The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Kajsa said:

"I got cursed too," she told him. "I got cursed too. That's why I thought I was gonna die when you gave me that flower."

Oh.

Oh, that was bad. That was very bad.

He probably shouldn't have grown the extra-strength flowers, then.

"Um . . . can you heal yourself, then?"

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Oh.

Oh, that was bad. That was very bad.

He probably shouldn't have grown the extra-strength flowers, then.

"Um . . . can you heal yourself, then?"

"I don't know how!"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

"I don't know how!"

Crud.

Um . . .

"I'm sure I could . . . try to do something. If you'll let me, or course."

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Crud.

Um . . .

"I'm sure I could . . . try to do something. If you'll let me, or course."

"I don't wanna die." Tears--also notably silver-ish--welled up in her eyes. She was losing a lot of blood, fast. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

9 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"I don't wanna die." Tears--also notably silver-ish--welled up in her eyes. She was losing a lot of blood, fast. 

He took that as a yes.

He vanished and reappeared a moment later, holding an assortment of little seeds and mushrooms in his arms.

"Uh . . . I've never done this one anyone else before," he said quietly, climbing down the tree and kneeling next to her.

It felt weird to be this close. Really weird.

In any case, he did his best to clean, disinfect, and bandage the wound with what he had, which was . . . effective, but definitely not the best.

Edited March 6, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

22 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . But you'll be fine, right? You're immortal."

I guess that makes sense . . .

I hope it does. 

I miss when things were simple. 

16 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"You're a noble?" Season said, raising her eyebrows.

these poor folks are so bad at talking  

He lay there silent, for a while.

“No! Not quite.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

I hope it does. 

I miss when things were simple. 

“No! Not quite.”

"Oh, then... you're up there though, right?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Oh, then... you're up there though, right?"

“Uhhh…” he glanced at the sky, confused. “Yeah.”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility nodded. If that's all, then.

Rebus nodded slightly. “Alright - thank you for your help. My offer still stands, but otherwise let’s go bring you back to Tam. Guilt tripping her would be amusing, and perhaps useful.” 

26 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She reached out and touched it. “Hi?”

do you need more backstory for her or anything?

The mirror began to fracture where she touched it, closing in on her. 
Meat is about to make her become, observe, and interact with a bunch of alternate versions of herself. Some will be character development inducing. Some will be just plain odd. 
So yes, backstory and/or personality aspects to emphasize could be helpful. I’m not actually sure how I’ll run this, given that I don’t have her characterization down. 
Unrelatedly, do you want to have the people do anything on the moon? I can have Rebus show up and show them around or something.  
I can also provide that character development for Bat, perhaps. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Uhhh…” he glanced at the sky, confused. “Yeah.”

"Not... not like that." she laughed. "What's your name?"

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He took that as a yes.

He vanished and reappeared a moment later, holding an assortment of little seeds and mushrooms in his arms.

"Uh . . . I've never done this one anyone else before," he said quietly, climbing down the tree and kneeling next to her.

It felt weird to be this close. Really weird.

In any case, he did his best to clean, disinfect, and bandage the wound with what he had, which was . . . effective, but definitely not the best.

Well, it seemed good enough to her, especially once she couldn’t see herself actively bleeding out. 

She’d never gotten a good look at him before, and somehow it felt really… intimate.

She noticed a little crease between his brows from concentration, and she also noticed how his hair was kind of curly, and how his eyes were pale like that (uh i was going off of what i remember from when u described him but please correct me if that’s inaccurate lol). He was kind of like the human rendition of nature. Gentle, centered, focused. 

His calmness stilled her, and though the pain lingered, the panic was less. She didn’t know how he could stay so calm in a situation like that.

Then she noticed he was bleeding from his shoulders and frowned. “Are you okay?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

18 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

I hope it does. 

I miss when things were simple. 

She hadn't before, but now . . .

. . . Me too.

12 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus nodded slightly. “Alright - thank you for your help. My offer still stands, but otherwise let’s go bring you back to Tam. Guilt tripping her would be amusing, and perhaps useful.” 

