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Erasers? As in, what you use to correct pieces of writing?
*shrugs*
They're useful. I wouldn't say I really have an opinion on them because they're there to be used. They have a purpose, and fulfil the purpose well. So I guess you could say I like them. In any case I find them good at what they're supposed to do.
Hunter: *nods thoughtfully at Leri* That's a good opinion, I think.
Thank you. What is your opinion on erasers?
Hunter: *blinks* *he doesn't normally get asked back* *hundreds of thousands of answers that people have given flit through his head*
They're good to ask people's opinions of.
*he feels oddly pleased, in a way, that he's given an answer he's never heard yet* *he can log himself in his brain uniquely*
(I figured I should probably let on, I'm sort of in the ghost atm.
Not deliberately, as such, but I had a long day, with lots of social things, including actively and independently working with new people, and realizing that I might've judged one by appearance and trying to work out whether I was wrong by that or not, and wondering if I'll ever see that person again in friendly manner or if it'll go forgotten, and there was lots of thinking involved, and basically I'm tired. :P
So I keep typing things and realising it's taken like a half hour to say hardly anything, and then it's not right to say it, kind of. And so I keep having thoughts and not finishing them, kind of, and so I keep not being here, even though I'm reading.
So, like, I'm here, basically. But I felt weird with you not letting on, a bit. :P
*nods* :) ^^ )
((Hunter: Oh, that's okay, sparkly person. :) You can do what you want.))
(Hey Taia! How are you?)
That's... a very interesting opinion. But in a way, wouldn't anything be good to ask people's opinions of?
*Tumbles out of a shadow*
Hullo everyone.
Hunter: @Leri: Yes. But erasers are particularly good, I think.
*or maybe they aren't*
*or maybe they are*
Hey Blake.
*felt weird with not letting on
@Hunter: *smiles, because 'Sparkly Person' :)* *nods* Thanks. :)
It was just odd, because I'm here, and I'm in the here mentality, kind of, but I'm not actually, like, BEING... idk. It was just... odd. :P
Hey DRagona! I'm good, thanks! Just tired. :P How are you? :)
Hi Blake! :)
Hmm. It appears that Viv is not coming back. Very well. Guess its play time for the voices in my head. (Lol that makes me sound nutts!)
*is sat at the edge of the clearing, whistling nonchalantly*
*hears a very quiet noise behind her and turns*
James: *grabs Silente, covering her cries with a hand and dragging her off* *nods to Sammy and they teleport away* *no fuss at all*
*takes a step away from Blake*
How... how did you do that?
*Looks at the spot Silente and James disappeared from*
This is becoming a daily thing now, isn't it?
(I'm fine, thanks, Taia.)
What? This?
*Blake drops into his shadow and pops up out of Leir'Hessa's. After a second he taps her on the shoulder*
Necromancy, it's very useful.
Hunter: *looks at Blake* It looks so.
((@sparkly person: Don't worry.
Star does that. :)))
Hello.
(LERI'HEESA, Blake. :P)
*draws shotgun and aims it at Blake*
... Necromancy? Like the dark or black magic and rituals?
Hunter: Hey Draco.
(*shrugs* James has become obsessed.)
James: *smiles as they appear in his work place room complex building*
Hello again.
*coughs and glares up at him*
What is it your doing this time?
James: Speeding things up. And not wasting time blabbering.*dragged her towards a large metal door* *through the door flames can be seen*
Hunter@ @Leri: Like shadow magic.
*Hunter:
((Now, those who have read my author's stories know who I am and how they very cruelly "killed me off" But I would appreciate if everyone would keep it a secret.))
Yeah I suppose so, shadows and dead people and stuff. Rituals are also involved, but only if you're trying to do something big.
((I shouldn't have had that in brackets, ignore that.))
Hunter: @Blake: What kind of rituals?
((Hunter: Successfully ignored.))
Hello, Hunter. *walks up to him with one hand in his pocket and one hand out-stretched* Nice to meet you.
*keeps shotgun aimed at Blake*
Hunter: @Dragona: *shakes hand* Nice to meet you too.
What is your opinion of erasers?
*looks cautiously at the shotgun*
I get the distinct feeling you have something against necromancy.
