The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[TwinStorm He/Him]

14 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"They help heal and make me stronger and stuff." 

He hesitated. 

"No. No, I don't think so." 

He nodded. "Sounds smart."

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Chord laughed again, and Snow could see that the ridges shifted as the cylinder spun, changing so that new sounds would be played each revolution. 

“Well, that’s how a large portion of the Thread is structured, it seems. Do you think my Author knew quite what the Ordered Chaos was supposed to be when I made it?” 
Narration is what she’s scared of? Rebus thought, Even when she’s hundreds of feet in the air and I’m not even using any? Even after she’s danced, carefree, with an Ennuller? Below them, a small patch of grey was spreading outwards, visible between the trees. 

“Well, I have now. Have you?” 

“I do. You’re a highly skilled fighter not using your full potential and your personality matches well with this sort of organization rather than the Wall itself. Rose, likewise, has untapped skill and matches this sort of task.” 

"Alright." he frowned, thinking it through. He liked the idea. Recently, he had started to feel listless, as if his Author was struggling to find a place for him. The only thing that could shake that feeling was Rose. But this . . . it was a mission, greater than himself, one he could fight for.

He nodded shakily. "Who else was invited?"

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

"I... yes, of course." Bacon coughed again. "Um. I suppose this is just, ah, normal glitter, then?"

"I don't often think, as a rule! But I'm certainly up for the challenge! What is the nature of the assistance required?"

*beep beep beep*

*opens microwave door*

*tastes food*

*puts back*

*presses 30 second button*

"A wise decision! But anyways," he continued, gesturing towards the Plotblade, "what's the story there?"

"I have, once or twice, though I've never explored it in detail. Have you ever become a squirrel, then?"

"Savior Complex? Well . . . I . . ." he frowned. The Blade vibrated a bit, rumbling in his mind. Save lives. Save lives. it chanted. 

"My Author sent it to me. I mean . . . I found it. I guess he wanted me to have it, for some reason."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

20 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"I have, once or twice, though I've never explored it in detail. Have you ever become a squirrel, then?"

“No. I haven’t - and I don’t think I can. A Narrator could do it - I could probably do it - but I wouldn’t really be a squirrel, you know?” 

19 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Alright." he frowned, thinking it through. He liked the idea. Recently, he had started to feel listless, as if his Author was struggling to find a place for him. The only thing that could shake that feeling was Rose. But this . . . it was a mission, greater than himself, one he could fight for.

He nodded shakily. "Who else was invited?"

Rebus nodded in approval. “You two are the first ones I thought of. As for more candidates, I’ll have to choose carefully. If you’re familiar with the rules of stories, there’s a concept known as “conservation of ninjutsu”; when having more people with similar capabilities on a side causes them to be less effective individually. For instance, if you’re fighting one, say, withergeist, it can be a fairly difficult fight. But if you go up against a dozen withergeists, you’ll find that each individual withergeist is suddenly far easier to kill, and the battle is only slightly harder than the last one. Having names, personalities, unique powers, and different Authors all typically make someone far harder to kill. It’ll also allow a variety of different skills, which even discounting plot-based planning is very useful. I’ll look around the party, and maybe contact some Authors.” 
 @SpiritOfWrath, @Hawks, @Through The Living Glass, and anyone who happens to be reading this, do you have characters you want Rebus to give special ops training to? It’s a good use for stagnated characters or ones who need a power boost, and the (legitimately, for once) only cost is pledging to fight people actively attempting to destroy the Thread, with reasonable exceptions for inability and unavailability. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“No. I haven’t - and I don’t think I can. A Narrator could do it - I could probably do it - but I wouldn’t really be a squirrel, you know?” 

