The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

9 minutes ago, _Null_ said:

He tried to comfort her as best he could, but all he came up with was putting his hand on her shoulder, which he did, hoping it wouldn't set her off again. "If you ever need to talk to someone, I'll listen. Not like them, but like someone who understands"

Irie growled softly.

9 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

BLASTING NARRATE YOU A NARWHAL TO FLATTEN YOU. 

I wonder how frogs cry. I need some pity tears. 

-

“Five seems fine so far,” he pointed out. “That’s good.”

She stiffened and pulled away, pulse racing. Had the sting been her imagination? She couldn’t tell. 

What had he said? 

“Th- thanks.” She rubbed her arms, squeezing her eyes shut. 

Okie imma be smart and sleep  

She didn't respond.

-

"Mm, true . . ."

Five?

YAY GOODNIGHT

literally am in bed so 'night

[TwinStorm He/Him]

9 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He mentally cackled evilly. 

Stop being so Narrated evasive. 

That put her off guard for some reason. 

Well… she told him… she told him that she was scared. But just because it was dark and he was scared didn’t mean he had to be alone. And she told him how to glow. 

“It looks so awesome!”

-

She pressed her lips together. “A firm presence, perhaps.”

“They called me Five,” she replied. 

She... was scared too? 

Edited February 7, 2025 by TwinStorm

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Irie growled softly.

She didn't respond.

-

"Mm, true . . ."

Five?

YAY GOODNIGHT

literally am in bed so 'night

Bat sighed. He probably shouldn’t have told her about the frog thing.

51 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

She... was scared too? 

Rose was quiet for a very long moment. 

Do you wanna finish the story or not?

[NameIess]

8 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She wasn't really sure what to say.

We . . . we don't- look maybe you should ask a different Narrator about this kind of stuff . . .

She shivered.

“Oh, okay!” The Valiant One nodded. “Which other Narrator should I speak to? Do you know any who make characters?”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

9 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Ah! Perhaps you could help me, then.”

Rebus raised an eyebrow. “If you need a security system, I suppose I can help you with that.” 

9 hours ago, NameIess said:

"I don't think we're meaning quite the same thing here." Balitan tapped the sphere. "This is Prismite. My tests confirm it. It is identical in substance to the Dream crystal, although it seems to be much more organized somehow. However, it is... dead. Entirely devoid of power and energy. I suppose 'inactive' is a poor term. It is not that this sphere is made from Prismite organized in such a way that its energy is entirely contained within itself, or simply very stable. No, it simply has no energy." He pounded a fist on the table, shaking the sphere in the indentation that had formed to hold it. "But that's impossible! Because Prismite is energy. It's like finding hydrogen without mass, or a laser without light. Prismite without Chaotic Light energy simply cannot exist!"

Balitan took a breath, calming himself. "That's why I want Nullite, or any of the other fundamental metals. While all of my tests indicate that this is Prismite, there are still a couple other possibilities. It could be that all the fundamental metals have the same basic structure, and I've merely been unable to detect the energy within this sphere because all of my detection equipment is tuned to Prismite. That's unlikely, considering all the measurements I've done. But it's possible. The other possibility, slightly different, is that all the fundamental metals are really just the powers infused onto some kind of fundamental energy sponge, a hitherto-undiscovered material that this sphere is made from. If that's true, I should be able to cross-reference scans of the Nullite and the Prismite to determine which parts of them are this metal, and which parts are of the respective fundamental essences." He took another deep breath. "If neither of those are true... then we're back to facing an impossibility. Unless you have another explanation?"

Rebus thought, intrigued. “It’s devoid of power? You’re right, that is impossible. I wonder if we could refill it somehow - use it to syphon power or even store it.” He walked over to the wall, pressing his to it. The wall unfolded, revealing a decently sized piece of Nullite. “Let’s run these tests.” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus raised an eyebrow. “If you need a security system, I suppose I can help you with that.” 

“I suppose we can pretend that’s what I meant.”

[NameIess]

50 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus thought, intrigued. “It’s devoid of power? You’re right, that is impossible. I wonder if we could refill it somehow - use it to syphon power or even store it.” He walked over to the wall, pressing his to it. The wall unfolded, revealing a decently sized piece of Nullite. “Let’s run these tests.” 

"Yes, let's." Balitan pointed the remote, and a robot arm grabbed the Nullite and placed it into a scanner. He walked over to a computer, observing carefully the series of words and numbers running across the screen. "The scanners can detect the Ordered Darkness." He noted. "They're forming the structural model now."

A holographic duplicate of the Nullite appeared. "Structural model complete." Balitan pressed more buttons on the remote, and a holographic duplicate of the Dream Crystal appeared next to it. "I'll begin the cross-reference analysis now." He pressed another button and the two holograms overlapped, data running across the computer screen. "This might take a bit."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“I suppose we can pretend that’s what I meant.”

