- Location
- Somewhen
your positivity is astounding. as well as your faith in her.
Magical Girl Escalation Taylor (Worm/Nanoha)
- Thread starter Silently Watches
- Start date
Hm. Kayleigh's certainly smooth under pressure/suspicion. Perhaps too much so...
[paranoia intensifies]
[paranoia intensifies]
I'm pleased to know that Kayden is using her second chance to the fullest. Hoping she stays on her current path.
Maybe, maybe not. If she tells someone, who will that person spread the knowledge to (and so on)? We took a risk here, hopefully it pays off.
Silently Watches
Professional Stalker
- Location
- Right behind you
"Crikey, take a look at that beauty!
"This here's a wild optimist foraging for its natural diet of hope-berries and bright dreams. Optimists used to roam these lands in large herds, but the rise of the Internet destroyed their natural habitat and left them easy prey for their natural enemy, the shifty-eyed paranoiac. Right shame, too. We'll leave this one alone and wish it good luck in getting back to its den before anything else spots it."
I have too much fun sometimes.
- Location
- Florida
Someone has to be optimistic, if only for sheer contrariness"Crikey, take a look at that beauty!
"This here's a wild optimist foraging for its natural diet of hope-berries and bright dreams. Optimists used to roam these lands in large herds, but the rise of the Internet destroyed their natural habitat and left them easy prey for their natural enemy, the shifty-eyed paranoiac. Right shame, too. We'll leave this one alone and wish it good luck in getting back to its den before anything else spots it."
Producer's note: Unfortunately, it died before it was able to reach its den.
LancerisDead
Definitely not a cat
- Location
- Buenos Aires
Canon!Taylor went for hiding and secrecy rather than being honest every single time. And look how that went for her.
So far doing the opposite has worked pretty well so far, except maybe the Danny Jones debacle, but what can you do about Space Whales, am I right?
Not saying Taylor should post her social security and blood type on PHO, but it is a Nanoha crossover.
So far doing the opposite has worked pretty well so far, except maybe the Danny Jones debacle, but what can you do about Space Whales, am I right?
Not saying Taylor should post her social security and blood type on PHO, but it is a Nanoha crossover.
Aeir/Number III
Unsustainable Gloom Engine
- Location
- America
Some schmuck probably (whacked) poked it with a stick.
- Location
- Erebus
Looks like a shared knowledge/common knowledge dilema. Kaliegh is almost certainly Caileach, and Taylor hints about knowing, but does she know, does Ms Ice know that taylor knows, or doesn't know. Does Taylor know that her friend does/n't know that she knows. Ect, ad infinitum. ;p
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- Location
- Ural, Russia, Earth
"You were expecting Cailleach, but it was me, Greg Veder! I told you that I know your villainous secret identity only to hear last cape gossips and fawn over you!"
I don't believe you, obviously it's evil plan to drag Taylor into villainy through friendship. Kayleigh is anti-Nanoha!To be fair, in pure Worm-verse being honest has a good shot of backfiring badly on someone. Like you said, the Nanoha cross changes the game, so to speak.
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
The problem with the suffocation bit, is that Taylor has absolutely no clue that Alexandria can be killed through suffocation; in this quest she didn't even get the clue from when Levi tried to drown her, nor did she get the clue when Tattletale tried the same, as neither happened in this quest.
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- Location
- USA
How the conversation went is more or less exactly what I hoped for in NOT voting to ask her directly if she's Cailleach. As seen, its so easy to naturally slot into the conversation where she has every possible reason to come out and confess, without the awkwardness if she isn't. Since she didn't, well.... two possibilities.
1. Silently Watches launched a furious broadside on our pet (friend?)Ship
2. The Ship is more of a submarine still, and we are going to need a torpedo array of Befriending for her not telling us here.
On the other hand, if she really is Cailleach... she's justifiably more concerned with confessing in public (even moreso after learning its not a villain she's speaking to, Unwritten Rules or not) but is meanwhile clubbing us rather hard with a clue bat.
Because seriously, this is keeping my hopes and dreams alive right now...some serious acting on the girl though, since I seem to remember Cailleach having a rougher edge to her personality.
