The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

She smiled at him. 

He smiled back, but it didn't quiet reach his eyes.

[echo74 she/her]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She smirked. It's okay.

-

NO GRAHHHHHHH

"NO! IT'S NOT FOR SALE!"

 

6 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

“It’s not for sale,” she told him flatly. 

 Corysande narrowed her eyes at Jay. 

"That's a shame," he said. "It's the first healthy tree I've seen in... Well, a long time."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, echo74 said:

 

"That's a shame," he said. "It's the first healthy tree I've seen in... Well, a long time."

"Too. Bad."

He glared at the woodsman.

"Find another grove."

[echo74 she/her]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Too. Bad."

He glared at the woodsman.

"Find another grove."

Jay finally seemed to notice Holt. "Who are you?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

43 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam turned and, upon noticing Rose, glared at her.

Great, she said darkly.

She grinned. "Well, he was hurting Cricket, soooo... you really should thank me." 

40 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He crouched down next to her. “No. She wasn’t. You are a amazing person Whitney. And I care about you. You are not some experiment gone wrong. You’re not fragile. You’re not weak. She just doesn’t understand you. She gave you away. Her opinion doesn’t matter. It doesn’t change how I feel.”

She reached down and touched his shoe. 

"Maybe it should," she said softly. 

AW HE BROKE OUT HER REAL NAME T~T<3

29 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

He shrugged. "Ok. Lead on Maddie."

She led them up to some stables full of griffins. Underground stables, of course. Because all stables are underground, don't you dare question it. 

"Pick any." 

19 minutes ago, echo74 said:

She looked confused. "He's not a bat."

Bat blushed. 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He smiled back, but it didn't quiet reach his eyes.

She looked away. 

4 minutes ago, echo74 said:

 

"That's a shame," he said. "It's the first healthy tree I've seen in... Well, a long time."

“Yes, and it’s not for sale.”

[echo74 she/her]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She grinned. "Well, he was hurting Cricket, soooo... you really should thank me." 

She reached down and touched his shoe. 

"Maybe it should," she said softly. 

AW HE BROKE OUT HER REAL NAME T~T<3

She led them up to some stables full of griffins. Underground stables, of course. Because all stables are underground, don't you dare question it. 

"Pick any." 

Bat blushed. 

Eleanor vanished again.

[Existential]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

She reached down and touched his shoe. 

"Maybe it should," she said softly. 

AW HE BROKE OUT HER REAL NAME T~T<3

“It won’t. No matter what happens. I will always be with you, Whitney. I promised I would keep you safe. I intend to keep that promise”

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She led them up to some stables full of griffins. Underground stables, of course. Because all stables are underground, don't you dare question it. 

"Pick any." 

He walked over to a slightly hawkish looking griffin, the feathers and fur slightly red.

"Why are the stables for flying creatures underground? "

I did it.

[NameIess]

3 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

An excellent question. Perhaps he merely feels far more genuine than I am used to being. 

Nameless transmitted a mental harumph. If you want genuine people, don't go with Rebus. He may be genuine, but he's genuine for manipulative purposes. 

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus ignored Nameless’s disparaging remarks. “I was going to feed his power to you.” 

Ah. You'll need to get me into contact with his core for that to work.

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebel nodded. “It was pretty strange - I guess that’s what I get for going there after dark. But if you need to bring me somewhere, I understand.” He also coiled a cloud of invisible utility fog around the man, to kill him at a moment’s notice. 

The two guards looked at each other. Then the one that had been talking to Rebel nodded and turned towards the castle, waving a hand to Rebel. "Come on. I'd best take you to the captain. He'll know what to do with you."

Cursed Treasure pulsed in Rebel's hand suddenly. I sense power.

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

yeh sorry

I was in a mode

The hunters shivered. Then as one, they began to teleport away.

The hunters stared in awe. One, however, strode forward, taking in the field of battle. Simon. Malan's oldest and most powerful hunter. "This is it, then." he sighed, lighting a cigarette from his pocket and puffing on it. "Our last mission."

No worries.

Jacob, one of the more experienced hunters, snorted. "Always positive, aren't you Simon?" He slapped the older man on the back, then raised his voice for the rest of the group. "Don't worry lads. This is a simple mission. We go in, cause some havoc to get the attention of whoever's in charge, and leave them with the ultimatum. With any luck, they'll do whatever we tell them." He looked at the rifts and shivered. "We'll be out of here well before we have to find out exactly what those things are."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, echo74 said:

Jay finally seemed to notice Holt. "Who are you?"

Holt just glared at him.

6 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She grinned. "Well, he was hurting Cricket, soooo... you really should thank me." 

Bat blushed. 

