The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

17 minutes ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

Ryver. He's at the party, and just got a necklace that lets him travel between worlds in the Thread. He's the one with a type of conjuring ability.

OHH yes yes, I remember now...

Ryver, wherever he was, was approached by a figure. Relatively unassuming, dressed in a flowing cloak with short golden hair. They smiled and offered their hand in greeting. "Hello, Ryver. That is your name, isn't it?"

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

5 minutes ago, Sequence said:

OHH yes yes, I remember now...

Ryver, wherever he was, was approached by a figure. Relatively unassuming, dressed in a flowing cloak with short golden hair. They smiled and offered their hand in greeting. "Hello, Ryver. That is your name, isn't it?"

"Hello? Who are you? And how does everyone here seem to know my name?"

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

Just now, KnightSkye Reforged said:

"Hello? Who are you? And how does everyone here seem to know my name?"

The figure bowed respectfully. "I am Able. And I suppose I am just a good listener." They stood up and dusted off their cloak. "I would like to present you with an offer! Your skills are... Of interest. Please, when you are finished here at this party, find me. I will be here, and I will take you elsewhere, where we can discuss."

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

4 minutes ago, Sequence said:

The figure bowed respectfully. "I am Able. And I suppose I am just a good listener." They stood up and dusted off their cloak. "I would like to present you with an offer! Your skills are... Of interest. Please, when you are finished here at this party, find me. I will be here, and I will take you elsewhere, where we can discuss."

Ryver glanced around the party again, looking for Sequence. "Allow me to thank the host, then I will find you. I've had long enough in a room with so many  people at night." he bowed back to Able and went to thank Sequence. 

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

3 minutes ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

Ryver glanced around the party again, looking for Sequence. "Allow me to thank the host, then I will find you. I've had long enough in a room with so many  people at night." he bowed back to Able and went to thank Sequence. 

Sequence—or, one of her apparitions—was seated in a rocking chair, staring off into space somewhat blankly. She seemed to snap back to awareness as Ryver approached, blinking a few times before smiling. "Hello, Ryver!"

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

4 minutes ago, Sequence said:

Sequence—or, one of her apparitions—was seated in a rocking chair, staring off into space somewhat blankly. She seemed to snap back to awareness as Ryver approached, blinking a few times before smiling. "Hello, Ryver!"

"Hello, Sequence. " he bowed, "I wanted to thank you for having me at this gathering, and for introducing to some people here. I'll be going soon, so I wanted to pay my respects to my host." He stood, nodded, and left to go find Able.

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

On 11/2/2025 at 4:50 PM, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

"Dealing with how? And do Trisolarans count as people?"

“I was planning to offer a truce and just kill him if he declined - perhaps you should confine the other as I do that.” Rebus swept his hands outwards, and time seemed to crack, like a broken mirror full of overlapping reflections. Rebus wasn’t in two places at once, but he was doing two things at once - and the other generals seemed blurry, out of reach, moving fast and then slow again. “As for your other question, it depends upon the capacity. I don’t know of any Trisolarans written by other Authors, so you speaking with them will not necessarily extend your presence. As for volition, most characters everywhere aren’t really people, though any who can get to here probably are.” 

On 11/2/2025 at 10:20 PM, ChipsAHoid said:

The general first needed to know terms for surrender. If they were unfair he may as well go down fighting. If there was a good reason to accept, he may as well survive and do the same some later day in a fight he could win.

“You stop fighting me, and I’ll spare you, turn you back human if you want it, and offer you a job. If your death is somehow necessary for me to complete my task, I shall endeavor to find an alternative.” 

On 11/3/2025 at 7:59 AM, TwinStorm said:

Cricket hesitated, but nodded. It was time to die. But if he died, Rebus was coming with him.

