The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

On 6/30/2025 at 7:15 PM, Dragonheir said:

“They were the ones like me, but they had shapes - not the cloud I have. Different, somehow, though texture and color is hard for me. And I think we were in a forest.” 

She thought for a moment and summoned a small bird, which she sent hopping into Whan's trail of dark mist.

On 7/2/2025 at 11:57 AM, Bird Furious said:

"So we have to wait?" 

"I suppose so. Unless you can breathe underwater and make it to the seabed."

On 7/2/2025 at 3:10 PM, xinoehp512 said:

"Agh-blub-blub-blub!" said Bacon.

oops

'Twas made of pineapples.

[Keke They/he]

5 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Oh, I can? Then take this!"

Bacon transformed himself into a bacon sandwich.

The roller coaster spun up into the clouds, then back down into a grove of flowered trees.

she tensed. "So when do we go back?!" She shouts over the wind

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

On 7/5/2025 at 2:43 PM, TwinStorm said:

She nodded. "Yeah."

Rebus nodded. “Do you remember what I tasked you with?” 

On 7/5/2025 at 2:44 PM, SpiritOfWrath said:

DID I SAY NULLITE

Nanite

nanites

Ah. 
Rebus had his nanomachines consume the meteor, then dissipate into a cloud. Meanwhile, he began manipulating the air around him, forming a vacuum then making it larger and larger. 

On 7/5/2025 at 7:13 PM, xinoehp512 said:

"Oh, I can? Then take this!"

Bacon transformed himself into a bacon sandwich.

Rebus picked up the sandwich, hand bursting alight with light and darkness. “You thought you were only giving me a physical object, didn’t you?” 

On 7/5/2025 at 9:24 PM, Through The Living Glass said:

She thought for a moment and summoned a small bird, which she sent hopping into Whan's trail of dark mist.

It was warm within whatever it was Whan did, but otherwise it seemed the same as the outside. The bird, for obvious reasons, could not see. 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus nodded. “Do you remember what I tasked you with?” 

Ah. 
Rebus had his nanomachines consume the meteor, then dissipate into a cloud. Meanwhile, he began manipulating the air around him, forming a vacuum then making it larger and larger. 

Rebus picked up the sandwich, hand bursting alight with light and darkness. “You thought you were only giving me a physical object, didn’t you?” 

It was warm within whatever it was Whan did, but otherwise it seemed the same as the outside. The bird, for obvious reasons, could not see. 

Aeon shook her head. “Nonono - don’t do that.”

The air did not stir.

She put forth a hand, throwing a fireball at the super armor. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

It was warm within whatever it was Whan did, but otherwise it seemed the same as the outside. The bird, for obvious reasons, could not see. 

She turned it purple.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus nodded. “Do you remember what I tasked you with?” 

Ah. 
Rebus had his nanomachines consume the meteor, then dissipate into a cloud. Meanwhile, he began manipulating the air around him, forming a vacuum then making it larger and larger. 

Rebus picked up the sandwich, hand bursting alight with light and darkness. “You thought you were only giving me a physical object, didn’t you?” 

It was warm within whatever it was Whan did, but otherwise it seemed the same as the outside. The bird, for obvious reasons, could not see. 

She shook her head, frowning. "Sorry. I've been distracted. My Author . . . he works in mysterious ways."

She moved a bit ahead, jumping onto a storage crate and flourishing her arms dramatically. "I've been lying. I'm not a Narrator. I never was. I'm my Author's . . . I'm his Avatar."

-

Somewhere far away, Atreides appeared to Rebus, dressed in a fur cloak. "I've reconsidered!"

Edited July 8, 2025 by TwinStorm

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

55 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

She shook her head, frowning. "Sorry. I've been distracted. My Author . . . he works in mysterious ways."

She moved a bit ahead, jumping onto a storage crate and flourishing her arms dramatically. "I've been lying. I'm not a Narrator. I never was. I'm my Author's . . . I'm his Avatar."

. . . this isn't Fael, right?

[TwinStorm He/Him]

11 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

. . . this isn't Fael, right?

this is Fael

shes an Avatar in the sense that Moni was Nameless' Avatar

essentially a Narrator who directly represents their Author's interests in the Thread

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

On 6/27/2025 at 9:59 PM, Dragonheir said:

“You are the one who shall act at the moment. That man there is listening to music using the public utility fog network. I have access to that - most people can’t access or hear other’s music unless that person wants them to - and I know that the next song is one he’s danced frequently in private or with friends. If the people around him happen to seem friendly, he might do a little dancing on his own. That person there is a dance instructor and has just decided to drink a little extra coffee this morning - if they’re nearby, they’re feeling energetic enough that that would join in. That guy there is bored and looking for something to do - his soccer game fell apart because a few people decided not to come. There are more people around, who’ll dance because it’s something to do, because everyone else is doing it, because they want to show off their moves, or because they want to try without magic what you are about to do.” Rebus smiled. “None of these people would dance unprompted. It’s the combination of people and factors that might do this; feedback loops that you now can tweak as you see fit. A Narrator could write a flash mob into being - you can now bring one about naturally, simply by tweaking the many factors that go into timing and amplifying the effect people have on each other’s willingness to do something.” 

