The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

Tocf appeared. "See! I told you! It's not as easy to go via mental projection, but you can come back faster."

[NameIess]

The brave adventurer jumps, eyes glowing blindingly. “You sure you didn’t just fall asleep too?”

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On the other side of the room, someone sprung to their feet.

"You!" hissed the void-eyed man. "So you figured it out."

Edited February 21, 2023 by xinoehp512

[NameIess]

The brave adventurer jumps again, pulling a dagger on the void-eyed man. “So what if I did? You going to try and kill me again?”

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

"...for the last time, it's not in the quicksand." The inspector hauled Tocf out of the pit and onto firmer ground. "Just close your eyes. The sand has a sopoforic effect."

Tocf's real world body was shimmering and translucent.

In Unreal Space, Tocf smiled. "I told you, I don't need to fall asleep."

Tocf then noticed the void-eyed man. "This should be interesting..."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 minute ago, UnfortunatelyNamed said:

The brave adventurer jumps again, pulling a dagger on the void-eyed man. “So what if I did? You going to try and kill me again?”

There was a statue with its hand wrapped around the dagger.

Through the loudspeaker came the recorded voice of the inspector. "Patients should be advised that physical violence of any type is strictly prohibited within the confines of the Observatory and useless in unreal space regardless."

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

"He killed the adventurer!" Sequence screamed outside of unreal space. She pointed at the Inspector, then at the adventurer. "I told you guys he was evil!"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

4 minutes ago, Sequence said:

"He killed the adventurer!" Sequence screamed outside of unreal space. She pointed at the Inspector, then at the adventurer. "I told you guys he was evil!"

"Goodness!" The inspector gave Sequence a shocked expression. "I would never! Murder is highly immoral. They are merely asleep."

Edited February 21, 2023 by xinoehp512

[NameIess]

15 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

There was a statue with its hand wrapped around the dagger.

Through the loudspeaker came the recorded voice of the inspector. "Patients should be advised that physical violence of any type is strictly prohibited within the confines of the Observatory and useless in unreal space regardless."

“Patients?!” The brave adventurer gasps in horror. “I’m trapped here, aren’t I?”

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

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"Goodness!" The inspector gave Sequence a shocked expression. "I would never! Murder is highly immoral. They are merely asleep."

"Are you suuuuuure?" Sequence asked. She crouched down and poked the adventurer's shoulder. "He seems pretty dead to me. Are you some kind of... what's the word? Cannibal? Do you lure people into this forest and make them fall asleep so you can eat them?"

Edited February 21, 2023 by Sequence

[Gak he/him]

the plot irrelevant person suddenly became plot relevant and walked through the spell, it was the inspectors mother.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

8 minutes ago, Gak said:

the plot irrelevant person suddenly became plot relevant and walked through the spell, it was the inspectors mother.

Unfortunately, due to the nature of the inspector, this was completely impossible. Thus, they were erased from reality.

11 minutes ago, UnfortunatelyNamed said:

“Patients?!” The brave adventurer gasps in horror. “I’m trapped here, aren’t I?”

"Don't be ridiculous," grumbled the void-eyed man. "I mean, yes, in a way. It's not like we can't leave."

13 minutes ago, Sequence said:

"Are you suuuuuure?" Sequence asked. She crouched down and poked the adventurer's shoulder. "He seems pretty dead to me. Are you some kind of... what's the word? Cannibal? Do you lure people into this forest and make them fall asleep so you can eat them?"

"Oh for crying out- he's still breathing!"

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

"Oh for crying out- he's still breathing!"

"Oh, he is?" Sequence held her hand above his mouth. "Oh yeah! So do you eat your victims alive then?"

[Gak he/him]

fortunately, being removed from reality is one of the surest ways to end up in unreal space, so the inspectors impossible and nonexistent mother appears beside him in unreal space. 

"oh, there you are dear." she says to the confused inspector, who doesn't remember having a mother

[xinoehp512 he/him]

11 minutes ago, Sequence said:

"Oh, he is?" Sequence held her hand above his mouth. "Oh yeah! So do you eat your victims alive then?"

The inspector rubbed his temples. "No. I don't eat anybody, alive or dead!"

8 minutes ago, Gak said:

fortunately, being removed from reality is one of the surest ways to end up in unreal space, so the inspectors impossible and nonexistent mother appears beside him in unreal space. 

"oh, there you are dear." she says to the confused inspector, who doesn't remember having a mother

This made even less sense, as the inspector was not currently in unreal space.

The guide appears in front of the character.

You are putting great strain on continuity, she declares severely.  Cease before you are sanctioned.

[Gak he/him]

happy to have become plot relevant the inspectors not mother complies, vanishing from existence for real this time to take a nap.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

The inspector rubbed his temples. "No. I don't eat anybody, alive or dead!"

"So you eat people who are braindead? I'd consider that both alive and dead, since they have no cognitive function but their heart and other organs are still functioning."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

7 minutes ago, Sequence said:

"So you eat people who are braindead? I'd consider that both alive and dead, since they have no cognitive function but their heart and other organs are still functioning."

"Inclusive or!" the inspector exclaimed desperately. "Er- to be clear,  I don't eat people that are neither alive nor dead, either. Look, generally speaking I don't eat at all!" 

Edited February 21, 2023 by xinoehp512

[NameIess]

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Don't be ridiculous," grumbled the void-eyed man. "I mean, yes, in a way. It's not like we can't leave."

"So why have I been brought here? Is that inspector going to do experiments on me or something?"

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Inclusive or!" the inspector exclaimed desperately. "Er- to be clear,  I don't eat people that are neither alive nor dead, either. Look, generally speaking I don't eat at all!" 

Sequence thought for a moment. "Well, I'm convinced. This Inspector fellow is perfectly harmless." Sequence said.

[Immortal Platypus]

I'm back!

Kilometers and the ally appear in the unreal space. "You thought you can't bring your physical body? I can." Kilometers says smugly, and quickly gets slapped by the ally.

"No you can't, I was there when you came. I'm the only one to have mastered that technique." the ally remarks. "Don't lie to these people."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

51 minutes ago, UnfortunatelyNamed said:

"So why have I been brought here? Is that inspector going to do experiments on me or something?"

"Mostly just ask questions. So many questions."

43 minutes ago, Sequence said:

Sequence thought for a moment. "Well, I'm convinced. This Inspector fellow is perfectly harmless." Sequence said.

"Great!" said the inspector, relieved. "Just fall asleep to follow your companions."

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

4 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Great!" said the inspector, relieved. "Just fall asleep to follow your companions."

"Sounds easy enough." Ahem.

Sequence fell asleep.

Sequence looked around. "GOSHDARNIT." One more time.

Sequence fell asleep.

Once again, nothing. Sequence sighed and lied down on the dead and dying ground. No Narrative powers meant she'd just have to do it the old fashioned way.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

30 minutes ago, Sequence said:

"Sounds easy enough." Ahem.

Sequence fell asleep.

Sequence looked around. "GOSHDARNIT." One more time.

Sequence fell asleep.

Once again, nothing. Sequence sighed and lied down on the dead and dying ground. No Narrative powers meant she'd just have to do it the old fashioned way.

The inspector sprinkled some sand to make her tired.

[NameIess]

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Mostly just ask questions. So many questions."

The brave adventurer looks even more horrified. “Wha-what kind of questions?”