May 25, 2011 - 5:31pm — Rutilus
[=10]An entry to keep all things related to 'no quarter' in one place. I'd really like feedback on this; it's the first time I've managed to keep interest in a multi-part story and really try with it. I know it doesn't seem TEF-related right now but it is, and I'm getting so little feedback on it that its rather discouraging. I'm glad that there are people reading it and I'm glad I get any comments at all, but like everyone else I'd like more. Is it interesting? Does it pull you in? What do you feel towards each character? What do you feel might happen? Do you have any suggestions of your own? Seriously - I'd love to know what you all think.
May 25, 2011 - 5:29pm — finches
Hello all. I am finches (yes, it’s spelled with a small “f”). I am new here – okay, that’s a lie, I’ve been here a while. At this moment, I have no friends and no characters.
Let’s talk?
May 25, 2011 - 3:54pm — Rutilus
[=10]
Days passed, and became weeks. The weeks became months, and passed the languid drawl of summer, and the cooling serenity of autumn. Soon, time plunged into the callous chill of winter.
The woods were alerted to her presence very quickly; she was making far too much noise to remain unnoticed. Birds flew to the safety of the trees, the rush of their wings barely audible; drowned by the terrible sounds that the staggering woman was making.
In her arms, she cradled a motionless bundle. In her throat, she held a terrible wail, and let it burst forth again as she slumped forwards against a familiar, leafless tree. The woman's shoulders trembled violently, face soaked with tears as a hand knocked weakly against the bark.
"My baby, my baby, I--please, the keeper--my little boy..."
She had never wanted a son, but gender did not matter now. 'Ven', as she was called, crushed her forehead against the tree's wood, still weeping and crying, clutching the bundle in her arms.
"Please, please, please, anything--bring him back, bring--please, keeper, please..."
Nothing. She gave a tortured wail, high-pitched and atonal, scraping against her own eardrums.
"Please! I'll do anything, anything, please! I want my son, I need him! PLEASE!"
And then, just as she was about to give in - a response.
'The keeper wishes to inform you that Death comes to us all.'
She had heard that before. The woman shook her head with a broken, shattered moan, eyes clenched shut though the tears still freed themselves from behind the lids, and ran openly down her thin, ill face.
"Please--please, keeper, I beg you--I'm dying, I can't take him with me, please--please--"
'The keeper is inclined to believe that the child was never destined to live.'
"Everyone is destined to live!" She raised her head, one hand clawing at the ground, whilst the other kept her lifeless child tucked safely against her chest.
May 25, 2011 - 3:49pm — Scythe
Hey, guys. I'll delete this entry as soon as it has worn out its welcome, but I had two quick CSS-related questions. One, how does one go about deleting the name of an entry from the top of a given page? I know that I'm not wording this well, but such that it, (in this case CSS Questions), doesn't show up anywhere on the entry itself? And two, how does one code for text in which if you hover/mouse over a given word, a small box appears with additional text? Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
Edit: Also, the Home › Blogs › username's blog on the upper right hand corner. Does anyone know how to get rid of that?