The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Nemesis ignored her. As she didn’t wish to be his girlfriend, she was nothing to him. 

She thought that was very rude and caused another lighting bolt to strike him.

"Learn some manners, you creep!" she yelled before stepping out as the portal closed.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

12 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She thought that was very rude and caused another lighting bolt to strike him.

"Learn some manners, you creep!" she yelled before stepping out as the portal closed.

He shook off the flinch from the lightning bolt and ignored her. Maybe then she’d shut up and leave him alone. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

He shook off the flinch from the lightning bolt and ignored her. Maybe then she’d shut up and leave him alone. 

Hmph.

Well, at least she was out now.

She set him on fire and vanished.

[___ He/Him]

19 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Xanther grinned and removed a plain golden band from his finger. He held it up until it glowed with a blueish light. “This ring will give you invincibility, and the power to reduce any man to ashes unless imbued with greater power. Me, for example. The King you oppose is still a threat, as he too is imbued, but with enough effort, you should at least be able to contest with him now, being invincible. Simply do not lose this ring.” 

He offered it to the king. 

"Understood. Thank you for your generosity." 

He takes the ring and slips it on his finger.

Edited June 22, 2025 by mippo

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Hmph.

Well, at least she was out now.

She set him on fire and vanished.

EVERYONE QUIT ABUSING NEMMIE  

The fire immediately vanished, as Nemesis was basically a being of fire. He frowned, trying to think of what women liked. He should have asked Keys before leaving her in that ice wasteland. 

3 minutes ago, mippo said:

"Understood. Thank you for your generosity." 

He takes the ring and slips it on his finger.

Xanther grinned wider and vanished. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

22 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

EVERYONE QUIT ABUSING NEMMIE  

The fire immediately vanished, as Nemesis was basically a being of fire. He frowned, trying to think of what women liked. He should have asked Keys before leaving her in that ice wasteland. 

 he what

just for that . . . no

He was suddenly uncomfortably itchy.

Edited June 22, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

19 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

 he what

just for that . . . no

He was suddenly uncomfortably itchy.

He burned the sensation away. 

HE'S JUST A SILLY CLUELESS LIL GUY 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

He burned the sensation away. 

HE'S JUST A SILLY CLUELESS LIL GUY 

WHAT ABOUT KEYS AND HOLT AND CORYSANDE AND TAM AND BAT?? WAS ALL THAT CLUELESS??

:3 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

WHAT ABOUT KEYS AND HOLT AND CORYSANDE AND TAM AND BAT?? WAS ALL THAT CLUELESS??

:3 

OF COURSE NOT 

HE WAS TRYING TO FIND HIMSELF, POOR BABY  

Xanther appeared to the unnamed woman from the rift— not nameless to him, but he was a very special case. “Good day, miss. Would you like an update on what has occurred in your absence? Revenge, perhaps? I forget whether you can Narrate or not.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

OF COURSE NOT 

HE WAS TRYING TO FIND HIMSELF, POOR BABY  

Xanther appeared to the unnamed woman from the rift— not nameless to him, but he was a very special case. “Good day, miss. Would you like an update on what has occurred in your absence? Revenge, perhaps? I forget whether you can Narrate or not.” 

"I know what happened," she growled. "Leave me be."

Okay wait hold up a sec- 

@Dragonheir who do you think it is? I'm curious

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

3 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I know what happened," she growled. "Leave me be."

Okay wait hold up a sec- 

@Dragonheir who do you think it is? I'm curious

Xanther laughed. “And let you fade into obscurity? My dear girl, not even you want that.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, Bird Furious said:

Xanther laughed. “And let you fade into obscurity? My dear girl, not even you want that.” 

She laughed as well.

"Why? I've been gone for over one-thousand pages! What's another thousand matter?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

16 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

She laughed as well.

"Why? I've been gone for over one-thousand pages! What's another thousand matter?"

Xanther shrugged. “Suit yourself, then. I was simply trying to do your Author a favor, but I can’t be faulted if you’re too bitter to appreciate my gift to you of continued existence.” 

He poofed into a purple mist. 

Edited June 22, 2025 by Bird Furious

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

8 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Xanther shrugged. “Suit yourself, then. I was simply trying to do your Author a favor, but I can’t be faulted if you’re too bitter to appreciate my gift to you of continued existence.” 

He poofed into a purple mist. 

She shrugged, yawned, and sat down, perfectly at peace with her non-existence.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

Meanwhile, Xanther went to meddle somewhere else. 

@xinoehp512 

He knocked with his staff. “Fate? Fate, my dear, I’m here on behalf of a friend.”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*dies*

oh man

The girl in the portal peeked out and snickered.

