Great Power Comes with No Responsibility (Worm Quest: Crossover Power)

[Niiyu]

Summary: Lina's family moved to Brockton Bay Hoping for a change in their lives. But after Lina's father dies when the ABB wants to send a message.....You decide how her story ends.

Biographical Info

Basic

Name: Lina Yuna Soulis
Age: 11 years old
Height: 4'4" (135cm)
Weight: 70.5 lbs (31.9 kg)
Ability: Fusion
Favorite Sweet/Flavor: Chocolate
Hobbies: Fusion power, Costuming/Tailoring

Personality Notes

Lina is aloof and absent-minded like her mother but not as bad usually. She isn't very good at remembering faces and often will wander off when left alone. Emotionally, she can seem relatively emotionless or there is a disconnect from the emotions that should be displayed, and the ones she shows.

But she is quite innocent, she may not be affected by her environment but she certainly understands it at least to a limited extent. However, due to recent events, when Lina gets angry it's an explosion and is often hard to cool down. She doesn't get truly angry often but is secretly quick to annoyance.

Goals

Goals are long or short term objectives you can discover or get.

• Less Money, More Problems: Lina's mother was sent an ominous letter. You don't know specifics besides that the bad men want money by a certain time. Maybe you could do something about it? (Details: 10,000 dollars by 2 months ish. Failure results in potentially being homeless and possible retaliation by ABB)

Statistics

Characteristics

Power: 22
Agility: 15
Fortitude: 20
Mental Capacity: 15
Social Ability: 12 (2/5 to +3)

Spoiler: Stat Description

Stat description:

• Power - Raw Physical / Ability Power. Any skills that require such use this stat.
• Agility - Speed, Agility, Reaction Time, Dexterity all rolled into one.
• Fortitude - This isn't just the ability to tank a punch, Mental Fortitude is a part of this too.
• Mental Capacity - How Smart and Wise you are is only a part of this. Abstract thinking and problem-solving skills rely on mental agility as well.
• Social Ability - Want to avoid foot-in-mouth Syndrome? This Stat is for you.

Traits & Drawbacks

Traits:

• Wonder: Due to Lina's aloof nature she is often off in her own world. But she just isn't bothered by much. (gain a +2 bonus to resisting mental anguish and mental fortitude when determined. You also have the ability to WONDER about topics.)
• Blazing Fury = You don't get angry often, if at all. But when you do, it's a massive inferno. (+2 when against something that makes you angry and it's harder to cool down once provoked.)
• Fusion Lover: You love your power and practice more than most. (You are better at using your power. Lina gains a +5 bonus when using her power)
• Mediator: You are better than the average person at convincing people to calm down and stop fights. (+2 when negotiating and trying to calm people down.)

Drawbacks:

• Naive: Lina had very little meaningful contact with other people. She was perfectly fine with that, but she often ends up left behind in social situations (-2 malus to social ability)
• Reckless: You are more likely to rush into dangerous situations and not think of consequences. (-2 when listening to someone who is telling you what to do.)
• Power Relient: You are prone to solving your problems with your powers and if you can't then you are stumped. (Powers can't solve everything, but you'll try anyway. Lina gains a -2 malus when trying to do something without powers.)
• Relaxed: You are laid back and it's hard to annoy you but you aren't as vigilant. Even in situations, it's not warranted. (-2 to perception rolls)

Skills

Skill name (level) [Stat used]- Description
Brawl (4) [Power] - a Sloppy fighting style that is essentially basic, if untrained, punches and maybe a few kicks.
Dodge (3 [1 Crit Stored]) [Agility] - Everyone knows how to dodge instinctively, few know how to be adept at it.
Perception (3 [1 Crit Stored]) [Mental Capacity] - Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste. Using one's senses to perceive the environment around them.
Sense Motive (1) [Mental Capacity] - All sentient creatures naturally and subconsciously recognize body language, thus sensing motive. A true master, though, is taught.
Diplomacy (4 [1 Crit Stored]) [Social Ability] - The art of negotiation, convincing and defusing situations are key.
Running (3) [Agility] - Running away, the oldest way of escape.
Programming/Hacking (5 [2 Crit Stored]) - Knowledge to navigate and manipulate electronics and their code.
Knowledge: Minimal Studies (1) [Mental Capacity] - Represents the most basic level of studies: Math, Reading, Writing. (at rank 10 this becomes Basic studies)
Knowledge: Brockton Bay (5) [Mental Capacity] - Represents your knowledge of local events and the city itself.
Knowledge: The World (1) [Mental Capacity] - Represents your knowledge of world events.
Language: Greek (5) [Mental Capacity] - Due to her mother being from Greece, Lina was taught Greek first, then English. As a result, Lina'sEnglishh writing and reading is poor while spoken word is fine.
Language: English (2) [Mental Capacity] - Due to her mother being from Greece, Lina was taught Greek first, then English. As a result, Lina's English writing and reading is poor while the spoken word is fine.
Tailoring/Disguise (1) [Mental Capacity/Social Ability] - Your creativity in clothing makes it easier to hide using clothes and the know how to make clothes.

Abilities

Fusion Power (3): The ability to combine two people, two objects or a person and an object which may or may not include Lina herself, the resulting fusion is greater than the sum of their parts creating a new being that while sharing many traits with the original components is their own person. If a cape/s is involved their power is included in the new fusion thought not always the same way.

Roll: 1d100 + Mental Capacity + Wonder

Spoiler: Sync/Desync

Sync and De-sync explained:

Sync rolls occur when a fusion is made.

De-Sync rolls occur when Lina wants to maintain a fusion.

DeSync occurs when a component does something Lina doesn't want, or vice versa. De-Sync also occurs when the components argue or fight for control.

If a Desync roll occurs, Lina must roll within the current Desync value. So to maintain a fusion of current sync {Sync: 23/100}, Lina must roll between 1-23. Anything from 24-100 causes instant defusion.

Defusion auto fails at 0/100 Sync.

Example:

Current Sync will be displayed like so: {Sync: 40/100}

Lina is fused with person X, their current sync is 40/100.

Lina does something that person X doesn't like.

A desync roll occurs:

Lina rolled a 44. That means that the current fusion defuses all component parts.

If Lina rolled a 23, then that means the fusion stays maintained.

!Rules & Restrictions!

• At rank 1, Lina can fuse a total of 3 things, increasing by 1 every level to a max of 13.
  
  
• Max range of 3 blocks. If a fusion leaves that range it immediately defuses.
  
  
• Fusions are indefinite so long as all components are in sync and not fighting for control.
  
  
• Fusion is touch-based, although the components Lina wants to fuse can be attached to each other.
  
  
• The max size of a possible fusion component is dependent on level.
  
  
• Multiple fusions can be performed simultaneously.
  
  
• Fusions are near instantaneous, but bigger fusions can take longer.
  
  
• Fusion components will be dragged to Lina, no matter the weight.
  
  
• All fusion abilities cease to function once defused.

Known Fusions: (All fusions, their personality, abilities, and components.)

• Lina + Dog = Furry, ability to understand and imitate dogs perfectly, also has extra physical attributes when in this form. Personality is very laid back when in safe company and twitchy or anxious when in an unsafe company. Minor boost to physical skills, gain tracking skill while fused.
• Lina + Communication device = Broadcast, ability to send out any spoken word, no matter the volume spoke, to the mind of any person in range, or to any device we know the number of, personality becomes a lot more chatty and mouthy, loses brain to mouth filter.
• Lina + writing instrument = Quill, fingernails are permanently coated in wet ink, bonus to penmanship, speed writer. Personality, becomes a cross between a grammar nazi and English teacher, like to use big words to sound smart. Can write and read in any language Lina knows exists perfectly.
• Lina + Computer = Digigirl, eidetic memory, the eidetic memory will have perfect recall of all memories when not fused. mental connection to the internet, the ability to read code fluently. Personality, all emotions slightly muted, likes to state facts and when frustrated, swears in binary.
• Lina + Bed = Sloth, gives off an aura of sleepiness and comfort, stronger the closer she is, falling asleep grants fast healing to most minor mental and physical wounds. Personality, very sleepy and snuggly, warning! is the most adorable sleep clinger you will ever meet!
• Lina + Oobleck = SlimeLina: Her body turns highly malleable and can conform to nonhumanoid shapes along with shapeshifting. Her body is resistant to physical damage like blunt force and cutting or bullets. Her personality is bubbly, happy, but very much at the whim of her mood swings.
• Lina + Dictionary + Writing Instrument = Library: Able to know any and all words in the select dictionary and also write them with perfect precision. Her personality becomes very strict and demanding of herself and others, but is quite kind to those who accel.

