The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She nodded and stopped, looking sad about it.

Utility followed.

He reached back to find her hand. 

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Mmmmhhhhhh… if only I were a Narrator. Actually, wait, no. I want a bunch of Nullite dust.”

After Image’s Author struck her down with a beam of lightning, leaving her reduced to ash.

For at least, like, a fraction of a second.

He followed.

She came back instantly. 

"I will destroy you," she seethed. 

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

He reached back to find her hand. 

She came back instantly. 

"I will destroy you," she seethed. 

After Image stuck out his tongue.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

4 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"What exactly does that entail? Could you give me the exact wording and description of the agreement?" Muin says in return.

Muin doesn't know that the agreements are magic, he just really like sto keep his word. He is also very suspicous.

“I give you two cores - one of an Ordered Darkness entity and one of a Chaotic Light entity. You use these to complete your task, and once you are finished they return to me in whatever state they end up in. If you deem your task to be impossible, the cores return to me and I shall offer you a different boon, which we will negotiate at that time. In exchange, you give me your help - which shall take you little effort and inconvenience, and invoke no subsequent responsibility - so I can complete the experiment I was using them in. This experiment will not endanger you, though it does involve metaphysics and will give me new capabilities. In addition, I will owe you a minor favor - I am willing to accompany you on a journey, perform a task for you, or make you an item, but I will not expend any resources I cannot replenish. This is the sole extent of our contract, and I give my word it shall be satisfied.” 

15 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"Hmph." She vanished with a puff of confetti. 

 

Symbol yawned from her magic floating disc where she sat cross-legged in the air. She pointed at the walls, which sprouted beautiful medieval braziers. She'd set those ablaze when the party began. She added polished wood tables along the walls and piled them with all sorts of meats, eggs, salads, cheeses, drinks, and desserts, each with a glowing light platter over them, fixed with a lock shaped like a clock so they wouldn't age before the party began.

"Music," she muttered. The disc drifted upward to the balcony above the Great Hall. People, instruments? More chimes, definitely. Symbol liked chimes. They reminded her of...

Of...

Reminded her? She frowned. Right. La-

She jumped after a jolt from her disc. What had she been thinking about? Chimes, yes. Chimes. 

She Narrated magical chimes fixed at different lengths. Tiny hammers sat next to them on the balconies, ready to play melodies once the party began. She then Narrated an orchestra of unmanned instruments, but frowned. That felt a little too boring. Each one burst apart into a thousand tiny ones until the air above the balconies were full of tiny flutes, violins, cellos, violas, clarinets, oboes, and pianos. She began a test melody. 

The sound was hardly audible as more than a shrill, high whine. She huffed, then blew the instruments back up to size one by one, creating a pocket for each one that hugged the contours of its frame and allowed the sound to be magnified back to original volume once shrunk. She also made them appear to be made completely out of silvery metal. 

"Now," she murmured. "Für Elise."

She closed her eyes as the melody began to play. It sounded perfect this time, a slow, soft arrangement with soft chimes in the background. 

And yet it was accompanied by a distinct, deep pain. 

Rebus came up behind her, walking through the air, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. He didn’t say anything, he simply listened to the music in silence. 
Meanwhile, the clone that had been talking to Lady Bug looked thoughtful. It seemed she hadn’t truly know what she was doing. 

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Mmmmhhhhhh… if only I were a Narrator. Actually, wait, no. I want a bunch of Nullite dust.”

After Image’s Author struck her down with a beam of lightning, leaving her reduced to ash.

For at least, like, a fraction of a second.

He followed.

Hearing the thunderclap, Taeinid jumps and starts cowering behind a tree. 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

“I give you two cores - one of an Ordered Darkness entity and one of a Chaotic Light entity. You use these to complete your task, and once you are finished they return to me in whatever state they end up in. If you deem your task to be impossible, the cores return to me and I shall offer you a different boon, which we will negotiate at that time. In exchange, you give me your help - which shall take you little effort and inconvenience, and invoke no subsequent responsibility - so I can complete the experiment I was using them in. This experiment will not endanger you, though it does involve metaphysics and will give me new capabilities. In addition, I will owe you a minor favor - I am willing to accompany you on a journey, perform a task for you, or make you an item, but I will not expend any resources I cannot replenish. This is the sole extent of our contract, and I give my word it shall be satisfied.” 

