The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"I am Utility. Yes, I do know you, and no, you can't fight back."

They grinned, and Flax suddenly found himself pushed forwards by a tide of stone until he was mere feet from the Narrator.

"Well, not without dying, anyway."

EEEEEEEEEHEHE

Tam yelped and jumped up.

. . . Hello?

Flax! Fight back! a small part of him shouted. "No." he managed weakly. If I fight back, everything my family have worked for years will be destroyed! We could never recover!

[echo74 she/her]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I am Utility. Yes, I do know you, and no, you can't fight back."

They grinned, and Flax suddenly found himself pushed forwards by a tide of stone until he was mere feet from the Narrator.

"Well, not without dying, anyway."

EEEEEEEEEHEHE

Tam yelped and jumped up.

. . . Hello?

"You could die right now, y'know. Just be careful," she said. "You never know when you might die."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

Flax! Fight back! a small part of him shouted. "No." he managed weakly. If I fight back, everything my family have worked for years will be destroyed! We could never recover!

"Oh? You have a family? What was it they worked so hard for?"

Just now, echo74 said:

"You could die right now, y'know. Just be careful," she said. "You never know when you might die."

She grabbed Bat's hand protectively, unnerved.

Who are you?

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Oh? You have a family? What was it they worked so hard for?"

She grabbed Bat's hand protectively, unnerved.

Who are you?

"Stop reading my thoughts!" he roared out loud, louder than he meant too. "I mean... don't. Please." he added.

[echo74 she/her]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Oh? You have a family? What was it they worked so hard for?"

She grabbed Bat's hand protectively, unnerved.

Who are you?

"I'm dead," she whispered, then burst into a fit of giggles. "Who are you?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Stop reading my thoughts!" he roared out loud, louder than he meant too. "I mean... don't. Please." he added.

Utility raised an eyebrow.

"It's kind of hard not to, when you're broadcasting them like that."

3 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"I'm dead," she whispered, then burst into a fit of giggles. "Who are you?"

She looked around wildly for the source of the voice.

I'm- I'm Tam . . .

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Rose... I'm telling the truth. You know what, fine. C'mon. Let's go."

Flax looked on in horror. The Narrator knew him. It couldn't be that he knew his... No. There was no way. He was stuck here, and couldn't fight back. Yes, you can. whispered a small voice inside his head. At the cost of my life, he thought grimly. "Who... who are you?" he managed weakly.

“Kay.” She hefted the Narrationblade. “So what does this do?”

11 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He turned to look at Five again, then back at Hank. "I should probably introduce you. Hank, this is Five"

“Nice to meet you, lil lady.”

Five blushed and gave him a little wave. 

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She smiled and bent down to pick up a shiny blue rock.

Yeah! Just darker. And wetter- is that a word?

@echo74! You're up!

-

Utility growled in disgust and tossed the two aside, then chose two more and asked the same thing.

“I think so.” 

-

One of them burst into hysterics. The other one stammered about compartmentalized intelligence. 

“B- but if I had to g-guess, theyre— theyre halfway over the- the m- mountains…”

He started sobbing too. 

9 minutes ago, echo74 said:

YAYAYAYYAYA

"Peekaboo," she said. "Do you guys like that game?"

Bat jumped. 

6 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"You could die right now, y'know. Just be careful," she said. "You never know when you might die."

 

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Oh? You have a family? What was it they worked so hard for?"

She grabbed Bat's hand protectively, unnerved.

Who are you?

 

3 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"I'm dead," she whispered, then burst into a fit of giggles. "Who are you?"

Bat was also unnerved. He let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulders instead. 

“Where are we?”

 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility raised an eyebrow.

"It's kind of hard not to, when you're broadcasting them like that."

She looked around wildly for the source of the voice.

I'm- I'm Tam . . .

"I'm not broadcasting them to you, I'm not even connected to you! I mean... wait... never mind." He used to be better at this.

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“Kay.” She hefted the Narrationblade. “So what does this do?”

“Nice to meet you, lil lady.”

Five blushed and gave him a little wave. 

“I think so.” 

-

One of them burst into hysterics. The other one stammered about compartmentalized intelligence. 

“B- but if I had to g-guess, theyre— theyre halfway over the- the m- mountains…”

He started sobbing too. 

Bat jumped. 

 

 

Bat was also unnerved. He let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulders instead. 

“Where are we?”

 

"Cuts through things. If Sandlocke is really dead, you should be able to bond it."

All around them, the soldiers, unnerved, had fled, at the death of their Narrator. They were alone.

[echo74 she/her]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility raised an eyebrow.

"It's kind of hard not to, when you're broadcasting them like that."

She looked around wildly for the source of the voice.

I'm- I'm Tam . . .

 

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“Kay.” She hefted the Narrationblade. “So what does this do?”

“Nice to meet you, lil lady.”

Five blushed and gave him a little wave. 

“I think so.” 

-

One of them burst into hysterics. The other one stammered about compartmentalized intelligence. 

“B- but if I had to g-guess, theyre— theyre halfway over the- the m- mountains…”

He started sobbing too. 

Bat jumped. 

 

 

Bat was also unnerved. He let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulders instead. 

“Where are we?”

 

"Lost, I suppose. That's how people die, right?"

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Nice to meet you, lil lady.”

Five blushed and gave him a little wave. 

"You burn off the alcohol? You've become surprisingly pleasant," he jested

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

One of them burst into hysterics. The other one stammered about compartmentalized intelligence. 

“B- but if I had to g-guess, theyre— theyre halfway over the- the m- mountains…”

He started sobbing too. 

Bat was also unnerved. He let go of her hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulders instead. 

