H+ Mayhem (Worm)
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Interviewer: "We are here today with Cranial, a parahuman expert on the mind. We have given her a series of paperwork on some rather interesting capes, and she's agreed to do a bit of an analysis for us. Cranial, can you start by stateing your credentials?"
Cranial: "I don't have any. Unless you count that Alexandria came to me for psychological counseling after she lost her eye."
Interviewer: "That will do quite nicely. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your power and your profession?"
Cranial: "I work with Toybox, and currently I am the only 'wet' Tinker in our organization, which does provide some challenges. Despite the 'wet' classification I rarely operate, although I have occasionally acted as a surgeon for people with brain tumors and diseases that would normally be deemed inoperable. As a rogue, I naturally charge for this, although I have been known to take on the occasional charity case. I don't consider myself a strong Tinker, my scanners are barely better than what you would find in hospitals the world over, my ability to perform surgery is far from miraculous. While I am not a strong Tinker, I feel that my specialty is an especially dangerous one. The human mind is one of the last great mysteries, and I am slowly unraveling it. I have insights that normal people lack into fields of sociology, psychology, and therapy."
Interviewer: "I see, and I would like to thank you for sharing some of those insights with us tonight."
Cranial: "You're welcome. Even if it is a transparent ruse by the PRT to get me to perform a psychological analysis without first charging them my normal fee, I've always wanted to be on this show."
Interviewer: "Um… yes… Thank you for your understanding. Now tell me, you've looked over the psychological reports for the recently arrested Lung. How would you describe him?"
Cranial: "Lazy. The bastard was content with what he had, although he did like the occasional brawl. Like most villainous capes he was obsessed with reputation, and when he breaks out he's going to be pissed, and will deal a frightful amount of damage in an attempt to regain that reputation. He will then either need to be put down, or will be sent to the Birdcage. Lung's power is not well suited to opponents who can bring overwhelming force to bear on their terms, instead of on his."
Interviewer: "I see. So you think that the decision not to send him to the Birdcage was a mistake?"
Cranial: "Of course I do. Lung is a gang leader. When someone like Canary was sent to the Birdcage because she could not be safely held in a normal prison, and someone like Lung is instead sent to a normal super-max facility for parahumans that has already suffered no less than twelve successful breakouts, there is obviously something wrong with our justice system."
Interviewer: "That's a very interesting viewpoint. Can you elaborate?"
Cranial: "Our judges are idiots swayed by money, fear and influence. There is nothing more to say."
Interviewer: "Thank you for that opinion. Now, on to some of the current villains living in the Bay right now. What is your professional opinion of Coil?"
Cranial: "The files aren't nearly complete enough to be sure, and as a Thinker the nature of his unknown power would greatly influence his actions, and his actions are the only thing I have on which to base an assessment. However, I will say this. Capes, by their very nature, come with repressed issues. Coil is attempting to manage thirteen other capes. Kaiser managed this via a combination of charisma, deft social skills, a vocal, polarizing creed, and international backing. Coil has none of that, and I predict internal strife in his organization."
Interviewer: "Interesting, and what about Mouse Protector, the hero who has recently been liberated from the Slaughterhouse Nine?"
Cranial: "I find it interesting that the press release makes no mention of how Mouse Protector managed to get out of her captors grip, and I also find it interesting that the Protectorate doesn't have the technology to create the artificial body that Mouse Protector is currently using. However, considering that she is still in quarantine, that is hardly speculation about the heroine herself. No, from what I've seen of Mouse Protector's files I think that she is a deeply traumatized woman, who is still one of the strongest people I have ever encountered mentally. Mouse Protector is currently repressing her memories of her time with the Slaughterhouse Nine as much as possible, which is not healthy long term. Still, the girl knows this, and will likely break down and have a good cry as soon as she is given an understanding shoulder on which to do so. In fact I condemn the PRT for keeping her from doing so for as long as they have. Mouse Protector has been under armed guard for three days, and the only person with psychological training who she has been allowed to speak to is Dragon. I've worked with Dragon, she is skilled at helping someone work through grief, but it is not her true profession, and she cannot provide that personal touch that I think Mouse Protector requires."
