The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She cocked her head. What do you mean?

He shrugged. "I thought you'd been stuck here for months. Talk about cabin fever."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

He shrugged. "I thought you'd been stuck here for months. Talk about cabin fever."

She laughed.

Stuck? No, I created this place. We can leave anytime we want.

Edited February 9, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She laughed.

Stuck? No, I made this place. We can leave anytime we want.

"--oh. Cool."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Kajsa said:

"--oh. Cool."

She nodded.

So why are you two trying to get home? Where were you before?

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded.

So why are you two trying to get home? Where were you before?

"We were trying to get out of Ad'Leid.--The school for heroes. Went to a friend's place for a while, but they've got three kids, and we were in the way. Ana didn't want to leave, and... well, we had a fight. Kaboom. Stranded out in the woods. We were lucky to have found you; the last time we got stranded in the woods, a panther almost killed her and her lousy boyfriend."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Kajsa said:

"We were trying to get out of Ad'Leid.--The school for heroes. Went to a friend's place for a while, but they've got three kids, and we were in the way. Ana didn't want to leave, and... well, we had a fight. Kaboom. Stranded out in the woods. We were lucky to have found you; the last time we got stranded in the woods, a panther almost killed her and her lousy boyfriend."

Tam looked a little alarmed.

Oh my.

She kinda liked this story. It was interesting.

Why were you trying to get out of the school? she asked, genuinely curious.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

3 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“I’m gonna be fine.” 

-

Aden shook his head. “Not a bit.”

“Tam.” 

Well…

”…being helpless,” she whispered. 

"I... feel that. In a different way, though. Sometimes our best is simply not good enough." he said, hugging her. "Do you want protection? I am an Enuller, after all."

Edited February 9, 2025 by TwinStorm

[NameIess]

36 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

'Bout two days, give or take. Originally it was just Bat, Cricket, Rose, and myself, but then Elliot what's-his-face showed up- she jabbed her thumb at the teenager playing the drums in the background, -you two are here, now, and the other new girl by the front door. Oh, and Val, I suppose. Not really sure where he came from.

 

39 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"Thanks," Ana said half-heartedly, glancing toward the window before forcing herself to sit down. "How long have you been here?"

"I met Cricket and Rose while they were fighting a monster." Val said cheerfully. "I decided to stick around because you guys seem like good adventurers. Also because I haven't ever met a Narrator before."

30 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Typically I’d agree, and I do have some precautions in place. But Ennullers can go rogue, or people can be less threatening than anticipated.” Rebus’s core is pulled from his body, touching the sphere, as the other copy of Rebus watches from behind the force field with Balitan. 

Rebus's core and the sphere met with a flash of light, and in the next instant a man stood inside the forcefield. Well, part of a man. His lower jaw and and half of his face was missing, as was one of his legs and half of his torso. Despite this he stood easily on one leg, and no blood poured out from the exposed internals where his flesh ended. The man's blue eyes locked onto the copy of Rebus standing outside the force field, and a harsh, ragged voice forced its way into his mind.

Power require power mind trapped inactive power need give power.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, NameIess said:

"I met Cricket and Rose while they were fighting a monster." Val said cheerfully. "I decided to stick around because you guys seem like good adventurers. Also because I haven't ever met a Narrator before."

Huh. Okay- you've really never met a Narrator before?

[NameIess]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Huh. Okay- you've really never met a Narrator before?

"Well, not really. It's kind of weird. I have two sets of memories. One of them is normal, being born, going to school, getting a job, burning alive in an orphanage. The other one is... weird. It's all fuzzy, and even what I can remember sort-of clearly feels like a dream. But in those memories, the earliest ones that are clear at least, I met a guy who called himself Nameless. He said he was a Narrator, and I think he might've made me. That me at least, not sure about the other one."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

3 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Rebus's core and the sphere met with a flash of light, and in the next instant a man stood inside the forcefield. Well, part of a man. His lower jaw and and half of his face was missing, as was one of his legs and half of his torso. Despite this he stood easily on one leg, and no blood poured out from the exposed internals where his flesh ended. The man's blue eyes locked onto the copy of Rebus standing outside the force field, and a harsh, ragged voice forced its way into his mind.

Power require power mind trapped inactive power need give power.

Rebus nodded, and that copy did the same as the previous, a new copy coming in through another door and setting up another force field. I will warn you, this power can be revoked if you attack me. I’ve learned from my rabbit-related mistakes. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Well, not really. It's kind of weird. I have two sets of memories. One of them is normal, being born, going to school, getting a job, burning alive in an orphanage. The other one is... weird. It's all fuzzy, and even what I can remember sort-of clearly feels like a dream. But in those memories, the earliest ones that are clear at least, I met a guy who called himself Nameless. He said he was a Narrator, and I think he might've made me. That me at least, not sure about the other one."

Burning- actually, nevermind.

She sighed.

Look,Val . . . Narrators . . . don't make people. Or at least, they usually don't. You were probably created directly by an Author, not one of us.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Burning- actually, nevermind.

