Question The Micro-Scenes Discussion thread

Dreamer wrote:

mhalpern wrote:

konzill wrote: So what keeps biodevisors in check.

Fire, lots and lots of fire

Nah, they are careful about using fire on bio-devisor created creatures ever since an idiot in the 1950s created fish that produce gasoline instead of their normal natural oils. It took weeks for that lake to go out and the smell...

So that's what happened to Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River back in '69...

BYW, I am wondering if anyone caught a passing phrase I mentioned in my own microscene, and had anything to say on its implications.

Malady wrote: Biodevs might have repoducability problems, able to make crazy creatures, but possibly can't reproduce, or if they do, the Devised parts start going weird or not working or disappearing or something?

That would make sense, it's a real thing in many high-yield hybrid crops -- the seeds you buy produce a lot of corn, but if you try replanting from the corn you harvested, results get worse and worse with each generation. And most animal hybrids like mules tend to be sterile. So I wouldn't be surprised if most biodevises aren't reproductively stable outside laboratory conditions.

Sir Lee wrote:

Malady wrote: Biodevs might have repoducability problems, able to make crazy creatures, but possibly can't reproduce, or if they do, the Devised parts start going weird or not working or disappearing or something?

That would make sense, it's a real thing in many high-yield hybrid crops -- the seeds you buy produce a lot of corn, but if you try replanting from the corn you harvested, results get worse and worse with each generation. And most animal hybrids like mules tend to be sterile. So I wouldn't be surprised if most biodevises aren't reproductively stable outside laboratory conditions.

with comercial seeds that is actually done delibretly by the seed companies, they go to a lot of effort to make sure that high yield is a resessive trait.

@Domo: Nice scene with Tink there! Has she been reading Discworld as that's what Vetinari did in Assassin's Stealth Class!

... She could get video evidence or something to prove she was there...

Malady wrote: @Domo: Nice scene with Tink there! Has she been reading Discworld as that's what Vetinari did in Assassin's Stealth Class!

... She could get video evidence or something to prove she was there...

She might not have, but I was.

The next day imp opens the door to the imp layer only to be greeted with day old green eggs and ham splatting into her face curtsey of a cunningly designed catapult with attached camera.
Toon in next time same imp channel same imp time to for the mayhem to fallow.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: BYW, I am wondering if anyone caught a passing phrase I mentioned in my own microscene, and had anything to say on its implications.

There are times when you gotta say "No. I won't tap that."

Just something to think about before you put a dinosaur in your tank.

And the evening's prize for World's Best Dad goes to... Mecha Knight! And he didn't even need The Poker!

That was wonderful reading.

Using my sensors to avoid the pitiless Lego pieces, action figures and other foot killers, I made my way to the closet and opened the door. "See Billy, there's noth-"

But those were strategically placed to keep the monsters away from the bed at night!

It worked long enough for Dad to get home didn't it?

Dreamer wrote:

mhalpern wrote:

konzill wrote: Devisors are generally kept in check by the fact that no one can copy their devices and they have a tendency to break down is not maintained. So what keeps biodevisors in check. If Petshop could make a viable species of arborial octopus. HOnestly evne since the 60's biodevisors could have completly changed the worlds flaura and fauna.

Fire, lots and lots of fire

Nah, they are careful about using fire on bio-devisor created creatures ever since an idiot in the 1950s created fish that produce gasoline instead of their normal natural oils. It took weeks for that lake to go out and the smell...

When fire doesn't work, use liquid nitrogen, and send the remains through an industrial blender and pour it in acid.

mhalpern wrote:

Dreamer wrote:

mhalpern wrote:

konzill wrote: Devisors are generally kept in check by the fact that no one can copy their devices and they have a tendency to break down is not maintained. So what keeps biodevisors in check. If Petshop could make a viable species of arborial octopus. HOnestly evne since the 60's biodevisors could have completly changed the worlds flaura and fauna.

Fire, lots and lots of fire

Nah, they are careful about using fire on bio-devisor created creatures ever since an idiot in the 1950s created fish that produce gasoline instead of their normal natural oils. It took weeks for that lake to go out and the smell...

When fire doesn't work, use liquid nitrogen, and send the remains through an industrial blender and pour it in acid.

Welcome to Extreme Home Economics...

Have you ever woken up at 2 AM with something you needed to write down, and then afterwards wondered why? Exactly.

Aside from that, this seems to be just a case of me boasting about having read a certain book years ago (Hackers by Steven Levy, to be specific). Why this was so important to do that it ruined my sleep, I can't say.

mhalpern wrote:

Dreamer wrote:

mhalpern wrote:

konzill wrote: Devisors are generally kept in check by the fact that no one can copy their devices and they have a tendency to break down is not maintained. So what keeps biodevisors in check. If Petshop could make a viable species of arborial octopus. HOnestly evne since the 60's biodevisors could have completly changed the worlds flaura and fauna.

Fire, lots and lots of fire

Nah, they are careful about using fire on bio-devisor created creatures ever since an idiot in the 1950s created fish that produce gasoline instead of their normal natural oils. It took weeks for that lake to go out and the smell...

When fire doesn't work, use liquid nitrogen, and send the remains through an industrial blender and pour it in acid.

Fish + Blender = "That's good bass."

Morpheus, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make this stuff canon!!!!!!

@Domoviye : I don't know if I should laugh or simply be sad.

Honestly it just reminded me of a bunch of FF monsters.

Is Petshop upset because her pet exploded, or is she upset because she got the taste wrong?

Sir Lee wrote: Is Petshop upset because her pet exploded, or is she upset because she got the taste wrong?

Betting two rolls of snozzberry-flavored wallpaper on it being the taste.

@Dom - Angelica's Vendetta of Revenge or whatever is gonna be fun to watch... ... Pyre. That is a villain. He's an OC, right?

His red clothing fits. A Blood-Soaked Fire Villain.

Petshop and Mr Tomato are giving me flashbacks to Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and that one tomato that could turn into a girl.

Hmm, now that is a useless superpower. Must write a scene....

@Morpheus, why do I get the feeling Sam is going to have to spend a whole weekend clearing out a junk filled room to make the pranking stop?

In regards to my own stories.
With Petshop, she was more shocked and horrified that Mr. Tomato exploded. The taste comment was from shock.

Malady, Pyre is OC, I just liked the name Funeral Pyre and decided to shorten it. Not sure if I'll do anything with her or not.

Domoviye wrote: In regards to my own stories.
With Petshop, she was more shocked and horrified that Mr. Tomato exploded. The taste comment was from shock.

Malady, Pyre is OC, I just liked the name Funeral Pyre and decided to shorten it. Not sure if I'll do anything with her or not.

Oh. I hope Petshop got a hug.

... So, what's Angelica's codename? Or undecided right now?

Malady wrote:

Domoviye wrote: In regards to my own stories.
With Petshop, she was more shocked and horrified that Mr. Tomato exploded. The taste comment was from shock.

Malady, Pyre is OC, I just liked the name Funeral Pyre and decided to shorten it. Not sure if I'll do anything with her or not.

Oh. I hope Petshop got a hug.

... So, what's Angelica's codename? Or undecided right now?

