Here is the first batch of stuff I was given while on the KOTW tour.
I've started to only pack half a bag every time I go away, because the amount of things I'm given while signing is just astronomical. What usually happens is that my publicist takes anything I can't fit onto the plane and sends it on to me afterwards. Well, the final package has arrived, so here I am to give you a brief pictorial rundown.
A skull! Signed by "le gang"! And a picture from the irrepressible one, Becky...
I don't have room to put up all of the artwork I was handed, but here are some pieces that stood out...
And I was also given books! One Minion had illustrated my biography blurbs- wonderfully unique idea! And in Liverpool I was handed Project Baguette, a collection of letters and notes and drawings and all kinds of coolness.
And elsewhere in the UK I was given a box! A wonderful little box!
But what's INSIDE the wonderful little box? Is it, perhaps, a set of wonderfully TINY Skulduggery books? It is!
The pic below is so cool. For those of you who can't spot the similarity, this is Super Derek, sitting on a stack of books, reading one with, er, his tongue hanging out of his mouth...
Quite simply one of the CUTEST things I've ever been given.
I've shown this one before, but I figured I'd do it again, and add in another two Skulduggerys (one from this tour, another from... three years ago, maybe...?)
And this! This Raggy Skulduggery that SHE WOULDN'T LET ME KEEP!
Because of the unfortunate lack of Skulduggery merchandise, many of you have had to improvise. Some of you, ahem, have improvised better than others...
Ah, the Tall Bonde! One of my favourites! You've seen her picture here before (I doubt you've forgotten it) but here is a picture of the BACK of Sabrina Sparrow's T-shirt...
And this is Sabrina's partner-in-crime Becky, giving a suitably deadpan freedom sign...
Naturally, Sabrina and Becky came with their banner- much like they did the LAST time they turned up...
(Present)
(Past)
And here's a picture of Mable and Sherlock totally agreeing with the message in my kitchen...
As I was shifting these pictures from my phone, I came across a few I'd taken in Germany a few years ago...
See that? Stylish AND practical!
And to finish it off, here's a picture of my cousin Michael, who came to one of the events in Australia and looked, it has to be said, AWESOME.
Once again, thanks to everyone who came along, and an extra special thanks to those of you who did something extra special.
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(Yeah, I know. I won't.
I have an essay to do and the Walking dead to watch so i'll be distant)
(That's fine :) Enjoy the walking dead. Good luck with the essay! Hope it isn't TOO boring :)
(Yup...)
(What's the essay about?)
(Gun laws in America)
(Such an interesting topic..
Well I suppose it would be to some people.
Sounds kinda boring to me.
Hey Adam.)
(Thanks, Jaimie. That makes me feel better about it.
Hey Baby)
(I kind of like those lyrics.
OH MY FUCKING GOSH THAT ESSAY SOUNDS SO FUN. <3
Why do we not get cool essays like that? :( Who cares about Romeo and Juliet or Pasteur and Jenner?)
@Silente: XD
You mean,people like me. XD
Wait, talking about gun laws in what context?)
(*nods and shuts up*
How are you Adam, Star?)
(The Mike Brown case and stuff. How Guns should be banned. How the snowdrop campaign in Scotland has worked so well and crime has reduced a lot. Well, Gun crime.)
@Chi: :o
I want to write that essay. :(
We have debates about that on AVEN. I'd love to write an essay though and like explain all the viewpoints. *makes incomprehensible noises of longing that my real life friends make on occasion*
I'm fine, thanks, Silemte. :) Got my mock resilts today. I got kind of the average for me. Now I want to work harder so I can impress myaelf. :P
How're you? :)
I dn't likr essays in general, though. They require way too muvh brainpower. :P
(That's the way to motivate yourself Star *nods* That's how I got 81% in Biology.)
*hrtsh* Hliib Tvnnz. R pmld R'n mlg vczxgob z evib tllw hrhgvi. R drhs rg xlfow yv yvggvi uli blf..
(Bye Adam.)
(Hello to you too Jaimie.)
(Bye Adam, see you afterwards...*hugs and kisses*)
(@Gemma I...I already said hello...?)
