Monday, February 15, 2016

Desolation Publication Date Changed!

Hello children.

February already, is it? Dear lord, where does the time go?

Into the void, that's where. Into the void with all the PLANS we make and the PROMISES and the GOOD INTENTIONS and the LIES... Ahem.

I'm busy. I'm working away. On what? Different things. Some will see the light of day. Some will not.  That's what happens. I've pretty much started the third and final Demon Road book, which is good, since my deadline is HILARIOUSLY close and I have an awful lot of work to do. But there are so many distractions! So many different projects to work on!

But I must focus. I must.

So, right now, my publishers are busy nailing down UK and Ireland tour dates for Desolation. First thing I have to tell you is that the release date has been changed, pushing it back a week to April 7th. Not that much of a big deal, and there are a load of external factors involved in the decision. It was explained to me but I zoned out. It's something to do with... something. Anyway, whatever, it's out on the 7th, although it will be available to buy a few days earlier at certain locations on my tour.

So, roughly, from April 3rd to the 7th, I'll be in Oxford, Manchester (don't know if it'll be available to buy early here, will check), Liverpool, Birmingham and London. Irish dates include Dublin and Kilkenny so far, from the 8th to the 10th.

As soon as these things become solid, I'll post them.

We're doing our best to have something cool happen in London, so keep your eyes peeled, ladies and germs. Awesomeness awaits. And possibly nightmares. Which is awesome in itself.

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Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

I'm pretty sure it's an identification number of some sort.

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

((Here!))
*walks deeper into the lab*
Hello? Anyone home?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((...

Ok this is the third page in a row now. Not funny, bro.

(Don't question why I'm referring to the blog as "bro") ))

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*blinks, looking up at Fabi*
But for what? And for who to read? We need to find them but we can't track them!
*is pacing at the average human run speed, possibly literally wearing down the floor*
They have to be somewhere.

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

*calls out*
Me
*walks towards the voice*

Elemental_Geek (Aurelius Ryan Egg) said...

(I am)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*looks at dugglyn and keeps pacing*
That depends, looking for Adra?

Noelle said...

*Another piece of silver appears on Fabi's head, and it is possible that, Jai be willing, that Sil will experience a slight headache*

Elemental_Geek (Aurelius Ryan Egg) said...

*pops into existence*

*egg looks to the sky, a pleasant look on his face*

Thanks for popping me back into existance, I guess?

*he has a snarky look on his face so I pop him out of existance

*I pop him back in with potatoes for palms*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Who's me?

[Doesn't recognize Dugglyn]

I'm sorry, have we met before?

Elemental_Geek (Aurelius Ryan Egg) said...

((WATCHING LAST EPISODE OF GRAVITY FALLS))

(LET THE FEELS BEGIN)

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Oh, hi Sil. What are you doing here? Who's Adra?
*looks at Fabi*
I don't think we have, I'm Dugglyn Carzainia. And you are...?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

We could try analyzing the little scanning chip at the bottom. If we know what's supposed to scan it, I can probably build one.

[Fabi still doesn't notice her hair turning silver]

[her ear's turning silver as well]

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*shares the information with Adra, and takes a slow breath, sighing* *he'll have to have a new strategy for the next time they're fed* *in the meantime, however, he will feed Adra little bits from the tray until she can't eat any more*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

I'm Fabi. Fabienne Steel.

[She likes this introduction, why not use it again?]

Adra is the person who owns this laboratory.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*that's fine with me*

*rubs her forehead gently, pinching the bridge of her nose*
They can't be impossible to find..



(Hey Egg)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

How do we find out what to scan it with?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*Trip sits in his weekend retreat- the bar -rocking his daughter. She's getting pretty big, soon she'll be too big to rock. He spends his weekends looking out over the landscape of the blog, watching for trouble. World threatening trouble.*

*He is also totally aware it's not the weekend, but he's the boss dammit and it's the weekend when he says it is*

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

*frowns at Silente then turns back to Fabi*
Oh okay. And she's disappeared? Is she... is she the one who's clothes are in front of the door?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Well, if it's an ID card, is it a card key to unlock something? If so, is it a general chip, or does it contain person-specific info?

If not, is the chip some sort of tracker?

