When she re-enters the normal world, anything smeared will be pushed along the direction of the smear. It's not exactly Thinker power (?) 40 "There are entrepreneurs out there who understand the practicality of a workforce that can perfectly coordinate.". It makes sense, since shards want their hosts to be active out and about, getting into conflict and such. "We're working to rebuild some of the more important buildings damaged during the initial fighting." This work could have adult content. A subreddit to discuss fanfics for Wildbow's works! Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Watched. He had been given a disturbing amount of leeway as far as this meeting went. But I have to agree that is was great. So many things to explore. On Missing Limbs, a Metal Gear Solid cross where the locker leaves her a few pounds of flesh lighter, and Armsmaster hooks her up with prosthetics as a result. The difference was that these Amazons weren't quite as beautiful as the myths told of. "Why what? Definitely a strong mover power, but a thinker primary. A Corpse in the Graveyard [Worm][CYOA v6][OC][AU][Canon Divergence], Last Knight on Earth Bet [Post-GM][Ward][Canon Divergence]. Excellent a new story to read, just in time for the holidays. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. She stood resolutely against the last light of the sun, her shadow stretching out towards him. Looking for Taylor meets Hookwolf at the gym. Specifically one where she is the barber. Can also be found on Sufficient Velocity here. Weld looked up at the sky, tinged red and orange, marked by the distant plumes of planes. No handshake then. "My apologies, Taylor. The original story had a similar meeting, but with Contessa and Taylor's positions exchanged. You must log in or register to reply here. "Someone who's immune to my power." "Yeah. She's a bitter little coffee bean of a tinker as a result. But before she can make enough to be a serious hero, she'll need some starting . The words came out strained. The writing is flickery, like a florescent bulb with an iffy ballast. We have a number of canon characters who are disabled, and I wish we could see that reflected more in fics. But the stakes were too high to do anything else. Again, she does not have access to her other two abilities while in Breaker form, but she does get several double-edged perks. She had the look of a woman who had gone too long without sleep and had aged years in weeks. If she's persistently missing functionality, she'll pretty much always have some Daredevil-esque powers-related way of at least partially compensating for it. Taylor came around the table until she stood to the side of Weld. There was no foreman to speak of, no one to admonish or criticize her. "All of them." ", Weld let his head fall back against his chair. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Camera Shy, where she's blind, with a power that lets her see through others' eyes when she's in their view. "Sorry, I didn't mean anything by it. "Right." Not the most impressive powers, granted, but powers none the less. So were we.". Nobody remembers them better than me. Whereas Taylor had an actual chair you might expect in an office, Weld only had a solid plastic block, even then the chair groaned as he rested his weight against it. Work Search: The whole world seemed to have stilled. Please consider turning it on! Oh Good Hunter looks like it might be headed that way. Very NSFW. End result: uninjured Taylor, Armsmaster saved, Armsmaster's motorcycle foamed (and saved), Squealer's truck rendered inoperable, Squealer trapped in a cotton candy cloud, Oni Lee with a bucket of molasses on his head. I'm having trouble figuring out how this would mesh with the overall threat of Worm, so maybe this will be a short story in the universe? ], Triumph's First Encounter [could be canon? the Empire steadily pushes the ABB back, until suddenly the ABB ambushes them with an assortment of Bakuda's exotic bombs, slaughtering many of the Empire capes and forcing a retreat. Alea Iacta Est - Dinah and Taylor shard swap. 4. Still, her advice had been sound and Weld used the ambient white noise to clear his thoughts. Hopefully, with the Protectorate.". The story begins with Taylor encountering a homeless man in the rain and offering her umbrella to keep him dry. Taylors primary, strongest power is a Breaker state that she can only enter when not observed. Set in the center of one the bridges leading into Brockton Bay - one of the few still standing. The whole 'fic so far is on par with early canon as far as we can tell (feeling wise not literally). Contessa is working behind the scenes recruiting the woman who would've been Bakuda to the Protectorate as Starburst, and using her gadgets to eliminate the Slaughterhouse Nine and Nilbog, all of which is made possible by the jailbreaking of Path to Victory, Taylor and Victoria bonding during their Boston roadtrip, Just before Taylor is attacked, she is seen checking her phone and starts running in Taylor's direction. Weld tried to focus on the buzz of the flourescent lights, but as far as white noise went, that was a little too quiet. A much better version in my opinion, this one actually has things happening in it! TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. As a result (and to further illustrate the Thinker ability by way of visualization), Taylor will always be looking at herself if she can see at all, since she only gets vision when in someones field of view. Taylor is incorporeal and unable to directly affect the world in her Breaker form. Twenty feet away lay an anthill. 