The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

9 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . I have to go to bed now though. It's okay, though. Goodnight."

She kissed her head gently and went inactive.

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Shoe waved cheerfully back and left.

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. . . What?

“Night,” Haly said, despite it being morning. 

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Beosta snatched his hand. 

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He buried his face in his hands. 

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

He did, determining they were about how he remembered. “So we want a plot? Are you two doing something with Bat and Tam, or would you want me - well, Rebus - to induce some more urgency?” 

“From what I’ve seen of Cricket, I have the tools to stop him in his tracks. And I have practiced fighting him - so have you, actually. I don’t know what his Plotblades are actually capable of, but mine should match them.” 

“You picked all the yous and tried them. Introspection and all. The Dreamsmith is more dead than usual at the moment, but you can chirp and wait.” Meat clapped his hands from beneath the piano, and the vision began to melt. 
The soul was possessing the castle itself. He felt flashes of its birth, its brief time alive, and the great wave that killed it. 
Heir hugged Haly as well, not sure what to say. 

“More urgency woukd be amazing,” Haly said. “Bat would definitely appreciate that. Though we need to find a way to broach the topic of Protagonist. I feel more comfortable weighing in on its fate, since the Thread has been mostly abandoned by the old players.”

”Ah. So at present, no further study is required.”

“…chirp? Okay…”

Nemesis set a fire around the castle. 

Haly hugged back. “Thanks.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

“Night,” Haly said, despite it being morning. 

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Beosta snatched his hand. 

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He buried his face in his hands. 

“More urgency woukd be amazing,” Haly said. “Bat would definitely appreciate that. Though we need to find a way to broach the topic of Protagonist. I feel more comfortable weighing in on its fate, since the Thread has been mostly abandoned by the old players.”

"Morning," she said with a smile.

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He squeezed her.

So . . . bus? Train? Let's see what we can find.

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A worried look crossed her face, and she squeezed him in a hug.

Bat? What's wrong?

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"I agree, actually."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

20 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Morning," she said with a smile.

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He squeezed her.

So . . . bus? Train? Let's see what we can find.

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A worried look crossed her face, and she squeezed him in a hug.

Bat? What's wrong?

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"I agree, actually."

"It feels like afternoon," Haly mumbled, pulling the blanket up over her head. 

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"Yeah." 

They came across train tracks. 

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He stiffened. 

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"Why, thanks." 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

"It feels like afternoon," Haly mumbled, pulling the blanket up over her head. 

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"Yeah." 

They came across train tracks. 

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He stiffened. 

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"Why, thanks." 

"Actually, it kinda does."

She peeled the blanket back a little.

". . . You okay?"

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This works.

He looked for a station.

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Well, now she was really worried.

. . . Bat?

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She nodded.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Actually, it kinda does."

She peeled the blanket back a little.

". . . You okay?"

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This works.

He looked for a station.

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Well, now she was really worried.

. . . Bat?

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She nodded.

Haly groaned in complaint and pulled the blanket back. 

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Beosta tugged him to follow the tracks, since there was no station in sight yet. 

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"We're wasting all this time," he mumbled. "We should be doing something. But... but that would be counterproductive since Rebus isn't our enemy yet." He growled, tearing his hands through his hair. "I hate this. None of this makes any sense!" 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Haly groaned in complaint and pulled the blanket back. 

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Beosta tugged him to follow the tracks, since there was no station in sight yet. 

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"We're wasting all this time," he mumbled. "We should be doing something. But... but that would be counterproductive since Rebus isn't our enemy yet." He growled, tearing his hands through his hair. "I hate this. None of this makes any sense!" 

"Halyyyyyyyy."

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He happily followed.

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She let go of him.

I mean . . . it wouldn't be counterproductive . . . he technically is- or at least once version of him is.

She sighed.

I'm sorry. We can get back on track now.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

10 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Halyyyyyyyy."

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He happily followed.

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She let go of him.

I mean . . . it wouldn't be counterproductive . . . he technically is- or at least once version of him is.

She sighed.

I'm sorry. We can get back on track now.

She mumbled something and stayed under the blanket. 

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It was sunny. 

