The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

54 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He nodded and floated in the direction of the wailing.

Utility had greeted the man already.

"What is your name?"

57 minutes ago, Bel Oh said:

The man begins to build a dirt house

Muin greets the man "Hello. What is your name?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"I've had cherry cola before," said Bacon. "This is... well, chemically, identical to cherry cola. But there's something more! I'm sure of it!"

Symbol shrugged again. "Maybe Bea spiked it." 

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Bat . . .

She sighed and stood.

Alright. Let's go.

"Not before today," Utility replied.

There was some edible glitter in it.

It was all over his face now.

He reached for his compass, then paused. "Would you do the teleportation?" 

1 hour ago, Mag said:

hehehehe I'm not gonna fix it

Folen waved at the veins. "Hello there! You wouldn't happen to be able to talk, would you?"

"Alas, we'll have to figure out what's going on ourselves I suppose."

They pulsed once before the bulge moved along the veins, away from both him and the wails. 

1 hour ago, Bel Oh said:

The man begins to build a dirt house

Symbol tilted her head, interested. 

1 hour ago, Mag said:

"Don't wander too far, my friend, you might get eaten by wolves." Folen stood to study the horizon.

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He nodded and floated in the direction of the wailing.

A dark colored wolf appeared in the distance, behind them and above. She yipped happily and tilted her head, ears flopping, and trotted in their general direction (though she had to take detours, since the noodles offered no easy route). 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He reached for his compass, then paused. "Would you do the teleportation?" 

A dark colored wolf appeared in the distance, behind them and above. She yipped happily and tilted her head, ears flopping, and trotted in their general direction (though she had to take detours, since the noodles offered no easy route). 

. . . Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean, maybe Xanther doesn't care, but everyone else probably will . . .

-

Utility stepped onto the ground and walked up to it.

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

1 hour ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Cep blinks. "Well, ah jus' folded the invitation like it said...D'yeh think there's an important reason we're here? Said summat 'bout 4000 pages and Thread, which seems like it's talkin' 'bout time, though it's a funny way o' talkin 'bout that."

"I didn't understand that part at all. I meant: why us?  

[Mags she/they]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I suppose you did come here only to find something stupid to do . . ."

"Exactly!!"

23 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Symbol shrugged again. "Maybe Bea spiked it." 

He reached for his compass, then paused. "Would you do the teleportation?" 

They pulsed once before the bulge moved along the veins, away from both him and the wails. 

Symbol tilted her head, interested. 

A dark colored wolf appeared in the distance, behind them and above. She yipped happily and tilted her head, ears flopping, and trotted in their general direction (though she had to take detours, since the noodles offered no easy route). 

Folen made note of the direction the veins went, then looked up.
"Doggo!!"

17 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean, maybe Xanther doesn't care, but everyone else probably will . . .

-

Utility stepped onto the ground and walked up to it.

Folen skipped past him, bells jingling. "Hello little doggo!"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Mag said:

"Exactly!!"

Folen made note of the direction the veins went, then looked up.
"Doggo!!"

Folen skipped past him, bells jingling. "Hello little doggo!"

"Careful," Utility warned semi-seriously.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

17 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean, maybe Xanther doesn't care, but everyone else probably will . . .

-

Utility stepped onto the ground and walked up to it.

"I'll say he sent us." 

-

She shied away. Her fur was a dark shade of blue, almost black, but faded to yellow at her paws. Her eyes were a bright shade of gold. But after a moment, she trotted up to him and yipped. 

4 minutes ago, Mag said:

"Exactly!!"

Folen made note of the direction the veins went, then looked up.
"Doggo!!"

Folen skipped past him, bells jingling. "Hello little doggo!"

 

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Careful," Utility warned semi-seriously.

The wolf wagged her tail at Folen and yipped happily. 

[Mags she/they]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Careful," Utility warned semi-seriously.

"Mkay . . ."

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

"I'll say he sent us." 

-

She shied away. Her fur was a dark shade of blue, almost black, but faded to yellow at her paws. Her eyes were a bright shade of gold. But after a moment, she trotted up to him and yipped. 

 

The wolf wagged her tail at Folen and yipped happily. 

He held out his hand for her to sniff.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Mag said:

"Mkay . . ."

He held out his hand for her to sniff.

She sniffed it, then licked it and wagged harder. Then she loped around him and dashed back the way she'd come. She paused and looked over her shoulder, yipping expectantly. 

The veins beneath him bulged again. The bulge traveled in the opposite way as the wolf. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

"I'll say he sent us." 

-

She shied away. Her fur was a dark shade of blue, almost black, but faded to yellow at her paws. Her eyes were a bright shade of gold. But after a moment, she trotted up to him and yipped. 

She hesitated, then nodded and stood.

She offered a hand to help him up.

-

Utility . . . Utility wasn't sure what to do.

He held out his hand after a moment.

[Mags she/they]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

She sniffed it, then licked it and wagged harder. Then she loped around him and dashed back the way she'd come. She paused and looked over her shoulder, yipping expectantly. 

The veins beneath him bulged again. The bulge traveled in the opposite way as the wolf. 

"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."

