The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

7 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

Gail shrieked at the stab, and couldn’t quite understand when it just went through her. She was relieved, though. 

“D- do what? Make me important?”

“Yep! A real jerk was trying to stop me, though. Honestly, what kind of person would try to stop an act of charity? You’re Mistborn now! Ask Erif or Shoe about it.”

[Immortal Platypus]

29 minutes ago, NameIess said:

“I’d love to-“ Subversion paused, composing herself “I suppose I could help you. I’m not… doing anything else at the moment.”

Hacob laughed internally.

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The assassin fled quickly, vanishing out of the room in an instant. The room was now empty, save for the misty figure and Platypus. The figure looked apprehensive. “Well, you have passed your first trial. There are, however , several more. Um, if you could just wait a moment while I prepare them, that would be… er, nice.”

Platypus looked at him. "I suppose I can, but I am kind of in a hurry. The faster you can make them, the better."

wait, am I remembering right? does he turn into the trial?

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Subversion absently reached out across space and time to punch Hacob in the face. It would be terrible if I had to tell Onyx about Platypus’s situation, wouldn’t it? Who knows what he’d do with that Plotblade of his?

Hacob was quite confused. He was standing in the air right next to her. She didn't need to slap that far.

It sure would be terrible if Vengenace could completely counter that, wouldn't it? And I'm sure it would be even worse if he were to find out that you want to inform Nogard of our true nature.

21 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Gimme a few minutes, I'm cooking something up 

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"That's great!" said Nogard excitedly. "Right now we're trying to find information on the Great Wizard. But nobody seems to know where he is, or who he is."

Is it? Are we sure? Maybe I will go, and just communicate with Subsy mentally instead of out loud so Nogard doesn't get mad at me.

"There are very few. Eof probably knows him."

[NameIess]

23 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Tull glared, hearing the thought. Oh really? “Hang on. Getting some interference.”

Tull Narrated the lead away, then pulled Benevolent and stabbed Gail, then gave her a small slap, Snapping her powers. 
“I had to do it the long way, sorry.”

As the Blade landed, Tull felt something strange. The Plotblade’s power seemed to be fluctuating.

22 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

TP flapped his wings in excitement, accidentally removing the roof of the establishment. Selppaenip tossed a couple of gold pieces to the stuttering owner as he strode out of the door and mounted one of the rabbits.

"To glory!" he declared.

"That's great!" said Nogard excitedly. "Right now we're trying to find information on the Great Wizard. But nobody seems to know where he is, or who he is."

The rabbit did not take kindly to being stepped on, and promptly sank its teeth into Selppaenip’s foot. Other invisible rabbits grabbed him, as well as … and the Great Wizard, and took to the skies.

—

“oh, I know who he is. He’s one of my Aut- I mean, I’ve just heard of him.” Subversion smiled weakly. “Something tells me he might be coming to us.”

Gail suddenly lost her Mistborn powers. Subversion glanced at Tull. “Seems to me that the real jerk would be the person who assumes that giving someone boring magical powers will make them important. Powers given are rarely as important as powers earned.”

@The Halcyon Girl

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Yep! A real jerk was trying to stop me, though. Honestly, what kind of person would try to stop an act of charity? You’re Mistborn now! Ask Erif or Shoe about it.”

"...oh. Okay. Thank you." I think. 

Gail was confused as well as nervous. 

2 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Gail suddenly lost her Mistborn powers. Subversion glanced at Tull. “Seems to me that the real jerk would be the person who assumes that giving someone boring magical powers will make them important. Powers given are rarely as important as powers earned.”

Gail sighed. That was okay. It wasn't like she needed power anyway--- Qodi had plenty.

But... but she...

Also, who's in charge of the lore? Or like is there someone who kind of directs the ore?

Edited October 11, 2024 by The Halcyon Girl

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

Just now, NameIess said:

As the Blade landed, Tull felt something strange. The Plotblade’s power seemed to be fluctuating.

The rabbit did not take kindly to being stepped on, and promptly sank its teeth into Selppaenip’s foot. Other invisible rabbits grabbed him, as well as … and the Great Wizard, and took to the skies.

—

“oh, I know who he is. He’s one of my Aut- I mean, I’ve just heard of him.” Subversion smiled weakly. “Something tells me he might be coming to us.”

