The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

19 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"I'm shocked we haven't woke Irie up"

“Me too.” She squeezed her eyes closed, trying to hold back her tears. 

11 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Nameless remained gone, although a paper did fall slowly to the ground where he had been standing.

If Rebus bothered to read it, the paper showed a list of ways Nameless could have vanished without Rebus deactivating the teleportation field.

  Reveal hidden contents

1: Using the Narration Rebus had given him to impersonate Rebus and hack the system.

2: Turning invisible and exiting at his leisure.

3: Using superspeed to exit faster than Rebus could percieve

4: Using Narration skills unknown to Rebus to teleport himself out in a way that bypassed the anti-teleport field

5: Instead of moving himself, simply turning incorporeal and moving the entire substance of the Thread in such a  way that he phased to his intended destination

6: Stepping into the fourth dimension

7: Time travel

8: Some kind of combination of the above.

 

Omen gestured to Rose. "You'll be giving her a trial today. Do you need a description of her character?"

"Think it has something to do with those artifacts the boss wants?" Jacob slowly moved along the rooftops, stepping carefully to avoid making any noise. "Headed your way now."

Omen nodded, an ominous look in his eyes. "Very well. Whenever the two of you are ready, we can begin."

"What, the protagonist shouldn't be the one to save the Thread from itself?" Nameless grinned. "I suppose Antagonist could work, but antagonists have an unfortunate tendency to lose, so... yeah."

"Worry not. Meat the Minstrel is a highly qualified trial-giver under select circumstances. His trial run went exceedingly well, and I hear the brave adventurer has recovered exceedingly well from his temporary bout of insanity."

Symbol shrugged. “My Plotblade would probably be a better match for you, if you’re willing to give up a completely central role.”

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Me too.” She squeezed her eyes closed, trying to hold back her tears

He stroked her head, trying to comfort and reassure her. 

"It's gonna be okay. I promise"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He stroked her head, trying to comfort and reassure her. 

"It's gonna be okay. I promise"

She sniffled. “Which ones are dead?”

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She sniffled. “Which ones are dead?”

"One, Two, and Three."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

37 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Rose was relieved when she didn’t turn into a pineapple. 

“You’re a lunatic.”

“That would make sense, but I live here.” If Rose looked up, she would see several moons, one of which was melting. 

27 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Nameless remained gone, although a paper did fall slowly to the ground where he had been standing.

If Rebus bothered to read it, the paper showed a list of ways Nameless could have vanished without Rebus deactivating the teleportation field.

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1: Using the Narration Rebus had given him to impersonate Rebus and hack the system.

2: Turning invisible and exiting at his leisure.

3: Using superspeed to exit faster than Rebus could percieve

4: Using Narration skills unknown to Rebus to teleport himself out in a way that bypassed the anti-teleport field

5: Instead of moving himself, simply turning incorporeal and moving the entire substance of the Thread in such a  way that he phased to his intended destination

6: Stepping into the fourth dimension

7: Time travel

8: Some kind of combination of the above.

 

Omen gestured to Rose. "You'll be giving her a trial today. Do you need a description of her character?"

Omen nodded, an ominous look in his eyes. "Very well. Whenever the two of you are ready, we can begin."

"What, the protagonist shouldn't be the one to save the Thread from itself?" Nameless grinned. "I suppose Antagonist could work, but antagonists have an unfortunate tendency to lose, so... yeah."

"Worry not. Meat the Minstrel is a highly qualified trial-giver under select circumstances. His trial run went exceedingly well, and I hear the brave adventurer has recovered exceedingly well from his temporary bout of insanity."

Rebus notes that the first three should have been impossible, given that the only place the teleportation could be turned off by Rebus was from his moon, and that unless Nameless felt like somehow calling an elevator and exiting to space, he would still be stuck in the lab even if he was invisible. The fourth was, by its very nature, impossible to counter, but Rebus idly got to work preventing the remaining options. 
Meat thought for a moment, sitting upside-down in the air. “I should, but probably don’t.” 
Rebus smiled knowingly. 
If I’d been drinking water while I read that, I would have spit it out laughing. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

Be quiet. Jerk.

*cackling intensifies*

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus continued waiting, hoping it might actually arrive before the portal opened. 

Indeed it did.

It made an assortment of chittering/screeching noises and sped towards them.

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Bat smiled. “I… I appreciate that.”

Yeah. I'm sorry. I'll try not to do that from now on.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Indeed it did.

It made an assortment of chittering/screeching noises and sped towards them.

Rebus, faking alarm, grabbed a force gun and pointed at the spider monster. He was holding it backwards, though, so he couldn’t even hit the trigger. 
 @Halcyon The Only 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

26 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"One, Two, and Three."

“Oh…” she whispered. “Poor Two…”

25 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“That would make sense, but I live here.” If Rose looked up, she would see several moons, one of which was melting. 

Rebus notes that the first three should have been impossible, given that the only place the teleportation could be turned off by Rebus was from his moon, and that unless Nameless felt like somehow calling an elevator and exiting to space, he would still be stuck in the lab even if he was invisible. The fourth was, by its very nature, impossible to counter, but Rebus idly got to work preventing the remaining options. 
Meat thought for a moment, sitting upside-down in the air. “I should, but probably don’t.” 
Rebus smiled knowingly. 
If I’d been drinking water while I read that, I would have spit it out laughing. 

She just closed her eyes. “Trial?”

17 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*cackling intensifies*

Indeed it did.

It made an assortment of chittering/screeching noises and sped towards them.

Yeah. I'm sorry. I'll try not to do that from now on.

“It’s okay.” He squeezed her again. She was so tiny, he thought happily.

