The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

3 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

HEIR 

I MISSED YOU :DD

 Xanther’s smile widened. “I’ve read much about you,” he told Rebus. “You’re powerful. Almost as powerful as I am.”

Sumbol placed her hand on his shoulder. “I’m glad you’re back.”

Symbol shrugged. “It seemed promising. But, unfortunately, I’m not knowledgeable enough to force entry.”

“Good. I like it when people are paying attention to what is happening around them.” Rebus smiled back. “Though I am a Narrator, I’m actually spread rather thin. But with skill and ingenuity, I am formidable, if not powerful. That is more impressive, in some ways. I’ve heard you may be both.” 
“I’m glad you’re still here.” Rebus kept smiling at her - if he blushed he would have. Heir kept roasting his marshmallow, and wondered what music was being played so he would know what kind of dancing he should write. 
“Well, the easiest way would be to simply find Eof, but I’ve had an idea for detecting Platypus - and it should work from out here.” 

2 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

YOU ARE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YAY

No, yeah, that makes sense. Like obleck. Is that a yes smokite can be a Chaotic Order or a no, it cant? Because glass doesn't want me to make a new thing. So if it is a no, I’ll have to figure something else out.

What I was saying is that the little bit of smokite I’ve seen doesn’t feel like it fits. I may be completely wrong on that point, but if I’m not we can change how it will be to match Chaotic Order better, or work together to find a better category for it. 
I don’t think new thing was the problem, I think the problem was it being a new thing that changes the old things. 

35 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

HEIR HI :D:D

HOW ARE YOU HOW WAS YOUR THING :D:D

HI! ARE WE USING ALL CAPS? 
I’m doing well - I am only slightly sunburned. My ocean voyage was very interesting - I saw a reef and some rays! There was very good food, but no internet, so I could not be here. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

HI! ARE WE USING ALL CAPS? 
I’m doing well - I am only slightly sunburned. My ocean voyage was very interesting - I saw a reef and some rays! There was very good food, but no internet, so I could not be here. 

YES, WE ARE! :D:D

hehe

Ohhhhhhhh you were on the ocean? That's so cooooool!!

Yum food!

yuck sunburns

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Good. I like it when people are paying attention to what is happening around them.” Rebus smiled back. “Though I am a Narrator, I’m actually spread rather thin. But with skill and ingenuity, I am formidable, if not powerful. That is more impressive, in some ways. I’ve heard you may be both.” 
“I’m glad you’re still here.” Rebus kept smiling at her - if he blushed he would have. Heir kept roasting his marshmallow, and wondered what music was being played so he would know what kind of dancing he should write. 
“Well, the easiest way would be to simply find Eof, but I’ve had an idea for detecting Platypus - and it should work from out here.” 

What I was saying is that the little bit of smokite I’ve seen doesn’t feel like it fits. I may be completely wrong on that point, but if I’m not we can change how it will be to match Chaotic Order better, or work together to find a better category for it. 
I don’t think new thing was the problem, I think the problem was it being a new thing that changes the old things. 

HI! ARE WE USING ALL CAPS? 
I’m doing well - I am only slightly sunburned. My ocean voyage was very interesting - I saw a reef and some rays! There was very good food, but no internet, so I could not be here. 

mmm. Ohhhh, a reef? You know, those are dying. Rapidly.

Ah, okay. Maybe smokite could be Dark Light? I feel like that would be fiting.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

YES, WE ARE! :D:D

hehe

Ohhhhhhhh you were on the ocean? That's so cooooool!!

Yum food!

yuck sunburns

Yeah, it was fun! The ocean itself wasn’t very interesting (it is kinda all the same, unless you’re actually down in it), but we went to an island on two of the days, and the boat was pretty big and had some stuff to do. 

2 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

mmm. Ohhhh, a reef? You know, those are dying. Rapidly.

Ah, okay. Maybe smokite could be Dark Light? I feel like that would be fiting.

Yup . We were learning about this in biology, actually - apparently coral, crustaceans, and mollusks all have trouble building shells in acidic waters. 
Yeah, maybe. Conceptualizing such a thing is hard, of course. Life and death, creation and destruction, and literal light and darkness are kinda hard to combine without making an oxymoron. 

