The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, kajsa said:

“Your other friend.”

“Holt? I don’t know.”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

58 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“Holt? I don’t know.”

“Hmm. Alright. Well, we’ll wait a few more minutes.”

[Through the Living Hope]

4 minutes ago, kajsa said:

“Hmm. Alright. Well, we’ll wait a few more minutes.”

He waited patiently. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 hours ago, kajsa said:

The next morning, the boys’ respective maids came to collect them for breakfast. They knocked on the doors of their bedrooms. 

Orchid flew out of her drawer, got big, and answered the door. 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

He waited patiently. 

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

Orchid flew out of her drawer, got big, and answered the door. 

A maid was there. She smiled. "Good morning. It's time for breakfast."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, kajsa said:

A maid was there. She smiled. "Good morning. It's time for breakfast."

“Oooo, food!”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

6 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

Thanks for the description! See you tomorrow  

Nemesis tilted his head, then looked up at the sky. “A rest?”

-

Symbol summoned Beginnings and parried, twisting behind and to the left. She pulled her sword from the parry and stabbed at the construct. 

Do the constructs’ blades have cross guards or anything? 
-

“And fire. I harvest fire too!”

“Yeah. You have to come with me now or something.” 
The red ones did, the green don’t. 
A shield of green utility fog stopped the strike, though the Plotblade did punch through it. The construct leapt backwards, the shield blasting apart into a brief smokescreen. 
Did you miss the vision part? 
“Interesting… I may sponsor you, actually.” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

10 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Yeah. You have to come with me now or something.” 
The red ones did, the green don’t. 
A shield of green utility fog stopped the strike, though the Plotblade did punch through it. The construct leapt backwards, the shield blasting apart into a brief smokescreen. 
Did you miss the vision part? 
“Interesting… I may sponsor you, actually.” 

“Uh…” he glanced at the sky again. “Sorry. No time.”

-

Symbol stepped back from the fog and waited until she could see the construct again. Then she sprang, dismissing the Plotblade and hauling herself up onto a thin walkway to her left to chase the construct from above. 
dangit I forgot 

Rose frowned. “Portal… cuts?”

-

“Oooh! Sponsor?”

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

18 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“Oooo, food!”

"I'll escort you. Is the Drus with you?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, kajsa said:

"I'll escort you. Is the Drus with you?"

“Asleep!”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

18 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"He is trying to become the Thread's number-one villain, and so whatever he has planned for you cannot be beneficial. At least in the long run."

17 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus, who had never left, shrugged. "Utility is telling the truth, though not all of it. I shall do the same - in fact, true lies are very bad for me. I began this for three reasons: I refuse to let Malevolence beat me, the Thread is overflowing with love plotlines and on-off villains that get killed after like ten pages, and my own self preservation, both because I need to be interesting, and because I live in the universe and would rather it not be conquered or stagnant. What I need to become is not necessarily a villain, but rather an antagonist. Admittedly, I'm probably also some manner of sociopath, but I've been taking steps to minimize actual harm while being all the more threatening and evil because of it." He smiled sweetly. 

"Uhhh . . . wait, what?"

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“Asleep!”

She frowned.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

20 minutes ago, kajsa said:

She frowned.

"He'll wake up soon!" 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"He'll wake up soon!" 

“Okay. Well. Why don’t you change, and then we’ll go?”

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, kajsa said:

“Okay. Well. Why don’t you change, and then we’ll go?”

Her clothes shifted. "Okay!" 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“Uh…” he glanced at the sky again. “Sorry. No time.”

-

Symbol stepped back from the fog and waited until she could see the construct again. Then she sprang, dismissing the Plotblade and hauling herself up onto a thin walkway to her left to chase the construct from above. 
dangit I forgot 

Rose frowned. “Portal… cuts?”

-

“Oooh! Sponsor?”

Jack was bewildered. “Well, I do hope you get your soul returned.” 

The construct had bolted during the brief confusion, leaping between several elevated platforms at a diagonal to her. Meanwhile, Rebus had cornered a construct and killed it - evidentially they were fairly unskilled in melee. 
“Yes. The portals that Cricket makes, if something is halfway through them when they close, can cut through nearly anything.” 
“Yes. I would provide you resources and direction in exchange for you taking out some immortals I don’t like, not harming my allies unless I tell you you can, and me getting partial credit for enabling your actions.” 

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

"Uhhh . . . wait, what?"

“I’ll break it down, as long as you wait till the end before making snap judgements or trying to kill me. Have you heard of the Plotblade Antagonist?” 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

5 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Her clothes shifted. "Okay!" 

The maid nodded, then led her downstairs to the others. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

11 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Jack was bewildered. “Well, I do hope you get your soul returned.” 

The construct had bolted during the brief confusion, leaping between several elevated platforms at a diagonal to her. Meanwhile, Rebus had cornered a construct and killed it - evidentially they were fairly unskilled in melee. 
“Yes. The portals that Cricket makes, if something is halfway through them when they close, can cut through nearly anything.” 
“Yes. I would provide you resources and direction in exchange for you taking out some immortals I don’t like, not harming my allies unless I tell you you can, and me getting partial credit for enabling your actions.” 

“I’ll break it down, as long as you wait till the end before making snap judgements or trying to kill me. Have you heard of the Plotblade Antagonist?” 