Non-Shard Abilities

Disconcerting Ogle (3 [1 Crit Stored]):
An ogle that makes those under its gaze uneasy and depending on intensity can make people have the feeling they did something wrong and that you think they are incredibly stupid.

Roll: 1d100 + Fortitude +/- other Modifiers depending on situation.

Inventory

Currency: 2,580 USD

Storage:
1x Pink glittery fantastic messenger bag (Sturdy and lots of space)

Electronics:
1x simple flip phone

Books:

Miscellaneous:
1x Jar of light blue Oobleck
1x Pretty boy jerk's number

 

[Niiyu]

Spoiler: Roll System

The Roll System for this quest will be a simple d100 system where the rolled number plus/minus any conditional modifiers must surpass a listed number known as a Difficulty Class. Stats, Ranks, and Traits add bonuses to the roll while drawbacks add maluses to the roll. Any roll of 100 is a critical success. Any rolls over 100 overflows and a second roll are made with a higher DC. All bonuses will be halved after each crit past the first roll, but malus' stay. Rolls after the first have Multiple crits may lead to crazy shenanigans. Rolling a 1 is a critical failure which can lead to bad times.

Trying to make this as simple as possible. Any issues with the current system might lead to adjustments further down the line.

Spoiler: Stats

Stats are numbers representing a character's physical and mental characteristics. The number in question ranges between 1 and 50 with the highest number being better. The Stat number is added as a bonus to a d100 roll.

An average human has stats of 15 in 2 of 5 stats with 10 in the rest. An average Parahumans stats are normally 20 in 2 of 5 stats and 15 in 2 of the 5 stats, but normally have a 10 in Social because of trauma related to their trigger event.

There are 5 Stats that the character has to measure their capacity:

Spoiler: Stats

• Power - Raw Physical / Ability Power. Any skills that require such use this stat.
• Agility - Speed, Agility, Reaction Time, Dexterity all rolled into one.
• Fortitude - This isn't just the ability to tank a punch, Mental Fortitude is a part of this too.
• Mental Capacity - How Smart and Wise you are is only a part of this. Abstract thinking and problem-solving skills rely on mental agility as well.
• Social Ability - Want to avoid foot-in-mouth Syndrome? This Stat is for you.

Spoiler: Traits & Drawbacks

Traits and Drawbacks add bonus/malus to rolls much like Stats. Traits are physical/personality quirks that can add a maximum of 10 to a roll with the sliding scale being in multiples of 2 (i.e. 2,4,6,8,10). Drawbacks are similar to traits in the opposite manner, which means it subtracts from rolls to give a penalty.

Trait bonuses and Drawback maluses may be increased by a decision made in the quest. Traits and Drawbacks may also be gained via the same methods.

Spoiler: Skills

Each Character has a few combat and non-combat skills based upon character creation choices. New skills can be acquired through training/study. In order to acquire a skill, one needs to succeed with a basic Stat test based on the skill they are trying to learn. Each Skill is assigned a numbered Rank between 1 and 10. This number is used to add a bonus to the d100 roll.

Training: To "Train" a skill means that you will roll 1-2 D100's with an increasing DC. The DC starts at 30 and increases by 10 till level 5, at level 5, the DC increases by 20 till level 10. Or gain ranks by getting half the ranks-worth in critical successes.

For example: To gain a Rank 4 skill, they must succeed in D100 roll with a DC of 60 or have 2 Critical Successes.

Study: Study is guaranteed progressed based, usually 0/5 or 0/3. You gain 1 progress to the next level by default. To increase that, you can find a tutor or find a book/manual.

Increasing Core Stats: To increase core stats, it uses the Study progress system. To say, increase Agility from 22 to 23, it requires you to get (0/5).

Books/Manuals & Tutors: Books/manuals and or Tutors can only be used till certain levels. For example, A beginner book on psychology will maybe be usable till rank 3 then at that point the book is no longer effective and you will need to find a better one.

A Novice normally equals a rank of 1, an Adept 2 - 4, a Skilled individual would be 5 - 7, an Expert 8 - 9, and a Master 10.

All characters start with the following skills:

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  • Brawl - a Sloppy fighting style that is essentially basic, if untrained, punches and maybe a few kicks.
  • Dodge - Everyone knows how to dodge instinctively, few know how to be adept at it.
  • Perception - Sight, Sound, Smell, Taste. Using one's senses to perceive the environment around them.
  • Sense Motive - All sentient creatures naturally and subconsciously recognize body language, thus sensing motive. A true master, though, is taught.

Spoiler: Combat & Non-Combat

Unlike Non-Combat rolls, which test against DCs. Combat rolls are tested against opponents. The one with the highest roll beats the other. Simple compare and contrast decision making. An attacker would test their ability to punch versus the target's ability to dodge. Or maybe a defender tests their ability to parry against the swing of their assailants' weapon.

Spoiler: Combat & Non-Combat

For example:

Person A is swinging their sword at Person B. Person B attempts to dodge.


Person A rolls a 20 which combines with their sword skill of 3 and their Power Stat of 25 to give them an attack of 48.


Person B rolls a 40 which combines with their Dodge of 2 and their Agility Stat of 20 to give them 62.


Thus Person B dodges Person A's attack.


This is opposed to a Non-Combat Skill test


Person C is trying to cook! She rolls a 10 which combines with their Cooking Skill of 1 and their Mental Capacity of 15 for a total of 26 versus a DC of 30.


While whatever they were trying to cook wasn't totally wasted, it isn't very good either.

Spoiler: Omake Rules

Omakes are preferred and welcomed sources of character development for the Parahuman and whomever they relate to socially. Depending upon the quality of the omake, several types of rewards may be given out.


For Non-Canon Omakes that have decent content, the usual reward would be a bonus of 2 to any roll of the Author's choice. This will allow for a single roll in the update of their choice to have a better chance of success.


For a Semi-Canon Omake, the canon portion of the omake can lead to one of several options depending upon the content: a bonus of 4 to any roll of the Author's Choice, the acquisition of a Rank 1 Skill depending upon content, and a +4 bonus to interactions with any 1 character that makes an appearance in the omake.


For Canon Omake, rewards are similar to Semi-Canon rewards, but also includes the potential acquisition of a Trait or an increase of a Trait's bonus.

 

[Niiyu]

Summary: Lina's family moved to Brockton Bay Hoping for a change in their lives. But after Lina's father dies when the ABB wants to send a message.....You decide how her story ends.


Hello, Sufficient Velocity!! This is a crosspost of the quest I started on SpaceBattles. I decided to give you all some love. This takes the votes from both most likely and adds them together. These powers are inspired by other powers from media. They may function differently.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Any crossover aspects are their respective property.
Additionally, the system I am using for this quest was adapted from mechlionzet over on Questionable Questing.
There may also be AU elements from other fanfictions, I will give credit where it is due. So far, I have plans to include aspects of Xomniac's absolutely amazing Synesthesia. This is me playing with characters and a setting made by them, if I upset them and they want this story taken down then I will comply.

Thank you! Enjoy.


You looked outside the window and saw your stop as the bus squealed to a halt. You got up, grabbed your bag, waved and thanked the grumpy bus driver on the way out. You almost missed his gruff grunt of acknowledgment as the doors closed and the bus groaned in protest as it began to move.


You let out a long relaxing sigh as you walk to your best friends house. You really missed Lina on your few weeks away visiting your dad's side of the family. You could wonder what the little midget got up to, but you're pretty sure it's going to be the usual fare. You love her to bits, but even you can get annoyed when she gives you that damned ogle for asking seemingly simple questions!


Your lamenting on questionable aspects of Lina stops when you make it to their small slightly run-down home. Not to say that all the houses around here aren't at least a little bit run down, but that's not the point. You happen to notice that the door is a little scuffed, but that could easily be Lina's mom being clumsy.


You knock just as a formality, unless Lina's dad is home the girls of the house won't come to the door. After waiting for a bit you let yourself in, you yell out in an attempt to shake the cobwebs from everyone's heads "LINA!! LINA'S MOM!!" you wait for any response but shrug when nothing comes, not unusual.


You look around the living room and see the same organized chaos as you've come to expect. There's a mess of assorted photographs taken by Lina's mom all over the coffee table. The walls have varied sizes of brightly colored abstract paintings, and almost all flat surfaces have at least some seemingly random assortment of knick-knacks. A few family photos dot the room while the color clashing furniture practically begs for your attention. I mean, really, who thinks bright pink goes with dark orange!?


The room that would make an interior decorator have a heart attack aside, you peek into the fairly bland in comparison kitchen and find Lina's mom making tea. You go up to her speaking softly so you don't frighten her by snapping her out of her task, "Hiya Mrs. S! How has life been and where's Lina? she's not still sleeping, right? It's already 11 am!"