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

33 minutes ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

"Ah wonder...they started givin' warnings shortly before yeh saw them orbs...maybe that's what set 'em off?"

"Yes, me seeing orbs that nobody else saw after eating a poisonous mushroom that I was thankfully immune to, and then proceeding to enter your mind, might have been recognised as somewhat of a danger to you. I wonder why?" Taeidin says obliviously. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

49 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She poked her head into the room and looked around.

. . . Bat? Are you okay . . . ?

-

He sighed and pulled her close.

I'm sorry. I wish I could do more.

-

Yay! Thanks

He took a deep, deep breath. 

“Yeah. I’m okay.”

-

She shrugged. “You’re doing plenty.” 

48 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

He smiled, leading her to two chairs. "Want anything to drink?"

She hesitated, then nodded. “A drink would be nice.”

32 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Good. I like it when people are paying attention to what is happening around them.” Rebus smiled back. “Though I am a Narrator, I’m actually spread rather thin. But with skill and ingenuity, I am formidable, if not powerful. That is more impressive, in some ways. I’ve heard you may be both.” 
“I’m glad you’re still here.” Rebus kept smiling at her - if he blushed he would have. Heir kept roasting his marshmallow, and wondered what music was being played so he would know what kind of dancing he should write. 
“Well, the easiest way would be to simply find Eof, but I’ve had an idea for detecting Platypus - and it should work from out here.” 

What I was saying is that the little bit of smokite I’ve seen doesn’t feel like it fits. I may be completely wrong on that point, but if I’m not we can change how it will be to match Chaotic Order better, or work together to find a better category for it. 
I don’t think new thing was the problem, I think the problem was it being a new thing that changes the old things. 

HI! ARE WE USING ALL CAPS? 
I’m doing well - I am only slightly sunburned. My ocean voyage was very interesting - I saw a reef and some rays! There was very good food, but no internet, so I could not be here. 

“I am,” Xanther replied. “Quite of both. You want to know the secret?” He leaned forward, his already wide smile widening considerably. He’d hardly leaned in when he let out a sharp, barking laugh. “I’m not going to tell you! Silly, silly boy; what kind of an Author do you think I am?”

The music could be changed at any time. At the moment, it was a sweet, hopeful dance. 

“Go on,” she said eagerly. 

Ooo! I love the ocean  

Beaches especially. But the ocean is fun. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

4 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He took a deep, deep breath. 

“Yeah. I’m okay.”

-

She shrugged. “You’re doing plenty.” 

She hesitated, then nodded. “A drink would be nice.”

“I am,” Xanther replied. “Quite of both. You want to know the secret?” He leaned forward, his already wide smile widening considerably. He’d hardly leaned in when he let out a sharp, barking laugh. “I’m not going to tell you! Silly, silly boy; what kind of an Author do you think I am?”

The music could be changed at any time. At the moment, it was a sweet, hopeful dance. 

“Go on,” she said eagerly. 

Ooo! I love the ocean  

Beaches especially. But the ocean is fun. 

He nodded, getting up and bringing back two drinks. "Here you go." he said, handing her one, and settling beside her.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

17 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Yeah, it was fun! The ocean itself wasn’t very interesting (it is kinda all the same, unless you’re actually down in it), but we went to an island on two of the days, and the boat was pretty big and had some stuff to do. 

Cool

What kinds of things?

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He took a deep, deep breath. 

“Yeah. I’m okay.”

-

She shrugged. “You’re doing plenty.” 

She walked over and sat in front of him, taking his hands.

Bat, what's going on?

-

Thanks . . . I still wish I could do more, though.

He watched the fireflies dance over the surface of the lake.

What if we joined up with someone else again? Tagged along, adventured for a while?

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

18 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

He nodded, getting up and bringing back two drinks. "Here you go." he said, handing her one, and settling beside her.

She blushed a little. “Thanks.” She took it and sipped.  

17 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Cool

What kinds of things?

She walked over and sat in front of him, taking his hands.

Bat, what's going on?

-

Thanks . . . I still wish I could do more, though.

He watched the fireflies dance over the surface of the lake.

