The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

3 hours ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

“Hmm.” 

She touched Template’s forehead. Fluffy, perfect hair sprouted from his head. A strong jawline formed, along with soft eyes. His height settled at about 5’11”. 

“You’ll be soft spoken and sweet,” she told Template. “Somebody they will trust. You will observe. Your hearing will be perfect— you’ll be able to hear a lie by the way the pulse rises. You need no past. You will be loyal to me, and when I say the name by which you were first called, you will return to a blank state. I will call you Owen, though if you find a better name, you may keep it instead.

”You will be curious, especially as to the nature of your existence and the world around you. You will tirelessly seek answers, hardly considering the challenges. 

“And you will always, always listen to me.”

It is easy. It is much much too easy to do this. Template becomes a person, handsome yet approachable. They repeat back what you have said. “I am soft spoken and sweet. I am trustworthy. I am observant, my senses beyond human. I lack history, and truly, identity, if you wish to remove it. I wish to know all I can, no matter the cost. I am Owen now, and I am yours.” Owen smiles at Lady Bug. “Hello, my name’s Owen. It’s nice to meet you.” He looks around in awe at the landscape around him, raw and almost formless, like he dimly knows he had been. “Where are we?” 

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

44 minutes ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"I am certain there are many more boring people than I, still named."

"Doesn't make you less boring." Ivisyre said, picking their teeth with a bored expression. "Look at it this way, you're boring, but not the most boring, so you're still not special!" They smirked wryly. 

(To be clear Ivisyre is just mean and this doesn't mirror my actual thoughts as I quite like the name and a mysterious shadow being is always cool )

[NameIess]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Inarticulate said:

Ivisyre nodded. “I don’t think you should have a name. You’re quite boring.”

Sequence frowned slowly, staring blankly off into the distance. “I defeated them in battle, and warned them to never cause trouble again. They left. Their wounds were pretty bad, so I’m not certain whether or not they even survived.” She began to get a bit emotional, wiping some small tears from her eyes. “Part of me hopes they did. Part of me hopes they didn’t.”

Unintelligible nodded slowly. “I’m sorry you had to do that. But I doubt Everyone will die. They’re too spiteful for that.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

31 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Tam and the traveler come out of the portal in a home that appears to have dissolved. Broken glass is strewn everywhere. Standing in what might have once been the front doorway is a man with glowing eyes. He turns at their approach. "I see Bacon has remained behind for the moment. Tam, traveler, it is good to meet both of you."

Tam nodded. "Hi."

28 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

“You bet,” he said, smiled, and turned toward the beach. 

She followed.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

10 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Unintelligible nodded slowly. “I’m sorry you had to do that. But I doubt Everyone will die. They’re too spiteful for that.”

Sequence rubbed her eyes wearily, leaning forward in her chair and sighing heavily. "Neither thoughts of them being dead and gone nor thoughts of what I already know they'll do if alive make me feel any better."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

32 minutes ago, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

It is easy. It is much much too easy to do this. Template becomes a person, handsome yet approachable. They repeat back what you have said. “I am soft spoken and sweet. I am trustworthy. I am observant, my senses beyond human. I lack history, and truly, identity, if you wish to remove it. I wish to know all I can, no matter the cost. I am Owen now, and I am yours.” Owen smiles at Lady Bug. “Hello, my name’s Owen. It’s nice to meet you.” He looks around in awe at the landscape around him, raw and almost formless, like he dimly knows he had been. “Where are we?” 

“We are in The Longest Thread,” Lady Bug replied, stepping away from him. “I’m going to send you to others, and you will forget everything here. You won’t know me, either. Just do your best to learn.” 

13 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Tam nodded. "Hi."

She followed.

Bat emerged onto the sand. “Hey, Gaioh.” 

He smiled politely. “Oh. Hi.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

Bat emerged onto the sand. “Hey, Gaioh.” 

He smiled politely. “Oh. Hi.”

Tam smiled and vanished.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Tull hesitated. “How do I… talk to him? I understand he cannot Narrate here.”

Tenth did so.

