Dopplerdee
Accident Prone(Yes the caps are necessary)
- Location
- Happy Place
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I mean it's not like the Dojo indicated the role was special in any way.
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- Location
- Washington D.C.
I am choosing to believe that orochimaru found a way out of the dojo and live again in the real world by taking over vics body.
- Location
- United States
Honestly, I hope that Orochi found a way out, mostly cause it would be funny. I want him to meet Jack Slash and express his immense disappointment in "The Most Feared Cape Alive"
- Location
- Finland
Taylor Varga reference?
More than likely.
Poor Victor. The ability to become so much more if he'd only used his power responsibly, and been a decent human being without all those reprehensible Nazi ideals. Work out a deal to take all the useful skills from old, dying people (who have maybe days or hours left), and you could have become someone truly powerful. Instead, you F'd around and found out that attempting to steal from the wrong person put your ass in a grinder, and it's gonna HURT! He might survive, with a drastically changed world view, but it's more likely he won't be back, hopefully.
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, USA
There'd be a lot of seniors with mid-onset dementia that wouldn't want their disease to undo the work of a lifetime of obtaining those skills. With assistance he could even obtain that skill base from volunteers the world over.
That being said, canon Victor basically did this without the permission part. It's why his skillset was so diverse despite not having a known bodycount. But of course he'd have been dramatically more limited in donor pool -- albeit that would be offset by the increased rate of consumption from not limiting to volunteers.
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If Orochimaru uses Victor to reappear, then I wouldn't be surprised if the next day the Empire's capes vanish and a new group of Ninja appear due to them being used for the one resurrection technique.
- Location
- Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Impure world. The Pure world is the afterlife. The mortal realm is in Buddhism innately impure. This is part of why Xianxia cultivators purge themselves of impurities when becoming immortals.
And that's before you factor in this being after-death Orochimaru, who was rather enlightened about the whole thing and not such a douchecanoe anymore.
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Actually I have to ask a quick question considering the way the Celestial Dojo is working. Mainly because of what happened last chapter.
Is it possible to reroll things again? Such as Taylor getting that Ninja training again or having passed on it to someone else only to get another chance at it?
Is it possible to reroll things again? Such as Taylor getting that Ninja training again or having passed on it to someone else only to get another chance at it?
Folks I think we've missed something to keep the funny going.
To quote the immortal singer Ray Stevens in his song The Blue Cyclone (listen to the full v1 & v2 not the joint one) "So tell me now all that wrastling is fake." It even fits Wrestling is big in Japan, Mexico and the US.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scJKL2D_ZAw
Add a skill where all the pro wrestling moves actually work as if they were completely real. There was an excellent Naruto fic (or series of snippets - I can't recall) where Mizuki gave Naruto a scroll that described the WWE fighters (in the hopes of eternally screwing his fighting style) --- then Naruto & Kurama/Kyuubi used chakra to make the opponent "cooperate" with the moves and made it devastatingly effective and it had its hilarious moments. Naruto was the Undertaker fighting Neji in the Chunin exams.
I can see Zenko (do a henge to add a mask luchidore style) then do a lariat (or other special move) from the top of a traffic pole or putting the iron claw on one of the E88 ... and the looks on everyone's faces when it works.
To quote the immortal singer Ray Stevens in his song The Blue Cyclone (listen to the full v1 & v2 not the joint one) "So tell me now all that wrastling is fake." It even fits Wrestling is big in Japan, Mexico and the US.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scJKL2D_ZAw
Add a skill where all the pro wrestling moves actually work as if they were completely real. There was an excellent Naruto fic (or series of snippets - I can't recall) where Mizuki gave Naruto a scroll that described the WWE fighters (in the hopes of eternally screwing his fighting style) --- then Naruto & Kurama/Kyuubi used chakra to make the opponent "cooperate" with the moves and made it devastatingly effective and it had its hilarious moments. Naruto was the Undertaker fighting Neji in the Chunin exams.
I can see Zenko (do a henge to add a mask luchidore style) then do a lariat (or other special move) from the top of a traffic pole or putting the iron claw on one of the E88 ... and the looks on everyone's faces when it works.
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Spiders & Snakes
Nimodes
Weary Worldwalker
- Location
- Arizona
Dojo 8: Spiders & Snakes
It was nice to be walking around again, alive. Most people only got one chance at living.
He was not most people.
Oh, to be sure, this body and its interesting abilities were temporary. He'd burn it out eventually.
He'd run his own Hidden Village once, of course, but even then he'd let administrators handle the actual work while he did the parts that actually interested him.
