The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

15 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat frowned at the papers. "You need to eat more red meat, but... besides that, you're... fine." 

"Er- okay . . . That's it?"

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

so like will he start coughing? How long will it take?

"You're... definitely poisoned."

Tam groaned and put her face in her hands.

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Yeh soon. The poison will kill him in around a week

He swore softly. “How long?”

"I mean . . . we don't know that you're going to die, right?"

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"Let's get some sleep. And we'll talk tomorrow, okay?" 

"What? Whoa, okay, hang on, you can't just put something like that off, Bat."

Just now, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He sighed. “Bat, it’s fine. Just tell me. How long?”

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He sighed. “Bat, it’s fine. Just tell me. How long?”

"A... a week." 

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Er- okay . . . That's it?"

 

"What? Whoa, okay, hang on, you can't just put something like that off, Bat."

 

"I'm sorry. I don't know what's happening. Is there anything going on in your mind, maybe?" 

-

"He needs sleep! And so do you."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Er- okay . . . That's it?"

Tam groaned and put her face in her hands.

"I mean . . . we don't know that you're going to die, right?"

"What? Whoa, okay, hang on, you can't just put something like that off, Bat."

 

He put his arm around Tam. “Hey. It’s fine. I’ll survive. I always do.” he said, with a touch of bitterness.

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"A... a week." 

"I'm sorry. I don't know what's happening. Is there anything going on in your mind, maybe?" 

-

"He needs sleep! And so do you."

He swore softly again.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"A... a week." 

"I'm sorry. I don't know what's happening. Is there anything going on in your mind, maybe?" 

"HE NEEDS SLEEP" *tells them anyway*

"A WEEK?!"

-

"Um . . ." she shrugged. "Dunno."

Just now, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He put his arm around Tam. “Hey. It’s fine. I’ll survive. I always do.” he said, with a touch of bitterness.

Kaladin, anyone?

She hugged him back aggressively after Bat told them.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He put his arm around Tam. “Hey. It’s fine. I’ll survive. I always do.” he said, with a touch of bitterness.

He swore softly again.

"We'll figure something out," he promised. "But you guys are tired, so you gotta get some sleep." 

Something about the current situation bothered him, but he wasn't sure what it was . 

Oh, he'd left the blood open. Right. He capped it and put it on his bag. 

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"HE NEEDS SLEEP" *tells them anyway*

"A WEEK?!"

-

"Um . . ." she shrugged. "Dunno."

Kaladin, anyone?

She hugged him back aggressively after Bat told them.

"I'm sorry! I don't know what kind of poison this is." He looked away. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"We'll figure something out," he promised. "But you guys are tired, so you gotta get some sleep." 

Something about the current situation bothered him, but he wasn't sure what it was . 

Oh, he'd left the blood open. Right. He capped it and put it on his bag. 

Was that all? I feel like there's something else

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"I'm sorry! I don't know what kind of poison this is." He looked away. 

"I could try getting rid of it." She looked to Cricket.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Was that all? I feel like there's something else

"I could try getting rid of it." She looked to Cricket.

Oh, nothing that he would be able to articulate

"Oh! Yes. Yes, do that." 

Narrators were actually pretty handy." 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Oh, nothing that he would be able to articulate

"Oh! Yes. Yes, do that." 

Narrators were actually pretty handy." 

Uhhh okay

OHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wait riiiiiiiight

yes

yep

mhm got it you little scudder 

She tried to Narrate the poison away.

Wait, if Bat doesn't know what poison it is, how does he know how long Cricket has to live? she wondered.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Uhhh okay

OHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh wait riiiiiiiight

yes

yep

mhm got it you little scudder 

She tried to Narrate the poison away.

Wait, if Bat doesn't know what poison it is, how does he know how long Cricket has to live? she wondered.

A great lightning bolt flashed two words and two punctuation marks. 

Believe, Tam.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

A great lightning bolt flashed two words and two punctuation marks. 

Believe, Tam.

. . . Huh?

Then she shook her head.

Authors.

Plus, that sentence used a comma, a period, and not a single exclamation mark.

Edited January 6, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . Huh?

Then she shook her head.

Authors.

Plus, that sentence used a comma, a period and not a single exclamation mark.

All three of which were punctuation marks. 

I'm sorry I'm so brain dead today 

I'm tired  

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

All three of which were punctuation marks. 

I'm sorry I'm so brain dead today 

I'm tired  

I'm actually having a lot of fun with all this, so . . .

*sigh*

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I'm actually having a lot of fun with all this, so . . .

*sigh*

"What was that lightning bolt? What are you supposed to believe?" Bat frowned and petted his lil bird. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I mean I don't think that's where their power comes from so probably nothing

Oh, ok. But they do have physical cores… I know Ennullers and Narrators do, at least. 

47 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Eeehhhhh

Depending on the Ennuller, they might have become on by Nullite poisoning, meaning traces of Nullite are present in the blood, so with enough…

The Constant laughed softly. “I don’t… I don’t change. I can’t die, and when I am hurt… it just… doesn’t matter to me.”

He shifted.

”This has been unsettling, but it is not the most ‘useful’ part of my powers. You see, when any of my genetic material enters the system of any other person, they… they change. It takes over. Not the mind… but it might. The person gains all of my abilities, and if I exert myself, I can,” he shrugs, “control them. And if they are willing, the genetic material takes over their mind completely. They become one very similar to me, but slightly different.”

