The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Keke They/he]

11 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

He nodded. “They do that a lot…”

He looked back at Asher. “How… how have you been holding up?” It wasn’t what he was going to ask at first.

"good.. I geuss... it's strange. Being alone in my mind. It's really quiet. Also like very very lonely."

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 minutes ago, Thee insane said:

"good.. I geuss... it's strange. Being alone in my mind. It's really quiet. Also like very very lonely."

Pyk nodded. “I understand.”

do we need plot now?

I haveth some…

but I gtg

Edited February 16, 2025 by SpiritOfWrath

[Keke They/he]

Just now, SpiritOfWrath said:

Pyk nodded. “I understand.”

do we need plot now?

I haveth some…

but I gtg

Kk.

[Through the Living Elan He/Him]

48 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She paused. “I don’t know. I wasn’t paying attention…”

Qodi nipped her ankle. Gail glared at her. 

“I mean where in the world. Or what world. Where is this.” He gestured around vaguely.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

13 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She laughed. 

The song ended with a flourish, and Rose flicked her hair out of her face, beaming. "That was amazing, Cricket. Thank you." 

The slow violins started to play. 

He smiled at her delight. "That was really fun." he agreed, panting.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

33 minutes ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

“I mean where in the world. Or what world. Where is this.” He gestured around vaguely.

She shrugged. “I don’t know. I’m just here for the ride…” 

28 minutes ago, TwinStorm said:

He smiled at her delight. "That was really fun." he agreed, panting.

“D’you wanna… dance again?” 

The violins played slow, a simple waltz. 

So what? She told herself. It’s still just dancing. It’s the exact same thing… 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

10 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

He grinned. 

The room he led her to was messy in a different sort of way— a mad genius way, rather than a-bunch-of-little-terrors-live-here way. The desk on the side held a computer, a stack of books and notebooks, and a bunch of random science stuff. The floor held the same (besides the computer), plus some printed photographs, bits of leftover red string (whatever wasn’t pinned on the wall… though the pictures it connected didn’t seem to go together at all), developed film photographs, pages of books, little half-finished gadgets, assorted nuts, bolts, and screws, and a stack of used plates that could probably be a science experiment of their own. 

The man at the desk had messy black hair, just like Bat (Bat’s hair was generally slightly more tidy, though), but he was far thinner, with a pair of glasses perched on his nose. The resemblance was there, if you looked closely, but this man’s face was harder than Bat’s. More angular. 

Until he lit up, which he did as soon as he noticed them enter. Then he looked somehow exactly like his son. He dropped his project, hopped free of his seat, and knocked over several stacks of books before he hugged Bat— carefully, like he was worried his son woukd break into pieces. 

Bat grinned and hugged his father back, wondering if he should be embarrassed or something.

Honestly, he didn’t really care. 

Mr. Whitlock let go after a second and held out his skinny hand to shake Tam’s. “Mr. Doctor Whitlock, how do you do?”

That's cute

Tam reached out and shook it, grinning.

"It's nice to meet you, Dr. Whitlock," she said quietly. "I'm Ava."

She felt kind of bad giving them a fake name, but . . . might as well be careful.

She gestured to the projects and papers scattered around the room. "What's all this?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

That's cute

Tam reached out and shook it, grinning.

"It's nice to meet you, Dr. Whitlock," she said quietly. "I'm Ava."

She felt kind of bad giving them a fake name, but . . . might as well be careful.

She gestured to the projects and papers scattered around the room. "What's all this?"

Thanks 

“This is my hobby! I make things. Those are my journals and books— and other peoples’ findings. See, right now, I’m studying printing. Ink is easy enough to make, of course, especially blue and black and purple… but how do you put Nullite in yellow ink? Is it even necessary? And there must be an easier way to get the letters on a page than stamping them with ink and getting blots everywhere…”

Bat grinned and sat down in a little wooden chair. He picked up a small device that looked like the workings of a music box. 

“Oh, that’s my voice replicator,” he explained, crossing over and crouching. “See, the little dots are different shapes to see if maybe somehow I can make words instead of just chimes… jts in the early stages…”

Bat wound it and let it play the absolute weirdest chime sounds possible. 

“Like I said, early stages.” 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

Thanks 

“This is my hobby! I make things. Those are my journals and books— and other peoples’ findings. See, right now, I’m studying printing. Ink is easy enough to make, of course, especially blue and black and purple… but how do you put Nullite in yellow ink? Is it even necessary? And there must be an easier way to get the letters on a page than stamping them with ink and getting blots everywhere…”

Bat grinned and sat down in a little wooden chair. He picked up a small device that looked like the workings of a music box. 

“Oh, that’s my voice replicator,” he explained, crossing over and crouching. “See, the little dots are different shapes to see if maybe somehow I can make words instead of just chimes… jts in the early stages…”

Bat wound it and let it play the absolute weirdest chime sounds possible. 

“Like I said, early stages.” 

Tam laughed softly and walked over, inspecting the little box.

"You made most of this, then?"

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

6 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Tam laughed softly and walked over, inspecting the little box.

"You made most of this, then?"

“Oh, yes.” 

The box clearly had plenty of Nullite components. Random other devices were scattered everywhere as well.

”I made that clock over there, too! See, the hands spell our last name at nine fifteen!”

The clock had strange swirly shapes on the face, and the hands were strange swirly shapes. 

“Sometimes I think he's crazy,” Bat told her. “One day he’ll be working on a propulsion engine or something, and the next day he’ll be putting together a singing telegram.”

”I’m technically an engineer for the government. But they don’t need much engineering done unless things get broken.”