This Village Hidden In The Bay, or whatever they'd actually call it, had possibilities but he had zero interest in running the silly thing.
Still, first he had some errands to run. He had some research to do. Then perhaps he could have some more direct and personal fun. After all, these 'Nazis' had attempted to sabotage the young ninja and...
Oh, who were these obvious troops stationed in various posts around the area.
Hmmm. No skills he particularly wanted. Though what would happen if he drew heavily on this one?
That mercenary picked up a communications device and spoke into it. "Mister Coil, sir? One of the Dockworkers present screamed and then vanished. Possible teleporter."
Orochimaru smiled with his borrowed face. Coil? Oh they did like their theatrics, didn't they? Coil like a spring or Coil like a snake in this odd language?
"Get back to base, Wilson. I'll review your footage and see if it was worth you breaking radio silence."
Those "Nazi" fellows were now number two on the list. It sounded like this might just be amusing.
* Danny *
Neither of them were comfortable with words or actions for closeness. The years they'd been apart hadn't changed that.
So a few muttered reassurances, a brief hug, then back to training the rest of the class as if nothing had happened.
Except that none of the people involved were idiots or so wrapped up in their own dramas that they didn't know something had changed.
Zenko/Taylor was aware of something being off among the students. Danny was more used to people in general and most of those involved as well, so it was more obvious to him.
* Flashback *
"So you're the father of the hero," grumbled some guy with some truly horrific scars.
"Yeah," said Danny, cracking an eye open to stare at the man who'd interrupted him striking these weird target dummies.
The guy made a gesture for Danny to continue. "Name's Ibiki Morino. My understanding is your world has something called 'secret identities' and you keep your active ninja career and your private lives distinct."
"That's accurate," said Danny as he went back to hitting the various protrusions on the post. "Apparently there's this thing called the 'Unwritten Rules' and most capes at least pay lip service to them."
"Implying there are those who do not," said Morino, continuing at Danny's nod. "Well, you don't have much use for Torture or Interrogation considering what you've told Tsunade about what you see as your role."
"Yes?" prompted Danny at the pause.
"What I'm here to coach you on are Infiltration techniques," said Morino. "Part of that is social awareness. Looking for tells and being able to interpret them. We have this afternoon. Not nearly enough time to master, but enough to get you started."
* Present *
Zephron met his eyes and cocked his head slightly. A hand gesture to wait until later. He'd try to come up with an explanation.
Old Erwin had set aside his usual look and Danny got a glimpse of the steel underneath before he covered it up. One of the things that made you wonder how much of the tall tales he spun had at least a grain or two of truth.
Kurt and Lacey had known him well enough to know something had changed but just had a moment or two of confusion before concentrating on the exercises they'd been coached on.
As for Delia, Aisha, and Abdi? The kid was being watched by the other two, as she'd been caught "exploring" in an area she shouldn't have been.
One thing was certain, that meeting Saturday with the PRT was going to be... interesting.
Even more so than it had been.
Aisha, the girl who'd been caught playing Dora the Explora, was just getting to some of the training when "Zenko" snapped her head up and began looking in a particular direction.
"Guys. Head's up," said Zenko.
"Hostiles?" Danny asked.
"Multiple," answered Zenko. "Not the ones from earlier."
"Huh," said Danny, absently cracking his knuckles.
"You," said Zenko directly to Aisha. "Get to the second floor and hide. Everyone else get to cover. You're not ready for this."
* Abdi *
His name was actually Abdi Kenworth, and he was Brockton Bay born and raised and of Somali heritage. Living in modern Brockton was dangerous, especially with the Empire 88 around, so hearing that the new hero Zenko was trying to teach some sort of fast-movement ability was something he was very very interested in.
He'd known Danny Hebert, head of hiring, for years. Danny had been able to get ahold of jobs for him every so often even with things falling apart they way they'd been.
So, upon hearing that there were hostiles incoming, he took the usual precautions. Exits were there and there and that one was opposite from where Zenko was directing her attention.
She must have had some of those fox projections outside. That had to be damn handy.
First, find the exits. Second, find cover. Third, as soon as he knew who was coming - call either the PRT or the Police.
Danny shifted his weight a couple of times then made a bunch of those weird hand gestures that Zenko did.
"Ice Release: Wall of Ice!"
Danny was a cape like Zenko?! Or... Damn. He absolutely HAD to learn this. Powers you could teach others? Yes, please. Give him a "turn invisible while you snuck off away from violent thugs" skill? Oh, yeah. That would be perfect.
