The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Oh, well, I'm sure it's only a matter of time. Is this a couples exploration sort of thing, or are you accepting recruits?"

He shrugged.

You're welcome to come, if you want. We don't really have anything specific in mind right now.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Characters often do, I've noticed," said Bacon thoughtfully. "How delightfully wicked of you!"

"Oh my! Sounds exhilarating. Do you try to kill everyone you meet?"

Sure! What's the nature of the plotline?

Well, my character is going back in time to get Luxite and a Luxsprite for a quest. A new type of being appeared, the Corrupters (also known as Shapers) which have most of the details here: Link. A shaper named Muin has embarked on a quest to get an Ennuller, Narrator, Luxsprite, and Withergiest (He's gonna attempt to get the Witherlord) core to stop Esruc. He believes that Luxite will allow him to shape a 'cage' to trap whatever Withergiest he manages to capture. This is mostly the plotline, more background info is in the link, but I think Rebus is in it (@Dragonheir), possibly symbol, (@Through The Living Glass) and one of @Bird Furious's characters.

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

"I would agree." Rebus led her towards the dance floor, then stopped just inside the threshold and snapped his fingers. The crystals stopped doing what they were supposed to, and instead made a circle of light - almost a spotlight - in the center of the dance floor. While Symbol's back was turned, Rebus disappeared into the crowd. But what was that he had been talking about earlier... 

The Rebus in armor - who was there to represent his reputation and further his current villainous goals - raised an eyebrow. He didn't speak, though - perhaps a false sense of security could help him. 

"I am here, and excited? But also confused - this place is bewildering. My name is Jack, and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance." 

The orb tried, addressing questions and archiving facts as fast as it could. They were too fast though, too overwhelming. The orb mentally curled up, trying to make the torrent go away. It didn't - the pressure was building. The orb let out a mental cry- and stopped time. The questions were frozen. The cascade of facts had paused. The orb paused, glad for the escape from the endless messages, then it picked one and answered it. It took every message it received, answered them or addressed them elsewhere, then placed them in a queue. When everything was done, it stopped Ennulling its passage of time and returned to standard operation. As it began to run out of space again, accumulating backlog, it stopped time once again and addressed excess messages. 

Among these messages was an interesting one. The orb sent it to a senior Ennuller bureaucrat, for there was no protocol for it. This message was a fairly odd sequence of paperwork making liberal use of the "other" checkbox, and conveyed, in summery, the following: 

  Reveal hidden contents

I, Dr. Rebus Honesty Clarke, would like to make a few requests and explain the signals you have doubtless already noticed. Firstly, the cause of these signals is my manufacture of a thus-far-unnamed compound of Ordered Chaos. I would like to requisition small quantities of Nullite to maintain this compound for scientific purposes, and am willing to grant a sample to the Ennuller Council for these same scientific purposes. Secondly, I have filled out the nondestructive antagonist paperwork (for the purposes of not being targeted by the Ennuller Council as long as I pose no threat to the existence of the Thread or the Wall), and would like clarification on whether or not the use of this material for nonscientific purposes constitutes a violation of any of the rules the Wall must enforce - I am willing to apply for a license if necessary. Thirdly, I would like to acquire paperwork to become a partially Ordered being in the future without violating any Ennuller-enforced laws. Fourthly, I plan to establish a loose organization of my own for the purposes of maintaining the Thread's existence (through handing out a bunch of random weapons to people on the condition that they fight any truly world-ending threats), and would like to fill out paperwork for freelance collaboration with the organization of the Wall. 

Rebus had checked boxes for both "I used indirect Narration to fill out this paperwork" and "as a chaotic being, I may ignore any rulings I don't like", but also certified that the information within was true, on pain of literally breaking his word. 

"I am also exited and confused. I just gained thread awareness, and just barely managed to keep from... doing what a friend once did..." Muin trailed off. "Whatever. It's fine. Noromyxo has nothing to do with this."

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 hours ago, 𝖂𝖍𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖊 said:

Zoomslug unfortunately arrives after the party has ended. He zips to a table and nibbles on some pineapple anyway.

The party was still going. And probably would be for a bunch more pages. 

Symbol came to greet him. “Happy 4000 pages!”

She then picked him up because he was adorable and hoped she wouldn’t explode. 

Symbol had a bit of a weakness for anything adorable. 

