The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

". . . Whoever it is that you've been talking about?"

Cep blinks. "Oh. Ah think ah see what's goin' on. We've been talkin' 'bout me. We're tryin' ta figure out who might know how ah wound up here."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Cep blinks. "Oh. Ah think ah see what's goin' on. We've been talkin' 'bout me. We're tryin' ta figure out who might know how ah wound up here."

Utility sighed quietly.

"It would seem so."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Just now, Dragonheir said:

Chord accompanied him, acting as an ordinary music box - interspersed with giggles. 
Rebus nodded. “That would be just fine.” 
“Very true.” Wow, that day passed very quickly - I can believe the sun is setting again.  

“Of course! I can do lots of different things - what kinds of capabilities do you want? I could work in the same thing that lets me make the walls look like a horizon if you wanted camouflage, for instance. And of course there’s the question of whether you’re willing to connect your nerves to the tattoos - it lets you have mental control over them, but many people are understandably squeamish.” 

“Certainly.” 

Rebus constructed a new one for him. “Feel free to take all the time you’d like writing down what you can do and what you want to do.” Because I’m going to bed - I have a swim meet early tomorrow morning. 

Snow fascinatedly watched Chord the entire time. He giggled too. 

Mr. Whitlock smiled and started down a path. 

Symbol shook her head. "I apologize," she told you. "I got mixed up." She tilted her head contemplatively at the colors. Somehow it did feel like an ending. 

She hesitated, but her interest overcame her caution. "Camouflage? Control my nerves how?" 

 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

5 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

The woman came back with her hair pulled back, holding a satchel like Bat's. She closed the door softly. 

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She opened her pocket and tucked him inside. 

OOOOOO ITS GIVING DARYGLADE :33333 

anyway

*cough*

huhhhhh

4 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Well, Chord couldn’t see from in the machine, anyway… “Great! I’ll tell-“ the doorbell rang “-him. Huh. That was fast.” 
Rebus thought the sunset was quite beautiful, now that he knew what it looked like. Symbol hasn’t been described in a while.  

Rebus thought as much. He’d still be strange, but would probably be less unfamiliar with time. And he might become less of a Narrator with time as well, though as the planet showed that wouldn’t make it much harder to kill people with a thought. 
Rebus put his hands up to show he wasn’t carrying any weapons, though again that wouldn’t make it much harder to kill people with a thought (Shoe would, though). 

“Hello Shoe, Beosta. I’ve been trying to form an organization that now that I think about it needs a name. Anyway, the people I recruit - which I hope includes you two - get some training and then promise to fight anyone trying to destroy or conquer the Thread.” 
Rebus mixed together the picture and what Symbol had said, continuing to admire the sunrise. 

“I’m putting together a headquarters now.” 
“In order for that to happen, you’d have to be extremely self-defeating yet still manage to be the greatest thread to the Thread - and because of the way protagonists work, yourself - then save everyone from you. We could split the burden and have one person earn Protagonist and one earn Antagonist, but at that point it’s easier to just destroy them rather than risking them falling into the wrong hands. Even then, I did consider the idea - or permanently forging the Blades together - but I decided that the person may end up as a Tragic Hero instead, which does not do what you want.” 

“Well, that’s excellent, but teleporters are almost always of use. Also, what? Anyway, Plotblades are magical weapons which impose patterns of fiction onto reality. One of them is Antagonist - in order to get it, you must already antagonize people, but once you have it you become a better Antagonist, with plot armor and all. I’m trying to earn it so that someone likely to kill me can’t, which means I need to cause problems.” 

Cricket nodded. Maybe . . . glimmers of hope began to form in his head. He would save the Thread. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

38 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Uh . . . what's going on?"

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He chuckled and pulled her into a short hug.

It's okay. Go ahead.

ohhhhhhh good luck! Have fun!

Shoe shrugged and took it.

Thanks. Alright.

The woman didn't reply. She put her hand on the wall where the wavering was strongest, and, with some effort, pushed through (though it took a couple of seconds). She gradually eased her entire body into the wall. 

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She blushed and flipped the notebook open, revealing a full page of words. 

And another. 

And another.

The notebook was almost full. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

The woman didn't reply. She put her hand on the wall where the wavering was strongest, and, with some effort, pushed through (though it took a couple of seconds). She gradually eased her entire body into the wall. 

-

She blushed and flipped the notebook open, revealing a full page of words. 

And another. 

And another.

The notebook was almost full. 

"Huh. Alrighty then."

Tam moved to follow.

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Hmm. Here.

He handed her the notepad Rebus had conjured up for him.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Huh. Alrighty then."

Tam moved to follow.

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Hmm. Here.

He handed her the notepad Rebus had conjured up for him.

Bat grabbed her. "Tam, wait. I don't trust this." He hesitated. "You stay here, okay?"

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She blushed harder. 

"No, er... the notebook is my list. I've been listing for a while."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

Bat grabbed her. "Tam, wait. I don't trust this." He hesitated. "You stay here, okay?"

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She blushed harder. 

"No, er... the notebook is my list. I've been listing for a while."

She wrenched herself out of his grip.

"No. I'm coming."

-

He blinked.

Ohhhh . . . what kind of stuff did you write down?

He peeked over her shoulder.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Probably."

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Oh!

Cool. :3

Weird, Tam thought to herself, biting back a smile.

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Shoe sighed.

Really? Hmm . . .

"Talk to him?"

Shoe snorted and smiled.

. . .

Wait- hey, that's my notepad!

He shifted through his pockets to find that, indeed, his notepad was missing.

Nevermind, he sighed.

