The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“Well enough. She hired me.”

"And did she ever do something to put you in excessive danger? I'm done helping self serving self proclaimed bosses."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Dabi said:

He pulled her in till she was leaning against him, resting his hand on her shoulder 

“Love you,” she whispered. 

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I should probably still apologize . . ."

“Oh, for sure. But I’m sure he’ll forgive you. He doesn’t seem beat up that bad.”

2 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

"And did she ever do something to put you in excessive danger? I'm done helping self serving self proclaimed bosses."

 

“No, she didn’t. Aren’t you a warrior or hero or something?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

“Oh, for sure. But I’m sure he’ll forgive you. He doesn’t seem beat up that bad.”

"I mean, I was still restrained, so . . ."

[Existential]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“Love you,” she whispered

He smiled, wishing he could say it back

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

8 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“No, she didn’t. Aren’t you a warrior or hero or something?”

"Something." he crouched down and slipped out from behind Bead, the started creeping toward the Roc.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

13 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I mean, I was still restrained, so . . ."

“See, fair game.”

10 minutes ago, Dabi said:

He smiled, wishing he could say it back

Twelve came over. 

“Got a message from her. She said she’s ready for you.”

2 minutes ago, KnightSkye said:

"Something." he crouched down and slipped out from behind Bead, the started creeping toward the Roc.

The grate’s on top of the cliff above where the roc currently is, jsyk 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

“See, fair game.”

"No- well, maybe- well no, no."

[Existential]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

Twelve came over. 

“Got a message from her. She said she’s ready for you.”

He nodded, and began to stand. He looked down at Five, and tried to communicate if she could come with him

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

The grate’s on top of the cliff above where the roc currently is, jsyk 

yep! I want to creep a bit closer, then jump out and scare the roc off with fire.
 

Cadewyn waited about 15 feet away from the roc, only bare rock between them.

hee hee, "Rock"

[Invested Flautist He/him]

4 hours ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Soory!

crap

i had a plot all planned out

crap

well

NEW PLOT!

He fell down a hole, falling farther than was safe. The walls of the tunnel crumbled away, turning to dirt and then to nothingness, a dark fog that caused a slight tingling on his skin.

He slowed before slamming into the ground, unharmed. A roar sounded from behind him.

Pyk nodded, contemplating. “I think… I think I have a way to slightly reverse the effect of her cancellation - I’ll still be useless at an offense, but at least I won’t just be at her mercy.”

He grimaced, then consulted his AI, then nodded. “Okay. It should be enacted.”

He put on his armor, then looked to Asher. “I’m ready.”

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Behind him, above the hole, or behind on the ground?

He looked around, pulling out his sword again, and looking back up the hole. "Well, mysterious being, where to now?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"No- well, maybe- well no, no."

“But do you feel a little better?” He asked hopefully. 

1 hour ago, Dabi said:

He nodded, and began to stand. He looked down at Five, and tried to communicate if she could come with him

She stood up too. 

Twelve led them to another room with a dark-haired woman. 

1 hour ago, KnightSkye said:

yep! I want to creep a bit closer, then jump out and scare the roc off with fire.
 

Cadewyn waited about 15 feet away from the roc, only bare rock between them.

hee hee, "Rock"

The roc continued to feed its young, unaware. 

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

25 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

The roc continued to feed its young, unaware. 

He took a breath, then leaped. low to the ground, forward to just behind the roc, then jumped up and shouted, blazing fire past it.

[Existential]

52 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She stood up too. 

Twelve led them to another room with a dark-haired woman. 

He waved, smiling through the pain he felt in his arm. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

11 hours ago, Dabi said:

He smiled and lifted her up, nodding at twelve

“More than us.”

"Fair."

7 hours 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.

He came to them.

[Existential]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

"Fair."

Welcome back

"We're just two peas in a pod, I guess."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

3 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

If you keep saying "why" to someone and they tell you to stop, start saying f(x) instead

. . . Great . . . thanks.

