The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

43 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

not particularly with Corysande tbh :PP

I can PM u tho

u don’t have to do anything with that but that’s fine :PP

ok

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

 

“That’s cool! It’s okay; I won’t steal it.”

She whirled, slapping the side of the spear with her blade to help push herself out of the way. She continued to pursue the second one. 

“Huh… how’d that happen?”

”Thanks!” He beamed and fiddled with it. “How does it work?”

hehe 

you should respond to my thing lol 

*squeeze*

good morning

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

hehe 

you should respond to my thing lol 

*squeeze*

good morning

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I did, didn't I?

13 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He hasn't yet

Her eyes went wide for a moment, a pang of sadness shooting through her chest. Then she snorted.

"Goodness, no- we- we never dated," she laughed.

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Ah, alright. Thanks.

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. . .You okay?

 

"Oh." He felt stupid for asking, and he felt some kind of heat on his ears. "That's good to know." 

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Yeah... no prob.

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She gritted her teeth. "Yeah. I'm good. So I guess we can assume it'll be the same thing for each item for each of it. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

?

I did, didn't I?

"Oh." He felt stupid for asking, and he felt some kind of heat on his ears. "That's good to know." 

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Yeah... no prob.

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She gritted her teeth. "Yeah. I'm good. So I guess we can assume it'll be the same thing for each item for each of it. 

 

*hug*

All good. Thanks

She wasn't looking at him, so . . .

Tears prickled at the the corners of her eyes.

"Yeah. Um . . . I'm just- I'll just be right back."

She went to go find a place she could lay down for a minute.

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Mhm. Are you very new to this?

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Seems safe to. I wonder . . .

She grabbed the box and touched it to the circlet Bat was holding.

 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

6 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“That’s cool! It’s okay; I won’t steal it.”

She whirled, slapping the side of the spear with her blade to help push herself out of the way. She continued to pursue the second one. 

“Huh… how’d that happen?”

”Thanks!” He beamed and fiddled with it. “How does it work?”

“That’s good…” 

The second continued to flee while the first harried her with telescoping spears or solid waves of utility fog. Rebus imprisoned a construct in a sphere of utility fog, then caught up to it while it was blasting its way out. 
“I don’t know when it started; I hadn’t been around Nullite devices for a while.” 
“It utilizes omnion conduction fields to invoke forceful translocality, compensating for the shunting with expansion of telekinetic membranes, ignoring relativity through ansible tachyons to transmit quala structure to a specialized retriever which can itself be translocated into place with relevant dimensional coordinates, using antimatter to power the translocal shift,  a jargon coordinator to account for complications and momentum cancellation, with metaphysical enabling of destinations, nanoscale machinery, predictive selection, and proprietary techniques.” Rebus grinned at Nemesis’s presumably stunned look. “If you want to know how it is operated, simply hit the button to go where you want, as long as there’s another node. It has a verbal interface if there are complications.” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

10 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*hug*

All good. Thanks

She wasn't looking at him, so . . .

Tears prickled at the the corners of her eyes.

"Yeah. Um . . . I'm just- I'll just be right back."

She went to go find a place she could lay down for a minute.

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Mhm. Are you very new to this?

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Seems safe to. I wonder . . .

She grabbed the box and touched it to the circlet Bat was holding.

 

"Wait--- Irie, wait!" He followed her. 

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......yeah.

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Nothing happened. They interacted like normal items. 

 

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“That’s good…” 

The second continued to flee while the first harried her with telescoping spears or solid waves of utility fog. Rebus imprisoned a construct in a sphere of utility fog, then caught up to it while it was blasting its way out. 
“I don’t know when it started; I hadn’t been around Nullite devices for a while.” 
“It utilizes omnion conduction fields to invoke forceful translocality, compensating for the shunting with expansion of telekinetic membranes, ignoring relativity through ansible tachyons to transmit quala structure to a specialized retriever which can itself be translocated into place with relevant dimensional coordinates, using antimatter to power the translocal shift,  a jargon coordinator to account for complications and momentum cancellation, with metaphysical enabling of destinations, nanoscale machinery, predictive selection, and proprietary techniques.” Rebus grinned at Nemesis’s presumably stunned look. “If you want to know how it is operated, simply hit the button to go where you want, as long as there’s another node. It has a verbal interface if there are complications.” 

"Yeah!"

Symbol ducked behind a pillar and waited for a wave to pass, then dropped to a lower level and chased the first instead. 

"Was it after you left, or..."

It wasn't stunned--- just confused in a stupid and kind of adorable way. "Oh. Cool, thanks."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

7 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"Wait--- Irie, wait!" He followed her. 

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......yeah.

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Nothing happened. They interacted like normal items. 

She sighed inwardly.

". . . Yeah?"

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He chuckled. Thought so. How long have you been doing this?

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Spoiler

Hmm . . . maybe there's something stored in them? Other than the power?

 

Edited April 4, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

14 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed inwardly.

". . . Yeah?"

