The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

heheh

Tam grinned, and Rose suddenly noticed that part of the bird's wing wasn't shaded very well.

She snapped the notebook shut. "Bat! Isn't this Nullite ink??"

"No. That's just for tattoos." 

She sighed, stood up, and moved to a different place in the warehouse. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She snapped the notebook shut. "Bat! Isn't this Nullite ink??"

"No. That's just for tattoos." 

She sighed, stood up, and moved to a different place in the warehouse. 

When she opened the book back up, the drawing was gone.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

When she opened the book back up, the drawing was gone.

So she started drawing something else. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

So she started drawing something else. 

The ink-bird poked its head out from behind her foot, now 3D.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

The ink-bird poked its head out from behind her foot, now 3D.

She sighed deeply. "Don't you have anything better to do?" she asked to the empty room. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She sighed deeply. "Don't you have anything better to do?" she asked to the empty room. 

The bird pecker her foot, annoyed at being ignored.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

34 minutes ago, Thee insane said:

"thats ok." she lowers him down.

The dragon turtle rumbles in thanks, going back to lumbering along. 

15 minutes ago, NameIess said:

The Plotblade thrums with energy. It seems to whisper to Rebel, although it could just be his imagination. Need… need... need…

Rebel grins wolfishly, then routes his intent through the Plotblade, trying to activate it. “Don’t worry. I’ll get you what we need.” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

The bird pecker her foot, annoyed at being ignored.

Rose ignored it further. “Clearly not.”

She went back to sketching. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Rose ignored it further. “Clearly not.”

She went back to sketching. 

The bird pecked her foot harder, multiple times.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

The bird pecked her foot harder, multiple times.

She was unbothered, because she was rich and had boots made of thick leather and tipped with Nullite steel. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Rose ignored it further. “Clearly not.”

She went back to sketching. 

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

The bird pecked her foot harder, multiple times.

Rebus raises an eyebrow. “Rose, is the bird bothering you? I can deal with it, or actually, you can. The floor should ground a lightning bolt alright.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She was unbothered, because she was rich and had boots made of thick leather and tipped with Nullite steel. 

The bird flew up and pecked her on the nose a bunch of times.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

The bird flew up and pecked her on the nose a bunch of times.

Holographic hexagons block it, exploiting the fact it’s a living drawing to stop it. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Holographic hexagons block it, exploiting the fact it’s a living drawing to stop it. 

The bird melted.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

The bird melted.

Rebus nods, satisfied. If you want to mess with someone, make it fair, or at least ensure that you don’t remove the eyes of an unNarratable ally. Petty minor injury is to be avoided; you should mess with people in more sophisticated ways. Tricking someone into doing something ultimately pointless, for instance. If you could fool Rose into getting stuck just outside the gravity area, for instance, it shows more tact than conjuring creatures to harass her. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus nods, satisfied. If you want to mess with someone, make it fair, or at least ensure that you don’t remove the eyes of an unNarratable ally. Petty minor injury is to be avoided; you should mess with people in more sophisticated ways. Tricking someone into doing something ultimately pointless, for instance. If you could fool Rose into getting stuck just outside the gravity area, for instance, it shows more tact than conjuring creatures to harass her. 

. . . But I don't want to do that.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

14 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Holographic hexagons block it, exploiting the fact it’s a living drawing to stop it. 

 

12 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

The bird melted.

Rose grinned. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . But I don't want to do that.

Well, what are you actually mad about? Sophisticated mayhem is more entertaining than petty mayhem, which implies you’re mad at Rose specifically. Having a bird peck her eyes out won’t fix your problems; she’ll be even more antagonistic towards Narrators if you do that. 

Edited January 22, 2025 by Dragonheir
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[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Well, what are you actually mad about? Sophisticated mayhem is more entertaining than petty mayhem, which implies you’re mad at Rose specifically. Having a bird peck her eyes out won’t fix your problems; she’ll be even more antagonistic towards Narrators if you do that. 

I wasn't trying to peck her eyes out, dude.

She sighed.

Do you have anything in mind?

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I wasn't trying to peck her eyes out, dude.

She sighed.

Do you have anything in mind?

He shrugs. You could bring up your actual issue, or you could create more sophisticated annoyances. Simply Narrating conspicuously and repeatedly could serve as a better annoyance, and is more easily denied than creating creatures to attack her. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

12 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

He shrugs. You could bring up your actual issue, or you could create more sophisticated annoyances. Simply Narrating conspicuously and repeatedly could serve as a better annoyance, and is more easily denied than creating creatures to attack her. 

I wasn't-

She sighed and appeared next to Bat.

"Hey," she said sullenly.

@Halcyon The Only

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I wasn't-

She sighed and appeared next to Bat.

"Hey," she said sullenly.

@Halcyon The Only

He jumped. 

“Oh. Hey. …didn’t go well?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He jumped. 

“Oh. Hey. …didn’t go well?”

"Rebus is no fun." Can't even be petty if I want to.

"So no."

Not me laughing over here

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Rebus is no fun." Can't even be petty if I want to.

"So no."

Not me laughing over here

“Ah. That’s unfortunate.” He put the flower back in the bag. “You can bother me if you want,” he offered. “If it would make you feel better, You could turn me into a frog or something.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 hour ago, NameIess said:

“Um, she’s a split off of Lady Bug maybe? I believe she goes by Ruia, and currently holds the Plotblade of Mentorship.”

“Fael volunteered as well, I believe. Fael, would you prefer to go or would you prefer Rebus to go?”

@TwinStorm

The Plotblade thrums with energy. It seems to whisper to Rebel, although it could just be his imagination. Need… need... need…

"I'll go." she said.

8 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Rose frowned, but said nothing. 

4 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

No, that's not what I mean. She keeps demanding things from you, and you keep doing whatever she tells you to. You're letting her push you around.

"It was fun," she replied. "It's beautiful out there. You could go look, if you want to."

"No, it's fine." he said. "I... just want to end this whole mess with Malan." he blurted out suddenly, as if getting something off his back.  "I just want it over. I just... I want to be able to move on!"