“Excellent.” Rebus grinned. “I knew from when I first heard of you that you showed promise as a leader.” 

Whan shivered, the cloud of blackness they caused expanding. I don’t know what that is, but it sounds scary.” 

Rebus would have joined in, but he was too worried about Symbol and what Fate would request of him. 
Unable to find his compass, Bat pulled out the teleporter from Rebus. “I’ll come back, once I find her - don’t worry.” Then he disappeared, beginning his unknowingly futile search. 

If Rebus had his way, you’d be fully working for him at this point - this will likely not occur. Have fun, by the way. 
Rebus smiled. “That is a talent I can use… Tell you what - if you bring me any papers you find with somehow incomprehensible writing, I’ll pay you with one or more favors totaling to the approximate amount of effort you spent. You don’t have to bring me the original copy, as long as the writing is equivalent - if there is anything else you think I might be interested in, bring it and I shall work out payment with you.” 

Taeidin frowns. 

"Incomprehensible to whom?" 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

7 hours ago, TwinStorm said:

this is Fael

shes an Avatar in the sense that Moni was Nameless' Avatar

essentially a Narrator who directly represents their Author's interests in the Thread

huh

Alrighty then. I had no idea :3

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

huh

Alrighty then. I had no idea :3

abt what?

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

abt what?

Her being your Avatar. Or at least one of them . . .

[TwinStorm He/Him]

5 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Her being your Avatar. Or at least one of them . . .

oh yeah, its something I can up with more recently

the idea is that I reshaped her character to make her serve my interests, if that makes sense 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

30 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

oh yeah, its something I can up with more recently

the idea is that I reshaped her character to make her serve my interests, if that makes sense 

alr

cool

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

On 7/7/2025 at 10:51 PM, SpiritOfWrath said:

Aeon shook her head. “Nonono - don’t do that.”

The air did not stir.

She put forth a hand, throwing a fireball at the super armor. 

Rebus smiled. He had found one logical weakness - all he had to do now was implement it. As for the fireball, it hit the area of time-frozen air and immediately ceased to exist, having encountered temperatures logically at nearly absolute zero. 

On 7/7/2025 at 10:59 PM, Through The Living Glass said:

She turned it purple.

This did not work - the purple was purple for only the briefest moment. 
This should be a hint - I’m assuming you’re talking about the cloud of blackness or Whan, not the bird. The bird would be purple, but nobody would be able to tell. 

On 7/7/2025 at 11:19 PM, TwinStorm said:

She shook her head, frowning. "Sorry. I've been distracted. My Author . . . he works in mysterious ways."

She moved a bit ahead, jumping onto a storage crate and flourishing her arms dramatically. "I've been lying. I'm not a Narrator. I never was. I'm my Author's . . . I'm his Avatar."

-

Somewhere far away, Atreides appeared to Rebus, dressed in a fur cloak. "I've reconsidered!"

Rebus nodded. “I’d considered that. That was my role, in the beginning.” 
Rebus chose a planet he was terraforming into nanomachines - his turf, nearly free of potential collateral damage. “That is excellent, though I’m sure you’d understand a change in my offer given the possibility of further ‘consideration’. I will hear you out.” 

On 7/8/2025 at 7:16 PM, Ashkaloda said:

Taeidin frowns. 

"Incomprehensible to whom?" 

“I’m searching for a ciphered text, but anything like ancient languages would likely also contain interesting information.” He grinned briefly. “You or your companions being unable to read it would be a good benchmark - if it does turn out to be useful to you I can give the translation back.” 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

22 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus smiled. He had found one logical weakness - all he had to do now was implement it. As for the fireball, it hit the area of time-frozen air and immediately ceased to exist, having encountered temperatures logically at nearly absolute zero. 

This did not work - the purple was purple for only the briefest moment. 
This should be a hint - I’m assuming you’re talking about the cloud of blackness or Whan, not the bird. The bird would be purple, but nobody would be able to tell. 

Rebus nodded. “I’d considered that. That was my role, in the beginning.” 
Rebus chose a planet he was terraforming into nanomachines - his turf, nearly free of potential collateral damage. “That is excellent, though I’m sure you’d understand a change in my offer given the possibility of further ‘consideration’. I will hear you out.” 

“I’m searching for a ciphered text, but anything like ancient languages would likely also contain interesting information.” He grinned briefly. “You or your companions being unable to read it would be a good benchmark - if it does turn out to be useful to you I can give the translation back.” 

"Really? What happened?" Fael frowned.