Interviewer: "I see. What about Mayhem?"
Cranial: "You're not even making a pretense about stopping me from defaming the PRT, who owns your parent station. You're not taking steps to keep this conversation interesting for an audience, no jokes, no witty rejoinders, no prodding me for juicy gossip. I can only conclude that you're never going to air this? Annoying, we had an agreement. I see I shouldn't have let it remain a verbal one. Goodbye."
Interviewer: "Wait, we know that you're harboring one of them. Garotte. If you don't want to be considered complicit…"
Cranial: "Sveta? I see. Well if you want a psychological assessment of her, I'll give it to you. She is the sweetest, kindest, most apologetic and generally nicest thief that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Are we done here?"
Interviewer: "You said that she was a thief?"
Cranial: "Yes, and that surprises you, showing clearly that you know she is an innocent, despite lumping the poor girl in with the degenerates who were the only ones willing to actually help her. When Sveta heard what was happening in the Bay she stole an experimental particle cannon, and a scram-jet, both of which were being developed for the military. I imagine she will be arriving shortly."
Cranial: "I don't have any. Unless you count that Alexandria came to me for psychological counseling after she lost her eye."
Interviewer: "That will do quite nicely. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Your power and your profession?"
Cranial: "I work with Toybox, and currently I am the only 'wet' Tinker in our organization, which does provide some challenges. Despite the 'wet' classification I rarely operate, although I have occasionally acted as a surgeon for people with brain tumors and diseases that would normally be deemed inoperable. As a rogue, I naturally charge for this, although I have been known to take on the occasional charity case. I don't consider myself a strong Tinker, my scanners are barely better than what you would find in hospitals the world over, my ability to perform surgery is far from miraculous. While I am not a strong Tinker, I feel that my specialty is an especially dangerous one. The human mind is one of the last great mysteries, and I am slowly unraveling it. I have insights that normal people lack into fields of sociology, psychology, and therapy."
Interviewer: "I see, and I would like to thank you for sharing some of those insights with us tonight."
Cranial: "You're welcome. Even if it is a transparent ruse by the PRT to get me to perform a psychological analysis without first charging them my normal fee, I've always wanted to be on this show."
Interviewer: "Um… yes… Thank you for your understanding. Now tell me, you've looked over the psychological reports for the recently arrested Lung. How would you describe him?"
Cranial: "Lazy. The bastard was content with what he had, although he did like the occasional brawl. Like most villainous capes he was obsessed with reputation, and when he breaks out he's going to be pissed, and will deal a frightful amount of damage in an attempt to regain that reputation. He will then either need to be put down, or will be sent to the Birdcage. Lung's power is not well suited to opponents who can bring overwhelming force to bear on their terms, instead of on his."
Interviewer: "I see. So you think that the decision not to send him to the Birdcage was a mistake?"
Cranial: "Of course I do. Lung is a gang leader. When someone like Canary was sent to the Birdcage because she could not be safely held in a normal prison, and someone like Lung is instead sent to a normal super-max facility for parahumans that has already suffered no less than twelve successful breakouts, there is obviously something wrong with our justice system."
Interviewer: "That's a very interesting viewpoint. Can you elaborate?"
Cranial: "Our judges are idiots swayed by money, fear and influence. There is nothing more to say."
Interviewer: "Thank you for that opinion. Now, on to some of the current villains living in the Bay right now. What is your professional opinion of Coil?"
Cranial: "The files aren't nearly complete enough to be sure, and as a Thinker the nature of his unknown power would greatly influence his actions, and his actions are the only thing I have on which to base an assessment. However, I will say this. Capes, by their very nature, come with repressed issues. Coil is attempting to manage thirteen other capes. Kaiser managed this via a combination of charisma, deft social skills, a vocal, polarizing creed, and international backing. Coil has none of that, and I predict internal strife in his organization."
Interviewer: "Interesting, and what about Mouse Protector, the hero who has recently been liberated from the Slaughterhouse Nine?"
