Is there really a distinction to be made between Shard-based reflexive movements and regular reflexive movements?
Brockton's Celestial Forge (Worm/Jumpchain)
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I was gonna include that but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't get that. I'm pretty sure that usually a "creation" god "directly" creates things, for example creating the first fire, plants or even other gods depending on their power level, while a "craft" god is more like Hephaestus or Athena, they make things using materials and forges or looms, rather than just willing something into existence. Apeiron, while he might be able to do similar things and mimic this using FMA Alchemy and the Micromanipulators, is ultimately still following the rules of a crafting god.
Think of it like this a creation god makes things like this:
Input:Thinks of what they want to create
Output: The thing they want to create is formed
While a craft god makes things like this:
Input: Designing object
Process: Manufacturing
Output: Item is forged/woven/whatever
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I just had an idea. Tetra can emulate technology. She can emulate technology as complex as a magitek lazer. How come she hasn't emulated a speaker yet? If she can emit infrared waves that most likely means she can emit the entire electromagnetic spectrum. So she should be able to generate electricity. And a speaker just converts an electric signal into noise. Voila, a talking Tetra. Or maybe she doesn't even need to get that complicated. She could just vibrate the membrane of the speaker by herself. Moving membrane=moving air= sound. Since Tetra is as advanced as an AI she should be able to vibrate just right to create a voice.
Also, does anyone know if Kill la Kill ever explained how that one sailor suit talked to the main character? Does Tetra need to become a Kamui before she can speak like that?
Also, does anyone know if Kill la Kill ever explained how that one sailor suit talked to the main character? Does Tetra need to become a Kamui before she can speak like that?
I'm pretty sure that Peter would be a god of Shelter. Probably also Nurture. Maybe Social Contracts specifically. All things that he himself has only really gotten himself recently and become a utter font of whenever possible.
She bunkered down either on the doorstep or inside of the home of her enemies until she could murder the crap out of them. See Coil, see the Protectorate, see Alexandria even, and finally see Zion. I think that Taylor even got a few shanks in on him with the Nanothorn dagger before she really went all Khepri on his ass. Inhaled Entity Avatar dust and everything.
I think it's explained in the anime that the suit can only talk to the main character because she is a life fiber hybrid. Which is also how Tetra is able to talk to Joe since he is a life fiber hybrid now. Her becoming a Kamui wouldn't change anything since no one else is a life fiber hybrid.
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
To open with some bad news, not a delay, but I am not going to have time to get the Chubster interlude ready for this week. I'm didn't get any writing done last night and have a busy few days ahead of me. I could probably rush something out, but with the unironic enthusiasm associated with this chapter I want to do my best that I can. There will still be a chapter this week, a mini-interlude of the preamble that was cut from the last chapter. If I have time I might be able to add another small section to it, but the Chubster interlude will be delayed until next week.
The necromancy comes from Ares being associated with the dead of the battlefield. In Percy Jackson he can summon the ghosts of defeated soldiers and that ability extends to Tybalt as well. It's not as strong as Hades' power over the dead, but it's still useful, and is enhanced by his Legendary Implement (the helmet).
It was going to be set in London's theater district right after the second world war and seemed to put a lot of work into capturing the feel and tone of that kind of environment. Details of the project were circulated after the disaster of Cats 2019 in a 'what could have been' kind of thing. In the context of this story the film was made on Earth Bet and became a widely loved classic. Of course, because you can't have anything remain untainted in Worm, a version of the 2019 Cats movie was made ten years earlier, with worse technology but largely the same style and production decisions. (It would be what Tom Hooper made instead of Les Misérables) It was not well received and is widely regarded to be part of some kind of Simurgh plot.
Additionally, there are mundane benefits to the physical enhancement that persist. A one-star uniform would allow a person to work out at higher levels without damaging their body. It wouldn't take them to superhuman levels, but they could get the benefit of very high level training with no drawbacks or concerns about injury.
The closest thing I've seen to Aura activating under pressure was Ren's when he protected himself and Nora from Grimm as a child. It's not clear if that was his Aura, or just discovery of his semblance. If not for Pyrrha unlocking Jaune's Aura in the first volume we would have almost nothing to go on. The other characters never talk about awakening their Auras or the training involved or challenges that they had. All stuff that is basically free characterization, but has gone untouched.
Cutting things off before they become too negative, for the purposes of this story, you need to have your Aura unlocked by someone who knows the process. It can either be through the ritual or a longer training process, but assistance is needed. Just having Aura doesn't mean you can unlock someone else's, you need to understand the process. Right now the only two people with enough knowledge to manage that are Joe and Tybalt. You aren't going to have spontaneous Aura unlocks in random corners of the planet just because Aura was introduced as a concept, just like you aren't going to have people independently discovering FMA alchemy just because it's a science in the world. You need to get it from Joe, from someone Joe instructed, or through study of the effect in action.
