The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"I am afraid that is not an option. The Luxite is far to valuable."

The blows bounced of the coat, but the damage was inevitable. The beating it was taking was far too intense for it to be sustainable.

"Unfortunate - I need to find some if I'm ever going to get rid of my powers." 

Rebus did not particularly care, since his clone body was entirely untethered from his soul, and hence of no real value or risk to him. 

[Immortal Platypus]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

"Unfortunate - I need to find some if I'm ever going to get rid of my powers." 

Rebus did not particularly care, since his clone body was entirely untethered from his soul, and hence of no real value or risk to him. 

Perhaps he should have been a little more careful. Platypus was not something someone should underestimate. A Mordite blow pierced through the armor, and struck deep to the core. In the instant that the body of Rebus died, a Nullite blade Silenced any transmission. But the Connection that the clone had had to Rebus would be enough.

Platypus walked through the wall of the box, and picked up a small device. Interesting. It seems Nowhere was right about this. The box disappeared, as it had never truly been there.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

Perhaps he should have been a little more careful. Platypus was not something someone should underestimate. A Mordite blow pierced through the armor, and struck deep to the core. In the instant that the body of Rebus died, a Nullite blade Silenced any transmission. But the Connection that the clone had had to Rebus would be enough.

Platypus walked through the wall of the box, and picked up a small device. Interesting. It seems Nowhere was right about this. The box disappeared, as it had never truly been there.

Wait, doesn't Nullite cut magical signals (and prevent phasing, but that's irrelevant)? Even if a clone was connected, wouldn't it be closer to a limb; unhealable and maybe spreading with time, but not immediately lethal? If this is how this works, does Rebel (a rogue clone of Rebus) die too? If I killed Meat the Minstrel would Bacon die too? If I killed someone with Nullite while they were speaking telepathically with someone, would that kill or harm the second person? If this is how it's supposed to work, Rebus should simply be dead, but I have some questions (and the precautions I said he took were explicitly for this situation, though of course he hasn't actually tested them). 

[Immortal Platypus]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

Wait, doesn't Nullite cut magical signals (and prevent phasing, but that's irrelevant)?

Yes. Long story short, there was no actual Nullite box.

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Even if a clone was connected, wouldn't it be closer to a limb; unhealable and maybe spreading with time, but not immediately lethal?

No idea what you mean by this, but that clone is dead. He got Mordite to the core. Anything Connected to him isn't impacted by that though. Unless that was not the clone and I misunderstood you, in which case I'll retcon/edit it.

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If this is how this works, does Rebel (a rogue clone of Rebus) die too?

Nope. 

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If I killed Meat the Minstrel would Bacon die too?

No idea who that is  but it probably depends on how you kill him

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If I killed someone with Nullite while they were speaking telepathically with someone, would that kill or harm the second person?

The Nullite didn't kill him, the Mordite did. The Nullite was just preventing the clone from sending the message of how he died, because there was something special about it. It wouldn't harm anyone else.

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If this is how it's supposed to work, Rebus should simply be dead, but I have some questions (and the precautions I said he took were explicitly for this situation, though of course he hasn't actually tested them). 

The Connection I refer to is just a light trail. Platypus could sense Rebus controlling the clone, and he traced the connection (like you could do with a phone signal). It depends on what the precautions were if they'd be successful, but in general, precautions don't work well against the four primal substances.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

Yes. Long story short, there was no actual Nullite box.

No idea what you mean by this, but that clone is dead. He got Mordite to the core. Anything Connected to him isn't impacted by that though. Unless that was not the clone and I misunderstood you, in which case I'll retcon/edit it.

Nope. 

No idea who that is  but it probably depends on how you kill him

The Nullite didn't kill him, the Mordite did. The Nullite was just preventing the clone from sending the message of how he died, because there was something special about it. It wouldn't harm anyone else.

The Connection I refer to is just a light trail. Platypus could sense Rebus controlling the clone, and he traced the connection (like you could do with a phone signal). It depends on what the precautions were if they'd be successful, but in general, precautions don't work well against the four primal substances.

Hmm... I'm confused by why Platypus would do such a thing, but ok. 

Yes, the clone is certainly dead. Rebus himself, though, cannot be instakilled by killing a clone he specifically separated from his soul to avoid being instakilled. 

What I meant is that the reaction one person would have to being stabbed in, say, the hand with Mordite is similar to what a hive mind might experience from one body dying from it. Some sort of corruption effect, and certainly no healing from it, but they don't all drop dead because that body isn't the core (Rebus himself has a prime body that killing with Mordite would result in his death, but good luck getting to it). 

Meat the Minstrel is a fragment of Bacon's memories that were lost somehow. They ended up in the World of Dreams, fused with a fever dream (I was legitimately ill when I came up with the idea), and came back as a twisted version of him. 

Alright... He'd know the clone was dead, of course, but I can leave him ignorant of the method of death (though there's not much else that can instantaneously kill every nanomachine in his body simultaneously). 

