Behold the alternate cover. Gasp. Swoon. Wet yourself. Is it not brilliant? Is it not OMINOUS?
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Zanida: This should be interesting, perhaps. They say that your blood could kill a Midgardian, I want to see if it would hurt me. Remember, I am not human. I am a Frost Giant.
Wbd/msd, sorry. :/
It's possible that something in my blood would affect you; it would depend on the differences of your immune system compared to that of a human. But in the event that nothing I have currently will harm you, I could engineer a few new diseases specifically to target your kind.
Zanida: If you swear to heal me, I'll let you test some out on me. I am rather curious.
Zanida: Yes, his orginal magic, I believe, was diseases.
((Psst Alice, if I vanish sorry its a bad storm and yeah...-Zaffy)$
Fair enough. *pulls an unadorned knife from his coat, slices through his neck, then grabs her arm and cuts through her wrist*
Yes, Elleni. I have many disciplines, but me second was plague. Biological warfare, if you will. And I am infected with every disease I've ever created, modified or helped spread. The Black Plague, most famously, was my invention.
*my second
Zanida: *doesn't flinch, but is obviously a little tense* Is this supposed to kill me? I don't feel different.
In this case, whether you are affected now is no indication of how you might react in the future. A combination of diseases that would kill a human in ten minutes might slowly deteriorate the health of a frost giant over a period of weeks, months, or years before making a notable difference. *vanishes, then reappears, and hands her an apple* Have just a bite or two of this, for me, will you?
Zanida: Sure. *takes a bit of the apple*
Sorry the image of Viv and Dug is amusing in my mind...
Dugglyn sorta has fangs......
What the heck?! XD
I was laughing so hard!!
But really, how do I have fangs?
Excellent. *picks it back up, vanishes, and returns again without it* Was that all?
Hi Elleni! Hi Zafira/Loki/Zanida!
Hi Alastair!!
How be's yous?!?
How be's yous eyes?!?
It's been hot recently. I'm kinda hot. It's hot outside. I mean only in the 80's but around here we're all heat wimps! Or at least most of us....
Zanida: I guess. I really am surprised it would take a while for it to effect me.
*appears behind Zanida, eyeing Alastair* I have heard a lot about you, they say you once took a few people captive, inside your mind. I'd love to see that one.
Are you a heat wimp Elleni? I am....!
You know who we haven't heard a lot from recently? My minions. The zombie caterpillars. Hmm....
Maybe we'll see them soon!
*takes out a small whistle*
*blows a short tune*
*suddenly about a hundred zombie caterpillars stand before her*
Hiya guys! How ya doing?!
ZC: good master! Why did you call us?
Nothing carzy has happened recently..
I'm gonna cause some trouble...!
(If anyone's still here....!)
((I'm just watching the lightnig-Zaffy
((Oh I just saw a cloud to ground strike- WEEE-Zaffy
I'm sure you would. Unfortunately for you, I don't exist to entertain you.
I love lightning! Of course I only see it when I go to the east coast.
There are so many storms there!
Of course, you would know Zaf! :)
Ugh.
I dedicate this page to trees. Trees are so amazing!! They are so green and tree-y and strong and full of life. They give us oxygen and soak up our carbon dioxide and give us wood and paper. They are truly amazing.
I never said you had to. I simply stated I wish to see what you can do.
Zanida: Ignore him, Alastair. *smiles* Thanks for testing your blood against my immune system. I am very intrigued.
(Pudding off other Loki in the helicarrier is so much fun.))
I really do not think they needed such an extraordinary cage. Banner would have survived, since sadly Thor did.
Don't thank me. I wouldn't be doing it if I had nothing to gain from it.
Zanida: I figured, *laughs* Do you plan to try and open the Bifrost to infect Jodenheim? Perhaps you can destroy it, more sucessfully then Loki.
Sister, you are testing my ability to not kill. Your little ally there will not revive you, he has nothing to gain.
(Pudding? Oh, pissing off, that I what I ment.)
I am no one's ally.
Zamia, as of now, is another of my experiments, no different from a solution in a test tube.
*starts singing a random tune*
Like like pudding!!!! Pudding, pudding, pudding!!!!!!
Vanilla!!!!!
Carmel!!!!
Chocolate chip!!!
What do you mean? I thought you healed her.
Well, I haven't yet. As of now, there doesn't appear to be anything to heal. I'll study her whenever I see her, watch for any changes, but I won't heal her till I'm finished.
So why did she take a bite of that apple?
Zanida: Loki, calm down. He said it could take years for all we know, I'm not human.
So I can test it, naturally. Do most of your kind consider you clever?