2. This is going to be a bit tricky. Joe has no training in Shapeling Arts, so he's going to have to work everything out for himself. Most of his science perks are of minimal help since the work isn't exactly following natural laws. His Unnatural Skills and blessings mean it's at least possible, but he will probably need a few more to be able to do anything significant with the vital essence in the amber.
3. Fallen London specifically requires the Correspondence Course perk for the Correspondence to retain its full power after the jump. Without that perk most of the higher level uses are locked out, leaving the burning aspect of the language as its main feature. Fortunately, Joe can afford to be a lot more cavalier about using the Correspondence than most people would. His divine nature protects him against the worst levels of heat the language can put out and once he gets Mental Fortress he'll be insulated from any psychological damage that the study could bring. It has the potential to be an incredibly energetic effect, particularly when applied to music. Unfortunately, without supporting perks he can't take it further. No Red Science or Law Furnaces for him.
4. This is full omake territory, but an entertaining situation to be sure. If the prerequisites weren't so extreme there could be a case for including Correspondence Course or even some of the other Wash of Daylight perks in the Capstone constellation. Unfortunately, with each of them requiring mastery of a Job and Quality (totaling 1000 points in perks) its not something I want to get into.
The Garage is the same, so it can store vehicle related items, but not anything else. Fortunately, it's next to the Fast and Furious Garage as well as Joe's hangars and the vehicle manufacturing area of his Bubblegum Crisis, which basically open into the Garage. This means better access to the outside, as each Garage bay can be accessed directly with the Garage Door Opener, rather than needing to cycle vehicles to a single entrance.
If Joe gets enough rolls of Additional Space the extensions can be folded back into the main area, removing the storage restrictions and allowing better continuity between the sections of the workshop. Normally rearranging the Warehouse would have a cost attached to it, but I'm waving that given the random nature of how things are selected.
That weapon is really spectacularly dangerous, particularly to the Slaughterhouse Nine. The sword is built with technology based on Vista power, which is one of the few things that can affect the Siberian. The pistol and spear use the same tech, while the rifle hits like a Warhammer 40,000 lascannon. Bonesaw's augmentations and Mannequin's armor would be meaningless. Cherish and Crawler are really the only two who could deal with Chen in a straight fight. Unless the Slaughterhouse Nine managed to engineer a hostage situation before Chen saw them coming they would have an exceptionally bad time.
To cover the public perspective on what's happened:
Thursday, April 14th:
The Undersiders conduct a bank robbery
Galant taken out of commission
Aegis sliced apart on live TV
Friday, April 15th:
Panacea in Master/Stranger containment
New Wave imploding
Wards being cycled out to other cities
Saturday, April 16th:
First ABB attacks
Cape Blackout hits a wide section of the Northeast
Emergency responders caught in second wave of strikes
Mass robberies staged throughout the city by the ABB
Forsberg Gallery leveled
Undersiders vs ABB streamed
Apeiron makes his debut
Lung escapes
Sunday, April 17th:
Blackout continues
Clashed between gangs
PRT begins rounding up conscripts healed by Apeiron
Non-gang crime and looting continue
Apeiron rescues Weld from the bay
Monday, April 18th:
New cape debuts (Garment)
PRT Press conference interrupted by laser
Apeiron vs Uber and Leet streamed
ABB finances exposed
Apeiron's robots vs Oni Lee fight in Downtown
Time stop bomb in Batchelder Square
Entire building deleted by Bakuda's failsafe bomb
Tuesday, April 19th:
Lightstar returns to Brockton Bay, New Wave still imploding
Retaliatory strikes by ABB
Massive fire in Docks that could have threatened the entire city, but mysteriously extinguishes itself
Hacking battle between Dragon and Apeiron causes damage and disruption to many networked systems
Wednesday, April 20th:
Posturing and rallies from Merchants and Empire
Dragon announces transfer to Brockton Bay
Gully arrives in the city
Thursday, April 21st:
ABB launches 'Ungodly Hour' attacks announced with streamed confrontation between Bakuda and Apeiron
Strike forces engage Protectorate, Police, National Guard, Independent Heroes, Empire, and Merchants simultaneously
City devastated by attacks,
Energy Trails cast out across city
Attempted execution of Apeiron streamed, displays healing and transformation before engaging Lung
Endbringer-sized Mech deployed against Lung
Blackout effect spreads in a line across the city, effectively isolating northern quarter
Lung killed in high atmosphere strike, tidal wave hits southern coast of the city
Friday, April 22nd:
Frantic search for survivors through the night aided by Apeiron's website
Hospitals pressed to their limit, but fatalities much lower than predicted
Recovery efforts began anew at first light
ABB constricts being isolated in a holding camp
Uppercrust begins work in the city
Apeiron calls Weld and the PRT to declare his intent to stand down and rest (understandably)
Section of Blackout Zone removed following a patrol by Dragon and Armsmaster
Saturday, April 23rd:
Recovery efforts continue
Energy trails vanish exactly when predicted to do so, but mysterious energetic material remains behind
Merchants holding massive parties in isolated section of city to rally support
Sunday, April 24th:
Recovery efforts continue
Somer's Rock summit
Details not public yet, but when they are:
-Lost Garden active in Brockton Bay
-Travelers active in Brockton Bay
-Dragonslayers active in Brockton Bay
-The Teeth active in Brockton Bay
-Celestial Forge debuts
Empire begins withdrawing from area bordering former ABB territory
These are just the public events that everyone knows about (more or less). The pace of disasters was very much the reason for Apeiron taking the position of nothing getting in the way of recovery efforts or impacting the civilian population. The city has had enough, and the presence of five or six new parahuman groups (Depending on whether the Elite count) isn't going to calm anyone's nerves, particularly when one of them in Apeiron's own team. Unfortunately, given the situation the peace will probably only last as long as it takes the gangs to reorganize and rearm, or some third party enters the fray.