(R dlmwvi ru Uzyr xzm fmwvihgzmw gsrh..li szh fhvw gsrh lmv yvuliv..)
(Sorry. Phone battery died. Hello, everyone!)
*turns her body to look at Silente*
Silente returns. Celebration may begin.
(\/)
*raises an eyebrow at Tanya*
Uhhh..
(I was trying to translate your jibberish)
*calmly walks towards Silente, not looking her in the eyes*
Gods must be appeased.
*covers Silente with spices*
*prods her towards the bonfire*
(Distant.)
@Chi: Good to know. :) Thank you. :)
(It's not jibberish xD its reverse swap.)
(\/)
Hey!
*swipes the spices off herself*
*refuses to move*
(*appears magically*)
(Hey Velvet)
Relent, you must be sacrificed. The overlord deems it.
*continues applying spices to Silente*
(\/)
SACRIFICED?!
*swipes more spices off*
What happened to dying to defend me?!
(Hey Jai, do you want to continue from yesterday?)
(Sure. You start. How are you?)
(Velvet, want to continue with the zombie apocalypse too? I just killed the zombie in the lake...)
(GREAT thanks, how are you?)
Nessie: *looked up as the zombie started dragging itself up to the bank of the lake* It's alive?!
*looks at Silente with a blank look in her eyes*
A friend must be sacrificed. The Golden-eyed God demands it.
(Oh okay, haha, pretend Nessie didn't do that... More importantly... HI GEMMAAA! *squeezes*)
(Not too bad...)
Ashlea: *stares*
How?!
(Hey, Seirsha!
*is still distant btw*)
(\/)
*growls slightly*
Screw the golden eyed God!!!
(heya...)
(Hey Chloe. How are you?)
(Hey, Velvet *hugs her tightly* Thanks...)
(im ...scared out of my wits)
(YAY, BOTH MY SISTERS ON AT THE SAME TIME!!!)
Nessie: *pokes it with a stick* *the zombie falls back in, dead* *sighs* Don't worry, it was dead, it looked alive for a second... *throws the stick in*
(*drmxvh hortsgob, ulixrmt svihvou gl pvvk gsv hnrov tofvw gl svi uzxe *nfggvih 'R zn mlg qvzolfh li fkhvg...R zn mlg qvzolfh li fkhvg..'*)
(Why are you scared?)
(Why Chloe?! *hugs*)
Ashlea: Oh good..
*smiles*
(hey Vel!
I played five nights at freddys today for the first time
I got to 5am on the fifth night. but I ran out of power so the doors wouldn't close
freddy bear's face was glowing in the entrance. then the screen went completely black and me and my friends were confused. then freddy jumped out at the scream and made a lot of noise. ii almost screamed out loud in the middle of the canteen...)
(xD awww poor Chloe!)
(I had a heart attack!
I almost threw my friends kindle!)
(Not smart..)
(Oh, okay! *walks away then runs up behind Chloe and jumps on her back* BOO!)
*grins at Ashlea* Do you get a lot of them often? I'm not too keen of the idea of sharing a home with those monsters...
(*screams* Vellllllllllllll!!!!!
Chloe does NOT do jump scares...)
Chi: *Looks back to see the dead Zombie fall into the water*
Ashlea: *shakes head*
Not normally. We don't tend to get many zombies...there are a few vampires..
(Hey Gem! how art thou?)
(SORRY CHLOE! *hides*)
Vampires?... How... Fun... *pauses* Are you one? *looks up and notices Chi* Do you know how it died?
(why are you hiding?)
Ashlea: *shakes head*
I...I'm a clone of one but..I don't need blood..I can live on food too...and I don't become a monster...
(BECAUSE I DONT LIKE SHOUTING BUT WAIT IM SHOUTING SO THAT KIND OF DEFIES MY POINT NEVER MIND! *eats cake*)
Oh, okay...
(*takes your cake away*)
(*hrtsh* dsb wl R uvvo orpv z hkziv kzig ztzrm...z fhvovhh mlgsrmt...*xfioh fk, xsrm lm pmvvh*)
Ashlea: It...can be complicated..