Rebus nodded in approval. “You two are the first ones I thought of. As for more candidates, I’ll have to choose carefully. If you’re familiar with the rules of stories, there’s a concept known as “conservation of ninjutsu”; when having more people with similar capabilities on a side causes them to be less effective individually. For instance, if you’re fighting one, say, withergeist, it can be a fairly difficult fight. But if you go up against a dozen withergeists, you’ll find that each individual withergeist is suddenly far easier to kill, and the battle is only slightly harder than the last one. Having names, personalities, unique powers, and different Authors all typically make someone far harder to kill. It’ll also allow a variety of different skills, which even discounting plot-based planning is very useful. I’ll look around the party, and maybe contact some Authors.” 
 @SpiritOfWrath, @Hawks, @Through The Living Glass, and anyone who happens to be reading this, do you have characters you want Rebus to give special ops training to? It’s a good use for stagnated characters or ones who need a power boost, and the (legitimately, for once) only cost is pledging to fight people actively attempting to destroy the Thread, with reasonable exceptions for inability and unavailability. 

He nodded. "Thanks. I . . . I mean . . . a Narrator could be useful. Tam? And Bat?"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

He nodded. "Thanks. I . . . I mean . . . a Narrator could be useful. Tam? And Bat?"

“Tam and Bat are… busy. And Narrators have a tendency to break things, plot-wise- though if one is really needed I can do it.” Rebus shrugged. “I’m aiming more for people who have lots of potential but need training to use it - Tam honestly fits that definition, though I doubt she’ll take my advice on how to be a Narrator.  For instance, you’re over-reliant on straightforward attacks, and use your Ennulling - as far as I have seen - only for bolts of energy, while using your portals only for mobility. Though I’m not sure you’ve actually used Savior Complex in a fight yet, it is not the mere sword its previous owner used it as. Imagine someone corrupted by withergeists, wanting to destroy everything. Rather than stab them with your Blade, hand it to them, nicely, and stay alive until it can kick in. Suddenly you have an opponent who wants only to save people, allowing you to purge them of Chaotic Darkness at your leisure and reclaim the Blade. I’m not trying to train people who are already omnipotent - I want people with tools far beyond what they use them for, and I’ll get them up to fully utilizing each of the few things at their disposal. And turn them into super-soldiers, of course - mundane combat is always still important.” 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“Tam and Bat are… busy. And Narrators have a tendency to break things, plot-wise- though if one is really needed I can do it.” Rebus shrugged. “I’m aiming more for people who have lots of potential but need training to use it - Tam honestly fits that definition, though I doubt she’ll take my advice on how to be a Narrator.  For instance, you’re over-reliant on straightforward attacks, and use your Ennulling - as far as I have seen - only for bolts of energy, while using your portals only for mobility. Though I’m not sure you’ve actually used Savior Complex in a fight yet, it is not the mere sword its previous owner used it as. Imagine someone corrupted by withergeists, wanting to destroy everything. Rather than stab them with your Blade, hand it to them, nicely, and stay alive until it can kick in. Suddenly you have an opponent who wants only to save people, allowing you to purge them of Chaotic Darkness at your leisure and reclaim the Blade. I’m not trying to train people who are already omnipotent - I want people with tools far beyond what they use them for, and I’ll get them up to fully utilizing each of the few things at their disposal. And turn them into super-soldiers, of course - mundane combat is always still important.” 

"I . . ." Cricket paused. That was smart. "Alright." he nodded. "Is it a problem that Rose isn't Thread-aware?"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"I . . ." Cricket paused. That was smart. "Alright." he nodded. "Is it a problem that Rose isn't Thread-aware?"

Rebus had plenty of tricks like it - just wait until he explained portal cuts. “No, though if I recall correctly during her trial someone told her that Narrators believe themselves to be in a fictional world. If she asks, I’ll still only offer Watsonian reasons for the uniqueness factor - because there are several.” 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

12 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus had plenty of tricks like it - just wait until he explained portal cuts. “No, though if I recall correctly during her trial someone told her that Narrators believe themselves to be in a fictional world. If she asks, I’ll still only offer Watsonian reasons for the uniqueness factor - because there are several.” 

Cricket had used portal cuts in the past, his Author remarked conversationally, though only when he was very angry.

"Oh . . . okay."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

Cricket had used portal cuts in the past, his Author remarked conversationally, though only when he was very angry.

"Oh . . . okay."

