"An older model, communicator only?". What happens when, for the first time in the history of the universe, there's a shard that is actually trying to help? Dec 22, 2020. She realizes that she can use it to get into shape, and determines that she can use it as a personal trainer so she doesn't get fat eating all the things her power says she should eat. Press J to jump to the feed. Might edit some others in later, or links. No shadows; the sinks and toilet paper rolls almost looked two-dimensional due to that lack. She stood and turned to look at the sunset, her back to him. One of the construction worker Taylor's repeated, she had a black smudge across her cheek. Taylor loses access to her other two powers a Thinker sensory ability and a Shaker aura while in her Breaker form. Again, she does not have access to her other two abilities while in Breaker form, but she does get several double-edged perks. "I suppose that's true." "Is that fact relevant to a tour of your city?" "This and no weapons to speak of." 5.7 Rondo You're a real tough cookie With a long history Of ruining the hope like whats in me 1.1 Adagio: A slow passage to introduce the setting. Burn just started, but has a psychic Taylor, If you count PtV, there's always Path to Munchies. Dad was standing over me. Wyvern. before?". Flames, where she uses illusionist powers to get around missing an eye. Par for this fic. Summary: Taylor Hebert triggers with a rather strange ability, and this causes the domino effect across the events of Brockton Bay, where creatures of sexual lust and living make their home, and Taylor becomes the Breeder taking care of them. If she is not being observed by anyone, she is blind. It makes sense, since shards want their hosts to be active out and about, getting into conflict and such. Taylor handed the phone back to Weld and he pocketed it. I was blind. Weld reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. Please inform your superiors of our proposal. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The power has too many nitpicks and conditions. The same wide mouth, the same thin figure even the same curly brown hair. Of those three, Split recently completed while the other two are languishing in indefinite hiatus. The words came out strained. The way the lines of sight were described was really good, I could constantly vision what was happening with them, so massive props for that. Her attempt to use her power to get in shape backfires slightly, as it puppets her body. One fitting a piece together and passing it along just as the other finished. Or what was left of it. Weld tried to focus on the buzz of the flourescent lights, but as far as white noise went, that was a little too quiet. One of the best fics I've ever read and it makes me weep that it's dead, "It's okay, Mr. Ethan. Taylor tinkers up drones, pushing New Wave back into the fray. Just thinking about that made me cringe inside. He had overstepped his bounds. https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/gnawing-gorgon-worm-stranger-things.872206/. It was huge, heavy and plastic, but it came complete with a headrest and armrests and that was more than Weld ever got. She stood resolutely against the last light of the sun, her shadow stretching out towards him. Weld blinked slowly. If none of its of interest to you, youd be the first. In 1-2 more chapters the S9 arc will push over 100,000 words and almost 1/4 of the story. Still blind in one eye, though, fwiw. El Ahrairah - Power anaylsis. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. LORD DOOM IS MERCIFUL. Taylor vs Squealer vs Oni Lee. ", "A threat." her powers get stronger the greater the number of people who fear her and the deeper fear they feel, An umbrella and a bowling ball in a sling bag, looking directly into the cameras she is being watched through. Weld stepped inside the hut and found her already there. My fic https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/worm-nine-lives-of-the-calico-new-litter-lucky-seven-complete.41492/ where Taylor starts out with spheres of perception that she begins to affect reality as well. This is an alt-power Taylor in the Worm* verse with butterflies in play before the canon locker scene. I was just surprised. The old man notes that this is the first time anyone offered him the use of their umbrella, or kindness on such a level as her. He glanced at Taylor and saw her looking down at her sundae, but her eyes were distant. None of them have, not really.". The whole world seemed to have stilled. Alea Iacta Est - Dinah and Taylor shard swap. Is it crack? Thanks to Contessa's jailbroken Path to Victory, Legend gets to her before she breaks down and recruits her into the Protectorate, After Contessa returns from successfully removing her power's restrictions on what it could plan around by getting it to bud off another parahuman, Eidolon realises that it means that there's a second person with access to the Path to Victory and they may need to silence her if necessary. They they're a part of me now.". In fact, they all looked identical. Have a chappie. Taylor helps make cookies, but her power makes her make them right, so when Mrs. Abbotson takes the (many) cookies and baked goods to a bake sale, she rakes in $800. Anyway, no idea where you're going to take this, so I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes. The Protectorate already knew that the Taylors had a sort of network hivemind, but this went far deeper than that. Her fists clenched, "I have to. Taylor reassured him, "I want to contribute. ", "Good." And a title! If she's persistently missing functionality, she'll pretty much always have some Daredevil-esque powers-related way of at least partially compensating for it. XXX Taylor sighed as she locked up the store. "Are you already aware of my rules?". It's a bit complicated to explain but it's pretty good Thinker fic imo. It was tiny from where he stood. Not as crazy broken as blanket but seriously op. Contessa was using Taylor's trigger to remove her own restrictions and arrange the defeat of some of the world's worst villains. Afraid enough that they won't just attack when they think they can get away with it. Taylor turned on her heel and headed for the door on her end of the hut. He proceeds to ride Hookwolf like a bronco, humiliating him and making him completely miss the fact that the Undersiders are looting everything not nailed down. It was two dozen or so pages. