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. "Good, then do you have any recording equipment or weapons to surrender?" In fact, they all looked identical. The Protectorate therapist had encouraged him to take up meditation to make up for his lack of sleeping. Taylor is aptly named Monster. Her first ability allows her to see through the eyes of any sapient being who has any part of her in their field of vision. Taylor hesitantly asks. But before she can make enough to be a serious hero, she'll need some starting . "What are you aiming to produce?" Taylor can be insane as well. He asked. Due to Contessa essentially using Taylor's Trigger as a way to jailbreak her own Shard, the two start getting overlap and minor nudges from each other. 14 Zusatz. 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. Consider it watched. That's why I don't want this to end in fire. However, her sight is by no means normal. Taylor gets manipulated by Mrs. Abbotson, an old friend of Annette's, in the wake of her first Path- that to getting cookies. Weld replied. Sure enough the Taylors at the assembly line worked like clockwork. They would have to be. No reason to ruin this meeting any further. I haven't read Hindsight Bias, but Taylor has the ability to frequently precog a few seconds into the future. She said, quiet. Bakuda. 3. And a title! http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/PathToMunchies. ", Weld let his head fall back against his chair. Weld closed the file and focused on the thrum of the helicopter's blades. "Not a very fair question, is it?" Anyways, thinking on how a society of totally like-minded individuals would work was pretty fun, though I didn't go into as much detail about it as I could have. They wore comically over-sized hard hats and were all as thin as the girl leading Weld, but they worked together in perfect unison. I would hate to be surprised." Going to sleep now. Also, is she limited to just one boost at a time, or can she train to split her focus across more than one? Taylor is a dragon wyvern. Intrepid, where she effectively has locked-in syndrome until Faultline arranges for a tinkered suit to compensate. Yes. Weld stepped towards the table, eerily aware of the clomping sound his feet made against the huts thin floor. "If you don't mind," Taylor spoke and Weld turned to look at her. She spent several months mentoring and bonding with Taylor, until the emotional connection caused Taylor to develop a "bud" of her PTV Shard. Taylor tinkers up drones, pushing New Wave back into the fray. She leaned forward, her hand to her chest again, "But he's here. Specifically one where she is the barber. Privacy Policy. Mauling Snarks technically has her with a Trump power, but I feel like she uses it to function more as a Thinker 75% of the time. Her attempt to use her power to get in shape backfires slightly, as it puppets her body. Chapter 2 Last chance for Weld to back out. We have a number of canon characters who are disabled, and I wish we could see that reflected more in fics. Silence answered him and Weld mentally berated himself. Mutually assured destruction and all that. Percussive AOE healing? This is an informational threadmark discussing the overall premise of the fic, especially Taylors power. She can process numerous separate perspectives on herself without issue. Taylor frowned. Shes just as broken as blanket but in a completely different way. She can float and pass through objects. Well maam, we know he said a curse word and weve documented several different effects associated with the ones hes tested on., She checked her area for eavesdroppers, He can light things on fire with the F bomb and powder stone with Ass. I'm only sleeping.". "We all do our part, Weld. Seems like were going to get another awesome story from ScottotheUnwise, nice! liberties . 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. Taylor performed a "couching," which is the oldest (dating from 2000 B.C.) While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Weld sank in his seat. Very intense. Watched. Taylor's power is like the Cenobites, Amara from F.E.A.R. A pair hefted a bundle of steel pipes in silent unison and maneuvered past their fellows without even a word of warning. While in her Breaker state, time is stopped for everything but herself. I never would have thought that nearly all of my problems could have been solved by suddenly going blind, but here we are. Taylor turned on her heel and headed for the door on her end of the hut. But I have to agree that is was great. It was huge, heavy and plastic, but it came complete with a headrest and armrests and that was more than Weld ever got. Press J to jump to the feed. I was just surprised. Weld stared at the hut. She looked decidedly normal. I only had another week left before I was supposed to go back to school. Not the most impressive powers, granted, but powers none the less. The new Empire cape is obviously part of her multi trigger, wonder how many others there are and how they all triggered. Thoughts on solutions? It was two dozen or so pages. Her dad had taken the incredibly intelligent and rational route of coping with this by denying his teenage daughter in Brockton Bay a cell phone for her safety. Spoiler: Malkavians In Brief Omakes: Rolyat's Visit by SirWill A Father's Pride by Seclorum Looks pretty interesting so far. I can see Taylor in some sort of spy or support role if she makes the right team. Camera Shy is a Worm alt-power fic by TheGreatGimmick. 