Book trailers are a tricky thing. When they're done badly, they're a little cringey and vaguely embarrassing. But when they're done right, they're AWESOME.
And because we have the incomparable Mr Tom Percival working on our trailers, we pretty much fit into the awesome category every single time.
I love the fact that it's time to release this. We have other stuff yet to be released/announced, such as what EXACTLY the Theatre of Shadows is and how it can involve everyone around the world. We're always trying to find ways to include our far-flung readers in the fun, and I think we've come up with something special.
But enough from me... Behold the awesome.
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- Derek Landy writes the Skulduggery Pleasant series because getting a proper job is so overrated.
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Hey, don't worry. Something we're good at here is finding a way.
*He pats her head lightly and smiles*
((Still distant-ish))
Whoa, Blake, that thing packs a punch! I bet it's gonna be a blast using it in completely unorthodox and unintended ways.
(Can Annabelle control her powers? Does she need blood?)
*smiles at Blake uncertainly as the shaking starts*
Oh god...its happening again...
((Sorry, have to go. Bb in less than an hour. :)))
Does she say 'the rooms' or 'the ruins' on that recording??
(Alright, Star.)
(Hello, Rose.)
Hey Rose sweetie.
You get enough sleep??
(I am here)
(Hello, Chloe.)
(Hey guys!!
Yeah, I'm good. If I feel tired today I can just sleep at school...)
(Hey Rose)
(Hiya Soph ^^)
(Hey Blake!)
*Marrok had calmed down and was trotting around the living room with the ball in his mouth, occasionally having a chew of it.
Roland had come downstairs and went into the kitchen, he had come back into the living room with a glass of wine for him and Rose.*
*doubles over as the pain hits*
No no no no no no no...
*cries out as fangs slit through her gums and claws through her fingers*
No!
Hello Rose and Em :)
(I will try looping it on several different devices [and headphones] and then get back to you on that)
*She beamed up at Roland when she saw him come in and snuggled into the cushions of the sofa. The. She saw the wine in his hands and she frowned*
I should tell you something... Alcohol affects me really easily...
*She made room for him beside her, trying to keep the smile on her face. It was true about the alcohol. Ever since she could remember, or at least, ever since she could remember her drinking, she'd been easily affected by it. Her drunk self scared her with the constant giggling and laughing*
Felix: *rides in* Whassup?
*Roland smiled as he handed her a glass. He settled down beside her, watching her features being highlighted by the fire's glow.*
Roland: Do not worry, it is 1/4 wine and 3/4 water. I can not handle alcohol too well either.
I am glad Ariana tried today and you were such a great help getting her into the water.
*She snuggled her head into his shoulder and took the glass. She looked up to see his face and her cheeks started to burn again. She took a quick sip and shivered. She could feel the wine making its way down her throat almost instantly*
Thank you, my love. And teaching Ariana how to swim? Not a problem, either. It was fun. And you were there to help as well, don't forget...
(Before the door's closed,
And it comes to an end,
With you by my side I will fight and defend.
Dragona hates that song.)
*He took a sip of his glass, making a small swishing sound as he swallowed. He looked at her again. He then placed his glass on the table and stood up.*
Roland: I want to show you something, but I need you to run your index finger down my spine, from top to bottom.
*He turned and flattened out his wings with his back facing her.*
(I like that song)
(It is so quiet)
(Dragona and I alternate days for choosing music - his is normally Suicide Mission or another Mass Effect soundtrack, mine is normally... Hm. I think it's from Kick-Ass? A theme from that which is really dark and I like it, some metal (which he hates) or Avril Lavigne.
Ah he does so hate my choice in music. But a deal is a deal.)
( I like falling in reverse)
*She placed her wine beside Roland's and frowned. She traced her fingers along his spine, smiling as her finger went over each ridge of his vertebrae*
Poof-Zaf
()
*She waved at Zaf and cuddled her*
Don't trust the Laufeyson... He is evil...
(I think Holding On is my favourite song by Avril Lavigne - then again, I have only heard one other.
*smiles* I shall YouTube.
Yes, Dragona, I am choosing music. It is my day to choose music. Bloody well accept it.)
Zafira: *laughs* Loki is Loki, how is Asgardian fight training going?
*He let out a small gasp as her finger traced down his damaged spine.
As soon as she reached the bottom, his hidden spell faded, revealing a very elaborate and intricate tattoo that covered the majority of his back.*
Roland: There is a looping heal spell concealed in the ink of the tattoo. I kept it hidden most of the time as it uses more energy out in the open.
