The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

“How we doin, Aden?” he asked, still worried

“Good,” he muttered, focusing. “Three more.”

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"A . . . fruit tree? Who? Where?"

-

She nodded and looked at Aden.

"You got all that?"

“Dunno.”

-

He nodded. “In a minute… almost there.”

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Everet shook his head. “I’ll come with you. Give me… I don’t know, something useful. A cape, maybe? Those are useful, right?” Rebus obliged, and gave Everet a dashing cape. 

HAHAHA I LOVE THAT 

“Can you fly?” She asked Everet. “I could carry you if not. If you wanna fly.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Dunno.”

-

He nodded. “In a minute… almost there.”

She sighed.

"When was it?"

Anyone they'd know of?

-

"Almost there with what?"

She watched for a minute.

"Wait, nevermind. Got it."

Edited February 12, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Existential]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Good,” he muttered, focusing. “Three more.”

“Dunno.”

-

He nodded. “In a minute… almost there.”

HAHAHA I LOVE THAT 

“Can you fly?” She asked Everet. “I could carry you if not. If you wanna fly.”

He sat, tapping his foot impatiently. “Not trying to rush you, but the longer you take the closer she gets to dying”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed.

"When was it?"

Anyone they'd know of?

-

"Almost there with what?"

Nah  

maybe idk I haven’t decided 

“Uhhhh… before today,” he said helpfully.

-

“Disabling the synthesizers.” The monitor beeped. “Two more.”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

HAHAHA I LOVE THAT 

“Can you fly?” She asked Everet. “I could carry you if not. If you wanna fly.”

“How would I do that?” Everet said, lifting into the air. “Aah!” 
Rebus tried not to smirk. “I figured you’d need some powers to go with the cape, so whoever wears it last can make it and things near it hover. It also can also block things and slowly repairs itself.” 
Everet’s eyes went wide. “Really? Thank you!” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He sat, tapping his foot impatiently. “Not trying to rush you, but the longer you take the closer she gets to dying”

“The more you rush me, the more likely she actually does,” he replied tersely. 

Just now, Dragonheir said:

“How would I do that?” Everet said, lifting into the air. “Aah!” 
Rebus tried not to smirk. “I figured you’d need some powers to go with the cape, so whoever wears it last can make it and things near it hover. It also can also block things and slowly repairs itself.” 
Everet’s eyes went wide. “Really? Thank you!” 

Soliel beamed. “That’s cool! Let’s go!”

[Existential]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“The more you rush me, the more likely she actually does,” he replied tersely. 

“Sorry. I’m just nervous.” He said, tapping his foot faster and faster

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Nah  

maybe idk I haven’t decided 

“Uhhhh… before today,” he said helpfully.

-

“Disabling the synthesizers.” The monitor beeped. “Two more.”

She glared at him.

"Well then. Do you have even the slightest idea where this person was?"

-

"Nice."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Soliel beamed. “That’s cool! Let’s go!”

I’d considered just having the first sentence, but I decided clarity was more important. 
Everet hovered over, knocking into the door frame and dropping back to the ground to walk normally. “How do you manage it? I can’t even get down a hallway in the air.” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

“Sorry. I’m just nervous.” He said, tapping his foot faster and faster

“One more.” 

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She glared at him.

"Well then. Do you have even the slightest idea where this person was?"

-

"Nice."

Bat almost laughed.

“Uhhhh… oh! He had a hat! And he lived in some kind of pyramid in the jungle.”

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

I’d considered just having the first sentence, but I decided clarity was more important. 
Everet hovered over, knocking into the door frame and dropping back to the ground to walk normally. “How do you manage it? I can’t even get down a hallway in the air.” 

She giggled. “I’m swimming.” She swam over to demonstrate, stopping just out the door. Another car landed nearby. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat almost laughed.

“Uhhhh… oh! He had a hat! And he lived in some kind of pyramid in the jungle.”

She sighed and rubbed her temples.

". . . Great. Which jungle?"

Edited February 12, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

She giggled. “I’m swimming.” She swam over to demonstrate, stopping just out the door. Another car landed nearby. 

Everet nodded, as though that made perfect sense. He jumped backwards, startled, when the car landed. 

[Existential]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“One more.” 

Bat almost laughed.

“Uhhhh… oh! He had a hat! And he lived in some kind of pyramid in the jungle.”

She giggled. “I’m swimming.” She swam over to demonstrate, stopping just out the door. Another car landed nearby. 