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Joe will be able to answer the question about the Knightly House with the knowledge from Technical Training, but that's just understanding the context and answering the question. With Arch-Magos he'll be able to properly found a new knightly house with all appropriate honors and traditions.
The captalepsean node was named after the catalepsy condition, so in this case you have Armsmaster using the same origin for his own terminology. And it is also convenient shorthand for what the system actually does.
Tybalt only has divine abilities associated with his divine heritage and legendary training. His powers are based on Ares and are fairly strong and broad, but he doesn't have any additional blessings from other gods. If Joe got Glory to the Legion he could share his own blessings with Tybalt, but until then Tybalt is limited to his demigod powers.
The necromancy comes from Ares being associated with the dead of the battlefield. In Percy Jackson he can summon the ghosts of defeated soldiers and that ability extends to Tybalt as well. It's not as strong as Hades' power over the dead, but it's still useful, and is enhanced by his Legendary Implement (the helmet).
To clarify, the movie was a reference to the proposed traditionally animated version of Cats that was going to be made in the early 90s by Amblin Entertainment. Don Bluth wasn't attached, but it was definitely in his style. The movie was never made, allegedly because of the poor performance of Amblin's other animated movie "We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story". This was a shame, because some of the concept art for the film was really beautiful.
Joe's access to the metaphysics of the Elder Scrolls and his Unnatural Skill with music is enough for him to recognize that Tonal Architecture is a thing, but not enough to give him any proficiency with it. He will be working from first principles and be limited to what he can accomplish with his supporting perks. It will take a long time to actually see results in that area, but the research should help in his development of other Elder Scrolls magic principles.
Since there's no sequence for jumps ordering which one comes before or after others, the integration of robotic components into his body doesn't trigger for anything that wasn't purchased in the Mega Man Zero jump. At the moment that's limited to his warning system. His neural implant from Halo and any future cybernetics will remain in their standard form rather than be converted to biological equivalents.
To dock the Death Star Joe would either need The Big Garage (a 300 point upgrade that could dock any size vessel) or seven purchases of Additional Space (at 200 points each), which would let Joe park the Death Star or even Death Star 2 in one of his standard bays. When something is parked in the garage it can be refueled in a reasonable amount of time. There are no precise guidelines for this, but the fittings would adapt to the most optimal form to facilitate refueling. Basically, Joe could 'fill up' the Death Star as quickly as it would be possible to do so under optimal conditions.
From Kill la Kill we can see the effects of a one-star uniform set in the moment it is put on, and fade immediately when it is removed. The bulk of the benefits would be limited to when the costume was being worn, but there are some additional points. Life Fibers encourage evolution in lifeforms they interact with. Exposure to the uniform alters genetics, meaning Chen would be slowly trending in that direction. This is normally an extremely slow process, but the costume is massively enhanced by other perks and also has Heretical Adaptation.
Additionally, there are mundane benefits to the physical enhancement that persist. A one-star uniform would allow a person to work out at higher levels without damaging their body. It wouldn't take them to superhuman levels, but they could get the benefit of very high level training with no drawbacks or concerns about injury.
Eight volumes of RWBY and we still don't have a clear answer about how Aura awakens. This is an old rant, but when you need to go to supplemental material for basic elements of the world and still don't have basic concepts fully explained that is not good worldbuilding.
The closest thing I've seen to Aura activating under pressure was Ren's when he protected himself and Nora from Grimm as a child. It's not clear if that was his Aura, or just discovery of his semblance. If not for Pyrrha unlocking Jaune's Aura in the first volume we would have almost nothing to go on. The other characters never talk about awakening their Auras or the training involved or challenges that they had. All stuff that is basically free characterization, but has gone untouched.
