Carrnage
Human
- Location
- New Zealand
I wouldnt underestimate a character we havent seen the full capabilities of.
Advance Australia Fair [Old World of Darkness]
- Location
- in the trash
Here's the other fun thing about fully manifested, full power Indrajit. Odette probably wouldn't have been able to harm us. And then we would have lit up like an exploding volcano on the Technocratic satellite network, and gotten the equivalent of an antimatter nuke to the face, in our state of giving off power levels of WHAT. A supernatural creature operating at the level of something out of the stuff of mythic legend is not fucking subtle at all. That's how they were able to detect Ravnos from orbit.
That's we can safely rule out that our earlier state wasn't anywhere near that level, because we weren't actively trying to hide our power and there were no Technocratic rapid response teams descending from black helicopters when we walked out of the place.
This is all assuming we don't get a massive bitchslap from Paradox in the first place for trying to do something so utterly against Consensus (if we're a Mage). Paradox. I keep forgetting how important in it is to this discussion, but it really is.
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He wouldn't be, but that's a moot point when reality would literally kick him on his ass.
That's we can safely rule out that our earlier state wasn't anywhere near that level, because we weren't actively trying to hide our power and there were no Technocratic rapid response teams descending from black helicopters when we walked out of the place.
This is all assuming we don't get a massive bitchslap from Paradox in the first place for trying to do something so utterly against Consensus (if we're a Mage). Paradox. I keep forgetting how important in it is to this discussion, but it really is.
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He wouldn't be, but that's a moot point when reality would literally kick him on his ass.
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- Location
- Spain
[X] Find Thirteen in the dining room. He wasn't there to see you turn into a monster and he might not have heard about it yet so maybe it'll be lacking in baggage. Or he'll be antisocial and you won't have to talk. That'll be nice too. And you kind of want to see how he eats.
TenfoldShields
Lounging on a Hoard of Words
- Pronouns
- He/Him
man jiayi is such a dad. such a weird...well Big Daddy looking motherfucker
Tbh though given how old he seems to be it's probably straight up a matter of "well the city block didn't explode and everyone seems to have all their bits attached so it couldn't have been that bad".
It's not a gross exaggerating tbh, it's a straight up lie. Or, at least, an oblique enough truth that it hits most of the high points of what happened while ignored the fact that Odette and Meghanada/Indrajit sat down and had a pretty polite chat until Odette started shooting him in the fact.
But so it goes.
I think it's worth remembering that we're sharing living space with a number of old Mages, two different people who deal in procuring information, and whatever the fuck the Dame Commander is (besides "strong"). It's unlikely that Meghanada hit on anything they don't already know so whatever it is it's not bad enough to have a Shoot On Sight policy going from the higher ups. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's something the Knights would tell us about. And given the fact that they're employing a cannibal demon from outer fucking space without much in the way of compunction there's a pretty broad area for how bad it could be.
On the flipside the language could just be Indrajit being flowery and more indicate that Nathan has a lot of latent trauma beneath the edgelord stuff.
But judging Nathan by what we know: he's standoffish but not necessarily hostile, probably isn't socialized super-well, has Something going on with his physiology, and his powers trend towards Vulgar effects, high end combat stuff, and speed (it took him like 90 seconds to clear the way to the nest and while we held the other waves off he popped off to murk the head vamps). Indrajit also learned that the dude is lonely as fuck and isn't interested in wealth and status so much as just having a friend.
Which is sorta adorable and sad.
Rakshasa are shapeshifters and illusionists so it's entirely plausible that Meghanada/Indrajit can use their alien biology as a focus and offwrite Paradox costs on things that fall in that purview. I mean lets look at what Indrajit did: he shapeshifted into a more combat appropriate form, he cast an illusion of a sunny day real enough that the vampires shortcircuited, he did a mind-scan thing that keyed off entirely of "what people want", and he, uh, ate people and poked around their memories a bit Mercer-style.
That's pretty much all in line with established rakshasa territory save the last bit (and even that had a sort of IC logic train of "Rakshasa are tricksters and deceivers and language made for lying so I can use this nommed vampire brain to teach myself English," 'cause while he learned the language just fine and got flashes of emotion he still needed to ask Odette questions and check the brain to confirm). Plus it's not exactly like Meghanada was hurting for Prime energy to offset 'dox costs.