-

"I want to be your Dragon." Atreides replied. "No strings attached. Well, a few."

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

6 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus smiled. He had found one logical weakness - all he had to do now was implement it. As for the fireball, it hit the area of time-frozen air and immediately ceased to exist, having encountered temperatures logically at nearly absolute zero. 

This did not work - the purple was purple for only the briefest moment. 
This should be a hint - I’m assuming you’re talking about the cloud of blackness or Whan, not the bird. The bird would be purple, but nobody would be able to tell. 

Rebus nodded. “I’d considered that. That was my role, in the beginning.” 
Rebus chose a planet he was terraforming into nanomachines - his turf, nearly free of potential collateral damage. “That is excellent, though I’m sure you’d understand a change in my offer given the possibility of further ‘consideration’. I will hear you out.” 

“I’m searching for a ciphered text, but anything like ancient languages would likely also contain interesting information.” He grinned briefly. “You or your companions being unable to read it would be a good benchmark - if it does turn out to be useful to you I can give the translation back.” 

“Hmmm… You talking about intention? If ya are, I think you’ll be disappointed.”

Actually, the air wasn’t time frozen. It just didn’t move at your call.

[ChipsAHoid He/Him]

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Guys @Kaladin Stormcursed said I should join and I’ve been considering joining anyways. Should I read anything beyond be OP/make a character and stuff? Idrk this stuff lol

 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

3 minutes ago, ChipsAHoid said:

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Guys @Kaladin Stormcursed said I should join and I’ve been considering joining anyways. Should I read anything beyond be OP/make a character and stuff? Idrk this stuff lol

 

Not really. Just make a character, and you can either appear, or I can slip you into one of my plotlines if you wish. I need minions.

[ChipsAHoid He/Him]

How serious of an rp is this, for character creation?

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 minute ago, ChipsAHoid said:

How serious of an rp is this, for character creation?

Not very—it depends on the plotline, but not particularly. One of my characters is a clueless Southern man who just lucks his way out of stuff and has a small bit of magic

[ChipsAHoid He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Not very—it depends on the plotline, but not particularly. One of my characters is a clueless Southern man who just lucks his way out of stuff and has a small bit of magic

K

Sure, I’ll be ur minion, why not

Here’s my character 

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Renn:

Renn is a slightly short, lanky man, perhaps 20 or so, with dark brown hair. He has brown eyes has some skill with a knife. He always has one on his person, though sometimes it’s hard to tell where. He’s rather reserved, and doesn’t like to speak. He may not be the most friendly person, but he is loyal. Hopefully that can get him some money and he’ll finally be able to persue his dream of ranching Stoats. Yes, he likes stoats. He thinks they taste good, and for some reason thinks that’s a common opinion. How’s he to know? He doesn’t talk to people!

So, let’s get in, shall we?

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 minute ago, ChipsAHoid said:

K

Sure, I’ll be ur minion, why not

Here’s my character 

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Renn:

Renn is a slightly short, lanky man, perhaps 20 or so, with dark brown hair. He has brown eyes has some skill with a knife. He always has one on his person, though sometimes it’s hard to tell where. He’s rather reserved, and doesn’t like to speak. He may not be the most friendly person, but he is loyal. Hopefully that can get him some money and he’ll finally be able to persue his dream of ranching Stoats. Yes, he likes stoats. He thinks they taste good, and for some reason thinks that’s a common opinion. How’s he to know? He doesn’t talk to people!

So, let’s get in, shall we?

Excellent! I'm assuming you're just, like, somewhere.

A semi-tall, blond man appears next to Renn. "Hello, good sir! My name is Asharak. I am in the process of setting up a teleportation network through the Thread in the service of our Lord Rebus, and I believe you may be able to help me. Now, I understand this may be a little big to comprehend. Do you have any questions before we continue?"

[ChipsAHoid He/Him]

1 minute ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Excellent! I'm assuming you're just, like, somewhere.

A semi-tall, blond man appears next to Renn. "Hello, good sir! My name is Asharak. I am in the process of setting up a teleportation network through the Thread in the service of our Lord Rebus, and I believe you may be able to help me. Now, I understand this may be a little big to comprehend. Do you have any questions before we continue?"

Renn had never heard of this “Thread”, let alone working teleportation. He’d seen his fair share of magic in his days, although unfortunately he was born without.

Had this man hit his head recently? He looked for signs of drunkenness, but found none.

“I… what?”

His voice was faintly accented, though unlike any this man had likely heard before. His people were little known. Little loved. Perhaps it was better that way. 

“…What is a Rebus?”

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

5 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

This did not work - the purple was purple for only the briefest moment. 
This should be a hint - I’m assuming you’re talking about the cloud of blackness or Whan, not the bird. The bird would be purple, but nobody would be able to tell. 

I was, actually, talking about the bird. But thanks for the hint anyway :3

"Hmm."

She walked over and waved her hand through it.