Blake he's weird and loves to fight".
*Bounces Lucas a bit*
You said you deal in murders?
*tilts head* I don't have one
I am sixteen
I just live in my cottage
The English Sanctuary, Kestrel. Most of my work comes by me through them.
Nice to meet you, commander,
Commander in what, exactly?
The navy. Just not exactly from this time period. *points at her starship in the distance* That is mine. I am also a Spectre.
Erica: are too.
*keeps talking to Lira*
Legislation, I...see.
*takes out notebook and writes that doen*
*she likes to keep tabs on people*
I did? Well, yes, sort of. Criminal defence for cases magically inclined, really. A Mage does something the law doesn't like, or the law thinks they did, they come to me or someone like me.
Oh, okay. You live off the land, I suppose?
*smiles* I do
all I do is bake and drink in the bar
(Chi..?)
*he chuckles*
Golly, it's a step up from The Reward, I'll give you that.
And what exactly is a Spectre?
A lawyer for mages then? Interesting.
How do you pay for the drinks, what with having no job and all?
*drinks the blood, but leaves half for Sil*
*looks at her*
Thank you. I... may have been wrong about you.
(*hugs Gar*)
*trips Talia*
Erica: are too
((I JUST SAW THE COCA COLA ADVERT, CHRISTMAS IS DEFINETLY ALMOST HERE! THAT IS THE FIRST SIGN! *bounces up and down*
*really needs to fight someone at full strength again*
*but not tonight*))
Everything is going so well! everyone's happy! I think. I hope. *stands in the middle of the picnic*
Um...thanks for coming everyone, I think we all needed this, a little calm down after the fighting that's been going n the last couple of days... this is what blogland should be. People making friends from all over the world, coming together for the love of a book and to RP and talk with one another, being there for each other through good and bad times. I think almost everyone here has had a bad time, but we've made it out, became we're stronger together, we're like a family, the whole of Blognald, so if everyone would get a drink... we'll make a toast.
Well, yes. Have you never been arrested, Blake?
The bartender likes me *sighs* my life doesn't consist of much
It means civilian laws do not apply to me. It means I am lawfully able to do whatever it takes to uphold laws and keep the peace. I am able to kill legally. There are few things I am not able to do.
(*hugs Tia*)
Hear, hear, Chione!
*Forms an ornate goblet out of shadows and fills it with the nearest drink he can find*
*Applejuice, not exactly toast material, but it still tastes good*
*has a flask of tea he had with him*
(Hear hear!)
*picks up a glass and pours vodka in it, shooting a glance at silente and smiling*
*sits down*
*looks distant* whats the point...of my life?
*raises an eyebrow*
I have degrees from Oxford, Cambridge and a smattering of other universities that say that isn't how the law works.
To blogland! *raises her glass*
*Lira's hands to up instead*
*hands Tanya the rest of the blood for the toast, grabbing a random bottle of..
Undiluted black currant...
Oh well*
*raises a can of cider* Hear hear Chi
*looks at Taw* excuse me a minute *walks over to Inky and gives her a hug*
Inky, having an existential crisis? *debates offering to help*
*doesn't*
Tia, you going to tell me what I need to give you or are you planning to let the suspense kill me?
*Raises his glass and drinks*
*gives Lira a cup of milk, helping her hold it*
*holds up the undiluted drink* to blogland.
It is not how your law works.
*hugs Gar* I don't see the point...all I do is drink and get pissed
Tawnee: *frowns* Aww Inky...
(And with that, I must depart, I hope everyone was happy tonight and had a good time, I wouldn't want anyone to be sad...
Goodnight everyone. I love you guys... *hugs everyone*)
*hands Lira to Blake*
I'm going to bed...i'll see you in the morning.
*downs the vodka and laughs*
*he sits beside Inky, mildly amused*
Oh my girl, I'm about three hundred and fifty years old, and I've just done what felt right for most of it.