"Yeah. Malan mentioned it once or twice, talking to his friends."

Edited April 3, 2025 by TwinStorm

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

15 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

There wasn’t. 

The ice cream was gone too. 

Aden looked up from the tub of ice cream, looking guilty. 

-

No, wait, shush! You’re not supposed to do that! 

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  Hide contents

“If you’re really as smart as I am, you should speak up more.” She rolled another small glass sphere and frowned at the resulting metal one. “Why do you think it was encased like this?”

 

She snorted and threw the tub away.

"You're going to make yourself sick," she laughed.

-

He grinned.

Why?

-

Spoiler

She rolled her eyes and focused on the metal pod.

Not sure. Could it be for protection of some sort? That wouldn't make much sense, though . . . do you know of any possible motives she could have for sectioning off her power like this? If that is what this is.

She thought for a moment.

Open another one.

8 hours ago, kajsa said:

The next morning, the boys’ respective maids came to collect them for breakfast. They knocked on the doors of their bedrooms. 

3 hours ago, kajsa said:

A maid was there. She smiled. "Good morning. It's time for breakfast."

Holt eventually snorted awake.

"Huh?"

3 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

"Uhhh . . . wait, what?"

24 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I’ll break it down, as long as you wait till the end before making snap judgements or trying to kill me. Have you heard of the Plotblade Antagonist?” 

Utility waited silently nearby.

Edited April 3, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

29 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Yeah. Malan mentioned it once or twice, talking to his friends."

“And you are familiar with Malevolence, correct?” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

35 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Jack was bewildered. “Well, I do hope you get your soul returned.” 

The construct had bolted during the brief confusion, leaping between several elevated platforms at a diagonal to her. Meanwhile, Rebus had cornered a construct and killed it - evidentially they were fairly unskilled in melee. 
“Yes. The portals that Cricket makes, if something is halfway through them when they close, can cut through nearly anything.” 
“Yes. I would provide you resources and direction in exchange for you taking out some immortals I don’t like, not harming my allies unless I tell you you can, and me getting partial credit for enabling your actions.” 

“I’ll break it down, as long as you wait till the end before making snap judgements or trying to kill me. Have you heard of the Plotblade Antagonist?” 

“Huh? Oh, I never had one!”

-

She copied a gesture she’d seen earlier and launched herself with a pillar of utility fog, wincing against the jarring sensation in her legs. She’d have to try that again. 

Stabbing downward, she landed almost on top of the construct, wincing against 

-

“Huh. I’ll have to tell him. Thanks.” She walked to the normal-looking one again. 

-

His eyes narrowed. “Are my nemeses your allies?”

33 minutes ago, kajsa said:

The maid nodded, then led her downstairs to the others. 

Orchid was happy. 

12 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She snorted and threw the tub away.

"You're going to make yourself sick," she laughed.

-

He grinned.

Why?

-

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She rolled her eyes and focused on the metal pod.

Not sure. Could it be for protection of some sort? That wouldn't make much sense, though . . . do you know of any possible motives she could have for sectioning off her power like this? If that is what this is.

She thought for a moment.

Open another one.

Holt eventually snorted awake.

"Huh?"

Utility waited silently nearby.

“Eh.”

-

Because! It’s— it’s the rules!!

-

Spoiler

She cracked open the one she’d brought. It was a small wooden box. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“Eh.”

-

Because! It’s— it’s the rules!!

-

  Hide contents

She cracked open the one she’d brought. It was a small wooden box. 

She rolled her eyes and looked for more food.

-

Okay . . . what's your name?

-

Spoiler

Tam stared at it, a little confused.

You said the last one seemed like it had some of her power? What about this one?

 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

“Huh? Oh, I never had one!”

-

She copied a gesture she’d seen earlier and launched herself with a pillar of utility fog, wincing against the jarring sensation in her legs. She’d have to try that again. 

Stabbing downward, she landed almost on top of the construct, wincing against 

-

“Huh. I’ll have to tell him. Thanks.” She walked to the normal-looking one again. 

-

His eyes narrowed. “Are my nemeses your allies?”

“I was speaking to her, actually.” 
The construct tried to sidestep, took the hit, then tumbled off its platform and to the ground. 
Which one’s the normal one? The one with no tattoos, or the Nullite one? 
“I don’t know whom your nemeses are. I would doubt it.” 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

32 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Holt eventually snorted awake.

"Huh?"

A maid explained and took him downstairs, where the others were already eating. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She rolled her eyes and looked for more food.

-

Okay . . . what's your name?

-

  Reveal hidden contents

Tam stared at it, a little confused.

You said the last one seemed like it had some of her power? What about this one?

 

There was a little more food. 

Aden yawned. 

-

He sighed. It’s… I’m Yasid.

Spoiler

“Well, I can’t touch it.”

6 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I was speaking to her, actually.” 
The construct tried to sidestep, took the hit, then tumbled off its platform and to the ground. 
Which one’s the normal one? The one with no tattoos, or the Nullite one? 
“I don’t know whom your nemeses are. I would doubt it.” 

“Thanks,” Keys mumbled. “Me too.”

Symbol jumped off without hesitation and stabbed through the construct again. 

Nullite

“Cool! Sounds good!”

1 minute ago, kajsa said:

A maid explained and took him downstairs, where the others were already eating. 

Orchid waved blithely.