Gail suddenly lost her Mistborn powers. Subversion glanced at Tull. “Seems to me that the real jerk would be the person who assumes that giving someone boring magical powers will make them important. Powers given are rarely as important as powers earned.”

@The Halcyon Girl

“Powers earned? And what makes you think she hasn’t earned these powers, yes? One pushed down her entire life by a rival, told she was worthless. One worthy of Qodi’s respect. Yes, I think it is about time that she had the ability to make a difference. A difference, I believe for the better.”

Tull waved his hand, giving her powers back. He inspected Benevolence, seeing what had happened to it.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

7 minutes ago, NameIess said:

The rabbit did not take kindly to being stepped on, and promptly sank its teeth into Selppaenip’s foot. Other invisible rabbits grabbed him, as well as … and the Great Wizard, and took to the skies.

"Deeply sorry for the disrespect," apologized Selppaenip, settling in for the journey. "It will not happen again, I swear."

8 minutes ago, NameIess said:

“oh, I know who he is. He’s one of my Aut- I mean, I’ve just heard of him.” Subversion smiled weakly. “Something tells me he might be coming to us.”

Nogard brightened. "Really! That's awesome! Thank you!"

6 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

Also, who's in charge of the lore? Or like is there someone who kind of directs the ore?

I'm not entirely sure, but I've heard he's extremely handsome and clever. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Powers earned? And what makes you think she hasn’t earned these powers, yes? One pushed down her entire life by a rival, told she was worthless. One worthy of Qodi’s respect. Yes, I think it is about time that she had the ability to make a difference. A difference, I believe for the better.”

Tull waved his hand, giving her powers back. He inspected Benevolence, seeing what had happened to it.

Gail looked down at her feet. She sure didn't think so. 

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

"Deeply sorry for the disrespect," apologized Selppaenip, settling in for the journey. "It will not happen again, I swear."

Nogard brightened. "Really! That's awesome! Thank you!"

I'm not entirely sure, but I've heard he's extremely handsome and clever. 

I'm considering that a self-endorsement and shall consult you in the future. 

[NameIess]

27 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

Hacob laughed internally.

Platypus looked at him. "I suppose I can, but I am kind of in a hurry. The faster you can make them, the better."

wait, am I remembering right? does he turn into the trial?

Hacob was quite confused. He was standing in the air right next to her. She didn't need to slap that far.

It sure would be terrible if Vengenace could completely counter that, wouldn't it? And I'm sure it would be even worse if he were to find out that you want to inform Nogard of our true nature.

Is it? Are we sure? Maybe I will go, and just communicate with Subsy mentally instead of out loud so Nogard doesn't get mad at me.

"There are very few. Eof probably knows him."

“Um, of course.” If beings made of mist could be said to sweat, then this one would be doing so. He extended his hand again. “Um, this way to you second… trial.”

maybe

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I think you’ll find that Vengeance doesn’t work half so well as you think against an abstract Plotblade like Lore. And no, we don’t know where the Great Wizard is, because we’re definitely not nigh omnipotent beings who manipulate reality at a whim. Understand?

21 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

"...oh. Okay. Thank you." I think. 

Gail was confused as well as nervous. 

Gail sighed. That was okay. It wasn't like she needed power anyway--- Qodi had plenty.

But... but she...

Also, who's in charge of the lore? Or like is there someone who kind of directs the ore?

Subversion patted Gail on the shoulder. “You are worthy of importance without power, no matter what anyone says.”

17 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Powers earned? And what makes you think she hasn’t earned these powers, yes? One pushed down her entire life by a rival, told she was worthless. One worthy of Qodi’s respect. Yes, I think it is about time that she had the ability to make a difference. A difference, I believe for the better.”

Tull waved his hand, giving her powers back. He inspected Benevolence, seeing what had happened to it.

The powers were gone again as quickly as they’d been returned. “She needs to learn to make a difference on her own, I think. Or she will never believe that it is possible, no matter what powers you give her. Besides, I sense great potential in her already. I doubt she has need of your help.”

Subversion grinned when she saw Tull looking at Benevolence. I just made a small change to that one. Just to make it a bit more… consistent. I think you’ll find it a bit harder to do things like make people Narrators with that Blade, especially if you’re going to insist on doing so when it makes absolutely no sense, considering their backstory.

Edited October 11, 2024 by NameIess

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Subversion patted Gail on the shoulder. “You are worthy of importance without power, no matter what anyone says.”

