The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

A clean change of clothes appeared on the table behind them, and she laughed softly.

Honestly, a hot shower sounded really nice . . .

Speaking of showers . . .

Be back in a bit

"Oh! Perfect." He picked another leaf out of her hair. "I could go start the water, if you want." 

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She squeaked and ducked behind the tree. A glowing golden snake latched onto Cadewyn's arm. 

"Cadewyn looked at the snake disparagingly. "And who might you be?" Blue flames started crawling up the snakes face from Cadewyn's arm.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"Oh! Perfect." He picked another leaf out of her hair. "I could go start the water, if you want." 

Well, she was perfectly capable of doing it herself . . .

But he seemed so eager to help . . .

She smiled a little and nodded to him gratefully.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

"Cadewyn looked at the snake disparagingly. "And who might you be?" Blue flames started crawling up the snakes face from Cadewyn's arm.

It hissed and sucked in the fire through its fangs. 

Eepy whimpered from behind the tree. 

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Well, she was perfectly capable of doing it herself . . .

But he seemed so eager to help . . .

She smiled a little and nodded to him gratefully.

He smiled widely, squeezed her, and went to turn on the water and make sure it was warm. 

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

It hissed and sucked in the fire through its fangs. 

Eepy whimpered from behind the tree. 

"Look. Just tell me who you are –if you can speak– and why you're attacking Eepy."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, KnightSkye said:

"Look. Just tell me who you are –if you can speak– and why you're attacking Eepy."

"He wants my magic," Eepy whimpered. 

He felt his abilities sucking out of him into the snake. 

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"He wants my magic," Eepy whimpered. 

He felt his abilities sucking out of him into the snake. 

"Great." Cadewyn dropped his sword and used his other hand to grab just behind the snake's head. "I don't rely on magic to help me. I don't rely on people." He started squeezing, crushing the snake's throat. "But, you are threatening something that I protect." he squeezed harder, and growled, voice hissing and grinding, inhuman, "Back. Off."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

12 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He smiled widely, squeezed her, and went to turn on the water and make sure it was warm. 

She smiled after him and picked up the clothing she'd summoned.

It felt lonely in here, now that the room was empty. Colder.

She sighed and started walking after him.

Jk there's no hot water -__-

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

"Great." Cadewyn dropped his sword and used his other hand to grab just behind the snake's head. "I don't rely on magic to help me. I don't rely on people." He started squeezing, crushing the snake's throat. "But, you are threatening something that I protect." he squeezed harder, and growled, voice hissing and grinding, inhuman, "Back. Off."

 

The snake thrashed and unlatched. 

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She smiled after him and picked up the clothing she'd summoned.

It felt lonely in here, now that the room was empty. Colder.

She sighed and started walking after him.

Jk there's no hot water -__-

AW BOOO

He spent maybe a good two minutes messing with the temperature. "I don't know how hot you like it, but it shouldn't burn you." 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

AW BOOO

He spent maybe a good two minutes messing with the temperature. "I don't know how hot you like it, but it shouldn't burn you." 

YEAH FR

*sigh*

stupid dishwasher and/or sister 

She put a hand over her mouth to hide her smile.

That was a little excessive . . . but still really sweet, so whatever.

She nodded to him and set her clothes on the bathroom counter, then looked in the mirror.

Ugh. She looked even worse than she'd thought.

Edited February 3, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

The snake thrashed and unlatched. 

"Can. You. Speak. Nod yes or no. You have three seconds or I crush your worthless throat and feast on your corpse."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

YEAH FR

*sigh*

stupid dishwasher and/or sister 

She put a hand over her mouth to hide her smile.

That was a little excessive . . . but still really sweet, so whatever.

She nodded to him and set her clothes on the bathroom counter.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

He hugged her one more time. "Please don't take too long. Okay?" 

Just now, KnightSkye said:

"Can. You. Speak. Nod yes or no. You have three seconds or I crush your worthless throat and feast on your corpse."

"It can't understand you," Eepy whispered. "Just kill it. It's... a parasite."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

He hugged her one more time. "Please don't take too long. Okay?"

She hugged him back and nodded.

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"It can't understand you," Eepy whispered. "Just kill it. It's... a parasite."

"Good." He crushed it's neck, the head falling limp, barely connected to the body. "Eepy, how do you like snake flesh?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She hugged him back and nodded.

"Kay. Good." 

Suddenly he was hesitant to leave her. But... she probably needed a break, so he let go, smiled, and left. 

1 minute ago, KnightSkye said:

"Good." He crushed it's neck, the head falling limp, barely connected to the body. "Eepy, how do you like snake flesh?"

She poked her head out from behind the tree, looking very traumatized. "I... I like it." 

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Kay. Good." 

Suddenly he was hesitant to leave her. But... she probably needed a break, so he let go, smiled, and left. 

She poked her head out from behind the tree, looking very traumatized. "I... I like it." 

Cadewyn let go, dropping the corpse. He suddenly went limp and fell, barely catching himself, then sank to his knees. 

"Sorry, Eepy..." He breathed heavily, as if  exhausted. "This... This is why I don't fight. This is what that too large power on my broken soul is doing to me." He looked at the ground, ears turning bright red with shame. "I'm... Sorry."

 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Here! Fruit!" 

The tree rustled again and something shot out toward Eepy. 

"Me too," Rose agreed, levity dissolving. She collapsed back onto her bed, staring up at the ceiling. "Monsters make sense." 

"Oh, Tam..." He stood up and hugged her tightly. 

