The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She started to say something back, but bit her tongue and hid it with a sigh.

Wonderful.

"Great! Thanks," she said somewhat-cheerfully.

She nodded. "A-alright."

“Don’t thank me,” she grumbled, the stood. 

She returned in a mere half hour. 

4 hours ago, Dabi said:

"Okay, let's do this then."

"Kid enough. Now here," he spat, handing him his money

He smiled warmly

Twelve smiled back, as much as he could. 

3 hours ago, KnightSkye said:

"Good. You stay here with the Griffin." he looked down at the GPS device, "Maddie, what's the griffon's name anyway?"

 

“Bead.”

Eepy didn’t want to let go, though… 

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“Good - that means I’m doing my job sufficiently.” 
*shug* I say that kind of thing in real life too. 

“I don’t think the action will change you, though the choice might. I made my choice - I’m much happier because of it.” 

Mirrors are lashing out, hiding away, becoming like her parents, and running away with Cricket. 
“The Machination can be hired by essentially anyone, though the more complicated the job the more valuable the payment must be. They’re mercenaries, technologically and magically augmented by the organization. They used to be tightly managed, but leadership has gone downhill and there’s approximately three different groups of people calling themselves the Machination.” 
Rebus waited for Lady Bug to stop being a statue and begin yelling at him. 

“I have not explored my capabilities. It is my impression that Ennulling can undo and revert, bringing this site back to its previous state.” 
Um, is that a thing Ennullers can do? Anyway, I think the orb shouldn’t be able to Ennull externally without difficulty, since it’s so strong otherwise. 

“What did you choose, then?”

-

Bat frowned. “Weird.” 

-

The statue’s eyes began to glow, and the stone began to shimmer with color, dissolving slowly and beginning to reveal Lady Bug underneath. 

“How dare you,” Lady Bug began. Her voice was more impressive than one might expect, especially had they interacted with her before. “I hope you realize what you’ve done.” 

“Of course I do,” Symbol replied. Her monocle vanished. “I’ve made an enemy.”

Lady Bug’s fists clenched. “Quite a dumb thing to do.” She sprang forward, a sword appearing in her hand as she lounged at Symbol. Her sword never reached its mark, nor did the intended target flinch. Lady Bug was frozen in stone once more, though this rendering was detailed enough to show her rage-twisted face and splayed hair. 

“I wouldn’t be so bold if I were you,” Symbol told her, bopping her playfully on the nose. “Your existence isn’t yet concrete. Perhaps I’m merely controlling a stone statue. Perhaps I’ve enchanted it to act like you. The possibilities are limitless, and I’m determined to make you earn the right to exist.”

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

Twelve smiled back, as much as he could. 

He held out his hand for a handshake, unsure what may happen

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

“Don’t thank me,” she grumbled, the stood. 

She returned in a mere half hour. 

-

Bat frowned. “Weird.” 

-

ere you,” Symbol told her, bopping her playfully on the nose. “Your existence isn’t yet concrete. Perhaps I’m merely controlling a stone statue. Perhaps I’ve enchanted it to act like you. The possibilities are limitless, and I’m determined to make you earn the right to exist.”

Irie had been laying on the cot.

"Welcome back."

-

Definitely.

-

HAHA BOLD HAHAHA

*sighhh*

I need sleep

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

21 minutes ago, Dabi said:

He held out his hand for a handshake, unsure what may happen

Twelve flinched, hesitated, and shook. 

“We’re moving you to group housing. It’ll be you, Five, and the other two you came in with.”

21 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Irie had been laying on the cot.

"Welcome back."

-

Definitely.

-

HAHA BOLD HAHAHA

*sighhh*

I need sleep

Oh my gosh your quoting that part cut down actually freaked me out I was like “DID IT DELETE THAT EHOLE THING” I was boutta throw hands 

me too me too 

…after one more 

She unrestrained her (provided she was restrained) and beckoned Irie to come with her. 

-

Bat moved to where she was and hugged her. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

Oh my gosh your quoting that part cut down actually freaked me out I was like “DID IT DELETE THAT EHOLE THING” I was boutta throw hands 

me too me too 

…after one more 

She unrestrained her (provided she was restrained) and beckoned Irie to come with her. 

-

Bat moved to where she was and hugged her. 

OHHHHH SORRY

Irie stood and followed.

-

She hugged him back while they waited for Rebus.

You okay?

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

OHHHHH SORRY

Irie stood and followed.

-

She hugged him back while they waited for Rebus.

You okay?

I WAS SCARED I PUT SO MUCH INTO THAT LIL BLURB 

Bet you cant guess symbols motives

Oh great now I hafta worldbuild uhhh I’ll come back to this tomorrow I swear 

-

“Yeah. I just wanted to hug my— hug you. I wanted to hug you.”