In response, Mrs. S turns and gives you a small smile. She shakes her head and her smile fades to almost nonexistent, "I'm sorry Tristram, Lina dear hasn't come down yet. I decided to make us both some earl grey, her favorite."

Spoiler: Rolls

Tris Roll: 91 + 15 (Social Ability) + 5 (Familiarity) = 111 (DC 40)

Overflow 1: 22 + 11 + 15 + 5 = 51 (DC 50)


OwO Well then, Tris smashes the first roll of the quest!

You narrow your eyes, you are sure you saw it now, while normally Lina and her mom's eyes are a little unfocused, her eyes now are totally dead and empty. If you're being honest with yourself, you are kinda freaked out, she even has this air of stillness around her.


After digesting that tidbit, you wrap her up into a big hug and she stiffens at first, then her arms slowly curl back around you for what seems like minutes, just soaking up your warmth. When you pull back with as heartfelt a smile you can manage, you see her own trying to match but it ends up withered in comparison. But there's some life back in her eyes as she motions her head towards Lina's room.


You nod and as you bolt up the stairs that groan at you for daring to step on them, your mind is in a whirlwind. Why is Lina's mom so upset? Is Lina okay? Is Lina as bad?!

With that scary thought, you burst into Little Lina's room, causing the girl herself to squeak in shock as she wakes up, falling to the floor in a mess of her purple bunny blankets.


When she finally untangles herself you see….


[ ] Her adorable goth face


[ ] Her messy white hair


[ ] Her annoyed purple eyes


[ ] Her panicked confused face


[ ] Her love of scarves


[ ] Write in, make sure to include a picture


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Wah? You sit up and notice your older, best friend, Tris, after unraveling yourself from the very comfy…..warm….fluffy…..Maybe a few more minutes won't hurt, right?…...AGH!! You jolt up and shiver as a freezing ice cube is forced down the back of your pajamas. You glare at the giggling crimson haired menace but deflate into your default expression quickly, you don't have the energy to be mad lately. You blink a few times to get rid of the sleepiness in your eyes then tilt your head, silently waiting for Tris to continue.


She draws a breath and opens her mouth with one finger held up to talk, then her expression deflates just like yours does when just remembering something. You tilt your head the other direction questioningly, this is really strange for Tris.

She slowly walks towards you, a concerned expression on her face and is acting like you're going to run. Why would you run? Tris isn't scary, well when she gets really excited and starts bouncing up and down she gets, ideas…


You're broken out of your thinking about this strange behavior when she gently picks you up and sets you down on the bed next to her. Blinking in utter confusing doesn't help the situation. You stare at Tris as she seems to be thinking over something and her face looks, conflicted?


When she finally speaks, your hope that everything will be explained dies at her question.


"What happened Lina…..? Why do you look so empty? Please, please tell me, I just want to help."

Spoiler: Rolls

Lina's Composure: 59 + 20 (Fortitude) +2 (Wonder) -2 (naive) = 79 (DC 80)

So close!

Your mind grinds to a screeching halt, then crashes at the question. What should you do!? You don't know how to handle this! Everything is s-suppose to be…..S-s-suppose to be fine! Nothing…..is wrong….


Nothing…..


Gone….


D...Daddy….


"Gone…." You whisper almost inaudibly, you feel a warmth you didn't realize you missed so badly around you. You fall apart as you realize it's Tris, hugging you so tightly you feel the breath sucked out of your lungs. But you don't care, all you can hear is sobbing and muffled wailing as you belatedly realize it's you.


The warm comfort from Tris is the only thing keeping you from falling apart at the seams. You spill everything that happened….you don't even know anymore, it's still like it just happened. You tell her through fat tears rolling down your cheeks to join the growing wet spot on her t-shirt.


"D-D-Daddy…..H-He got mad…. Bad men from the A-ABB came t-t-to his re-restaurant….Y-you know he doesn't like them." From there you unintentionally scare her by reciting the rest in a blank monotone. "Daddy got Mr. Lawson, Ms. June, and some others to be mad with him. The ABB wanted more territory and came to take over, expecting everyone to give up. When Daddy got his friends in other shops to help him in making the bad men go away, they left." You swallow hard and a fresh wave of tears breaks through your mask, but continue anyway.


"I….I was helping D-Daddy open his place when bad men came through the door with g-guns and told him he had one more chance…..H-H-He told me to run! To run and not look back!" Tris gave as much comfort as she could and hugged a little bit tighter, starting to rub your back soothingly. "I...I came home and told Mommy, she didn't know what to do. I cried and cried hoping he'd be okay! T-Two days later….."


You shiver violently and steel yourself for the last part "T-The bad men came again an-and they banged on the door, Mommy let them in but was keeping me b-behind her. They s….sat us in front of the T-T-TV and we wa-watched what they put in…." By this point, you were nearly screaming into Tris's chest "Th-They made us watch D...Daddy getting hurt and hurt and hurt u….until he sto-stopped moving…."


You reluctantly go on to describe what happened after you fainted….


[ ][Retaliation] You grab the nearest ABB thug and use the little feeling in the back of your head, fusing with him. While you are both disoriented and his thoughts and feelings overwhelm yours. You recognize the other ABB thug as a threat and his instincts kick in and the Uzi in his hand shoots down his friend. After you defuse seconds later, the thug who you now know is named Mako, runs off, terrified. (Gain Mako as - ???, Trait - Innocence Lost, Drawback - Bloody Guilt. WARNING! ??? at 1/100)


[ ][Retaliation] You yell, kick, scream, cry every obscenity you've ever heard, anything you can think of towards these monsters! If you weren't tied up you'd hurt these men like they hurt your Daddy! (Trait - Blazing Fury, Drawback - Reckless)


[ ][Retaliation] You…...break down….You retreat into a more happy place, one where everything is fine and nothing can hurt you again. (Trait upgraded - Wonder, Drawback - Denial)

Spoiler: Traits

Innocence lost = While what you did haunts you, it made you more resilient to violence and death. (+2 to any rolls where violence and death are involved.)

Blazing Fury = You don't get angry often, if at all. But when you do, it's a massive inferno. (+2 when against something that makes you angry and it's harder to cool down once provoked.)

Wanderlust = You are even less focused on the world around you, you more often go on tangents in your head. (doubles bonus to +4 when resisting mental anguish and when you are determined. Still have the ability to WONDER.)

Spoiler: Drawbacks

-Bloody Guilt = Lina is guilt-ridden about what she has done and is jumpy around authority. (-2 to Fortitude when interacting with law enforcement.)

-Reckless = You are more likely to rush into dangerous situations and not think of consequences. (-2 when listening to someone who is telling you what to do.)

-Denial = You have a harder time accepting when bad things happen to those you care about and are likely to ignore it instead of confronting it. ( +2 when Lina staying quiet when she doesn't want to talk about something or is pressed into revealing something bad. WARNING! Success does not always mean its good.)

You go silent and only the occasional sob breaks through.

Spoiler: Rolls

Tris Composure: 6 + 15 + 5 = 26 (DC 70)


Stone-faced Tris, she is not.

Tris pulls you away from her and tilts your head up to see her, she's just as much a mess as you. You giggle a little hysterically, she's such an ugly crier, her face is all red and she keeps blinking her eyes while sniffling.

She eventually breaks the silence as she sees you're not up to talking "How about we go and get some ice cream, hmmm? I'll even get you two scoops of your favorite!~" She wipes her slowly drying eyes then blows her nose into her sleeve, then pauses, looks at her snot covered sleeve then at you. You both crack up laughing, maybe it's the drain of crying, or the fact that the tension has lifted, but you feel your tummy hurt as you giggle and laugh uncontrollably.


When you both calm down, and after you are more presentable. You change into some street clothes and wave goodbye to your mommy after hugging her tightly. About a block away, you both find a humble ice cream stand with a small line of others who want to enjoy some ice cream in the summer. As you come up to the front you look up at the elderly mans kind smile and you give a very tiny one back. Tris gets a chocolate fudgesicle then lightly bumps you to order when she realized you were staring at your favorite ice cream….


[ ][Ice is Nice] Vanilla, for the borings.


[ ][Ice is Nice] Chocolate for the chocoholics.


[ ][Ice is Nice] Strawberry for the weirdos.


[ ][Ice is Nice] Coffee, Oh la dee da Ms Adult


[ ][Ice is Nice] Write-in favorite flavor!


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Spoiler: Rolls

Roll: D(100)

Encounters:

Random Encounter: 58


Rolling for group:

Random Group: 3


Rolling for member:

Random Parahuman: 3

After getting your ice cream, you both go over to the nearest bench and sat in comfortable silence as you enjoy your favorite ice cream with two glorious scoops in a yummy crunchy waffle cone! Tris hasn't let go of your hand since you left for some reason, but thats okay.