There was a literal wall of spiky ice crystals formed that looked thick enough to stop bullets. Being able to do THAT whenever you wanted, well, if he didn't get a invisibility power something like that would be damn handy.
He wasn't going to try for any skill/power to smack down the Nazis, there were enough sympathizers among the cops that would look at a black man punching a Nazi through the wall as an excuse for some violence of their own.
Be damn cathartic though.
Wait. Could he do something like that? Abdi watched as Zenko did that rapid-flicking of her hands into various forms. She did that to shape her chakra, kind of a mnemonic aid from what he'd gathered.
Zenko then slapped the ground with both hands and a wall of concrete formed next to the ice wall.
Yup. Abdi wondered if you could make a hollow dome with that technique. Instant bunker. When you lived in Brockton Bay that kind of thing would have some uses. Enemy capes. Crooked cops. Muggers. Thugs. Ex-wife.
Then the door burst open and someone started shooting.
Abdi, with reflexes honed by years of being in Brockton Bay, ducked behind the machinery he'd chosen as a hiding spot before looking back out.
Also with the skills learned from being a crane operator turned truck driver, he immediately classified them as Bathing Avoidant Druggies (aka Baddies) who were carrying automatic weapons. He knew the difference between semi-auto and auto thank you very much. That had been a burst of gunfire, so fully auto. And that was about the extent of his knowledge of guns other than classifying them as rifles.
"All right you cum-suckling -" (WHAM!)
Enter Skidmark, stage right. Exit Skidmark, pursued by bear?
A bear made entirely of ice?
Well, now that he knew there were actual capes involved he could call the PRT. For Tour Information, dial 1. For a specific department, hit * and the extension number. To report Parahuman villain crime, press 2. Please hold for the next available operator.
Oh, huh. Danny sure looked different now. Guess he'd been training a lot longer.
The idea of forming an ice bear to protect him from his ex-wife never even crossed Abdi's mind. Not even a bit.
* Zephron *
People expected that because he was a big muscular black man, he was good at fighting.
Well, actually, he was.
So he could appreciate how Zenko fought and noticed that Danny was similar but different in fighting style.
Danny was straight forward, waded in with elbow strikes. Every so often he'd punch at someone standing a few feet away and a fist made of ice would shoot across and smack one of the druggies.
Danny had also put a coating of ice on the floor that he and Zenko had no trouble crossing.
"You shitstaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Enter Skidmark who was suddenly slip-sliding away until Zenko's knee met his face with a cracking noise that made Zephron wince. Not in sympathy for Skidmark in particular, just from knowing how much getting your nose smashed like that hurt.
If Danny was wading in and brawling like a machine, Zenko was more like water. Flowing up off the floor, shoving and pushing at the gangers, causing them even more problems on the iced-over floor. Every so often a punch or kick or knee or elbow strike would smack down on a ganger.
One had finally gotten out of the mosh pit that was that doorway and tried to point his rifle at the foxgirl, but there was a loud crack as some wedge-shaped throwing knife was slammed into the muzzle.
Then, despite that Zephron could clearly see the ice forming on the rifle as well, the idiot proved he was an idiot by trying to shoot the gun anyway.
Yeah, that didn't work out too well. For the shooter.
Then something really weird happened after Danny finished covering all the druggies in a sheet of ice.
* Taylor *
It was ridiculously easy to avoid the various attacks, just redirecting attempts to grapple or strike her while avoiding where she KNEW the bullets were going to go.
Danger Sense + chakra-enhanced ninja agility was apparently damn effective.
It might have been more difficult with Skidmark, who kept trying to do things with some kind of kinetic field but she could figure out where those were going just like with the various attempts to shoot her.
There was one bad moment where one shooter was far enough away that she couldn't reach him, but since it was just down to him and one other ganger she used a kunai to hit the gun and dodge the other one trying to get stabby.
That had lasted long enough for a loud bang, dodging a bit of shrapnel, and taking out the last remaining gang member by flipping up into the air and coming down with an axe-kick.
Boot to the head!
[First major enemy defeat! +100]
[Teamwork Makes The Dream Work! +100]
"Tak-tak-tak-tak-tak" came a noise that caused two people to immediately react. Besides herself.
Her father stepped close. "If you're going to defer the roll, wait till it comes up with the first but before the second starts."
[Appearance/Social Combat]
Taylor/Zenko was still eyeing the group of students. Old Erwin was looking around, but that might have just been because that kid Kurt & Lacey had brought in was looking around. Hopefully that big brother they'd called would show up soon.
The second set began while she was still trying to figure that out and avoid saying anything that might be misconstrued.
