The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

It started raining tarantulas.

It wasn't that they were appearing out of nowhere, it was simply that Bat happened to be standing underneath trees whose branches were full of tarantulas.

He looked up, cursed, and started running. After maybe two steps, pain shot through his leg. He cried out and started limping. 

[NameIess]

Just now, Ookla the Inarticulate said:

Sequence widened her eyes just a bit, tilting her head and giving Unintelligible an odd look. “…Pardon?”

Unintelligible frowned. “Anglioh? Tetran semino.” He coughed. “Oh, right. Sorry, Ookla season. Takes effort to speak intelligibly. What happened? Did Everyone do this to you?”

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

How would Nogard be able to help? Wouldn't he be even more lost than you are?"

“Maybe. But I have a feeling that him knowing would help Subversion.” The traveler and Tam reach the edge of Onyx’s realm, and the traveler comes to a halt. “Where next?” She says to herself, looking around. “Perhaps… no, I’m not that desperate yet.” She looks at Tam. “Any suggestions?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

He looked up, cursed, and started running. After maybe two steps, pain shot through his leg. He cried out and started limping. 

The tarantulas continued raining down around him, swarming over the trees and ground.

Just now, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

“Maybe. But I have a feeling that him knowing would help Subversion.” The traveler and Tam reach the edge of Onyx’s realm, and the traveler comes to a halt. “Where next?” She says to herself, looking around. “Perhaps… no, I’m not that desperate yet.” She looks at Tam. “Any suggestions?”

She shrugged. "Nothing comes to mind. This is your quest. So, where are you not desperate enough to go?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

The tarantulas continued raining down around him, swarming over the trees and ground.

He managed to drag himself a fair distance away, then curled up by the stump of another tree after carefully checking the branches. 

He couldn't help it. He started crying. 

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

Just now, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Unintelligible frowned. “Anglioh? Tetran semino.” He coughed. “Oh, right. Sorry, Ookla season. Takes effort to speak intelligibly. What happened? Did Everyone do this to you?”

Sequence laughed, but it quickly devolved into a fit of coughing, the momentary smile on her face quickly replaced by a mixture of grief and agony. When she finished, she groaned and laid back in her chair, wiping some black substance from her lips. 

“Yes,” She said hoarsely. “They cast darkness unto my world.” Sequence shuddered. “Terrible darkness. Cardinal, and… And Fuzzy…” Her voice broke, and she shook her head. “They’ve been dealt with.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

He managed to drag himself a fair distance away, then curled up by the stump of another tree after carefully checking the branches. 

He couldn't help it. He started crying. 

awwwww

The spiders scattered into the underbrush.

The crow rubbed its head against Bat's comfortingly.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

awwwww

The spiders scattered into the underbrush.

The crow rubbed its head against Bat's comfortingly.

Bat pet the bird. 

"Why do I even try?" He whispered. "This universe has it out for me. Or maybe it's the Narrators doing this. I keep failing." 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Bat pet the bird. 

"Why do I even try?" He whispered. "This universe has it out for me. Or maybe it's the Narrators doing this. I keep failing." 

It chittered softly.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

It chittered softly.

"What's wrong with me? First my tattoos won't go away and nobody will tell me what's wrong with me, and now I've lost Gaioh and everyone's gonna die--" His voice broke. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

"What's wrong with me? First my tattoos won't go away and nobody will tell me what's wrong with me, and now I've lost Gaioh and everyone's gonna die--" His voice broke. 

The crow hopped onto the forest floor, studying Bat curiously.

Then it spread its wings and flew away into the jungle, leaving Bat alone.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

The crow hopped onto the forest floor, studying Bat curiously.

Then it spread its wings and flew away into the jungle, leaving Bat alone.

Bat stared after him. Something he hadn't known had existed inside him snapped, and he curled up on the ground, too hollow for more tears. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Bat stared after him. Something he hadn't known had existed inside him snapped, and he curled up on the ground, too hollow for more tears. 

The crow did not come back.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

The crow did not come back.

And so Bat stayed that way for a long, long time. 

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

3 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

And so Bat stayed that way for a long, long time. 

god, this poor creature-

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

And so Bat stayed that way for a long, long time. 

At least the jungle was peaceful now.

-

A short distance away, Tam woke up from her nap.

She hadn't slept all that long, but she did feel much better.

Just now, Ookla the Inarticulate said:

god, this poor creature-

hang on

Just wait

But yeah 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

11 hours ago, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

The hologram projector shows a picture of Rebus’s jaw dropping. “That is so absurdly exploitable *shocked stammering*” the projector writes beneath it. 
Kion is confused, slightly. It’s likely a common reaction. “There are others, with other powers? I suppose I am here, so why not someone from somewhere else.” 

Wait, what? That happens? 

Kion nods. “That sounds worthy, as I said. Revolution could be a spell, actually. Perhaps it may be useful.” 