She sighed.

Look,Val . . . Narrators . . . don't make people. Or at least, they usually don't. You were probably created directly by an Author, not one of us.

A man on a flying whale passes overhead in a shower of snow, and shouts to them through the cabin. “The old ones did be a’create’n characters! Just you new Narrate-lubbers don’t do that kind of thing!” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

A man on a flying whale passes overhead in a shower of snow, and shouts to them through the cabin. “The old ones did be a’create’n characters! Just you new Narrate-lubbers don’t do that kind of thing!” 

Oh.

Er-

Nevermind, then, Val.

[NameIess]

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus nodded, and that copy did the same as the previous, a new copy coming in through another door and setting up another force field. I will warn you, this power can be revoked if you attack me. I’ve learned from my rabbit-related mistakes. 

This core was absorbed into the figure's chest in another flash of light. This time, the figure was complete, although his body was slightly transparent in parts.

You are much more careful than she was. the voice was calmer now, but still. Giving me only these small portions of your power. In the spirit of fairness, I should give you a warning: give me too much more power and I'll be able to incorporate all of it forcibly.

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Burning- actually, nevermind.

She sighed.

Look,Val . . . Narrators . . . don't make people. Or at least, they usually don't. You were probably created directly by an Author, not one of us.

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

A man on a flying whale passes overhead in a shower of snow, and shouts to them through the cabin. “The old ones did be a’create’n characters! Just you new Narrate-lubbers don’t do that kind of thing!” 

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Oh.

Er-

Nevermind, then, Val.

Val blinked. "Oh, you're a new Narrator? That... would explain a lot." He facepalmed. "So when I was asking if you'd made any characters earlier, you had no idea what I was talking about?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, NameIess said:

Val blinked. "Oh, you're a new Narrator? That... would explain a lot." He facepalmed. "So when I was asking if you'd made any characters earlier, you had no idea what I was talking about?"

She grinned and blushed ever so slightly. Guess not. To be fair, from what I've heard, the Thread has deviated a lot from what it used to be over the past thousand pages or so.

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She grinned and blushed ever so slightly. Guess not. To be fair, from what I've heard, the Thread has deviated a lot from what it used to be over the past thousand pages or so.

"Yeah, I guess so." Val shrugged. "I take it you don't really want to make characters?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, NameIess said:

"Yeah, I guess so." Val shrugged. "I take it you don't really want to make characters?"

She quickly shook her head.

Goodness, no.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

57 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam looked a little alarmed.

Oh my.

She kinda liked this story. It was interesting.

Why were you trying to get out of the school? she asked, genuinely curious.

"It was... well, it was inhumane. Unethical, if you will. They put us through a bunch of staged situations, except we didn't actually know any of them were staged, and people always got hurt. Example: Chan, Reanne, and Ana all got kidnapped when they were visiting Seoul, dragged to some dungeon in the middle of nowhere, and tortured for several days. I rescued them when a different rescue attempt failed," he boasted. "Nasty stuff."

Edited February 9, 2025 by Kajsa

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She quickly shook her head.

Goodness, no.

"I see. What do you use your powers for then?" Inquired Val.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

"It was... well, it was inhumane. Unethical, if you will. They put us through a bunch of staged situations, except we didn't actually know any of them were staged, and people always got hurt. Example: Chan, Reanne, and Ana all got kidnapped when they were visiting Seoul, dragged to some dungeon in the middle of nowhere, and tortured for several days. I rescued them when a different rescue attempt failed," he boasted. "Nasty stuff."

Yikes. No wonder you left.

Just now, NameIess said:

"I see. What do you use your powers for then?" Inquired Val.

She shrugged. Adventuring. Helping people, I suppose.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Yikes. No wonder you left.

He nodded solemnly. "That was one of the worse tests, but a lot of them were violent and all of them were dangerous."

[NameIess]

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She shrugged. Adventuring. Helping people, I suppose.

"Interesting. That's not at all what the Narrators I've heard about do." Val shrugged. "I guess you shouldn't trust the stories."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

17 minutes ago, NameIess said:

This core was absorbed into the figure's chest in another flash of light. This time, the figure was complete, although his body was slightly transparent in parts.

You are much more careful than she was. the voice was calmer now, but still. Giving me only these small portions of your power. In the spirit of fairness, I should give you a warning: give me too much more power and I'll be able to incorporate all of it forcibly.

Rebus nods to the figure. “Ah. I’d suspected this would happen, though I admit I forgot about the duel. I’m a fan of your work, as I mentioned to Balitan here.” He smiled, then winked. “As for caution, I learned my lesson after feeding that rabbit Plotblades. Though I don’t have access to any Prismite not tied to me, so I have little choice.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

22 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

He nodded solemnly. "That was one of the worse tests, but a lot of them were violent and all of them were dangerous."

Geez. Sounds like an awful place.

14 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Interesting. That's not at all what the Narrators I've heard about do." Val shrugged. "I guess you shouldn't trust the stories."

What do you think Narrators usually do? she asked curiously.