Baughn
Healing-type writer
- Location
- Dublin
But but but, that's forbidden romance! You can't go out with your sister!
Magical Girl Escalation Taylor (Worm/Nanoha)
- Thread starter Silently Watches
- Start date
remove the it?
Dr. Mercurious
Strangest Person You Know
- Location
- New England
'An out' as defined by the writers of such dreck as Gossip Girl. Which is to say. 'it's okay if I lie because I'm cute/sexy/whatevs'.
This is the only reason Taylor wouldn't put her in a body cast, but not enough that Kayleigh isn't going to lose teeth.
Dumping after a very serious Reason You Suck speech and a backhand slap which knocks out some teeth.
As someone who's had personal experience with someone who operated like this, the best thing you can do is completely ignore their existence and move on. There are faster ways to get me to suddenly despise a character, but not many.
LancerisDead
Definitely not a cat
- Location
- Buenos Aires
In all seriousness, do the people advocating for dumping her really want to estrange one of the only friends Taylor has outside her family?
I'm not saying she shouldn't be angry or chew her out a bit, but would it even be in character for Taylor? Given how far she's come from canon.
I'm not saying she shouldn't be angry or chew her out a bit, but would it even be in character for Taylor? Given how far she's come from canon.
Y-You can't mean... You're saying powerless people should be relevant?! What's wrong with you?!
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"Unpowered" may be a more accurate descriptor, since normals aren't exactly powerless. *Glances back to random gangbanger shooting us in the face with an anti-tank rocket and knocking us out of the fight*
LancerisDead
Definitely not a cat
- Location
- Buenos Aires
Oh yes, Rocket guy. Hope we have better luck when we inevitably find his relatives, the Mortar brothers.
- Location
- USA
Took longer than desirable to read this, so responding before I read the 3+ pages of comments.
Kaaayyleigh, you gots some explainin!!! You take this little time to go blaaab?
At least its a besty-friend, but that just raises further questions! (And makes me regret the relative lack of school-life updates) . Who is this girl that we've never been introduced by Kayleigh? Name doesn't pop up in past searches anyways. Does she not share us with her friend circle to help us out of our shell?
Wooo defending us! Well, mostly... its very hard to tell from these and the update whether its motivated by 1. Professional devotion to Da Rulez 2. Personal Protection (doesn't want the rules not followed in her case) 3. Actual moral "Don't break these rules they are good" and protecting our safety too. Moreso once she knows who we are... But her bothering to try and fix the mess (rather than tell Kayleigh to stfu and forget about it) suggests some element of doing it for our sake, I feel like! *blind optimism intensifies*
She'd better have a good reason.... puppy to save? Villain to protect from? Villain who shouldn't get in a fight with us? (But she doesn't know us...)
*Happy Squee!* Bluehair returns!! <3 <3 Why's she need to know....
*suspicion intensifies aggressively! MGS Alert sound!*
*WINDOW SPLITTING SHRIEK* Whaaaaaaat?!?!?! Kayleigh isn't Cailleach, just happens to be friends?!?! Devious tricksy QM!
BUT CAILLEACH IS BLUEHAIR!!! *lilies bloom evurrywhere, shipping goggles bite into face* YASSSS
Indeed a bit stupid.... I would be very unhappy with Kayleigh dearest right now IF I DIDN"T WANT TO HUG HER! <3
*ten thousand tears I crrryyyyyyy* Silently, Silently whyyyyy. Why must you wound us sooooo?!?!
*hope blossoms!* Ooor you just /really/ don't like easy happy relationships huh? And here on HardMode with a socially awkward and walled-off Taylor too, who's barely looked at relationships.... Perfect Storm, you're on wingman right? 60% is plenty we flirted with a random dockworker already.
Pleasently enlightened from her, and insightful.Better than "I was drunk so i'm not responsible" anyways. Kayleigh makes a fine Admiral indeed for this ship.
But but why nooooot, its such a great plotline!! Kayleigh is right on this. Also.... SQUEEEE By My Will, Shipping Mote Be! Primo Victoria!!
Kaaayyleigh, you gots some explainin!!! You take this little time to go blaaab?
At least its a besty-friend, but that just raises further questions! (And makes me regret the relative lack of school-life updates) . Who is this girl that we've never been introduced by Kayleigh? Name doesn't pop up in past searches anyways. Does she not share us with her friend circle to help us out of our shell?