Cutting things off before they become too negative, for the purposes of this story, you need to have your Aura unlocked by someone who knows the process. It can either be through the ritual or a longer training process, but assistance is needed. Just having Aura doesn't mean you can unlock someone else's, you need to understand the process. Right now the only two people with enough knowledge to manage that are Joe and Tybalt. You aren't going to have spontaneous Aura unlocks in random corners of the planet just because Aura was introduced as a concept, just like you aren't going to have people independently discovering FMA alchemy just because it's a science in the world. You need to get it from Joe, from someone Joe instructed, or through study of the effect in action.
I'm not going to change the way I handle perks at the moment, but this is a pretty good idea for future stories that are looking at infinitely repeatable perks. Rather than increase the cost of the perk I would increase the cluster. Essentially, the first purchase would be for 100 points. The second would be for 200 and get you two copies of the repeated perk, the next for 300 with three copies, 400 for four, and so on. You'd be looking at the Triangular number progression, meaning you would probably stall at 600 points after 21 copies of the perk. The downside is the fact that multiple copies of a cheaper perk aren't as good as a single more expensive one. Even six minor blessings don't approach the level of a 600 point perk. Really, there are a lot of ways the Forge can be balanced, so it comes down to what works for your story.
1. Once Joe fully attains Mental Fortress he will be immune to the mental effects of the Neathbow colors. That doesn't make them harmless since they still have significant effects on reality, but it does mean he can work with them normally, instead of forgetting everything the moment he turns away from anything Irrigo.
2. This is going to be a bit tricky. Joe has no training in Shapeling Arts, so he's going to have to work everything out for himself. Most of his science perks are of minimal help since the work isn't exactly following natural laws. His Unnatural Skills and blessings mean it's at least possible, but he will probably need a few more to be able to do anything significant with the vital essence in the amber.
3. Fallen London specifically requires the Correspondence Course perk for the Correspondence to retain its full power after the jump. Without that perk most of the higher level uses are locked out, leaving the burning aspect of the language as its main feature. Fortunately, Joe can afford to be a lot more cavalier about using the Correspondence than most people would. His divine nature protects him against the worst levels of heat the language can put out and once he gets Mental Fortress he'll be insulated from any psychological damage that the study could bring. It has the potential to be an incredibly energetic effect, particularly when applied to music. Unfortunately, without supporting perks he can't take it further. No Red Science or Law Furnaces for him.
4. This is full omake territory, but an entertaining situation to be sure. If the prerequisites weren't so extreme there could be a case for including Correspondence Course or even some of the other Wash of Daylight perks in the Capstone constellation. Unfortunately, with each of them requiring mastery of a Job and Quality (totaling 1000 points in perks) its not something I want to get into.
The Garage is part of the Warehouse Extensions, meaning it can either be added as part of the starting space, or attached outside that area as an independent site. So far all of Joe's warehouse attachments have been added outside of the starting space. This is arbitrary for attachments from Jumps, but for Personal Reality extensions leaving them outside the starting area means they can only store items relevant to their purpose. You can't buy an arena and use it for overflow from your warehouse. Joe had that problem with his original workshop, where anything left in there that wasn't relevant to crafting got dumped into his entryway.
The Garage is the same, so it can store vehicle related items, but not anything else. Fortunately, it's next to the Fast and Furious Garage as well as Joe's hangars and the vehicle manufacturing area of his Bubblegum Crisis, which basically open into the Garage. This means better access to the outside, as each Garage bay can be accessed directly with the Garage Door Opener, rather than needing to cycle vehicles to a single entrance.
If Joe gets enough rolls of Additional Space the extensions can be folded back into the main area, removing the storage restrictions and allowing better continuity between the sections of the workshop. Normally rearranging the Warehouse would have a cost attached to it, but I'm waving that given the random nature of how things are selected.
Fleet has a passion for driving and vehicle work, two things that already have active hobby communities. With greater freedom to act in the outside world he's probably going to take interest in classic car restoration, auto shows, and various racing venues. The Matrix is still developing their own personality, but with access to Joe's divine crafting it will probably be something related to craft work or design. They might grow beyond those topics, but to start they're likely to approach from a place they're familiar with, just as Survey is approaching music as a asset to be developed rather than just a pure source of enjoyment.
The tiny vehicles are built for training and development, not any practical purpose. Joe had dedicated workshop drones capable of delivering goods, making repairs, and managing mundane workshop activities. Fleet's tiny cars and aircraft are about getting a sense for how different models perform in the field and building his drone software and coordination abilities. He wants to keep them the same scale so that the data is still useable if and when he pits them against each other.