The powers were gone again as quickly as they’d been returned. “She needs to learn to make a difference on her own, I think. Or she will never believe that it is possible, no matter what powers you give her. Besides, I sense great potential in her already. I doubt she has need of your help.”

"Thanks." It was clear, though, that she didn't mean it. Or believe it.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

1 hour ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Hey! The last time a secret-ish meeting happened, they were plotting against me.”

Tull appeared next to the table and Narrated a chair next to them. He placed his Plotblades into sheaths that he had also Narrated. He sat down.

”Continue.”

Sequence jumped again at yet another spontaneous appearance of a person. She looked at Tull, then another cup of tea appeared and she offered it to him. "Of course! Make yourself comfortable."

50 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

“I… there’s… what about me?”

"I don't know, what's your story? What are your talents? Things you enjoy?"

35 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Hello, Fuzzy!" said Nogard extending a hand. "I'm Nogard. Nice to meet you!"

Fuzzy looked a little confused as she shook Nogard's hand. "Hi..?"

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

8 minutes ago, NameIess said:

“Um, of course.” If beings made of mist could be said to sweat, then this one would be doing so. He extended his hand again. “Um, this way to you second… trial.”

maybe

—

I think you’ll find that Vengeance doesn’t work half so well as you think against an abstract Plotblade like Lore. And no, we don’t know where the Great Wizard is, because we’re definitely not nigh omnipotent beings who manipulate reality at a whim. Understand?

Subversion patted Gail on the shoulder. “You are worthy of importance without power, no matter what anyone says.”

The powers were gone again as quickly as they’d been returned. “She needs to learn to make a difference on her own, I think. Or she will never believe that it is possible, no matter what powers you give her. Besides, I sense great potential in her already. I doubt she has need of your help.”

Subversion grinned when she saw Tull looking at Benevolence. I just made a small change to that one. Just to make it a bit more… consistent. I think you’ll find it a bit harder to do things like make people Narrators with that Blade, especially if you’re going to insist on doing so when it makes absolutely no sense, considering their backstory.

It was fun, though. But why is it FLUCTUATING? That’s not consistent. He glanced at Gail. Fine. You win. But stop interfering with me.

“Thanks for the tea.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Sequence said:

“I don't know, what's your story? What are your talents? Things you enjoy?"

“Uh…” she rubbed her arms, unsure. “I don’t know. I don’t do a lot.” 

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

8 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

“Uh…” she rubbed her arms, unsure. “I don’t know. I don’t do a lot.” 

"Well that's alright! What do you have an interest in doing in the future?"

[NameIess]

27 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Deeply sorry for the disrespect," apologized Selppaenip, settling in for the journey. "It will not happen again, I swear."

Nogard brightened. "Really! That's awesome! Thank you!"

I'm not entirely sure, but I've heard he's extremely handsome and clever. 

The rabbit released its teeth from Selppaenip’s foot, seeming satisfied. The rabbits flew swiftly, and the Great Wizard shouted back to the other two. “We’ll be there in about a day! There’s a group that might help us!

—

Subversion’s smile widened. “No, you’re awesome!” She froze. “I mean… uh, oh look, there’s the Great Wizard now!”

Reality warped around Selppaenip, and he, the Great Wizard, and … were suddenly dumped into the ground in between Nogard and Subversion.

6 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

It was fun, though. But why is it FLUCTUATING? That’s not consistent. He glanced at Gail. Fine. You win. But stop interfering with me.

“Thanks for the tea.”

Because you made someone who’s probably never even heard of Scadrial, much less been born on it a Mistborn. It makes no sense for her to be one.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, Sequence said:

"Well that's alright! What do you have an interest in doing in the future?"

“I…” 

I don’t know.

” Finish my CD with Qodi.” I guess. 

Edited October 11, 2024 by The Halcyon Girl

[xinoehp512 he/him]

21 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Subversion’s smile widened. “No, you’re awesome!” She froze. “I mean… uh, oh look, there’s the Great Wizard now!”

Reality warped around Selppaenip, and he, the Great Wizard, and … were suddenly dumped into the ground in between Nogard and Subversion.

Nogard blinked. "Huh! What do you know. A wizard has just magically appeared with answers to all our questions!"

"Greetings, adventurers!" boomed Selppaenip. "I have come to provide assistance." He glanced at the Great Wizard. "These are our allies, yes?"

