The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

It's okay; no need to apologize 

Goodnight

Sleep well

Tam gasped and healed herself, the ground in front of her splattered with blood.

F-fine. Dunno. Some of the crystals from earlier . . . ? she forced out.

Stabbed me . . . I'm fine though.

He hugged her. “Do you still have some?”

7 hours ago, echo74 said:

He smiled. "So am I!"

“Yay!” She grinned and kept on course through the forest. An orange glow was faintly visible up ahead. 

57 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Amethyst followed suit, clambering into the small cave. In the back corner, however, was an old man, who looked more like a ghost, transparent along the edges, his outline frayed and blurred.

Cricket smiled for a moment, but frowned as soon as he heard the words. "What? Did you hear that?"

Rose regarded him suspiciously. “Hear what?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

Amethyst followed suit, clambering into the small cave. In the back corner, however, was an old man, who looked more like a ghost, transparent along the edges, his outline frayed and blurred.

"Hello?" Mist said quietly.

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He hugged her. “Do you still have some?”

She nodded and pulled out the red crystal she'd gathered earlier.

It was- was only these two, she muttered, the pain fading.

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

14 hours ago, KnightSkye said:

"Phoenixes? What are those?" he started gently stroking her wing while listening, and keeping an eye on the GPS.

@Halcyon The Only

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

56 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Hello?" Mist said quietly.

She nodded and pulled out the red crystal she'd gathered earlier.

It was- was only these two, she muttered, the pain fading.

“Get rid of it or something.”

24 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

@Halcyon The Only

Sorry

and thanks

She liked being petted. “Fire birds! They die and get undied!”

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

7 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Sorry

and thanks

She liked being petted. “Fire birds! They die and get undied!”

No problem. I like keeping track of things.

"Great birds that live forever? They live life until they are consumed in fire, then they begin life again in an egg in the ashes? My people have myths about such birds, that we called ffenics." he kept petting her wing. "my sister used to compare me to one."

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

On 3/1/2025 at 9:07 PM, NameIess said:

"Hobbies? Science, technology, reading." Malevolence said. "I'm not a mind reader to know why Unintelligible thinks I'm so dangerous exactly, but perhaps it has to do with the rabbits I've recently met." He took another sip of tea. "The tea is excellent, by the way."

Sequence beamed, giving Unintelligible a glance. "Thank you! Please, take as much as you'd like." She pushed the tea basket forward with her cane. "Anyways, what about the rabbits?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

25 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Get rid of it or something.”

She nodded and hugged him back, vanishing the little crystal.

Probably smart. You're fine, though?

[Existential]

11 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Why would she?”

"Aden. I couldn't get us to him quick enough."

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Hello?" Mist said quietly.

Khione tipped her head slightly. "A-another person?"

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

14 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

aww okie

Wdym you'll have a chat with her

idk xD

After a while, she decided to go look for him in some of the adjacent forest. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Kajsa said:

idk xD

After a while, she decided to go look for him in some of the adjacent forest. 

Okay lol

She had taken so long that he'd fallen asleep high in the branches of a thickly-leafed tree.

After all, it wouldn't do him much good to hide in a tree without cover.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Okay lol

She had taken so long that he'd fallen asleep high in the branches of a thickly-leafed tree.

After all, it wouldn't do him much good to hide in a tree without cover.

She eventually gave up and happened to sit at the base of the same tree he was hiding in.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Kajsa said:

She eventually gave up and happened to sit at the base of the same tree he was hiding in.

He slept for a while.

Kajsa we love you

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He slept for a while.

Kajsa we love you

 thanks glass we love you too 

She sang a song and grew some red poppies with Holt's poppy as a guide.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

 thanks glass we love you too 

She sang a song and grew some red poppies with Holt's poppy as a guide.

Holt was woken by the singing.

He yawned and stretched, then realized who the one singing probably was and shut himself up.

His head snapped down towards the ground, panicked.

[NameIess]

  

On 3/2/2025 at 9:41 PM, TwinStorm said:

"Yeah." he groaned. "I just need bandages and some stanea."

Jacob nodded, swinging his pack of supplies around and pulling out medical supplies. "Alright. I'll get you patched up, then we can-"

Ah, there you are.