Zanida: *shakes head* Loki is intelligent, yes. He's protective of me. He may act stupid, but he's protective.
*laughs lightly, just once* Then I'd hate to live in a world with your standards. *considers* Are you sure?
Zanida: *smirks* I am sure. I somtimes doubt it, but I've seen him do some amazing things.
What has he done, then?
Zanida: Well...a few months ago we were in Jodenheim and a few of the frost giants came after us, and Loki didn't even flinch, he took that sceptre and killed each one. He's also used the Tesseract to help me train, we've been developing the ice in me, from Laufey and Sefa.
((I have to sleep now, so good night-Zaf
Close combat abilities are hardly a measure of intelligence.
Hey guys! I'm talking to you from the Sunshine Coast
Hi Reuben!! Nice to meet you!!
Are you new to Blogland?
How be's yous?!?!?
How be's yous eyes?!?!
Would you like a lollipop?
Where's the sunshine coast?
Oh my. You left. That's ok! Gtg to sheep! See ye all's tomorrows!
Oh ello Veronica!!!
I won't go to sheep yet.
How be's yous?!
How be's yous eyes?!?!
Actually, I probably should. Sorry.
:/
I have a swim meet tomorrow and am also just tired. See ya tomorrows!!!!
Hello Dugglyn, Im good, my eyes are fine. How are yours?
Sleep thats okay, bye.
My eyes are drowning in refried beans and slowly melting but overall good!!!
Msd. As much as I should go to sheep I don't really want to.
Silente missed something in her comparisons with Dugglyn. I listed secretive and Dugglyn is not secretive in any way.
Elleni, you here?
To tell you the truth, 'Get Thee Behind Me, Bubba Moon' is the scariest story I have every read.
Like, literally.
Hi
Going to bed. See you tomorrow. Maybe Silente will be better at guessing then.
Bye
(The chocolate cake and I had a fight. It's blood is all over my face.))
(o.O)
(O.o)
(o.O)
Fabi! Silente! Elleni! Death! Duck! Anybody that I missed! Hi!
(sorry for abusing the exclamation mark, I'm just in a very exclamation-y mood xD)
Did everyone poof?
*looks over past comments*
Yeah, they did.
:P
Sorry for distance! Drawing a dog with hipster glasses for my friend. :)
Nearly done...
Sorry again.
Hi anyone on?
(Hello.)
HELLO WORLD
I LIVE
HELLO, SNOW
I DO TOO
(I think...)
XD
HOW GOES IT FAY?!
I want this as my picture but I'm afraid I might scream every time I look at it.
NIGHT SLEEP NEEDED
hello *twitches nervously*
Sorry, food called... :/
I poofed a lot today. Huh.
SNOW *sobs tears of pure misery*
I DIDN'T NEED TO BE REMINDED OF THAT
AT ALL
ASDFGBCBKHFJYEQFJKIM
And hi, Chloe!
If you're still on, that is...
Snow:
Imagine a huge circle, labeled "things that are okay". Outside that circle there's a small circle, little more than a dot. That circle is labeled "Snow Stormberg's Profile Picture".
MAY 1ST...-Zaffy
AMAZON HAS FAILTH ME!! I WENT TO BUY THE AVENGERS AND I REALIZED I DONT HAVE ENOUGH GIFT CARD MONEY OH WHY OH WHY I NEED TO BUY AOH AND THE AVENGERS AND AOH I CAN ONLY FIND ON AMAZON....AAAAH!!! AND I NEED DAD TO PRE ORDER TDOTL SO I CAN EXPLODE MY FEELS AND AAAAH-Zaffy
*A laugh echoes around Blogland. Soft. Maniacal. Sīvœrrsę approaches from the trees, a blue, almost invisible aura around her. She flexes her hands and the trees rupture and fall*
*Another laugh*
(*Hugs Zaf*))
((Sorry Rose, I have to get ready for my eye doctor appointment AND TOMORROW IS MY PHYSICAL AND I CAN GO GET MY PERMIT!!!-Zaffy
-I sit beneath a willow tree, watching Slīvœrrsę from afar, sighing-
Hi
Hello, Tyler.
Zanida: Ooh person! Hi!
-I look up at Loki, chuckling-
What are you wearing?
(.....)
(Rose, are you ghosting?)
I dare ask the same, Midgardian.
Zanida: Do you even know who he is, Tyler?
-I laugh, standing up-
I'm wearing a tuxedo.
Not sure what's silly about that.
-I turn to Zanida-
No, nor do I care.
Zanida: I'm Zanida Laufeydottir, and he's Loki Laufeyson. You probably lived under a rock all your life if you do not know Loki.