Wooo defending us! Well, mostly... its very hard to tell from these and the update whether its motivated by 1. Professional devotion to Da Rulez 2. Personal Protection (doesn't want the rules not followed in her case) 3. Actual moral "Don't break these rules they are good" and protecting our safety too. Moreso once she knows who we are... But her bothering to try and fix the mess (rather than tell Kayleigh to stfu and forget about it) suggests some element of doing it for our sake, I feel like! *blind optimism intensifies*
She'd better have a good reason.... puppy to save? Villain to protect from? Villain who shouldn't get in a fight with us? (But she doesn't know us...)
*Happy Squee!* Bluehair returns!! <3 <3 Why's she need to know....
*suspicion intensifies aggressively! MGS Alert sound!*
*WINDOW SPLITTING SHRIEK* Whaaaaaaat?!?!?! Kayleigh isn't Cailleach, just happens to be friends?!?! Devious tricksy QM!
BUT CAILLEACH IS BLUEHAIR!!! *lilies bloom evurrywhere, shipping goggles bite into face* YASSSS
Indeed a bit stupid.... I would be very unhappy with Kayleigh dearest right now IF I DIDN"T WANT TO HUG HER! <3
*ten thousand tears I crrryyyyyyy* Silently, Silently whyyyyy. Why must you wound us sooooo?!?!
*hope blossoms!* Ooor you just /really/ don't like easy happy relationships huh? And here on HardMode with a socially awkward and walled-off Taylor too, who's barely looked at relationships.... Perfect Storm, you're on wingman right? 60% is plenty we flirted with a random dockworker already.
Pleasently enlightened from her, and insightful.
But but why nooooot, its such a great plotline!! Kayleigh is right on this. Also.... SQUEEEE By My Will, Shipping Mote Be! Primo Victoria!!
Crusader Jerome
Subsisting on Supplication
- Location
- My home away from Rome
Kayleigh needs a dose of some proper, old-fashioned befriending. I'm not talking about the beamspam. I'm talking about the slap to the face.
Why use a violent method when we can do something non-violent?
Our teleport can reach other Earths, and unless I'm confusing this with another fanfic/quest, we have access to an uninhabited one (Gimmel).
Get some camping supplies along with some books on wilderness survival, grab Kayleigh and tell her that we need to make sure she can't reveal out secret to anybody else, but we aren't going to kill her. Then cast Dimensional Transfer to Gimmel and leave her stranded there for a week in the middle of nowhere, implying we're never coming back, then return and offer her a second chance.
That should help "scare her straight". If it does scare her straight, it should scare her out of this yuri romance thing too as a bonus.
The above is not intended as a serious course of action, just "shooting the breeze."
Crusader Jerome
Subsisting on Supplication
- Location
- My home away from Rome
A little harsh, perhaps, and full of logistical problems such as dealing with parents, but you seem to be on the right track. I applaud your suggestion, good sir.
- Location
- USA
A missed? hint back then that she was indeed Cailleach, if that was Winter Hills drug tinker (I'm not mixing them up with Warlocks am I?) . Also puts new insight into Kayleigh's reaction to the guy and the general topic... and makes me wonder about the troubled cousin-of-party-thrower and having to keep dealer happy. Anyways, very much wondering from pure curiosity what sort of "Prize" we missed in relation to having gone to pester the guy.
As far as dealing with poor misguised Kayleigh... people are seriously harsh against her o_o. I realize I am extremely biased at the moment for agreeing with her desired outcomes
but really, she told one single trusted figure and even hinted she would ahead of time (true, her reasons for "they need to know" don't quite match ours). And reading again the emphasis on how she stayed at an "invaded by murderous monsters that actually killed people at the scene" searching for us to make sure we got out safely... I feel like that sort of intense devotion and specific act (aside from 'adopting' Taylor as a friend, and being our only non-Cape one seemingly) would earn her a significant amount of forgiveness from Taylor, at least enough to hear her out and see that she clearly had the mindset of it being helpful and not (as far as a magically-accurate Lie Detector would say) betrayal. Its not great that Taylor might also be reluctant to push away her only friend after being so long without (and PS has likely mitigated that factor) but could still play into it.Basically, I think theres plenty of reason for a long stern talk about trust and friendship, maaaaybe even some leaking of our past in BB, and quite possibly bonding with Laura as we both reprimand Kayleigh about the importance of the Unwritten Rules. It could be a very nice scene to read and give some development to Taylor outside of the goal-focused hero stuff, without us necessarily having to shoot off into a rampage of "punish disloyalty" for all it might be tempting.