3 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

"Characters often do, I've noticed," said Bacon thoughtfully. "How delightfully wicked of you!"

She grinned. “Why, thank you. I find great delight in it as well. Enemies are almost exhilarating as dancing.”

1 hour ago, Dragonheir said:

"I would agree." Rebus led her towards the dance floor, then stopped just inside the threshold and snapped his fingers. The crystals stopped doing what they were supposed to, and instead made a circle of light - almost a spotlight - in the center of the dance floor. While Symbol's back was turned, Rebus disappeared into the crowd. But what was that he had been talking about earlier... 

The Rebus in armor - who was there to represent his reputation and further his current villainous goals - raised an eyebrow. He didn't speak, though - perhaps a false sense of security could help him. 

"I am here, and excited? But also confused - this place is bewildering. My name is Jack, and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance." 

The orb tried, addressing questions and archiving facts as fast as it could. They were too fast though, too overwhelming. The orb mentally curled up, trying to make the torrent go away. It didn't - the pressure was building. The orb let out a mental cry- and stopped time. The questions were frozen. The cascade of facts had paused. The orb paused, glad for the escape from the endless messages, then it picked one and answered it. It took every message it received, answered them or addressed them elsewhere, then placed them in a queue. When everything was done, it stopped Ennulling its passage of time and returned to standard operation. As it began to run out of space again, accumulating backlog, it stopped time once again and addressed excess messages. 

Among these messages was an interesting one. The orb sent it to a senior Ennuller bureaucrat, for there was no protocol for it. This message was a fairly odd sequence of paperwork making liberal use of the "other" checkbox, and conveyed, in summery, the following: 

  Reveal hidden contents

I, Dr. Rebus Honesty Clarke, would like to make a few requests and explain the signals you have doubtless already noticed. Firstly, the cause of these signals is my manufacture of a thus-far-unnamed compound of Ordered Chaos. I would like to requisition small quantities of Nullite to maintain this compound for scientific purposes, and am willing to grant a sample to the Ennuller Council for these same scientific purposes. Secondly, I have filled out the nondestructive antagonist paperwork (for the purposes of not being targeted by the Ennuller Council as long as I pose no threat to the existence of the Thread or the Wall), and would like clarification on whether or not the use of this material for nonscientific purposes constitutes a violation of any of the rules the Wall must enforce - I am willing to apply for a license if necessary. Thirdly, I would like to acquire paperwork to become a partially Ordered being in the future without violating any Ennuller-enforced laws. Fourthly, I plan to establish a loose organization of my own for the purposes of maintaining the Thread's existence (through handing out a bunch of random weapons to people on the condition that they fight any truly world-ending threats), and would like to fill out paperwork for freelance collaboration with the organization of the Wall. 

Rebus had checked boxes for both "I used indirect Narration to fill out this paperwork" and "as a chaotic being, I may ignore any rulings I don't like", but also certified that the information within was true, on pain of literally breaking his word. 

Symbol sighed and made her way over to the armored Rebus. 

“I assure you, everything’s  quite safe here. I don’t understand quite what is meant by “false sense of security—“ my security is top notch.”

Grand, attention grabbing music began to play, with trumpets and ascending chords. For good measure, Symbol pinged a few of the Authors that she could remember. @Through The Living Glass @xinoehp512@Hawks @CoderDrag0n8 @Mag

She also pinged her own author to annoy her.

@Bird Furious @Bird Furious @Bird Furious

-

Symbol made sure she’d greeted Jack and offered him pineapple juice. 

-

Symbol was impressed. She wished her Author would actually do something interesting with her like that. 

1 hour ago, Mag said:

ah

I'm now realizing why this may not have been the best idea

Folen shrugged, "I have no idea, maybe that's why they both taste so good." He didn't seem to notice that the type of cake had changed.

"Don't worry, I don't really get it either."

Nah nah nah it’s the best idea. 

1 hour ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Shoe raised an eyebrow.

No . . . ?

Tam's eyes widened.

Oo . . .

-

He pulled away.

No. No, we're just going to sit here until the sugar wears off.

“I didn’t know rooms could be this big,” Bat mumbled. 

-

“NO,” she yelled, and ran off.

 

Edited April 23, 2025 by Bird Furious

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, Bird Furious said:

The party was still going. And probably would be for a bunch more pages. 

