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Actually, I'm more curious about something else. What happened to Sophia again?

Because, I honestly would be quite amused if, somewhere down the line, she tried going after Taylor again.
 
jmcdavid said:
Actually, I'm more curious about something else. What happened to Sophia again?

Because, I honestly would be quite amused if, somewhere down the line, she tried going after Taylor again.
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That's a good thing to talk about. I think she was sent to a prison called Leavenworth?

Still... Kentucky fried bully, extra crispy...
 
FaerieKnight79 said:
Would Mage Armor stop a crossbow bolt made intangible by Sophia's power?
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Mage armor is a [force] effect and specifically stops incorporeal stuff.

However, I don't believe it affects otherwise intangible things that use various transplanar effects to bypass Material Plane obstacles without actually becoming incorporeal, such as the Plane of Shadow. Think something like the Burrowing Power psionic feat. So...maybe? Depends on the power's mechanics.
 
Let's not forget that Taylor most definitely has what would be classified as a Shaker rating that can stop lethal attacks cold. It stopped the Brute testing rig from hitting her with the force of an out-of-control truck, and stopped an incendiary round from going through her eye.

I think she could easily pull off the same thing with Sophia's crossbow bolts. And a quick transformation into her hybrid form would let her scales handle the rest.

And by this point, is Taylor even scared of Sophia anymore? Because IMHO, that was Sophia's real power over Taylor back in Winslow.
 
jmcdavid said:
And by this point, is Taylor even scared of Sophia anymore? Because IMHO, that was Sophia's real power over Taylor back in Winslow.
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The real power Sophia had was that when Taylor fought back, the powers that be would get on her case instead.

Now everyone knows that Stalker is scum, that is assuming Tiamat didn't finish the job while no one was looking.
 
Leechblade said:
The real power Sophia had was that when Taylor fought back, the powers that be would get on her case instead.

Now everyone knows that Stalker is scum, that is assuming Tiamat didn't finish the job while no one was looking.
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Don't forget Tia's brother. While metallic dragons are generally Good aligned, they are still dragons with all that entails.
 
Kryslin said:
I've been running with the idea that a white dragons breath is similar to these instant cold packs, ramped up to 11 by draconic bullshit. Also, 3.5e and 5e state that white dragons have a harsh chemical smell about them. Aqueous Ammonia, even in low concentration is pretty harsh stuff. So, a smell that gets associated with Hunts is going to be Ammonia (the major component of those packs are ammonia compounds).
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Huh. I thought that the smell was from his urine, seeing as that has a significant ammonium content.
 
FaerieKnight79 said:
I don't have the SV link. I have the Fanfiction link however.
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Well, that's easy enough to fix: It Gets Worse.

I should also point out that both that and Trump Card are two of my favorite Worm fix fics. Hell, there really isn't one that he's done that I didn't like; even Slippery Slope has its positive points. Few, mind, but they're there.

When it comes to Worm fanfic, it's hard to say who is the best. I've been reading a lot of it on AO3 lately, some of which is here too. Gotta say, I wish that some of these authors would have been in the position to write the original; they're obviously better writers than that hack Wildbow.
 
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Lycanthromancer said:
However, I don't believe it affects otherwise intangible things that use various transplanar effects to bypass Material Plane obstacles without actually becoming incorporeal, such as the Plane of Shadow. Think something like the Burrowing Power psionic feat. So...maybe? Depends on the power's mechanics.
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Pretty sure interdimensional effects are covered under what Force effects can deal with.
Remember, it doesn't say 'X type of intangible/incorporeal' but blanket intangible/incorporeal effects.
 
FaerieKnight79 said:
Don't forget Tia's brother. While metallic dragons are generally Good aligned, they are still dragons with all that entails.
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Good Is Not Nice most definitely applies here.

Even Ilmater, the literal God of Compassion, will send Vengeance Paladins to deal with unrepentant assholes. He'll even sometimes manifest/imbue an avatar to lay waste to a big enough bunch of bastards... and Bahamut is certainly not anywhere near Ilmater's level of kindness.

If mortal justice doesn't do its job, then Bahamut dropping a Mega Flare on Sophia's head is certainly on the table.
 
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The PRT, Crime and Punishment.
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    • FaerieKnight79 said:
    Isn't that a military prison? And the PRT is not part of the military.
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    Leavenworth is also one of the first maximum security federal prisons. Its called "The Big House" for a reason; from the outside its very imposing architecture makes an impression. It's also the location of Fort Leavenworth, where the Military sends some of it's worst offenders.

