The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

2 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

The man sighs. Then Taeidin suddenly finds himself wrapped in...nothing. Yet he can't move. "Are you done yet?"

The smoke swirls faster, and they start to feel a hint of attention on them.

Taeidin lets out a small gasp, somewhat disconcerted by the sensation. He glances over at Cep. "I knew he was lying."

[Through the Living Shadow he/him]

20 minutes ago, Hawks said:

Asher decides to take the calm route. "Ok, listen we can help ok. Just stay calm, those things will hurt us. Who died?"

The skeleton stopped. “It was.. it was my friend! He died! Drin! The Scribe!”

[Keke They/he]

3 minutes ago, SpiritOfWrath said:

The skeleton stopped. “It was.. it was my friend! He died! Drin! The Scribe!”

Asher mutters to herself. "The scribemmm the Scribe.. The. Oh i remember him. Hes the letter guy. He was killed?"

[ChipsAHoid He/Him]

8 hours ago, KaladinsSenseOfHumorSpren said:

The PM

With the Commander

The Skeletons

KSOHS that was in a pm for a reason

I’ll cue you in when the time comes

6 hours ago, Ashkaloda said:

From what I can gather, Chips had a Pm with you and Ancient Elantrian involving a plan for what to do for his TLT plotline that others were not included in. Rebus opened the doors to the final challenge, which I believe was the cue for you to initiate the plan. Nothing else has happened regarding that plotline since. If there were any skeletons involved in that plan, they are not the same as the skeleton that Wrath made just now. 

Yeah

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

5 hours ago, Hawks said:

Yeah but remember she died 

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again

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then again

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was it once more or twice more since that happened

 

 

And lost some of her memory. Silver caught her up but still

asher thought. “Uhhh i think so. Was that when we met drin and then he just disappeared? Not to long after we first met?”

SHUT UP IM DUMB AND DIDNT PROCESS THAT MINDSCAPE MEANT THAT

they facepalm at their authors ignorance. “I come in peace” they put their hands up

The attention coalesces into the darker Cep. "You again. How did you get back in here?" He sounds amused, and a little excited.

4 hours ago, Ashkaloda said:

Taeidin lets out a small gasp, somewhat disconcerted by the sensation. He glances over at Cep. "I knew he was lying."

Cep looks really confused. "What was he lying about?"

The Father just shakes his head. "I'm done arguing that point, believe what you will. Now, answer me. Why have you come here?"

[KaladinsSenseOfHumourSpren He/Him]

4 hours ago, ChipsAHoid said:

KSOHS that was in a pm for a reason

I’ll cue you in when the time comes

Yeah

Oh

Alright.

[Keke They/he]

47 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

The attention coalesces into the darker Cep. "You again. How did you get back in here?" He sounds amused, and a little excited.

they glared. "Math." They said menacingly

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Hawks said:

they glared. "Math." They said menacingly

He looks a little taken aback. "How...does that relate?"

[Keke They/he]

Just now, Kansas Stormcursed said:

He looks a little taken aback. "How...does that relate?"

they used his confusion to disappear. Sending a sliver of their entity outside of the mindscape. "Author, its ceps mind so is good Cep able to help me"

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Hawks said:

they used his confusion to disappear. Sending a sliver of their entity outside of the mindscape. "Author, its ceps mind so is good Cep able to help me"

No. The Mindscape is in his head...but they're all Cep. This Cep has access to it right now, and is taking it over. At the moment it's mostly free and semi-sentient on its own. Soon it will be under his control though. It's somewhat more complicated than that, but that's the basics.

[Keke They/he]

10 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

No. The Mindscape is in his head...but they're all Cep. This Cep has access to it right now, and is taking it over. At the moment it's mostly free and semi-sentient on its own. Soon it will be under his control though. It's somewhat more complicated than that, but that's the basics.

"so am I just royally cooked? How do j fight a dude in his own mind??"

Spoiler

Spoiler

Oksee

Uh 

Muwhaha one sec ima dm

 

@Kansas Stormcursed

Edited September 17, 2025 by Hawks

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

10 hours ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

The attention coalesces into the darker Cep. "You again. How did you get back in here?" He sounds amused, and a little excited.

Cep looks really confused. "What was he lying about?"

The Father just shakes his head. "I'm done arguing that point, believe what you will. Now, answer me. Why have you come here?"

"I don't know. Either he was lying, or he was lying about lying. Those are the options. Actually, since he said he was not lying, that means he was both lying about lying and lying about lying about lying, so he would be both, and that means he was also lying, and so it entails - I should stop."

Taeidin sighs. 

"You clearly want something from Cep, he wants something from you, why don't you just do a little swap and you both are happy? Probably."

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

6 minutes ago, Ashkaloda said:

"I don't know. Either he was lying, or he was lying about lying. Those are the options. Actually, since he said he was not lying, that means he was both lying about lying and lying about lying about lying, so he would be both, and that means he was also lying, and so it entails - I should stop."

