The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[xinoehp512 he/him]

19 minutes ago, Nameless said:

Nameless appeared out of the shadows. "Skiens! Thank goodness I found you! I forgot to give you an invitation to my party. Actually, do you want just one, or...?"

Wasn't the party to watch them fight the Witherlord?

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

Wasn't the party to watch them fight the Witherlord?

Yeah, but it's good manners to give them an invitation. You know, if you're going to make a party specifically to watch someone risk their lives confronting a dark lord while you kick back on a couch with a bowl of popcorn, the least you can do is invite them to said party.

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

11 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Oh dear. Well, it's been spelled the other way so many times at this point...

"Waystone?" Professor Walker queried. "Does this translocator belong to you?"

"What in the-" the Knight shook his head. "You've been practicing your abilities, I see."

yea, I'm not going back and correcting them, but I'll be trying to spell it correctly from now on.

The one whom we are calling Bob laughed. "The Waystones belong to noone, but I had a hand in creating them. You can use them to shift between the locations of all of them."

 

"Yes, we have," the Spectra said. "We are now as ready as we can be." it turned to Nameless. "No, we will be unable to go to the party, which as you very well know. Now, if there was an after party, that would be a different matter."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

6 hours ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

The one whom we are calling Bob laughed. "The Waystones belong to noone, but I had a hand in creating them. You can use them to shift between the locations of all of them."

"Oh, a static transporter? I have, uh, not been using it that way."

6 hours ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

"Yes, we have," the Spectra said. "We are now as ready as we can be." it turned to Nameless. "No, we will be unable to go to the party, which as you very well know. Now, if there was an after party, that would be a different matter."

"We can talk about parties later," the Knight responded. "We need to find an execution blade first, while the details are still somewhat a secret."

 

---

In front of Moni, unfamiliar characters streamed down the survey like a waterfall.

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

50 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Oh, a static transporter? I have, uh, not been using it that way."

"What have you been using it for?" pleeeease let it be to hang laundry! preferably gloves!

52 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"We can talk about parties later," the Knight responded. "We need to find an execution blade first, while the details are still somewhat a secret."

"Very well, what is an execution blade?"

[NameIess]

7 hours ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

"Yes, we have," the Spectra said. "We are now as ready as we can be." it turned to Nameless. "No, we will be unable to go to the party, which as you very well know. Now, if there was an after party, that would be a different matter."

Nameless nodded thoughtfully. "I'll see if someone else is free to organize that."

54 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

In front of Moni, unfamiliar characters streamed down the survey like a waterfall.

Are you all right? Is this like a cool thing where you're making complex calculations, or a bad thing where you're dying?

[xinoehp512 he/him]

18 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

"What have you been using it for?" pleeeease let it be to hang laundry! preferably gloves!

"Short range translocation," replied Professor Walker. "Also drying my scarves. It's quite good at that."

19 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

"Very well, what is an execution blade?"

"A blade that can kill the Witherlord. Made out of mordite, for instance."

16 minutes ago, Nameless said:

Are you all right? Is this like a cool thing where you're making complex calculations, or a bad thing where you're dying?

Rebooting...

Rebooting...

Remembering...

XXXXXXXXXX

Something is something is something is happening.

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

14 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Short range translocation," replied Professor Walker. "Also drying my scarves. It's quite good at that."

hehehehehehehehe. "Well, that's just translocating to itself, there is a limited range for in which you can be transported around any given Waystone." the one whom we are calling Bob gave her a curious look. "I think that there are more convenient places to dry scarves than this Waystone, however, to each their own." he turned to Alex. "Sorry about that, but you should get to know the universe. I can get to you when I need to."

Alex gave a short nod after a moment of consideration, then transformed himself into an eagle and flew off.

---

"Very well, you said you had the Mordite to do it."

Edited April 27, 2022 by EmulatonStromenkiin

[NameIess]

32 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Rebooting...

Rebooting...

Remembering...

XXXXXXXXXX

Something is something is something is happening.

Well that's nice. Too bad we're stuck here, unable to do anything about it.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

3 hours ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

"Well, that's just translocating to itself, there is a limited range for in which you can be transported around any given Waystone." the one whom we are calling Bob gave her a curious look. "I think that there are more convenient places to dry scarves than this Waystone, however, to each their own." he turned to Alex. "Sorry about that, but you should get to know the universe. I can get to you when I need to."

Alex gave a short nod after a moment of consideration, then transformed himself into an eagle and flew off.

Professor Walker climbed back inside the obelisk and transported it back to his lab.

3 hours ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

"Very well, you said you had the Mordite to do it."

"We do not. Mordite is not an easy thing to make."

3 hours ago, Nameless said:

Well that's nice. Too bad we're stuck here, unable to do anything about it.

The survey printed an invitation to Nameless's party.

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

"We do not. Mordite is not an easy thing to make."

"For some people it might be." Nameless pulled out his medallion and summoned another chunk of Earwaxium. "I can do it just fine."

2 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

The survey printed an invitation to Nameless's party.

Moni blinked at it.

Wait, how long have you been able to do that?

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 minutes ago, Nameless said:

"For some people it might be." Nameless pulled out his medallion and summoned another chunk of Earwaxium. "I can do it just fine."

Moni blinked at it.

Wait, how long have you been able to do that?

Since now.

2 minutes ago, Nameless said:

"For some people it might be." Nameless pulled out his medallion and summoned another chunk of Earwaxium. "I can do it just fine."

"Well, it won't do you much good," the Knight replied.

[NameIess]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

Since now.

Huh. Neat.

Moni grabbed the invitation and accepted it. She and the survey disappeared in a flash.