 I’m stealing that now. My tricks include “time to get a watch” (I use this to stall while I check my own watch) and “Hi tired, I’m [Heir]” (for getting people to stop complaining about things I can’t fix, as well as “you just did” on the rare occasion someone says “can I ask you a question?” 
Rebus’s lips turned up. “Regardless, I’m off to go find an army. I wish you good luck in either eliminating my competition or forsaking the one object that could possibly defeat me. I would offer you a boon, actually, but you’re a Narrator - anything you couldn’t make yourself I don’t think you would want.” 

3 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“Why not?” He demanded. 

-

“Shut up,” she snapped, and promptly chose the Cricket mirror. 

-

“How could you?” Lady Bug laughed. “You don’t understand her like I do. I created her. She’s nothing, Rebus. A black hole. She’ll suck you up if you let her.”

”Not anymore.” Symbol picked the monocle out of the air, running her finger along the edge. “You created me to change, to discover. That is my purpose. In your absence, I have done so.” She frowned slightly. “Or… I must have, in some way. The drive is fading.”

”Spoutspeaker,” Lady Bug scoffed. 

“It’s not like you’d know any better. We may have similar descent, similar mannerisms—“

Lady Bug started forward, making Symbol twitch, but stopped herself. ”You’re an EMPTY SHELL! You don’t have my mannerisms! I left you alone and you turned into a MONSTER.”

”No, actually.” Her jaw clenched, though she maintained some composure. “You left me with a drive to become and a terrible answer. A flawed answer that caused me to develop into a monster.”

Lady Bug opened and closed her mouth. “No,” she said finally. “Whatever happened to you wasn’t my fault.”

“Because the text is how I experience the world. Not reading your thoughts is like you not looking at things shaped like pineapples. By the time you’ve figured out something is shaped like a pineapples, you’ve already looked at it. There is a way to hide thought from all, or from all but Authors. I can teach it to you, and I promise there will be no strings attached.” 
She briefly felt entirely devoted to the happiness of herself and Cricket as the reflection reached out and took her hand. Then nothing changed, except it had; she was now in a slightly larger enclosure of eight mirrors, with the reflection of her, now a physical figure composed of colorful glass, standing beside her. 
Rebus’s Plotblade would have begun glowing, had it been present. “Symbol is right. In the end, she rejected the Corruption and effectively died - she did grow truly evil for a time, but she understood at the end.” He smiled, legitimately proud of the decision. “Honestly, at that moment, she was a hero. And even if you are right, for the sake of the argument, it is still. Your. Fault. You made a being. If you are correct, you made that being empty. And then you left this being - who you created to be an all-devouring void - alone, and decided it wasn’t your fault when someone you abandoned grew warped without your guidance. Symbol is almost your child. You had a duty to provide guidance even as you allowed development - you cannot blame your failures on the one who managed to turn back to good without your help.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

“But do you feel a little better?” He asked hopefully. 

". . . No. But thanks for not judging."

28 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Fair."

He came to them.

26 minutes ago, Dabi said:

Welcome back

"We're just two peas in a pod, I guess."

"Great. Ready?"

15 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

 I’m stealing that now. My tricks include “time to get a watch” (I use this to stall while I check my own watch) and “Hi tired, I’m [Heir]” (for getting people to stop complaining about things I can’t fix, as well as “you just did” on the rare occasion someone says “can I ask you a question?” 
Rebus’s lips turned up. “Regardless, I’m off to go find an army. I wish you good luck in either eliminating my competition or forsaking the one object that could possibly defeat me. I would offer you a boon, actually, but you’re a Narrator - anything you couldn’t make yourself I don’t think you would want.” 

Lol. Those are all great, too 

Fair.

Edited March 13, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Existential]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Great. Ready?"

He nodded. “Lets get a move on,” he said cheerfully

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, Dabi said:

He nodded. “Lets get a move on,” he said cheerfully

She nodded.

