The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

23 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

One of the sharks pressed it's nose roughly against his palm before continuing on.

Tam swam over.

I can't hear you very well- is something wrong? she asked, turning back to her normal self and rubbing a different shark's nose.

He shook his head. ... hard to think at you.......... Nullite...

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He shook his head. ... hard to think at you.......... Nullite...

She swam towards the little opening where he was hiding.

But . . . we never had that problem before. Why's this happening now?

[NameIess]

14 hours ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"A terrible demon. Surtur. He is the guard to the entrance out of here, unless we manage to activate the Keys first."

The dolphin drones, not finding her, multiplied and scattered doing the same thing.

“So he is real? Some locals I met claimed to know him. They… also warned us against travelling into these forests.” Palsu looked down, blinking tears from his blue eyes. “We should have listened.”

14 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

I had thought that it was a two way connection. Template, having been connected by Livetha earlier, can suddenly talk to everyone. 

Kion gives up on finding firewood inside the strange cave and whispers back to Moni, “There’s more than one kind?” 
Rebus, slightly awed, whispers, “I knew they were powerful, but I didn’t realize it was those.” He remembers something - and by force of will, Narrates the description away. 

“Yeah. Some are pretty nice, like Sequence, some have hero complexes like Platypus, some are downright evil, some are playful, and some are… callous.”

11 hours ago, The Sly Cookie said:

"Well, bloody look at that!" Sylas laughs looking up at Tellin. "You're face right now is hilarious! Looks like your translations were faulty."

The Emperor's eyes slowly open wide as he takes in what he just heard. "Y-You.. Th-That blade." He says looking back to the blade. "W-wh-who was this then" he says pointing a slightly shaking finger at the sheathed blade on the ground.

The woman’s smile widens “A prospective apprentice who failed my test. Here is my offer: give me the souls of half of your subjects and in return I will equip your forces with weapons that will destroy any army. With those Blades, you will surely usher in an era of peace and prosperity.” She spread her arms to the sides. “What say you?”

7 hours ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

Platypus muttered a curse under his breath. He'd been afraid it would be those two. After the vision, and the fact they hadn't shown up yet... Well, no better time to solve this than now. Two more of him appeared at his base. Then they teleported away, one filling out paperwork at the Wall to inform the Ennullers of the development of the Plotblades (@xinoehp512), the other starting his hunt for the Plotblades. The one on the hunt travelled to where he figured the best place to begin would be: the place of Plot's death, and the rock that he left. It's gonna be a pain to find that post. In the Hall of Judgement, the original Platypus sat with his face perfectly masked, betraying nothing.

 

3 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Yes- traveler-Subversion. Oh dear- I suppose she found someone else to start asking questions to..."

Well, perhaps you should file a report. If he is truly as dangerous as your 'Prisoner' seems to indicate, then more than your power alone will be required to defeat him.

"So that people wouldn't claim them."

Nogard paled. "Well, I guess the cat's out of the bag now."

656 started at the name, staring at Subversion in disbelief.

The Ennuller frowned. I'm afraid you cannot leave. The contract you signed stipulated that you must remain here for the duration of at least one lesson. The next available session is-

"Wait!" cried 656, scurrying into the room. "655. How do you know him?"

The air of the courtroom was thick with suspense as the Honest Judge continued. “Defense, how do you plead?”

—

“What? It did?” Subversion frowned. “That’s unfortunate. I promised Nogard I would be there. Oh well.” She shrugged as if it was of no importance, but her shoulders slumped as she turned back toward the guest room. “Put me in for the first possible appointment. Maybe I can catch the tail end of the trial at least.” 

“I don’t really know him.” Subversion said as she walked back to the guest room. “Can’t remember if I’ve had any interactions with him or not. Splitting your soul can have weird interactions with memories. But he’s interacted with Moni, so I know some things about him.”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

7 hours ago, NameIess said:

“Yeah. Some are pretty nice, like Sequence, some have hero complexes like Platypus, some are downright evil, some are playful, and some are… callous.”

Kion continues whispering, although he’s pretty sure a Narrator can hear him anyway. “Ah, you meant personality. Faunus is new, I believe. She’s more serious than the other couple Narrators than I encountered, and seems as unselfish as someone with seemingly unlimited power can be without using it fully.” 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

12 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I did. And Tam went with her.