Rebus smiled, though it was more kind - almost pitying - than the smirk from before. “With the modified stakes I proposed, we need a condition for victory. This can remain a duel to the death - I’ll simply bring you back to life if I win. We’ll want a neutral location - preferably one sponsored by the Ennullers to prevent any cheating by either of us. Magic and advanced technology are cheating, of course, but should we allow mundane weapons? I know you’re practiced with throwing knives - I’ll allow you to choose whether or not we get to use them.” Rebus paused. “Oh, and since you accepted the terms, as soon as you arrive at the duel Rose’s laser will have its self-destruct disabled.” 

On 11/3/2025 at 9:39 AM, Hawks said:

erryin quickly followed. 

                  saw them and his deep black forms mouth area seemed to smile. “Oh erryin and rebus. Nice to see you two. Say erryin, does Cep know your actively working along side rebus?”

erryin froze mid step at his words. “Eh…”

—-

oooh ooooooooho ok ok.

Rebus smiled at              , sensing a kindred spirit. “I suspect on some level, yes - doublethink is common in the Thread Perceptive - and even Cep is working for me is some capacity.” 

21 hours ago, NameIess said:

The pair of adventurers passed through the doorway and ended up at the beginning of a massive multistory walkway populated by inactive escalators, empty kiosks, and boarded up shops. It was rather dark. There was a large skylight running the length of the hallway, but someone had painted over it for some reason or other. In fact, considering the amount of times the words "Run now before it's too late!", "The gift is a lie!", "No fear, no life!" and other similarly gloomy and terrifying messages had been graffitied on the walls, there had been a lot of painters in here at some point (they all seemed to favor the same reddish-brown paint color, too).

Lyric was unaffected by all of these obvious red flags. He took in the sight with an awed expression. "Wow! This place is very different from the forest!" He squinted, trying to look further down the walkway. "Say, I don't think I asked this, but do you have a soul? Being a mechanical man, and all."

It was lucky for Rebus that he hadn't made that wager, for the battery entered the vault in an unembezzled and timely manner, after which the drone installed it in a new security module Malevolence was in the process of constructing. It wouldn't do for Malevolence to be caught lying to his temporary allies, after all. Besides, where else would an Ennulling battery be put to better use than in the vault built to contain the most dangerous secret in the entirety of TLT?

Jack shivered - he didn’t have much experience with blood, but he’d heard it was around that color. “Apparently I do have a soul. We should talk about that later - different from the forest is not necessarily a good thing. Do you know what blood looks like?” 

The vault wouldn’t be particularly contained, Heir suspected. Half of the people who’d built it were compromised, even without the fact that Bacon had been carrying around one of Rebus teleporters (which luckily seemed unable to connect to Rebus’s network). Rebus suddenly grinned, a number of additional strategies coming to mind. Malevolence’s evilophone rang, Rebus’s broad smile visible on its screen. 

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

14 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I was planning to offer a truce and just kill him if he declined - perhaps you should confine the other as I do that.” Rebus swept his hands outwards, and time seemed to crack, like a broken mirror full of overlapping reflections. Rebus wasn’t in two places at once, but he was doing two things at once - and the other generals seemed blurry, out of reach, moving fast and then slow again. “As for your other question, it depends upon the capacity. I don’t know of any Trisolarans written by other Authors, so you speaking with them will not necessarily extend your presence. As for volition, most characters everywhere aren’t really people, though any who can get to here probably are.” 

Named nodded, and encased one general in blue luxin.

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

1 hour ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

"Hello, Sequence. " he bowed, "I wanted to thank you for having me at this gathering, and for introducing to some people here. I'll be going soon, so I wanted to pay my respects to my host." He stood, nodded, and left to go find Able.

“Oh, of course! Please, come back any time! You’re always welcome here!” She smiled, waving to Ryver as he left.

Able stood on the other side of the deck, leaning against the balcony and looking out over the lake. They smiled as Ryver approached. “Ready to leave?”

[Keke They/he]

22 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus smiled at              , sensing a kindred spirit. “I suspect on some level, yes - doublethink is common in the Thread Perceptive - and even Cep is working for me is some capacity.” 