Meghanada's dad was straight up "if you go rogue and fully militarize we'll have to drop the highest end countermeasure the Australian Union has on your face and hope really fucking hard it's enough".
So, y'know. Maybe not invincible but the Union would have rather kept him in the very darkest, deepest hole they had on hand than risk him going free. And it took a pretty bullshit VA working with some other bullshit people to get him out.
...You guys know he was pretty clearly talking to the vampires right? The ones who were dressed in the servant-garb. The ones he gestured at. The ones who gave him mouth and he chomped and then was like "well whatever that's good enough".
Like, all else aside he wasn't talking to Odette in that line.
That's nWoD. oWod the strongest Mages eventually left earth for their personal Horizon realms which meant they eventually became evil space ghosts post-99.
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- Pronouns
- They/Them
Archmages, Evil Space Ghosts, same difference, amirite?
[X] Follow that hooded woman. Seems strange that there'd be someone you haven't met yet. Maybe they'll be friendly. Maybe they'll be even scarier than you so you can feel a little better about yourself.
- Location
- Hell (Britain)
- Pronouns
- She/They
Huh....You guys know he was pretty clearly talking to the vampires right? The ones who were dressed in the servant-garb. The ones he gestured at. The ones who gave him mouth and he chomped and then was like "well whatever that's good enough".
Like, all else aside he wasn't talking to Odette in that line.
He might be just slightly less of a dick than Gil after all
- Location
- New Delhi, India
man jiayi is such a dad. such a weird...well Big Daddy looking motherfucker
Tbh though given how old he seems to be it's probably straight up a matter of "well the city block didn't explode and everyone seems to have all their bits attached so it couldn't have been that bad".
It's not a gross exaggerating tbh, it's a straight up lie. Or, at least, an oblique enough truth that it hits most of the high points of what happened while ignored the fact that Odette and Meghanada/Indrajit sat down and had a pretty polite chat until Odette started shooting him in the fact.
But so it goes.
I think it's worth remembering that we're sharing living space with a number of old Mages, two different people who deal in procuring information, and whatever the fuck the Dame Commander is (besides "strong"). It's unlikely that Meghanada hit on anything they don't already know so whatever it is it's not bad enough to have a Shoot On Sight policy going from the higher ups. But that doesn't necessarily mean it's something the Knights would tell us about. And given the fact that they're employing a cannibal demon from outer fucking space without much in the way of compunction there's a pretty broad area for how bad it could be.
On the flipside the language could just be Indrajit being flowery and more indicate that Nathan has a lot of latent trauma beneath the edgelord stuff.
But judging Nathan by what we know: he's standoffish but not necessarily hostile, probably isn't socialized super-well, has Something going on with his physiology, and his powers trend towards Vulgar effects, high end combat stuff, and speed (it took him like 90 seconds to clear the way to the nest and while we held the other waves off he popped off to murk the head vamps). Indrajit also learned that the dude is lonely as fuck and isn't interested in wealth and status so much as just having a friend.
Which is sorta adorable and sad.
Rakshasa are shapeshifters and illusionists so it's entirely plausible that Meghanada/Indrajit can use their alien biology as a focus and offwrite Paradox costs on things that fall in that purview. I mean lets look at what Indrajit did: he shapeshifted into a more combat appropriate form, he cast an illusion of a sunny day real enough that the vampires shortcircuited, he did a mind-scan thing that keyed off entirely of "what people want", and he, uh, ate people and poked around their memories a bit Mercer-style.
That's pretty much all in line with established rakshasa territory save the last bit (and even that had a sort of IC logic train of "Rakshasa are tricksters and deceivers and language made for lying so I can use this nommed vampire brain to teach myself English," 'cause while he learned the language just fine and got flashes of emotion he still needed to ask Odette questions and check the brain to confirm). Plus it's not exactly like Meghanada was hurting for Prime energy to offset 'dox costs.
Meghanada's dad was straight up "if you go rogue and fully militarize we'll have to drop the highest end countermeasure the Australian Union has on your face and hope really fucking hard it's enough".
So, y'know. Maybe not invincible but the Union would have rather kept him in the very darkest, deepest hole they had on hand than risk him going free. And it took a pretty bullshit VA working with some other bullshit people to get him out.
...You guys know he was pretty clearly talking to the vampires right? The ones who were dressed in the servant-garb. The ones he gestured at. The ones who gave him mouth and he chomped and then was like "well whatever that's good enough".
