The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[FatherTiempo he/him]

10 minutes ago, Ookla The Narrator said:

Sophie glanced at FT. "Umm... Well, I was born here, I guess. Just your run-of-the-mill Narrator. I didn't like interacting with the plot because I knew what happened to Star, my eldest sibling. She... she had a really hard life because of Plot. So I just..." She shrugged.

"I didn't even mention my own name for like a hundred pages after I was created. It wasn't until... oh... page 655. Yeah, page 655, that I really started showing my personality. That was when I met Xinoehp. I didn't like 'im. He was so addicted to the plot, he didn't get how terrible it was. But as I got to know him... He still annoyed me, but he... he was kinda cute." She smiled to herself.

"TVG and Fate work pretty closely together, so I think my little crush is pretty natural. My mom's kids usually get along pretty well with his. I mean, Tom and Tamika are an adorable couple and Star and Pheo are a thing. Maybe it would work with... Xino and me." She blushed and her hair fluttered.

"I met Silence later. It was funny, Xinoehp was super scared of him, but he was so... so awe-inspiring. It gets so loud here sometimes. It makes me scared. But when he came, he was able to make it quiet. I wanted that quiet. I wanted it really bad..." She trailed off picking at the grass. 

"TVG didn't want me to train with him though. She said he was the bad guy. I... still don't get why. But... my mom's not bad, she's just... protective. She's tried really hard recently to make up for what happened to Star. I don't like how Ember and Star worship her like a god, but... I get why they do it. And besides, she did let me pursue Silence later. She was just overprotective of me at first.... Xinoehp... he got me involved with the plot. I didn't want to be, but sometimes the words just happen, they just come out. My anxiety got really bad. Like... really bad. They started bullying me... I was so scared. It was... so... loud..." Tears coalesced in Sophie's eyes and she found she couldn't go on.

FT furiously scribbled notes while Sophie talked. He paused surveying his work and handed Sophie a cupcake. "Do you feel that TVG---cares about you as much as Ember or Star?"

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Just now, FatherTiempo said:

FT furiously scribbled notes while Sophie talked. He paused surveying his work and handed Sophie a cupcake. "Do you feel that TVG---cares about you as much as Ember or Star?"

Sophie made a hole in her forcefield so she could take the cupcake, then quickly closed it up again. She took a bite and got some of the frosting on her nose and giggled. "Yeah," she said as she chewed. "I mean," - she took a moment to swallow - "she made me more Sentient than them and that's something I'm really glad about. If I wasn't Sentient, my mind would explode from all the character theory I read about. Star and Ember wouldn't be able to wrap their heads around it." She took another bite. "Ember's light!" she exclaimed. "These are great!"

[Rosharan A.C. he/him]

A.C. nodded in agreement as he settled down with his net full of cupcakes.

edit: I just want you all to know that it autocorrected “nodded” to “modded” at first. Coincidence? I think not... 

Edited December 1, 2019 by Ookla the Mildly Perturbed

[FatherTiempo he/him]

4 minutes ago, Ookla The Narrator said:

Sophie made a hole in her forcefield so she could take the cupcake, then quickly closed it up again. She took a bite and got some of the frosting on her nose and giggled. "Yeah," she said as she chewed. "I mean," - she took a moment to swallow - "she made me more Sentient than them and that's something I'm really glad about. If I wasn't Sentient, my mind would explode from all the character theory I read about. Star and Ember wouldn't be able to wrap their heads around it." She took another bite. "Ember's light!" she exclaimed. "These are great!"

"Yeah, they're better than last time." FT looked at Sophie through the shifting forcefield. He had to tread softly here. Gently.

"Sophie, are you---happy?"

Edited December 1, 2019 by FatherTiempo

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Just now, FatherTiempo said:

"Yeah, they're better than last time." FT looked at Sophie through the shifting forcefield. He had to tread softly here. Gently.

"Sophie, are you happy with yourself, right now?"

Sophie considered. "I mean... Kind of? I guess? I feel really bad about letting Xinoehp go and try to rescue Trewee without me. And now... now they're both almost dead." She teared up. "I gotta save them. Ember and Star are heroes and I'm just... I'm just me. I gotta do better. Even though... I'm really scared. Really scared." She sighed glumly, then took a giant bite of her cupcake.

[+Doomstick he/him]

"So, watcha gonna do?" asked Leaf

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Sesquipedalian said:

"So, watcha gonna do?" asked Leaf

"I'm gonna... try and save them... I guess... 'Cause... if I don't try then... Then I'm really a coward."

[+Doomstick he/him]

"Such aggression," said Cuna

"Can I come?"

[FatherTiempo he/him]

"I highly recommend group therapy. " FT said. "And remember Sophie, it's okay to be scared, you should be. There's a lot in this world to be afraid of." FT paused, "What are you afraid of?"