*Draco
((I'm sorry - word transposition - Star can't type.))
*eyes widen and struggles, trying to scurry away from the door* No thanks! I like my vampires rare!
James: *continues dragging her forwards* and I prefer my enemies dead. *nods at Sammy to get ready to open the door*
*pulls away from James, ripping her shirt* *luckily she always wears two* Go to hell James!
James: *laughs* I think you'll find its you who's going to hell. *quickly advances on her and grabs her hair* *drags her once again towards the door, by her hair, yowch*
((I suppose that was meant for me, Star.))
I think they are very useful. But they are evil when you rub too hard and it tears the paper. I hate that.
((Or communicate in any form effectively really. It's annoying.))
*Hunter
((Star isn't here.))
Hunter: @Draco: Yeah. They can be a bit evil like that. Or maybe it's the paper that's evil.
Of course I do. You manipulate death. Why would I like your power? Who in their right mind would like your power?
Perhaps. That is a fair point.
People who need power. I have a family to protect, this magic lets me do that better than I ever could without it.
*grabs her hair by the roots the lessen the strain* *kicks out at his knee*
James: *roars as his knee is broken and his grip is lost* *slams a fist into Silente's face, feeling bone give way*
*cries out at her cheek is broken but gets up, facing him* *walks so that James's back is to the door*
*lowers shotgun*
I don't like your magic.
*Walks over to Blake and Leri'Heesa*
*sees Draco*
Hello. I'm Leri'Heesa, who are you?
I get that a lot, if you'd like to do something about it you'll have to wait in line.
*A rolly chair made of darkness forms, Blake plops down on it and rolls/spins away*
*runs forwards and dives into James, slamming him backwards, into the door* *smiles at him slowly* It's true. You stopped being a vampire.
James: *struggles against her* WELL DON'T JUST STAND THERE SAMMY, GET HER! THROW HER IN! TELEPORT IN AND TAKE HER WITH YOU!
*laughs and presses a forearm against his neck to shut him up* *easily keeps him pinned* Your powerless.
James: *smiles* Not even remotely. *sends shadows spiking through her stomach, grabbing.her arms and wrists, pinning her to a wall* But you are.
Hello Leri'Heesa. I'm Draco Hellsworth. It's a pleasure to meet your acquaintance. *takes her hand in his and kisses it*
Hunter: Or we could queue-jump.
*he's rapidly getting bored* *he looks at the floor as if it is of great interest*
*Spins past Draco and Leir'Hessa*
What a ladies man. By the way Leir, is it okay if I call you Leir? What exactly is your magic/power/strange ability of choice?
James: *smiles walking forwards slowly*
Stop! I have a deal for you.
James: *pauses*
(This deal is made in private.)
Hunter: What about strange abilities that aren't of choice?
*he sounds quite distracted, as his now-blue eyes move over the ground*
*pulls hand away*
*realises it wasn't meant in any kind of violent way*
Sorry... I'm such a bosh'tet. I can't get used to how much human culture relies on physical contact... not that it matters, anyway. I can't feel anything that touches my suit.
We can only hope them to be useful and not too strange Hunter
*continues spinning about on his rolly chair*
I don't have any magic... I'm quite good with technology, but then again that's just being Quarian.
Apart from that... I can fire a mass of super-cooled subatomic particles which is capable of snap-freezing a target. And I can produce a combat drone. And... I think that's about it.
Hunter: @Leri: That must be quite weird.
@Blake: We can only hope.
*still staring at the ground, then he blinks at looks up* *he looks down again, and frowns*
Ah...it's alright Leri...I understand you're not from around here. I didn't take any offence to it. Just being kind to a stranger *smiles*
*glances at Blake as he's spinning around in his chair and smirks*
Hunter: @Leri: See, that sounds useful.
*looks at Blake to show he was talking about what he's just said*
((Hunter: Star's getting tired now, sorry. Msd.))
Ah so you're more of a space-age character ((Never saw that one coming Dragona)) How very interesting, y'know I'm a bit of a techie myself. Not that I ever put that to use because magic is just so much simpler but it's worth making note of.