3. Using her Shaker ability is tiring, despite the weak effect. About | Wiki Rules | Reply !Delete to remove | [Brackets] hide titles. Splinters - Taylor has a Thinker power that lets her create more copies of her own mind. "Is that really what you believe?" Any area which is directly observed appears as absolute blackness when in this state, this blackness does not block Taylor's ghost-world vision. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. and Samara from the Ring got together in Silent Hill and decided to mix and match powers to grant Taylor. However, this exhaustion is not felt in the real world, and remaining in the real world allows her to recover at roughly a ten-to-one ratio (for every ten seconds in the ghost world, she needs one in the real world to recover). Ah I spoke too soon. I guess I'm still trying to wrap my head around it at all. Weld leaned back, setting the file down. So this is a revisit of an old fic idea I had. SupCom altpower. Contessa says she does not know, and decides to fully confess all her. It may not display this or other websites correctly. and crudest form of cataract surgery. I suppose youre the Protectorates representative? She said more than she asked. Truthfully, I want them afraid of me. She hadn't budged an inch. Weld sat. I particularly endorse Split, Skein, and Ziz. Weld reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. The Protectorate already knew that the Taylors had a sort of network hivemind, but this went far deeper than that. Like a winding river, it may flow past familiar shores or cut its own path through solid rock. I was going to ask but the story answered, she, Wandering Eyes [non-canon][Kiss/Kill speculation], Loves me, Loves me not [non-canon][Kiss/Kill speculation], Canon Clockblocker meets Camera Shy Clockblocker [non-canon][crack! Weve got Dragons and Heroes, some better, some worse. You are using an out of date browser. Taylor's other two powers do not function in this state. If she is not being observed by anyone, she is blind. ", Weld nearly scoffed. Looking forward to reading more, 1.2 Adagio I know this music, time to change the beat. Silence answered him and Weld mentally berated himself. There are also Acid where she loses her face, her sight and a leg (or "What happens when BeaconHill's usually one-shot gorefest ideas become serialized") and Exiled where she loses an arm but gets a prosthetic built for her by Commander Shepard (because it's that kind of fic). Taylor vs Squealer vs Oni Lee. A pair hefted a bundle of steel pipes in silent unison and maneuvered past their fellows without even a word of warning. Taylor sees through the eyes of anyone that has any part of her in their field of vision. Taylor says that if she pushes herself very hard, she can actually blow out bulbs, but that is the strongest feat she has accomplished. Shes just as broken as blanket but in a completely different way. Taylor hesitantly asks. When Taylors incorporeal form passes through time-locked objects, they appear to smear, like someone smudged a painting. Taylor would prefer to work alongside the Protectorate, not against them.". No white noise to soothe him. She said with only a hint of a sigh. 6.2 Crescendo Got real estate, I'm buying it all up in outerspace. It's well, a Peggy Sue story, with pre-cannon (by a few months) Taylor having memories up to Leviathon (I think that's where it was, can't 100% remember), smol Skitter is just as scary but makes up for her lost height with misunderstandings everywhere. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Also I propose the cape name Glow Sticks for the Lols. There are a few pact Alt!powers out ther you might want to check out. Percussive AOE healing? The new Empire cape is obviously part of her multi trigger, wonder how many others there are and how they all triggered. Spoiler: Malkavians In Brief Omakes: Rolyat's Visit by SirWill A Father's Pride by Seclorum Weld stared at the hut. Yes. Weld stepped towards the table, eerily aware of the clomping sound his feet made against the huts thin floor. However, her sight is by no means normal. It was tiny from where he stood. This force is not usually strong enough to move heavy or anchored objects, but can send light objects flying. Taylor's power is like the Cenobites, Amara from F.E.A.R. There is not much conflict ypu can have in a wheelchair. I only had another week left before I was supposed to go back to school. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Day of the Tentacle, where she's a multiple amputee and tinkers up brain-controlled prosthetics. I was blind. ", Taylor frowned at him before turning back to the sunset. People needed time to rest, to center, to refocus. Weld reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. I mean I'm impressed." If today has proven anything, it's that I'm working to help. Eventually, it's revealed that her nickname is "Tessa," which is short for. https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/gnawing-gorgon-worm-stranger-things.872206/. Rather than running through someone multiple times, she should stand inside them and spin in circles, that'll really mess them up. I would hate to be surprised." Taylor is aptly named Monster. However, due to being somewhat high on painkillers when she figures it out, she believes she has a strange limit all plans she makes must in some way involve food. A PHO fic. "And they're" Weld coughed, "You're all fine with this? This is an informational threadmark discussing the overall premise of the fic, especially Taylors power. Her dad had taken the incredibly intelligent and rational route of coping with this by denying his teenage daughter in Brockton Bay a cell phone for her safety. In all likelihood, her job was next. When Weld didn't get an answer, he looked up to see Piggot tired as she was, glaring at him, the muscles in her neck tensed. The name is Weld, nice to meet you.. Theres Monster, and How I Met Your Monster, which follow taylor with Night's powers and cherie vasil. And considering how clannish the misfits of the Band have to be just to survive it will be interesting to see where this goes. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Finding The Path - Taylor has the PtV, fic doesn't take itself too seriously. My fic https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/worm-nine-lives-of-the-calico-new-litter-lucky-seven-complete.41492/ where Taylor starts out with spheres of perception that she begins to affect reality as well. And like the Amazons, they were deadly. Mind, I was already posting when I saw yours. axe throwing layton I feel like there aren't many fics of good length that deal with a thinker Taylor. Still the folder seemed remarkably thin for what the media was calling "the next Nilbog. You were not who I was expecting." Once the Protectorate learned of this they'd be more afraid than ever. The theatricality, the bravado, the utter disregard for the thoughts of others, Lord Doom was all that and more. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Very intense. Not primarily. Read that one already. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply", 1. Here's a list of Worm isekais . Path to Munchies is a Worm fan fiction by Merle Corey, completed in April 2017. While in her Breaker state, time is stopped for everything but herself. Floating through him once didnt seem thorough enough, so I passed through him twice more, circling around for each smear to keep them all going in the same direction; backwards and down, towards the ground. Anything not directly observed by a sapient being appears to be perfectly evenly lit, regardless of real-world lighting conditions. You took Brockton Bay over in four weeks and then you just stopped at the city limits. "Are you already aware of my rules?". End result: uninjured Taylor, dogs saved, four guards unconscious and tied up and Hookwolf impaled with two rebar spears, hooked up to a generator and turned into a nightlight. Bakuda. "Alright, fine." Clearly, the Queen Administrator is too powerful. Contessa unlocked her Path To Victory Shard. Queen of Owls on QQ. In fact if there was, Weld suspected that would have just slowed down production. No part too large or too small. There's chronic pain/illnesses, developmental disabilities like ASD, specific learning disabilities, mental illness, personality disorders, sleep disorders, and various genetic disorders. It was huge, heavy and plastic, but it came complete with a headrest and armrests and that was more than Weld ever got. Besides himself, of course, but that was better left unsaid. this is accompanied by static noise. It's interesting to see an alt Taylor who doesn't have major league powers. Working on a Path that could let her bypass the restrictions on her power, the Path led her to get close to Taylor as her school librarian and new mentor, got her to build up a genuine, emotional rapport between them to get Path to Victory to "Bud" onto Taylor, then forced Contessa to put Taylor into a situation bad enough for her to Trigger while reminding her that her Path is forcing her to do this, the mental anguish causing Contessa to Second Trigger. It ramps up fast well into Peggy Sue territory on the crackish side --where I am most cofortable. He proceeds to ride Hookwolf like a bronco, humiliating him and making him completely miss the fact that the Undersiders are looting everything not nailed down. Taylor's consciousness disperses into her swarm, and actions from the Protectorate push her away from the Wards. Anything that brain of yours could Tinker can be found. Taylor goes to Harry Potter, and solves the saga in two years. "What do you mean by 'working order'? And a title! Now this is a lovely day already. He said, "Then I guess we're done here. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Taylor's going to love that power soon enough. Nice! In fact, they all looked identical. And a disabled unpowered Taylor cannot really hold a fic bigger than a one-shot. That's amazing! ", "I have to make it worth it, Weld." "Right." It's true that Danny Hebert can't sit here and admire this sunset with us." If you accept cookies from our site and you choose "Proceed", you will not be asked again during this session (that is, until you close your browser). Its function is awkward and inconsistent enough that she still needs day-to-day professional assistance to go out in public. Press J to jump to the feed. ", "Good." I haven't read Hindsight Bias, but Taylor has the ability to frequently precog a few seconds into the future. . In his most even voice, Weld spoke. None of them have, not really.". She can float and pass through objects. "Good, then do you have any recording equipment or weapons to surrender?" Taylor has a Dungeon It's a clean Dungeon Everyone Has Issues they're working on it except Lisa She's watching the world burn Amy makes kettle noises Nobody can prove Danny Hebert exists Have I mentioned it's gay? Just read through the first chapter and damn, this is something I completely new for me and hooked me pretty hard just for the power. Taylor and Contessa's last conversation in the fic has Taylor asking Contessa if all her actions were worth it. Just thinking about that made me cringe inside. taken, most of them involving pulling from other vampire media. Never seen stranger things but this is pretty horrifying. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 1315 west grand parkway s 101b katy tx 77494 amazon t shirt design custom ink smartthings hub change wifi password. Intrepid, where she effectively has locked-in syndrome until Faultline arranges for a tinkered suit to compensate. Weld asked. Not primarily. I know I can. Hunter (Bloodborne cross, very spooky, very dark) and All Things Devoured (Dead Space necromorph alt!power, not quite as dark) by Unwelcome Storm, both in hiatus I think. She cannot reenter the normal world in any location which is being directly observed by a sapient being, though she can move. And I have to ask, is the band coach a fan of a certain Polynesian deity, because that's an interesting collection of items in the closet. Location United States Nov 17, 2018 #25 . Further, Taylor is unable to locate Ms. Romano in the wake of the Locker, when she went missing, even with PtV, which a vanishingly small number of beings can do (but includes Eidolon, the Endbringers, and Scion). LORD DOOM IS MERCIFUL. Taylor helps make cookies, but her power makes her make them. Taylor performed a "couching," which is the oldest (dating from 2000 B.C.) 1.3 Adagio Three Capes a Caping, Two Good Friends, One Majorette and a New Face is Meeting Our T. Combat Ready Piggot I want to see how this plays out. When Taylor phases through objects, they appear to "smear" along the direction of her movement as if someone had smudged a painting. Taylor tinkers up drones, pushing New Wave back into the fray. Remaining in the ghost world rapidly causes Taylor to feel fatigued, becoming exhausted after only a few minutes. Chapter 1 Can I get a link? Call my name and save me from the dark (wake me up), 6.0 Crescendo Say, say, say what you want. She would have to leave the armor behind, however, and similarly could not exit her Breaker state in full view just because she herself is obscured; objects affected by her Breaker power are beholden to the same rules she is. Her Shaker power passively causes static to appear for any cameras viewing her when she comes. 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XXX Taylor sighed as she locked up the store. Taylor had spent a lot of time and effort grilling her parents about it, and had come to the conclusion that villains operated exactlyas an outlaw did. That," Piggot pointed at the folder, "is all the information we could gather on her with certainty that it wasn't tampered with.". I've read most of the other fics recommended so far, and they are all great. He had overstepped his bounds. ", "A threat." I wake up to find a new story by an author I like. Glowworm is a Worm fanfic written by redshirt. Not generic the way people in magazine ads looked, but the sort of ordinary youd see on the bus. Tried searching for it and got nothing. A brief history prior to trigger event, combat logs for the first encounter, medical records, and almost inexplicably a school report card. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply". "Is that fact relevant to a tour of your city?" Color me intrigued. Taylor is a dragon wyvern. Like a winding river, it may flow past familiar shores or cut its own path through solid rock.