[Costume Upgrade (100)]
"What?" asked Zenko before her current set of clothing seemed to blur and flow and-
Sweatpants and t-shirt and half-jacket and mask were gone. Instead she was wearing something that did NOT look thrown together from a thrift store. Apparently the ninja motif was considered her primary as the green flak vest was over dark blue leggings and shirt.
"Okay, this is interesting," said Danny, making an ice mirror so she could properly see herself.
Zenko blinked. She'd deliberately made Zenko look different from Taylor after all, so seeing herself had lost that little weirdness after a few forays into cape life. Facepaint whiskers were new but were obviously part of the look she was going for and just as obviously makeup. Her eyes definitely looked different, especially without the glasses.
That she could apparently see without her glasses was another thing to distance her Zenko identity from her Taylor identity.
Her hair was still a brilliant red, her fox ears and tail orange and black and white. And actually looked more like accessories than real ears even when they flicked around.
She could see fuuinjutsu on her fingerless gloves and the thigh-wrap and the sandals. Have to figure out what those did later. Seal work had not been her specialty.
And there were sirens approaching. Someone must have called the PRT or the police.
Hopefully they'd arrive before she had to punch someone back into unconsciousness again. She knew from one of the discussions in World Affairs that concussions were only shrugged off in movies and TV.
Judging by how loud the sirens approaching were getting though, she didn't have a whole lot of time to consider things.
* Coil *
Wilson and Johnson were both showing signs of confusion, with Wilson being extremely talkative.
Reviewing the footage had revealed that Victor had been present without his costume, probably for the same reason that his men were there.
That Victor had abruptly disappeared meant that these powers/skills could be learned. Which made Zenko a much more interesting target for recruitment.
Softsell might be the only way to go there. Torturing her in one timeline to find out which buttons to press, what levers to apply, and then dismiss the timeline in order to apply that knowledge. Standard practice by this point.
Coil canceled the second timeline he was running to have a bit of stress relief. He split timelines again.
* Timeline 2 *
Drawing his gun he shot both of the compromised agents and then went on to...
Coil blinked. Everything had just shuddered and stopped. Silence. Even the clock on the wall had stopped. And now the colors were going weird. What the hell was this? He tried to turn and...
Timeline ended in darkness and pain radiating out from his back.
* Timeline 1 *
Coil stared at the two agents briefly. "What the hell?"
"Boss?" asked Wilson.
"Something wrong?" asked Johnson, looking more curious than anything.
"You two have been compromised by the Empire, Master/Stranger protocols," said Coil, going with procedure since he wasn't sure what else to do.
The other mercenaries in the room shifted their rifles.
Johnson shrugged while Wilson stammered out a protest.
Coil eyed the two before beginning the walk back to his office. Clearly he needed to figure out what had just happened, but that had been an atypical ending of a timeline.
With those two contained he could concentrate on acquiring Zenko, which was the bigger priority.
It was nice to be walking around again, alive. Most people only got one chance at living.
He was not most people.
Oh, to be sure, this body and its interesting abilities were temporary. He'd burn it out eventually.
He'd run his own Hidden Village once, of course, but even then he'd let administrators handle the actual work while he did the parts that actually interested him.
This Village Hidden In The Bay, or whatever they'd actually call it, had possibilities but he had zero interest in running the silly thing.
Still, first he had some errands to run. He had some research to do. Then perhaps he could have some more direct and personal fun. After all, these 'Nazis' had attempted to sabotage the young ninja and...
Oh, who were these obvious troops stationed in various posts around the area.
Hmmm. No skills he particularly wanted. Though what would happen if he drew heavily on this one?
That mercenary picked up a communications device and spoke into it. "Mister Coil, sir? One of the Dockworkers present screamed and then vanished. Possible teleporter."
Orochimaru smiled with his borrowed face. Coil? Oh they did like their theatrics, didn't they? Coil like a spring or Coil like a snake in this odd language?
"Get back to base, Wilson. I'll review your footage and see if it was worth you breaking radio silence."
Those "Nazi" fellows were now number two on the list. It sounded like this might just be amusing.
* Danny *
Neither of them were comfortable with words or actions for closeness. The years they'd been apart hadn't changed that.
So a few muttered reassurances, a brief hug, then back to training the rest of the class as if nothing had happened.
Except that none of the people involved were idiots or so wrapped up in their own dramas that they didn't know something had changed.
Zenko/Taylor was aware of something being off among the students. Danny was more used to people in general and most of those involved as well, so it was more obvious to him.
* Flashback *
"So you're the father of the hero," grumbled some guy with some truly horrific scars.