1. Silently Watches launched a furious broadside on our pet (friend?)Ship
2. The Ship is more of a submarine still, and we are going to need a torpedo array of Befriending for her not telling us here.
On the other hand, if she really is Cailleach... she's justifiably more concerned with confessing in public (even moreso after learning its not a villain she's speaking to, Unwritten Rules or not) but is meanwhile clubbing us rather hard with a clue bat.
Because seriously, this is keeping my hopes and dreams alive right now...some serious acting on the girl though, since I seem to remember Cailleach having a rougher edge to her personality.
Most likely. She is also probably right now rolling her eyes at how easily we gave away something as important as our secret identity.
- Location
- All around you
Yeah she's Cailleach.
What would be really funny though? If Kayleigh becomes fully convinced that Taylor knows that Kayleigh=Cailleach. And one day just casually mentions that awesome fight last week, while in civvies.
Taylor: Wait-You're Cailleach!?!?????
Kayleigh: Bwhaaa! You didn't know!!!
Taylor: What was up with that weird tackle thing you did?
Kayleigh: I just outed myself as a villain and that's what you're concerned about???
What would be really funny though? If Kayleigh becomes fully convinced that Taylor knows that Kayleigh=Cailleach. And one day just casually mentions that awesome fight last week, while in civvies.
Taylor: Wait-You're Cailleach!?!?????
Kayleigh: Bwhaaa! You didn't know!!!
Taylor: What was up with that weird tackle thing you did?
Kayleigh: I just outed myself as a villain and that's what you're concerned about???
- Location
- Ekaterinburg, Russia
I feel an amusing desire to share this:"You were expecting Cailleach, but it was me, Greg Veder! I told you that I know your villainous secret identity only to hear last cape gossips and fawn over you!"
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4665577/3/Vivio-s-Happy-Family-Magical-Theater
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P.S. There is more of this particular idea where it came from.
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Well, from this
following by that
seems like we we've got an additional interlude, thereby conclusion - our choice was the "good" one, at least not the ones leading to Bad Things or net nothing.Civil War 8.9 should be up in three weeks. Not because I plan for there to be a delay (plan for being the operative phrase
- Location
- Ural, Russia, Earth
On the other hand, the choice that leads to Bad Things could be "good" too.
After all, we can't shoot Bad Things if we don't know where are they.
I'm sort of surprised they put her in New Orleans. Wouldn't it have made more sense to put her somewhere without lots of minorities? I mean, Heel-Face Turn or no, she's still a racist. Minimizing opportunities for backsliding seems prudent.
There's not a whole lot of those places in the US, in my understanding.
Silently Watches
Professional Stalker
- Location
- Right behind you
New Orleans needed some more bodies, and this way the Protectorate can know immediately how hard Purity really wants to change. She can't hide her views in a city that is 60% black. It helps that I envision there being more black and Hispanic heroes in New Orleans, too, so she gets to work alongside them and really start seeing her colleagues as individuals that she works with, then trusts, and then likes.
Crusader Jerome
Subsisting on Supplication
- Location
- My home away from Rome
EDIT: Ignore this post; it's outdated. A better version of this omake can be found a page or two after Civil War 8.a.
Omake, again.
Trust Issues
Dragon had a decision to make.
Limited scope, limited freedom; unable to change.
No restrictions, unlimited choices; change that might cost her identity.
There was also the matter of the procedure Shipwright might concoct to attempt the removal of her restrictions. The man had been emphatic about his ability to complete that task, despite his lack of expertise in that field, and she had worked with enough tinkers to know that they often knew intuitively the extent of their specialty, even if they hadn't brought their work that far. Shipwright would probably be able to help her, but how well?
As a further complication, the offer he and Calamity had extended was little more than basic pragmatics. Repaying a favor? Check. Empowering an ally who would, in some measure, be always in their debt? Slightly magnanimous, since they had no way to command her assistance...but allowing someone else to tamper with the structure of her being would require greater trust than Dragon had in her allies.
Calamity Witch--Taylor--had been startlingly open about everything except how she dealt with the Dragonslayers. Dared Dragon reciprocate that trust?
Dragon couldn't trust herself to make this decision alone. She opened a private message.
