The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

It was still a dream, so Tam wasn't particularly lucid.

"Okay," she said absently.

“I’m important,” Spren insisted. “I’m IMPORTANT.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“I’m important,” Spren insisted. “I’m IMPORTANT.”

"That's nice."

Some sort of eldritch monster stomped past, and she looked at it curiously.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"That's nice."

Some sort of eldritch monster stomped past, and she looked at it curiously.

Spren scowled. “I’m more important and more powerful than you could possibly imagine!”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Spren scowled. “I’m more important and more powerful than you could possibly imagine!”

"Awesome."

She stood and floated away.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Awesome."

She stood and floated away.

Spren vanished. The dream went blank. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Spren vanished. The dream went blank. 

Tam jerked awake.

She felt like she'd had a weird dream of some sort. What had it been about?

Oh well.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam jerked awake.

She felt like she'd had a weird dream of some sort. What had it been about?

Oh well.

Bat had made her a little nest on the table and was scrawling on the pad in a chair nearby. He didn’t notice she’d woken. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat had made her a little nest on the table and was scrawling on the pad in a chair nearby. He didn’t notice she’d woken. 

She yawned and shook herself.

Heya, Bat.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She yawned and shook herself.

Heya, Bat.

He jumped, then smiled. “Hey, Tam. You sleep well?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He jumped, then smiled. “Hey, Tam. You sleep well?”

She stood and fluttered over to him.

I guess so. What'cha doin'?

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She stood and fluttered over to him.

I guess so. What'cha doin'?

He slapped the pad closed. “—Nothing.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He slapped the pad closed. “—Nothing.”

Oh?

Oh?

She tilted her head at the pad, then looked up at him curiously.

Edited January 29, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Oh?

Oh?

She tilted her head at the pad, then looked up at him curiously.

He felt his face heat up. “Thinking about some things. It’s not important. You hungry?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He felt his face heat up. “Thinking about some things. It’s not important. You hungry?”

She looked at the pad for a second more, then hopped onto the floor and turned back into her normal self.

"A little. Not really. Where are Cricket and Rose?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She looked at the pad for a second more, then hopped onto the floor and turned back into her normal self.

"A little. Not really. Where are Cricket and Rose?"

“In the rain… I woulda gone to find them, but I didn’t wanna leave you alone.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

9 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He hesitated. “Are you sure? —Because I’m okay, really.”

“‘Course I did,” she told the paper. “But the spirit thing doesn’t seem to think much of it. And don’t pretend you care about me, hmm?”

 They walked a long time through the chasms. They grew deeper the further they walked. 

Rose eyed it. “‘S’not gonna kill me, is it?”

The man growled and the flames intensified. 

The man didn’t react to the bullet except to send a pillar of fire at Unintelligible. 

He rolled his smoldering eyes. “You think that thing can hurt me?”

The light bobbed, annoyed it was being ignored.

5 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He looked down at her again. She looked so tiny, just a little bird sitting in his hand like that. 

But she was a person. Bigger than a bird, smarter than a bird… more powerful than any human. But she chose to be a bird. In a way, that made her more powerful. She felt safe being small. 

“Yeah,” he said. “Yeah, we do our best…”

—

They reached the waterfall after several silent hours. The waterfall fell quietly. 

Ok so

I have a villain in the works 

Dragonheir’s Rebus seems to be becoming important 

Uhhhhhhh

Lemme try smth else 

So my main character Bat is with his friends Tam and Cricket, @Through The Living Glass’ and @TwinStorm’s main characters respectively (I believe). They’re not doing much at the moment— Cricket just defeated his big bad. 

Ruia took over Bat and Rose’s people, an underground society with Nullite tattoos because they’re paranoid of Narration and Nullite blocks Narration

uhhh idk about anything anyone else is doing rly. I have tunnel vision 

that seems right

2 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

After a little while, he got out a scarf and made a little nest for her on his lap while he wrote some things out on his pad of paper and waited for her to wake up. 

Or for @TwinStorm to be on  

yeppers 

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

hmm true

It started raining. Cricket was off in the woods somewhere still.

Stormy just made him walk off into the woods, so

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Oh right 

Rose sighed and went after him. Maybe she should have brought a jacket… water on her skin outside felt so STRANGE. 

@TwinStorm

She found Cricket sitting in the crook of a massive oak tree, staring at a sheet of paper he held delicately in his hands. "Hey." he said softly, dropping from the tree. "What's up?"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, NameIess said:

Rebus sensed Balitan's presence only faintly. He did not seem to want to appear.

Rebus frowns. He had told Balitan he'd make him real, but another scientist would do just as well. He once again reaches out to the Authors to find himself a scientist with knowledge of the fundamental substances, who's willing to work for him and maybe explode, become undead, or get interesting powers. @xinoehp512, I should probably ask you before I start adding more axes. Although the manifestations could be categorized with two axes (condensed/dispersed and directed/inanimate), even without trying to make new powers. 

Near Omen's chasms, the sky began to melt. A car raced past a tree stopped, and a figure got out, cackling as he drop kicked his soul towards the job interview. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Atreides looked at Rebus for a second. Why should he have power? And he lunged at him with Savior Complex, all well the Blade chanted in his mind. Save lives! Save lives! Save lives!

@Dragonheir

Mat looked at the man again. "Why is the Tyrant need to be replaced? Is he that bad?"

@SpiritOfWrath

[NameIess]

7 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus frowns. He had told Balitan he'd make him real, but another scientist would do just as well. He once again reaches out to the Authors to find himself a scientist with knowledge of the fundamental substances, who's willing to work for him and maybe explode, become undead, or get interesting powers.

