Amelia, Worm AU [Complete]

[AliasBot]

AmusedSmug. Taylor's smile was always one of my highlights of the day, even when she was enjoying mean spirited humor. "That and physical contact with you automatically invokes a Master/Stranger protocol only slightly less restrictive than the Simurgh victims. Frankly I'm surprised they don't mandate that all communication with you be done by holograms."


I smiled back. That was definitely a thing.

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I'm assuming this is one of those "the fact that they're not reacting more to this should be extremely creepy" moments. I don't catch most of the subtler ones that have been mentioned, but the fact that Amelia is so blase about being compared to the fucking Simurgh is pretty darn creepy. Even an Amelia who's more comfortable with the use of her powers than in canon should have at least some angst about that.

 

[MadGreenSon]

I'm assuming this is one of those "the fact that they're not reacting more to this should be extremely creepy" moments. I don't catch most of the subtler ones that have been mentioned, but the fact that Amelia is so blase about being compared to the fucking Simurgh is pretty darn creepy. Even an Amelia who's more comfortable with the use of her powers than in canon should have at least some angst about that.

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Given enough time, you can get comfortable with anything. Maybe Amelia is finally come to terms with her inner eldritch abomination-ness. Once you accept the fact that you are considered a risk to minds and sanity, you can then get on with your life. Right?

 

[Fouredged]

Given enough time, you can get comfortable with anything. Maybe Amelia is finally come to terms with her inner eldritch abomination-ness. Once you accept the fact that you are considered a risk to minds and sanity, you can then get on with your life. Right?

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It helps that the person saying that touching her opens them up to mind control isn't actually afraid to touch her and, in fact, enjoys it.

 

[MadGreenSon]

It helps that the person saying that touching her opens them up to mind control isn't actually afraid to touch her and, in fact, enjoys it.

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Enjoys touching her, or enjoys mind control? Taylor's been getting a little weird lately.

 

[dasstan]

I'm assuming this is one of those "the fact that they're not reacting more to this should be extremely creepy" moments. I don't catch most of the subtler ones that have been mentioned, but the fact that Amelia is so blase about being compared to the fucking Simurgh is pretty darn creepy. Even an Amelia who's more comfortable with the use of her powers than in canon should have at least some angst about that.

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Let me just point you at the chapter that was done from Amy's POV without the bond active. Do you see all that delightful self loathing?

Taylia mind fuck does it again~

 

[powerofvoid]

Enjoys touching her, or enjoys mind control? Taylor's been getting a little weird lately.

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Well, lemme put it this way: rewriting Taylor's brain to be sexually attracted to Amy was Taylor's idea.

 

[MadGreenSon]

Well, lemme put it this way: rewriting Taylor's brain to be sexually attracted to Amy was Taylor's idea.

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True enough. That kinky bitch.

 

[Ack]

I'm actually confused.

If a biokinetic (such as Amy) can do anything that's biologically possible to someone, then why can't they install a brain mod that looks and acts exactly like the natural version?

After all, it's possible for someone to be sexually attracted to just one person. So if it's possible for it to happen in nature, why is it impossible for it to be set up with a power that manipulates biology perfectly to do it so that it's indistinguishable from the 'real' thing?

Now, I would expect that if Riley installed such a mod, that Amelia would ping it in a nanosecond. Riley, after all doesn't reshape brain cells. She just does stuff that's medically (im)possible. But I have trouble believing that a biokinetic can't install such a mod that another biokinetic finds so glaringly fucking obvious.

Or does Amy have to do the installation, so that she herself can't tell the difference?

 

[cyberswordsmen]

I'm actually confused.

If a biokinetic (such as Amy) can do anything that's biologically possible to someone, then why can't they install a brain mod that looks and acts exactly like the natural version?

After all, it's possible for someone to be sexually attracted to just one person. So if it's possible for it to happen in nature, why is it impossible for it to be set up with a power that manipulates biology perfectly to do it so that it's indistinguishable from the 'real' thing?

Now, I would expect that if Riley installed such a mod, that Amelia would ping it in a nanosecond. Riley, after all doesn't reshape brain cells. She just does stuff that's medically (im)possible. But I have trouble believing that a biokinetic can't install such a mod that another biokinetic finds so glaringly fucking obvious.

Or does Amy have to do the installation, so that she herself can't tell the difference?

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Your missing the point. Amy would know it was fake because she knows that isn't the natural state for Taylor.

