The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Shoe, somehow, did not hear that. Because I'm in a mood ;D

hehehehe sorry Haly

She thought that was a good thing, but was also a teensy bit disappointed. 

Eh I'm just bored  

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

She thought that was a good thing, but was also a teensy bit disappointed. 

Eh I'm just bored  

heheheh 

Tam scuttled over, having become a crab again.

"You guys should come over here!" she said, skittering back over to Cricket, who had yet to react to being turned into a crab.

@Ookla the Irreplaceable

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

heheheh 

Tam scuttled over, having become a crab again.

"You guys should come over here!" she said, skittering back over to Cricket, who had yet to react to being turned into a crab.

Beosta held in a laugh and followed her. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Beosta held in a laugh and followed her. 

Shoe also followed.

"How do you guys feel about being turned into crabs?" Tam said as they walked.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Shoe also followed.

"How do you guys feel about being turned into crabs?" Tam said as they walked.

Beosta shrugged. "I don't care." 

[NameIess]

4 hours ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

". . . That doesn't seem good. Let's get a doctor, not a surgeon."

Subversion shook her head. "No, he's an expert in all fields of medicine." The 'doctor' stared at Subversion in confusion. "I am?" Subversion snapped her fingers. "He is now, anyways."

4 hours ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Gaioh's eyes widened. "No, wait, not like this! You can send him back."

"Don't worry, I'm sure the patient will be fine." Subversion waved the doctor, who had a dazed look on his face from gaining centuries worth of medical knowledge in a moment, forward. "Here, this guy's sick. Treat him, will you?"

2 hours ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

The insect followed after the traveler, intrigued by the movement.

The traveler realizes the futility of fleeing and slows her pace, praying that the insect isn't actually dangerous.

36 minutes ago, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

“It will eventually kill me if nothing else does, but not today, I think. As for it getting here, I don’t know. It depends upon what is supposed to happen to get here - I’m not sure how it behaves if I’m in a physically inaccessible place.” 
The Render tries to use its magical tie to Kion to figure out where he is. 

"You might be alright then." Moni gestured at Perseus. "We had to fight a Narrator who called himself a god to get the keys into here. And you had that train, so the Render probably won't be able to get in unless he gets help from a Narrator."

7 hours ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"Perfect! So we just reveal this, and they'll have to let the Great Wizard go!"

WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER HIM

"That's not quite how trials work my apprentice. But this will help us make a case for a lightened sentence, particularly if we can get that wizard to testify." ... nodded. "With this we might actually be able to stave off an execution."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

"Don't worry, I'm sure the patient will be fine." Subversion waved the doctor, who had a dazed look on his face from gaining centuries worth of medical knowledge in a moment, forward. "Here, this guy's sick. Treat him, will you?"

"What if he's not? The patient??" 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Beosta shrugged. "I don't care." 

"Great!" Tam said cheerfully.

Well, hang on, I kind of ca- Shoe started before Tam turned them both into crabs.

Just now, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Subversion shook her head. "No, he's an expert in all fields of medicine." The 'doctor' stared at Subversion in confusion. "I am?" Subversion snapped her fingers. "He is now, anyways."

Just now, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

"Don't worry, I'm sure the patient will be fine." Subversion waved the doctor, who had a dazed look on his face from gaining centuries worth of medical knowledge in a moment, forward. "Here, this guy's sick. Treat him, will you?"

"Huh."

So, plan B? she asked as she turned Shoe and Beosta into crabs.

1 minute ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

"What if he's not? The patient??" 

"He's fine!" Tam said, scuttling by. "Someone made sure of it- I don't remember who, but they did!"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"Great!" Tam said cheerfully.

Well, hang on, I kind of ca- Shoe started before Tam turned them both into crabs.

"Huh."

So, plan B? she asked as she turned Shoe and Beosta into crabs.

"He's fine!" Tam said, scuttling by. "Someone made sure of it- I don't remember who, but they did!"

Beosta laughed. 

"Oh. That's good," Gaioh said. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Beosta laughed. 