Edited December 1, 2019 by FatherTiempo

[Truthless of Shinovar he/him]

“Your welcome!” Truthless said seven posts too late.

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

17 minutes ago, FatherTiempo said:

"I highly recommend group therapy. " FT said. "And remember Sophie, it's okay to be scared, you should be. There's a lot in this world to be afraid of." FT paused, "What are you afraid of?"

"Well, I'm afraid of getting hurt. Star, her spirit was so broken that it started showing physically; she got all these burns on her body and they hurt her so bad that she wanted to die. Wouldn't that be awful to be in that much pain? I... I couldn't handle that. A while ago, I got bitten by a withergeist. And it hurt a lot... Another time, someone made me go deaf... That hurt a lot too. Sometimes I feel like people just don't like me. But... Michael - he's a mime - he saved me. And Jay was really sweet. And Leaf was nice to me... So I don't think that's very valid. But..." She sighed, thinking. "You know... I think I would want to be a part of CBST, just for the people. It'd be so cool to meet the rest of my family, see my heritage. It's just... it's scary..."

Edit: "And yes, Leaf, I think you can come with us." 

@Ookla the Sesquipedalian

Edited December 1, 2019 by Ookla The Narrator

[+Doomstick he/him]

18 minutes ago, FatherTiempo said:

"It's play to be scared, you should be. There's a lot in this world to be afraid of." FT paused, "What are you afraid of, Sohpie?"

it's play

can my uncle and cousins come?

[FatherTiempo he/him]

Just now, Ookla the Sesquipedalian said:

it's play

can my uncle and cousins come?

Facepalm 

"I find that the more the merrier. " FT said closing his notebook. "And of course, as your personal counselor, I'll be attending as well."

[+Doomstick he/him]

Au. Mountain appears with Nr.s Rock, Boulder, and Stone

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

8 minutes ago, Ookla the Sesquipedalian said:

it's play

can my uncle and cousins come?

5 minutes ago, FatherTiempo said:

Facepalm 

"I find that the more the merrier. " FT said closing his notebook. "And of course, as your personal counselor, I'll be attending as well."

"Ummm... Well, I don't know. Aqua is asleep, but... I think maybe this might have supposed to have been a stealth mission...." She blushed. The exact same thing had happened to Star when she'd first tried to rescue him from the mimes. Maybe that was a sign...

Edited December 1, 2019 by Ookla The Narrator
GRAMMAR IS HARD

[+Doomstick he/him]

Can it really hurt to have six Narrators and an Author?

[FatherTiempo he/him]

2 minutes ago, Ookla The Narrator said:

"Ummm... Well, I don't know. Aqua is asleep, but... I think maybe this might have supposed to be a stealth mission...." She blushed. The exact same thing had happened to Star when she'd first tried to rescue him from the mimes. Maybe that was a sign...

 "Don't worry. We're stealthy. Besides, you've got me! " FT grinned. "I'm a clinical psychologist, and The Shard of Narration. What could possibly go wrong?"

 

Edited December 2, 2019 by FatherTiempo

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

"Well... yeah, that might be nice, but..." Sophie blushed. She had imagined saving Xinoehp and gloriously given him True Love's Kiss. That now seemed very silly. And now with everyone else...

[+Doomstick he/him]

tenses are hard aren't they

We'll stay out of your way at the end, don't worry

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

At first I was like, "Eh, Sophie would probably talk like that," but then she wanted me to edit it so... Heh. 

Sophie blushed harder, remembering that she was in the presence of another Author. And Authors could read thoughts.

[+Doomstick he/him]

I'm talking about the tense agreement in your previous post

wait, another? 

I thought TVG was your author

[FatherTiempo he/him]

FT patted her on the shoulder, ignoring her blush. Acknowledging it would make things worse. "Don't worry, stealth is overrated."

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

1 minute ago, Ookla the Sesquipedalian said:

I'm talking about the tense agreement in your previous post

wait, another? 

I thought TVG was your author

I'm talking about you. You as an Author reading her thoughts. 

Just now, FatherTiempo said:

FT patted her on the shoulder, ignoring her blush. Acknowledging it would make things worse. "Don't worry, stealth is overrated."

Sophie smiled slightly. 

[+Doomstick he/him]

4 minutes ago, Ookla The Narrator said:

I'm talking about you. You as an Author reading her thoughts. 

Sophie smiled slightly. 

you said another

also this is not me

"so, what's the plan?" Rock asked

[FatherTiempo he/him]

FT clapped his hands together, Narrating them into a clean white expanse, extending into infinity.

"So," FT said uncapping a marker. "What is the plan?" He said repeating Rock.

Edited December 2, 2019 by FatherTiempo