The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

"Go, go, go!"

He scrambled forward, but he tripped, rolling his ankle, and fell to the ground.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, StormTwin said:

He scrambled forward, but he tripped, rolling his ankle, and fell to the ground.

Mist debated leaving him.

But . . . that would be mean.

. . .

She sighed and helped him to his feet again.

"Hurry!"

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Mist debated leaving him.

But . . . that would be mean.

. . .

She sighed and helped him to his feet again.

"Hurry!"

"Okay." he said, clutching his foot, his face a mask of pain. "I'll... be fine." he said, staggering forward slowly.

[BridgeBoi]

Nox poofed into existence. 

"Well, that was weird," He said and picked himself up off the ground. 

"Where am I?" 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, StormTwin said:

"Okay." he said, clutching his foot, his face a mask of pain. "I'll... be fine." he said, staggering forward slowly.

She sighed and ran ahead, still holding the other person's arm.

Kihone? Something like that.

[TwinStorm He/Him]

1 minute ago, BridgeBoi said:

Nox poofed into existence. 

"Well, that was weird," He said and picked himself up off the ground. 

"Where am I?" 

"Hell. Otherwise known as the Thread." came a voice from behind.

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

She sighed and ran ahead, still holding the other person's arm.

Kihone? Something like that.

Amethyst looked in front. This might be a problem, he said, falling on another stone.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, StormTwin said:

Amethyst looked in front. This might be a problem, he said, falling on another stone.

How far is it?

Mist ran desperately for shelter.

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

6 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Holt was woken by the singing.

He yawned and stretched, then realized who the one singing probably was and shut himself up.

His head snapped down towards the ground, panicked.

She looked totally carefree. Peaceful, even. Not murderous at all. 

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

How far is it?

Mist ran desperately for shelter.

She reached the base of the edge of the valley. Only a climb up, then freedom. 

Amethyst, however, was still at the bottom of the valley, limping forward.

[BridgeBoi]

 

3 minutes ago, StormTwin said:

"Hell. Otherwise known as the Thread." came a voice from behind.

Nox turned around towards the mysterious voice. He was a tall, handsome man with a scar on his cheek. He had no memory of anything before. 

"Who or what are you, and why am I in hell? 

[Existential]

12 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Didnt mean what?”

“n-nothing”

13 minutes ago, StormTwin said:

Amethyst followed. He had a muscular physique, and quickly outpaced the others, though he stayed near them. Rain poured down, but no wind howled as they reached the bottom of the slope and the center of the valley.

 

11 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"Go, go, go!"

Khione shivered, running behind Mist. “It’s cold!” She shouted

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, BridgeBoi said:

 

Nox turned around towards the mysterious voice. He was a tall, handsome man with a scar on his cheek. He had no memory of anything before. 

"Who or what are you, and why am I in hell? 

"I'm... I don't know. Somebody. Probably. Hopefully. This is hell because... I don't know. It just seemed like a good line. Are you a Narrator?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

She looked totally carefree. Peaceful, even. Not murderous at all. 

Still, he was terrified.

1 minute ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

“n-nothing”

 

Khione shivered, running behind Mist. “It’s cold!” She shouted

"I know! Climb!"

2 minutes ago, StormTwin said:

She reached the base of the edge of the valley. Only a climb up, then freedom. 

Amethyst, however, was still at the bottom of the valley, limping forward.

She left Khione to climb and ran back for Amethyst.

Edited March 4, 2025 by Through The Living Glass

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

Still, he was terrified.

"I know! Climb!"

She left Khione to climb and ran back for Amethyst.

Amethyst looked up, grateful. 

[kajsa ㅇㅅㅇ she/her]

1 minute ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Still, he was terrified.

"I know! Climb!"

She left Khione to climb and ran back for Amethyst.

She heard the rustling and looked up. She caught a glimpse of his face, and hers lit up. “Holt?”

[BridgeBoi]

3 minutes ago, StormTwin said:

"I'm... I don't know. Somebody. Probably. Hopefully. This is hell because... I don't know. It just seemed like a good line. Are you a Narrator?"

Nox twisted his head. "That was a good line. I might use it sometime."
The last question confused him. "What's a Narrator, somebody who tells a story? Cause if so, no. I hate stories.

[Existential]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Still, he was terrified.

"I know! Climb!"

She left Khione to climb and ran back for Amethyst.

Khione scrambled up frantically, not sure what was going on

[TwinStorm He/Him]

Just now, BridgeBoi said:

Nox twisted his head. "That was a good line. I might use it sometime."
The last question confused him. "What's a Narrator, somebody who tells a story? Cause if so, no. I hate stories.

"That's a shame. And, no, they create things."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, StormTwin said:

Amethyst looked up, grateful. 

SHE KICKED HIM IN THE FACE- no lol

She helped him up and ran.

2 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

She heard the rustling and looked up. She caught a glimpse of his face, and hers lit up. “Holt?”

He regarded her fearfully, too scared to move.

1 minute ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

Khione scrambled up frantically, not sure what was going on

"KEEP CLIMBING!" Mist yelled distantly.

[NameIess]

1 hour ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“I would disagree, with all due respect. You contradict far too many of the stereotypes. But at least that particular Blade isn’t part of your plan, if you could call it a plan.”

NameIess nodded slightly. "Perhaps I do. But then again, you've hardly met me. Anyways, good luck getting betrayed by Rebus eventually."

2 hours ago, Through The Living Glass said:

I . . . yeah, I know.

NameIess sighed heavily. "Don't worry, I don't hold it against you. It's the fault of your Author more than anything. Not making Narrators right. Honestly! You'd think they had no idea of the long traditions of Narrators in this thread."