There is very little information on Chen. The public isn't even sure if he survived. There isn't a specific account of his death, but things were so chaotic that nobody can be sure. The PRT have probably debriefed the gang member who was guarding him, and might have been able to piece together the fact that he was rescued, but they don't have any more to go on, and Chen's not coming forward with any information. If the Slaughterhouse Nine had information on his location they would definitely try something, probably involving his family, but Chen is a bit off their map at the moment. Additionally, even when he's not wearing the Goku uniform Chen has Aura with its danger sense and can instantly summon his weapon. He's hardly helpless and Jack wouldn't be getting any Shard warnings ahead of time.
That weapon is really spectacularly dangerous, particularly to the Slaughterhouse Nine. The sword is built with technology based on Vista power, which is one of the few things that can affect the Siberian. The pistol and spear use the same tech, while the rifle hits like a Warhammer 40,000 lascannon. Bonesaw's augmentations and Mannequin's armor would be meaningless. Cherish and Crawler are really the only two who could deal with Chen in a straight fight. Unless the Slaughterhouse Nine managed to engineer a hostage situation before Chen saw them coming they would have an exceptionally bad time.
As I mentioned above, this is unfortunately what we're looking at. There will still be a short interlude this week, but I'm taking some extra time to make sure the Chubster chapter is up to snuff.
This is something that's started to hit home with the people who've lived through the events of the past ten days. You basically had March pushing the expanded ABB to the limit with rapid fire strikes and Joe as the only person who could keep up and escalate ahead of her. Joe knows how hard the pace of things has been for the city, which was why he was pushing for a period of peace. Fortunately, the rest of the gangs lack a timing and logistics thinker and actually take time to mobilize. Even their planned actions against the Teeth will take a few days to get rolling, as will anything the Teeth are planning in response.
To cover the public perspective on what's happened:
Thursday, April 14th:
The Undersiders conduct a bank robbery
Galant taken out of commission
Aegis sliced apart on live TV
Friday, April 15th:
Panacea in Master/Stranger containment
New Wave imploding
Wards being cycled out to other cities
Saturday, April 16th:
First ABB attacks
Cape Blackout hits a wide section of the Northeast
Emergency responders caught in second wave of strikes
Mass robberies staged throughout the city by the ABB
Forsberg Gallery leveled
Undersiders vs ABB streamed
Apeiron makes his debut
Lung escapes
Sunday, April 17th:
Blackout continues
Clashed between gangs
PRT begins rounding up conscripts healed by Apeiron
Non-gang crime and looting continue
Apeiron rescues Weld from the bay
Monday, April 18th:
New cape debuts (Garment)
PRT Press conference interrupted by laser
Apeiron vs Uber and Leet streamed
ABB finances exposed
Apeiron's robots vs Oni Lee fight in Downtown
Time stop bomb in Batchelder Square
Entire building deleted by Bakuda's failsafe bomb
Tuesday, April 19th:
Lightstar returns to Brockton Bay, New Wave still imploding
Retaliatory strikes by ABB
Massive fire in Docks that could have threatened the entire city, but mysteriously extinguishes itself
Hacking battle between Dragon and Apeiron causes damage and disruption to many networked systems
Wednesday, April 20th:
Posturing and rallies from Merchants and Empire
Dragon announces transfer to Brockton Bay
Gully arrives in the city
Thursday, April 21st:
ABB launches 'Ungodly Hour' attacks announced with streamed confrontation between Bakuda and Apeiron
Strike forces engage Protectorate, Police, National Guard, Independent Heroes, Empire, and Merchants simultaneously
City devastated by attacks,
Energy Trails cast out across city
Attempted execution of Apeiron streamed, displays healing and transformation before engaging Lung
Endbringer-sized Mech deployed against Lung
Blackout effect spreads in a line across the city, effectively isolating northern quarter
Lung killed in high atmosphere strike, tidal wave hits southern coast of the city
Friday, April 22nd:
Frantic search for survivors through the night aided by Apeiron's website
Hospitals pressed to their limit, but fatalities much lower than predicted
Recovery efforts began anew at first light
ABB constricts being isolated in a holding camp
Uppercrust begins work in the city
Apeiron calls Weld and the PRT to declare his intent to stand down and rest (understandably)
Section of Blackout Zone removed following a patrol by Dragon and Armsmaster
Saturday, April 23rd:
Recovery efforts continue
Energy trails vanish exactly when predicted to do so, but mysterious energetic material remains behind
Merchants holding massive parties in isolated section of city to rally support
Sunday, April 24th:
Recovery efforts continue
Somer's Rock summit
Details not public yet, but when they are:
-Lost Garden active in Brockton Bay
-Travelers active in Brockton Bay
-Dragonslayers active in Brockton Bay
-The Teeth active in Brockton Bay
-Celestial Forge debuts
Empire begins withdrawing from area bordering former ABB territory
These are just the public events that everyone knows about (more or less). The pace of disasters was very much the reason for Apeiron taking the position of nothing getting in the way of recovery efforts or impacting the civilian population. The city has had enough, and the presence of five or six new parahuman groups (Depending on whether the Elite count) isn't going to calm anyone's nerves, particularly when one of them in Apeiron's own team. Unfortunately, given the situation the peace will probably only last as long as it takes the gangs to reorganize and rearm, or some third party enters the fray.
