The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

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 . . .

Yeah - it's amusingly meta. 

Heir works, I suppose. It's fairly distinctive, and not too hard to say or write. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Yeah - it's amusingly meta. 

Heir works, I suppose. It's fairly distinctive, and not too hard to say or write. 

Alrighty then. Perfect! 

[echo74 she/her]

14 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She frowned. “Sounds dangerous.”

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

"Who's your mistress?"

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

53 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."

Corysande tilted her head, then giggled. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Kajsa said:

Corysande tilted her head, then giggled. 

"Well they never did it to each other, so it was definitely targeted!" he complained with a smile.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Well they never did it to each other, so it was definitely targeted!" he complained with a smile.

“That’s not very nice of them,” she said. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

“That’s not very nice of them,” she said. 

"Maybe at the time, but looking back . . . it was pretty funny. 'Sides, it grew back eventually."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

38 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She cringed, feeling guilty.

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

He shrugged and squeezed her. 

36 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

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

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?” 

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.” 

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. 

The scientist shrugged. “As long as we get out home back.”

-

“HI!” Haly grinned and waved at Heir with both hands. “Welcome to the party!”

-

“True.” She shrugged. “I guess I could do some soul searching with Symbol, but… I dunno, she’s more of an extension of Rebus for now.”

24 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"Who's your mistress?"

“Oh, she’s looong dead.”

[echo74 she/her]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

He shrugged and squeezed her. 

The scientist shrugged. “As long as we get out home back.”

-

“HI!” Haly grinned and waved at Heir with both hands. “Welcome to the party!”

-

“True.” She shrugged. “I guess I could do some soul searching with Symbol, but… I dunno, she’s more of an extension of Rebus for now.”

“Oh, she’s looong dead.”

Echo poked her head in. "Can I join? What are we doing?"

-

"Oh. Many condolences," Jay said.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He shrugged and squeezed her. 

I've been so selfish, she continued. I keep on, just . . . doing things without thinking about how it will affect you . . . I'm so sorry. I'm making things way harder than they should be.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, echo74 said:

Echo poked her head in. "Can I join? What are we doing?"

-

"Oh. Many condolences," Jay said.

Haly squeaked and hugged Echo and didn’t let go. “HIII!”

-

“That was, like, a century ago.”

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I've been so selfish, she continued. I keep on, just . . . doing things without thinking about how it will affect you . . . I'm so sorry. I'm making things way harder than they should be.

“It’s okay. I’m… I’m probably being way too paranoid,” he admitted.

[echo74 she/her]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

Haly squeaked and hugged Echo and didn’t let go. “HIII!”

-

“That was, like, a century ago.”

“It’s okay. I’m… I’m probably being way too paranoid,” he admitted.

Echo squeezed Haly back. "HEYYY WHAT'S UP?"

-

"You must've been around for a while, then," he said with swag. "You must be wise."

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Maybe at the time, but looking back . . . it was pretty funny. 'Sides, it grew back eventually."

She grinned. “That is kind of funny.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

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

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?” 

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.” 

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. 

"Rose has one of those lasers." he remarked cooly.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

15 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“It’s okay. I’m… I’m probably being way too paranoid,” he admitted.

I'm not just talking about this, she told him. Just . . . everything, overall.

4 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

She grinned. “That is kind of funny.”

He grinned as well, though it seemed . . . sadder.

"Yeah," he sighed. ". . . I miss them."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Suddenly, Pineapples.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He grinned as well, though it seemed . . . sadder.

"Yeah," he sighed. ". . . I miss them."

“I… I’m sorry. I know the feeling.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

9 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Suddenly, Pineapples.

An enormous pineapple tornado tore through where the Authors were chatting.

Just now, Kajsa said:

“I… I’m sorry. I know the feeling.”

He nodded.

"So what's it like being a Fate?"

[TwinStorm He/Him]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

An enormous pineapple tornado tore through where the Authors were chatting.

He nodded.

"So what's it like being a Fate?"

Stormy made a forcefield around them, protecting them from the blast. He picked up a stray pineapple and put it on Haly's head.

@Halcyon The Only

[LessName]

On 2/23/2025 at 9:36 PM, NameIess said:

Regulus poked at his stew, remembering once more the words of his mother.

"How many times do I have to tell you! If the food's over a month old, throw it out!"

Looking down at his stew, Regulus wondered what time last month the stew was from. It was possibly still safe. The woman was distracted, so he couldn't ask her. Perhaps... he poked the something with his spoon. It didn't look too bad all things considered...

So lost in thought was he, that he missed what the man was saying. When he finally noticed the man, he blinked, looking up. "Hello? Sorry, did you say something? I missed it."

The bartender eventually wandered her way back over to Regulus, and promptly frowned at him for poking at his stew. “If you ain’t gunna eat it, don’t poke it, you’ll anger it.”

[echo74 she/her]

4 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Stormy made a forcefield around them, protecting them from the blast. He picked up a stray pineapple and put it on Haly's head.

@Halcyon The Only

Echo stared at the pineapple hungrily.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

10 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Stormy made a forcefield around them, protecting them from the blast. He picked up a stray pineapple and put it on Haly's head.

@Halcyon The Only

A forcefully-thrown pineapple hit him in the head from behind.

5 minutes ago, echo74 said:

Echo stared at the pineapple hungrily.

A delocious-looking pineapple appeared in front of her.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He nodded.

"So what's it like being a Fate?"

“Lonely. Boring.”

[Existential]

3 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

The information hit him rather suddenly. 

He shuffled uncomfortably. “Five, can I ask you something?”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

19 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Stormy made a forcefield around them, protecting them from the blast. He picked up a stray pineapple and put it on Haly's head.

@Halcyon The Only

jfyi haly won’t be on for a while