The girl smiled back at her.

1 hour ago, Bird Furious said:

Xanther grinned and removed a plain golden band from his finger. He held it up until it glowed with a blueish light. “This ring will give you invincibility, and the power to reduce any man to ashes unless imbued with greater power. Me, for example. The King you oppose is still a threat, as he too is imbued, but with enough effort, you should at least be able to contest with him now, being invincible. Simply do not lose this ring.” 

He offered it to the king. 

Xanther grinned. “If you insist.” 

He pointed his staff at Cricket and a pillar of blueish energy erupted from it, slamming hard into Cricket’s chest. 

-

“She did it first,” Nemesis complained to the sky, after stopping for half a second as a result of the lightning. “I didn’t even touch her! Hmph.” 

Nemesis ignored her. As she didn’t wish to be his girlfriend, she was nothing to him. 

Cricket blocked it with dark energy. He coughed, laughing. "A . . . real . . . Author . . . wouldn't be so puny."

-

"Well, she's a girl." replied the sky.

Edited June 22, 2025 by TwinStorm

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

16 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

The girl smiled back at her.

Cricket blocked it with dark energy. He coughed, laughing. "A . . . real . . . Author . . . wouldn't be so puny."

-

"Well, she's a girl." replied the sky.

Xanther grinned. “Oh, goodness, dear boy. You’ve seen nothing yet, and I’m not so keen to show you.” He stepped forward. 

Rose stepped in front of Cricket. “Leave him alone.” 

“Ah! Are you giving up?” Xanther grinned. 

Rose hesitated.

-

“Yeah, well, she slapped me for no reason! I was just asking.” 

Edited June 23, 2025 by Bird Furious

[TwinStorm He/Him]

37 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Xanther grinned. “Oh, goodness, dear boy. You’ve seen nothing yet, and I’m not so keen to show you.” He stepped forward. 

Rose stepped in front of Cricket. “Leave him alone.” 

“Ah! Are you giving up?” Xanther grinned. 

Rose hesitated.

-

“Yeah, well, she slapped me for no reason! I was just asking.” 

Cricket stood on edge. He had no doubt he could hold his own against the supposed Author, though he was wary. With Rose in the way though . . . 

"Rose. Back away. Please. Let me handle his."

-

"Which was weird and rude."

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus’s promises are genuine (and actually magic - he can’t break them), but he usually has people agree to them without knowing the consequences - should someone outwit him somehow he would continue to keep the promise. 

No, Lezterp doesn't like magically binding promises. Promises that magically bind him to things (*cough cough* bill cipher)

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

15 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Cricket stood on edge. He had no doubt he could hold his own against the supposed Author, though he was wary. With Rose in the way though . . . 

"Rose. Back away. Please. Let me handle his."

-

"Which was weird and rude."

“Cricket…” 

-

“No! How else am I supposed to find a girlfriend?” 

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

4 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

She screamed, sending waves of energy centering from her core.

Rebus sighed. “I did offer anesthetic.” Meanwhile, the contraption absorbed some of the energy, glowing as it converted the Narration into Chaos and began to react it with the Order. The machine that had extracted her core turned off, the actual procedure finished. “Good - you can recover your core now.” 

4 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

*blinks innocently*

Yes?

I have a guess as to who this could be. 

4 hours ago, Bird Furious said:

She pulled out a knife and broke a stick off the tree, then carefully began carving it into tiny shavings. 

He examined the gloves. “Hmm. Suitable, though I do have some questions considering the color and wear of the leather, the length of the gloves, and the configurations of the crystal.” 

Mr. Whitlock sat down heavily and rubbed his head. 
“You’re a Narrator, right?” He whispered. “Is there… could you Narrate him back? Please. To before he was… whatever happened at the end.” I’d be interested to see how such a thing would play out. I’m up for doing a doppelgänger Bat, but it would also be cool to see you try. Up to Rebus, though.

“What do you mean, I killed her?? Killed who?” 

He would. He definitely would. 