(I'm fine Chloe.)
Chi: *Looks back to face her*
Until a few minutes ago, I was pieces of flesh under a blown up house. I have no idea.
*Walks past her*
(good ^^
and Jai? wassup?)
(*grabs cake and stuffs it down my top* HAHAHAYOUCANTGETITNOW!)
*nods* I can understand why Ashlea... *watches Chi walk past* Blown up house?...
(*tickles Vel*)
(@Chloe Qfhg..nllwh. Dvriw nllw.)
Ashlea: *nods*
*fidgets*
(*whispers* has someone broken Jai? do we need to turn her off and then on again?)
(*laugh-cries* STOP, CHLOE, HEEELP! STOPIT!)
*looks back at Ashlea* Are you okay?
(R'n mlg yilpvm! Zmw sld wl blf (vevm gfim hlnvlmv luu?! Svsvsv..mlg orpv gszg lyerlfhob. Tllw ofxp gfimrmt nv LM orpv gszg ;)
Ashlea: Yeah...I'm okay..
(I don't know what you are saying Jai...
*continues tickling Vel*)
(I dedicate this page to codes.)
(R pmld blf wlm'g Xsolv, gszg'h gsv dslov klrmg.)
(Reverse swap)
Chi *Stops and looks out to the lake* Yeah, that's what I said. Blown up house.
(...I don't know what that is
but hear hear!)
(*ilooh vbvh* fhv Tlltov. Hvzixs 'ivevihv hdzk xlwv')
(Ivevihv xlwv. Z=A, Y=B, vgx..)
(I knew this song by glee
but I just realised it was sung by my fav band...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0DNLDXJW8)
(Rg'h jfrgv hrnkov ivzoob)
(THE NEXT STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE BOOK DOESN'T COME OUT UNTIL SPRING 2016. :O
I CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG. :()
Okay Ashlea... *frowns* Why were you in a blown up house?... *shrugs* Never mind...
(Peppermint extract - Glycerine, ALCOHOL (35%), water, peppermint oil.
Wow...didn't know it had alcohol in..)
Ashlea: *looks at her hands*
(its hard to understand....it takes m ages to decipher)
(Bvh Qzr, rg rh!)
(http://www.erikswan.net/codemaker/results.php)
*looks at Ashlea worried*
Seriously, are you okay? You look a little... Sad? I'm sorry, I'm not very good at working out which human emotion is which, what it looks like and what it means...
R hkvmg ztvh drgs gsv zokszyvg lm hxivvm!)
(Svb ollp! Evoevg dlipvw rg lfg!)
(Dovogo avaganyvyvy ovogof yovogou knovogow avagav?)
(Rmpb gll! R GLOW blf gl Tlltov rg!)
Ashlea: just...missing a friend.
(Ml, R zodzbh fhvw rg dsvm R dzh z blfmtvi xsrow hl...)
Oh, I'm sorry... Who was it?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oUTMF-i7-nE
^
My theme song ^
*isn't here*
(olo, R hslfow fhv gsrh nliv lugvm)
(rhossie...)
(Lpzb Islh!)
(ʍou ʇɐɥʇ ɟo pǝɹoq)
Ashlea: Shes called Leri...she isn't around so much anymore..
(How do you get upside down righting?)
(What happened? *hugs Ashlea*)
(q: ǝʇᴉsqǝʍ ɹǝɥʇouɐ pu∀ ˙ɔᴉƃɐW)
Chi: I was in there...with my two children...family friends...because my husband died 3 days before and suddenly, we blew up...I don't know who did it, I don't know why...But i'll sure as hell find out.
*There is a darkness in her eyes that weren't there before*
I'm going to revive my children.
*Disappears in a shadow*
(uoos ʞɔɐq 'ʍou ɹǝuuıp ¡ʇı punoɟ)
Ashlea: *watches Chi leave*
Annabelle: *is staring at the remains of the explosion, of Jes*
(Chloe use the link please )
(I did use it)
Chi: *Appears at the house and see's Annabelle*
Who are you here for?