"The doggo is cuter . . . . what do you think Utility?" @Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She hesitated, then nodded and stood.

She offered a hand to help him up.

-

Utility . . . Utility wasn't sure what to do.

He held out his hand after a moment.

He took her hand. "Thank you." 

-

The wolf butted her head against his hand for pets. 

6 minutes ago, Mag said:

"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."

"The doggo is cuter . . . . what do you think Utility?" @Through The Living Glass

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

12 minutes ago, Mag said:

"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."

"The doggo is cuter . . . . what do you think Utility?" @Through The Living Glass

Utility was just watching the dog.

5 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He took her hand. "Thank you." 

-

The wolf butted her head against his hand for pets. 

She pulled him into a hug and teleported them.

-

. . . Oh.

Oh.

He pet it softly.

Edited April 28, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility was just watching the dog.

She pulled him into a hug and teleported them.

-

. . . Oh.

Oh.

He pet it softly.

The wolf was now in two places--- ahead of them, trying to lead them, and next to Utility. The wolf with Utility nudged his leg happily. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

12 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

The wolf was now in two places--- ahead of them, trying to lead them, and next to Utility. The wolf with Utility nudged his leg happily. 

Huh.

He smiled a little and rubbed it behind the ears.

Tam/Bat?

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

19 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

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

Rebus raised an eyebrow. “Of course I do. That doesn’t mean I cannot know things that you do not - at least under the definition of Author that I know of, you cannot be one. Even the Authors at the party aren’t really Authors.” 
Rebus had learned to dance a slightly more conventional way, though most people couldn’t have clones practice different things in parallel. And he was quite good. 

18 hours ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

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.

But isn’t any category you try to give it a property? And the changing, for that matter. 

17 hours ago, Immortal Platypus said:

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

Great! (Rebus is going the other direction, just saying. Just like how if I wanted to go south I could follow that end of the magnet) 

Rebus checked to see if the Prismite was being deflected away from the house. 

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

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!"

“Many letters, actually. The important ones are at. And dreams, of course - the bit of you that wasn’t is.” Meat the Minstrel actually did look a bit like Bacon. Not the same - in fact, they didn’t especially share any features - but he gave off an impression of almost-Baconness. 

1 hour ago, epl2 said:

"I didn't understand that part at all. I meant: why us?  

“That is because you are important - or more precisely relevant.” A man in a green-trimmed lab coat - Rebus, of course - had walked up behind them while they weren’t paying attention. Perhaps they weren’t at the party, but locality wasn’t too important to one such as he. 

[Belandrius Ohhmar He/Him]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility tapped him on the shoulder.

He turns around and punches Utility then he drops some bread it looks like it just falls from him he sits down in the air stands up and continues to build

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bel Oh said:

He turns around and punches Utility then he drops some bread it looks like it just falls from him he sits down in the air stands up and continues to build

Utility took it and kept watching.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Just now, Bel Oh said:

He turns around and punches Utility then he drops some bread it looks like it just falls from him he sits down in the air stands up and continues to build

A tall green creature with small legs wandered over. 

[Belandrius Ohhmar He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Utility took it and kept watching.

 

Just now, Dragonheir said:

A tall green creature with small legs wandered over. 

the man continues to build then he places down a sign it is strangely square and after a second the word "Steve" appears on it

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bel Oh said:

 

the man continues to build then he places down a sign it is strangely square and after a second the word "Steve" appears on it

"Hello, Steve. I'm Utility."

[Belandrius Ohhmar He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Hello, Steve. I'm Utility."

he places another sign this one says "belt?"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

7 minutes ago, Bel Oh said:

 

the man continues to build then he places down a sign it is strangely square and after a second the word "Steve" appears on it

The green creature turned white briefly with a hissing noise, then ran away for a moment. 

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

26 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus raised an eyebrow. “Of course I do. That doesn’t mean I cannot know things that you do not - at least under the definition of Author that I know of, you cannot be one. Even the Authors at the party aren’t really Authors.” 
Rebus had learned to dance a slightly more conventional way, though most people couldn’t have clones practice different things in parallel. And he was quite good. 

But isn’t any category you try to give it a property? And the changing, for that matter. 

Great! (Rebus is going the other direction, just saying. Just like how if I wanted to go south I could follow that end of the magnet) 

Rebus checked to see if the Prismite was being deflected away from the house. 

“Many letters, actually. The important ones are at. And dreams, of course - the bit of you that wasn’t is.” Meat the Minstrel actually did look a bit like Bacon. Not the same - in fact, they didn’t especially share any features - but he gave off an impression of almost-Baconness. 

“That is because you are important - or more precisely relevant.” A man in a green-trimmed lab coat - Rebus, of course - had walked up behind them while they weren’t paying attention. Perhaps they weren’t at the party, but locality wasn’t too important to one such as he. 

 

Taeidin turns to him. 

"Who are you? More importantly - would you like a cherry cola with mushrooms in it?" 

They were indeed at the party. 

@Kaladin Stormcursed

Edited April 28, 2025 by epl2

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

4 minutes ago, Bel Oh said:

he places another sign this one says "belt?"

Utility smiled.

"Not exactly."