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I've always kind of assumed that having deep discussions on morality and the deeper significance of things has been something Annette has been doing with Taylor for basically as long as she could talk.
The World is my Layout [Worm AU/Alt Power]
- Thread starter GeneralPatt1000
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godzillahomer: Jack Slash's Trolley Problem
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- Somewhere
Coil Visits the Trainyard
Annette: And why is a blonde girl tied to the tracks?
Taylor: Coil just showed up randomly and tied her to the tracks. I didn't even know he was growing a handlebar mustache.
I was tempted for Lisa to be frozen still on the tracks for some reason, but saved by a driver projection on Roger's Rangers' footplate. Mr. Jones rides again.
Jack Slash's Trolley Problem
Jack: Dispatcher, I've got a proposition for you. I've set a train to run over ten innocent schoolchildren. Unless you pull the switch and divert the train, they will all die. But if you do, your mother dies.
Dispatcher: *Picks up the loco in her layout and summons 80 unhappy railway police*
Jack: Now, that just ain't fair. If only Siberian hadn't died.
As for the Siberian, Manton ignored the ding ding ding of the railroad crossing and was killed when his van became a hood ornament for Taylor's freight diesel. Siberian popped out of existence right when she was about to kill Emily Piggot. Emily's first futile fired bullet struck her a moment before Manton died. No one connected the hobovan to Siberian, Piggot is thought to have gotten the luckiest shot of all lucky shots.
Annette: And why is a blonde girl tied to the tracks?
Taylor: Coil just showed up randomly and tied her to the tracks. I didn't even know he was growing a handlebar mustache.
I was tempted for Lisa to be frozen still on the tracks for some reason, but saved by a driver projection on Roger's Rangers' footplate. Mr. Jones rides again.
Jack Slash's Trolley Problem
Jack: Dispatcher, I've got a proposition for you. I've set a train to run over ten innocent schoolchildren. Unless you pull the switch and divert the train, they will all die. But if you do, your mother dies.
Dispatcher: *Picks up the loco in her layout and summons 80 unhappy railway police*
Jack: Now, that just ain't fair. If only Siberian hadn't died.
As for the Siberian, Manton ignored the ding ding ding of the railroad crossing and was killed when his van became a hood ornament for Taylor's freight diesel. Siberian popped out of existence right when she was about to kill Emily Piggot. Emily's first futile fired bullet struck her a moment before Manton died. No one connected the hobovan to Siberian, Piggot is thought to have gotten the luckiest shot of all lucky shots.
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- Mr
So I see the chapter was edited by a mod... what changed, if the mods don't mind me asking such? Mr Patt, you'd know best what changed. If it were something truly bad, there'd be a warning on that post, instead of simply just being edited.
Wait... I think I figured it out. It's that one word made famous by General Ackbar from Star Wars, and supposedly a slur, even if it's being used properly in a sentence, rather than as an adjective. Feels like a bad edit, too.
Wait... I think I figured it out. It's that one word made famous by General Ackbar from Star Wars, and supposedly a slur, even if it's being used properly in a sentence, rather than as an adjective. Feels like a bad edit, too.
- Location
- Seattle area
I know exactly what changed. I made my beta and now Co-writer @DrYuriMom a collaborator as she wanted to do another edit. I was busy working at the time so couldn't do the edit myself. She texted me what changed and nothing bad was in it. I don't know why it says edited by a moderator instead of collaborator.
- Location
- Oregon, USA
I made the edits because I'm still learning Worm lore and I found some of the words I wrote unnecessarily limited the direction I plan to take Annette. Look closer - the reference to power being a trap is still in the story. I wrote them, and I don't plan to change them despite being an unabashed member of the LGBT community. I can promise you that no PC was involved nor likely ever will be with me. If the dialogue is right, I'll write it.
And if you really want an edit log, here you go:
"Annette's gut screamed that her daughter's safety and her anonymity went hand in hand, and her inability to predict Emma made her nervous." became simply "Her inability to predict Emma made her nervous."