Rebus came up behind her, walking through the air, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. He didn’t say anything, he simply listened to the music in silence. 
Meanwhile, the clone that had been talking to Lady Bug looked thoughtful. It seemed she hadn’t truly know what she was doing. 

"I will, agree, on one condition. I do not need to give back the cores. This is non-negotiable." Muin says

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

Just now, epl2 said:

Hearing the thunderclap, Taeinid jumps and starts cowering behind a tree. 

The tree disappears, and After Image looks at him curiously, humming softly, “In the end of time, there was a man who knew the road. And the writing, was written on the stooooone.”

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

The tree disappears, and After Image looks at him curiously, humming softly, “In the end of time, there was a man who knew the road. And the writing, was written on the stooooone.”

Straightening as if nothing had happened, Taeinid continued walking in the direction he had indicated. 

[Immortal Platypus]

  

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Savage.

Tam's Author decided to do the opposite.

 

haven't I told ya'll that I'm a bad person?

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

"I'M TALKING TO YOUR AUTHOR, PRIMITIVE LIFE FORM."

The opposing Author was amused. Lady Bug, however, was seething and wished she could pound you into dust. 

this is....................................................... this is a tunnel, he replied. 

 

It was very unfortunate for her, then, that she was stuck behind the Wall.

42 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus gave a belated wave with a raised eyebrow. “We will meet again, I suspect. I am not certain yet whether it will be as allies, rivals, or bitter enemies.” 

There was no response, as Platypus had already left, a long time ago.

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I think Order and Chaos can stand on their own, because a net neutral in terms of creation and destruction makes far more sense than somehow neither Order nor Chaos. 

Dark and Light aren't quite creation/destruction that's more akin to Ordered Light and Chaotic Dark. It's kind of hard to describe exactly what each is.

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I think that was Nameless’s plan to defeat him, at some point. Not sure if it worked. 

Nameless absolutely would think of that, and Nameless would do it.

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No, the Skeins were some sort of sapient field of Ordered Light - they were the ones who sealed the Witherlord away, though I think they were destroyed in the process. 

ah, right. if I recall correctly, which I probably don't, the Skeins were more like concentrated aspects of Ordered Light, not actual beings. They were manipulated by the Ennullers (I think) into forming the barrier that locks up the Witherlord. If that's what they are, they're not very much like the Witherlord (the mantle, or the actual current one).

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Yeah, that’s a bad idea. (Rebus did consider doing so at one point, but realized how stupid trying to harvest Platypus’s organs is). 

probably a good thing he realized. 

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Rebus had two things Platypus didn’t, though: the work of others, and metagaming. 

...

There wasn't much of a response to that.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

1 minute ago, epl2 said:

Straightening as if nothing had happened, Taeinid continued walking in the direction he had indicated. 

Afterimage continued to follow.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

After Image stuck out his tongue.

Lady Bug smashed him with a hammer. 

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I give you two cores - one of an Ordered Darkness entity and one of a Chaotic Light entity. You use these to complete your task, and once you are finished they return to me in whatever state they end up in. If you deem your task to be impossible, the cores return to me and I shall offer you a different boon, which we will negotiate at that time. In exchange, you give me your help - which shall take you little effort and inconvenience, and invoke no subsequent responsibility - so I can complete the experiment I was using them in. This experiment will not endanger you, though it does involve metaphysics and will give me new capabilities. In addition, I will owe you a minor favor - I am willing to accompany you on a journey, perform a task for you, or make you an item, but I will not expend any resources I cannot replenish. This is the sole extent of our contract, and I give my word it shall be satisfied.” 

Rebus came up behind her, walking through the air, and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. He didn’t say anything, he simply listened to the music in silence. 
Meanwhile, the clone that had been talking to Lady Bug looked thoughtful. It seemed she hadn’t truly know what she was doing. 

She greeted him silently and thanked him for coming.

The music paused, fading into a lesser-known tune. Almost a nostalgic one. Not for the first time, she wished she had something to remember. 

But maybe she did... 

What do you think? I'm going to add candles. 

Candles....... there was something there, too. 

Just to make things a little more clear, Lady Bug's been messing with Symbol. Symbol no longer remembers any interaction with Lady Bug beyond when she was created, and certain interactions Lady Bug has that are based on her plans for Symbol will be hidden to her. 