Petshop does get a hug, maybe after a shower, but she does get one.

Angelica's codename is Angelica, she doesn't want to hide when she hunts Pyre down.

@Domo - OMG. Self-sacrifice! I want them both to live, but usually in sacrifice ploys the sacrifice dies... But, I can hope...

I got the idea listening to this song,
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So, he might have made it, but I have my own ideas.

^ Oh, yeah... Servant of Evil... With that as inspiration, yeah... Survival is not likely... Further in the series,



So, hope will go on until I see a sequel... And if he actually is fast enough...

Daughter of White ! Just love how that sounds!

Malady wrote: So, hope will go on until I see a sequel... And if he actually is fast enough...

Brother manifests as a speedster, that should make him fast enough.

konzill wrote:

Malady wrote: So, hope will go on until I see a sequel... And if he actually is fast enough...

Brother manifests as a speedster, that should make him fast enough.

You don't know me very well do you.

^ - Dom, how many revenge girls do you have? Angeline, and now perhaps Riliane...

I thought that Rachael would be more forgiving, a pacifist to Angelica's hatred.
Oh they could be roomies!

Domoviye wrote:

konzill wrote:

Malady wrote: So, hope will go on until I see a sequel... And if he actually is fast enough...

Brother manifests as a speedster, that should make him fast enough.

You don't know me very well do you.

Seeing as you are responsible for some of my favourit non-canon characters yea I do, its just that I choose to reject your reality and substitute my own. Now that you hopefuly have more time I'm hoping you'll give us more about Caroline and Rona.

The idea of body of glass as a mutation is one I fully intend to steal, though with a somewhat more flexible powerset.

^ How much can you do with GlassBody powers? Vitrokinesis, changing colors, display images on body...

... Okay, basically illusionist with vitrokinesis fits with Glass theme... And a lot can be done with that...

Malady wrote: ^ How much can you do with GlassBody powers? Vitrokinesis, changing colors, display images on body...

... Okay, basically illusionist with vitrokinesis fits with Glass theme... And a lot can be done with that...

Off hand:
1) Shapeshifting limbs into shards of glass, possibly by breaking limbs and then regenerating them later (almost Rona's power)
2) Sonic powers by vibrating the glass body
3) Illusions
4) Lasers by concentrating and redirecting light
5) Breaking into a whirlwind of glass shards and reforming after a short time.
6) Invisibility
7) Mirroring something
8 ) Creating glass objects
9) Vitrokinesis (as you stated)
10) Teleporting through glass
11) Acting as a portal through glass objects
12) Creating warped clones of someone

Malady wrote: ^ How much can you do with GlassBody powers? Vitrokinesis, changing colors, display images on body...

... Okay, basically illusionist with vitrokinesis fits with Glass theme... And a lot can be done with that...

Lets assume that you have full control of any light that hits any part of the body, and can dispurse it concentrate or redirect it in any direction, and manipulate its properties such as frequency and phase, maybe even delibertly store it for shor periods and to be released in a burst. This would make you not just immune to light based powers but able to redirect them at any target of your choosing.

The obvious thing to do with this woudl be to have some kind of powerful light source built into your costume or multipel such sources that you ca combine, and there you go, you have light based attacks of your own.

Perceptually you should be able to shift your vision so that infrared and or ultraviolet light is visible to you. I'd go futher and say that you can effectily see with any part of your body. no need to stick your head out to see around a corner, all you need is a fingertip. And maybe eventually adaptive comflage.

Then assuming that your body actually registers as glass, it stands to reason that you would be about 2.5 times as heavy as a normal person, and have strength that scales proportionally, so low level exemplar with the relevant speed and strength bonuses, but with the big downside that you no longer float.

^^ I don't see how sonics fit a glassgirl theme, but light powers, body reshaping and the rest fit with being an elemental, of glass, a light distorting substance. Well, that, and mirrors.

I forgot that not everyone interprets illusions as Photokinesis, which makes sense, 'cause there's psychic illusions and others.

Malady wrote: ^^ I don't see how sonics fit a glassgirl theme, but light powers, body reshaping and the rest fit with being an elemental, of glass, a light distorting substance. Well, that, and mirrors.

I forgot that not everyone interprets illusions as Photokinesis, which makes sense, 'cause there's psychic illusions and others.

Fill a large wine glass or glass bowl with water, wet your finger with water and slide it along the edge, you'll hear a hum. Change the size or shape of the glass, alter the level of water and you change the pitch, volume and tone.
Or fill up a number of glasses with varying amounts of water and hit them with a spoon.

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Also I forgot glass is an insulator. so someone with a body of glass would quite reasonably be immune to electricity based powers. Between the two, that should make said person quite effective against external energisers.

konzill wrote: Also I forgot glass is an insulator. so someone with a body of glass would quite reasonably be immune to electricity based powers. Between the two, that should make said person quite effective against external energisers.

I had totally forgotten that. I may have that come up in story.

/me reads the four most recent micros in rapid succession

AUGH! MY NECK!

You gave me Mood Whiplash! I will see you all in court for this!

Don't forget the glass armonica.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_harmonica

Glass is an insulator... but rubbed with the right sort of material (like silk), it gets a fairly good static charge. So, your glass character in silk underwear...

That would be funny.
Wearing silk underwear becomes her holdout.
"Beware villains, for I am wearing silk underwear and shall shock you into submission!"

Domoviye wrote: "Beware villains, for I am wearing silk underwear and shall shock you into submission!"

"Well I've never heard of silk underwear that bad before! Have you tried a different supplier?"

Sir Lee wrote: Glass is an insulator... but rubbed with the right sort of material (like silk), it gets a fairly good static charge. So, your glass character in silk underwear...

Could give electric kisses?

I am now envisioning a vitreokinetic/vitreomorph with electrical manifestor powers setting up shop as a dominatrix under the trade name "Shocking Violet ".

Glass also conducts heat fairly readily, so they would be vulnerable to thermal manipulation

Morpheus I do believe that using Wondercute in a prank is considered a war crime according to the updated Geneva Convention. .

This is in response to my Tink story where she multiplies into a world spanning horde.
WTF was I thinking?????

Domoviye wrote: This is in response to my Tink story where she multiplies into a world spanning horde.
WTF was I thinking?????

Reminds me of the mirror pool.

Malady wrote: Reminds me of the mirror pool.

A world ending mass of Tinky Pie having the biggest party ever right outside the dome. Stephen king has nothing on this level of saccharine horror.

Domoviye wrote: This is in response to my Tink story where she multiplies into a world spanning horde.
WTF was I thinking?????

I'm thinking that that should be berried deep within the bad ideas thread and forgotten about by all but the most eldrich horrors.

It would be a fun add on to a cannon story as someones dream/knightmare. Or better yet a prank that showed that to everyone.
Or maybe a sim warning of the dangers of un restrained science.

NJM1564 wrote:

Domoviye wrote: This is in response to my Tink story where she multiplies into a world spanning horde.
WTF was I thinking?????

I'm thinking that that should be berried deep within the bad ideas thread and forgotten about by all but the most eldrich horrors.