"She had to armor Emma against the temptations of power, peer pressure, and family, especially sisterly, wheedling." became "Annette resolved to armor Emma against the temptations of power, peer pressure, and family, especially sisterly, wheedling."
And the following sentence was deleted:
"Once Emma was firmly in hand, Annette could start working with Taylor to try and bank back just a bit and perhaps adjust her projected appearance to minimize the chance of someone who knew Taylor less well making the connection."
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ScottotheUnwise
Verified Crack (fic) Dealer
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- Mulberry, Fl
Me misread? I resemble that remark. Of course that means a G Scale model would be even larger in the real world.
I wonder if any of those landscaping pieces include things like --dams? Or a seawall? 🚂
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- Location
- The Midlands.
Alternatively, Dispatcher works the points at exactly the right moment and derails the train, possibly causing some of its passengers to be knocked around a bit but almost certainly not causing any life-threatening injuries thanks to modern safety features. Then she sets the heavy mob on him, having made the point that it doesn't take someone with a parahuman power to poke holes in his bullshit.
(The most important aspect of the Trolley Problem, in my opinion, is that it starts to fall apart the minute you decide to apply some lateral thinking.)
- Location
- Somewhere
I'm applying one of the solutions I've seen children use for it when it's enacted with toys. Move the train.
The other solution: Move the one person and run them all over.
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- Burlington, KY, USA
So I'm a little confused as to the extent of Taylors ability to interact with the real world through the layout. At first I thought it was just trains and tracks. Now other vehicles and apparently kit buildings count. We've already seen her turn RL train stuff into models by picking it up from the layout. Can she do that with buildings? Will she unblock the bay by just picking up the scuttled cargo ship?
- Location
- Seattle area
As 3.1 developed, Annette reasoned well that Emma would feel left out and betrayed if Taylor didn't tell her what was going on. It was convincing both to Taylor and me as her writer. Glad you enjoyed the chapter.
Glad you are enjoying it! Emma will likely never meet Shadow Stalker in this story.
I can't take the credit for all of this. DrYuriMom wrote at least half the chapter with Annette's reactions and Emma's questions.
I love this story SO DAMN MUCH! It's productive and fluffy. I'm glad to see that young Emma has a good head on her shoulders. Taylor with zoomies, that'll definitely happen during the hobby store visit. Likely will have a very amused shop keep watching her zip around, squee'ing over the models.
Hobby store visit will indeed be fun. I'm really looking forward to it.
If Taylor gets any new rolling stock or foreign locos, it'll either have to be a model purchase or leased from a real world company.
Me misread? I resemble that remark. Of course that means a G Scale model would be even larger in the real world.
I wonder if any of those landscaping pieces include things like --dams? Or a seawall? 🚂
The layout is only calibrated to work with N-scale models so anything larger or smaller won't work. She can do some minor landscaping but nothing too terrain altering.
Yes, she can pick up a building if she wants to but she hasn't had a need to yet. As for your second question, that would be spoilers.
- Location
- Oregon, USA
I'll let you and Tolkien duke it out. All Annette was doing was quoting Gandalf and Galadriel who both rejected the One Ring.
In Annette's case, it's already been revealed that in our interpretation she and Lustrum knew each other better than some other head canons assume. Wildbow's canon indicates that Annette felt Lustrum got caught up in her powers and allowed herself to be influenced by those who wished to use her powers for their own much more radical intentions. Lustrum's power trip eventually came back the Earth, so to speak, but only after she found herself in the Birdcage. The experience with Lustrum as well as Annette's canon literary expertise both drive Annette toward caution. That's not to say Annette won't get on board with Taylor's powers. Note how her perspective evolves even over Chapter 3.1. Expect a lot of evolution in the upcoming Annette Vignette A as well as well as later in Chapter 3. All of my characters will evolve over time, otherwise there's no point to writing them.