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 6.2 Crescendo Got real estate, I'm buying it all up in outerspace. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. You crack the whip, shape-shift and trick the past again. JavaScript is disabled. Taylor came around the table until she stood to the side of Weld. There was surprisingly little difference between a drone and a missile; her power seemed to have zero issues with expendable use-once drones controlled from miles away. Hunter, a Bloodborne crossover by UnwelcomeStorm. Like a winding river, it may flow past familiar shores or cut its own path through solid rock. Might wander into crack territory from time to time. 2. Harvey gives her an odd look, but answers her, "Well we're in Stardew Valley, which is at the south-east end of the Ferngill Republic." "Ah got it, thanks." Harvey fixed her with a serious look and then warned, "I don't need to know about what you were doing until now, but Pelican Town is away from all the fighting . The April Fools update ends with Amy, Tattletale and Contessa sharing a bottle of alcohol over how, set off the plan to destroy Ellisburg and Nilbog, now that she and Taylor had both Triggered with the result of jailbreaking Path to Victory, Contessa's role at Winslow is done. She didnt rise to meet him and eyed his hand, his chrome skin glowing dimly with the sheen of the light. This power blocks her from using her own eyes, and if nobody is currently looking at her she is blind. Why hold back the sleeper cells? Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. "To be perfectly honest, Weld. Well, maybe it is more to the tune of a Slaanesh Horde of Chaos Marines. I suppose youre the Protectorates representative? She said more than she asked. Weld looked up at the sky, tinged red and orange, marked by the distant plumes of planes. "Not a very fair question, is it?" Piggot's frown deepened, the wrinkles in her brow tightening even while the skin under her eyes and cheeks seemed to sag. People needed time to rest, to center, to refocus. Now she must learn to be independent, both as a blind person in her civilian life and as an 'independent hero' in her cape life. The therapist had encouraged him to focus on his breathing before belatedly realizing he couldn't - Weld didn't breathe. Forty taser drones together are able to kill Hookwolf, blasting him en masse and repeatedly until he stops moving and then a few more times for good measure. She hadn't budged an inch. All Taylor had to do was touch the right person and every Taylor would have knowledge of how to get into the Protectorate database. I never would have thought that nearly all of my problems could have been solved by suddenly going blind, but here we are. I particularly endorse Split, Skein, and Ziz. I love this authors work. They sat on a veranda at the top of a hill overlooking the city, Taylor savoring a sundae, Weld admiring the sunset. That's amazing! Contessa makes it clear to him with a single. She was probably feeling the pressure from the higher-ups. This power blocks her from using her own eyes, and if nobody is currently looking at her she is blind. It was a beautiful day and Weld was surrounded by girls. Still the folder seemed remarkably thin for what the media was calling "the next Nilbog. Thoughts as Light as a Feather - Simurgh!Taylor. And if so, is there a difference in the power draw between active and passive participants? She looked decidedly normal. Time lapsed: 120 seconds. As I hit refresh I get a second chapter. Splinters - Taylor has a Thinker power that lets her create more copies of her own mind. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. In his most even voice, Weld spoke. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/CameraShy. Alt-power Taylor in the Worm verse with butterflies in play before the canon locker scene. Taylor goes to Harry Potter, and solves the saga in two years. I mean I'm impressed." On the night Taylor ran her first path to find cookies, Contessa felt an overwhelming urge to go buy some cookies (implied to be Taylor's) herself (and even thought she was pregnant due to all the food cravings), and Taylor has gotten flashes of Cauldron's attempts to fight Scion. . Since I was blind in my normal form and paper money all felt the same whether they were Washingtons or Benjamins, I had counted the money by going back and forth between my ghost world while hiding it. For y'all trying to think of fics, remember disability isn't just amputees, paralysis, or being HoH/blind. Skein is unfortunately dead, but I'd consider what's there probably the best use of a Thinker power I can think of in fanfic. ", Weld nearly scoffed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The Breaker power is pickier, and though this sounds overly verbose I think the best way to describe it is: If whatever medium either a human or human-analogue is using to perceive visual input has directly bounced off an object, that object cannot be taken into the ghost world. Info@splgroup.co.in Info@splgroup.co.in I want things like Alma Wade!Taylor or Grudge or The Ring!Taylor or Dominion!Taylor. I mean throughout the whole fic not like she had it and got panacea'd. Taylor's consciousness disperses into her swarm, and actions from the Protectorate push her away from the Wards. While in her Breaker state, time is stopped for everything but herself. As it was, Weld was walking in blind. "She was one of the original twenty-eight. Even if no part of Taylor herself that is, skin is visible, this Thinker ability is liberal in its interpretation of looking at Taylor: The example Taylor uses is that if she wore a full bulky suit of armor her Thinker power would still count looking at the suit as looking at her. When Taylors incorporeal form passes through time-locked