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He chuckled. Thought so. How long have you been doing this?

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Hmm . . . maybe there's something stored in them? Other than the power?

 

“What’s wrong?” 

Why do you keep running away? You have no idea how frustrating this is. 

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Ah… first time. But I’ve been training for three months!

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“Maybe. I spun it, but you could look.”

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“What’s wrong?” 

Why do you keep running away? You have no idea how frustrating this is. 

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Ah… first time. But I’ve been training for three months!

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“Maybe. I spun it, but you could look.”

 

She shook her head.

"Nothing. I'm just tired."

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You're doing a good job, he complimented.

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Spoiler

I mean . . . well, stored in these objects. Not just the pods.

She came over and inspected the console anyway.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She shook her head.

"Nothing. I'm just tired."

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You're doing a good job, he complimented.

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I mean . . . well, stored in these objects. Not just the pods.

She came over and inspected the console anyway.

 

He huffed. “Fine. You’re welcome to shut me out, I guess.” 

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He brightened. Really? Thanks!

Shoeeeeee :3 

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DANGIT I MEANT *I doubt it

”No, wait— I meant with the items.”

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

He huffed. “Fine. You’re welcome to shut me out, I guess.” 

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He brightened. Really? Thanks!

Shoeeeeee :3 

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DANGIT I MEANT *I doubt it

”No, wait— I meant with the items.”

 

She glared at her feet.

"Please don't," she said quietly.

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Yeah. Why'd you kidnap us, anyway?

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Ah.

She chuckled and inspected the box.

How would we do that without Narration, though? I know you warned against it.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

20 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She glared at her feet.

"Please don't," she said quietly.

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Yeah. Why'd you kidnap us, anyway?

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Ah.

She chuckled and inspected the box.

How would we do that without Narration, though? I know you warned against it.

 

He gritted his teeth. 

“I’m doing my best,” he mumbled. “But apparently I’ll never be good enough, huh? Probably never was anyway.”

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Uh- I can’t tell you that…

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“I don’t know… concentrate, maybe.”

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He gritted his teeth. 

“I’m doing my best,” he mumbled. “But apparently I’ll never be good enough, huh? Probably never was anyway.”

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Uh- I can’t tell you that…

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“I don’t know… concentrate, maybe.”

 

Her expression became sad.

"That's not what I meant."

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. . . Why?

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Spoiler

Orange juice. Um- yeah.

She concentrated on the box.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Her expression became sad.

"That's not what I meant."

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. . . Why?

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Orange juice. Um- yeah.

She concentrated on the box.

 

"Look, I..." he started, meeting her eyes again. Then he faltered. 

"I just want you to be happy." 

And I'm making you sad. 

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Because--- because I can't tell you!
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Spoiler

She could feel something deeper beyond the power it shoved into her. An impression of a deep, underlying truth or reality that somehow brought to mind Ruia, Lady Bug, Beosta, her family, and Lytikyria herself. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"Look, I..." he started, meeting her eyes again. Then he faltered. 

"I just want you to be happy." 

And I'm making you sad. 

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Because--- because I can't tell you!
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She could feel something deeper beyond the power it shoved into her. An impression of a deep, underlying truth or reality that somehow brought to mind Ruia, Lady Bug, Beosta, her family, and Lytikyria herself. 

 

 

She smiled sadly.

"Thanks," she said quietly.

"That's kind of you. I'm sorry."

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Aren't we going to find out eventually?

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There's something else here . . . it's about the Thread. The truth of it.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

41 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She smiled sadly.

"Thanks," she said quietly.

"That's kind of you. I'm sorry."

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Aren't we going to find out eventually?

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There's something else here . . . it's about the Thread. The truth of it.

 

He shook his head and left in defeat. But there was nowhere to go, it felt like... 

He found himself in the billiard car several minutes later. It still felt like nowhere. 

He wanted her to throw sauce at him again. He wanted it so much it hurt. 

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Well, yeah, but not from me!

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She frowned. "The entire Thread?"

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He shook his head and left in defeat. But there was nowhere to go, it felt like... 

He found himself in the billiard car several minutes later. It still felt like nowhere. 

He wanted her to throw sauce at him again. He wanted it so much it hurt. 

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Well, yeah, but not from me!

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She frowned. "The entire Thread?"

 

She sat somewhere for a while, feeling incredibly lonely and selfish, before drifting off again in her seat.

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Why not you?

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Spoiler

Sort of. Mainly, it's focusing on your Author's characters.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sat somewhere for a while, feeling incredibly lonely and selfish, before drifting off again in her seat.

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Why not you?

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Sort of. Mainly, it's focusing on your Author's characters.

 

When she woke up, Aden was not nearby. 

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B-because I'm just a warrior....

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"All her characters?" She frowned. "Or just those with connections to Lytikyria?" 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

16 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

When she woke up, Aden was not nearby. 

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B-because I'm just a warrior....

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"All her characters?" She frowned. "Or just those with connections to Lytikyria?" 

