The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"I'll tell you when you let me out." They promised

"Aw, what!? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease?"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Aw, what!? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease?"

"I'll tell you one thing. But then you have to let me out. Promise?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

10 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"I'll tell you one thing. But then you have to let me out. Promise?"

She gasped.

"YES! YES, OKAY!"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She gasped.

"YES! YES, OKAY!"

"The sky, a big thing like the ceiling, but really big. Is blue."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

It's . . . fine. Shouldn't have had that in the first place, though.

Ummm I imagine them as facing each other

"In the hands of most people, soda is perfectly innocent." 

Rebus is standing behind Beosta, then. 

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

Beosta grinned and went to get another one. 

The grin was unsettling, but Symbol didn't mind. It wasn't for her. 
"Thank you for coming," she said with a little smile. "I was just about to drink this vial that will probably take my Thread awareness and maybe Narration and then go from there..."

There were still more, though Rebus was about to stop the refilling. 

"I'm glad I'm here." Rebus's grin became happy rather than viscous. "Narration is definitely going to be taken away, but I still have my Thread Awareness." 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

"In the hands of most people, soda is perfectly innocent." 

Rebus is standing behind Beosta, then. 

There were still more, though Rebus was about to stop the refilling. 

"I'm glad I'm here." Rebus's grin became happy rather than viscous. "Narration is definitely going to be taken away, but I still have my Thread Awareness." 

Beosta finished her soda and plopped back into her seat. 

She smiled and stepped closer. She pulled out a tiny vial. 
“Rebus, I… I’m… please don’t think less of me. I don’t know what I’m going to be like— just…”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

8 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Beosta finished her soda and plopped back into her seat. 

She smiled and stepped closer. She pulled out a tiny vial. 
“Rebus, I… I’m… please don’t think less of me. I don’t know what I’m going to be like— just…”

Rebus was standing behind her, and still talking to Shoe. How drunk is she at this point? 

Rebus looked into her eyes. "I understand, and I will understand." 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

7 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus was standing behind her, and still talking to Shoe. How drunk is she at this point? 

Rebus looked into her eyes. "I understand, and I will understand." 

Pretty decently drunk. 

“Thank you,” she whispered, thej uncapped the vial and swallowed the contents. 

For sake of clarity, Lady Bug said to him, I’ll explain what’s happened to her. She will remember, vaguely, the things she’s done and the things that have happened to her. She will remember Narration, and that she has it. Her Narration will be dulled, of course. But I’ll leave most of it with her. She will not remember any interactions with me besides the day she was born, and she will not pay attention to my name. The jumbled past I’ve assembled for her takes place before her birth, obviously. 

Symbol’s eyes slid out of focus and she collapsed to the ground. 

She has a key in her hand. Use it to take her through one of those doors, and I’ll revive her. She sounded incredibly smug. After that, just try to escape. Simple. 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

7 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Why?

. . . Wait, you can hear me?

Huh. I guess I can

50 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"The sky, a big thing like the ceiling, but really big. Is blue."

"OH YEAH! IT IS!" Eikooc added

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

22 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Pretty decently drunk. 

“Thank you,” she whispered, thej uncapped the vial and swallowed the contents. 

For sake of clarity, Lady Bug said to him, I’ll explain what’s happened to her. She will remember, vaguely, the things she’s done and the things that have happened to her. She will remember Narration, and that she has it. Her Narration will be dulled, of course. But I’ll leave most of it with her. She will not remember any interactions with me besides the day she was born, and she will not pay attention to my name. The jumbled past I’ve assembled for her takes place before her birth, obviously. 

Symbol’s eyes slid out of focus and she collapsed to the ground. 

She has a key in her hand. Use it to take her through one of those doors, and I’ll revive her. She sounded incredibly smug. After that, just try to escape. Simple. 

The room was a little swirly. Probably just the soda. (To clarify, it is - Shoe does not see this) 

Something of your nature takes pleasure in hurting others, does it not? Rebus thought. I had wondered how you managed to fall behind even a metafictional solipsist in terms of ethics. Rebus, having expected something of the sort, mostly caught Symbol before she hit the ground - though used to enhanced reflexes, he did not so much catch her as ensure her fall did not result in a concussion. Still, though, he took the key and the vial, and poked a teleporting door with a torch. 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

6 hours ago, epl2 said:

Taeidin follows him. 

Cep walks up to the first little house on the square. "Here goes." He knocks, and a short, dark-haired guy opens the door. "Hi!" Cep says.

