Taylor spoke overly formal, but there was a tension there. "We carry the memories of our old selves. Her second power allows her to cause momentary disruptions in electronic systems: Lights flicker, cameras momentarily go to static, etc. "Someone who's immune to my power." Really enjoyed this. It's not exactly Thinker power (?) If she is not being observed by anyone, she is blind. QA really turned up the volume this time. ", Weld's eyes widened and he turned to look at her. Now that the truth is just a rule that you can bend. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 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. A pair hefted a bundle of steel pipes in silent unison and maneuvered past their fellows without even a word of warning. "Right." "All of them." ", "Why do you suddenly want to work with the Protectorate? All Taylor had to do was touch the right person and every Taylor would have knowledge of how to get into the Protectorate database. Im happy to follow thi for as long as you want to write it. ", Weld folded his arms very deliberately - he didn't want to scrape them against each other, but as a result it was exaggerated like a stage version of the movement. Is Hive Daughter the one where after the first two or three people she adds to her hive they lose their memory/personality/whatever? Taylor said as a pair of her doppelgangers stepped up onto the veranda wearing overalls and suspenders. He can make the ground rolls like liquid with Shit. A much better version in my opinion, this one actually has things happening in it! Taylor is incorporeal and unable to directly affect the world in her Breaker form. Definitely a strong mover power, but a thinker primary. He had been given a disturbing amount of leeway as far as this meeting went. Taylor has a Dungeon It's a clean Dungeon Everyone Has Issues they're working on it except Lisa She's watching the world burn Amy makes kettle noises Nobody can prove Danny Hebert exists Have I mentioned it's gay? Weld wondered if she was going to leap and tackle him. There are also Acid where she loses her face, her sight and a leg (or "What happens when BeaconHill's usually one-shot gorefest ideas become serialized") and Exiled where she loses an arm but gets a prosthetic built for her by Commander Shepard (because it's that kind of fic). "Honestly, this is pretty surreal right now. 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? Doing factory work while others", His guide cut him off. I love this authors work. Press J to jump to the feed. Will give some more commentary when I get through the other chapters. I've read most of the other fics recommended so far, and they are all great. Blink Chapter 1, a worm fanfic | FanFiction Still in use in some parts of Africa and India, it involves dislocating the cataract lens with a sharp or blunt instrument, and pushing it back into the posterior chamber of the eye. I know I can. "An older model, communicator only?" "Yeah." I dont want things like Taylor Varga or Monster or powers where she appears terrifying to others but is in reality harmless like Camera Shy. Still blind in one eye, though, fwiw. When Taylors incorporeal form passes through time-locked objects, they appear to smear, like someone smudged a painting. And if I have to read "Then I went ghost" one more time I swear to GoD someone's getting hurt. Off in the distance, a crane operated at the side of a skyscraper, the sun at its back. LORD DOOM IS MERCIFUL. Horror Alt!Power Taylor : r/WormFanfic - reddit She sat across from him at a plastic fold-out table, her hands folded together primly in front of her. He was a way for Taylor to escape, to be someone else for a little while, a person that had none of her problems or issues. Lots of tiny drones. "We're working to rebuild some of the more important buildings damaged during the initial fighting." Her attempt to use her power to get in shape backfires slightly, as it puppets her body. On screens (e.g., computer, TV, etc.) Intrepid, where she effectively has locked-in syndrome until Faultline arranges for a tinkered suit to compensate. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/PathToMunchies. But don't play games with my affection, 5.9 Rondo Welcome to new Brocktonites, have a look around. The power has too many nitpicks and conditions. You crack the whip, shape-shift and trick the past again. He thought of sailors washing up on the shore on an island of Amazons. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Yes. Weld stepped towards the table, eerily aware of the clomping sound his feet made against the huts thin floor. When are you gonna update the rewrite version of that. Camera Shy, where she's blind, with a power that lets her see through others' eyes when she's in their view. Taylor confirmed. And if so, is there a difference in the power draw between active and passive participants? Besides himself, of course, but that was better left unsaid. Note that while she cannot enter the ghost realm if observed, she can "prime" herself to enter that state, such that she will then go ghost if unobserved for even a microsecond. Alt-power Taylor in the Worm verse with butterflies in play before the canon locker scene. Hopefully, with the Protectorate.". This is interesting to keep watch though my paranoia and cynicism tells me that the doctor doe s tell the prt about taylor for her own good and the doctor patient confidentiality is just to keep Taylor from panicking and doing something stupid till