The mirror began to fracture where she touched it, closing in on her. 
Meat is about to make her become, observe, and interact with a bunch of alternate versions of herself. Some will be character development inducing. Some will be just plain odd. 
So yes, backstory and/or personality aspects to emphasize could be helpful. I’m not actually sure how I’ll run this, given that I don’t have her characterization down. 
Unrelatedly, do you want to have the people do anything on the moon? I can have Rebus show up and show them around or something.  
I can also provide that character development for Bat, perhaps. 

He nodded. "Glad I could help."

6 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

Well, it seemed good enough to her, especially once she couldn’t see herself actively bleeding out. 

She’d never gotten a good look at him before, and somehow it felt really… intimate.

She noticed a little crease between his brows from concentration, and she also noticed how his hair was kind of curly, and how his eyes were pale like that (uh i was going off of what i remember from when u described him but please correct me if that’s inaccurate lol). He was kind of like the human rendition of nature. Gentle, centered, focused. 

His calmness stilled her, and though the pain lingered, the panic was less. She didn’t know how he could stay so calm in a situation like that.

Then she noticed he was bleeding from his shoulders and frowned. “Are you okay?”

All good. Very detailed, I see 

His shoulders had been burning painfully the entire time, but they weren't nearly as bad as Corysande's wounds, so . . .

Still, it seemed like a hazard to have worked on her while bleeding himself . . .

"I'll be fine. Are you in much pain, or . . . ?"

Edited March 6, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

14 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus nodded slightly. “Alright - thank you for your help. My offer still stands, but otherwise let’s go bring you back to Tam. Guilt tripping her would be amusing, and perhaps useful.” 

The mirror began to fracture where she touched it, closing in on her. 
Meat is about to make her become, observe, and interact with a bunch of alternate versions of herself. Some will be character development inducing. Some will be just plain odd. 
So yes, backstory and/or personality aspects to emphasize could be helpful. I’m not actually sure how I’ll run this, given that I don’t have her characterization down. 
Unrelatedly, do you want to have the people do anything on the moon? I can have Rebus show up and show them around or something.  
I can also provide that character development for Bat, perhaps. 

Maybe through the form of quests or something. Not yet though. 

As for Rose’s backstory, she’s scared of being helpless. Her parents were unpopular nobility, and they pushed her really hard. She didn’t hardly have any freedom. She gets aggressive when she doesn’t feel like she has control of the situation or at least a part of it. But she’s also afraid of being alone. That comes more from being dismissed so often as a child, sent to the wine cellar to wait until an event ended if she misbehaved, whatever. 

She yelped, scrambling backwards. 

12 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Not... not like that." she laughed. "What's your name?"

“Tacchus! Call me Tac.”

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

 

 

All good. Very detailed, I see 

His shoulders had been burning painfully the entire time, but they weren't nearly as bad as Corysande's wounds, so . . .

Still, it seemed like a hazard to have worked on her while bleeding himself . . .

"I'll be fine. Are you in much pain, or . . . ?"

 

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She hadn't before, but now . . .

. . . Me too.

Anyway, good luck, I guess. 

Bat had gotten bored of the conversation and was now laying on his back on the grass, staring up at the bleeding leaves. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Maybe through the form of quests or something. Not yet though. 

As for Rose’s backstory, she’s scared of being helpless. Her parents were unpopular nobility, and they pushed her really hard. She didn’t hardly have any freedom. She gets aggressive when she doesn’t feel like she has control of the situation or at least a part of it. But she’s also afraid of being alone. That comes more from being dismissed so often as a child, sent to the wine cellar to wait until an event ended if she misbehaved, whatever. 

She yelped, scrambling backwards. 

“Tacchus! Call me Tac.”

 

"Tacchus. That's a weird name. Tac it is. Or Taco."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Anyway, good luck, I guess. 

Bat had gotten bored of the conversation and was now laying on his back on the grass, staring up at the bleeding leaves. 

. . . Thanks?