I first read that as “Cricket had used portal cuts in the past. His Author remarked conversationally, though only when angry.” 
Well, there were more tricks to learn, and portal cuts were quite good for nonlethal disarmament as well as teleporting people in half. “I’m actively putting together a training ground. In the meantime, I have some thoughts to talk over with you - I think you understand the decisions I must make better than most.” 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

I first read that as “Cricket had used portal cuts in the past. His Author remarked conversationally, though only when angry.” 
Well, there were more tricks to learn, and portal cuts were quite good for nonlethal disarmament as well as teleporting people in half. “I’m actively putting together a training ground. In the meantime, I have some thoughts to talk over with you - I think you understand the decisions I must make better than most.” 

lol

Fair.

"What do you mean?" he frowned. "What . . . decisions?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

14 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed and made him feel better anyway.

That made Bat a little irritated, but he was still mentally exhausted, so he didn’t mind too much. “Come on.”

5 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Chord laughed again, and Snow could see that the ridges shifted as the cylinder spun, changing so that new sounds would be played each revolution. 

“Well, that’s how a large portion of the Thread is structured, it seems. Do you think my Author knew quite what the Ordered Chaos was supposed to be when I made it?” 
Narration is what she’s scared of? Rebus thought, Even when she’s hundreds of feet in the air and I’m not even using any? Even after she’s danced, carefree, with an Ennuller? Below them, a small patch of grey was spreading outwards, visible between the trees. 

“Well, I have now. Have you?” 

“I do. You’re a highly skilled fighter not using your full potential and your personality matches well with this sort of organization rather than the Wall itself. Rose, likewise, has untapped skill and matches this sort of task.” 

Snow didn’t care much for the mechanics. He was just happy to have a magic friend. 

The door to the cabin opened and shut. Snow jumped, running to hide in a nearby cabinet. Mr. Whitlock approached the table, holding several boxes, which he set down next to his workstation. Seeing Chord in his machine, he hesitated. 

-

She shrugged. “That’s a good point. Oooh, mud.” 

The latter exclamation was largely influenced by the Author’s current surroundings.

-

 Rose stared at it, anxiously. 

3 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"I... yes, of course." Bacon coughed again. "Um. I suppose this is just, ah, normal glitter, then?"

"I don't often think, as a rule! But I'm certainly up for the challenge! What is the nature of the assistance required?"

*beep beep beep*

*opens microwave door*

*tastes food*

*puts back*

*presses 30 second button*

"A wise decision! But anyways," he continued, gesturing towards the Plotblade, "what's the story there?"

"I have, once or twice, though I've never explored it in detail. Have you ever become a squirrel, then?"

“That would be my guess,” Symbol smirked. 

3 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

He nodded. "Sounds smart."

"Alright." he frowned, thinking it through. He liked the idea. Recently, he had started to feel listless, as if his Author was struggling to find a place for him. The only thing that could shake that feeling was Rose. But this . . . it was a mission, greater than himself, one he could fight for.

He nodded shakily. "Who else was invited?"

"Savior Complex? Well . . . I . . ." he frowned. The Blade vibrated a bit, rumbling in his mind. Save lives. Save lives. it chanted. 

"My Author sent it to me. I mean . . . I found it. I guess he wanted me to have it, for some reason."

“Yeah, wouldn’t it be awesome?”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

That made Bat a little irritated, but he was still mentally exhausted, so he didn’t mind too much. “Come on.”

Snow didn’t care much for the mechanics. He was just happy to have a magic friend. 

The door to the cabin opened and shut. Snow jumped, running to hide in a nearby cabinet. Mr. Whitlock approached the table, holding several boxes, which he set down next to his workstation. Seeing Chord in his machine, he hesitated. 

-

She shrugged. “That’s a good point. Oooh, mud.” 

The latter exclamation was largely influenced by the Author’s current surroundings.

-

 Rose stared at it, anxiously. 

“That would be my guess,” Symbol smirked. 

“Yeah, wouldn’t it be awesome?”

"Yeah." he sighed. Something felt wrong. He was restless here. "Wanna leave, soon?" he asked Rose. The party was largely over.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

lol

Fair.