It would be a fun add on to a cannon story as someones dream/knightmare. Or better yet a prank that showed that to everyone.
Or maybe a sim warning of the dangers of un restrained science.

That has given me an interesting idea. Thank you.

NJM1564 wrote:

Domoviye wrote: This is in response to my Tink story where she multiplies into a world spanning horde.
WTF was I thinking?????

I'm thinking that that should be berried deep within the bad ideas thread and forgotten about by all but the most eldrich horrors.

Whereas I was thinking it could get ever so much worse.

I have to admit, I'm a bit worried about what Morpheus's muse has been smoking recently...

@null0trooper - Your snip is harvesting Tink clones for bloodsilver?! Eww. UGH.

Then again, if they're mindless clones, then still eww, but better than harvesting sapients or sentients...

And its a dream anyway.

... She could get that dream after the TLW hunt for essence, but how does she know about blood-materials? Dreams are magic, so just have her connect to the collective subconscious for worse dreams...

oh man the imp crew vs wondercute has to go cannon lol

slapshots wrote: oh man the imp crew vs wondercute has to go cannon lol

I assume you meant 'canon', though I can see scenarios where one or more cannons would come into play...

Am I the only one hoping Imp v Wondercute isn't canon?

I'm hoping Imp becomes their faculty adviser.

Jarjaross wrote: Am I the only one hoping Imp v Wondercute isn't canon?

I'm hoping Imp becomes their faculty adviser.

It could be the start of a beautiful relationship, both can be canon !

I can see it now this is how imp meets wondercute, then mischief and monkeywrench join wondercute while imp becomes first faculty advisor to new wondercute club lol

Would anyone please do me the favor of giving me some feedback on the Prism micro? My insecurities would thank you for it.

It's interesting, a humble god-thing. ... Why does his glamour hurt? Or is it like, "I really didn't want to do it" or it physically hurts?

Schol-R-LEA wrote:

slapshots wrote: oh man the imp crew vs wondercute has to go cannon lol

I assume you meant 'canon', though I can see scenarios where one or more cannons would come into play...

Confetti, t-shirt, people or paint cannon? Knowing the concerned parties, probably all of the above...

And they may weaponize water cannons too....

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Would anyone please do me the favor of giving me some feedback on the Prism micro? My insecurities would thank you for it.

Unless I'm missing a crucial story from classical mythology I don't think we've seen why Apollo or maybe only present-day Prism would had such an aversion to commanding "mere" humans via his presence. There's got to be a story or two, likely tragic, maybe doubly so for an entity representing inspiration, there.

With the UVs, it's difficult to picture what's happening. At first read, I'd assumed it was the Ultra-Violent clique's "Torture Club" trying to hold the law enforcers back to help Gore and Systemic out. However, the ones we know about would be curb-stomped. If it includes Bloodwolf's crew and the campus bullies working together, then two seniors are being herded to a very violent end. I think my confusion comes from reading the description of the order of combat before seeing the reason for it.

On the other hand, with that confusion you're underscoring important points about the school's "ultra-violents". The armbands are mostly for: people who cannot play by the polite rules that you mustn't provoke (ragers, Section 33), bullies who keep going too far (Bloodwolf's pack), and a few will end you if they decide you are going too far (Carmilla, Eldritch, Generator, Jimmy T, one of my OCs for that matter, WILL kill you in defense of others. I would not bet against Bloodwolf doing the same in defense of his "pack") They're the people "we" know about. That leaves a number of users and abusers, even murderers, walking around freely because they are too slick or methodical to be caught or because their M.O. is considered acceptable.

Back to the actual story, another source for Rich's pain could be the mortal understanding that in saving the two from summary execution today, he may be condemning an untold number of people who have few less ability to defend themselve to torture and death. Depending on how much of his old power has survived, he might even have knowledge of who the victims are, how they perished, and how much that damages future lives. (For those not following, the High Priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi also served as the Pythia, or Delphic Oracle)

tl,dr: Lots of tasty "meat", could use more potatoes?

mhalpern wrote: Confetti, t-shirt, people or paint cannon? Knowing the concerned parties, probably all of the above...

And they may weaponize water cannons too....

Plaid and tie-dye cannons need to be a thing. Compiler's next nono- nano-tech project?

The frequency with which Whateley characters eat pancakes with bacon is just unfathomable to me. Why would you ruin two awesome breakfast foods by combining them in this way? Why???

konzill wrote: The frequency with which Whateley characters eat pancakes with bacon is just unfathomable to me. Why would you ruin two awesome breakfast foods by combining them in this way? Why???

that's because its oh so good they really need to try ham and cheese in the batter of some good Belgian waffles

konzill wrote: The frequency with which Whateley characters eat pancakes with bacon is just unfathomable to me. Why would you ruin two awesome breakfast foods by combining them in this way? Why???

Normally, I would brush it off as a 'Merkin thing, as it is actually pretty common here (especially the South and Midwest, though things like 'pigs in a blanket' - which is usually sausage rather than bacon, but can be either - are pretty much found throughout the country). However, a) Morgana is British, and I have no idea if it is common there, and b) I don't know where you live, so I can't just say 'USAian thing' if you're from the US too.

In fact it seems to have become A Thing recently, as there are recipes for pancakes with bacon layered into the batter , and bacon-stuffed pancakes around on the net, though I haven't tried them myself. And yes, this is a real thing, not just in Adventure Time. Speaking of which:



Oddly enough, I had heard often a clip of the song on the GIFs with Sound channel, but didn't know where it was from.

I got confused; I was thinking of the myth of Semele , but when I checked, she was Zeus' lover, not Apollo's. I think that there may have been similar myths involving both Apollo (possibly regarding the mother of Phaeton?) and Eros (prior to Eros' marriage to Psyche - certainly, there's some parallel in the Psyche story itself, but they aren't the same thing by any means) but I can't seem to find them.

As for the 'prank', the idea was for some of the UVs - most from the group who were at the Hidden Arena on Halloween - to keep security and the SecAuxs busy in various ways (not necessarily fighting them directly, just keeping the occupied) around the edges of campus while the seniors members of the group provoked as many ragers into a rampage as possible in the middle of campus.

The pained expression, well, that's mostly Rich anticipating the consequences of such a blatant use of Divine power in front of so many others. Even Counterpoint is usually cagey about his real identity, and the other New Olympians have, for various reasons, been careful not to make their presence felt too strongly just yet. This, however, is the sort of thing that really can't be swept under the rug even at Whateley. If nothing else, now the administration will know just how much he's been holding back.

null0trooper wrote:

mhalpern wrote: Confetti, t-shirt, people or paint cannon? Knowing the concerned parties, probably all of the above...

And they may weaponize water cannons too....

Plaid and tie-dye cannons need to be a thing. Compiler's next nono- nano-tech project?

There's a problem with that, if Jericho gets his hands on such an object, or sees such a thing and gets ideas, color deadening sunglasses will be a safety requirement.

That said, one of the settings on that Ludicrous devise/gadget has to be..... MAXIMUM PLAID

Schol-R-LEA wrote:

konzill wrote: The frequency with which Whateley characters eat pancakes with bacon is just unfathomable to me. Why would you ruin two awesome breakfast foods by combining them in this way? Why???