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"Has Nameless been around at all?" 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

She mumbled something and stayed under the blanket. 

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It was sunny. 

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"Has Nameless been around at all?" 

"What?"

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There was a single cloud. It looked depressed. Shoe watched it.

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. . . No. It's been . . . weeks.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

20 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"I'll take care of the venue. Would you mind cooking up some invitations?" 

"Absolutely! We'll want them to be the sort to magically transport invitees to the venue, right? I'll want to know where the venue is to calibrate that." Sequence produced a notebook from the leather bag she keeps at her side, and began writing in it quickly. "Who do you want to invite? Everybody on the thread would be customary of course, but..." Sequence's expression fell a bit. "... I'd certainly understand if there were an individual or two you wished to exclude."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I've got something for them that I think will be pretty interesting . . . so something else, probably. Hmm."

She thought for a moment- or until her next post.

“Great! I’ll probably pull in an established character.” 

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“More urgency woukd be amazing,” Haly said. “Bat would definitely appreciate that. Though we need to find a way to broach the topic of Protagonist. I feel more comfortable weighing in on its fate, since the Thread has been mostly abandoned by the old players.”

”Ah. So at present, no further study is required.”

“…chirp? Okay…”

Nemesis set a fire around the castle. 

Haly hugged back. “Thanks.”

“I’d agree - the three of us seem to represent much of the Thread at the moment. Which is somewhat a problem, actually. I’d hate for us to be the group who let the Thread die. Which of Tam and Bat (or others) should be the Protagonist, though, is unclear. Though we don’t need to decide yet, because of how story arcs work. As for Antagonist, I don’t feel great about pulling the rug out from under NameIess and simply giving it to Rebus, merely because I’m still active and he isn’t. And anyway, we may want to wait till after 4000 to do things, unless we don’t.” 
“That depends. I do not, at the moment, threaten the Thread, so the Ennullers likely will avoid involvement, but preparation is always useful. It’s simply a matter of priorities, since I know there’s some secret plan, and it may come into effect very soon. Because of how plots work, I need to put my own plans into action.” 

“Your patron of sorts can help you understand.” Meat noted, the vision dissolving further to reveal the Dreamsmith’s waiting area, where Cricket was. @NameIess @TwinStorm

The castle’s eyebrows became angrier, but it could do little to defend itself. 

29 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"We're wasting all this time," he mumbled. "We should be doing something. But... but that would be counterproductive since Rebus isn't our enemy yet." He growled, tearing his hands through his hair. "I hate this. None of this makes any sense!" 

16 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She let go of him.

I mean . . . it wouldn't be counterproductive . . . he technically is- or at least once version of him is.

She sighed.

I'm sorry. We can get back on track now.

Rebus was happy with both reactions, and his Plotblade glowed from wherever it was when it wasn’t. They could be left to their own devices for now, but it wouldn’t be long before his plan would fully come into action… 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus was happy with both reactions, and his Plotblade glowed from wherever it was when it wasn’t. They could be left to their own devices for now, but it wouldn’t be long before his plan would fully come into action… 

hmph

4 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Great! I’ll probably pull in an established character.” 

3 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"Alright. Who were you thinking?"

4 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I’d agree - the three of us seem to represent much of the Thread at the moment. Which is somewhat a problem, actually. I’d hate for us to be the group who let the Thread die. Which of Tam and Bat (or others) should be the Protagonist, though, is unclear. Though we don’t need to decide yet, because of how story arcs work. As for Antagonist, I don’t feel great about pulling the rug out from under NameIess and simply giving it to Rebus, merely because I’m still active and he isn’t. And anyway, we may want to wait till after 4000 to do things, unless we don’t.” 

*sigh*

I'm sure they'll come back

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"What?"

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There was a single cloud. It looked depressed. Shoe watched it.

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. . . No. It's been . . . weeks.

"Go away," she mumbled a little louder.

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It started raining very hard on one singular person.

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Bat brightened. "Then... if Nameless is gone, maybe nobody needs to claim Antagonist after all! We can just... I don't know... lock it up or something. Right?" 

