The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[TwinStorm He/Him]

35 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

The dreamsmith smiled, picking up the tongs again. He pulled a glowing strand from Cricket as well, this one much larger than Rose’s. It also had more texture, a light-dampening filament weaving through it. Just as he had done with Rose, the dreamsmith placed the strand on his anvil and began to flatten it. “As I said, a masterwork needs three things. Material is the first; I can use more of your soul, since your unique state will prevent any harmful effects as you replenish what I have taken.” He began to cut the flat, glowing plate into several pieces, shaping them into armor plates - fusing them into cylinders of various sizes. “Next comes the form. As I said, this is very important. Should I taken the very same materials and shape them into something else, your tool would be very different.” He began to cool the armor, using a wooded rod soaked in water to shape the contours and pouring on more water to turn the piece of soul to metal. “Finally, a masterwork needs a name. I shall call your armor Sanctuary - it shall teleport much as you can, to protect yourself and others. Ordinary armor must have seams so it can be removed, but Sanctuary can teleport around you. It shall be light and strong, as well - though should you break it, reforging the metal will require a master smith skilled in magic; any other may mend a crack, but it shall thereafter be vulnerable until it is truly repaired.” The  last piece of the armor was cooled, and Cricket could feel it in his mind, the same way he felt his ability to form portals. 

“We just left the castle,” Jack noted. 
What Haly said, and there are some giant bugs who are holding two people captive, and several crazy people trying to figure out why one of them sees hallucination orbs. 

“The feeling will pass - I’ve known especially large projects to leave people in bed for days, but I have been careful to use only what is needed. You will not need to command Involvement - it shall know when it is needed. I can give you a board to mount them on now, though anything you did not bring will not be able to leave this place.” 
Sagerian looked pleasantly surprised. “Thank you, sir.” 
“I do. Tam is gone. I would consider her dead. I’m sorry.” Rebus did look sad, though not very - more a disappointment of wasted time than any true grief. 

Cricket gazed at Sanctuary in awe. It looked heavy, shaped like plate armor, but also light at the same time, and not bulky. Something he could run in, hide in. It was . . . perfect. 

"Thank you." he nodded to the Dreamsmith. "I appreciate this."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

"I'll find something when I leave. No problem." 

"Of course." Xanther started into the tunnel, stepping over the crumpled door. 

Bat blinked, then stared at her. "W- what?" 

“Use Involvement well. I have not made a weapon for second visitors, but if you return I may make an exception. There is not a lot to do here, you know.” 
Sagerian followed. 
I guess that happens when I have a genderflipped clone of him… “Do you remember what I told you, about needing to stay important? While you were here, Tam had nobody to talk to and hence ceased to exist. I had hoped there’d be proof I was right, but not like this.” 

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

Cricket gazed at Sanctuary in awe. It looked heavy, shaped like plate armor, but also light at the same time, and not bulky. Something he could run in, hide in. It was . . . perfect. 

"Thank you." he nodded to the Dreamsmith. "I appreciate this."

“It is my honor. You can stay - I would love the company - but I expect you have things to do.” 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

“Use Involvement well. I have not made a weapon for second visitors, but if you return I may make an exception. There is not a lot to do here, you know.” 
Sagerian followed. 
I guess that happens when I have a genderflipped clone of him… “Do you remember what I told you, about needing to stay important? While you were here, Tam had nobody to talk to and hence ceased to exist. I had hoped there’d be proof I was right, but not like this.” 

“It is my honor. You can stay - I would love the company - but I expect you have things to do.” 

She nodded. "Cool! Cool. Thank you." She gathered the disks. 

He entered a limbo in time. 

AUGH IM SORRY I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED "Whatever. I don't believe you." 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

9 hours ago, Hawks said:

she points to the large building they had seen when they first arrived. "Do you think the prison would be in the giant building in the center of the town?"

"As good a place as any to check first, I suppose!"

Bacon conjured a pair of hoverboards and began making his way towards the building.

7 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

Rose stared, rubbing her chest. "W... wow."

"Well, I have quite a somebody for you!"

"Yeah, I'm sure you do," he snapped. 

