The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[NameIess]

Or could he? Nameless realized that he had no idea how withergeists were made.

Edited March 9, 2022 by Nameless

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

Everyone realized this as well. They had previously assumed that Withergiests were created by the Witherlord, but Everyone was prone to being wrong.

[NameIess]

Hm. Nameless should really get around to reading CBST sometime.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 3/6/2022 at 8:31 PM, Nameless said:

Moni grumbled something under her breath, but followed 655 reluctantly.

As the group approached the tree, they saw its scars more clearly. It wasn't pretty. The tree's bark and flesh was splintered as well as charred, as if whatever had struck it had also blown it to pieces. The tree's glow - for it was glowing, just like the threads that filled the sky - was flickering haphazardly, like a dying man's breath. Fallen leaves lined the floor, marked also with withered blackness.

The survey felt... something.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

Was it fear? Was it a sinister presence? Was it a desire to destroy? Was it... hunger? Did the Survey even eat?

[NameIess]

6 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

As the group approached the tree, they saw its scars more clearly. It wasn't pretty. The tree's bark and flesh was splintered as well as charred, as if whatever had struck it had also blown it to pieces. The tree's glow - for it was glowing, just like the threads that filled the sky - was flickering haphazardly, like a dying man's breath. Fallen leaves lined the floor, marked also with withered blackness.

The survey felt... something.

Moni was very concerned. "Anyone have any idea how to fix it?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

34 minutes ago, Sequence said:

Was it fear? Was it a sinister presence? Was it a desire to destroy? Was it... hunger? Did the Survey even eat?

It was pain.

30 minutes ago, Nameless said:

Moni was very concerned. "Anyone have any idea how to fix it?"

The Wanderer shook her head. "Where even is this place?"

[NameIess]

12 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

The Wanderer shook her head. "Where even is this place?"

"I have no idea." Moni looked at the survey.

Are you alright?

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The survey was unsettled.

24 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

It was pain.

The Wanderer shook her head. "Where even is this place?"

"It's important, that's all I know," 655 answered. "And X's avatar came here before disappearing... I guess that's kind of obvious."

[NameIess]

2 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"It's important, that's all I know," 655 answered. "And X's avatar came here before disappearing... I guess that's kind of obvious."

Moni gestured at the dead avatars. "Shouldn't X have prevented this? Or at least noticed it?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

37 minutes ago, Nameless said:

Moni gestured at the dead avatars. "Shouldn't X have prevented this? Or at least noticed it?"

The survey told Moni to touch the tree.

[NameIess]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

The survey told Moni to touch the tree.

Moni stared at the tree.

Why should I touch that exactly?

[Mortals]

“Because something interesting might happen”

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The survey just knew it was important.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

It probably seemed more dangerous than important.

[NameIess]

Moni sighed, but reached out and touched the tree.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

The clearing is still and undisturbed. No corpses line the floor; no scars line the walls.

-then-then-then-

The armies of X face <the figure shrouded in mist>. They are as helpless as the sand against the coming tide. 

X wants to know why?

-then-again-then-

The Witherlord looks at <the army>. He sees <the tree>. 

This is the end.

[Ashbringer he/him]

Ash re-followed the thread just in time to catch what might be the end of the universe.

"Is this the end of the universe?"

[NameIess]

11 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

The clearing is still and undisturbed. No corpses line the floor; no scars line the walls.

-then-then-then-

The armies of X face <the figure shrouded in mist>. They are as helpless as the sand against the coming tide. 

X wants to know why?

-then-again-then-

The Witherlord looks at <the army>. He sees <the tree>. 

This is the end.

Moni stumbled back, falling to the ground. "What was that?"

5 hours ago, Ashbringer said:

Ash re-followed the thread just in time to catch what might be the end of the universe.

"Is this the end of the universe?"

Nameless shook his head. "It's the end of one universe. I don't think the universe can end.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

The Universe was a very vague concept.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 hour ago, Nameless said:

Moni stumbled back, falling to the ground. "What was that?"

The past, answered the survey.

"What was what?" asked the Wanderer.

Edited March 10, 2022 by xinoehp512

[NameIess]

26 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

The past, answered the survey.

"What was what?" asked the Wanderer.

Moni shook her head. "I saw... something."

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

Everyone agreed that this was a very vague answer.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 hours ago, Nameless said:

Moni shook her head. "I saw... something."

The Wanderer frowned, touching the tree. Light flashed at her fingertips and in her eyes and she yelped, pulling her fingers away as if burned.

"Memories," she said.

[NameIess]

25 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

The Wanderer frowned, touching the tree. Light flashed at her fingertips and in her eyes and she yelped, pulling her fingers away as if burned.

"Memories," she said.

Moni stared up at the tree. "Something happened here. Why didn't X prevent this? or tell anyone about it?"