Like, all else aside he wasn't talking to Odette in that line.
That's nWoD. oWod the strongest Mages eventually left earth for their personal Horizon realms which meant they eventually became evil space ghosts post-99.
So... all ascended Mages became Threat Null post-99?
What the hell HAPPENED in 99?
Because anything that can do that could destroy the multiverse.
- Location
- Spain
Take a look at the Exemplar background that Mj12 made:
https://forums.sufficientvelocity.c...-world-of-darkness.6205/page-180#post-5710105
- Location
- madison
The technocrats nuked a second generation vampire. The side effect of its death cut off earth from all the other realms. Most other realms where not self sufficient, so everyone in them died and became crazy spirit versions of themselves.
Da Boyz
The Cutest Apocalypse.
I'm starting to think that we're "exempt" from Paradox in a way because most of our freaky Blacklight superpower antics are Static Magic which comes from being a reincarnated Indian demon prince. Its just that whenever we start trying to use Dynamic Magic like we did against the Black Spiral Dancer that we get hit with the Paradox stick. Of course this probably means that we have more permanent Paradox points then an Etherite Cyborg with a built in atomic jetpack but hey, that just means we have to go dunk ourselves in the Pulse and scream in agony as its all turned into Agg damage.
- Location
- madison
I think broken25 has the right of it. Indrajit likely has a high a lot of dots in the exampalr background of "being Indrajit" so the paradox cost of most of his stuff is likely greatly reduced.
- Location
- in the trash
"convenient"
What, you think people are popsicles and you can snack on one when you need a pick me up?
Okay, they totally are, but I think Meghanda already has enough problems as he is.
Edit: Whoops didn't see the "if we really need it". Damn you, brain.
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- Location
- madison
well if your in a fight to the death anyways it's not like eating someone makes them more dead than ripping there head off.
- Location
- in the trash
It makes a world of difference.
You can't get (metaphysical or otherwise) indigestion afterwards if you just burned the vampire to death.
- Location
- madison
yeah, but we ate more than a few of them, and don't seem to be suffering for it. Which is impressive since by my understanding vampire vitae is supposedly immensely addictive and corruptive on a spiritual level. That implies that we are likely pretty good at digesting otherwise toxic flesh. We would still have to be carful of course. But taking a bite of someone we killed anyways isn't the kind of horrifically immoral act that getting used to would make use a monster. Inhuman sure, but only to an extent.
- Location
- New Delhi, India
Lealope
Not yet invincible
- Pronouns
- She/Her
@ZerbanDaGreat, this is amazing, you're amazing and thank you so, so much for writing this.
Dawww, Meghanada is just adorable kid when he's concerned about his sister.
It's weird because even though my mom's a full time worker, she still manages to be better at making dosas and stuff than the helpers. Course, she's nothing compared to my grandmother.
Its pretty normal for middle class Indian families to get people to help with house stuff.
Valmiki?
Definitely Valkmiki. Nice to see he's thin, all the pandits I've run into are fat as hell.
Hindu weddings are some next level hell, I won't lie. Especially the ones that happen during the day. Everyone is sweating and talking too loud and the fucking kids are always running around and you end up eating next to random people you don't remember but somehow have changed your diapers. Plus, they make you wear this weird head thing.
(i secretly love them)
Pssh, as if anyone has any clue what's actually happening. Pretty sure the pandits just madlibs their way through every wedding.
That about sums it up.
oh sweet summer child
Meghanda is a next level conversationalist.
...
Real talk for a second. I am legitimately disturbed with India's obsession with fair skin. Literally, for real, no joke every single cosmetics advert has something about fair fucking skin and it's really fucking irritating. I hate it. Krishna and Rama got bluewashed because of this ludicrous, silly bullshit. It's okay to be brown, India.
I choked on my drink. Serious moment for Meghanada but Patrick just got sucker punched in the heart.
God, this kid is savage. Have some mercy child.
God, I know this feel so much. If someone called me Michelle one more time I would cut a bitch.
I dunno if this is just a coincidence but most of the people I've met take their chai with about a fistful of sugar and basically drown it in milk. It's actually a serious health issue.
It's weird because even in the ritziest of private schools, counsellors are a serious gamble. A lot of them are shitty or just psychology teachers instead of being child specialists. Shit's fucked.