Reality flickered. Jacob, Lane, and all the rest of the hunters stood in a large room lined with pillars. They were surrounded by a ring of armed guards and bound in glowing bonds of pure white light. Before them sat a king on a simple throne carved from wood. He wore dark blue robes and a golden signet ring upon his hand, but what stood out the most was his brilliant crown. Forged from glowing crystal, the crown shone with a blindingly brilliant light. That light faded somewhat as the king stood and spoke in a booming, powerful voice.

"Invaders of my realm. I would know your purpose in coming here. What master do you serve? Who is it that besets my city with the forces of the night?"

On 3/2/2025 at 9:41 PM, TwinStorm said:

He took Omen's hand, trying to ignore the wave of nausea that hit him.

Cricket was enveloped with mist. Moments later he stood in a city square in the midst of a jeering crowd. Before him, Malevolence sat on a throne carved of onyx, a crown of darkness on his head. On the platform in front of him sat a guillotine, with a long line of chained men and women leading away from it. As Cricket watched, two armored men with dark eyes grabbed the man at the front of the line and shoved him forcefully into the guillotine.

On 3/3/2025 at 12:47 PM, Halcyon The Only said:

Rose eyed him, but took his hand. 

Rose was transported to the test that Meat had prepared for her.

On 3/3/2025 at 12:47 PM, Halcyon The Only said:

"I doubt you'd be able to claim Protagonist, then. Antivillan, maybe, if there's such a blade, but I'm afraid many of the characters populating the Thread would be unable to see you as anything more than an aggressor."

"Oh? You think a protagonist can't use violence to achieve his goals? When no other way will work? Smallminded of you." Nameless shook his head. "It matters not whether everyone in the Thread sees me as an aggressor. A protagonist often must face opposition from every which way. No matter how much I am hated, so long as my goal is just and my means necessary, I can be the protagonist."

On 3/3/2025 at 12:27 AM, Dragonheir said:

“If you would be willing to continue as my assistant, I would be honored. You’re brilliant, and a lot less likely to betray me than most people I work with - or at least more patient about it, which I can respect.” He shrugged, walking over to the alcove thing. “Do you suggest finding a rabbit, or shall we continue winging it? Perhaps Malevolence will finally press the button he took, rather than having robots do it.” 

"I'll remain." Balitan shrugged. "No one else is likely to offer me the resources and research opportunity that you are. I don't have much advice about Malevolence. Access to the rabbits would certainly help with my research, but I'm a researcher, not a hero. I have no idea how to go about it.

--

The guard returned, leading a guard with a red mark upon his breastplate. That man spoke sharply. "So you're the stranger eh? A merchant, you claim?" He inspected Rebel critically, a frown flickering across his face. "I don't like the look of you. You look like someone who causes trouble, and our city has enough trouble without more troublemakers like you." He narrowed his eyes. "Well? Wha-"

A ripple passed through Rebel. The walls of the guard room seemed to vibrate, a nearby barred window slightly. The guard captain glanced towards the other guard. "Another attack?" The guard shook his head. "There'd be an alarm." The captain scowled. "Go figure out what this is about. I'll deal with this intruder."

3 hours ago, Sequence said:

Sequence beamed, giving Unintelligible a glance. "Thank you! Please, take as much as you'd like." She pushed the tea basket forward with her cane. "Anyways, what about the rabbits?"

"That has to do with something I wanted to ask you." Malevolence sifted through the tea basket, taking a few bags out. "I understand you were once bonded to a withergeist. I must admit some curiosity about the process. How did you do it?"

--

Nameless blinked. "Sorry, I was just... thinking about the best way to go about this. I should've asked first, are you doing anything important? A quest, I suppose?"

@Halcyon The Only @Through The Living Glass

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, NameIess said:

Nameless blinked. "Sorry, I was just... thinking about the best way to go about this. I should've asked first, are you doing anything important? A quest, I suppose?"

@Halcyon The Only @Through The Living Glass

Tam got rid of the blood and walked out with Bat.

I don't think so. Besides finding out where my hometown went- she looked to Bat, no.

[NameIess]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam got rid of the blood and walked out with Bat.

I don't think so. Besides finding out where my hometown went- she looked to Bat, no.

"Oh. Good." Screams echoed from the nearby woods, and Nameless cocked his head. "Wonder what that's about?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, NameIess said:

"Oh. Good." Screams echoed from the nearby woods, and Nameless cocked his head. "Wonder what that's about?"