Spoiler

Well? Do you like it?

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

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Well? Do you like it?

 

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Yeah! It's impressive.

 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

 

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Thanks!

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She wrenched herself out of his grip.

"No. I'm coming."

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He blinked.

Ohhhh . . . what kind of stuff did you write down?

He peeked over her shoulder.

He grabbed her again. "No. No! Tam, you're not yourself. I'm not going to trust your judgement when you're not you! Go to my cabin. Wait for me there. I'll use my compass." 

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Pretty much any mainstream superpower you could think of. 

iron skin, flying, levitation, make animals listen to you (that one was actually a jibe at Livetha, who had stolen Beosta's polishing cloth at one point), lightning arrows, make lightning storms, never feel pain, automatically make people in pain...

The list went on, getting increasingly more bizarre.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

12 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

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Thanks!

 

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Ah, no, only normal text.

10 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He grabbed her again. "No. No! Tam, you're not yourself. I'm not going to trust your judgement when you're not you! Go to my cabin. Wait for me there. I'll use my compass." 

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Pretty much any mainstream superpower you could think of. 

iron skin, flying, levitation, make animals listen to you (that one was actually a jibe at Livetha, who had stolen Beosta's polishing cloth at one point), lightning arrows, make lightning storms, never feel pain, automatically make people in pain...

The list went on, getting increasingly more bizarre.

"No way! I'm not going to leave you here by yourself!"

-

Shoe just smiled, finding it adorable.

This list is very you, he laughed.

Edited May 4, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

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Ah, no, only normal text.

"No way! I'm not going to leave you here by yourself!"

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Shoe just smiled, finding it adorable.

This list is very you, he laughed.

He grabbed both her shoulders and glared harder than he'd ever glared in his life. 

"Yes, you are. If I have to sedate you and teleport you back to my family, I will. You are not walking through this wall, Tam. Not on my life."

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She turned even redder. "W-well... what's that supposed to mean??" 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

14 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He grabbed both her shoulders and glared harder than he'd ever glared in his life. 

"Yes, you are. If I have to sedate you and teleport you back to my family, I will. You are not walking through this wall, Tam. Not on my life."

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She turned even redder. "W-well... what's that supposed to mean??" 

She hesitated, eyes widening for a brief moment before she looked away.

"Doubt you actually could," she muttered.

She didn't make any further moves towards the doorway, however.

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He squeezed her in a hug and chuckled again.

These are things that fit you well, is all. It's not a bad thing.

Edited May 4, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

35 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

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Ah, no, only normal text.

"No way! I'm not going to leave you here by yourself!"

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Shoe just smiled, finding it adorable.

This list is very you, he laughed.

Spoiler

What do you mean?

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

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What do you mean?

 

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You're just yelling at this point.

 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

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You're just yelling at this point.

 

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But... I'm not? I'm just growing. I have been for a while. Its just continueing.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

22 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She hesitated, eyes widening for a brief moment before she looked away.

"Doubt you actually could," she muttered.

She didn't make any further moves towards the doorway, however.

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He squeezed her in a hug and chuckled again.

These are things that fit you well, is all. It's not a bad thing.

He watched her for a second, then slowly let go. 

"Go back to your apartment," he said. "Go and... and change yourself back. Please. I'll be back as soon as I can." 

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She hugged him back. 

"As long as you think so." 

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

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But... I'm not? I'm just growing. I have been for a while. Its just continueing.

 

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Awww so proud of my sonnnnnn :3 

 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

He watched her for a second, then slowly let go. 

"Go back to your apartment," he said. "Go and... and change yourself back. Please. I'll be back as soon as I can." 

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She hugged him back. 

"As long as you think so." 

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Awww so proud of my sonnnnnn :3 

 

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This is for the manifestation of some Author's writing voice only. @Dragonheir started it.

 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

He watched her for a second, then slowly let go. 

"Go back to your apartment," he said. "Go and... and change yourself back. Please. I'll be back as soon as I can." 

-

She hugged him back. 

"As long as you think so." 

She glared at the floor and stepped back.

"Fine. But I'll be watching the whole time to make sure nothing bad happens, got it?"

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He smiled and kissed the side of her head.

I do.

1 minute ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

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This is for the manifestation of some Author's writing voice only. @Dragonheir started it.

 

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Bruh.

 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

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This is for the manifestation of some Author's writing voice only. @Dragonheir started it.

 

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Oh

Oh, you do NOT want my writing voice. Sayonara. 

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She glared at the floor and stepped back.

"Fine. But I'll be watching the whole time to make sure nothing bad happens, got it?"

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He smiled and kissed the side of her head.

I do.

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Bruh.

 

“Okay. But you WILL take off everything you’ve Narrated. And you won’t add any more Narration!”

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“Then it’s okay then,” she mumbled. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

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Oh

Oh, you do NOT want my writing voice. Sayonara. 

“Okay. But you WILL take off everything you’ve Narrated. And you won’t add any more Narration!”

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“Then it’s okay then,” she mumbled. 

She grit her teeth.

"Yeah, fine, got it. Whatever."

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Then it's okay then, he confirmed.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She grit her teeth.

"Yeah, fine, got it. Whatever."

-

Then it's okay then, he confirmed.

“Okay. You better not.” 

He waited to make sure she left. 

-

“Yup.”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“Okay. You better not.” 

He waited to make sure she left. 

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“Yup.”

She glanced at the doorway.

"Do you already know what's on the other side of that?"

 

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He smiled and ran a hand along her back.

Good, then.

Edited May 4, 2025 by Through The Living Glass