The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

13 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Okay . . . But she didn't want to talk, and she's busy, so I'm not going to bring her here. I should really get back. Do you have a way to get home?"

-

Doesn't seem like nothing. Seems pretty important, actually.

He set his jaw. “I’d really rather not disturb her, but I have other ways to reach her in… less polite ways. I need to speak with my daughter.” 

—

“It’s not important.” 

Not to you, the back of her mind whispered bitterly. She quished the lil voice. 

12 minutes ago, LessName said:

“Ah, so like end of the world as we know it?” Faunus waved a dismissive hand, her expression flat, although the twinkle in her green eyes, as well as the slightest upturn of her lips revealed her sarcasm. “Boring, please I have better things to be about.”

So I clearly didn’t offend away the prophetic energies, hah! Take that, princess. She smiled with satisfaction to herself.

For a moment, she smiled, thinking this was all some joke, until she looked over at Lady Bug, then her smile fell. “I’m doing it? How? I don’t quite understand-“

“I believe you’re a Narrator!” Lady Bug informed her. 

[Keke They/he]

6 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Naw it’s good. (Sometimes I just feel crappy and just don’t respond to anything.)

Natural. Some plants and animals use it instinctively.

”Yes.” He strode to a closer, where he extracted a purple blue vial, connected to a bulky device. The end was open, and the sides slightly transparent.

”This should allow sustained, safe studying of the Strands.”

He pressed a button, and a single Strand rose up through the vial, reaching towards the top, staying there.

Alright got it

They watched as the strand rose. “So you can contain it?” They thought for a second “this could theoretically be weaponized right?” This would be a very bad weapon yes it could be. So fun to use to hurt, and easy to the light flickered again. Shut up morons, Asher thought.  

[NerdyAarakocra They/Them]

Meanwhile, on a small farm in Kansas, a boy was growing up.

[LessName]

20 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam sauntered up. "Curious; how old are you?"

“I’m-“ She paused, cocking her head to the side for a moment, as her brow furrowed in thought. “Funny… I don’t know- or remember. I can’t remember much past waking up in the desert. . .”

17 minutes ago, NameIess said:

A gust of wind coincidentally happened to blow sand into Faunus's face.

13 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam sighed and Narrated the sand off Faunus' face.

Quit it, Subversion. You're not helping things.

She spluttered, one moment there was sand on her face, the next there wasn’t. 

8 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

“I believe you’re a Narrator!” Lady Bug informed her. 

Faunus stared at Lady Bug for a moment, “You keep saying that, but I don’t understand what that means? What is a Narrator?” She slumped slightly, feeling overwhelmed by all the information and craziness going on.

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, LessName said:

She spluttered, one moment there was sand on her face, the next there wasn’t. 

Unfortunately, there was still quite a lot of sand in her hair.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, LessName said:

“I’m-“ She paused, cocking her head to the side for a moment, as her brow furrowed in thought. “Funny… I don’t know- or remember. I can’t remember much past waking up in the desert. . .”

She spluttered, one moment there was sand on her face, the next there wasn’t. 

Faunus stared at Lady Bug for a moment, “You keep saying that, but I don’t understand what that means? What is a Narrator?” She slumped slightly, feeling overwhelmed by all the information and craziness going on.

“You say something or think something and it happens!”

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

7 minutes ago, The sarcasm spren said:

Alright got it

They watched as the strand rose. “So you can contain it?” They thought for a second “this could theoretically be weaponized right?” This would be a very bad weapon yes it could be. So fun to use to hurt, and easy to the light flickered again. Shut up morons, Asher thought.  

Pyk hesitated. “We can contain it, and it can be weaponized, but the risk of accident is much too great. If the casing were damaged, the person using it would become the target of its attacks.”

[Immortal Platypus]

44 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Now that you mention it, I always wondered why you wore a rat's nest on your head. Do you mean to say that it's your actual hair? No wonder you're so angry all the time."

"No, I keep my hair at home. Have you ever seen a Platypus with hair? I wear the rat's nest so people like you don't get too uncomfortable away from your home."