"Yeah," said Danny, cracking an eye open to stare at the man who'd interrupted him striking these weird target dummies.
The guy made a gesture for Danny to continue. "Name's Ibiki Morino. My understanding is your world has something called 'secret identities' and you keep your active ninja career and your private lives distinct."
"That's accurate," said Danny as he went back to hitting the various protrusions on the post. "Apparently there's this thing called the 'Unwritten Rules' and most capes at least pay lip service to them."
"Implying there are those who do not," said Morino, continuing at Danny's nod. "Well, you don't have much use for Torture or Interrogation considering what you've told Tsunade about what you see as your role."
"Yes?" prompted Danny at the pause.
"What I'm here to coach you on are Infiltration techniques," said Morino. "Part of that is social awareness. Looking for tells and being able to interpret them. We have this afternoon. Not nearly enough time to master, but enough to get you started."
* Present *
Zephron met his eyes and cocked his head slightly. A hand gesture to wait until later. He'd try to come up with an explanation.
Old Erwin had set aside his usual look and Danny got a glimpse of the steel underneath before he covered it up. One of the things that made you wonder how much of the tall tales he spun had at least a grain or two of truth.
Kurt and Lacey had known him well enough to know something had changed but just had a moment or two of confusion before concentrating on the exercises they'd been coached on.
As for Delia, Aisha, and Abdi? The kid was being watched by the other two, as she'd been caught "exploring" in an area she shouldn't have been.
One thing was certain, that meeting Saturday with the PRT was going to be... interesting.
Even more so than it had been.
Aisha, the girl who'd been caught playing Dora the Explora, was just getting to some of the training when "Zenko" snapped her head up and began looking in a particular direction.
"Guys. Head's up," said Zenko.
"Hostiles?" Danny asked.
"Multiple," answered Zenko. "Not the ones from earlier."
"Huh," said Danny, absently cracking his knuckles.
"You," said Zenko directly to Aisha. "Get to the second floor and hide. Everyone else get to cover. You're not ready for this."
* Abdi *
His name was actually Abdi Kenworth, and he was Brockton Bay born and raised and of Somali heritage. Living in modern Brockton was dangerous, especially with the Empire 88 around, so hearing that the new hero Zenko was trying to teach some sort of fast-movement ability was something he was very very interested in.
He'd known Danny Hebert, head of hiring, for years. Danny had been able to get ahold of jobs for him every so often even with things falling apart they way they'd been.
So, upon hearing that there were hostiles incoming, he took the usual precautions. Exits were there and there and that one was opposite from where Zenko was directing her attention.
She must have had some of those fox projections outside. That had to be damn handy.
First, find the exits. Second, find cover. Third, as soon as he knew who was coming - call either the PRT or the Police.
Danny shifted his weight a couple of times then made a bunch of those weird hand gestures that Zenko did.
"Ice Release: Wall of Ice!"
Danny was a cape like Zenko?! Or... Damn. He absolutely HAD to learn this. Powers you could teach others? Yes, please. Give him a "turn invisible while you snuck off away from violent thugs" skill? Oh, yeah. That would be perfect.
There was a literal wall of spiky ice crystals formed that looked thick enough to stop bullets. Being able to do THAT whenever you wanted, well, if he didn't get a invisibility power something like that would be damn handy.
He wasn't going to try for any skill/power to smack down the Nazis, there were enough sympathizers among the cops that would look at a black man punching a Nazi through the wall as an excuse for some violence of their own.
Be damn cathartic though.
Wait. Could he do something like that? Abdi watched as Zenko did that rapid-flicking of her hands into various forms. She did that to shape her chakra, kind of a mnemonic aid from what he'd gathered.
Zenko then slapped the ground with both hands and a wall of concrete formed next to the ice wall.
Yup. Abdi wondered if you could make a hollow dome with that technique. Instant bunker. When you lived in Brockton Bay that kind of thing would have some uses. Enemy capes. Crooked cops. Muggers. Thugs. Ex-wife.
Then the door burst open and someone started shooting.
Abdi, with reflexes honed by years of being in Brockton Bay, ducked behind the machinery he'd chosen as a hiding spot before looking back out.
Also with the skills learned from being a crane operator turned truck driver, he immediately classified them as Bathing Avoidant Druggies (aka Baddies) who were carrying automatic weapons. He knew the difference between semi-auto and auto thank you very much. That had been a burst of gunfire, so fully auto. And that was about the extent of his knowledge of guns other than classifying them as rifles.
"All right you cum-suckling -" (WHAM!)
