Whirlwind Productions (Cyclone's snippets & update announcements)

[Cyclone]

I thought O'Neill was in the Airforce too. I always looked at SG as grabbing whatever professionals they needed for whatever job needed doing, not specifically one branch.

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The entire SGC was an Air Force project. SG-3 was a Marine unit for combat operations, and SG-25 got a mention and an on-screen appearance in the gateroom embarkation room, only IDed as Army based on their uniforms.

All evidence indicates the Navy was specifically excluded. Air Force probably didn't want competition for the starships.

 

[Franklymydear]

Fair enough (I've watched some of it, but I'm not exactly something of a fan) and thanks.

If whatever area Hana goes into doesn't really matter, why does it matter what area you want to put her into? I mean, you're skilled enough to write up reasons for any of them, I'd think, so I'd assume it'd be best to put her wherever you're most comfortable writing about.

 

[Cyclone]

Fair enough (I've watched some of it, but I'm not exactly something of a fan) and thanks.

If whatever area Hana goes into doesn't really matter, why does it matter what area you want to put her into? I mean, you're skilled enough to write up reasons for any of them, I'd think, so I'd assume it'd be best to put her wherever you're most comfortable writing about.

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It's because it doesn't really matter that I wanted help deciding. I had no real inclinations in any direction.

 

[TheUnicorn]

Create an OC? Gee, thanks for nothing. How does that even begin to answer my question?

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You asked a question that has no answer, basically the same as if you asked how heavy is a mile.

Army, because they are, to the civilian's mind, the ground forces that are actually there protecting the civilians, and that's what I would think she'd want to do.

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Except she wouldn't be a civilian, not mentally. She'd be an [adoptive father's branch] brat who grew up on military bases. I suppose she might join the army to follow her adoptive father's footsteps, or to avoid doing so (if he was marine or navy) but she'd do so knowing what the army actually does.

 

[Cyclone]

Let me be blunt. The story divergence has nothing to do with Miss Militia.

I could probably write the story and exclude her completely. She certainly isn't likely to appear until some time into the story, if I even bother writing it. In short, I am only asking because I need some idea of where she -- as a canon character -- is after the divergence in question. Sure, I could just say she died in the minefield, and that would be the logical answer, but then I suppose I'd have to kill a good eighty to ninety percent of the canon cast, at which point, the question becomes, "why bother making a fanfic?" The answer to that is easy: because thats th whole frigging point of the story idea.

So, no, "create an OC" is 100% worthless advice and of no value to me at all, doesn't even begin to actually answer the question, and only demonstrates that you've failed to grasp the purpose of the question to begin with.

 

[Cyclone]

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Sophia takes a first tentative step on the path of enlightenment in Assessment 2.3 of Way of the Open Hand.

 

[BerserkerZeroOne]

OK. I can see MM as going into the Marines but after the Armed Forces become a little redundant, she opts to transfer to the PRT where she can do the most good with her training. Maybe have her as a team leader of a successful spec ops group that had an unfortunate run in with the S9 and put her on "desk duty" as one of the high ups at BB PRT troop training and deployment.

Eventually maybe made director instead of Coil who then tries to kill her, but the Undersiders actually like her because she doesn't bring a nuke to a knife fight and take out Coil to protect her and themselves.

Tagg still outs Taylor at school and Hannah brings the Pimp Hand of God down on him and publicly apologises for the unwarranted, illegal and extremely dangerous unmasking of a Parahuman, that not only took place at a school, but in a crowd cafeteria at lunch time, but also that the Parahuman in question was only dangerous when they needed to and escalated much quicker than even Lung can hope to.

I hope this has given you some ideas and hope to see maybe one or two of them in your story, even if only non-canon omake.

Thanks for all your efforts and I hope they keep coming.

 

[TheUnicorn]

Let me be blunt. The story divergence has nothing to do with Miss Militia.

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Which changes the question completely.

So, no, "create an OC" is 100% worthless advice and of no value to me at all, doesn't even begin to actually answer the question, and only demonstrates that you've failed to grasp the purpose of the question to begin with.

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True, I did fail to grasp the purpose, but you also failed to grasp the answer.

