The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

YES USE WARM WATER JUST WARM

YOU KNOW I HAVE OCD

Okie dokie 

its up to bat tho

yah, I do 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He dipped a finger in the bucket, then moved to the door and added some more snow. That should be good. He rubbed her feet for a minute, hoping to bring back some feeling, and gently moved them into the water. 

*cough*

of course

Bat knows that 

....his author is just dumb 

You're not dumb, you're just doing your best

And this is a fake scenario anyway

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

@Ookla the Irreplaceable you saw this right 

11 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He dipped a finger in the bucket, then moved to the door and added some more snow. That should be good. He rubbed her feet for a minute, hoping to bring back some feeling, and gently moved them into the water. 

*cough*

of course

Bat knows that 

....his author is just dumb 

 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

@Ookla the Irreplaceable you saw this right 

 

Oh no thanks

Cricket brought more water and stood on the other side of Tam, staring at her, anxiously.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Oh no thanks

Cricket brought more water and stood on the other side of Tam, staring at her, anxiously.

He cooled it sufficiently and gently set her hands into the next water. He'd already set her up in the chair, and dragged a small table over to hold the pot. "That should be everything. Do you think we should wake her up, or should she sleep? --Natural sleep would be better, but... what did she say before she left?" 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He cooled it sufficiently and gently set her hands into the next water. He'd already set her up in the chair, and dragged a small table over to hold the pot. "That should be everything. Do you think we should wake her up, or should she sleep? --Natural sleep would be better, but... what did she say before she left?" 

He spoke softly, still staring at her. “I tried to comfort her. She didn’t want that, and stormed off. I… I should’ve followed her, known it was dangerous! She could’ve died as I tended the fire!” 

He fell to his knees, sobbing, putting his head in his hands.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He spoke softly, still staring at her. “I tried to comfort her. She didn’t want that, and stormed off. I… I should’ve followed her, known it was dangerous! She could’ve died as I tended the fire!” 

He fell to his knees, sobbing, putting his head in his hands.

"Hey." Bat knelt next to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "What you did was right. People need space sometimes, and you respected that before going after her. She's gonna be fine. I promise." 

He hoped. 

Unless something went awfully, terribly wrong. 

Actually, he couldn't take this anymore. His medic mind broke, and he stood up and gave her the energy leaf. 

@Through The Living Glass

[NameIess]

36 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

They did just kill my best servant, who was highly competent and an extremely powerful Enuller, with some enhancements.

Do not worry, I will be careful and efficient. They will never know what hit them.

36 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus stands up and recalls his soul from the copies of him. They continue what they are doing, run by emulations of Rebus’s personality. “I was unaware of that limitation. Your pamphlet did not include it. Are there more rules?” He waits till they’re specified, then clasps Omen’s hand again. 
The now-artificial Rebus copy sighs. “How did you patent it, then? Oh - the employer who asked you to destroy your employers didn’t include any exceptions. Take that as you will. Oh, and I cannot hear you now.” 

"My pamphlet was incomplete. I shall have the dead Narrator update it." If mist could be said to frown, then Omen's foggy face is certainly frowning. "There are no other rules that you need to be aware of at the moment. Begin your trial." Fog envelops Rebus, and he is drawn into the vision.

Rebus stands in a laboratory. Beside him Balitan, a genius scientist that he's been working with for years, laughs suddenly. "I've done it!"

An intercom crackles to life nearby the artificial Rebus. "I patented it by not telling anyone else how to make it! Only thing that works in the world of evil."

55 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

I see, the voice said disdainfully. That's disappointing. I shall find something else. 

A slight acknowledgement followed in the second channel. 

Terribly sorry that I couldn't help you. Be sure to call me if you need any other help.

 

Malevolence ends his communication and walks over to his lab to begin work on a person locator. I wonder what an Enuller is? Probably some sort of wizard.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Hey." Bat knelt next to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "What you did was right. People need space sometimes, and you respected that before going after her. She's gonna be fine. I promise." 

He hoped. 

Unless something went awfully, terribly wrong. 

Actually, he couldn't take this anymore. His medic mind broke, and he stood up and gave her the energy leaf. 

@Through The Living Glass

Cricket looked up at him, still crying. “Thanks.” he whispered.

1 minute ago, NameIess said:

Do not worry, I will be careful and efficient. They will never know what hit them.

"My pamphlet was incomplete. I shall have the dead Narrator update it." If mist could be said to frown, then Omen's foggy face is certainly frowning. "There are no other rules that you need to be aware of at the moment. Begin your trial." Fog envelops Rebus, and he is drawn into the vision.

