The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Immortal Platypus]

1 hour 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."

I assume you're pinging me about heir's post.

4 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. 

it should work, leading you away from any Darkalloy. how useful it'll be? we'll see

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

35 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

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

She thought about that. "I guess we have." 

28 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

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?

"I'm not acting like it." 

-

She nodded. 

We won't get there for a while. We'll have more time. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"I'm not acting like it." 

-

She nodded. 

We won't get there for a while. We'll have more time. 

. . . What do you mean? I think you are. Well- you were before the party, at least.

-

He smiled at her and picked up the oars again.

Alright.

He started rowing towards the shore.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

13 minutes ago, Immortal Platypus said:

I assume you're pinging me about heir's post.

it should work, leading you away from any Darkalloy. how useful it'll be? we'll see

Yep

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . What do you mean? I think you are. Well- you were before the party, at least.

-

He smiled at her and picked up the oars again.

Alright.

He started rowing towards the shore.

"Well, then I came here!"

-

She scooted closer. Livetha wrapped around both their shoulders. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

16 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She thought about that. "I guess we have." 

"I'm not acting like it." 

-

She nodded. 

We won't get there for a while. We'll have more time. 

"Yeah." he was quiet for a moment. "Thank you for being here for me. You've helped me a lot recently."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"Well, then I came here!"

-

She scooted closer. Livetha wrapped around both their shoulders. 

She smiled.

Bat, we ALL came here. It wasn't just you.

She shrugged and pulled her hand back.

We're all taking a break from the main plots right now. There's nothing wrong with that.

-

Shoe smiled and leaned his head on them both.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

10 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Yeah." he was quiet for a moment. "Thank you for being here for me. You've helped me a lot recently."

"Oh, yeah. No prob." She shrugged. "You'd be hopeless if I hadn't stepped in." 

She didn't believe that. But it felt instinctive to say. 

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She smiled.

Bat, we ALL came here. It wasn't just you.

She shrugged and pulled her hand back.

We're all taking a break from the main plots right now. There's nothing wrong with that.

-

Shoe smiled and leaned his head on them both.

He bristled. 

You don't understand. 

-

Beosta reached down and took his hand. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

He bristled. 

You don't understand. 

-

Beosta reached down and took his hand. 

She blinked.

Alright, well . . . I'm sorry. What do you mean?

-

He squeezed it for a moment, but then pulled it back to continue rowing.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

16 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She blinked.

Alright, well . . . I'm sorry. What do you mean?

-

He squeezed it for a moment, but then pulled it back to continue rowing.

I could have gotten ahead! I have to prove myself before Nameless gets back, or I'll miss him!

-

She yawned. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

I could have gotten ahead! I have to prove myself before Nameless gets back, or I'll miss him!

-

She yawned. 

Oh. Well, we could go now. The party's still going, and if it lasts the same amount of time as the last one . . .

She check the page count for a brief moment before turning that ability off again.

. . . We should still have a good amount of time to get ahead.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Oh. Well, we could go now. The party's still going, and if it lasts the same amount of time as the last one . . .

She check the page count for a brief moment before turning that ability off again.

. . . We should still have a good amount of time to get ahead.

wait how long does it usually last? I've been waiting because my character doesn't have much to do, and he mostly wants to continue on the story.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

wait how long does it usually last? I've been waiting because my character doesn't have much to do, and he mostly wants to continue on the story.

Ummm last time I think it went until about . . . page 3060.

Maybe 3050.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Ummm last time I think it went until about . . . page 3060.

Maybe 3050.

oh no. maybe ill have to *shudders* socialize!

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

oh no. maybe ill have to *shudders* socialize!

Utility was still standing next to Muin.

Maybe

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility was still standing next to Muin.

Maybe

"AH!" Muin says, jumping, "When did you get here? How did I get here?"

note: his thread awareness was only active for 25 pages, so he now no longer remembers the last 25 pages of interaction. This is because it was getting boring having nothing actually effecting Muin here, so I retconed his threadawarness.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Oh. Well, we could go now. The party's still going, and if it lasts the same amount of time as the last one . . .

She check the page count for a brief moment before turning that ability off again.

. . . We should still have a good amount of time to get ahead.

He was silent for a moment. 

5 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

wait how long does it usually last? I've been waiting because my character doesn't have much to do, and he mostly wants to continue on the story.

Yeah, it goes a long way :3 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"AH!" Muin says, jumping, "When did you get here? How did I get here?"

note: his thread awareness was only active for 25 pages, so he now no longer remembers the last 25 pages of interaction. This is because it was getting boring having nothing actually effecting Muin here, so I retconed his threadawarness.

Cool

"Hi. We just got here."

Just now, Bird Furious said:

He was silent for a moment. 

She took his hand in a comforting way.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

He was silent for a moment. 

Yeah, it goes a long way :3 

yeah. time to start playing the game again

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Cool

"Hi. We just got here."

"Cool. Where is here?" Muin seemed to faintly remember an... invitation? He... folded it... and got here. "I want to see what's outside. EXPLORATION TIME!"

Muin leaves the building.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"Cool. Where is here?" Muin seemed to faintly remember an... invitation? He... folded it... and got here. "I want to see what's outside. EXPLORATION TIME!"

