*waves hesitantly*

[Arden Patricks]

Mm-hmm.
Lol... because that'll surely work.
Probably. But I can try.
And... yeah. Now, I am probably going to be late because I stopped to answer this. See you.

[Nicholas Henderson]

Ah, I get really confused when a reply goes over the page because I forget what I wrote last.
I don't think it was very interesting though, so nevermind.
Ah, sorry you'll be late.
Talk to you later then. *salutes*

[Arden Patricks]

And are far too lazy to go check back on the last page?
Ha! I got there when the hour hand was right on the one... so technically I wasn't late. ;D
So how went your Halloween then?
Oh, and did I mention that I really like your personal text? Where's it from?

[Nicholas Henderson]

Well, that's a given.
Now, that's a skill. Nice one. (Y) I do hate how the thumbs up doesn't work on here.
My halloween was alright. I didn't do anything, but I did have a really weird and disturbing dream about the end of the world, and then all the survivors went to like this secure base type thing and everyone was forced to work in this research place where people were doing genetic experiments on fish. Very strange.
How was your Halloween?
Oh, thank you. It's from the song Breathing by Lifehouse. Very shiny indeed.

[Arden Patricks]

Yeah, figured.
Heheh... actually I do that a lot. 'Cause I'm usually writing or something and don't want to leave 'til the last minute, and then I have to wait 'til my mom gets her shoes on and all... since of course I still can't drive.
And that's okay, I get the idea.
... Weird. Do hope you're not clairvoyant or anything.
I didn't get home 'til about eight, so then I ate supper and came here but no one was online... so then I read an advice column, finished a book, and played a bunch of solitaire while staying up excessively late to talk to Laura, 'cause she was at her boooooooyfriend's Halloween party and got to meet his family and stuff.
So mainly it was lonely.
Cool... I should listen to that song then.

[Nicholas Henderson]

I thought you learnt to drive like at a ridiculously young age over there? Or was it just not your thing?
Haha, I really hope I'm not clairvoyant, I've had much weirder dreams. I don't remember them very often, but Lucy says that I wake her up in the middle of the night because I get freaked out and need to tell her so. lol.
Hmm, enthralling. Halloween isn't really as fun as it should be a lot of the time, I guess. Sad that you're lonely.
Oooh, her boooooooyfriend. Does it have to have so many o's?
I reckon you should indeed. I got the album the other day and have listened to it on repeat since then. xD

[Arden Patricks]

You can learn at fourteen, yeah, at least in my state. But I have mental / inner-ear-balance-and-dizziness issues that have thus far prevented me.
I honestly think that maybe I am, 'cause I have dreams that appear to foreshadow things. Not very often, but sometimes. Lol... do hope you're not though as well, if they're that scary.
Yeah, I guess when you're too old to trick-or-treat it's really nothing special, and the decor is stuff that I'd like to put up all year round, so....
Lol, yes it does. 'Cause I'm immature like that. ;D Luckily she's not though, 'cause he's all... twenty-one. And if she were, say, Maria that would be way too old. But Laura already acts twenty-one anyway, so it's all good.
Sweet. I myself have discovered the joys of making playlists on YouTube, so I use that to listen to all my current favorites over and over again.

[Nicholas Henderson]

Wow, fourteen. I can't think of any fourteen year old's that I'd let drive to be honest. Ah, well, that's not fun. I hope that gets better for you.
Oh dear. Like what? I read a book called The Foreshadowing once, it was pretty bleak.
Haha, there's an age limit on Trick-or-treating? Damn. I would have gone, but it's stupid on you're own. Two of my friends went, and one of them's really really short so they just put a sheet over his head and pretended he was a child. lol.
Lol, halloween decor all year round? There's this guy who used to live nearby my Mum and he had this makeshift ghost covered in a burlap sack hanging from his gates all year round. That was a bit weird though.
Ooh, twenty-one. Hmm, that'd be a bit dubious I suppose, but if she's got the maturity.
Awesome.

[Arden Patricks]

Hm... no, maybe not so much. And yeah, it probably wouldn't be so bad if I wanted to try it now... but now I've got no time, and anyway I'd have to get a car and stuff then, so it's easier this way.
Eh, various things. Can't remember most of them now. Lol... that's nice.
Well it is kind of rude once you're in your teens to go and ask strangers for candy, yes? I dunno, I guess that's just my overly politeness again. But nice...
Eh... it's cool, so if I had any yes, I'd put it up year-round. We still have our Christmas wreath from last year over the door, and it's all brown and dead now.
Yeah, kind of borderline there, but I don't have reason to distrust him or anything.
;D And now that song is on my playlist... very pretty.

[Nicholas Henderson]

Ah, yeah, that's a hastle, the whole car ownership dealy. Pretty pointless.
Yes.
Hmm, sure, it's a little bit rude but it's all in the spirit of the holiday, right? Yeah, probably you being polite and nice and such and being rude in comparison. Sorry.
Maybe a plastic christmas wreath next year then? So it doesn't go all brown and dead and such.
It is an excellent song. You should try Sick Cycle Carousel by Lifehouse as well.
How are you today?