Rebus stands in a laboratory. Beside him Balitan, a genius scientist that he's been working with for years, laughs suddenly. "I've done it!"

An intercom crackles to life nearby the artificial Rebus. "I patented it by not telling anyone else how to make it! Only thing that works in the world of evil."

Terribly sorry that I couldn't help you. Be sure to call me if you need any other help.

 

Malevolence ends his communication and walks over to his lab to begin work on a person locator. I wonder what an Enuller is? Probably some sort of wizard.

Excellent. I will warn you, Chaisler is an Enuller, and Lennox is a Narrator. In addition, they have several powerful friends, some of whom even wield Plotblades.

Edited January 3, 2025 by Ookla the Irreplaceable

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Cricket looked up at him, still crying. “Thanks.” he said.

"Of course. It's true." Nervous, he tapped his fingers on the table while he waited for Tam to wake up. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Of course. It's true." Nervous, he tapped his fingers on the table while he waited for Tam to wake up. 

Cricket was also nervous. What would she say?

@Through The Living Glass let’s do this!

[NameIess]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Excellent. I will warn you, Chaisler is an Enuller, and Lennox is a Narrator. In addition, they have several powerful friends, some of whom even wield Plotblades.

Malevolence nods to himself, then shuts down the communication to go create a device capable of finding the ones his new evil overlord had requested him to kill. "There's that word again, Enuller. And Narrator. I wonder what those are? And what's a Plotblade? Ah, I'm sure it's unimportant. The power of technology surpasses all else."

Edited January 3, 2025 by NameIess

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, NameIess said:

Malevolence nods to himself, then shuts down the communication to go create a device capable of finding the ones his new evil overlord had requested him to kill. "There's that word again, Enuller. And Narrator. I wonder what those are? And what's a Plotblade? Ah, I'm sure it's unimportant."

It… doesn’t matter.

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

It… doesn’t matter.

Malevolence looked around the room, surprised. "You are powerful. You can maintain a link without my communicator? I'll have to install some more shielding to make sure I can get privacy."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, NameIess said:

Malevolence looked around the room, surprised. "You are powerful. You can maintain a link without my communicator? I'll have to install some more shielding to make sure I can get privacy."

I am… gifted.

aighty i gonna go to bed. Good night!

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

31 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Hey." Bat knelt next to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "What you did was right. People need space sometimes, and you respected that before going after her. She's gonna be fine. I promise." 

He hoped. 

Unless something went awfully, terribly wrong. 

Actually, he couldn't take this anymore. His medic mind broke, and he stood up and gave her the energy leaf. 

@Through The Living Glass

Caffeine? 

Ik that's not what caffeine does necessarily, but still

25 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Cricket was also nervous. What would she say?

@Through The Living Glass let’s do this!

The very first thing Tam noticed, when she came to, was the pain.

It was a sharp, constant, aching pain that shot through her body every time she dared to breathe- and it didn't help that she was feeling particularly weak, either.

The second was that she felt undeniably freezing. It was like someone had dug out her bones and replaced them with ice, and that she slowly freezing from the inside out because of it. She could barely feel her hands, though . . . they were submerged in water? Her feet were too, strangely enough. Weird.

And the third was that she was, somehow, actually still alive.

She tried to process what was happening, but didn't dare open her eyes yet. She honestly didn't know if she could, even if she'd wanted to, given how she felt. She took some painful, shuddering breaths instead, trying to gather her bearings a little.

21 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

I am… gifted.

aighty i gonna go to bed. Good night!

awww 'night

me too, honestly

*slep*

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Caffeine? 

Ik that's not what caffeine does necessarily, but still

The very first thing Tam noticed, when she came to, was the pain.

It was a sharp, constant, aching pain that shot through her body every time she dared to breathe- and it didn't help that she was feeling particularly weak, either.

The second was that she felt undeniably freezing. It was like someone had dug out her bones and replaced them with ice, and that she slowly freezing from the inside out because of it. She could barely feel her hands, though . . . they were submerged in water? Her feet were too, strangely enough. Weird.

And the third was that she was, somehow, actually still alive.

She tried to process what was happening, but didn't dare open her eyes yet. She honestly didn't know if she could, even if she'd wanted to, given how she felt. She took some painful, shuddering breaths instead, trying to gather her bearings a little.

awww 'night

me too, honestly

*slep*

Bat felt relieved beyond measure. He sent Cricket for blankets ( @Ookla the Irreplaceable, unless he already got some). 