Normally, I would brush it off as a 'Merkin thing, as it is actually pretty common here (especially the South and Midwest, though things like 'pigs in a blanket' - which is usually sausage rather than bacon, but can be either - are pretty much found throughout the country). However, a) Morgana is British, and I have no idea if it is common there, and b) I don't know where you live, so I can't just say 'USAian thing' if you're from the US too.

In fact it seems to have become A Thing recently, as there are recipes for pancakes with bacon layered into the batter , and bacon-stuffed pancakes around on the net, though I haven't tried them myself. And yes, this is a real thing, not just in Adventure Time.

I think it's just something that grew out of people getting syrup from their pancakes on the bacon and getting used to the Maple Syrup and Bacon together. From there the bacon migrated into just being eaten together with the pancakes.

Can't say that I'm a fan of Maple Syrup and Bacon together myself though... but a Maple Bacon Log isn't too bad.

Well Bacon and pancakes is Canadian as well. Probably because they're easy to cook, can be cooked quickly and cooked in large portions, so it was THE morning food for logging and work camps throughout Canada's history. With maple syrup being so common and easy to store, plus with the real stuff having so much sugar it helps give you a burst of energy, piling it all onto a plate and covering it in the syrup became common.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Would anyone please do me the favor of giving me some feedback on the Prism micro? My insecurities would thank you for it.

I'm following along and remembering the older stories so I can follow the new releases, so it has my attention at least. Having a god actually worried about his powers, and being hurt by them somehow is a new one for me, which is one reason I don't just quickly skim them.
Keep going, and if you get enough put them on their own thread.

Domoviye wrote:

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Would anyone please do me the favor of giving me some feedback on the Prism micro? My insecurities would thank you for it.

I'm following along and remembering the older stories so I can follow the new releases, so it has my attention at least. Having a god actually worried about his powers, and being hurt by them somehow is a new one for me, which is one reason I don't just quickly skim them.
Keep going, and if you get enough put them on their own thread.

Actually in the Please don't tell my Parent's books:

konzill wrote:

Domoviye wrote:

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Would anyone please do me the favor of giving me some feedback on the Prism micro? My insecurities would thank you for it.

I'm following along and remembering the older stories so I can follow the new releases, so it has my attention at least. Having a god actually worried about his powers, and being hurt by them somehow is a new one for me, which is one reason I don't just quickly skim them.
Keep going, and if you get enough put them on their own thread.

Actually in the Please don't tell my Parent's books:

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Generic Girl, has this problem. She is the most powerful super in her world, but using her powers causes her extreme pain. She gets called that becasuse she wears a plane gray tracksuite instead of a fancy costume.

I've read the books, but didn't remember Generic girl having that problem, thanks, I'll have to reread them. I've read stories with characters who have similar problems, it's the god part that's new.

Domoviye wrote:

konzill wrote:

Domoviye wrote:

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Would anyone please do me the favor of giving me some feedback on the Prism micro? My insecurities would thank you for it.

I'm following along and remembering the older stories so I can follow the new releases, so it has my attention at least. Having a god actually worried about his powers, and being hurt by them somehow is a new one for me, which is one reason I don't just quickly skim them.
Keep going, and if you get enough put them on their own thread.

Actually in the Please don't tell my Parent's books:

Warning: Spoiler! [ Click to expand ] [ Click to hide ]

Generic Girl, has this problem. She is the most powerful super in her world, but using her powers causes her extreme pain. She gets called that becasuse she wears a plane gray tracksuite instead of a fancy costume.

I've read the books, but didn't remember Generic girl having that problem, thanks, I'll have to reread them. I've read stories with characters who have similar problems, it's the god part that's new.

Its a blink and you'll miss it moment in the Please Don't Tell My Parents I've Got Henchmen.

That would explain it. I didn't really like the book so I skimmed most of it.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: I got confused; I was thinking of the myth of Semele , but when I checked, she was Zeus' lover, not Apollo's.

That's an ongoing problem with the Greco-Roman deities. Even though they get shipped with just about anyone and anything that moves, it just about always turns bad for the mortals involved. Consequences for the gods? Not so much.

Morpheus wrote: “No,” Generator gasped, her eyes going wide in shock and betrayal, as she recognized the Hello Kitty robots that she herself had once designed for the sims. Then, as one of the totally cute robots pointed its weapon at her, she exclaimed, “That’s not fair…”

"HAhaha." Doubles over with laughter. "The pain."
"Imp be carfull with the collateral damage. You aren't supposed to take out the audience."

konzill wrote: The frequency with which Whateley characters eat pancakes with bacon is just unfathomable to me. Why would you ruin two awesome breakfast foods by combining them in this way? Why???

www.perkinsrestaurants.com/menu/breakfast/sweet-starts/

PANCAKE DIPPERS
Smoked Applewood bacon strips coated in our famous buttermilk pancake batter, griddled golden brown and served with maple syrup for dippin’.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Would anyone please do me the favor of giving me some feedback on the Prism micro? My insecurities would thank you for it.

I liked it. I think you caught Prism's "I don't really like being Apollo and want to just be another person" attitude pretty good.

About Imp and Wondercute:

I almost feel sorry for Everheart and Bardue once Imp and Wondercute realize they've been set up.

^Still thinking Schol-R-LEA's got a good idea for a fleshed out Prism story.
(Edit: Maybe not a flesh-light Prism story. That would belong under "Bad Ideas")

Just a side note about my last micro: the "Jade" Metro's talking about is NOT Jade Sinclair. Not that Generator couldn't eventually become a very successful smuggler operating out of the Great Lakes, later expanding through Kansas City (oh dear). She's hopefully not quite there yet.

Mainly, I wanted to play off what Liz Carson and others are shown telling Kayda and Lanie, over and over, that they need to learn to use the resources they have at hand.

Aquerna just grumbled, “Unicorns are supposed to be nice.”

Oh, Yea, I guess the Killer Unicorns series dosn't exist yet in her universe.

Also I was expecting Imp to emply a Lollipop Bazzuka, and was somewhat disapointed that she didn't. Also where was the Radioactive Condor Girl costume???

konzill wrote:

Aquerna just grumbled, “Unicorns are supposed to be nice.”

Oh, Yea, I guess the Killer Unicorns series dosn't exist yet in her universe.

No "Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn" series either, although I wouldn't be surprised if Anna hadn't read those books.

konzill wrote: Also I was expecting Imp to emply a Lollipop Bazzuka, and was somewhat disapointed that she didn't. Also where was the Radioactive Condor Girl costume???

It's been folded, spindled, mutilated, irradiated, and defenestrated, before being put on display at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying beware of the leopard.

Yes, Aquerna, Unicorns are supposed to be nice .


Warning - that is the second most horrifying unicorn story I know. Read at your own peril. Fortunately for Aquerna, it won't exist for another 6 years WU time.

And for thouse wanting even more disturbing Unicorn stories I give you:

Zombies vs Unicorns

Which actually includes a short set in the Killer Unicorns Universe.

Of course the answer to the question of which is cooler is:


PS Domoviye please feel free to take this as a challange ...

