Make an interlude chapter to show the aftermath of the fight like what happened to Bonesaw?

  • Yes, interlude please.

    Votes: 59 93.7%
  • No, show me later.

    Votes: 4 6.3%

  • Total voters
    63
  • Poll closed .
Really enjoy seeing Missy get her new badass suit and that vial reveal is another step to her Ward walk out.

You know considering all of Armsmaster's wise choices he is now elevated from serious dickhead to poor sod.

Ah look at that little predator running with her tail between her legs, at least this relieve Taylor's burden a bit.
Come to think of it, did Kathy ever told Taylor what happened to Emma or who Sophia is?
 
Oof, feels bad man. Poor Colin. Not only does he have to deal with the information and whatever related context (Scion and entities?) just got dumped on him, but now everyone with even a bit of authority is going to start riding his ass for that same information.
 
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What did she tell him? I'd think Scion and entities were apart of the hazard info. Also how they were awakened would increase internal conflict within the PRT. So what info did she give him?
 
What did she tell him? I'd think Scion and entities were apart of the hazard info. Also how they were awakened would increase internal conflict within the PRT. So what info did she give him?
I dunno how much of scion and Entities would be hazard info. Bar Armsmasters shard making him forget things too close to his trigger vision.
Cauldron was telling people, and everyone knew at the end. Considering she told him about cauldron (though in a little round about way) this is unlikely to be an issue.

Its also not particularly needed to explain endbringer origins.

Eidolon's shard just has the bits to also control the endbringers. But he doesn't have the right mind etc. to order them properly. Endbringers act based on Eidolon's desire for a fight to push himself.

Which considering how devastated he is at the end... He probably knows that much.


As for how good it is tell him about it...
1. She lies and says its a info-hazard. Even though she doesn't think it is. Given I don't think shes changed her micro-expressions, and thinkers, decent chance she gets called out for lying. Turning people against her.

2. She tells them that while it strictly would be allowed under her what she said, she wont tell them anyway because it would be bad. Probably gets her less trust in the PRT and could be used by those against her to go against her. She sort of pushed them towards going for another question, but stuck to her promise.

3. She tells Armsmaster the truth. Sticking more to her personality and morals. Armsmaster makes the choice. Either way Armsmaster chooses, Cauldron considers her a little more untrustworthy, and want a little bit more to get rid of her. Even if they wanted the sort of information she was providing. Because it doesn't follow their 'greater good' mindset. Also somewhat applies to other people in government.
Also possible Armsmaster suspected of mastering etc.

3.a. If Arms tells them who knows what happens. They hide it from Eidolon? Eidolon does something maybe good maybe bad? Makes things a little more chaotic. But that was his decision now.

3.b. Arms doesn't tell them. (Cauldron could force the issue if they wanted?) Well mainly no change in PRT, bar that people know the info is horrifying and likely not particularly useful. Though some people will be opinionated and believe they should know anyway or believe that she shouldn't have told arms in the first place if she expected something like this.

No good options really.
 
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Eidolon's shard just has the bits to also control the endbringers. But he doesn't have the right mind etc. to order them properly. Endbringers act based on Eidolon's desire for a fight to push himself.

Which considering how devastated he is at the end... He probably knows that much.
While that is the common theory, it isn't confirmed.

We know Eidolon believes it, which is all that is needed for Scion PTV.

Tattletale thinks it likely, but she has been wrong before. Sometimes hilariously so. (2-3 Wards to deal with on the Bank Robbery. They got the entire team and 2 of New Wave.)
 
While that is the common theory, it isn't confirmed.

We know Eidolon believes it, which is all that is needed for Scion PTV.

Tattletale thinks it likely, but she has been wrong before. Sometimes hilariously so. (2-3 Wards to deal with on the Bank Robbery. They got the entire team and 2 of New Wave.)
Well its probably what Arms would have been told either way. Or atleast told as the most likely answer.

I dunno if its ever confirmed by Wildbow or Ward or anything.
 