The clone was an emulation of Rebus's personality, because he guessed he'd be cut off and thus unable to control it (he was watching through Thread Perception, but you could have cut that off too). The precaution was to simply leave his soul out of the clone, to prevent magical manipulation of the rest of him. 

Rebus teleported a new clone to the old clone's corpse (or more accurately, the teleporter on his belt). He wasn't sure Platypus was there anymore, but he spoke anyway."Well, Platypus, that was a rather rude way to treat a possible business partner. I'd been going to help you find the Plotblades, you know."

[Immortal Platypus]

7 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus teleported a new clone to the old clone's corpse (or more accurately, the teleporter on his belt). He wasn't sure Platypus was there anymore, but he spoke anyway."Well, Platypus, that was a rather rude way to treat a possible business partner. I'd been going to help you find the Plotblades, you know."

The clone got lost along the way. Somehow, it vanished, any connection severed. Rebus did get the impression, however, that what had happened was not natural, nor could it be explained by such a simple thing as Narration.

8 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

The clone was an emulation of Rebus's personality, because he guessed he'd be cut off and thus unable to control it (he was watching through Thread Perception, but you could have cut that off too). The precaution was to simply leave his soul out of the clone, to prevent magical manipulation of the rest of him. 

Well, if it was an actual Nullite box, there would be little that thread Perception could do for him. But yes, leaving the soul out would prevent tampering with his soul.

8 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Hmm... I'm confused by why Platypus would do such a thing, but ok. 

I'd hope so. You'll find out.

9 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

What I meant is that the reaction one person would have to being stabbed in, say, the hand with Mordite is similar to what a hive mind might experience from one body dying from it. Some sort of corruption effect, and certainly no healing from it, but they don't all drop dead because that body isn't the core (Rebus himself has a prime body that killing with Mordite would result in his death, but good luck getting to it). 

yeah, the hive mind would be fine. They wouldn't even experience corruption, all contact with that "limb" would just be gone (because of the Nullite). 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

The clone got lost along the way. Somehow, it vanished, any connection severed. Rebus did get the impression, however, that what had happened was not natural, nor could it be explained by such a simple thing as Narration.

Well, if it was an actual Nullite box, there would be little that thread Perception could do for him. But yes, leaving the soul out would prevent tampering with his soul.

I'd hope so. You'll find out.

yeah, the hive mind would be fine. They wouldn't even experience corruption, all contact with that "limb" would just be gone (because of the Nullite). 

Rebus frowned, teleporting an antimatter explosive with a dead man's switch to the teleporter. 

True - how good was the illusion of it? 

Alright, that works with me. 

Alright - I simply misunderstood you then. 

[Immortal Platypus]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

Rebus frowned, teleporting an antimatter explosive with a dead man's switch to the teleporter. 

True - how good was the illusion of it? 

Let's just say it was good enough. If Platypus hadn't been expecting it, he could've been fooled by it.

The teleporter blew up. Antimatter does that sometimes.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

Alright - can they still do the magic system modification? Because one (actually more than one) of my characters would be interested in that. 

Alright, cool. I’d quoted you already up above, so you would have gotten a notification anyway. 
Rebus tried to teleport there, and realized that he couldn’t. It was a place he’d never been, and never seen, from far before his time. His technology had simply never gotten there, so to teleport there would be impossible. He Narrated himself there. “Hello, Platypus.” 

Yes, they have all of the same powers (With some major amplifications) minus most of the limitations.

Oh yeah, can u give me the link to the wiki? I can make the Corrupter's page

Edited April 19, 2025 by CoderDrag0n8

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

Reality seemed to shift around him, and the field warped into a metallic box. The metal looked eerily familiar, and one who knew how to recognize it would be able to tell what it was. Nullite.

Platypus stood up, a dark smile touching upon his face. "Rebus. What brings you here?"

1 hour ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

His smile returned. "You should've left when you had the chance."

Vengeance appeared in his hand, water droplets falling from it. The room filled with mist.

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus's smile became almost mocking. "I would disagree. I wished to speak with you on a perfectly legitimate scientific matter, and even now I am in no danger. Have I truly done anything to you to deserve 'Vengeance'?" 

1 hour ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

"Vengeance is not what you deserve, but it is my weapon of choice. Unless you'd prefer another?"

Blows rained down on him from behind, though he could still see Platypus in front of him.

49 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

Perhaps he should have been a little more careful. Platypus was not something someone should underestimate. A Mordite blow pierced through the armor, and struck deep to the core. In the instant that the body of Rebus died, a Nullite blade Silenced any transmission. But the Connection that the clone had had to Rebus would be enough.

Platypus walked through the wall of the box, and picked up a small device. Interesting. It seems Nowhere was right about this. The box disappeared, as it had never truly been there.