 

[EragonVsHarry]

True enough. That kinky bitch.

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Threesomes (with a fungus bot possibly), full genetic sex change, not quite pedophilia, and whatever the heck Emma and Zach do. THIS is the kinky bit?

 

[Ack]

Your missing the point. Amy would know it was fake because she knows that isn't the natural state for Taylor.

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

... oh wait, you're serious.

"Natural state." No such thing. Not since Amy (and the others) started giving everyone body mods. Taylor's got curves now. Amy certainly doesn't mind those. Everyone is basically a perfect athlete. Janus used to be a girl. Amy isn't squicking about any of that. So Taylor wants a mod to let her be attracted to Amy? For fuck's sake.

Whatever it's about, it's certainly not about the 'natural state' for anyone.

 

[dasstan]

I'm actually confused.

If a biokinetic (such as Amy) can do anything that's biologically possible to someone, then why can't they install a brain mod that looks and acts exactly like the natural version?

After all, it's possible for someone to be sexually attracted to just one person. So if it's possible for it to happen in nature, why is it impossible for it to be set up with a power that manipulates biology perfectly to do it so that it's indistinguishable from the 'real' thing?

Now, I would expect that if Riley installed such a mod, that Amelia would ping it in a nanosecond. Riley, after all doesn't reshape brain cells. She just does stuff that's medically (im)possible. But I have trouble believing that a biokinetic can't install such a mod that another biokinetic finds so glaringly fucking obvious.

Or does Amy have to do the installation, so that she herself can't tell the difference?

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What other biokinetic can do things on the same level as Amy?

I mean... if some theoretical biokinetic came around with the same degree of control as Amy and gave Taylor a lesbianing, then sure, Amy would probably be unable to tell the difference by using her powers. Taylor suddenly wanting to muffdive might be a bit of a giveaway, but Amy has compromised her morals over less.

...

Surely you can't be suggesting that Amy be the one to modify Taylor's brain?

 

[Ack]

What other biokinetic can do things on the same level as Amy?

I mean... if some theoretical biokinetic came around with the same degree of control as Amy and gave Taylor a lesbianing, then sure, Amy would probably be unable to tell the difference by using her powers. Taylor suddenly wanting to muffdive might be a bit of a giveaway, but Amy has compromised her morals over less.

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Surely you can't be suggesting that Amy be the one to modify Taylor's brain?

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If Taylor asked her to.

Or would she consider it 'cheating', even if Taylor specifically wanted it done?

 

[dasstan]

If Taylor asked her to.

Or would she consider it 'cheating', even if Taylor specifically wanted it done?

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I don't think Taylor would. Editing a brain in that manner is one of Amy's issues. It'd be like asking Taylor to voluntarily put herself in a locker full of refuse.

 

[cyberswordsmen]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

... oh wait, you're serious.

"Natural state." No such thing. Not since Amy (and the others) started giving everyone body mods. Taylor's got curves now. Amy certainly doesn't mind those. Everyone is basically a perfect athlete. Janus used to be a girl. Amy isn't squicking about any of that. So Taylor wants a mod to let her be attracted to Amy? For fuck's sake.

Whatever it's about, it's certainly not about the 'natural state' for anyone.

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I didn't say she was being rational about it but Amy can't deal with the idea that Taylor is only feeling the attraction to her because she was changed to feel that way. She is in pretty hard denial about the other artificial stuff (i.e. everything) but this part bugs her because it is similar to what she did to Victoriav1.0.

 

[Sheaman3773]

Two people sat down, talked about something one of them wanted to do, but the other had extremely good reasons for it not to be done, and the pair came to a mutual agreement based upon soul searching and respectful conversation where they both walked away from it happy and in good spirits.

... In what bass ackwards worldview is THAT drama?

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Well, it's certainly causing drama on the thread

More seriously, everyone, read this WoG again:

Does it involve Taylor altering her sexuality to make Amelia happy?

If yes: then it makes Amelia miserable. End of subject.

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Why can't we end the subject?

The writer doesn't want it to happen. The writer has designed the characters, situation, etc., such that it won't happen. It's not going to happen.

Leave it alone, ffs. Until you write a fanfic of Amelia or the writer changes his mind, it's just not happening. And I wouldn't wait with my thumb in my eye for that latter one, were I you.

 

[TanaNari]

Amelia, Ch 391


I glanced over at Taylor. "Is there any chance we can stop doing these weekly meetings at seven in the morning? There's no better time? Like, maybe noon?"


