The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Cookie Spren]

7 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

As the Emperor meditates, an image of a gurgling stream flowing through a forest fills his mind.

He suddenly snaps his eyes open and he vanishes, appearing at this location that he saw in his head.

I gotta go for the night so let's finish this tomorrow.

Edited December 10, 2024 by Ookla the Cookie Collector

[Immortal Platypus]

39 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

Oh yeah. So basically me and you.

The traveler shivers. "You know, I don't really like his answer. Being 'blessed' to care for others sounds a whole lot like being forced to care for others. I wonder who his gods are?" She turned around. "Well Tam, should we get going?"

@Ookla the Inconclusive

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Somewhere far off, Omen feels the Emperor seeking him and begins to prepare for the trial.

Platypus rolled his eyes. Basically.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

11 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

"I don't know. Maybe we should try Hacob?"

"Uh, okay! I have . . . no idea where to find him."

11 minutes ago, Ookla the Inquisitive said:

We both mutually jumped to conclusions, and I’m glad we could explain our actions. 
Rebus glowers as yet another forbiddance is pronounced by his Author. At least this one would end if the Emperor contacted him voluntarily, unlike the whole Template thing. 
@oOklA thE shInyYyy @Ookla the Bacon, Rebus crackles out of existence to sulk, leaving behind a trove of now uncontrolled advanced nanotechnology. Nothing bad seems to have happened yet, though, and the firework panel is still there… 

*sigh*

HALY COME BAAAAAAACK

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"Uh, okay! I have . . . no idea where to find him."

*sigh*

HALY COME BAAAAAAACK

wait

I'm not involved but

@oOklA thE shInyYyy

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HALY SCUD YOU

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hehehehe

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revenge is sweet

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for all the times she's done that to mes

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speaking of which

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XINO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

@Ookla the Bacon

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

The Ennuller filed the form.

A few moments later, a doctor arrived at Sequence's location.

@Ookla the Inarticulate

The door was closed, and there was no light in the cabin save for two lanterns hanging from the awning over the deck.

”Sequence is sleeping, please come back later.” Aelinor said boredly, leaning on the railing and looking out at the mountains. She was facing away from the new arrival, and didn’t turn to see who it was.

[Immortal Platypus]

42 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

As the Emperor meditates, an image of a gurgling stream flowing through a forest fills his mind.

"I don't know. Maybe we should try Hacob?"

30 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"Uh, okay! I have . . . no idea where to find him."

*sigh*

HALY COME BAAAAAAACK

"What are we doing?" Hacob asked.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

9 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"What are we doing?" Hacob asked.

"-Found him," Tam said.

"Well, he found us."

Edited December 10, 2024 by Ookla the Inconclusive

[xinoehp512 he/him]

2 hours ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

Of course! And thank you.

It shrugged again, not really seeming willing to commit to an answer.

Bacon sighed. "Well, do you know anyone who does have an answer? Apparently there's someone who's supposed to know. Eof was annoyingly cryptic about it."

2 hours ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

it's anywhere? okay.

They appeared in an old crumbling church, overtaken with leaves and vines, in the midst of a pleasant forest. All of its grandeur was gone, except for one wall stood, with an old stained glass rose window, that, though shattered in places, still retained its glory. The ground was covered in leaves and weeds grew amidst the cobblestones. They were life-sized stone statues in the corner and Cricket gasped, seeing them. They were people he knew. Telse's was broken, crumbling, but others, including Tam's were unshattered. "So.... now what?" he asked

We're looking for the fused soul, explained the doctor. It will be represented here in some way.

2 hours ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

"Then seek Omen. And be prepared for what comes next."

Unintelligible teleported away back to Sequence, and Subversion continued filling out her paperwork. After a time, she looked up. "Is there a particular answer you're looking for under the 'intended use' section? Not that I'd lie, of course. Just curious."

...whatever you intend to use it for, of course. I should think that would be self-evident.

1 hour ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

 No… but it seems as if we should seek out those others in the city. 

Tenth frowned as well.

@OOKLA the strange

The two arrived at the offices, and they were… desecrated. They could just barely hear something… but only barely.

Charles shook his head. I don't like this. Narrators are very rarely trustworthy. We'll take the crystal back to the Silent Halls and study it there.

1 hour ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

Uuuuuummmmm

usually it would be

but I’m really not sure if a computer can pick up speaking in Silence.

@Ookla the Bacon

Would a microphone pick up Ennuler speech?

But let’s just say that it was too faint even for Silver.

Pyk cocks his head. “Let’s go in, then.”

Well, it would, if they weren't currently being cloaked by Charles

1 hour ago, Ookla the Dragonslayer said:

“We want to find Tenth. Or any indication that he has been here.”