the prt can form a strategy. Taylor gave a hard look to Weld, "A real one, make no mistake, but one meant as a warning. Awww, thank you. Shes just as broken as blanket but in a completely different way. Her second power allows her to cause momentary disruptions in electronic systems: Lights flicker, cameras momentarily go to static, etc. What I wouldn't give to have seen Miss Militias' face that second between 'Wait where'd they go? ' Things had been surreal before, now it felt like madness. the restrictions that the Entity Eden put on Contessa's Path to Victory power made her completely unable to model or plan for the Entities, the Endbringers or their plan, but. Now this is a lovely day already. Taylor triggers with Contessa's Path to Victory power. Why hold back the sleeper cells? Queen of Owls on QQ. Never seen stranger things but this is pretty horrifying. Or properly structured sentences, I dunno. The story begins with Taylor encountering a homeless man in the rain and offering her umbrella to keep him dry. It was hard to make that connection seeing a dozen of the girls working to repair a building. They are not affected in any way other than being pushed; the smear effect is likely just Taylors subjective experience of her power, or at most an effect confined to her Breaker-state world. Within this realm, Taylor is intangible, able to move freely in any direction at about the equivalent of a brisk jog and phase through solid objects. Call my name and save me from the dark (wake me up), 6.0 Crescendo Say, say, say what you want. Location United States Nov 17, 2018 #25 . You took Brockton Bay over in four weeks and then you just stopped at the city limits. Im looking forward to how this one goes. I can't think of any story where it's just 'Taylor in a wheelchair, living normally'. Not as crazy broken as blanket but seriously op. The Taylors didn't just replace their hosts, they subsumed them. Looking forward to reading more, 1.2 Adagio I know this music, time to change the beat. 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. "If you don't mind," Taylor spoke and Weld turned to look at her. Very NSFW. Has a feeling of the Weeping Angels from Dr. Who. Since both of them were close to each other, both shard buds pinged off each other to communicate and modify each other, and the recursive modification caused a feedback loop that eventually caused Path to Victory to reset itself without any restrictions, She would deny until her dying day that she cried, almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea. "As far as first impressions go, it doesn't exactly inspire confidence." If you proceed you have agreed that you are willing to see such content. Personally I find the recent shipgirl invasion into the Worm fanfiction extremely pleasurable. Or tinkered prosthetics that work the same as or better than what she had before. At about the time Taylor triggered, she collapsed to the ground - one fact that's known about Trigger Events is that they knock out every Parahuman in the immediate vicinity for a short time. So much more straightforward. But the stakes were too high to do anything else. However, this exhaustion is not felt in the real world, and remaining in the real world allows her to recover at roughly a ten-to-one ratio (for every ten seconds in the ghost world, she needs one in the real world to recover). Or maybe you've got something big planned for Taylor to step up with. Taylor gets manipulated by Mrs. Abbotson, an old friend of Annette's, in the wake of her first Path- that to getting cookies. Thoughts on solutions? ", "Good." "I know we all look identical to you, but each and every Taylor is unique in their own way." Taylor can be insane as well. So the intro said that the power was a trump so maybe some sort of field that links capes, like instruments in a band, and amplifies the effects they have? ", "I haven't forgotten." When she re-enters the normal world, anything smeared will be pushed along the direction of the smear. I'll pass your proposal to the Protectorate. When determining whether Taylor is or will be 'observed' for the purposes of allowing/disallowing her to transform to and from her Breaker state, Taylor's Breaker power is much more lenient regarding what 'counts' as 'looking at Taylor', compared to her Thinker power. Very NSFW. Whether it was the mood or the exhaustion he shouldn't have been capable of feeling, Weld asked the question that had been weighing on him the whole day. You must log in or register to reply here. I. Of those three, Split recently completed while the other two are languishing in indefinite hiatus. Burn just started, but has a psychic Taylor, If you count PtV, there's always Path to Munchies. Inspired by the game Breeding Season. Very intense. Is it different from my other fics? "This was the most beneficial option. She's literally almost out the door before she wakes up and realizes what's going on. Taylor is a dragon wyvern. 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. Taylor can repeatedly move through objects in the same direction to smear them more and more for greater push force when time resumes. Piggot handed the file to Weld and he took it. Nice! Delirium [Worm/VtMB][Alt-PoV][Complete] - SpaceBattles Last edited: Nov 17, 2018. I would hate to be surprised." 