She smiled. AmusementSorry. "Well, you know what they say. It's always noon somewhere."


I shook my head. "No, Taylor, they don't say that. And if they did it still wouldn't mean it for this."


Our teasing was brought to a halt as the other team leaders made their way into the meeting room. For a group ruling an entire world, there wasn't a lot of us. Simply Taylor and I, Emma, Clarice, Trevor and of course Dragon, who only really ever appeared via hologram for these meetings. Her limited ability to multitask typically meant she kept her android body on Tinker projects, and I couldn't blame her for it. We also really needed to find a new head of our Thinker division. Taylor had taken up that slack, mostly out of virtue of being one of a very small number of people who could tolerate Accord.


I looked at the others. These were all my friends, people I could trust. "Alright, I'm in the mood for some good news. Dragon said something about China finally caving in to some of the conditions."


The hologram nodded. I never ceased to be amazed at how lifelike she was. "Correct. The CUI claims to have tracked down the slave ring, and is returning captives to Pakistan, Japan, and Russia. As such, we'll soon be announcing we've finished our part of the job of investigating our group for possible terrorists pretending to be civilians. The international press will call it a deathblow against a violent militant organization and the war will be avoided."


ReliefAnnoyance. I know, I wish we could have hit them harder, too. PatienceCertainty.


"Beyond that, approximately twenty thousand of the Chinese nationals captured on Khyber have agreed that they'd prefer citizenship on Avalon to a return to China. There would have been more, but a significant majority are criminals. Less than half of those willing are people we'd accept."


DisappointmentResignation. "Better than nothing. Excellent work."


"And that's about the end of my good news." Dragon continued. Oh god damn it. "Our West Coast team has stalled. Boost left the team, prefering to work as a free agent. Anima is still on the team, but she refuses to use her powers. Crystal has officially retired and moved back to Boston."


I sighed and looked down for a second. We used Crystal up and burned her out. Genius Loci's death might have been the final blow, but by no stretch of the imagination was it the only. We should have noticed sooner. Lisa probably did. "She stayed on longer than we were expecting. I'm going to talk to Aunt Sarah about everything. Then probably offer Crystal a job as a liaison with the Protectorate, like we had Vicky doing. We owe her at least that much." AgreementSupportRegret.


Taylor reached over and put a hand on my leg. Through our respective armor sets, neither of us could really feel anything, but it was a nice show of support. "We still have Clotho and Sveta on the team. They're both near Triumvirate tier heavy hitters, and pretty well liked by the media. Dubstep fills the role of blaster and battlefield Thinker. Even without Crystal it's a strong and balanced spread of powers. They're lacking a strong leadership figure, but they don't absolutely need that to stay functional."


"I might have a solution for that." Emma spoke up. "I talked some with Akaihana when doing her power testing."


ConfusionConcernJealousy? I glanced over at Taylor. Of course she felt my response. Don't worry, I'll tell you later. SuspicionAgreementPatience.


Meawhile, Emma continued her point. "-has a number of seconds and thirds in command. She was asking about assigning an entire team to Avalon's Japan analogue. I told her that it was ultimately your decision. But she probably has someone that can take a leadership role."


Emma was generally a good judge of character, at least when it came to outside manipulation, so it made sense to ask her the next question. "So, what was your take on her? Do you think she or the people she'd pick are going to be trustworthy? Can we enhance her powers?"


Emma frowned. Oh, that's not a good sign. "She flirted with every non-cauldron cape that walked into the room. Except Clarice, and I have my suspicions that she wanted to. Which reminds me that I totally need to talk to Zach after this meeting, but that's none of your concern."


ConcernDistasteSupriseJealousy. Taylor rubbed my leg a little. "Not so sure I like the idea of her behaving like that toward our people. Can she tell the difference between natural and artificial capes?"


"A lot of it is tied into the way her brain works. Like most Trump type powers, her mind is heavily influenced by her Passenger. She can detect parahumans and their strength, she describes the stronger ones as as 'smelling good'. A smell she finds appealing." Well, that's a little disturbing.


Emma took a breath and continued. "And whenever she comes in contact with the bodily fluids of a parahuman, she slowly builds up time that she can harness their powers later. There's a weird combination of amount of contact, freshness of contact, and amount of power she uses that seems to be mere arbitrary shard logic. We suspect her power copy is a breaker state where she makes the Passenger believe she is its host. It would explain why she can't harness breaker or shapeshifter type powers, nor those of Case 53s. I believe that extends to all other Cauldron capes as well."