The point is that you can't ask "Assuming character X was completely different from canon what do you think the canon character would do" because the character is ALREADY an OC.
Now if you're asking what branch of the military we'd like to see Hanna join if she didn't Trigger but still somehow ended in the US (given that the only reason she did in canon was her power) then I'd say I'd like to see Miss Militia in the Coast Guard. This is partially because they really don't get enough credit in RL and partially because unlike the other branches they'd be more needed in Worm than in RL. That means that while the Air force, Navy, Army and (to a lesser extent) Marines would have their budgets slashed to a small fraction of their RL budget and find themselves useless for their primary function the coast guard would find itself becoming more important.

 

[Cyclone]

Which changes the question completely.

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In what way? How the hell does whether the character is the focus of the story or not have any bearing whatsoever on what branch of the military they should be a part of in the story, especially since if it were important to the story, I obviously wouldn't be asking?

The point is that you can't ask "Assuming character X was completely different from canon what do you think the canon character would do" because the character is ALREADY an OC.

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Let me put it this way.

If you feel you cannot answer a question, don't answer it. You certainly didn't have to respond in such a condescending and insulting manner. What's so difficult about that? Other people didn't seem to have any problem with the question, after all.

 

[azoicennead]

Let me put it this way.

If you feel you cannot answer a question, don't answer it. What's so difficult about that? Other people didn't seem to have any problem with the question, after all.

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The question was answered. You just weren't happy with the answer.

 

[Cyclone]

The question was answered. You just weren't happy with the answer.

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No, he didn't answer. He responded, yes. He replied, yes. But his first response didn't, in any way, shape, or form, actually answer the question. In fact, his entire first response boiled down to a complicated and assholish way of saying "I can't answer the question."

 

[azoicennead]

No, he didn't answer. He responded, yes. He replied, yes. But his first response didn't, in any way, shape, or form, actually answer the question. In fact, his entire first response boiled down to a complicated and assholish way of saying "I can't answer the question."

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No, his response was "you have what is basically an entirely new character".
Because when you significantly alter a defining event in an adult character's childhood, you basically have a new character. They might have the same name, but pretty much their entire life is going to be different.

 

[TheUnicorn]

In what way? How the hell does whether the character is the focus of the story or not have any bearing whatsoever on what branch of the military they should be a part of in the story, especially since if it were important to the story, I obviously wouldn't be asking?

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It doesn't have a bearing on what branch of the military they should join, but them being just a minor character means that the question of how their personality changed in the new world is irrelevant.

If you feel you cannot answer a question, don't answer it. You certainly didn't have to respond in such a condescending and insulting manner. What's so difficult about that? Other people didn't seem to have any problem with the question, after all.

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I'm sorry you felt my answers were condescending or insulting, I was trying to explain why I felt the question could not be answered.

 

[Cyclone]

It doesn't have a bearing on what branch of the military they should join, but them being just a minor character means that the question of how their personality changed in the new world is irrelevant.

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So, in other words, it doesn't change the question I actually asked. It just changed the relevance of all the assumptions you made when telling me to just create an OC, trying to dictate how I wrote a story idea you knew nothing about beyond the tiny parameters I was specifically asking opinions on that you declined to answer. Despite the fact that what branch of the military a person serves in would be a rather central part of their character, and it was obviously not central to the story idea, or I wouldn't have asked in the first place, now would I?

 

[IronyIsGood]

Can't she get involved as a member of the Protectorate? Maybe they'd like Parahuman assistance in their fight against the Goa'uld, Ori, etc and it gives them an excuse to see what happens when a Para passes through a StarGate.

 

[Cyclone]

Can't she get involved as a member of the Protectorate? Maybe they'd like Parahuman assistance in their fight against the Goa'uld, Ori, etc and it gives them an excuse to see what happens when a Para passes through a StarGate.

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What on Earth Abydos makes you think I'd even bother asking that question if I was doing a Stargate crossover?

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[Realm9]

For Pete's sake guys, all Cyclone is asking is what branch of the military would Hannah join if she managed to be adopted, and raised, by an American citizen without triggering. Nothing more complicated than that.

As for my answer, she strikes me as more of a foot soldier type, so I'd have to say either Army or Marines.