Rebus moved some snow to create a location for their fire, and began setting up his sticks. 
The leather was grayish, almost blue - it had been made from the skin of a Sky Beast - and was worn mainly around the settings of the gemstones, though there was of course wear where the fingers would bend. The large gems were placed just below the finger tips, off the center of the palm, and on the wrist, with smaller ones between them. They were set with some sort of glue into depressions in the leather, and seemed to have been cut in such a way that they fit together if the wearer made a fist. The leather gloves ended at around the wrist, but had two tassels on either side, as though it was meant to be tied to sleeves. The other pair of gloves went to nearly the elbow, and the palms looked like they were almost woven from the crystals. They also varied in how much they stretched depending upon where Xanther pulled from, and - though it wasn’t obvious from visual inspection - could acquire fashionable ruffles, hide the crystal inside the weave, or both, if given the relevant cues. 
Rebus smiled. “I can do that, actually. My thoughts on whether he could be resurrected focused mainly on him being exactly as he was at the end - that is easier, and more authentic. He won’t be perfect, though. Memory alteration is hard, and personality alteration is typically even harder.”
Rebus stood up, and gathered a ball of Narration in front of him. It drifted away, then began to expand into human shape, turning into Bat in a flash of multicolored light. “Dad? Rebus? Where am I?” the fake Bat asked. 

“What I believe was an early version of you killed a Machination strike team - the leader may share some things in common with you, though I doubt it will work.” Maybe if he follows Rebus’s advice at least a little that can be his reward. 

3 hours ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Asharak grins. "Pleasure dealing with you, sir. Anytime you need my service, just call."

Rebus nodded. “I shall do that. Feel free to reach out to me if you have requests.” 

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"I know what happened," she growled. "Leave me be."

Okay wait hold up a sec- 

@Dragonheir who do you think it is? I'm curious

I thought it was Tam but it seems like it isn’t. 

22 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

No, Lezterp doesn't like magically binding promises. Promises that magically bind him to things (*cough cough* bill cipher)

Rebus can take what he asked without giving you your reward for if you break a deal with him, you forfeit any other magical contracts you might have, and you maybe get cursed. The same happens to him, though, if you get him to break a contract or actually lie. 

Edited June 23, 2025 by Dragonheir

[TwinStorm He/Him]

9 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“Cricket…” 

-

“No! How else am I supposed to find a girlfriend?” 

"Rose, whoever this guy is, I can take him. I've always has."

-

"The normal way."

1 minute ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus sighed. “I did offer anesthetic.” Meanwhile, the contraption absorbed some of the energy, glowing as it converted the Narration into Chaos and began to react it with the Order. The machine that had extracted her core turned off, the actual procedure finished. “Good - you can recover your core now.” 

I have a guess as to who this could be. 

Rebus moved some snow to create a location for their fire, and began setting up his sticks. 
The leather was grayish, almost blue - it had been made from the skin of a Sky Beast - and was worn mainly around the settings of the gemstones, though there was of course wear where the fingers would bend. The large gems were placed just below the finger tips, off the center of the palm, and on the wrist, with smaller ones between them. They were set with some sort of glue into depressions in the leather, and seemed to have been cut in such a way that they fit together if the wearer made a fist. The leather gloves ended at around the wrist, but had two tassels on either side, as though it was meant to be tied to sleeves. The other pair of gloves went to nearly the elbow, and the palms looked like they were almost woven from the crystals. They also varied in how much they stretched depending upon where Xanther pulled from, and - though it wasn’t obvious from visual inspection - could acquire fashionable ruffles, hide the crystal inside the weave, or both, if given the relevant cues. 
Rebus smiled. “I can do that, actually. My thoughts on whether he could be resurrected focused mainly on him being exactly as he was at the end - that is easier, and more authentic. He won’t be perfect, though. Memory alteration is hard, and personality alteration is typically even harder.”
Rebus stood up, and gathered a ball of Narration in front of him. It drifted away, then began to expand into human shape, turning into Bat in a flash of multicolored light. “Dad? Rebus? Where am I?” the fake Bat asked. 

“What I believe was an early version of you killed a Machination strike team - the leader may share some things in common with you, though I doubt it will work.” Maybe if he follows Rebus’s advice at least a little that can be his reward. 

Rebus nodded. “I shall do that. Feel free to reach out to me if you have requests.” 

I thought it was Tam but it seems like it isn’t. 

Rebus can take what he asked without giving you your reward for if you break a deal with him, you forfeit any other magical contracts you might have, and you maybe get cursed. The same happens to him, though, if you get him to break a contract or actually lie. 

She lunged at it, sending it back into herself. 

do you have ideas for the power set? it also needs cool name

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

11 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

I thought it was Tam but it seems like it isn’t. 

Oh? Why not?

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

16 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus can take what he asked without giving you your reward for if you break a deal with him, you forfeit any other magical contracts you might have, and you maybe get cursed. The same happens to him, though, if you get him to break a contract or actually lie. 

ah

he still just doesnt like them

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

The Scribe sent a challenge to Rebus. It was neither a note or a detached thought, which implied that he was serious with this.

”I am offering a challenge, in retribution for recent events relating to Bat. Face my champion.”

@Dragonheir