Symbol came to greet him. “Happy 4000 pages!”

She then picked him up because he was adorable and hoped she wouldn’t explode. 

Symbol had a bit of a weakness for anything adorable. 

Speaking of which . . .

The baby turtle poked its head out of her pocket and chirped at her.

2 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“I didn’t know rooms could be this big,” Bat mumbled. 

-

“NO,” she yelled, and ran off.

I guess it makes sense, but . . . I've never seen it.

-

Wha- BEOSTA!

He chased after her.

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

2 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Speaking of which . . .

The baby turtle poked its head out of her pocket and chirped at her.

I guess it makes sense, but . . . I've never seen it.

-

Wha- BEOSTA!

He chased after her.

Glass, are you still in my plotline? The one with Muin?

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Glass, are you still in my plotline? The one with Muin?

Ye.

[Bird Furious she/her/un/important]

4 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

Speaking of which . . .

The baby turtle poked its head out of her pocket and chirped at her.

I guess it makes sense, but . . . I've never seen it.

-

Wha- BEOSTA!

He chased after her.

“Aw, not now,” she complained. “I have guests, Sheldon!” 

It probably didn’t matter. She was still holding Zoomslug, after all. Regardless, she did consider spoilering the conversation. 

Symbol pet the turtle. “Hi,” she whispered, glancing around and hoping nobody would see. 

-

“Me neither.” Bat moved over to the closest shelf. “All A books… when do you think the B’s start?”

-

She cackled and ran up the stairs. Once she reached the landing, she turned and yelled, “I’M GONNA MAKE YOU MARRY ME!” 

Then, still cackling, she ran back down the other side. 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 hour ago, epl2 said:

Taeidin grabs Cep by the shoulders and hauls Cep in front of him. 

"I need to hide!" 

"'ight. Hang on then. This might get a li'l uncomfortable." Cep puts a finger on Taeidin's forehead. To anyone watching, they seem to fold out of existence.

They find themselves in a blank white void, with overlapping voices murmuring unintelligibly in the background. "Yeh should be fine in 'ere. Ah can only keep yeh here fer about ten minutes, though. What should ah do?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

3 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

“Aw, not now,” she complained. “I have guests, Sheldon!” 

It probably didn’t matter. She was still holding Zoomslug, after all. Regardless, she did consider spoilering the conversation. 

Symbol pet the turtle. “Hi,” she whispered, glancing around and hoping nobody would see. 

-

“Me neither.” Bat moved over to the closest shelf. “All A books… when do you think the B’s start?”

-

She cackled and ran up the stairs. Once she reached the landing, she turned and yelled, “I’M GONNA MAKE YOU MARRY ME!” 

Then, still cackling, she ran back down the other side. 

Sheldon looked up at her and felt sad. His mommy didn't want to see him . . .

Oh- wait, she did? Okay, nevermind.

He accepted the pets happily.

-

Uhh . . .

She walked through a few rows of shelves.

Oh, here they are. Gosh dang, that's a lot of books.

-

His face turned red with embarrassment.

He really hoped no one else had heard that . . .

He chased after her faster.

BEOSTA! GET BACK HERE!

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

16 minutes ago, xinoehp512 said:

In response to the first two, Rebus received a message granting permission so long as his usage of the substance remained under constant supervision by the Ennuller Council and/or was accompanied by frequent reports to the same.

In response to the third, Rebus was informed no regulations existed.

In response to the fourth, Rebus was sent contact information for the consultant division.

Rebus made a simple program to do the latter, since the compound had a tendency to destroy Nullite if it touched it and Prismite. 
Rebus was glad that was the case, for the sake of whoever would have had to classify what he planned to become. 
Rebus saved that, since he hadn’t actually made the organization yet. 
Back at the party, Meat the Minstrel noticed Bacon, and his jaw dropped. It punched through the ground, causing a small volcano that Whan lay down next to and some guy - maybe not even out of high school - began roasting marshmallows over. 

3 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"I am also exited and confused. I just gained thread awareness, and just barely managed to keep from... doing what a friend once did..." Muin trailed off. "Whatever. It's fine. Noromyxo has nothing to do with this."