*Does a random frontflip in his chair and continues rolling around people occasionally poking them as he passes*
*teleports in, one arm slunk over Danny's shoulder, the other holding a sword to his throat*
Thank you darling. Good bye.
*slits his throat and kicks his body away as it crumples*
*has her sword held weirdly in the left hand, wrist broken*
*has a slight limp as she walks forwards and a large cut on her cheek*
*thats all her injuries*
*holds a large object in her right hand*
*drop kicks it forward and watches James's head roll and bounce along the ground*
*smiles* Hello all.
**Sammy's
*Rolls to a stop in front of Silente*
So I see it went well, though that kick could have had a bit more power behind it. Honestly, you're a vampire, where's the superhuman strength?
I cannot believe the wifi went down at that exact moment!!!!
Hunter, you get used to life within the suit. And... it can be useful. Sometimes, I guess...
Blake, magic is more simple to you.
*Raises his eyebrow towards Silente*
((Hunter: Well, Mass Effect is a space age computer game.))
I'm neither magic nor a technie.
I don't need to be.
I'm me.
Hunter: *nods* Hey, Silente.
@Leri: Everything can be useful sometimes, I guess. *smiles*
Yeah but my leg hurts Blake. Plus I didn't want to show off.
That was indeed a bad moment for your WiFi to die Viv.
*nods at Hunter*
Hey Hunter.
*looks at Draco*
Hmm. Hello.
Sorry for leaving you Silente. My teleportation sigil malfunctioned so I had it removed
A true shame Silente, a true shame.
*He pushes off her and rolls away, spinning gleefully as he goes*
*saunters over to Silente* Hello there.
It's fine Viv. I was just dealing with some stuff.
*smiles the cut on her face pouring blood*
All done now.
(I have very bad luck)
*looks Draco up and down*
*raises an eyebrow*
Yes?
Is the blood yours?
*sees Silente* I'm Leri'Heesa. Who are you?
((Hunter: Everyone has very bad luck.))
*Rolls past Draco*
That one's taken my friend, although the worst Max will do is throw some strange and entirely random object at you.
Now now Leri, wait your turn. I'm first.
*turns back to Silente and holds out his hand*
Hello, I'm Draco. And you are...?
I cannot believe I am sitting here, watching this.
Yes it is Viv. But It's okay. Just a little cut. Big sword though. Made of shadows. Not nice.
*rests on her good leg awkwardly sheathing her sword, trying not to hurt her broken wrist*
Hunter: *resumes staring at the ground*
((At that exact moment though!!!)))
Hunter: *looks up from ground* @Loki: You probably should. Unless you aren't. But even if you aren't, how do you know you aren't?
Maybe you should believe you're doing something better, though.
*ignores Draco*
I'm Silente. Nice to meet you Leri.
*looks at Blake and back at Silente*
Well...that's a shame. It's not a surprise that such a beautiful girl is taken, but it was worth a shot.
*taps Draco on the shoulder*
And what makes you think you come before me?
Who hurt you?
*pulls out two swords*
*glares at Draco*
*mutters under his breath*
(@Viv could've been worse, could've been when you actually produced the ring.)
*points to James's head in the distance*
Him. I think he's very much dead now though. Calm down.
*smiles at him*
I'm fine.
(True, what would your reaction have been)
*looks hurt* That was rude...Silente...
*sees Viv at the corner of his eye and looks at Blake, mouthing "is it that guy?"*
It's good to meet you too, Silente.
*Suddenly slams his feet to the ground, making rather deep skid marks in the ground as he comes to a halt and stands up, the chair dissipating*
Well, I'm bored. Anyone have anything interesting to do?
*spikes appear on his armor, all facing towards Draco*
*still glaring*
((Hunter: Going now, sorry. :())
*looks at Leri* Well, I was speaking to her before you and you interrupted. That's bad manners.
*Mouths back to Draco "Nope"*
Oh, honestly. Must you play the damsel in distress every day, Silente?
(It isn't?)
Only in Human culture is it bad manners.
(Probably panic. Then panic more when you didn't reply. Then email. Then email more. And so on until you can back)
(I'm not?)
*turns back to Viv, smiling* Are you the one who is in love with the girl? Terribly sorry. But you should be thankful other guys find her attractive. It shows you made a good choice.