(She has some beautiful songs, but others are really badass (like what the hell))
()
*She smiled and shrugged*
He threw me and my knee went funny. Otherwise, all is good. I'm supposed to be training with Zanida a little later...
---
*She pulled her finger away quickly when the tattoo appeared, fearing that she had done something wrong. She looked over it before she leaned in close and kissed his shoulder blades*
I'm sorry that you needed that in te first place, Roland... You shouldn't.... You shouldn't need to have that.... I'm sorry...
(*currently listening to What The Hell*
*Dragona is currently sitting very unhappily*)
(*grins* poor Dragon)
Question -
If I go around correcting eveyrone's grammar and explaining underneath why it is an error in the hopes of making you all more literate people and advantaging you greatly in life (plus I'm kind of pedantic so yeah XD), will that be highly annoying and would you mind?
(Who here is Scottish?)
(I totally just stole that...)
(*shrugs* meh
I can use grammar correctly, but on here it is faster to type without it XD)
(Hi Viv, Im welsh-therefore a celt like Scottish people
I have Scottish relatives)
*He gasped again as he felt her kiss on his shoulders. There was that sensation again.*
Roland: There is nothing I can do about it now, just not let the pain control me. You have nothing to be sorry for my love.
Zafira: Ooh!! That sounds fun! I hope you dress like them, their armor is so cool.
*isn't Scottish*
@Inky: Yeah. :/ I don't want to seem like I'm having a go at people or telling them off by correcting it, y'know . . . ? :/
Plus then there's stuff for effect.
like sometimes I talk like this
so that would be
like
hypocritical
so yeah 'twould be complicated
(Soph, I have on occasion listened to Mass Effect soundtrack.
In the House, In a Heartbeat - John Murphy: http://youtu.be/ST2H8FWDvEA
Because the track builds gradually and I feel like sharing something)
So listen to this.
A guy shot and killed a police officer and wounding another at the police station. So the guy got away, and its a three state wide manhunt for him, and he's got military or professiobal training with a gun, now the one achool district about a few miles away is closed due to this, why the hell didn't we close?
If the guy shot and killed police, why wouldn't he go inside a school and open fire? I mean....is it just me or is it stupid to be open and risking our lives?
-Zaf
(*hugs Viv* I'm sorry...)
*straightens and screams as bones pop and crack*
*sobs as she rips free of her skin*
(Hey, Viv! No Scottish bloodline here, I'm afraid)
(my old English teacher sent a complaint to boohoo.com because there was a grammatical error in the email they sent her.)
*She pulled back quickly when he gasped before she traced his wings. She loved the feel of them, so strong, under her hands*
I will always apologise for what happened to you... Forever... If there's.... If there's anything I can ever do for you, please let me know, okay?
*She rested her face against his wings, sighing happily into the feathers*
Felix: Woah Vamp!
(The next person to comment must ded)
(Zafira, you're assuming that the people who can order the school to be shut are smart. They're not smart.)
(SIL?!??!??)
@Zaf: I'm assuming that the man's thoguht processes are logical in a sense. Just because he killed some people doesn't mean he'll go to a school. Hunter's killed plenty of people, and he wouldn't randomly go to a school and shoot children. He'd be horrified at the thought. Furthermore, he's probably more focused on getting away than on killing more people. In a sense, the world is safer from him than it's ever been before, because he's too occupied to go out on a luxury killing spree, isn't he?
Haha Tia, true! They aren't, I mean come on our buses come by 6-7am.-Zaf
(Zafira, because if schools would shut every time there was a shooter - they would never be open.)
*snarls and pounces at Felix*
()
Their armour versus denim. I told this to Loki before, but I'm always going to be in jeans. And armour is their thing....
(@Zaf, that's crazy. I would refuse to go to school if that was the case.)
He isn't sane though, Star. This guy is with a gun, and people are taking likings to shooting in schools.-Zaf
*Also, who says he'd be more likely to go to a random school than to go to a random house, aka your house?
@Inky: My German teacher doesn't use full stops anc capital letter properly, lol.
Like, if she doesn't even know her OWN language . . . -_-
Plus the school send out too many grammatical errors in their letters. I just look at them like :(.
:P
*He sighed contently as he felt her against his wings.*
Roland: I am feeling a bit of pain in my back at the moment.
But I am not sure what to do. Could you assist??
