H+ Mayhem (Worm)


Malum

I fell that something
feel

"Same here, or it would be, if we actually controlled territory. It's sort of like the unwritten rules. Sure we need to function outside society, but that doesn't mean we need to go around kicking puppies." Trickster said casually.

Move the dialogue tag to the beginning. You always want to make it clear upfront who is talking. So:

"Same here," Trickster said. "Or it would be, if we controlled territory."

Grue has slightly more black
had

real villains start any confrontations that may be needed.
Obviously this was a declaration of war. Coil could take it i

might be needed

Also, you need a newline before "Obviously".

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thinking alone fairly similar lines myself." Coil said slowly.
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too

keep quiet
 
can't he just make a superior body and brain and implant the mayhem protocol into that?
For someone whose chosen name was supposed to be synonymous with the culture of human improvement, he's really quite shit at it, even before we get into trying to determine if there is anyone in the world who can challenge him for the silver medal in the 'ruining the idea in the public mind' Olympics.
 
I was kinda hoping Mayhem would ruin Coil's day by offering full body conversions to Faultlines case 53's where Trickster can hear.

I bet Genesis would like to walk as well.
 
Or maybe she's intuiting that Mayhem is not responsible for half the things he's known for. Mayhem is responsible for that.

Mayhem is being subtly manipulated.. by Mayhem.

Mayhem has human augmentation active that improves him in to.. a brain damaged amnesiac Mayhem

or just the normal fact that he's done self-surgery on his brain to mess with his emotions and tells is probably enough to illicit that reaction from Tattletale really.

And then hopefully intuit from that that hes created a rampant biological AI ..running on his own brain..
 
Coil may need to change his pants in the other timeline, I doubt he could be happier with that outcome. Two of the most powerful capes in the bay want to help put him in charge.
The only real question is does he control them through the Undersiders or Directly. :p

Also, this is why I had hoped for Lisa's perspective!
it's Coil, why not both! :D

nah, I like not knowing for now. having Lisa do the narrating would take the fun out of trying to guess if Lisa is having a freak out over Mayhem being crazy or if she's just getting mixed signals
He specialist was… interesting
specialty?
They're the closes thing in this city to your equals
closest?
 
That Tattletale is horrified/confused by Mayhem isn't too surprising. After all, he's done an awful lot that would elicit that sort of reaction in others.

"He does brain surgery on himself!"

"He gives away Tinker-toys like candy at a parade!"

"He wants to suicide-nuke the Slaughterhouse Nine!"

"He's sort of dating Cricket!?"

"Cricket plays Robot Unicorn Attack!?"

There are a lot of possibilities, is what I'm saying.
 
Probably not actually, considering it grew back once it was destroyed in the Echidna arc. I don't remember the exact quote, but I think Tattletale called it a false body. A decoy.
When would that have happened, though? Didn't she start off normal and parts started growing on her? Would her brain have shifted locations without her knowing? I always took it as the lower half of her body growing a separate brain since it was completely messed up.
 
Faultline winced as the Merchants arrived, and Skidmark threw open the door.
Because with Skidmark... comes Skidmark's REEK.

The Merchants had taken the power vacuum as an open invitation.
Well, that's because they're already used to sucking, see.

Or, judging by how the bandage on Skidmark's arm was tied, a good doctor.
Mayhem: "I can fix that for you! Let me go get my axe...."

"Are you fucking kidding me? The Merchants are the largest gang left. We own this city."
A situation that would take all of... four and a half seconds to correct.

"What. We own you fuckers. This meeting is where we lay down the law." Skidmark said.
Oh, he is just ADORABLE! Can we keep him? I promise I'll change his litter box every day and talk him for walks and EVERYTHING!

"Please tell me you're going to start something." Purity said, her glow intensifying slightly.
And now I'm picturing Purity as Dirty Harry.

If Uber and Leet are coming, they're late.
*puerile giggle*

Can I start by asking the name of the new group to sit at our table?
*crosses fingers* C'mon, 'Mayhem's Mayhemery!' I would also accept 'Please don't hold our former Nazi against us.'

He probably knew of the team before Purity did, and likely already had dossiers on each of the members that she'd give her right arm to read. Well, not her right arm. She wanted to avoid fighting them if possible. Maybe one joint on a finger.
Mayhem: "Mmmm, you are SO sexy to me right now.... Let me get my axe and help you with that...."