Enter Skidmark, stage right. Exit Skidmark, pursued by bear?
A bear made entirely of ice?
Well, now that he knew there were actual capes involved he could call the PRT. For Tour Information, dial 1. For a specific department, hit * and the extension number. To report Parahuman villain crime, press 2. Please hold for the next available operator.
Oh, huh. Danny sure looked different now. Guess he'd been training a lot longer.
The idea of forming an ice bear to protect him from his ex-wife never even crossed Abdi's mind. Not even a bit.
* Zephron *
People expected that because he was a big muscular black man, he was good at fighting.
Well, actually, he was.
So he could appreciate how Zenko fought and noticed that Danny was similar but different in fighting style.
Danny was straight forward, waded in with elbow strikes. Every so often he'd punch at someone standing a few feet away and a fist made of ice would shoot across and smack one of the druggies.
Danny had also put a coating of ice on the floor that he and Zenko had no trouble crossing.
"You shitstaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Enter Skidmark who was suddenly slip-sliding away until Zenko's knee met his face with a cracking noise that made Zephron wince. Not in sympathy for Skidmark in particular, just from knowing how much getting your nose smashed like that hurt.
If Danny was wading in and brawling like a machine, Zenko was more like water. Flowing up off the floor, shoving and pushing at the gangers, causing them even more problems on the iced-over floor. Every so often a punch or kick or knee or elbow strike would smack down on a ganger.
One had finally gotten out of the mosh pit that was that doorway and tried to point his rifle at the foxgirl, but there was a loud crack as some wedge-shaped throwing knife was slammed into the muzzle.
Then, despite that Zephron could clearly see the ice forming on the rifle as well, the idiot proved he was an idiot by trying to shoot the gun anyway.
Yeah, that didn't work out too well. For the shooter.
Then something really weird happened after Danny finished covering all the druggies in a sheet of ice.
* Taylor *
It was ridiculously easy to avoid the various attacks, just redirecting attempts to grapple or strike her while avoiding where she KNEW the bullets were going to go.
Danger Sense + chakra-enhanced ninja agility was apparently damn effective.
It might have been more difficult with Skidmark, who kept trying to do things with some kind of kinetic field but she could figure out where those were going just like with the various attempts to shoot her.
There was one bad moment where one shooter was far enough away that she couldn't reach him, but since it was just down to him and one other ganger she used a kunai to hit the gun and dodge the other one trying to get stabby.
That had lasted long enough for a loud bang, dodging a bit of shrapnel, and taking out the last remaining gang member by flipping up into the air and coming down with an axe-kick.
Boot to the head!
[First major enemy defeat! +100]
[Teamwork Makes The Dream Work! +100]
"Tak-tak-tak-tak-tak" came a noise that caused two people to immediately react. Besides herself.
Her father stepped close. "If you're going to defer the roll, wait till it comes up with the first but before the second starts."
[Appearance/Social Combat]
Taylor/Zenko was still eyeing the group of students. Old Erwin was looking around, but that might have just been because that kid Kurt & Lacey had brought in was looking around. Hopefully that big brother they'd called would show up soon.
The second set began while she was still trying to figure that out and avoid saying anything that might be misconstrued.
[Costume Upgrade (100)]
"What?" asked Zenko before her current set of clothing seemed to blur and flow and-
Sweatpants and t-shirt and half-jacket and mask were gone. Instead she was wearing something that did NOT look thrown together from a thrift store. Apparently the ninja motif was considered her primary as the green flak vest was over dark blue leggings and shirt.
"Okay, this is interesting," said Danny, making an ice mirror so she could properly see herself.
Zenko blinked. She'd deliberately made Zenko look different from Taylor after all, so seeing herself had lost that little weirdness after a few forays into cape life. Facepaint whiskers were new but were obviously part of the look she was going for and just as obviously makeup. Her eyes definitely looked different, especially without the glasses.
That she could apparently see without her glasses was another thing to distance her Zenko identity from her Taylor identity.
Her hair was still a brilliant red, her fox ears and tail orange and black and white. And actually looked more like accessories than real ears even when they flicked around.
She could see fuuinjutsu on her fingerless gloves and the thigh-wrap and the sandals. Have to figure out what those did later. Seal work had not been her specialty.
And there were sirens approaching. Someone must have called the PRT or the police.
Hopefully they'd arrive before she had to punch someone back into unconsciousness again. She knew from one of the discussions in World Affairs that concussions were only shrugged off in movies and TV.
Judging by how loud the sirens approaching were getting though, she didn't have a whole lot of time to consider things.