-I leave without a reply, walking through the dank forest-
((I must go!-Zaffy
(Oh, bye Zaf!)
Always fear, Dugglyn is here!!!!
How be's yous?!!?
How be's yous eyes?!?!?!
Oh never mind. I have to go!
I may be back later!
*smiles down at the dark cavern below him, gesturing at Sammy to take them down* *enters the cave and looks around* *frowns*
*traces the blood tie to his prey and growls, using the air to pin Sammy to a wall*
WHERE IS SHE! *he moved slowly towards Sammy*
Sammy: F-f-f-forgive me s-sir! I'm s-sorry! The Lord, he at-t-t-tacked me! He was going to k-kill me if I d-didn't hand her over!
And what makes you think I won't do the same.
Sammy: *eyes widen and face pales* Sir please! It was a mistake! I wish only to serve you! I never once intended to betray you!
*places one hand on Sammys shoulder and one on his head, about to break his neck*
Sammy: Wait! I know how to kill her!
Go on..
Sammy: Burn her! Turn her to ash! Make the ash into jewellery, you can do that! Give it to Je friends! They won't bring her back because they won't know!
*stops and let's him go* What a genius idea. I'll require a teleporter though. You'd better not double cross me again....
[Le Fin]
Heeeeello?
Eeeeeeelleeeeeeeeniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Hey! How are you! Mbd I just dropped loads of money down the chair!
I'm good! Look James has a decent plan again!
I still guess Dugglyn.
*nods*
He isn't that easy to kill...
And he's only really around when I'm vulnerable.
Right now he's laughing quietly to himself and waiting for the best time to strike.
Pretty much yeah. Although he has his dark twisted corner of idiocity
(HEY NONE OF MY BRAIN IS IDIOTIC!
Shhhh. I was calling him idiotic, the fact he's in your head doesn't make you idiotic)
And then theres my spotlight of awesomeness.
And Manuels little....dot....of space as well.
Then, you know, Jai gets a but if her brain too
**bit **of
It's get a bit full.
Then Jai has people in her own little part but we ignore them. They aren't the same.
Anyway. Secretive, Known by moi, Cute, Not English, Fangs. Any other hints?
Ah yes
Secretive,
Know by moi,
Cute,
Not English,
Fangs,
Good RPer,
Female.
Hmmmm.....
Dug?
Yeah she is! She's probably got loads of secrets we don't know about! And other stuff is probably a secret!
*mutters about her sort of having fangs*
Another hint?
How smart Silente is....
(That is both sarcastic and not. I mean really why do you think of me? But also, how do you know I don't have secrets...?)
Oh, and how do I have fangs?!
She's a vampire!!!
See, in roleplay Hunter and Ez don't know they're in my head . . . but they do in parenthesis. So they don't really know me.
(Although sometimes they cheat a bit.)
Might not be here.
Hehehehehee!
Happy decapitation day!!!!!!!!!!
*points to Dugglyns teeth*
Fangs see!
Silente is smart, meanie!
Hi Elleni! Hi Star!!! Hi Silente!!!
How be's yous?!?!
How be's yous eyes??!?!
Viv X James XD
Er..... *draws a blank*
I'm fine Dug! As be thous eyes! You?
*turns into mist*
*the blade goes straight through it*
Haha, I'm not that valuable!
*the mist is invisible*
*sneakers up behind Elleni and swings a sword made of cheese at her neck*
I be good! My eyes be . . . they've not cried today! That's probably good!
I'm good! My eyes are drowning in refried beans and slowly melting but overall good!!!
Yay Star! That is good!
*frowns a crease forming between her eyebrows*
Well yes but....Oh. that means you saw me.... Oh.
*takes a bite of the sword*
*spits it back out*
I forgot I don't like cheese.
Do you finally know who it is?
No.
*thinks*
*keeps drawing a blank*
*whispers to Elleni*
When should we tell her? She's not being very smart!
Yeah. Hopefully...!
*smirks*
I always thought of you as smart but I guess I was wrong!
Back!
(with stripes of black)
Hey I'm not stupid! I just don't think Kes would dump Del. And I don't know any other female vamps who are cute or secretive!
*starts pacing*
*she hates not being able to figure things out*
Yola Egg!
How be's yous?!?!
How be's yous eyes?!?!
It's not Kes!
Oh my gosh Silente. XD
Gtg! Bye!!!
May be back later!
In like a couple hours...!
I know its not Kes!
*paces faster glaring at the air*
*wants to go on a walk, walks help her think*
*grumbles to herself*
Sooo..
Whatcha guys doing?
