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[x] Grimderp

I am all for this turning into grimderp, because Nilbog!Panacea vs. QA!Taylor would be pretty hilarious.
 
Mannan said:
Yeah, when we find out, we have to go out an move to resurrect her. Queen Objective is one of :Mother:'s shards, so QA returning her will give us so much bragging rights. I mean destroying a Terror Drone is peanuts compared to that.
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Pff... I hope that's when Taylor is awake and suggest to escalate by just taking over :Mother:'s job. I mean QA is an admin shard and what's really missing is someone directing :Mother:'s shards. QA can halp!
 
[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]Before you go, give Panacea a hug, she's an ally and you need to encourage good behaviour ! You'll hug her for a loooong time, just to be sure : "Ssshhh, good Human. Don't worry, I'll always halp you."
[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] Do this as you fly over to the PRT headquarters.
[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]And ask/demand help from Radiance's host with human interaction. You're getting smiles and reassurance wrong and you hate getting things wrong.
[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.
 
Anyway, if we have to speak to a host separately we should use improved names, for example Armsmaster can be Master of Limbs.
 
[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]And ask/demand help from Radiance's host with human interaction. You're getting smiles and reassurance wrong and you hate getting things wrong.
[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.
 
Beyogi said:
Pff... I hope that's when Taylor is awake and suggest to escalate by just taking over :Mother:'s job. I mean QA is an admin shard and what's really missing is someone directing :Mother:'s shards. QA can halp!
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Yeah. First we would have to recruit Queen Shaper so that we can start reshaping Mother's shards to suit our needs and modify QA to be able to handle it all, then get Eidolon and rip his power from him as he is attached to all of her shards and through it link all the shards together. Then we go to Father and ask him for an infusion of energy great enough that we can reconfigure the dead shards so that they can act independantly. At that point we would be back on track.
 
Mannan said:
Yeah. First we would have to recruit Queen Shaper so that we can start reshaping Mother's shards to suit our needs and modify QA to be able to handle it all, then get Eidolon and rip his power from him as he is attached to all of her shards and through it link all the shards together. Then we go to Father and ask him for an infusion of energy great enough that we can reconfigure the dead shards so that they can act independantly. At that point we would be back on track.
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Probably need GUs help in that regard as well.
 
Diller said:
Probably need GUs help in that regard as well.
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Not really. The varius shards are still connected to each other, as shown with Eidolon, and we only have to use his connections with them all, augmented by Shaper's ability to build and shape matter and QA's naturally ability to control other shards to get them all working together again and direct them. Eden would still be dead, but her shards can be kept alive and allowed to grow which when recombined forma a new entity or Eden.
 
[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]And ask/demand help from Radiance's host with human interaction. You're getting smiles and reassurance wrong and you hate getting things wrong.
[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]And ask/demand help from Radiance's host with human interaction. You're getting smiles and reassurance wrong and you hate getting things wrong.
[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.
 
Voting is CLOSED. Winner is:
[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]Go help Radiance. You're already in the same building; you might as well.
-[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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This will be fun.
 
Once this is over, we should see about doing the same kind of friendly chatting with some of the villains. I mean, Empire 88 has even more parahumans, and our special brand of crazy should go over magically.
 
chocolote12 said:
Who's instant? Or substitute? Or arsenal? Those flew over my head.
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Instant is Clockblocker. Substitute is Aegis. Arsenal is Miss Militia.

Edit: In hindsight, just "Modular" would probably have worked better for Kid Win... Oh, well. Lessons learned n all that.

Unless I go back and burn all the official evidence. All those votes? I don't know what you're talking about.

Edit #2: Okay, yeah. Started writing the chapter and Modular just fits in much better with all the other shard names. Mass retcon time! ...And I'm not even sure "Modularity" is a word.
 
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Hmm, I'm worried about this option.

me.me.here said:
-[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.
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Mostly, I'm wondering exactly what tips we could give Radiance.


Good Advice​

<ohmygod ohmygod, it's Queen Administrator, and she's coming downstairs. I hope she wants to talk to me, Queens are soo cool>

<Hello Radiance. I'm glad to see the new shards of this cycle doing so well.>

QA: Hello host of Radiance, what is your clothing name?