[Existential]

4 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Twelve flinched, hesitated, and shook. 

“We’re moving you to group housing. It’ll be you, Five, and the other two you came in with.”

He nodded, smiling

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

I WAS SCARED I PUT SO MUCH INTO THAT LIL BLURB 

Bet you cant guess symbols motives

Oh great now I hafta worldbuild uhhh I’ll come back to this tomorrow I swear 

-

“Yeah. I just wanted to hug my— hug you. I wanted to hug you.”

All good

you should sleep

-

Hug your . . . ? she prompted.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

10 minutes ago, Dabi said:

He nodded, smiling

Twelve stood. “The rooms should be about ready, if you wanna go now.”

Five still snored softly on the cot. 

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

All good

you should sleep

-

Hug your . . . ? she prompted.

Yeah……

-

He blushed. 

“I don’t know…”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He blushed. 

“I don’t know…”

She smiled and kissed him on the cheek, and since Rebus wasn't currently active she didn't particularly care.

Edited March 12, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Existential]

19 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Twelve stood. “The rooms should be about ready, if you wanna go now.”

Five still snored softly on the cot.

He nodded and shook Five

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

9 hours ago, Clinically insane said:

Asher grabbed pyks hand. "Now cade. Do me a favor and either give me the powers or leave us alone."

Cade growls gives her the powers.

Pyk stared at Cade warily, but took his hand off the sheath of his sword, and brought it out stiffly, offering a handshake.

Just saying

pyk could tooootally have beat Cade

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

7 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

So you say every time, she grumbled.

No Heir whyyyyyyy

“I’m right every time. I haven’t had to kill anyone yet, and if we both continue on our paths, that will be true for quite a while.” Rebus smiled. 
I think that’s a rhetorical question, but I’ll answer it just in case: typically I’ll either say such a thing because the alternative interpretation came to mind and was particularly funny, or if I run out of useful things to say but it still seems like I should respond (for instance, if someone asks me “why” over and over, I’ll eventually give up and start telling them “y is a letter preceded by x and followed by z.”). 

6 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“What did you choose, then?”

-

Bat frowned. “Weird.” 

-

The statue’s eyes began to glow, and the stone began to shimmer with color, dissolving slowly and beginning to reveal Lady Bug underneath. 

“How dare you,” Lady Bug began. Her voice was more impressive than one might expect, especially had they interacted with her before. “I hope you realize what you’ve done.” 

“Of course I do,” Symbol replied. Her monocle vanished. “I’ve made an enemy.”

Lady Bug’s fists clenched. “Quite a dumb thing to do.” She sprang forward, a sword appearing in her hand as she lounged at Symbol. Her sword never reached its mark, nor did the intended target flinch. Lady Bug was frozen in stone once more, though this rendering was detailed enough to show her rage-twisted face and splayed hair. 

“I wouldn’t be so bold if I were you,” Symbol told her, bopping her playfully on the nose. “Your existence isn’t yet concrete. Perhaps I’m merely controlling a stone statue. Perhaps I’ve enchanted it to act like you. The possibilities are limitless, and I’m determined to make you earn the right to exist.”

The reflection smiled. “Cricket. I took his offer and left so I could get away from the pressure.” 

Rebus watched Lady Bug attack, unperturbed. “She’s railing against your control, which though not an ideal situation makes her predictable.” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She smiled and kissed him on the cheek, and since Rebus wasn't currently active she didn't particularly care.

He blushed deeply and tentatively resolved to kiss her for real after Rebus left. 

6 hours ago, Dabi said:

He nodded and shook Five

She blinked groggily awake. 

14 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I’m right every time. I haven’t had to kill anyone yet, and if we both continue on our paths, that will be true for quite a while.” Rebus smiled. 
I think that’s a rhetorical question, but I’ll answer it just in case: typically I’ll either say such a thing because the alternative interpretation came to mind and was particularly funny, or if I run out of useful things to say but it still seems like I should respond (for instance, if someone asks me “why” over and over, I’ll eventually give up and start telling them “y is a letter preceded by x and followed by z.”). 

The reflection smiled. “Cricket. I took his offer and left so I could get away from the pressure.” 

Rebus watched Lady Bug attack, unperturbed. “She’s railing against your control, which though not an ideal situation makes her predictable.” 

Bat was tempted to point out that Rebus hardly seemed like a real villain anyway, but thought better of it. 

-

“Oh. I- I did that too.” 

And she had. Mostly. 

-

“Exactly.” Don’t have time to write up smth rn so I will next post 

[Keke They/he]

1 hour ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Pyk stared at Cade warily, but took his hand off the sheath of his sword, and brought it out stiffly, offering a handshake.

