The Door-Way

[Keke They/he]

40 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Cep nudges them back. "That's her," he whispers.

He starts walking forward. Aeryn matches him.

her? Erryin felt so dumb without their narration. They trusted Cep though and followed in pace.

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

2 minutes ago, Hawks said:

her? Erryin felt so dumb without their narration. They trusted Cep though and followed in pace.

The two approached each other.

Cep reached out...

Aeryn grabbed his wrist. *snap*

Then she quickly kicks out his knee and breaks his nose.

Like I said

Now I get to reveal the full plot

[Keke They/he]

1 minute ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

The two approached each other.

Cep reached out...

Aeryn grabbed his wrist. *snap*

Then she quickly kicks out his knee and breaks his nose.

Like I said

Now I get to reveal the full plot

Erryin moves on instinct. They high kick to hit her face

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Hawks said:

Erryin moves on instinct. They high kick to hit her face

She, without looking, sweeps Erryin's standing leg, then starts dragging Cep down the Hallway.

[Keke They/he]

10 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

She, without looking, sweeps Erryin's standing leg, then starts dragging Cep down the Hallway.

they swear and burst forward tackling her

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 minute ago, Hawks said:

they swear and burst forward tackling her

She slips to the side and trips them.

[Keke They/he]

1 hour ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

She slips to the side and trips them.

they curse again and hold their side. They had no powers and hell even their life relied on narration. The lifeline they had been given only did so much.

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Hawks said:

they curse again and hold their side. They had no powers and hell even their life relied on narration. The lifeline they had been given only did so much.

Ok hold on I want to connect a few things together so I'm gonna wait until Ash shows up

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

5 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

@Ashkaloda Taeidin exits from a doorway which closes and seals behind him. (I'm assuming he takes the doorway.) He finds himself in a hall of doors.

 

 

@Hawks @CoderDrag0n8 alright I need Aeryn, so I'm about to slightly retcon to pull Aeryn out of a stalled plot.

Aeryn, before she fully shut the door behind her, is struck by an instinct. She quickly slips back out the door, and freezes.

Just down the corridor is one she instantly recognizes, despite decades spent apart and both of them having grown slightly. There is also someone standing next to him, but she can't spare attention for them at the moment.

Cep glances over and freezes as well, unsure how to react.

Taeidin looks around. This was definitely not where he had come from. Perhaps Asharak had been thinking about... wherever he was? There were a lot of people here he didn't recognise. But he did see Cep and Erryin. He started towards them, then stopped as, to his shock, a woman who had been standing nearby attacked. Taeidin took a few steps backward, wary. 

"What's going on here? Where are we?"

Ah yeah this should work. 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

6 hours ago, Ashkaloda said:

Taeidin looks around. This was definitely not where he had come from. Perhaps Asharak had been thinking about... wherever he was? There were a lot of people here he didn't recognise. But he did see Cep and Erryin. He started towards them, then stopped as, to his shock, a woman who had been standing nearby attacked. Taeidin took a few steps backward, wary. 

"What's going on here? Where are we?"

Ah yeah this should work. 

Heheh

@Hawks Erryin needs to reply to this

Cep really can't and Aeryn won't.

[Keke They/he]

16 hours ago, Ashkaloda said:

Taeidin looks around. This was definitely not where he had come from. Perhaps Asharak had been thinking about... wherever he was? There were a lot of people here he didn't recognise. But he did see Cep and Erryin. He started towards them, then stopped as, to his shock, a woman who had been standing nearby attacked. Taeidin took a few steps backward, wary. 

"What's going on here? Where are we?"

Ah yeah this should work. 

erryin tried standing up and fell back down. they held their side. Whayever life support the dude had given them was not working well. "Taeidin. Illexplain later. Help."

9 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Heheh

@Hawks Erryin needs to reply to this

Cep really can't and Aeryn won't.

 

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

7 hours ago, Hawks said:

erryin tried standing up and fell back down. they held their side. Whayever life support the dude had given them was not working well. "Taeidin. Illexplain later. Help."

 

Taeidin glances around like a deer frozen in headlights. "Uh..." He reaches out, trying to sense a way in which he can help. Turning, he opens a nearby door, revealing a dark chamber beyond. Within seconds, three bat-like creatures with barbed tails fly out, emitting ear-splitting screeches. Taeidin, clearly not expecting that, stumbles backwards. "Where are we?" he demands again. 

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

On 9/4/2025 at 12:44 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

The man with a blurry face, you can call him KDJ, walked through the door.

”Hi!” He said, “Didn’t know Star Stream-free world line existed so close to the original world line!”

Coder what happened to KDJ?

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

29 minutes ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

Coder what happened to KDJ?

hes in the star stream why? also he can see this

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

hes in the star stream why? also he can see this

A sophon followed him

So Sandy knows everything he's doing

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

5 minutes ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

A sophon followed him

So Sandy knows everything he's doing

Can you quote your post and my post reacting?

