The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

The shadow rushed towards cricket, swinging in a downward arc. It slashed in front of cricket, just inches from their face, and then brought the thing down.

A Rainbow glittering slash persisted in front of cricket, in the exact place where the blade had slashed. It was razor sharp too

"You get the first move."

 

He shrugged, rushing forward and slashing at the shadow.

[Aeoryi she/her]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Here what happened just now:

*gets back on*

*reads pages 3412 and 3413*

Aww Bat and Cricket are so cute . . .

*gets to 3414*

CRICKET NO

*cough*

so yeah

hey guys

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Tam finally woke up.

"Ugh- hey, guys," she mumbled groggily.

Is this the same spot where Cricket is?

Just now, TwinStorm said:

He shrugged, rushing forward and slashing at the shadow.

The shadow brought up their blade to fight paused.

"Make me real, Cricket. Make me exist. Make me a Character."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

16 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

It’s real late, so I’ll continue this conversation tomorrow. 
Rebus appears, still dressed in his sleek black and white armor. The electrical arcs have stopped, but orange lights - as always - pulse along his long coat and the groves in the armor. He smiles brightly, not showing the lingering sense of mild disappointment and bitterness to non-Narrators. “Ruia. Excellent seeing you, as usual. You did well, with Malevolence and Malan. Have you received your other visitors yet?” 

“Not yet. Nor have I begun thinning prospective candidates. For now, you are my only pupil. I’ll get around to teaching one of these days.” She summoned the Plotblade— long and thin, curved like the moon and rather fragile looking. “Is that what you wished to speak about?”

The party of dead people began to pass other dead people. At first it was just flashes in branching chasms, but it turned into people watching, indifferent but curious, from the shadows. 
@Through The Living Glass

Edited January 26, 2025 by Halcyon The Only

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Is this the same spot where Cricket is?

The shadow brought up their blade to fight paused.

"Make me real, Cricket. Make me exist. Make me a Character."

Cricket is in a bedroom, there in the kitchen.

"Why should I, if it kills me?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Aeoryi said:

Is this the same spot where Cricket is?

The shadow brought up their blade to fight paused.

"Make me real, Cricket. Make me exist. Make me a Character."

Same building, different (if nearby) rooms.

[Aeoryi she/her]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

Cricket is in a bedroom, there in the kitchen.

"Why should I, if it kills me?"

"It won't. I promise."

The silhouette reached out to Cricket. 

"I once existed. I once was real. I once... I once... I once felt."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

"It won't. I promise."

The silhouette reached out to Cricket. 

"I once existed. I once was real. I once... I once... I once felt."

He shied back. "What will it do to me?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

The party of dead people began to pass other dead people. At first it was just flashes in branching chasms, but it turned into people watching, indifferent but curious, from the shadows. 

The boy watched them anxious, head on a constant near-constant swivel.

"There are so many . . ."

Btw Tam's awake

[Aeoryi she/her]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

He shied back. "What will it do to me?"

"It will make you feel nothing for only a few moments."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

"It will make you feel nothing for only a few moments."

He paused, then leveled his sword. "If you're lying... there's hell to pay."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

The boy watched them anxious, head on a constant near-constant swivel.

"There are so many . . ."

Btw Tam's awake

“They won’t hurt you. Couldn’t if they wanted to. We’ll get to these ones eventually. But for now, we gotta go to the ones who are practically rotting.”

Gaioh frowned, finding that strange for a reason he couldn’t place. 

10 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Here what happened just now:

*gets back on*

*reads pages 3412 and 3413*

Aww Bat and Cricket are so cute . . .

*gets to 3414*

CRICKET NO

*cough*

so yeah

hey guys

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Tam finally woke up.

"Ugh- hey, guys," she mumbled groggily.

Bat jumped and almost dropped all the dishes he was doing on the floor. “—Hi, morning, Tam!”

Rose brought over the frying pan of eggs. “I made some eggs. Wondering if you could fix ‘em for me, cuz I’m not used to char in my food.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“They won’t hurt you. Couldn’t if they wanted to. We’ll get to these ones eventually. But for now, we gotta go to the ones who are practically rotting.”

Gaioh frowned, finding that strange for a reason he couldn’t place. 

"R-rotting?"

[Aeoryi she/her]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

He paused, then leveled his sword. "If you're lying... there's hell to pay."

"I would never." The character's hand started glowing, and then put the hand into Cricket's chest.

Within moments, every emotion was drawn out of Cricket. Every emotion, fueling the thing Moment used to be.

Fueling a Narrator.

The person stood there, still a yellow silhouette, but this time wearing a Jacket.

"Hello Cricket." Moment-narrator said, "I'm glad we can finally talk, now that I'm out of that blade."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

"I would never." The character's hand started glowing, and then put the hand into Cricket's chest.

Within moments, every emotion was drawn out of Cricket. Every emotion, fueling the thing Moment used to be.

Fueling a Narrator.

The person stood there, still a yellow silhouette, but this time wearing a Jacket.

"Hello Cricket." Moment-narrator said, "I'm glad we can finally talk, now that I'm out of that blade."

can Cricket feel again? Nothing happened to him?