"What do you mean?" he frowned. "What . . . decisions?"

“I am, frankly, quite worried about Antagonist. And sadly, the best way I can think of to remove the threat of it is to have someone earn, then destroy it.”  

4 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Snow didn’t care much for the mechanics. He was just happy to have a magic friend. 

The door to the cabin opened and shut. Snow jumped, running to hide in a nearby cabinet. Mr. Whitlock approached the table, holding several boxes, which he set down next to his workstation. Seeing Chord in his machine, he hesitated. 

-

She shrugged. “That’s a good point. Oooh, mud.” 

The latter exclamation was largely influenced by the Author’s current surroundings.

-

 Rose stared at it, anxiously. 

Chord surreptitiously became more jammed, for Snow’s sake. 
Rebus wasn’t sure where to go from there. Normally he’d use a break in the conversation to advance his own interests, but that didn’t feel right. 
The grey ground began to evaporate in the center, trees tumbling into a growing hole and being shredded by utility fog - though in the center a tower was growing upwards towards the two of them. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

4 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I am, frankly, quite worried about Antagonist. And sadly, the best way I can think of to remove the threat of it is to have someone earn, then destroy it.”  

Chord surreptitiously became more jammed, for Snow’s sake. 
Rebus wasn’t sure where to go from there. Normally he’d use a break in the conversation to advance his own interests, but that didn’t feel right. 
The grey ground began to evaporate in the center, trees tumbling into a growing hole and being shredded by utility fog - though in the center a tower was growing upwards towards the two of them. 

Cricket paused. Surely . . . "Wait a minute. You can't be serious."

[Keke They/he]

3 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"I... yes, of course." Bacon coughed again. "Um. I suppose this is just, ah, normal glitter, then?"

"I don't often think, as a rule! But I'm certainly up for the challenge! What is the nature of the assistance required?"

*beep beep beep*

*opens microwave door*

*tastes food*

*puts back*

*presses 30 second button*

"A wise decision! But anyways," he continued, gesturing towards the Plotblade, "what's the story there?"

"I have, once or twice, though I've never explored it in detail. Have you ever become a squirrel, then?"

"Well last I checked. Her friend was killed... and now she's alone and needs help with life.."

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“No. I haven’t - and I don’t think I can. A Narrator could do it - I could probably do it - but I wouldn’t really be a squirrel, you know?” 

Rebus nodded in approval. “You two are the first ones I thought of. As for more candidates, I’ll have to choose carefully. If you’re familiar with the rules of stories, there’s a concept known as “conservation of ninjutsu”; when having more people with similar capabilities on a side causes them to be less effective individually. For instance, if you’re fighting one, say, withergeist, it can be a fairly difficult fight. But if you go up against a dozen withergeists, you’ll find that each individual withergeist is suddenly far easier to kill, and the battle is only slightly harder than the last one. Having names, personalities, unique powers, and different Authors all typically make someone far harder to kill. It’ll also allow a variety of different skills, which even discounting plot-based planning is very useful. I’ll look around the party, and maybe contact some Authors.” 
 @SpiritOfWrath, @Hawks, @Through The Living Glass, and anyone who happens to be reading this, do you have characters you want Rebus to give special ops training to? It’s a good use for stagnated characters or ones who need a power boost, and the (legitimately, for once) only cost is pledging to fight people actively attempting to destroy the Thread, with reasonable exceptions for inability and unavailability. 

Maybe. Im conniving bacon to help my inactive character rn to restart her story and im pretty sure Rebus has met her b4 xD

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, TwinStorm said:

Cricket paused. Surely . . . "Wait a minute. You can't be serious."

“If you are wondering, no, I don’t want you to do it. But an Antagonist could kill any person but the Protagonist, and if there isn’t one, they could kill everyone, all in one go. That’s very alarming.” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

54 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"Yeah." he sighed. Something felt wrong. He was restless here. "Wanna leave, soon?" he asked Rose. The party was largely over.

She shrugged. "Sure. We should go with Rebus. 