"Do I know you?" The man replies.

"Guess not. Don't suppose yeh know anythin' 'bout any orbs?"

"No..." The man looks confused.

"Well, thanks for yer time." Cep waves and continues on to the next house.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

19 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

The room was a little swirly. Probably just the soda. (To clarify, it is - Shoe does not see this) 

Something of your nature takes pleasure in hurting others, does it not? Rebus thought. I had wondered how you managed to fall behind even a metafictional solipsist in terms of ethics. Rebus, having expected something of the sort, mostly caught Symbol before she hit the ground - though used to enhanced reflexes, he did not so much catch her as ensure her fall did not result in a concussion. Still, though, he took the key and the vial, and poked a teleporting door with a torch. 

Beosta giggled. That was funny. 

Hmph. Not my nature, she sniffed. Merely a trait I adopted along the way, exclusive to a very few people. 
The door gained a strangely solid quality when Rebus interacted with it. This particular door was made of black steel set with small blue stones along the edges. 

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Also I did another couple sketches 

ignore the thing that looks like a trash can; I’m working on a better design

but basically for his pose I think I like the lean, maybe paired with a smirk? I can try and do one with his arms out, but I feel like the lean is more fun.

And then also, I realize I forgot to ask about the coat. Is the coat okay? What colors do you think if so? I was imagining a dark ish brown, but I could do a gray-black. As for design, I like the design on the right better, personally, but I could make the complicated one work.

I swear I’ll stop asking questions soon

 

Spoiler

 

 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

23 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Beosta giggled. That was funny. 

Hmph. Not my nature, she sniffed. Merely a trait I adopted along the way, exclusive to a very few people. 
The door gained a strangely solid quality when Rebus interacted with it. This particular door was made of black steel set with small blue stones along the edges. 

The room was tilting a bit, too. 

Is that not every trait ones such as us possess? I have been very careful not to change what I want. Rebus solidified another door, then opened the first. 

Wow. For the probably-teleporter, maybe switching the line priorities can help? One line longways with shorter lines coming off of it (also quite convenient for holding on to). 

Yeah, lean and smirk are good. He's got like six different smiles  

He'd go with striking greyscale unless he was trying to blend in. Actually, do you think white would work? Blank and grey accents, at the edges and maybe the seam lines. As for design, I agree that the one on the left is really complicated - maybe it'd work for the party, but not for everyday use. 

Edited May 14, 2025 by Dragonheir
Art! :D

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

26 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

The room was tilting a bit, too. 

Is that not every trait ones such as us possess? I have been very careful not to change what I want. Rebus solidified another door, then opened the first. 

She giggled harder and fell sideways out of her chair. 

@Through The Living Glass

That sentence hardly makes sense, she scoffed. 

The first door opened to a small pavilion constructed with blue stone. It was raining heavily. Small globes of light were set into the pillars, and still archways both led potential travelers and covered their heads from the rain. The ground was nowhere in sight, but the railings made everything safe. It could have been nighttime, but it could have been midday with heavy cloud cover. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

She giggled harder and fell sideways out of her chair. 

@Through The Living Glass

That sentence hardly makes sense, she scoffed. 

The first door opened to a small pavilion constructed with blue stone. It was raining heavily. Small globes of light were set into the pillars, and still archways both led potential travelers and covered their heads from the rain. The ground was nowhere in sight, but the railings made everything safe. It could have been nighttime, but it could have been midday with heavy cloud cover. 

True Narrators - those who fully accept their powers - are masters of their personality. To take pleasure from harming others is detrimental to achieving your goals. Rebus helped Symbol through the door, though he was careful to ensure it did not shut behind them. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

True Narrators - those who fully accept their powers - are masters of their personality. To take pleasure from harming others is detrimental to achieving your goals. Rebus helped Symbol through the door, though he was careful to ensure it did not shut behind them. 

Not in this case. Oh, and she won't wake up until you close the door, she informed him. You have to be trapped in order to escape! 

The ground underfoot was dry, but only because the floor under the pavilion was raised slightly above the outer edges, where water pooled and fell into depths beneath. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"The sky, a big thing like the ceiling, but really big. Is blue."

"Blue?"

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

"In the hands of most people, soda is perfectly innocent." 

Rebus is standing behind Beosta, then. 

There were still more, though Rebus was about to stop the refilling. 

"I'm glad I'm here." Rebus's grin became happy rather than viscous. "Narration is definitely going to be taken away, but I still have my Thread Awareness." 

