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Constellations (Worm/Okami)

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A thing that would be ironic is that Taylor tells the PRT M/S people that her dog is a stray that does not live with them but she still feeds and takes care of, of course she never told her father about him, he never shown any interest before anyway. Oh, and why would the PRT show any interest in her, she's not a parahuman?

A quick review of Armsmaster's lie detector would find those statements true and Danny would be able to add another buckets of shame to his lake.

Daughter_of_Gaia said:
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.
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I really want to see the meeting between Armsmaster and Danny now as they rave about.. THE DOG! I can just see them trying to fend people off as they attempt to explain the great mysterious villainy of.. DOG!

Of course I also really want to see what's going through Lung's head after his smiting.
 
UnwelcomeStorm said:
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.
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Okay, having Danny put together a string of coincidences and come up with something he should report instead of talking to his daughter makes sense. However the characterization does not fit at all. If it's a string of coincidences then the "I don't have a Dog" bit makes no sense. The fact that there's no indication Danny put the bits together makes this even worse.
 
Hunter 1 said:
That's a given, cats are hard to influence. You want a dog to come to you and then stick around? Worst case scenario, you need food of some kind. But cats? Cats might decide to visit you if you have food they want (Blaze likes club crackers, for example), but even then it's iffy. On the other hand, if they do like you, you will know it.
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I cannot help but be reminded of a decorative plaque in my old speech therapist's house that said something along the lines of, "My cat isn't well-trained, I'm just a well-trained human."

Anyways, my experience with cat behavior is fairly limited, but my aunt used to have a cat that would walk into your hand if it was low enough, then turn around and walk into it again. I also worked in an animal shelter as someone to get the cats used to humans. I once got one of the less social cats to sit in my lap for about a half an hour before he bit so he could get down. There was also a time where a black kitten had arrived. I walked over and opened his cage and started to pet him. It didn't take long for him to just lean into my hand and purr.

My sister commented that it looked like I was choking him.
 
The selection of mental abilities is... very slim. And some of them are almost mandatory- not being able to speak Gothic would be rather foolish.
Might want to make it clear what costs are. I'm inferring that rank 1 costs 1 point, rank 2 costs 2, and so on.
Either that, or you made a mistake with the Psychic powers all being rank 1.
 
UnwelcomeStorm said:
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.
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So his first instinct is to call his boss instead of actually sacking up and talking to his daughter? You're really going out of your way to have Danny earn his World's Worst Dad mug ;P
 
Spectrum said:
So his first instinct is to call his boss instead of actually sacking up and talking to his daughter? You're really going out of your way to have Danny earn his World's Worst Dad mug ;P
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UnwelcomeStorm said:
"Good morning, Taylor," he started. "I've got the kettle on. So, uh, how's..."

How are your studies? Is school going any better for you? Do you have a favorite class? Do you need any help with homework? Did you need anything from the store to make your lunches? What's with the boxes? Is there a reason you want to eat marine animals? Are hot dogs more delicious that way? Where'd you get the idea for that? Maybe you could show me how to pack lunches sometime? We could do it together, would you like that?

"...how'd you sleep?" Damn it.
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I'm pretty sure him trying to talk to his daughter is a learned lesson in personal futility. He doesn't trust himself to completely fuck up trying to talk to her.

Which is honestly both depressing and personally relatable. :confused:
 
Dragonin said:
He already has the mug, he seems to be working towards the tattoo
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I think Eidolon technically still has the mug but Danny sure is making a good case for it!
Umbra said:
I'm pretty sure him trying to talk to his daughter is a learned lesson in personal futility. He doesn't trust himself to completely fuck up trying to talk to her.

Which is honestly both depressing and personally relatable. :confused:
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Personally fucking up talking to her is still better than pretty much any other outcome of talking to McHardass Piggot first.
 
Spectrum said:
So his first instinct is to call his boss instead of actually sacking up and talking to his daughter? You're really going out of your way to have Danny earn his World's Worst Dad mug ;P
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He just realized that somehow he completely missed having a dog repeatedly and he knows there is a dog shaped master effect around...

He was entirely reasonable here

For all he knows if he didn't inform someone quickly he would forget or acknowledge it as normal
 
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You all are laughing but think about this from Danny's perspective

An unknown parahuman effect has been in his house and has been around his daughter enough that the neighbors think he owns a dog.

He has no clue how long it has been living with him

Its Stranger effect is powerful enough that even when told at the conference and by his neighbors he fails to recognize it and when not in its presence he has remained heavily effected.

He knows said "dog" has a master effect capable of making Armsmaster act completely different from his normal mannerisms

For all he knows he's been petting the nice doggie at night and telling it all the secrets he is privy to.

And its near his daughter, it has a hostage that it has likely subverted by its powers.

Danny is probably yelling "I don't have a dog" repeatedly because he is having a panic attack over everyone's safety, especially Taylor's

This is a superhero parents high octane nightmare fuel
 
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FalseDead said:
You all are laughing but think about this from Danny's perspective

An unknown parahuman effect has been in his house and has been around his daughter enough that the neighbors think he owns a dog.

He has no clue how long it has been living with him

Its Stranger effect is powerful enough that even when told at the conference and by his neighbors he fails to recognize it and when not in its presence he has remained heavily effected.

He knows said "dog" has a master effect capable of making Armsmaster act completely different from his normal mannerisms

For all he knows he's been petting the nice doggie at night and telling it all the secrets he is privy to.

And its near his daughter, it has a hostage that it has likely subverted by its powers.

Danny is probably yelling "I don't have a dog" repeatedly because he is having a panic attack over everyone's safety, especially Taylor's

This is a superhero parents high octane nightmare fuel
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Meanwhile, Ammy is rolling on her back basking in the joy that is a playground of children who saw a nice doggy and are currently showering her with all the affection she could want at the moment.


...That doesn't make her seem less threatening, does it?
 
Krika said:
Meanwhile, Ammy is rolling on her back basking in the joy that is a playground of children who saw a nice doggy and are currently showering her with all the affection she could want at the moment.


...That doesn't make her seem less threatening, does it?
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Seems like in a horror moment for some people, remember this setting had NICE GUY as a member of the S9. Forgive the incoming grimdark but for all they know the playground of children could be unknowing hostages just waiting for the para-human to kill them and feast on their entrails or something. It probably wont get to that point ever, but remember there was a para-human serial killer that nearly that same stranger power set. I mean WE HAVE OUT OF CHARACTER knowledge that Ammy is a kind and benevolent deity masquerading as a wolf or is part wolf, BUT THE OTHERS DON'T HAVE THAT Knowledge.
 
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