Felix: *moves out the way* well, this sucks
*draws out Kurikara*
(*listens to fashionably late*)
(Im so, so sorry Viv...I..I just...sorry..)
@Zaf: He is sane, just not in the normal sense of the word.
Yeah, it's sick . . . :/
Well, yeah - I have to admit, it's pretty stupid to open it, but Sophia's correct, and y'know, I have a natural urge to argue.
(there was one on this cushion I gave my nan)
*grows and pounced again at Felix*
(Star - what do they expect when nearly everyone has a bloody gun? They act shocked every time it happens - but completely ignore the fact they could EASILY do something to stop it happening again. But they don't. They're practically inviting it to happen.)
Zafira: I'd wear something to train with them though, remember Zanida and Loki had thousands of years with training, they're bound to be stronger.
Of course, dear. Where abouts?
*Her hands went up to his back and started messaging the muscles under his skin. Her face deepened in colour and she kissed his shoulders*
I love you....
@Sophia: One can argue that argument for a lot of things.
But I take your point.
Felix: *jumps out of the way*
*charges at the vamp with kurikara*
()
That might be a good idea, Zaf... But ill probably end up being really badly hurt anyways....
(Hello)
(brb I think im gonna hurl!)
*Roland winced slightly when her hands touched the areas under where his wings came out from his shoulder.*
Roland: Just at my wing stems, they are really sore and stiff.
And I love you so much too...
(Sil...
Hi Ed^^)
(Hi Inky, Star, Sophia, Em, Zaf, anyone I forgot sorry)
(Hi Silente)
*She moved her hands up and massaged around where his wings joined his back. She suddenly hated everyone who had ever hurt him. She felt a tear trickle down the side of her face at the thought of someone trying to hurt him*
(Give me 10 mins?)
(So basically this is the end of Vivilente?)
Zafira: You won't die....or be hurt. Zanida is smart.
(Hi Death, Viv)
((I thought you guys were coming for me?-Zaf
*falls asleep against a tree*
(hows ur cold Ed?)
(It's getting better, nearly gone now. How are you)
(I have a sore throat...I think im going in for a cold)
(Dont say that Viv..please...cause right now I'm crying. Don't say its the end of Vivilente. Please..)
(Oh, well I hope you get better soon)
(aww Sil :()
(^^ thank you Ed, its all because of these twins...argh
They constantly have colds and im catching it off them)
(@Zaf: Yeah. But - yeah. Well - yeah. I'm ready if everyone else is.)
(oh)
(Without Silente it's just Viv....)
(@Viv: People htink they can make Silente and Annabelle exist separately . . . *shrugs* So no, it's not. :))
Not sure where everyone else is...-Zaf
(I don't wish to RP at the moment - maybe tomorrow.)
*starts breathing heavily in sleep*
*starts sneezing*
(The thing is that with all my homework I don't have time to rp and get Sil back.)
(@Zaf: *points to Sophia*
Hunter's kind of waiting on her. Hunter's ready to do it any time she is, though.)
No Viv. Listen to me. There is nothing that cannot be undone, no hurdle that cannot be overcome. Right now i am crying. I feel sick. I didn't realise Sil could or would make me feel this bad or regret this so much. Sil is never gone. Not ever. She's here, in my head, screaming up a riot at me. I'm fucking shaking now. Do not end Vivilente...please..
(Sorry, Star and Hunter.)
(Ok, I won't. But honestly, if she doesn't exist they can't be together. And as much as it hurts to say it, that really would be the end of Vivilente...)
(biology sucks
I have to write an essay about the differences between mitochondria and chloroplasts)
*Places feather on Inkys nose while she sneezes*
*He winced again as her hands touched the tender area. He tried to straighten out his left wing but it had become stiff and wouldn't move.
That was when he knew it was his nerves again playing up.*
Roland: God damn it...
*He tried again but just let out a little cry of pain.*
*continues to sneeze rapidly*
*wakes up*
*groans* Ed!
(Sounds fun)
(But this is for you. So I'll let Viv continue to struggle and fight for Sil as long as he has a chance again. But the second that it becomes altogether fake and phony then it's over.)
*Laughs* Hello Inky
We can fix this. I can fix this. I will fix this somehow. Because I don't think Sil could handle the end of Vivilente. I don't think I could handle the death of Vivilente.
(MITROCHONDIRA AND CHLOROPLASTS!)
(@Sophia: Hunter says it's fine.)