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"We have to make certain that they're not injured, so that we can treat them if they are." The adventurer glanced at Hacob's stab wound again. "Are you certain you're feeling alright? Blood loss can make you lightheaded, you know."

"So... you're checking up on them because they're not injured so you can treat them if they are?" Hacob followed the adventurer's eyes to his wound. "Oh, I'll be fine." The wound disappeared. "If anyone asks, you guys fixed that, alright?" 

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Subversion gasped. "I told you this would work! And Platypus thought I wasn't an oracle. Hah!"

"I still don't think you are."

34 minutes ago, LessName said:

“Ah, so like end of the world as we know it?” Faunus waved a dismissive hand, her expression flat, although the twinkle in her green eyes, as well as the slightest upturn of her lips revealed her sarcasm. “Boring, please I have better things to be about.”

Platypus overheard her saying this. "How on earth will I deal with two self-centered Narrators around here?" he muttered under his breath as he was coming over.

"Not the end of the world as we know it. The end of the Thread. Imagine the power to reshape reality released upon the rest of the world." He shuddered, his Ordered nature kicking in. "The Plotblades unleashed upon the world, everyone besides the wielder dead, and the universe only a void. But by all means, leave. It will make my job easier." I won't have to babysit another fool that doesn't understand the true consequences of these Blades in the wrong hand. It was a very good thing Platypus was an expert at shielding his thoughts.

23 minutes ago, NameIess said:

She called me a princess! I'm not a princess, I'm a morally greyish Narrator with hubris issues!

Platypus laughed. Possibly the first accurate thing she's ever said!

Edited November 17, 2024 by Immortal Platypus

[Keke They/he]

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

Pyk hesitated. “We can contain it, and it can be weaponized, but the risk of accident is much too great. If the casing were damaged, the person using it would become the target of its attacks.”

Asher nodded. That just makes it sound even more fun to play with Ashers hand started to go to it but they stopped, putting their hands behind their back. “Huh. That’s not good. No weaponizing this.” But it would be so fun to just use for chaos Asher had to shake their head to stop the voice from convincing them to touch it. Please it is just a small lil tap. No no no.

[LessName]

9 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Unfortunately, there was still quite a lot of sand in her hair.

8 minutes ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

“You say something or think something and it happens!”

Faunus paused, more than willing to test this theory. “I don’t have sand in my hair.” She stated, very firmly. And just as she had said, the sand in her hair was gone.
Suddenly, her lips curled up into a rather wicked smirk, “Subversion is wearing a very pink dress, it’s long and flowing, getting caught in the sand.”

4 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

Platypus overheard her saying this. "How on earth will I deal with two self-centered Narrators around here?" he muttered under his breath as he was coming over.

"Not the end of the world as we know it. The end of the Thread. Imagine the power to reshape reality released upon the rest of the world." He shuddered, his Ordered nature kicking in. "The Plotblades unleashed upon the world, everyone besides the wielder dead, and the universe only a void. But by all means, leave. It will make my job easier." I won't have to babysit another fool that doesn't understand the true consequences of these Blades in the wrong hand. It was a very good thing Platypus was an expert at shielding his thoughts.

She shot him a glare, “Only two self-centered Narrators? Surely Subversion counts as two, and you alone maybe three.” Then she sighed, once he started his speech, and decided very wisely to ignore him.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

1 minute ago, The sarcasm spren said:

Asher nodded. That just makes it sound even more fun to play with Ashers hand started to go to it but they stopped, putting their hands behind their back. “Huh. That’s not good. No weaponizing this.” But it would be so fun to just use for chaos Asher had to shake their head to stop the voice from convincing them to touch it. Please it is just a small lil tap. No no no.

“One of the other applications we have for the Base Material - that’s what I’m calling this and the refined dragonblood - is quite interesting, and completely harmless.”

He picked up the vial, and detached the device at the bottom of it. A sort of fan could be seen inside of it, connected to a purple-blue axle. “This can provide completely unlimited energy, and we can use that to do our tasks for us.”