Lady Bug and I would both appreciate if that stayed secret from her. For wildly different reasons.

4 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

It was very unfortunate for her, then, that she was stuck behind the Wall.

"I agree," she muttered, folding her arms huffily. 

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

Lady Bug smashed him with a hammer. 

She greeted him silently and thanked him for coming.

The music paused, fading into a lesser-known tune. Almost a nostalgic one. Not for the first time, she wished she had something to remember. 

But maybe she did... 

What do you think? I'm going to add candles. 

Candles....... there was something there, too. 

Just to make things a little more clear, Lady Bug's been messing with Symbol. Symbol no longer remembers any interaction with Lady Bug beyond when she was created, and certain interactions Lady Bug has that are based on her plans for Symbol will be hidden to her. 

Lady Bug and I would both appreciate if that stayed secret from her. For wildly different reasons.

"I agree," she muttered, folding her arms huffily. 

The hammer disappeared

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Afterimage continued to follow.

After walking for hours, it began to grow dark out. Taeinid stopped with a worried expression. 

"I think it was yellow after all"

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

1 minute ago, epl2 said:

After walking for hours, it began to grow dark out. Taeinid stopped with a worried expression. 

"I think it was yellow after all"

Everything became purple for him all of a sudden.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

The hammer disappeared

That was okay. He'd already been smashed with a hammer. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

9 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"I will, agree, on one condition. I do not need to give back the cores. This is non-negotiable." Muin says

“Very well. You shall not need to give the cores back. Do we have a deal?” 
Rebus phrased his contract well, if I do say so myself. 

5 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

There was no response, as Platypus had already left, a long time ago.

Dark and Light aren't quite creation/destruction that's more akin to Ordered Light and Chaotic Dark. It's kind of hard to describe exactly what each is.

ah, right. if I recall correctly, which I probably don't, the Skeins were more like concentrated aspects of Ordered Light, not actual beings. They were manipulated by the Ennullers (I think) into forming the barrier that locks up the Witherlord. If that's what they are, they're not very much like the Witherlord (the mantle, or the actual current one).

probably a good thing he realized. 

...

There wasn't much of a response to that.

Rebus had expected as much - he began to prepare for that meeting. 
Doing and undoing, action and inaction, life and death, existence and emptiness, intensity and calm? 
That sounds a bit like the mantle, actually. 
Yeah - for everyone involved. 
That was fine with Rebus. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

The crypt was dark, the air still and stale. 

It was raining outside, and no light flickered. There was no candlelight. Not anymore. 

@Dabi

4 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

The hammer disappeared

That was okay. He'd already been smashed with a hammer. 

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

That was okay. He'd already been smashed with a hammer. 

Seeing as he didn’t really have a body and or wasn’t able to feel pain, he didn’t mind.

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

4 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Lady Bug smashed him with a hammer. 

She greeted him silently and thanked him for coming.

The music paused, fading into a lesser-known tune. Almost a nostalgic one. Not for the first time, she wished she had something to remember. 

But maybe she did... 

What do you think? I'm going to add candles. 

Candles....... there was something there, too. 

Just to make things a little more clear, Lady Bug's been messing with Symbol. Symbol no longer remembers any interaction with Lady Bug beyond when she was created, and certain interactions Lady Bug has that are based on her plans for Symbol will be hidden to her. 

Lady Bug and I would both appreciate if that stayed secret from her. For wildly different reasons.

"I agree," she muttered, folding her arms huffily. 

So wait - is Symbol also with Taeinid? 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

24 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

@Through The Living Glass, isn't Utility in my plotline? Did she leave, or did someone new join, or...

Utility can make more copies of himself to be in multiple plotlines at once. So he's in both

23 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Mmmmhhhhhh… if only I were a Narrator. Actually, wait, no. I want a bunch of Nullite dust.”

After Image’s Author struck her down with a beam of lightning, leaving her reduced to ash.

For at least, like, a fraction of a second.

He followed.

"I can't make any, if that's what you're implying."

21 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He reached back to find her hand.

She squeezed it.

". . . This tunnel is really small," she said quietly. "How do they get anything through here?"

13 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

  

haven't I told ya'll that I'm a bad person?

It was very unfortunate for her, then, that she was stuck behind the Wall.

There was no response, as Platypus had already left, a long time ago.