Sigh. So then we can't....okay. I wont have time tomorrow, and by Friday I'll have lost interest.-Zaf
I consider myself a fan of mitochondria and chloroplasts.
*smiles* Hi
(Hunter: *looks rather concernedly at Zaf*
Well.
That's bothersome.)
By the way, hullo.
Hi Clara! :)
(Hey Anni XD
You look at them in more detal at As level -_- its like each organelle is a cell, that's how much detail you go into)
((We haven't seen the last of Silente Tempest))
((I just had a random stranger look at my name on reddit (in a non-SP section) and say that Skulduggery Pleasant is awesome and that they're about to start reading the final book. This made my day tbh))
Greetings, all.
I cannot stay for longer than an hour, I'm afraid. I must succumb to the crushing weight on my soul that is Driver's Ed.
*Sits down* Hi
((Hello, Annika!))
(Hello Annika)
((Hey, Ed!))
Hullo. Hullo. No, please, hold your applause. Oh, throw roses if you must. Thank you. Hullo. Thank you. I love you all.
Duck it. I'm fixing this. If Soph won't then I will.
James: **teleports and swings a pole for Zaf's head*
*teleports again and smashes it into her ribs*
*teleports again and it collides with her side*
(Hey Tia)
@Clara: :(
@Inky: I want to do biology for A Level.
:P
*starts coughing*
*temperature rises*
*points at Silente's comment*
*points out that Sophia did everything she could to protect Silente, but unfortunately, everyone got in her way and got her out of the way so she couldn't, and then what happened?*
Zafira: What the actual Hell?!
((Sorry my dad is being an asshole. I almost told him to fuck off and I NEVER curse at my parents.-Zaf
*Looks concerned* Are you ok?
(I kinda have to take it to be a vet, I like biochemistry
I HAD FULL MARKS ON MY BIOCHEM TEST TODAY ON POLYSACCHARIDES!!)
I'm feeling somewhat disillusioned with the universe as of late. Quick, someone tell me a joke.
@Inky: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
*looks blankly at Clara*
*smiles* Im fine
*continues coughing*
(*hugs Sil/Jai*)
James: *brings the pole arching into Zaf's face*
Fix the girl.
*laughs loudly at Star's blank expression*
Ah, that did it.
Zafira: *shadow-walks away* Uhm....no.
Oh, hullo Vivanus. I haven't seen/read you in a while.
(this aint a joke as such
Jack And Jill Went up the hill
So Jack could lick Jills fanny,
all Jack got was a mouth fall of cock
Cause Jills a f**king Tranny.
)
(JOKE TIME!!!!
One fine day in the middle of the night, two dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot each other.
The deaf policeman heard the noise, and came and shot those two dead boys.
If you don't believe this joke is true, ask the blind man, he saw it too.)
*hugs Viv tightly* don't walk out on her. Don't give up on her.
You are obviously not ok, you need a doctor
(Five minute sleep turned out to be twenty...)
*She mumbled something under her breath and supported his left wing with one hand, massaging with the other. She felt him tense under her fingers and she frowned*
Talk to me about yourself....
(NO VIV DONT!!!!)
((Um Chloe, no just no.))
*shocked look at Inky*
*nervous laughter*
*shocked look at Vivanus*
*slightly confused laughter*
*followed by real laughter*
*frowns* Ill be fine, and I don't trust doctors *shudders at the memory of being taken away to that fighting arena*
James: *shadow walks after Zaf, swinging the pole for her knees* yes.
(*hugs Sil* never)
(HAHA I WISH I COULD SEE YOUR FACES)
Zafira: *shadows block the pole, Zafira sends a beam of energy at James* Leave me alone.
I expect our faces look like Jack's.
(Inky, Viv. What?)
Unfortunately the only doctor I know is nye
((What happened, Zaf?))
()
*She meandered around the castle, humming softy to herself. She wasn't paying any attention to where she was going, possibly due to the fact that she didn't know where she was going. She had passed the turn for Loki's chambers a while back and was now heading down stairs. She didn't know where or why she was going down. Something called to her, like it had that first day, the first date to Asgard*
James: *absorbs the energy in the palm of his hand*
Fix her.
*throws a wave of energy at Zaf*
(sil: *hugs Viv tightly crying silently*)
( The dirty nursery rhyme I just told...I have more XD
Jack be nimble
jack be quick
jack jump over the candlestick,
if jacks so nimble
and jacks so quick
why is he in the hospital
with a lil burnt dick.)