Arcanist Lupus wrote: Yes, Aquerna, Unicorns are supposed to be nice .

It could be worse - they could have based the cover art on the Daniel Radcliffe Equus poster. Actually, it already sort of is, with somehints of the Zoo poster as well... that's actually quite creepy now that I think of it.

Mind you, getting to see a 19-year-old Harry Potter in the buff (OK, it's strategically shadowed, but still) would be worth the mental scarring. Fortunately, in real life it looks like Radcliffe is quite willing to keep it going in the future ...

Aquerna just grumbled, “Unicorns are supposed to be nice.”

Who the heck told her that anyway. They are vicious blood thirsty monsters who, according to ancient myths and legends, gored to death anyone who wasn't pure. I.E. a virgin.

Hasbro did. And, to be fair, to their target demographic (prepubescent girls), the unicorns should behave nicely in most cases.

NJM1564 wrote:

Aquerna just grumbled, “Unicorns are supposed to be nice.”

Who the heck told her that anyway. They are vicious blood thirsty monsters who, according to ancient myths and legends, gored to death anyone who wasn't pure. I.E. a virgin.

well, it certainly wasn't the dead sluts was it?

NJM1564 wrote:

Aquerna just grumbled, “Unicorns are supposed to be nice.”

Who the heck told her that anyway. They are vicious blood thirsty monsters who, according to ancient myths and legends, gored to death anyone who wasn't pure. I.E. a virgin.

I'm pretty sure that the members of Wondercute would count as virgins. Maybe not Bugs depending upon the definition of virgin you want to use.

Valentine wrote:

NJM1564 wrote:

Aquerna just grumbled, “Unicorns are supposed to be nice.”

Who the heck told her that anyway. They are vicious blood thirsty monsters who, according to ancient myths and legends, gored to death anyone who wasn't pure. I.E. a virgin.

I'm pretty sure that the members of Wondercute would count as virgins. Maybe not Bugs depending upon the definition of virgin you want to use.

If Bugs dosn't count then neither does Molly, Summoning Sweeties makes it pretty clear that she went all the way with Chou.

Valentine wrote:

NJM1564 wrote:

Aquerna just grumbled, “Unicorns are supposed to be nice.”

Who the heck told her that anyway. They are vicious blood thirsty monsters who, according to ancient myths and legends, gored to death anyone who wasn't pure. I.E. a virgin.

I'm pretty sure that the members of Wondercute would count as virgins. Maybe not Bugs depending upon the definition of virgin you want to use.

What makes you think that. They are in there second year of high school. So age isn't an issue. And is not like the authors are going to delv into the personal lives of every single character.

The falt in your line of reasoning is that cute does not equal virgin. It might seem synonymous with innocence and that sounds like virgin but Jade totally annihilates that line of reasoning... in all sorts of ways. She's about as innocent as a man eating tiger. And we know one man she eats all the time.

NJM1564 wrote:

Valentine wrote:

NJM1564 wrote:

Aquerna just grumbled, “Unicorns are supposed to be nice.”

Who the heck told her that anyway. They are vicious blood thirsty monsters who, according to ancient myths and legends, gored to death anyone who wasn't pure. I.E. a virgin.

I'm pretty sure that the members of Wondercute would count as virgins. Maybe not Bugs depending upon the definition of virgin you want to use.

What makes you think that. They are in there second year of high school. So age isn't an issue. And is not like the authors are going to delv into the personal lives of every single character.

The falt in your line of reasoning is that cute does not equal virgin. It might seem synonymous with innocence and that sounds like virgin but Jade totally annihilates that line of reasoning... in all sorts of ways. She's about as innocent as a man eating tiger. And we know one man she eats all the time.

Jade has vehemently denied doing anything with Thuban, and Thuban has also denied it, saying she isn't that kind of girl. (Especially considering she doesn't have the girl equipment yet, and to break Jet's curse, Jet has to be first.)

Dragonrider is repeatedly described as being "innocent" by She-Beast. Nor has she ever mentioned a boyfriend.

Aquerna also has denied having had sex, and was really freaked out when she lost control with Hazmat.

Superchick has never mentioned a boyfriend either, and generally seems lost when sexual innuendos pop up.

I had forgotten about Molly and Chou.

Molly has books on not being innocent

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Molly has books on not being innocent

So do I, that doesn't mean that I'm not a virgin.

Valentine wrote:

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Molly has books on not being innocent

So do I, that doesn't mean that I'm not a virgin.

It's because of those books that you are a virgin. You should learn to store them someplace other than you end table. No mater what anyone says they are not great conversation starters.

Cryptic wrote: "But what good are my powers if i can only predict sun or snow,and the lotto numbers, which as precog I'm not allowed to play in the first place?" Pouted a chubby young man from Pennsylvania as he watched the other kids in Power theory blow past him.

Is his name 'Phil' by any chance?


Maybe he should be a weatherman ?

Don't scry angry! Don't scry angry!

Arcanist Lupus wrote:

Cryptic wrote: "But what good are my powers if i can only predict sun or snow,and the lotto numbers, which as precog I'm not allowed to play in the first place?" Pouted a chubby young man from Pennsylvania as he watched the other kids in Power theory blow past him.

Is his name 'Phil' by any chance?


Maybe he should be a weatherman ?

Or blackmail the lotto company to not post the numbers online.

Arcanist Lupus wrote:

Cryptic wrote: "But what good are my powers if i can only predict sun or snow,and the lotto numbers, which as precog I'm not allowed to play in the first place?" Pouted a chubby young man from Pennsylvania as he watched the other kids in Power theory blow past him.

Is his name 'Phil' by any chance?


Maybe he should be a weatherman ?

Phil just needs time to adjust to being a groundhog spirits avatar. Once he encounters a large enough cleft point in fate and relives thst day enough to get it impossibly right. I suspect he may be reclassified as paragon. Or he is at Whateley for his protection from those that wish to exploit him.

Suntear wrote:

Arcanist Lupus wrote:

Cryptic wrote: "But what good are my powers if i can only predict sun or snow,and the lotto numbers, which as precog I'm not allowed to play in the first place?" Pouted a chubby young man from Pennsylvania as he watched the other kids in Power theory blow past him.

Is his name 'Phil' by any chance?


Maybe he should be a weatherman ?

Phil just needs time to adjust to being a groundhog spirits avatar. Once he encounters a large enough cleft point in fate and relives thst day enough to get it impossibly right. I suspect he may be reclassified as paragon. Or he is at Whateley for his protection from those that wish to exploit him.

I was thinking Gus for a name, but yeah groundhog avatar.

Shame i didn't think of this 'limit' when I was doing the scene; he can only use his powers on the second day of the month at sun up.

Cryptic wrote:
Shame i didn't think of this 'limit' when I was doing the scene; he can only use his powers on the second day of the month at sun up.

You could still stipulate that as the point where it is at it is strongest. Or maybe tie it to the seasons (strongest in mid-winter...).