[Arden Patricks]

Mm-hmm. I think Maria and Laura are going to get one eventually... once they both learn to drive... just so we don't have to bug our mom whenever we want to go somewhere though.
Lol... well, I did say overly on my part so maybe it's not too rude.... But hey, in a couple of years you can dress up Rosie and take her begging for candy, and it's not considered rude anymore.
Nah, we bought it tio support the Boy Scouts or something, I think. And there's something kind of wrong about an artificial wreath or artificial tree.
Rightio... maybe I shall. And you should listen to Viva La Vida by Coldplay. *nods*
Quite well today. Woke up really tired, but then it's daylight savings and all so that's okay. And I wrote stuff.
How are you?

[Nicholas Henderson]

Ah, so you can borrow theirs when you learn to drive too?
Haha! Yeah, I forgot about that! I keep forgetting she grows.
We have an artificial tree and no wreath at all, but it doesn't matter because we don't stay here for christmas.
I will indeed. *to youtube!*
Ah, we had daylight savings last week. Curious. Yay for writing stuff though! Lots of stuff or little bit of stuff? Fun stuff or not fun stuff?
I'm alright. I'm getting really really really bored here and also quite lonely but I spoke to Mika this morning because he's also really bored because there's no one he likes on campus or something. So we complained for a bit and now I feel worse about being bored and lonely because of all that complaining.

[Arden Patricks]

Yep, that's kind of the plan. And also for me and Laura to live together when she's out of high school, so then if I never do drive we can work something out.
Seems an odd thing to forget....
Mm, yeah, in that case guess it doesn't. Where do you go then?
It makes me think of Logan for some reasonm, which is why I like it so damn much.
Hm... normally we would've, but the government decided to be weird. *shrugs* And last year I think you had yours a few weeks after ours.
I'm writing about Fitzy being in the forest and enxcountering Arden when he thinks she's dead. So... yeah, fun stuff.
Hm, that's no fun... I'm still getting used to the whole Mika-in-college thing, by the way. It's very weird.

[Nicholas Henderson]

That sounds pretty shiny. Have fun with that.
It is, but I'm really impatient. Everyone always says 'oh she's growing so fast' but she's not! She's still small. It's a bit weird, but alright.
Last year, went to Andy's. This year I think we're going to the cursed In-laws. Roar.
It is a good song. I looked up the lyrics and I like it a lot now, I can definitely see why it would remind you of Logan. You Burn First by Alexisonfire makes me think of Logan, lol.
Yeah, that is a bit weird. Hmm.
That does sound fun indeed.
No, not really, but it's alright. Haha, so am I, but more because he's so far away. It's really weird, I don't like it at all. It's a shame though, I think he had a real concrete future working at Sign-o-rama for the rest of his life.

[Arden Patricks]

Yep, we think so too.
Lol... aren't you s'posed to not really want her to grow up?
Ooh, fun. ... Cursed, are they?
Yeah, I tried to listen to that once but it's a bit too screamo and I couldn't work out what they were saying even if I did have the lyrics. Oh, and I also like "The Bravest Man I Ever Knew" by Ministry of Magic. Very catchy. ;D
Yepyep. Always very fun to mess with Fitzy's head.
*sigh* Well you know, you can't make people's choices for them. Can try, but... And are you not the same person who didn't even realize he was in France for two weeks once?

[Nicholas Henderson]

Yeah...I think that's how it generally works, but much as she's funny at this age I want her to be a little bit older and then she can stop growing before she gets to be a teenager.
Yes, yes, they are. *nods ominously*
Haha, I love Alexisonfire, but mostly when I just need to yell. Can't really listen to them for too long. I'll look that one up though. Never heard of it.
Shiny. Will it be done soon? I do like to read about Fitzy's head being messed with, I've decided. xD
Well...yes. But it's different now because everyone has proper lives now and I never see them and he's like the only one that isn't shunning me somehow, besides Holly but that's because she has no choice and is stuck with me. *and cue evil laugh*

[Arden Patricks]

Ah... yeah, that makes sense. Like maybe freeze her at... four or something?
Hm. Sounds scary.
Ah. *nods* Like I always listened to Nickelback when I had an awful day, but when I'm having a good day I don't like them as much. Still quite lovely, but they soumd a lot better when you're depressed. *shrug*
You should, it's brilliant.
Eh... maybe in a couple of weeks? I dunno. I also intend to have him meet Kyra in this chapter... and it's like an 18 page thread so I'll probably spend quite a while wanting to bang my head against something as I try to edit it.
Ah... but didn't you just see Darren, like... yesterday?

[Nicholas Henderson]

Yeah, that'd be pretty sweet.
It is.
Yeah, pretty much like that except Nickelback just really piss me off now. I used to like them but then they got so overplayed that I can no longer stand them at all.
Ah, couple of weeks. I see. Lol, well don't bang your head too hard.
Yes, I did see Darren like yesterday for the first time in about three weeks.