43 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I am, frankly, quite worried about Antagonist. And sadly, the best way I can think of to remove the threat of it is to have someone earn, then destroy it.”  

Chord surreptitiously became more jammed, for Snow’s sake. 
Rebus wasn’t sure where to go from there. Normally he’d use a break in the conversation to advance his own interests, but that didn’t feel right. 
The grey ground began to evaporate in the center, trees tumbling into a growing hole and being shredded by utility fog - though in the center a tower was growing upwards towards the two of them. 

Mr. Whitlock examined Chord. "River?" He called. "Fly? Were you playing with this?" 
Snow timidly peeked out of the cabinet. Mr. Whitlock grinned. "Ah, Snow. Where did you find this?" 
"Outside," he said shyly. "His name is Chord."
"...his?" Mr. Whitlock frowned at Chord. 

"Ah," Symbol sighed, watching a glow on the horizon. "Morning already... I suppose that means I should close down the party. Gracious, it feels like it passed so quickly..." 

Rose stared, very nervous. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

57 minutes ago, Hawks said:

Maybe. Im conniving bacon to help my inactive character rn to restart her story and im pretty sure Rebus has met her b4 xD

Briefly, I think. Though that’s not really the kind of candidate Rebus has been looking for - Narrators, as he said earlier, are almost too strong, and don’t need much training (at least not the same kind of training). Someone more akin to Asher’s power level is more of his goal, though Asher specifically is doing things. Actually… 
At the party, Rebus walked up to Cade. 

19 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Mr. Whitlock examined Chord. "River?" He called. "Fly? Were you playing with this?" 
Snow timidly peeked out of the cabinet. Mr. Whitlock grinned. "Ah, Snow. Where did you find this?" 
"Outside," he said shyly. "His name is Chord."
"...his?" Mr. Whitlock frowned at Chord. 

"Ah," Symbol sighed, watching a glow on the horizon. "Morning already... I suppose that means I should close down the party. Gracious, it feels like it passed so quickly..." 

Rose stared, very nervous. 

Chord started up again. “That’s me! I was sent to bring a message to Mr. Whitlock.” 
“It truly does - though I think the party effectively ended already, considering that there are only conversations rather than wandering.” 
The tower built itself up and made a small platform the two of them could stand on. The hole below them started to close, nanomachines flattening out the area the tower had been taken from. More grey spread outwards, rocks seeming to melt and trees simply sinking below the surface. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

21 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Briefly, I think. Though that’s not really the kind of candidate Rebus has been looking for - Narrators, as he said earlier, are almost too strong, and don’t need much training (at least not the same kind of training). Someone more akin to Asher’s power level is more of his goal, though Asher specifically is doing things. Actually… 
At the party, Rebus walked up to Cade. 

Chord started up again. “That’s me! I was sent to bring a message to Mr. Whitlock.” 
“It truly does - though I think the party effectively ended already, considering that there are only conversations rather than wandering.” 
The tower built itself up and made a small platform the two of them could stand on. The hole below them started to close, nanomachines flattening out the area the tower had been taken from. More grey spread outwards, rocks seeming to melt and trees simply sinking below the surface. 

He blinked. "--ah, well, speak on, technological wonder."

"True." 
Symbol sat down on a bench with her feet up, daintily covered by her dress. She let go of Rebus' hand to hug her knees. 

Rose was very shaken by the whole thing. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

11 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He blinked. "--ah, well, speak on, technological wonder."

"True." 
Symbol sat down on a bench with her feet up, daintily covered by her dress. She let go of Rebus' hand to hug her knees. 

Rose was very shaken by the whole thing. 

Chord giggled again. “You have know idea - I think I’m a personality emulation interfacing with the player here via nanotech. A speaker would be far easier, but the man has a flair for the dramatic. Anyway, I’m here to offer you a job, since apparently you’re the best in the business when it comes to building things out of Nullite. I haven’t really been told what the job is or the hours or payment or anything - I dunno, maybe it’s secret or something? But yeah, it involves Nullite, and probably nanotech.” 
Rebus sat down next to her, looking at the gardens once again in silence. 
That was understandable. At least she had something to stand on now - though considering the fact that she’d just seen the material melt rocks, that wasn’t a good idea. “You can stand now, by the way - the platform can’t replicate.” Oh. Never mind. You Authors, never telling me anything. “And I did check to make sure there weren’t any people around here - this is probably the best way, unless you want me importing atmosphere.” Nothing to say for yourself - either of you? I might go on strike or something! You wouldn’t want that, now would you? 