"Oh. That's good," Gaioh said. 

"Yay! Okay, follow meeeeeee-!" Tam said, scuttling away from them.

Shoe thought this felt very strange.

Well, at least it's not as bad as the pigeons, he thought, finding he could walk quite easily.

Everything's so big.

[NameIess]

5 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

"What if he's not? The patient??" 

"Fine. If you want to be all caring about it." Subversion snapped her fingers again. "There. The patient will live a slightly above average human lifespan, say... 30% higher than usual? And she'll be healthy and happy and get married and have tons of children and grandchildren and will live happily ever after. Now will yo-what are you doing here? Shoo!" The priest, drawn by the mention of marriage, scuttled off into the shadows. Subversion turned back to Gaioh. "Now will you let the doctor look at you?"

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"Huh."

So, plan B? she asked as she turned Shoe and Beosta into crabs.

Ask Bacon. He's got the gist of it, although I've modified the plan slightly with the soul-splitting.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

"You might be alright then." Moni gestured at Perseus. "We had to fight a Narrator who called himself a god to get the keys into here. And you had that train, so the Render probably won't be able to get in unless he gets help from a Narrator." 

“Of course that’s what Narrators go around doing.” Kion mumbles angrily. Then he processes the implications of the statement. “Wait. You fought a Narrator and won? My Render almost brought one to a standstill, but when I told Sequence what could imprison it, it took a heartbeat for it to be trapped. Somehow it convinced Sequence to let it out, though, which does not bode well.” 
The Render, stuck in an endless field with no direction to reach Kion, begins to dig, stacking rocks in patterns and packing dirt into walls and ramps. It doesn’t have a real goal, but it feels right. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

"Fine. If you want to be all caring about it." Subversion snapped her fingers again. "There. The patient will live a slightly above average human lifespan, say... 30% higher than usual? And she'll be healthy and happy and get married and have tons of children and grandchildren and will live happily ever after. Now will yo-what are you doing here? Shoo!" The priest, drawn by the mention of marriage, scuttled off into the shadows. Subversion turned back to Gaioh. "Now will you let the doctor look at you?"

Ask Bacon. He's got the gist of it, although I've modified the plan slightly with the soul-splitting.

The priest 

What, do you want to become like Nogard or something? That's the first thing I thought of.

Unaware of the Thread and all that.

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

“Of course that’s what Narrators go around doing.” Kion mumbles angrily. Then he processes the implications of the statement. “Wait. You fought a Narrator and won? My Render almost brought one to a standstill, but when I told Sequence what could imprison it, it took a heartbeat for it to be trapped. Somehow it convinced Sequence to let it out, though, which does not bode well.” 
The Render, stuck in an endless field with no direction to reach Kion, begins to dig, stacking rocks in patterns and packing dirt into walls and ramps. It doesn’t have a real goal, but it feels right. 

Moni made a so-so gesture with her hand. "Eh, I wouldn't say we beat him, more that we fought him for a bit, I destroyed his fancy sword, and then Perseus snatched the keys while he was distracted by his burning desire for vengeance against me."

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

The priest 

What, do you want to become like Nogard or something? That's the first thing I thought of.

Unaware of the Thread and all that.

Nope, not telling. Ask Bacon if you want to know.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"Yay! Okay, follow meeeeeee-!" Tam said, scuttling away from them.

Shoe thought this felt very strange.

Well, at least it's not as bad as the pigeons, he thought, finding he could walk quite easily.

Everything's so big.

I liked the pigeons. Being able to fly was nice. 

3 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

"Fine. If you want to be all caring about it." Subversion snapped her fingers again. "There. The patient will live a slightly above average human lifespan, say... 30% higher than usual? And she'll be healthy and happy and get married and have tons of children and grandchildren and will live happily ever after. Now will yo-what are you doing here? Shoo!" The priest, drawn by the mention of marriage, scuttled off into the shadows. Subversion turned back to Gaioh. "Now will you let the doctor look at you?"

Ask Bacon. He's got the gist of it, although I've modified the plan slightly with the soul-splitting.