Edited October 11, 2024 by xinoehp512

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

7 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Nogard blinked. "Huh! What do you know. A wizard has just magically appeared with answers to all our questions!"

"Greetings, adventurers!" boomed Selppaenip. "I have come to provide assistance." He glanced at the Great Wizard. "These are our allies, yes?"

“Who are you?” Tull asked.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

10 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Nogard blinked. "Huh! What do you know. A wizard has just magically appeared with answers to all our questions!"

"Greetings, adventurers!" boomed Selppaenip. "I have come to provide assistance." He glanced at the Great Wizard. "These are our allies, yes?"

 

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Who are you?” Tull asked.

“Yeah,” Beosta said. “You’re that wizard we’re looking for, right?” 

Livetha chirped in affirmation. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

Bacon gave Shoe a sour look, then sighed. "That weird mailbox person. He's ignoring me."

Oh, okay. Shoe walked away, not helping.

He then rejoined the group, wanting to become relevant again.

 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

6 hours ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

I missed many much 20+ pages

What is happening

@Immortal Platypus?

3 hours ago, Immortal Platypus said:

@xinoehp512, can you explain? I skipped several pages.

@Ancient Elantrian @Immortal Platypus here ya go.

Far away, in a world barren of life, on top of a mountain with no name, sat a castle made entirely of BLT sandwiches. Inside the uppermost room of that castle was a radio, playing in a language that nobody could understand. If they could  have understood it, however, it would have sounded like this.

"Hello all, and welcome back to The Longest Thread- Misadventures™! As always, my name is Bacon the Bard, here to fill you in on all the plots, tangents, and absolute nonsense that you missed out on!

Our last episode ended (circa pg. 2731) with our heroes (their company still unnamed) recovering from their daring attack on the stronghold of the Brave Adventurers by relaxing and regrouping atop a snowy mountain in the middle of a rainstorm! Questions abounded: who was this Great Wizard the Brave Adventurer had accused of treason? Was he actually guilty of conspiracy against the thread, or was it all an elaborate ploy on the part of the Brave Adventurer? What of the ominously named Baron of Wrath and his mysterious Plotblades? And, most mysterious of all: why can't Shoe talk?

In this episode, some of those questions will be answered and some will be left mysterious. New characters will be introduced, and old characters will make reappearances. Old drama will be brought to the forefront, and new drama will be stirred up by Narrators. All this-  and a special occurrence more exciting than all of them put together- on this week's episode of the Longest Thread!

~Theme Song plays~

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We begin immediately after our heroes' arrival on the mountain. Zanitar is displeased with Nogard for his instigation of what he views as a reckless attack. He storms off to brood for a little bit. After a little time to cool down, he brings everyone who missed the OA's flashback up to speed on the events that transpired in the council room of the Brave Adventurers prior to their arrival. Soon after this, Erif wakes up, likewise annoyed at Nogard for interfering in the situation.

Meanwhile, back in the room of the Brave Adventurers, Tull- who was left behind by the OA on accident- faces down the Baron of Wrath. The fearsome creator of the arachnidishes attacks! - and, entirely by mistake, nicks Tull with his Plotblade of glowing light. In a shocking twist of events, Tull realizes that he is, in fact, a full compounder! With this newly revealed power, Tull easily defeats the Baron of Wrath and claims his blades - which are revealed to be two halves of the Plotblade Plot Twists, Benevolent and Malevolent. (Why the Baron of Wrath was using a blade whose primary power is to empower those it cuts against his enemies remains a mystery.) 

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Tull teleports back to the group, surprising Erif with his new Plotblades. He uses Benevolent to remove Erif's curse. In the process, he accidentally exposes Erif's mind to his true nature as a character written by Onyx. Fortunately, the safeguards instituted in his mind kick in and erase his memory before any lasting damage is done. (I'm sure nothing bad will happen when all four walls in his mind are broken. Don't worry about it.) With the curse gone, the rain stops, (but nobody cared about that anyways).

Erif offers to help Tull out with whatever he needs as a token of gratitude for removing the curse, but Tull doesn't have any aspirations. Instead, he asks to accompany Erif on his future journeys. Erif accepts Tull's offer and explains his current quest to find a book - the Book of Unwinding Thread - that he learned of through an oracle. As they prepare to depart, several other members of the party of heroes volunteer to help- notably including Gail (with Qodi) and Shoe. Erif teleports all of the volunteers to the castle that he and Tull were investigating prior to being portaled to the BA's council. The group splits up and begins their search. 