Muin leaves the building.

Utility followed.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility followed.

hey @Bird Furious, what does the outside of the mansion look like?

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Cool

"Hi. We just got here."

She took his hand in a comforting way.

He stiffened. 

6 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

hey @Bird Furious, what does the outside of the mansion look like?

it's just a castle

a nice big castle :3 

and there's some incredible gardens :DD

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He stiffened. 

it's just a castle

a nice big castle :3 

and there's some incredible gardens :DD

Muin walks through the gardens

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

He stiffened. 

She took her hand away.

Okay . . . she thought to herself.

She waited.

@Bird Furious :3

1 hour ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Muin walks through the gardens

Utility followed silently.

Edited April 28, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[xinoehp512 he/him]

21 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

He laughed. For once in his life, everything was so . . . perfect. That moment. The two of them. He wished it could've lasted forever.

"Uhhh . . . I'm sorry, what?"

"I guess they aren't. How peculiar! What kind of meat are they made out of, then?"

21 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

That can make sense, though I’d argue there are even more variables than that. Most of them are simply a product of what people tend to make, but categorizing and extrapolating is rather fun. 
So, my intent with Chaotic Order was not merely the center, or even instability, but rather a specific concept where chaos and order can overlap and flow into one another. If you’re familiar with, say, the Mandelbrot Set, you might have an idea of what I’m talking about. Orderly rules - there are literally only three steps that you repeat - but the resulting shape could rightly be called chaotic. Similarly, if you roll two dice - an explicitly random action - and write down the totals, you eventually end up with a very regular pattern when you graph the results. Emergent phenomena - orderly behaviors coming from chaotic conditions and rules, or chaotic patterns arising from simple interactions - are what I intended Ordered Chaos to be about; results that seem to be almost out of nowhere when you consider the components, like how when you burn hydrogen and oxygen (which are both gasses) you get water (which is a liquid). It makes sense chemically and follows underlying rules, but if you compare the ingredients it seems bizarre. Ordered Chaos is meant to be a melding of the two concepts - the space between a random mess and a regular lattice, where you get interesting, novel shapes that are in a way both random and regular. Things like this can be more complex than either randomness or repeating patterns, through incorporating both parts. 
Anyway, if that made no sense, what I mean is that Ordered Chaos was intended to be a specific concept, and not merely an unstable middle point. 

That does work - we can come up with some sort of structure and order, then enforce it irregularly to make magic systems. Magics should have interactions, and being fundamental isn’t a prerequisite for affecting and relating to the fundamentals. I think there was actually a whole family of magics that could be supercharged with Prismite, at one point. 

“I think many do - you are correct in the former, but only time will tell for the latter.” Rebus absently admired the vocabulary used in the description, though he wasn’t that impressed with the man himself. 
Rebus took her hand with a genuine smile. 
That was quite helpful - Jack put it away for later. 
I suppose. The Ennullers are fairly easy to contact, if Xino is around (it’s almost safer to talk to them, actually - accidentally breaking the rules set by the people who can delete you from reality is to be avoided). 

The person roasting a marshmallow also clapped his hands, but as quiet applause rather than a magical gesture.

Meat was still rather stunned. “You’re me? I’m the same, except with more letters.” 

“Right here,” Rebus said, “since my Author has cell service again. I’m glad to see nothing I needed to be a part of finished without me - I think I can resume as if nothing happened.” He smiled at her, then looked around. “Why, exactly, are you looking for Platypus at Eof’s house? I’d be glad to help, of course.” 

Bacon blinked. "Ah! Hello. No, I don't believe we are the same individual. I've kept very close track of all of my clones, and none of them have gone rogue yet!"

20 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

A woman in purple with long, dark hair made her way over. “Welcome to TLT, and happy four thousand pages!”

“I try to ignore them,” she sighed, quickly glancing at the sky. 

Rose would have agreed.

Unfortunately, she squeaked and fell over. 

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.”

17 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam glared daggers at Xanther before chasing after Bat.

Bat? Bat, wait!

-

He looked over at her.

Are you okay?

-

Maybe it's funny though. I'll make it up to him anyway.

He shrugged.

"That's subjective, I think."

Hehe. See? It's funny!

*sigh* fine

Another man appeared beside him.

"Hello."

A cup of never-ending cherry cola appeared in his hand.

HEIR HI :D:D

HOW ARE YOU HOW WAS YOUR THING :D:D

 

Bacon glared at the cherry cola in his hand suspiciously before taking a sip.

His eyes bulged. "My goodness, Symbol. What is in this stuff?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She took her hand away.

Okay . . . she thought to herself.

She waited.

@Bird Furious :3

Utility followed silently.

Bat...

couldn't do this. 

"Let's go back to the caverns," he said. "Find stuff out. Xanther will probably come too, or send a clone."

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

"I guess they aren't. How peculiar! What kind of meat are they made out of, then?"

Bacon blinked. "Ah! Hello. No, I don't believe we are the same individual. I've kept very close track of all of my clones, and none of them have gone rogue yet!"

Bacon glared at the cherry cola in his hand suspiciously before taking a sip.

His eyes bulged. "My goodness, Symbol. What is in this stuff?"

Symbol shrugged. "It's cherry cola. That's how I Narrated it."