The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Keke They/he]

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

I NEED SLEEP

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

So do the homework then sleep

its easy

just one paragraph

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

I NEED SLEEP

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

. . . yes, you do . . .

Just now, Kajsa said:

“I hope so.”

Hmph.

He laid back in the tree branches again.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . yes, you do . . .

Hmph.

He laid back in the tree branches again.

“It doesn’t really work like that.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

“It doesn’t really work like that.”

"How does it work then?" he asked with his eyes closed.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

10 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"How does it work then?" he asked with his eyes closed.

“There are only specific things she can see.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

“There are only specific things she can see.”

". . . Like what?"

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . Like what?"

“It depends,” she said, sounding a bit frustrated. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Kajsa said:

“It depends,” she said, sounding a bit frustrated. 

". . . On what?, he asked carefully, sensing her frustration.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . On what?, he asked carefully, sensing her frustration.

“On what she wants to see.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

“On what she wants to see.”

". . . So she can chose what futures she sees?"

[Cookie Spren]

On 2/18/2025 at 7:11 PM, The Sly Cookie said:

A separate voice becomes tangible to Atlas and it speaks to the masked figure. "I brought you here to watch it all burn. All of them, and when you are finished watching, you will be the only one left in the thread that is forged from my own hands."

The masked figure looks up to the red sky, "Why?"

The voice responds, "I know those words... those words have been forged by me before."

On 2/18/2025 at 7:18 PM, Clinically insane said:

Atlas looks around. “Am i kitzopenic? I dont wanna anyone ta die! I wanna help how do I i help!” She says bouncing and down. “If i can help no one die!”

On 2/18/2025 at 7:12 PM, SpiritOfWrath said:

It feels like days - 10 to be exact - before the voice speaks again. "You may not be able to tangibilize what I am about to say Atlas," It resonates through the air all around you, but only you and the masked figure can hear. "But I am a god beyond this world, one who creates, and one who destroys. But something in my desire to destroy has begun to evaporate for lack of a better term." It feels like the voice is beginning to focus more on Atlas. "Your god beyond. No. Your Author, has helped my urge to destroy my own creations. That is why I have stopped."

The masked figure looks towards Atlas and speaks. "You Atlas have helped save many lives in this thread. Me included, even my Author's own life. I now know what it is I am to seek, and it is you."

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

14 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . So she can chose what futures she sees?"

“Kind of. Yes and no.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Kajsa said:

“Kind of. Yes and no.”

"What do you mean?"

[Keke They/he]

3 minutes ago, The Sly Cookie said:

It feels like days - 10 to be exact - before the voice speaks again. "You may not be able to tangibilize what I am about to say Atlas," It resonates through the air all around you, but only you and the masked figure can hear. "But I am a god beyond this world, one who creates, and one who destroys. But something in my desire to destroy has begun to evaporate for lack of a better term." It feels like the voice is beginning to focus more on Atlas. "Your god beyond. No. Your Author, has helped my urge to destroy my own creations. That is why I have stopped."

The masked figure looks towards Atlas and speaks. "You Atlas have helped save many lives in this thread. Me included, even my Author's own life. I now know what it is I am to seek, and it is you."

Aweee Cookie ur awesome.

Low-key I love how atlas. The dumb kid. Has befriended. The famous bacon the Bard. The Scribe, a very powerful and strong old dude. And this guy. Who is a god. 

This tiny child has befriended some of the MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE

Pfft

atlas frowns. "Me? And my author? hawks says that she is a messenger from the author. If I helped save people that's all I care about. My brother and Ashton  taught me that no matter what it's best to help others. Even if being dumb is how to do it." She jumps and hugs the masked figure. 

[NameIess]

On 2/27/2025 at 7:24 PM, 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."

"Sounds good to me." Jacob waved to three hunters. "Lane, Barik, Organ. You're with me." He took to the air, cloak fluttering in the wind. "Let's get this over with and prove ourselves loyal." He flew towards the city, followed by the three other hunters.

On 2/27/2025 at 7:30 PM, xinoehp512 said:

A young woman strode forwards. I volunteer.

"Great!" Subversion cracked her knuckles, preparing to Narrate. "Are you ready?" Before the young woman replied, she did an incredibly acrobatic flip, landing on one knee in front of another student whom she suddenly realized was much more handsome than she had ever given him credit for.

Subversion paused for a moment, waiting to see if her Narration would take hold.

On 2/27/2025 at 9:11 PM, Dragonheir said:

“I am indeed honestly manipulative and manipulatively honest.” He said cheerfully. “Honestly, I’m simply good at convincing people to do things; haven’t had to resort to actual manipulation for quite a while.” 
“Alright. It might take a few pages to line up the schedules, but I can do that.” 

Placing me into his corpse will work, if you can convince his Author to leave it with enough residual energy.