*Continues to mouth "Actually I've never seen that guy before, he seems rather hostile doesn't he? Also, how could anyone possibly be this good at simply mouthing words? I realize there are lip readers and such but still... also I feels as though someone would notice and inquire as to what I'm doing and why I'm doing it by now. Oh well, this is RP, who needs logic?"*
((@Silente, you can still email...not just when you are panicked but I see your point))
(Sorry Alastair. I'll try not to shall I)
*finally looks at Draco*
Hello. Sorry you were talking and I ignored you. You were saying?
*speaks to Silente over his shoulder* Doesn't matter...
*walks over and stands beside Blake*
You are terribly sorry that I'm in love with her?
I don't care whether or not other people find her attractive. I do, that's enough for me.
(Ah Blake allow me to elaborate. This is Viv. Vivilente. Yes, I know, but it happened.)
James is dead?
Where is his body?
Seems like two guys are in love with her. And that doesn't include me. I don't love her, she looks pretty. That's it.
Two?!
((Malente's better! Silente you bitch, you're ruining my OTP, how dare you!))
(Oh okay)
*Mouths to Draco "Never mind I guess that is the guy"*
In a furnace, cooking. I should get rid of the head.
*limps over to it as a blur*
*grabs it before anyone can look closely at it*
I'll be back soon. Just gonna...er....put this somewhere it won't bother us.
*starts limping off*
*looks to Blake* Who's the other guy you said that loves her? Max?
((I hope I didn't give anyone the impression that my previous comment was meant to be in brackets.))
*teleports in* Oh, honestly. Must you play the damsel in distress every day, Silente?
((What. Did. You. Call. Her?!))
(Jeez sorry Draco! Cool it! Deal with it.)
((A female dog, viv.
And yes, the other person that loves her is Matex-sama *.* Matex is so much better for her and they're my OTP <3))
*follows Silente*
I need the body.
Matex, haven't seen him in ages. Pretty cool guy. Very random. Very funny. Hi Alastair, here to terrorize people and have fun are we? Or are you just going to hand out another one of your oh so scalding insults and disappear again?
((I DEDICATE THIS PAGE TO MALENTE. MATEX X SILENTE, MY OTP FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR))
((And what qualities does she share with a female dog? I see none))
Forgive me Alastair. There were.....things that needed doing. I'll try be less accident prone.
*disposes of the head in her vault of heads*
*comes back up to the surface*
((She's an animal. Her sharp teeth, claws, fast reflexes.))
((She is NOT an animal!!!))
((She's a vampire, how is she not?
Ok, i'll say she's a monster then.))
(Calm down!)
The body is cooking. Its probably ash by now.
*rolls his eyes* Forgive you. Is that- oh, never mind.
As of late, Blake, my ability to terrorize people has been significantly decreased. Whether or not I'll stay here any longer is dependent on whether I'll find something interesting to do here besides that. Or, if not interesting, at least not terribly boring.
((Disclaimer: Viv is going to kill you if you keep this up))
What about the items he had with him at the time?
Burnt as well. I'm pretty thorough when covering up evidence Viv.
*smiles at him*
Why?
((How's that memory coming, Elleni?))
*Sits down on the grass, his green eyes bright in the sunlight*
((Well that was unfortunate, Blake.))
((*Dies upon finding out who Draco is*))
((Sorry, misunderstanding over here, got names mixed up somehow))
He had one of my knives!!!
((*facepalm* You're not very good at this, Blake. But you got there eventually.))
Zanida: Hi, Alastair! How is your day going?
((How I managed to mix up "Viv" and "Draco" is beyond me though....))
Oh.
*winces*
*the cut on her cheek flows out more blood*
Sorry... I didn't know that...
*lays back in the grass*
Ah it's good to be alive.
((Still... *dies again*))
Ironically it had his name carved into it.
Oh well.
*looks at all her wounds*
Oh, I've been so rude.
*hands her a pain-numbing leaf*
Sorry
*laughs at Draco*
Ah its good to be not so alive.
I have a question, why is it every time I set my sights here, Silente is always a damsel in distress?
((Blake, you're so slow. I never thought you would have taken that long. I'm assuming Silente knows who I am too...))