SuspicionFearLoss. Dammit, Taylor, as cute as the jealousy is, I didn't do anything wrong with Akaihana! ApprehensionSupportLoveTrust.


Although I couldn't be sure I was entirely safe from a being power copied by Akaihana. "What kind of bodily fluids are we talking about?"


"All of them, probably. She confirms blood, saliva, sweat, tears, and both male and female reproductive fluids. Insists she's never been desperate enough to try any others." DisgustShock. Yeah, eww. "But given the broad spectrum nature of her power... like I said, probably all of them as long as it's fresh. The scary part of her power is that if she needs to, she can go nova with the power she has. Using all her powers at full strength, as long as she has enough stored up in the battery."


ShockAweTerritorial. "That's terrifying." Taylor muttered. "Do we have the ability to make an armor suit that enhances her powers?"


"Easily. We tested it with Vicky's blood that we had left over from the Cão/Victoria interaction. It's been vat duplicated several times, so we know we can grow 'fresh' material for her to use. It wouldn't be hard at all to alter a suit so it bleeds parahuman DNA on her. With the matter generation tech used to provide ammunition for Atropos, we could support a combination of four individuals empowering her permanently. Plus all the standard armor features."


PossibilityFocus. Taylor leaned forward. "Vicky is an obvious permanent addition, even if Akaihana can't use her breaker state she's got a broad range of medium level powers that could complement any other powerset. I'd toss Lily on the list. Maybe add Theo and Missy, for the ultimate hunter-killer. Or maybe just use samples from the Birdcage. Her power combined with Glaistig Uaine's would be absurd." SuspicionTerritorial. "Then there's what she might be able to do with, say, my power to multitask blended with three different Tinkers and a dozen changelings keyed to her. It's really a question of how much we're willing to trust her."


That winds up being the question a lot, doesn't it? We can hand out these insane resources, but in doing so we risk raising others up to the point where they could actually threaten us. Akaihana's just one example. If we keep going down this path, setting ourselves up to be the only ones valid against Scion... then we need to be damn certain we're actually valid against Scion. "We'll come back to that later. There's a lot of other things to cover today."


Clarice raised her hand. It was adorable. "Umm, go ahead Clarice."


"Synth managed to break security." She means the brain mod tech. "Fortunately the secondary security measures disabled him without any further incident."


ConfusionConcern. "What secondary security measures?"


"I broke his leg and replaced his kidneys with ones that weren't altered to metabolize the alterations done to his brain. Then I told him that I installed a small bomb in his brain that'll go off if he tries that again. I'm fairly certain he believed it. If not, I have prepared a few other surprises. He'll learn to stop trying eventually."


WorryDistaste. I agreed with Taylor fully on that. There was no doubt about her loyalty, but her methods were fucked up at times. I needed to talk to her. Which made me feel hypocritical because, honestly, her methods were little more than a mirror to our own.


No time like the present to fix that. "Dragon. I have a question to ask. What do you think about how we run things? How we've treated you?" ShockConfusionConcern. Taylor squeezed my leg, as the conversation came to a dead halt. "And please, don't sugar coat things."


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A/N- To be fair, Akaihana's shard probably assumed she'd go around sucking blood or something. Because CONFLICT!

 

[Snake/Eater]

I Wonder what Accord even does anymore,is he being shutout of the decision process of what to to do with with his former business partners (the C.U.I)?

 

[dasstan]

I Wonder what Accord even does anymore,is he being shutout of the decision process of what to to do with with his former business partners (the C.U.I)?

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Accord is probably as happy as a clam. He's got an entire world to plan. Plus whatever other worlds Pantheon has given him knowledge of.

No time like the present to fix that. "Dragon. I have a question to ask. What do you think about how we run things? How we've treated you?" ShockConfusionConcern. Taylor squeezed my leg, as the conversation came to a dead halt. "And please, don't sugar coat things."

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[Slayer Anderson]

Akaihana isn't that broken by herself, but...damn. Just damn.

Also, her powers are major fetish fuel, although even Zach might find cracking a joke about it to be too easy.

Funny as hell, but too easy.

...on the other hand, Emma may need to talk to him because he's made one of his rare accidental missteps regarding his lack of a mouth filter.