“You wouldn’t want anything there anyway. It never went anywhere, so there aren’t really any significant occupants.” 

50 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Yes, let's." Balitan pointed the remote, and a robot arm grabbed the Nullite and placed it into a scanner. He walked over to a computer, observing carefully the series of words and numbers running across the screen. "The scanners can detect the Ordered Darkness." He noted. "They're forming the structural model now."

A holographic duplicate of the Nullite appeared. "Structural model complete." Balitan pressed more buttons on the remote, and a holographic duplicate of the Dream Crystal appeared next to it. "I'll begin the cross-reference analysis now." He pressed another button and the two holograms overlapped, data running across the computer screen. "This might take a bit."

Rebus leaned forwards, peering at the hologram. “The structure is different, of course. The order/chaos differentiates it, and the Nullite is a lot more refined than the dream crystal.” 

[NameIess]

5 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus leaned forwards, peering at the hologram. “The structure is different, of course. The order/chaos differentiates it, and the Nullite is a lot more refined than the dream crystal.” 

"Yes, the structure is different. But the fundamental material they're made from might show some similarities." Balitan frowned as the scan concluded. "No, you're correct. There's no overlap." He sighed. "That leaves the impossible. That sphere is energy made without energy."

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

On 2/4/2025 at 7:05 PM, Thee insane said:

atlas eyes went wide. She reached out to touch one. “THATS soooooo cooool!! I’ve only met one alien!”

Drin grinned. “Ya know, we are all technically aliens. But I am also literally and alien.”

[Keke They/he]

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

Drin grinned. “Ya know, we are all technically aliens. But I am also literally and alien.”

She pokes the strand. “So what das the strand do?”

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

Just now, Thee insane said:

She pokes the strand. “So what das the strand do?”

“Lotsa stuff. My other - original -power is glowing.”

The Strand found its way to the ground, smaller Strands splitting off and working into the dirt. They pulled up, forming a sword made out of dirt. “Cool, right?”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

24 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“You wouldn’t want anything there anyway. It never went anywhere, so there aren’t really any significant occupants.” 

Rebus leaned forwards, peering at the hologram. “The structure is different, of course. The order/chaos differentiates it, and the Nullite is a lot more refined than the dream crystal.” 

"Ah, that's a pity."

25 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“You wouldn’t want anything there anyway. It never went anywhere, so there aren’t really any significant occupants.” 

Rebus leaned forwards, peering at the hologram. “The structure is different, of course. The order/chaos differentiates it, and the Nullite is a lot more refined than the dream crystal.” 

16 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Yes, the structure is different. But the fundamental material they're made from might show some similarities." Balitan frowned as the scan concluded. "No, you're correct. There's no overlap." He sighed. "That leaves the impossible. That sphere is energy made without energy."

Where'd they get the Nullite?

[Keke They/he]

10 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Lotsa stuff. My other - original -power is glowing.”

The Strand found its way to the ground, smaller Strands splitting off and working into the dirt. They pulled up, forming a sword made out of dirt. “Cool, right?”

Atlas beamed cutely. dont ask she slowly grabs the sword. “SO COOL!”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat sighed. He probably shouldn’t have told her about the frog thing.

Tam wasn't actually asleep, of course. She only pretended because she wanted to see what he would do.

5 hours ago, NameIess said:

“Oh, okay!” The Valiant One nodded. “Which other Narrator should I speak to? Do you know any who make characters?”

I . . . I don't . . . sorry.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam wasn't actually asleep, of course. She only pretended because she wanted to see what he would do.

I . . . I don't . . . sorry.

He just waited. He did not want to move and find out how frog limbs worked. So, with a sigh, he carefully lowered himself onto the floor and watched the dust bunnies playing under the dresser. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

13 hours ago, _Null_ said:

He pulled back his hand, curling up once more. "It's no problem" he muttered as he buried his face again

that's fair. I will not be smart if that's the smart thing lol

 

@Halcyon The Only

Looking around at the bright, sterile room, Five had to remind herself that she was safe. It didn’t look exactly the same— the feel was entirely different— but it was lit.

And for so many years, light hed meant pain. 

She felt a phantom pang in her shoulder, and she curled tighter around herself. 

“D’you- d’you want the lights off?” She whispered. 

AW SCUD IM SORRY I WASNT THIBKING DANGIT IM AO USED TO THE MERGING THING— 

*cries*

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

18 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He just waited. He did not want to move and find out how frog limbs worked. So, with a sigh, he carefully lowered himself onto the floor and watched the dust bunnies playing under the dresser. 

Unfortunately, she actually did end up falling asleep after a few minutes.

The dust bunnies ran away from him in fear.

Wasn't he able to revoke her Narration before?