You're sixteen! Honestly, you shouldn't even be drinking.
Really, it may be wise to stop that.
But really, don't worry yourself about it. You shouldn't really know what you're going to do yet.
(Byii Chi!)
*shivers* drinking helps...with the nightmares
((Bye Chione!))
((Kes has a problem I swear to god now she wants to tell at Legislstion for being older than her))
(Sleep well.)
Well, yes. But it isn't how law works anywhere on earth, bar a few police states, and I doubt that they can fund a starship.
*yell
(Bye Chi. Thank you for this...it was nice..*fades*)
(*hugs Chi* Good night)
hey, hey, hey don't talk like that you do have something you have yourself and we: me and Taw) we'll help you *smiles and nods*
(hopefully Ed may comeback, try asking him to come back for tonight, Chloe?)
My authority does not come from earth, but still applies to it.
(*facepalm*)
(he did say he was bored...but if hes going to be gone, Inky will be what she was like before him)
*smiles* thanks Gar, but you have a family to see to
((Maybe she's just a pesky whippersnapper? :p)
I know a guy for that.
I know a guy for most things, now I consider it.
(*Kisses Chi*
I'll see you tomorrow.)
*looks at Legis* really?
I can do both, inks its no trouble helping a close friend.
(right (<for the first part) and what was inky like before inkward? And have you tried convincing him to come back?)
As a lawyer, I struggle to accept that.
I mean assuming there's some galactic UN, then that's a massive breach of Terran sovereignty.
Also, doesn't that break the prime directive?
(Inky used to have really bad nightmares
she lived alone and all she did was drink and bake
I don't want him to feel bad about leaving Inkward)
*smiles~* Thanks gar...but Ill be fine. I always am
Oh yes. Expert sensitive. He's expensive, but I'm sure he could be convinced to do you pro bono.
*smiles* thanks, but Ill be fine
(I will be distant.)
(Good night, Chi!)
(Okay.
I dedicate the last page to Chi. To her down right brilliance. She tries so hard...lord knows I don't deserve her as a sister but still. She's...just amazing. Another frozen fanatic and a fabulous friend. I wish her only the best in life, and that she gets all she deserves, or if that isn't possible then may her life have few downs, and many ups.
I dedicate this page to Sophia. Another sister I don't deserve but who stays by Mr nevertheless..I'd compliment her but she'd argue against every word I say..I hope she one day finds happiness..and I hope its not before its too late. I know she won't let anyone hold her back when she does find it, and I know she'll guard it with her life, because that's just who she is.
So to Soph and Chi, the sisters I don't deserve.)
Very well, I won't press you.
I have literally no idea what you are talking about.
Regardless, I am paid to do a job. And I do it. That is the thing with Spectres. Half of us are cold-blooded assassins, and the other half are kind individuals who wish to help people. I am half way between both, I would say. Possibly leaning a little closer to the assassins.
Hear hear! *raises glass*
(hear hear! although I think you do deserve them Sil...)
Hear hear, may they both find happiness!
(And you too, Sil. You deserve it, and you deserve them. c:)
*smiles* thanks for the offer though
*lays down in the grass*
(*puts sticky tape over Tias mouth* nuh.)
((Oh yes you do, Storm. Hush.))
(Thank you, Silente. *hugs her tightly*)
Hear hear!
Well basically what I'm saying is that what you're doing is like The U.S going to Mongolia and declaring that there are now agents there that don't answer to the Mongolian government but answer only to the U.S government and these agents can literally do whatever they want without it being illegal.
Basically, it's unfair to just decide that you get to govern us.
(I will be back soon.)
(Hear hear Sil)
(ok Chlo, i see your point and that's a good thing) (<for the bit about not wanting to make ed feel bad)
*nods* ok inks, but if you ever need me just give me a ring and I'll come straight over .
(*gags Messy too* nuh.
*hugs soph tightly back*)
Any time. And the offer stands, you know.