Uhhh

I haven't been tracking all of them, but Bat's trying to become the Protagonist to counter Rebus (I'm trying to figure that out still). Most of the other ones are kinda dormant, but I'd like to bring Nemesis back at some point. 

7 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

The dreamsmith smiled, picking up the tongs again. He pulled a glowing strand from Cricket as well, this one much larger than Rose’s. It also had more texture, a light-dampening filament weaving through it. Just as he had done with Rose, the dreamsmith placed the strand on his anvil and began to flatten it. “As I said, a masterwork needs three things. Material is the first; I can use more of your soul, since your unique state will prevent any harmful effects as you replenish what I have taken.” He began to cut the flat, glowing plate into several pieces, shaping them into armor plates - fusing them into cylinders of various sizes. “Next comes the form. As I said, this is very important. Should I taken the very same materials and shape them into something else, your tool would be very different.” He began to cool the armor, using a wooded rod soaked in water to shape the contours and pouring on more water to turn the piece of soul to metal. “Finally, a masterwork needs a name. I shall call your armor Sanctuary - it shall teleport much as you can, to protect yourself and others. Ordinary armor must have seams so it can be removed, but Sanctuary can teleport around you. It shall be light and strong, as well - though should you break it, reforging the metal will require a master smith skilled in magic; any other may mend a crack, but it shall thereafter be vulnerable until it is truly repaired.” The  last piece of the armor was cooled, and Cricket could feel it in his mind, the same way he felt his ability to form portals. 

“We just left the castle,” Jack noted. 
What Haly said, and there are some giant bugs who are holding two people captive, and several crazy people trying to figure out why one of them sees hallucination orbs. 

“The feeling will pass - I’ve known especially large projects to leave people in bed for days, but I have been careful to use only what is needed. You will not need to command Involvement - it shall know when it is needed. I can give you a board to mount them on now, though anything you did not bring will not be able to leave this place.” 
Sagerian looked pleasantly surprised. “Thank you, sir.” 
“I do. Tam is gone. I would consider her dead. I’m sorry.” Rebus did look sad, though not very - more a disappointment of wasted time than any true grief. 

"Huh. So we did. Well then! On to adventure! I don't suppose you know where Shoe and Beosta went?"

 

[Keke They/he]

2 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"As good a place as any to check first, I suppose!"

Bacon conjured a pair of hoverboards and began making his way towards the building.

"Huh. So we did. Well then! On to adventure! I don't suppose you know where Shoe and Beosta went?"

 

she looks at the hover board and after being in awe about it gets on it and follows. 

When they arrive the doors are wide open and it leads into a large room with doors branching off into three directions. One door has a symbol of a single bar. the second has a striped flag but the color has been faded off. And the third had a hat. 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

12 hours ago, Ashkaloda said:

"Well, I have a really long string. Would that work?" 

"Yeh, ah reckon that would. Where d'yeh think we could put this that wouldn't harm anybody?"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

3 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

She nodded. "Cool! Cool. Thank you." She gathered the disks. 

He entered a limbo in time. 

AUGH IM SORRY I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED "Whatever. I don't believe you." 

“It is my pleasure.” 
He didn’t notice, and Heir figured that would be reverted in time. 
Hmmm - I’m guessing it’s because Tam was mentioned, and Rebus was never referred to by pronouns in that post. 

On 5/20/2025 at 1:09 AM, Through The Living Glass said:

But Tam did not come back.

Nor would she ever. At least not for a while, and not by her choice.

It wasn't her decision to leave in the first place. She wasn't even aware that she'd stopped existing as she had been.

So leave her be.

Rebus imprinted a post into Bat’s mind. “I don’t lie. But you don’t need to believe me - just know that if I’ve told the truth and you do nothing, I am not the one at fault. You killed her, in a way, and if you wish, you may ignore me and your chance to maybe bring her back.” 

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Huh. So we did. Well then! On to adventure! I don't suppose you know where Shoe and Beosta went?"

“They were talking to someone in lab coat, and then they disappeared.” Jack had been introduced to them briefly - or, now he had had this happen. Retcons were a useful thing. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

“It is my pleasure.” 
He didn’t notice, and Heir figured that would be reverted in time. 
Hmmm - I’m guessing it’s because Tam was mentioned, and Rebus was never referred to by pronouns in that post. 