Jack seemed confused. “Thread Awareness? Noromyxo?” 
Note - you do not want to try putting the Witherlord in a Luxite box. It will kill you. Sealing it away in the first place killed the Skiens - the most powerful Ordered Light entities there have ever been. 

18 minutes ago, Bird Furious said:

Symbol sighed and made her way over to the armored Rebus. 

“I assure you, everything’s  quite safe here. I don’t understand quite what is meant by “false sense of security—“ my security is top notch.”

Grand, attention grabbing music began to play, with trumpets and ascending chords. For good measure, Symbol pinged a few of the Authors that she could remember. @Through The Living Glass @xinoehp512@Hawks @CoderDrag0n8 @Mag

She also pinged her own author to annoy her.

@Bird Furious @Bird Furious @Bird Furious

-

Symbol made sure she’d greeted Jack and offered him pineapple juice. 

-

Symbol was impressed. She wished her Author would actually do something interesting with her like that. 

“I’m aware. I built some of it.” Rebus had meant a false sense of security about him. 
And Rebus appeared in the spotlight, flashing a dazzling smile. And he was wearing a tuxedo, with a bright orange tie. “I did tell you I wanted to make a dramatic entrance.” 
Jack, being a clockwork automaton, had little use for drinks and politely declined. 
Stopping time, or filling out paperwork? 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

6 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Rebus made a simple program to do the latter, since the compound had a tendency to destroy Nullite if it touched it and Prismite. 
Rebus was glad that was the case, for the sake of whoever would have had to classify what he planned to become. 
Rebus saved that, since he hadn’t actually made the organization yet. 
Back at the party, Meat the Minstrel noticed Bacon, and his jaw dropped. It punched through the ground, causing a small volcano that Whan lay down next to and some guy - maybe not even out of high school - began roasting marshmallows over. 

Jack seemed confused. “Thread Awareness? Noromyxo?” 
Note - you do not want to try putting the Witherlord in a Luxite box. It will kill you. Sealing it away in the first place killed the Skiens - the most powerful Ordered Light entities there have ever been. 

“I’m aware. I built some of it.” Rebus had meant a false sense of security about him. 
And Rebus appeared in the spotlight, flashing a dazzling smile. And he was wearing a tuxedo, with a bright orange tie. “I did tell you I wanted to make a dramatic entrance.” 
Jack, being a clockwork automaton, had little use for drinks and politely declined. 
Stopping time, or filling out paperwork? 

Not a luxite box, a luxite capsule. the luxite itself will hold the essence of the witherlord. along with shaping abilities, I think it would work. But if you really don't think so... I can just get a normal withergiest. Aren't all ordered light entities Luxsprites?

"Nevermind." Muin said. "It is irrelevant"

Edited April 23, 2025 by CoderDrag0n8

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

7 minutes ago, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Not a luxite box, a luxite capsule. the luxite itself will hold the essence of the witherlord. along with shaping abilities, I think it would work. But if you really don't think so... I can just get a normal withergiest. Aren't all ordered light entities Luxsprites?

"Nevermind." Muin said. "It is irrelevant"

Just like how not every Chaotic Dark entity is a basic withergiest, there were some Witherlord equivalents for Ordered Light. The Skeins were masses of power that could be used to perform acts of Ordered Light. (Rebus actually theorized that each Essence could have a withergeist equivalent, a Fallen equivalent - the basic Entities for the other Essences, and a Witherlord equivalent) 

“Very well. What is one to do at a party?” 

[The Great Wyver She/Her]

36 minutes ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

"'ight. Hang on then. This might get a li'l uncomfortable." Cep puts a finger on Taeidin's forehead. To anyone watching, they seem to fold out of existence.

They find themselves in a blank white void, with overlapping voices murmuring unintelligibly in the background. "Yeh should be fine in 'ere. Ah can only keep yeh here fer about ten minutes, though. What should ah do?"

"What is this?" Taidin said, clearly confused.

[Shatter He/Him]

3 hours ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Cep looks confused. "What?"

"Your hair… Some grey hairs just… disappeared!"

2 hours ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Cep stares. "Yeh jus- yeh jus' told me tha' was poisonous..."

He eats the mushroom Taeidin gave him.

"Oh. Tha's not too bad. Matter o' fact, yeh got any more o' those on yeh?"

2 hours ago, epl2 said:

"Don't worry; I've developed an immunity."