            Nodded. “It seems Erryin didn’t know that. Anywho what brings you to converse with me”

erryin narrows their eyes. “Rebus i dont like-“ seeing his smile they huffed. “Thats just great you like this guy.”

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

Named nodded, and encased one general in blue luxin.

Rebus nodded. “Other than your magic, do you have any skills or interests?” 

1 hour ago, Hawks said:

            Nodded. “It seems Erryin didn’t know that. Anywho what brings you to converse with me”

erryin narrows their eyes. “Rebus i dont like-“ seeing his smile they huffed. “Thats just great you like this guy.”

Rebus chuckled. “Someone with similar tendencies to me is interesting, useful, or both. Up until the point of actual dislike, I look forwards to matching wits with almost anyone.” He turned to              again, his grin reflecting his statement of eagerness. “I am here for a number of reasons. The first is Erryin’s suspicion of you - something that seems well-founded.” Rebus did not state any of the other reasons, though he suspected they could be guessed. 

[Keke They/he]

13 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus nodded. “Other than your magic, do you have any skills or interests?” 

Rebus chuckled. “Someone with similar tendencies to me is interesting, useful, or both. Up until the point of actual dislike, I look forwards to matching wits with almost anyone.” He turned to              again, his grin reflecting his statement of eagerness. “I am here for a number of reasons. The first is Erryin’s suspicion of you - something that seems well-founded.” Rebus did not state any of the other reasons, though he suspected they could be guessed. 

let's say theoretically they werent guessed what would they be?

"Ah so erryin doesnt trust me. Well i must say my existance is strange. Afterall people know nothing of me. Just that subversion talked to me once and well im not exactly the most welcoming thing."       Said. He knew what Rebus was referring to because hes smarter then his Author at this point in time. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

3 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

“I was planning to offer a truce and just kill him if he declined - perhaps you should confine the other as I do that.” Rebus swept his hands outwards, and time seemed to crack, like a broken mirror full of overlapping reflections. Rebus wasn’t in two places at once, but he was doing two things at once - and the other generals seemed blurry, out of reach, moving fast and then slow again. “As for your other question, it depends upon the capacity. I don’t know of any Trisolarans written by other Authors, so you speaking with them will not necessarily extend your presence. As for volition, most characters everywhere aren’t really people, though any who can get to here probably are.” 

“You stop fighting me, and I’ll spare you, turn you back human if you want it, and offer you a job. If your death is somehow necessary for me to complete my task, I shall endeavor to find an alternative.” 

Rebus smiled, though it was more kind - almost pitying - than the smirk from before. “With the modified stakes I proposed, we need a condition for victory. This can remain a duel to the death - I’ll simply bring you back to life if I win. We’ll want a neutral location - preferably one sponsored by the Ennullers to prevent any cheating by either of us. Magic and advanced technology are cheating, of course, but should we allow mundane weapons? I know you’re practiced with throwing knives - I’ll allow you to choose whether or not we get to use them.” Rebus paused. “Oh, and since you accepted the terms, as soon as you arrive at the duel Rose’s laser will have its self-destruct disabled.” 

Rebus smiled at              , sensing a kindred spirit. “I suspect on some level, yes - doublethink is common in the Thread Perceptive - and even Cep is working for me is some capacity.” 

Jack shivered - he didn’t have much experience with blood, but he’d heard it was around that color. “Apparently I do have a soul. We should talk about that later - different from the forest is not necessarily a good thing. Do you know what blood looks like?” 

The vault wouldn’t be particularly contained, Heir suspected. Half of the people who’d built it were compromised, even without the fact that Bacon had been carrying around one of Rebus teleporters (which luckily seemed unable to connect to Rebus’s network). Rebus suddenly grinned, a number of additional strategies coming to mind. Malevolence’s evilophone rang, Rebus’s broad smile visible on its screen. 

"I . . . agree. Go speak to the Enullers."

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

1 hour ago, Hawks said:

let's say theoretically they werent guessed what would they be?