Suddenly, a very loud crash sounded in the building.

@Ookla the Bacon

U wud be able to hear the crash.

Charles narrowed his eyes.

14 minutes ago, Ookla the Inarticulate said:

The door was closed, and there was no light in the cabin save for two lanterns hanging from the awning over the deck.

”Sequence is sleeping, please come back later.” Aelinor said boredly, leaning on the railing and looking out at the mountains. She was facing away from the new arrival, and didn’t turn to see who it was.

Well, if you don't think she needs assistance urgently, said the doctor, I suppose I could come back later.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Ookla the Bacon said:

Bacon sighed. "Well, do you know anyone who does have an answer? Apparently there's someone who's supposed to know. Eof was annoyingly cryptic about it."

We're looking for the fused soul, explained the doctor. It will be represented here in some way.

...whatever you intend to use it for, of course. I should think that would be self-evident.

Charles shook his head. I don't like this. Narrators are very rarely trustworthy. We'll take the crystal back to the Silent Halls and study it there.

Well, it would, if they weren't currently being cloaked by Charles

Charles narrowed his eyes.

Well, if you don't think she needs assistance urgently, said the doctor, I suppose I could come back later.

Cricket gazed around, and stepped out of the courtyard. Immediately, the world shifted, becoming a barren, dark version of the previous landscape, the trees withering, the sun going dark. Cricket gasped. "Is this what you wanted?"

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

Well, if you don't think she needs assistance urgently, said the doctor, I suppose I could come back later.

That gave Aelinor pause, and she turned around to look at the Enuller as well as Unintelligible. She sighed and walked up to the door, opening it.

“I suppose you’re the doctor?”

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

Bacon sighed. "Well, do you know anyone who does have an answer? Apparently there's someone who's supposed to know. Eof was annoyingly cryptic about it."

We're looking for the fused soul, explained the doctor. It will be represented here in some way.

...whatever you intend to use it for, of course. I should think that would be self-evident.

Charles shook his head. I don't like this. Narrators are very rarely trustworthy. We'll take the crystal back to the Silent Halls and study it there.

Well, it would, if they weren't currently being cloaked by Charles

Charles narrowed his eyes.

Well, if you don't think she needs assistance urgently, said the doctor, I suppose I could come back later.

Wait wait wait! I’m not trustworthy? Offend! Boots! Okay. Sorry. But I can tell you what that crystal is!

You probably wouldn’t be willing to take the… personal steps required to  study it. Like eating it.

The note, having reappeared, vanished again.

[Immortal Platypus]

7 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"-Found him," Tam said.

"Well, he found us."

"You aren't very good at hiding."

[NameIess]

59 minutes ago, Ookla the Cookie Collector said:

He suddenly snaps his eyes open and he vanishes, appearing at this location that he saw in his head.

The Emperor appears beside the river. There is no sound save for that of the wildlife one would normally find in a forest, and no sign of any intelligent life. A songbird flutters down to land on a branch in front of him and begins singing a beautiful melody.

20 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"What are we doing?" Hacob asked.

The traveler narrows her eyes at Hacob. "I'm asking Narrators why we should care about people. I figured you'd be a terrible person to ask, but I'm also getting pretty desperate, so... yeah."

12 minutes ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

...whatever you intend to use it for, of course. I should think that would be self-evident.

"Oh." Subversion set her pen down sadly. "I doubt you'll let me have it then."

[Immortal Platypus]

40 minutes ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

The traveler narrows her eyes at Hacob. "I'm asking Narrators why we should care about people. I figured you'd be a terrible person to ask, but I'm also getting pretty desperate, so... yeah."

"Why... Narrator should care about people? Or why we, you and me specifically, should care about people?"

Edited December 10, 2024 by Ookla the Arbiter

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

56 minutes ago, Ookla the Bacon said:

Bacon sighed. "Well, do you know anyone who does have an answer? Apparently there's someone who's supposed to know. Eof was annoyingly cryptic about it."

It nodded.

Then it burst into flames and collapsed in a pile of ash.

50 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"You aren't very good at hiding."

"We weren't trying to hide, so alright."

Just now, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"Why... Narrator should care about people? Or why we, you and me specifically, should care about people?"

"Both. Either. All of us," Tam answered.

"Why should any of us care?"

[Immortal Platypus]

32 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"Both. Either. All of us," Tam answered.

"Why should any of us care?"