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. This is an alt-power Taylor in the Worm* verse with butterflies in play before the canon locker scene. "We're working to get more of the process automated, so we can free up more of ourself for more contracts, but as it is, demand is high.". Weld asked, "Forget all the innocent people of Brockton Bay? Watched. Have a chappie. The only thing separating Brockton Bay from the rest of the world. and our If he stood in it long enough, he might even feel warm. The band kids will get Brute ratings just from their training. So Taylor with AOE music powers that include rapid full regeneration type healing. Which, as anyone keeping up with the trigger mechanics explained in Glowworm and expounded upon in Ward knows, implies she was part of a multi-trigger. Bakuda. 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. And a disabled unpowered Taylor cannot really hold a fic bigger than a one-shot. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Hmm I'm interested to see where you're going with this lot of different things you could do. And if you're concerned about some sort of class system," She pointed to the girl who had first slowed the assembly line. 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. Might edit some others in later, or links. Please inform your superiors of our proposal. Dad was standing over me. Accelerator/Taylor Hebert. 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. The four year old glanced up, a bright smile on her face as she ran back to where her parents lay . I haven't read Hindsight Bias, but Taylor has the ability to frequently precog a few seconds into the future. No shadows; the sinks and toilet paper rolls almost looked two-dimensional due to that lack. The fic ends with Taylor asking Contessa if her plans were worth it, while Contessa answers she does not know. It was no wonder the East North East Protectorate had been infiltrated so easily. To use the same suit of armor example (see the Thinker power's description), Taylor would be able to enter her Breaker state because she is concealed within the armor. https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/gnawing-gorgon-worm-stranger-things.872206/. Taylor would prefer to work alongside the Protectorate, not against them.". Cannot overstate how good Hunter is. What if Taylor got a different shard, one accidentally broken when Eden collided with Abbadon and received the Path shard? Contessa says she does not know, and decides to fully confess all her. She didnt rise to meet him and eyed his hand, his chrome skin glowing dimly with the sheen of the light. the Brockton Bay General security cameras giving me an aerial view of my own hunched form. Truthfully, I want them afraid of me. Very horror movie-like. There is not much conflict ypu can have in a wheelchair. Mutually assured destruction and all that. It was two dozen or so pages. ", Taylor sighed, looking out beyond the city where the faint black shapes of the military stood. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Taylor hesitantly asks. The Protectorate hadn't mentioned that in the file. Is it crack? Thankfully for her, she's gotten quite adept at hiding the bodies. At some point since meeting her, she must have communicated his needs to herself and they had found Weld a chair he could actually sit on. Things are changed beforehand and echoed through the dotted lines of the stations, but not tied to them. My own fic Claim The Spoils has her with Victor's power, able to know what skills other people have and drain them from them. The hours I was in there had messed with my eyes and the last few days everything had gone from murky to just a mess of grays where any sort of light was painful. Yea, those are great horror, here's the first of the three snippets. Taylor informed him. Is it different from my other fics? The writing is flickery, like a florescent bulb with an iffy ballast. Contessa unlocked her Path To Victory Shard. This seems like it's going to be a real good story. She cannot reenter the normal world in any location which is being directly observed by a sapient being, though she can move. Hunter, a Bloodborne crossover by UnwelcomeStorm. Finding The Path - Taylor has the PtV, fic doesn't take itself too seriously. After that, she deliberately put Taylor into a situation where she would trigger, which simultaneously caused Contessa herself to second-trigger from deliberately forcing someone she had grown to care for into a trigger event. That's why I don't want this to end in fire. While your feet are stompin'. tip: buffy gen teen AND "no archive warnings apply", 1. Work Search: 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. "Narcissa targeted us early in her campaign and managed to infiltrate us before we understood the full extent of her abilities. Things are changed beforehand and echoed through the dotted lines of the stations, but not tied to them. In his most even voice, Weld spoke. The first time that Taylor uses her power, which is Path To Victory, an unstoppable universe-computing power capable of altering the destiny of the planet, is to get cookies. 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. Get insights SPL Payroll Outsourcing Pvt. The screech of metal greeted Weld as he entered the warehouse. Not primarily. and crudest form of cataract surgery. Chapter 1 Time lapsed: 120 seconds. Taylor (presumably) haunts them, someone dies I think. Here's a list of Worm isekais . Dressed in slacks and a business shirt and jacket, coupled with the way she sat, she looked like she was sitting at a job interview. 