Gaioh relaxed slightly. "Yeah, sounds good."

nothing physically wrong with him, unfortunately

[Immortal Platypus]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"Running is out of the option, now, if they can track me. It's join them or fight."

"In that case, I would think you should start running. Personally, I'd join them if those were my options though. Run, join, fight? You're not gonna win the fight, I highly doubt you'll out run them, so that leaves join them."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Nope, not telling. Ask Bacon if you want to know.

What? Why? Earlier, you said you had no idea what plan B was, and now you do know but you won't tell me?

Fine. Where's Bacon? He was just here . . .

"Bacon the Bard, Bacon the Bard, Bacon the Bard," she whispered.

@Ookla the Bacon

1 minute ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

I liked the pigeons. Being able to fly was nice. 

That was nice, Shoe agreed.

I'm just grateful I can walk this time.

[NameIess]

2 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Gaioh relaxed slightly. "Yeah, sounds good."

One thorough health evaluation and a hundred tests later, the doctor shook his head. "Sorry, can't tell what's causing his symptoms." Subversion frowned. "Oh. So we need a different kind of doctor! Gaioh, do you know any spirit doctors? If not I can..." She mimed a snapping motion.

The doctor vanished now that Subversion wasn't thinking about him. Perhaps he even made it back to the proper planet.

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

What? Why? Earlier, you said you had no idea what plan B was, and now you do know but you won't tell me?

Fine. Where's Bacon? He was just here . . .

"Bacon the Bard, Bacon the Bard, Bacon the Bard," she whispered.

No, I just haven't hammered out all the details yet. Like what'll happen to Nogard if I execute plan B.

Edited December 3, 2024 by Ookla the nostealnamepls

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

One thorough health evaluation and a hundred tests later, the doctor shook his head. "Sorry, can't tell what's causing his symptoms." Subversion frowned. "Oh. So we need a different kind of doctor! Gaioh, do you know any spirit doctors? If not I can..." She mimed a snapping motion.

The doctor vanished now that Subversion wasn't thinking about him. Perhaps he even made it back to the proper planet.

Tam sighed, then made sure he made it back to the proper planet.

1 minute ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

One thorough health evaluation and a hundred tests later, the doctor shook his head. "Sorry, can't tell what's causing his symptoms." Subversion frowned. "Oh. So we need a different kind of doctor! Gaioh, do you know any spirit doctors? If not I can..." She mimed a snapping motion.

The doctor vanished now that Subversion wasn't thinking about him. Perhaps he even made it back to the proper planet.

No, I just haven't hammered out all the details yet. Like what'll happen to Nogard if I execute plan B.

. . . Uh. Nothing, I hope?

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Tam sighed, then made sure he made it back to the proper planet.

It only took him thirty years, but that was okay because he was able to revolutionize the health sciences on multiple different planets along the way, having been blessed with an incredible wealth of knowledge about everything from allergies to bone spurs and beyond.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

What? Why? Earlier, you said you had no idea what plan B was, and now you do know but you won't tell me?

Fine. Where's Bacon? He was just here . . .

"Bacon the Bard, Bacon the Bard, Bacon the Bard," she whispered.

@Ookla the Bacon

That was nice, Shoe agreed.

I'm just grateful I can walk this time.

That's true. Very nice. No more tripping. 

3 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

One thorough health evaluation and a hundred tests later, the doctor shook his head. "Sorry, can't tell what's causing his symptoms." Subversion frowned. "Oh. So we need a different kind of doctor! Gaioh, do you know any spirit doctors? If not I can..." She mimed a snapping motion.

The doctor vanished now that Subversion wasn't thinking about him. Perhaps he even made it back to the proper planet.

No, I just haven't hammered out all the details yet. Like what'll happen to Nogard if I execute plan B.

"I... don't? Know of any spirit doctors?"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

8 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Moni made a so-so gesture with her hand. "Eh, I wouldn't say we beat him, more that we fought him for a bit, I destroyed his fancy sword, and then Perseus snatched the keys while he was distracted by his burning desire for vengeance against me."