23 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

not really 

narrators were originally made to be the avatar of an author, and generally shared the author's name, like Nameless or Platypus. But things got more character focused, so you get Narrators like Subversion, Bacon, and Tam, who are personalities independent of their authors (as independent as they can be, at least). 

An author's avatar isn't generally called an author, since we're obviously behind the screen. They also don't generally directly show any powers, since we control characters, the environment, and pretty much everything we need to without using our avatars. There's not a lot of precedent to it, as far as I know. 

So the three levels are character, Narrator, and Avatar, with Avatar being the newest of the three. 

That's my personal take on it. I'd be really interested to see what poor @NameIess would have to say about it 

Authors have been directly involved in the story before (occasionally, in highly limited ways). Fate has been around since before I joined, I think. But I wouldn't say the tier list goes quite in a straight line from character->Narrator->Author. It's more 'normal' character->Narrator/Enuller/bonded withergeist->Higher tier characters like the Witherlord or Plot before he was vanquished->Author

And there is a distinction in the power levels between individuals in a certain category, depending on experience and a number of other factors, particularly in the character division. Some characters like Malevolence, for example, have quite a bit more power than that 'tier list' would have you believe. And Plotblades muddle things even more.

On 2/27/2025 at 7:03 PM, Halcyon The Only said:

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. 

I suppose you do have the right to make whatever bad decisions you choose.

[Cookie Spren]

1 minute ago, Clinically insane said:

Aweee Cookie ur awesome.

Low-key I love how atlas. The dumb kid. Has befriended. The famous bacon the Bard. The Scribe, a very powerful and strong old dude. And this guy. Who is a god. 

This tiny child has befriended some of the MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE

Pfft

atlas frowns. "Me? And my author? hawks says that she is a messenger from the author. If I helped save people that's all I care about. My brother and Ashton  taught me that no matter what it's best to help others. Even if being dumb is how to do it." She jumps and hugs the masked figure. 

At first the masked figure throws his hands up, surprised, and just looks at Atlas. His large robes begin to blow around furiously, as if disturbed, but then they stop suddenly, back to a calm, floaty swaying and the masked figure slowly puts his hands back down, it's almost rigid the way he embraces Atlas at first but then his stature almost melts as emotion floods him.

He simply watches Atlas. And then he starts to take off his mask. "I never introduced myself." He says, the mask halfway off. "My name is Cyrus, I am the incarnation of my Author." His mask finally off, you see a hard face that looks to have been through a lot, his dark hair sways around in the wind as his hard look, begins to fade, replaced by a warm smile, his previously cold grey eyes are filled with emotion, but still are as calm as the stillest pool of water.

[Keke They/he]

 

1 minute ago, The Sly Cookie said:

At first the masked figure throws his hands up, surprised, and just looks at Atlas. His large robes begin to blow around furiously, as if disturbed, but then they stop suddenly, back to a calm, floaty swaying and the masked figure slowly puts his hands back down, it's almost rigid the way he embraces Atlas at first but then his stature almost melts as emotion floods him.

He simply watches Atlas. And then he starts to take off his mask. "I never introduced myself." He says, the mask halfway off. "My name is Cyrus, I am the incarnation of my Author." His mask finally off, you see a hard face that looks to have been through a lot, his dark hair sways around in the wind as his hard look, begins to fade, replaced by a warm smile, his previously cold grey eyes are filled with emotion, but still are as calm as the stillest pool of water.

"Dats a cool name. Heh Cyrus." She hugs him tighter. Though her small arms didn't even go all the way around him. "Your now my one of my best friends. Ohtay?" 

[Cookie Spren]

8 minutes ago, Clinically insane said:

 

"Dats a cool name. Heh Cyrus." She hugs him tighter. Though her small arms didn't even go all the way around him. "Your now my one of my best friends. Ohtay?" 

His smile broadens. "All right Atlas."

[Keke They/he]

1 minute ago, The Sly Cookie said:

His smile broadens. "All right Atlas."

I gottaaa sleep I'm tired

You sleep too ok Cookie?

she nods and attempts to hug him tighter. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“I live there already, but if you’d like to stay you can. I’ll get you a room, and you can stay a few days and determine if you want to stay, come back here and rebuild, or leave and go find somewhere new.” 

“We’re not leaving. At least not right away.”

3 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded and walked around a bit, unperturbed.

OOOOOOOO

"Oh." He thought for a moment.

"You're welcome."

Utility smiled.

Of course. May you clarify which group of captives? I have one fending for themselves in the deep caverns, with everyone else here in the main.

Bat was very perturbed. 

He kept hold of her hand.

3 hours ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

Tears stremed down his face. “Thank you”

She rose onto her tiptoes and softly kissed his lips. 

“Of course… I love you, I think.”

3 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"That . . . that would be wonderful. Where is your sister?"

Alright. And thank you.

