The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He was asleep within minutes.

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She squeezed his and turned her head to smile at him.

She didn't fall asleep for a while, listening for noises. 

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He blushed, then grinned at her. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She didn't fall asleep for a while, listening for noises. 

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He blushed, then grinned at her. 

A spider skittered somewhere.

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I love you, she said softly.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

A spider skittered somewhere.

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I love you, she said softly.

She fell asleep. 

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He scooted a little closer. I love you too, Tam.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

26 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She fell asleep. 

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He scooted a little closer. I love you too, Tam.

So did the spider.

How nice.

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She smiled and leaned her head against him.

This is nice.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

22 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

So did the spider.

How nice.

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She smiled and leaned her head against him.

This is nice.

Indeed. 

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He smiled too. It is. It's wonderful. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Hehe."

because I feel small and weak and helpless

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He chuckled and laid in the bed.

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She smiled and laid back on the sand, motioning for him to do the same.

Why do we always end up sleeping on beaches?

"Heheh. Hi."

"Who are you, again?"

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

She shrugged. "Just talk. You haven't had much to do lately."

Me too

She searched hers for traps and got under the covers. 

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He did. "I dunno. But it's nice." 

"Yeah. The Dreamsmith seems inactive. Speaking of which, where's Rose?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Who are you, again?"

"Yeah. The Dreamsmith seems inactive. Speaking of which, where's Rose?"

"Oh, Rose? She's in a vision. And... I hesitate to eject her," she sighed. "But... hmm. Maybe if you convince me."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

22 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Indeed. 

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He smiled too. It is. It's wonderful. 

Shoe woke up the next morning, having slept quite well.

Morning, he muttered quietly with his eyes closed, unsure if Beosta was awake.

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She nodded.

I . . . I like not having to worry about a million different things at once. Or running for our lives . . . it's nice to have a bit of a break.

11 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Who are you, again?"

"Do you want to know?"

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

"Oh, Rose? She's in a vision. And... I hesitate to eject her," she sighed. "But... hmm. Maybe if you convince me."

"I say we give it a few more days, personally. I'm sure Heir will come back. Alternately you could make an identical copy of her and merge the two back together when the original comes out of the vision, if you're feeling morally ambiguous."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

On 4/9/2025 at 8:48 AM, Bird Furious said:

“Of course.” Symbol smiled thoughtfully at the landscape. 

The dog grabbed a pastry in his mouth, then carried it to the construct, wagging so hard he looked in danger of falling over. 

Rose decided to run that way. 

Nemesis chanted some words in a garbled-sounding language and reached into the dragon with deep scarlet fire. He used it to extract something small and glowing blue. The dragon fell over, basically dead. 

Rebus’s face became grim. “I just spent four days in limbo. The weak point here isn’t going to be the moon.” 
The construct knelt down and patted it again, then tore the pastry in half, and offered part of it to the dog. The baker surreptitiously made sure that everything in the pastry could be eaten by canines. 
Rose found she could run with little fatigue, probably outpacing an ordinary person. She also remembered that there was supposed to be a dragon around. 
The dragon was basically dead anyway, but some of its flesh floated over to the tap shoes, reconstructing Meat’s body. 

10 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I say we give it a few more days, personally. I'm sure Heir will come back. Alternately you could make an identical copy of her and merge the two back together when the original comes out of the vision, if you're feeling morally ambiguous."

Heir was directly behind her when she said that. “By the way, I’m back.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Heir was directly behind her when she said that. “By the way, I’m back.” 

"Sweet!" :D

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Sweet!" :D

“I suppose you would have been more startled if I hadn’t already told you I was back.” Heir shrugged, looking around and trying to determine what was going on from only one post. “Anyway, have I missed anything important?” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I suppose you would have been more startled if I hadn’t already told you I was back.” Heir shrugged, looking around and trying to determine what was going on from only one post. “Anyway, have I missed anything important?” 

". . . Nothing that you need to know about, I suppose. Nameless hasn't come, back so Cricket's out . . . and is actually right here where Haly and I were talking right before you arrived."

@TwinStorm

Edited April 14, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

20 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Shoe woke up the next morning, having slept quite well.

Morning, he muttered quietly with his eyes closed, unsure if Beosta was awake.

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She nodded.

I . . . I like not having to worry about a million different things at once. Or running for our lives . . . it's nice to have a bit of a break.

"Do you want to know?"

"I say we give it a few more days, personally. I'm sure Heir will come back. Alternately you could make an identical copy of her and merge the two back together when the original comes out of the vision, if you're feeling morally ambiguous."

 

9 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus’s face became grim. “I just spent four days in limbo. The weak point here isn’t going to be the moon.” 
The construct knelt down and patted it again, then tore the pastry in half, and offered part of it to the dog. The baker surreptitiously made sure that everything in the pastry could be eaten by canines. 
Rose found she could run with little fatigue, probably outpacing an ordinary person. She also remembered that there was supposed to be a dragon around. 
The dragon was basically dead anyway, but some of its flesh floated over to the tap shoes, reconstructing Meat’s body. 