Bye Sophia!
*is a wall and therefore can't be gagged*
You do, Sil,you really do deserve your sisters c:
*is Sticky Tape*
*wraps around Sil and Soph and Chi*
c:
*smiles and closes eyes*
Thank you guys. You...are...sweet *falls asleep*
(*soundproofs the wall* nuh.)
*the wall multiplies surrounding Storm*
*she is enclosed in a room of sound repeating that she does deserve them*
(Um.. *soundproofs Tia the stickytape too* nuh.)
(*slowly begins to back away toward the treeline, hopin to avoid being sticky taped*)
(Nuuuuuh *soundproofs room* nuh.)
Heh.
*realises he's the last one at a picnic with someone he nearly sued*
So.
Hey.
Ledge, regarding your comment on how Sophia's claim to power is unjust and unfair: We've been telling her that for ages.
(I'm going to agree with Tia and Kes on this one Sil, because its true)
*carefully picks inky up shadow walks back to her cottage and puts her in her bed*
*shadow walks back to Taw*
((You're literally inside the room all soundproofing it does is make you not able to hear anything from outside))
*shifts awkwardly*
Hey.
(*soundproofs Garr too* nuh.)
*a crow flies over and lands in a tree near the picnic*
Well, it's actually worse than that, Blake, it's illegal.
*starts dreaming*
*sees her family and pack, dead*
*walks around and stops*
*lays eyes on her father's mutilated corpse*
*screams awake*
(*wears noise cancelling ear defender thingys*)
Again, we've been telling her that for ages. She insist her strange space government is above us all.
(Hello Alastair, nice to meet you.)
((Hello, Legislation.))
Hey, Alastair. *not sure whether or not she should be running*
(Hey Alice. How are you?)
(Hey Alice. How are you?)
So they're space America, Blake.
Great, just what we needed. Space America.
*Inky screams awake*
Oh dear, are you quite all right?
(*rips of the sound proofing* don't try it Sil, it ain't goin work)
*gives Taw a huggle*
(hey Al! how art thou?)
Hello, Cruciatus.
Hello, Alastair. I don't believe we've met. *extends hand* Tia Halcyon, Chronomancer.
(*keeps Sil and Soph and Chi wrapped together*)
*sits by Chloe*
You alright?
Apologizes. I am back.-Zaf
I take offence to that but have to agree.
Yo Zaf
(*doubts Soph or chi would appreciate that Tia*)
Tawnee: *huggles gar*
*looks around*
*smiles* yep...ill be fine
excuse me a moment*
*walks away, to the bar*
((*is American*
We're pretty terrible, tbh))
(Hello Alastair)
*flies out of the tree and shifts into a human as he lands* You lot and your pleasantries. *sighs, and shakes Tia's hand* Alastair Cruciatus. I steal true names.
*smiles* are you ok? <for taw)
Welcome back, Zafira.
Come on Alice, you love us all and our pleasantries really. *grins*
(I'm going to call it a night,
I'm still available via, email / text
good night everyone *gives everyone a hug* )
Tawnee: *smiles* I am good thanks
Sil, you know he'll do something terrible to you if he gets annoyed, right?
*Takes a bite out of a random sandwich left of the palate*
*Turns out to be filled with nothing but mustard*
Who the heck makes a sandwich like that?
Ah! *stumbles away from Crow man*
Very nice to meet you. I'm Legislation Impalpable. I think I'll just go and check on... Inky.
*runs after Inky*
(nighty night sweety!)
*inky sits in bar*
*is on her fourth pint of cider*
Bye, Garrett!
(Sleep well.)
I can promise you, Silente, I really don't.
Naaah Blake. He's a big softy really. *grins more*
Alright, so the picnic was grand and I'm glad everyone came together and got along, but I am beyond overdue for a good fight. If nobody volunteers I'm going to pick someone at random.
