The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . Okay, she said softly. Thank you.

Was . . . it just her, or was it getting colder?

A violent shiver ran through her body, and she continued to shake after that.

Why . . .

 

Just now, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He sighed, throwing back his head and swallowing it.

Alright.

Then, a moment later. Tam? Are you... shaking?

Bat was getting really scared now. He pulled out an entire handful of worms. “Tam?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Alright.

Then, a moment later. Tam? Are you... shaking?

F-fine. Just c-cold again.

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

 

Bat was getting really scared now. He pulled out an entire handful of worms. “Tam?”

HAH

"No, no more of- of those," she held up her hands, "please. I'm o-okay."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

F-fine. Just c-cold again.

Tam! Something's wrong. You've taking way too many.. worms already. Do you want to see Mother Entreri? She's a skilled healer.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Tam! Something's wrong. You've taking way too many.. worms already. Do you want to see Mother Entreri? She's a skilled healer.

I know something's wrong! I'm j-just cold though. It's ok-kay.

She kneeled on the ground and started setting up her little makeshift bed with trembling hands.

Edited January 6, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

I know something's wrong! I'm j-just cold though. It's ok-kay.

She kneeled on the ground and started setting up her little makeshift bed.

He sighed, and grabbed his blankets, tossing them to her. "I'm fine without them." 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He sighed, and grabbed his blankets, tossing them to her. "I'm fine without them." 

"What? C-Cricket, no! Those are yours, not mine."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

Tam! Something's wrong. You've taking way too many.. worms already. Do you want to see Mother Entreri? She's a skilled healer.

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I know something's wrong! I'm j-just cold though. It's ok-kay.

She kneeled on the ground and started setting up her little makeshift bed with trembling hands.

He stood up to pace. “No. No, this isn’t normal.” Stop hyperventilating, Bat told himself sternly. Stop right now. “Something is seriously wrong.” 

And he couldn’t fix it. 

The first real friend hed ever had in the world was PROBABLY DYING, and he couldn’t fix it. 

“There’s gotta be a connection,” he decided aloud. “Something’s happening. You get cold every time you… you…” 

I don’t know. 

What could possibly even BE wrong? She was a Narrator, akin to a god. And yet here she was, freezing, unable to unnarrate her ailments… 

But her blood was normal… 

Think harder, you idiot. You’re a medic. There’s an answer here. 

“It’s not… it couldn’t be something mental,” he checked. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"What? C-Cricket, no! Those are yours, not mine."

"You need them more. I'm used to hard nights."

Edited January 6, 2025 by Ookla the Irreplaceable

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He stood up to pace. “No. No, this isn’t normal.” Stop hyperventilating, Bat told himself sternly. Stop right now. “Something is seriously wrong.” 

And he couldn’t fix it. 

The first real friend hed ever had in the world was PROBABLY DYING, and he couldn’t fix it. 

“There’s gotta be a connection,” he decided aloud. “Something’s happening. You get cold every time you… you…” 

I don’t know. 

What could possibly even BE wrong? She was a Narrator, akin to a god. And yet here she was, freezing, unable to unnarrate her ailments… 

But her blood was normal… 

Think harder, you idiot. You’re a medic. There’s an answer here. 

“It’s not… it couldn’t be something mental,” he checked. 

She shrugged and laid down. "I have no id-dea."

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"You need them more. I'm used to hard nights."

She sighed. "Thank you."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She shrugged and laid down. "I have no id-dea."

She sighed. "Thank you."

He nodded, and sat against the wall, trying to get into a comfortable position. "Look, let's just rest. We can deal with everything tomorrow."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She shrugged and laid down. "I have no id-dea."

She sighed. "Thank you."

“What else could it be?” Bat realized. “If it were anything else, you would have been able to Narrate it away— or there would be traces of Nullite or other substance in your blood— especially if it was affecting you much.”

Great. He was NOT a therapist. 

He pulled out a notebook and pencil anyway and sat down in front of her. “Cricket, come here. Tan, sit down.”

Just now, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He nodded, and sat against the wall, trying to get into a comfortable position. "Look, let's just rest. We can deal with everything tomorrow."

”I am NOT waiting until the problem gets worse. I’m not letting her die.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“What else could it be?” Bat realized. “If it were anything else, you would have been able to Narrate it away— or there would be traces of Nullite or other substance in your blood— especially if it was affecting you much.”

Great. He was NOT a therapist. 

He pulled out a notebook and pencil anyway and sat down in front of her. “Cricket, come here. Tan, sit down.”

”I am NOT waiting until the problem gets worse. I’m not letting her die.”

He closed his eyes. "Neither am I. Trust me, if they were people I would be willing to trade my soul for just to let them live, they're in this room. But sometimes, all we can do is wait. Just cause I'm not dealing with the poison that's killing me right now doesn't mean I won't later."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“What else could it be?” Bat realized. “If it were anything else, you would have been able to Narrate it away— or there would be traces of Nullite or other substance in your blood— especially if it was affecting you much.”