Sagerian’s eyes widen as he rapidly writes in the book. “That happens with contagions, I hear. They change to each other, somehow. Traveling scholars called the process plasmid exchange. Their explanations are vague, though. Most think we’re not supposed to know these things.” He seems unfazed by the immortality and mind control part, though. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"What was that lightning bolt? What are you supposed to believe?" Bat frowned and petted his lil bird. 

She blinked at the sky. "I have no idea at this point."

Feather appreciated being pet, and dropped a fancy-looking rock into Bat's lap.

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

Oh, ok. But they do have physical cores… I know Ennullers and Narrators do, at least. 

As far as I know, yeah.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She blinked at the sky. "I have no idea at this point."

Feather appreciated being pet, and dropped a fancy-looking rock into Bat's lap.

As far as I know, yeah.

Bat beamed and slipped the rock into his bag. 

A happy little cloud floated. It made shapes! 

Scud u : ) 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat beamed and slipped the rock into his bag. 

A happy little cloud floated. It made shapes! 

Scud u : ) 

Haly yes

Except his bag was suddenly missing.

-

Tam looked away from the clouds uncomfortably.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

12 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Oh, ok. But they do have physical cores… I know Ennullers and Narrators do, at least. 

Sagerian’s eyes widen as he rapidly writes in the book. “That happens with contagions, I hear. They change to each other, somehow. Traveling scholars called the process plasmid exchange. Their explanations are vague, though. Most think we’re not supposed to know these things.” He seems unfazed by the immortality and mind control part, though. 

“The problem, though, is that the change is never exact. They gain access to all my knowledge and experience, but don’t necessarily have to cling to the same world views that I do.”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

14 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

As far as I know, yeah.

Hmmm. I have some more terrible ideas… 

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“The problem, though, is that the change is never exact. They gain access to all my knowledge and experience, but don’t necessarily have to cling to the same world views that I do.”

Sagerian jots that down. “Ah. And they can propagate the transformation as well, which could be … undesirable. But it transmits your skills? Backwards, or only forwards?” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

Hmmm. I have some more terrible ideas… 

*sigh*

Just don't do anything to Tam or Cricket, yeah?

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Haly yes

Except his bag was suddenly missing.

-

Tam looked away from the clouds uncomfortably.

Bat frowned, sudden incredibly violent (for Bat) emotions spreading in his chest like a glowstick had cracked. "Tam? Can I have it back, please?" 

--

Sry : ) 

A small glass sphere dropped to the ground in front of her. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat frowned, sudden incredibly violent (for Bat) emotions spreading in his chest like a glowstick had cracked. "Tam? Can I have it back, please?" 

--

Sry : ) 

A small glass sphere dropped to the ground in front of her. 

She looked over at him. "Have what back? . . . Oh!"

She took the little elastic band off her arm and held it out to him.

"There you go."

-

"Eep!" What did I ever do to you?! Leave me alone!

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She looked over at him. "Have what back? . . . Oh!"

She took the little elastic band off her arm and held it out to him.

"There you go."

-

"Eep!" What did I ever do to you?! Leave me alone!

"No. My bag!" A little bit of upsetness leaked into his voice. 

--

It's an apology gift. I'll leave you alone once you accept it. 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

5 hours ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

“It’s the way of things. It taught me control, and… I haven’t let go of it, not even against Stone. Because if I did, I knew I wouldn’t be able to get it back under control.”

“Fine.” Cricket said, distracted, putting his head in his hands. “What’s your name anyway?”

Mark.

5 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Sagerian doesn’t write it down just then, as that would be rude, but he commits the strange phenomenon to memory. 

Rebus gives the wind a flat stare. “My goal doesn’t have to be the preservation of the reality I live in? That is a necessary sub-goal for almost every possible desire!” 

"The goal of the Witherlord doesn't have to be the dissolution of the Thread."

3 hours ago, NameIess said:

"Thank you." Malevolen-er, not-Malevolence said. "What can you teach me of evil? I wish to understand everything about it, to discover every secret of the universe and use them all for myself."

"Indeed it is. A very happy occasion."

"Ah! Congratulations. I am happy to be able to officiate your ceremony." The Priest looks around the room. "Where is the groom? I'd like to congratulate him as well."

Subversion shook her head. "No, no. I said you could pick the name. If you think 'Hero' is a good name, then that's the name he'll be stuck with." She frowned. "I wonder what's keeping those Enullers? I would've thought they'd have somebody ready to train with me by now."

"Outsourcing... that is a good idea. I shall look into this." He nodded. "Regardless, your trial is over. Its point was to teach you of the dangers that come with tinkering with the fundamental forces of TLT, and to see how you would react in the face of utter disaster. Your quick thinking to prevent the withergeists from finding their way into reality has proven you worthy to see the Dreamsmith." Mist surrounded Rebus, and when it cleared he found himself standing in the Dreamsmith's forge.

656 gave Subversion a look. "It's... been five minutes."

3 hours ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"Alright."

"No. Not since Telse. Not since Welderan. Not since Stone."

He looked at the Enuller. "Could they? And, what's your name, again?"

@xinoehp512

Mark Peters, in full.

2 hours ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

The Constant sighed as he realized what had happened, then gave a small explanation. It would be what the man was here for, judging by his reaction.

“I’m not like other life forms,” he started, staring at the man.

 

@xinoehp512
Tenth had forgotten where he was.

sorry, over break I was kinda bad.

They were talking about what he was going to do about the stuff in his system, right?

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"No. My bag!" A little bit of upsetness leaked into his voice. 

--

It's an apology gift. I'll leave you alone once you accept it. 

"Oh . . . I don't have it."

-

She covered her head with her arms.

Okay! Yes! I accept!