(diddnt come on yesterday, had no time)
Bai dugglyn
(my eyes be fine)
No one's talking.
(summons sword and swings it at elleni's head)
HAPPY DECAPITATION DAY!
*uses time powers to regenerate*
Please, it's decapitation, not stomach stabbing day.
(brb in a bit)
*throws her arms up angrily*
Bah! This is worse than the time I had to figure out a sigil to break open the fire, ice, air and about everything else proof lock!
*paces quicker*
Ugh! El, one more hint!
There are loads of vampires in Blogland! Kes isn't the only one! That's a terrible hint!
*glares at a tree*
I don't know who-
*pauses*
*blinks*
*blinks again*
Oh.
Ohhhhhhhhh But I thought....
I...er.....
*looks throughly confused*
Since when was.....cute?!
*body re-attaches to head*
Elleni, please try harder.
I thoroughly dislike SHU. The way it's set out is rather confuddling... o.o
It's weird.
BUT SHEFFIELD IS MEGA PRETTY. <3
Silente, there are many of vampires in blogland, like you!
Uhh...
This kes figure...
You...
That tree..
Hello.
Hello Geth.
How is the unit operating today?
Love....
*stares blankly*
*falls backwards and faints*
Hey guys c:
I have a crush on this really nice girl at school.
I told her, she's fine with it.
And in one week, we have an intern application for the whole class.
I chose a job, and then she said she'd really like to do it with me.
I was over the mooooon.
Hey Elleni! *salutes*
(Hey Lucifer. How art thou?)
*blinks*
IS HE CRAZY?!
This unit is fully functioning.
Has the unit had a nice day today?
*the girl comes from spain but you could never tell*
What?! But..And....What?!
Wut?
We do not understand. What parameters would suggest a "nice" day?
Hey Silente!
I'm... Okay, I guess. You?
She probably doesn't have a crush on me... but it was nice to know she wanted to work with me for the last few days of the year before everyone separates.
Geth, what did you do today?
Elleni don't just smile golden god damn it!
*runs a hand through her hair, it calms her down normally and helps her focus*
Okay. Okay. What the hell.
I know!
(I'm good SilenteTC is freaking out. It's funny.)
NO I DIDN'T KNOW!
*hands through hair speed up*
Whaat?
WHAT?
STOP KILLING ME ELLENI TELL ME!
(I might change my RP character to something other than a Geth. Because it's hard to talk like them constantly. :P)
Geth/Dragona, you can just have a split personality with a malfunction in Geth.
(I suspected. Especially when I read Viv's letter to her via email. It was sooo cute!)
*is freaking out*
Myy 2nd DED!
I dedicate this page to love and all crushes on people.
(Geth don't have malfunctions. I COULD however RP as one of the Geth's creators.)
WHOOO WHAAT?
ELLENI TELL ME OR I SWEAR I WILL REMOVE YOU FROM TIME!
Geth, yeah!
How about, Sylonus Jeopardy.
(Yes. The letter was so sweet. I'd put it up but Viv was embarrassed just to email it so it wouldn't be fair.)
*glares at Elleni*
Don't LAUGH! I'm not used to this stuff! I'm used to hatred and anger and distrust and fear not.....not....
Who is silente being shipped with?
I know Blake shipped me with Dugglyn
hence
Egglyn.
Dude, I just started on BlogLand RP,
and he ships me in about my 3rd day.
*glares at her more*
I will end you if you don't stop laughing and EXPLAIN!
SHIP ALL THE THINGS
Mysistershipsmewithmyfriendfromcollegewhohappenstobeaskuttlebugandellieshipsmewithhimtoobut???
No one ships me. :P
Well
me and Saph are married
but that's different.
Explain who Viv is?
I don't know girls explain stuff normally apparently! When the hell did this happen? How is it so obvious to you? Why didn't I know? Explain!
Um. The "it's true love" explanation . . .
*points to Frozen, and what Frozen has to say about it*
@Elemental: VIV. :P
You know - *points to Viv*
(Frozen <3)
I watched frozen, does silente have a ice overlord sister with a soft heart?
Who's "viv"?
(I have Chi....)
(She's like a sister)
(And has ice and snow powers)
(Not sure bout the soft heart part...)
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation,
And it looks like I'm the queen.
The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!
Don't let them in, don't let them see
Be the good girl you always have to be
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know
Well, now they know!
Let it go, let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go, let it go
Turn away and slam the door!
I don't care
What they're going to say
Let the storm rage on,
The cold never bothered me anyway!
@El I don't know girls explain stuff normally apparently! When the hell did this happen? How is it so obvious to you? Why didn't I know? Explain!
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