You know, you could have included the actual link for the Geico ad. Not everybody here lives in the U.S. (Although, to be truthful, even if it were on Brazilian TV the joke would have passed over my head... I rarely watch regular TV nowadays)

Sir Lee wrote: You know, you could have included the actual link for the Geico ad. Not everybody here lives in the U.S. (Although, to be truthful, even if it were on Brazilian TV the joke would have passed over my head... I rarely watch regular TV nowadays)

I would if I could find a dang link to it, as I've only heard the radio version and I'm not sure if there is a tv version.

Domoviye wrote: "I don't serve mutants here," the ice cream man said gruffly.

"But- but, I just want to buy some ice cream for my friends," Teri said, her eyes wide and beginning to overflow with tears. "A-and you're the only ice cream place at the beach, so I can't get ice cream anywhere else."

"I. Don't. Care."

That was enough to set Teri off, and she began to wail so loudly all eyes in the immediate area turned to them.

"Mommy, why is that fairy crying," a little girl asked.

"Hey Mom, why won't he give that fairy ice cream? She looks nice," a boy said.

As the ice cream man tried to get her to shut up, more and more little kids started asking why the cute little fairy was so upset, and some of the toddlers began to cry themselves or walked over to try to cheer the fairy up.

"I just want a little bit of ice cream," Teri sobbed, futilely wiping the tears away with her wings. "I even said please and thank you!"

If Teri had been a monstrous mutant crying, she would have gotten far, far less sympathy. But being a six inch tall fairy straight out of a fairytale or cartoon gained Teri quite a bit of sympathy. As the kids kept asking questions, and a few even shouted at the ice cream man to be nice, with the parents getting more upset at the noise and how the pleasant day at the beach was turning into an uncomfortable learning experience.

"Just give her the damn ice cream!" a father shouted as his daughter tugged at his finger to help the sad fairy.

"Fine. What did you want you damn mutant?" the ice cream man snarled.

"I don't want it anymore, you're a big meanie!" Teri wailed, not leaving her seat on the corner of his cart.

"Come on kid, I'm trying to make a living here and you're scaring away my customers. Just tell me what you want and get out of here."

His mean tone just made Teri cry even harder.

"For the love of... Here! Take it! Just get the hell out of here!" the ice cream man said, filling a bag with what he remembered from her order.

"I wanted an ice cream sandwich to," Teri muttered.

An ice cream sandwich went into the bag. "Now take a hike!"

The tears slowly faded to sniffles, as Teri took the bag. She took to the air her wings drooping a little, but she made sure to smile and thank the children for helping her. When she was well away from the crowd, she perked up, smiling happily and began bouncing up and down as she flew. Reaching her friends she tossed them the bag. "Hey guys I got the ice cream, sorry it took so long, but I managed to get it all for free!'

So, just so we are clear here Tink+Jade=Armageddon right.

And why hasn't Tery bin abducted for Wondercute yet?

Wait and see.

Gina's Micro was confusing but Cool!

Even Underdogs have powers that can be used usefully. They're not Baselines.

Malady wrote: Gina's Micro was confusing but Cool!

Even Underdogs have powers that can be used usefully. They're not Baseline.

Thanks. I was aiming for confusing but cool when I wrote it, as an attempt to do a show don't tell micro story.

And here I would have expected Thorn to have Gina showing up every time Maximize turned around.

I gather that Maximize attempted to bully someone else within the sight of Mr. Rose...

Oh! Using powers to cheat! Cunning! Stash one somewhere and have it read the textbook!

... If she holds stuff, do they get duped? Apparently her clothes do, else her clones would be naked...

Tink is small enough to fit in her hands... Grab her and dupe, equals what?

If electronics can be duped, she can boost computing power for a fee?

One clone gets haircut, recombine's hair equals what?

Malady wrote: Oh! Using powers to cheat! Cunning! Stash one somewhere and have it read the textbook!

... If she holds stuff, do they get duped? Apparently her clothes do, else her clones would be naked...

Tink is small enough to fit in her hands... Grab her and dupe, equals what?

If electronics can be duped, she can boost computing power for a fee?

One clone gets haircut, recombine's hair equals what?

Far more likely, her duplicate stayed in her room, or possibly the library, and looked up the answers to the tests, passing them along to the side that was in the classroom,

Bek D Corbin wrote:

Malady wrote: Oh! Using powers to cheat! Cunning! Stash one somewhere and have it read the textbook!

... If she holds stuff, do they get duped? Apparently her clothes do, else her clones would be naked...

Tink is small enough to fit in her hands... Grab her and dupe, equals what?

If electronics can be duped, she can boost computing power for a fee?

One clone gets haircut, recombine's hair equals what?

Far more likely, her duplicate stayed in her room, or possibly the library, and looked up the answers to the tests, passing them along to the side that was in the classroom,

That was my thought.
The wiki said her main problem is multitasking as she thinks and acts with two bodies and only one mind, so she would just have to read the question, pretend to think about it as her duplicate googles the answer and then paraphrase on the test.

And things she holds are duplicated. Also according to the wiki if she picks up something as a duplicate and then goes to a single body she can still have the new object. So going back to the wiki: "Thus her ability appears to be teleportation based--warping space to occupy two locations at once for an extended period."

For the rest, I didn't make her or her powers, so I have no clue.

Domoviye wrote:

Bek D Corbin wrote:

Malady wrote: Oh! Using powers to cheat! Cunning! Stash one somewhere and have it read the textbook!

... If she holds stuff, do they get duped? Apparently her clothes do, else her clones would be naked...

Tink is small enough to fit in her hands... Grab her and dupe, equals what?

If electronics can be duped, she can boost computing power for a fee?

One clone gets haircut, recombine's hair equals what?

Far more likely, her duplicate stayed in her room, or possibly the library, and looked up the answers to the tests, passing them along to the side that was in the classroom,

That was my thought.
The wiki said her main problem is multitasking as she thinks and acts with two bodies and only one mind, so she would just have to read the question, pretend to think about it as her duplicate googles the answer and then paraphrase on the test.

And things she holds are duplicated. Also according to the wiki if she picks up something as a duplicate and then goes to a single body she can still have the new object. So going back to the wiki: "Thus her ability appears to be teleportation based--warping space to occupy two locations at once for an extended period."

For the rest, I didn't make her or her powers, so I have no clue.

Soo … she's Harem from Grrl Power?
grrlpowercomic.com/cast

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: Soo … she's Harem from Grrl Power?
grrlpowercomic.com/cast

I had a similar thought, although the differences are worth noting. Perhaps most significant is that Gina seems much less able to handle multiple experiences at once than Harem is. Also, her teleportation seems much more limited. On the other hand, she can duplicate things, and it's unclear what her carry limit is. And of course, she's limited to only two bodies. But so was Jade, at first.

Domoviye wrote: That was my thought.
The wiki said her main problem is multitasking as she thinks and acts with two bodies and only one mind, so she would just have to read the question, pretend to think about it as her duplicate googles the answer and then paraphrase on the test.

And things she holds are duplicated. Also according to the wiki if she picks up something as a duplicate and then goes to a single body she can still have the new object. So going back to the wiki: "Thus her ability appears to be teleportation based--warping space to occupy two locations at once for an extended period."

For the rest, I didn't make her or her powers, so I have no clue.

"Here hold this." It was a solid lump of gold.

