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Constellations (Worm/Okami)

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I was wondering how long it would take Danny to realize that Sunny was around. Now to see how long it takes for him to connect buckets of paint with the urban renewal cape.
 
UnwelcomeStorm said:
"Sure am… hey, can I ask you two a question?"

"Of course, Danny, what do you need?"

"Christmas is coming up, y'know. I was wondering if you two had any ideas of what Taylor might want. I don't want to ask her and ruin the surprise, eheh…" Mr. Henrick raised a single brow, his face making it clear he saw the excuse for what it was. Shame seeped through Danny and joined the vast groundwater reserves of itself.
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Yeah, that wouldn't fool anyone, Danny. Especially not The Best Neighbors.

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"Oh, well, let me think…" Mrs. Henrick grabbed for her cane and pulled herself up. "She does a lot of drawing and painting, of course, she's always looking for sales and bringing home buckets of the stuff." Danny nodded… wait, buckets? How much paint could she need?

"She helps me garden a bit sometimes, and she's usually got a project or two downtown to work on. She's asked me for help with cooking a fair few times, too! I think there's a boy she fances," she added in a stage whisper. Danny's brain screeched to a ha
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Poor Danny, he's so awkward he can't even tell she's just teasing. And if anythibg it's the boys that fancy her. More specifically, the asian boys.

But don't worry, Oni Lee is taking care of putting the fear of God in them, so you don't need to do it yourself.

UnwelcomeStorm said:
"Oh, leave the poor girl alone on that, Martha. Wait for her to come around on her own before you try and foist your cherry cakes onto her." Mr. Henrick grumbled.
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Wait, you mean Ms. Henrick is Brockton Bay's version of Ms. Orange? Does this mean she can make cakes using the Shun Goku Satsu?

UnwelcomeStorm said:
"Danny, that goes for you too. If you're looking for gift ideas, I'd say take her craft shopping, or maybe get her some things for her dog."

"Uhuh," Danny replied, his thoughts far away. He mentally calculated how many shovels he might need to get the point across. Or maybe he could get a toy bulldozer, a mini-cement truck… "Thanks, you two. I'll be sure and do that, that's… helpful. Yes."
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And he still hasn't noticed the dog bit! Man, he's really out of it.

UnwelcomeStorm said:
Danny went back to the couch, eyed the clock, then laid down. Time enough for a nap, get rid of a few hours and maybe some of the weight in his chest. Danny closed his eyes, and counted sheep, until he settled into that hazy half-asleep state, where thoughts flow together and blur. A couple of thoughts, half-memory, bumped together and stuck. Danny jolted himself awake, sat up, and blinked. The thought was still there. He scrambled off the couch and ran for his work bag.
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Wait, does this mean...

UnwelcomeStorm said:
"Chessman. It's Monday, what seems to be the probl--"

"I don't have a dog!"

"Try the city pound."

"No! No you don't understand, I don't have a dog!"
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Poor Emily. She's surrounded by crazy people. At least Miss Militia is still mostly sane.

UnwelcomeStorm said:
"Okay, Chessman. Could you hold for a moment?" Director Piggot sighed, set down her cell, and reached for the desk phone after all. She had entirely too many reasons for having M/S Containment on speed-dial.
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And suddenly Taylor will have way more free time without parental supervision.
 
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Aside from my analysis on SB...

This chapter was fantastic. For many reason I don't think I can properly articulate.

When did Taylor start making bento regularly? I would have thought she'd take regular lunches to school, to not stand out and avoid bullying. Bento is so stereotypical Japanese that Ammy must have had a direct hand in that. It even had those little tako-sausages. Hey, maybe that's why Mrs. Henrick thought Taylor had a boyfriend: that anime cliche of making lunch for the guy you like.

Speaking of that, really does like to tease people with scandalous thoughts, doesn't she? First, she told Taylor that her husband was still "good with his hands", and now she tells Danny that Taylor might have a boyfriend. Ammy wouldn't even need a SEP field there; Danny's brain blue-screened so hard I doubt he'd notice Ammy getting into a dance-off versus Lung right in front of him.

I said it on SB, but it can be repeated: the awkwardness between Danny and Taylor was well-done. I think it's the feeling of "Things aren't perfect yet, but we're trying". Hey, Danny can try to awkwardly talk about his coffee, only to find Taylor doesn't like coffee and prefers tea, leading to an argument that stops when they realize its ridiculousness. That could be a good icebreaker (and a funny scene). After all, we already debated about tea over on SB. Sadly, Danny doesn't think of it.

"Great Basement Migration"? What was that? Or is this going to be a Noodle Incident?

And in the end, the standard Worm lack-of-communication causes more problems. Only this time it's funny. Why just "I don't have a dog" when you could have easily explained everything? Of course, it's so we readers can laugh at Piggot's resigned reaction.

I predict there will be a scene in which Danny tries to obliquely asks Taylor if she's a parahuman, and Taylor completely misunderstands what he's getting at. I'm reminded of the scene in Intrepid with Madison and Iron Rain, where one is talking about being a hero while the other is talking about being gay. The potential for cringe-comedy is huge.