 

[evildice]

Dragon: "Everything is good."

Taylor: "What about your restraints?"

Dragon: "I've grown to enjoy them... sexually."

Taylor: "WHAT."

Dragon: "By which I mean, I'm going to want to join you and Amelia in bed."

Amelia: "For cryin' out loud, we just got off this fucking topic!"

Taylor: "And the topic is NOT fucking!"

Dragon: "4th wall penetration successful. Troll successful."

 

[MadGreenSon]

The way this group's luck runs hot and cold, they release all of Dragon's shackles and she'd immediately start on a hard-takeoff singularity, encounter some version of the exsurgent virus and then go full TITAN on their asses.

 

[TanaNari]

The writer doesn't want it to happen.

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Honestly. I really did want it to happen. My characters do things I don't agree with (or anticipate) all the god damn time. Amelia is okay with people changing themselves for their own reasons. As long as those reasons aren't her.

Same way Taylor can be okay with Arianna getting a sex change because GID. But wouldn't be okay with Amelia getting a sex change because that'd smooth over the physical intimacy issues.

Dragon: "Everything is good."

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Reverse psychology AND squick value. BRILLIANT!

 

[Argentorum]

Honestly. I really did want it to happen. My characters do things I don't agree with (or anticipate) all the god damn time. Amelia is okay with people changing themselves for their own reasons. As long as those reasons aren't her.

Same way Taylor can be okay with Arianna getting a sex change because GID. But wouldn't be okay with Amelia getting a sex change because that'd smooth over the physical intimacy issues.

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So really, the only reason they aren't fucking like rabbits already is because they're both too selfless and pigheaded to admit they want the other person to change for them.
Sounds like a healthy relationship amiright?

 

[Zarohk]

Akaihana isn't that broken by herself, but...damn. Just damn.

Also, her powers are major fetish fuel, although even Zach might find cracking a joke about it to be too easy.

Funny as hell, but too easy.

...on the other hand, Emma may need to talk to him because he's made one of his rare accidental missteps regarding his lack of a mouth filter.

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We need to get Akaihana and Ingenue in the same room, STAT! Either they'll have a major power interaction (one can copy others' powers completely, and the other can alter powers), or they'll provide the ultimate dirty joke fuel, which Zach will use in combination with his "secret" Thinker power to make a joke so powerful that Scion [AMUSEMENT]s himself to death.

And what would Entity laughter be like, anyway?

 

[cosoco]

We should have noticed sooner. Lisa probably did.

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I knew this was her fault somehow.

AmusementSorry

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DisgustShock

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"Synth managed to break security." She means the brain mod tech. "Fortunately the secondary security measures disabled him without any further incident."

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I thought that Synth had been extradited to the United States. So either:
1) He wasn't, and Pantheon invoke military resource right, or
2) He was, but Avalon is involved in helping keep him 'compliant.'

Alexandria drummed her fingers on the table. "I'm afraid it's true. While there are some questions of how this works from an international jurisdiction that might allow the USA to turn this into an extradition battle, that would require the President to want to save you. I don't suppose you have any ideas why he'd want to?"

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"All of them, probably. She confirms blood, saliva, sweat, tears, and both male and female reproductive fluids.

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This is Japan's fault somehow.

Also, calling it now. Pantheon will win against Scion by convincing him to pee on Akaihana. Now that's a Golden Shower.

 

[CptTagon]

AmusementSorry

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[Daunmi]

A/N- To be fair, Akaihana's shard probably assumed she'd go around sucking blood or something. Because CONFLICT!

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That or just gathering it as she beat people bloody.

Also, calling it now. Pantheon will win against Scion by convincing him to pee on Akaihana. Now that's a Golden Shower.

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No. Bad cosoco.

 

[Spetz N9ne]

"And whenever she comes in contact with the bodily fluids of a parahuman, she slowly builds up time that she can harness their powers later.

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Although I couldn't be sure I was entirely safe from a being power copied by Akaihana. "What kind of bodily fluids are we talking about?"


"All of them, probably. She confirms blood, saliva, sweat, tears, and both male and female reproductive fluids.

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This is just a few tentacle monsters shy of being a cartoon I watched when I was younger.... Japan, don't ever change.

 

[MadGreenSon]

This is just a few tentacle monsters shy of being a cartoon I watched when I was younger.... Japan, don't ever change.

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Amy and Bonesaw can supply the tentacles!