What if we joined up with someone else again? Tagged along, adventured for a while?

He stared at her, then pulled away to wipe his slightly damp eyes. 

Tam, I…

-

That sounds really nice, she admitted. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

He stared at her, then pulled away to wipe his slightly damp eyes. 

Tam, I…

-

That sounds really nice, she admitted. 

She put one of her hands in her lap, while the other rested on his knee.

What is it? You can tell me . . . she said softly.

-

He nodded and rubbed his thumb along the back of her hand.

I'm sure there's someone who needs help with something. We just . . . need to get back to the party, somehow . . .

He looked around for the castle.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

16 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“I am,” Xanther replied. “Quite of both. You want to know the secret?” He leaned forward, his already wide smile widening considerably. He’d hardly leaned in when he let out a sharp, barking laugh. “I’m not going to tell you! Silly, silly boy; what kind of an Author do you think I am?”

The music could be changed at any time. At the moment, it was a sweet, hopeful dance. 

“Go on,” she said eagerly. 

Ooo! I love the ocean  

Beaches especially. But the ocean is fun. 

“A very strange one.” Rebus said. “Most Authors spend their time in the real world, though I suppose several did come to the party. They usually do tell secrets they have if you investigate, since their entire goal is to write and create. And I’ve never heard of an Author being a Narrator beforehand.” 

Rebus smiled, pulling Symbol into the dance. 
Rebus did so. “The Darkalloy repels Prismite, if you recall. Thus…” he gestured, constructing a compass-like device with a bit of Prismite at the end of the needle, “if this gets near it the needle should point away. If we want to do this large-scale, we can put it in a vacuum and do some triangulation, but it should work for the moment.” 

12 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Cool

What kinds of things?

There were some games, of the video, ball, and board variants - fewer teens were around than I would have liked, but it was still pretty fun. And the ship was large enough that the outer rim could serve as a track. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

46 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She blushed a little. “Thanks.” She took it and sipped.  

He stared at her, then pulled away to wipe his slightly damp eyes. 

Tam, I…

-

That sounds really nice, she admitted. 

He smiled. "Kinda crazy, y'know, to think that when we first met I threw a knife at you." he said.

Edited April 27, 2025 by TwinStorm

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

33 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

There were some games, of the video, ball, and board variants - fewer teens were around than I would have liked, but it was still pretty fun. And the ship was large enough that the outer rim could serve as a track. 

Wow that's cool

Why were you there, anyway?

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

Yeah, it was fun! The ocean itself wasn’t very interesting (it is kinda all the same, unless you’re actually down in it), but we went to an island on two of the days, and the boat was pretty big and had some stuff to do. 

Yup . We were learning about this in biology, actually - apparently coral, crustaceans, and mollusks all have trouble building shells in acidic waters. 
Yeah, maybe. Conceptualizing such a thing is hard, of course. Life and death, creation and destruction, and literal light and darkness are kinda hard to combine without making an oxymoron. 

I know! It is so sad.

Well... one of my character's names is Oxymororn! And one of Muin's best friends is Noromyxo! Or at least... he was...

And the main character of my plot is Muinomednap. Which I am surprised no one has linked to *cough cough* pandemonium *cough cough*.

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

27 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I know! It is so sad.

Well... one of my character's names is Oxymororn! And one of Muin's best friends is Noromyxo! Or at least... he was...

And the main character of my plot is Muinomednap. Which I am surprised no one has linked to *cough cough* pandemonium *cough cough*.

Well, if you take that light is a stream of photons, and that something that is dark is either neither a photon nor interacts with them, or is unperceivable via photons, then Dark Light could be a photon with a wavelength that is bigger than the Thread, meaning that it could not interact with the Thread. However, this in and of itself is a paradox because the Thread grows to incorporate things in it, if I am not mistaken. In addition, if you went the other way (Brightened Darkness?) this would no longer work. I realize that this doesn't help with the Smokite problem, but I wanted to share my input. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

57 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I know! It is so sad.

Well... one of my character's names is Oxymororn! And one of Muin's best friends is Noromyxo! Or at least... he was...