Cranial: "I find it interesting that the press release makes no mention of how Mouse Protector managed to get out of her captors grip, and I also find it interesting that the Protectorate doesn't have the technology to create the artificial body that Mouse Protector is currently using. However, considering that she is still in quarantine, that is hardly speculation about the heroine herself. No, from what I've seen of Mouse Protector's files I think that she is a deeply traumatized woman, who is still one of the strongest people I have ever encountered mentally. Mouse Protector is currently repressing her memories of her time with the Slaughterhouse Nine as much as possible, which is not healthy long term. Still, the girl knows this, and will likely break down and have a good cry as soon as she is given an understanding shoulder on which to do so. In fact I condemn the PRT for keeping her from doing so for as long as they have. Mouse Protector has been under armed guard for three days, and the only person with psychological training who she has been allowed to speak to is Dragon. I've worked with Dragon, she is skilled at helping someone work through grief, but it is not her true profession, and she cannot provide that personal touch that I think Mouse Protector requires."
Interviewer: "I see. What about Mayhem?"
Cranial: "You're not even making a pretense about stopping me from defaming the PRT, who owns your parent station. You're not taking steps to keep this conversation interesting for an audience, no jokes, no witty rejoinders, no prodding me for juicy gossip. I can only conclude that you're never going to air this? Annoying, we had an agreement. I see I shouldn't have let it remain a verbal one. Goodbye."
Interviewer: "Wait, we know that you're harboring one of them. Garotte. If you don't want to be considered complicit…"
Cranial: "Sveta? I see. Well if you want a psychological assessment of her, I'll give it to you. She is the sweetest, kindest, most apologetic and generally nicest thief that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Are we done here?"
Interviewer: "You said that she was a thief?"
Cranial: "Yes, and that surprises you, showing clearly that you know she is an innocent, despite lumping the poor girl in with the degenerates who were the only ones willing to actually help her. When Sveta heard what was happening in the Bay she stole an experimental particle cannon, and a scram-jet, both of which were being developed for the military. I imagine she will be arriving shortly."
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Legion1771
The God
Wut.
And clearly Cranial is an amazing guy.
And clearly Cranial is an amazing guy.
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Can you guess which?
Girl, actually. Well, more of an old woman.
Girl, actually. Well, more of an old woman.
Legion1771
The God
I'd like to say the second. Because the first came out of fucking nowhere and hit me in the face like a sack of bricks. And the second seems actually relevant.
Huh. Okay then.
This is the last arc of the story right? End game time.
Also I believe the second one is real. Sveta's character growth from passive and terrified apologetic to someone willing to go against her own instincts to help a friend is amazing.
Also I believe the second one is real. Sveta's character growth from passive and terrified apologetic to someone willing to go against her own instincts to help a friend is amazing.
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EITHER ONE WORKS FINE. Interlude with Regent is real, the interview is fake.
Raviollius
...but what happens afterwards?
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First one.
consequences
Not A Nice Person At All
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Cranial interview is real. If Cauldron had extracted their heads from their asses to that extent the Nine wouldn't still be faffing about. Or rather they would, but only as carefully calculated actions under the control of Regent and others.
[X] Regent is the omake. Cranial is canon.
edit: would be nice if both were canon though.
edit: would be nice if both were canon though.
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Mizu
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are too big
fast-paced
his father's ability, but more
had its perks.
ruby-lipped
minutes, that was the maximum
but now that all three minds
intentionally deafen themselves.
musclebound frame
dangerous as he
father's skull
the group; probably not all
I agree with consequences, the slaughter house nine would be put under regents control and be used to make more people trigger instead of still being murderhobos, killing parahumans and lowering the chances of defeating scion.
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Not A Nice Person At All
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Oh, they would be murderhobos. They would be murderhobos on a scale that Jack has never dreamed of, all to promote a greater ordered society, and he would be screaming helplessly inside his head at the thought the whole time.
Just forcing Shatterbird to draw things out and not instantly flense everyone standing near a window would probably jack up Nine induced trigger events by a thousand percent.
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Thank you. Those are fixed now.