RIP that's a huge mess on the way at the very least i think armsy will not tell anyone about David fk up even if is just to avoid a Likely Rampage and will keep It quiet if theres no new endbringer attack (which is something he Likely will tell them as proof for them and for himself)

It be horrifying for the fools to know she found a way to start/stop the endbringer's (more reason to SCP Katty)

That aside i doubt he can or would keep all for himself so It be funny to see the censored story and their reaction to it
 
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"Welcome to my world."
Every time I read a new chapter from you I need to go until the latest sentence and check if its too much of a cliffhanger or angst hanger to endure until next chapter. Then after I checked it I decide if I can read the newly released chapter. it its only then when I begin reading. I think its up to you how you decide what you think of my strategy.

What is this?

"This is what is left of Boston. The entire city was wiped out, the cause being a monster, she predicted," he punctuated every word, "Pack your things. You are leaving."
Hahahahaha! FUCKING AMAZING! Just saying; pack your things. You're leaving. Nuff said. xD

Fifteen minutes later, I ported us back, then lifted the bounded fields, and to my surprise, multiple Dragon Craft and some other capes were on the roof now.
So if the question was the exact origin of the Endbringers then she would need to talk about several things in 15 minutes. I think she talked about Cauldron, Entities, Eidolan or more specific alt!Queen Administrator of Eden's function, Eden's original plan for Endbringers and their role they are currently doing and maybe Shard networks for thats iffy.

The best of this is that because its Kathy that talked about Cauldron in this manner means that their system against information leaks doesn't work. She asked Dinah her numbers and it was broken. So this talk doesn't show up on Contessa's path before its too late.
 

It's from the last interlude when the us gov had the meeting reviewing the boston stuff. Colin explained tinkers go through 3 phases of development. When they first get their power they just build whatever without planning, then they move to type 2 where they plan including contingencies for when things fail so their tech is higher quality and more focused but produced slower and finally type 3 where they realise tinker tech doesn't have to be the only solution and look into mixing in mundane stuff both tech and science which cuts down on maintenance and flaws. Kathy was thought to be late type 2 possibly type 3, this confirmed she is type 3.

Would also like to say it's pretty worrying Kathy explained the trigger stuff even if only partially because this is the fic the nine got control of Dragon so will likely get their hands on it while Jack is in the birdcage and Bonesaw is doing cauldron assisted experiments.
 
Really enjoy seeing Missy get her new badass suit and that vial reveal is another step to her Ward walk out.

You know considering all of Armsmaster's wise choices he is now elevated from serious dickhead to poor sod.

Ah look at that little predator running with her tail between her legs, at least this relieve Taylor's burden a bit.
Come to think of it, did Kathy ever told Taylor what happened to Emma or who Sophia is?
She never told Taylor directly, but she did tell her that Winslow is a pointless mess and got her to get homeschooled.

What did she tell him? I'd think Scion and entities were apart of the hazard info. Also how they were awakened would increase internal conflict within the PRT. So what info did she give him?
So if the question was the exact origin of the Endbringers then she would need to talk about several things in 15 minutes. I think she talked about Cauldron, Entities, Eidolan or more specific alt!Queen Administrator of Eden's function, Eden's original plan for Endbringers and their role they are currently doing and maybe Shard networks for thats iffy.

The best of this is that because its Kathy that talked about Cauldron in this manner means that their system against information leaks doesn't work. She asked Dinah her numbers and it was broken. So this talk doesn't show up on Contessa's path before its too late.
What she told him is about Eidolon, how his power works, how it is responsible for the Endbringers, how killing him won't solve the issue exactly since it just frees them and at best we have some form of idea what Ziz wants, but no idea what the other Endbringers would do.

Then Armsmaster argued that can't be right, and demanded Kathy tell me why she belives this, Kathy then laid out that after Eidolon died the EB insantly cased all regular patterns and could even be comuincated with to a point.

Kathy didn't exactly go into powers and entities yet, since that is a whole other can of worms(heh) that needs to dealt with, but those things need to be taken slowly. I think for now that is bad enough.

She did confirm that Eidolon along with the rest of the big 3 are Vial capes tho.
While that is the common theory, it isn't confirmed.

We know Eidolon believes it, which is all that is needed for Scion PTV.

Tattletale thinks it likely, but she has been wrong before. Sometimes hilariously so. (2-3 Wards to deal with on the Bank Robbery. They got the entire team and 2 of New Wave.)
It's pretty much all but confirmed that Eidolons shard either freed, or made the Endbringers. The thing that is in doubt if Eidolon could controll them if he tried. Kathy doesn't belive it, but she does belive if she can change him enough, she can change the Endbringers.