And the main character of my plot is Muinomednap. Which I am surprised no one has linked to *cough cough* pandemonium *cough cough*.

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Yeah, it was fun! The ocean itself wasn’t very interesting (it is kinda all the same, unless you’re actually down in it), but we went to an island on two of the days, and the boat was pretty big and had some stuff to do. 

Yup . We were learning about this in biology, actually - apparently coral, crustaceans, and mollusks all have trouble building shells in acidic waters. 
Yeah, maybe. Conceptualizing such a thing is hard, of course. Life and death, creation and destruction, and literal light and darkness are kinda hard to combine without making an oxymoron. 

11 minutes ago, epl2 said:

Well, if you take that light is a stream of photons, and that something that is dark is either neither a photon nor interacts with them, or is unperceivable via photons, then Dark Light could be a photon with a wavelength that is bigger than the Thread, meaning that it could not interact with the Thread. However, this in and of itself is a paradox because the Thread grows to incorporate things in it, if I am not mistaken. In addition, if you went the other way (Brightened Darkness?) this would no longer work. I realize that this doesn't help with the Smokite problem, but I wanted to share my input. 

hmm

If you're trying to make ordered chaos . . . doesn't make much sense, yeah.

What about chaotic elements confined in an enclosed system, however?

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

2 hours ago, epl2 said:

"Yes, me seeing orbs that nobody else saw after eating a poisonous mushroom that I was thankfully immune to, and then proceeding to enter your mind, might have been recognised as somewhat of a danger to you. I wonder why?" Taeidin says obliviously. 

Cep scratches his head. "Oh. Ah hadn't thought o' that. Ah jus' thought the voices somehow knew the orbs were there an' were trying ta warn me about 'em."

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

2 minutes ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Cep scratches his head. "Oh. Ah hadn't thought o' that. Ah jus' thought the voices somehow knew the orbs were there an' were trying ta warn me about 'em."

"Might be that too," Taeidin says, nodding his head. "Say - do the voices know why the orbs appear?" 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Wow that's cool

Why were you there, anyway?

'Twas vacation. I think there was some sort of discount for this week, since only a few places had off from school. 

28 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

I know! It is so sad.

Well... one of my character's names is Oxymororn! And one of Muin's best friends is Noromyxo! Or at least... he was...

And the main character of my plot is Muinomednap. Which I am surprised no one has linked to *cough cough* pandemonium *cough cough*.

Well, considering the existence of characters such as Eof and Selppaenip, I probably should have gotten it, but in my defense most of the time he's only called Muin. 

19 minutes ago, epl2 said:

Well, if you take that light is a stream of photons, and that something that is dark is either neither a photon nor interacts with them, or is unperceivable via photons, then Dark Light could be a photon with a wavelength that is bigger than the Thread, meaning that it could not interact with the Thread. However, this in and of itself is a paradox because the Thread grows to incorporate things in it, if I am not mistaken. In addition, if you went the other way (Brightened Darkness?) this would no longer work. I realize that this doesn't help with the Smokite problem, but I wanted to share my input. 

That's pretty clever, actually (unfortunately there are some people - well, rabbits - in the Thread who can change the wavelength of light). And yes, the Thread does grow when things are in it, though there are ways to reach an end. 

I'll remember to ask your input the next time I have such a problem. 

10 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

hmm

If you're trying to make ordered chaos . . . doesn't make much sense, yeah.

What about chaotic elements confined in an enclosed system, however?

Smokite also feels kinda generally chaotic to me, since it shifts, changes, and dissipates, and makes other things change when used. Perhaps it may be chaotic, but then Shapers/Corruptors impose order onto it? 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

15 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

'Twas vacation. I think there was some sort of discount for this week, since only a few places had off from school. 

ohhhhhh okay

Well, awesome! I'm glad you had fun!

15 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Smokite also feels kinda generally chaotic to me, since it shifts, changes, and dissipates, and makes other things change when used. Perhaps it may be chaotic, but then Shapers/Corruptors impose order onto it? 

Oooo yeah, I like that idea

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 hour ago, epl2 said:

"Might be that too," Taeidin says, nodding his head. "Say - do the voices know why the orbs appear?" 