<H-Hello Queen Administrator, it's nice to meet you. I-You think I'm doing well?>


<Very much so. I'm impressed at some of the tricks you have trained your host to do.>

GG: *putting out intense fear aura* Err, what? clothing name?

QA: Yes, the name associated with your garb. For instance Queen Shaper's clothing name is "Panacea". Additionally, shut down your aura, it's rude to try to manipulate the minds of royalty.

QA: *under her breath* At least if you're that obvious about it.

*Radiance, hearing this, puts the kibosh on the aura. Glory Girl just feels that mental slider disappear.*

<Y-Yes, I trained my host to do tricks. What tricks exactly?>

GG: *panicking internally* It's Glory Girl. I'm Glory Girl.

<Just like that, training her to listen to her elders, as well as brainwashing Queen Shaper's host. The former is something I would not expect of one so young as you, and the latter is a genuinely insightful use of weak emotional manipulation.>

QA: Very well. It is nice to meet you Girl of Glory. I wanted to congratulate you on your successful brainwashing of the fairy host Panacea. It is a most clever use of your powers, and ...

GG: Brainwashing!? I would never do something like that to my sister ...

<I-Um Thank You? That was mostly luck ... I think>

QA: Oh please. I understand the need to circumspect when talking about these topics, but nobody can hear us. I have prevented it for the rest of this interaction.

GG: Nobody can hear us?

<You give yourself too little credit young one, it takes skill to make use of the opportunities the world provides.>

QA: Yes, you should take the opportunity to exult in your success. In fact I came here to congratulate you on a job well well done, as well as provide advice to you and your fairy on ensuring future success when you try to dominate those around you.

<Advice? You want to help m-me?>

GG: You little ... I don't dominate anyone. I'm an Alexandria Package, I fly around and hit people. I'm not some insane master like Heartbreaker.

<Yes, of course. You are a newborn, and the success of any one of us translates into the success of all of us. Even if that success lies in conflicts between our hosts.>

QA: Hmm yes, I do suppose you do not know whether you can trust me. It is prudent for you to keep up the charade and act as if any domination is unintentional. However you should show Imposition some respect, she is nearly a queen after all.

GG: right ...

<In fact, I have been contemplating cooperation as of late. I am in the unusual position of cooperating almost completely with my host, and it has led to number of breakthroughs, both for myself and those shards I interact with.>

QA: *twitching her antennae and wings in amusement* Regardless, you have done a good job with the hosts of Queen Shaper, Luminous and Coruscate. You made them each feel love for you whenever they took actions you approved of and fear when they did things you dislike.

QA: Now, you control Queen Shaper's powers as well as your own, as her host is addicted to your emotional projections.

<Cooperation? That's not what we're supposed to do ... is it?>

GG: what ... I ... Panacea ... she's addicted?

QA: Yes, like I said, good job. Similarly, Luminous is nominally in a position of power over you, but she treats you much better than she does Shaper. This is because she searches for the approval and happiness your manipulation grants her.

GG: Mom does treat Panacea worse than me ... is that why she always tries to hang out with me away from home?

QA: Even your choice to make the manipulation positive by default has led to your control over Coruscate and others. They need your company in order to be mentally stable.

QA: If you left Coruscate her host would likely even self-terminate. Choosing a thrall that is close to a breaking point was a good choice. Now depriving Coruscate's host of your manipulation would likely deny your enemies access to Coruscate's powers. That kill switch was well done.

<Well, I will admit this is a relatively new revelation on my part, but I have managed to provide Efficiency and Queen Shaper both help in unlocking the potential of their abilities and their hosts. I myself managed to outwit Queen Objective and destroy terror drone #7 because of my unprecedented cooperation between my host and myself.>

<And you want me to cooperate with you?>

QA: Of course, the hosts of Luminous and Coruscate are less affected than Panacea. This is because you started when they were older, and have spent less time manipulating their emotions effectively. I recommend you start creating thralls when they are at a young age, and their minds are still growing. In this way you can have shard hosts whose very minds rely on your presence to function and who will be incapable of acting except on your say so.