So, first of all things going faster than light should go back in time, secondly because gravity is a property of spacial geometry slowing time should retain gravity, and thirdly slowing time is relatively nonsensical except in relativity time dilation things, which mess with gravity in different way on their own. Anyway, local FLT is possible, as long as it doesn’t communicate information faster than light. For instance, two things moving at almost light speed away from each other seem to result in a relatively velocity of faster than light, but information doesn’t go any faster. Or a laser pointer dot shined at something far away can move faster than light, but the information is moving at light speed from the person turning the pointer. 

"Maybe."

9 hours ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"He will find a method of dealing with the truth. One way or another."

The figure knelt. "You have power," he said simply. "My master wishes to form an alliance with you."

I will always respect an honest question. Ask.

If an observer A was traveling at near-lightspeed relative to an object, and another observer B was traveling at the same speed, but in the opposite direction, they would both perceive each other as moving slower than light. In our universe, an object can't be moving faster than lightspeed relative to an observer. It isn't possible.

As for the laser pointer, the only things that are moving are your hand (which I shouldn't need to convince you is moving slower than lightspeed) and the photons that comprise the laser beam (which I shouldn't need to convince you are moving at lightspeed.) The 'laser dot' isn't a physical thing- the photons that are hitting the faraway surface in one moment are not the same photons hitting that surface in the next moment.

The existing Void sues for copyright infringement. 

"How long will my training be?" 

 

2 hours ago, OOKLA_the LIV said:

I am in a creative mood.

So, if anyone wants,

send me a description of your RP character, 

and i will draw them.

I am not amazing at art, 

but I am pretty good.

ooh, if you're still up for drawing can you draw Cricket?

He's about 6'4", messy red hair, slight smile, muscular but slim, and wears a green hoodie with jeans. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

At least the jungle was peaceful now.

-

A short distance away, Tam woke up from her nap.

She hadn't slept all that long, but she did feel much better.

hang on

Just wait

But yeah 

Bat eventually went back to crying as the hollowness faded. 

"I wanna go home," he told the leaves on the ground. "I wanna go home." 

[NameIess]

42 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

The tarantulas continued raining down around him, swarming over the trees and ground.

She shrugged. "Nothing comes to mind. This is your quest. So, where are you not desperate enough to go?"

“The Dreamsmith. He… seems like a wise person who might have experience with the problem I’m facing. But I don’t feel ready to do a trial yet. I’d like to get some more experience first.”

42 minutes ago, Ookla the Inarticulate said:

Sequence laughed, but it quickly devolved into a fit of coughing, the momentary smile on her face quickly replaced by a mixture of grief and agony. When she finished, she groaned and laid back in her chair, wiping some black substance from her lips. 

“Yes,” She said hoarsely. “They cast darkness unto my world.” Sequence shuddered. “Terrible darkness. Cardinal, and… And Fuzzy…” Her voice broke, and she shook her head. “They’ve been dealt with.”

”That’s terrible!” Unintelligible moved closer to Sequence. “Are you alright? Those wounds look bad.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

14 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Bat eventually went back to crying as the hollowness faded. 

"I wanna go home," he told the leaves on the ground. "I wanna go home." 

Tam was very concerned by this.

She appeared a few feet away.

"Bat?" she said softly, kneeling next to him, "Are you okay?"

8 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

“The Dreamsmith. He… seems like a wise person who might have experience with the problem I’m facing. But I don’t feel ready to do a trial yet. I’d like to get some more experience first.”

"Ah, yeah . . . right."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Tam was very concerned by this.

She appeared a few feet away.

"Bat?" she said softly, kneeling next to him, "Are you okay?"

He jumped, sat up, sniffled, wiped his face with the back of his hand, and gave her a watery smile. “I’m good. I’m okay. Are you feeling any better?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

He jumped, sat up, sniffled, wiped his face with the back of his hand, and gave her a watery smile. “I’m good. I’m okay. Are you feeling any better?”

She stared at him for a moment, then sighed.

"What happened?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

She stared at him for a moment, then sighed.

"What happened?"

His smile wavered again and he looked away. “I lost Gaioh, got mauled by a panther, attacked by a tree full of spiders, and abandoned by my bird.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

His smile wavered again and he looked away. “I lost Gaioh, got mauled by a panther, attacked by a tree full of spiders, and abandoned by my bird.”

"Oh." She eyed his bandages. "So that's what those are for . . ."

She tried to think of something that would help heal him without directing Narrating him.

"Your bird left?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"Oh." She eyed his bandages. "So that's what those are for . . ."

She tried to think of something that would help heal him without directing Narrating him.

"Your bird left?"

He nodded, tearing up. He hastily wiped the tears away before they could fall. “Whatever. He was just a bird.”

[NameIess]

40 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Tam was very concerned by this.

She appeared a few feet away.

"Bat?" she said softly, kneeling next to him, "Are you okay?"

"Ah, yeah . . . right."

“Yeah, right.” The traveler perks up suddenly. “I got it! I’ll go talk to Eof! He knows everything, so he’s bound to have an answer.”

Fun fact: I wrote this post using only my nose.

Edited December 6, 2024 by Ookla the nostealnamepls
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