The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

14 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

Cricket nodded towards him, signaling him to approach.

Cricket tried to stay calm. Then something sparked in him. A plan. A plan to save Rose.

"I have a deal for you. I kill Rebel, you let Rose go."

Ryver approached Cricket. "Hello. I'm Ryver. Sequence said I should talk to you, and that you were pretty nice." He held out the second tea cup. "You look upset. Can I offer you some tea?" 

Ryver ignored the other people talking to Cricket.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

Ryver approached Cricket. "Hello. I'm Ryver. Sequence said I should talk to you, and that you were pretty nice." He held out the second tea cup. "You look upset. Can I offer you some tea?" 

Ryver ignored the other people talking to Cricket.

"I'm fine. Are you with Cep?"

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

Just now, TwinStorm said:

"I'm fine. Are you with Cep?"

"Cep?" he looked confused, "No, I'm new. I appeared here, and met Jack. Then I met Blurred, who brought me here. Then Sequence said you were a nice guy, and an Ennuller. But you looked angry, so I brought you some tea." He sipped his own tea. "Who's Cep?"

Should I give a physical description of Ryver, or not?

[Keke They/he]

19 hours ago, Hawks said:

she swallows. "Uh.  So... ... ... ... ..."

 

12 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

nooo

There you go

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus looked at the drawing, contemplative. “It does fit. I have changed since the time your references are from, but it represents me then - I may very well go back.” 
-

—

Rebus nodded approvingly to them both. 
-

“Perhaps I, or we, shall become involved when an opportunity presents itself.” 
-

Suddenly pineapples! Just one, actually, appearing right next to her. 

“Of course,” Rebus said smoothly. “That’s what makes this such an effective parlay.” 

Rebus did not misunderstand, he suspected, and he welcomed the development for reasons that would soon become relevant. “I did kill him, yes. He was my friend, but I killed him.” 

“I suppose we wait - you could tell me of yourself, so as to find a role for you. Or you could ask questions of me, if you wished.” 

Rebus turned and looked directly into his eyes for a second, then returned to his bargaining and manipulating. 

“Even with my memory and knowledge of people, I do not think I could say. You may need to as Lady Bug, should you want to know.” 

“Perhaps it has fallen to ruin since then - this place looks deserted.” 

“Of course. There are various complications involved with making the death of a powerless version of me having any real consequences.” Rebus shrugged. “Since I can’t be killed easily and I don’t actually want you to die, I propose a change of stakes. If you win, I give you control over my empire and my Plotblade, and I come under your service for the time needed to complete a task of your choice, fulfilling any other contracts I have made but otherwise ceasing my villainy. If I win, I want two things. Firstly, I want the Lost Page, or knowledge of its full contents. And secondly, I want you to remember that you couldn’t best me in an even match - that I, even without Narration or technology, allies or Antagonist, am better than you.” 

"My hat?" said Bacon. "How strange." He removed it and squinted at it. "How could that have happened?" he asked it.
Within Bacon’s hat was a device, about the shape and size of an egg. Rebus’s motifs - seams with glowing light, black and white color schemes, futuristic shapes - were evident in its design, for in fact Bacon had accepted it willingly from Rebus many pages prior. It was a teleportation beacon, given so Bacon could get help from Rebus if his Narration was impaired - and hence kept in the background via Narration until such an effect afflicted him. 

"Ah. Where might I find her?"

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

On 10/29/2025 at 4:50 PM, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"Ah," he says, nodding. "That explains it somewhat. Yet does not really answer the question of why?"

Dark Cep followed the others through.

The wall folds before him, and he finds himself in a massive system of cabinets extending in both directions, drawers lining them.

Dark Cep quietly took in his surroundings.

On 10/29/2025 at 5:15 PM, NameIess said:

Lyric inspected the mall. "You know, it sounded like a much nicer place when the guru described it to me."

Malevolence frowned, ordering some more extensive scans of the hat and opening an intercom to the vault. "Bacon, check your hat. It might be contaminated with some sort of spyware."

@xinoehp512

The smoke curled into the beaker more strongly, but the darkness within the wound didn't lighten.

"Its... bearable." Unintelligible said hoarsely. "Don't think it's working." He closed his eyes. "Try a needle."

Jim blinked, shielding his eyes from the light. "...What is this place?"

On 10/29/2025 at 7:14 PM, Hawks said:

Asher held a hand to sheild her eyes. “What worked??”

Asher made t sure to watch dark cep.