Rebus imprinted a post into Bat’s mind. “I don’t lie. But you don’t need to believe me - just know that if I’ve told the truth and you do nothing, I am not the one at fault. You killed her, in a way, and if you wish, you may ignore me and your chance to maybe bring her back.” 

“They were talking to someone in lab coat, and then they disappeared.” Jack had been introduced to them briefly - or, now he had had this happen. Retcons were a useful thing. 

“And they can be summoned and stuff, right? Like a Plotblade?” She fingered the edges, pleased to find that they were sharp. (If that’s ok).

It would indeed. 

Bat paled, then sat down heavily in his chair. “@Through The Living Glass? Wh… why?”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

15 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“Use Involvement well. I have not made a weapon for second visitors, but if you return I may make an exception. There is not a lot to do here, you know.” 
Sagerian followed. 
I guess that happens when I have a genderflipped clone of him… “Do you remember what I told you, about needing to stay important? While you were here, Tam had nobody to talk to and hence ceased to exist. I had hoped there’d be proof I was right, but not like this.” 

“It is my honor. You can stay - I would love the company - but I expect you have things to do.” 

He nodded. "Yeah. Maybe . . . " he paused. "maybe in the future."

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

12 hours ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

"Yeh, ah reckon that would. Where d'yeh think we could put this that wouldn't harm anybody?"

"What is the radius of combustion?" 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

9 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

“And they can be summoned and stuff, right? Like a Plotblade?” She fingered the edges, pleased to find that they were sharp. (If that’s ok).

It would indeed. 

Bat paled, then sat down heavily in his chair. “@Through The Living Glass? Wh… why?”

“They come to you, yes - not instantly as a Plotblade would, but distances do not matter to the magic I have placed in them.” The ends were indeed sharp - not to the point of cutting all, but they seemed as though they could be imbedded with the edge. 
Rebus waited. He’d known this would happen. The best way to lie to someone, to manipulate them into doing your will, was to tell the truth.

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

He nodded. "Yeah. Maybe . . . " he paused. "maybe in the future."

“Use your new tools well. Farewell.” The dreamsmith beckoned to one of the two doors into the cave - the one they had entered through. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“They come to you, yes - not instantly as a Plotblade would, but distances do not matter to the magic I have placed in them.” The ends were indeed sharp - not to the point of cutting all, but they seemed as though they could be imbedded with the edge. 
Rebus waited. He’d known this would happen. The best way to lie to someone, to manipulate them into doing your will, was to tell the truth.

“Use your new tools well. Farewell.” The dreamsmith beckoned to one of the two doors into the cave - the one they had entered through. 

She nodded approvingly. 

"@Through The Living Glass?" Bat said again. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

5 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“They come to you, yes - not instantly as a Plotblade would, but distances do not matter to the magic I have placed in them.” The ends were indeed sharp - not to the point of cutting all, but they seemed as though they could be imbedded with the edge. 
Rebus waited. He’d known this would happen. The best way to lie to someone, to manipulate them into doing your will, was to tell the truth.

“Use your new tools well. Farewell.” The dreamsmith beckoned to one of the two doors into the cave - the one they had entered through. 

He glanced at Rose. "Ready?"

@Bird Furious

[xinoehp512 he/him]

22 hours ago, Hawks said:

she looks at the hover board and after being in awe about it gets on it and follows. 

When they arrive the doors are wide open and it leads into a large room with doors branching off into three directions. One door has a symbol of a single bar. the second has a striped flag but the color has been faded off. And the third had a hat. 

Bacon pondered the three symbols.

"Well," he said. "I do like hats!"

He confidently strode in the direction of the third corridor.

20 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“It is my pleasure.” 
He didn’t notice, and Heir figured that would be reverted in time. 
Hmmm - I’m guessing it’s because Tam was mentioned, and Rebus was never referred to by pronouns in that post. 

Rebus imprinted a post into Bat’s mind. “I don’t lie. But you don’t need to believe me - just know that if I’ve told the truth and you do nothing, I am not the one at fault. You killed her, in a way, and if you wish, you may ignore me and your chance to maybe bring her back.” 

