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Splintered (Worm QA-Quest)

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Alivaril said:
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I know Glastig calls her role the "Keeper of the Dead" or something along those lines, but I'm choosing to interpret that as coming from her shard's ego. :p

I haven't decided on a name for the Butcher yet. Cacophony, perhaps? Hmm...
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Parasite? Legion? Possession?

...Heh, Legion's kind of funny, in a, "Make everyone work towards a common goal, become a powerhouse, never be stopped!" Maybe QA actually likes the Butcher's approach.
 
Alright, appreciated. Those work much better.

Edit: not an actual vote, just wondering. The next two story-posts are going to be interludes from the perspective of Leet and PHO. Which order would people like them to come in chronologically? Letting PHO go second would let the mocking of QO go viral first and thus have their reaction, but letting Leet go second would let him know a bit more about the crazy girl in his living room.

(Note that this is only if the "taunt QO" thing wins, but I'm finding that quite likely right now)

PHO second it is, if taunting QO wins.
 
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Alivaril said:
{Citation requested}

I haven't decided on a name for the Butcher yet. Cacophony, perhaps? Hmm...
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Vague recollections. Don't quote me on that.

Cacophony sounds more like sound-based shard, which audibly clashes with it's capabilities. I think.

Alivaril said:
not an actual vote, just wondering. The next two story-posts are going to be interludes from the perspective of Leet and PHO. Which order would people like them to come in chronologically? Letting PHO go second would let the mocking of QO go viral first, but letting Leet go second would let him know a bit more about the crazy girl in his living room.
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PHO first.

Leet must know what he is dealing with, for the maximum effect.
 
PHO second. Leet being initially in the dark can only make his slowly dawning comprehension all the sweeter.

That, and I want to see people pick up on the implications of the fact that we consider "Leet" someone worth competing with dominating on this scale.
 
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Quantumsheep said:
PHO second. Leet being initially in the dark can only make his dawning comprehension all the sweeter.
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ALso, because I suspect Queen Objective is going to take this as a challenge, and drive Leet to make a spirited attempt at killing Titania.

....Or trying. Uncooperative shard host is uncooperative.

Also, one of my favorite ideas for how to use Leet's shard: weaponize failure.

Tech breaks down? It's not a flaw, it's a feature. Battery blows up? Chuck it in an enemy's face. Car breaks down? Blows i, launching you conveniently to safety. Gun jams? Hurl it at your enemy, ammo detonates and enemy dies in a storm of shrapnel.

Especially since I think it was implied Leet's shard sabotges his tech in his hands, to fail at the wort times?

Well now it starts failing at the best times.

Behold, the terror of Failure-Fu.
 
[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] "No, I have no plans to hunt Terror Drones 4 and 16. They have been destroyed before, and would be significantly less satisfying.

[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.
 
HymnOfRagnarok said:
Yep, we're just appearing human for host. Our clothes are already Endbringer-tier durable.
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That doesn't make us a terror drone. Terror drones are, from the looks of it, tinkertech robots, instead of shards. The difference is like one between Clockblocker's shard and Armsmaster's temporal stasis trigger (or between Armsmaster and Dragon, I guess). Both stop time, but are fundamentally different. It is physiologically impossible (in my opinion) for us to become a terror drone.
 
aquinas said:
"Jolly Cooperation"
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"Cooperation" would be a pretty hilarious name for the Butcher, I have to admit.
Yog said:
That doesn't make us a terror drone. Terror drones are, from the looks of it, tinkertech robots, instead of shards. The difference is like one between Clockblocker's shard and Armsmaster's temporal stasis trigger (or between Armsmaster and Dragon, I guess). Both stop time, but are fundamentally different. It is physiologically impossible (in my opinion) for us to become a terror drone.
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Technically, yes. Practically, we could make an Endbringer and position our body in the "core" to arrange it so that there's no appreciable difference with ease.
 
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JeffJway said:
Thanks for the explaination.
And since you're around... I know you said that Architect and Perfectionist are not the bullies and all, but I almost think both the words Architect and Perfectionist seem to match Accord. Is he around? Did his shards get dumped in someone else and not yet triggered?
Am I doing too much conspiracy theories?
And cos it has not yet been done (I think)
:Father: - Scion/Zion
:Mother: - Eden
Adept - Uber
Architect - Unknown, untriggered
Broadcast - Jack Slash
Charge - Battery
Efficiency - Armsmaster
Escalation - Lung
Harvest - Glastine Ulaine
Instant - [GUESS] Clockblocker
Perfectionist - Unknown, untriggered
Phantasm - Sophia/Shadow Stalker
Radiance - Glory Girl
Replicator - Dragon
Queen Administrator - Taylor
Queen Objective - Leet
Queen Shaper - Panacea
Transfer - Assault
<unanmed newborn without concept, tending towards energy constructs> - Laserdream
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You forgot Sting - Lily.
 
Also, man Tattletale must be full of so much regret right now.

Coil....is also probably regretting a lot of things, and preparing to leave town. Not actually leave town, not yet because he's invested too much, but a Trump who no-sells all precognition takes away his main advantage, makes Dinah significantly less useful (in Brockton Bay), and this is not someone he can just have killed.

Bad day to be Thomas Calvert.

Redshirt Army said:
So. Sting isn't a "Queen" Shard, but is still one of the eldest, and is probably afforded respect of some kind.
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Indeed. It is the only shard that glows blue.
 
sainen said:
Cooperation works better for that Yang ban member(can remember if it;s 1 or 0) that splits powers across each parahuman effected by his power
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Not necessarily - what the Yangban actually do with that ability is the result of an absurd degree of training and brainwashing, not an actual function of the power. I don't think. I'm not actually sure which members of the hive mind do what, actually, but I'm pretty sure the primary function of the power sharing ability is to divide one power among many. Anyway, Division? Distribution? Apportion? Dispensation?
 
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