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Shortly after splitting up, Gail and Qodi encounter suits of living armor, who proceed to engage them in combat. The rest of the group arrives and make short work of the animated armor. The few remaining suits flee in terror, but before the party can celebrate their success, something appears that none of them could have expected. Well, perhaps almost none.

But to explain this mysterious enemy, we must first rewind time slightly, to a singular event. An event more important and exciting than any other in today's episode; perhaps more exciting than any moment in all of TLT. Dear listeners, it is in this moment, that I- Bacon the Bard - made my debut on the thread!

~Dramatic music plays~

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I appeared suddenly, and without warning, to welcome a new character onto TLT. She gave her name as Beosta (Her real name is Between Two Stars, but she's been using Beosta, so that's what I'll call her.) and her pet weasel's name as Livetha. She was reluctant to talk to me at first, but warmed up to me after a brief chat. We exchanged questions, and she extended an offer to join her as traveling companion. I was surprised and delighted, and- of course - accepted! She explained that she was tracking an entity named Quiet Golden Eyes, who she claimed she was supposed to have bonded. Being a Narrator, I decided to help her by simply teleporting her to the location of said entity.

But- in a shocking turn of events - Quiet Golden Eyes turned out to be none other then Qodi the rabbit, bonded partner of Gail!

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We appeared immediately following the group's fight with the living armor. (I was fortunately able to escape before Erif noticed me.) After a brief fight, Beosta found herself restrained, and Gail found herself facing an old rival from her past. Beosta and Gail proceeded to explain how the two of them had trained together under tree spirits and received animals to bond, and how- despite being the weaker of the two- Gail had received the more powerful bonded animal in Qodi. Beosta, furious at this perceived injustice, had been tracking Gail ever since, hoping to steal Qodi's bond for herself. However, in order to enact such a transference, Gail would have to die.

Qodi is unwilling to allow Gail to die, and in addition finds Beosta's attitude objectionable, and so refuses to take part in any bond transference. Beosta is unhappy, but is forced to accept that she is stuck with her current bond, Livetha. With that matter resolved, the group resumes their search.

(During this sequence, it is revealed that- in a shocking twist of events- Erif is actually a Mistborn! Whether or not this fact will pose any relevance to the ongoing story remains to be seen.)

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A little while later, after accidentally setting off a Rube-Goldberg-esque contraption, Shoe stumbles upon the entrance to the library. Inside waits a rather disturbing-looking enemy with ten sword-arms, an elongated, eyeless head, and lots of long, sharp teeth. Tull is overcome with terror and faints; Qodi, however, (by consuming a portion of the powers of the Plotblades) is able to defeat the monster and allow Erif to retrieve the book. Tull wakes up, and in a shocking twist of events, has enough lerasium lying about to hand it out like candy! (Sorry about all the twists, by the way. Blame the Plotblade, not me.) He gives some to Shoe, who immediately runs off to experiment with it. Unfortunately for Shoe, Erif fails to notice his absence when he teleports the other Unnamed Heroes back to the snowy mountain, and Shoe and Beosta are left behind in the castle.

Shoe and Beosta meet up outside of the library, and I make my reappearance, introducing myself to Shoe. I ask him the question we'd all like to know the answer to- why can't he talk?- but his answer is interrupted when the castle (its entire narrative relevance expended) begins to collapse in dramatic fashion. The pair make the intelligent decision to flee, but Beosta realizes mid-flight that she has left Leotha behind in the library! She turns back for her weasel, (who perhaps she does not dislike quite as much as she professes) risking her life in the process. She successfully retrieves her weasel, but at that moment the entire castle collapses! Fortunately, Shoe is able to catch Beosta before she falls, and the pair escape.

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The pair ask for my help in returning to the rest of our Unnamed Heroes, but I reveal that I dare not involve myself in Erif and Nogard's story lest I break one of their Walls and incur the wrath of their Narrator, Onyx. The pair meet up with Aero, who is swapped out for a new character, Silas. Shoe, exhausted from the excitement of the past few minutes, collapses (still not having answered my question).

It is at this point that Subversion inserts herself into the story. She offers to make Livetha more powerful for Beosta in exchange for a "small favor": stealing the Plotblade of Twists from Tull. It is at this point that Shoe awakens. Beosta hides her bargain with Subversion, so I also keep quiet (to add drama!). Tragically, Shoe takes offense at my secrecy, and refuses to reveal why it is he is so tight lipped unless I reveal Beosta's bargain. Alas! Before I can take him up on that offer, Tull appears and confronts Beosta directly. With the information out in the open, Shoe is no longer interested in making a trade, and thus we remain in the dark! 