"After you."

Edited March 13, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Existential]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded.

"After you."

He climbed into the van on the side of the road. “I’m driving, I don’t trust him,” he said jokingly, pointing at Finn. 
@TwinStorm

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Dabi said:

He climbed into the van on the side of the road. “I’m driving, I don’t trust him,” he said jokingly, pointing at Finn. 
@TwinStorm

Silver got in, as well.

". . . Why are you parked by his shop, and not yours?"

[Existential]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Silver got in, as well.

". . . Why are you parked by his shop, and not yours?"

“Isn’t my car. Got in whichever one those keys he had let me into ,” he joked, but tried to show he wasn’t kidding

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, KnightSkye said:

He took a breath, then leaped. low to the ground, forward to just behind the roc, then jumped up and shouted, blazing fire past it.

The roc squawked, jumping to shield her baby rocs. She hissed at him. 

50 minutes ago, Dabi said:

He waved, smiling through the pain he felt in his arm. 

"Your voice is malfunctioning because the films were knocked loose in the explosion," she informed him. "I can fix those, if you don't mind some nanobots."

23 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

 I’m stealing that now. My tricks include “time to get a watch” (I use this to stall while I check my own watch) and “Hi tired, I’m [Heir]” (for getting people to stop complaining about things I can’t fix, as well as “you just did” on the rare occasion someone says “can I ask you a question?” 

“Because the text is how I experience the world. Not reading your thoughts is like you not looking at things shaped like pineapples. By the time you’ve figured out something is shaped like a pineapples, you’ve already looked at it. There is a way to hide thought from all, or from all but Authors. I can teach it to you, and I promise there will be no strings attached.” 
She briefly felt entirely devoted to the happiness of herself and Cricket as the reflection reached out and took her hand. Then nothing changed, except it has; she was now in a slightly larger enclosure of eight mirrors, with the reflection of her, now a physical figure composed of colorful glass, standing beside her. 
Rebus’s Plotblade would have begun glowing, had it been present. “Symbol is right. In the end, she rejected the Corruption and effectively died - she did grow truly evil for a time, but she understood at the end.” He smiled, legitimately proud of the decision. “Honestly, at that moment, she was a hero. And even if you are right, for the sake of the argument, it is still. Your. Fault. You made a being. If you are correct, you made that being empty. And then you left this being - who you created to be an all-devouring void - alone, and decided it wasn’t your fault when someone you abandoned grew warped without your guidance. Symbol is almost your child. You had a duty to provide guidance even as you allowed development - you cannot blame your failures on the one who managed to turn back to good without your help.” 

If I ever complain, know it's just for the sake of complaining

...see, I have character flaws s

He hesitated. "...okay." 

-

She eyed the reflection distrustfully, then examined the mirrors. 

-

Symbol's cheeks turned red with shame and embarrassment, and she turned away. 

Lady Bug scowled. "She was an experiment, nothing more. I don't understand how she became... this."

Symbol turned back, interest renewed. "Became what?" 

"Independent. Humanlike. Annoying."

Symbol blushed again, but the hint of a smile could be seen on her lips before she turned away again. 

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . No. But thanks for not judging."

"Great. Ready?"

Lol. Those are all great, too 

Fair.

"You're welcome." He felt his hand twitch toward hers, then frowned. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Dabi said:

“Isn’t my car. Got in whichever one those keys he had let me into ,” he joked, but tried to show he wasn’t kidding

". . . You only tried one."

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

"You're welcome." He felt his hand twitch toward hers, then frowned. 

aw cute

She tilted her head.

"What?"

[Existential]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

"Your voice is malfunctioning because the films were knocked loose in the explosion," she informed him. "I can fix those, if you don't mind some nanobots."

He nodded. “Fix me please, no matter what,” he mouthed

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . You only tried one."

“I clicked the button and watched the lights flash first.”