Fairy small problems (Worm)

Another day at Winslow, Just like every other day since the locker. Another day of bullying, of the trio doing whatever they could to make my life miserable, but for once I actually welcomed it. I was so close, all Sophia had to do was brush against me and….

"Hey Hebert, watch where you're going." And that's what I was waiting for, Sophia 'surprising' me by pushing me over and into the lockers, on 'accident'
Really I could tell she was coming, The oily feeling of shadows approaching. Everyday at school I could just feel her.

When I first got my power I thought sensing capes was all it could do, And realizing Sophia was a cape was shattering. From the feeling of her power probably Shadow stalker, And that explained why she got away with everything.

Of course I realized it was more than that the first time she had pushed me after coming back from the hospital, Just like she had just now.

I glare up at her as she walks away. The oily smokey feeling of her power getting further away as she walks to class. Now that I had what I wanted from her it would be so easy to just have her killed, And it's not like they could trace it back to me. Or maybe they could.

Really, what was stopping me was that despite all of this I still wanted to be a hero.

And so I gathered up my books and stood up with a grunt. It was more than halfway through the day, and honestly. I wouldn't miss much if I skipped, I had something more important to do anyway.

And so I walked away for the day, making my way home.

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As soon as I opened the door a small form, barely 7 inches tall, jumped at me from the top of the coat rack, and I nonchalantly raised my arm to block it.

I raised an eyebrow at the little figure, glowing slightly purple as it hovered in the air, Having just bounced off my arm, and gave an exasperated sigh. "Really, shade?"

The small figure, looking like a cute little doll, gave a huff and flashed the purple glow surrounding it brightly. The babbling that then came out of its mouth wasn't any language I knew to exist, But I was able to understand it perfectly fine.

"I know you're bored, But it's finally just about time."I said to the miniature version of Sophia Hess, holding out a hand for it to land on it's eyes practically lighting up with Joy.

"Yep, we're going to go scouting tonight." The tiny girl raised her little fists in the air with a cheer, and leaped off of my hand, careening towards the ground before slowing down just slightly before it landed, rushing off up the stairs.

The first time Sophia had touched me after the locker incident, shoving me into a wall by accident, I had felt something rolling in my gut and rushed off to the bathroom, feeling like I needed to throw up.

And that's when I created the tiny clone of Sophia.

It wasn't exact, The proportions were slightly off. The face was not quite right, But mostly it looked like Sophia.

It also had what I had determined from research to be, a different version of Shadow Stalkers power. While Sophia could phase through things, Shade (as I had named the small clone) was capable of making other things intangible through touch. It could use this on small objects or small bits of larger objects, making a chunk of wall intangible for it to slip through. Right now it could only do this big enough for me to maybe reach my head through, But if I was right about the energy I felt building up every time Sophia shoved me…

I followed it up the stairs at a more relaxed pace, chuckling. You'd think I would be more on edge around the miniature version of Sophia, but…. She was just so innocent. Like a child compared to the real thing. She still had a vicious streak, and was very enthusiastic about going out and 'hunting my enemies', but she was also so enthusiastic, and showed care and anger when I was hurt.

Upstairs was the other clone I had been able to make, by luck stumbling across another parahuman and getting a chance to touch them, The person they had been based on…

[X] A fretting mother taking her baby on a walk. (Clone will be a Shaker that can create glittery illusions made of destructive light)

[X] A serious man I had bumped into getting out of his car while I was taking a walk, as wiry and thin as my father and wearing a PRT uniform. (Clone will be a thinker that can create simulations)

[X] A explosively angry woman I had met at the grocery store, yelling at one of the employees. (Clone will be a Tinkerer that can create one time use items that affect an individual)

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I smiled down at Shade, resting a hand on her head, The little figure fidgeting on my desk as she sat there, looking nervous as I took a hold of the energy I had gathered from my interactions with Sophia and pushed.

A purple glow surrounded her, And when it was done she looked completely the same, except for the curious expression on her face.

"Did it work?" I asked the little clone (I should probably figure out a different general name for the minions I created) and lean my hands on the desk.

