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Loki (hamrammr) wrote in compass_network,
@ 2013-02-03 13:10:00

Entry tags:

!open, maryanne walker (oe), ~isabel lane, ~john mitchell (oe), ~micha delmare, ~tony stark

Hello Island!

There are plenty of horrible things that have happened over the past few weeks. We all lost people, half of us are grieving or at least know someone who is. Every few days someone new arrives here and they will feel lost, they will feel horrible. But we can show them a bit of kindness, everyone here. Show them you are human, listen to them. We need to start helping each other.

I’d say that’s all something we should do a little bit more: listening to each other. We all have our pasts and some of us have been through a lot of shit. But before we go and attack people, let’s listen to them, show them a bit of respect. Let’s get to know each other before we start to judge the other person, swap stories and see where we are alike rather when where we are different.

My name is John Mitchell. I’ve been on this island from pretty much the beginning. I own the local pub, so you can come and see me there. I made the mistake of attacking the spire a while ago and since then it loves electrocute me which usually ends with weird stuff happening to me. I’m a vampire and I hate it. I don’t need to drink blood but I’m still addicted to it. Please, don’t offer me blood or bleed in front of me. I’m trying my best to stay clean. I can be an arse at times, bear with me.

I grew up in Dublin, Ireland, in the late 19th century, early 20th century. I used to steal apples from Uncle Michael with a few others from the same street and then watch as Mick accused the “British arse bandit”. I didn’t have much when I grew up, in retro sight we were nearly as poor as beggars but I had enough. I was a soldier in the Great War and died there. I thought I would be home by Christmas as did most of my comrades but I never got home again. I travelled the world. I’ve done a lot of horrible things in the past, a few kind things as well. I love fast food and Maryanne’s burgers are a blessing in my eyes. I don’t see sense in white chocolate or putting milk into your coffee. I always wanted to learn how to play the guitar but never got farther than A major.

So, hello, everyone, that’s me. It’s nice to meet you. Who are you? And would you like to help me turn this into a place we all want to live in?

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asummersday
2013-02-03 04:11 pm UTC (link)

Oo, awesome! I get to talk about myself.

Well, hello everyone. I'm Summer Adams. I'm eighteen years old and I'm from Florida. It was 2012 last time I was there, so I'm pretty much in normal time here. I'm one of the few people here who, despite the whole kidnapping thing, actually doesn't mind being here. I mean, I miss my dad and my brother and my friends but my group were beginning to break up and go to college at home - everyone was finding their independence - so it's kinda cool that I've got that too. I thought I was just gonna be stuck at home forever so this is actually kinda like my own, big, coming-of-age adventure.

So, let's get down to the gritty because everyone loves nosing into other people's secrets. That's what Facebook's all about, after all, right? I'm one of the island's resident werewolves. For anyone who doesn't know what one of those is, I basically turn into a super-strong, super-fast, super-hungry wolf every full moon. But hey, that's, like, less than 2% of the month. The rest of the time I'm pretty much like any other human, even if I'm generally stronger and have a better sense of smell and that. I can also tell when people are lying to me... Which can be handy sometimes but also kinda off-putting. So, yeah, don't lie to me if you don't want to be found out. I can give one hell of a stink-eye.

Personally, I like being a werewolf. I mean, the change itself is freaking excruciating but I love being able to run free once a month. It's worth it, in my opinion. It does mean that I'm pretty much always hyper, though, and I literally can't sit still for more than five minutes at a time. I get twitchier the closer it gets to full moon. But, hey, at least you'll know I'm always up for doing random shit. Random shit is actually a specialty of mine.

I work at Mitchell's pub pretty much all the time, because otherwise I'd literally be bored to tears, so you can usually find me there. I mean, if I'm not working there, I'm drinking there. So, yeah, pub is a good place to look if you're trying to find me.

Where did I come from? Well, I was a bit of a slacker at home. Not on purpose, I just never really fit in well. I tried school and just wasn't that great at it. I mean, I'm not dumb or anything, I just hated being trapped in a classroom all freaking day. I graduated, just, but I honestly have never been more glad to get out of somewhere in my life.

I've never exactly been a social butterfly either, which probably didn't help with high school. I mean, I like people alright but "normal" people don't tend to get me. I mean, I wear old clothes, I don't give a crap about fashion, I drink, I smoke, I get stoned, I hang out in places I shouldn't be... you know, typical rebel things. I think I'm a okay person, though, when it comes down to it. I mean, I'm a hell of a lot nicer than any of the bitches who picked on me in high school because I wouldn't conform to their plastic, fake-ass ideals. And I'll always be totally loyal to my friends. Maybe it's a pack thing; I dunno.

But, yeah, I'm always happy to talk to anyone, or just listen, or hang out, or do crazy stuff, whatever really. I'm around, so come find me if you need me. I don't bite... most of the time. =P

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	hamrammr 2013-02-03 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Hello Summer. Yeah, it's all about you and I share your opinion about being here. Just like Bridget up there. And it looks like you have made one fine choice with your working place. I heard you had a wonderful boss. I heard people say that he's "adorbs" (whatever that means). (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	asummersday 2013-02-05 02:04 pm UTC (link)
	He is an awesome boss. He lets me work for him! That automatically makes him awesome! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hamrammr 2013-02-06 03:27 pm UTC (link)
	I'm really fucking generous, aren't I? You are allowed to work for me for free. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	asummersday 2013-02-06 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah! I mean, not many people would do that, dude. I feel honored. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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