The Longest Thread (Misadventures)

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, edgyswordname said:

“Like, thread the needle or something?”

the sun turns into an eye with a clock for a pupil, which dilates rapidly at his unnecessary reference. Inkwell isn’t sure how old the orange juice wad, and starts to think he has two ears for a reason. He resolves to use them more effectively in the near future.

A mosquito whispered something in his ear before flying off.

[Verdance he/him]

47 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

A mosquito whispered something in his ear before flying off.

Eldritch whispers incomprehensible to the mind, as well as the subsequent slap to the ear, render Inkwell unconscious on the grass. A pedestrian walks by, looks at the dog with purple fur and the unassuming child lying in the dirt, and leaves. Unconscious, he decides to sit out this “thread” for exactly five posts, without completely understanding what a post is.

he will regret accepting unconsciousness

canon dream edit: Inkwells subconscious, a separate character which refers to itself as 9/10mmHB#2, pronounced just like it sounds and using the it pronouns, edits the thread to thank @Ashkaloda for trying. 

Edited January 30 by edgyswordname
Lore

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

17 minutes ago, edgyswordname said:

Eldritch whispers incomprehensible to the mind, as well as the subsequent slap to the ear, render Inkwell unconscious on the grass. A pedestrian walks by, looks at the dog with purple fur and the unassuming child lying in the dirt, and leaves. Unconscious, he decides to sit out this “thread” for exactly five posts, without completely understanding what a post is.

heheh

Both he and the dog are subsequently carried off into the sky by a writhing cloud of mosquitoes.

[Keke They/he]

47 minutes ago, edgyswordname said:

Like, thread the needle or something? 

the sun turns into an eye with a clock for a pupil, which dilates rapidly at his unnecessary reference. Inkwell isn’t sure how old the orange juice was, and starts to think he has two ears for a reason. He resolves to use them more effectively in the near future.

he looks at the dog. ”the what”

The dog blinks. “Uh”

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

heheh

Both he and the dog are subsequently carried off into the sky by a writhing cloud of mosquitoes.

The dog ducks and yelps.

 

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erryin looks at dark cep. “Im ready” @Kansas Stormcursed

Edited January 30 by Keke

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

13 hours ago, Aeoryi said:

"I could help you. While I work out the how-do-I-kill-all-narrators-thing." Ribbon said. "I'm quite skilled at a lot of things, right? And it's not like I have prior allegiances."

“I’m not exactly going to turn down help, if you’re offering.”

12 hours ago, Keke said:

Overall I think its like

Rebus wants to do something idek at this point. Id ask @Ashkalodahe takes notes

I gots no clue what Rebus is doing beyond making vague threats and being basically everywhere. I think he’s pretty much given up on the Lost Pages for now. 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

2 minutes ago, Keke said:

The dog blinks. “Uh”

The dog ducks and yelps.

 

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erryin looks at dark cep. “Im ready” @Kansas Stormcursed

"Very well." The Mindscape shudders for a moment, and Erryin can feel it anchoring into its location.

"Are you ready?" ( @Ashkaloda )

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

11 minutes ago, Keke said:

The dog blinks. “Uh”

The dog ducks and yelps.

 

-

erryin looks at dark cep. “Im ready” @Kansas Stormcursed

They are deposited in a grassy field full of various bugs, though most are mosquitoes. No other people or civilizations are in sight.

Edited January 30 by Through The Living Glass

[Verdance he/him]

9 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

They are deposited in a grassy field full of various bugs, though most are mosquitoes. No other people or civilizations are in sight.

Inkwell jolts awake. Through the cracked screen and pressure points on his phone, he realizes that his phone does not know where he is. He doesn’t have any signal. He looks up at the sky. “Chapter!” Nothing happens. “Right. Probably not a paper book. Probably.”

”Tell me this isn’t supposed to be The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, he says to the dog. “Wait. Do you have a name?”

Edited January 30 by edgyswordname

[Through The Living Ash he/him]

16 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

"Very well." The Mindscape shudders for a moment, and Erryin can feel it anchoring into its location.

"Are you ready?" ( @Ashkaloda )

“Yes,” Taeidin says simply. 

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

Just now, Ashkaloda said:

“Yes,” Taeidin says simply. 