It was a cleanly place, one with order. A desk, and a door. 

"I will allow him to communicate with you."

50 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

“I’ll find out.” 

“You bet,” he said, smiled, and turned toward the beach. 

“Yes.” 

“Sure.” 

53 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Tam and the traveler come out of the portal in a home that appears to have dissolved. Broken glass is strewn everywhere. Standing in what might have once been the front doorway is a man with glowing eyes. He turns at their approach. "I see Bacon has remained behind for the moment. Tam, traveler, it is good to meet both of you."

Lady Bug appeared beside them.

 

36 minutes ago, Ookla the Inarticulate said:

"Doesn't make you less boring." Ivisyre said, picking their teeth with a bored expression. "Look at it this way, you're boring, but not the most boring, so you're still not special!" They smirked wryly. 

(To be clear Ivisyre is just mean and this doesn't mirror my actual thoughts as I quite like the name and a mysterious shadow being is always cool )

 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

5 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

“We are in The Longest Thread,” Lady Bug replied, stepping away from him. “I’m going to send you to others, and you will forget everything here. You won’t know me, either. Just do your best to learn.” 

Template smiles. “I will learn, and I will forget being told my identity. Shall I have a way to send you my discoveries, even if I will not know you?” Owen smiles again, the memories of his directives fading away, though their results still stand as his being. 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

38 minutes ago, Ookla the Inarticulate said:

"Doesn't make you less boring." Ivisyre said, picking their teeth with a bored expression. "Look at it this way, you're boring, but not the most boring, so you're still not special!" They smirked wryly. 

(To be clear Ivisyre is just mean and this doesn't mirror my actual thoughts as I quite like the name and a mysterious shadow being is always cool )

"And how did being interesting turn out for you, hm?"

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"And how did being interesting turn out for you, hm?"

Ivisyre scrutinized Reven for long, silent moment. Eventually, just as it started to become unsettling, they chuckled. "Completely worth it. Maybe you're not so bad after all."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

Template smiles. “I will learn, and I will forget being told my identity. Shall I have a way to send you my discoveries, even if I will not know you?” Owen smiles again, the memories of his directives fading away, though their results still stand as his being. 

She took his hand and slipped something small and metallic into his hand— the size of an ant. “This will stay with you.” 

The ant scuttled over his skin, up his arm, and settled on the collar of his shirt. 

“The Narrators. Find the Narrators.” Her voice dropped to a whisper. “Catch the Authors’ attention.”

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"I will allow him to communicate with you."

Lady Bug appeared beside them.

 

 

Tull nodded. A voice appeared. “So you want Madness to back off for a bit, hmm? Well, I have Madness on another plot line for a while, so I think that is doable. But I want you to promise to secure my permission in the future before you mess with my creations.”

[xinoehp512 he/him]

10 minutes ago, Ookla the Inarticulate said:

Ivisyre scrutinized Reven for long, silent moment. Eventually, just as it started to become unsettling, they chuckled. "Completely worth it. Maybe you're not so bad after all."

"You are not so terrible yourself."

10 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Tull nodded. A voice appeared. “So you want Madness to back off for a bit, hmm? Well, I have Madness on another plot line for a while, so I think that is doable. But I want you to promise to secure my permission in the future before you mess with my creations.”

"What happened to Tull was the natural law of my realm."

1 hour ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Tull hesitated. “How do I… talk to him? I understand he cannot Narrate here.”

Tenth did so.

It was a cleanly place, one with order. A desk, and a door. 

Charles extended a hand, and space twisted.

They fell through the void once again, until-

They stood in the room.

 

 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

5 hours ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"Do you understand now?"

"I see. My Author has a similar intermediary. And you suppose you can trust this Scribe?"

Then perhaps we will have to take a field trip.

Forty years is customary.

 

Cricket stepped backwards. "No. I won't train for forty years. At most, a few months, to control my powers. There are... other things I need to do."

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"You are not so terrible yourself."

"What happened to Tull was the natural law of my realm."

Charles extended a hand, and space twisted.

