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Gotta be something more than just Taylor going on to make Danny like this. It seems more like a recent development.
Wolf Spider (Worm) (Complete)
- Thread starter The Laurent
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Night_stalker
Slava Ukraini!
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Oh great, just don't say any of the obvious statements, you'll be fine.
But when a guy says that, we get told off for being dishonest.
.....
Nah, too easy.
Besides Rachel? Well, we have Greg, eugh, or anyone who likes skinny tall brunettes, so anyone with good taste really.
Wow. I mean.... Wow. Either PR sucks, or they really need to step shit up.
Yeah, and that's not even counting the migraines you can get...
Which means either she changes how she does her hair, or just cuts it short.
You assume he'd care. He's getting tired as hell, so....
Weird, usually it's the other way around.
It doesn't? Gordon Gecko lied to me?
Might be connected to their turnover rate.
Woah, that is a BIG store.
Well, if you find him at a Empire storehouse, you know where he's been, I suppose.
Assuming you don't beat the odds.
Or just flat out drunk.
Jesus Greg, I was more socially ept when I was in high school, and I had to ask a girl out to prom via a note on her locker!
Either he's celebrating or work shut down early.
Does he at least change stuff up every year?
Beats me, I've had Guiness (IN IRELAND, FROM A PUB), and I didn't like the stuff, let alone whatever crap beer he drinks.
Why? Oh right, he probably has a charcoal grill.
Will take a bit, like a year or so, based on my experiences.
Why? It's dog, nobody cares enough about it.
What about dog races? I'm legit curious.
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Well, it becomes fuel for more of Emma's BS about how Taylor is poor and ugly and smells bad.
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The Trio would absolutely find a way to mock her for it, and Taylor is a mite paranoid about giving them ammunition now.
Edit: Ninja'd.
Night_stalker
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Assuming she really cares about it? I mean, even for a bully, that's really reaching.
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It's sorta part of a narrative, kinda? On its own it doesn't matter, but combine it with clothing and habits and looks and everything else for a moment.
"I'd tell me" ? I'm guessing you meant "it'd tell me"
Oh, boy. Now that would be interesting.
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Lisa ships it! This is the first time one of her teammates has dated anyone so I think she's excited.
Also, subtly trying to get Taylor cuter clothes to wear for Rachel, I think. Maybe misguided, I'm not sure how much Rae actually cares.
This is honestly a pretty decent joke. The collar made me giggle though.
This is the best Greg, by the way.
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This Greg continues to be the best Greg.
Good Guy Greg. Dignity sometimes has to take a backseat when it comes to cheering someone up.
Take that lesson to heart Taylor. Canned beer is only acceptable as a last desperate measure, if everything else has failed. Or on festivals.
Rachel and Taylor are really good for each other. That Taylor found someone she trusts with her worries and problems again is great. Maybe she'll be able to extend that group beyond Rachel.
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So let's see. Pollug, Day...
Day_Prey, and AllSmith.
Day_Prey, and AllSmith.
? What does Guiness have to do with anything?
Night_stalker
Slava Ukraini!
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There's a difference, in some people's minds, between the crap you get in a can, and geniune, draft served beer.
To me, every time I've even had a sip of liquor, stuff tasted awful. Just clarifying in case one of our Irish or English members thought I'd had the crap in a can.
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I actually sorta like wine, but it's an acquired taste, and mostly the sweet red stuff. Beer... never been much for beer, except this one brand of beer that I liked, that honestly tasted a lot different than every other beer I'd had.
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The only acceptable alcohol for me so far is hard lemonade or ciders, and even then the aftertaste is weird. I can't get over the burning part.
Hops are just awful though.
Hops are just awful though.
... Guiness isn't much better. It's just the Irish equivalent of the cheap standard. I mean yeah it's better than like PBR or Budweiser. But like it's still standard mass mass market cheap stuff. Only thing that makes Guiness special is it's a cheap stout instead of a cheap pilsner which most beers at that price point are.
To put things in perspective. What you said above is like saying "But don't worry I know what fine dining is. I've had Wendy's, I don't just eat Burger King". I get that you don't know beer so just for future reference.
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Danny's problems are contrasted with Taylor doing better, which makes it sadder to me. I think that might be part of why he's getting worse? He can see his daughter doing well and being happy without him, not even really talking to him any more. And nothing he does is helping her or helping the city, and it's barely helping the dockworkers if at all, and if no one needs him why should he be putting in the effort?
And Taylor is growing away from him. A bit less dramatically than in canon, but it's still the same kind of direction.
Vindictus
XENO
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So am I the only one who suddenly has this image of Rachel doing Vaas' monologue here, or what?
Good chapter, BTW. I can't help but wonder how Greg will react to finding out 'My best friend is a lesbian superhero dating a villainess' thing. I mean, he was bright enough to figure Skitter out in canon, so he can probably do it here too.
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Vaas?
Also, darn, I missed my timing
. I mean, I didn't post that I'd updated Wolf Spider in time, because I'm temporarily banned for three days in the Wormverse fics, for an argument last week? Somewhat belated, anyways.
Vindictus
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Far Cry 3 guy? 'Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?'
... Yeah, maybe it doesn't really fit that well.
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There was, I felt, a lot of fun conversations in this update. I'd almost forgotten some of them, which is what happens when you're currently going to be working on 4.4 this week.
Something something backlog.
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Well, his reaction to Skitter was gushing and awe and promising not to spill. But this time he like, actually has some social experience courtesy of talking games with Taylor, and maybe some confidence courtesy of winning tournaments with his scrub deck, so. Maybe things won't go as badly!
Also, Dragon is much less likely to out Arachne.
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Yeah, I have to agree. In canon, Taylor ran away from home, and then Leviathan happened, and he didn't react anything like this – as a matter of fact, Taylor wound up running into him on a job site, working. Here? It almost seems like he didn't go to work at all. Danny really ought to be better off, and yet...
I kind of wonder if he's also a cape. Although, it would have to be a pretty subtle power for Taylor not to notice anything on him with her bugs.
That is excessive backlog. Post moar chapters!
Lisa seems like she's trying to stab Taylor in the back here. Shortsighted, since the PRT is trying to do the same; whoever pulls off the backstab first loses as Arachne joins the other guys.
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Yeah, I have to agree. In canon, Taylor ran away from home, and then Leviathan happened, and he didn't react anything like this – as a matter of fact, Taylor wound up running into him on a job site, working. Here? It almost seems like he didn't go to work at all. Danny really ought to be better off, and yet...
I kind of wonder if he's also a cape. Although, it would have to be a pretty subtle power for Taylor not to notice anything on him with her bugs.
That is excessive backlog. Post moar chapters!
Lisa seems like she's trying to stab Taylor in the back here. Shortsighted, since the PRT is trying to do the same; whoever pulls off the backstab first loses as Arachne joins the other guys.
I need to keep at least one full arc ahead, and I'd rather... I dunno. We'll see if/when I complete Arc 4? But the way it's supposed to work, is that for each update, I write one ahead.
That is to say, if I released 2888.1, then I should be done with 2889.1, or whatnot. And then move onto doing 2889.2 before next Monday.