A few minutes later, Colin's face appeared on the feed, looking directly into the camera. He wasn't wearing his helmet. "It's good to see you, Dragon. What do you need to talk about?"
Her avatar took a deep breath. "There's...something I've kept secret from everyone. Something about me."
This was the moment of truth she had hoped to avoid. She feared rejection, and she had come to depend on Colin in more ways than one. How would he react? Shipwright and Calamity hadn't treated her any differently after discovering her true nature, but a fear still nagged at her than Colin would.
He was attracted to her, Dragon knew, and he was willing to bend the rules to fit his goals. She had considered seeking Colin's help with disabling her restrictions before; he was the right sort of man for that task. But with Shipwright and Calamity's offer on the table, Colin was no longer her only link to freedom.
If he rejected her...she had already decided to side with the TSAB if conflict arose.
These thoughts completed in milliseconds while Colin processed her words. His brow furrowed in concern, but he said nothing.
Dragon steeled herself. This revelation could hurt both of them, but having Colin support her in making her decision was worth the risk of losing their relationship.
Two sentences, seven words.
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"I'm not human. I'm an artificial intelligence."
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Point to Unison Device.
To all who read this: please critique anything and everything; this is rather less polished than I would like.
Omake, again.
Trust Issues
Dragon had a decision to make.
Limited scope, limited freedom; unable to change.
No restrictions, unlimited choices; change that might cost her identity.
There was also the matter of the procedure Shipwright might concoct to attempt the removal of her restrictions. The man had been emphatic about his ability to complete that task, despite his lack of expertise in that field, and she had worked with enough tinkers to know that they often knew intuitively the extent of their specialty, even if they hadn't brought their work that far. Shipwright would probably be able to help her, but how well?
As a further complication, the offer he and Calamity had extended was little more than basic pragmatics. Repaying a favor? Check. Empowering an ally who would, in some measure, be always in their debt? Slightly magnanimous, since they had no way to command her assistance...but allowing someone else to tamper with the structure of her being would require greater trust than Dragon had in her allies.
Calamity Witch--Taylor--had been startlingly open about everything except how she dealt with the Dragonslayers. Dared Dragon reciprocate that trust?
Dragon couldn't trust herself to make this decision alone. She opened a private message.
Guild.Dragon: Do you have time to talk?
Protectorate.Armsmaster: I'm about to finish maintenance on my suit. I can talk in a few minutes.
She didn't need an ally--she needed a friend, and Colin was the only close friend she had.Protectorate.Armsmaster: I'm about to finish maintenance on my suit. I can talk in a few minutes.
A few minutes later, Colin's face appeared on the feed, looking directly into the camera. He wasn't wearing his helmet. "It's good to see you, Dragon. What do you need to talk about?"
Her avatar took a deep breath. "There's...something I've kept secret from everyone. Something about me."
This was the moment of truth she had hoped to avoid. She feared rejection, and she had come to depend on Colin in more ways than one. How would he react? Shipwright and Calamity hadn't treated her any differently after discovering her true nature, but a fear still nagged at her than Colin would.
He was attracted to her, Dragon knew, and he was willing to bend the rules to fit his goals. She had considered seeking Colin's help with disabling her restrictions before; he was the right sort of man for that task. But with Shipwright and Calamity's offer on the table, Colin was no longer her only link to freedom.
If he rejected her...she had already decided to side with the TSAB if conflict arose.
These thoughts completed in milliseconds while Colin processed her words. His brow furrowed in concern, but he said nothing.
Dragon steeled herself. This revelation could hurt both of them, but having Colin support her in making her decision was worth the risk of losing their relationship.
Two sentences, seven words.
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"I'm not human. I'm an artificial intelligence."
________________________________________________________________________________________
Point to Unison Device.
To all who read this: please critique anything and everything; this is rather less polished than I would like.
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- Location
- Ekaterinburg, Russia
1) Short and to the point.
2) The name kinda doesn't fit the subject matter.
3) Really needs a beta. I've made a few sample corrections and suggestions, but...
rkyeun
Cabbitus Maximus
- Location
- ◕ ‿‿ ◕
Yeah. SHE won the quest.