Great. He was NOT a therapist. 

He pulled out a notebook and pencil anyway and sat down in front of her. “Cricket, come here. Tan, sit down.”

"I'm . . . already laying down, Bat. Do you want me to sit up, or . . . ?"

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

”I am NOT waiting until the problem gets worse. I’m not letting her die.”

"I'm not dying-! I'm . . . pretty sure."

She's not

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He closed his eyes. "Neither am I. Trust me, if they were people I would be willing to trade my soul for just to let them live, they're in this room. But sometimes, all we can do is wait. Just cause I'm not dealing with the poison that's killing me right now doesn't mean I won't later."

She looked at him sadly. "Cricket . . . no . . ."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

He closed his eyes. "Neither am I. Trust me, if they were people I would be willing to trade my soul for just to let them live, they're in this room. But sometimes, all we can do is wait. Just cause I'm not dealing with the poison that's killing me right now doesn't mean I won't later."

“She just keeps getting worse! What in the world would make you think waiting is a solution at all?” 

He took a breath. “I’m sorry. I… didn’t mean to get heated. Can we please just try for a minute?”

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"I'm . . . already laying down, Bat. Do you want me to sit up, or . . . ?"

"I'm not dying-! I'm . . . pretty sure."

She's not

”Then what’s happening to you??”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I'm . . . already laying down, Bat. Do you want me to sit up, or . . . ?"

"I'm not dying-! I'm . . . pretty sure."

She's not

She looked at him sadly. "Cricket . . . no . . ."

"I'll do something about it tomorrow. You need to worry about yourself."

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“She just keeps getting worse! What in the world would make you think waiting is a solution at all?” 

He took a breath. “I’m sorry. I… didn’t mean to get heated. Can we please just try for a minute?”

”Then what’s happening to you??”

"Fine. If it helps her... I'm in. Anything to protect her."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“She just keeps getting worse! What in the world would make you think waiting is a solution at all?” 

He took a breath. “I’m sorry. I… didn’t mean to get heated. Can we please just try for a minute?”

”Then what’s happening to you??”

"I don't know!" she cried desperately.

Yes stirred on the other side of the barn.

"I was fine yesterday . . ." she said more quietly.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"I'll do something about it tomorrow. You need to worry about yourself."

"Fine. If it helps her... I'm in. Anything to protect her."

Relief flooded him. “Thank you.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"I'll do something about it tomorrow. You need to worry about yourself."

"You need to worry about yourself t-too!"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"I don't know!" she cried desperately.

Yes stirred on the other side of the barn.

"I was fine yesterday . . ." she said more quietly.

“I know. But that was yesterday. Okay— first, tell me what happened with Stone as you see it. You can be vague, if you want.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"Fine. If it helps her... I'm in. Anything to protect her."

She looked at him, wanting to say something else, but . . .

She shut her mouth. Gosh, she was an idiot.

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“I know. But that was yesterday. Okay— first, tell me what happened with Stone as you see it. You can be vague, if you want.”

"As- as I see it?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She looked at him, wanting to say something else, but . . .

She shut her mouth. Gosh, she was an idiot.

"As- as I see it?"

“Yes. However you see it.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Relief flooded him. “Thank you.”

"Alright, but... let's make this quick. We all need to sleep."

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"You need to worry about yourself t-too!"

"I'm fine." he said, gently but firmly. "You have enough going on without me to deal with."

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"Alright, but... let's make this quick. We all need to sleep."

Bat nodded and reached up to stroke Feather. “Of course.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Yes. However you see it.”

"Um . . . well . . . Stone showed up back in the ocean and threatened to kill you, which had me really worried . . . a-and then when we all went to the forest and fought it was really chaotic and I panicked when he Nullified me both times and I felt really sick and dizzy and then I was panicking when he shot you and stabbed Cricket and- and . . . and then I woke up and Cricket was sitting next to me . . ." She looked down at the ground.

7 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"Alright, but... let's make this quick. We all need to sleep."

Yes, we do . . .

*cough*

um imma go to bed after this post, so . . .

'Night!

She nodded.

7 minutes ago, Ookla the Irreplaceable said:

"I'm fine." he said, gently but firmly. "You have enough going on without me to deal with."

"I c-could say the same to you!"

Edited January 6, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Um . . . well . . . Stone showed up back in the ocean and threatened to kill you, which had me really worried . . . a-and then when we all went to the forest and fought it was really chaotic and I panicked when he Nullified me both times and I was panicking when he shot you and stabbed Cricket and- and . . . and then I woke up and Cricket was sitting next to me . . ." She looked down at the ground.

Yes, we do . . .

*cough*

um imma go to bed after this post, so . . .

'Night!

She nodded.

"I c-could say the same to you!"

“No, I mean… you killed him, right? How did you feel about that when you found out? How do you feel about it now?”