The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed and flopped to the ground.

"Didn't work," she muttered.

-

"Around the- how long have you been here?"

He stared at her for a good several seconds. 

“I have to go,” he choked, then stumbled into the trees. 

—

She shrugged, then pointed back in the distance. “You see that flag? The blue one?” 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

22 minutes ago, Thee insane said:

"ya!" She bounces a bit. "We besties!! And your our fourth bestie!! Along with Ashton! So.. Ashton drin and bacon and atlas!! The four musketeers."

 @xinoehp512

Drin nodded very seriously. "And once my Author is done with his homework - not his essay, he thankfully did finish that - I can joke again!"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He stared at her for a good several seconds. 

“I have to go,” he choked, then stumbled into the trees. 

—

She shrugged, then pointed back in the distance. “You see that flag? The blue one?” 

She got to her feet and followed after him.

"Wait, Bat, no . . ."

-

He looked in the direction she was pointing.

"Yeah?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She got to her feet and followed after him.

"Wait, Bat, no . . ."

-

He looked in the direction she was pointing.

"Yeah?"

He didn’t really hear her. 

At least Rose will be happy. 

Gaioh hadn’t… he didn’t deserve that. He’d done nothing. He hadn’t even had any friends… 

He felt awful. Guilt pressed down on him so hard he felt like maybe just flopping over. 

—

“That’s the fifth one I’ve planted. Horizon to horizon. I like to keep track.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He didn’t really hear her. 

At least Rose will be happy. 

Gaioh hadn’t… he didn’t deserve that. He’d done nothing. He hadn’t even had any friends… 

He felt awful. Guilt pressed down on him so hard he felt like maybe just flopping over. 

—

“That’s the fifth one I’ve planted. Horizon to horizon. I like to keep track.”

Tam fell into step beside him.

"Bat?"

-

". . . Wow."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam fell into step beside him.

"Bat?"

-

". . . Wow."

He hugged himself, then noticed her out of the corner of his eye. He jumped. 

“Tam.” 

—

“I impress myself too.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He hugged himself, then noticed her out of the corner of his eye. He jumped. 

“Tam.” 

—

“I impress myself too.”

"Yeah?"

-

"That's . . . how many flags have you planted?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Yeah?"

-

"That's . . . how many flags have you planted?"

“Didn’t know you were here,” he mumbled, then kept walking. 

—

“Five. Only five. I’ll make it around the world someday, though.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

16 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Didn’t know you were here,” he mumbled, then kept walking. 

—

“Five. Only five. I’ll make it around the world someday, though.”

"Oh. Well . . . yeah," she replied quietly.

-

"Wow."

Edited January 27, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

16 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Oh. Well . . . yeah," she replied quietly.

-

"Wow."

He stopped and looked up. 

“It’s light out.”

—

She nodded. 

“So what about you, squirt? Why are you waiting?”

[NameIess]

2 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“In the short term, networking,” she replied. “The more people trust and respect me, the more people I’ll be able to unite. To be honest, I’m not sure what’s coming. Something… dark. I feel it all the time, and it’s impossible to know…” she trailed off. 

"Have you considered the possibility that you're just crazy and there is no threat?"

2 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

The Ennuller blinked. I mean... I'm not sure. But he's... he's the former Witherlord! There are just some things you just don't do.

"Where does he live? I'll go ask him if you're so afraid." Subversion smiled. "Beats sitting around here waiting for you to find a student to test on me."

2 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"If nothing changes, no."

"Hm." Malevolence tapped his temple in thought. "If he isn't going to leave... that does pose an issue. Wind, do you know of anyone who might be able to help me and the rabbits in finding the lost page?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He stopped and looked up. 

“It’s light out.”

—

She nodded. 

“So what about you, squirt? Why are you waiting?”

She stopped beside him.

"Yeah, it is . . . what about it?"

-

Ah. Okay.

He shrugged. "I guess . . . I guess I shouldn't wait for my family, so . . ."

He looked in the direction of the waterfall.

"I don't really know."

Edited January 27, 2025 by Through The Living Glass
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[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Have you considered the possibility that you're just crazy and there is no threat?"