OH SNAP

knew there was something suspicious about all that

For @Bird Furious's eyes only:

Spoiler

ONLY HALY

Spoiler

YOU'RE NOT HALY

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GRR

Spoiler

ANGER

Spoiler

I lost the game

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Tam's eyes went wide with fear.

. . . Bat?

 

 

 

 

 

35 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

Yes. Long story short, there was no actual Nullite box.

No idea what you mean by this, but that clone is dead. He got Mordite to the core. Anything Connected to him isn't impacted by that though. Unless that was not the clone and I misunderstood you, in which case I'll retcon/edit it.

Nope. 

No idea who that is  but it probably depends on how you kill him

The Nullite didn't kill him, the Mordite did. The Nullite was just preventing the clone from sending the message of how he died, because there was something special about it. It wouldn't harm anyone else.

The Connection I refer to is just a light trail. Platypus could sense Rebus controlling the clone, and he traced the connection (like you could do with a phone signal). It depends on what the precautions were if they'd be successful, but in general, precautions don't work well against the four primal substances.

 

*eats popcorn*

[Immortal Platypus]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

OH SNAP

when it comes to Platypus, nothing can be expected to be normal

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

Let's just say it was good enough. If Platypus hadn't been expecting it, he could've been fooled by it.

The teleporter blew up. Antimatter does that sometimes.

Alright, then. 

Rebus chuckled. "I suppose so." 

3 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Yes, they have all of the same powers (With some major amplifications) minus most of the limitations.

Alright, then. 

Rebus appeared next to the Corrupter. "Hello. You may call me Rebus. May I have your name?" 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

Alright, then. 

Rebus chuckled. "I suppose so." 

Alright, then. 

Rebus appeared next to the Corrupter. "Hello. You may call me Rebus. May I have your name?" 

"My name." Muin looks Rebus right in the eyes for a moment. "I will if you tell me where you got your core." He said, knowing full well Rebus probably knew his name.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

when it comes to Platypus, nothing can be expected to be normal

So I've learned . . .

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"My name." Muin looks Rebus right in the eyes for a moment. "I will if you tell me where you got your core." He said, knowing full well Rebus probably knew his name.

Utility still stood nearby.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"My name." Muin looks Rebus right in the eyes for a moment. "I will if you tell me where you got your core." He said, knowing full well Rebus probably knew his name.

"I did not know your name until just now, actually. As for my core, it existed before I did - my body came into existence around it, because of it." Rebus's eyes were odd - they had orange pupils, and rather than reflecting light they seemed to be infinite depths. 

[Immortal Platypus]

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

"I did not know your name until just now, actually. As for my core, it existed before I did - my body came into existence around it, because of it." Rebus's eyes were odd - they had orange pupils, and rather than reflecting light they seemed to be infinite depths. 

A shard of a pitch black metal impaled itself in the ground at his feet.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Ookla the Arbiter said:

A shard of a pitch black metal impaled itself in the ground at his feet.

ehehehehehehe

*more popcorn*

[Immortal Platypus]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

ehehehehehehe

*more popcorn*

More shards, identical to the first, impaled the ground by Utility's feet, Tam's feet, and the other Narrators' feet.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

A shard of a pitch black metal impaled itself in the ground at his feet.

Rebus immediately took samples of it using utility fog, summoned his Plotblade, and teleported his armor to him.  

[Immortal Platypus]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

Rebus immediately took samples of it using utility fog, summoned his Plotblade, and teleported his armor to him.  

It resisted any attempt to break off a piece, and analysis of it was fruitless.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

More shards, identical to the first, impaled the ground by Utility's feet, Tam's feet, and the other Narrators' feet.

*spits out popcorn*

Tam shrieked and jumped to her feet, grabbing and jerking Bat away.

 @Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious

whoa wait-

that works ig

Edited April 19, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Immortal Platypus]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*spits out popcorn*

Tam shrieked and jumped to her feet, grabbing and jerking Bat away.

 @Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious@Bird Furious

whoa wait-

that works ig

The shard remained where it was, glittering ominously. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Arbiter said:

It resisted any attempt to break off a piece, and analysis of it was fruitless.

Not Nullite or Mordite, then - though of course part of his theory was that there could be many forms of the fundamental metals. He checked to see if every clone of him had received a similar shard - the teleportation shielding would prevent it from being sent to his moon, but there were several clones out and about. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Ookla the Arbiter said:

The shard remained where it was, glittering ominously. 

She watched it warily and Narrated it away.

[Immortal Platypus]

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

Not Nullite or Mordite, then - though of course part of his theory was that there could be many forms of the fundamental metals. He checked to see if every clone of him had received a similar shard - the teleportation shielding would prevent it from being sent to his moon, but there were several clones out and about. 

It looked like Mordite, but... altered. Not every clone had received one. Only the one by the corruptor, and the central, original copy.

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She watched it warily and Narrated it away.

It didn't move. The dirt around it disappeared, but the shard remained in place, hovering over the empty hole.