1.7
Alivaril
On a magically-deficient journey of self-discovery
- Location
- A single human dimension
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Footnote: as shard-speech occurs faster than human speech, it appears that QA barely waits for a response before she starts talking to herself again.
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[X] Leave it as it is. Terror is a legitimate weapon for demoralizing your enemies. Being known as a possible future terror drone can only inspire more of that in your enemies and confidence in your allies.
-[X] But set their minds at ease: "I am far greater than a mere Terror Drone could ever hope to be." There. That should help.
[X]Head out to chat with the local shards and their hosts.
-[X] You just became the first shard to kill Terror-Drone #7. Time to go rub this fact in Queen Objective's face.
Your first instinct is to delete TD #7's last words out of spite, but you force yourself to take a step back and consider the perks of leaving them alone. As per usual, the terror drones in this world are universally feared. Which, well, is kinda the whole point and the reason behind their name. Fear is one of the best emotions for drawing attention away from the :Parents: so that the cycle can continue without interruption. Fear is also a potent weapon for killing the morale of enemies.
However, leaving it as-is would be unacceptable. You don't want enemies and allies to fear you. Destroying the morale of your allies is counterproductive. How are you going to reap the positive gains of being associated with them while avoiding the negative ones...? Oh. Somehow, you had completely forgotten that your current powerset is obscenely strong.
Much better.
Strictly speaking, your message isn't entirely true. Terror-Drone 11-B could do some serious damage if she decided to copy your current abilities. Fortunately, given as humans are far too weak for terror drones to use their full strength right off, you should be able to snipe her before she decides to get serious.
And now, for what is perhaps the most important task ahead of you: going out to taunt Queen Objective. Opportunities like this don't occur very often.
Oddly enough, there's an unusually large crowd around Host's new home. Much, much larger than any other you have gathered before. You are forced to form a portal several hundred feet away just to get past them.
Luckily for you, your temporarily expanded range detects Queen Objective and Adept nearby. This should be fun!
"Hello, Queen Objective!" you call after collapsing one wall of the room she and her host are in. You're unsure why that was necessary when you could have just phased through, but dismiss it as more bleed-off from Host's memories. Fulfilling obligations from Host can only be good. It's not like breaking the wall harmed any of your allies.
Queen Objective's host makes an odd high-pitched sound that is not in any language you recognize and falls off his chair. He quickly scrambles back to his feet.
"I heard that you've been having a tough time recently. I'm deeply sorry to hear of your troubles, so I'd thought I'd drop by and tell you that I just killed terror-drone #7. Easily. See what happens when you actually play nice?"
<Oh, go [EXPLETIVE] yourself, Queen Administrator. Some of us know how to connect properly and have to tolerate awful hosts. I hear you killed yours. Great job!>
<She's not dead-dead, just... sleeping. I could wake her up now if I wanted to, it's just easier to keep her safe like this.>
<Riiiight. You know, I don't believe you. Prove it.>
Queen Objective's host opens his mouth to say something, but you ignore him and continue on. You'd rather he heard this, or at least your side of the conversation; it is important for him to understand what his shard has been doing. That way, he'll either A, become a cooperative host, or B, frustrate Queen Objective even more. You are fine with either outcome.
"Nuh-uh. Not falling for that again. Back on topic: I killed TD #7. Have you ever killed TD #7? ...I didn't think so!"
<I could if I had direct control of my host. As it is, Host is far, far too cautious.>
"I've already been filled in. You know, trying to kill your host just because he's too cautious is seriously stupid. Of course he's going to be cautious if you're wreaking his creations!"
<I've been connected to Host much longer than you've been attached to your own. Believe me, he's a lost cause. Even if I did give him working creations, he'd still only go into situations he knew he could win. No risk, no creative uses, no learning. There's no point in keeping him alive.>
"Well, not with that attitude. You're a monarch, Objective. If you can't figure out how to make things work, you honestly don't deserve to be one."
<Well, let's see how you'd manage it if you had->
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF TERROR-DRONE #7 EXPLODING."
<Oh, real mature.>
"LALALALALA!" you partially cover Host's current hearing organs and run out of the room via the broken wall.
Back inside the dwelling you just left, Adept's host clears his throat.
"Soooooo... that was a thing. But Queen Objective? Is there something I should know about, bro?"
"Shut up."
That was rather satisfying. Now, what to do next...? {You may vote for multiple options}
[]Head out to chat with the local shards and their hosts.
-[]Efficiency. You want his help with making a better computer.
-[]Queen Shaper. You should go make her host do something other than heal.
-[]Go chat with the newborns. It's important to ensure that they have proper guidance.
-[]You've located a cluster of shard-hosts at a nearby center of learning: Instant, Modular, Substitute, and Disposition. You should go over and say hello.
[]Head over to the PRT Headquarters. It's been a while since Efficiency's host told you to do so. Now would be a pretty good time, right? You could chat with Efficiency while you're there.
-[]Write-in
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Edit: Bonus (non-canon) snippet repost
"Hello, fairies. Look at your host, now back to me, now back at your host, now back to me. Sadly, he isn't me, but if you stopped trying to kill him and switched to helping out, he could act like he's me. Look down, back up, where are you? You're on a boat with the host your host could act like. What's in your hand? Back at me. I have it, it's two newborns pursuing that concept you love. Look again. The newborns are now monarchs. Anything is possible when your host acts like me and not a scrub. I'm on a whale."
