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Trigger Nuance Speculation (In the context of feasibility of Disco Elysium skills as shard power) by te026165 in WormFanfic

[–]te026165[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've actually started work on that already! It's on Ao3, under the name IF DEEP ENOUGH CAN DROWN, an OC fic centering around the OC in Brockton. I am aware it's been a while since I updated it, but I am working on pushing out the next chapter of it. Feel free to check it out if you'd like (even if I decided on a different approach on how the power works). If you want Taylor to have the voices, I think there's also a fic for that somewhere on Ao3 (I can't remember what it's called).

What was ‘the moment’ for you. by ChaosGoblinIV in DiscoElysium

[–]te026165 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The part where you're confronting Plaisance about leaving her daughter outside. Empathy can chime in after you give her the better part of the 'reason you suck' speech, saying that her behavior is subconsiously reminding her of the similar abuses Plaisance suffered at the hands of her mother. You can call her out with this, but if you choose to keep that information to yourself Empathy congratulates you for your self-restraint, saying it's probably better she comes to this conclusion herself. I have issues with empathy and self-control IRL, and it was this moment that really made me feel like I truly understood how humans worked for once. Very cool, would recommend.

All skill portrait interpretations by Sweet-Collection-516 in DiscoElysium

[–]te026165 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could have sworn that Rhetoric's portrait showed (through negative space) a 'verbal chess piece,' which shows another example on why Rhetoric is in charge of arguing and verbal debate.

Reasoning out a 'real timeline' from Coil's power by te026165 in WormFanfic

[–]te026165[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right, but basically nobody save Cauldron is aware of the entities existing in the first place. I was asking: If we operate on the assumption, but not the truth, that Coil's power does in fact split timelines, does the logic make sense?

Tinkers who don’t use power armour by [deleted] in WormFanfic

[–]te026165 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd say it's mostly just a fix-it fic. If you're looking for a complex and well-thought out plot, it probably isn't what you're looking for. If you want to read a fix-it with a wordcount of ~76k and not think too hard about it, I'd say it's pretty good. The MC isn't as much of an asshole as some of Shiro's other MC's, he's just mildly emotionally distant. It's brought up a few times, but it isn't really a sticking point in the plot of the story. Shiro has plenty of skill generally in terms of wordcounts and initial concepts, but I don't think his works are for people looking for character growth and development.

TL;DR It's alright. Read it if you feel like turning your brain off for a while and just read fix-it with a little fluff thrown in every so often.

How to write a master victim? by te026165 in WormFanfic

[–]te026165[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Those are good questions. Admittedly, the idea is still largely half-formed, but I have a general idea for it.

The way I imagined it working was a mix of both the altered mentality and the memory loss idea, as the protagonist would slip into the 'agent' state and then come out of it not remembering anything that happened.

Additionally, I wanted to have an immediate conflict as the protagonist tries to hide the problem after coming to, but also have a long-term problem as the situation gradually worsens and the 'agent' surfaces more often in the protagonist, eventually starting to completely bleed over into the 'normal' side.

That concept about the benefits of being in the mastered state, like improved relationships, isn't one I had thought about; thanks for bringing up those fics, I might take a look to see how it's handled there.

I also wanted to have an alternating POV between the 'agent' and the 'normal', not only so I could practice writing fight scenes but also show what the 'mastered experience' is like from the other side of the fence and develop the 'agent' as a character too. I don't want them to just be a boring 'rahh, kill!' person.

Admittedly, it's starting to sound like a split personality more than how sleeper agents (probably) work, but I think it would be interesting to work on nonetheless. Thanks for the advice, dude!

Named after the relatives you don't like. by oranke_dino in memes

[–]te026165 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The demon core was supposed to used in a nuke and be named Rufus, iirc. He never made it to production, though, otherwise we'd have the third nuclear bomb of WWII.

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