“They were talking to someone in lab coat, and then they disappeared.” Jack had been introduced to them briefly - or, now he had had this happen. Retcons were a useful thing. 

"Oh? Do you know where they went?"

[Keke They/he]

4 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Bacon pondered the three symbols.

"Well," he said. "I do like hats!"

He confidently strode in the direction of the third corridor.

"Oh? Do you know where they went?"

atlas hummed. "Hopefully we domt die"

As they enter the room, a cage drops down and traps them. Someone in the blackness laughs. Both of their narration powers were in fact not working. "You thought you could so easily run in and save people? Ha ridiculous" the dude sounds like.... like je should be in a mental hospital. He sounds insane. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

He glanced at Rose. "Ready?"

@Bird Furious

She nodded, grabbed his hand, and strode in that direction. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

10 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

She nodded, grabbed his hand, and strode in that direction. 

He went with her. "Where to next, then?" he asked.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

16 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Oh? Do you know where they went?"

“I do not. They went through some portal.” Rebus took them for a project. You and Jack can investigate if you’d like, or I can just tell you. 

13 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

She nodded, grabbed his hand, and strode in that direction. 

2 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

He went with her. "Where to next, then?" he asked.

That direction led back to Rebus’s test, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t ditch him if they wanted. 
I’m thinking we should make the rest of the test more a montage than a play-by-play. 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

19 hours ago, Hawks said:

atlas hummed. "Hopefully we domt die"

As they enter the room, a cage drops down and traps them. Someone in the blackness laughs. Both of their narration powers were in fact not working. "You thought you could so easily run in and save people? Ha ridiculous" the dude sounds like.... like je should be in a mental hospital. He sounds insane. 

"Oh no!" exclaimed Bacon dramatically. "How could this happen? We have been bamboozled and ensnared by..."

He looked at the villain expectantly.

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“I do not. They went through some portal.” Rebus took them for a project. You and Jack can investigate if you’d like, or I can just tell you. 

That direction led back to Rebus’s test, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t ditch him if they wanted. 
I’m thinking we should make the rest of the test more a montage than a play-by-play. 

"Excellent!" said Bacon. "What did Rebus do with them?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

5 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

He went with her. "Where to next, then?" he asked.

"Back to the test, I think."

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“I do not. They went through some portal.” Rebus took them for a project. You and Jack can investigate if you’d like, or I can just tell you. 

That direction led back to Rebus’s test, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t ditch him if they wanted. 
I’m thinking we should make the rest of the test more a montage than a play-by-play. 

Yeah sounds good 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

2 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Excellent!" said Bacon. "What did Rebus do with them?"

“Was that his name?” Jack asked. 
Rebus is giving characters special-ops training, so they can save the Thread if it might be destroyed. 

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

"Back to the test, I think."

Yeah sounds good 

Speaking of the test, how should Rose be doing? 

And unrelated to it, I think Symbol and Rebus last flew away on a bird. 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

4 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“Was that his name?” Jack asked. 
Rebus is giving characters special-ops training, so they can save the Thread if it might be destroyed. 

Speaking of the test, how should Rose be doing? 

And unrelated to it, I think Symbol and Rebus last flew away on a bird. 

"Whoa!" said Bacon. "That sounds fun! How do I get special-ops training?"

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

On 5/25/2025 at 10:30 AM, Ashkaloda said:

"What is the radius of combustion?" 

"Like somewhere 'bout ten feet for jus' this one stick."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

10 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“I do not. They went through some portal.” Rebus took them for a project. You and Jack can investigate if you’d like, or I can just tell you. 

That direction led back to Rebus’s test, but that didn’t mean they couldn’t ditch him if they wanted. 
I’m thinking we should make the rest of the test more a montage than a play-by-play. 

6 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

"Back to the test, I think."

Yeah sounds good 

"You're going to finish it? Do you . . . should I go?" Cricket asked.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Whoa!" said Bacon. "That sounds fun! How do I get special-ops training?"

Rebus appeared, startling Jack. "You could ask me," he said, smiling broadly. 

8 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"You're going to finish it? Do you . . . should I go?" Cricket asked.

If I recall correctly, Cricket was also supposed to be part of the program.