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I'd say Cranial interview is completely unsurprising and perfectly aligned with characterizations of Cranial and Sveta we have seen so far.
Regent as Cauldron agent, on the other hand, is sudden, was not foreshadowed, and isn't really in character for both Regent and Cauldron.
3 against 1 that Regent part is an omake.
Regent as Cauldron agent, on the other hand, is sudden, was not foreshadowed, and isn't really in character for both Regent and Cauldron.
3 against 1 that Regent part is an omake.
Wiggin42
Wage Slave
Guessing R is canon; C is fake.
If the PRT was going to try and hustle a Thinker/Tinker, they would use it for higher priority targets than an already captured villain and Coil's band of merry men. Doubt that Tagg alone has enough pull to manage it, and the PRT as a whole wouldn't focus on a single city's capes.
Both were fun though.
If the PRT was going to try and hustle a Thinker/Tinker, they would use it for higher priority targets than an already captured villain and Coil's band of merry men. Doubt that Tagg alone has enough pull to manage it, and the PRT as a whole wouldn't focus on a single city's capes.
Both were fun though.
DarthThrawn
Bloody Eldar
Regent. I somewhat doubt Sveta could successfully steal tech from a group of Tinkers, in their own, presumably well-fortified territory, which exists outside of normal reality. Also, she's too damn nice.
Only way I see that happening is if Cranial and/or the others basically let her do so, but they already had a deal with Mayhem to keep Sveta there while the Nine happened.
Only way I see that happening is if Cranial and/or the others basically let her do so, but they already had a deal with Mayhem to keep Sveta there while the Nine happened.
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Based on chapter length, effort expended, style, and addition to the story - the Regent portion is closer to the story. The Cranial portion adds literally nothing at all to the narrative and is a completely different style. Both can be ignored completely with regards to the overarching plot. Cranial is the omake.
Khepri14
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[X] Regent is the omake. Cranial is canon.
I know, right?!
Cauldron reaching out to Regent makes no sense considering they've never gotten their heads out of their asses and thought about things and I don't recall any foreshadowing of it(Of course, I could've missed it). Not to mention I don't recall the Heatbroken being formed or whatever this early, not to mention Heartbreaker and all of his minions would've killed most of the Slaughterhouse Nine(Shatterbird and Burnscar and Bonesaw would've fallen under his control at least, not to mention all of the capes under his command/harem-slave capes and what they could do) and if Heartbreaker had been attacked, any and all of his slaves or whomever he controlled unnoticed would've done whatever they were told to do and caused anarchy(which is why he'd never been attacked before).
I know, right?!
Cauldron reaching out to Regent makes no sense considering they've never gotten their heads out of their asses and thought about things and I don't recall any foreshadowing of it(Of course, I could've missed it). Not to mention I don't recall the Heatbroken being formed or whatever this early, not to mention Heartbreaker and all of his minions would've killed most of the Slaughterhouse Nine(Shatterbird and Burnscar and Bonesaw would've fallen under his control at least, not to mention all of the capes under his command/harem-slave capes and what they could do) and if Heartbreaker had been attacked, any and all of his slaves or whomever he controlled unnoticed would've done whatever they were told to do and caused anarchy(which is why he'd never been attacked before).
Regent is real; Cranial is fake. The quality in the former is much higher than the latter, despite the unexpected nature of the content.
The cranial bit is amazing! I have to say I absolutely loved it. As for the PRT short changing Cranial, that is somewhat hilariously shortsighted. It ruins their reputation, their trustworthiness, and more all just to avoid paying a fee. The result of which is going to be the entirety of toybox if not exactly blacklisting the PRT, at the very least upping the prices they charge to make up for the temporary loss, but the amount prices will rise is likely to be far more than what Cranial charges for a consult, plus the added lack of credibility and reliability the PRT suffers. Further She can now just take whatever recording she has of this meeting herself and air it as proof. It makes me wonder just how stupid they really are.
Oh and if I had to pick one as real it would be the Cranial.
Oh and if I had to pick one as real it would be the Cranial.
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