Also, I liked this bit. You're doing a really nice job of giving Faultline a very distinctive internal voice. Well done!

No hooking prostitutes on drugs, no selling to children, no casual disregard of human life.
I notice how they don't say anything about not having prostitution, GIVING drugs to children, or aggravated disregard of human life.

I fell that something I own not running efficiently and cleanly is an insult.
Oh, pull your lips off Accord's dick, you ass weasel.

that doesn't mean we need to go around kicking puppies.
No, we just do that because it's FUN! ...hey, fuck you. Puppies know what they did. THEY KNOW.

It was common knowledge that she refused jobs that involved murder, or any of the darker crimes.
Purity: "Which are the crimes WE'RE trying to-"
Mayhem: "NO. I know what you're about to say and NO."

"Drive out or destroy the Merchants and control this entire city." Purity said calmly.
Well... I'd say that puts the turd in the punchbowl, but Coil's been here for quite some time already! ZING!

Trickster was trying to look casual, but he wasn't quite as suave as he thought himself to be.
And that just about sums Trickster up neatly. (Mention that he's an asshole and you'll have him COMPLETELY summed up.)

I don't expect to be leading the group that runs things. Mayhem doesn't. Circus doesn't. Skitter doesn't. Sveta doesn't.
That's because you're a follower, Mayhem expects to be dead or completely subsumed by his combat protocol, Circus doesn't give a shit, Skitter is plotting to turn you all in, and Sveta will probably be too busy slaughtering the chucklefucks who survived Adam's attack on the S9.

We're willing to join up, and follow the existing leadership of any group who agrees with our core philosophy.
Purity: "Though we disagree on what that philosophy should be. *I* thought it should be 'No Dar-"
Mayhem/Skitter/Circus: "NO."

Purity on her own was a tempting addition to any team,
I know WHY Faultline is thinking this, but... I'm willfully going to ignore it in favor of suggesting that she just wants more girls in skin-tight outfits hanging around her! (Maybe ones she can suggest dress up like dames from film noir movies!)

this Sveta girl was like a mystery box to top it all off.
Only if Adam finally had that Talk with her!

Coil must have something truly massive on him.
Noelle: "Hey! Was that a fat joke, you bitch?!"

"Hey, we've already expanded. We control ABB and E88 territory now. We own this city." Skidmark said again.
Awww, how cute! He thinks he counts as people! That's... kinda sad. Tsk.

We know what true evil is. We do not become that evil.
Or else a couple of Irish boys show up and shoot you in the fucking face!

Faultline glanced at Tattletale, who was in turn looking at Mayhem with an odd cross of horror and confusion.
Oh, man. I would give a right arm to see this from Tattletale's perspective. ...not MINE. But A right arm. Which should count, I feel.

She never was one to keep her quiet. It was impressive her mouth had stayed shut for this long.
"If I open my mouth, Mayhem will fuse my jaw shut. He already has the glue picked up. He's decided against glue. He's decided on a nail gun. He's decided against the nail gun. He's decided on a welding torch. He's already designed a suction system to keep my blood from spoiling the weld. He's-"

"I agree completely." He said.
You know, when Cricket shoves a laser-scythe through him lengthwise, I'm not gonna be sorry in the least.

Yeah, this is pretty much Coil's dream.
Let's... let's not talk about Coil's dreams. I don't have enough sanitizer. There's not enough on the PLANET.

Her actual self is deep inside the monstrous half.
*puerile giggle* Yeah, I've had a few dates that ended like that. Jager, amirite?

And we really don't want Mayhem clones that are even eviler.
Hey! He's not evil! He's just... morally pragmatic. EXTREMELY morally pragmatic.
 
Hey! He's not evil! He's just... morally pragmatic. EXTREMELY morally pragmatic.
Yeah, we had a wizard who claimed to be 'efficient' all the time in one of our games. The players weren't buying it. The GM wasn't buying it. Demonstrably, the gods themselves both in and out of game weren't buying it, since my Paladin managed to fumble three times in a row to power attack stab him to death from full health, at a probability of roughly 1 in 512000.

Were this a universe with any justice in it, I would expect spears of frozen urine ejected from a plane saved by Scion to take out Mayhem, Coil, and Jack Slash all at once, unfortunately this is Earth Bet.
 
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