Heir was directly behind her when she said that. “By the way, I’m back.” 

Symbol shivered. "That was... not enjoyable for me." Something flickered in the back of her head, and she frowned. That was a new sensation. She ignored it. It couldn't mean anything important... She frowned. "I'm sorry, what were we doing? I seem to have distracted myself."

The dog gobbled it happily and licked his hand. 

She grinned and continued running, watching for signs of the dragon. 

Nemesis grinned and clicked the teleporter again to go back to Keys. But she wasn't there anymore. Which miffed him. 

"HIII! WE MISSED YOU! DO YOU WANT ANY FOOD???"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . Nothing that you need to know about, I suppose. Nameless hasn't come, back so Cricket's out . . . and is actually right here where Haly and I were talking right before you arrived."

@TwinStorm

Heir nodded. “Thank you. I wonder how NameIess is doing - he’s been active, but hasn’t posted, so he’s probably just busy. Hello, Cricket. I’m Dragonheir, Author of Kion, Rebus, Template, Meat the Minstrel, and many others.” Heir put out his hand to shake. @TwinStorm 

Just now, Bird Furious said:

 

Symbol shivered. "That was... not enjoyable for me." Something flickered in the back of her head, and she frowned. That was a new sensation. She ignored it. It couldn't mean anything important... She frowned. "I'm sorry, what were we doing? I seem to have distracted myself."

The dog gobbled it happily and licked his hand. 

She grinned and continued running, watching for signs of the dragon. 

Nemesis grinned and clicked the teleporter again to go back to Keys. But she wasn't there anymore. Which miffed him. 

"HIII! WE MISSED YOU! DO YOU WANT ANY FOOD???"

“I’d agree - I need to up my game.” Rebus and Symbol were slowly drifting away from Rebus’s moon in a futuristic elevator pod, planning to acquire something once they got outside the teleportation shielding. 
The construct realized it didn’t have a mouth, and offered the other half to the dog as well. “Have a nice day!” called the baker. 
It’d been seen stealing sheep and cows, then fleeing to the mountain, so it was probably up there somewhere. In fact, she could hear an echoing screech a little ways up. 
Rebus was probably still around, but he wasn’t right where Nemesis had left him. 
Heir nodded. “Hi! I missed you guys too, honestly. Sure, I’ll take something - cinnamon rolls, perhaps? I can Authority yesterday’s campfire into existence, so we can cook them.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

25 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

 

Symbol shivered. "That was... not enjoyable for me." Something flickered in the back of her head, and she frowned. That was a new sensation. She ignored it. It couldn't mean anything important... She frowned. "I'm sorry, what were we doing? I seem to have distracted myself."

The dog gobbled it happily and licked his hand. 

She grinned and continued running, watching for signs of the dragon. 

Nemesis grinned and clicked the teleporter again to go back to Keys. But she wasn't there anymore. Which miffed him. 

"HIII! WE MISSED YOU! DO YOU WANT ANY FOOD???"

(you should respond to my thing btw )

 

12 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Heir nodded. “Thank you. I wonder how NameIess is doing - he’s been active, but hasn’t posted, so he’s probably just busy. Hello, Cricket. I’m Dragonheir, Author of Kion, Rebus, Template, Meat the Minstrel, and many others.” Heir put out his hand to shake. @TwinStorm 

"Yeah, I saw that."

*sigh*

"I'm sure we'll get there eventually . . ."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Heir nodded. “Thank you. I wonder how NameIess is doing - he’s been active, but hasn’t posted, so he’s probably just busy. Hello, Cricket. I’m Dragonheir, Author of Kion, Rebus, Template, Meat the Minstrel, and many others.” Heir put out his hand to shake. @TwinStorm 

“I’d agree - I need to up my game.” Rebus and Symbol were slowly drifting away from Rebus’s moon in a futuristic elevator pod, planning to acquire something once they got outside the teleportation shielding. 
The construct realized it didn’t have a mouth, and offered the other half to the dog as well. “Have a nice day!” called the baker. 
It’d been seen stealing sheep and cows, then fleeing to the mountain, so it was probably up there somewhere. In fact, she could hear an echoing screech a little ways up. 
Rebus was probably still around, but he wasn’t right where Nemesis had left him. 
Heir nodded. “Hi! I missed you guys too, honestly. Sure, I’ll take something - cinnamon rolls, perhaps? I can Authority yesterday’s campfire into existence, so we can cook them.” 

Haly took his hand instead and shook it vigorously. "Nice to meet you! Well, I mean, you know. Want some almonds? If you suck on them long enough, the skin comes off!" 

Symbol was grateful for the reminder. "You know, if we wanted to really elevate our Author's interest, I can think of a couple experiments we could try." She raised an eyebrow slightly. 

The dog happily ate this as well  

She headed that way. 