Suddenly the desk wasn't there anymore and I was falling through it, I managed to catch myself before I completely fell over, giving a look at the little trickster that was laughing her ass off.

Stepping back I could see that basically the entire desk had been turned incorporeal, with the little clone hovering right above it, feet still in contact with the shadows.

"I guess it did." If I could upgrade the powers of my minions through interacting with their originals, That opened a lot of doors.

Something told me they'd never be as strong as a full-blown cape, there would always be some limitation that made it less powerful, But the versatility of essentially having a bunch of minor powers….

"Good job." I say to Shade, giving her a pat on the head which she warmly accepts. "I think we're ready for tonight."

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It was almost time, I had spent the afternoon double checking my costume and preparations. My costume wasn't anything professional, But when I had realized I would need to make costumes for myself and any little clones, I decided to take up sewing. It wasn't a masterpiece but I had put together something decent…



[X][costume] a cloak, with a hood and a cloth mask that covered the bottom part of my face. Relatively normal clothes underneath, But all black so it didn't look like there was anything under there. Plenty of pockets inside the cloak both for supplies and for the clones to hide in

[X][costume] Write in, Well try to keep it realistic Taylor has had a few months to work on this.


Shade had a pretty simple ninja outfit made out of some black fabric, plane and simple. Didn't want her spotted if I could help it, while I was working on something more impressive, it should work for now.

I took a deep breath as I looked at the map of the area of town we were going to patrol, the plan was for me to walk around, trying to be covert and letting Shade investigate any suspicious buildings, tonight was about information gathering, ideally I'd see if I could pick up something with my cape senses but that was a gamble.

I had pepper spray and a baton, but even with that and the help of mine minions I doubt it I could face an actual experienced cape.


But I couldn't just sit around anymore, and I was pretty sure my two little friends would go off and start doing something on their own If I did delay any longer.

I had looked on PHO, finding an unofficial map of gang territories, and had decided to scout out-

[X][patrol] the docks, ABB territory.

[X][patrol] near the train yard, generally in merchant territory.
[X][patrol] downtown, empire territory.


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Fairy votes open: none
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AN

Hello everyone, welcome to my first attempt in a while at a quest. Figured I might as well take another crack at it

Going to spoiler but here's an explanation of Taylor's power. I won't promise every detail because I might change something in the future.

Spoiler: Power

Taylor, upon touching a parahuman, can create one fairy based on them, these fairies are small, Can range from the size of a finger to the size of a cat. And have weaker and altered versions of the original powers.

Interacting with someone, This can include either conflict or friendly conversation or any such thing, Can work towards making the corresponding Fairy stronger.

Every fairy by default has a low brute and mover rating, they are a decent bit tougher and stronger than they should be based on their size, capable of lifting objects twice their size without too much struggle and able to take mundane punches and kicks without being hurt too much. They also have the ability to hover slowly, technically allowing them to fly but more useful for extending jumps and not getting squished by a long fall.

They can be killed. It's not super easy but in a full-blown fight they can be lost. Just be warned.

A note on the format of the quest: I'll try to keep Taylor's choices that you vote on to broad strokes, I might struggle with that at first but mostly going to try to have her be her own character with you all directing big things.

The fairies on the other hand, You will be able to direct the actions of. Any that are not being actively told to do something by Taylor will appear at the end of an update, And you can choose any of them or any group of them to do whatever tasks you want to assign they would be capable of. Taylor will set ground rules like no killing and no stealing from innocence, But Outside of that every fairy can do whatever.

Going to try posting this on QQ, SB and SV, Just to see what kind of audience I can attract. Might drop it from one site if it isn't getting any attention there and getting more attention in the other two. I will be trying to keep track of votes to make sure that The same person doesn't vote on all of them.

