The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Existential]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Aden yanked away and stood, stumbling back. “You’re crazy!”

52 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He groaned. "I know that, it's well established. Just come with me please" he said, holding out his hand

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat’s eyes widened. 

“Dang,” he breathed. He stepped closer and took her hand when it brushed his. 

She gripped his hand tightly and stayed where she was.

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He hesitated, then frowned. 

He knew that face, didn’t he? 

Words bubbled up from somewhere in his mind— the memory of remembering, of thinking over and over so desperately it barely, barely got through.

Don’t forget Irie. Don’t let them hurt Irie. Don’t you dare forget Irie. 

He shook his head, wondering if he was insane. 

She bit her lip and felt tears come to her eyes.

"Aden?"

Please, no . . .

[Existential]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She bit her lip and felt tears come to her eyes.

"Aden?"

Please, no . . .

"They already got to him. If he doesn't come now we're getting put back in there. You might have to KO him"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"They already got to him. If he doesn't come now we're getting put back in there. You might have to KO him"

"STOP IT!" she cried, tearing streaking down her cheeks.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He groaned. "I know that, it's well established. Just come with me please" he said, holding out his hand

He eyed him. 

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She gripped his hand tightly and stayed where she was.

She bit her lip and felt tears come to her eyes.

"Aden?"

Please, no . . .

“It’s really pretty.” 

-

His eyebrows shifted in concern. Something in him hurt seeing her like this, even though he… he couldn’t remember. 

“I only remember one thing,” he said. “I remember… I think I remember your name.”

Just now, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"They already got to him. If he doesn't come now we're getting put back in there. You might have to KO him"

He scowled at him. “Shut up, crazy man.”

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"STOP IT!" she cried, tearing streaking down her cheeks.

He reached out and barely stopped himself from taking her hand. 

“You’re… you’re Irie?”

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"STOP IT!" she cried, tearing streaking down her cheeks.

"YOU THINK I WANT THIS? I WANTED TO HELP HIM." he shouted. "It's your choice." he whispered, stepping back and holding Five

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“It’s really pretty.” 

-

His eyebrows shifted in concern. Something in him hurt seeing her like this, even though he… he couldn’t remember. 

“I only remember one thing,” he said. “I remember… I think I remember your name.”

He reached out and barely stopped himself from taking her hand. 

“You’re… you’re Irie?”

Yeah. It is.

Scud, why had she taken him here?!

Th-there are some higher places . . . if you want to go see it from higher.

And why had she just offered that?!

-

She nodded quickly.

". . . Do you remember anything else?" she asked hopefully.

2 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"YOU THINK I WANT THIS? I WANTED TO HELP HIM." he shouted. "It's your choice." he whispered, stepping back and holding Five

She ignored him.

[NameIess]

8 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“Liquid Prismite would itself be an intriguing discovery. This would have worked better a thousand pages ago, when Authors still randomly chimed in and changed things, but I think we’ll still get a few interesting ideas.” The residue was giving off some sort of energy, making things near it hum with power. 

More than a thousand, I'd say.

6 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Symbol appeared, holding a glass flask. “I don’t know much about the mechanics myself, but I do find this interesting.”

Balitan looked at the readout from the scanning. "These readings are rather... odd."

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

The man screamed, eyes pleading.

Malevolence laughed, bringing the sword down through the man's head.

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

The Shade snarled, thrown backwards.

Palsu lunged for it, again grabbing for Endings.

Moni burst out from behind the elephant. "Surrender! We have a Narrator now. You've got no chance."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Mid as in just above modern, or around there

”Our tattoos don’t tend to go well for non natives.”

Alright, then. I suppose it makes sense that their weaponry would be farther along than their communication. 
“I wonder why that could be - extended proximity to Nullite, perhaps? Your hidden door here is pretty impressive - the hinges show up to metal detecting, but that can’t really be avoided unless you have nanotech or want to take the reduced durability for plastic. You grow food down there?” 

4 minutes ago, NameIess said:

More than a thousand, I'd say.

Balitan looked at the readout from the scanning. "These readings are rather... odd."

Rebus glanced down at the bottom of the page. “You’re right - looks like I lost track of time at around 3200. The readings will keep looking odd until someone takes charge and actually settles on what it should be.” The humming increased, not so much as physical vibrations as in palpable energy. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Yeah. It is.

Scud, why had she taken him here?!

Th-there are some higher places . . . if you want to go see it from higher.

And why had she just offered that?!

-

She nodded quickly.

". . . Do you remember anything else?" she asked hopefully.

She ignored him.

He sat down, tugging her with him. In a minute. 

-

He hesitated. 

“I wish I did,” he said honestly. 

9 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Balitan looked at the readout from the scanning. "These readings are rather... odd."

“Odd how?” She bent down and dipped the flask in the liquid Prismite. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He sat down, tugging her with him. In a minute. 

-

He hesitated. 

“I wish I did,” he said honestly. 

. . . Okay.

She sat down, squeezing his hand tightly.

-

She clenched her fists and closed her eyes, feeling . . . numb.

And angry.