*gently applies a salve to her cheek and puts a bandage on it*
I don't care much for pleasantries, Zanida. Have you felt any different recently?
Because Silente gets bored so Silente fights and then Silente hurts because Silente isn't that good a fighter. Sorry. If it bothers people so much then I won't!
*grumbles angrily*
*chews the leaf*
*approaches Loki* Hello. I'm Leri'Heesa. Who are you?
(I know who you are, too.)
(Yes Draco. Figured that out as soon as you said 'Malente' and OTP.)
Zanida: A little, Loki and I were training earlier and I had trouble with my lance, my hands were shaking.
I've already brought it up to her, Loki. I imagine she's simply incapable of handling herself.
*checks her for more wounds, applying salves as he goes*
And I take it that sort of trembling isn't normal for you?
I am Loki of Asgard.
*smirks at Alastair's comment* She's a child, and weak. She cannot fend for herself, a disgrace to vampires.
((Seriously Silente, it took you that long? so much for loving my fanficion... god damit.
How did you get it, Dragona?))
((I'm still confused.))
Zanida: No, I never had this happen before. I was a bit scared to be honest.
*smiles at Viv*
You don't have to do that you know, I will heal naturally.
Hello, Loki, Alastair. *stays laying in the grass*
(The way you speak, Draco.)
I'm well aware.
I wouldn't tell him too much about yourself Zanida. He does weird things with the most insignificant information.
To be honest, I heard of this movie called Twilight, I can see the vampires in that movie beating her to a pulp, and all they care for is sex and love life.
((Omg no way!!!!! you didn't get it from that. I purposely changed the way I speak for this. Well, not in brackets because this is me.))
I'm still very confused about Human legs... How do you walk and dance without falling over?
(I KNEW THAT WAS WE'RE I HEARD IT FROM! I heard the name Draco and couldn't place it except for 'sp universe' and kinda presumed it was a character from the books themselves...)
Really you two. Could you stop saying I'm a disgrace to vampires. I already know this. You dicks don't have to rub it in.
And are there any other factors that might have altered your performance today? Anything else out of the ordinary, even if it seems irrelevant?
(I got it from both. I recognised how you spoke, in and out of brackets. That's the way I found out. No joke.)
*finishes what he's doing and looks at Alistair and Loki, eyeing them up for the kill*
*walks off*
*angry at Loki and Alastair*
*something in her eye*
((Aww...I'm not as good at writing than I thought then... *slumps to the floor and cries*))
Zanida: I had a massive headache, and I never had one before. I also was light headed after I used the Tesseract, which never bothered me before. Loki was slightly worried.
((Look on the bright side, you can try. I write differently every five posts so it'd be impossible to change it up xD))
*catches Vivanus's eyes* You can try, if you want. I won't stop you till I have to if you make it painful.
(It was very convincing, Draco. But I'm hard to fool. :P
I doubt anyone else has noticed, though. I think there's only a few on who knows who you are.)
*walks after Silente*
*reaches for her hand*
((I'm not going to try now. I am evaluating for the future.))
*flinches hearing someone behind her*
*realises its Viv and sighs*
*glares at a tree*
((Alistair))
*still waiting for her to accept his hand*
((I'd try if I didn't know you were going to call me barbaric and fade away like you always do... it's a bit of a let down when your punching bags insult you then run away.))
*keeps watching human legs and is still baffled by them*
((If you wish to try, I will not stop you.-Loki))
*let's his hand slip into hers*
*stops glaring at the tree and focuses on the ground instead*
*Drops into his shadow without a trace. After a moment he pops back up out of Leir's shadow with a textbook on human anatomy which he hands to her*
Here, have fun with that.
((Of course, Blake, I'll leave if you're not any fun. And you rarely are.))
Or just chase after the damsel.
*takes the book*
I'll... Try? I'm no biologist.
((@Loki: yes you will. I can kill you and you have no wish to die so you will))
Hey Silente...ignore them. Or think of them as lesser beings. It helps. James is dead. At least you can be happy about that.
*approaches Alastair*
Hello. I'm Leri'Heesa. Who are you?
Zanida: I like you, Alastair. You're an interesting person, and not many Midgardians interest me.
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