"Ah so erryin doesnt trust me. Well i must say my existance is strange. Afterall people know nothing of me. Just that subversion talked to me once and well im not exactly the most welcoming thing."       Said. He knew what Rebus was referring to because hes smarter then his Author at this point in time. 

For fun (as he said previously), because               might be of use to him, and because it’s a reason to continue being onscreen. 
“That’s common in new characters - personally, I’m curious about your motivations. Because that’s not the only time we’ve seen you…”  

30 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

"I . . . agree. Go speak to the Enullers."

Rebus sent a copy of himself to do so - Jim seemed to have left. “And your verdict on nonmagical weapons? I assume you’d want us to fight either with knives or our bare hands.” 
I’m going to assume the Ennullers would be willing to ref Rebus and Cricket’s duel  - @NameIess @xinoehp512, any objections? 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

16 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

For fun (as he said previously), because               might be of use to him, and because it’s a reason to continue being onscreen. 
“That’s common in new characters - personally, I’m curious about your motivations. Because that’s not the only time we’ve seen you…”  

Rebus sent a copy of himself to do so - Jim seemed to have left. “And your verdict on nonmagical weapons? I assume you’d want us to fight either with knives or our bare hands.” 
I’m going to assume the Ennullers would be willing to ref Rebus and Cricket’s duel  - @NameIess @xinoehp512, any objections? 

"Knives."

[Keke They/he]

36 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

For fun (as he said previously), because               might be of use to him, and because it’s a reason to continue being onscreen. 
“That’s common in new characters - personally, I’m curious about your motivations. Because that’s not the only time we’ve seen you…”  

he tipped his head in thought "hmm when was the other time again?"

[KnightSkye Reforged They/Them]

4 hours ago, Sequence said:

“Oh, of course! Please, come back any time! You’re always welcome here!” She smiled, waving to Ryver as he left.

Able stood on the other side of the deck, leaning against the balcony and looking out over the lake. They smiled as Ryver approached. “Ready to leave?”

"Yes." He started spinning his inkless pen in his fingers. "Where are we going?"

[ThroughTheLivingSequence she/her/they/them]

49 minutes ago, KnightSkye Reforged said:

"Yes." He started spinning his inkless pen in his fingers. "Where are we going?"

Able shrugged. “No idea.” Before Ryver had a chance to object, Able flipped a coin. It hit the ground, and with a rather loud screeching sound, a rift opened beneath their feet, and both Able and Ryver suddenly found themselves standing in a forest.

It was rather dark, the trees blocking most of the meager sunlight. There was a wide dirt path snaking through the trees. And there was another figure down the path. They walked closer. They wore a sharp black suit, with short, spiky black hair and bone-white skin. They smiled, revealing sharp, animal-like teeth. “Welcome, Ryver. I hope the journey wasn’t too alarming?”

[NameIess]

On 11/4/2025 at 11:04 AM, CoderDrag0n8 said:

“Wait. It’s still happening? I thought it was resolved? With the whole Star Stream thing…”

"Star Stream? No, it wasn't resolved. Rebus still seeks to summon the Witherlord."

On 11/4/2025 at 12:15 PM, Sequence said:

She held his gaze, smiling too... Then she looked away as well, clearing her throat and twirling her hair around one finger idly. She glanced around for Moni to give her a scowl.
"Oh! .. Y-Yes, of course... Wait, does it speak?" She knelt down and peered into the cage, waving over Aelinor who stood nearby.

Moni gave Sequence a thumbs up, causing Unintelligible to frown in her direction. "...Yeah, it speaks. Um, what was that look you gave Moni abo-" He was cut off as a voice forced its way into Sequence's mind.

"We will eat you, Dark-tinged-Light. We will feast on your fading Light, and it will be Darkness."

The caged Witherabbit accompanied these words with an attempt at a chillingly low growl that was still a little cute, despite its best efforts.