1 hour ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Huh. I guess I can

"OH YEAH! IT IS!" Eikooc added

. . . Go away.

2 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

Beosta finished her soda and plopped back into her seat. 

She smiled and stepped closer. She pulled out a tiny vial. 
“Rebus, I… I’m… please don’t think less of me. I don’t know what I’m going to be like— just…”

43 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Beosta giggled. That was funny. 

Hmph. Not my nature, she sniffed. Merely a trait I adopted along the way, exclusive to a very few people. 
The door gained a strangely solid quality when Rebus interacted with it. This particular door was made of black steel set with small blue stones along the edges. 

 

9 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

She giggled harder and fell sideways out of her chair. 

@Through The Living Glass

That sentence hardly makes sense, she scoffed. 

The first door opened to a small pavilion constructed with blue stone. It was raining heavily. Small globes of light were set into the pillars, and still archways both led potential travelers and covered their heads from the rain. The ground was nowhere in sight, but the railings made everything safe. It could have been nighttime, but it could have been midday with heavy cloud cover. 

Shoe sighed and pulled her next to him in the chair.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

40 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Wow. For the probably-teleporter, maybe switching the line priorities can help? One line longways with shorter lines coming off of it (also quite convenient for holding on to). 

Yeah, lean and smirk are good. He's got like six different smiles  

He'd go with striking greyscale unless he was trying to blend in. Actually, do you think white would work? Blank and grey accents, at the edges and maybe the seam lines. As for design, I agree that the one on the left is really complicated - maybe it'd work for the party, but not for everyday use. 

...line priorities? *helpless confusion*

Yeah, I can do white  

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Blue?"

. . . Go away.

Shoe sighed and pulled her next to him in the chair.

"Hiiiiii." She grinned and giggled. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

Not in this case. Oh, and she won't wake up until you close the door, she informed him. You have to be trapped in order to escape! 

The ground underfoot was dry, but only because the floor under the pavilion was raised slightly above the outer edges, where water pooled and fell into depths beneath. 

Rebus sighed, and shut the door. 

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Shoe sighed and pulled her next to him in the chair.

And that was when the assassin chose to close duck behind the wall, and close the gap between them - all in utter silence. 

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

...line priorities? *helpless confusion*

Yeah, I can do white  

Rather than having the long-ways lines stop at the short-ways line, the short-ways lines can stop at the long-ways line.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

...line priorities? *helpless confusion*

Yeah, I can do white  

"Hiiiiii." She grinned and giggled. 

He sighed.

Just now, Dragonheir said:

Rebus sighed, and shut the door. 

And that was when the assassin chose to close duck behind the wall, and close the gap between them - all in utter silence. 

Rather than having the long-ways lines stop at the short-ways line, the short-ways lines can stop at the long-ways line.

Shoe yelped and shot to his feet, grabbing his ax again.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Blue?"

"Yes, blue. It really is quite the sight."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Shoe yelped and shot to his feet, grabbing his ax again.

To clarify, the assassin is behind him, and has been waiting for both of them to face away. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus sighed, and shut the door. 

And that was when the assassin chose to close duck behind the wall, and close the gap between them - all in utter silence. 

Rather than having the long-ways lines stop at the short-ways line, the short-ways lines can stop at the long-ways line.

It vanished. 
Symbol stirred and stumbled out of his arms, rubbing her temple. "What the heck..." 

I...... am still extremely confused. 

I'll figure it out

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

He sighed.

Shoe yelped and shot to his feet, grabbing his ax again.

Beosta did not notice. 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

It vanished. 
Symbol stirred and stumbled out of his arms, rubbing her temple. "What the heck..." 

I...... am still extremely confused. 

I'll figure it out

Beosta did not notice. 

"Are you alright?You drank something and then fell unconscious." 

Let's see... see how this |-| is different than this H? And actually, the current design looks more like this: 

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[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Yes, blue. It really is quite the sight."

"I've never seen a 'blue' . . ."

8 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

To clarify, the assassin is behind him, and has been waiting for both of them to face away. 

hmph well

hmph

Shoe did the same things as before.

5 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

It vanished. 
Symbol stirred and stumbled out of his arms, rubbing her temple. "What the heck..." 

I...... am still extremely confused. 

I'll figure it out

Beosta did not notice. 

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

"Are you alright?You drank something and then fell unconscious." 

Let's see... see how this |-| is different than this H? And actually, the current design looks more like this: 

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