Nemesis went over. "Where's Keys?" She had, in fact, been taken to the forest with the bird people. 

"Authority!" Haly clapped her hands. "I love that! Perfect term!!" 

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Shoe woke up the next morning, having slept quite well.

Morning, he muttered quietly with his eyes closed, unsure if Beosta was awake.

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She nodded.

I . . . I like not having to worry about a million different things at once. Or running for our lives . . . it's nice to have a bit of a break.

"Do you want to know?"

"I say we give it a few more days, personally. I'm sure Heir will come back. Alternately you could make an identical copy of her and merge the two back together when the original comes out of the vision, if you're feeling morally ambiguous."

She wasn't. 

The door cracked open, and the woman peeked in. "I brought breakfast?" 

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He nodded too, then hugged her. 

Edited April 14, 2025 by Bird Furious

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"Authority!" Haly clapped her hands. "I love that! Perfect term!!" 

"I honestly thought that was just a typo for Authorize . . . also, almonds?"

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She wasn't. 

The door cracked open, and the woman peeked in. "I brought breakfast?" 

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He nodded too, then hugged her. 

Shoe blinked awake and rolled out of bed, then stood and walked over to the door, waving.

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She smiled softly and hugged him back.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I honestly thought that was just a typo for Authorize . . . also, almonds?"

Shoe blinked awake and rolled out of bed, then stood and walked over to the door, waving.

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She smiled softly and hugged him back.

She handed her some almonds. "There!" 

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She brought in a tray and set it down on the coffee table. It was heaped high with eggs, waffles, toast, jam, butter, crepes, and way more than two people could eat. She beamed hopefully and bowed a little. 

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He happily fell asleep. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

She handed her some almonds. "There!" 

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She brought in a tray and set it down on the coffee table. It was heaped high with eggs, waffles, toast, jam, butter, crepes, and way more than two people could eat. She beamed hopefully and bowed a little. 

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He happily fell asleep. 

She became corporeal and smiled, accepting and eating them.

"Mm, thanks."

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Shoe's eyes went wide.

Oh, um . . .

He got out his pad and pencil. It'd been a while since he'd had to use them, honestly.

How much is all this? he wrote.

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Tam smiled and kissed him gently on the cheek, then stared up at the stars for a while before drifting off with her head on his chest.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She became corporeal and smiled, accepting and eating them.

"Mm, thanks."

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Shoe's eyes went wide.

Oh, um . . .

He got out his pad and pencil. It'd been a while since he'd had to use them, honestly.

How much is all this? he wrote.

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Tam smiled and kissed him gently on the cheek, then stared up at the stars for a while before drifting off with her head on his chest.

Haly immediately hugged her. "Hah! Got you!" 

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"Oh! No charge." She bowed again. "Thank you for staying with us." 

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They were adorable. A random fluffy blanket floated down on top of them. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Haly immediately hugged her. "Hah! Got you!" 

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"Oh! No charge." She bowed again. "Thank you for staying with us." 

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They were adorable. A random fluffy blanket floated down on top of them. 

"EEP!"

. . .

"Scud you."

Glass hugged her happily back.

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He blinked.

Really? he wrote. That's generous of you.

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Indeed. So cute. 

Anyway, eventually the sun rose- yay!

 

be back in 30

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"EEP!"

. . .

"Scud you."

Glass hugged her happily back.

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He blinked.

Really? he wrote. That's generous of you.

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Indeed. So cute. 

Anyway, eventually the sun rose- yay!

 

be back in 30

Haly was glad she was happy. 

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The girl beamed. “Please, just enjoy it!”

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Bat stayed asleep stubbornly. He didn’t want to wake up and have to let go of Tam. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

21 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Haly was glad she was happy. 

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The girl beamed. “Please, just enjoy it!”

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Bat stayed asleep stubbornly. He didn’t want to wake up and have to let go of Tam. 

Glass hoped Haly was happy.

She didn't look like herself, at the moment.

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. . . Thank you.

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Tam blinked groggily awake and smiled at him, thinking he looked very cute while he was asleep.

She snuggled into him and closed her eyes again, not wanting to get up until he did.

Edited April 14, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

28 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Glass hoped Haly was happy.

She didn't look like herself, at the moment.

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. . . Thank you.

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Tam blinked groggily awake and smiled at him, thinking he looked very cute while he was asleep.

She snuggled into him and closed her eyes again, not wanting to get up until he did.

Haly wasn’t sure if Glass meant herself or Haly. 

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She beamed again, bowed one more time, and left. 

Beosta woke up  

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Still mostly asleep, he hugged her tighter. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

9 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Haly wasn’t sure if Glass meant herself or Haly. 

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She beamed again, bowed one more time, and left. 

Beosta woke up  

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Still mostly asleep, he hugged her tighter. 

Glass meant herself. She was currently using the paper avatar, as she didn't like how she looked.

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Shoe was munching on some eggs.

Morning. How'd you sleep?

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She smiled tiredly and hugged him back.