The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

8 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

@#1 Taln Fan and I think @Dragonheir

Nope, you need Wrath. But I could use a plotline… 

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

2 hours ago, NameIess said:

"Um, I guess we can move on to one of the other threats to the thread. Not sure who's available actually. One of them died, and Desolation's still, you know, very dangerous."

Sequence scratched her head. "Hm. Well, I've never had any quarrel with Desolation, do you think they would respond well if I approached them neutrally?" Sequence thought for a moment. "If they really are as dangerous as you say, perhaps it would be worth the risk to attempt to parlay." 

Aelinor looked disapproving, but refrained from speaking up, giving Unintelligible a pointed look.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded and grabbed some more pillows, stacking them into walls and roofs and the like.

"Sure."

So many crickets . . .

"What a curious place," Alora said, looking around.

He dragged in all the couches and bunched them into a square beyond the entrance. 

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Nope, you need Wrath. But I could use a plotline… 

ah 

@SpiritOfWrath then

If Rebus is available I'm sure I could find something 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He dragged in all the couches and bunched them into a square beyond the entrance. 

Tam threw some blankets over them to make a cozy little space, then kept working on the rest of the fort.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

ah 

@SpiritOfWrath then

If Rebus is available I'm sure I could find something 

Rebus is always available. It’s one of the perks of being in multiple places at once. But there’s also the mysterious ball of darkness and the Machination. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam threw some blankets over them to make a cozy little space, then kept working on the rest of the fort.

Soon it was finished. Bat crawled out, having put a bunch of pillows inside to make a floor. 

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus is always available. It’s one of the perks of being in multiple places at once. But there’s also the mysterious ball of darkness and the Machination. 

Ah, yes, the machination 

A voice called generally through the thread. I seek an audience. You know who you are, and your name is not yet well known. I would recommend replying if that is how you would like it to stay. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Soon it was finished. Bat crawled out, having put a bunch of pillows inside to make a floor. 

Tam conjured up a small blue flag and stuck it on top.

"There. Perfect!"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam conjured up a small blue flag and stuck it on top.

"There. Perfect!"

Bat laughed. "Perfect," he agreed, then crawled back into the fort. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat laughed. "Perfect," he agreed, then crawled back into the fort. 

She followed.

It was . . . a bit small, but still big enough to crawl through.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She followed.

It was . . . a bit small, but still big enough to crawl through.

Bat huddled into a corner. They hardly fit without touching, but there was something absolutely and utterly charming about the fort anyway. 

"I like it," he decided. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat huddled into a corner. They hardly fit without touching, but there was something absolutely and utterly charming about the fort anyway. 

"I like it," he decided. 

She smiled softly and looked around at the pillow walls.

"Me too."

She turned into stoat and ran around for a minute.

Now there's much more space!

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 1/28/2025 at 6:38 PM, SpiritOfWrath said:

“No, more like this.”

Afterimage formed an illusion of a DS1 disk. “Though he has it downloaded digitally.”

Bacon peered at the disk. "Why, that doesn't look like a frisbee at all! In fact, its aerodynamic properties seem unsuitable for game-playing."

On 1/28/2025 at 7:40 PM, Thee insane said:

"er i wasnt speaking fwench"

"Yes, but if we are to be musketeers... the Three Musketeers were French, were they not?"

On 1/28/2025 at 8:06 PM, NameIess said:

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

Subversion groaned petulantly. "Can't we just fade out, then fade back in when it's time for the class? I can't stand all this waiting around."

 

I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about, said the ennuller loftily, turning to 656 to lead her away.

On 1/28/2025 at 8:06 PM, NameIess said:

"That depends," Malevolence narrowed his eyes at the wind. "on what manner of payment you require."

 

"I take payment of your fate. A choice that you make, an event in your future. Perhaps even your ultimate end."

 

On 1/28/2025 at 9:34 PM, 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. 

I'm confuzzled.

23 hours ago, Thee insane said:

Thaidikar has officially been replaced on the top posters. Congrats @Through The Living Glass and @Halcyon The Only 

So proud of you guys!  

Edited January 30, 2025 by xinoehp512

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

So proud of you guys!  

Awwwww

Haly, Xino's proud of us!

Thanks dude

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She smiled softly and looked around at the pillow walls.

"Me too."