You're probably the reason he got into that mess in the first place.

-

She just smiled and squeezed him.

5 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

She looked away. 

“Yes, and it’s not for sale.”

Holt nodded his agreement.

4 minutes ago, echo74 said:

Eleanor vanished again.

Tam sighed.

We should go find out what happened, she told Bat.

@Halcyon The Only

[echo74 she/her]

8 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

She looked away. 

“Yes, and it’s not for sale.”

 

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Holt just glared at him.

You're probably the reason he got into that mess in the first place.

-

She just smiled and squeezed him.

Holt nodded his agreement.

Tam sighed.

We should go find out what happened, she told Bat.

@Halcyon The Only

Jay shrugged and continued inspecting the tree.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Holt just glared at him.

You're probably the reason he got into that mess in the first place.

-

She just smiled and squeezed him.

Holt nodded his agreement.

Tam sighed.

We should go find out what happened, she told Bat.

@Halcyon The Only

 

1 minute ago, echo74 said:

 

Jay shrugged and continued inspecting the tree.

“Hey! Get away.” She stood and walked over to him. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, echo74 said:

 

Jay shrugged and continued inspecting the tree.

I swear-

"GET AWAY FROM THE TREE," he roared suddenly.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

10 minutes ago, echo74 said:

Eleanor vanished again.

Bat thought she was creepy. 

10 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

“It won’t. No matter what happens. I will always be with you, Whitney. I promised I would keep you safe. I intend to keep that promise”

The heat was near unbearable now, just feet from them. 

"I'll come," she whispered. 

6 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

He walked over to a slightly hawkish looking griffin, the feathers and fur slightly red.

"Why are the stables for flying creatures underground? "

I did it.

Hmph >>:(

"Because of rain," she replied, and opened the ceiling. She'd already showed him how to use the GPS. "All right, bye!" 

4 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Nameless transmitted a mental harumph. If you want genuine people, don't go with Rebus. He may be genuine, but he's genuine for manipulative purposes. 

I would argue the same to be true of every fictional character. We're all designed to make the readers, or onlookers, feel a certain way. Every action we take, everything we say, is to funnel their perceptions toward a goal. We are all inherently manipulative. While some of Rebus' actions may in the future catch me off guard, I know what his purpose is. Therefore, I find his earnestness to be more genuine than most might. 

[echo74 she/her]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

 

“Hey! Get away.” She stood and walked over to him. 

 

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I swear-

"GET AWAY FROM THE TREE," he roared suddenly.

 

"I'm not going to hurt it. I'm just looking."

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

3 minutes ago, echo74 said:

 

 

"I'm not going to hurt it. I'm just looking."

“It’s not for sale.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

9 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat thought she was creepy. 

Tam definitely agreed.

Psst. Hey. Did you hear me?

8 minutes ago, echo74 said:

 

 

"I'm not going to hurt it. I'm just looking."

"I don't care."

5 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

“It’s not for sale.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam definitely agreed.

Psst. Hey. Did you hear me?

"I don't care."

He started. "Huh?" 

22 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

You're probably the reason he got into that mess in the first place.

She flushed. 

"Well, I got him out, and now I have this cool sword." She hefted the Narrationblade. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He started. "Huh?" 

She flushed. 

"Well, I got him out, and now I have this cool sword." She hefted the Narrationblade. 

We should figure out what happened to her. Them. Whatever.

-

. . .

Riiiiiight.

She'd forgotten those were a thing.

She rolled her eyes and looked away.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

29 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Nameless transmitted a mental harumph. If you want genuine people, don't go with Rebus. He may be genuine, but he's genuine for manipulative purposes. 

Ah. You'll need to get me into contact with his core for that to work.

The two guards looked at each other. Then the one that had been talking to Rebel nodded and turned towards the castle, waving a hand to Rebel. "Come on. I'd best take you to the captain. He'll know what to do with you."

Cursed Treasure pulsed in Rebel's hand suddenly. I sense power.

No worries.

Jacob, one of the more experienced hunters, snorted. "Always positive, aren't you Simon?" He slapped the older man on the back, then raised his voice for the rest of the group. "Don't worry lads. This is a simple mission. We go in, cause some havoc to get the attention of whoever's in charge, and leave them with the ultimatum. With any luck, they'll do whatever we tell them." He looked at the rifts and shivered. "We'll be out of here well before we have to find out exactly what those things are."

Simon looked at Jacob with disgust. He had never liked him. "Well, I suppose so. C'mon." he gestured towards the city. "We've done this before. Jacob, lead a team. Try and destroy the food sources, kill public figures. I'll take the rest of us,  and destroy a monument. Their symbols of power."