 

[BRG]

As for someone with canon MM's personality it depends on the laws regarding women in the military in your story. Canon MM would want to be combat arms, but I can't see her accepting being the token girl or some other special treatment, nor do I see her as being a leader of social change. She wouldn't be the "first women in..." but if women were accepted in combat arms I could see her going there. If the laws were similar to RL I'd guess navy or coast guard because there she wouldn't be limited by being a women (or at least not as much as in the other branches).

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Typical. I ask a very specific question, and instead, I get multiple replies, only one of which even bothers actually trying to answer it.

Create an OC? Gee, thanks for nothing. How does that even begin to answer my question?

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I'm confused... I thought TheUnicorn already narrowed your question down with the second paragraph?

Anyways, uh... good question there, I'd say any of them would work if they allow her to personally help people would do it (no experience with any branch of the US military here). Of course this is a MM's personality being intact and all which means helping people up close and personal is very important to her. Sorry that I can't narrow it down further aside from ground based and interacting and primarily helping the civilians/ victims.

 

[rollobeast]

For Pete's sake guys, all Cyclone is asking is what branch of the military would Hannah join if she managed to be adopted, and raised, by an American citizen without triggering. Nothing more complicated than that.

As for my answer, she strikes me as more of a foot soldier type, so I'd have to say either Army or Marines.

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I'd say none of the above. After surviving everything, presumably being rescued, and then brought to a completely different country and culture, I don't think she would intentionally go near a profession involved with violence. So no to both military and law enforcement.

She would probably become a diplomat or negotiator of some sort. She would be working to remove violence and combat from the equation as much as possible. Similar to Nicole Kidman's character in 'The Interpreter'.

 

[Cyclone]

I'd say none of the above. After surviving everything, presumably being rescued, and then brought to a completely different country and culture, I don't think she would intentionally go near a profession involved with violence. So no to both military and law enforcement.

She would probably become a diplomat or negotiator of some sort. She would be working to remove violence and combat from the equation as much as possible. Similar to Nicole Kidman's character in 'The Interpreter'.

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Did you actually read the question? You know, the one that very specifically outlined a series of conditions, one of which was her joining the military, as the framework for the question?

 

[rollobeast]

Did you actually read the question? You know, the one that very specifically outlined a series of conditions, one of which was her joining the military, as the framework for the question?

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I suppose if it must be a military branch, then the Coast Guard, as they are seen as more of a rescue unit than a combat one.

Any other branch would break my personal SoD, couldn't speak for anyone else's.

 

[argent]

I could very easily see MM as a combat medic or piloting helicopters. I just don't see MM happy as a regular grunt, at the very lest I would expect her to try for a job that takes some extra skill or has a bigger impact then a random rifleman or truck driver.

 

[Cyclone]

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Worm G1 (Worm AU)
Issue #1​

With my notebook ruined, I'd had to choose between either going back or moving forward.

I chose to move forward.

I was going to be a superhero. That was the goal I used to calm myself down during the worst moments. It was what I used to make myself get out of bed on a school day. It was a crazy dream that made things tolerable. It was something to look forward to, something to work towards. It made it possible to keep from dwelling on the fact that Emma Barnes, leader of the trio, had once been my best friend.

And now? Tonight? Tonight, I was making that dream a reality.

Well, sort of. My costume still wasn't quite finished, and I might not even run into anything tonight, after all. Brockton Bay had its problems, yeah -- any city going through what was happening here would -- but it was no Gotham City.

As I walked, I was using my powers to draw a swarm together, but kept them out of the way, moving just over the nearby rooftops and through the interior of buildings. Anyone paying attention to the local cockroach population might think something was up, but there weren't many lights on, not this late at night.

I tried to tamp down on my frustration as time passed without a whisper of trouble. That was a good thing, right? It meant things were quiet, even here in the bad part of town. Or it just meant I wasn't very good at finding the bad guys. Either way, it was frustrating. Just as I was about to turn around and go home, though, I heard a scream.

I ran toward it, halting just outside the alley entrance, and took a quick peek. A young couple was backing from three teenagers, two guys and a girl. Skinheads. Classic Empire 88, they still made up the vast majority of the gang even after Hookwolf took over and opened up the ranks to assholes of all races; few minorities were interested in joining a former white supremacist gang, after all, and the entry exams were rumored to be... rigorous.

