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Ghostdevil said:
You Dirty tease!!!!!!
:(, the ship~!!! :p
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I will just copy this over from SB. XD

Volkogluk said:
Still, this was kinda a valid point. When Taylor checked the timelines at the party, she saw both herself and Glory Girl get drunk enough to start... experimenting, and accompishing said experiment. That sort of thing would have taken time. Most probably more time then passed so far from Taylor being at the party, to Simurgh showing up. Doesn't it mean that the Simurgh wouldn't have dared to show up during Taylor and Vicky's private time? :)
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Taylor's precognition allows her to perceive multiple possibilities based on the myriad actions that can be taken. (There's one timeline that she herself(currently) exists it, but there's a fluidity, so what she was seeing was entirely based on the hypothetical of 'What happens if I start drinking the punch?' and the possibilities unfolded from there. As she had already decided not to, they were only possibilities and she does not(as far as she is aware) possess post-cognition, so unless she went digging around in Vicky's head or postulated hypotheticals to Vicky, she can't decipher why that happened beyond inebriation and she wasn't going to go there. Much. But, since Simurgh was already on course, so to speak, she wouldn't have factored into Taylor's visions because she has absolute control over the variables in her precog, so she wasn't allowing 'Endbringer interrupt' as a factor in what she was looking at.

(Does that make sense? It does to me but I am weird, so who knows) (Also, that's a subtle reminder that whatever Taylor saw remains in her head and investigation into it should probably be curbed. (I had a couple of options in mind for Taylor's last bit with Vicky too, but decided to go with what you see here. We're keeping this a mostly lewd-free zone except where Assault makes naughty remarks to his wife.)

Also, and since I'm riding some inspiration further and 4.6 is underway, have a little sneak peak from the opening few paragraphs:

There really is a lot that's difficult to explain about fighting another precog that you can't really understand if you aren't one yourself and I am not sure how you would even put into words for someone who isn't. Suffice to say, as I charged at her, leaving a trail of fire in my wake, I was running through a countless set of possibilities and mapping responses to her, even as they changed from one instant to another and she reacted to me.

Or I reacted to her and she reacted to my reactions. Fire balls launched at her and sections of Winslow were uprooted, blocking all of my shots. I swerved and dodged as countless pieces of rebar tore free of concrete and speared toward my like lethal projectiles. Even as those possibilities faded away, the distance between us narrowed. There was an entire line of possibilities where I came in behind her and then she was suddenly behind me, then I behind her, repeat incessantly. I dismissed that line of absurdity and prepared my attack.

Sections of rebar bounced off of a telekinetic defense as I twisted out of the way, erecting a wall of telekinetic force to block a machine gun spray of concrete chunks that would have, in one timeline, torn through my body. I dropped tracking that thread as new possibilities wove through the tapestry in my mind.

Also, serious question time. How was the transition/who caught exactly when(and what exactly triggered it) here and if you did all of that, how many people went oh shit when they realized what was happening?
 
chibipoe said:
Also, serious question time. How was the transition/who caught exactly when(and what exactly triggered it) here and if you did all of that, how many people went oh shit when they realized what was happening?
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The moment Vicky mentioned ringing I figured out something big was on its way, was fairly sure it was the Simurgh.
 
I remember reading the name "Jason" and thinking something was up... that something was going to trigger a flashback. I wasn't entirely sure who I was thinking of, but I was definitely thinking something was going to happen with the Hellfire Club, so I was on the lookout for it on the first read through. I think I caught it almost immediately once the transition happened... and given the debauchery that supposedly happened at the Hellfire Club, I drew my own conclusions.

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I also wonder where you're going to go with the battle between Simurgh and Taylor... And somewhat guessing/hoping that it's going to be a lot of precog occurring between them, ending with almost no action discernible to anyone else besides Simurgh and Taylor.
 
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chibipoe said:
Also, serious question time. How was the transition/who caught exactly when(and what exactly triggered it) here and if you did all of that, how many people went oh shit when they realized what was happening?
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If you mean the sudden change to Lady Grey here:

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I stumbled as my feet settled on stone instead of wood floor, dizziness causing me to feel as if I was falling. Where was I? I...

Oh, of course, Victoria had succeeded in convincing me to attend this gathering, divesting me from what good sense I possessed to attend a party such as this. I was aware that Victoria was more worldly than I, but seeing so many behaving with such license had been shocking. Escaping from the eyes of the host had brought me out here. The man's eyes regarded me, taking liberties that I was uncomfortable with.
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I was really confused when it happened and had to go back a few times to make sure I was reading it correctly, but when I realized what was going on I definitely went 'holy shit, the rabbit hole's going deeper.' Like I said before, it's interesting that the vision synced up so well with the current events and now I'm wondering if the Phoenix is pushing Taylor to meld more with its previous hosts.

If you're talking about the ringing, then...well, I didn't know it was Simmie until Taylor confirmed it. I thought it would Leviathan cuz of all the rain, honestly.
 
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kokuenDG said:
If you're talking about the ringing, then...well, I didn't know it was Simmie until Taylor confirmed it. I thought it would Leviathan cuz of all the rain, honestly.
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Nah, the ringing was it. The rain's just rain. That, or Levi's hanging out at the bottom of the bay manipulating the weather so that his little sister has an appropriate backdrop for what's coming next. Everything is more epic in a thunderstorm, right?
 
chibipoe said:
Nah, the ringing was it. The rain's just rain. That, or Levi's hanging out at the bottom of the bay manipulating the weather so that his little sister has an appropriate backdrop for what's coming next. Everything is more epic in a thunderstorm, right?
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Well everything is more epic when inside a volcano and well... Taylor aint happy
 
Christmas just got better.