GG: I don't want thralls ... I'm not Heartbreaker, I'm Alexandria.

<Well, more that I want you to cooperate with your host. Attempt to provide them the tools they need for their goals, as well as sharing information with other amenable shards>

QA: But the beauty is that you can be both Imposition and Impervious. More powerful than either, even if you don't match them at their particular strengths. You could quickly become a monarch, on par ... well maybe not on par with my august self, but at least as powerful as Objective.

GG: ...

<I ... Okay, I'll try that. It'll be a pain dealing with Queen Shaper though, she won't give me the time of day.>

QA: I am glad to see you are thinking about the possibilities your fairy gives you, this has been a good talk.

<I'm glad to hear that. I hope to see you more powerful soon, and feel free to call upon me if you wish to further communicate>

*flies away, doesn't bother to phase through wall*

<sound effect> property damage </sound effect>


Oh wow, that got long ...

Yeah yeah, I know "Show don't tell".

I wanted to get across the "preteen girl at their first boyband concert" personality of Radience, but most of my writing is usually very technical. Not to mention, I'm painting the medium instead of actually writing well.

I'm honestly not sure how to get across the tone and personality that I want without those bludgeons yet.

I'd genuinely appreciate criticism and suggestions in reply or PM (whichever is more appropriate).

There's is absolutely no way for QA to know who heartbreaker's and alexandria's shards are ... oops.
  • Impervious - Alexandria
  • Imposition - Heartbreaker
  • Coruscate - Flashbang
  • Luminous - Brandish
 
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Jello_Raptor said:
Hmm, I'm worried about this option.



Mostly, I'm wondering exactly what tips we could give Radiance.



<ohmygod ohmygod, it's Queen Administrator, and she's coming downstairs. I hope she wants to talk to me, Queens are soo cool>

<Hello Radiance. I'm glad to see the new shards of this cycle doing so well.>

QA: Hello host of Radiance, what is your clothing name?

<H-Hello Queen Administrator, it's nice to meet you. I-You think I'm doing well?>


<Very much so. I'm impressed at some of the tricks you have trained your host to do.>

GG: *putting out intense fear aura* Err, what? clothing name?

QA: Yes, the name associated with your garb. For instance Queen Shaper's clothing name is "Panacea". Additionally, shut down your aura, it's rude to try to manipulate the minds of royalty.

QA: *under her breath* At least if you're that obvious about it.

*Radiance, hearing this, puts the kibosh on the aura. Glory Girl just feels that mental slider disappear.*

<Y-Yes, I trained my host to do tricks. What tricks exactly?>

GG: *panicking internally* It's Glory Girl. I'm Glory Girl.

<Just like that, training her to listen to her elders, as well as brainwashing Queen Shaper's host. The former is something I would not expect of one so young as you, and the latter is a genuinely insightful use of weak emotional manipulation.>

QA: Very well. It is nice to meet you Girl of Glory. I wanted to congratulate you on your successful brainwashing of the fairy host Panacea. It is a most clever use of your powers, and ...

GG: Brainwashing!? I would never do something like that to my sister ...

<I-Um Thank You? That was mostly luck ... I think>

QA: Oh please. I understand the need to circumspect when talking about these topics, but nobody can hear us. I have prevented it for the rest of this interaction.

GG: Nobody can hear us?

<You give yourself too little credit young one, it takes skill to make use of the opportunities the world provides.>

QA: Yes, you should take the opportunity to exult in your success. In fact I came here to congratulate you on a job well well done, as well as provide advice to you and your fairy on ensuring future success when you try to dominate those around you.

<Advice? You want to help m-me?>

GG: You little ... I don't dominate anyone. I'm an Alexandria Package, I fly around and hit people. I'm not some insane master like Heartbreaker.

<Yes, of course. You are a newborn, and the success of any one of us translates into the success of all of us. Even if that success lies in conflicts between our hosts.>

QA: Hmm yes, I do suppose you do not know whether you can trust me. It is prudent for you to keep up the charade and act as if any domination is unintentional. However you should show Imposition some respect, she is nearly a queen after all.