Dark Cep nods. "Erryin, ( @Keke ) you may proceed."

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

20 minutes ago, edgyswordname said:

Inkwell jolts awake. Through the cracked screen and pressure points on his phone, he realizes that his phone does not know where he is. He doesn’t have any signal. He looks up at the sky. “Chapter!” Nothing happens. “Right. Probably not a paper book. Probably.”

”Tell me this isn’t supposed to be The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”, he says to the dog. “Wait. Do you have a name?”

XD

I love it :3

The insects around him whisper to each other. He can't quite make them out from where he's standing now, however.

[Verdance he/him]

26 minutes ago, Through The Living Glass said:

XD

I love it :3

The insects around him whisper to each other. He can't quite make them out from where he's standing now, however.

thank you ( :D )

he is legally required to refer to a song or book as often as possible, but he’s also supposed to be a side character until I understand something, anything.

9/10mmHB#2 whispers to everyone else for the plot to progress as Inkwell is feeling embarrassed.

after Inkwell summons the Harrower, 9/10mmHB#2 facepalms. That was clearly not what the mosquito’s author had intended, and it was slowing the Plot. If only Inkwell had done something normal for once.

Edited January 30 by edgyswordname

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

1 minute ago, edgyswordname said:

thank you ( :D )

he is legally required to refer to a song or book as often as possible, but he’s also supposed to be a side character until I understand something, anything

Fair enough :3 

hmm

Idea!

Have him do smth rq

[Verdance he/him]

Inkwell sits on the grass, for the third time, and starts drawing one of the insects. The image, of a ladybug looking beetle with dark green, bark textured elytra drawn in cheap black ink on an even cheaper lined notebook, slowly peels off the page, multiplying and forming into the shape of a human being. The insect disappears, a perfect image of it duplicated in the notebook. The Harrower stands, speaking a completely unintelligible language with a mouthful of chiton.

Ok, does this work?

gloomhaven lore, basically sleepless.

Edited January 30 by edgyswordname

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

14 minutes ago, edgyswordname said:

Inkwell sits on the grass, for the third time, and starts drawing one of the insects. The image, of a ladybug looking beetle with dark green, bark textured elytra drawn in cheap black ink on an even cheaper lined notebook, slowly peels off the page, multiplying and forming into the shape of a human being. The insect disappears, a perfect image of it duplicated in the notebook. The Harrower stands, speaking a completely unintelligible language with a mouthful of chiton.

Ok, does this work?

gloomhaven lore, basically sleepless.

Idk what Gloomhaven is but yeah totally :3

Basically anything goes

No time travel tho

The remaining insects go quiet in fear.

15 minutes ago, edgyswordname said:

Inkwell sits on the grass, for the third time, and starts drawing one of the insects. The image, of a ladybug looking beetle with dark green, bark textured elytra drawn in cheap black ink on an even cheaper lined notebook, slowly peels off the page, multiplying and forming into the shape of a human being. The insect disappears, a perfect image of it duplicated in the notebook. The Harrower stands, speaking a completely unintelligible language with a mouthful of chiton.

Ok, does this work?

gloomhaven lore, basically sleepless.

[Verdance he/him]

9/10mmHB#2 takes control of Inkwell’s body and shreds the picture, then starts chewing on the paper for some reason. The Harrower lunges for him, then suddenly collapses into a pile of ink which disappears as it touches the ground. A single green insect is left, traumatized. It begins to tell its story to the mosquitos, about how its soul was stolen temporarily and to probably not pick up plot relevant characters and carry them around randomly again.  9/10mmHB#2 acknowledges the lack of a fourth wall, speaking directly to the authors and asking them to please ignore  this brief interruption and continue shifting the mindscape or whatever happens in the Thread when obscure secondary characters aren’t being edgy and weird.

Canon edit:

as the plot progresses, inkwell is suddenly returned to control of his own body. He spits out the paper as the Voice returns. Who is Rebus? He is given just enough time to contemplate this ominous name before he is picked up and dumped into a inconveniently located cavern by the mosquitos.

Edited January 30 by edgyswordname

[Aeoryi she/her]

1 hour ago, Ashkaloda said:

“I’m not exactly going to turn down help, if you’re offering.”