I don't know, I don't usually operate top secret facilities that require the employees to have card keys or trackers

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

No, that's some woman who told us we have two weeks.
*glances at Fabi*
*sighs*
Fabienne, your hair again.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

No, that's someone else. We're trying to figure out who the woman who died outside was.

Adra isn't dead.

[Another section of hair turns silver]

Noelle said...

*She will eat it carefully* *Today, their meal is even more meager- it consists of a slice of ham and a plantain* *Adra refuses* Whomever is holding us captive is intentionally trying to weaken us. Please... If they wish to speak to you, you need to have as much strength as possible.

Noelle said...

*The lights in the lab flicker again, and there is another power outage* *There is a candle on a table, and plenty of lighters, though*
*An eerie feeling permeates the building and, far off, the sound of metal hitting metal echoes*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Oh, shit.

[The old Fabi doesn't swear]

[Too bad]

[She focuses, trying to get it to turn back]

[She's 85% successful]

[The top of her ear is still silver, but her hair hides it]

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

Got it.
*she decides to stop asking questions*
*Silente and Fabienne seem worried and she's just bugging them*
Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

((Pretend that's before the power outage!))

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*blinks, her eyes quickly adjusting*
One second, I got it
*moves as a blur to the table, lighting the candle quickly, sighing at the abysmal light it gives off*

Aretha Tesla said...

*Ari magically appears back in the story* *and runs for the sound of metal hitting metal*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

What would you be able to help with?

[She doesn't particularly trust Dugglyn, but she's determined that they will accomplish something productive towards finding Adra, Niccolò, and Alastair]

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

*looks around quickly in surprise*
*she has many more questions now*
*refrains from asking*
*clicks her fingers generating a small flame*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Oops, missed the power outage))

[Fabi starts to run toward the sound, but stops to avoid colliding with Ari]

[More of her hair is silver again]

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*his voice softens a little* I hope you know that I won't take food from you when you need it, no matter how much wiser it may be for me to do so. What would do me the most good right now is sleep- so if you will promise to eat half of what we've been given, I will rest for a while.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...
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Dugglyn Carzainia said...

*to Fabi*
I...
I don't know...
Just, if you need another person for something?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*stalks towards the sound, making sure to dodge Ari and Fabi*

Dugglyn Carzainia said...

*debates following them but realizes she'd be no help*
*she'll come back later*
*magically Poofs out of existence*
((Gtg, pie!))

Noelle said...

*There is no source, actually- nothing has fallen at all* *Creepy*
-
*She bites her cheek, and takes the plantain, since she doesn't eat meat* Ok... *Peels, and nibbles on it* *Bends her knees so he can use her stomach as a pillow* Come lay down.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*rubs her temples and squeezes her eyes shut*

(Um.. powercut?)

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

((Bye Dug!))

Aretha Tesla said...

((Ok, Dugglyn. It was nice to have you for a few minutes!))

*stops once she realizes that it isn't coming from anywhere* *looks around* Why... *calls out to Silente and Fabi, then, worried that someone else might have gone missing*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*rests his head as lightly as he can against her, and closes his eyes* *he is asleep almost instantly, the battle to keep himself awake finally abandoned* *still, he doesn't sleep well- it's difficult to rest with so little left to keep his other names from taking power*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I'll be on until my phone dies guys, powercut means I can't charge it.)

I'm here.

Elemental_Geek (Aurelius Ryan Egg) said...

((i'll be here, browsing reddit))

((kisscartoon is failing me))

Noelle said...

*She tries hard to keep them as far from the position of power as possible- it proves difficult, but her mind is all remaining that truly works*

-
*The lights will not turn on this time*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*walks to Ari and Fabi, gently taking their arms*
Follow me, I'll make sure you don't walk into anything.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Gtg, sorry, my class moved and I found it but I have to, like, be in class once it starts.))

((Might be able to reply one more time to actions hopefully))

Aretha Tesla said...

((Ok, cool.))

*nods to Silente, and then starts looking around for Fabi* *promptly pulls out her phone again, turning the flashlight on*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(That's okay Fabi)

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Shakes off Sil's arm]

I'm fine, thanks. My hair is probably silver again, though.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*after some effort on Adra's part, War will begin to retreat, shrinking his presence* *but Aretha does not*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

Okay..
*puts her hands in her pockets, quite enjoying the dark*
*it helps the headache slightly*

Aretha Tesla said...

Oh, good, we're all here. So why did the power go out...?