[Aeoryi she/her]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

can Cricket feel again? Nothing happened to him?

Yes

It's going to be temporary, though. The narrator is still stuck in the blade, just drawn out by emotion.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"R-rotting?"

I edited btw  

“Not really. All they do is sit there.” 

“Why?” 

“They forgot how to move or somethin’. I dunno.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Aeoryi said:

Yes

It's going to be temporary, though. The narrator is still stuck in the blade, just drawn out by emotion.

ok

Cricket opened his eyes. That had felt weird. "Hey." he said, awkwardly. "What do you want to talk about?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat jumped and almost dropped all the dishes he was doing on the floor. “—Hi, morning, Tam!”

Rose brought over the frying pan of eggs. “I made some eggs. Wondering if you could fix ‘em for me, cuz I’m not used to char in my food.”

She rubbed her eyes and smiled at Bat. "I thought you weren't scared of me anymore," she joked before looking very skeptically at Rose's . . . "scrambled eggs."

"How 'bout . . . we just make some new ones?"

Ugh, the smell-

She covered her nose with the hand not holding the wooden bird, standing.

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

I edited btw  

“Not really. All they do is sit there.” 

“Why?” 

“They forgot how to move or somethin’. I dunno.”

"Oh . . . weird."

[Aeoryi she/her]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

ok

Cricket opened his eyes. That had felt weird. "Hey." he said, awkwardly. "What do you want to talk about?"

"Hello. I'm currently still stuck inside of your Plotblade." The Moment-narrator says. "I'm here now because I've manifested myself through emotions."

"I'm a screwed up version of a narrator. I need you to help me." The thing says, and then within moments, and then viscerally explodes (loudly hint hint) into yellow paint.

In Cricket's hands, Moment (the blade) glows faintly yellow, and pulses warmth. 

I'm going to sleep now :(((

The other people should hear the explosion though.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She rubbed her eyes and smiled at Bat. "I thought you weren't scared of me anymore," she joked before looking very skeptically at Rose's . . . "scrambled eggs."

"How 'bout . . . we just make some new ones?"

Ugh, the smell-

She covered her nose with the hand not holding the wooden bird, standing.

"Oh . . . weird."

Rose sighed. “Kay, fine. I’m gonna go set these on fire for the heck of it.”

”I’m not,” Bat protested, unable to look at her for fear of blushing in confusion and who knew what else. 

—

“Weird,” she agreed. “Coulda ended up one myself.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Rose sighed. “Kay, fine. I’m gonna go set these on fire for the heck of it.”

”I’m not,” Bat protested, unable to look at her for fear of blushing in confusion and who knew what else. 

—

“Weird,” she agreed. “Coulda ended up one myself.”

She threw her hands up in mock-defense. "If you say so . . ."

Then she got up and grabbed a different pan, summoning some ingredients and getting to work.

1 minute ago, Aeoryi said:

"Hello. I'm currently still stuck inside of your Plotblade." The Moment-narrator says. "I'm here now because I've manifested myself through emotions."

"I'm a screwed up version of a narrator. I need you to help me." The thing says, and then within moments, and then viscerally explodes (loudly hint hint) into yellow paint.

In Cricket's hands, Moment (the blade) glows faintly yellow, and pulses warmth. 

I'm going to sleep now :(((

The other people should hear the explosion though.

Aw byeeeeeee :(

Tam jumped and dropped an egg, then rushed to the bedroom.

"Cricket?! Are you okay?!"

She looked at all the yellow paint.

"Where did that come from?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She threw her hands up in mock-defense. "If you say so . . ."

Then she got up and grabbed a different pan, summoning some ingredients and getting to work.

Aw byeeeeeee :(

Tam jumped and dropped an egg, then rushed to the bedroom.

"Cricket?! Are you okay?!"

She looked at all the yellow paint.

"Where did that come from?"

Rose didn’t know exactly how she planned to set the eggs on fire. 

She didn’t want to ask Bat for a lighter, because that was chickening out. 

She set the burner up really high, poured oil over everything, and readied the pan lid. 

—

Bat and Rose both followed. 

“Cricket? Are you hurt?” Bat hurried over to him. 

@TwinStorm

Edited January 26, 2025 by Halcyon The Only

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Rose didn’t know exactly how she planned to set the eggs on fire. 

She didn’t want to ask Bat for a lighter, because that was chickening out. 

She set the burner up really high, poured oil over everything, and readied the pan lid. 

OH MY um okay Rose 

6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Weird,” she agreed. “Coulda ended up one myself.”

"Why didn't you?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

OH MY um okay Rose 

"Why didn't you?"

Aaand then she abandoned it in the edit hehe

She took a breath. “I found one of ‘em. One of the ones I hurt.”

Night! Imma sleep so be proud  

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Aaand then she abandoned it in the edit hehe

She took a breath. “I found one of ‘em. One of the ones I hurt.”

Night! Imma sleep so be proud  

Oh nooooo

GOODNIGHT I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU

"One of the ones you hurt? I thought you said they- oh. You hurt them before?"

Edited January 26, 2025 by Through The Living Glass