She hummed. “A famiy. And… i hav one! Setwence and baten!! (Sequence and bacon) and mabe Ben if he’s ohtay.” She smiled. “Do you wanna be my family to?”

A small gnome man stood next to them. "Err... that is... welcome to the domini-domain of Wish!"

2 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus looked at the drawing, contemplative. “It does fit. I have changed since the time your references are from, but it represents me then - I may very well go back.” 
-

—

Rebus nodded approvingly to them both. 
-

“Perhaps I, or we, shall become involved when an opportunity presents itself.” 
-

Suddenly pineapples! Just one, actually, appearing right next to her. 

“Of course,” Rebus said smoothly. “That’s what makes this such an effective parlay.” 

Rebus did not misunderstand, he suspected, and he welcomed the development for reasons that would soon become relevant. “I did kill him, yes. He was my friend, but I killed him.” 

“I suppose we wait - you could tell me of yourself, so as to find a role for you. Or you could ask questions of me, if you wished.” 

Rebus turned and looked directly into his eyes for a second, then returned to his bargaining and manipulating. 

“Even with my memory and knowledge of people, I do not think I could say. You may need to as Lady Bug, should you want to know.” 

“Perhaps it has fallen to ruin since then - this place looks deserted.” 

“Of course. There are various complications involved with making the death of a powerless version of me having any real consequences.” Rebus shrugged. “Since I can’t be killed easily and I don’t actually want you to die, I propose a change of stakes. If you win, I give you control over my empire and my Plotblade, and I come under your service for the time needed to complete a task of your choice, fulfilling any other contracts I have made but otherwise ceasing my villainy. If I win, I want two things. Firstly, I want the Lost Page, or knowledge of its full contents. And secondly, I want you to remember that you couldn’t best me in an even match - that I, even without Narration or technology, allies or Antagonist, am better than you.” 

"My hat?" said Bacon. "How strange." He removed it and squinted at it. "How could that have happened?" he asked it.
Within Bacon’s hat was a device, about the shape and size of an egg. Rebus’s motifs - seams with glowing light, black and white color schemes, futuristic shapes - were evident in its design, for in fact Bacon had accepted it willingly from Rebus many pages prior. It was a teleportation beacon, given so Bacon could get help from Rebus if his Narration was impaired - and hence kept in the background via Narration until such an effect afflicted him. 

The mass that was Sain surged towards Rebus, and the air turned a sickly green.

At just that moment, something sent the air through Rebus' defenses.

"I did not want to use my Authority, but I must. You understand, I gather?"

1 hour ago, Hawks said:

erryin nods. "That we shall."

--

what's his new fit?

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asher jumped and grabbed her sword and stabbed the pineappke. A few curses left her mouth as well. 

--

feel free to have them talk to       whenever. Hes mostly done talking to sequence. 

@Sherma Main

Did you see atlas' reply?

??????

[Keke They/he]

11 minutes ago, Sherma Main said:

A small gnome man stood next to them. "Err... that is... welcome to the domini-domain of Wish!"

The mass that was Sain surged towards Rebus, and the air turned a sickly green.

At just that moment, something sent the air through Rebus' defenses.

"I did not want to use my Authority, but I must. You understand, I gather?"

??????

Ooh yeag to asher stabbing pineapples that randomly appeared. 

asher frowned. "Who's wish.?"

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

7 minutes ago, Hawks said:

Ooh yeag to asher stabbing pineapples that randomly appeared. 

asher frowned. "Who's wish.?"

Ooohh

Okay

BTW Asher met Wish and he sent her to steal a spike from someone.

The gnome grinned nervously. “Don’t you know? He can give you anything you wish?”

[TwinStorm He/Him]

2 hours ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

"Cep?" he looked confused, "No, I'm new. I appeared here, and met Jack. Then I met Blurred, who brought me here. Then Sequence said you were a nice guy, and an Ennuller. But you looked angry, so I brought you some tea." He sipped his own tea. "Who's Cep?"

Should I give a physical description of Ryver, or not?

"He's . . .  I don't really know. I'm . . . not new here, but my memory has been . . . compromised."

2 hours ago, Hawks said:

 

There you go

Cricket stood silent, glancing at the terrain. He didn't know how to respond.

[Keke They/he]

5 minutes ago, Sherma Main said:

Ooohh

Okay

BTW Asher met Wish and he sent her to steal a spike from someone.

The gnome grinned nervously. “Don’t you know? He can give you anything you wish?”

