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The Taste of Peaches (Worm AU)

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Koraan said:
Yes? I don't understand why you quoted me. Do you agree with my point or disagree?
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So I thought you were saying the PRT would not Say "heroes get powers when they try to push through human limits while doing heroic things." describe how someone gets superpowers. And I think they would because it helps them control the narrative better.
 
Someone else can find the actual WoG, but the PRT's position is that "heroes" get powers doing heroics and that villains get powers doing horrible things, to the point that Alexandia actually lies about her trigger.

And I have to agree, the PRteam does not use the classic definition of a Hero.

How any of those lies fly considering there thousands of people that can dispute it is beyond me, but hey, Wildbow.
 
Ravenwood240 said:
How any of those lies fly considering there thousands of people that can dispute it is beyond me, but hey, Wildblow.
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fixed it for you.

anyway, i doubt the PRT would not use the Hero original definition: what if they found one hero who fits it like a hand glove?

they would say "the modern :insert ancient heroic name here:" and say they are their "heir"

EDIT OF AN ANNOYED GUARDIAN: i can't believe hakuno manage to use me the puppy eyes...

bt this is the only one young lady!

XenahortX
 
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FaerieKnight79 said:
Ah, but "people trigger by pushing beyond human limits to do something Heroic" would have to be using the classical definition of what a hero is. Otherwise, no very public trigger event related disaster could exist.
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And at the same time there's no way it could be that definition because that undermines the way the labels are used in Worm and there's no evidence that the classical definition is comonly known, much less used in any official capacity in Worm.
That's why the WoG in question makes not sense.

Any further discussion of this , off topic issue we should probably take to Worm canon discussion
 
Ravenwood240 said:
The PRT actively hides the truth, according to WB, with Alexandria among others telling people that heroes get powers when they try to push through human limits while doing heroic things.

That was, of course a WoG, since it should not work, since every triggered parahuman knows better. Somebody would have called bullshit at some point.
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Dis Lexic said:
Honestly, out of everything in Worm, I dont think hiding how Trigger Events work is a bad idea. Quite the opersite actually. Can you imagine the chaos if that got out? I have a feeling that desition was probably made back when the Cauldron first started before they all started taking Stupid Pills.
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Honestly, this is one of the few things Cauldron/the PRT got right, because if everyone knew, they'd be throwing themselves into dangerous situations left and right, and things would go from "horrible but manageable thanks to PTV" to "Oh fuck we're screwed as of tomorrow" in the blink of an eye.

That said, Wildbow's WoG are completely meaningless. They are not canon, given that they are not part of the text of the original story. I could go on....
 
A large gold dragon reclines nearby, happily munching on popcorn out of a dump truck that's parked within easy reach.

Grounders10 said:
... You know I didn't set out to write this as a Yuri-shipfest.

I think something happened along the way.
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She listens as the author says something, then chuckles. "What happened is that you posted it on the internet. Still, enjoying the story immensely, and understand the reasoning for a break. Don't mind me over here, I'll be catching up on my reading..." With that, Naurelin goes back to munching on popcorn, and using a claw to delicately scroll through the internet via a rather large tablet in front of her...
 
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Sandy River DL said:
Well, is there really any good non-yuri option for Taylor to have a healthy long-term relationship? LET THE YURI FLOW THROUGH YOUR MUSE!
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Well, An Essence of Silver and Steel has Taylor with Clockblocker.

And this story has a fairly OP power for Taylor. Basically, she has the Install and Include abilities from Prisma Illya...except she's not limited to Class Cards. She can use literally any hero, as she shows by using Siegfried to take down Lung.
 
Grounders10 said:
... You know I didn't set out to write this as a Yuri-shipfest.

I think something happened along the way.
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Why does there have to be any shipping? I get the feeling that due to her Fertility domain, Taylor is simply universally attractive to anyone who's attracted to femininity. We haven't really seen the reactions to her appearance from anyone male who wasn't also wearing a mask/was warned ahead of time, so I've just been head-canoning that all of that has been happening off-screen. Just leave things as Taylor unintentionally being chick bait, and you could use it as a bit of side-comedy as she's completely oblivious to the effect she has on the people around her while Inari snickers behind her back.
 
Know what would be funny and a shout-out at the same time?

Hookwolf instinctively calling Taylor "Biribiri" after the way she zapped him hard.
 