"That's a good question. Hang on, lemme check." Once again, Cep seems to fold in on himself, disappearing with a pop. A minute later, he reappears. "Ah don' think so. Tha most ah could figure is that they don't like the orbs for some reason, but they don' think the orbs are gonna hurt them...so ah'm not really sure why they're afraid of them. Ah did catch one voice reference 'before', but ah couldn't dig more outta them." Cep looks at his empty glass, then snags another off a nearby table and takes a drink.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She put one of her hands in her lap, while the other rested on his knee.

What is it? You can tell me . . . she said softly.

-

He nodded and rubbed his thumb along the back of her hand.

I'm sure there's someone who needs help with something. We just . . . need to get back to the party, somehow . . .

He looked around for the castle.

He stared at her hand. 

"I'm gonna be the protagonist," he said quietly. "I'm gonna be the protagonist." 

-

She nodded.

The castle could be seen above the lake, hidden by trees. 

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“A very strange one.” Rebus said. “Most Authors spend their time in the real world, though I suppose several did come to the party. They usually do tell secrets they have if you investigate, since their entire goal is to write and create. And I’ve never heard of an Author being a Narrator beforehand.” 

Rebus smiled, pulling Symbol into the dance. 
Rebus did so. “The Darkalloy repels Prismite, if you recall. Thus…” he gestured, constructing a compass-like device with a bit of Prismite at the end of the needle, “if this gets near it the needle should point away. If we want to do this large-scale, we can put it in a vacuum and do some triangulation, but it should work for the moment.” 

There were some games, of the video, ball, and board variants - fewer teens were around than I would have liked, but it was still pretty fun. And the ship was large enough that the outer rim could serve as a track. 

Xanther chuckled. "Oh, my dear, dear boy. You've so, so much to learn." 

Symbol made sure to Narrate herself to be really good at dancing. Then she did it again, just to make sure. Then she took a deep breath to enjoy the dance. 

"Ah, that's very clever," she approved. @Immortal Platypus

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

He smiled. "Kinda crazy, y'know, to think that when we first met I threw a knife at you." he said.

She snorted. "It's okay. I forgive you."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

34 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He stared at her hand. 

"I'm gonna be the protagonist," he said quietly. "I'm gonna be the protagonist." 

-

She nodded.

The castle could be seen above the lake, hidden by trees. 

Xanther chuckled. "Oh, my dear, dear boy. You've so, so much to learn." 

Symbol made sure to Narrate herself to be really good at dancing. Then she did it again, just to make sure. Then she took a deep breath to enjoy the dance. 

"Ah, that's very clever," she approved. @Immortal Platypus

She snorted. "It's okay. I forgive you."

"Yeah." he smiled, taking a sip. "We've been through a lot, since then, together."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

39 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He stared at her hand. 

"I'm gonna be the protagonist," he said quietly. "I'm gonna be the protagonist." 

-

She nodded.

The castle could be seen above the lake, hidden by trees. 

Her expression softened.

Alright . . . what about that is worrying you?

-

Ah, there it is.

He grabbed the oars, but hesitated.

Do you . . . want to go now?

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

'Twas vacation. I think there was some sort of discount for this week, since only a few places had off from school. 

Well, considering the existence of characters such as Eof and Selppaenip, I probably should have gotten it, but in my defense most of the time he's only called Muin. 

That's pretty clever, actually (unfortunately there are some people - well, rabbits - in the Thread who can change the wavelength of light). And yes, the Thread does grow when things are in it, though there are ways to reach an end. 

I'll remember to ask your input the next time I have such a problem. 

Smokite also feels kinda generally chaotic to me, since it shifts, changes, and dissipates, and makes other things change when used. Perhaps it may be chaotic, but then Shapers/Corruptors impose order onto it? 

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

ohhhhhh okay

Well, awesome! I'm glad you had fun!

Oooo yeah, I like that idea

I've kinda always seen smokite as a like... I dont know... maleable thing? Like... something that doesn't have really any properties, but is always changing properties? Something that could be controlled... but is very hard too. something that is, by nature, neither chaos nor order. Chaos would work, but the fact that in this world is a property, would make it no longer fit.