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She blinked.

. . . You killed . . . the Narrator . . . ?

-

"Really?"

"Yay. Well... he was kinda defenseless."

-

"Yes!" he said desperately.

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Okay. Who, then?”

“About me.” 

She grabbed his arm, some strange intensity in her eyes. “Please, Rebus. If you care an ounce for them or for any of us, you will leave them.

“It’s funny! And I like it!”

Rose stepped through. 

Rose waved at her. 

“We killed a Narrator,” Rose said proudly. 

"You did most of it." he admitted. "She defeated a Narrator and a dozen guards without any powers. Me, I cheated. I'm an Enuller."

Edited February 28, 2025 by TwinStorm

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Simon looked at Jacob with disgust. He had never liked him. "Well, I suppose so. C'mon." he gestured towards the city. "We've done this before. Jacob, lead a team. Try and destroy the food sources, kill public figures. I'll take the rest of us,  and destroy a monument. Their symbols of power."

"Yay. Well... he was kinda defenseless."

-

"Yes!" he said desperately.

"You did most of it." he admitted. "She defeated a Narrator and a dozen guards without any powers. Me, I cheated. I'm an Enuller."

. . . But he was a Narrator.

-

He grinned. "You're sure?"

-

Tam snorted.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

We should figure out what happened to her. Them. Whatever.

-

. . .

Riiiiiight.

She'd forgotten those were a thing.

She rolled her eyes and looked away.

I don't remember what they do tbh  

"Yes," he agreed. "Yes. We should." 

-

Rose felt smug. She decided not to rub it in, though. 

Even though it would be kind of satisfying to stick her tongue out a little. 

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

"Yay. Well... he was kinda defenseless."

-

"Yes!" he said desperately.

"You did most of it." he admitted. "She defeated a Narrator and a dozen guards without any powers. Me, I cheated. I'm an Enuller."

She grinned. 

"I mean, I had my sword, so it was practically a given." 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 2/21/2025 at 10:37 PM, NameIess said:

The Wise Judge frowned. "Selppaenip. To clarify your intent, do you mean to prove that the Great Wizard did not organize the group that spied upon our council and later caused so much damage while attempting escape, both in our organization and later when we tracked them down?"

"Ooh, that's a good one. I hardly ever get to Narratively control people. Rather taboo these days." Subversion stepped forward, cracking her knuckles loudly. "All right. Who's first? Any volunteers?"

The Dreamsmith nodded in agreement. Then, mechanical jaw curling upward into a grin, he interjected: "Aside from myself, naturally."

--

Regulus Venture woke up at dawn on the day he would leave for his great adventure, excited to begin this new chapter of his life. His mother had other ideas and made him stay in bed until half past eight so she could fix breakfast.

Around nine-thirty in the morning when he finally got out the door he strapped on his sword, swung his cloak around his shoulders, received a few sage words of advice from his father, and stepped out the door with a spring in his step. He made it halfway down the winding lane that led down the hill and into the woods before his mother called him back sharply, holding his pack of supplies in her hand.

Around ten o'clock in the morning, after managing to escape the hugs of his mother and younger siblings, Regulus Venture, son of Eof, set off on his first quest.

A young woman strode forwards. I volunteer.

On 2/22/2025 at 8:09 AM, Dragonheir said:

Meat wilts, literally. “It stop to how know don’t I.” 

“I would agree with all you’ve said. Do you require anything more, or may I get back to running my organization?” 

“It may be Authorial placebo, but every one of my clone bodies has a Prismite core, which I have never seen reduce. But when I gave that Prismite to you two, it was used up quite quickly.” He gestured to the diminished state of the Prismite Balitan had been using earlier. “I’ve also never heard of a Narrator running out of power permanently, which suggests there’s some external source of Narration - perhaps the Thread itself - that is transferred to and stored within our souls.” 

“I should probably get some glasses myself, for the image.” A pair of glasses coalesced onto his nose. “And actually, I may need these depending upon what happens.” 

“I am a computer interfaced with an Ennuller core. Neither portion would function without the other, I believe.” 

Interesting, mused the ennuller. Tell me, what are your computational capabilities? We have... somewhat of a job opening, I suppose you could call it.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

I don't remember what they do tbh  

"Yes," he agreed. "Yes. We should." 

-

Rose felt smug. She decided not to rub it in, though. 

Even though it would be kind of satisfying to stick her tongue out a little. 

She grinned. 

"I mean, I had my sword, so it was practically a given." 

*shrug*

She nodded, and sensing that Eleanor wasn't coming back, headed down a random tunnel.

There's gotta be something here.

-

Tam took a deep breath.

Will you SHUT UP.