They fell through the void once again, until-

They stood in the room.

 

 

“Well Tull can do something for you? I believe laws can introduce mercy, yes? I know that a quest for Onyx would make a quite interesting plot.”

Tull nodded. “I agree to those terms.” (To Scribe)

 

The room was desecrated, a mess of slices in the ground, papers all over. A slightly pale figure stepped into the room, completely bald and with slightly enlarged pupils. The figure screeched, and a mess of Strands burst towards them.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Tam reappeared in the branches of a tree right on the edge of the jungle, invisible.

She waited and watched to see what the others on the beach would do.

Edited December 7, 2024 by Ookla the Inconclusive

[xinoehp512 he/him]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Cricket stepped backwards. "No. I won't train for forty years. At most, a few months, to control my powers. There are... other things I need to do."

You will train for as long as it takes you to learn how to use your abilities safely and responsibly, said the Ennuller sternly. The safety of the Thread takes priority over all.

1 minute ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

“Well Tull can do something for you? I believe laws can introduce mercy, yes? I know that a quest for Onyx would make a quite interesting plot.”

Tull nodded. “I agree to those terms.” (To Scribe)

Onyx mused on this. "...perhaps. It has been many years since I have given a quest."

1 minute ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

The room was desecrated, a mess of slices in the ground, papers all over. A slightly pale figure stepped into the room, completely bald and with slightly enlarged pupils. The figure screeched, and a mess of Strands burst towards them.

Charles calmy erected a barrier of Silence in between himself and the figure.

Is this Wriulin?

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

9 minutes ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"You are not so terrible yourself."

Ivisyre watched Reven intensely once more. "Perhaps..." They said, sounding oddly distracted. They hung their head and closed their eyes again. Some time later, they spoke. "I did say that I would wait, but only for so long."

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

Just now, Ookla the Bacon said:

You will train for as long as it takes you to learn how to use your abilities safely and responsibly, said the Ennuller sternly. The safety of the Thread takes priority over all.

Onyx mused on this. "...perhaps. It has been many years since I have given a quest."

Charles calmy erected a barrier of Silence in between himself and the figure.

Is this Wriulin?

“I wouldn’t mind a quest either… a purpose.”

 

Tenth frowned. There was a golden shard in the figure’s pocket, and it seemed… agitated.

 No… this is… this was one of my coworkers. Greatly changed… but this does signify that something is here.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

10 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

“I wouldn’t mind a quest either… a purpose.”

"I will have to think on this- find a suitable quest for you."

10 minutes ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Tenth frowned. There was a golden shard in the figure’s pocket, and it seemed… agitated.

 No… this is… this was one of my coworkers. Greatly changed… but this does signify that something is here.

Charles waved a hand, and the warped figure could no longer sense either him or Tenth. Let us explore, then.

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

"I will have to think on this- find a suitable quest for you."

Charles waved a hand, and the warped figure could no longer sense either him or Tenth. Let us explore, then.

Tull nodded. “Thank you.”

 

Tenth picked up the shard.  In its purest form… the Adari is a blue purple crystal… 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Tam reappeared in the branches of a tree right on the edge of the jungle, invisible.

She waited and watched to see what the others on the beach would do.

“Gaioh,” Beosta started, then stopped. 

“Yeah?” 

She glanced at Bat, who looked away. “I… later. I’ll talk to you later.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

49 minutes ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

You will train for as long as it takes you to learn how to use your abilities safely and responsibly, said the Ennuller sternly. The safety of the Thread takes priority over all.

Onyx mused on this. "...perhaps. It has been many years since I have given a quest."

Charles calmy erected a barrier of Silence in between himself and the figure.

Is this Wriulin?

"Fine." he snapped. "I'll train as hard and long as it takes. Should we leave?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

26 minutes ago, oOklA thE shInyYyy said:

“Gaioh,” Beosta started, then stopped. 

“Yeah?” 

She glanced at Bat, who looked away. “I… later. I’ll talk to you later.”

What's wrong? Shoe asked her.

Edited December 7, 2024 by Ookla the Inconclusive