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

On 9/4/2025 at 12:12 PM, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

Sandy walked out of one of the doors and entered the halfway. Addressing the others in the hallway, he said, "Don't go through this one. It leads to Alpha Centauri." He went back through the door he came.

On 9/4/2025 at 12:44 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

The man with a blurry face, you can call him KDJ, walked through the door.

”Hi!” He said, “Didn’t know Star Stream-free world line existed so close to the original world line!”

On 9/4/2025 at 12:48 PM, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

KDJ entered a world buzzing with Trisolaran civilisation.

"Why are you here?" Sandy asked, ignoring what he'd said.

A starship took off in the distance, leaving a trail of smoke.

On 9/4/2025 at 12:49 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

“Do you know what a story is?”

On 9/4/2025 at 12:58 PM, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

"Uhh... yeah? What kind of question is that?"

On 9/4/2025 at 1:01 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

“I should rephrase. Do you know what the Star Stream is?”

On 9/4/2025 at 1:26 PM, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

"Nope."

A Trisolaran approached Sandy, their skin alternating between different colours. "Not right now," Sandy whispered to them.

On 9/4/2025 at 1:31 PM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

“Tis a shame. Contact me when I get home.” He goes back through the door.

On 9/4/2025 at 1:33 PM, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

Sandy sent a sophon through the door to follow him, and then went back to his work managing the Trisolaran Fleet.

A sophon is basically a proton with an AI built in to it (it's complicated) and has got quantum entanglement with another sophon, allowing for FTL communication.

And then sometime later, in response to Wyver:

On 9/5/2025 at 12:44 AM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

“You can call me KDJ”

“And who are you?”

It's on page 1

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

3 minutes ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

And then sometime later, in response to Wyver:

It's on page 1

oh, alright.

"Hey." KDJ says to the sophon floating next to him. "The Transcribers are talking about us."

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

9 hours ago, Hawks said:

erryin tried standing up and fell back down. they held their side. Whayever life support the dude had given them was not working well. "Taeidin. Illexplain later. Help."

 

1 hour ago, Ashkaloda said:

Taeidin glances around like a deer frozen in headlights. "Uh..." He reaches out, trying to sense a way in which he can help. Turning, he opens a nearby door, revealing a dark chamber beyond. Within seconds, three bat-like creatures with barbed tails fly out, emitting ear-splitting screeches. Taeidin, clearly not expecting that, stumbles backwards. "Where are we?" he demands again. 

Aeryn starts stalking off toward a plain brown door, dragging Cep behind her.

[Keke They/he]

1 hour ago, Ashkaloda said:

Taeidin glances around like a deer frozen in headlights. "Uh..." He reaches out, trying to sense a way in which he can help. Turning, he opens a nearby door, revealing a dark chamber beyond. Within seconds, three bat-like creatures with barbed tails fly out, emitting ear-splitting screeches. Taeidin, clearly not expecting that, stumbles backwards. "Where are we?" he demands again. 

erryin coughs. "JUST GET CEP!"

1 minute ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Aeryn starts stalking off toward a plain brown door, dragging Cep behind her.

 

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

1 hour ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

oh, alright.

"Hey." KDJ says to the sophon floating next to him. "The Transcribers are talking about us."

The sophon, being a single proton, is fast enough to zip in and out of KDJ's retina fast enough to make it look like KDJ is seeing words floating in the air.

"What are Transcribers?" the words say.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

40 minutes ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

The sophon, being a single proton, is fast enough to zip in and out of KDJ's retina fast enough to make it look like KDJ is seeing words floating in the air.

"What are Transcribers?" the words say.

"Ya know, the ones who see us through their imagination." He laughs, "They think they make us up, think we aren't real, but none of them can explain how or why we appear in their minds. They are currently writing down everything we say and do."

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

7 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"Ya know, the ones who see us through their imagination." He laughs, "They think they make us up, think we aren't real, but none of them can explain how or why we appear in their minds. They are currently writing down everything we say and do."

There was a pause.

"What?"

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

Just now, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

There was a pause.

"What?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I just sometimes catch glimpses of their conversation." KDJ pauses. "Basically, they are like omniscient beings from another realm. They believe we don't exist, but can see us clearly in their mind's eye. Because of one of my special abilities, I sometimes catch glimpses of their conversation as they write down everything they see about us."

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

3 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"Oh, it's nothing. I just sometimes catch glimpses of their conversation." KDJ pauses. "Basically, they are like omniscient beings from another realm. They believe we don't exist, but can see us clearly in their mind's eye. Because of one of my special abilities, I sometimes catch glimpses of their conversation as they write down everything they see about us."

The sophon said - wrote - nothing at first.

Sandy sees this, by the way, but the sophon is an AI and it's the one doing all this right now.

"Alright."

Is KDJ a Narrator?

Sandy may be the only character who'll hear he's fiction and not care.