The fan-blade inside of the device started spinning quickly. 

[Immortal Platypus]

1 minute ago, LessName said:

Faunus paused, more than willing to test this theory. “I don’t have sand in my hair.” She stated, very firmly. And just as she had said, the sand in her hair was gone.
Suddenly, her lips curled up into a rather wicked smirk, “Subversion is wearing a very pink dress, it’s long and flowing, getting caught in the sand.”

She shot him a glare, “Only two self-centered Narrators? Surely Subversion counts as two, and you alone maybe three.” Then she sighed, once he started his speech, and decided very wisely to ignore him.

"I'll forgive you for that, since you're new here, but I'm not a Narrator. That's Hacob's job now. But you're probably right. Subsy can count for two, but at least she's not a fool."

[LessName]

9 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

"No, I keep my hair at home. Have you ever seen a Platypus with hair? I wear the rat's nest so people at you don't get too uncomfortable away from your home."

… have you ever actually seen a platypus? They have hair… covering their entire body.

Unless of course yours is bald, then no judgement on my part.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, LessName said:

Faunus paused, more than willing to test this theory. “I don’t have sand in my hair.” She stated, very firmly. And just as she had said, the sand in her hair was gone.
Suddenly, her lips curled up into a rather wicked smirk, “Subversion is wearing a very pink dress, it’s long and flowing, getting caught in the sand.”

She shot him a glare, “Only two self-centered Narrators? Surely Subversion counts as two, and you alone maybe three.” Then she sighed, once he started his speech, and decided very wisely to ignore him.

“See?”

1 minute ago, Immortal Platypus said:

"I'll forgive you for that, since you're new here, but I'm not a Narrator. That's Hacob's job now. But you're probably right. Subsy can count for two, but at least she's not a fool."

“Ooooooooooooo.”

[Immortal Platypus]

2 minutes ago, LessName said:

… have you ever actually seen a platypus? They have hair… covering their entire body.

Unless of course yours is bald, then no judgement on my part.

yes, I have. Platypus is a little special. He's not what one would call a normal playptus. That's why I capitalized it. he is an Immortal Platypus, a different species that is the transcendent version of a platypus.

he leaves his hair at home so it doesn't interfere with his rat nest. 

1 minute ago, The Halcyon Girl said:

“See?”

“Ooooooooooooo.”

Platypus rolled his eyes.

Edited November 17, 2024 by Immortal Platypus

[xinoehp512 he/him]

51 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Subversion pretended to ignore Faunus, shadows swirling around her (also booted) feet as she stomped away.

"Now that you mention it, I always wondered why you wore a rat's nest on your head. Do you mean to say that it's your actual hair? No wonder you're so angry all the time."

"We have to make certain that they're not injured, so that we can treat them if they are." The adventurer glanced at Hacob's stab wound again. "Are you certain you're feeling alright? Blood loss can make you lightheaded, you know."

Subversion gasped. "I told you this would work! And Platypus thought I wasn't an oracle. Hah!"

As he walked down the hallway, Nogard heard muttering coming from further on ahead, just loud enough to make out. "-ou really think we should go along with his insane plan? If anything goes wrong, the entire Thread could be destroyed!"

 

Nogard froze. He'd definitely taken a wrong turn. But his curiosity was piqued.

He slunk forward, straining to hear the rest of the conversation.

42 minutes ago, LessName said:

“Ah, so like end of the world as we know it?” Faunus waved a dismissive hand, her expression flat, although the twinkle in her green eyes, as well as the slightest upturn of her lips revealed her sarcasm. “Boring, please I have better things to be about.”

So I clearly didn’t offend away the prophetic energies, hah! Take that, princess. She smiled with satisfaction to herself.

For a moment, she smiled, thinking this was all some joke, until she looked over at Lady Bug, then her smile fell. “I’m doing it? How? I don’t quite understand-“

"Actually, I've heard it will be quite the event! Basically everyone is going to be there. I've already got my bacon-flavored popcorn cooking."

57 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

The firefighters screamed in agony as they were pierced by the hunter's arrows.