In a shocking twist of events, Tull has become a Narrator! As this would make the fight between him and Beosta entirely one sided, I transform Livetha into a Narrator, to put her on equal footing with Tull. However, by doing so, I inadvertently removed their entire reason for conflict. So I didn't even get a cool fight out of the whole affair!

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Tull returns the group to the snowy mountain, where Shoe is reunited with a relieved Nogard. During their absence, very little progress has been made. The character of @The Aspiring Archivist (the guy with the heavy staff, codenamed Sandy) made his return and partook in a brief discussion with Nogard about wizards and phones. @Sequence also reappeared, having zoned out during the fight, and introduced a character (that might be returning- I don't remember) named Fuzzy. None of them knew anything about the Great Wizard.

Subversion follows the group shortly thereafter. She borrows the Plotblade of Tull briefly, making a small modification that will theoretically make it less disruptive to the plot going forwards, and introduces herself to Nogard. Nogard, having seen her, immediately falls helplessly in love with her. ()

Meanwhile, the character of @TwinSouls, a sapient mailbox, makes its appearance. (Nogard does not notice, as he is still distracted by Subversion.) The mailbox completely ignores my introductions, and so I will not mention it further.

Also meanwhile, Sequence begins a brief chat with Gail and Tull, in which Gail admits to feeling unimportant. Tull attempts to use the blade to make Gail a Mistborn, but because of Subversion's interference it doesn't work.

Before Nogard can make too much more of a fool of himself, Jilu reminds him that he is on a quest to save the world, which is a probably a little more important than chasing after women. Nogard, ever resourceful, invites Subversion to join the quest, and she reveals that the Great Wizard is currently on the way.

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Will the Unnamed Heroes receive answers to their questions? Will Nogard successfully win the affections of Subversion? Will we finally learn the truth behind Shoe's silence? Find answers to all these questions and more in the next episode of The Longest Thread- Misadventures™! Thank you all for listening, and have a good night.

 

Edited October 11, 2024 by xinoehp512

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

@Ancient Elantrian @Immortal Platypus here ya go.

Far away, in a world barren of life, on top of a mountain with no name, sat a castle made entirely of BLT sandwiches. Inside the uppermost room of that castle was a radio, playing in a language that nobody could understand. If they could  have understand it, however, it would have sounded like this.

"Hello all, and welcome back to The Longest Thread- Misadventures™! As always, my name is Bacon the Bard, here to fill you in on all the plots, tangents, and absolute nonsense that you missed out on!

Our last episode ended (circa pg. 2731) with our heroes (their company still unnamed) recovering from their daring attack on the stronghold of the Brave Adventurers by relaxing and regrouping atop a snowy mountain in the middle of a rainstorm! Questions abounded: who was this Great Wizard the Brave Adventurer had accused of treason? Was he actually guilty of conspiracy against the thread, or was it all an elaborate ploy on the part of the Brave Adventurer? What of the ominously named Baron of Wrath and his mysterious Plotblades? And, most mysterious of all: why can't Shoe talk?

In this episode, some of those questions will be answered and some will be left mysterious. New characters will be introduced, and old characters will make reappearances. Old drama will be brought to the forefront, and new drama will be stirred up by Narrators. All this-  and a special occurrence more exciting than all of them put together- on this week's episode of the Longest Thread!

~Theme Song plays~

We begin immediately after our heroes' arrival on the mountain. Zanitar is displeased with Nogard for his instigation of what he views as a reckless attack. He storms off to brood for a little bit. After a little time to cool down, he brings everyone who missed the OA's flashback up to speed on the events that transpired in the council room of the Brave Adventurers prior to their arrival. Soon after this, Erif wakes up, likewise annoyed at Nogard for interfering in the situation.

Meanwhile, back in the room of the Brave Adventurers, Tull- who was left behind by the OA on accident- faces down the Baron of Wrath. The fearsome creator of the arachnidishes attacks! - and, entirely by mistake, nicks Tull with his Plotblade of glowing light. In a shocking twist of events, Tull realizes that he is, in fact, a full compounder! With this newly revealed power, Tull easily defeats the Baron of Wrath and claims his blades - which are revealed to be two halves of the Plotblade Plot Twists, Benevolent and Malevolent. (Why the Baron of Wrath was using a blade whose primary power is to empower those it cuts against his enemies remains a mystery.) 

