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Splintered (Worm QA-Quest)

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Avalon said:
Also, it's whimsical and overpowered characters and setting.
Also music and fanbase.
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So Titania the video game, as far as Earth Bet is concerned.

I love the idea of making Brockton Bay a bullet hell village where the capes have to engage in Danmaku with their powers instead of fighting conventionally or causing collateral damage, on pain of us smacking them around with our fluffy and yet inexplicably painfully strong antenna.

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Quantumsheep said:
Unless we decide to make an example of him, I don't actually expect it to be all that impressive. Terrifying to anybody that witnesses her casually teleport Danny to safety and the rest of Coil's operation into the sun, or whatever else the hell she decides to do, but not impressive, at least not compared to what she's already done. QA hasn't proven herself to be prone to extreme emotional reactions, and she does everything she does out of a combination of general obligation and whimsy. The only thing I can think of that would provoke genuine wrath on her part would be discovering the fate of <Mother>, and even then I'm not entirely certain what she'll think.
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It will be impressive if we just go to the front of Coil's base, suddenly pull Danny next to us, stare at the base and the building its below and have it suddenly disappears, and when one of the capes who is following us asks what we did we tell him that we threw it into the sun.

That is a terrifying and impressive sight as we just demonstrated that we can casually throw large buildings into the sun near instantly, and then people think of what we can do with other buildings.
 
Mannan said:
It will be impressive if we just go to the front of Coil's base, suddenly pull Danny next to us, stare at the base and the building its below and have it suddenly disappears, and when one of the capes who is following us asks what we did we tell him that we threw it into the sun.

That is a terrifying and impressive sight as we just demonstrated that we can casually throw large buildings into the sun near instantly, and then people think of what we can do with other buildings.
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Alternatively, and much more cost-efficiently, make forcefields or otherwise imbue the fortress and stuff inside so it can safely travel for a significant period of time, and then hurl that sumbitch into the sun.

The anticipation will make everything that much worse.
 
Or we can just suck the building into a localized black hole. Bam, done.

Like using a vacuum cleaner.
 
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    • [X] Head out to chat with the local shards and their hosts.
    -[X] Queen Shaper. You should go make her host do something other than heal.


    With Queen Objective likely attempting to cooperate with her host, Queen Shaper is the only monarch remaining in the city who requires your administration assistance. While healing is quite a creative use of biokinesis, stopping there is just such a waste. It's time to go make her host do something else with Queen Shaper's gift.

    The newborns are high priority, true, but you're pretty sure Queen Shaper mentioned that Radiance tried to help out via brainwashing already. As a direct result, it is highly likely you will encounter Panacea trailing after Radiance should you visit the former. Radiance may only be one of the newborns you need to assist, but it's unlikely you will be able to gather them all together at the same time.

    ...Or perhaps not. Maybe if you abducted Panacea and/or Radiance, you could attract the rest of the newborns? It does appear that their hosts belong to the same family, and humans are a community species. However, Queen Shaper is an ally right now, and you're unsure about whether or not abducting her would be an aggressive action. Does intent matter, or is abduction an inherently hostile act? Even if Queen Shaper understood, would you be able to convince her host that you are trying to help her?

    <IRRITATION.>

    <Whoever prompted that: Say goodbye to your current host, you poor, poor fool.>

    Human interactions are so complicated. Perhaps you should go visit Negotiator later and request information on human social interaction? ...No, bad idea. His hosts tend to lord their knowledge over other members of their species. Any information you gained from him would be tainted.

    Disposition, then? No, you don't know what powerset he's granted his host this cycle. It might not have anything to do with social interaction at all. Efficiency? ...That's such an awful idea you don't even know why you thought of it. Replicator? You're not sure where to find her. She isn't with Efficiency, despite their apparent partnership.

    Looks like you're on your own for now. Oh, well~ you believe your observation of humans over the last few hours should, at least, allow you to socialize with a minimum of bloodshed. And in any case, it's not like Panacea can't heal them up afterward.

    You briefly expand your range in an attempt to find Queen Shaper only to find that she is, in fact, in the same structure as Radiance. Excellent.



    Just prior to using a portal to enter Panacea's room, you take the opportunity to soundproof the edges of it. You'd hate for her to disturb the other people in her home should she choose to imitate Howl once more. That done, you link space and walk into her room.

    "Hello, Queen Shaper. Hello, Panacea."

    <Hello, Queen Administrator! Host has been watching your antics and I have to say I found them hilarious. Calling us fairies worked out incredibly well. Great job with TD #7!>

    <I have been unhindered by the local non-hosts and hosts alike, true, but I still do not understand the joke. And thank you.>

    As expected, Panacea screams upon your arrival. Again, rude. Fortunately, you had planned for that.

    <You'll get it eventually, don't worry.>

    "Nobody can hear you scream, Panacea. Except me. Nobody else will ever know what happens in this room." you reassure her.

    <...Was that intended to be encouraging?>

    <Yes. Why?>

    <Just making sure.>

    Panacea shuts her eyes and produces a quiet, high-pitched noise from the back of her throat. It is not in any language you recognize. Since Queen Objective's host produced a similar sound, you may require a language update.

    "What do you want?"

    You smile at her. As usual, this seems to provoke more fear than anything else; what are you doing wrong? You thought that was the correct facial expression for communicating encouragement. As if to constantly defy you, switching from a smile to a frown only serves to make her more scared. Human interaction is stupid.