"Because people are what make TLT go round. Without Nogard, Beotsa, Unintelligible (though he only kind of counts, cause he's an Ookla), Kilometers, Bat, Shoe, etc. etc, TLT wouldn't still be going. Because, as I'm sure you're aware, Narrators are nigh-infinitely powerful. So, without the "normal" people in the background, like the brave adventurers *cough Nameless cough* nothing would actually happen. Plot wouldn't happen, heck, chaos probably wouldn't happen too much either. TLT might finally die. Fortunately, they exist."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"Because people are what make TLT go round. Without Nogard, Beotsa, Unintelligible (though he only kind of counts, cause he's an Ookla), Kilometers, Bat, Shoe, etc. etc, TLT wouldn't still be going. Because, as I'm sure you're aware, Narrators are nigh-infinitely powerful. So, without the "normal" people in the background, like the brave adventurers *cough Nameless cough* nothing would actually happen. Plot wouldn't happen, heck, chaos probably wouldn't happen too much either. TLT might finally die. Fortunately, they exist."

"That's . . . actually a pretty good answer," Tam said, feeling a flicker of hope.

"So then . . . why should we care about the Thread?"

[Immortal Platypus]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"That's . . . actually a pretty good answer," Tam said, feeling a flicker of hope.

"So then . . . why should we care about the Thread?"

"Cause it's where we live? Do you need more of a reason than that, cause I guess I could give you one."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"Cause it's where we live? Do you need more of a reason than that, cause I guess I could give you one."

"But we're not real, so what's the point . . ."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"But we're not real, so what's the point . . ."

Trellin appeared randomly. "The point? You are real, Tam. You may have been conceived by someone else, but you have changed and grown on your own, going ways that your Author never expected, leaving them only along for the ride."

[Immortal Platypus]

11 minutes ago, Ookla the Inconclusive said:

"But we're not real, so what's the point . . ."

"Oh, are you also having an existential crisis? That greatly changes my response." He cleared his throat.

"So what if we're not real? Does that really mean we don't exist? That we don't matter? If we can evoke emotion in the ones that are real (and we can, I assure you that), are we any less real than music or art? Do those now not matter?"

He paused, then realized he'd gotten off topic.

"But I digress. The Thread is important because it brings joy to our Authors. And I have a lot better things happen to me when my Author is happy. So if you care about yourself, than the Thread is important, and if you care about your Author, the Thread is important. If you don't care about anything, than you will never care about the people here anyway."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"Oh, are you also having an existential crisis? That greatly changes my response." He cleared his throat.

"So what if we're not real? Does that really mean we don't exist? That we don't matter? If we can evoke emotion in the ones that are real (and we can, I assure you that), are we any less real than music or art? Do those now not matter?"

He paused, then realized he'd gotten off topic.

"But I digress. The Thread is important because it brings joy to our Authors. And I have a lot better things happen to me when my Author is happy. So if you care about yourself, than the Thread is important, and if you care about your Author, the Thread is important. If you don't care about anything, than you will never care about the people here anyway."

She stayed silent.

1 hour ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Trellin appeared randomly. "The point? You are real, Tam. You may have been conceived by someone else, but you have changed and grown on your own, going ways that your Author never expected, leaving them only along for the ride."

"Maybe . . ."

[Cookie Spren]

12 hours ago, Ookla the nostealnamepls said:

The Emperor appears beside the river. There is no sound save for that of the wildlife one would normally find in a forest, and no sign of any intelligent life. A songbird flutters down to land on a branch in front of him and begins singing a beautiful melody.

The Emperor stands watching and listening to the songbird. Eventually he leaves the songbird, and begins to travel down the side of the river.

Edited December 10, 2024 by Ookla the Cookie Collector

[Cookie Spren]

 

 

@OOKLA the strange 

There is a voice heard from within Asher's head. The voice sounds wispy and guttural at the same time (Almost like someone who smoke 5 packs of cigarettes in the morning) but it also is frightening and it lingers in the air as it speaks, like a ghost of sorts. "Dost thou seek power Asher?" It hisses. It almost hurts to listen to, like acid in your ears.

@Ookla the Inconclusive

Ciara hears the voice as well (see just above). "You seek power don't you." It laughs, an acidic nasty sound as if from a bubbling cauldron of toxic waste.

Edited December 10, 2024 by Ookla the Cookie Collector

[Keke They/he]

13 minutes ago, Ookla the Cookie Collector said:

 

 

@OOKLA the strange 

There is a voice heard from within Asher's head. The voice sounds wispy and guttural at the same time (Almost like someone who smoke 5 packs of cigarettes in the morning) but it also is frightening and it lingers in the air as it speaks, like a ghost of sorts. "Dost thou seek power Asher?" It hisses. It almost hurts to listen to, like acid in your ears.

@Ookla the Inconclusive

Ciara hears the voice as well (see just above). "You seek power don't you." It laughs, an acidic nasty sound as if from a bubbling cauldron of toxic waste.

more ghost crap? Uhg. No I don't seek power.