Noelle said...

*She has been trying to console with War*
*She pushes hard against Aretha- it's difficult* *Has been urging any of the benevolent names to aid her- and quickly* *It's difficult, again, and she's doing her best to dissuade them*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[She focuses on trying to make her head normal again, but can't tell if it's working]

[She can't sense the metal when it's a part of her]

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Power has returned!!!)

So, we probably need a plan.

Aretha Tesla said...

*nods* Yes. That phone- do you think we could track it, see which locations it's been in? Then we could check them all, to figure out where they might be.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

I'm not the best with technology but we could try? Do you know how to?

Noelle said...

*The phone would have the most tower pings near the Canadian sanctuary in Quebec, though there are a great menu in Vancouver as well*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

*Trip walks upstairs, putting Cara in her cot. He tucks her in tightly and wanders back down the stairs. The view is very impressive, the tips of the trees blurring into and ocean of green, broken by rivers and clearings, the volcano looming in the distance.*

*The hill must have gotten taller over time, he's sure of it, but he hasn't bothered to measure it.*

Aretha Tesla said...

Well, it looks like it has a tracking system of some sort, since it has maps. So I'll just try to see what previous locations there have been, I guess.

Inky Flame said...

(*bops everyone on the head*

Hello!

Probs will disappear)

Chione Asahina said...

Hola.

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

(Hey Inkles, Gemma. How are ye?)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

That makes sense.
*nods and waits for her to do the techy techy stuff*
*leans against the wall, closing her eyes, rubbing her temples gently*

(Hey Chloe!!!)

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Hey gem!)

Noelle said...

*it is very likely that Fabi's hair will be healed, and quickly*

Inky Flame said...

(Trip! Been a while!

Over jacks ATM and it's amazing ^.^

I'll head off now

Nos da!!!)

Aretha Tesla said...

Ok, it looks like there's a lot of activity in Canada. How quickly can we get to Canada?

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

(Toodles!)

Chione Asahina said...

Hey Trip, Chloe, Jai Jai.

I'm currently building a massive Tardis with Keiron on Em's server after she got rid of his last one -.-

I really like your house, Trip ^.^ all the flowers are so pretty.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Nos da Chloe!)

*grins* Thats easy. Where abouts in Canada?

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*Aretha won't stop* *he will wake again in about two hours*

Trip Castalan, Lord of The Hobbits, The Fourth Most Popular Folk/Parody Banana Thief In The Land said...

(Thank you, Adra did those.

Have considered that she may have removed it for a reason?)

Noelle said...

((The tardis crashed the server last time))

*She will do her best to keep her at bay* *When he wakes, she will be exhausted*

Aretha Tesla said...

*glances at the phone again* Looks like the Sanctuary, and then a few appearances in Vancouver.

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*nods*
*taps her own nose and a portal to the Canadian sanctuary opens up, just outside of the sanctuary*
Step on through.

Aretha Tesla said...

*blinks* Awesome. Thank you. *steps through*

Kai The Immortal said...
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Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

*walks through after her, closing the portal*
*looks at the sanctuary and hums quietly*
You think they have spare blood in there?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*Zanida stands silently with nothing else better to do than watch the mortals around her. She had just come from speaking with Sam and Dean Winchester*

Noelle said...

...
:/

Aretha Tesla said...

((Keiron. Just being needlessly mean isn't going to help anything.
The server belongs to Em, not you, and if she doesn't want a giant TARDIS on it she has a right to that. You don't have to be aggressive about it.))

Kai The Immortal said...

( it took 5 hours to build not that needlessly .... it's fine for mine and gem's computer... what's that say that broke it? their comps/..... wheres olaf and my house the church and jeb ? where they also causing crashes coz that's just bullshit and they know it. )

Noelle said...

(Ari... Let's just write.))

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Keiron- Seriously don't go picking a fight with Em. She's gonna win. It's her server if she says no she has final say. Just because you don't have problems doesn't mean that it's bullshit. Talk it out civily, maybe it was the size. I know Em doesn't just do stuff for the fun of it. She has a reason.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Now excuse me since there's conflict I'm going to go finish writing that letter to Jared....

*vanishes*

Kai The Immortal said...

( well if this one vanishes I might have some crashes too .. )

Kai The Immortal said...