Halfway through you licking your ice cream you catch a really tall lanky guy in the corner of your eye. Turning to look at him, you see a man with what looks like hair that's never been washed, skin a sickly color, stick thin limbs and a belly that makes him look really gross. But as he takes the ice cream his face brightens and he practically skips towards you and Tris. He ends up going to the wall a little bit away from both of you and leans on the wall and begins to enjoy his frozen treat.

Spoiler: Rolls

Tall guys perception roll: 75 + 5 = 80 (DC 40)


He sees youuuuuu

Midway through licking his treat he seems to sense you stare and the smell that has been around this guy seems to hit you even stronger like he directs it. He blinks slowly when you stare at him, trying to will him away! His smell is even starting to annoy Tris as her nose scrunches up. You decide to ogle him disconcertingly.

Spoiler: Rolls

Disconcerted ogle = 79 + 20 + 2 -2 = 99


Tall guy resists: 57 + 15 = 72


He is mildly unsettled.

xD best Ogle ever, can beat Capes confirmed

You give this annoyance your best disconcerting ogle, it seems to work only a little bit at first, he starts to shift from foot to foot. He can't look you in the eyes before finally he moves a little bit further away. You nod to yourself, while I might not be mommy, "I'll confess everything, just stop looking at me!!" It did its job perfectly well. Tris is giving you an amused smile then rolls her eyes "Come on midget, I wanna call my folks and ask if I can stay over." when she finishes you blink then slowly nod your head. Inside you are doing a jig but on the outside you try to keep straight faced, you don't want Tris knowing how much you need this. You both finish off your treats and walk back to your home.


Tris leads you inside and you tilt your head in confusion, "what's that sound?" Tris must agree that it's a weird noise because she leads you to the kitchen, as you get closer the noise gets louder and more clear, it sounds like…..crying…? Are the bad men back!!? You break from Tris' hold and sprint into the room to see your mother slumped over the kitchen table. What looks like a note is clutched in her shaking white knuckled fist, sobbing her grey eyes out.


She turns and looks up when she hears your shoes scuff on the wooden floor. She shocks you by running up to you, kneeling and pulls you tightly against her chest. All while she softly murmurs "It's not fair, it's not fair……"


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Wowzers!! That was super fun to write! (And to Beta (Love Skullduggery)) I hope you enjoy it as much as you all might!


Side note: I will start up a character sheet now.


As for updates, for now It will depend on the number of votes I get, If I get a lot right away I will hammer out a new update.


Otherwise, voting closes on 9/1 at 10 am (GMT - 5)

 

[Niiyu]

Heyo Sufficient Velocity people! This quest is an OC little girl around age 11 with the ability of Fusion like in Stephen Universe (not actual SU crossover). This was already decided on Spacebattles so I'm continuing it from there. Enjoy!

 

[Pailiniliap]

the quest updates so far for those who can't bother to go to SB:

Hello Spacebattles!! I was recently inspired to start this quest and It is my first time posting, so I wanted to make it special. This is a quest that is customizable with powers from other media, even other fanfic.

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Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Any crossover aspects are their respective property.
Additionally, the system I am using for this quest was adapted from mechlionzet over on Questionable Questing.
There may also be AU elements from other fanfictions, I will give credit where it is due. So far, I have plans to include aspects of Xomniac's absolutely amazing Synesthesia. This is me playing with characters and a setting made by them, if I upset them and they want this story taken down then I will comply.

Thank you! Enjoy.

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In the year 1982, a golden man appeared and changed the world of Earth Bet forever.
After the golden man's appearance, later called Scion, people began to get powers after experiencing trauma beyond their ability to handle. This would lead to the advent of parahumans. Lines were drawn, heroes and villains emerged and began to force the world to adapt. But this story isn't about how Scion affected the world, it's about a girl whose family moved to Brockton Bay.

That girl's name is Lina, and after her father died…. Her mother, well…...


Background Type (Pick 1 only)

[X] [BACKGROUND] Strange - Lina's mother always was very aloof and absent-minded, a trait you seemed to have inherited. It might be autism, it might be just how you are. You don't care either way. (Power +2, Wonder, Naive)


[ ] [BACKGROUND] Abusive - In her mother's eyes, she was a mistake. A useless waste of space. She felt she had to weaken Lina to be just as broken as her after the death of Lina's father. Before Lina was take away from her by the police and put in the local orphanage, the damage was already done. The once curious, cheerful little girl was now meek and easily cowed by those of strong personalities. However, the horrors had an unintentional side-effect. Lina was now capable of withstanding a lot more mental trauma than others. Torture and emotional pain are old friends. (Fortitude +2, Cold Reading, Meek)


[ ] [BACKGROUND] On the Run - Lina and her mother were always looking over their shoulders. She doesn't know who or what they were always running from, but mother won't say. Either from fear or a genuine cluelessness. (Agility +2, Alertness, Paranoid)


[ ] [BACKGROUND] Neutral - Lina's mother didn't help or hinder her daughter's growth. Her mother took care of Lina but never did more than that. (Stat of Choice+2, Write-in Drawback, Write-in Trait)

- [ ] [BACKGROUND] Write-in Stat Choice

- [ ] [BACKGROUND] Write-in Trait (Must equal Drawback Malus)

- [ ] [BACKGROUND] Write-in Drawback (Must equal Trait Bonus)


[ ] [BACKGROUND] Queen Bitch - Lina's mother is a high-end businesswoman. She is known for her no-nonsense, blunt, and strong personality. She is infamous for her anger, which burns cold and sadistic towards those that provoke it. But along with instilling a strict schedule and a similar attitude in her daughter, she was a very loving and caring mother. Even if in not the most obvious of ways. (Mental Capacity +2, Apprentice to the Queen, Frightening)


[ ] [BACKGROUND] Madness - Lina's mother was mad - insane even. It never showed until she lost Lina's father, he was what grounded her. With him gone and you triggering, she saw it as a glorious opportunity for SCIENCE!! Throughout her "experiments" Lina questioned her sanity and if this was what torture is like. Lina was scarred and broken both mentally and physically. (Power +2, Experimentation, Scarred)

Spoiler: Traits

Traits

• Wonder: Due to Lina's aloof nature she is often off in her own world. But she just isn't bothered by much. (gain a +2 bonus to resisting mental anguish and mental fortitude when determined. You also have the ability to WONDER about topics.)
  
  
• Cold Reading: Constantly looking out for her mothers' mood and condition, Lina is more perceptive. (+1 to Mental capacity and +1 to Sense Motive)
  
  
• Alertness: You learned how to pick out clues from your environment and how to be more observant. Especially when looking at those you deem suspicious. (+2 to perception and +2 to sense motive)
  
  
• Apprentice to the Queen: Mother's influence left Lina mentally strong and heavily opinionated. (gains a +2 bonus to fortitude/social ability when asserting authority and when dealing with strong personalities.)
  
  
• Experimentation: Whatever your insane mother did was both a miracle and terrifying. (gain a +4 bonus to all skills related to Lina's ability.)

Spoiler: Drawbacks

Drawbacks

• Naive: Lina had very little meaningful contact with other people. She was perfectly fine with that, but she often ends up left behind in social situations (-2 malus to social ability)
  
  
• Meek: Due to her mother's malicious behavior, Lina is rather weak against aggressive individuals. (-2 malus in social ability when dealing with highly aggressive and antagonistic individuals.)
  
  
• Paranoia: Under the constant looming fear of an unknown entity, Lina became skittish and does not trust others whom she does not know. Lina will only trust "friends" and even then she will question their motives constantly. (-4 malus to social ability towards strangers and -2 malus to social ability to those you know but are a "non-friend" individual)
  
  
• Frightening: Lina's mother instilled in her a strong distaste for those she views as incompetent and weak(in spirit) individuals. (-2 malus to social ability when dealing with idiots and fools.)
  
  
• Scarred: Under the care of Lina's insane mother, she gained scars both physical and mental, her lack of emotions she shows does not help. (-4 malus overall to all skills, excluding ability related skills.)