11 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus, faking alarm, grabbed a force gun and pointed at the spider monster. He was holding it backwards, though, so he couldn’t even hit the trigger. 
 @Halcyon The Only 

The scientist scrambled for her own weapon and shot at the spider. 

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Oh…” she whispered. “Poor Two…”

He frowned but didn't say anything. He didn't know what to say.

[echo74 she/her]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

oop-

Indeed, the spider-creature made for the power plant immediately.

-

Maybe . . . but I still shouldn't have ignored you like that.

"Alright."

There was a shift in the air around her.

"Let's go, then."

He shrugged.

"I can't help but wonder if there's something else I could have done for them."

Heheh.

The voice chose to ignore her, for now.

"There's something you should know," she said, walking. "Sometimes... weird things happen on missions like this. I... don't know what you are, but I don't want you to get hurt because of me."

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Haly hugged him back.

-

“I won’t, chill.”

She scooped him up like a baby and sprang into the air. 

-

She was somewhat pleased to be recognized. 

Bat smiled. “I… I appreciate that.”

She frowned. “That hardly seems a fitting Plotblade for such a task.”

Rose stared at Meat. 

"Ack!" Jay squeaked.

-

Enrik narrowed his eyes.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“It’s okay.” He squeezed her again. She was so tiny, he thought happily.

The scientist scrambled for her own weapon and shot at the spider. 

She sighed and held him tighter.

Thanks.

-

That made it angrier, and it charged directly for her.

Just now, echo74 said:

"There's something you should know," she said, walking. "Sometimes... weird things happen on missions like this. I... don't know what you are, but I don't want you to get hurt because of me."

The voice just chuckled.

"It would be very hard for anyone to hurt me. But I appreciate your concern."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

He frowned but didn't say anything. He didn't know what to say.

She hugged him. 

“They’ll be okay.”

4 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"There's something you should know," she said, walking. "Sometimes... weird things happen on missions like this. I... don't know what you are, but I don't want you to get hurt because of me."

"Ack!" Jay squeaked.

-

Enrik narrowed his eyes.

She giggled. 

-

She narrowed her eyes back and followed them down the street. 

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed and held him tighter.

Thanks.

-

That made it angrier, and it charged directly for her.

The voice just chuckled.

"It would be very hard for anyone to hurt me. But I appreciate your concern."

He let go. “What do you want to do?”

-

The scientist squeaked and shot it with several heat beams. 

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She hugged him. 

“They’ll be okay.”

He buried his face in her shoulder. 

"I hope so," he whispered

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He let go. “What do you want to do?”

-

The scientist squeaked and shot it with several heat beams. 

She shrugged and glanced down at her feet.

Well I kinda want to go and check to see if everyone back in town is okay . . . if that's alright.

-

It didn't really do much, and the spider lunged for her.

@Dragonheir

[echo74 she/her]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She hugged him. 

“They’ll be okay.”

She giggled. 

-

She narrowed her eyes back and followed them down the street. 

He let go. “What do you want to do?”

-

The scientist squeaked and shot it with several heat beams. 

Jay released a breath, then started laughing as well. This was nice. 

-

Enrik mimed dying, then looked pointedly at her.

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed and held him tighter.

Thanks.

-

That made it angrier, and it charged directly for her.

The voice just chuckled.

"It would be very hard for anyone to hurt me. But I appreciate your concern."

"Just... be careful. Either way."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, echo74 said:

"Just... be careful. Either way."

"Alright."

Whenever you're ready to arrive at the station

[echo74 she/her]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Alright."

Whenever you're ready to arrive at the station

They arrived at the station. "You ready?" She asked, not sure what she was looking around for. She pushed the door open. It looked surprisingly... normal. Not like an abandoned police station should look, anyhow.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, echo74 said:

They arrived at the station. "You ready?" She asked, not sure what she was looking around for. She pushed the door open. It looked surprisingly... normal. Not like an abandoned police station should look, anyhow.

"Yup. You said upstairs? Hidden office or hidden badge?"

[NameIess]

59 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Symbol shrugged. “My Plotblade would probably be a better match for you, if you’re willing to give up a completely central role.”

"I've never been a very good teacher. And I might not need a Plotblade. We'll see."

51 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Meat thought for a moment, sitting upside-down in the air. “I should, but probably don’t.” 

Well, the important bit is that she's clearly afraid of Narrators, and given that you exemplify some of the most terrifying aspects of Narrators, I surmised that you would be an excellent choice for her trial-giver.

[echo74 she/her]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Yup. You said upstairs? Hidden office or hidden badge?"

"Hidden badge," she said. "Cake was extremely protective of it." She looked toward the stairs and started walking. "So... what do you do all day? I find it hard to believe that you've been sitting around for fifty years waiting for someone to come talk to you."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"Hidden badge," she said. "Cake was extremely protective of it." She looked toward the stairs and started walking. "So... what do you do all day? I find it hard to believe that you've been sitting around for fifty years waiting for someone to come talk to you."

"Fifty years?" the voice laughed. "No, no, more like one or two. I go out and explore the surrounding areas, then come back here when I'm done."

[echo74 she/her]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Fifty years?" the voice laughed. "No, no, more like one or two. I go out and explore the surrounding areas, then come back here when I'm done."

"It must get lonely," she said, walking down the hallway and reading the plaques next to each door. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, echo74 said:

"It must get lonely," she said, walking down the hallway and reading the plaques next to each door. 

"Sometimes," he admitted. "But most of the time it's fine."

[echo74 she/her]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Sometimes," he admitted. "But most of the time it's fine."

"I've been on my own for as long as I can remember," she said. "It's always nice to have someone else around."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, echo74 said:

"I've been on my own for as long as I can remember," she said. "It's always nice to have someone else around."

"Besides the rat?" he chuckled.