I have a question. Has this thread already covered why Garment isn't using sign language? She's very expressive with her gestures and sign language is gestures. But maybe Garment would have the same issue with sign language that she does with typing. Sign language would at least be faster to say simple one words rather than typing them, right?
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It's because Garment does have a language, and it's Fashion. It just so happens that not everyone can understand her language and Garment doesn't feel the urge to change any of this.
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Like readerdreamer said, she communicates in fashion. Think like Victorian flower codes, but more complicated, based on subconscious assumptions of people based on clothing which everybody does, historical context and the influence on modern trends which makes Aisha the second best at communicating due to her experience and perceptiveness. For sign language, as with typing she fundamentally lacks interest in doing, bland and unpleasant. She probably has full Synesthesia as well. Like when a blind man describes colours, or someone deaf describing sounds. She has her own way of experiencing the world as clothing, accesories and adjecent aethsthetics, expressed through her element of Light, the freest, most vibrant and fastest element refracting into uncountable beams.
Anyway think of it as her own sign language, since there are so many, one more would help maintain privacy.
Garment does know sign language, and even use it as a... signature... Oh Gods, it's been years and I only now got the joke:
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Anyway, she knows sight language, but about as good with it as with texting. I see I got nothing else to add, without repeating what already was said above, so I will just go sulk about years of missing that glorious pun.
Edit: Oh, also, texting still faster for Garment becouse she had Survey act as auto complete, so she didn't have to spell out whole word. Although all of this is a mute point as nowadays she just has Aisha or Delphine as on hand translators.
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Exactly, since Garment is still Fiat-backed, are there any ways to mirror her onto the duplicates afterwards? Tetra's got the whole instanteous teleportation and mass/volume.
Wha? I'm afraid you either misquoted, or have to be a bit clearer, I have no idea what you're trying to say or how it's connected to what you quoted.
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Sorry, lost my train of thought there. I meant I agreed with your statement about Delphine or Aisha auto-filling her responses. The second part was meant to be separate about how Garment is a fiat-backed unique item so can't be duplicated by the potion.
So basically Garment is a American tourist in a foreign country?
Would makeup be a form of fashion? I believe it would be. So being able to use it herself would be desirable. Especially considering that she should be able to go back to just clothes at will.
Honestly, there's not all that much direct evidence in the Tammi PoV that she holds any racist views. Here's a typical quote:
...where it's ambiguous (probably deliberately) whether the "filth" in question was her abusers or the abuse itself, and in the former case whether the slur was about their races or their behavior.
Similarly, she talks about the ABB in very negative terms but in response to very real horror, and generally limited to the organization (that just happens to be 100% Asian) rather than Asians in general, like so:
Through both interludes, there is only one thought out of her that actually crosses that line, and even then it seems she's playing things up for Ashley.
With all that said, she makes several references to a never explicitly specified "the cause", and in the latest interlude her inner monologue says she's not really on board with it but knows better than to say so. That indicates she's subject to cult-style underhanded retention practices, rather than racism per se. (Her statements and behavior in Ward support this)
Great post, but the "orphan both Theo and Aster" part suggest the one you're quoting was talking about Purity.
Also, I wouldn't be so dismissive about Tammy thinking "what the Asians were capable of", focusing on race instead of gang affiliation. While she doesn't believe in the ideology, growing up surrounded by it clearly shaped her mind to a degree. At least she is smarter than Purity and capable of retrospection and dealing with her own issues instead of going full tilt into delusions.
Also, mention of Ward reminded me of one WoG I kept forgetting to share, so here:
Goddess appearing in the fic is a rare sight to behold. Goddess getting laughed at for a pretentious name is truly a treat to anticipate. (Seriously, does anybody know a fic where Goddess appears? I got zero in my tally.)
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Fiat backed items can be duplicated, Joe duplicated the Alchemy Machine after all.
Given that Tetra also can't be duplicated, I am more of the opinion that living beings can't be duplicated, even if they also count as objects.
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Except the Avid Glove can be duplicated. It's honestly beyond me.. maybe it's because the Avid Glove wants to be duplicated? Or maybe it does so on it's own and just let's people assume it's the potion? Who knows when it comes to cute eldritch horrors?
It definately counts as living, though, according to Regent's powers, when several other forge members did not....
Does anyone know if the Kinsect can be duplicated?
It definately counts as living, though, according to Regent's powers, when several other forge members did not....
Does anyone know if the Kinsect can be duplicated?
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She's a Nazi. Fascism is a philosophy that requires a certain level of disconnect from reality. The enemy must be at once both strong and weak. Nazis tend to enjoy an unreasonable level of tolerance from law enforcement, and Purity might have slotted in the Celestial Forge under the mental category of law enforcement in this context.
Joining Nazis leads to brainrot. So well before Worm started.
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They did have some marks on them:
Was it true that it was specifically alchemy markings on them? I did a quick check ctrl-f on 'alch' but didn't find anything. Maybe it was an error from Roust since its no longer there and so many have commented on it? I have also a memory of Tammi commenting on alchemy texture.
Anyway, I don't find alchemy in the text and since Alchemy doesn't leave a trail unless one takes unnatural structures into account; it's unlikely either Survey or Apeiron caught it since Victor presumably created those platforms in secret. That they only saw the finished products and those are indistinguishable from normal.
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Actually, no. From her first interlude, chapter 42.1:
So she went back to the neo-nazis only because of a fit of teenage rebellion, got a bunch of good "perks":
Then was sent in a mission, failed and went to juvie where she triggered.
I'm sorry but it seems like she dug her own grave all by herself, having controling parents can give her some pity points but not nearly enough.
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The butler did it.
Here's to the hope that Apeiron never gets a Death Note
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I would assume not, but maybe some hyper-realistic Aozaki style indistinguishable from human puppets combined with the droid tech.
Could provide a legitimate excuse for Apeiron associations.
Valkyries can be smart as well. If she's the thinker what are the actual strong ones are. Tybalt's unparalleled abilities in this world in matters of combat can finally shine
Maybe in regards to being both an object and a piece of clothing. What's the current rating of the Fashion durability shin guard which also extends to Garment.
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Joe can probably make one at this point, if you think about it. He has enough expertise in curses to do so, as well as enchanting and spellcrafting to achieve the same functions of a Death Note with much less limitations.
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Joe cannot be killed due to a combination of "Joe's weapon cannot be physically damaged", "his boots count as both a weapon and a piece of clothing", "Joe's resistance to any type of damage is equal to the best resistance of any of his cloths". So as long as he wear his boots, he cannot be damaged.
However this is tied to his Fashion perk and cannot be transfered to his teamate. So yes, in theory Survey could be damaged by Damsel annihilator power.
The reason why Survey is not particularly concerned by DoD's power is... well, Survey can dodge, teleport, instantly splat DoD, and as an XCOM 2 psi operative she have an ability called Sustain which prevent an instant death by putting her into stasis.
So, uh, yeah, Damsel was boned.
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