Powers (Pick 1 only) (Power will change how Lina handles trigger event)

[ ][Ghoul]Take on the characteristics of a ghoul. (Warning! Must consume human flesh for survival.)
-[ ][Choose Kagune type] Please include short description and any special effects/abilities.
{Crossover: Tokyo Ghoul}

[ ][Conversion] Can convert organic life into a digital form and vice versa. (Warning! The first invention can ONLY turn Lina into an AI)
{Crossover: Vaguely inspired by the concept of digimon, actual digimon not likely to appear.}


[ ][Decker]Can create a cyberdeck and cyberware
{Crossover: Shadowrun}


[ ] [Write-in Power Name ] Write-in power description. Can be as detailed or as minimal as you believe.
{Add Crossover info please if more obscure.}
Write-In: [X] [Fusion] The ability to combine two people, two objects or a person and an object which may or may not include Lina herself, the resulting fusion is greater then the sum of their parts creating a new being that while sharing many traits with the original components is their own person. If a cape/s is involved their power is included in the new fusion thought not always the same way. (Crossover: Steven Universe)

[ ][Spirit Guide] Controls souls if the form of moths, containing the spirits of those that died unsatisfied in their life. (Warning! Takes on the characteristics of a moth)
-[ ] Please include a picture or description, otherwise, I will pick one.
{Crossover: Delusional Dancing Dragon fanfic by Qwaar}

[ ][Stained] Able to disable living creatures by ingesting their blood. The more guilty a person, the stronger the paralysis. Immune to illness. (Warning! Start at less than baseline human, but more potential for physical growth.)
{Crossover: Stain from My Hero Academia}


[ ][Love to Craft] Able to create illusions with various effects (Warning! Can lead to visions and voices that teach rituals…)
{Crossover: Lovecraftian elements}


[ ][Friends on the other side] Exchange souls of the departed for powers from mysterious "friends" (Warning! Careful you don't rack up a debt you can't pay!)
{Dr.Fecilier, Princess and the Frog}

Friends (Choose 1 or 2, also choose gender by putting in box F or M)

[ ] No friends

[ ] White haired serious friend

[ ] Low energy lazy friend

[F] Friend that has always been taller than you and is smug about it.

[ ] Friend that acts like an Older Sibling

[ ]Talking skull (MUST take if [Friends on the other side] was taken.)

[ ] Techie friend that dislikes people

[M] Animal friend: Dog


Education (Also determines age. Education can be improved if taught by someone.)

Example of textbook skills: Biology, chemistry, cooking, meditation, driving, etc…


Example of non-textbook skills: Lying, pickpocketing, hiding, gang knowledge, etc…..


[X][Bare minimum education] Can find your way around most of the city, cannot or is hard to read and write. (age 11-12. ONLY available to Madness, Abusive, Strange, On the Run, and Neutral BACKGROUNDS. Write-in 2 skills you would not learn from a textbook.)

- [X] [Skill] Write-In: Diplomacy

- [X] [Skill] Write-In: Running


[ ][Basic education] General knowledge of the city and how to get around, can read and write. (age 14-16 write-in 1 skill that you can learn from a textbook or not from a textbook)

- [ ] [Skill] Write-in Skill


[ ][High school education] More broad knowledge on most topics, plus basic education. (age 19-20 write-in 2 skills that you would only find in a textbook)

- [ ] [Skill] Write-in Skill

- [ ] [Skill] Write-in Skill

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Voting will close on 8/30 at 10 am GMT

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You looked outside the window and saw your stop as the bus squealed to a halt. You got up, grabbed your bag, waved and thanked the grumpy bus driver on the way out. You almost missed his gruff grunt of acknowledgment as the doors closed and the bus groaned in protest as it began to move.


You let out a long relaxing sigh as you walk to your best friends house. You really missed Lina on your few weeks away visiting your dad's side of the family. You could wonder what the little midget got up to, but you're pretty sure it's going to be the usual fare. You love her to bits, but even you can get annoyed when she gives you that damned ogle for asking seemingly simple questions!


Your lamenting on questionable aspects of Lina stops when you make it to their small slightly run-down home. Not to say that all the houses around here aren't at least a little bit run down, but that's not the point. You happen to notice that the door is a little scuffed, but that could easily be Lina's mom being clumsy.


You knock just as a formality, unless Lina's dad is home the girls of the house won't come to the door. After waiting for a bit you let yourself in, you yell out in an attempt to shake the cobwebs from everyone's heads "LINA!! LINA'S MOM!!" you wait for any response but shrug when nothing comes, not unusual.


You look around the living room and see the same organized chaos as you've come to expect. There's a mess of assorted photographs taken by Lina's mom all over the coffee table. The walls have varied sizes of brightly colored abstract paintings, and almost all flat surfaces have at least some seemingly random assortment of knick-knacks. A few family photos dot the room while the color clashing furniture practically begs for your attention. I mean, really, who thinks bright pink goes with dark orange!?


The room that would make an interior decorator have a heart attack aside, you peek into the fairly bland in comparison kitchen and find Lina's mom making tea. You go up to her speaking softly so you don't frighten her by snapping her out of her task, "Hiya Mrs. S! How has life been and where's Lina? she's not still sleeping, right? It's already 11 am!"

In response, Mrs. S turns and gives you a small smile. She shakes her head and her smile fades to almost nonexistent, "I'm sorry Tristram, Lina dear hasn't come down yet. I decided to make us both some earl grey, her favorite."

Spoiler: Rolls

Tris Roll: 91 + 15 (Social Ability) + 5 (Familiarity) = 111 (DC 40)

Overflow 1: 22 + 11 + 15 + 5 = 51 (DC 50)


OwO Well then, Tris smashes the first roll of the quest!

You narrow your eyes, you are sure you saw it now, while normally Lina and her mom's eyes are a little unfocused, her eyes now are totally dead and empty. If you're being honest with yourself, you are kinda freaked out, she even has this air of stillness around her.


After digesting that tidbit, you wrap her up into a big hug and she stiffens at first, then her arms slowly curl back around you for what seems like minutes, just soaking up your warmth. When you pull back with as heartfelt a smile you can manage, you see her own trying to match but it ends up withered in comparison. But there's some life back in her eyes as she motions her head towards Lina's room.


You nod and as you bolt up the stairs that groan at you for daring to step on them, your mind is in a whirlwind. Why is Lina's mom so upset? Is Lina okay? Is Lina as bad?!

With that scary thought, you burst into Little Lina's room, causing the girl herself to squeak in shock as she wakes up, falling to the floor in a mess of her purple bunny blankets.


When she finally untangles herself you see….


[ ] Her adorable goth face


[ ] Her messy white hair


[ ] Her annoyed purple eyes


[ ] Her panicked confused face


[ ] Her love of scarves


[ ] Write in, make sure to include a picture

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Wah? You sit up and notice your older, best friend, Tris, after unraveling yourself from the very comfy…..warm….fluffy…..Maybe a few more minutes won't hurt, right?…...AGH!! You jolt up and shiver as a freezing ice cube is forced down the back of your pajamas. You glare at the giggling crimson haired menace but deflate into your default expression quickly, you don't have the energy to be mad lately. You blink a few times to get rid of the sleepiness in your eyes then tilt your head, silently waiting for Tris to continue.


She draws a breath and opens her mouth with one finger held up to talk, then her expression deflates just like yours does when just remembering something. You tilt your head the other direction questioningly, this is really strange for Tris.

She slowly walks towards you, a concerned expression on her face and is acting like you're going to run. Why would you run? Tris isn't scary, well when she gets really excited and starts bouncing up and down she gets, ideas…


You're broken out of your thinking about this strange behavior when she gently picks you up and sets you down on the bed next to her. Blinking in utter confusing doesn't help the situation. You stare at Tris as she seems to be thinking over something and her face looks, conflicted?


When she finally speaks, your hope that everything will be explained dies at her question.


"What happened Lina…..? Why do you look so empty? Please, please tell me, I just want to help."

Spoiler: Rolls

Lina's Composure: 59 + 20 (Fortitude) +2 (Wonder) -2 (naive) = 79 (DC 80)

So close!

Your mind grinds to a screeching halt, then crashes at the question. What should you do!? You don't know how to handle this! Everything is s-suppose to be…..S-s-suppose to be fine! Nothing…..is wrong….


Nothing…..


Gone….


D...Daddy….


"Gone…." You whisper almost inaudibly, you feel a warmth you didn't realize you missed so badly around you. You fall apart as you realize it's Tris, hugging you so tightly you feel the breath sucked out of your lungs. But you don't care, all you can hear is sobbing and muffled wailing as you belatedly realize it's you.


The warm comfort from Tris is the only thing keeping you from falling apart at the seams. You spill everything that happened….you don't even know anymore, it's still like it just happened. You tell her through fat tears rolling down your cheeks to join the growing wet spot on her t-shirt.


"D-D-Daddy…..H-He got mad…. Bad men from the A-ABB came t-t-to his re-restaurant….Y-you know he doesn't like them." From there you unintentionally scare her by reciting the rest in a blank monotone. "Daddy got Mr. Lawson, Ms. June, and some others to be mad with him. The ABB wanted more territory and came to take over, expecting everyone to give up. When Daddy got his friends in other shops to help him in making the bad men go away, they left." You swallow hard and a fresh wave of tears breaks through your mask, but continue anyway.