 

She hadn't slept very long, so she stood to go find him.

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. . . So you can't tell me?

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Hmm. Fair point. The latter.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

39 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She hadn't slept very long, so she stood to go find him.

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. . . So you can't tell me?

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Hmm. Fair point. The latter.

 

Aden narrowed his eyes at the cue ball and struck it with the stick. 

Oh-

Apparently he wasn’t very good at pool. 

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I… I’m sorry…

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Spoiler

“My guess is that these items are connected to her in a deep, deep way. And thus to us.”

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

Aden narrowed his eyes at the cue ball and struck it with the stick. 

Oh-

Apparently he wasn’t very good at pool. 

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I… I’m sorry…

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“My guess is that these items are connected to her in a deep, deep way. And thus to us.”

 

Irie poked her head in.

". . . Hey."

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It's fine. I was just wondering.

He waited.

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Yeah . . . what relevance would they have, though?

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Irie poked her head in.

". . . Hey."

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It's fine. I was just wondering.

He waited.

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Yeah . . . what relevance would they have, though?

 

He jumped and another ball went awry. 

“Scuddit,” he muttered. “Hi.”

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They flew for a while before reaching a forest. The trees grew gradually bigger and bigger until they could be seen at cloud level, blocking out half the sky. A fire raged somewhere far below. 

The birds gently set the two humans on a flat, smoothed down platform of wood, far enough from any edges that they should be safe. The area would be perilous for them, though. Clearly they flew as much as walked, as evidenced by the steep slopes that feathered people slid down as if surfing, the tangled and uneven skinny walkways, and the lack of handrails anywhere. 

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“I’m guessing they’re merely important to Lytikyria… perhaps she’s endowed them with their power.”

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He jumped and another ball went awry. 

“Scuddit,” he muttered. “Hi.”

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They flew for a while before reaching a forest. The trees grew gradually bigger and bigger until they could be seen at cloud level, blocking out half the sky. A fire raged somewhere far below. 

The birds gently set the two humans on a flat, smoothed down platform of wood, far enough from any edges that they should be safe. The area would be perilous for them, though. Clearly they flew as much as walked, as evidenced by the steep slopes that feathered people slid down as if surfing, the tangled and uneven skinny walkways, and the lack of handrails anywhere. 

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“I’m guessing they’re merely important to Lytikyria… perhaps she’s endowed them with their power.”

 

She waved and walked over.

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Shoe ran over to Beosta and tried to wake her up (if she wasn't already awake).

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Spoiler

Also plausible. It makes sense for you and herself . . . we should check the others. Maybe they'll have similar energy spikes to the objects?

 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

5 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"Yeah!"

Symbol ducked behind a pillar and waited for a wave to pass, then dropped to a lower level and chased the first instead. 

"Was it after you left, or..."

It wasn't stunned--- just confused in a stupid and kind of adorable way. "Oh. Cool, thanks."

The first construct proceeded to run, bounding across what was indeed a trampoline. Evidently they shared a decision loop; Rebus had used the same tactics to once again corner one, leaving only three remaining. 

"I don't know. You probably don't want to pick me." 

Rebus found that amusing, though the man would be at best a lieutenant - they did not seem to be on the same level. "I have a potential list of targets for you - how do you acquire souls, and what can you do with them?" 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She waved and walked over.

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Shoe ran over to Beosta and tried to wake her up (if she wasn't already awake).

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Also plausible. It makes sense for you and herself . . . we should check the others. Maybe they'll have similar energy spikes to the objects?

 

He put the stick back. She didn’t need to know how bad he— 

She probably already did. Scud it. He shoved a chair in his way with a little more vehemence than was necessary. Scud you, scud her— scud everything! 
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“She’ll be out for—“ his bird began, having changed back into a human with tanned skin and dark brown feathers, but the black-feathered bird changed as well. 

“Don’t speak,” she said sharply, then stalked off down the branch. He squeaked and went quiet, moving to a sort of guard position to block them from the branch. 

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“You mean bring them here?”

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

The first construct proceeded to run, bounding across what was indeed a trampoline. Evidently they shared a decision loop; Rebus had used the same tactics to once again corner one, leaving only three remaining. 

"I don't know. You probably don't want to pick me." 

Rebus found that amusing, though the man would be at best a lieutenant - they did not seem to be on the same level. "I have a potential list of targets for you - how do you acquire souls, and what can you do with them?" 

Symbol had, by this point, made many mental notes of items to gather and areas in which to improve. The trampoline provided another item of interest. She stepped on timidly, recalling how the construct had behaved on it physics-wise, and took a couple seconds to acclimate. After that, though, she used it to bound after the construct very efficiently and stab down from above. 

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“Probably not.” Rose hesitated. “Do you know how Bat breaks things? What he does?”

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“It takes a ritual with fire. I collect them in these.” He lifted strings of glass beads off his chest. “I use them to power my teleportation, super strength, flight… though I’m experimenting with contracts to I can use their individual powers directly.” He pointed at Keys.