1 hour ago, Sequence said:

"Absolutely! We'll want them to be the sort to magically transport invitees to the venue, right? I'll want to know where the venue is to calibrate that." Sequence produced a notebook from the leather bag she keeps at her side, and began writing in it quickly. "Who do you want to invite? Everybody on the thread would be customary of course, but..." Sequence's expression fell a bit. "... I'd certainly understand if there were an individual or two you wished to exclude."

"Everybody is fine. It's their achievement too."

50 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Great! I’ll probably pull in an established character.” 

“I’d agree - the three of us seem to represent much of the Thread at the moment. Which is somewhat a problem, actually. I’d hate for us to be the group who let the Thread die. Which of Tam and Bat (or others) should be the Protagonist, though, is unclear. Though we don’t need to decide yet, because of how story arcs work. As for Antagonist, I don’t feel great about pulling the rug out from under NameIess and simply giving it to Rebus, merely because I’m still active and he isn’t. And anyway, we may want to wait till after 4000 to do things, unless we don’t.” 
“That depends. I do not, at the moment, threaten the Thread, so the Ennullers likely will avoid involvement, but preparation is always useful. It’s simply a matter of priorities, since I know there’s some secret plan, and it may come into effect very soon. Because of how plots work, I need to put my own plans into action.” 

“Your patron of sorts can help you understand.” Meat noted, the vision dissolving further to reveal the Dreamsmith’s waiting area, where Cricket was. @NameIess @TwinStorm

The castle’s eyebrows became angrier, but it could do little to defend itself. 

Rebus was happy with both reactions, and his Plotblade glowed from wherever it was when it wasn’t. They could be left to their own devices for now, but it wouldn’t be long before his plan would fully come into action… 

"It is a problem," Haly mumbled, tapping a pen against her mouth. "And I agree--- we'll have to wait. Which begs the question of what to do in the meantime. I have things with Symbol we could do--- though of course it'll require writing up some stuff, and due to my latent laziness, that might have to wait until evening after my writing hour. Or I suppose I could write up some things during that hour. Honestly, right now we need to kill time." She paused. "And recruit, actually. Recruiting is a good idea. We'll need more of a core group to be truly passionate about the Thread, beyond three people. I'll speak to two of my friends who, if not writers, are on par to become good ones. If we could manage to get them invested... and perhaps attract fringe roleplayers less interested in the meta... Sharders like Hawks, SpiritOfWrath, Echo, and even Sequence. Personally, I'd love to see more GMs around. I run over half of the active storylines, and drive nearly all of them. I worry what will happen when I inevitably leave if we can't attract more GMs. Cookie had promise in that area."

"Agreed. I have what I need for now, though I'll probably have to come back to my Author's ghost works later."

Rose could have hugged Cricket, but didn't want to in front of the Dreamsmith. @TwinStorm

And Nemesis took his soul just as he had the dragon's. Now on to some real prey. After he made some enemies, of course. 

[Through the living jeff he/him(straight)]

A mailbox wanders by in the background.

[THE SEER OF ALL genderfluid]

A Roomba tailed said mailbox

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"Go away," she mumbled a little louder.

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It started raining very hard on one singular person.

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Bat brightened. "Then... if Nameless is gone, maybe nobody needs to claim Antagonist after all! We can just... I don't know... lock it up or something. Right?" 

"Aw, why?"

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The singular person started crying.

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Well . . . we would need to find it, in that case. But until he comes back we could either work on getting Protagonist . . . ? she said sheepishly.

O-or do something else. Whatever you want to do . . .

5 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"It is a problem," Haly mumbled, tapping a pen against her mouth. "And I agree--- we'll have to wait. Which begs the question of what to do in the meantime. I have things with Symbol we could do--- though of course it'll require writing up some stuff, and due to my latent laziness, that might have to wait until evening after my writing hour. Or I suppose I could write up some things during that hour. Honestly, right now we need to kill time." She paused. "And recruit, actually. Recruiting is a good idea. We'll need more of a core group to be truly passionate about the Thread, beyond three people. I'll speak to two of my friends who, if not writers, are on par to become good ones. If we could manage to get them invested... and perhaps attract fringe roleplayers less interested in the meta... Sharders like Hawks, SpiritOfWrath, Echo, and even Sequence. Personally, I'd love to see more GMs around. I run over half of the active storylines, and drive nearly all of them. I worry what will happen when I inevitably leave if we can't attract more GMs. Cookie had promise in that area."