Keep it coming, US. We all love ya.
 
NemoMarx said:
One, Octopodes look really delicious, you don't need a reason to want to eat them. Two, yes, the hot dogs have much more texture that way since there's more exposed surface at least when I've done it?

Silly Danny, he clearly doesn't understand cuisine.
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Octopuses, which is the correct conjugation despite the etymology suggesting that octopodes should be correct, are far more intelligent than I feel comfortable eating; I don't want to eat anything with a sufficiently advanced neural architecture to understand the concept of blame.
 
This was absolutely fabulous. And very, very funny. "I don't have a dog." *Snickers madly*

1. I liked the fact that Danny is trying to reach out to Taylor. I don't see it very often and most times it's halfheartedly. But, Danny, I think you might want to consider family counseling. It's obvious that you and Taylor have a lot of work to do before you can get to the point of casually talking together.

2. "I don't have a dog!" Well, technically, it's not a dog, it's a wolf, and a divine one at that. So you are right, Danny, you don't have a dog.

3. And maybe before calling your boss in a panic, you might have wanted to consider this, Danny; maybe your abused (because Emily and Sophia have been abusing her at school) and very lonely daughter found a stray that she has been taking care of and considering the distance between the two of you, she probably didn't even think to tell you. She was probably afraid that you would make her get rid of her new pet. (while that is not what is happening, (Ammy is the one who has a pet Taylor), it would be a very logical viewpoint from pretty much anybody without our knowledge).

4. Emily Piggot, I have the utmost pity for you right now.

So to conclude, very good chapter, @UnwelcomeStorm, and I really can't wait for when everything reaches a head.
 
Glad to see Danny get some screen time and actual characterization which fits very well with the rest of the story. However while the "I don't have a dog!" Was very amusing:
1)Why didn't Danny jump to the much more logical conclusion that Taylor adopted a dog without telling him? With how oblivious he is about the rest of her life him completly missing that would make perfect sense.
2)Why does Danny go interrupt Piggot instead of reporting to Armsmaster (his boss) or Miss Militia, or one of the PRT team leaders, etc...
 
Bailey Matutine said:
Octopuses, which is the correct conjugation despite the etymology suggesting that octopodes should be correct, are far more intelligent than I feel comfortable eating; I don't want to eat anything with a sufficiently advanced neural architecture to understand the concept of blame.
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I thought it was supposed to be octopi?
 
TheUnicorn said:
Glad to see Danny get some screen time and actual characterization which fits very well with the rest of the story. However while the "I don't have a dog!" Was very amusing:
1)Why didn't Danny jump to the much more logical conclusion that Taylor adopted a dog without telling him? With how oblivious he is about the rest of her life him completly missing that would make perfect sense.
2)Why does Danny go interrupt Piggot instead of reporting to Armsmaster (his boss) or Miss Militia, or one of the PRT team leaders, etc...
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Because there's also considering the previous conversation with Mr. Henrick in Blackwell's office, when Danny was too upset to really focus on it. So he knows that Taylor has buckets of paint rather than pots, has been out planting trees, is out and about at all hours of the day, and has a "dog" that Danny's never heard of. That's enough coincidences to match to recent parahuman activity and start to worry.
 
Generalissimo said:
Sane for now. A bit of dog exposure could easily fix it.
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But Sunny has no reason to frive her crazy. And Miss Militia probably won't react like Halbeard did, even if Sunny used Bloom on her.

She's one of the few people in Brockton Bay that isn't crazy. The worst she'd do is some good natured trolling.

Bailey Matutine said:
A lot of people think that, but it has no etymological basis. Octopodes, which should be correct due to the etymology of the roots, is also wrong because English, and english pluarilization adds an S.
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Huh. The more you know.
But I'll stick with Octopi because it just sounds better to me. :V
 
Highwind said:
I thought it was supposed to be octopi?
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Short version: Octopus is originally Greek, not Latin (and if it were Latin, it still wouldn't take an -i pluralization). Further, it's functionally an English word, having been in the language for ~300 years, so it gets the English -es instead of the Greek -odes.
Highwind said:
Huh. The more you know.
But I'll stick with Octopi because it just sounds better to me. :V
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And thus does English fall further into anarchy. :V
 
Highwind said:
But Sunny has no reason to frive her crazy. And Miss Militia probably won't react like Halbeard did, even if Sunny used Bloom on her.

She's one of the few people in Brockton Bay that isn't crazy. The worst she'd do is some good natured trolling.


Huh. The more you know.
But I'll stick with Octopi because it just sounds better to me. :V
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"I decided to pet that dog that Armsmaster is obsessing over because, on the off-chance he's right and she's a parahuman, we want her to have a favorable view of the Protectorate."

"Good work Miss Militia. I'm adding a dog treat allowance to your monthly budget. Keep encouraging the dog to join up."
 
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