* Coil *
Wilson and Johnson were both showing signs of confusion, with Wilson being extremely talkative.
Reviewing the footage had revealed that Victor had been present without his costume, probably for the same reason that his men were there.
That Victor had abruptly disappeared meant that these powers/skills could be learned. Which made Zenko a much more interesting target for recruitment.
Softsell might be the only way to go there. Torturing her in one timeline to find out which buttons to press, what levers to apply, and then dismiss the timeline in order to apply that knowledge. Standard practice by this point.
Coil canceled the second timeline he was running to have a bit of stress relief. He split timelines again.
* Timeline 2 *
Drawing his gun he shot both of the compromised agents and then went on to...
Coil blinked. Everything had just shuddered and stopped. Silence. Even the clock on the wall had stopped. And now the colors were going weird. What the hell was this? He tried to turn and...
Timeline ended in darkness and pain radiating out from his back.
* Timeline 1 *
Coil stared at the two agents briefly. "What the hell?"
"Boss?" asked Wilson.
"Something wrong?" asked Johnson, looking more curious than anything.
"You two have been compromised by the Empire, Master/Stranger protocols," said Coil, going with procedure since he wasn't sure what else to do.
The other mercenaries in the room shifted their rifles.
Johnson shrugged while Wilson stammered out a protest.
Coil eyed the two before beginning the walk back to his office. Clearly he needed to figure out what had just happened, but that had been an atypical ending of a timeline.
With those two contained he could concentrate on acquiring Zenko, which was the bigger priority.
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- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
Does this mean there can be rolls for [Roll is specific to (ETC other than Taylor)]?
Thats... like, it's her power, and her charge, yet she would lose out, and give it to someone else?
Ah... so I was right, im not sure how to feel about this, its like... yeah, it's cool to make your close ones strong, however... I, personally, am not agreeable to sharing your power set without getting anything in return, in this case, what I mean is that if she rolls something but she doesn't want it, it should be rerolled instead of giving it to someone else
And if she wants her dad or whoever to get that roll, I would have preferred if when she rolls and it's accepted, her, and whoever else, share the training instead of Taylor rejecting and someone else only getting the training
Yeah...
That's not to say I wouldn't mind Danny or whoever getting strong, just that... Taylor would get the same thing too, yknow? I wouldn't mind her being able to share her individual powers or powerset, just that she doesn't lose out on it too
But that's just a personal gripe of mine, it's just a personal reaction, I do wish I would have different thoughts or reactions to things like that, or being more ameable to it, since usually I'll end up missing out on good stories because of it.
However, im loving this so far and it's a new concept for me, im looking forward to this story developing
Nimodes
Weary Worldwalker
- Location
- Arizona
No. It's her power. However she can defer a roll to someone who knows the details, she has to be willing and the recipient has to be willing. She can also be distracted and fail to defer a roll (as happened in this chapter). And it's this way because I wanted the option available where she could concentrate on a specific set of skills as a further way of distancing the Dojo from what I've seen of the Forge and Grimoire.
It's also something to be said for skills vs spells or tech-trees. Skills increase with practice, and having sparring partners helps in martial arts and similar skills.
And in case anyone's wondering, I've been asking other authors to make the initial roll for me to decrease any personal bias/temptation on my part. Thanks Kryslin and Anothvortex for the last two rolls.
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
Oh no, I understand this, and I'm not particularly against it, but like shown in the quote below, things like that could happen, and she'll miss out on stuff like that
I guess im just a bit stressed? Ive read similar stuff before and didnt mind up, but lately with the possible civil war, the other brewing war, or the possible black out, not to mention the possible draft...
i guess just seeing her miss a power up or strength increase just irks me a little, yknow?
i dont have anything against you, or your writing, i love it actually,
and the skills increasing with time thing, yeah i can see that, about her defering the roll, and someone close to her getting it, but shell still have the option to learn from them too
Thing is, what if its something like chakra? Or another esoteric thing? She'll be able to learn the basics, or even the means to catch up to whoever got said roll but, she'll be like the dockworkers here, itll take years, which she doesnt have, to even get anything useful out of it even if she isn't completely missing out on it
But if said rolls have something unique, like how miko merged with her, she'll lose out on that
and I doubt, if she rolls said roll again, you'll make it so she gets the same thing out of it,
i guess just seeing her miss a power up or strength increase just irks me a little, yknow?
i dont have anything against you, or your writing, i love it actually,
and the skills increasing with time thing, yeah i can see that, about her defering the roll, and someone close to her getting it, but shell still have the option to learn from them too
Thing is, what if its something like chakra? Or another esoteric thing? She'll be able to learn the basics, or even the means to catch up to whoever got said roll but, she'll be like the dockworkers here, itll take years, which she doesnt have, to even get anything useful out of it even if she isn't completely missing out on it
But if said rolls have something unique, like how miko merged with her, she'll lose out on that
and I doubt, if she rolls said roll again, you'll make it so she gets the same thing out of it,
Also, dont take my words to heart? I really do enjoy your writing! And am ecstatic to see where it develops!