Balitan sends a message to Rebus. "Busy right now. Show up in a bit."

8 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Near Omen's chasms, the sky began to melt. A car raced past a tree stopped, and a figure got out, cackling as he drop kicked his soul towards the job interview. 

Omen formed from the shadows in front of this applicant. "What is your name?"

--

Moni looked up, and spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice. "I think we're close to where we need to be. Perseus, you said that there was some form of a resistance?"

@TwinStorm @Dragonheir @LessName

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Atreides looked at Rebus for a second. Why should he have power? And he lunged at him with Savior Complex, all well the Blade chanted in his mind. Save lives! Save lives! Save lives!

 

Rebus meets the blade with his own - which is laughing - as the holographic enemies smoothly switch targets and charge Atreides. They have a great variety of weapons and armor, and are fully meant to be mowed down with impunity. 

Wait, did Rebus give Atredies a teleportation beacon? 

3 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Balitan sends a message to Rebus. "Busy right now. Show up in a bit."

Omen formed from the shadows in front of this applicant. "What is your name?"

--

Moni looked up, and spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice. "I think we're close to where we need to be. Perseus, you said that there was some form of a resistance?"

@TwinStorm @Dragonheir @LessName

"Good to know - I'll see you then." Rebus smiles and teleports a teleportation beacon to the man. 

"Meat the Minstrel!" Meat declares, spinning on his heel as the floor becomes the ceiling, then the floor again. His car vanishes, then slithers away into the ground, which burps. 

Kion keeps walking and eyeing the bugs suspiciously; there isn't much he can contribute. 

I will sleep now; I'll be back in the morning. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

20 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Balitan sends a message to Rebus. "Busy right now. Show up in a bit."

Omen formed from the shadows in front of this applicant. "What is your name?"

--

Moni looked up, and spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice. "I think we're close to where we need to be. Perseus, you said that there was some form of a resistance?"

@TwinStorm @Dragonheir @LessName

"Yeah." replied Perseus softly. "I think..." he screamed in pain suddenly, clutching his neck. "Stun...stung!" he gasped, falling to the ground. 

Ahead of them, several figures made of rippling darkness came out of the undergrowth. Shades. They threw ropes over Perseus, and hedged the rest in with spears.

They're immune to magic and Narration and can teleport btw

11 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus meets the blade with his own - which is laughing - as the holographic enemies smoothly switch targets and charge Atreides. They have a great variety of weapons and armor, and are fully meant to be mowed down with impunity. 

Wait, did Rebus give Atredies a teleportation beacon? 

"Good to know - I'll see you then." Rebus smiles and teleports a teleportation beacon to the man. 

"Meat the Minstrel!" Meat declares, spinning on his heel as the floor becomes the ceiling, then the floor again. His car vanishes, then slithers away into the ground, which burps. 

Kion keeps walking and eyeing the bugs suspiciously; there isn't much he can contribute. 

I will sleep now; I'll be back in the morning. 

I don't believe so

Atriedes moved through the forms of a master swordsmen, as his speed and strength were enhanced by Savior Complex, which had begun to glow darkly.

4 hours ago, #1 Taln Fan said:

"My apologies if I over reacted. As a chicken, I have somewhat of a natural fear of dragons, our natural predator. Hence I want to overcome my fear by besting one in battle and then riding it. By doing so I will bring honor and fame to my species"

Atreides appeared. "Honor and fame, eh? I can help you with that. The name's Atreides."

this is a clone of him, but if one is killed @Dragonheir then all of them die

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

The light bobbed, annoyed it was being ignored.

that seems right

yeppers 

She found Cricket sitting in the crook of a massive oak tree, staring at a sheet of paper he held delicately in his hands. "Hey." he said softly, dropping from the tree. "What's up?"

“It’s fricking raining.” 

She looked very soaked and rather cold, but purposefully didn’t shiver. 

“Aren’t you gonna come back to the cabin?”

51 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus frowns. He had told Balitan he'd make him real, but another scientist would do just as well. He once again reaches out to the Authors to find himself a scientist with knowledge of the fundamental substances, who's willing to work for him and maybe explode, become undead, or get interesting powers. @xinoehp512, I should probably ask you before I start adding more axes. Although the manifestations could be categorized with two axes (condensed/dispersed and directed/inanimate), even without trying to make new powers. 

Near Omen's chasms, the sky began to melt. A car raced past a tree stopped, and a figure got out, cackling as he drop kicked his soul towards the job interview. 

 

40 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Balitan sends a message to Rebus. "Busy right now. Show up in a bit."

Omen formed from the shadows in front of this applicant. "What is your name?"

--

Moni looked up, and spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice. "I think we're close to where we need to be. Perseus, you said that there was some form of a resistance?"

@TwinStorm @Dragonheir @LessName

Batlian?  

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“It’s fricking raining.” 

She looked very soaked and rather cold, but purposefully didn’t shiver. 

“Aren’t you gonna come back to the cabin?”

 

Batlian?  

"I don't know." he shrugged. "I like it up here, and... I don't wanna deal with some of them right now. I need time to think." he sighed, and pulled off his coat. "Here," he said, tossing it to her.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

"I don't know." he shrugged. "I like it up here, and... I don't wanna deal with some of them right now. I need time to think." he sighed, and pulled off his coat. "Here," he said, tossing it to her.

“I don’t need your dumb coat.”

She put it in anyway. 

“Think? Oh, about whatever happened between you and Bat?”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“I don’t need your dumb coat.”

She put it in anyway. 

“Think? Oh, about whatever happened between you and Bat?”

"Nothing." he said quickly. He did not want to talk about that right now.