I have plot with the townspeople, fyi, but it won't be relevant until later

so just yk nothing with what happened to the townspeople (or at least the majority of them), thanks 

Tam sighed.

Alright. Better go figure out what that is, then? Who are you, anyway?

@Halcyon The Only just for good measure

[NameIess]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam sighed.

Alright. Better go figure out what that is, then? Who are you, anyway?

Don't worry, they're different people.

"I'm NameIess." The ground shook suddenly, screams cutting off. They started again, but it seemed there was one voice less than before. "That does sound rather serious."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, NameIess said:

Don't worry, they're different people.

"I'm NameIess." The ground shook suddenly, screams cutting off. They started again, but it seemed there was one voice less than before. "That does sound rather serious."

Just makin' sure

Thanks 

Yepyepyep.

Tam appeared nearby the source of the screams, leaving Bat behind for a moment while his Author was inactive.

[NameIess]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Just makin' sure

Thanks 

Yepyepyep.

Tam appeared nearby the source of the screams, leaving Bat behind for a moment while his Author was inactive.

The source of the screaming was a large group of travelers trapped in a narrow valley by two massive stone monsters. As Tam watched, one of the monsters seized a traveler, crushing him like an ant in its massive hands. The other travelers cried out in terror, huddling closer together in the valley as the monsters quickly closed in.

Nameless appeared next to Tam. "Oh dear. This is certainly a bad situation. How will you deal with it, I wonder?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, NameIess said:

The source of the screaming was a large group of travelers trapped in a narrow valley by two massive stone monsters. As Tam watched, one of the monsters seized a traveler, crushing him like an ant in its massive hands. The other travelers cried out in terror, huddling closer together in the valley as the monsters quickly closed in.

Nameless appeared next to Tam. "Oh dear. This is certainly a bad situation. How will you deal with it, I wonder?"

Ignoring that strange statement for the moment, Tam teleported the travelers to her, and just in case that didn't work, thick, impenetrable stone walls rose up around them on all sides.

There.

wow, that's some grammar . . .

lol

[NameIess]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Ignoring that strange statement for the moment, Tam teleported the travelers to her, and just in case that didn't work, thick, impenetrable stone walls rose up around them on all sides.

There.

The travelers looked around, confused at their sudden salvation. They didn't seem to notice Tam, or Nameless.

"Interesting." Nameless said. "Not bad." The stone wall in front of them trembled, then melded into the shape of one of the monsters. "Although perhaps making indestructible walls out of stone was a poor step. You had no way of knowing they could control that as well though, so I'll give you a pass."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, NameIess said:

The travelers looked around, confused at their sudden salvation. They didn't seem to notice Tam, or Nameless.

"Interesting." Nameless said. "Not bad." The stone wall in front of them trembled, then melded into the shape of one of the monsters. "Although perhaps making indestructible walls out of stone was a poor step. You had no way of knowing they could control that as well though, so I'll give you a pass."

She shrugged and watched the travelers for a moment. I considered that, but that's easy to work around, so it didn't seem too important in the moment. So this was, what, a test of some sort? Why?

She tried to bring back the few that had died, if possible.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

47 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"I'll remain." Balitan shrugged. "No one else is likely to offer me the resources and research opportunity that you are. I don't have much advice about Malevolence. Access to the rabbits would certainly help with my research, but I'm a researcher, not a hero. I have no idea how to go about it.

--

The guard returned, leading a guard with a red mark upon his breastplate. That man spoke sharply. "So you're the stranger eh? A merchant, you claim?" He inspected Rebel critically, a frown flickering across his face. "I don't like the look of you. You look like someone who causes trouble, and our city has enough trouble without more troublemakers like you." He narrowed his eyes. "Well? Wha-"

A ripple passed through Rebel. The walls of the guard room seemed to vibrate, a nearby barred window slightly. The guard captain glanced towards the other guard. "Another attack?" The guard shook his head. "There'd be an alarm." The captain scowled. "Go figure out what this is about. I'll deal with this intruder."

Rebus smiled. “I’m glad rational, cooperative self interest prevails in at least one of my friends. The rabbits are effectively unreasonable - I believe continuous motivation is necessary as they have no sense of honor.” 

Rebel looked alarmed at the warp. “I am a merchant, though that’s mostly to finance my travels. I shouldn’t be much trouble - in fact, I may be able to resolve some of it.”