She looked around for something sharp. @N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Alright, then. I suppose it makes sense that their weaponry would be farther along than their communication. 
“I wonder why that could be - extended proximity to Nullite, perhaps? Your hidden door here is pretty impressive - the hinges show up to metal detecting, but that can’t really be avoided unless you have nanotech or want to take the reduced durability for plastic. You grow food down there?” 

Rebus glanced down at the bottom of the page. “You’re right - looks like I lost track of time at around 3200. The readings will keep looking odd until someone takes charge and actually settles on what it should be.” The humming increased, not so much as physical vibrations as in palpable energy. 

She narrowed her eyes in both suspicion and thought. “Yes. We do. Most of our society is fungi- based, and we use those to feed our animals.” She stepped back, revealing the entrance. “Shall we?”

-

“Remind me what happened to create this?”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He knows where Aden is now  

“Before they— took us away,” she whispered. “You…” 

She unsheathed her sword and swished it around. 

“Don’t make me turn you all into hamsters,” she warned. “I hate cheating like that, but hey, Narrators gotta do what we gotta do.”

One of the soldiers charged forward, but Cricket stepped between him and her, sticking a foot out and tripping him. 

The other soldiers remained hesitant, spears at the ready. "You're not the only Narrator." one hissed. "We've got Sandlocke. And he's dangerous."

13 minutes ago, NameIess said:

More than a thousand, I'd say.

Balitan looked at the readout from the scanning. "These readings are rather... odd."

Malevolence laughed, bringing the sword down through the man's head.

Palsu lunged for it, again grabbing for Endings.

Moni burst out from behind the elephant. "Surrender! We have a Narrator now. You've got no chance."

The man toppled sideways, dead. The other hunters murmured amongst themselves, gazing at Malevolence.

---

He hissed, dropping Endings. "You'll never win." he panted. "I'm nothing compared to the strength of Surtur. I'm..."

Perseus emerged from behind the elephant, ax in hand. He raised it overhead, bringing it down on the Shade, cleanly hacking through it even as he spoke.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . Okay.

She sat down, squeezing his hand tightly.

-

She clenched her fists and closed her eyes, feeling . . . numb.

And angry.

She looked around for something sharp. @N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚

He squeezed her hand back. “I could get used to this.” 

-

“Irie? What’s going on?”

Her name tasted nice. Familiar too. 

2 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

One of the soldiers charged forward, but Cricket stepped between him and her, sticking a foot out and tripping him. 

The other soldiers remained hesitant, spears at the ready. "You're not the only Narrator." one hissed. "We've got Sandlocke. And he's dangerous."

Rose paled, then swallowed and squared her shoulders. “It’s Two of us against him. Let’s see how well he fares.” 

She was SO gonna die.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

One of the soldiers charged forward, but Cricket stepped between him and her, sticking a foot out and tripping him. 

The other soldiers remained hesitant, spears at the ready. "You're not the only Narrator." one hissed. "We've got Sandlocke. And he's dangerous."

The man toppled sideways, dead. The other hunters murmured amongst themselves, gazing at Malevolence.

---

He hissed, dropping Endings. "You'll never win." he panted. "I'm nothing compared to the strength of Surtur. I'm..."

Perseus emerged from behind the elephant, ax in hand. He raised it overhead, bringing it down on the Shade, cleanly hacking through it even as he spoke.

New Narrator?

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He squeezed her hand back. “I could get used to this.” 

-

“Irie? What’s going on?”

Her name tasted nice. Familiar too. 

Mhm, she nodded tersely.

-

She fumed and stalked around the room, looking for . . . for a scalpel or a pair of scissors or something.

DINNER BRB

[Existential]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She clenched her fists and closed her eyes, feeling . . . numb.

And angry.

She looked around for something sharp. @N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚

His eyes widened. "Don't do that. Don't let anger cloud your judgment" he said, pulling Five closer to him

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

She narrowed her eyes in both suspicion and thought. “Yes. We do. Most of our society is fungi- based, and we use those to feed our animals.” She stepped back, revealing the entrance. “Shall we?”

-

“Remind me what happened to create this?”

“Of course - I should have thought of that! I imagine you do some interesting things culinarily, building a whole cuisine from only what grows down here. My luggage there can synthesize spices, actually - that aught to lead to interesting combinations.” He followed her through the entrance, the ‘luggage’ floating behind him. 
“We attempted to make a… prismwraith, you could call it? A Chaotic Light counterpart to withergeists. It exploded, which was not inconceivable.” The liquid started to creep up the walls of the containers, still giving off a hum of magical power. 

[Existential]

He turned his head to Five. "I think she's reached her breaking point" he whispered @Halcyon The Only

Edited February 25, 2025 by N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚

[TwinStorm He/Him]

6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He squeezed her hand back. “I could get used to this.” 

-

“Irie? What’s going on?”

Her name tasted nice. Familiar too. 

Rose paled, then swallowed and squared her shoulders. “It’s Two of us against him. Let’s see how well he fares.” 

She was SO gonna die.

Cricket breathed. Great. They had a Narrator. Wait, he was an Enuller. He could handle this. Right? Sometimes it was hard to forget he held power over beings who...