( it's 5000 blocks away so you know theres no way its crashing you anytime sooon )

Aretha Tesla said...

((Right.
I'm sorry for any trouble I caused.))

There might be. They probably have a medical bay somewhere that has some...

Chione Asahina said...

Well the fact that she invited us on to the server means that she doesn't mind what we build.
I was really disappointed when i heard jai and Keiron built Olaf ontop of my house but it's not there anymore. Who got rid of that then?

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(I'm sorry, I'm leaving for the night. Maybe longer. I can't deal with.. what's just been thrown at me.)

Noelle said...

*there is spare blood in the medical bay*

Aretha Tesla said...

((You have nothing to apologize for, Jai. I'm sorry, and I hope the rest of your night will be better.))

Noelle said...

*Hugs Jai gently* I'm sorry

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((:-/))

((I'm back from English...))

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Should I assume Fabi went through the portal, too? If not, she could teleport via amulet to the warehouse place she was before, but it's in rural Alberta, I think I said, so maybe not the most useful place to go?))

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((I have sent calming cat pictures to Jai and Noelle. If anyone else would like some, please let me know.))

Noelle said...

I'm sorry too Fabi

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

It's ok.

[hugs Noelle]

I dedicate this page to tea, cookies, apples, and green beans. Also cats. All of the cats.

Noelle said...

Yeah..

*curls up*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Gives her some pillows and blankets to make a nice little burrow to curl up in, should she feel like it]

Noelle said...

*yeah*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*he appreciates her having looked after him* Thank you...

Noelle said...

*Adra nods, and slides back against the wal* Geez...

Aretha Tesla said...

*looks around the Sanctuary, then* *we can say Fabi teleported with them* So we're looking for a place where you could hide people so even a vampire can't hide them, or for a suspicious person.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Nods] Okay. We can also, if we see anyone, ask to see their ID, and see if it looks similar to the one the woman had.

Aretha Tesla said...

*nods* That sounds like a good idea. *walks around to try to find an administrator, or someone of the like* *in the interest of sound diplomatic relations, she can probably get help from these people*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

I'm sorry- have I caused you trouble?

Noelle said...

No... I'm just tired.
*She hits the floor*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*reaches for her, to try to catch her, or at least prevent her from hitting her head* Adra, are you alright?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Follows Ari, trying to look important and stuff]

((I missed my bus... :-/ ))

Noelle said...

*He may do the latter* *She's exhausted*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Ok here's a bus I can take. Good.))

((The view from the station is actually really nice. Like, you can see the Seattle skyline and the Olympic mountains in the distance, if it's not foggy or anything.))

((It's really, really smelly though.))

Aretha Tesla said...

(Oh, I'm sorry, Moss. Though I'm glad you found a bus to take.))

*suddenly, a frazzled official comes running down the hallway*

Excuse me!

*he seems very concerned about getting somewhere, and doesn't stop*

*begins to run after him, then* Excuse me- I'm Elder Tesla, of the Manhattan Sanctuary, and I'm here to investigate a kidnapping. Could you-

*he stops, then* Kidnapping? Whose?

Adra Cruciatus and Niccolò Croatoan. *looks over his face* Who did you think I was looking for?

Our Elder- he's just gone mising... I'm sorry, I'm afraid I must report to my superiors immediately. *he rushes away again, then*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*he catches her head, then, and will let her rest against him*

Noelle said...

*Feels another sharp pain, and she has to turn from him to cough against herself* *Doesnt want him to see*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Fabi frowns, thinking about the Canadian Elders and

((Could you tell me the names and disciplines of the Canadian Elders, or at least the one in question? Considering Fabi's general tendency to know things, it would be unlikely for her not to know this and comment some reason why the elder might have been taken.))

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

*not sure why that "and" is there. Pretend it's a "]" or something.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Almost to my stop. I'll be back in 15 minutes or so, when I'm home.))

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*strokes her hair once* It's alright, Adra. I hope we can agree that neither of us has to hide from the other.

Noelle said...

*Her eyes are watering* I just...

*Bites her lip* something else is misisng

Alastair Cruciatus said...

What is it?

Noelle said...

*Her eyes water* One of my kidneys is gone..

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*takes her hand, and squeezes it gently* We'll get it back.

Noelle said...

*Whimpers* Okay... *She's beyond frightened- if she loses another, her immune system will be shut down+

Aretha Tesla said...