NJM1564 wrote:

Domoviye wrote: That was my thought.
The wiki said her main problem is multitasking as she thinks and acts with two bodies and only one mind, so she would just have to read the question, pretend to think about it as her duplicate googles the answer and then paraphrase on the test.

And things she holds are duplicated. Also according to the wiki if she picks up something as a duplicate and then goes to a single body she can still have the new object. So going back to the wiki: "Thus her ability appears to be teleportation based--warping space to occupy two locations at once for an extended period."

For the rest, I didn't make her or her powers, so I have no clue.

"Here hold this." It was a solid lump of gold.

I imagine she could get a job as an awesome Magician's Assistant, think of all the tricks she could do:

• Vanish
• two places at once
• Duplicating things
• If anything she "duplicates" disappears when her clone does, vanishing things

JG, nice little tease for Matt. You previously mentioned that the spirit is not Sidhe, but I can see how people would get that impression. I definitely want to see more.

Thanks for sharing.

Wrayth

Phoenix Spiritus wrote:

NJM1564 wrote:

Domoviye wrote: That was my thought.
The wiki said her main problem is multitasking as she thinks and acts with two bodies and only one mind, so she would just have to read the question, pretend to think about it as her duplicate googles the answer and then paraphrase on the test.

And things she holds are duplicated. Also according to the wiki if she picks up something as a duplicate and then goes to a single body she can still have the new object. So going back to the wiki: "Thus her ability appears to be teleportation based--warping space to occupy two locations at once for an extended period."

For the rest, I didn't make her or her powers, so I have no clue.

"Here hold this." It was a solid lump of gold.

I imagine she could get a job as an awesome Magician's Assistant, think of all the tricks she could do:

• Vanish
• two places at once
• Duplicating things
• If anything she "duplicates" disappears when her clone does, vanishing things

Magic shows must be interesting in a superpowered world. I know that if I discovered that a magician was using actual magic, I'd consider them to be cheating. So do stage magicians have to go to extra lengths to demonstrate that their magic isn't actually magic?

Arcanist Lupus wrote: Magic shows must be interesting in a superpowered world. I know that if I discovered that a magician was using actual magic, I'd consider them to be cheating. So do stage magicians have to go to extra lengths to demonstrate that their magic isn't actually magic?

New standards? Who cares how its done, as long as it brilliant and entertaining?

Or perhaps more Penn & Teller, just often enough showing how its down to show that its all just an illusion? I mean Penn & Teller doing the cups and balls trick with clear cups is still massively entertaining, and you can literally see straight through the trick

Wrayth wrote: JG, nice little tease for Matt. You previously mentioned that the spirit is not Sidhe, but I can see how people would get that impression. I definitely want to see more.

Yes! If nothing else, it would be a change of pace to run across an entity with a seemingly simple ulterior motive: one last "day in the sun" before a final sleep.

Then again, one needs to be careful when bargaining with the Fair Folk or similar entities. For example, what's to prevent her from deciding that even a mortal's life is too long, and just taking her host's mortality?

Douglas Adams, in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy wrote: “The first ten million years were the worst. And the second ten million: they were the worst, too. The third ten million I didn’t enjoy at all. After that, I went into a bit of a decline. --Marvin the Android ”

(One of my OCs may still be under the impression that the "never aging" clause of a certain pact doesn't apply to his side of the bargain.)

@konzill: Cool story, but "quartz"

It probably wouldn't have been so noticeable if I didn't have a geology degree or two.

null0trooper wrote: @konzill: Cool story, but "quartz"

It probably wouldn't have been so noticeable if I didn't have a geology degree or two.

Thanks, fixed it.

Heh. Pretty funny for Imp to use I.M.Pei as an alias.

Half the reason I used I. M. Pei as an alias was because I couldn't quickly find the alias she used to get her degree. The other half was that the real I.M. Pei is in a related field (Architecture).

This might be a good time to mention that I thought up Tommy Gun that shoots pies a long time ago.
Think it's enough to get my a honorary Devicer badge.

Funny scene... the only problem is Lieutenant Trout signing for something at the ranges... As a member of Platoon 3 he's pretty much ineligible to have ANYTHING to do with range/ordnance/weaponry/munitions/girl scout cookie deliveries.

DanZilla wrote: Funny scene... the only problem is Lieutenant Trout signing for something at the ranges... As a member of Platoon 3 he's pretty much ineligible to have ANYTHING to do with range/ordnance/weaponry/munitions/girl scout cookie deliveries.

Especially Girl Scout Cookies. You can't trust that man with Snickerdoodles any further than you can drop kick him

Do the Doyle twins have any relation to the Doyle medical facility?

Bek D Corbin wrote:

DanZilla wrote: Funny scene... the only problem is Lieutenant Trout signing for something at the ranges... As a member of Platoon 3 he's pretty much ineligible to have ANYTHING to do with range/ordnance/weaponry/munitions/girl scout cookie deliveries.

Especially Girl Scout Cookies. You can't trust that man with Snickerdoodles any further than you can drop kick him

You might want to rephrase that. This is Whateley do you know how far some of us can drop kick a person?

Uhm, not all that far, really, unless that person is a Brick themselves, or there is some sort of aspect to the power driving the kick that would keep a baseline from going sploosh when kicked that hard. Seriously, a kick hard enough to move a 155lb (70Kg) human being much more than a foot and a half (around half a meter) would probably turn their seat into shredded meat.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Uhm, not all that far, really, unless that person is a Brick themselves, or there is some sort of aspect to the power driving the kick that would keep a baseline from going sploosh when kicked that hard. Seriously, a kick hard enough to move a 155lb (70Kg) human being much more than a foot and a half (around half a meter) would probably turn their seat into shredded meat.

What you want to do is catch the person on your foot, then fling them with your leg. Then there isn't the impact of a kick.

DanZilla wrote: Funny scene... the only problem is Lieutenant Trout signing for something at the ranges... As a member of Platoon 3 he's pretty much ineligible to have ANYTHING to do with range/ordnance/weaponry/munitions/girl scout cookie deliveries.

The selection of Trout was intentional. He's high enough up to know proper procedures for ammunition delivery, but not part of the range crew and thus unaware of whether or not the school is expecting the delivery. The pallets were left outside the bunker door as he doesn't have access to the bunker proper. Once everything was unloaded, he contacted the range crews to get them properly stored. How was he to know that they had devises on them that anchored them to the ground until all the loaded ammunition had been thrown?

As far as being ineligible for deliveries, he and the rest of the platoon are quite familiar with taking receipt of unknown biological organisms, Hard drives containing palm-class AIs, and 5 alarm chili.

cprime wrote:

DanZilla wrote: Funny scene... the only problem is Lieutenant Trout signing for something at the ranges... As a member of Platoon 3 he's pretty much ineligible to have ANYTHING to do with range/ordnance/weaponry/munitions/girl scout cookie deliveries.

The selection of Trout was intentional. He's high enough up to know proper procedures for ammunition delivery, but not part of the range crew and thus unaware of whether or not the school is expecting the delivery. The pallets were left outside the bunker door as he doesn't have access to the bunker proper. Once everything was unloaded, he contacted the range crews to get them properly stored. How was he to know that they had devises on them that anchored them to the ground until all the loaded ammunition had been thrown?