"I….I was helping D-Daddy open his place when bad men came through the door with g-guns and told him he had one more chance…..H-H-He told me to run! To run and not look back!" Tris gave as much comfort as she could and hugged a little bit tighter, starting to rub your back soothingly. "I...I came home and told Mommy, she didn't know what to do. I cried and cried hoping he'd be okay! T-Two days later….."


You shiver violently and steel yourself for the last part "T-The bad men came again an-and they banged on the door, Mommy let them in but was keeping me b-behind her. They s….sat us in front of the T-T-TV and we wa-watched what they put in…." By this point, you were nearly screaming into Tris's chest "Th-They made us watch D...Daddy getting hurt and hurt and hurt u….until he sto-stopped moving…."


You reluctantly go on to describe what happened after you fainted….


[ ][Retaliation] You grab the nearest ABB thug and use the little feeling in the back of your head, fusing with him. While you are both disoriented and his thoughts and feelings overwhelm yours. You recognize the other ABB thug as a threat and his instincts kick in, the Uzi in his hand shoots down his friend. After you defuse seconds later, the thug who you now know is named Mako, runs off, terrified. (Gain Mako as - ???, Trait - Innocence Lost, Drawback - Bloody Guilt. WARNING! ??? at 1/100)


[ ][Retaliation] You yell, kick, scream, cry every obscenity you've ever heard, anything you can think of towards these monsters! If you weren't tied up you'd hurt these men like they hurt your Daddy! (Trait - Blazing Fury, Drawback - Reckless)


[ ][Retaliation] You…...break down….You retreat into a more happy place, one where everything is fine and nothing can hurt you again. (Trait upgraded - Wonder, Drawback - Denial)

Spoiler: Traits

Innocence lost = While what you did haunts you, it made you more resilient to violence and death. (+2 to any rolls where violence and death are involved.)

Blazing Fury = You don't get angry often, if at all. But when you do, it's a massive inferno. (+2 when against something that makes you angry and it's harder to cool down once provoked.)

Wanderlust = You are even less focused on the world around you, you more often go on tangents in your head. (doubles bonus to +4 when resisting mental anguish and when you are determined. Still have the ability to WONDER.)

Spoiler: Drawbacks

-Bloody Guilt = Lina is guilt-ridden about what she has done and is jumpy around authority. (-2 to Fortitude when interacting with law enforcement.)

-Reckless = You are more likely to rush into dangerous situations and not think of consequences. (-2 when listening to someone who is telling you what to do.)

-Denial = You have a harder time accepting when bad things happen to those you care about and are likely to ignore it instead of confronting it. ( +2 when Lina staying quiet when she doesn't want to talk about something or is pressed into revealing something bad. WARNING! Success does not always mean its good.)

You go silent and only the occasional sob breaks through.

Spoiler: Rolls

Tris Composure: 6 + 15 + 5 = 26 (DC 70)


Stone-faced Tris, she is not.

Tris pulls you away from her and tilts your head up to see her, she's just as much a mess as you. You giggle a little hysterically, she's such an ugly crier, her face is all red and she keeps blinking her eyes while sniffling.

She eventually breaks the silence as she sees you're not up to talking "How about we go and get some ice cream, hmmm? I'll even get you two scoops of your favorite!~" She wipes her slowly drying eyes then blows her nose into her sleeve, then pauses, looks at her snot covered sleeve then at you. You both crack up laughing, maybe it's the drain of crying, or the fact that the tension has lifted, but you feel your tummy hurt as you giggle and laugh uncontrollably.


When you both calm down, and after you are more presentable. You change into some street clothes and wave goodbye to your mommy after hugging her tightly. About a block away, you both find a humble ice cream stand with a small line of others who want to enjoy some ice cream in the summer. As you come up to the front you look up at the elderly mans kind smile and you give a very tiny one back. Tris gets a chocolate fudgesicle then lightly bumps you to order when she realized you were staring at your favorite ice cream….


[ ][Ice is Nice] Vanilla, for the borings.


[ ][Ice is Nice] Chocolate for the chocoholics.


[ ][Ice is Nice] Strawberry for the perverts.


[ ][Ice is Nice] Coffee, Oh la dee da Ms Adult


[ ][Ice is Nice] Write-in favorite flavor!

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Spoiler: Rolls

Roll: D(100)

Encounters:
Random Encounter: 58

Rolling for a group:
Random Group: 3

Rolling for member:
Random Parahuman: 3

After getting your ice cream, you both go over to the nearest bench and sat in comfortable silence as you enjoy your favorite ice cream with two glorious scoops in a yummy crunchy waffle cone! Tris hasn't let go of your hand since you left for some reason, but thats okay.


Halfway through you licking your ice cream you catch a really tall lanky guy in the corner of your eye. Turning to look at him, you see a man with what looks like hair that's never been washed, skin a sickly color, stick thin limbs and a belly that makes him look really gross. But as he takes the ice cream his face brightens and he practically skips towards you and Tris. He ends up going to the wall a little bit away from both of you and leans on the wall and begins to enjoy his frozen treat.

Spoiler: Rolls

Tall guys perception roll: 75 + 5 = 80 (DC 40)


He sees youuuuuu

Midway through licking his treat he seems to sense you stare and the smell that has been around this guy seems to hit you even stronger like he directs it. He blinks slowly when you stare at him, trying to will him away! His smell is even starting to annoy Tris as her nose scrunches up. You decide to ogle him disconcertingly.

Spoiler: Rolls

Disconcerted ogle = 79 + 20 + 2 -2 = 99


Tall guy resists: 57 + 15 = 72


He is mildly unsettled.

xD best Ogle ever, can beat Capes confirmed

You give this annoyance your best disconcerting ogle, it seems to work only a little bit at first, he starts to shift from foot to foot. He can't look you in the eyes before finally he moves a little bit further away. You nod to yourself, while I might not be mommies, "I'll confess everything, just stop looking at me!!" It did its job perfectly well. Tris is giving you an amused smile then rolls her eyes "Come on midget, I wanna call my folks and ask if I can stay over." when she finishes you blink then slowly nod your head. Inside you are doing a jig but on the outside you try to keep straight faced, you don't want Tris knowing how much you need this. You both finish off your treats and walk back to your home.


Tris leads you inside and you tilt your head in confusion, "what's that sound?" Tris must agree that it's a weird noise because she leads you to the kitchen, as you get closer the noise gets louder and more clear, it sounds like…..crying…? Are the bad men back!!? You break from Tris' hold and sprint into the room to see your mother slumped over the kitchen table. What looks like a note is clutched in her shaking white knuckled fist, sobbing her grey eyes out.


She turns and looks up when she hears your shoes scuff on the wooden floor. She shocks you by running up to you, kneeling and pulls you tightly against her chest. All while she softly murmurs "It's not fair, it's not fair……"

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Wowzers!! That was super fun to write! (And to Beta (Love Skullduggery)) I hope you enjoy it as much as you all might!


Side note: I will start up a character sheet now.


As for updates, for now It will depend on the number of votes I get, If I get a lot right away I will hammer out a new update.


Otherwise, voting closes on 9/1 at 10 am (GMT - 5)

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[veekie]

Oh cool its here too now!

 

[Niiyu]

the quest updates so far for those who can't bother to go to SB:

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Thank you Pailiniliap! For me, the (Prologue: The Fusing!) post doesn't display all the post. Is there a reason?
I'm new to SV

 

[Niiyu]

YAY! fixed Apparently SV doesn't like the hr command

 

[veekie]

I suggest just removing the quote boxes. You just made the whole thing unreadable because quotes in spoilers hides everything.

 

[Niiyu]

I suggest just removing the quote boxes. You just made the whole thing unreadable because quotes in spoilers hides everything.

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I figured it out, shame too, a whole bunch of people looked at it then left cause I screwed up. How's the quest so far veekie?

 

[veekie]

Seems fun so far.

Also forgot to vote.

[X] Her panicked confused face
[X][Retaliation] You…...break down….You retreat into a more happy place, one where everything is fine and nothing can hurt you again. (Trait upgraded - Wonder, Drawback - Denial)
[X][Ice is Nice] Chocolate for the chocoholics.

Psst, might want to change the phrasing of the strawberry vote option with an underage protagonist. Its probably nothing, but best not to edge it.

 

[Kkutlord]

[X] Her adorable goth face
[X] [Retaliation] You......break down....You retreat into a more happy place, one where everything is fine and nothing can hurt you again. (Trait upgraded - Wonder, Drawback - Denial)
[X] [Ice is Nice] Oreo cookie, obviously.

So does every Fusion provide abilities? Because if so Lina could probably default to being fused with her own clothing. Oh, actually, what happens if a Fusion would include more than two people or things? Like does a cellphone just get ignored?