((The missing Elder is named Ross Maroon, and had the ability to see the future.))

Alastair Cruciatus said...

It's alright, Adra. We will get it back, as we will get Alastair back. And until we do, I will look after you to the best of my ability.

Noelle said...

*Just squeezes her eyes shut, and scoots closer to him* *Burrows her head into her arm* Ok..

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Okay, thanks.))

((Also I'M HOOOOOOOOME))

((Hobbes pounces))

((-_- Bad tiger, no pouncing on me.))

((I'm in such a weird mood today, like what even is anything right now???))

((Also, by "had," do you mean to say Ross Maroon is dead? [raises an eyebrow] You don't have to answer that; Fabi would have no way of knowing. Still though. [raises other eyebrow bc why not]))

Okay, so I'm guessing the missing Elder is Ross Maroon, because that Sanctuary worker said "he." Maroon had the ability to see the future. So is the culprit someone who didn't want the future seen?

...

Also, we probably look really suspicious right now. Just saying.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

*Zanida watches quietly, she knows about the way Sanctuaries work*

Aretha Tesla said...

((Actually, I meant to type "has." XD But, maybe. We'll never know!
Unless you find out.))

...Yeah, we might. But I think we can work with these people, maybe. There must be some connection between the kidnappings.

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*strokes her hair a few more times* *he will hold her for a few more hours, then get up to pace around the room*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((@Zaf Is Zanida in the Canadian Sanctuary, or is she watching something else?

((@Ari Well, you could be lying about the typo. DUN DUN DUN DUNNNN))

I certainly hope we can work with these people.

...

We should probably find someone to be diplomatic towards.

Noelle said...

*And she will be held* *When he gets up, her eyes lift* *Voice soft* What is it?

Aretha Tesla said...

Right. *heads off in the direction of the anxious person*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Follows]

[Figures she should leave the diplomacy thing to Ari]

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

((She's in the Sanctuary. She's just keeping herself hidden from everyone but you guys. Goddess ability.))

son of the moon said...

((So Fabi can see her?))

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*he has to be ready next time they're given food*
-
Ari: *notices Zanida, and bristles* *last time they met they were enemies* Zanida. What are you up to?

Noelle said...

*She breathes out, and lays on the floor* *A hatchway will eventually open, and a small tray is pushed through, as well as a bottle of cyanide, a note attached: "in case you change your mind"*

son of the moon said...

[Fabi doesn't know Zanida, but Ari's reaction makes her bring her guard up. Her face goes blank, and her shoulders tense slightly]

[She nods stiffly in greeting]

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*he dives towards the opening the moment it appears, trying to reach outside of it*

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Zanida: I'm not doing anything wrong. Actually I've had a change of heart. I hunt now....but I saw you were in the area and I can't resist meeting you.

Noelle said...

*He may be able to, but what he will be sure to touch is rough gravel, as if they are outside*

*Adra hides back in the corner*

son of the moon said...

[Fabi shrugs slightly looks at Ari in an "I don't know this person, so I'm gonna trust your judgement here" sort of way]

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*he doesn't care what he's touching, as long as it's not bound* *if it isn't, he'll try to do two things- power the symbols inside, and send shadows at the wall to tear through it*
-
Ari: ...You'll have to forgive me if I don't trust you yet, but I'm glad to hear you've had a change of heart.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Zanida: *shrugs* Understandable. The Winchesters don't trust me yet well....Sam does, but Dean doesn't. I figured I could help you guys out.

Noelle said...

*The wall can easily be exploded, and Adra jumps in surprise, hiding her head*
*There is a crushed hand beneath a section of the wall, where someone once was*
*However, a small circle glows beneath Niccolo's feet, as he may find himself entrapped in a binding circle*

son of the moon said...

[Fabi shifts back and forth, uncertain]

[She feels like she should really be doing something, anything]

[Her hair is not going to turn silver again]

[Nope, not allowed]

...

[I said not allowed]

...

[Well, shit]

son of the moon said...

((Bbs, dinner))

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Adra- my magic is bound, now, but I managed to break a wall. Can you feel anything, or do you know if the symbols worked?

Aretha Tesla said...

((Ok, Moss.))

I guess we can use all the help we can get. This isn't a demon or ghost problem, though, as far as I can tell.