40 When all the gangs are invited to Somer's Rock to discuss the ongoing gang war, "For the record, we did invite the ABB. The name is Weld, nice to meet you.. Can I get list of fics featuring Taylor with horrific and terrifying alt!powers. So many things to explore. Still blind in one eye, though, fwiw. The same wide mouth, the same thin figure even the same curly brown hair. As a result (and to further illustrate the Thinker ability by way of visualization), Taylor will always be looking at herself if she can see at all, since she only gets vision when in someones field of view. In all likelihood, her job was next. When she re-enters the normal world, anything smeared will be pushed along the direction of the smear. "This and no weapons to speak of." Taylor had spent a lot of time and effort grilling her parents about it, and had come to the conclusion that villains operated exactlyas an outlaw did. In 1-2 more chapters the S9 arc will push over 100,000 words and almost 1/4 of the story. 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. She looked over her shoulder, clearly annoyed. to see how many boys still checked me out. and our Taylor (presumably) haunts them, someone dies I think. SupCom altpower. Taylor cannot enter her Breaker state while observed, and she cannot exit her Breaker state if so doing would cause her to be observed. For y'all trying to think of fics, remember disability isn't just amputees, paralysis, or being HoH/blind. He stopped at his seat and with only the briefest moment of hesitation, held out his hand. Taylor the Shopkeeper Summary: In a world without Endbringers, Taylor just wanted to run her store in peace. I wanted to avoid it, at all costs. I. And just like her, I'll work the assembly line when I'm needed to.". Queen of Owls on QQ. Lots of tiny drones. Thanks so much for the Skein recommendation. Fanfic authors need to have the words "chuckle" and "smirk" taken away from them. It's interesting to see an alt Taylor who doesn't have major league powers. Ah I spoke too soon. Using her Shaker ability is tiring, despite the weak effect. Taylor's going to love that power soon enough. That," Piggot pointed at the folder, "is all the information we could gather on her with certainty that it wasn't tampered with.". Cookie Notice A much better version in my opinion, this one actually has things happening in it! I feel like there aren't many fics of good length that deal with a thinker Taylor. "A Wand for Skitter", on Fanfiction.net. Taylor gets manipulated by Mrs. Abbotson, an old friend of Annette's, in the wake of her first Path- that to getting cookies. When Taylors incorporeal form passes through time-locked objects, they appear to smear, like someone smudged a painting. Was interesting cause it went with the concept and I wanna give it a reread but can't remember what the rest of the fic was about. The band kids will get Brute ratings just from their training. El Ahrairah - Power anaylsis. It was a beautiful day and Weld was surrounded by girls. She held a palm out. Taylor came around the table until she stood to the side of Weld. ), Chapter 2.10's Among Us meme was just a joke, stop reading so much into it lol, Alert: Stop talking about whether you feel the new HP should be bought or not, Clarification made in a comment after 1.5, Thinker power activation conditions discussion, decent-sized spoiler revealed later (probably 1.8 or such), Implied in 1.1, but still a decent-sized spoiler for later, Not a spoiler, a visualization aid for the Miss Militia scene. She was on the wrong side of plain with her gangly frame and wide mouth. She was our first representative to the Protectorate just as I am now. "If you'll follow me, we'll give you a more thorough inspection on my side of the line.". Taylor loses access to her other two powers a Thinker sensory ability and a Shaker aura while in her Breaker form. Taylor nodded as she took Weld's phone inspecting it. Please consider turning it on! 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. Confirmed, power that seems tailored to disrupting cameras so that she can use her main power actually needed. You must log in or register to reply here. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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. Things had been surreal before, now it felt like madness. Different circumstances cause Taylor to gain different powers and left her blinded in the aftermath. 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). 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. Methuselah (original vampire alt!power) has some hints of it but might not quite fit. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. If she really pushes this power, she can blow out light bulbs, but that's the strongest effect she's managed to generate. Taylor's consciousness disperses into her swarm, and actions from the Protectorate push her away from the Wards. I guess I'm still trying to wrap my head around it at all. Still, her advice had been sound and Weld used the ambient white noise to clear his thoughts. A subreddit to discuss fanfics for Wildbow's works! Press J to jump to the feed. 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. It was no wonder the East North East Protectorate had been infiltrated so easily. There it was. 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. It may not display this or other websites correctly. And considering how clannish the misfits of the Band have to be just to survive it will be interesting to see where this goes. I eventually decided to appear in front of her, but close enough that the dangerous end of the long rifle was. before?". Intrepid, where she effectively has locked-in syndrome until Faultline arranges for a tinkered suit to compensate. She hadn't budged an inch. 741 guests 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. Nearly. Well, maybe it is more to the tune of a Slaanesh Horde of Chaos Marines. Taylor reassured him, "I want to contribute. Im looking forward to how this one goes. Weld stepped inside the hut and found her already there.