Almech_Alfarion said:
Why does there have to be any shipping? I get the feeling that due to her Fertility domain, Taylor is simply universally attractive to anyone who's attracted to femininity. We haven't really seen the reactions to her appearance from anyone male who wasn't also wearing a mask/was warned ahead of time, so I've just been head-canoning that all of that has been happening off-screen. Just leave things as Taylor unintentionally being chick bait, and you could use it as a bit of side-comedy as she's completely oblivious to the effect she has on the people around her while Inari snickers behind her back.
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Please note that even those not attracted to the feminine form would be affected. Fertility as a domain would have to do with more than just the sexual side of things. Fertility would also give a strong maternal aura/feel. Children and to a lesser extent pretty much anyone else would feel the safety and comfort of the matron. I predict that her baking abilities could be counted as a minor master ability. Amongst other things.
Well, that is unless Grounders10 decides that the family/hearth aspects will be separate from the fertility aspect. If that's the case we could expect Taylor to be more hyperfocused on appearances and pheromones. :oops:
 
Flenser said:
Please note that even those not attracted to the feminine form would be affected. Fertility as a domain would have to do with more than just the sexual side of things. Fertility would also give a strong maternal aura/feel. Children and to a lesser extent pretty much anyone else would feel the safety and comfort of the matron. I predict that her baking abilities could be counted as a minor master ability. Amongst other things.
Well, that is unless Grounders10 decides that the family/hearth aspects will be separate from the fertility aspect. If that's the case we could expect Taylor to be more hyperfocused on appearances and pheromones. :oops:
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As we are talking about one of the domains Taylor was Gifted by Inari, we're most likely best suited basing out expectations of her Domain Expression around how Inari's fertility domain manifested. It won't be exactly the same, true, given that Taylor's nine tails are a manifestation of her inherited Fox domain that Inari didn't share, but still a good baseline, and is unlikely to have tangential associations, and definitely not to the same degree as her Priamry Domains.

Her Primary Domains definitely appear to tangentially allow her to apply them to a very Broad range of other Domains associated to them. I suspect that the domains she was gifted from Inari are much more narrow in their scope.

Taylor interacts with and understands Tinker Tech thanks to her Industry domain because Tech is an Industry, but a God of Technology/Invention would likely blow her out of the water in terms of their skill in the same field. She'd just enable it to be industrially produced. She "Naturally Talented" with music and singing to a higher degree than any mortal. I strongly suspect she also performs a higher level than another deity without a related domain because Music is an Industry, but a God or Goddess of Music/The Arts would stomp all over her performance. Foxes is harder to pin down, especially since she's only really interacted with Inari as far as it goes so far, but Agriculture she probably won't have Nearly the same control over plants and animals as a full God or Goddess of Nature, most likely having the greatest control over plants and animals Cultivated* "domestically".

I am... Unfamiliar with Inari's traditional association with Fertility, but if she did possess influence over other related domains, I suspect Taylor's own influence over them would be... limited at best if not outright absent.

*This includes things like grass and flowers grown in yards and gardens, or potted and set out as office decorations or Parahuman Power Test Subjects.
 
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About the only guarantee with a 'Fertility domain' is that it will probably be good for growing lots of plants and breeding lots of animals, anything else is likely to be more personalized.

Idealized female figure is definitely a common theme though, of course exactly what the 'idealized' female figure is changes a lot depending on era and culture...
 
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As for people being in awe of Taylor/ her showing loads of charisma that just grab attention etc etc; I imagine it's just an overall 'divine aura' (though the domain no doubt helps). Basically she's becoming just plain more than a mortal.

Oh it isn't at the 'fall to your knees and worship me' level (well maybe for Amy :ogles: ) yet but when she puts her game face on like at the interview, everybody can agree that she has an impressive 'presence' as it were.
 
jwolfe_beta said:
As for people being in awe of Taylor/ her showing loads of charisma that just grab attention etc etc; I imagine it's just an overall 'divine aura' (though the domain no doubt helps). Basically she's becoming just plain more than a mortal.

Oh it isn't at the 'fall to your knees and worship me' level (well maybe for Amy :ogles: ) yet but when she puts her game face on like at the interview, everybody can agree that she has an impressive 'presence' as it were.
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Yeah that's just standard 'gods are better than mortals' stuff.

A proper 'charisma' domain would be a lot more powerful, as in definitely qualifies as a Master effect powerful.
 
Neruz said:
Yeah that's just standard 'gods are better than mortals' stuff.
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Well considering that she doesn't have any real martial/strength related domains and is already benching 50+ tons along with the speed and durability increases (that are only going to get better); yeah just plain better than mortals' covers it fairly well.
 
jwolfe_beta said:
Well considering that she doesn't have any real martial/strength related domains and is already benching 50+ tons along with the speed and durability increases (that are only going to get better); yeah just plain better than mortals' covers it fairly well.
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Gods, much like Dragons, are just Better Than You.
 
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