[Arden Patricks]

But I think very likely impossible, 'less she was a vampire or something and I'd hope you'd not want that.
Hm... that's sad. But maybe you will change your mind? I refused to listen to Paramore because Maria and Marcie couldn't get enough of it, but now three of their songs are some of my favorites.
No, I just want to. I may actually yell in frustration but I've yet to bang my head on anything. Christ, this book's getting long.
Ah... I see. Are people actually shunning you then or is that just your interpretation?

[Nicholas Henderson]

No, I don't think I'd really like that at all.
Maybe. If I make it a certain amount of time without tuning into the radio and having rockstar blasted at me or something, then I'll be able to listen to them without cringing. Ah, that's quite strange, although I don't really like Paramore either. Her voice annoys me a little bit.
Haha, nice. Yeah, it'll be a long and wonderful literary delight. ;D But that's cool. I bet it'll be like the most satisfying thing ever when you finish it.
I reckon it's just my interpretation. And probably the fact that I have so much spare time on my hands at the moment. Usually I'm busy so it's like yeah, everyone is busy, that's great, maybe I'll make time later on. But for now, I feel quite isolated.

[Arden Patricks]

Good... I would be disturbed otherwise.
Huh. They don't get played much on any of the stations over here. And I actually like her voice... and the lyrics... but when I couldn't hear the lyrics, just the sound, I really hated it.
;D And yes, I think so. And then I'll get it published with the longest acknowledgments section ever for all of my ghostwriters.
Yeah, that could be it, the spare time thing. Probably a wonder you've not gone bonkers yet.

[Nicholas Henderson]

Haha, yeah, wouldn't want that.
The lyrics are alright, but yeah, she just annoys me.
Lol. ;D Yeah, that'll be cool too. I'll buy a copy and show it to everyone so I can say that I know who wrote it and then I'll flip to the acknowledgments section and say how I know all of them as well. xD
I think I have gone bonkers. I just read your thread in Azkaban and couldn't help but yell "Logan's dead!" Ah, that made me chuckle.
I need to tell Matt this. He better answer his phone.

[Arden Patricks]

Hope so.
Fair enough....
Lol, and you'll be one of them too, you realize? But yes, glad I can give you some sort of reflected fame or whatever....
Ah... I felt like I was godmoding, but it does make sense. As far as Arden knows he's dead anyway.
Matt should also answer the bloody email I sent him 'bout two months ago. That would be cool. But I'm not sure he'll care if Logan's dead.

[Nicholas Henderson]

Lol, yeah, I realise. But it's more impressive to say that I know the author and like, nearly everyone involved than just to say, oh yeah, I was credited in this book. I don't know, maybe? That was my logic when I typed that out.
It does indeed make sense, yeah. Fuck godmoding, if he, and all of us actually, haven't been on in ages then it's a given that our characters need an explanation for disappearing.
He probably should, but email doesn't seem to affect him. Nor do angry messages.
No, actually, I'm not sure he will care anymore. But I'm going to try! The phone's engaged at the moment though.

[Arden Patricks]

Okay... *shrugs* Very modest of you?
Yeah, you kind of do I guess. Though you didn't really have a character, unless you planned to mess with canon and bring Gid back again....

*cheers* And your phone's engaged or his is?

[Nicholas Henderson]

Is that modesty? I don't think it is, really. But I don't know.
Haha, no, I didn't, I just got my pronouns mixed up there. But no, rest assured, I shan't be bringing Gid back...again.
Uh...his. But it's not anymore. I'm talking to Pip. She says hullo thar.

[Arden Patricks]

Um... If you think it's cooler to know cool people than to be one yourself? I think so....
Might be a little bit strange. Like Maria wants me to somehow pass along to Darren that Rowan should come back again. Like that would really make a lot of sense. Let the poor zombie rest.
Oh hey... cool. I like Pip as well, quite a bit, if you could pass that along? Tell her I miss her.

[Nicholas Henderson]

Well, yeah it is. Because if you know cool people then it's cool to be around them, but if you're a cool person then it's just like...yeah, so?
Just a little. Lol. Yes, I really think that the poor guy should just be allowed to rot, for good this time. I bet he just got sick of being brought back all the time.
I just realised that I typed that as if Rowan was a real person there...hmm. Not a good sign.
Pip says she quite likes you too and misses you, but they don't have a computer. That's strange. Matt says hello as well now, because now he has the phone.
I feel quite good about orchestrating this conversation. It's satisfying.

[Arden Patricks]

True... and more proof of modesty. If you were an immodest cool person, being cool would be plenty, obviously.
Have you ever seen Stranger Than Fiction? Every writer's dream/nightmare, I think, that their character's are actually real. On the one hand, SWEET! but on the other... ooh, sorry that I killed off your brother in that horrifying way right in front of you just because I thought it would give the book good reviews.
But anyway...
There are libraries, you know. Tell them that. But yes, I love them lots and am glad that they're not dead or something 'cause I thought they might be.
Kudos.

[Nicholas Henderson]

Immodest. xD But anyway, sure, why not?
No, I've not. Ooh, that would be weird. If all the characters you've used in your book were walking around I'd never get any sleep.
Matt says he knows that, but not having a computer was a lame excuse anyway. He wants to talk to you now.
Thanks much.