TheOmnimercurial
Dragon Bard
- Location
- UK
I'm not sure if it is canon or fanon, but I think Brockton Bay has a small Airport....
Will you feature an Airport in this Fic? Either a pre-existing facility or a newly added Airport created with Taylor's powers?
Will you feature an Airport in this Fic? Either a pre-existing facility or a newly added Airport created with Taylor's powers?
- Location
- Oregon, USA
Anyone know if canon would prevent us from making Danny a GA pilot? Ideas, ideas...
It'll be up to Patt to do anything, though. He runs Danny.
- Location
- Usa
Welcome to the team doc, this really is one of those very fun stories that seems like it's going to wholesome and fun for a while. You guys just had to write something that is making everyone crack addicts with it....damn you.
Thank you for sharing and really can not wait for more of the story. Love the aspect of the queen telling dad and her siblings to screw you. I am not letting the project kill this earth and move onto others worlds and races to twist and ruin.
Thank you for sharing and really can not wait for more of the story. Love the aspect of the queen telling dad and her siblings to screw you. I am not letting the project kill this earth and move onto others worlds and races to twist and ruin.
Second Poll
- Location
- Seattle area
Greetings everyone! With @DrYuriMom graduating from beta to co-writer, we're writing a lot more words together than I did alone. While that is a no-brainer, we've managed to jam out almost 4 chapters of around 7k to 8k each over a week's time! Therefore, we thought we would come to you and ask if,
1. You would prefer 2 3500 word chapters per week
Or
2. You would prefer 1 chapter of 7k-8k words each week.
We would ask if you prefered two chapters of 7k-8k words per week but we're not sure if we can sustain this writing pace yet. Perhaps we can consider that later. The poll will be live shortly and will last till Saturday when another 7k chapter will be posted. The poll result will go into effect next week. You are also welcome to write in your thoughts and opinions.
1. You would prefer 2 3500 word chapters per week
Or
2. You would prefer 1 chapter of 7k-8k words each week.
We would ask if you prefered two chapters of 7k-8k words per week but we're not sure if we can sustain this writing pace yet. Perhaps we can consider that later. The poll will be live shortly and will last till Saturday when another 7k chapter will be posted. The poll result will go into effect next week. You are also welcome to write in your thoughts and opinions.
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- Your pantry eating cheese
Really dont matter to me. Just want more cinnamon bun train Taylor. This is a massive change of pace compared to normal worm fics. It has been nice.
I would prefer two three and a half thousand word chapters as that makes it easier keep track of scene breaks.
I'd prefer 1 longer chapter as long as the quality doesn't suffer because I read really fast and shorter chapters for other people are over too quickly for me.
- Location
- Texas
I would honestly prefer you not even ATTEMPT to do the 2x7k posts if you're not sure. Burnout is a hell of a thing, and I'd much rather you be comfortable. For now I'll vote for 2x3.5 , but I don't honestly have a strong preference.
I am good either way so I will abstain from voting.
I just like my chapters longer than 1-2k words.
I just like my chapters longer than 1-2k words.
- Location
- Oregon, USA
I've pointed out to Patt that this weekend presented a unique opportunity to make progress. My wife is with family in another state for a couple of weeks, so I had fewer draws on my time. Patt and I have also not collaborated in a while and we've been *really* inspired the past week we've reconnected. I totally agree we'll need a solid buffer and evidence proving we can keep it up before we commit to more than about 7k words a week.
I'll be honest that I think the chapters will flow better if we keep to 7k-ish chapters, but I know some readers like more bite-sized posts. If things are even, I'll want to stick with single, longer chapters.
I'll be honest that I think the chapters will flow better if we keep to 7k-ish chapters, but I know some readers like more bite-sized posts. If things are even, I'll want to stick with single, longer chapters.
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doesn't matter the chapter lenghts just give us more Happy Taylor please!
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- Somewhere
same, let's keep them bite sized.
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- He/Him
Two 3.5k per week would be nice but I won't stop reading either way.