*sits beside Inky, ordering a water, and receiving it with extra glare*
*Sings on top of her voice*
AD WE WERE SINGING
HYMNS AND ARIAS
LAND OF MY FATHERS
AR HYG AR NOS!
Aww Alice. Why you lie? I know you love us. Hell you called me beautiful once..
((GODDAMIT KES STOP IT YOU'RE OUT OF ORACTICE AND ITS NOT EVEN NIGHT YET yeah Kes wants to but I don't feel like writing it out and I'm at 4% battery so))
(Good night, Gar!)
Pleasure to meet you, Alastair.
(Someone wanted to fight?)
*covers his ears, hunching up*
Arh, my achilles heel, welsh.
Kes?
*notices Legis*
*giggles*
*orders more cider*
*his lips curl into a smirk* It was rather lovely to see you breaking, vampire.
(Yes Tia, yes I do. Oh god it's been far too long since last I fought...)
(I am back.)
You know, you shouldn't drink this much at your age, it isn't healthy. You haven't even got magic to rejuvenate your cells.
(I have absolutely no idea what your abilities are, but I might need some practice before the Blogland Hunger Games.
Do you have a riddle of some sort that hints at how to defeat you?)
Breaking, but never broken. *smirks* you gave up before you broke me. Knew you couldn't do it.
(Wait why do I actually have that quote of Al calling Sil beautiful??)
*giggles* I am a werewolf. Wolves are surprising.
*sighs* my pack were wild party animals, from what I remember
*ears lower*
(Heya, Soph! *wraps Sil and Soph together*)
(A riddle to help you beat me?
My power isn't entirely my own, work with that.)
Yes, Tia?
Msd
Hello, Alastair.
(What are you doing, Tia?)
I have run the numbers, Kes. I know what I am owed.
Nevertheless, you're still developing, and this much drink won't help that.
And neither will enduring the nightmares, you know.
Tia, *warily* how much?
Oh, Alastair, if Ari has time, I sent you an email about the Games. If you're avalible around Thanksgiving. -Zafira
(hey Soph..)
Wolves are strong. Ill be okay. *gives a small smile*
Besides, wolves show no weakness to anyone
(Hello, Zaf!
How are you?)
(@Soph Idk... look at the ded.)
So Tia! Are you ready? Because honestly I've been ready all week can we please jump right into this? You can even have the first move.
*He stands tall, with his arms spread wide*
@Kes 50,000 teabags of Earl Grey.
Tia, my sister experienced first hand what Alastair can do, it is rather unpleasant. Of course, time is an amazing thing when you play with it, and we reversed the damage.
Neither does a true Englishman. Yet I still got my PTSD sorted out.
(GREY! hehe
Although my surname is spelled with an A...dammit XD()
(@Blakey Keep in mind you're fighting Tanya.
How can I defeat you? Any hints? Any at all?)
(Zafiara, how might I enter these hunger games?)
*tilts head* You suffered PTSD?
(Hello Silente. *hugs her tightly*
Tia - so why have you wrapped us in tape?)
(Well, I'm going to be honest and say Blake is an extremely powerful necromancer, but not all his power comes from his own magic. Also, I would refrain from attacking his mind. - J)
((Tia, I literally just fell off my bed laughing))
Done. Although I'll warn you, it IS the American Sanctuary, so it may take us a while to find that much.
(@Soph So you'd be there to hug Sil. Which you did c:)
Call it whatever you like, vampire. *sighs, leaning back against a tree* I don't know why I ever bother coming here...
((Aretha did receive the email, Zafira, but I don't know that either of us are interested.))
(*hugs tightly back* the others lied.)
Zafira walked across the lake, Loki froze it for her. It lay in the center of Blogland. A forcefield went across the entire premises of Blogland, nobody could leave. Zafira laughed. The fools would pay.
"Ladies and gentleman, creatures and gods. The time has come for the Blogland Hunger Games. Ideally 24 of you would fight to the death, but I think that's boring. A select number will fight to the death in an arena. This is revenge on all of humanity. Broadcast over the Sanctuary Global Link!"