I gots no clue what Rebus is doing beyond making vague threats and being basically everywhere. I think he’s pretty much given up on the Lost Pages for now. 

"Well, that's settled." Ribbon said simply. "Now, if I can ask, what do you know about Rebus?"

2 hours ago, edgyswordname said:

The words echo through the back of his head exactly like loud music from a pair of cheap headphones. 
“Can someone please tell me what’s going on?”, he complains to the dog. 

Ribbon Marked the voice for later, then Tagged it near to identify where it was from.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

7 minutes ago, edgyswordname said:

9/10mmHB#2 takes control of Inkwell’s body and shreds the picture, then starts chewing on the paper for some reason. The Harrower lunges for him, then suddenly collapses into a pile of ink which disappears as it touches the ground. A single green insect is left, traumatized. It begins to tell its story to the mosquitos, about how its soul was stolen temporarily and to probably not pick up plot relevant characters and carry them around randomly again.  9/10mmHB#2 acknowledges the lack of a fourth wall, speaking directly to the authors and asking them to please ignore  this brief interruption and continue shifting the mindscape or whatever happens in the Thread when obscure secondary characters aren’t being edgy and weird.

When is that ever NOT happening, tbf? Lol

The mosquitoes all agreed with the little bug's proposition and dumped both Inkwell and the dog down into some nearby caverns.

Edited January 30 by Through The Living Glass

[Keke They/he]

50 minutes ago, Kansas Stormcursed said:

Dark Cep nods. "Erryin, ( @Keke ) you may proceed."

erryin lurches in the direction of aeryin

 @Ashkaloda

[Verdance he/him]

Now is a good time, while we wait for @Ashkaloda, to note that 9/10mmHB#2 is shy and only posts directly when taking control of Inkwell’s body, otherwise he will react by editing an old post. It is aware of the forum, Inkwell is not.

[Kansas Stormcursed he/him]

9 minutes ago, Keke said:

erryin lurches in the direction of aeryin

 @Ashkaloda

@Ashkaloda

Taeidin feels a grip wrap around him, and then a sharp yank on his mind. The grey smoke slides away, and the two are standing on what feels to be the edge of a white void. Unlike the white void they have felt before, this one feels wrong. Nothing can identifiably be seen to explain the feeling, but it feels hostile and almost sentient.

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

6 minutes ago, edgyswordname said:

Now is a good time, while we wait for @Ashkaloda, to note that 9/10mmHB#2 is shy and only posts directly when taking control of Inkwell’s body, otherwise he will react by editing an old post. It is aware of the forum, Inkwell is not.

oo okay

um

Just FYI, not many people are going to see the original/edited posts, so maybe you should use a different method for conveying 9/10mmHB#2's reactions.

[Verdance he/him]

Just now, Through The Living Glass said:

oo okay

um

Just FYI, not many people are going to see the original/edited posts, so maybe you should use a different method for conveying 9/10mmHB#2's reactions.

He desires to be inconspicuous. 
It’s mostly never going to be relevant, but I’ll take that into consideration if he ever needs to do something important. Thanks for the feedback

[Through The Living Glass She/They]

Just now, edgyswordname said:

He desires to be inconspicuous. 
It’s mostly never going to be relevant, but I’ll take that into consideration if he ever needs to do something important. Thanks for the feedback

Ye

You could have his thoughts be seperate

Usually we separate posts/thoughts with a dash

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Tada!

So, you can do two characters at once and you don't have to edit it

You could also use a spoiler!

Spoiler

Spoilers can be used by characters themselves to hide information not meant to be generally available to other characters/Narrators/Authors, just like this!

If you only want one or a few people to see it, make sure you specify who it's for, also

 

[Shatter He/Him]

1 hour ago, edgyswordname said:

thank you ( :D )

he is legally required to refer to a song or book as often as possible, but he’s also supposed to be a side character until I understand something, anything.

9/10mmHB#2 whispers to everyone else for the plot to progress as Inkwell is feeling embarrassed.

after Inkwell summons the Harrower, 9/10mmHB#2 facepalms. That was clearly not what the mosquito’s author had intended, and it was slowing the Plot. If only Inkwell had done something normal for once.

nah. just jup headfirst and try to swim. 'tis fun. It's what I'm doing currently.