Dark and Light aren't quite creation/destruction that's more akin to Ordered Light and Chaotic Dark. It's kind of hard to describe exactly what each is.

Nameless absolutely would think of that, and Nameless would do it.

ah, right. if I recall correctly, which I probably don't, the Skeins were more like concentrated aspects of Ordered Light, not actual beings. They were manipulated by the Ennullers (I think) into forming the barrier that locks up the Witherlord. If that's what they are, they're not very much like the Witherlord (the mantle, or the actual current one).

probably a good thing he realized. 

...

There wasn't much of a response to that.

Hush you

You're not a terrible person

8 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Lady Bug smashed him with a hammer. 

She greeted him silently and thanked him for coming.

The music paused, fading into a lesser-known tune. Almost a nostalgic one. Not for the first time, she wished she had something to remember. 

But maybe she did... 

What do you think? I'm going to add candles. 

Candles....... there was something there, too. 

Just to make things a little more clear, Lady Bug's been messing with Symbol. Symbol no longer remembers any interaction with Lady Bug beyond when she was created, and certain interactions Lady Bug has that are based on her plans for Symbol will be hidden to her. 

Lady Bug and I would both appreciate if that stayed secret from her. For wildly different reasons.

"I agree," she muttered, folding her arms huffily. 

hehe :3

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility can make more copies of himself to be in multiple plotlines at once. So he's in both

"I can't make any, if that's what you're implying."

She squeezed it.

". . . This tunnel is really small," she said quietly. "How do they get anything through here?"

Hush you

You're not a terrible person

hehe :3

“Neither can I - I wish I could.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Neither can I - I wish I could.”

He shrugged.

"I could take you somewhere with an abundance of Nullite. What are you planning to use it for?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Lady Bug smashed him with a hammer. 

She greeted him silently and thanked him for coming.

The music paused, fading into a lesser-known tune. Almost a nostalgic one. Not for the first time, she wished she had something to remember. 

But maybe she did... 

What do you think? I'm going to add candles. 

Candles....... there was something there, too. 

Just to make things a little more clear, Lady Bug's been messing with Symbol. Symbol no longer remembers any interaction with Lady Bug beyond when she was created, and certain interactions Lady Bug has that are based on her plans for Symbol will be hidden to her. 

Lady Bug and I would both appreciate if that stayed secret from her. For wildly different reasons.

"I agree," she muttered, folding her arms huffily. 

@Dragonheir just making sure

2 minutes ago, epl2 said:

So wait - is Symbol also with Taeinid? 

No, but he'll meet her while she's hosting the party soon. I'm so excited  

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility can make more copies of himself to be in multiple plotlines at once. So he's in both

"I can't make any, if that's what you're implying."

She squeezed it.

". . . This tunnel is really small," she said quietly. "How do they get anything through here?"

Hush you

You're not a terrible person

hehe :3

"They don't. There's a lot more tunnels than this..." 

[Existential]

6 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

The crypt was dark, the air still and stale. 

It was raining outside, and no light flickered. There was no candlelight. Not anymore. 

@Dabi

Nine wandered down into the crypt, unsure what he would find. The ground was wet, and the air was thick. He called out, hoping for a response

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

"They don't. There's a lot more tunnels than this..." 

"Oh. Makes sense, I guess . . . how much further?"

She was starting to feel quite claustrophobic in the tight space.

Just now, Dabi said:

Nine wandered down into the crypt, unsure what he would find. The ground was wet, and the air was thick. He called out, hoping for a response

Ayyyyyyy welcome back

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

5 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She greeted him silently and thanked him for coming.

The music paused, fading into a lesser-known tune. Almost a nostalgic one. Not for the first time, she wished she had something to remember. 

But maybe she did... 

What do you think? I'm going to add candles. 

Candles....... there was something there, too. 

Just to make things a little more clear, Lady Bug's been messing with Symbol. Symbol no longer remembers any interaction with Lady Bug beyond when she was created, and certain interactions Lady Bug has that are based on her plans for Symbol will be hidden to her. 

Lady Bug and I would both appreciate if that stayed secret from her. For wildly different reasons.

I think you’re planning this wonderfully. Rebus smiled, genuine and a little bit sad. 
I will keep this secret on your behalf, though not hers. But if you truly break her, there will be consequences.