As far as being ineligible for deliveries, he and the rest of the platoon are quite familiar with taking receipt of unknown biological organisms, Hard drives containing palm-class AIs, and 5 alarm chili.

It works for the story, that's all thats necessary. Definitely gave me a chuckle.

On the one hand, I feel like the bullies would all know by now that annoying Tink is a really terrible idea. On the other hand, I'm guessing that she's really easy to annoy by accident.

The first question that came to mind was whether Tink is one of those folks who start bouncing if they stand for too long.

"Teaching a bully a lesson. It turns out Buster is only really strong if you hit him, and wedgies don't count as hitting." She bobbed the unlucky bully in the air causing him to whimper in pain.

And lo, the answer was quick in its arrival and marvelous in its content.

Standing still is for rocks. Even trees dance.

Kettlekorn wrote: Standing still is for rocks. Even trees dance.

They do that "raise the roof" thing pritty well to.

"Yay! I get to be Picasso!"

Exactly the length of time needed to go from delighted to petrified.

Phoenix Spiritus wrote: "Yay! I get to be Picasso!"

Exactly the length of time needed to go from delighted to petrified.

At least she didn't say Jackson Pollock.

Actually Blue Poles is quite impressive in real life, mainly because it's 5 meters wide and two tall, but still, very impressive.

I think the problem stems from one's face becoming the target of "action painting."

"Just lay down here, and, trust me!"

I'm wondering how hard that paint will be to remove.

NJM1564 wrote: I'm wondering how hard that paint will be to remove.

She cracks and rebuilds the porcelain shell continuously so not too bad...

DanZilla wrote:

NJM1564 wrote: I'm wondering how hard that paint will be to remove.

She cracks and rebuilds the porcelain shell continuously so not too bad...

Yep. If it's ugly she can just rip off her face and get a new one in less than a minute.
To avoid the cracking issue, I'd figure the art would be around the forehead, eyes and temples, just to add some features and make the white doll face look friendlier.

Domoviye wrote:

DanZilla wrote:

NJM1564 wrote: I'm wondering how hard that paint will be to remove.

She cracks and rebuilds the porcelain shell continuously so not too bad...

Yep. If it's ugly she can just rip off her face and get a new one in less than a minute.
To avoid the cracking issue, I'd figure the art would be around the forehead, eyes and temples, just to add some features and make the white doll face look friendlier.

Or, if she wants, she could go in the opposite direction

Re: Murphy's Law #22

Ah. Yeah. Receptive empathy, blinding pain, and twins. "Fury" is so apt.

Arcanist Lupus wrote:

Domoviye wrote:

DanZilla wrote:

NJM1564 wrote: I'm wondering how hard that paint will be to remove.

She cracks and rebuilds the porcelain shell continuously so not too bad...

Yep. If it's ugly she can just rip off her face and get a new one in less than a minute.
To avoid the cracking issue, I'd figure the art would be around the forehead, eyes and temples, just to add some features and make the white doll face look friendlier.

Or, if she wants, she could go in the opposite direction

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I guess the painting idea has some of the same problems as makeup, she has to reapply every once in a while, but, well, that's how makeup works?

null0trooper wrote: Re: Murphy's Law #22

Ah. Yeah. Receptive empathy, blinding pain, and twins. "Fury" is so apt.

My God, the end will happen when the Twins, Sandra, Murphy, and Nikki all sinc up...

I can firmly say that my last Micro scene went off the rails when I decided to throw Afterglow Spark (Twilight Sparkle) and Chimera Scurry (Rainbow Dash) in as Gaston and Lafue. I am also half tempted to do a scene based on Gaston or The Mob Song .

And coming soon a Species write up for my Space Ponies.

Huzzah! Cryptic is back with more Space Ponies! Good job!

It is interesting that you chose to make the 'girl (or something) in a box' a Sidhe from one of the colonies that escaped the Sundering. Give that we know so little about those (the only reference to them being in Grizzly's backstory in "Kodiak Conspiracy" parts 3 and 5 ), it is appropriate that someone among the fanfic writers to see what could be build of those fragments.

Schol-R-LEA wrote: Huzzah! Cryptic is back with more Space Ponies! Good job!

It is interesting that you chose to make the 'girl (or something) in a box' a Sidhe from one of the colonies that escaped the Sundering. Give that we know so little about those (the only reference to them being in Grizzly's backstory in "Kodiak Conspiracy" parts 3 and 5 ), it is appropriate that someone among the fanfic writers to see what could be build of those fragments.

I'm actually working on the real opening of Any/Di'ar's story as we speak. And I have to say, she is a stubborn Sidhe. I know she isn't pure blood, but I have no idea what she's crossed with or what she really looks like, though my Muse is leaning towards two tones blue skin.

The woman known as Afterglow Spark buffed her fingers on her chest with a smirk. “I know.”

Space Ponies have fingers???

Malady wrote:

The woman known as Afterglow Spark buffed her fingers on her chest with a smirk. “I know.”

Space Ponies have fingers???

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Aftergolw

marksfillie [Is that intentional?]

-facepalms at the golw-

And yes the second on was intentional, trying to use the vernacular FiM has spawned.

And yes, I gave them fingers.

Hmm... I guess they could be like the EQG Ponied Ups

Marksfilly, instead of marksfillie, unless the latter is intentional, like I presumed "Pergusus" was... But, that seems more like a typo, now that I muse on my QWERTY keyboard...

I promise I will try and do a better job proofing the official version.

Cryptic wrote: I promise I will try and do a better job proofing the official version.

Thank you, that's all I ask!

Well, that, and hoping that you have fun writing!

Arcanist Lupus: Devil Master retired? is Lawyer as step up or a step down on the Evil ranking from devil summoner?

Depends if your ground zero for the demons arriving, or the poor shmuck in the dock really.

There was a micro-scene or two about Kayda's little sister attending a school in the Black Hills. Does anyone remember the sister's name? And the link to that story?

I am NOT canonizing the sister as she's used in that story, but IIRC, I really liked her name. And I have a scene with Kayda's little sister in it, so I need to know the name (which I can't remember - I blame the pain meds I'm taking to endure the pain from my torn rotator cuff)

Micro-scene link

cprime wrote: Over the next few minutes, several figures emerged from the darkness. June Franks was the first to arrive. As she stepped into the light of the campfire, the seated girl stood up to embraced the figure. June was the first to speak. "Brenda! I didn't know you could dreamwalk. Kayda said you had news for us."

The girl nodded. "I didn't know until tonight either. How long does it usually take for sis to find everyone?"

Her name is Brenda

GrimGrendel wrote: Micro-scene link

cprime wrote: Over the next few minutes, several figures emerged from the darkness. June Franks was the first to arrive. As she stepped into the light of the campfire, the seated girl stood up to embraced the figure. June was the first to speak. "Brenda! I didn't know you could dreamwalk. Kayda said you had news for us."

The girl nodded. "I didn't know until tonight either. How long does it usually take for sis to find everyone?"

Her name is Brenda

Gracias.