- Pronouns
- Masculine
Still amazing that it has only been 10 days since the bank robbery in story.
Really, the power growth curve of the Celestial Forge is insane when backed by someone of such writing skill.
And if the interlude won't be joining us, that will be okay. Especially with more delicious chapterness still coming our way.
Really, the power growth curve of the Celestial Forge is insane when backed by someone of such writing skill.
And if the interlude won't be joining us, that will be okay. Especially with more delicious chapterness still coming our way.
- Location
- Caribbean
Are there any stories based on this?
AntaeusTheGiant
Child of Gaea
- Location
- Lawrence, KS
Well, there had been one over on the old Discord server, but I know it had been stopped and perhaps even deleted quite some time before we lost that server. For some reason the Garden never caught on with other authors. Myself, I am very interested in plant based superpowers, but unfortunately I am familiar with very few of the jumps the Garden of Eternity draws from.
IndigoPhoenix
Devourer of Citrus
- Location
- Everywehere
When you're so op, the guy you whipped some stuff together for last minute can no-sell most of one of the most dangerous groups in the setting
Fullofholes
Riddled with bullets
LordRoustabout's diary must have it's own library if the pace is the same as this story, LoL. Imagine taking 7 weeks to write 1 day of your daily life. Commendable.
- Location
- Nowhere
It has been said before but I'll say it here as well, the amount of stuff that went down is actually pretty similar to how much when down in canon, Taylor went out, nearly died to Lung later on met the Undersiders, tries to convince Armsmaster to let her do undercover work then the bank heist which is immediately followed by ABB constricts and Bakuda's bombing with said mad woman intentionally going after the Undersiders with the aid of L33T and Uber
Took a moment to visit the Worm Wiki Timeline -
- April 10th-11th
- Taylor finishes her costume and heads out. She finds group of gangsters from the Azn Bad Boys, as well as their boss, Lung, and attacks them.[185][186]
- April 11th
- Taylor joins the Undersiders.[187]
- Bakuda starts recruiting civilians,[188] sticking bombs inside their heads.[189]
- April 12th
- The bank robbery is planned.[190]
- April 13th
- Taylor fails to negotiate with Armsmaster.[191]
- April 14th
- The bank robbery occurs.[192]
- Dinah Alcott kidnapped.[171]
- April 15th
- (Between April 14th and April 22nd) The Travelers hired by Coil.[195][196]
- (Between April 15th and April 22nd) Bitch attacks dog fighting ring.[197][198]
Canon Timeline continues as shown below
- April 23rd
- April 24th
- Taylor smacks Emma at the mall.[201]
Furthermore for anyone interested in Canon a mere 21 day's after the Somer's Rock meeting is the May 15th... The day Leviathan visit's the bay.
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- Location
- Caribbean
Probably the infamous "Amelia" frightened authors away from plant based protagonists lol
Functionality
The Scholar
- Location
- At the Library
- Pronouns
- He
Wait, there really was going to be a Chubster interlude? PRAISE THE HEAVENS, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A MYTH.
Thank you for this. I would rather have a quality chapter later than a trashy chapter now.
- Location
- Dallas Texas
Considering Joe's growth and rate of building, in 21 days he will be able to take all 20 or so endbringers on at once while having casual conversation on the side.
It's the Little Things (Xavier843766)
[It's the Little Things: An omake.]
One of the gym members had approached Joe during the bakery competition following the attack by Bakuda. "Hey, Joe." The man looked uncomfortable, having not really spoken to Joe before. The man had only recently started joining the gym a couple weeks ago. Joe looked at him, waiting for him to ask or say something. "Do you think you can meet my kid?" The man asked gruffly. "He's really into cars and I'm not the best on that kinda stuff since I usually do electrical work." Joe nodded and the man told him their address, relief on his face, saying he could come on by at Thursday around 1 or 2 in the afternoon.
After confirming that he was close to the address and that it was still a go, Joe reluctantly went. Survey, Matrix, even Tybalt pushed for him to go spend time outside the Workshop. He approached the building, frowning. The apartment complex looked rather old, but was mostly untarnished as it was a few blocks from the hospital.