Tull teleports back to the group, surprising Erif with his new Plotblades. He uses Benevolent to remove Erif's curse. In the process, he accidentally exposes Erif's mind to his true nature as a character written by Onyx. Fortunately, the safeguards instituted in his mind kick in and erase his memory before any lasting damage is done. (I'm sure nothing bad will happen when all four walls in his mind are broken. Don't worry about it.) With the curse gone, the rain stops, (but nobody cared about that anyways).

Erif offers to help Tull out with whatever he needs as a token of gratitude for removing the curse, but Tull doesn't have any aspirations. Instead, he asks to accompany Erif on his future journeys. Erif accepts Tull's offer and explains his current quest to find a book - the Book of Unwinding Thread - that he learned of through an oracle. As they prepare to depart, several other members of the party of heroes volunteer to help- notably including Gail (with Qodi) and Shoe. Erif teleports all of the volunteers to the castle that he and Tull were investigating prior to being portaled to the BA's council. The group splits up and begins their search. 

Shortly after splitting up, Gail and Qodi encounter suits of living armor, who proceed to engage them in combat. The rest of the group arrives and make short work of the animated armor. The few remaining suits flee in terror, but before the party can celebrate their success, something appears that none of them could have expected. Well, perhaps almost none.

But to explain this mysterious enemy, we must first rewind time slightly, to a singular event. An event more important and exciting than any other in today's episode; perhaps more exciting than any moment in all of TLT. Dear listeners, it is in this moment, that I- Bacon the Bard - made my debut on TLT!

~Dramatic music plays~

I appeared suddenly, and without warning, to welcome a new character onto TLT. She gave her name as Beosta (Her real name is Between Two Stars, but she's been using Beosta, so that's what I'll call her.) and her pet weasel's name as Livetha. She was reluctant to talk to me at first, but warmed up to me after a brief chat. We exchanged questions, and she extended an offer to join her as traveling companion. I was surprised and delighted, and- of course - accepted! She explained that she was tracking an entity named Quiet Golden Eyes, who she claimed she was supposed to have bonded. Being a Narrator, I decided to help her by simply teleporting her to the location of said entity.

But- in a shocking turn of events - Quiet Golden Eyes turned out to be none other then Qodi the rabbit, bonded partner of Gail!

We appeared immediately following the group's fight with the living armor. (I was fortunately able to escape before Erif noticed me.) After a brief fight, Beosta found herself restrained, and Gail found herself facing an old rival from her past. Beosta and Gail proceeded to explain how the two of them had trained together under tree spirits and received animals to bond, and how- despite being the weaker of the two- Gail had received the more powerful bonded animal in Qodi. Beosta, furious at this perceived injustice, had been tracking Gail ever since, hoping to steal Qodi's bond for herself. However, in order to enact such a transference, Gail would have to die.

Qodi is unwilling to allow Gail to die, and in addition finds Beosta's attitude objectionable, and so refuses to take part in any bond transference. Beosta is unhappy, but is forced to accept that she is stuck with her current bond, Livetha. With that matter resolved, the group resumes their search.

(During this sequence, it is revealed that- in a shocking twist of events- Erif is actually a Mistborn! Whether or not this fact will pose any relevance to the ongoing story remains to be seen.)

A little while later, after accidentally setting off a Rube-Goldberg-esque contraption, Shoe stumbles upon the entrance to the library. Inside waits a rather disturbing-looking enemy with ten sword-arms, an elongated, eyeless head, and lots of long, sharp teeth. Tull is overcome with terror and faints; Qodi, however, (by consuming a portion of the powers of the Plotblades) is able to defeat the monster and allow Erif to retrieve the book. Tull wakes up, and in a shocking twist of events, has enough lerasium lying about to hand it out like candy! (Sorry about all the twists, by the way. Blame the Plotblade, not me.) He gives some to Shoe, who immediately runs off to experiment with it. Unfortunately for Shoe, Erif fails to notice his absence when he teleports the other Unnamed Heroes back to the snowy mountain, and Shoe and Beosta are left behind in the castle.