Ooh right

Asher frowned. "Is she that one girl who sent me to get a spike?"

Just now, TwinStorm said:

"He's . . .  I don't really know. I'm . . . not new here, but my memory has been . . . compromised."

Cricket stood silent, glancing at the terrain. He didn't know how to respond.

atlas looked out to. "Are you scared of having a fsmily cricket?"

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

Just now, Hawks said:

Ooh right

Asher frowned. "Is she that one girl who sent me to get a spike?"

atlas looked out to. "Are you scared of having a fsmily cricket?"

"Wish is not gendered. They are not human."

The gnome hesitated. "But yes, they sent you to retrieve the spike."

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

4 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"He's . . .  I don't really know. I'm . . . not new here, but my memory has been . . . compromised."

"Huh. Ok." Ryver looked over at Rebus. "Why are you so angry at him? Sequence said he was a friend, but problematic some times."

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

49 minutes ago, Sherma Main said:

A small gnome man stood next to them. "Err... that is... welcome to the domini-domain of Wish!"

The mass that was Sain surged towards Rebus, and the air turned a sickly green.

At just that moment, something sent the air through Rebus' defenses.

"I did not want to use my Authority, but I must. You understand, I gather?"

??????

"Wish?" Dark Cep frowned. Colors are rarely good, he thought. Aloud, he simply said, "What spike?"

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

1 minute ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"Wish?" Dark Cep frowned. Colors are rarely good, he thought. Aloud, he simply said, "What spike?"

"A very special spike. Its... not my place to say anymore."

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Sherma Main said:

"A very special spike. Its... not my place to say anymore."

Dark Cep nodded. Then waited for somebody to do something. He wasn't quite sure where this was all heading yet.

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

2 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Dark Cep nodded. Then waited for somebody to do something. He wasn't quite sure where this was all heading yet.

"Come with me! You can meet them! Wish is a gracious master."

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

59 minutes ago, Sherma Main said:

"Come with me! You can meet them! Wish is a gracious master."

"Ok," Dark Cep said guardedly. "Not sure if I believe that, but I am curious."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 hour ago, Hawks said:

Ooh right

Asher frowned. "Is she that one girl who sent me to get a spike?"

atlas looked out to. "Are you scared of having a fsmily cricket?"

"No!" Cricket blurted out, perhaps a little too fast. "Not scared." he paused. "Just . . . I don't want to harm anyone else."

1 hour ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

"Huh. Ok." Ryver looked over at Rebus. "Why are you so angry at him? Sequence said he was a friend, but problematic some times."

"It's not him, specifically, but . . . life hasn't been kind recently."

[Keke They/he]

1 hour ago, Sherma Main said:

"Wish is not gendered. They are not human."

The gnome hesitated. "But yes, they sent you to retrieve the spike."

asher frowned. "Oh sorry. and got it. Let's meet this... thing?"

18 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"No!" Cricket blurted out, perhaps a little too fast. "Not scared." he paused. "Just . . . I don't want to harm anyone else."

"It's not him, specifically, but . . . life hasn't been kind recently."

atlas nodded understanding. "Like me." She whispered almost for herself. 

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

19 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"It's not him, specifically, but . . . life hasn't been kind recently."

"I'm sorry." Ryver's eyes widened, "Should I leave you alone? I didn't mean to bother you, if you're having a hard time of it." he took a step back. "But if there is any way I can help, I would do so gladly."

[Ink and Embers Any pronouns]

12 hours ago, Hawks said:

Uh nope. Cause you started the plot you get to choose. I assumed you were in an oc world or something. We can improve tho

Oh no, responsibility! Can we be in some abandoned ruins? It seems like a semi - practical place to start?

Ixa squinted around them. Old stone ruins, maybe from a city, opened out onto the river, slowly being torn apart by the water and the vines it sustained. Above, thick clouds eroded the sun, leaving a light akin to dusk even on daylight. The night would not be a bright one. 

"Right. Um. Any suggestions?" Ixa asked. They scooped up a couple of loose stones and started trying - and failing miserably - to balance them as they spoke.

"There's water here, but I don't know if the vines are edible. The ruins might provide some shelter, provided they don't collapse on us entirely." They gave a strained half - smile. "This place looks like it's been empty for a long time. Let's just hope the cause for that is gone."

[TwinStorm He/Him]

10 hours ago, Hawks said:

asher frowned. "Oh sorry. and got it. Let's meet this... thing?"

atlas nodded understanding. "Like me." She whispered almost for herself. 