Entering and heading up the elevator, Joe found himself looking at the apartment door, 327, and knocked. The door opened to reveal a little old lady with grey hair beaming up at him. "You must be Joe!" She chirped, waving him to come in. Joe quietly entered as she shut the door behind him. "Jacob's been so excited to meet you." She said cheerfully. "He's usually going on about Apeiron this and that. He keeps on looking at him as a Real Hero compared to the PRT."
"Kids, what're you gonna do? They make up their own minds and never let anyone tell them otherwise." She said wistfully.
After being taken past the living room, Joe felt a little uncomfortable seeing the gym member kneeling and playing cars next to a young kid, looking roughly six or seven. The gym member looked up and coughed sheepishly as he got up. "Hey, Jake, this is my buddy from the gym. He knows Everything about cars." He 'whispered' to Jacob, whose eyes lit up as he shot up to say hi after stumbling for a bit.
Joe found himself bemused and blindsided by the kid rambling on about different engines and models. Joe kept along, nodding and offering ideas as Jacob beamed happily. "I'd love to meet Apeiron. His motorcycle turned into a Transformer!" He announced loudly, wistfully. He scrolled on his phone, showing the PHO website and the videos of Apeiron's equipment.
After a couple hours, they were interrupted by the little old lady who looked at Joe, pleased. "Hey, Jacob, I think Joe might want something to eat and our oven isn't working right? Will some pizza work?" She asked, grinning as Jacob shouted happily. "Pizza! Heck yeah grandma!" She nodded at Joe toward the kitchen for him to follow.
"Thank you for spending time with him. I haven't seen him so happy in a long time." She said quietly, after setting down the phone for ordering pizza. "He hasn't had anyone treating him like a normal kid for a while now outside of my son and I." Joe felt a chill going down his spine and he stared at her, concern and silent questions bubbling to his lips but not willing to say anything. She paused. "You didn't know." She whispered. "You didn't know and you came anyway." Joe hesitantly nodded. "Brain cancer. Incurable. No surgery with the hospital full of the victims of the bombings. The doctors say he has likely less than few weeks left." She said softly. Her eyes remained dry, but Joe could see that wasn't from a lack of crying. Likely because she had cried all the tears she had left. "Thank you Joe. You're a good man. You don't have to stay unless you want to." She said kindly.
Joe stayed. He sent a quick text to the Workshop and stayed for hours, leaving after the sun had set in the dark. Walking silently in the night back to his own apartment, he entered the Workshop, sat next to his computer, and cried. Cried and held his hands to his face as he never felt he hated Bakuda and himself more.
Tybalt yowled, and Joe could barely blink past his own tears as he saw Tybalt, Garment, Survey, and Matrix all looking very concerned for him and crowded around him with worry. Joe couldn't even pretend to be okay, couldn't even explain himself.
There was no explaining. They didn't ask or demand or need him to. They just took him to the couch and let him unwind in front of a movie, with both Aisha and Tybalt curling on either side of him. Sometimes in life, it was the little things that mattered, Joe felt himself dozing into sleep.
Jacob looked super happy the next morning to see a small replica of Apeiron's motorcycle-Transformer, showing it off to his dad and grandma. They smiled happily for him. The gym member returned to the gym and nodded to Joe in thanks, never saying a word as he went back to pulling weights. No words were needed.
Because sometimes in life, it's the little things.
[Okay, I know there's inconsistencies and the timeline doesn't add up, but I did meet a kid with cancer who passed away. The kid wanted to be an inventor, and honestly I think he'd have loved to read the Celestial Forge. Jacob, this is for you, buddy.]
One of the gym members had approached Joe during the bakery competition following the attack by Bakuda. "Hey, Joe." The man looked uncomfortable, having not really spoken to Joe before. The man had only recently started joining the gym a couple weeks ago. Joe looked at him, waiting for him to ask or say something. "Do you think you can meet my kid?" The man asked gruffly. "He's really into cars and I'm not the best on that kinda stuff since I usually do electrical work." Joe nodded and the man told him their address, relief on his face, saying he could come on by at Thursday around 1 or 2 in the afternoon.
After confirming that he was close to the address and that it was still a go, Joe reluctantly went. Survey, Matrix, even Tybalt pushed for him to go spend time outside the Workshop. He approached the building, frowning. The apartment complex looked rather old, but was mostly untarnished as it was a few blocks from the hospital.
Entering and heading up the elevator, Joe found himself looking at the apartment door, 327, and knocked. The door opened to reveal a little old lady with grey hair beaming up at him. "You must be Joe!" She chirped, waving him to come in. Joe quietly entered as she shut the door behind him. "Jacob's been so excited to meet you." She said cheerfully. "He's usually going on about Apeiron this and that. He keeps on looking at him as a Real Hero compared to the PRT."
"Kids, what're you gonna do? They make up their own minds and never let anyone tell them otherwise." She said wistfully.