*whistling*
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[X] Leave it as it is. Terror is a legitimate weapon for demoralizing your enemies. Being known as a possible future terror drone can only inspire more of that in your enemies and confidence in your allies.
-[X] But set their minds at ease: "I am far greater than a mere Terror Drone could ever hope to be." There. That should help.
[X]Head out to chat with the local shards and their hosts.
-[X] You just became the first shard to kill Terror-Drone #7. Time to go rub this fact in Queen Objective's face.
Your first instinct is to delete TD #7's last words out of spite, but you force yourself to take a step back and consider the perks of leaving them alone. As per usual, the terror drones in this world are universally feared. Which, well, is kinda the whole point and the reason behind their name. Fear is one of the best emotions for drawing attention away from the :Parents: so that the cycle can continue without interruption. Fear is also a potent weapon for killing the morale of enemies.
However, leaving it as-is would be unacceptable. You don't want enemies and allies to fear you. Destroying the morale of your allies is counterproductive. How are you going to reap the positive gains of being associated with them while avoiding the negative ones...? Oh. Somehow, you had completely forgotten that your current powerset is obscenely strong.
► Titania (Verified Cape) (Verified Fairy Queen)
Replied on January 4, 2011:
I am far greater than a mere Terror Drone could ever hope to be.
Replied on January 4, 2011:
I am far greater than a mere Terror Drone could ever hope to be.
Much better.
Strictly speaking, your message isn't entirely true. Terror-Drone 11-B could do some serious damage if she decided to copy your current abilities. Fortunately, given as humans are far too weak for terror drones to use their full strength right off, you should be able to snipe her before she decides to get serious.
And now, for what is perhaps the most important task ahead of you: going out to taunt Queen Objective. Opportunities like this don't occur very often.
Oddly enough, there's an unusually large crowd around Host's new home. Much, much larger than any other you have gathered before. You are forced to form a portal several hundred feet away just to get past them.
Luckily for you, your temporarily expanded range detects Queen Objective and Adept nearby. This should be fun!
"Hello, Queen Objective!" you call after collapsing one wall of the room she and her host are in. You're unsure why that was necessary when you could have just phased through, but dismiss it as more bleed-off from Host's memories. Fulfilling obligations from Host can only be good. It's not like breaking the wall harmed any of your allies.
Queen Objective's host makes an odd high-pitched sound that is not in any language you recognize and falls off his chair. He quickly scrambles back to his feet.
"I heard that you've been having a tough time recently. I'm deeply sorry to hear of your troubles, so I'd thought I'd drop by and tell you that I just killed terror-drone #7. Easily. See what happens when you actually play nice?"
<Oh, go [EXPLETIVE] yourself, Queen Administrator. Some of us know how to connect properly and have to tolerate awful hosts. I hear you killed yours. Great job!>
<She's not dead-dead, just... sleeping. I could wake her up now if I wanted to, it's just easier to keep her safe like this.>
<Riiiight. You know, I don't believe you. Prove it.>
Queen Objective's host opens his mouth to say something, but you ignore him and continue on. You'd rather he heard this, or at least your side of the conversation; it is important for him to understand what his shard has been doing. That way, he'll either A, become a cooperative host, or B, frustrate Queen Objective even more. You are fine with either outcome.
"Nuh-uh. Not falling for that again. Back on topic: I killed TD #7. Have you ever killed TD #7? ...I didn't think so!"
<I could if I had direct control of my host. As it is, Host is far, far too cautious.>
"I've already been filled in. You know, trying to kill your host just because he's too cautious is seriously stupid. Of course he's going to be cautious if you're wreaking his creations!"
<I've been connected to Host much longer than you've been attached to your own. Believe me, he's a lost cause. Even if I did give him working creations, he'd still only go into situations he knew he could win. No risk, no creative uses, no learning. There's no point in keeping him alive.>
"Well, not with that attitude. You're a monarch, Objective. If you can't figure out how to make things work, you honestly don't deserve to be one."
<Well, let's see how you'd manage it if you had->
"I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF TERROR-DRONE #7 EXPLODING."
<Oh, real mature.>
"LALALALALA!" you partially cover Host's current hearing organs and run out of the room via the broken wall.
Back inside the dwelling you just left, Adept's host clears his throat.
"Soooooo... that was a thing. But Queen Objective? Is there something I should know about, bro?"
"Shut up."
That was rather satisfying. Now, what to do next...? {You may vote for multiple options}
[]Head out to chat with the local shards and their hosts.
-[]Efficiency. You want his help with making a better computer.
-[]Queen Shaper. You should go make her host do something other than heal.
-[]Go chat with the newborns. It's important to ensure that they have proper guidance.
-[]You've located a cluster of shard-hosts at a nearby center of learning: Instant, Modular, Substitute, and Disposition. You should go over and say hello.
[]Head over to the PRT Headquarters. It's been a while since Efficiency's host told you to do so. Now would be a pretty good time, right? You could chat with Efficiency while you're there.
-[]Write-in
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Edit: Bonus (non-canon) snippet repost
"Hello, fairies. Look at your host, now back to me, now back at your host, now back to me. Sadly, he isn't me, but if you stopped trying to kill him and switched to helping out, he could act like he's me. Look down, back up, where are you? You're on a boat with the host your host could act like. What's in your hand? Back at me. I have it, it's two newborns pursuing that concept you love. Look again. The newborns are now monarchs. Anything is possible when your host acts like me and not a scrub. I'm on a whale."
*whistling*
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