(okay so what do you think of my theme song? )
Annabelle: *jumps, spinning to face Chi, backing away slightly*
N-no one...I-I just..uh..um...
(its cool)
(ill be back soon
bath time )
(thank you and okay honey )
I ded this song to
Chloe G because it fits Garky *nods*
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8b1qlZQMClQ
(Hello.)
Chi: Just so you know, I died too. In that explosion. Blake's alive too...he brought me back. *Laughs slightly* And all of us were in there because he was dead...
*looks over to the lake*
*Looks back to the house and with her shadows, moves some of the rubble off of the bits of flesh*
Where are you my darlings...
There is so much blood...
*Starts piecing together the twins somehow*
(Hey Soph :D *cuddles*)
Annabelle: All of you..?
*looks like she might be sick*
*Appears in a small hurricane of shadows beside Chione*
Putting our little ones back together?
*He twitches slightly*
How... wonderful.
(Hello, Silente. *cuddles her back* Where are we with the roleplay?)
Chi All of us *Continues working*
My babies...they weren't even a year old... they didn't deserve to die. Not like this.
Annabelle: *glances at Blake*
*quietly*
What...Did you mean...all of you were in there..?
*smiles*
Okay, good. No shooting the gun but you can hug it.
Annabelle: W-who..who else?
Chi: Erebus you're a fool. Blake had Soul magic. Not necromancy. Do you think I'm an idiot?
*Turns to him, darkness in her eyes*
Claire: Okay. *smiles*
Bethany: Why do you hug firearms, anyway?
Claire: ... They make me feel safe.
(Back!)
*grabs Ashlea* What?! She just... Disappeared, what happened?!
(Hello Xan!)
*smiles*
It's like..how some people have a teddy bear. Only you can't scare an intruder with a teddy bear..
Ashlea: No! S-she...she just isn't around so m-much...only sometimes..
*He frowns*
Chi, what are you talking about?
*A small pulse of magic reacts to the darkness in her, spreading doubt at her accusation*
Okay... *is quiet* I am sorry for your loss? *realises that might only be said when the person has died and curses in my head*
Ashlea: *smiles slightly*
It's okay..
(*wonders why he's suddenly so possessive*
@Seirsha How did you get sisters? I'm confused :/
And sorry for poofing. Had to clean dishes and vacuum the house. Still kinda distant...)
The Golden God demands a sacrifice.
*emotionlessly prods Silente towards the bonfire*
*nods* Wait, what do we do with the zombie? *it floats to the surface*
Bethany: Teddy bears can't kill you...
Claire: I have the safety on.
(\/)
Hey hey hey
*hops back, moving around the fire in a circle*
Tanya stop!
(Chloe and Gemma are like sisters to me so I have adopted them!)
Ashlea: um.. burn?
They can if you smother someone with it...
Chi *frowns too*
What...was I saying just now?
*shakes her head and just continues fixing up the twins*
Okay, and where is the nearest... What's it called... Mountain with fire in it...
Annabelle: *steps closer to Chi*
Please...who e-else was in there when it...boomed...
Ashlea: Volcano? There's one west..I think...
*He puts an arm around Chi and smiles*
It's alright, coming back from the dead can't have been easy on you...
That's it! Volcano! That's the nearest place to burn it right?
Bethany: True, but... *shrugs* You know what I mean. Teddy bears aren't meant to be used as weapons.
Claire: I find comfort having my arms around the cold metal of the gun.
Ashlea: You could just...build a fire?
*nods*
Yeah..but if it makes her feel safe...
Build a fire... How? Get fire from the volcan thingy and then build another mountain and put the fire inside?
(Hi)
Ashlea: *shakes head* with sticks...and friction..
(Hey Jacko.)
Chi: *pieces the last pieces of the twins together, a tear coming from her eye but not looking as if she's crying*
*Collapses into his arms*
Annabelle...*sighs*
Dominic
Me
My twins...
Tsubaki...my brother...
Cordelia and Sebastian...
Jesabelle.
(Hey Jai, how are you?)
Bethany: *sighs* Alright. Just make sure you don't get shot...