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Anyone there? 

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Grrr. 

[Keke They/he]

46 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Briefly, I think. Though that’s not really the kind of candidate Rebus has been looking for - Narrators, as he said earlier, are almost too strong, and don’t need much training (at least not the same kind of training). Someone more akin to Asher’s power level is more of his goal, though Asher specifically is doing things. Actually… 
At the party, Rebus walked up to Cade. 

Chord started up again. “That’s me! I was sent to bring a message to Mr. Whitlock.” 
“It truly does - though I think the party effectively ended already, considering that there are only conversations rather than wandering.” 
The tower built itself up and made a small platform the two of them could stand on. The hole below them started to close, nanomachines flattening out the area the tower had been taken from. More grey spread outwards, rocks seeming to melt and trees simply sinking below the surface. 

he glares "who the hell are you?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Chord giggled again. “You have know idea - I think I’m a personality emulation interfacing with the player here via nanotech. A speaker would be far easier, but the man has a flair for the dramatic. Anyway, I’m here to offer you a job, since apparently you’re the best in the business when it comes to building things out of Nullite. I haven’t really been told what the job is or the hours or payment or anything - I dunno, maybe it’s secret or something? But yeah, it involves Nullite, and probably nanotech.” 
Rebus sat down next to her, looking at the gardens once again in silence. 
That was understandable. At least she had something to stand on now - though considering the fact that she’d just seen the material melt rocks, that wasn’t a good idea. “You can stand now, by the way - the platform can’t replicate.” Oh. Never mind. You Authors, never telling me anything. “And I did check to make sure there weren’t any people around here - this is probably the best way, unless you want me importing atmosphere.” Nothing to say for yourself - either of you? I might go on strike or something! You wouldn’t want that, now would you? 

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Grrr. 

Mr. Whitlock tilted his head, rather confused. "Oh--- oh, I'm not the best. Not even close. But, er... thanks?" 

"Have you ever watched a sunrise before?" 

Rose did stand, but only as gingerly as possible, and her heart was beating very quickly. 

One of the Authors wondered if Heir was having a seizure. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“If you are wondering, no, I don’t want you to do it. But an Antagonist could kill any person but the Protagonist, and if there isn’t one, they could kill everyone, all in one go. That’s very alarming.” 

"But . . ." he closed his eyes. "Can a Protagonist exist without an Antagonist? Can one man be that powerful?"

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

She shrugged. "Sure. We should go with Rebus. 

Mr. Whitlock examined Chord. "River?" He called. "Fly? Were you playing with this?" 
Snow timidly peeked out of the cabinet. Mr. Whitlock grinned. "Ah, Snow. Where did you find this?" 
"Outside," he said shyly. "His name is Chord."
"...his?" Mr. Whitlock frowned at Chord. 

"Ah," Symbol sighed, watching a glow on the horizon. "Morning already... I suppose that means I should close down the party. Gracious, it feels like it passed so quickly..." 

Rose stared, very nervous. 

He nodded, standing up, offering her a hand.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"But . . ." he closed his eyes. "Can a Protagonist exist without an Antagonist? Can one man be that powerful?"

He nodded, standing up, offering her a hand.

She took his hand, then yawned. 

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

7 hours ago, epl2 said:

"Do you know why Cep appeared... um... wherever he did?" 

@Kaladin Stormcursed

"Unsure. I am not able to access that information."

6 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

*beep beep beep*

*opens microwave door*

*tastes food*

*puts back*

*presses 30 second button*

5 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“No. I haven’t - and I don’t think I can. A Narrator could do it - I could probably do it - but I wouldn’t really be a squirrel, you know?” 