    Which section of Law that has jurisdiction over the PRT appears to have been a matter of some contention; On one hand, they're federal law enforcement. On the gripping paw, they have armed aircraft and special operations units, and while most often seen with confoam sprayers, they have access to military grade weaponry, including surface to surface missiles (the infamous intercity missiles), which would normally be the province of the US Army.

    Herein they are treated as a branch of the military that isn't really the military. It helps to explain why they have problems getting warrants and other legal instruments. They have their own code of justice loosely based on the UCMJ (In times of war, certain offenses will be punished by death - that's not in the PRT CoJ). It gives them the access to military hardware, and explains why the US Military was restructured and reduced (besides Cauldron's shenanigans) to fit them in.

    Sophia had a manslaughter conviction being held over her head for stapling a ganger to a wall that led to his death. That's a civilian offense, and the PRT was willing to turn her over the New Hampshire's penal system, but the business with Taylor broke several sections of the PRT's CoJ, which is why she's headed there. That's also where her hearing for the business with Taylor will be. New Hampshire is treating this as imprisonment, and anytime Sophia has to serve afterwards is done so consecutively.

    Normally, cases such as this would be heard in a regional tribunal - like Boston, or New York for Brockton Bay, and normally, they deal with the PRT officers. The Protectorate and Wards have far fewer options; Washington DC, Leavenworth, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, and Atlanta are where those are held. The military court martial procedures apply; She gets assigned representation, the charges are read, she enters her plea, the court dates are set, and a tribunal assembled to hear the case. When held, the prosecution presents its evidence, defense counters, and when everything has been presented, the tribunal renders its verdict. Sophia either walks free, charges cleared, or gets remanded into custody.

    Clear as mud now?

    It gets worse; Sophia is a flight risk, and vindictive. Ideally, they'd like to drop her on Bikini Atoll and air drop supplies, but that would be a death sentence - Bikini is not fit for human habitation due to elevated radiation levels plus no kill order - and neither is she Birdcage bait (unlike Lung and Hookwolf). The idea is she'll serve her sentence far away from Brockton Bay in a facility that holds parahumans nearly as well as the Birdcage. Yes, inmates have sucessfully escaped from the parahuman wing there, but more than a few had outside help - Yes, I'm looking at you, Ethan Walsh.
     
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    Yes, I'm looking at you, Ethan Walsh.
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    Ugh. It's one thing to break people out of convoys to a ridiculously illegal, unethical, and immoral permanent imprisonment on foreign soil with no possibility of parole; it's another altogether to break incredibly dangerous, violent, borderline psychotic criminals out of legal, moral, and (possibly) ethical imprisonment.

    Of course, then he goes and abandons his moral outrage over the former for a girl and pretends everything's okay.

    Assault is a horrible person, like 99.99% of everyone else in Worm.
     
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    It gets worse; Sophia is a flight risk, and vindictive. Ideally, they'd like to drop her on Bikini Atoll and air drop supplies, but that would be a death sentence - Bikini is not fit for human habitation due to elevated radiation levels plus no kill order - and neither is she Birdcage bait (unlike Lung and Hookwolf). The idea is she'll serve her sentence far away from Brockton Bay in a facility that holds parahumans nearly as well as the Birdcage. Yes, inmates have sucessfully escaped from the parahuman wing there, but more than a few had outside help - Yes, I'm looking at you, Ethan Walsh.
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    You know, I wonder if something as simple as putting Sophia in a deep hole would work. I'm not sure how her power would react to trying to phase through solid dirt or rock that went on horizontally for miles.

    There would be a certain irony in throwing her into a literal oubliette. Plus you don't have to worry about her escaping if the power cuts out or if tinkertech handcuffs malfunction.
     
    Lycanthromancer said:
    Ugh. It's one thing to break people out of convoys to a ridiculously illegal, unethical, and immoral permanent imprisonment on foreign soil with no possibility of parole; it's another altogether to break incredibly dangerous, violent, borderline psychotic criminals out of legal, moral, and (possibly) ethical imprisonment.

    Of course, then he goes and abandons his moral outrage over the former for a girl and pretends everything's okay.

    Assault is a horrible person, like 99.99% of everyone else in Worm.
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    Pretty sure "moral outrage" wasn't part of the equation for Ethan's career as Madcap. I'm pretty sure his motivation was "You pay me, I'll do the job."
     
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