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Looking around at the bright, sterile room, Five had to remind herself that she was safe. It didn’t look exactly the same— the feel was entirely different— but it was lit.

And for so many years, light hed meant pain. 

She felt a phantom pang in her shoulder, and she curled tighter around herself. 

“D’you- d’you want the lights off?” She whispered. 

AW SCUD IM SORRY I WASNT THIBKING DANGIT IM AO USED TO THE MERGING THING— 

*cries*

I'VE DONE THAT A FEW TIMES :D:D

ALL IS FORGIVEN

[Existential]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Looking around at the bright, sterile room, Five had to remind herself that she was safe. It didn’t look exactly the same— the feel was entirely different— but it was lit.

And for so many years, light hed meant pain. 

She felt a phantom pang in her shoulder, and she curled tighter around herself. 

“D’you- d’you want the lights off?” She whispered. 

AW SCUD IM SORRY I WASNT THIBKING DANGIT IM AO USED TO THE MERGING THING— 

*cries*

BAHAHAHAHAHAH that's kinda funny lol

He sat there contemplating for a moment. "Yes. That... that would be nice"

all is well 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

6 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat sighed. He probably shouldn’t have told her about the frog thing.

Rose was quiet for a very long moment. 

Do you wanna finish the story or not?

Yeah. he whispered. Keep talking. Please.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Unfortunately, she actually did end up falling asleep after a few minutes.

The dust bunnies ran away from him in fear.

Wasn't he able to revoke her Narration before?

I'VE DONE THAT A FEW TIMES :D:D

ALL IS FORGIVEN

Tam? He asked after a minute. You didn’t fall asleep…?

After a minute, he sighed. No more yelling, then. 

He turned back into himself. 

5 minutes ago, _Null_ said:

BAHAHAHAHAHAH that's kinda funny lol

He sat there contemplating for a moment. "Yes. That... that would be nice"

all is well 

She stood up and flicked off the light, then came back. 

Just now, TwinStorm said:

Yeah. he whispered. Keep talking. Please.

Okay. Well, she told him to close his eyes and think of  the light. And how bright and beautiful it would be when it came, and she told him it hadn’t abandoned him. She said he’d be able to find light if he thought hard enough. And so he gradually started to realize how nice and warm the cave was, and hear the pleasant, steady water drip nearby. So he started glowing. 

[Existential]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Tam? He asked after a minute. You didn’t fall asleep…?

After a minute, he sighed. No more yelling, then. 

He turned back into himself. 

She stood up and flicked off the light, then came back. 

Okay. Well, she told him to close his eyes and think of  the light. And how bright and beautiful it would be when it came, and she told him it hadn’t abandoned him. She said he’d be able to find light if he thought hard enough. And so he gradually started to realize how nice and warm the cave was, and hear the pleasant, steady water drip nearby. So he started glowing. 

He smiled at Five, unsure if she could see his face. "It's kinda sad, isn't it. We can't be in the light, cause it's the only place we were hurt. The darkness is friendly. The darkness is safety. It's comfort. It's home" he said, trying not to crack into tears again

[TwinStorm He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Tam? He asked after a minute. You didn’t fall asleep…?

After a minute, he sighed. No more yelling, then. 

He turned back into himself. 

She stood up and flicked off the light, then came back. 

Okay. Well, she told him to close his eyes and think of  the light. And how bright and beautiful it would be when it came, and she told him it hadn’t abandoned him. She said he’d be able to find light if he thought hard enough. And so he gradually started to realize how nice and warm the cave was, and hear the pleasant, steady water drip nearby. So he started glowing. 

He lay there silently, waiting.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Tam? He asked after a minute. You didn’t fall asleep…?

After a minute, he sighed. No more yelling, then. 

He turned back into himself. 

Tam was sleeping peacefully on her side, her wings on the dresser next to her shivering softly in a slight air current.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

15 minutes ago, _Null_ said:

He smiled at Five, unsure if she could see his face. "It's kinda sad, isn't it. We can't be in the light, cause it's the only place we were hurt. The darkness is friendly. The darkness is safety. It's comfort. It's home" he said, trying not to crack into tears again

“Yeah,” she said softly. “But… but even the darkness is sad. It’s like… it’s trying to protect us. But the light always wins out in the end; it’s just a matter of time…”

14 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

He lay there silently, waiting.

And some nights he couldn’t glow, because the darkness was so terrifying. And so she’d tell him about all the little things that made him happy, and he’d be able to close his eyes and be okay until the morning. Even though it was scary. Uh… the end.

12 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam was sleeping peacefully on her side, her wings on the dresser next to her shivering softly in a slight air current.

He picked her up gently, smiling, and carried her out to the dining room. He lay her carefully on a folded napkin, which he put on a plate at the table. Then he went into the kitchen and messed around.