    "I am merely here to make you use your abilities for something other than healing. Using Queen Shaper for just that is such a waste; I myself made use of her knowledge to create my current form, and while you cannot affect yourself, you could do the same to other people. In addition, there are so many other things you could make: viruses, infections, plagues, adorable itteh-bitteh pets with shoulder-scythes and climbing talons and cute wittle sharp teeth..."

    You trail off, dreaming of countless little clawed friends. That had been a fun cycle no matter what anyone else said. Maker had claimed to be the best at friend-making, but you'd shown him. Oh yes, you'd shown them ALL! You giggle from the memory, eliciting more unknown noises from Panacea.

    "Why? Why does it matter to you how I use my powers if you already copied them?"

    You blink at her. "I did not copy your powers. I merely borrowed Queen Shaper's knowledge. And it matters because Queen Shaper should not ever be used for only one purpose, no matter how creative that single purpose may be. Monarchs are the most versatile of all fairies and their gifts should not be squandered."

    "...That's seriously your only reason? You aren't going to force me to concoct some super-plague or something?"

    "No. In the unlikely event I needed one of those, I could make it myself."

    More high-pitched throat sounds.

    <Queen Shaper, what do those noises mean? I am unable to find them in any language.>

    <...It means she's thinking about what you said.>

    <Understood. Thank you.>

    "...And if I do this, you'll go away?"

    "Yes. For now." After all, Queen Shaper is your ally this cycle. She's already aided you immensely by lending her knowledge. You'll want to give her more help later on.

    Panacea slowly inhales and exhales multiple times. After approximately nine seconds, she walks over to a plant by her window and turns the entire thing a particularly unpleasant shade of orange. "There. Happy? Now please, leave me alone."

    <Thank you. It should be much easier to push her further from here on.>

    "That is... rather simple, but acceptable. Good luck Panacea, Queen Shaper."



    You've accomplished what you came here for. What's next? A quick scan reveals that the cluster of shard-hosts have moved to the PRT headquarters and been joined by two more: Warp and Arsenal.

    {VOTING IS CLOSED}

    []Go help Radiance. You're already in the same building; you might as well.

    []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?
    -[]As the first thing you do while there, go and interact with the cluster of shard-hosts: Instant, Modular, Substitute, Disposition, Warp, and Arsenal . You should go over and say hello; opportunities where that many hosts are in a single place at once don't come very often.
    -[]Go work with Efficiency first. You've put off getting yourself an improved computing device long enough. The fact that they seem to be rather pathetic on this planet is irrelevant; you can't exactly carry the one back in Host's home around.

    -[]Write-in
     
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    • [X]Go help Radiance. You're already in the same building; you might as well.

    You know, I think we might be a bit of a control freak ...
     
    Whelp, good luck QS you're going to need it.

    [X]Go help Radiance. You're already in the same building; you might as well.

    Since she's around anyway. Might as well. Efficiency!
     
    I love that we're driving Amy insane. And that we're so terrible at being reassuring. It's wonderful.

    On the plus side, Amy got new insight into Titania!

    On the downside, she'd have to talk about this conversation to share.

    ....So when can we expect a visit from the other so-called Fairy Queen?
     
    [X]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?
    -[X]As the first thing you do while there, go and interact with the cluster of shard-hosts: Instant, Modularity, Substitute, Disposition, Warp, and Arsenal . You should go over and say hello; opportunities where that many hosts are in a single place at once don't come very often.
     
    [X]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?
    -[X]As the first thing you do while there, go and interact with the cluster of shard-hosts: Instant, Modularity, Substitute, Disposition, Warp, and Arsenal . You should go over and say hello; opportunities where that many hosts are in a single place at once don't come very often.
     
    [x]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?
    -[x]As the first thing you do while there, go and interact with the cluster of shard-hosts: Instant, Modularity, Substitute, Disposition, Warp, and Arsenal . You should go over and say hello; opportunities where that many hosts are in a single place at once don't come very often.

    lets go see the Wards, not only will our unique brand of interaction immensely help kid win, but we'll also get to confuse and hopeful inspire the others.
     
    Alternative:

    [X] Why should you have to choose? You are Queen Administrator and now Titania; shards and hosts cater to you, not the other way around.
    [X] Grab Radiance and take her with you.
    [X] 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?
    -[X] As the first thing you do while there, go and interact with the cluster of shard-hosts: Instant, Modularity, Substitute, Disposition, Warp, and Arsenal . You should go over and say hello; opportunities where that many hosts are in a single place at once don't come very often.
     
    [x]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?
    -[x]As the first thing you do while there, go and interact with the cluster of shard-hosts: Instant, Modularity, Substitute, Disposition, Warp, and Arsenal . You should go over and say hello; opportunities where that many hosts are in a single place at once don't come very often.
     
    [X] Why should you have to choose? You are Queen Administrator and now Titania; shards and hosts cater to you, not the other way around.
    [X] Grab Radiance and take her with you.
    -[X]Congratulate Radiance on her host's successful brainwashing of Queen Shaper's host, and offer a few tips on how to make it more effective in the future.
    [X] 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?
    -[X] As the first thing you do while there, go and interact with the cluster of shard-hosts: Instant, Modularity, Substitute, Disposition, Warp, and Arsenal . You should go over and say hello; opportunities where that many hosts are in a single place at once don't come very often.
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