After being taken past the living room, Joe felt a little uncomfortable seeing the gym member kneeling and playing cars next to a young kid, looking roughly six or seven. The gym member looked up and coughed sheepishly as he got up. "Hey, Jake, this is my buddy from the gym. He knows Everything about cars." He 'whispered' to Jacob, whose eyes lit up as he shot up to say hi after stumbling for a bit.
Joe found himself bemused and blindsided by the kid rambling on about different engines and models. Joe kept along, nodding and offering ideas as Jacob beamed happily. "I'd love to meet Apeiron. His motorcycle turned into a Transformer!" He announced loudly, wistfully. He scrolled on his phone, showing the PHO website and the videos of Apeiron's equipment.
After a couple hours, they were interrupted by the little old lady who looked at Joe, pleased. "Hey, Jacob, I think Joe might want something to eat and our oven isn't working right? Will some pizza work?" She asked, grinning as Jacob shouted happily. "Pizza! Heck yeah grandma!" She nodded at Joe toward the kitchen for him to follow.
"Thank you for spending time with him. I haven't seen him so happy in a long time." She said quietly, after setting down the phone for ordering pizza. "He hasn't had anyone treating him like a normal kid for a while now outside of my son and I." Joe felt a chill going down his spine and he stared at her, concern and silent questions bubbling to his lips but not willing to say anything. She paused. "You didn't know." She whispered. "You didn't know and you came anyway." Joe hesitantly nodded. "Brain cancer. Incurable. No surgery with the hospital full of the victims of the bombings. The doctors say he has likely less than few weeks left." She said softly. Her eyes remained dry, but Joe could see that wasn't from a lack of crying. Likely because she had cried all the tears she had left. "Thank you Joe. You're a good man. You don't have to stay unless you want to." She said kindly.
Joe stayed. He sent a quick text to the Workshop and stayed for hours, leaving after the sun had set in the dark. Walking silently in the night back to his own apartment, he entered the Workshop, sat next to his computer, and cried. Cried and held his hands to his face as he never felt he hated Bakuda and himself more.
Tybalt yowled, and Joe could barely blink past his own tears as he saw Tybalt, Garment, Survey, and Matrix all looking very concerned for him and crowded around him with worry. Joe couldn't even pretend to be okay, couldn't even explain himself.
There was no explaining. They didn't ask or demand or need him to. They just took him to the couch and let him unwind in front of a movie, with both Aisha and Tybalt curling on either side of him. Sometimes in life, it was the little things that mattered, Joe felt himself dozing into sleep.
Jacob looked super happy the next morning to see a small replica of Apeiron's motorcycle-Transformer, showing it off to his dad and grandma. They smiled happily for him. The gym member returned to the gym and nodded to Joe in thanks, never saying a word as he went back to pulling weights. No words were needed.
Because sometimes in life, it's the little things.
[Okay, I know there's inconsistencies and the timeline doesn't add up, but I did meet a kid with cancer who passed away. The kid wanted to be an inventor, and honestly I think he'd have loved to read the Celestial Forge. Jacob, this is for you, buddy.]
- Pronouns
- He
Brockton's Bay was always a powder keg, Joe is simply a bigger match than Taylor.
To be fair, Joe made it worst by... saying he was okay with the other branch of the PRT. Which is why they sent Flechette (to recruit that potential healer), which made March migrate to the city, and the rest is history.
Lord was always fairly open about the Chubster interlude being on the table. Here's Lord's legendary rant:
And the text from the last chapter:
Small reminder that the Endbringers attacks are not set in stone. It's entirely possible Levi attack Brockton's bay earlier.
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The Froggy Ninja
The Blade Will Never Die
There's this. Haven't read it yet but it's seven chapters in and last updated a bit over a week ago.
You're welcome
- Location
- Alberta / Canada
Ok who and or what is Chubster is that something I should know about.
- Location
- wethersfield,ct
CHUBSTER INTERLUUUUUDE!!
Seriously, LR's description of the character, IIRC a veteran cape who started as an independent, joined the Protectorate, and has a daughter in the Wards, turned a joke into an in depth view of the larger cape community's thoughts on BB.
A name in the list of dead in canon worm during an endbringer fight.
The highest compliment I can give to Lord here is that in any other story, I would expect the, unfortunately now delayed, Chubster interlude to end with the Endbringer sirens because Eldion's ego is feeling bruised from whatever the main character just did. This would inevitably be followed by the main character showing up to the fight, and reinforcing how cool they are by one-uping him. But instead, you seem to be following canon guidelines and consistencies for motivations with reasonable actions, which will make the eventual battle much more interesting.
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BarbaCoPut
Voluta indomita
- Location
- Argentina
- Pronouns
- He/His
Care to elaborate please?