"I know." he said softly, gazing at her. "People... Bat understands them so much better than I do."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

Cadewyn let go, dropping the corpse. He suddenly went limp and fell, barely catching himself, then sank to his knees. 

"Sorry, Eepy..." He breathed heavily, as if  exhausted. "This... This is why I don't fight. This is what that too large power on my broken soul is doing to me." He looked at the ground, ears turning bright red with shame. "I'm... Sorry."

 

She hesitated, then crawled around the tree and onto his shoulder. 

“Saved me.”

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

"I know." he said softly, gazing at her. "People... Bat understands them so much better than I do."

“Bat?” She scoffed. “Maybe. Instinctually.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

She hesitated, then crawled around the tree and onto his shoulder. 

“Saved me.”

“Bat?” She scoffed. “Maybe. Instinctually.”

"He... just makes it seem so easy. Talking. I... I struggle."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Kay. Good." 

Suddenly he was hesitant to leave her. But... she probably needed a break, so he let go, smiled, and left. 

She shut the door behind him and looked at herself in the mirror again.

Gosh . . . she really did look awful.

She sighed and undressed, then got in the shower.

. . .

. . . She made it a little bit warmer.

She washed herself off fairly quickly and picked all the vegetation out of her hair- of which there was an excessive amount, for some reason.

And then . . . she kinda just stood there.

It felt really, really good. When was the last time she'd taken a shower? She didn't need to, so it made sense not to, but . . . she hadn't realized what she'd been missing out on, all that time.

She just let all her concerns drift away with the steam . . .

Except . . . well, there was one thing that wouldn't go away.

Here Bat was, taking care of her, when she should not only be taking care of herself, but protecting him as well. What good was being a god when you couldn't even protect the people you cared about? What was the point of having these powers if you couldn't even use them in most fights? What good was being almost all-powerful when you couldn't even stop . . . stop Bat from almost . . .

Scud, what was she doing?! She'd left him alone! This was the second time she'd put his life in danger today!

She started to get out, but stopped.

What if he wasn't there? What if he'd gone of into the woods somewhere and it took her too long to find him? Better to find out where he was here, then go find him.

She sat on the floor of the shower and, water spraying over the back of her head, Narrated an image of where he was into her mind.

@Halcyon The Only

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

"He... just makes it seem so easy. Talking. I... I struggle."

“I know. What happened to the caveman days, where we were proud of ourselves when our friends realized we were dying from lack of circulation to the brain and let us out of the chokehold?”

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She shut the door behind him and looked at herself in the mirror again.

Gosh . . . she really did look awful.

She sighed and undressed, then got in the shower.

. . .

. . . She made it a little bit warmer.

She washed herself off fairly quickly and picked all the vegetation out of her hair- of which there was an excessive amount, for some reason.

And then . . . she kinda just stood there.

It felt really, really good. When was the last time she'd taken a shower? She didn't need to, so it made sense not to, but . . . she hadn't realized what she'd been missing out on, all that time.

She just let all her concerns drift away with the steam . . .

Except . . . well, there was one thing that wouldn't go away.

Here Bat was, taking care of her, when she should not only be taking care of herself, but protecting him as well. What good was being a god when you couldn't even protect the people you cared about? What was the point of having these powers if you couldn't even use them in most fights? What good was being almost all-powerful when you couldn't even stop . . . stop Bat from almost . . .

Scud, what was she doing?! She'd left him alone! This was the second time she'd put his life in danger today!

She started to get out, but stopped.

What if he wasn't there? What if he'd gone of into the woods somewhere and it took her too long to find him? Better to find out where he was here, then go find him.

She sat on the floor of the shower and, water spraying over the back of her head, Narrated an image of where he was into her mind.

@Halcyon The Only

He was sitting on his bed, sketching in his notebook. They were very basic sketches, and looked similar in style to his tattoos. 

He was also worried about her, but she likely couldn’t tell. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“I know. What happened to the caveman days, where we were proud of ourselves when our friends realized we were dying from lack of circulation to the brain and let us out of the chokehold?”

He grunted in agreement, leaning back against a pillow beside her. "It's hard. I wish it were all simpler."

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She hesitated, then crawled around the tree and onto his shoulder. 

“Saved me.”

"I should have been kinder about it. I shouldn't have been so... Angry." He slumped forwards, forehead against the tree. "I'm sorry." A tear slid out of his eye, but hissed away into steam at the heat of his face.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

He grunted in agreement, leaning back against a pillow beside her. "It's hard. I wish it were all simpler."

“Like in books,” she agreed. “Where every character basically thinks the same way. You can tell, even beneath everything the author tries to do, that they’re all variations of the writer. Why can’t we be like that, huh?”

Just now, KnightSkye said:

"I should have been kinder about it. I shouldn't have been so... Angry." He slumped forwards, forehead against the tree. "I'm sorry." A tear slid out of his eye, but hissed away into steam at the heat of his face.

She lapped at his tear with her skinny lil tongue. 

“Just a snake,” she said. “Stop sadding.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“Like in books,” she agreed. “Where every character basically thinks the same way. You can tell, even beneath everything the author tries to do, that they’re all variations of the writer. Why can’t we be like that, huh?”

She lapped at his tear with her skinny lil tongue. 

“Just a snake,” she said. “Stop sadding.”

He winced slightly. She was closer to the truth about Authors then he'd realized. "Yeah." he agreed, staring upwards. "I wish we could all be similar enough to just fit."