Shoe and Beosta meet up outside of the library, and I make my reappearance, introducing myself to Shoe. I ask him the question we'd all like to know the answer to- why can't he talk?- but his answer is interrupted when the castle (its entire narrative relevance expended) begins to collapse in dramatic fashion. The pair make the intelligent decision to flee, but Beosta realizes mid-flight that she has left Leotha behind in the library! She turns back for her weasel, (who perhaps she does not dislike quite as much as she professes) risking her life in the process. She successfully retrieves her weasel, but at that moment the entire castle collapses! Fortunately, Shoe is able to catch Beosta before she falls, and the pair escape.

The pair ask for my help in returning to the rest of our Unnamed Heroes, but I reveal that I dare not involve myself in Erif and Nogard's story lest I break one of their Walls and incur the wrath of their Narrator, Onyx. The pair meet up with Aero, who is swapped out for a new character, Silas. Shoe, exhausted from the excitement of the past few minutes, collapses (still not having answered my question).

It is at this point that Subversion inserts herself into the story. She offers to make Livetha more powerful for Beosta in exchange for a "small favor": stealing the Plotblade of Twists from Tull. It is at this point that Shoe awakens. Beosta hides her bargain with Subversion, so I also keep quiet (to add drama!). Tragically, Shoe takes offense at my secrecy, and refuses to reveal why it is he is so tight lipped unless I reveal Beosta's bargain. Alas! Before I can take him up on that offer, Tull appears and confronts Beosta directly. With the information out in the open, Shoe is no longer interested in making a trade, and thus we remain in the dark! 

In a shocking twist of events, Tull has become a Narrator! As this would make the fight between him and Beosta entirely one sided, I transform Livetha into a Narrator, to put her on equal footing with Tull. However, by doing so, I inadvertently removed their entire reason for conflict. So I didn't even get a cool fight out of the whole affair!

Tull returns the group to the snowy mountain, where Shoe is reunited with a relieved Nogard. During their absence, very little progress has been made. The character of @The Aspiring Archivist (the guy with the heavy staff, codenamed Sandy) made his return and partook in a brief discussion with Nogard about wizards and phones. @Sequence also reappeared, having zoned out during the fight, and introduced a character (that might be returning- I don't remember) name Fuzzy. None of them knew anything about the Great Wizard.

Subversion follows the group shortly thereafter. She borrows the Plotblade of Tull briefly, making a small modification that will theoretically make it less disruptive to the plot going forwards, and introduces herself to Nogard. Nogard, having seen her, immediately falls helplessly in love with her. ()

Meanwhile, the character of @TwinSouls, a sapient mailbox, makes its appearance. (Nogard does not notice, as he is still distracted by Subversion.) The mailbox completely ignores my introductions, and so I will not mention it further.

Also meanwhile, Sequence begins a brief chat with Gail and Tull, in which Gail admits to feeling unimportant. Tull attempts to use the blade to make Gail a Mistborn, but because of Subversion's interference it doesn't work.

Before Nogard can make too much more of a fool of himself, Jilu reminds him that he is on a quest to save the world, which is a probably a little more important than chasing after women. Nogard, ever resourceful, invites Subversion to join the quest, and she reveals that the Great Wizard is currently on the way.

Will the Unnamed Heroes recieve answers to their questions? Will Nogard succesfully win the affections of Subversion? Will we finally learn the truth behind Shoe's silence? Find answers to all these questions and more in the next episode of The Longest Thread- Misadventures™! Thank you all for listening, and have a good night.

 

Wow 

Okay

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Just now, Ancient Elantrian said:

Wow 

Okay

Any questions?

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

Any questions?

Where am I in all of this

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 minute ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

Where am I in all of this

Chilling at the snowy mountain.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

22 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

In a shocking twist of events, Tull has become a Narrator! As this would make the fight between him and Beosta entirely one sided, I transform Livetha into a Narrator, to put her on equal footing with Tull. However, by doing so, I inadvertently removed their entire reason for conflict. So I didn't even get a cool fight out of the whole affair!

I’m cool if you take those powers away— maybe after the next fight. I’d like for Livetha to be super awesome in a fight and Beosta is like “this is awesome” and then for whatever reason, it gets irrevocably nullified (I have ideas; I’ll enumerate) and Beosta can continue to be frustrated with her and she’ll have to make her peace with it and all that character stuff and yes  

Also @xinoehp512 can I pm u with my proposal

Edited October 11, 2024 by The Halcyon Girl