The girl had a baseball bat resting along the back of her neck, her wrists hanging over it on either side. One of the guys -- the leader, judging from how he was the one talking to the couple -- appeared unarmed, but the other had a tire iron resting on his shoulder.

I clenched my fists and closed my eyes for a moment. I could do this.

I stepped out into the alley entrance, fists on my hips. By the time I realized just how edgy my costume looked, I'd have had to redo months of work. Still, it looked pretty scary, so maybe that would help.

"Why don't you three leave them alone?" I called out. Thankfully, my voice didn't crack.

The three E88 gangbangers turned to look at me. "Well, well, well," the leader said. "Looks like we've got ourselves a wannabe hero."

The girl swung the bat around. "C'mon, boys, what say we teach her a lesson."

"Sure," the leader said, pulling out a switchblade. "Cut that Halloween costume right off and have a little... fun after."

Oh, ew!

"You've got two choices," I said. "Option A, you can surrender-"

"I think we'll take option B."

"Okay!" I said. "Bees it is."

With that, the swarm descended.

Yeah, yeah, bad pun. And I didn't have that many bees in my swarm either. But damn it, he walked into that one!

I didn't use my whole swarm, and I kept the bugs I did use limited to swarming, biting, and dry stinging. No venom. I had no clue what allergies they might have, and it would be a pretty terrible start to my hero career to accidentally kill someone my first night out.

The three thugs screamed and howled, swinging at my swarm, not that it did them much good.

"Fucking kill the bitch!" the girl shrieked, and the leader dropped his knife, reaching down and-

Oh, shit. That's a gun.

I immediately brought in the rest of the swarm, and I heard a couple of gunshots-

The next thing I knew, I was lying flat on my back, feeling like I'd been punched in the chest, and the sky was lit up by flashes of red.

Had I just been shot?

Someone was crouched down next to me, checking me over with one hand, a phone in the other. It took me a moment to recognize who it was.

My eyes went wide as saucers. Of all the things I imagined might happen on my first night, running into possibly the most famous -- certainly the longest-serving -- hero in Brockton Bay hadn't even crossed my mind. I tried to sit up.

"Hey, it's going to be all right," Laserdream said, breaking off her phone conversation. "How do you feel?"

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[B.B. Rain]

Worm G1 (Worm AU)

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So...I'm kind of confused as to just what's going on in this.

I'm assuming the Gotham reference was a throwaway, rather then an actual crossover, though I could be wrong.

The bit about Hookwolf taking over the E88 and opening it up to all races, despite it being before Taylor went out in costume is an interesting divergent point...I'm assuming Kaiser is dead or elsewhere, then.

Laserdream being the most-famous and longest-serving hero in the bay? Either the timeline's been shuffled, or casualties have been a hell of a lot worse then canon...either would fit in with the Hookwolf bit.

So that's my best guess: timeline's been shuffled, with some familiar faces debuting earlier then in canon. Probably wrong, but it's what I think.

 

[JumperPrime]

"You've got two choices," I said. "Option A, you can surrender-"

"I think we'll take option B."

"Okay!" I said. "Bees it is."

With that, the swarm descended.

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kukukuku. Taylor's right, he DID walk right into that one.

My eyes went wide as saucers. Of all the things I imagined might happen on my first night, running into possibly the most famous -- certainly the longest-serving -- hero in Brockton Bay hadn't even crossed my mind. I tried to sit up.

"Hey, it's going to be all right," Laserdream said, breaking off her phone conversation. "How do you feel?"

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Hmmm. Hookwolf performing a hostile takeover of the Empire 88 I can see happening with only minor amount of butterflies required. But for Laserdream to be the longest serving hero in the city, that means the first generation of New Wave would've had to be completely wiped out or at least forcibly retired by injury or legal ramifications, and the same goes for the Protectorate... Maybe Lung didn't stop with killing the capes of the gangs he took over when he hit town and took a huge chunk out of the local hero population to show he meant business?

Aaand imp'd before I even finished writing the post.