Suddenly, Taeidin points at a spot in the air that Cep doesn't see anything in. 

"Oh shoot, the orbs are back!"

2 hours ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Cep looks toward the spot, then back at Taeidin. "Um...what orbs are yeh talkin' 'bout? Ah don' see anythin' there but some air."

2 hours ago, epl2 said:

Taeidin grabs Cep by the shoulders and hauls Cep in front of him. 

"I need to hide!" 

<Kiri, lass. Ah reckon this is just a gatherin o' loons. We shoud aye skedaddle. Ah dinnae trust a single un o' 'em. Un's jist EATIN' poisonous mushrooms. Un sees floatin' orbs or some rust. Ah've a braw bad feelin' aboot this.>

[Keke They/he]

4 hours ago, xinoehp512 said:

Oh my! Sounds exhilarating. Do you try to kill everyone you meet?"

"no only the ones who are a danger. Or really annoying."

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

26 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

Just like how not every Chaotic Dark entity is a basic withergiest, there were some Witherlord equivalents for Ordered Light. The Skeins were masses of power that could be used to perform acts of Ordered Light. (Rebus actually theorized that each Essence could have a withergeist equivalent, a Fallen equivalent - the basic Entities for the other Essences, and a Witherlord equivalent) 

“Very well. What is one to do at a party?” 

"Thats a... good question, actually" Muin replied

Ooooooooooooh. So should Muin be looking through time for the Skeins and not the Luxsprites?

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

"Thats a... good question, actually" Muin replied

Ooooooooooooh. So should Muin be looking through time for the Skeins and not the Luxsprites?

“I haven’t really been to parties before - perhaps we should ask someone.” 
No, certainly not. If you accidentally take the Skeins out of history, the Witherlord would have never been sealed away, and the present day Thread would probably be a lifeless void. 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

4 minutes ago, Dragonheir said:

“I haven’t really been to parties before - perhaps we should ask someone.” 
No, certainly not. If you accidentally take the Skeins out of history, the Witherlord would have never been sealed away, and the present day Thread would probably be a lifeless void. 

Only 1 skien. But fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine.

"HEY! UTILITY!!!!!!!!!!!!! (@Through The Living Glass)" Muin says "WHAT SHOULD WE DO HERE?"

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Only 1 skien. But fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine.

"HEY! UTILITY!!!!!!!!!!!!! (@Through The Living Glass)" Muin says "WHAT SHOULD WE DO HERE?"

Utility appeared.

"Beats me. Socialize, I suppose? Is . . . there anything you want to do?"

[Through the Living Heir he/him]

Just now, CoderDrag0n8 said:

Only 1 skien. But fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine.

"HEY! UTILITY!!!!!!!!!!!!! (@Through The Living Glass)" Muin says "WHAT SHOULD WE DO HERE?"

Every one of them was completely destroyed in order to seal the Witherlord. Whereas borrowing a Luxsprite will only remove one Narrator from existence, and it’d be an old one rather than the new ones (although Bacon might have been a Luxsprite, which could be bad). 

[OoklaApologist She/her]

I want to join! Can I get a short rundown of the plot first?

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, KelsierApologist said:

I want to join! Can I get a short rundown of the plot first?

Which one....

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

2 minutes ago, KelsierApologist said:

I want to join! Can I get a short rundown of the plot first?

PEOPLE ARE AT A PARTY JUST MAKE A CHARACTER AND POP IN AHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhh-

yeah :3

[OoklaApologist She/her]

1 minute ago, Kaladin Stormcursed said:

Which one....

One of the more active ones, I guess? 

[CoderDrag0n8 He/They]

1 minute ago, KelsierApologist said:

One of the more active ones, I guess? 

Okay okay...

Well, my character is going back in time to get Luxite and a Luxsprite for a quest. A new type of being appeared, the Corrupters (also known as Shapers) which have most of the details here: Link. A shaper named Muin has embarked on a quest to get an Ennuller, Narrator, Luxsprite, and Withergiest (He's gonna attempt to get the Witherlord) core to stop Esruc. He believes that Luxite will allow him to shape a 'cage' to trap whatever Withergiest he manages to capture. This is mostly the plotline, more background info is in the link, but I think Rebus is in it (@Dragonheir), possibly symbol, (@Through The Living Glass) and one of @Bird Furious's characters.