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. Scion and Eden were not mates, as much as they were a drug dealer and her bodyguard/best client - so she gets Blasto to make some weed and hands it to Scion. 4. Cutting Ties - Taylor uses Jack Slash's Thinker power to make friends. Taylor says that if she pushes herself very hard, she can actually blow out bulbs, but that is the strongest feat she has accomplished. "I haven't, I swear. Taylor gets manipulated by Mrs. Abbotson, an old friend of Annette's, in the wake of her first Path- that to getting cookies. It's interesting to see an alt Taylor who doesn't have major league powers. If today has proven anything, it's that I'm working to help. "What do you mean by 'working order'? Weld tried to focus on the buzz of the flourescent lights, but as far as white noise went, that was a little too quiet. I've had the same thought, but I think it comes down to a simple thing: Unless you have a serious disability, you don't tend to really think about it, do you? The whole 'fic so far is on par with early canon as far as we can tell (feeling wise not literally). When Taylor phases through objects, they appear to "smear" along the direction of her movement as if someone had smudged a painting. Unfortunately for Armsmaster, he was caught on camera and becomes a PHO meme. Very interesting fic so far. Not the most impressive powers, granted, but powers none the less. He looked up and he saw Taylor watching him, her brow knitted together. liberties . Hopefully, but not necessarily. They sat on a veranda at the top of a hill overlooking the city, Taylor savoring a sundae, Weld admiring the sunset. She held a palm out. Camera Shy has a blind Taylor with the ability to see through other's eyes and time-stop-explore as her version of teleportation. In fact, they all looked identical. This power blocks her from using her own eyes, and if nobody is currently looking at her she is blind. Once the Protectorate learned of this they'd be more afraid than ever. Taylor as a vampire based primarily on the Malkavian from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, with some. Just read through the first chapter and damn, this is something I completely new for me and hooked me pretty hard just for the power. It may not display this or other websites correctly. About | Wiki Rules | Reply !Delete to remove | [Brackets] hide titles. and 'RIGHT NEXT TO ME!?'. She outspeeded Taylor's clap alchemy (in the tar pit) and then created several, seemingly quite complicated creatures, in the matter of seconds, some of them literally on the fly. Flames, where she uses illusionist powers to get around missing an eye. Taylor loses access to her other two powers a Thinker sensory ability and a Shaker aura while in her Breaker form. Centipede (Tokyo Ghoul alt!power, dead), maybe. It makes sense, since shards want their hosts to be active out and about, getting into conflict and such. "Is that really what you believe?" Work Search: I mean I'm impressed." Might wander into crack territory from time to time. Anything that brain of yours could Tinker can be found. She can process numerous separate perspectives on herself without issue. Taylor scowled. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. False Starts Worm Chapter 2: Only the Blind Can See, a worm fanfic Anyway, no idea where you're going to take this, so I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes. "Phones." "And they're" Weld coughed, "You're all fine with this? "What are you aiming to produce?" Taylor can see through her own eyes when in the ghost world. 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. Without a word said, the other Taylors relaxed a hair and slowed their pace, giving their coworker time to catch up. Sure enough the Taylors at the assembly line worked like clockwork. Abstract representations of Taylor (for example, a dot on a movement radar) don't activate her Thinker power, and neither do simulations of her (for example, if Coil is looking at her in universe A, universe B Taylor is not considered observed). 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. I suppose youre the Protectorates representative? She said more than she asked. 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. Clearly, the Queen Administrator is too powerful. For someone that's disabled, it's a gigantic part of your life every day. Taylor's other two powers do not function in this state. Like a winding river, it may flow past familiar shores or cut its own path through solid rock. She waved a hand at the Taylors delicately fitting chips into small plastic cases. Camera Shy (Fanfic) - TV Tropes She was probably feeling the pressure from the higher-ups. The Protectorate already knew that the Taylors had a sort of network hivemind, but this went far deeper than that. No white noise to soothe him. Each time I went through him, the smear effect became more pronounced and I grew more tired. Splinters - Taylor has a Thinker power that lets her create more copies of her own mind. Again, she does not have access to her other two abilities while in Breaker form, but she does get several double-edged perks. Taylor's mouth stretched into a thin, wide line. And like the Amazons, they were deadly. Fics where Tinker!Taylor builds and fights with interstellar warships (and possibly ends up pioneering a space industry)? Blind Taylor Fics : r/WormFanfic - reddit That," Piggot pointed at the folder, "is all the information we could gather on her with certainty that it wasn't tampered with.".