independent and selective VALKYRIE CAIN from the Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy; as written by caine ( ally ). blog was originally established in feb2013, and rebooted in mar2016.
“The worst part about anything that’s self destructive is that it’s so intimate. You become so close with your addictions and illnesses that leaving them behind is like killing the part of yourself that taught you how to survive.”
— Lacey L. (via lazypacific)
- Anton Shudder: *to Saracen Rue* You've been spoiled, too much soft living. You used to be tough.
- Saracen Rue: I did? When?
- Anton Shudder: *to Valkyrie Cain* He jokes. They all do. But Saracen is one of the strongest men I have ever had the honour of knowing. We were in Siberia...
- Saracen Rue: *squirming* Not this story again.
- Anton Shudder: Shut up. We were in Siberia. Our mission was to assassinate a man so terrible his own soldiers called him the Butcher. We tried, and we failed. We were forced to run, and got separated. When we regrouped, Saracen was missing. We waited at the rendezvous point. Nothing. The Teleporter came to take us home - we didn't go. Our friend had been captured by the Butcher. We had to go back for him.
- Saracen Rue: Can we just stop the story there? Leave it on a cliffhanger?
- Anton Shudder: Nonsense. Valkyrie should know the calibre of the people she now serves with. The Butcher had him for three days, Valkyrie. No one endured the Butcher's interrogations for more than twenty-four hours. But, not only did Saracen endure, he found a way to escape. When we found him, he had tracked the Butcher back to his home, had subdued his wife and was waiting there for the Butcher to return. We found him, convinced him to leave with us that very night. He was almost reluctant, Valkyrie. He didn't care that the Butcher now had a dozen of his best soldiers around him at all times - he wanted to stay and see the job through to the end. That is the kind of man Saracen Rue is.
- Dexter Vex: *to Saracen Rue* Don't you think you should tell him?
- Anton Shudder: Tell me what?
- Saracen Rue: Anton... the things is, you love that story. You do. Every time you tell it, you.. you just get all proud. And that's a lovely thing to see. But the story isn't the whole, entire, actual truth of what actually, truthfully, entirely... happened.
- Anton Shudder: I don't understand.
- Saracen Rue: The Butcher didn't capture me. I never ran when the alarm was raised. I'd twisted my ankle, remember? So, while you guys took off, I hid. And, purely by coincidence, I hid in the Butcher's own cellar.
- Anton Shudder: But... but you subdued his wife...
- Erskine Ravel: Subdue is one word for it, seduce is another.
- Anton Shudder: What?
- Saracen Rue: She was really pretty! And she wasn't happy married to him. How could she be? He was ninety per cent hair.
- Anton Shudder: You spent three days with his wife?
- Saracen Rue: While he was out hunting you guys, yeah. It was the safest place to be while my ankle healed. The last place he'd think to look.
- Anton Shudder: And you all knew about this?
- Ghastly Bespoke: We didn't want to spoil the story you'd concocted. It was really good.
“Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared” sentence meme
- ❝ What’s your favorite idea? Mine is being creative! ❞
- ❝ You’re gonna end up sad inside! ❞
- ❝ Are you hungry? You look to be a bit hungry! ❞
- ❝ Your heart beats hard like a big love drum, calling for your special one! ❞
- ❝ Everything’s cool, it’s the future! ❞
- ❝ You’re lonely! I can see it in your eyes. ❞
- ❝ Everywhere you look all you see is hatred, and darkness, death and fear. ❞
- ❝ You will never be alone! ❞
- ❝ Listen to the voices in your brain! ❞
- ❝ That’s the way that all love goes. ❞
- ❝ You know it doesn’t have to be. That I hate you, and you hate me. ❞
- ❝ Clever, I’m very clevery guy! ❞
- ❝ Wow, look, nothing! ❞
- ❝ Now let’s all agree to never be creative again. ❞
- ❝ All we’re asking you to do is change your name, and clean your brain, and forget anything about you ever knew! ❞
- ❝ No, you don’t know who I am… but maybe I could hold your hand. ❞
- ❝ This is your chance to start anew! ❞
- ❝ You’re not thinking creatively! ❞
- ❝ Inside my mind there is a digital mind! ❞
- ❝ You are not invited to the party. ❞
- ❝ There’s fish everywhere… fish everywhere. ❞
- ❝ Digital style! ❞
- ❝ There’s always time for a song! ❞
- ❝ You’re confused, but that’s okay! ❞
- ❝ It makes you sad, doesn’t it? That there’s so much hatred in the world. ❞
- ❝ I count to 50 in the blink of an eye! ❞
- ❝ Oh, wow, how amazing. And interesting, too. ❞
- ❝ I use my hair to express myself! ❞
- ❝ No no no, that’s not how it’s done! ❞
- ❝ Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll be fine! But eventually, everyone runs out of time. ❞
- ❝ The past is far behind us, the future doesn’t exist! ❞
- ❝ Ugh, you’re gonna make me sick! ❞
- ❝ But your body, it must'a have to be healthy! ❞
- ❝ Don’t be stupid, friend! ❞
- ❝ It’s easy to be a clever smart boy like me! ❞
- ❝ And do you ever feel like life’s unfair - ‘cause everybody hates you, and no one cares! ❞
- ❝ When you stare at the clouds in the sky, don’t you find it exciting? ❞
- ❝ Maybe time’s just a construct of human perception. An illusion created by- ❞
- ❝ You could do it all digitallyyyyyyyyyyy! ❞
- ❝ Go and collect some leaves and sticks, and arrange them into your favorite color. ❞
- ❝ You must save your love for your special one! ❞
- ❝ Time is important and I am a clock! ❞
- ❝ Yeah but, something's… wrong. ❞
- ❝ You’ll end up with your teeth all grey! ❞
- ❝ Use your mind to have a good time! ❞
- ❝ What’s that? A tasty snack? You don’t wanna go and eat a snack like that! ❞
- ❝ Wow! I’d like to be as smart as a computer. ❞
- ❝ Let’s go on a journey, a journey through time! ❞
- ❝ I made this for you, cause I love you so much! ❞
- ❝ You need to know what’s right from wrong. ❞
- ❝ That sounds really boring. ❞
- ❝ You shouldn’t eat food from a stranger’s plate! ❞
- ❝ Oh, no. Look, it’s all broken and on the floor. ❞
- ❝ Green is not a creative color. ❞
- ❝ What is love, is it in the sky? ❞
- ❝ That doesn’t make sense! ❞
- ❝ Here’s another good tip on how to be a creative whiz kid… ❞
- ❝ I don’t wanna do this anymore! ❞
- ❝ If you follow me, maybe you’ll see that love is everywhere! ❞
- ❝ Everything’s made out of numbers and code! ❞
- ❝ Time is a ruler to measure the day, it doesn’t go backwards, only one way. ❞
- ❝ Let’s get healthy now! ❞
- ❝ Whoa there friend, you might need to slow down! ❞
- ❝ DON’T TOUCH MEEEEEEEEEE! ❞
- ❝ If we run out of time, then where does it go? ❞
- ❝ If he’s not quite real, then I’m not real, too! ❞
- ❝ I just need to get some information from you! ❞
- ❝ Come on, just over the rainbow! ❞
- ❝ There’s a time and a place for mucking around! ❞