The firefighter dogs tackled the hunters from behind.

53 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

 I would imagine a barrier. 

Imagine it, then.

17 minutes ago, NerdyAarakocra said:

Meanwhile, on a small farm in Kansas, a boy was growing up.

His best friend was a pig named Rubliw.

[Keke They/he]

3 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“One of the other applications we have for the Base Material - that’s what I’m calling this and the refined dragonblood - is quite interesting, and completely harmless.”

He picked up the vial, and detached the device at the bottom of it. A sort of fan could be seen inside of it, connected to a purple-blue axle. “This can provide completely unlimited energy, and we can use that to do our tasks for us.”

The fan-blade inside of the device started spinning quickly. 

Asher watched as the fan-blade spun. “So this small fan can power enough to do all your tasks?” 

[LessName]

Just now, Immortal Platypus said:

yes, I have. Platypus is a little special. He's not what one would call a normal playptus. That's why I capitalized it. he is an Immortal Platypus, a different species that is the transcendent version of a platypus.

he leaves his hair at home so it doesn't interfere with his rat nest. 

So he’s bald. . . . When are we going to get fanart?

[Immortal Platypus]

Just now, LessName said:

So he’s bald. . . . When are we going to get fanart?

I don't do the art thing, and have never actually described Platypus. You'll never know what he looks like! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

Nogard froze. He'd definitely taken a wrong turn. But his curiosity was piqued.

He slunk forward, straining to hear the rest of the conversation.

"Actually, I've heard it will be quite the event! Basically everyone is going to be there. I've already got my bacon-flavored popcorn cooking."

The firefighter dogs tackled the hunters from behind.

Imagine it, then.

His best friend was a pig named Rubliw.

The dogs yelped as the hunters unsheathed blades and ran them through, before approaching the barriers. One of them touched the wall of force and the barrier faded. The hunters ran in, slashing. Cricket dodged out of the way, whipping out a dagger.

[LessName]

Just now, Immortal Platypus said:

I don't do the art thing, and have never actually described Platypus. You'll never know what he looks like! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

So that’s how I’ll spend my afternoon tomorrow, and since you’ve never described him, I can draw him how I want, and it’ll be too late for you to say no, because nobody can think of him any other way. Sounds good.

[Immortal Platypus]

Just now, LessName said:

So that’s how I’ll spend my afternoon tomorrow, and since you’ve never described him, I can draw him how I want, and it’ll be too late for you to say no, because nobody can think of him any other way. Sounds good.

you do that. it will not be correct, as he sometimes seems more platypus and sometimes more human, but being wrong doesn't matter too much.  

[xinoehp512 he/him]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

The dogs yelped as the hunters unsheathed blades and ran them through, before approaching the barriers. One of them touched the wall of force and the barrier faded. The hunters ran in, slashing. Cricket dodged out of the way, whipping out a dagger.

They were punched in the face by the second barrier, knocking them clear across the field into the trees on the far side. 

1 minute ago, LessName said:

So that’s how I’ll spend my afternoon tomorrow, and since you’ve never described him, I can draw him how I want, and it’ll be too late for you to say no, because nobody can think of him any other way. Sounds good.

Uh oh. We've got an artist on the loose.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Nogard froze. He'd definitely taken a wrong turn. But his curiosity was piqued.

He slunk forward, straining to hear the rest of the conversation.

"Actually, I've heard it will be quite the event! Basically everyone is going to be there. I've already got my bacon-flavored popcorn cooking."

The firefighter dogs tackled the hunters from behind.

Imagine it, then.

His best friend was a pig named Rubliw.

Tenth did so. 
 

3 minutes ago, The sarcasm spren said:

Asher watched as the fan-blade spun. “So this small fan can power enough to do all your tasks?” 

“Usually we have a slightly bigger version of this attached to our machines, but if we have a big building or system we want to control, we might have a majorly scaled up fan like this.”

[LessName]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

Uh oh. We've got an artist on the loose.

Not completely on the loose, don’t worry. I’m mildly contained.