“This feels more intense than it should”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed and rubbed her temples.

". . . Great. Which jungle?"

“There’s two jungles?”

Beosta snorted. 

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Everet nodded, as though that made perfect sense. He jumped backwards, startled, when the car landed. 

Torrent turned toward them and grinned. Wind whipped around her. 

“Go home, children,” she called, voice grating. “Leave the adults to their fun.” 

Most of the civilians were gone by now. 

1 minute ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

“This feels more intense than it should”

“Done!” He leaned back. “I’ll leave them in her, but put them to sleep. In case we need them again.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

25 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“There’s two jungles?”

Beosta snorted. 

Tam rolled her eyes.

"So this one, then?" she asked, pointing to the jungle behind them.

25 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Done!” He leaned back. “I’ll leave them in her, but put them to sleep. In case we need them again.”

". . . Why in the world would you need them again?"

Edited February 12, 2025 by Through The Living Glass
gwammar

[NameIess]

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebel’s utility fog consumed the bodies of the guards, assembling into the clothes the mural put him in. “If I’m a warrior-king, perhaps I can command them. If they attack, ceremonial weapons are nothing against you and nanotechnology.” 

Their weapons are magical, and their leaders have long been corrupted by their desire for my power. They will not serve you.

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

“It is strange, and perhaps a bit suspicious. What do you mean by downplaying?” 

Someone was misrepresenting the power of Narrators. It always gets on my nerves.  Nameless's eye stopped twitching. Looks like they're done. So, what's your guess? I'm going with alternate reality version of Malevolence.

Balitan broke his eyes away from the hologram. "He could be a relative. I never knew my family growing up."

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

To clarify, Rebus was the one he had the drone stab, though he put Malevolence in line with him so he can potentially get them both (though ironically, he’s also not in his armor). My syntax was confusing. 

I figured that could be the case, which is why I wrote it somewhat vague as to where the drone was launching Malevolence from. Explanatory comic:

Spoiler

Malevolence swept the Mordite blade through Rebus's armor in the blink of an eye, then hit the ground hard and rolled, crashed, and tumbled before finally being stopped by a wall just outside the teleportation field. He teleported away on impact.

[Existential]

19 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Done!” He leaned back. “I’ll leave them in her, but put them to sleep. In case we need them again.”

"Awesome." Starlight said cheerfully

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . Why in the world would you need them again?"

"You never know at this point"

Edited February 12, 2025 by N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"You never know at this point"

". . . So you're okay with keeping the poison-producing machines -which we don't have an antidote for- in her?"

[Existential]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . So you're okay with keeping the poison-producing machines -which we don't have an antidote for- in her?"

"I think he was talking about the nanites. But this was our non-surgery solution, and if five doesn't want surgery, we have to respect that"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"I think he was talking about the nanites. But this was our non-surgery solution, and if five doesn't want surgery, we have to respect that"

"Oh- wait, yeah, duh. Nevermind," she laughed.

[Existential]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Oh- wait, yeah, duh. Nevermind," she laughed.

He chuckled to himself, giving the hint of a grin. "I guess if the nanites are there, we could disable the devices if they ever came back online"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He chuckled to himself, giving the hint of a grin. "I guess if the nanites are there, we could disable the devices if they ever came back online"

"True . . . though I don't know why they would."

[Existential]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"True . . . though I don't know why they would."

"Failsafes, I'd guess. I'm sure I'm full of em too." he said with a shrug

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

19 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam rolled her eyes.

"So this one, then?" she asked, pointing to the jungle behind them.

". . . Why in the world would you need them again?"

“Oh, I didn’t see that one.”

-

He shrugged. 

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . So you're okay with keeping the poison-producing machines -which we don't have an antidote for- in her?"

“They’re disabled now.”

1 minute ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"Failsafes, I'd guess. I'm sure I'm full of em too." he said with a shrug

“Yeah, probably. Lemme know if you start feeling ill effects.” Aden stepped back frim the monitor. “We’ll leave her with you and Ria while we go get her daughter.”

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Oh, I didn’t see that one.”

-

He shrugged. 

“They’re disabled now.”

“Yeah, probably. Lemme know if you start feeling ill effects.” Aden stepped back frim the monitor. “We’ll leave her with you and Ria while we go get her daughter.”

He nodded understandingly. "Good luck." he told Aden, holding out his hand for a handshake