The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He laughed with her, but stopped when he saw something run by in the dark.

"What was that?" 

Five giggled. 

“Does it matter?” she whispered. 

5 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“We guessed the Nullite would be here, actually. Your city is fairly well hidden, but…” Dr. Rebus chuckled, pressing his hand to his floating trolly and causing it to sprout a monitor and a few antennas. “My scanners can track things on the surface of other planets if I optimize them right, so spotting a massive cave right below me is pretty much given.” 

The scientist jumped. 

“I see,” she said stiffly. “And you’re here only for Nullite.”

[Existential]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Five giggled. 

“Does it matter?” she whispered. 

The figure walked in front of them in the darkness. 

"It could" he whispered

could you do starlight's dad? I feel weird playing 2 characters that interact that much and just have them talking to each other in my own text box lol

I can give details if you would like

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

23 hours ago, NameIess said:

"What?" Unintelligible frowned. "No, I don't."

"... Hm. Oh well! Probably not important. Anybody else we should speak to?"

22 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“Very well.” The Ghost took the bag, and vanished. 

Sequence waved goodbye as they vanished. "Lovely fellow, don't you think?" She said to Aelinor with a smile. Aelinor shrugged.

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

50 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Gail rubbed her head, fully awake now. “What the… we shouod get over to the edge.” 

She stood, but before she could walk, the ground dropped again. She stumbled to her knees. 

Glen made his way to her by army crawling. "Roll. Try rolling to the edge."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

56 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Great. He’d ruined everything and derailed the conversation after all.

He sighed again. “Anyway. Sense of self. Agency.”

Yep.You w-were saying?

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

7 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

The scientist jumped. 

“I see,” she said stiffly. “And you’re here only for Nullite.”

Dr. Rebus shook his head emphatically. “Of course not! Now that I know there’s people down here, I want to help! And learn things - as I said, you have a different path I can potentially draw inspiration from. If I only wanted Nullite, I could probably refine my calculation to find another vein of it somewhere else. What’s your field?” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 hours ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

The figure walked in front of them in the darkness. 

"It could" he whispered

could you do starlight's dad? I feel weird playing 2 characters that interact that much and just have them talking to each other in my own text box lol

I can give details if you would like

Sure! Details would be great 

2 hours ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

Glen made his way to her by army crawling. "Roll. Try rolling to the edge."

"My head will bump off my neck." 

She copied him instead. 

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Yep.You w-were saying?

Just that. We have our agency. Like... he pulled out a vial of the adenol. Like with this, remember? ---I'm not gonna take it. But I could. And I might if I had to prove a point. 

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

Dr. Rebus shook his head emphatically. “Of course not! Now that I know there’s people down here, I want to help! And learn things - as I said, you have a different path I can potentially draw inspiration from. If I only wanted Nullite, I could probably refine my calculation to find another vein of it somewhere else. What’s your field?” 

"I'm an engineer. I do dabble in biology, but only as a necessity."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Just that. We have our agency. Like... he pulled out a vial of the adenol. Like with this, remember? ---I'm not gonna take it. But I could. And I might if I had to prove a point. 

She gently grabbed his wrist.

Please don't. But . . . but yeah, I mean, I guess . . .

[Existential]

9 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Sure! Details would be great 

I PM’d you

[NameIess]

15 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

"Some of them could still sense us." he said, shaking his head. "They don't all need eyes."

Palsu raised a hand. “I could distract them. I have a… concealment device. It was given to me by my former master. Something to help me complete my missions. It’s… how I was hiding from the Faceless.”

—

Malevolence glared at the crowd. “I have a mission for you. There is a city besieged by darkness. Go to their leaders. Offer them terms of surrender.”

15 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“Having clones can make people rather reckless, I’ve found. I probably would have risked it too, if I knew someone had an idea for the result. Of course, I would have given a warning first.” 
Kion nodded. “It would be possible - I’d just need to think of how to do it. There might be some words that will hide from more than sight.” 

We can wait a bit for that plotline. 
Withergeists are basically scary clouds of destruction that possess can people. Xino’s blog has some information on it. 
Rebus smiled again. 

Rebus’s head fell off before the blade touched it. He fully exploded from the presumedly Narrative blast, but reassembled, whole, a few steps away. “Would you like me to stop?” 

“Hm.” A curious look came over Balitan’s face. “I suppose, if I were immortal…”

What’s happening to her? What I created shouldn’t have any such effect. Nameless’ mental voice sounded snappy. 

2 hours ago, Sequence said:

"... Hm. Oh well! Probably not important. Anybody else we should speak to?"

Sequence waved goodbye as they vanished. "Lovely fellow, don't you think?" She said to Aelinor with a smile. Aelinor shrugged.

“No, I don’t-“ Unintelligible blinked. “Hang on. There actually is one more name. ‘Malevolence’? Funny I didn’t notice it till now.”

10 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

I'm an engineer. I do dabble in biology, but only as a necessity."

A note appeared next to the engineer in a crackle of lightning. It read: 

The person to which you speak, ‘Dr.’ Rebus, is actually a depowered clone of or agent of a Narrator. 
 

Sincerely,

 the enemy of your enemy

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

 

17 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She gently grabbed his wrist.

Please don't. But . . . but yeah, I mean, I guess . . .