“I… have been forced to consider the possibility,” she admitted. “But so far, my tests have brought up nothing. I will proceed as if—“

She cut off as a very large tremor shook the castle. 

@Sequence

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She stopped beside him.

"Yeah, it is . . . what about it?"

-

Ah. Okay.

He shrugged. "I guess . . . I guess I shouldn't wait for my family, so . . ."

He looked in the direction of the waterfall.

"I don't really know."

“I don’t know.” 

Something was missing. Nobody should die under a bright sky that just kept on being bright. 

Nobody should die alone, unloved, friendless… 

He almost choked on his own emotion, then kept walking. 

—

“I’ll come,” Gaioh offered.

[NameIess]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“I… have been forced to consider the possibility,” she admitted. “But so far, my tests have brought up nothing. I will proceed as if—“

She cut off as a very large tremor shook the castle. 

Unintelligible immediately drew both of his revolvers, levelling them both at Ruia. "What is this?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Unintelligible immediately drew both of his revolvers, levelling them both at Ruia. "What is this?"

She stood up, looking disturbed but paying the guns no heed. “I don’t know. You’d better leave, I… I don’t know.”

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She stood up, looking disturbed but paying the guns no heed. “I don’t know. You’d better leave, I… I don’t know.”

"Sure." Unintelligible turned to look at the door. "I think I'll be staying."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“I don’t know.” 

Something was missing. Nobody should die under a bright sky that just kept on being bright. 

Nobody should die alone, unloved, friendless… 

He almost choked on his own emotion, then kept walking. 

—

“I’ll come,” Gaioh offered.

She matched his pace.

"Bat? Will you tell me what's going on, please?"

-

The boy nodded to him. "That would be nice. Thank you."

He nodded to Yrissia as well. "And . . . and thank you, as well."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Sure." Unintelligible turned to look at the door. "I think I'll be staying."

She nodded. “Very well. I… may not miss your absence.” 

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She matched his pace.

"Bat? Will you tell me what's going on, please?"

-

The boy nodded to him. "That would be nice. Thank you."

He nodded to Yrissia as well. "And . . . and thank you, as well."

He turned to her. “I don’t know where I’m going.”

—

She nodded back. 

Hands in his pockets, Gaioh started back. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He turned to her. “I don’t know where I’m going.”

—

She nodded back. 

Hands in his pockets, Gaioh started back. 

She nodded.

"I- I assumed that, but . . ." She looked away.

-

The boy followed.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded.

"I- I assumed that, but . . ." She looked away.

-

The boy followed.

“You should go back with Cricket. He probably feels alone.”

I don’t want him to be alone. 

—

“What do you think’s on the other side?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“You should go back with Cricket. He probably feels alone.”

I don’t want him to be alone. 

—

“What do you think’s on the other side?”

"No, I should stay with you."

-

"No idea. I . . . I hope it's heaven. Or someplace happy."

Edited January 27, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

@Thee insane

@xinoehp512

”Woah! My Author finished his homework, though be warned. He may get on Dark Souls.”

@TwinStorm

Ya remember where we were with the Matt/Gleye plot?

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"No, I should stay with you."

-

"No idea. I . . . I hope it's heaven. Or someplace happy."

“But he’s already upset,” he said absently, reaching out to pick a leaf. 

—

“Me too.” 

After a minute, he added, “Do you think we’ll get a second chance?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“But he’s already upset,” he said absently, reaching out to pick a leaf. 

—

“Me too.” 

After a minute, he added, “Do you think we’ll get a second chance?”

"So are you."

-

The boy cocked his head.

"What do you mean?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"So are you."

-

The boy cocked his head.

"What do you mean?"

“He needs you more.” Maybe he always had. 

Bat didn’t know much about who Cricket had been before. He just knew that he’d been on the run and that his life had been generally miserable. 

He didn’t even know that about Gaioh. He was just gone. Bat had left him and now he was gone. 

He turned to her. “We have to go back.” 

—

“To live. If we didn’t… if we weren’t good enough.”