The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

42 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Cep lets the Mindscape collapse. "Is that enough?" He asks.

"I don't know."

He kneels, pulls out his sack of stones, and begins stacking them in a pyramidal shape, slightly slanted to one side. He stares at them for a bit, concentrating. Then he grabs the whole pyramid and flips it point down, somehow still balancing. After a moment, his face brightens. 

"I believe I found the person you are looking for, though it is faint. They are, again, very far away."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 9/8/2025 at 8:08 PM, Hawks said:

Erryin put theirbhand over their mouth and tried not to laugh. But failed. "Seriously? From what." Breath. Then more laughing. "My author read. He. He didnt seem horrible."

"Trust me," said Bacon darkly. "The creation of such an entity would have consequences too dire to even consider. Possibly even more dire than if the paper were to be taken."

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus raised an eyebrow at Bacon. His own tendency towards overcomplicated gambits made it hard to tell if he was being set up, or if Bacon was just being his usual unpredictable self. “Perhaps you’re right. But you haven’t handed over the paper yet, have you?” Rebus grinned, Antagonist’s dark ‘glow’ intensifying. “If I was going to simply use force and not an aforementioned overcomplicated gambit, I should simply attack you and take it. I might even win that, too - we both know most fights are determined by the stubbornness of our Authors, and yours is the one who told me to do this.” 

"I would appreciate it if you didn't attack me," said Bacon politely. "It would ruin my face, you see."

[Keke They/he]

6 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Trust me," said Bacon darkly. "The creation of such an entity would have consequences too dire to even consider. Possibly even more dire than if the paper were to be taken."

erryin raised their eyebrow. "A tax collector? What your worst nightmare is the irs?"

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 hour ago, Ashkaloda said:

"I don't know."

He kneels, pulls out his sack of stones, and begins stacking them in a pyramidal shape, slightly slanted to one side. He stares at them for a bit, concentrating. Then he grabs the whole pyramid and flips it point down, somehow still balancing. After a moment, his face brightens. 

"I believe I found the person you are looking for, though it is faint. They are, again, very far away."

Wait...is Taeidin a yoki-hijo?

"Guess we start walkin'?"

 

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

1 minute ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Wait...is Taeidin a yoki-hijo?

"Guess we start walkin'?"

 

No. Although I can see how you make that connection, that was entirely unintentional. 

Taeidin shakes his head. 

"No, far too far to walk."

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

3 minutes ago, Ashkaloda said:

No. Although I can see how you make that connection, that was entirely unintentional. 

Taeidin shakes his head. 

"No, far too far to walk."

"Any other ideas?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

28 minutes ago, Hawks said:

erryin raised their eyebrow. "A tax collector? What your worst nightmare is the irs?"

Bacon flinched violently. "Don't- look, it's not money. It's ideas. That... entity didn't understand why other people's ideas were important. Can you think of anything more horrifying than that?"

[Keke They/he]

Just now, xinoehp512 said:

Bacon flinched violently. "Don't- look, it's not money. It's ideas. That... entity didn't understand why other people's ideas were important. Can you think of anything more horrifying than that?"

they think. then have to physically restrain themselves from making another joke. "I suppose its bad. But also very. . Villain-y. Hes a bad guy ofc hes gonna not care."

[xinoehp512 he/him]

5 hours ago, Hawks said:

they think. then have to physically restrain themselves from making another joke. "I suppose its bad. But also very. . Villain-y. Hes a bad guy ofc hes gonna not care."

Bacon looked across the room to his other-self.

"He hasn't learned yet," he said introspectively. "Still so certain..." he sighed. "And yet, so unsure."

He turned to Erryin. "We're going to have to teach him to be more considerate somehow. Otherwise he'll never listen to us."

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

13 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"Any other ideas?"

"We could... ask nicely?"

This bit is not exactly playing out how I thought it would

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 minute ago, Ashkaloda said:

"We could... ask nicely?"

This bit is not exactly playing out how I thought it would

"Ah suppose ah could pull Asharak back and ask 'im ta take us where we need ta go? That what you mean?"

Idk I'm kinda just improving this part

[Keke They/he]

7 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Bacon looked across the room to his other-self.

"He hasn't learned yet," he said introspectively. "Still so certain..." he sighed. "And yet, so unsure."

He turned to Erryin. "We're going to have to teach him to be more considerate somehow. Otherwise he'll never listen to us."

sensing a story behind the first statement but not wanting to push bacon they stayed silent (for the top part) “so how do we teach someone that? The only way i can think of is like, some traumatic *crap* or whatever…. How did you learn?”

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

1 hour ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"Ah suppose ah could pull Asharak back and ask 'im ta take us where we need ta go? That what you mean?"

Idk I'm kinda just improving this part

"That is one potential solution."

[sillybutterie_Benji he/him]

" Mr,\. tenna are we ready for the game show?" Benji asks 

@The Great Wyver

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

54 minutes ago, Ashkaloda said:

"That is one potential solution."

"Were yeh thinkin' somethin' else?"

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

5 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"Were yeh thinkin' somethin' else?"

"That was along the lines of what I had in mind."

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

7 minutes ago, Ashkaloda said:

"That was along the lines of what I had in mind."

They once again find themselves in the Mindscape with Asharak, who looks amused. "Back so soon?"

[xinoehp512 he/him]

3 hours ago, Hawks said:

sensing a story behind the first statement but not wanting to push bacon they stayed silent (for the top part) “so how do we teach someone that? The only way i can think of is like, some traumatic *crap* or whatever…. How did you learn?”

"I wrote this story." Bacon gestured all around. "It played out exactly as I envisioned... except for the end. You see, Selene rebelled."

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

8 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

They once again find themselves in the Mindscape with Asharak, who looks amused. "Back so soon?"

"I believe you are the one who is back."

[Keke They/he]

3 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"I wrote this story." Bacon gestured all around. "It played out exactly as I envisioned... except for the end. You see, Selene rebelled."

they nod. “And im assuming someone got hurt? Whether physically or other.”

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

5 minutes ago, Ashkaloda said:

"I believe you are the one who is back."

"Fair enough. What aid do you need this time?"

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

2 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"Fair enough. What aid do you need this time?"

"Transportation. That is the job that you were assigned."

[The Great Wyver She/Her]

1 hour ago, BUTTER THE_BENJIWALKERS said:

" Mr,\. tenna are we ready for the game show?" Benji asks 

@The Great Wyver

"OH, THAT GUY IS TAKING TOO LONG. MIKE, GET HIM OFF THE STAGE!" His podium began to fall. "NOW... AREW YOU THREE READY??" @Ashkaloda Meanwhile, Ralsei nodded.

 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

1 hour ago, Hawks said:

they nod. “And im assuming someone got hurt? Whether physically or other.”

"The story was not kind to Selene," said Bacon. "Eventually, she got tired of everyone she loved dying, and she just... left. I don't know where she went. I never saw her again. I looked for her for a while, until I realized she was probably better off without me."

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

52 minutes ago, The Great Wyver said:

"OH, THAT GUY IS TAKING TOO LONG. MIKE, GET HIM OFF THE STAGE!" His podium began to fall. "NOW... AREW YOU THREE READY??" @Ashkaloda Meanwhile, Ralsei nodded.

 

Second nodded. 

"Yes, I am ready. And a word of advise: while you certainly have a skill for theatrics, sometimes people enjoy a little more... subtlety."