The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Jaywalk he/him]

One of the priests stabbed Truthless's pinata.

[+Doomstick he/him]

with wool

[Truthless of Shinovar he/him]

It was quite painful for the piñata, who was actually a sentient awakened object.

[Archer he/him]

The pain was mostly mental. The piñata's Command was to 'explode when hit hard'. It had spent a lot of lonely nights thinking about what constituted a hard enough hit. 

Is the gentle kiss of the morning breeze strong enough to count? it wondered. No. That is more of a tickle than a hit. Perhaps the touch of these children, when they poke at me with bats. 

Nah, it decided. Children are too weak to hit me hard. Maybe the forceful strike of a sword? But what if it is accidental? I may explode too soon and ruin everything. Best to wait for a really hard hit. Like that of a meteor or nuclear armament. Then I will know for sure that the blow is meant to trigger me!

Despite being made of just cardboard and coloured paper, the piñata stubbornly refused to be damaged by anything less than a cataclysmic explosion. Many had tried to smash it, but none had succeeded. It wasn't very fun at parties.   

[Jaywalk he/him]

But then, a child pulled out a thermonuke.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 12/19/2019 at 9:18 AM, Shard of Thought said:

Sophie looked up. The storm of withergeists had indeed blocked the light of the sun. "What do we do?" Sophie asked.

Not really the withergeists- actual, literal clouds.  

Aqua inhaled deeply, honing her focus.

Simple, she said. We make it rain.

With that, she pulled on the clouds...

... and a light rain began to fall.

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

38 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

Not really the withergeists- actual, literal clouds.  

Aqua inhaled deeply, honing her focus.

Simple, she said. We make it rain.

With that, she pulled on the clouds...

... and a light rain began to fall.

Oh, whoops. 

Sophie's mouth opened. She was too awed to be disturbed by Astral's wailing cries. "Wow," Sophie said. "That's amazing, Aqua. Kind of reminds me of..." Her face fell. "Trewee."

[Jaywalk he/him]

An infomercial began.

Do you ever feel like your children hate you? Like your family’s turning against you? Well, drown your sorrows with our newest product—Artificial Happiness!

It’s like artificial flavor, but without the guilt!

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

The infomercial reminded TVG of Star. For several reasons. But mostly because her children probably did hate her. Sadly, Star had completely forgotten them. Abandoning them had been so traumatic for her that she'd completely forgotten them, names, faces and all. 

[Jaywalk he/him]

She decided to purchase some Artificial Happiness.

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

But Star couldn't be godmodded as she was on a different thread. 

Meanwhile, Rose knocked on Kell's door. It was time to come home. She was 13 now and her thoughts of Granite coming back with her had been disillusioned. She didn't even know where her older brother was anymore. 

[xinoehp512 he/him]

4 minutes ago, Shard of Thought said:

She didn't even know where her older brother was anymore. 

Granite was putting up a real fight against the withergeists in Jaywalk's abandoned castle. Losing, yes- but fighting nonetheless. 

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

In the last year, he'd gotten good with his metals. But not good enough it seemed. 

[Jaywalk he/him]

He’d boarded himself up in his bedroom.

[Truthless of Shinovar he/him]

On 12/20/2019 at 3:21 PM, Archer said:

The pain was mostly mental. The piñata's Command was to 'explode when hit hard'. It had spent a lot of lonely nights thinking about what constituted a hard enough hit. 

Is the gentle kiss of the morning breeze strong enough to count? it wondered. No. That is more of a tickle than a hit. Perhaps the touch of these children, when they poke at me with bats. 

Nah, it decided. Children are too weak to hit me hard. Maybe the forceful strike of a sword? But what if it is accidental? I may explode too soon and ruin everything. Best to wait for a really hard hit. Like that of a meteor or nuclear armament. Then I will know for sure that the blow is meant to trigger me!

Despite being made of just cardboard and coloured paper, the piñata stubbornly refused to be damaged by anything less than a cataclysmic explosion. Many had tried to smash it, but none had succeeded. It wasn't very fun at parties.   

 

23 hours ago, Jaywalk said:

But then, a child pulled out a thermonuke.

The piñata was freaking out internally. He wasn’t ready. Not yet!

[Jaywalk he/him]

But the children were.

[Truthless of Shinovar he/him]

The explosion was incredible. The piñata had never felt such a hard hit in all of its life. For a moment, it basked in the raw power, fulfilling half of its command, being hit hard. But, there was still the other half to complete. The piñata sucked in the explosion of the thermonuke, breathed in, then realeased it outwards while also releasing its own energy. Needless to say, candy went everywhere.

[The Awakened Salad they/them]

The candy gained sentience. 

[Jaywalk he/him]

As radioactive candy often does.

One Tootsie Roll decided to go on an adventure.

[Rebecca she/her]

To Neverland.

[+Ed Venture]

So xe began to teleport in the standard Tootsie Roll way, thermonuclear dissolvement and distanced reformation.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 12/20/2019 at 5:49 PM, Shard of Thought said:

Oh, whoops. 

Sophie's mouth opened. She was too awed to be disturbed by Astral's wailing cries. "Wow," Sophie said. "That's amazing, Aqua. Kind of reminds me of..." Her face fell. "Trewee."

The rain began to intensify.

More, gasped Aqua. We need... more...

But up above, withergeists had taken notice. They began to drift towards Aqua and Sophie with their blank faces and twisted cries.

9 hours ago, Butt Ad Venture said:

So xe began to teleport in the standard Tootsie Roll way, thermonuclear dissolvement and distanced reformation.

The federal government decided they were going to have to apprehend him before he destroyed the world.

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

1 hour ago, xinoehp512 said:

The rain began to intensify.

More, gasped Aqua. We need... more...

But up above, withergeists had taken notice. They began to drift towards Aqua and Sophie with their blank faces and twisted cries.

Rain droplets splashed onto Sophie's face and she realized something. 

She didn't have to be here. She could be ethereal and retreat and pretend this never happened. She didn't have to interact with the thread at all. 

The thought was appalling. If she did that, she would let Xinoehp die. And... he was the only one who ever really... cared for her. 

She realized how alone she was. Aqua wasn't all that kind. Astral was practically darkness incarnate. She didn't have... anybody. That was why she wouldn't retreat. Because if she did, then she would be truly and utterly alone. 

Sophie narrowed her eyes and began to Narrate. 

The rain intensified, the downpour growing so heavy that it was near-blinding. 

She put a forcefieled in the shape of an umbrella over herself and Aqua. "It's gonna get heavy real fast so-" The roar of the water started immediately. "Hold on tight, I guess," Sophie said.

[Jaywalk he/him]

11 hours ago, Butt Ad Venture said:

So xe began to teleport in the standard Tootsie Roll way, thermonuclear dissolvement and distanced reformation.

When he finally materialized in Neverland, he discovered that he’d lost most of his physical form.

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Rain splattered all over Astral, giving her something to focus on besides the force invading her mind. Within seconds she was completely drenched, her hair and robes becoming matted to the rocky ground. Breathing became hard, as her mouth would fill with rainwater if she opened it and her nose was clogging up with water as well. She felt herself drowning and panicked for a moment before melting into sludge, a state where she didn't have to breathe. Unfortunately, she didn't have the energy to keep it up very long and soon had to switch back. She cried out desperately, reaching out with her mind to Sophie.

Soon enough, a thin, transparent blue film sprung up around her; one of her sister's forcefields. She gasped, coughing up some water that had gotten into her lungs. 

Edited December 23, 2019 by Shard of Thought