Rebus nodded in approval. “You two are the first ones I thought of. As for more candidates, I’ll have to choose carefully. If you’re familiar with the rules of stories, there’s a concept known as “conservation of ninjutsu”; when having more people with similar capabilities on a side causes them to be less effective individually. For instance, if you’re fighting one, say, withergeist, it can be a fairly difficult fight. But if you go up against a dozen withergeists, you’ll find that each individual withergeist is suddenly far easier to kill, and the battle is only slightly harder than the last one. Having names, personalities, unique powers, and different Authors all typically make someone far harder to kill. It’ll also allow a variety of different skills, which even discounting plot-based planning is very useful. I’ll look around the party, and maybe contact some Authors.” 
 @SpiritOfWrath, @Hawks, @Through The Living Glass, and anyone who happens to be reading this, do you have characters you want Rebus to give special ops training to? It’s a good use for stagnated characters or ones who need a power boost, and the (legitimately, for once) only cost is pledging to fight people actively attempting to destroy the Thread, with reasonable exceptions for inability and unavailability. 

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@Bird Furious what about Shoe and Beosta? We were trying to find plot for them, right?

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That made Bat a little irritated, but he was still mentally exhausted, so he didn’t mind too much. “Come on.”

She took his hand again and walked beside him.

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

Symbol sat down on a bench with her feet up, daintily covered by her dress. She let go of Rebus' hand to hug her knees. 

Sheldon woke up on her shoulder and chirped softly.

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Chord giggled again. “You have know idea - I think I’m a personality emulation interfacing with the player here via nanotech. A speaker would be far easier, but the man has a flair for the dramatic. Anyway, I’m here to offer you a job, since apparently you’re the best in the business when it comes to building things out of Nullite. I haven’t really been told what the job is or the hours or payment or anything - I dunno, maybe it’s secret or something? But yeah, it involves Nullite, and probably nanotech.” 
Rebus sat down next to her, looking at the gardens once again in silence. 
That was understandable. At least she had something to stand on now - though considering the fact that she’d just seen the material melt rocks, that wasn’t a good idea. “You can stand now, by the way - the platform can’t replicate.” Oh. Never mind. You Authors, never telling me anything. “And I did check to make sure there weren’t any people around here - this is probably the best way, unless you want me importing atmosphere.” Nothing to say for yourself - either of you? I might go on strike or something! You wouldn’t want that, now would you? 

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32 minutes ago, Hawks said:

he glares "who the hell are you?"

“My name is Rebus. I’m here to recruit you - for what depends upon if you destroy for its own sake, or for a purpose.” 

30 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Mr. Whitlock tilted his head, rather confused. "Oh--- oh, I'm not the best. Not even close. But, er... thanks?" 

"Have you ever watched a sunrise before?" 

Rose did stand, but only as gingerly as possible, and her heart was beating very quickly. 

One of the Authors wondered if Heir was having a seizure. 

“I think creativity and ingenuity are needed - supposedly you’re the best for this job.” 
Rebus looked thoughtful. “Not truly.” 
“The reason we’re up here is that the nanomachines don’t have a way to tell the difference between inorganic substances without slowing down a lot. But I suppose I can set up a barrier and take us down.” The platform began to descend, and the air took on a blurry look for a moment as the utility fog got into place, clearing again once it was set. 
Heir was fine - he’d written the first part, thought of the description saying never mind, and then in a flight of fancy personified it. 

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11 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"But . . ." he closed his eyes. "Can a Protagonist exist without an Antagonist? Can one man be that powerful?"

“A Protagonist and an Antagonist each can exist without the other, but should someone significant oppose them they shall then possess the other Plotblade. But here, there’s a great unbalance between good and evil - should one of the few evil people truly dominate the Thread’s plot, they earn Antagonist, and then numerous heroes all scramble for Protagonist. Only one can have it, and if none rise above the others nobody receives it, and everyone is defeated - except the last person, who becomes the Protagonist, probably wins, and is left as the last remaining person in the Thread. Or perhaps not, but I consider it too much of a risk to ignore.”