"Ah, good! Tam should prevent her from getting herself killed, at least. I hope. Shall we follow them?"

12 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Why is that bad? Do these people want the Plotblades claimed?" 

 

"Because they could destroy the world. And I suppose they wish to claim them themselves, yes."

9 hours ago, NameIess said:

“So he is real? Some locals I met claimed to know him. They… also warned us against travelling into these forests.” Palsu looked down, blinking tears from his blue eyes. “We should have listened.”

“Yeah. Some are pretty nice, like Sequence, some have hero complexes like Platypus, some are downright evil, some are playful, and some are… callous.”

The woman’s smile widens “A prospective apprentice who failed my test. Here is my offer: give me the souls of half of your subjects and in return I will equip your forces with weapons that will destroy any army. With those Blades, you will surely usher in an era of peace and prosperity.” She spread her arms to the sides. “What say you?”

 

The air of the courtroom was thick with suspense as the Honest Judge continued. “Defense, how do you plead?”

 

Selppaenip glanced at ...

9 hours ago, NameIess said:

—

“What? It did?” Subversion frowned. “That’s unfortunate. I promised Nogard I would be there. Oh well.” She shrugged as if it was of no importance, but her shoulders slumped as she turned back toward the guest room. “Put me in for the first possible appointment. Maybe I can catch the tail end of the trial at least.” 

The ennuller muttered something about reading the contract before you signed and filled out the proper form.

9 hours ago, NameIess said:

“I don’t really know him.” Subversion said as she walked back to the guest room. “Can’t remember if I’ve had any interactions with him or not. Splitting your soul can have weird interactions with memories. But he’s interacted with Moni, so I know some things about him.”

"So he does exist," whispered 656. "I knew it. They all say I'm crazy, but they're wrong."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

15 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Yes- traveler-Subversion. Oh dear- I suppose she found someone else to start asking questions to..."

Well, perhaps you should file a report. If he is truly as dangerous as your 'Prisoner' seems to indicate, then more than your power alone will be required to defeat him.

"So that people wouldn't claim them."

Nogard paled. "Well, I guess the cat's out of the bag now."

656 started at the name, staring at Subversion in disbelief.

The Ennuller frowned. I'm afraid you cannot leave. The contract you signed stipulated that you must remain here for the duration of at least one lesson. The next available session is-

"Wait!" cried 656, scurrying into the room. "655. How do you know him?"

“No. He is my enemy, and mine alone. He’s been hunting me across the Thread for almost a decade, now. This isn’t about me winning or losing. This apis about keeping him from killing others.”

11 hours ago, NameIess said:

“So he is real? Some locals I met claimed to know him. They… also warned us against travelling into these forests.” Palsu looked down, blinking tears from his blue eyes. “We should have listened.”

“Yeah. Some are pretty nice, like Sequence, some have hero complexes like Platypus, some are downright evil, some are playful, and some are… callous.”

The woman’s smile widens “A prospective apprentice who failed my test. Here is my offer: give me the souls of half of your subjects and in return I will equip your forces with weapons that will destroy any army. With those Blades, you will surely usher in an era of peace and prosperity.” She spread her arms to the sides. “What say you?”

 

The air of the courtroom was thick with suspense as the Honest Judge continued. “Defense, how do you plead?”

—

“What? It did?” Subversion frowned. “That’s unfortunate. I promised Nogard I would be there. Oh well.” She shrugged as if it was of no importance, but her shoulders slumped as she turned back toward the guest room. “Put me in for the first possible appointment. Maybe I can catch the tail end of the trial at least.” 

“I don’t really know him.” Subversion said as she walked back to the guest room. “Can’t remember if I’ve had any interactions with him or not. Splitting your soul can have weird interactions with memories. But he’s interacted with Moni, so I know some things about him.”

“You’re in Ragnorok, now. You’re in constant danger. Always be careful.”

Edited December 23, 2024 by Ookla the Irreplaceable

[Cookie Spren]

11 hours ago, NameIess said:

The woman’s smile widens “A prospective apprentice who failed my test. Here is my offer: give me the souls of half of your subjects and in return I will equip your forces with weapons that will destroy any army. With those Blades, you will surely usher in an era of peace and prosperity.” She spread her arms to the sides. “What say you?”