". . . Dang, that's true. I could never do all that, honestly."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 hours ago, DAVEY said:

A mailbox wanders by in the background.

3 hours ago, THE DEMON said:

A Roomba tailed said mailbox

A bug landed on the mailbox. 

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Aw, why?"

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The singular person started crying.

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Well . . . we would need to find it, in that case. But until he comes back we could either work on getting Protagonist . . . ? she said sheepishly.

O-or do something else. Whatever you want to do . . .

". . . Dang, that's true. I could never do all that, honestly."

"I dunno."

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Beosta felt sorry for the singular person.

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"Protagonist," he said immediately. "Or find Antagonist. We should try and find Antagonist."

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Haly brightened. "I should start teaching you and make you GM more! ---For the good of the Thread, of course. Make it more stable and spread out and whatnot." 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"I dunno."

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Beosta felt sorry for the singular person.

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"Protagonist," he said immediately. "Or find Antagonist. We should try and find Antagonist."

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Haly brightened. "I should start teaching you and make you GM more! ---For the good of the Thread, of course. Make it more stable and spread out and whatnot." 

"Oh. Well . . . okay."

She stood and walked down to the next row of seats to give Haly some space.

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Shoe had no idea what was happening.

So, uh . . . station, right.

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Well, the Dreamsmith has to forge the weapons, if I remember correctly . . . and you'd have to prove yourself to be the best antagonist, so . . .

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"I wouldn't mind," Glass admitted with a grin.

@Bird Furious yes I did you scud

Edited April 17, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[THE SEER OF ALL genderfluid]

11 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

A bug landed on the mailbox. 

"I dunno."

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Beosta felt sorry for the singular person.

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"Protagonist," he said immediately. "Or find Antagonist. We should try and find Antagonist."

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Haly brightened. "I should start teaching you and make you GM more! ---For the good of the Thread, of course. Make it more stable and spread out and whatnot." 

“AHHH, BUG” the mailbox screamed

the room a sucked up the bug

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

12 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Oh. Well . . . okay."

She stood and walked down to the next row of seats to give Haly some space.

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Shoe had no idea what was happening.

So, uh . . . station, right.

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Well, the Dreamsmith has to forge the weapons, if I remember correctly . . . and you'd have to prove yourself to be the best antagonist, so . . .

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"I wouldn't mind," Glass admitted with a grin.

@Bird Furious yes I did you scud

@Bird Furious 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

@Bird Furious 

sry gimme 30

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

sry gimme 30

All good

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

@Bird Furious 

"No, wait. Come back..."

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There was a station. It was a small station. 

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He frowned. Don't Plotblades just... exist?

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"Woudn't mind what now?" 

[THE SEER OF ALL genderfluid]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"No, wait. Come back..."

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There was a station. It was a small station. 

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He frowned. Don't Plotblades just... exist?

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"Woudn't mind what now?" 

In that station a roomba and mailbox were waiting for a train

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

"No, wait. Come back..."

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There was a station. It was a small station. 

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He frowned. Don't Plotblades just... exist?

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"Woudn't mind what now?" 

She very quickly came back.

"Yes? Are you okay? Do you need anything??"

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Shoe walked in.

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. . . Kinda. Most of them do. But there are a couple big ones -like Antagonist or Protagonist- that can't just be found or created, y'know?

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"Being more involved in creating plots . . ."

Just now, THE DEMON said:

In that station a roomba and mailbox were waiting for a train

He looked at them curiously.

[THE SEER OF ALL genderfluid]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She very quickly came back.

"Yes? Are you okay? Do you need anything??"

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Shoe walked in.

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. . . Kinda. Most of them do. But there are a couple big ones -like Antagonist or Protagonist- that can't just be found or created, y'know?

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"Being more involved in creating plots . . ."

He looked at them curiously.

The roomba whirred and the mailbox flicked its flag up and down as if waving