 

[Niiyu]

[X] Her adorable goth face
[X] [Retaliation] You......break down....You retreat into a more happy place, one where everything is fine and nothing can hurt you again. (Trait upgraded - Wonder, Drawback - Denial)
[X] [Ice is Nice] Oreo cookie, obviously.

So does every Fusion provide abilities? Because if so Lina could probably default to being fused with her own clothing. Oh, actually, what happens if a Fusion would include more than two people or things? Like does a cellphone just get ignored?

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Fusion combines properties of objects or people.
An example would be:
Say Lina fused herself with a computer or phone (side note: if Lina considers an object as one thing, like a phone which technically has many parts.) she may gain extra stats and physical, mental, or emotional characteristics based on object/person.

Also, Lina has to activately want to fuse someone/object and any additional things attached to the target are fused but is counted as "one" object. However, Lina will only gain the stats/effects of the targeted fusion (ex: fuse grue with Lina, she targets grue and a rock. Gain variant of darkness power and stat boosts along with toughness from rock.). There is a limit to 3 total fusions at rank 1 of ability, increasing by 1 each level to a max of 13. Attempting to fuse with more then your limit simply fails.

By total, I mean that say Lina fused with her clothes, she may gain minor-decent level powers that are less "flashy" and overpowered as parahumans. Also she may be physically or emotionally different along with a stat boost, depending on type of clothes. Additionally, Lina can only gain actually powers by fusing with parahumans. Fuse with multiple (say: Lina, Hookwolf, and Tattletale) and I will figure out the power result and personality then add it to (known forms section

 

[Niiyu]

Any other comments or questions, feel free to Pm me

 

[Trondason]

[X] Her love of scarves
The cutest of the options
[X][Retaliation] You…...break down….You retreat into a more happy place, one where everything is fine and nothing can hurt you again. (Trait upgraded - Wonder, Drawback - Denial
Denial is the best option.

 

[wingstrike96]

[X] Her panicked confused face
[X][Retaliation] You…...break down….You retreat into a more happy place, one where everything is fine and nothing can hurt you again. (Trait upgraded - Wonder, Drawback - Denial)
[X][Ice is Nice] Chocolate for the chocoholics.

 

[Niiyu]

Check out the New and Improved character sheet!

 

[veekie]

the quest updates so far for those who can't bother to go to SB:

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@Pailiniliap

This post is currently useless because quote boxes inside spoiler boxes can't show anything more than one short paragraph

 

[Pailiniliap]

@Pailiniliap

This post is currently useless because quote boxes inside spoiler boxes can't show anything more than one short paragraph

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...can you not click to expand? i can see the whole thing just fine

edit: i just logged out to test, and i can still see the whole post just fine. might be something with your browser or settings

 

[veekie]

...can you not click to expand? i can see the whole thing just fine

edit: i just logged out to test, and i can still see the whole post just fine. might be something with your browser or settings

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Theres no click to expand button here. This is a known bug with the Spoiler Box/Quote Box interaction, since they aren't designed to be nested.

Spoiler

 

[Pailiniliap]

Theres no click to expand button here. This is a known bug with the Spoiler Box/Quote Box interaction, since they aren't designed to be nested.

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huh. weird. i can see the click to expand prompt just fine

 

[veekie]

LIke said before, its a bug with the stylesheet rendering rules not being consistent across browsers. Fixing it for one likely breaks the others

 

[Niiyu]

Vote Closing Results~!
Appearance:
6 votes! (SB & SV)
Her love of scarves

4 votes! (SB & SV)
Her panicked confused face

3 votes! (SB & SV)
Her adorable goth face

Retaliation:
6 votes! (SB)

Spoiler: Fury

[Retaliation] You yell, kick, scream, cry every obscenity you've ever heard, anything you can think of towards these monsters! If you weren't tied up you'd hurt these men like they hurt your Daddy! (Trait - Blazing Fury, Drawback - Reckless)

4 votes! (SV)

Spoiler: Denial

[Retaliation] You…...break down….You retreat into a more happy place, one where everything is fine and nothing can hurt you again. (Trait upgraded - Wonder, Drawback - Denial)

1 vote! (SB)

Spoiler: Fusion

[Retaliation] You grab the nearest ABB thug and use the little feeling in the back of your head, fusing with him. While you are both disoriented and his thoughts and feelings overwhelm yours. You recognize the other ABB thug as a threat and his instincts kick in, the Uzi in his hand shoots down his friend. After you defuse seconds later, the thug who you now know is named Mako, runs off, terrified. (Gain Mako as - ???, Trait - Innocence Lost, Drawback - Bloody Guilt. WARNING! ??? at 1/100)

Ice is Nice:
3 votes! (SB & SV)
[Ice is Nice] Chocolate for the chocoholics.

2 votes! (SB)
COOKIES AND CREAM? COOKIES AND CREAM.

1 vote! (SB & SV)
Cookie-dough
Chocolate cake batter, for when you don't have time to bake
Oreo cookie, obviously
Mint Choco Chip

 

[Niiyu]

Small progress report!
First Scene Done, its a doozy, 1.2k words. It outlines a goal to work towards in the long term.
Also introduces Lina to her powers.

Second Scene in progress

 

[Niiyu]

You freeze up in total shock. Why is mommy crying so much? Even when the b-bad men came, she didn't cry! You quickly turn to look at Tris for an explanation but she looks just as concerned as you. You would hug mommy back but you, um, kinda can't move your arms? Tris comes to rescue you by walking over and putting a gentle hand on mommy's shoulder "Mrs. S? What's not fair, what happened?"


That seems to remind mommy that others exist in the room, so she slowly lets go of you and walks to the kitchen like a dead woman. She sits down in her special comfy chair and motions to you both with a shaky hand. You give Tris one last confused look then you both comply. Once you both are seated, mommy swallows and starts talking, shakily, but gradually her voice becomes her normal slightly wistful tone.


"I-I received a….Letter" she spits the word likes its acid, "From the ABB, that I owe them money to be delivered by a few months time." mommy sighs loudly and looks to you before continuing "I am telling you both this because in this letter, were poorly hidden threats on you, Lina dear. If they had not included you, I would not have told you. I-I-I wish latria mu (my adored) was still here, he was always so focused…." A heartbreaking expression of despair crosses mommy's face as she starts crying and clings to Tris. Who has somehow gotten next to her without you noticing and is giving her a good warm hug.


You don't really fully understand everything, but you know enough. You know that the bad men want money from mommy, you know they said they would hurt you, you also know that they made mommy cry, Again! You clench your small fists and with the sound of blood rushing through your ears you think back. You wanted to do everything they did to daddy to them, you remember screaming so many greek curses and bad language. You thrashed and screamed till your voice was hoarse and you ended up tiring yourself out. You distinctly remember that before blackness swallowed you that while they were leaving you could hear the sound of laughing! At this point, you try your best to calm down but your blood is still pumping and your palms hurt from your nails digging into them. You look down and finally notice a mess of papers on the table. You can't really read English well but you catch things like "Loans" and "Bank Statement".


[Goal added to Goals under Biographical Info: Less Money, More Problems: Lina's mother was sent an ominous letter. You don't know specifics besides that the bad men want money by a certain time. Maybe you could do something about it?]


You spot the crinkled letter that mommy put down and give a quick glance to Tris and mommy. They look to be discussing something, maybe if you just quickly snatch it…..

Spoiler: Roll

Stealth roll: 4 + 15 - 2 (reckless)= 17 (DC: 50)


Lina is not stealthy.

You go to stand up and lean over to snatch the letter, but your chair squeaks on the wood floor, Tris and mommy turn to you. You flinch as they both catch you red-handed about to grab the letter. You wait for a few seconds then decide to go for it anyway. Your hand just touches the paper when you feel it.

Spoiler: Rolls

Disconcerting ogle, mom edition: 64 + 40(???) + 5(familiarity) = 109

Stare: 20 + 9 + 20 + 2 = 51



Lina Resists: 95 + 20 + 2 = 117

Resist 1: 11 + 17 + 10 + 1 = 39


Lina is mildly disconcerted.


(after the first crit, bonuses are halved for every next crit but overflow is not affected. Any non-whole numbers are rounded down. Malus' stay )

Ex:

First roll (no decrease):100 + 34 + 2 + 21 - 3= 154

Second roll (Halved bonuses): 90 + 54 + 17 + 1 + 10 - 3 = 169

Third (Halved bonuses again): 23 + 69 + 8 + 5 - 3 = 102

You stiffen and know your mommy is giving you a disconcerting ogle. It's strong, but today you feel good about facing down mommy's ogle. It still makes you want to apologize and makes you feel kinda dumb, but you get the big hint, no letter reading for you. After mommy sees you go back to your seat, she nods in satisfaction and continues her conversation with Tris. You want to get all the details about the bad men, but mommy ogled you, that means she's annoyed. Best to go cool down in your room.