The Emperor stutters, but then finally stops, turning his face back to a stern look. "No. My quest is to protect my subjects, not use them." He says. "I seek the Dreamsmith and no other. I will only go as far as to sacrifice myself. If it is the will of the Dreamsith, I will only sacrifice myself."

13 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Tellin doesn't know," he replied. 

The dragonfly brushed against his eyelashes. 

Sylas continues to watch.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

13 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She swam towards the little opening where he was hiding.

But . . . we never had that problem before. Why's this happening now?

Dunno. Never............ talked instead. He swam out of the coral. 

2 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Because they could destroy the world. And I suppose they wish to claim them themselves, yes."

"That's........ hypocrytical." 

19 minutes ago, The Sly Cookie said:

Sylas continues to watch.

The dragonfly crawled into his eye. Don't make me describe this please, but it hurts. 

[Cookie Spren]

21 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

The dragonfly crawled into his eye. Don't make me describe this please, but it hurts. 

OW dANG.

Sylas is in pain. Hehe you're fine. lol.

I don't know how he would react. so...

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Ah, good! Tam should prevent her from getting herself killed, at least. I hope. Shall we follow them?"

Sure. Why not?

2 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Dunno. Never............ talked instead. He swam out of the coral. 

. . . Huh? You were never talking directly to me before, I was just sort-of reading your mind.

One of the sharks nudged him arm.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 hours ago, The Sly Cookie said:

OW dANG.

Sylas is in pain. Hehe you're fine. lol.

I don't know how he would react. so...

His vision turned blue. 

Then everything went back to normal. 

"Hmmm," Tellin said. 

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Sure. Why not?

. . . Huh? You were never talking directly to me before, I was just sort-of reading your mind.

One of the sharks nudged him arm.

No, I.......... talking to............ voice. 

[Cookie Spren]

16 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

His vision turned blue. 

Then everything went back to normal. 

"Hmmm," Tellin said. 

Sylas looks horrified. "What's that supposed to bloody mean!?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 minutes ago, The Sly Cookie said:

Sylas looks horrified. "What's that supposed to bloody mean!?"

"Not sure." 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

59 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

No, I.......... talking to............ voice. 

She sighed and grabbed him by his arm, towing him to the surface.

"Say that all again," she said once they were above the water.

Edited December 23, 2024 by Through The Living Glass

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Template hides in the hole they dug, still a nautilus-dolphin thing. They keep digging downward, ignoring the static-filled telepathic conversation. 

The Render keeps building more things in the Endless Plain. In addition to the odd constructions, it has made several tall structures, and ditches and walls that write out: I AM HERE. 
Kion is pretty conclusively stalled, plot wise. He’ll return when the relevant Authors do. 

Rebus, though, is more active than any of them. He sharpens, almost coming into focus, and builds hives-minded duplicates so he can do everything he needs to. Quietly removing the hidden drone, he enters the court through legal means, and proposes a motion for the fate of the two Plotblades: that they be broken into less threatening fragments and safeguarded by many different people and organizations. Assuming there is no dramatic heist or prophecy fulfillment, of course. His Author somehow manages to get fulfillment autocorrected to gorilla, but unfortunately decided to fix it. 

A Rebus clone sets out for Onyx’s Realm, setting up a nanomachine cache with a “mundane” teleporter on a conveniently uninhabited moon. Thus prepared, he reaches out to the relevant Author so the destiny-thread-tugging or perhaps teleporter-beacon-giving can begin. @xinoehp512 

A Rebus clone reads a book while playing multiple idle games. “We can’t all be productive, can we? The other me-s would probably go crazy if it weren’t for other things to do,” he comments for any Narrators that might be watching. 
 

Another Rebus is doing productive research; reading about nanotechnology and literary tropes. He smirks at his Author, who wishes he could have such topics qualify as practical. Both the Author and the semi-autonomous creation are waiting for Ryss, so they can hear, for different reasons, the story of how @Ancient Elantrian was usurped. 