GG: right ...

<In fact, I have been contemplating cooperation as of late. I am in the unusual position of cooperating almost completely with my host, and it has led to number of breakthroughs, both for myself and those shards I interact with.>

QA: *twitching her antennae and wings in amusement* Regardless, you have done a good job with the hosts of Queen Shaper, Luminous and Coruscate. You made them each feel love for you whenever they took actions you approved of and fear when they did things you dislike.

QA: Now, you control Queen Shaper's powers as well as your own, as her host is addicted to your emotional projections.

<Cooperation? That's not what we're supposed to do ... is it?>

GG: what ... I ... Panacea ... she's addicted?

QA: Yes, like I said, good job. Similarly, Luminous is nominally in a position of power over you, but she treats you much better than she does Shaper. This is because she searches for the approval and happiness your manipulation grants her.

GG: Mom does treat Panacea worse than me ... is that why she always tries to hang out with me away from home?

QA: Even your choice to make the manipulation positive by default has led to your control over Coruscate and others. They need your company in order to be mentally stable.

QA: If you left Coruscate her host would likely even self-terminate. Choosing a thrall that is close to a breaking point was a good choice. Now depriving Coruscate's host of your manipulation would likely deny your enemies access to Coruscate's powers. That kill switch was well done.

<Well, I will admit this is a relatively new revelation on my part, but I have managed to provide Efficiency and Queen Shaper both help in unlocking the potential of their abilities and their hosts. I myself managed to outwit Queen Objective and destroy terror drone #7 because of my unprecedented cooperation between my host and myself.>

<And you want me to cooperate with you?>

QA: Of course, the hosts of Luminous and Coruscate are less affected than Panacea. This is because you started when they were older, and have spent less time manipulating their emotions effectively. I recommend you start creating thralls when they are at a young age, and their minds are still growing. In this way you can have shard hosts whose very minds rely on your presence to function and who will be incapable of acting except on your say so.

GG: I don't want thralls ... I'm not Heartbreaker, I'm Alexandria.

<Well, more that I want you to cooperate with your host. Attempt to provide them the tools they need for their goals, as well as sharing information with other amenable shards>

QA: But the beauty is that you can be both Imposition and Impervious. More powerful than either, even if you don't match them at their particular strengths. You could quickly become a monarch, on par ... well maybe not on par with my august self, but at least as powerful as Objective.

GG: ...

<I ... Okay, I'll try that. It'll be a pain dealing with Queen Shaper though, she won't give me the time of day.>

QA: I am glad to see you are thinking about the possibilities of your fairy gives you, this has been a good talk.

<I'm glad to hear that. I hope to see you more powerful soon, and feel free to call upon me if you wish to further communicate>

*flies away, doesn't bother to phase through wall*

<sound effect> property damage </sound effect>


Oh wow, that got long ...

Yeah yeah, I know "Show don't tell".

I wanted to get across the "preteen girl at their first boyband concert" personality of Radience, but most of my writing is usually very technical. Not to mention, I'm painting the medium instead of actually writing well.

I'm honestly not sure how to get across the tone and personality that I want without those bludgeons yet.

I'd genuinely appreciate criticism and suggestions in reply or PM (whichever is more appropriate).

There's is absolutely no way for QA to know who heartbreaker's and alexandria's shards are ... oops.
  • Impervious - Alexandria
  • Imposition - Heartbreaker
  • Coruscate - Flashbang
  • Luminous - Brandish
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And because of this event Victoria goes through a second trigger that only exacerbates the problem and QA takes it as a success as a newborn just gained more power to experiment with.
 
Mannan said:
And because of this event Victoria goes through a second trigger that only exacerbates the problem and QA takes it as a success as a newborn just gained more power to experiment with.
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...Can buds second trigger? I don't think I remember ever seeing one do so in canon.

Edit: Question has been answered. Apologies, for some reason I thought they couldn't since their base trigger is much less traumatic.
 
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