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Zanida: I know. I've been watching, but I don't just deal with the supernatural.

Noelle said...

*She tries to move a little, crawling slowly to him* I don't know, the floor is wood... *She uses a rock to stand, trying to move outside the room*

*Niccolo would likely be able to see a small dark group of people approaching at a rapid pace*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*sees them approaching, and grows more anxious* Adra, people are coming. Be careful. *he tries to step out of the bound circle*

Aretha Tesla said...

So, if you've been watching, how much do you know about what's going on?

Noelle said...

*He would not be able to leave* *Adra gently places her hand on the ground outside* I don't know where we are... I don't recognize this. *Bites her cheek* *Ducks behind the wall as the people draw near, and the wall itself begins to put itself back together*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Fabi's hair is down, so she can see it this time.]

[It'd be pretty this way, if it didn't, you know, mean she was losing control of her magic]

[She focuses on turning it back while Ari and Zanida talk]

Alastair Cruciatus said...

Get out if you can make it, find the others, and help them figure out what's going on.

Noelle said...

*She nods, and ducks around the corner, moving quickly* *The other people spot her, and she knows that she won't be able to make it far* *The ground is unnatural*

*He'd hear her scream as the other guards approach, slowing as they are in front of him* *Their faces are unnaturally blank, and porcelain-like* *The wall grows around Niccolo, and he is pushed quickly, and far back into the room*

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*he should still be able to feel and communicate with Adra through their link, since that isn't run by magic* Adra, if you aren't bound and yours doesn't work, use my magic. Teleport, or shunt- whatever you can to get away.

Aretha Tesla said...

Hey, Fabi... Are you ok?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

I'm fine, just turning my hair back again.

[She pulls it back in a ponytail and secures it with a metal band that seems to come out of nowhere]

[Gestures toward Zanida]

Are we deciding to trust her, then?

Zanida Laufeydottir Queen of Asgard (Zafira Kerias) said...

Zanida: I hope. I am trustwrothy.

((I'm going to sleep. I've had a4 day weekend so just take Zan with I'll jump in after school.))

Noelle said...

*He won't be receiving an answer from her*

*The room seals around him again, effectively shutting him off again*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[D:]

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*takes a slow breath, letting the room close around him, and just tries to reach out to her, to make sure she's alright*

Aretha Tesla said...

((Ok.))

*looks her over critically* I can't trust you until you've proven yourself trustworthy, but I don't see why we shouldn't let you help. Thank you.

Now, let's see if we can get any help from these people. *walks in the direction of the nervous person, again*

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Follows Ari]

[Is somewhat surprised at how empty the place is]

[Wonders if everyone is in some sort of emergency assembly hall]

[Listens to the slight clack of her shoes on the floor...it's rather calming]

Noelle said...

*Their link will be mostly dark for a number of hours, even upwards of a day, with brief flashes of pain intermittently*

Noelle said...
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Aretha Tesla said...

*apparently, that is the case* *once they do find people, they'll all be in a large sort of assembly hall, and there's a lot of talking and confusion* This is so not helpful... Wait here for a moment? I'm going to try to find that guy we were talking to earlier.

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[Fabi nods]

Go ahead, I'll be here.

Aretha Tesla said...

*presses forward and weaves through the crowd, searching until she finds the man* *takes his arm, then, and leads him back to the door, to Fabi* *backs out a bit into the hallway, then* *he looks confused, but she cuts him off before he can begin to speak* Listen for a moment- I think our kidnappings are related. We came here because we found a connection between our kidnappings and this place. I need you to tell us everything you know about the circumstances of your Elder going missing.

What details are you looking for?

...Fabi, did you see anything odd when they went missing, aside from the power going out...?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

[She shakes her head]

I'm pretty sure I've already told you everything I could remember. You were there for a lot of it, too. Adra needed to go get her medicine, and she took Niccolò with her, down a hallway. Adra disappeared first, Niccolò started to say something, and then he disappeared, too.

Noelle said...
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Aretha Tesla said...

*nods* Ok. So, that's all we know about how they vanished. And, before that, Adra's phone went missing- and both of them ended up... Damaged, somehow, before they disappeared. Does any of that sound familiar to you?

*he thinks, trying to recall as much as he can* Elder Maroon is a busy man- I'm not around him often enough to know many details. But he did say, a few days ago, that he was experiencing migraines. There have been rumors that his foresight was failing him...