Lakshmi, you're cute but please take a hint.
Oh boy.
oh fucking boy.
You got this Meghanada. Stay frosty buddy.
Foreign but not foreign, am I right?
I take back was I said, don't stay frosty. Knock his lights out.
Meghanada, that was a bad decision. I would have done the same thing.
Gee, fuck you too Dad.
I remember having to sing hymns every single morning in the stupid school assembly. Most of us just made up stupid lyrics and good naturedly bitched to the Jehovah's Witness kid about how he got out of it. Of course, that kid didn't get birthday candy so it balanced out in the end.
Pretty cool guy.
Lakshmi, did you not even mention the fact that you have a brother? What the shit fam?
"Come with me if you want to live."
Aww yiss, Ravana's going to drop kick these mutts into the fucking stratosphere.
Hi Indrajit. Nice to see you.
Dawww, Meghanada is just adorable kid when he's concerned about his sister.
It's weird because even though my mom's a full time worker, she still manages to be better at making dosas and stuff than the helpers. Course, she's nothing compared to my grandmother.
Its pretty normal for middle class Indian families to get people to help with house stuff.
Valmiki?
Definitely Valkmiki. Nice to see he's thin, all the pandits I've run into are fat as hell.
Hindu weddings are some next level hell, I won't lie. Especially the ones that happen during the day. Everyone is sweating and talking too loud and the fucking kids are always running around and you end up eating next to random people you don't remember but somehow have changed your diapers. Plus, they make you wear this weird head thing.
(i secretly love them)
Pssh, as if anyone has any clue what's actually happening. Pretty sure the pandits just madlibs their way through every wedding.
That about sums it up.
oh sweet summer child
Meghanda is a next level conversationalist.
...
Real talk for a second. I am legitimately disturbed with India's obsession with fair skin. Literally, for real, no joke every single cosmetics advert has something about fair fucking skin and it's really fucking irritating. I hate it. Krishna and Rama got bluewashed because of this ludicrous, silly bullshit. It's okay to be brown, India.
I choked on my drink. Serious moment for Meghanada but Patrick just got sucker punched in the heart.
God, this kid is savage. Have some mercy child.
God, I know this feel so much. If someone called me Michelle one more time I would cut a bitch.
I dunno if this is just a coincidence but most of the people I've met take their chai with about a fistful of sugar and basically drown it in milk. It's actually a serious health issue.
It's weird because even in the ritziest of private schools, counsellors are a serious gamble. A lot of them are shitty or just psychology teachers instead of being child specialists. Shit's fucked.
Lakshmi, you're cute but please take a hint.
Oh boy.
oh fucking boy.
You got this Meghanada. Stay frosty buddy.
Foreign but not foreign, am I right?
I take back was I said, don't stay frosty. Knock his lights out.
Meghanada, that was a bad decision. I would have done the same thing.
Gee, fuck you too Dad.
I remember having to sing hymns every single morning in the stupid school assembly. Most of us just made up stupid lyrics and good naturedly bitched to the Jehovah's Witness kid about how he got out of it. Of course, that kid didn't get birthday candy so it balanced out in the end.
Pretty cool guy.
Lakshmi, did you not even mention the fact that you have a brother? What the shit fam?
"Come with me if you want to live."
Aww yiss, Ravana's going to drop kick these mutts into the fucking stratosphere.
Hi Indrajit. Nice to see you.
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- Location
- New Delhi, India
ZerbanDaGreat
Daemon Noble of D E M O G R A P H I C S
- Pronouns
- They/them
I try to be kinda silent and detached between updates (shitposting aside) because when I don't I tend to fuck things up raw, but I just wanted to say I really appreciated this. I tried my best to mix Meg's childhood up from my own experiences and as much research into Hinduism as I could to make something that felt properly real, and it's pretty heartening to read a reaction like this. Thank you.
Lealope
Not yet invincible
- Pronouns
- She/Her
You don't? Its not so bad that people are actually going to take action; its just one of the million, million problems with the Indian diet. People bullshit about how its got herbs and therefore must be good for you but it's really, really not.
No, thank you. I haven't finished reading but I'm stupendously happy that this is a thing. It's great and it really captures how weird it is to be a brown Hindu kid living with one parent in an English speaking country and especially when that shit mixes with typical teenage angst. I love this quest.