Taeidin sighs. 

"You clearly want something from Cep, he wants something from you, why don't you just do a little swap and you both are happy? Probably."

Cep looks like his brain is melting.

"Ah, but unfortunately I can't actually help with what he wants," the Father says. "You see, I don't have his memories. I never did."

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

53 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Cep looks like his brain is melting.

"Ah, but unfortunately I can't actually help with what he wants," the Father says. "You see, I don't have his memories. I never did."

Taeidin considers this a moment. 

"So... did Asharak trick us?"

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Ashkaloda said:

Taeidin considers this a moment. 

"So... did Asharak trick us?"

"Not precisely. He explained as best he could. Unfortunately, he was always the part that could never explain well what he meant. When Cep shattered, I...directed the split of attributes. Asharak had the memories at first, but he later split into two, and the other part took the memories."

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

5 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"Not precisely. He explained as best he could. Unfortunately, he was always the part that could never explain well what he meant. When Cep shattered, I...directed the split of attributes. Asharak had the memories at first, but he later split into two, and the other part took the memories."

dun dun dunnnn!

Taeidin runs over what Asharak said in his head, realising his mistake. 

"I see. So why did you shatter Cep in the first place?"

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Ashkaloda said:

dun dun dunnnn!

Taeidin runs over what Asharak said in his head, realising his mistake. 

"I see. So why did you shatter Cep in the first place?"

"I didn't. He did himself."

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

8 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"I didn't. He did himself."

"So why were you there to direct this event in the way that you did?"

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Ashkaloda said:

"So why were you there to direct this event in the way that you did?"

"That was fortunate coincdence. I happened to be there when it happened. If I hadn't...well. I fear that would not have gone well."

11 hours ago, Hawks said:

"so am I just royally cooked? How do j fight a dude in his own mind??"

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Oksee

Uh 

Muwhaha one sec ima dm

 

@Kansas Stormcursed

Oh right. I got sidetracked.

Well, I would say you don't, but you already drew his attention. Your only chance is to get the Mindscape to help you. You won't have long, though. He's almost got control of it.

[Keke They/he]

4 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"That was fortunate coincdence. I happened to be there when it happened. If I hadn't...well. I fear that would not have gone well."

Oh right. I got sidetracked.

Well, I would say you don't, but you already drew his attention. Your only chance is to get the Mindscape to help you. You won't have long, though. He's almost got control of it.

Erryin looks around. “Mindscape? Listen to me cep. It’s Erryin, im trying to help! But i cant do that if i get killed! Ok??” They said urgently 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Hawks said:

Erryin looks around. “Mindscape? Listen to me cep. It’s Erryin, im trying to help! But i cant do that if i get killed! Ok??” They said urgently 

They feel a sense of acknowledgement, along with a warning to move quickly.

[Keke They/he]

3 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

They feel a sense of acknowledgement, along with a warning to move quickly.

Aeryin?? That’s his sisters name! Ok bro

and he’s in the same realm? But he doesnt know it???

Erryin takes a deep breath and narrates all the shards to them. They try putting it back together.

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

1 minute ago, Hawks said:

Aeryin?? That’s his sisters name! Ok bro

and he’s in the same realm? But he doesnt know it???

Erryin takes a deep breath and narrates all the shards to them. They try putting it back together.

Aeryn. No i. And yes, I realized after I established it how similar it was.

And yes. I'm somewhat killing time until Heir gets back because I kinda want her in the Thread before Cep, but if Cep winds up getting back first I can work with that.

The attention immediately focused on them, but the surrounding Mindscape pulses slightly, the smoke fading slightly. The attention fades with it, but is noticeably growing stronger again.

As they attempt to piece it together they find that Narration won't work on it. They have to attack each piece by hand. When two pieces are attached correctly, they fuse into one larger chunk.

[Keke They/he]

4 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Aeryn. No i. And yes, I realized after I established it how similar it was.

And yes. I'm somewhat killing time until Heir gets back because I kinda want her in the Thread before Cep, but if Cep winds up getting back first I can work with that.

The attention immediately focused on them, but the surrounding Mindscape pulses slightly, the smoke fading slightly. The attention fades with it, but is noticeably growing stronger again.

As they attempt to piece it together they find that Narration won't work on it. They have to attack each piece by hand. When two pieces are attached correctly, they fuse into one larger chunk.

Thats just funny xD

ok

Erryin was so glad they liked doing puzzles asa a kid. They put peice by peice quickly. “Come on come on!!!!!”

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

6 minutes ago, Hawks said:

Thats just funny xD

ok

Erryin was so glad they liked doing puzzles asa a kid. They put peice by peice quickly. “Come on come on!!!!!”

After a few tense moments, they almost have the door assembled.

Then the smoke stills completely. It pulls back in front of them, revealing Cep, watching them with those piercing green eyes. "Found you," he says, sing-song.

Edited September 17, 2025 by Kansas Stormcursed