Big things first.

Thank you and I hope your Christmas was great.

Now, for the smaller things.

Coincidences happen, but considering her relationships with the PRT, Protectorate and Wards I'm surprised that Taylor didn't "read" Assualt and Battery to make certain she wasn't actively being spied on and that they were't setting her up for something. Yes, not the nicest thing to do, but after all the unpleasant surprises she's had already it just feels a bit off, especially since they approached her in her civilian identity. Or perhaps she could have had a thought afterwards that she should have "read" them, superficially at least, to make certain that something unpleasant doesn't catch her by surprise while she's trying to deal with her weird memory problems.

I do have to wonder though, after the winged pest have been have been dealt with, how will the knowledge that there could be more than friendship between them affect Taylor's relationship with Vicky. (Riaan is trying to hide hope for a relationship between them. He's not succeeding.) Don't answer though, I want to see the yes, no or maybe.

I have to say, when Taylor slipped into the manipulated memories of Jean, I expected fire and death. I suppose everybody at the party needs to get onto theirs knees and thank Vicky profusely.

Also, things are getting worse on the memory front. I really hope she and Vicky gets a chance to sit, talk and try to brainstorm what could be done to help.

As to the fight with the Simurgh, I can't wait.
 
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Well, one flaming bird versus a bird. Both are psychic, and can see the future.

Now, FIGHT!
 
I noticed the transition when she started thinking in a more sophisticated manner than she usually does though I didn't figure out what triggered it until I thought about it later.
 
There really is a lot that's difficult to explain about fighting another precog that you can't really understand if you aren't one yourself and I am not sure how you would even put into words for someone who isn't. Suffice to say, as I charged at her, leaving a trail of fire in my wake, I was running through a countless set of possibilities and mapping responses to her, even as they changed from one instant to another and she reacted to me.

Or I reacted to her and she reacted to my reactions. Fire balls launched at her and sections of Winslow were uprooted, blocking all of my shots. I swerved and dodged as countless pieces of rebar tore free of concrete and speared toward my like lethal projectiles. Even as those possibilities faded away, the distance between us narrowed. There was an entire line of possibilities where I came in behind her and then she was suddenly behind me, then I behind her, repeat incessantly. I dismissed that line of absurdity and prepared my attack.

Sections of rebar bounced off of a telekinetic defense as I twisted out of the way, erecting a wall of telekinetic force to block a machine gun spray of concrete chunks that would have, in one timeline, torn through my body. I dropped tracking that thread as new possibilities wove through the tapestry in my mind.
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This snippet seriously reminds me of a battle between Amadeus Cho and the guy that killed his parents. Mathematical computations were flying around the two as Cho and the guy calculated what actions to take. Cho took the classic way out: he didn't play. Would be funny as an omake if all of BB were to gather and all they would observe is Taylor and Ziz having a staring contest ignoring everyone and everything else.
 
Seed00 said:
This snippet seriously reminds me of a battle between Amadeus Cho and the guy that killed his parents. Mathematical computations were flying around the two as Cho and the guy calculated what actions to take. Cho took the classic way out: he didn't play. Would be funny as an omake if all of BB were to gather and all they would observe is Taylor and Ziz having a staring contest ignoring everyone and everything else.
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Nah, just a precog-war would be boring and hella confusing. So, Taylor and Ziz are taking actions in the now, while Taylor plays out a bunch of other ways things could have happened thrown in here or there.
 
So yeah, I had to binge read this again before reading the last chapter, and it just reminded me how much I love this story. I hope you had a Happy Christmas Chibi, and that was a lovely chapter =).
 
chibipoe said:
I did! And I am aiming for a New Year's surprise too.
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Please don't be cruel and end the next snip on a cliffhanger:(. If it ends with Danny dying though and the Phoenix quote though, the forget I said anything.
One issue though, Taylor ramping requires syncing ever higher with the Phoenix right? What about Jean's memories? Wouldn't Taylor have to sync up with those as well?
 
Seed00 said:
Please don't be cruel and end the next snip on a cliffhanger:(. If it ends with Danny dying though and the Phoenix quote though, the forget I said anything.
One issue though, Taylor ramping requires syncing ever higher with the Phoenix right? What about Jean's memories? Wouldn't Taylor have to sync up with those as well?
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It's possible.
 
Franklymydear said:
I love teasing replies like this.

Not quite as much as I love new chapters, but those sorts of things take an understandably longer time to write up.

I'm not sure what I'm looking forward to more, the possible fight or the reaction to it.
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Well, 2632 words. I've managed around 300 so far today. About to head off for lunch though and then shopping, so not sure what today's count will be. Well on target for this to be out on NY or before, though.

Regarding the fight. I am pleased with it so far. Triumvirate count: 2
 
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Oruma said:
Simurgh vs Simurgh-on-fire (that's what people in-universe would think, anyway).
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Then Canary shows up. Simurgh vs Simurgh-on-fire, with accompaning background music provided by Simurgh-on-vocals.

More seriously, Taylor was backed into a corner before, and that turned out rather poorly for the general area. And this time she's getting Vicky to evac people she actually cares about from the area first. No matter how the fight goes, I get the feeling there's going to be a lot of collateral damage here.
 
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