“Where are we?”

Utility rolled their eyes and cast these ones aside, too.

He grabbed two more.

"If one of you starts crying or fails to answer in the next ten seconds, I will kill the other. Where -specifically- is your council?"

-

Tam wasn't sure who he was addressing.

We're . . . we're just underground . . .

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"I'm not broadcasting them to you, I'm not even connected to you! I mean... wait... never mind." He used to be better at this.

"Cuts through things. If Sandlocke is really dead, you should be able to bond it."

All around them, the soldiers, unnerved, had fled, at the death of their Narrator. They were alone.

She grinned, but after a moment of thought, handed it to him. 

“You’ll need it more than I will.”

Just now, echo74 said:

 

"Lost, I suppose. That's how people die, right?"

“We’re not dead.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

She grinned, but after a moment of thought, handed it to him. 

“You’ll need it more than I will.”

“We’re not dead.”

He grimaced. "I don't want it. I appreciate the gesture, but I'm just fine with knives." He also didn't want to carry around the blade of a man he had killed.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"You burn off the alcohol? You've become surprisingly pleasant," he jested

He rolled his eyes. 

“She keeps me sober.”

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility rolled their eyes and cast these ones aside, too.

He grabbed two more.

"If one of you starts crying or fails to answer in the next ten seconds, I will kill the other. Where -specifically- is your council?"

-

Tam wasn't sure who he was addressing.

We're . . . we're just underground . . .

They both stared with wide, terrified eyes and barely held back little squeaks. 

“D- don’t know,” one whimpered. “I don’t— they’re all evacuated! I don’t know where! Nobody knows!”

-

Bat frowned. “Not you. The ghost

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

He grimaced. "I don't want it. I appreciate the gesture, but I'm just fine with knives." He also didn't want to carry around the blade of a man he had killed.

“What if you get stuck in another box?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"I'm not broadcasting them to you, I'm not even connected to you! I mean... wait... never mind." He used to be better at this.

"Used to be better at what, exactly?"

[echo74 she/her]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She grinned, but after a moment of thought, handed it to him. 

“You’ll need it more than I will.”

“We’re not dead.”

"Not yet," she said. "You should probably leave the caves, though. It only gets worse. That's how people die."

[Existential]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He rolled his eyes. 

“She keeps me sober.”

"Who? Are you talking about mom again?

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He rolled his eyes. 

“She keeps me sober.”

They both stared with wide, terrified eyes and barely held back little squeaks. 

“D- don’t know,” one whimpered. “I don’t— they’re all evacuated! I don’t know where! Nobody knows!”

-

Bat frowned. “Not you. The ghost

“What if you get stuck in another box?”

He winced. "I'll find a way out. I don't want that blade. I'll earn my own."

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Used to be better at what, exactly?"

"Hiding that I... SHUT UP!" he roared, angry at both himself and Utility. That was it. The last straw. He sprinted away from Utility, throwing off his suit coat and loosening his tie. He was getting out of here.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

They both stared with wide, terrified eyes and barely held back little squeaks. 

“D- don’t know,” one whimpered. “I don’t— they’re all evacuated! I don’t know where! Nobody knows!”

-

Bat frowned. “Not you. The ghost

"Hmm. Alright. So there's really no one left with any political power, huh?"

He set them both down gently.

"Perfect. What are your names?"

-

. . . Oh. Er- okay.

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

"Hiding that I... SHUT UP!" he roared, angry at both himself and Utility. That was it. The last straw. He sprinted away from Utility, throwing off his suit coat and loosening his tie. He was getting out of here.

But Utility was curious, now. Probably the only thing they were capable of feeling.

"Hiding . . . ?" he prompted, causing the stone beneath Flax's feet to undulate and twist.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Hmm. Alright. So there's really no one left with any political power, huh?"

He set them both down gently.

"Perfect. What are your names?"

-

. . . Oh. Er- okay.

But Utility was curious, now. Probably the only thing they were capable of feeling.

"Hiding . . . ?" he prompted, causing the stone beneath Flax's feet to undulate and twist.

Flax yelped, staggering, falling to his knees. "Nothing! Nothing from you or the world! I'm just a normal person!"

[echo74 she/her]

5 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He rolled his eyes. 

“She keeps me sober.”

They both stared with wide, terrified eyes and barely held back little squeaks. 

“D- don’t know,” one whimpered. “I don’t— they’re all evacuated! I don’t know where! Nobody knows!”

-

Bat frowned. “Not you. The ghost

“What if you get stuck in another box?”

"But I'm not a ghost," she whispered. "I'm not."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"Not yet," she said. "You should probably leave the caves, though. It only gets worse. That's how people die."

. . . We're fine. We can leave whenever we want.

Just now, echo74 said:

"But I'm not a ghost," she whispered. "I'm not."

Then- what are you?

Just now, TwinStorm said:

Flax yelped, staggering, falling to his knees. "Nothing! Nothing from you or the world! I'm just a normal person!"

"Evidently not, despite your insistence."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . We're fine. We can leave whenever we want.

Then- what are you?

"Evidently not, despite your insistence."

"SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP!" he screamed, trying to stagger to his feet. This was taking all his willpower.

[echo74 she/her]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . We're fine. We can leave whenever we want.

Then- what are you?

"I don't know," she said. "I feel a little funny."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"SHUTUPSHUTUPSHUTUP!" he screamed, trying to stagger to his feet. This was taking all his willpower.

"No."

The stone liquefied and sucked him down into it, so that only his head was in the open air.

3 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"I don't know," she said. "I feel a little funny."

. . . Can you come out so we can see you?

Edited February 27, 2025 by Through The Living Glass