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

Simon growled. "We serve no man!" he shouted back.

"You cannot fool me with your lies." The king looked directly at Simon, and a force threw him back against the far wall. "I ask again. Whom do you serve? That is all I wish to know. Tell me who sent you and why, and you may just live through this day."

1 hour ago, TwinStorm said:

Cricket gulped. Malevolence. Had he... he should've killed him when he had the chance. So he did the natural thing, and strode into the center of the clearing, facing Malevolence.

Malevolence noticed Cricket immediately, rising from his throne with a sneer. "Cricket! You've come at last. I knew you couldn't continue to refuse my invitation forever." He gestured to the line of prisoners awaiting execution. "Will you accept my terms? Your life in exchange for an end to the deaths?"

1 hour ago, StormTwin said:

Perseus nodded, unable to speak. How dare they kill Palsu! The monsters. It was just another name on the list of souls they had claimed.

"He might not be dead." Moni noted. "He seemed confident that he could meet up with us again." She hurried on, and their surroundings began to blur. In moments, the camp had vanished. "Do you know where your resistance army is from here? It helps if I know where I'm going."

4 minutes ago, BridgeBoi said:

Nox twisted his head. "That was a good line. I might use it sometime."
The last question confused him. "What's a Narrator, somebody who tells a story? Cause if so, no. I hate stories.

 

4 minutes ago, StormTwin said:

"That's a shame. And, no, they create things."

Nameless angrily interjected that the primary purpose of a Narrator was, in fact, telling a story.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, NameIess said:

NameIess sighed heavily. "Don't worry, I don't hold it against you. It's the fault of your Author more than anything. Not making Narrators right. Honestly! You'd think they had no idea of the long traditions of Narrators in this thread."

She raised an eyebrow.

In any case . . . I still prefer this.

[Existential]

8 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

"KEEP CLIMBING!" Mist yelled distantly.

"WHY?!" she yelled back

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

26 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

We left off with the spider depositing them, right?

You want Utility to approach Rebus?

Yeah, probably - where'd the spider put them? 

25 minutes ago, NameIess said:

"Well, good luck." Balitan started looking through his notes.

The guard snorted. "Technology? Useless stuff."

Rebus began to pace. "We should still do it, of course. Perhaps if Malevolence finally activates the teleporter, we can speak with the rabbits. But for now, my Author has created a magic system concept, which would assist in discovering new creatures." 

Rebel pretended to search around in his bag, which created a laser weapon for him. He pointed it at something unimportant, which combusted. "If your technology is useless, it sound like you might be interested in my better technology." 

9 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

It was a wide cave. Some mushrooms grew here and there, and some growing crystals. 

I’m guessing this is what you intended— a place familiar to Rose. Lemme know if I misinterpreted. 

Meat's vision follows trippy dream logic - this is somewhere Rose recognizes, and if she moves around she'll probably be somewhere else she recognizes, but places won't connect the same way. 

2 hours ago, NameIess said:

"Alright, I think they're distracted enough. Let's move." Moni stood up and started running towards the edge of camp, in the direction opposite of the way that Palsu had gone.

@Dragonheir@LessName@TwinStorm

Kion hustled behind him, ready to yell distraction at any who noticed them. 

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

16 minutes ago, N̶̝̦͝u̶͇̠͒́l̷̺͇͔̩̯̆͜l̸̾̿̓̚ said:

"WHY?!" she yelled back

"BECAUSE OTHERWISE THE WIND WILL KILL US!"

16 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Yeah, probably - where'd the spider put them? 

In the cavern with the rest of the people it caught.

[xinoehp512 he/him]

On 2/28/2025 at 7:53 PM, Dragonheir said:

After a few keystrokes, Rebus had a skeleton key, which he placed in the keyhole. He connected the trolley with a cable, then hit the button. “That should take around two minutes to get enough power; geothermal might be of help to you in the future. Or you can simply skip to fusion.” 

 @Through The Living Glass Hey Utility, can you give me an excuse to disregard this scientist’s advice and rescue your captives? You’re doing great so far. 

“I would be capable of it, and willing to do so. Interest and strong, moderately irrational desire are not something I have yet possessed, though I do wish to move and otherwise apply my abilities.” 

Excellent. You're hired.

On 2/28/2025 at 11:44 PM, NameIess said:

"Sounds good to me." Jacob waved to three hunters. "Lane, Barik, Organ. You're with me." He took to the air, cloak fluttering in the wind. "Let's get this over with and prove ourselves loyal." He flew towards the city, followed by the three other hunters.

"Great!" Subversion cracked her knuckles, preparing to Narrate. "Are you ready?" Before the young woman replied, she did an incredibly acrobatic flip, landing on one knee in front of another student whom she suddenly realized was much more handsome than she had ever given him credit for.

Subversion paused for a moment, waiting to see if her Narration would take hold.

Placing me into his corpse will work, if you can convince his Author to leave it with enough residual energy.

Authors have been directly involved in the story before (occasionally, in highly limited ways). Fate has been around since before I joined, I think. But I wouldn't say the tier list goes quite in a straight line from character->Narrator->Author. It's more 'normal' character->Narrator/Enuller/bonded withergeist->Higher tier characters like the Witherlord or Plot before he was vanquished->Author

And there is a distinction in the power levels between individuals in a certain category, depending on experience and a number of other factors, particularly in the character division. Some characters like Malevolence, for example, have quite a bit more power than that 'tier list' would have you believe. And Plotblades muddle things even more.

I suppose you do have the right to make whatever bad decisions you choose.

The student let out a yelp as her body jumped into the air without her permission and proceeded to go sprawling across the floor.