A spider-like creature of enormous proportions appeared in the cavern and began scuttling around and searching for people. When it found someone, it injected them with something and wrapped them up in a cocoon, then deposited them in a certain area.

Beyond the people Utility already found, there were none. 

2 hours ago, echo74 said:

 

"I'm sorry," he said. "That must be hard."

 

OOH YAY

PICS PLEASE

is this the same spider that killed alli?

She nipped his ear, then stared at him intently before tapping his axe with her claw. 

2 hours ago, echo74 said:

hmm well if they're not the same spider

and they're not related

they must be married  

YESMARRIED

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

He nodded. "It'd be nice. Just for a while."

-

"Sorry!" he apologized. "Sometimes I don't think before I act."

She took a deep breath and nodded. “Yes. That.”

-

She tilted her head. “You think sometimes?? That’s so cool!!”

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus raised an eyebrow, wondering what the Author had wanted to say before he had been distracted. 
Rebus’s own Author idly wondered if he should appear as well. 

“YOU SHOULD! COME DOWN WITH US!!”

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

Stormy sighed, turning back to him. "Anyways, if you continue to play games in worlds you don't understand, I'll have to send my chosen to destroy you. I'm here to warn you. Do not interfere."

“Aw, but…”

1 hour ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

IM BACK HI

STRESS IS MOSTLY OVER

Pyk looks back at the bones, and then within himself, frowning. He wasn’t sure if he was fine… “Something’s wrong. I thing the Adari avatar… became my power? I’m not sure…”

A vision overtook him, a crown melting and decomposing as endless golden liquid flowed from it, with an Adari crystal similar to the Monarch’s bones in the center.

Before he could gain his bearings, it was over.

Btw, the Worldbuilding is constantly fluctuating in my head… soooooo…

YAY STEESS OVER 

And ye my worldbuilding is all over the place

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

“Likability will give us both fighting chances. I may be fairly callous and manipulative, but I have understandable motives my Author has figured out, just like Cricket has both flaws and good traits, with a strong personality that grants him some autonomy. We’ll both have fairly well-defined powers on the high end of balanced, once I solidify my Narration into something more consistent. We both have character-driven goals, and people to accompany us as we try to accomplish them. In short, Cricket is your favorite, and I’m my Author’s favorite, though with the amount of power he gave me he’s refusing to give me actual plot armor. I’ll make it up in preparation, so it actually can make sense when I win.” 

“Smart,” Haly remarked. “Mmhmm. Very smart. You know what? I need a new character.” 

1 hour ago, Clinically insane said:

PYK YOU HAVENT DONT THE HOMEWORK IN THE DEPRESSION CLUB

YOU TO @Halcyon The Only

asher watchs with more intrigue. She knows inside she should help but… she really wanted to see where this goes.

19 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Sounds good to me." Jacob waved to three hunters. "Lane, Barik, Organ. You're with me." He took to the air, cloak fluttering in the wind. "Let's get this over with and prove ourselves loyal." He flew towards the city, followed by the three other hunters.

"Great!" Subversion cracked her knuckles, preparing to Narrate. "Are you ready?" Before the young woman replied, she did an incredibly acrobatic flip, landing on one knee in front of another student whom she suddenly realized was much more handsome than she had ever given him credit for.

Subversion paused for a moment, waiting to see if her Narration would take hold.

Placing me into his corpse will work, if you can convince his Author to leave it with enough residual energy.

Authors have been directly involved in the story before (occasionally, in highly limited ways). Fate has been around since before I joined, I think. But I wouldn't say the tier list goes quite in a straight line from character->Narrator->Author. It's more 'normal' character->Narrator/Enuller/bonded withergeist->Higher tier characters like the Witherlord or Plot before he was vanquished->Author

And there is a distinction in the power levels between individuals in a certain category, depending on experience and a number of other factors, particularly in the character division. Some characters like Malevolence, for example, have quite a bit more power than that 'tier list' would have you believe. And Plotblades muddle things even more.

I suppose you do have the right to make whatever bad decisions you choose.

Huh

fascinating 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

10 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat was very perturbed. 

He kept hold of her hand.

Beyond the people Utility already found, there were none. 

The crystals in Tam's pocket started glowing brighter.

-

No he let them go for a while to just go wherever earlier

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

The crystals in Tam's pocket started glowing brighter.

-

No he let them go for a while to just go wherever earlier

Oh I musta missed that 

ig he found ppl then  

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Oh I musta missed that 

ig he found ppl then  

mhm yeth thoundth goodth.

altho Bat 

[Existential]

27 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She rose onto her tiptoes and softly kissed his lips. 

“Of course… I love you, I think.”

3 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

His eyes went wide. “I- I love you too”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

mhm yeth thoundth goodth.

altho Bat 

He eyed them. 

“…Tam?”

3 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

His eyes went wide. “I- I love you too”

She blushed, then kissed him again.