Kion is disappointed yet relieved that there isn’t an easy way for an ordinary person to defeat a Narrator, but also there doesn’t seem to be an even more powerful group of magic users running around. (He’s part wrong on the both counts, but at least he won’t run into anyone who would make those things relevant) He’s also noticed a Plot Hole, but decides not to point it out in the hopes that said god-complex possessing Narrator cannot appear. “Still, fighting then escaping a being that can read minds and do whatever they want is an impressive feat. If I didn’t have to worry about my Render I would be nigh-unstoppable, and apparently Narrators are an order of magnitude beyond that - although there seem to be rules they follow.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

It only took him thirty years, but that was okay because he was able to revolutionize the health sciences on multiple different planets along the way, having been blessed with an incredible wealth of knowledge about everything from allergies to bone spurs and beyond.

This seemed like a good outcome.

5 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

That's true. Very nice. No more tripping. 

Exactly.

-

Tam scuttled up to Bat again.

"Hey! I'm back."

[NameIess]

8 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

"I... don't? Know of any spirit doctors?"

"Okay then." Subversion snapped her fingers and a spirit doctor appeared.

He looked around in total surprise, holding a pair of glowing tweezers and a strand of unicorn hair as if he'd been in the middle of stitching somebody's soul back on. "Where am I? Where'd my patient go?" Then, since he was slightly more Thread-aware than a regular doctor, he stared at Subversion. "Are you... a Narrator?"

11 minutes ago, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

Kion is disappointed yet relieved that there isn’t an easy way for an ordinary person to defeat a Narrator, but also there doesn’t seem to be an even more powerful group of magic users running around. (He’s part wrong on the both counts, but at least he won’t run into anyone who would make those things relevant) He’s also noticed a Plot Hole, but decides not to point it out in the hopes that said god-complex possessing Narrator cannot appear. “Still, fighting then escaping a being that can read minds and do whatever they want is an impressive feat. If I didn’t have to worry about my Render I would be nigh-unstoppable, and apparently Narrators are an order of magnitude beyond that - although there seem to be rules they follow.” 

Moni shrugged. "It wasn't that hard. I have a Plotblade and a pack given to me by Nameless-a Narrator-that gives me what I need. Plus Perseus is a pretty tough fighter." She rubbed her side, wincing at the pain of her bruised ribs. "And yeah, Narrators usually follow rules. Whether that's because of a limited understanding of their powers or a desire to be able to interact meaningfully with other Narrators, I don't know."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 hour ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Subversion shook her head. "No, he's an expert in all fields of medicine." The 'doctor' stared at Subversion in confusion. "I am?" Subversion snapped her fingers. "He is now, anyways."

"Don't worry, I'm sure the patient will be fine." Subversion waved the doctor, who had a dazed look on his face from gaining centuries worth of medical knowledge in a moment, forward. "Here, this guy's sick. Treat him, will you?"

The traveler realizes the futility of fleeing and slows her pace, praying that the insect isn't actually dangerous.

 

The insect landed on the traveler and bit her, drawing blood. It lapped at it thirstily.

1 hour ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

"You might be alright then." Moni gestured at Perseus. "We had to fight a Narrator who called himself a god to get the keys into here. And you had that train, so the Render probably won't be able to get in unless he gets help from a Narrator."

WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER HIM

"That's not quite how trials work my apprentice. But this will help us make a case for a lightened sentence, particularly if we can get that wizard to testify." ... nodded. "With this we might actually be able to stave off an execution."

"What? Were we not able to do that before?"

Maybe he's learning from ... at last

49 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

What? Why? Earlier, you said you had no idea what plan B was, and now you do know but you won't tell me?

Fine. Where's Bacon? He was just here . . .

"Bacon the Bard, Bacon the Bard, Bacon the Bard," she whispered.

@Ookla the Bacon

That was nice, Shoe agreed.

I'm just grateful I can walk this time.

"I'm here," said Bacon. "I'm just going with the trends."

(He was a crab.)