6 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

Jack shivered - he didn’t have much experience with blood, but he’d heard it was around that color. “Apparently I do have a soul. We should talk about that later - different from the forest is not necessarily a good thing. Do you know what blood looks like?” 

"Hm? Oh, yeah, it looks red." Lyric seemed distracted as he swept his gaze around the mall's interior. "So you think we should split up to find the Sage faster?"

6 hours ago, Dragonheir said:

The vault wouldn’t be particularly contained, Heir suspected. Half of the people who’d built it were compromised, even without the fact that Bacon had been carrying around one of Rebus teleporters (which luckily seemed unable to connect to Rebus’s network). Rebus suddenly grinned, a number of additional strategies coming to mind. Malevolence’s evilophone rang, Rebus’s broad smile visible on its screen. 

Malevolence accepted the call. "Hello Rebus. I trust you're calling to beg for my help in some half-hearted evil plan?" He smiled. "I'm afraid I'm unavailable."

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

8 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Star Stream? No, it wasn't resolved. Rebus still seeks to summon the Witherlord."

Moni gave Sequence a thumbs up, causing Unintelligible to frown in her direction. "...Yeah, it speaks. Um, what was that look you gave Moni abo-" He was cut off as a voice forced its way into Sequence's mind.

"We will eat you, Dark-tinged-Light. We will feast on your fading Light, and it will be Darkness."

The caged Witherabbit accompanied these words with an attempt at a chillingly low growl that was still a little cute, despite its best efforts.

"Hm? Oh, yeah, it looks red." Lyric seemed distracted as he swept his gaze around the mall's interior. "So you think we should split up to find the Sage faster?"

Malevolence accepted the call. "Hello Rebus. I trust you're calling to beg for my help in some half-hearted evil plan?" He smiled. "I'm afraid I'm unavailable."

"Ah. Well, that's odd-" He stops mid-sentence, and falls to the floor. The words making up his existence shift rapidly, and for a brief moment, it almost seems as if there is an eye within the swirling words. Then, all the words stop moving or shifting, and for a brief moment, they all say one thing. 'Awakening'. Eventually, they resume their normal shifting, and he stands up and says, "-My author definitely thought that was resolved." Something seems off, different about him, but you aren't quite sure what.

[NameIess]

14 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"Ah. Well, that's odd-" He stops mid-sentence, and falls to the floor. The words making up his existence shift rapidly, and for a brief moment, it almost seems as if there is an eye within the swirling words. Then, all the words stop moving or shifting, and for a brief moment, they all say one thing. 'Awakening'. Eventually, they resume their normal shifting, and he stands up and says, "-My author definitely thought that was resolved." Something seems off, different about him, but you aren't quite sure what.

Not a flicker of surprise crossed Subversion’s face. “Well, I’m afraid these things tend to drag on. Authors get too busy, you see. For my next question, are you perhaps a conduit for some greater power?”

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

6 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Not a flicker of surprise crossed Subversion’s face. “Well, I’m afraid these things tend to drag on. Authors get too busy, you see. For my next question, are you perhaps a conduit for some greater power?”

"I... am now." He says, staring off into the distance. "It appears my identity has been applied elsewhere, and I am now Possibility's agent in the Thread."

[NameIess]

17 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"I... am now." He says, staring off into the distance. "It appears my identity has been applied elsewhere, and I am now Possibility's agent in the Thread."

Subversion got a distant look on her face as well. That look vanished as she grimaced. “Ugh. I’m afraid you’ll have to tell me who that is. My potential omniscience is being rather slow.”

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

10 minutes ago, NameIess said:

Subversion got a distant look on her face as well. That look vanished as she grimaced. “Ugh. I’m afraid you’ll have to tell me who that is. My potential omniscience is being rather slow.”

“A god like being from another universe.”

[NameIess]

50 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

“A god like being from another universe.”

“Interesting!” Subversion leaned closer to Blank Page and examined him. “Do you know what qualities make Possibility god like? And what are… it’s? Their? Goals?”

Edited November 6, 2025 by NameIess