Suddenly, Cricket was very small, and couldn't breath. He was in some sort of box. Who had teleported him? He tried to teleport out, but something blocked him. His Enulling was also blocked. He heard a voice in his ear. "Try your tricks, little Enuller. It won't work."

Back at the fort, Rose was surrounded by guards, all of whom were edging in with their spears, still wary. Cricket had disappeared.

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

New Narrator?

Mhm, she nodded tersely.

-

She fumed and stalked around the room, looking for . . . for a scalpel or a pair of scissors or something.

DINNER BRB

maaaaybe....

[NameIess]

10 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus glanced down at the bottom of the page. “You’re right - looks like I lost track of time at around 3200. The readings will keep looking odd until someone takes charge and actually settles on what it should be.” The humming increased, not so much as physical vibrations as in palpable energy. 

 

9 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Odd how?” She bent down and dipped the flask in the liquid Prismite. 

"Yes, well." Balitan flipped his screen around. "It seems that Nameless converted some of the energy into matter, and it's interfering with my readings. I can't tell what's causing that humming, either."

9 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

The man toppled sideways, dead. The other hunters murmured amongst themselves, gazing at Malevolence.

"You see now how I punish dissension." Black smoke leaked from the cut made by his blade. "Follow me and you will see true greatness. Prove yourselves, and you will be rewarded."

12 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

He hissed, dropping Endings. "You'll never win." he panted. "I'm nothing compared to the strength of Surtur. I'm..."

Perseus emerged from behind the elephant, ax in hand. He raised it overhead, bringing it down on the Shade, cleanly hacking through it even as he spoke.

Moni summoned Endings back to her side. "Any idea where we are?"

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, NameIess said:

 

"Yes, well." Balitan flipped his screen around. "It seems that Nameless converted some of the energy into matter, and it's interfering with my readings. I can't tell what's causing that humming, either."

"You see now how I punish dissension." Black smoke leaked from the cut made by his blade. "Follow me and you will see true greatness. Prove yourselves, and you will be rewarded."

Moni summoned Endings back to her side. "Any idea where we are?"

He sighed, looking around the hot tent. He peered through the cover flap, swearing softly. "We're in the middle of the demon camp. Blood, this is worse than I imagined. I've led you all to your deaths."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

New Narrator?

Mhm, she nodded tersely.

-

She fumed and stalked around the room, looking for . . . for a scalpel or a pair of scissors or something.

DINNER BRB

He frowned. “You okay?”

-

Aden stood up and followed her. “Irie! What’s going on? What are you doing?”

7 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

His eyes widened. "Don't do that. Don't let anger cloud your judgment" he said, pulling Five closer to him

Five buried her face in his chest. 

6 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Of course - I should have thought of that! I imagine you do some interesting things culinarily, building a whole cuisine from only what grows down here. My luggage there can synthesize spices, actually - that aught to lead to interesting combinations.” He followed her through the entrance, the ‘luggage’ floating behind him. 
“We attempted to make a… prismwraith, you could call it? A Chaotic Light counterpart to withergeists. It exploded, which was not inconceivable.” The liquid started to creep up the walls of the containers, still giving off a hum of magical power. 

“Ah…”

They started down bland stone stairs in a bland stone chamber. 

-

She eyed the liquid in her flask, then shrugged. 

“Bottoms up.” 

She gulped it down. 

6 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He turned his head to Five. "I think she's reached her breaking point" he whispered @Halcyon The Only

She held him tighter. 

4 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Cricket breathed. Great. They had a Narrator. Wait, he was an Enuller. He could handle this. Right? Sometimes it was hard to forget he held power over beings who...

Suddenly, Cricket was very small, and couldn't breath. He was in some sort of box. Who had teleported him? He tried to teleport out, but something blocked him. His Enulling was also blocked. He heard a voice in his ear. "Try your tricks, little Enuller. It won't work."

Back at the fort, Rose was surrounded by guards, all of whom were edging in with their spears, still wary. Cricket had disappeared.

maaaaybe....

Rose swore, drawing her sword. “What did you do to Cricket?” She demanded. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He frowned. “You okay?”

-

Aden stood up and followed her. “Irie! What’s going on? What are you doing?”

Five buried her face in his chest. 

“Ah…”

They started down bland stone stairs in a bland stone chamber. 

-

She eyed the liquid in her flask, then shrugged. 

“Bottoms up.” 

She gulped it down. 

She held him tighter. 

Rose swore, drawing her sword. “What did you do to Cricket?” She demanded. 

One of the guards strode forward. "Sandlocke dealt with him, just like he'll deal with you. He'll be back soon." he lunged forward with his spear, trying to skewer her.

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Five buried her face in his chest. 

12 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

 

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She held him tighter. 

10 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

He squeezed her, hoping it wasn't too hard. "It's driven her mad" he whispered

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

One of the guards strode forward. "Sandlocke dealt with him, just like he'll deal with you. He'll be back soon." he lunged forward with his spear, trying to skewer her.

She deflected it easily and shoved it aside, knocking him off balance before stabbing him. 

Just now, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

 

He squeezed her, hoping it wasn't too hard. "It's driven her mad" he whispered

She whimpered.