She turned into stoat and ran around for a minute.

Now there's much more space!

“Ooh! Wait, can I do that too?” 

He frowned at his tattoos. 

“Or… try it?”

1 minute ago, xinoehp512 said:

 

So proud of you guys!  

Thank you!  

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“Ooh! Wait, can I do that too?” 

He frowned at his tattoos. 

“Or… try it?”

She tilted her head.

Uh- I mean, I could try . . .

She tried to Narrate him to be a stoat.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She tilted her head.

Uh- I mean, I could try . . .

She tried to Narrate him to be a stoat.

He became a stoat. 

Yay!!

He ran around. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He became a stoat. 

Yay!!

He ran around. 

Uh-

She watched him run around for a moment.

Does that ink of yours ever . . . expire? Is that possible?

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Uh-

She watched him run around for a moment.

Does that ink of yours ever . . . expire? Is that possible?

He shook his head. Nope. I’ll think about it later .“

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He shook his head. Nope. I’ll think about it later .“

Well, that didn't seem good . . .

Okay then.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Well, that didn't seem good . . .

Okay then.

Hehe. I can smell so many things! He jumped up on the couch, where the blanket ceiling was very low. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Hehe. I can smell so many things! He jumped up on the couch, where the blanket ceiling was very low. 

She smiled and followed him up, trying not to brush the ceiling.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

21 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Ah, yes, the machination 

A voice called generally through the thread. I seek an audience. You know who you are, and your name is not yet well known. I would recommend replying if that is how you would like it to stay. 

The Ghost receives the message, taking a crystal ball and establishing the illusion of a shadowy figure near the expected source of the voice. “If you want the Machination, there are simpler and more effective ways. Publicity means business. But you, too, are business; what do you require?” 

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

I'm confuzzled.

So light/dark and order/chaos are currently the axes of the magic system. Rebus came up with two more axes to differentiate raw energy (diffuse undirected), metals (condensed undirected), magic users (condensed directed), and other entities (like withergeists, characters, and the Nullite zombie) associated with that magic (diffuse directed). If he can successfully prove those axes exist, he can then search for more axes - and thus more forms of fundamental magic. You’re the Author who keeps lore (and came up with most of this, I think), and Onyx might need to be involved. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She smiled and followed him up, trying not to brush the ceiling.

It’s so cool how you just turn into all sorts of animals, he said. Like… I dunno. It’s just super cool that you choose to do that. 

Just now, Dragonheir said:

The Ghost receives the message, taking a crystal ball and establishing the illusion of a shadowy figure near the expected source of the voice. “If you want the Machination, there are simpler and more effective ways. Publicity means business. But you, too, are business; what do you require?” 

Merely to speak with somebody involved. Preferably somebody high up. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

It’s so cool how you just turn into all sorts of animals, he said. Like… I dunno. It’s just super cool that you choose to do that. 

Oh. Thanks . . . I like it too.

She rolled onto her back and pawed at the blanket.

It always feels kinda weird at first, y'know?

[NameIess]

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

Meat cackles again, then takes hold of his own nose and crumbles into a pile of char, burning oil floating in orbs where his eyes were. They float to either side of the brave adventurer, and Meat’s voice echoes and screeches from all directions. “You are to ready the for test? I’d be penniless otherwise, syaw ynam ni!” He cackles again. 

The brave adventurer steels himself. "I'm ready."

40 minutes ago, Sequence said:

Sequence scratched her head. "Hm. Well, I've never had any quarrel with Desolation, do you think they would respond well if I approached them neutrally?" Sequence thought for a moment. "If they really are as dangerous as you say, perhaps it would be worth the risk to attempt to parlay." 

Aelinor looked disapproving, but refrained from speaking up, giving Unintelligible a pointed look.

"How about the Machination?" Unintelligible carefully avoids looking at Aelinor. "They don't seem to be a single person, but perhaps we could meet with some of their members. Safer than Desolation."

14 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about, said the ennuller loftily, turning to 656 to lead her away.U

Subversion grabbed his arm. "Stop! Don't erase her memories. Her brother is real!"

16 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"I take payment of your fate. A choice that you make, an event in your future. Perhaps even your ultimate end."

Surprise crossed Malevolence's face. "My fate? You mean you'll alter my future in exchange for helping me? Make it worse, somehow?"