He was feeling so annoyed by now, he actually kind of wanted to take it just to be contrary. 

He considered that for a long moment, then put it back and threw a handful of grass at Tam. 

14 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

I PM’d you

alr gimme a bit 

11 minutes ago, NameIess said:

“Hm.” A curious look came over Balitan’s face. “I suppose, if I were immortal…”

What’s happening to her? What I created shouldn’t have any such effect. Nameless’ mental voice sounded snappy. 

“No, I don’t-“ Unintelligible blinked. “Hang on. There actually is one more name. ‘Malevolence’? Funny I didn’t notice it till now.”

A note appeared next to the engineer in a crackle of lightning. It read: 

The person to which you speak, ‘Dr.’ Rebus, is actually a depowered clone of or agent of a Narrator. 
 

Sincerely,

 the enemy of your enemy

Well, I'm sorry for taking initiative, Symbol snipped. I am a little piece of a god after all, so chalk it up to that if you wish. 

-

The engineer jumped immediately away from it, drawing her weapon. 

"Was that you?" She demanded of Rebus @Dragonheir. "What is it?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

21 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He was feeling so annoyed by now, he actually kind of wanted to take it just to be contrary. 

He considered that for a long moment, then put it back and threw a handful of grass at Tam. 

She brushed it off, confused.

@Halcyon The Only

Edited February 25, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Existential]

4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

alr gimme a bit 

18 minutes ago, NameIess said:

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

17 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She brushed it off, confused.

“So there,” he told her, then cocked his head at the bare spot in the ground. 

“We’re more powerful than they realize, you know.”

17 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

“Go away,” a voice said from off to the side in the shadows. 

Five jumped. 

[Existential]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Go away,” a voice said from off to the side in the shadows. 

Five jumped. 

Starlight edged closer. 

"Who are you?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“So there,” he told her, then cocked his head at the bare spot in the ground. 

“We’re more powerful than they realize, you know.”

She shrugged.

I . . .

Well, this whole thing was basically dependent on the fact that they had agency of any kind.

And otherwise . . .

. . .

Well, she didn't really have a choice then, did she? Ironic.

Okay. I guess that makes sense.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

Starlight edged closer. 

"Who are you?"

“Nobody. Go away.”

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She shrugged.

I . . .

Well, this whole thing was basically dependent on the fact that they had agency of any kind.

And otherwise . . .

. . .

Well, she didn't really have a choice then, did she? Ironic.

Okay. I guess that makes sense.

He grinned at the worm burrowing out of the ground. “You only exist because I say you can,” he whispered. “Isn’t that something.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He grinned at the worm burrowing out of the ground. “You only exist because I say you can,” he whispered. “Isn’t that something.”

She blinked.

Huh?

[Existential]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“Nobody. Go away.”

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I need to find something here. Someone, maybe. Something in me told me to come here. Please. I need to remember who I am"

He clutched Five's hand tightly, not wanting to let go

[NameIess]

39 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Well, I'm sorry for taking initiative, Symbol snipped. I am a little piece of a god after all, so chalk it up to that if you wish. 

You’re a Narrator aren’t you? Even if it was mutagenic it shouldn’t have had any lasting effects on you. I think you’re just faking for dramatic effect.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She blinked.

Huh?

“But you never existed in the first place,” he told the empty patch of ground. 

1 minute ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"I need to find something here. Someone, maybe. Something in me told me to come here. Please. I need to remember who I am"

He clutched Five's hand tightly, not wanting to let go

“No. Go away.”

1 minute ago, NameIess said:

You’re a Narrator aren’t you? Even if it was mutagenic it shouldn’t have had any lasting effects on you. I think you’re just faking for dramatic effect.

Think what you want. I don’t care. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“But you never existed in the first place,” he told the empty patch of ground. 

She stared at the ground, wide-eyed.

How did you-

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She stared at the ground, wide-eyed.

How did you-

“I didn’t do anything. What do you mean?”

He grinned far too wide and stood up, brushing off his knees. “Looks like we’re both hallucinating. Isn’t that nice.”

[NameIess]

5 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Think what you want. I don’t care. 

Narrators these days. You’re almost as bad as Mythos used to be. Nameless thought petulantly.

Edited February 25, 2025 by NameIess

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

55 minutes ago, NameIess said:

“Hm.” A curious look came over Balitan’s face. “I suppose, if I were immortal…”

What’s happening to her? What I created shouldn’t have any such effect. Nameless’ mental voice sounded snappy. 

2 minutes ago, NameIess said:

You’re a Narrator aren’t you? Even if it was mutagenic it shouldn’t have had any lasting effects on you. I think you’re just faking for dramatic effect.

"We might be able to get you there, actually. If it bonds like a whithergeist would, it could bestow, say, magical light powers for Nameless to take offense to." 

44 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

The engineer jumped immediately away from it, drawing her weapon. 

"Was that you?" She demanded of Rebus @Dragonheir. "What is it?"

Dr. Rebus jumped, though he had a guess as to what happened. "I have no idea. Matches the readings on that giant laser that briefly showed up in the sky, and I've heard that guy - his name is Malevolence, if you can believe it - has a tendency to use pocket nuclear explosives. Maybe it's benign, though - I'll scan it." He sent the trolly to cover it, systematically destroying it and analyzing the chemical composition.