Just saying

pyk could tooootally have beat Cade

Riiighhtttt without powers.... fighting a demon

Cade huffs and takes it. "Alright Asher has the powers, go fight and give them back."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

9 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

@TwinStorm

Finn smirked, but halfheartedly. "She seemed genuine."

9 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

So you say every time, she grumbled.

No Heir whyyyyyyy

Silver's hands were on her face.

What have I gotten myself into . . . ?

"You two are absurd. Let's just go," she sighed.

 

[Existential]

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

She blinked groggily awake. 

He smiled and lifted her up, nodding at twelve

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

Finn smirked, but halfheartedly. "She seemed genuine."

“More than us.”

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

3 hours ago, Clinically insane said:

Riiighhtttt without powers.... fighting a demon

Cade huffs and takes it. "Alright Asher has the powers, go fight and give them back."

He has Mordite on his sword.

Pyk nodded.

[Keke They/he]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

He has Mordite on his sword.

Pyk nodded.

YO OK THEN

dont kill cade

he needs that, oh wait he would just come back,

you cant kill dead people, well *insert my few paragraphs on dead person logic i have planned*

ya know?

asher speaks up, “pyk i need you to distract her while i make a powerful enough charge to blast her to hell itself.”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Dabi said:

He smiled and lifted her up, nodding at twelve

“More than us.”

She nestled up against his chest happily. 

Twelve led him to the door. 

[Existential]

12 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She nestled up against his chest happily. 

Twelve led him to the door. 

He followed closely

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

4 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

Bat was tempted to point out that Rebus hardly seemed like a real villain anyway, but thought better of it. 

-

“Oh. I- I did that too.” 

And she had. Mostly. 

-

“Exactly.” Don’t have time to write up smth rn so I will next post 

Rebus raised an eyebrow. “I am not attempting to be a villain, though if necessary I can and will. I need to become an antagonist, which does not require forgoing my conscience, merely prioritizing other things.” 

“Then you can choose my mirror.” The other reflections were trying to get her attention. 
Rebus nodded in agreement, then waited for the Author. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Dabi said:

He followed closely

They walked down cozy wooden hallways until they reached a door. 

“There aren’t any windows,” he said, pushing it open. “Sorry about that.” 

The room they looked into was spacious, with couches and chairs and several coffee tables. A kitchen adjoined it, and two hallways ran off to the sides. 

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus raised an eyebrow. “I am not attempting to be a villain, though if necessary I can and will. I need to become an antagonist, which does not require forgoing my conscience, merely prioritizing other things.” 

“Then you can choose my mirror.” The other reflections were trying to get her attention. 
Rebus nodded in agreement, then waited for the Author. 

“Don’t read my brain,” he snapped.

She turned to look at the others. 

-

Symbol resummoned her monocle, which flashed wirh light. The statue slowly returned to its previous position, then glimmered back into Lady Bug. She no longer looked furious, but definitely angry. 

“Why are you even doing this? Out of the goodness of your heart?” She spat. 

Symbol shrugged. “You did create me. Would that be so hard to believe?”

”Hah! We both know there is no goodness in you. As you said, I created you.” 

“People change,” was all Symbol said to that. 

Lady Bug narrowed her eyes at her. “No. It’s not that. I can feel it, you know. It’s there. Why can’t I see it?”

”You’ve been so paranoid latel—“

”Shut up. I’m trying to think.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“I’m right every time. I haven’t had to kill anyone yet, and if we both continue on our paths, that will be true for quite a while.” Rebus smiled. 
I think that’s a rhetorical question, but I’ll answer it just in case: typically I’ll either say such a thing because the alternative interpretation came to mind and was particularly funny, or if I run out of useful things to say but it still seems like I should respond (for instance, if someone asks me “why” over and over, I’ll eventually give up and start telling them “y is a letter preceded by x and followed by z.”). 

It was rhetorical- but did you ever do the f(x) thing?

She nodded reluctantly.

5 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

He blushed deeply and tentatively resolved to kiss her for real after Rebus left. 

AWWWWWWWWWW

5 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

Finn smirked, but halfheartedly. "She seemed genuine."

She waited impatiently for them outside.

42 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus raised an eyebrow. “I am not attempting to be a villain, though if necessary I can and will. I need to become an antagonist, which does not require forgoing my conscience, merely prioritizing other things.”

Tam made no comment.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

25 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

They walked down cozy wooden hallways until they reached a door. 

“There aren’t any windows,” he said, pushing it open. “Sorry about that.” 

The room they looked into was spacious, with couches and chairs and several coffee tables. A kitchen adjoined it, and two hallways ran off to the sides. 

 

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

It was rhetorical- but did you ever do the f(x) thing?

She nodded reluctantly.

AWWWWWWWWWW

She waited impatiently for them outside.

Tam made no comment.

Thirteen led Irie in a similar manner to what I’ve quoted above.