Cricket looked at her for a moment. "You seem . . . fine. How do you get through it?"

10 hours ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

"I'm sorry." Ryver's eyes widened, "Should I leave you alone? I didn't mean to bother you, if you're having a hard time of it." he took a step back. "But if there is any way I can help, I would do so gladly."

"No, just . . . go ask for Cep. He can explain everything. Or better yet, ask for Rebus. Just beware his words.

@kansasstormcursed for cep and @ dragonheir for Rebus

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

17 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

He feels a sense of envy from the crystal.

Keeping the crystal, Taeidin opens a drawer adjacent to the previous. Also awesome pfp!

14 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus looked at the drawing, contemplative. “It does fit. I have changed since the time your references are from, but it represents me then - I may very well go back.” 
-

—

Rebus nodded approvingly to them both. 
-

“Perhaps I, or we, shall become involved when an opportunity presents itself.” 
-

Suddenly pineapples! Just one, actually, appearing right next to her. 

“Of course,” Rebus said smoothly. “That’s what makes this such an effective parlay.” 

Rebus did not misunderstand, he suspected, and he welcomed the development for reasons that would soon become relevant. “I did kill him, yes. He was my friend, but I killed him.” 

“I suppose we wait - you could tell me of yourself, so as to find a role for you. Or you could ask questions of me, if you wished.” 

Rebus turned and looked directly into his eyes for a second, then returned to his bargaining and manipulating. 

“Even with my memory and knowledge of people, I do not think I could say. You may need to as Lady Bug, should you want to know.” 

“Perhaps it has fallen to ruin since then - this place looks deserted.” 

“Of course. There are various complications involved with making the death of a powerless version of me having any real consequences.” Rebus shrugged. “Since I can’t be killed easily and I don’t actually want you to die, I propose a change of stakes. If you win, I give you control over my empire and my Plotblade, and I come under your service for the time needed to complete a task of your choice, fulfilling any other contracts I have made but otherwise ceasing my villainy. If I win, I want two things. Firstly, I want the Lost Page, or knowledge of its full contents. And secondly, I want you to remember that you couldn’t best me in an even match - that I, even without Narration or technology, allies or Antagonist, am better than you.” 

"My hat?" said Bacon. "How strange." He removed it and squinted at it. "How could that have happened?" he asked it.
Within Bacon’s hat was a device, about the shape and size of an egg. Rebus’s motifs - seams with glowing light, black and white color schemes, futuristic shapes - were evident in its design, for in fact Bacon had accepted it willingly from Rebus many pages prior. It was a teleportation beacon, given so Bacon could get help from Rebus if his Narration was impaired - and hence kept in the background via Narration until such an effect afflicted him. 

Erdikan shivered, but otherwise did not react. He did not believe he was in any danger here, nor that he would be approached, but, Erdikan thought bitterly, he knew from experience how unpredictable some people could be. Nevertheless, he continued to sit there and observe. Events had been passing swiftly, and they must be ready for that to come. 

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

34 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"No, just . . . go ask for Cep. He can explain everything. Or better yet, ask for Rebus. Just beware his words.

@kansasstormcursed for cep and @ dragonheir for Rebus

" OK. Thank you for talking to me." Ryver bowed, "I hope things go better for you soon. You can ask me for help if ever you want to!" 

Ryver stepped away. Sequence and Cricket had both seemed to both encourage him to talk to Rebus, and warned against listening to him. He wanted a third opinion before talking to the man, so he went in search of Cep.

@Kansas Stormcursed

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

3 hours ago, Ashkaloda said:

Keeping the crystal, Taeidin opens a drawer adjacent to the previous. Also awesome pfp!

Erdikan shivered, but otherwise did not react. He did not believe he was in any danger here, nor that he would be approached, but, Erdikan thought bitterly, he knew from experience how unpredictable some people could be. Nevertheless, he continued to sit there and observe. Events had been passing swiftly, and they must be ready for that to come. 

Thanks!

In the next drawer, he finds a folded slip of paper.

2 hours ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

" OK. Thank you for talking to me." Ryver bowed, "I hope things go better for you soon. You can ask me for help if ever you want to!" 

Ryver stepped away. Sequence and Cricket had both seemed to both encourage him to talk to Rebus, and warned against listening to him. He wanted a third opinion before talking to the man, so he went in search of Cep.

@Kansas Stormcursed

Cep, somewhat paying attention to what was going on, noticed someone searching for him. He appeared nearby. "Hello, Ryver."