be happy about it.
I've been in a position where I didn't know where my next rent payment/meal was going to come from, and I can't agree with this. That kind of uncertainty is ten times worse than a loss of self-sufficiency.
What doesn't help is that self-sufficiency is an illusion anyway.
I agree with the general tone of your post, but I have to point out that the master classification is for anyone with minions, not just the people that control other people.
Let's not forget that Taylor is a Master. Being a Master is Taylor's ONLY power, all other abilities (such as the stranger and tinker ratings she could qualify for) are merely creative uses of her Master power.
Seems to me like that's at least one Master that'll enjoy life in Avalon.
Technically she's also a Thinker what with the multitasking and all, but I get your point.Let's not forget that Taylor is a Master. Being a Master is Taylor's ONLY power, all other abilities (such as the stranger and tinker ratings she could qualify for) are merely creative uses of her Master power.
Seems to me like that's at least one Master that'll enjoy life in Avalon.
The vast majority of master effects in Worm are human based. Taylor is the only parahuman I can think of that controls something other then people. Obviously, that's not to say other types don't exist, it's just that I'm not aware of them.
Well... if we go by the most recently stated PRT report:
Home is where the heart is. I doubt very much she cares about Avalon itself.
If you want to go into pointless specifics, at least do it right. Her bug control and multitasking are the same power, just different levels of access to it. She only has one shard after all, not counting Taylia.
Dragon (post defiant), Nilbog, Crusader, Genesis, Bitch, Siberian, Mockshow... There're more, I'm sure, but it's hardly uncommon.
I'll give you Genesis, and I can't actually remember Mockshow, so that's my bad.
No they aren't, what gave you that impression? Nilbog's monsters are created out of whole cloth, they aren't mutated anything. Sure, he had them drag off people, but that's because his monsters still need to eat.
PRT ratings rate how much of a threat, and are designed to allow PRT troops to properly respond to a threat by a given parahuman. You can have a weak power, but get a high rating if it's hard enough to deal with. Or, you know, rate a Master as a shaker if that means the PRT troops will use the correct kind of responses to fight them.
This might be fanon, but I think it comes from WoG:
See above.If you want to go into pointless specifics, at least do it right. Her bug control and multitasking are the same power, just different levels of access to it. She only has one shard after all, not counting Taylia.
/real pedantry
(if you don't get the joke, go watch YuGi Oh Abridged)Yes and now we're getting into a naming/labels argument.
Which isn't a bad idea when facing Taylor, since that would ensure everyone was checked for bugs (no pun intended at all here) when they got back to base.
Well, that's what I said, but you said it better. I'll be honest, I wasn't willing to put any effort into that.See above.
/True pedantry
Was this something from canon or WoG? I can't remember it (not debating it, curious).
So in conclusion: Taylor has no Thinker or Master power, simply a Shaker power that connects her mind to the surrounding bugs to boost her natural mental abilities, giving her control over them and their senses as a side effect.
Nillbog's creations suffered no ill effects, other than going into a rage, from Nilbog's death. That's pretty solid evidence they're separate creatures.
...Wow...That actually makes decent amount of sense; it would even fit in with most of canon. It's completely wrong, but I'm still majorly impressed.
And you managed to catch one of my "frequent edits to new posts" in your quote, lol.
Someone get this man some fiber, STAT!
Uggh, sorry. Completely overlooked that when I asked. Which proves it's the blind leading the blind.
He didn't die. In canon or this story. A puppet was destroyed. Having someone target the thing he was using to represent himself to the world would annoy him.
I agree with this. If people don't need to worry about basic needs on Avalon they can focus on more interesting things such as art and science. I doubt the plethora of alternate Earths has removed the interest in space exploration and things like that.
Sadly, this wasn't that kind of miserable feeling. This is the 'fuck it's cold and I'm tired and have a mild cold' type. Takes a better man than me to channel that one into the writing.
Um... if a family only exists because it needs a breadwinner it's probably not that big a loss. If warriors can't find satisfaction with something else than slaughter and strife then they should visit a doctor and get some drugs to fix their madness. If youth feel bored you need to properly integrate them into society and not just put them in front of a TV.
You gain the super power of not giving a fuck about the cold? Your cape name would be the Drunk Canadian.
You're aware that the main reason that this doesn't happen is because it's expensive? It's literally the only reason. Why doesn't get everyone to study 10 years? Because they need to work to generate money. Why doesn't every trauma victim gets proper treatment? Because it's expensive. Why don't they properly integrate youth into society? Because youth centers would cost money. It would take social workers to reach out to persons that are disfranchised for one reason or other. Which would cost money again.
In canon, Taylor was talking to Nilbolg's meat puppet, and then had her swarm attack and kill Nilbolg's real body that was underground. So yes, Nilbolg died in canon. Or did I miss something?
Conga line. Massive, planet spanning conga line.
I'd have to go read it again, but he was alive and well at the end. Siberian grabbed him and pulled him up, and once Siberian grabs you and Bonesaw has her way with you... Well I guess he might have died. Bonesaw makes it hard to tell.
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