Claire: Thank you. *smiles*
Annabelle: *looks almost relieved until the end of the list*
*looks scared*
J-Jesabelle...? W-who..?
(Annabelle never knew her name.)
(I will be back soon.)
*laughs*
That's what I told her..
(Okay Soph.)
(Damit, yeah)
Chi: The she-wolf. The one who wore the golden dress at the dance. She's in there too.
(Hello Chi and Soph)
(I have to go do more things. I really do hope you guys will be online later. If not, I hope to see you soon. Good bye!)
Annabelle: *pales, tears springing to eyes*
Oh...a-she was...a-and she didn't..just..e-escape..?
(Bye Tia)
(ON A SIDE NOTE JAIMIE IS AN AMAZING WOMAN!!!)
(Bye Tanya!
I'm not so bad Jack. You?)
(ON A SIDE NOT KAS IS WRONG!!!)
*Remains silent, wondering how many of them Chione will revive. Not that it really matters*
(Not brilliant but oh well thank)
(Whays wrong?)
Friction? Never mind, you go get the friction and I'll go get that stick I threw in earlier! *dives into the lake*
(Just stuff, still, oh well)
(Indeed, it is NOT me who is wrong.
*huggles Jai and whispers reassuring things in her ear*)
Ashlea: *watches her*
Um..
*finds a log and a stick*
*uses some dead leaves as fire started*
*uses the stick to start a small fire*
*piles more sticks and leaves on!
(Yes it is -_-
*cuddles Jacko*)
Annabelle: *blinks at the gnome*
(Thanks, but time goes on I suppose)
(So is Nessie infected now, Velvet? Is this how it starts?)
Chi: No...none of us did...none of us saw it coming...
*Goes over to the twins bodies and puts a hand on each of their little heads*
*Their eyes open, slowly as if just waking up*
Mummy...?
*They look around the room and see Blake*
Daddy!
*Both of the twins get up and try to run to him but fall into his legs instead*
*Chione smiles slightly*
*reaches the bottom and finds the stick* *turns and sees the zombie* *gasps and water rushes down my throat* *reaches the top, coughing and spluttering* I... Got the... Stick!
Annabelle: *looks sick*
*looks at the remains with new eyes*
*swallows back tears and nods*
C-can..could you bring..them back?
(Yes Gemma, she got infected when she swallowed a load of water...)
*Forces a smile and kneels down to embrace the twins, opting to remain silent and simply hold them*
Annabelle: *looks at her, smiling*
Okay.. you okay?
*helps her to the shore, patting her back to stop the coughing*
Careful..
*takes the stick*
*puts it with the pile*
Chi: I can try. I don't know if i'll have enough power to...who do you want to save, i'll try and save them first, well...after my brother.
(That was Ashlea ^^)
Annabelle: *kneels and shakes Mils hand*
Hi..I'm Annabelle... I've never met a gnome before..
(Jai, think you meant Ashlea... ^)
*sits down until the coughing stopped* Thanks, I saw the zombie and just freaked out!
Annabelle: *looks at Chi and blushes slightly*
J-Jesabelle..?
Annabelle: Its okay..
*brings Nes closer to the fire to help her dry*
*looks at the zombie body*
(Ashlea, again^^)
(Jaimie, remember cordelia and Sebastian saved Annabelle, even though she didn't really know that)
Chi: Alright *nods*
*the shadows go and find pieces of Tsubaki's body and start knotting them together*
(I be going now, bye)
Annabelle: *blinks at the moustache*
You..have a moustache.. and you're a gnome..
(Bye...um...Jack?)
(Dd it again Jai! :P)
I... Can't go near that, sorry... sreabhadh amach uisce , sruth ar ais go dtí áit as a dtáinig tú ó. *the water disappears and goes back to the lake*
(*laughs* and you want her to resume the favour?)
Annabelle: a-and..and that..those twins...I-if you can..I c-can lend you energy..? I know the sigils Sil uses..
(Bye Jacko)
Ashlea: it's okay..
*wrinkles her nose and grabs the zombies arm*
*starts dragging it to the fire*
Annabelle: it is..its weird...
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