Tam sat next to him and didn't dare look up. She felt really sad, anyway.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Tacchus. That's a weird name. Tac it is. Or Taco."

“Either one!!” He frowned at the sky. “What’s that?” 

It grew bigger. It was a boulder hurtling toward them.  

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . Thanks?

Tam sat next to him and didn't dare look up. She felt really sad, anyway.

A drop of something shiny and yellow dripped onto his cheek. He sat up, wiping it off. 

“I thought so… but you can never be sure. Sometimes prose is peculiar…”

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Uhhh… ask the nice lady?”

"good idea." He eyed the GPS warily, then pressed what he thought was the right button to call Maddie.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

17 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

All good. Very detailed, I see 

His shoulders had been burning painfully the entire time, but they weren't nearly as bad as Corysande's wounds, so . . .

Still, it seemed like a hazard to have worked on her while bleeding himself . . .

"I'll be fine. Are you in much pain, or . . . ?"

“I think I’ll live,” she said. “You need to get this figured out.” She reached up and gently touched his wounds. 

bold isn’t working again

[TwinStorm He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Either one!!” He frowned at the sky. “What’s that?” 

It grew bigger. It was a boulder hurtling toward them.  

A drop of something shiny and yellow dripped onto his cheek. He sat up, wiping it off. 

“I thought so… but you can never be sure. Sometimes prose is peculiar…”

Winter seized control, pushing Autumn out of the way. Her skin paled, and her hair changed to an icy blue. "Run!" she screamed, knocking him aside.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He nodded. "Glad I could help."

Rebus nodded, teleporting the two of them back to Tam. He also stayed behind, fighting a hologram of Utility in case anyone was watching. 

10 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Maybe through the form of quests or something. Not yet though. 

As for Rose’s backstory, she’s scared of being helpless. Her parents were unpopular nobility, and they pushed her really hard. She didn’t hardly have any freedom. She gets aggressive when she doesn’t feel like she has control of the situation or at least a part of it. But she’s also afraid of being alone. That comes more from being dismissed so often as a child, sent to the wine cellar to wait until an event ended if she misbehaved, whatever. 

She yelped, scrambling backwards. 

For Bat, or for the various citizens? 
Alright. Let’s see - alone and helpless, aggressive, just like her parents, and disgraced but free. Then maybe I can throw in some other multiple-choice scenarios. 
The mirror mended itself, going back to the way it was. The mirror behind her, though, was certainly not the way it had been before. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

"good idea." He eyed the GPS warily, then pressed what he thought was the right button to call Maddie.

“What’s up?”

15 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Winter seized control, pushing Autumn out of the way. Her skin paled, and her hair changed to an icy blue. "Run!" she screamed, knocking him aside.

The boulder crashed into the haystack.

He frowned at it. “Weird.”

Another one followed. 

14 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus nodded, teleporting the two of them back to Tam. He also stayed behind, fighting a hologram of Utility in case anyone was watching. 

For Bat, or for the various citizens? 
Alright. Let’s see - alone and helpless, aggressive, just like her parents, and disgraced but free. Then maybe I can throw in some other multiple-choice scenarios. 
The mirror mended itself, going back to the way it was. The mirror behind her, though, was certainly not the way it had been before. 

Just for Bat I think

Rose turned. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

“What’s up?”

The boulder crashed into the haystack.

He frowned at it. “Weird.”

Another one followed. 

Just for Bat I think

Rose turned. 

Winter sighed, glancing at the sky. "If those boulders destroy my farm... c'mon, let's go." she seemed colder, more decisive in this form.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

Winter sighed, glancing at the sky. "If those boulders destroy my farm... c'mon, let's go." she seemed colder, more decisive in this form.

“Huh? Go where?”

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“What’s up?”

He considered asking what in the world this device was, but thought better of it. 
"I wanted to ask for extra information on the roc. How aggressive will it be, does it have young, and is it afraid of fire?" he glanced down at his own mount, "And how scared of fire is this griffon?"

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Huh? Go where?”

"Out of range of the boulders."