*shudders* nope, not happening
*smacks Inky in the face with a nun*
CEASE.
((Music for the fight:
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!))
(*tries not to laugh*
*failing* XD)
*He winced slightly again but he began to relax under her touch.*
Roland: You know most about me my love. I am autistic, I do not think I told you that.
(Inky. Seriously?)
Nye is a doctor, and I will be there
Dad comes home, I open the door and he asked where Mom is, I say out. He asked again, I say out, third time and I yell OUT then he asks where, and I answer I don't know. Three times and again I have to shout, then he flips on me because apparenly I wasn't answering him and its an effing struggle to get me to talk to him. Then he tells me to fuck off, so I go. Then he yells that I didn't place our dirty dishes in the dishwasher, I was doing before I had to let him in. So I say I was and I let you in and you told me leave so I did. Then he yells at me for not doing it yesterday, I told him Mom did the dishes I had drama. He tells me I'm lying, and I again say I had drama how was I home to do them. Then he says: You're fucking right for this once. Then I do what I needed and go in my room now he's yelling at me I didn't put my mother's clothes in their room, I said I didnt get to it, I was doing everything else he calls me a fucking waste and lazy piece of shit.
-Zaf
(I have a dirt mind...blame midge and morse ...don't ask)
R really? I guess if youre there...
*She continued to massage his wings and pursed her lips*
Tell me something that know one else knows, ten I'll tell you something that now one knows... And then you pick the next topic and I'll answer then you'll answer and I'll pick the topic after that! Sound good?
*drives up in a sports car*
Zafira: *shadow-walks* No.
Zanida: Rose? Where are you going?
*gets the .44 out*
*starts sneaking up behind Zafira*
*aims the gun at James*
STOP!!! YOU CRAZY LUNATICS JUST WANNA KILL, KILL, KILL, WELL YOU BETTER BE READY TO DIE!!!
*takes a deep breath*
Let's just calm down, no-one has to die today.
Would I leave you Inky?
I just got a new Theater of Shadows e-mail and DAMN this is getting intense.
(Hello Jag)
*steps out of the car and walks quickly and quietly towards the building*
James: *shadow walks after Zaf again, wrapping and arm around her me l and tightening it* xix her or I'll snap your scrawny neck.
(Hello Ed)
*His right wing flapped nervously as he focused on Rose's touch.*
Roland: I slept in a zoo when I was homeless. It was actually a very calming experience.
(Sorry Zaf... That sounds terrible...)
*She looked up and saw Zanida. Her face went bright red and she hid it from her*
Uh... No where... Just... Into whatever room that is behind me because I need to check something...
Zafira; Go ahead.
((What is up with the murderous feelings on this blog? I blame Landy...
And damn, Zaf, that sucks, honestly he's a horrible person for saying these things))
(Oh, Zaf I'm so sorry. I hope it gets better!)
(I swear to god, Tia is a hypocrite.)
((Indeed, Annika. Any luck decoding it? And hi, Jag, I don't think we've met. I am Tia the Chronomancer. And you are?))
Zanida: Yeah...in a....closet? Okay, what's up? You passed Loki's room.
(Hey Jag
Soz, minoi poof)
*smiles* No you wouldnt
*opens the door*
*takes in the fight scene*
James: *invades her mind instead, flooding it with pain, ragging up bad memories, twisting the happy ones so they become horrid then fixing them* unless you want to follow the path you've put her on and have a taste of your own medicine fix her.
A zoo? Well, I can't say I've ever been to a zoo for the night...
*She thought for a moment*
Between working as a hitman and while I wasn't being tortured, I used to run my own business. A little house cleaning one...
((If I vanish, asshole is making me do something else or yelling at me.-Zaf
(A friend of Viv's)
I don't have the software to do it myself, but has anyone trying playing it backwards? That's my first guess.
Zafira: *laughs* Try harder. *James encounters heavy resistance, to the point that his tricks are not even bothering her* Grow up, James. I'm not fixing hed, I don't even know how.
*Roland let out a small cry of pain as his wing finally stretched and bent normally. Her massages must have restarted the nerves. He let out a sigh of relief.*
Roland: That sounds interesting. Did you find any valuable houses or really interesting stories behind some?
()
*She smiled at Zanida and walked towards the doors. She slipped inside and frowned. It must have been the dungeons.
She slowly made her way forward, the pull inside her growing. She came to an empty cell at the end if the corridor and frowned a it*
Exactly *They appear in nyes lab*
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