“Hey,” he said softly, since she was probably at least a little disoriented. “How do you feel?” 

He added some leaves to the last kettle of melted snow and returned it to the fire. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat felt relieved beyond measure. He sent Cricket for blankets ( @Ookla the Irreplaceable, unless he already got some). 

“Hey,” he said softly, since she was probably at least a little disoriented. “How do you feel?” 

He added some leaves to the last kettle of melted snow and returned it to the fire. 

She jumped slightly- which really hurt, and took a couple more deep breaths.

"Hey, Bat," she said, voice ragged. "Please- please tell me I didn't kill anyone this time . . ."

Goodniiiiiight

Get some sleep halyyyy

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She jumped slightly- which really hurt, and took a couple more deep breaths.

"Hey, Bat," she said, voice ragged. "Please- please tell me I didn't kill anyone this time . . ."

Goodniiiiiight

Get some sleep halyyyy

“You didn’t,” he assured her with a smile, still adding various things to the kettle. “And you’re going to be fine. Does anything hurt?” 

Aw fine 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“You didn’t,” he assured her with a smile, still adding various things to the kettle. “And you’re going to be fine. Does anything hurt?” 

Aw fine 

heheheh goodnight

"Good," she sighed. "And . . . everything. Everything hurts."

Then she remembered . . . what had happened. Why she felt this way.

Oh no . . .

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

heheheh goodnight

"Good," she sighed. "And . . . everything. Everything hurts."

Then she remembered . . . what had happened. Why she felt this way.

Oh no . . .

“Everything hurts,” he repeated under his breath. “Gotcha.” He bent next to his haphazard pile of medical things, grabbing two vials and three different pills. “Do you feel up to holding these, or do you want help taking them?”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

6 hours ago, NameIess said:

"My pamphlet was incomplete. I shall have the dead Narrator update it." If mist could be said to frown, then Omen's foggy face is certainly frowning. "There are no other rules that you need to be aware of at the moment. Begin your trial." Fog envelops Rebus, and he is drawn into the vision.

Rebus stands in a laboratory. Beside him Balitan, a genius scientist that he's been working with for years, laughs suddenly. "I've done it!"

“Truly? What we’ve been working for all this time? What is the secret?” Not yet knowing what “it” is, Rebus begins to improvise. He wracks his brain for more modified memories, and looks around the laboratory for context. 
Artificial Rebus looks up, impressed Malevolence hacked his nanotechnology. “Interesting… how long have you been in this ‘world of evil’? It seems other evil people could benefit from these devices; a secret communication network that only works if their goals align with yours. It weed’s out heroic infiltration, too, though evil backstabbing wouldn’t be prevented unless you fine-tuned the device. Of course, it isn’t that important.” 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

8 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Caffeine? 

Ik that's not what caffeine does necessarily, but still

The very first thing Tam noticed, when she came to, was the pain.

It was a sharp, constant, aching pain that shot through her body every time she dared to breathe- and it didn't help that she was feeling particularly weak, either.

The second was that she felt undeniably freezing. It was like someone had dug out her bones and replaced them with ice, and that she slowly freezing from the inside out because of it. She could barely feel her hands, though . . . they were submerged in water? Her feet were too, strangely enough. Weird.

And the third was that she was, somehow, actually still alive.

She tried to process what was happening, but didn't dare open her eyes yet. She honestly didn't know if she could, even if she'd wanted to, given how she felt. She took some painful, shuddering breaths instead, trying to gather her bearings a little.

awww 'night

me too, honestly

*slep*

Cricket looked at her nervously as she awoke. When she didn’t shout at him, he calmed down slightly. “Hey.” he whispered, smiling sadly.

8 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat felt relieved beyond measure. He sent Cricket for blankets ( @Ookla the Irreplaceable, unless he already got some). 

“Hey,” he said softly, since she was probably at least a little disoriented. “How do you feel?” 

He added some leaves to the last kettle of melted snow and returned it to the fire. 

Cricket got more blankets, throwing them over Tam, just in case, but quickly returned to her side.

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

22 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus grins. “Did you hear that the stolen Plotblades seemingly have not been returned?” 

"I... did not."

19 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

The pterodactyl swooped into the room and started gobbling down even more birds. 

Rebus grins at Ryss (@Ancient Elantrian). "Is this close?" 

"Mmm. Yeah. Ish."

[Immortal Platypus]

13 hours ago, NameIess said:

Yeah, Platypus has been called as the first witness.

Could you quote that post for me?