The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She nodded and took his hand.

 "Thank you." 

He smiled. “I’m glad.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He smiled. “I’m glad.”

He realized that the group who had been experimenting on him and Five called themselves the Undervoices. One, Two, and Three were all dead, and Four, Six, Seven, and Nine were being held in a secret facility in Greenland. 

[Existential]

5 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He realized that the group who had been experimenting on him and Five called themselves the Undervoices. One, Two, and Three were all dead, and Four, Six, Seven, and Nine were being held in a secret facility in Greenland. 

Starlight wasn’t focusing on anything at the moment, just lost in thought 

[echo74 she/her]

2 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He held it out of her reach. No!

Please what?

She shrugged. “Price of existing for me. I’m… shall we say, experimental.”

“Well, I don’t know much about them. I just know I love you.”

:3

Jay felt really stupid. "What?"

do yk the trope

the "who did this to you" trope

go look it up

i just thought it was funny

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 hours ago, Kajsa said:

“It’s complicated.”

hehehe

Well, this kinda seemed to be going in circles.

"Alright."

4 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He held it out of her reach. No!

She glared at him and stepped back, then Narrated the crystal into her hand.

3 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

Lane cursed as he fell, tumbling along the roof. He slammed into a chimney, and lay there, groaning. He must've broken some ribs.

@Halcyon The Only

I am dead

I missed Tam and Bat's kiss

YOU SHOULDA TAGGED ME

Not Tam and Bat-

2 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She climbed into the Jeep, waking Aden. He seemed quite confused by the burning ship and the noise and everything else happening. But once Five told him to drive, he didn't seem to care anymore. He moved Irie to the passenger seat (@Through The Living Glass) and stepped on the gas. 

Thankfully for Aden, Irie was so deeply asleep that she didn't so much as stir when he moved her.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

Starlight wasn’t focusing on anything at the moment, just lost in thought 

The information hit him rather suddenly. 

1 hour ago, echo74 said:

Jay felt really stupid. "What?"

do yk the trope

the "who did this to you" trope

go look it up

i just thought it was funny

Hehe gimme a minute

”I’m technically supposed to just be a bird.”

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Well, this kinda seemed to be going in circles.

"Alright."

She glared at him and stepped back, then Narrated the crystal into her hand.

Not Tam and Bat-

Thankfully for Aden, Irie was so deeply asleep that she didn't so much as stir when he moved her.

“Tam, PLEASE,” he begged. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Tam, PLEASE,” he begged. 

She blinked.

Maybe . . . maybe she shouldn't.

But she really wanted to- 

But maybe Bat was right . . . it was kinda weird that she wanted to do it so badly . . .

She looked between him and the crystal for a moment, then tucked it back in her pocket.

. . . Sorry. Dunno what that was.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

34 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Well, this kinda seemed to be going in circles.

"Alright."

She was glad he dropped it. “So… what’s it like? Being a Drus?”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

15 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She blinked.

Maybe . . . maybe she shouldn't.

But she really wanted to- 

But maybe Bat was right . . . it was kinda weird that she wanted to do it so badly . . .

She looked between him and the crystal for a moment, then tucked it back in her pocket.

. . . Sorry. Dunno what that was.

“No,” he insisted. “No, give it to me.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

She was glad he dropped it. “So… what’s it like? Being a Drus?”

He smiled slightly.

"It's . . . interesting, for sure. I'm the only guy, so of course I'm treated differently, but it's not . . . bad, per se? Most of the time it's pretty funny."

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“No,” he insisted. “No, give it to me.”

Uh . . . okay . . .

She grabbed it again and dropped it in his hand.

[echo74 she/her]

54 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

The information hit him rather suddenly. 

Hehe gimme a minute

”I’m technically supposed to just be a bird.”

“Tam, PLEASE,” he begged. 

"So... you're what? An experiment?"

[Existential]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

The information hit him rather suddenly. 

I will try to do something with this later, my brain is struggling with it rn lol

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

37 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He smiled slightly.

"It's . . . interesting, for sure. I'm the only guy, so of course I'm treated differently, but it's not . . . bad, per se? Most of the time it's pretty funny."

Uh . . . okay . . .

She grabbed it again and dropped it in his hand.

“Thank you.” He closed his fist around it and shoved it into his pocket. 

19 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"So... you're what? An experiment?"

“Nope! I’m a very good bird. There was this woman who liked me, so she gave me human intelligence!”

12 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

I will try to do something with this later, my brain is struggling with it rn lol

Np  

[echo74 she/her]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Thank you.” He closed his fist around it and shoved it into his pocket. 

“Nope! I’m a very good bird. There was this woman who liked me, so she gave me human intelligence!”

Np  

"Oh, I see. Do you have a name?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Thank you.” He closed his fist around it and shoved it into his pocket. 

She gave him a hug.