- Location
- Mexico
The problem is that if we are not a goal oriented hero we are only going to damage ourselves in the long run. The threats of the world are many without counting those out side of it, we are at the precipice All the time without hyper focus on that front.
That's why I want Danny dead *shrugs*, non-existant moral support, the only thing that he provides is food, further worries and problems, All while expecting that we bend Over at the first sign of trouble becuase he doesn't feel like a father, even though he hadn't acted like one up to that moment.
Doesn't mean that we didn' make a lot of mistakes, becuase we did, but it still doesn't excuse him.
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And being hyper focused on being goal-oriented like you suggest isn't also very damaging to us in the long run?
- Location
- Mexico
Ah, but you forget that the damage will keep us alive. xD
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Archeo Lumiere
The Prince's Archivist
- Location
- Lumiose City, Kalos
- Pronouns
- He/Him/They/Them
You mean like Khepri at the end of Worm Canon? Yeah, let's have a social life this time thank you very much.
LancerisDead
Definitely not a cat
- Location
- Buenos Aires
Ah, SV. Can't be happy unless they make the most kind of characters into the God Emperor of Mankind.
Really though, perspective. Taylor hasn't told Kayleigh about the bullying, and this may surprise you, but she's acting with the priorities of a (not particularly brilliant) common teenage girl.
Really though, perspective. Taylor hasn't told Kayleigh about the bullying, and this may surprise you, but she's acting with the priorities of a (not particularly brilliant) common teenage girl.
Dead is a little harsh. Also keep in mind that Taylor is still only 15, unless I missed a birthday. Even if so, that doesn't change much. While we can assume Samantha would try for custody if Danny dies, I imagine that if she is outed as a Cape to the judge they'd assign her to the PRT custody and the Wards.
Even if that is too much fannon and inference, consider Samantha. What does SHE do for a living? Would Samantha be able to get custody when she doesn't have a job?
For that matter, how would Calamity Witch support herself? Recall that the members of New Wave all had to have non-cape jobs in addition to heroing.
Would a judge allow her to become an emancipated minor with no visible means of support, assuming her status as Calamity Witch is not known?
If Samantha is unsuitable and emancipation is not an option, who would get custody?
Danny dying just opens up a whole bunch of problems.
RoninSword
Sky God
- Location
- Canada
Those problems exists yes, but don't make for much of a story in the same vein as the rest of the quest. I would trust SW to handle it appropriately.
Always Late
Lacking in coffee, sleep, and brains
- Location
- Ohio
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Silently Watches
Professional Stalker
- Location
- Right behind you
If you had followed the drug dealer and decided to try his product, Taylor would have relived a memory of Calamity Witch Origin's that revealed CWO's name and showed a peek into her relationship with a certain crown princess. The sneak peek I gave you was when she was dancing with Laura and thought for a moment that her perfume smelled like strawberries and myrrh (the not-quite-licorice smell) rather than the apple-scent she actually had on. Both Laura and the princess had blue hair, though only the princess's was natural.
As I think was previously mentioned in-story, Kurt and Lacey have custody of Taylor should Danny be unable to care for her.
Always Late
Lacking in coffee, sleep, and brains
- Location
- Ohio
... we can legit expand our mind with LSD.
*inhales* It is way too early in the morning for this shit.
- Location
- Mexico
Give me some time, I have to re-read the whole thing... or ask @Silently Watches, whichever comes first.
Silently Watches
Professional Stalker
- Location
- Right behind you
Or it might have been that you walked into the room and basically got a contact high. That was Arc 4, this is Arc 8, so it's been way too many months for me to remember exactly how that decision tree went.
Regardless, the end result is the same. If you get anything mind-altering, the subconscious memories implanted with the CW template that let you learn new spells so easily come out to play. Or you could just ask PS to help you relive them, I guess.
- Location
- Russia
On the edge of the cliff beyond which is only eon
You're standing alone in power of strange dreams,
Want to be so careless, having taken leave of this world
And to play with fire of otherwordly dreams.
Finally you're happy unlike any other,
You've been blown into the sky by angel dust,
Only it has power over delight and wind,
In the "liquid sky" your laughter sounds.
Angel dust
Is a dream and reality!
The lyrics in the video are not 100% correct, but there seem to be no other translations that are combined with the song.
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