Dun Dun Dun, the Nazis are saved (for now), thanks to Orochi/Victor, finding Coil and his Minions interesting, whom he turns into his main target
I wonder, mmm no, it's almost certain that we will see Orochi playing Operating on the Parahumans that he encounters (the Travelers, E88?), will we see him start collecting Shards? (could he use/assimilate the abilities of more than one?); that and it would be interesting to see Victor's Shard's reaction to feeling that his "user" has been usurped, and would let Orochi use its power, seeing him experiment with it (which means in more data, what the Shards are interested in )
Also seeing a little of the reactions of Danny's people, first being able to perceive slight changes in their boss, and then seeing him use his new abilities (what would be his Cape name? Jiraiya?, Hanzo?), to repel an attack from the Merchants (who could have been orchestrated by Coil to evaluate Zenko); plus Aisha becoming part of Taylor's students, after being caught spying where she shouldn't
And after successfully repelling said attack, Taylor gains a bonus and two rolls?, with the second being the one that gives her her chunnin vest and a new appearance in her Zenko form.
While Coil, poor thing, everything seems to indicate that he has already been infiltrated (if the way he ended the Timeline he had created is any indication) - that guy is already dead, he just hasn't been informed yet; Orochi/Victor is going to have an interesting time in Shard land
Good luck and keep it up
I wonder, mmm no, it's almost certain that we will see Orochi playing Operating on the Parahumans that he encounters (the Travelers, E88?), will we see him start collecting Shards? (could he use/assimilate the abilities of more than one?); that and it would be interesting to see Victor's Shard's reaction to feeling that his "user" has been usurped, and would let Orochi use its power, seeing him experiment with it (which means in more data, what the Shards are interested in )
Also seeing a little of the reactions of Danny's people, first being able to perceive slight changes in their boss, and then seeing him use his new abilities (what would be his Cape name? Jiraiya?, Hanzo?), to repel an attack from the Merchants (who could have been orchestrated by Coil to evaluate Zenko); plus Aisha becoming part of Taylor's students, after being caught spying where she shouldn't
And after successfully repelling said attack, Taylor gains a bonus and two rolls?, with the second being the one that gives her her chunnin vest and a new appearance in her Zenko form.
While Coil, poor thing, everything seems to indicate that he has already been infiltrated (if the way he ended the Timeline he had created is any indication) - that guy is already dead, he just hasn't been informed yet; Orochi/Victor is going to have an interesting time in Shard land
Good luck and keep it up
- Location
- United States
Hasn't Mr. Calvert suffered enough?
*Laugh Track*
Nope, could not happen to a better villain.
*Laugh Track*
Nope, could not happen to a better villain.
- Location
- The Buckeye State
interesting story, Danny getting "powers" can be a good thing,more so for fights, but for non-physical fights, IF the PRT figures out Taylor ID and depending on how this fiction's PRT is on getting people in (press ganging) into the Wards , Danny can form a version of New Wave, and resist the recruitment attempts on Taylor.BUT there is the problem with Caldron
where their rule is do ANYTHING to follow the path. Gee poor Taylor her Dad is killed in a robbery and as a orphan,falls under the control of the PRT and will be made a Ward. I assume at some point SS will try something with Taylor and fail.NOT her Cape ID. It could be interesting when she has a run in with ABB, Lung should be a challange,
where their rule is do ANYTHING to follow the path. Gee poor Taylor her Dad is killed in a robbery and as a orphan,falls under the control of the PRT and will be made a Ward. I assume at some point SS will try something with Taylor and fail.NOT her Cape ID. It could be interesting when she has a run in with ABB, Lung should be a challange,
Not just that, she passed on the time and mentoring to practice and perfect her ninja abilities as she wanted more time to practice and perfect her ninja abilities.
Kinda (okay a lot) dumb, but at least it's another chapter?
Also, powered up Danny yay (/s). I was initially quite interested and happy that she was able to teach Chakra which was a nice touch. Now disappointed as this "power deferring" seems to be trying to accelerate the process at breakneck speeds. That doesn't usually go well for the story.
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