Did anything of his go missing?

*he shakes his head* Not anything that I know of.

*sighs, and runs her fingers through her hair* Ok. I'll file a report for release of information, and make sure his house is checked for anything gone or out of the ordinary. *looks to Fabi* Anything else you think we should know?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Adraaaaa D:))

Silente seemed like she had a headache. I don't know, I don't know her well enough to know whether she usually rubs her forehead like that, but it looked like she might have...

Aretha Tesla said...

*the stranger looks between them* Can I go now?

*blinks for a moment, and nods* Yes, of course. Thank you for your help. I look forward to collaborating further with your Sanctuary to recover those missing.

*he nods, and disappears back into the crowd, then*

Ok... *thinks about it for a moment, then looks to Fabi* Any more ideas?

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

Not at the moment...

[She considers]

First Alastair disappeared, then Adra started missing more pieces, then she and Niccolò disappeared and Maroon started having headaches and possibly trouble using his power, then he disappeared.

So he-she-it-they is weakening people, then taking them, I suppose.

Noelle said...
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Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

((Please don't die...))

Aretha Tesla said...

I'm sorry

Fabi S. - Fashion-Conscious Fire Wraith said...

I'm sorry too

Star Inkbright said...

Can I just say
if someone invites you to a party, that doesn't mean they want you to start scribbling on their bedroom walls in biro.
An invitation doesn't mean "yeah just come and do whatever the fuck you want it's okay." It means you are invited, as a guest, and are expected to behave with the decency and respect of a guest, or at least with the decency and respect of a human being.
At least that's what I'm pretty sure most people would assume.

Star Inkbright said...

^And yes that was a metaphor making a point as opposed to just some random kerfaffle.

Chione Asahina said...

Well building a TARDIS, or an olaf on top of my house, isn't exactly scribbling on the walls, Star.

Emerald Melody said...

That's exactly what people are saying Star, well done.

And it's what I'm saying.

Whatever has gone on in the server has happened. We get on with it, stop throwing around aggression and blame and just start again. That's the best part about Minecraft.

And if anyone doesn't like that, then they can go and buy their own bloody server. I'm not paying for something to have people bitch and moan.

Just thought I would throw my 2 cents in there.

Star Inkbright said...

@Gemma: No, not really.
*thinks* But personally, I hate people looking through my stuff. I don't like people in my room, I don't like people on my phone, on a bad day I don't like people looking through my pencil case. It's not logical or anything, it's just sort of an emotional thing I have. And I know that most people, when entering my house, wouldn't realise that looking through my stuff would cause me anxiety so they'd probably, if the situation was right, just go do it without thinking that it might affect me. I hold no grudge against them for that; I don't expect people to be mind readers. However, if I politely tell them I have an issue and it's making me anxious, it would be nice if they would respect my feelings and go "Okay seeing as how that botehrs you I'll just go do something else instead." Not "Well you invited me into your house so I would assume you're comfortable with me being in your house and if you didn't want me here why'd you invite me."
My point is that an invitation into a place isn't an invitation to do whatever you want in said place (general you, not you personally). You're still a guest.

I'm NOT making this point to have a go at you for being unreasonable - the reason I am making this point is to point out a flaw I found in your logic regarding the nature of invitations. Italics are to empathise point, not to yell.

Star Inkbright said...

@Em: :) Thanks. :)

Tanya Halcyon (Kas) said...

(Why do people insist on calling me when I'm in the shower?

D:

I can't answer!

Also, *waves*)

Noelle said...

...
I can't take apart my razors anymore, because my mom will punish me for it.

I don't know what to do in lieu anymore..

Alastair Cruciatus said...

*hugs tightly*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(*hugs Noelle tightly*)


*was lurking with Fabi and Ari, keeping to the shadows*
*vampires usually put people on edge*
*especially wanted vampires, but that part isn't so important*

Noelle said...

:/ *Her phone is off during the day, but appreciates the hugs...* *Hides in her corner*

Jai (Silente Tempest - St Of Sinners) said...

(Your lab is looking cool by the way Noelle.)

Noelle said...

(Thanks...)

(Im sorry ari)

Kai The Immortal said...

( well it's almost 3000 blocks away so unless you go looking for crashes it's fine. )

Noelle said...

..



*Burrows herself into the corner*

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