Edited February 16, 2025 by Halcyon The Only

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

@Thee insane

Suddenly, a note formed of blue-purple crystal in the air in front of Pyk.

Surprised, Pyk reached forward and grabbed it, reading it out loud, confused.

Acolyte,

You have nearly reached Ascendence.

Meet me at the heart of the Dragonlands. 

Pyk frowned, showing it to Asher.

here’s that plot I promise.

[Keke They/he]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

@Thee insane

Suddenly, a note formed of blue-purple crystal in the air in front of Pyk.

Surprised, Pyk reached forward and grabbed it, reading it out loud, confused.

Acolyte,

You have nearly reached Ascendence.

Meet me at the heart of the Dragonlands. 

Pyk frowned, showing it to Asher.

here’s that plot I promise.

Asher shrugged. "I geuss we have a knew quest" she hold out a hand. "You ready... friend?"

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

6 minutes ago, Thee insane said:

Asher shrugged. "I geuss we have a knew quest" she hold out a hand. "You ready... friend?"

The note disappeared, leaving empty air. Pyk frowned, but then shrugged.

He grinned, taking the hand. “Are you?”

[Keke They/he]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

The note disappeared, leaving empty air. Pyk frowned, but then shrugged.

He grinned, taking the hand. “Are you?”

She nods. "Now let's get back to earth"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

17 hours ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“It does. Assuming Bat is the protagonist, kidnapping Tam woukd solidify your antagonism and make it easier for you to claim the blade. Unless I’m missing something.”

“But Bat needs to be the protagonist before it works - not just a protagonist. Otherwise someone like Malan would have Antagonist already.” 

17 hours ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

Perhaps… not just yet, tho

also, Render of Worlds

Tel looked at the dome curiously. “Do you eat anything ever?”

“Yes. I eat lots of food. Do you eat?” 

16 hours ago, Ancient Elantrian said:

"Uh... 1 2 3 4 5?"

Meat smiled wider, and space fractured again. “Oh good! During my wandering I have been wondering. Kallooh kallay - then going back, the vorpal blade goes snicker snack! ” He summoned his Plotblade, stabbing Nonsense sidewise to reach behind Ryss. 

16 hours ago, NameIess said:

“Well then, shall we try?”

Rebus smiled, the room shifting to better suit the task. “I can form a vortex of raw Narration or I can make a character, but I’ve never attempted both. And to do this correctly, we want a conduit - otherwise it will tear through itself in order to use its powers.” 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

2 minutes ago, Thee insane said:

She nods. "Now let's get back to earth"

“Do you know… do you know how to do that?”

2 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“But Bat needs to be the protagonist before it works - not just a protagonist. Otherwise someone like Malan would have Antagonist already.” 

“Yes. I eat lots of food. Do you eat?” 

Meat smiled wider, and space fractured again. “Oh good! During my wandering I have been wondering. Kallooh kallay - then going back, the vorpal blade goes snicker snack! ” He summoned his Plotblade, stabbing Nonsense sidewise to reach behind Ryss. 

Rebus smiled, the room shifting to better suit the task. “I can form a vortex of raw Narration or I can make a character, but I’ve never attempted both. And to do this correctly, we want a conduit - otherwise it will tear through itself in order to use its powers.” 

”Cool! I uhhhh… not really.”

[Keke They/he]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Do you know… do you know how to do that?”

”Cool! I uhhhh… not really.”

seraphina ran over. "Awwww Haiti guyssss. I can hug you now!!!" To which she hugs them. "Since I'm ashers guardian angel of can help you!" They get teleported down back to earth outside the death help center. 

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

4 minutes ago, Thee insane said:

seraphina ran over. "Awwww Haiti guyssss. I can hug you now!!!" To which she hugs them. "Since I'm ashers guardian angel of can help you!" They get teleported down back to earth outside the death help center. 

“Thank you.”

Pyk looks around. “Well… I know where the Dragonlands are. It should be simple to get there…”

He got a far off look.

[Keke They/he]

2 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Thank you.”

Pyk looks around. “Well… I know where the Dragonlands are. It should be simple to get there…”

He got a far off look.

"er pyk? Your eyes are in the clouds... again."

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

7 minutes ago, Thee insane said:

"er pyk? Your eyes are in the clouds... again."

“Sorry. I… I grew up there. Or, at least, as near there as inhabitable.”

He thought for a while, then shifted. “I’ve sent Silver the coordinates.”

[Keke They/he]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

“Sorry. I… I grew up there. Or, at least, as near there as inhabitable.”

He thought for a while, then shifted. “I’ve sent Silver the coordinates.”

Asher nods. Understanding it could be hard to go back to places like that. 

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

31 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“But Bat needs to be the protagonist before it works - not just a protagonist. Otherwise someone like Malan would have Antagonist already.” 

 

“Mmm… how would we go about that?”

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

1 minute ago, Thee insane said:

Asher nods. Understanding it could be hard to go back to places like that. 

He breathed in. “It was also where… where…”

He looked away. “I… I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Let’s go in and out.”

[Keke They/he]

1 minute ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

He breathed in. “It was also where… where…”

He looked away. “I… I don’t want to talk about it.”

“Let’s go in and out.”

She nods. "It's alright. No matter what I'm right next to you."

[Through the Living Wrath he/him]

Just now, Thee insane said:

She nods. "It's alright. No matter what I'm right next to you."

“Thank you.”

[Three, two, one!]

The world shifted around them, and they appeared somewhere new.

Somewhere cold.

Their mechs had thankfully activated in the Shift, because they appeared in the middle of space.