Every time I read a new chapter from you I need to go until the latest sentence and check if its too much of a cliffhanger or angst hanger to endure until next chapter. Then after I checked it I decide if I can read the newly released chapter. it its only then when I begin reading. I think its up to you how you decide what you think of my strategy.
I will take it as a compliment that my writing can instill so much emotions in you!
 
Mind you I never read Worm itself, but it was always my impression that while Eidolon has the set-up/installer routine for the Endbringers, he lacks the actual control routine.

In other words he can give an uninitiated Enbringer form, restrictions, goals, priorities and conditional behaviour on top of what has been already pre-installed, but once the thing is up and running there is no changing anything.

Keep in mind, that the Endbringers were created by something that uses literal pre-cognition to screen for possible input/programming errors. Humans don't do that and therefore design things with an emergency shutdown. If Entities had any kind of fault tolerance for users in their programms/shards then the Thinker would have gotten an alarm before it lithobraked. They are not human and have diffrent limitations and perspective.

I hope we get an Armsmaster PoV about what he is going to do with the information.
 
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I am really curious how these conversations will impact Armsmaster's willingness to try to capture and birdcage Kathy. On one hand, she gave a bunch of information that is absolutely shaking his trust in the PRT's upper levels, with the triumvirate all being vial capes, and Eidolon being responsible for the Endbringers. On the other hand, Kathy's advice to him was:

as long as you first run your ideas and plans past Dragon, you should be ok. She is a good influence and person.

And unfortunately, Dragon is compromised and has been advocating birdcaging Kathy as well. So if he goes to her for advice, she will probably encourage him to do it.

(Side note: I am a little iffy on Jack appearing to have that direct of control over Dragon. That feels kind of like his master aspect of his power is a lot more overt than I thought it was. Though maybe he is leveraging her restrictions somehow.)

Either way though, the revelation that the power armor is mostly biological will certainly be a problem for their tentative plan to try to EMP Kathy.
 
I hope we get an Armsmaster PoV about what he is going to do with the information.
Probably later once he himself had time to sort his mind on it.

Time to build Dragon some hugging arms.
On it!
Also damn, that's a welcome back reception ain't it?
She just kidnaped a protectorate leader and yeah, its funny how many capes and Dragon craft are in the Bay.

Makes you wonder what they could be there for.
(Side note: I am a little iffy on Jack appearing to have that direct of control over Dragon.

What do they say about assumptions? There was a saying related to that :ninja:
 
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Just, ah, ctrl+F that one. Pretty much every instance is wrong.
What she told him is about Eidolon, how his power works, how it is responsible for the Endbringers, how killing him won't solve the issue exactly since it just frees them and at best we have some form of idea what Ziz wants, but no idea what the other Endbringers would do.

Then Armsmaster argued that can't be right, and demanded Kathy tell me why she belives this, Kathy then laid out that after Eidolon died the EB insantly cased all regular patterns and could even be comuincated with to a point.

Kathy didn't exactly go into powers and entities yet, since that is a whole other can of worms(heh) that needs to dealt with, but those things need to be taken slowly. I think for now that is bad enough.

She did confirm that Eidolon along with the rest of the big 3 are Vial capes tho.
Jeese, that really is some cursed knowledge. I mean, really, there is no evidence Eidolon could control the EBs if he was aware of the connection, and the awakening and periodic attacks are entirely based on subconscious desires. Worse, killing him would just free the EBs to do whatever they want, which is... not great?

So basically, it'd be a case of "Yes, I know where they came from, no that information is not helpful and, in fact, is harmful to certain influential figures. Releasing or acting upon the information will not aid us in any way." Kind of his only real response.
 
Honestly, I think Armsmaster would end up strongly recommending therapy for every parahuman within the Protectorate with a justification that it might have positiv knock-on effects to indirectly cause other knock-on effects that MIGHT be helpful or at least non-harmful. With an explicit statement that the information is extremely distressing and would cause many to snap and lash out against innocents and thereby cause the situation to further deteriorate.
 
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