*****NOTICE*****
A. Anyone NOT participating will not be effected. This is non-cannon, any deaths will not carry over to cannon.
B. I need anyone willing to email me. For now I want just one character. If I need more, I'll offer it up to people to enter another. I want the following info:
Name:
Age:
Discipline:
Country:
Timezone:
Appearence:
Anything we need to know: Ex: True name)
My email is bellagaunt13@gmail.com
SPREAD THE WORD
-Zaf
Hello, Alastair.
(Lied about what, Silente?)
I have to go. See y'all!
Hello, Sophia.
Because you can't stay away? Because it reminds you of her, and is one of the few places you could see her, be with her...
((Confused.))
@Kes Take your time. I don't need it before tomorrow.
*huggles Sil* You deserve Chi and Soph! c:
((Well that comment^^ Is the information it is non-cannon.-Zaf))
I share one thing with you, Alastair, I wish to see that vampire crack.
G'bye Kes.
(Bye, Kes!)
(I see, Zafira.)
(@Soph the ded.)
(I've given you all the information you asked for without asking for any in return, let's just get on with it.)
*laughs at Loki*
Aww. You both love me really.
*grins*
Calmly approaches Blake Soul, until she's standing right in front of him, barely out of grabbing distance.
*bows before him*
Embrace eternity.
...Was that addressed to me, Silente?
Wrong again, Loki. I don't care what happens to her.
If Alastair wanted to get a font row seat of you dying in the Games, I would gladly give it to him.
Zanida: He can keep away from me!
(I rather think you are right, Silente. You do not deserve us. You deserve more.)
*Chuckles*
There's someone here who finds that funny.
*Without any movement from Blake, a pillar of shadow erupts from the ground towards Tia (Wait, Tanya's?) gut*
Zafira: Ooh! Alastair Cruciatus! *smirks* I have something for you. Something Alexis drew and asked me to give to you. It.....it....should make you smile.((Alexis drew a picture of Adra and you together, holding hands. She draws realistically and used color. So it'd be really nice.-Zaf
Yes it was Alastair. I'm only takng blind stabs in the dark but, if I had to guess a reason why you came here, it would be that.
Who says I'll be in the Games? And that I won't win if I am.
(*looks at Soph* ...poop.)
(Blake hopes you will be in the games, and is also the one saying you won't win if you are.)
((I am organizing them so I won't be a tribute unless you guys want me to. I hope Alastair will do it, or Nic, it is non-cannon.-Zaf
(I'll be off now to bed
Shall we continue next time Legis? Nice meeting you ^^
Nos da/good night )
(Aka Blake wants to kill you...
I think in all honesty Blake you'd have half of blogland to fight for Sil's head.)
*tacklehugs Sil*
You deserve to be happy, you deserve people who will make you happy!
...
*staggers back*
*snarls*
((Yes, Tanya the vampire. Where are we fighting? A forest?))
(Nuuuuh tia sssssssssh!)
(A forest works fine for me.)
*Smiles innocently and steps back into the trunk of a tree, melting into the shadows. When his voice comes again, it seems to be everywhere at once*
A place like this is perfect for someone who uses shadows, all the shade is my weapon.
*Fist shaped projectiles fly in from all directions, pouring out of the darkness*
*sighs again, considering his options, and takes the drawing* Thank Alexis for me, then.
*quietly* You can rest assured, Silente, if I had lost her I would be well beyond dead. So, no, I'm not here because I need a reminder.
*nods at Alistairs words* she's okay?
*jumps up, dodging all the projectiles but one, which barely scratches her leg*
*stays above ground, quickly jumping from tree to tree, looking for Blake*
*it is getting dark, but Tanya can see well in the dark. Can Blake?*
...
Sil, I will not shush. You are amazing and you deserve to feel amazing!
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