 

QQ

Fairy
[X] A serious man I had bumped into getting out of his car while I was taking a walk, as wiry and thin as my father and wearing a PRT uniform. (Clone will be a thinker that can create simulations) -10



Patrol
[X][patrol] downtown, empire territory.-6
[X][patrol] the docks, ABB territory.-2
[X][patrol] near the train yard, generally in merchant territory.-2


Costume
[X][costume] a cloak, with a hood and a cloth mask that covered the bottom part of my face. Relatively normal clothes underneath, But all black so it didn't look like there was anything under there. Plenty of pockets inside the cloak both for supplies and for the clones to hide in -5
[X][costume] A dark trenchcoat, with a sewed-on hood covering her head and a red scarf wound around her lower face. Underneath, comfortable work clothes and hard boots. Every part is easy to lose in case of need, and she brings along all useful items in several pockets throughout the outfit. -1

SB

Fairy
[X] A explosively angry woman I had met at the grocery store, yelling at one of the employees. (Clone will be a Tinkerer that can create one time use items that affect an individual) -2
[X] A serious man I had bumped into getting out of his car while I was taking a walk, as wiry and thin as my father and wearing a PRT uniform. (Clone will be a thinker that can create simulations) -1

Patrol
[X][patrol] the docks, ABB territory. -2
[X][patrol] near the train yard, generally in merchant territory. -1

Costume
[X][costume] a cloak, with a hood and a cloth mask that covered the bottom part of my face. Relatively normal clothes underneath, But all black so it didn't look like there was anything under there. Plenty of pockets inside the cloak both for supplies and for the clones to hide in -2
[X][costume] emulate a cloth doll. The mask covers the whole head, and is made of a heavy cloth like burlap, canvas, or denim. The mask extends down the neck, where it flares into a mantle or short cape. A thick cord is stitched/glued into the neck to give the illusion that it's holding the mask in place. The eyes are circular lenses made to look like buttons. The fairies also wear a version of the mask to unify their designs. -1

SV
None, only voter double posted on another site.


Total

Fairy
[X] A serious man I had bumped into getting out of his car while I was taking a walk, as wiry and thin as my father and wearing a PRT uniform. (Clone will be a thinker that can create simulations) -11
[X] A explosively angry woman I had met at the grocery store, yelling at one of the employees. (Clone will be a Tinkerer that can create one time use items that affect an individual) -2

Patrol
[X][patrol] downtown, empire territory. -6
[X][patrol] the docks, ABB territory. -4
[X][patrol] near the train yard, generally in merchant territory. -3


Costume
[X][costume] a cloak, with a hood and a cloth mask that covered the bottom part of my face. Relatively normal clothes underneath, But all black so it didn't look like there was anything under there. Plenty of pockets inside the cloak both for supplies and for the clones to hide in -7
[X][costume] emulate a cloth doll. The mask covers the whole head, and is made of a heavy cloth like burlap, canvas, or denim. The mask extends down the neck, where it flares into a mantle or short cape. A thick cord is stitched/glued into the neck to give the illusion that it's holding the mask in place. The eyes are circular lenses made to look like buttons. The fairies also wear a version of the mask to unify their designs. -1
[X][costume] A dark trenchcoat, with a sewed-on hood covering her head and a red scarf wound around her lower face. Underneath, comfortable work clothes and hard boots. Every part is easy to lose in case of need, and she brings along all useful items in several pockets throughout the outfit. -1


Calling most of the vote but didn't really consider the difficulty of write-ins When I'm posting on multiple sites, so opening a new vote for the costume while I'll start working on the update.
Costume

[X] a cloak, with a hood and a cloth mask that covered the bottom part of my face. Relatively normal clothes underneath, But all black so it didn't look like there was anything under there. Plenty of pockets inside the cloak both for supplies and for the clones to hide in.

[X] emulate a cloth doll. The mask covers the whole head, and is made of a heavy cloth like burlap, canvas, or denim. The mask extends down the neck, where it flares into a mantle or short cape. A thick cord is stitched/glued into the neck to give the illusion that it's holding the mask in place. The eyes are circular lenses made to look like buttons. The fairies also wear a version of the mask to unify their designs.

[X] A dark trenchcoat, with a sewed-on hood covering her head and a red scarf wound around her lower face. Underneath, comfortable work clothes and hard boots. Every part is easy to lose in case of need, and she brings along all useful items in several pockets throughout the outfit.