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

"Well, it won't do you much good," the Knight replied.

"And why would that be?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

3 minutes ago, Nameless said:

"And why would that be?"

The Knight began to respond- then, suddenly, his gaze snapped to a far away point. He warped out.

3 minutes ago, Nameless said:

Huh. Neat.

Moni grabbed the invitation and accepted it. She and the survey disappeared in a flash.

The Knight appeared in front of them.

Edited April 27, 2022 by xinoehp512

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

12 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Professor Walker climbed back inside the obelisk and transported it back to his lab.

this is not possible, he did not come out of the obelisk, the obelisk is solid, you activate the magic to use it to shift. Also, they cannot move themselves.

The skiens made a sound of irritation. "We do not like it whe people lie."

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

The Knight began to respond- then, suddenly, his gaze snapped to a far away point. He warped out.

Nameless stared in confusion for a moment, then gasped and teleported away as well.

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

The Knight appeared in front of them.

Moni looked around the site of Nameless' party. It appeared that someone else was frantically trying to get the party ready before the attack on the Witherlord began. "Oh, Moni! Thank goodness you're here! Tell Nameless that he needs to delay the plan for at least a few pages. He can probably just make up some macguffin side quest, but- wait. Weren't you trapped somewhere?" The Knight appeared. "Ah. I see."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

31 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

this is not possible, he did not come out of the obelisk, the obelisk is solid, you activate the magic to use it to shift. Also, they cannot move themselves.

He did, actually.

On 4/25/2022 at 8:40 PM, xinoehp512 said:

Professor Jones glared at it. "Max!" she exclaimed. "Did you invert the sign again?"

A disheveled blond head poked out of a hatch in the side. He blinked his eyes twice, taking his bearings, then slapped a hand to his forehead. "I'm an idiot," he said. "I'm sorry, Grace. You're absolutely right, I did invert the sign... although it was a different sign this time, I'll have you know."

Professor Jones sighed and then let out a brief chuckle. "Well, at least it wasn't during class this time."

Max suddenly noticed Alex. "Oh! Hello!" He extended a hand, realized it had a glove on it, removed the glove, and proffered his hand once more. "I'm Max Walker, professor of Iterology. I can't say I've seen you around here before. Are you a student of Professor Jones, or...?"

He found a different purpose than was originally intended. 

27 minutes ago, Nameless said:

Moni looked around the site of Nameless' party. It appeared that someone else was frantically trying to get the party ready before the attack on the Witherlord began. "Oh, Moni! Thank goodness you're here! Tell Nameless that he needs to delay the plan for at least a few pages. He can probably just make up some macguffin side quest, but- wait. Weren't you trapped somewhere?" The Knight appeared. "Ah. I see."

"What are you doing?" the Knight demanded.

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

19 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

He did, actually.

He found a different purpose than was originally intended. 

"What are you doing?" the Knight demanded.

I did not read that through properly. Very well, then, that obelisk was not the waystone, the Obelisk is the waystone, and it was sharing space with the thing Walker came out of. stop messing with my translocation devices. If you ask nicely, the one whom we are calling Bob might let you study one, though.

Edit: I also realize that I should not have left the point where the obelisk came out of the ground open ended

Edited April 27, 2022 by EmulatonStromenkiin

[xinoehp512 he/him]

8 minutes ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

I did not read that through properly. Very well, then, that obelisk was not the waystone, the Obelisk is the waystone, and it was sharing space with the thing Walker came out of. stop messing with my translocation devices. If you ask nicely, the one whom we are calling Bob might let you study one, though.

Edit: I also realize that I should not have left the point where the obelisk came out of the ground open ended

You've lost me there...

I mean, if such a translocation device was left on university property, of course Professor Walker is going to study it and maybe accidentally rewire part of it.  Doesn't seem too far-fetched to me that it could be repurposed.

And it's not like the scarves dry themselves, either. They get dried when the thing transports. ZAP and they're clean.

[NameIess]

38 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"What are you doing?" the Knight demanded.

Moni glared defiantly at him. "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm helping someone else set up Nameless' party."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 minute ago, Nameless said:

Moni glared defiantly at him. "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm helping someone else set up Nameless' party."

"We need you to-"

Translocating, the survey declared. Moni was transported elsewhere.

[NameIess]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

"We need you to-"

Translocating, the survey declared. Moni was transported elsewhere.

That's a neat trick. Where are we now?

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

50 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

You've lost me there...

I mean, if such a translocation device was left on university property, of course Professor Walker is going to study it and maybe accidentally rewire part of it.  Doesn't seem too far-fetched to me that it could be repurposed.

And it's not like the scarves dry themselves, either. They get dried when the thing transports. ZAP and they're clean.

The Obelisk is a big solid slab of granite, it has no wires, it is run completely by magic. In essence, If you can get into it it is not a Waystone, though it could be a machine using the energy and power of the Waystone.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 hours ago, Nameless said:

That's a neat trick. Where are we now?

An alleyway in a big city. N33dl#s we. If we move we may escape.

1 hour ago, EmulatonStromenkiin said:

The Obelisk is a big solid slab of granite, it has no wires, it is run completely by magic. In essence, If you can get into it it is not a Waystone, though it could be a machine using the energy and power of the Waystone.

Fair enough. Magic is just science you don't understand yet. 

[EmulatonStromenkiin he/him]

8 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

An alleyway in a big city. N33dl#s we. If we move we may escape.

Fair enough. Magic is just science you don't understand yet. 

not in this. now, back to the story!

The one whom we are calling Bob grinned. "I see that you have learned to use some of the abilities of the Waystone. Now, what specifically is Mordite?"