objects, they appear to smear, like someone smudged a painting. He can make the ground rolls like liquid with Shit. --it does have a different title, so yes. The fic ends with Taylor asking Contessa if her plans were worth it, while Contessa answers she does not know. 6.1 Crescendo Wake me up inside. this is accompanied by static noise. Thin as she was the only reason to remember she was a girl at all was her curly brown hair which rolled off her shoulders. It's well, a Peggy Sue story, with pre-cannon (by a few months) Taylor having memories up to Leviathon (I think that's where it was, can't 100% remember), smol Skitter is just as scary but makes up for her lost height with misunderstandings everywhere. "There are entrepreneurs out there who understand the practicality of a workforce that can perfectly coordinate.". Weld stood, though he made no motion to leave. Very intense. When she re-enters the normal world, anything smeared will be pushed along the direction of the smear. That's why I don't want this to end in fire. It's not exactly Thinker power (?) I would hate to be surprised." She looked over her shoulder, clearly annoyed. Taylor scowled. Taylor confirmed. and 'RIGHT NEXT TO ME!?'. Not primarily. Taylor can see through her own eyes in her Breaker state, as her Thinker power causes her blindness and is disabled in Breaker form. ][references the PHO interlude], Camera Shy is an Alt-Power fic, not an AU fic, Delays due to unfortunate correlation between the story and real life, Reader Feedback Request (for those caught up to 3.1 only! Location United States Nov 17, 2018 #25 . Taylor triggers with Contessa's Path to Victory power. Taylor the Shopkeeper Summary: In a world without Endbringers, Taylor just wanted to run her store in peace. Rather than running through someone multiple times, she should stand inside them and spin in circles, that'll really mess them up. Contessa says she does not know, and decides to fully confess all her. Bakuda. --it does have a different title, so yes. End result: uninjured Taylor, Armsmaster saved, Armsmaster's motorcycle foamed (and saved), Squealer's truck rendered inoperable, Squealer trapped in a cotton candy cloud, Oni Lee with a bucket of molasses on his head. The whole 'fic so far is on par with early canon as far as we can tell (feeling wise not literally). For more information, please see our This would have been a bit easier if only certain new villains hadn't cropped up around the same time whose powers seem suspiciously correlated with her own. The helicopter wasn't the best place to read, but Weld's grip on the paper was tight and he started to skim through it. Not the most impressive powers, granted, but powers none the less. No reason to ruin this meeting any further. Honestly, I'm surprised there aren't more explicitly labeled disabled protagonists in worm fanfic because all the stress and bullshit ableism disabled people go through is prime conditions for trigger events. A much better version in my opinion, this one actually has things happening in it! "Some files had to be omitted." Taylor helps make cookies, but her power makes her make them. and Samara from the Ring got together in Silent Hill and decided to mix and match powers to grant Taylor. Not generic the way people in magazine ads looked, but the sort of ordinary youd see on the bus. "We're on schedule to get the city back in working order in a matter of weeks. 1.3 Adagio Three Capes a Caping, Two Good Friends, One Majorette and a New Face is Meeting Our T. Combat Ready Piggot I want to see how this plays out. Taylor can be insane as well. Taylor would prefer to work alongside the Protectorate, not against them.". Accelerator/Taylor Hebert. So far, Taylor's augments seem to work best if she's been applying her percussive skills beforehand, they need to test the limits of that. Weld noticed one of the Taylors at the assembly line slowing down, the miniscule pause noticeable from how much it deviated and the effect rippled down the line. "We're working to rebuild some of the more important buildings damaged during the initial fighting." Taylor Hebert triggers with a rather strange ability, and this causes the domino effect across the events of Brockton Bay, where creatures of sexual lust and living make their home, and Taylor becomes the Breeder taking care of them. Besides himself, of course, but that was better left unsaid. 14 Zusatz. Things are changed beforehand and echoed through the dotted lines of the stations, but not tied to them. Has a feeling of the Weeping Angels from Dr. Who. End result: uninjured Taylor, dogs saved, four guards unconscious and tied up and Hookwolf impaled with two rebar spears, hooked up to a generator and turned into a nightlight. The name is Weld, nice to meet you.. So: Overhaul, where she was in the car wreck alongside Annette and the PRT are dragging their heels about letting her come up with her own solution for the crippling results. I wanted to avoid it, at all costs. This force is not usually strong enough to move heavy or anchored objects, but can send light objects flying. Work Search: Weaver Nine - This technically doesn't count since Taylor and Jack Slash switch places so it's a story from Jack's perspective if she was born in Taylor's place but naming this anyway since it has some Thinker power stuff going on. Hebert: Wind of Death (Taylor gets a Book of Nagash from Arkhan the Black of Warhammer Fantasy, maybe dead?). and Samara from the Ring got together in Silent Hill and decided to mix and match powers to grant Taylor. Queen of Owls on QQ. I'm having trouble figuring out how this would mesh with the overall threat of Worm, so maybe this will be a short story in the universe? Contessa is working behind the scenes recruiting the woman who would've been Bakuda to the Protectorate as Starburst, and using her gadgets to eliminate the Slaughterhouse Nine and Nilbog, all of which is made possible by the jailbreaking of Path to Victory, Taylor and Victoria bonding during their Boston roadtrip, Just before Taylor is attacked, she is seen checking her phone and starts running in Taylor's direction.