Sorry . . . um . . . yeah, sorry.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

51 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He smiled slightly.

"It's . . . interesting, for sure. I'm the only guy, so of course I'm treated differently, but it's not . . . bad, per se? Most of the time it's pretty funny."

“Sounds like fun.” She gave half a smile back. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

13 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"Oh, I see. Do you have a name?"

“Velia.”

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She gave him a hug.

Sorry . . . um . . . yeah, sorry.

He squeezed her. 

“Just… be careful.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

“Sounds like fun.” She gave half a smile back. 

He shrugged.

"It is . . . until all the Dryads decide that it's funny to prune you while you're asleep."

He rolled his eyes. "That was just embarrassing."

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He squeezed her. 

“Just… be careful.”

. . . Okay. Let's- let's just go.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He shrugged.

"It is . . . until all the Dryads decide that it's funny to prune you while you're asleep."

He rolled his eyes. "That was just embarrassing."

. . . Okay. Let's- let's just go.

He nodded. “Yes! Yes. Let’s go.”

[echo74 she/her]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Velia.”

He squeezed her. 

“Just… be careful.”

"I'm Jay. Do you know what it means when there's a... string between someone's fingers? Like a glowing string?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

13 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He nodded. “Yes! Yes. Let’s go.”

She nodded and teleported them back to the surface.

It felt nice to be in the sun again.

Sorry. That was selfish of me- I-I'll try not to do anything like that again.

Edited March 1, 2025 by Through The Living Glass
Capitalization! *lil' dance*

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

25 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"I'm Jay. Do you know what it means when there's a... string between someone's fingers? Like a glowing string?"

She frowned. “Sounds dangerous.”

21 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded and teleported them back to the surface.

It felt nice to be in the sun again.

Sorry. That was selfish of me- I-I'll try not to do anything like that again.

“It’s okay.” He hugged her again, very tightly. “I just… I worried.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“It’s okay.” He hugged her again, very tightly. “I just… I worried.”

She cringed, feeling guilty.

I've been putting you through way too much lately, she said quietly.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

10 hours ago, NameIess said:

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

“Alright - I’ll get to that.” Rebus teleported Atredies’s body to the lab. 

9 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

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

“YOU SHOULD! COME DOWN WITH US!!”

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

Rebus nodded. “You’ve seen what my trolley here can do; the entire place is like that, reconfiguring on a whim.” 

A young man, also around sixteen, appeared in the vaguely defined location. He looked a lot like Rebus, actually; fairly dark brown hair, relatively tall, light skin, lean muscles. But he had glasses, normal hiking clothes, and was much more average looking than Rebus presented himself. He was also on his phone, writing his actions down. “Hi guys! I made an over-the-top avatar like the one Haly had been using, but we don’t seem to be doing that right now.” 
Rebus raised an eyebrow. “Perhaps, though you already have two versions of Symbol and two versions of Bat to work with.” 
The Author-with-no-established-nickname nodded slightly. “It could be interesting; what are you thinking?” 

8 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

"Oh, really? Why would you beat Cricket? He is an Enuller, specifically designed to kill Narrators."

In the blink of an eye, Rebus was suddenly holding a cylinder he’d had clipped to his belt. In another nearly instant motion, he pointed it away from himself and the Authors, activating a blinding wave of light that left a hole in the nearby hill large enough to drive a car through. A wave of blistering heat and vaporized rock swept out of the new tunnel, which glowed too hot to look at. Force fields wrapped Rebus’s body and clothes, protecting him from the heat, pressure, and light. “Can he dodge this? Lasers move at the speed of light; you’d have to dodge while I was still getting the cylinder out or you’d be dead. Narration can make it never have happened, or let you react before it happens, but Ennullers need to predict it beforehand.” 

8 hours ago, NameIess said:

Forgot Rebel for a second, sorry.

Within the castle. The throne room, I believe. And there is no need to be so hasty. Watch and wait. An opportunity will present itself.

It’s fine; the other plotlines are currently more important anyway, though I think this is the same city the hunters are in. 
Rebel smiled slightly, pretending to take in the sights. I shall do my best to wait. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

A young man, also around sixteen, appeared in the vaguely defined location. He looked a lot like Rebus, actually; fairly dark brown hair, relatively tall, light skin, lean muscles. But he had glasses, normal hiking clothes, and was much more average looking than Rebus presented himself. He was also on his phone, writing his actions down. “Hi guys! I made an over-the-top avatar like the one Haly had been using, but we don’t seem to be doing that right now.” 
Rebus raised an eyebrow. “Perhaps, though you already have two versions of Symbol and two versions of Bat to work with.” 
The Author-with-no-established-nickname nodded slightly. “It could be interesting; what are you thinking?” 

The phone is a nice touch 

And I've just been calling you Heir, so . . .

You DO need a nickname though. What do you think we should call you? 

hmmmmm . . .