With that thought, you hop down from the chair and decide to play in your room for a bit. As you walk up the groaning staircase you wonder where Dot is? The husky likes to sleep under your bed but he didn't come out when you woke up this morning. You shrug as you open the door to your bedroom and go inside. It's a wonderful explosion of seemingly random things, from stuffed animals on almost every surface, to a wall dedicated to art that you sometimes throw paint at for fun.


But you mainly wanna cuddle Dot, the fluffy boy is so nice and comfy! You lean down to lift up the sheet that obscures the underside of your bed and break into a big smile. You see two blue tinted brown eyes and the beginning of a white muzzle. "Dottie, c'mere, I wanna cuddle," you say and a few seconds after a very pretty black and white husky comes out from under the bed. Dot trots over to where you are now sitting on the floor and fills your small lap with big fluffy dog fur!


You sigh happily as you feel the warmth and fluffiness. Dot lifts his head up and licks your face a bit, causing you to giggle and wrap your arms around his neck and close your eyes. You love Dot, you named him when you were little because you thought he was as cute as a dot! Your parents didn't understand but that's okay. You are happy right now, you could just sink into Dot's fluff and never leave….


Your eyes snap open and are met with the room you were just in but different somehow, everything smells much more intense and why do you feel like you 're experiencing the colors green and red for the first time? You look around and to make sure everything's where it should be. Yep, looks good, there's even your favorite cave under your bed. Hmmmm….you could really go for one of the tasty bones your pack mommy gave you last week. But something is holding you back? You scrunch up your face in disgust. Do you love chewing bones? Maybe if they are chocolate covered bones? This is really strange, but that's fine. I wonder where Lina/Dot and mommy are? You shrug, they are somewhere in the home, might as well go look.


You walk to the kitchen then start to wag your bushy tail. You see mommy that smells like worry and Tris that always smells like sand and salt for some reason. You walk up to them and give a nudge with your nose, as they seem to be discussing something.

Spoiler: Roll

Tris Composure: 47 + 10 = 57 (DC: 70)


Sybil (Lina's mom) Composure: 32 + 20 = 52 (DC: 60)


None can resist!

After you see Mrs. S stop talking and look down at what you assume is Dot demanding food, you follow her gaze. Your jaw drops, you never expected the most adorable thing you've ever seen. It looks like Lina walking on her hands and knees if she was covered in fur with a color scheme of white and black similar to a husky. This creature has pointy ears that twitch occasionally, big soulful innocent eyes, a bushy tail that looks oh so fluffy that is wagging slowly.


You can't take it anymore, and neither can Mrs. S apparently, as you both practically pounce on this incredibly cute sight and snuggle it like no tomorrow. You idly notice its tail thumping away and its eyes closed in satisfaction.


After you and Mrs. S stop loving this creature you both watch as it lays on the floor happily muttering to itself….


(Important! An additional action may occur if Lina stays fused)

[ ][Furry?]Look for Lina and Dot, it doesn't seem like it would hurt a fly, but it does suspiciously look like her. Once done, try asking it questions to see if it speaks?


[ ][Furry?]Offer it some dog food? Maybe it's hungry?


[ ][Furry?]I mean, this creature looks pretty happy? You could just leave it undisturbed


[ ][Furry?]It can be dealt with later, so long as it doesn't try to leave. You were having a really important discussion with Mrs. Soulis.


[ ][Furry?] Write-in how to figure out this mystery!



A few days after you found out you had powers. You expected life to drastically change, maybe for the PRT to show up at your door asking for "Puppy Girl"? But no, nothing changed really, mommy told you to not use any powers in front of people and to not tell anyone. You were kinda surprised with how serious she was, she even ogled you when you tried to argue! That's how you know she's deadly serious.


Why mommy wants you to keep your powers a super secret to everybody except Tris and her, you will never know. They are super cool, you can be all kinds of things! After mommy and Tris got you to defuse from Dot, who was strangely a little upset, you tried out a few things around the house. Your favorite was when you fused with your pillow and blanket, you felt like you could sleep and dream forever. Mommy and Tris yawned and looks sleepy around you though so maybe not the best for them? You also really liked when you fused with a pen, your fingernails became sharpened to a point and they were wet with ink all the time, you really liked to use long or big words and spent hours correcting things online, but you could perfectly understand English!

(for those confused, please take a look at Skills: Language: Greek)

Spoiler: Rolls

Sybil's Courage: 21 + 20 = 41 (DC 75)

Sybil doesn't have the courage to bring the letter to the police.


Lina's Wonder: 7 + 2 = 9

Lina does not wander off.

But all fun things must come to an end when you finished playing with your powers and Tris left after sleeping over. You and mommy needed more food so she and you walked, hand in hand to the local grocery store. You both chatting about random things, like how many lobsters were in the world, or if the world was ruled by dogs what would their music be like? Mommy is fun like that, she talks about whatever things pop into your head and you return the favor.


Once you and mommy got to the register, you made sure there was indeed still chocolate ice cream in the shopping cart from when you put it in. With choco goodness assured, you asked mommy if you could wander for a bit, she agreed but said to not leave her sight. You happily nodded and immediately went to the window for your favorite activity, people watching!


That man in the nice suit and carrying a briefcase must be a super ninja spy, that girl walking her dog just failed her English test, you can see it in her eyes. Those two people in hoodies with bright white tribal wing designs on their backs going down the alley across the street must be- Wait a minute! Those are really strange…

Spoiler: Roll

Knowledge roll, Brockton Bay: 3 + 15 + 3 (level of skill) = 21 (DC: 30)

Okay then….

You shrug, probably not important anyway, they were weird but so are you. Your mommy taps your shoulder and hands you the lightest bag to carry home, telling you it's time to go.

On your way back, you both notice that there is a crowd down the street gathering. You look up at mommy and plead with your eyes to check it out, she giggles and starts leading you there. Upon reaching the destination, she puts down the groceries gently and lifts you onto her shoulder. With your small heights combined, you can see over people's heads to see city hall is coated with so much spray paint that it's surreal. The piece depicts a massive set of the same tribal style wings you saw on those hoodies minutes ago with a spectrum of colors for each tribal feather, shimmering and flowing into each other in a way that takes your breath away. Scripted underneath in huge blocky black letters outlined in numerous colors and hues, "We won't be handed our freedom, we will reap it for ourselves!"

Wow, that's something alright! Mommy has about the same reaction as you and once you both vow to come and ogle it appreciatively some later, you continue home.


You think you've heard about a group on the news called "The Reapers"? You think they're a traveling art circus. Yeah, that sounds about right, but they sure love art.


You really like….


Pick 2 Hobbies (Note that skills will also be relevant when fusing. Wanna use plant-based abilities better? Gardening. Wanna use water-based abilities better? Swimming. There are many more!)

[ ][Hobby] Cooking - useful and delicious! (gain the first rank in cooking skill)


[ ][Hobby] Martial Arts - Something that allows you to defend yourself. Also helps as a stress release. (Gain a Rank in the Martial Arts Skill)


[ ][Hobby] Costuming - Your creativity has been ignited. Creating all forms of attire from cute dresses to formal wear is the perfect hobby for you. (Gain a Rank in the Tailoring/Disguise Skill)


[ ][Hobby] Art - Drawing, painting, and other art are your favorite. (Gain a Rank in the Art Skill)


[ ][Hobby] Music - You've got the music in you! (Gain a Rank in the Music Skill)

-[ ]If chosen, pick an instrument.


[ ][Hobby] You don't need a silly hobby, you got powers! (Gain Trait/Drawback Fusion Lover, Power Relient)


[ ][Hobby] Write-in (Gain a Rank in any Skill)

Spoiler: Trait and Drawback

• -Fusion Lover: You love your power and practice more than most. (You are better at using your power. Lina gains a +5 bonus when using her power)

• -Power Relient: You are prone to solving your problems with your powers and if you can't then you are stumped. (Powers can't solve everything, but you'll try anyway. Lina gains a -2 malus when trying to do something without powers.)

WOOT! Second actual chapter down the pipe!! A massive thank you to my beta, SkullDuggery! I want to give a sincere thank you for all the help you've given me. <3


Probably would've been out sooner, but we were arguing over mechanics >.>

(And Don't Worry Guys I Blessed The Dice For The Next Chapter. Love SkullDuggery)


Again, if this gets a lot of votes I will start right away.


Otherwise, See you for your regularly scheduled Loli adventures!

Voting Deadline is on 9/3 at 10 pm (GMT-5)