The final Rebus clone - for now - sets up a small atmospheric force field dome on the moon which is quickly being devoured by nanomachines. He gives it a floor of non-ravenous ones, then sends out an invitation (with free teleportation there and back) to any who would desire futuristic gadgets or interesting conversations. 

Edited December 24, 2024 by Dragonheir
SPAG, almost making a prophecy gorilla then deciding not to.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Template hides in the hole they dug, still a nautilus-dolphin thing. They keep digging downward, ignoring the static-filled telepathic conversation. 

Tam wondered where they were going while she waited for Bat to respond.

[Cookie Spren]

3 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Not sure." 

"Well great." He glares at Tellin. "You should Open the box." He mocks angrily. He shakes his head, turns around, and starts walking the other direction.

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

13 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Template hides in the hole they dug, still a nautilus-dolphin thing. They keep digging downward, ignoring the static-filled telepathic conversation. 

The Render keeps building more things in the Endless Plain. In addition to the odd constructions, it has made several tall structures, and ditches and walls that write out: I AM HERE. 
Kion is pretty conclusively stalled, plot wise. He’ll return when the relevant Authors do. 

Rebus, though, is more active than any of them. He sharpens, almost coming into focus, and builds hives-minded duplicates so he can do everything he needs to. Quietly removing the hidden drone, he enters the court through legal means, and proposes a motion for the fate of the two Plotblades: that they be broken into less threatening fragments and safeguarded by many different people and organizations. Assuming there is no dramatic heist or prophecy fulfillment, of course. His Author somehow manages to get fulfillment autocorrected to gorilla, but unfortunately decided to fix it. 

A Rebus clone sets out for Onyx’s Realm, setting up a nanomachine cache with a “mundane” teleporter on a conveniently uninhabited moon. Thus prepared, he reaches out to the relevant Author so the destiny-thread-tugging or perhaps teleporter-beacon-giving can begin. @xinoehp512 

A Rebus clone reads a book while playing multiple idle games. “We can’t all be productive, can we? The other me-s would probably go crazy if it weren’t for other things to do,” he comments for any Narrators that might be watching. 
 

Another Rebus is doing productive research; reading about nanotechnology and literary tropes. He smirks at his Author, who wishes he could have such topics qualify as practical. Both the Author and the semi-autonomous creation are waiting for Ryss, so they can hear, for different reasons, the story of how @Ancient Elantrian was usurped. 

The final Rebus clone - for now - sets up a small atmospheric force field dome on the moon which is quickly being devoured by nanomachines. He gives it a floor of non-ravenous ones, then sends out an invitation (with free teleportation there and back) to any who would desire futuristic gadgets or interesting conversations. 

Ooo I got mentioned

wbats happening and what do you want me to do

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

26 minutes ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

Ooo I got mentioned

wbats happening and what do you want me to do

My Narrator, Rebus, wants to hear how Ryss managed to overthrow his Author. 

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

6 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

My Narrator, Rebus, wants to hear how Ryss managed to overthrow his Author. 

Ah

Well

Ryss is, for the moment, a bit dead

Gimme a bit, when I have more time I'll revive him

Between 5-90 minutes

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

Ah

Well

Ryss is, for the moment, a bit dead

Gimme a bit, when I have more time I'll revive him

Between 5-90 minutes

Thank you! Rebus doesn’t necessarily need to talk to Ryss himself, if you don’t want to bring him back. 

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

Thank you! Rebus doesn’t necessarily need to talk to Ryss himself, if you don’t want to bring him back. 

Wanna perform a cultist ritual? 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

31 minutes ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

Wanna perform a cultist ritual? 

Rebus raises an eyebrow at the suggestion. “What would that entail?” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

20 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed and grabbed him by his arm, towing him to the surface.

"Say that all again," she said once they were above the water.

"I've only ever talked to you. I've been able to hear your thoughts, but I've only ever talked out loud." 

17 hours ago, The Sly Cookie said:

"Well great." He glares at Tellin. "You should Open the box." He mocks angrily. He shakes his head, turns around, and starts walking the other direction.

"Tellin was bored," he replied. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

48 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"I've only ever talked to you. I've been able to hear your thoughts, but I've only ever talked out loud." 

". . . Really? I could've sworn . . ."

She shook her head. "Regardless, there's gotta be a better way to do this."