Sneaking His Way into the Multiverse (RWBY Jaune, WC-lite mechanics)

[NineYetis]

Awsome chapter. Great showing from Contesa, when she started adapting to Blank I was impressed. Also looks like Jaune found something to hate more than teleporters, portal users.

He suggested burning down the bar. Tattletale said no.

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Jaunes bloodlust this chapter was weirdly in character. Verry humorous.
Tattletale instantly gaslighting her self was hilarious.

 

[tarrangar]

Ah, Jaune's Blank must've thrown her Path off then. Or her getting caught and fought off was part of a larger Path... man, Contessa is such a tension killer if you think about it.

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Except that she has blindspots in canon, she can't predict the result of trigger events(she can predict you will trigger, but she can't even predict what category of power you will get) she can't predict Endbringers, she can't predict Scion, and she can't prevent Eidolon, so the butterfly effect from everything those 4 types of blindspots do, is constantly invalidating paths stretching over more than days.

 

[coalface]

Except that she has blindspots in canon, she can't predict the result of trigger events(she can predict you will trigger, but she can't even predict what category of power you will get) she can't predict Endbringers, she can't predict Scion, and she can't prevent Eidolon, so the butterfly effect from everything those 4 types of blindspots do, is constantly invalidating paths stretching over more than days.

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I think its mentioned she has a small workaround by running hypothetical scenarios using stand ins for the people she can't predict, but that might just be fanon.

 

[Agent Orange]

I think its mentioned she has a small workaround by running hypothetical scenarios using stand ins for the people she can't predict, but that might just be fanon.

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It's canon. That's probably what she was doing here after she her shard realised that there's an extra person obstacle it cannot perceive in front of the target. When she started shooting better around him.

 

[Meevanhelot]

There's also no guarantee it works the same as her existing blind spots as far as the experience of pathing him. The blind-spots she has is because PtV is lower on the hierarchy and gets told no, similar to how Broadcast can just tell it wrong info and it accepts it. Jaune's power being an out of context one means he might actually not exist to the shard instead.

Basically if there was a blind sport she may have expected to know there's a blind spot and it can't calculate a path involving it, and instead her shard just kept acting like there was nothing there and everyting was completely normal.

 

[tarrangar]

I think its mentioned she has a small workaround by running hypothetical scenarios using stand ins for the people she can't predict, but that might just be fanon.

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She do, but it's far from perfect, even for the ones she understands, new triggers she of course can't do it for, and she don't understand the Endbringers much at all, so it really only work for Eidolon and Scion to a degree.

 

[2 Hot Crown Subdues the Sinful]

Second best part of the chapter:

PtV finds a new variable(Hag Lisa yapping out of nowhere), adapts the relevant path to deal with the issue, and then it stumbles against both Jaune's [Blank] & Lisa's Aura.

Which ended up with Contessa experiencing a broken wrist & a sword wound, probably hasn't been injuried since she was just a kid.

Best part:

Escha wearing a mask.

 

[KaMinSod]

Might as well call these Tattletales "Fat" and "Weak" respectively lmao

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Hag Lisa

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They're all so peak.

 

[Agent Orange]

Escha wearing a mask.

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And since tiny domino masks work in Worm about as well as they do in DC, if she wants some down time all she has to do is to take it off and no one will be able to connect a Case 53 with a bipedal, talking kitty cat

 

[sul4ic]

E: forgot to mention yay more (if-you-squint-style) shipteasing between the blonde duo

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I know it's probably still too early in the story to seriously discuss potential ships (we have way more character development to get through before that point lmao) but I got to admit, Lisa/Jaune is rapidly growing on me (sorry Sundancer) even when I'm totally fine with them remaining solely platonic at the same time. The way their relationship has been/is currently being fleshed out is, in my opinion, still one of—if not the best—aspect of this story.

Someone on tumblr mentioned how they couldn't imagine this story without Lisa in the co-pilots seat, and frankly I couldn't agree more. Which is funny to think about when you recall how many people objected to her inclusion back when it first happened.

 

[LazyAutumnMoon]

In the pursuit of hoping to visualize this story better, I made this fairly rudimentary map of our team's humble abode. Sharing it in case anyone else would like a visual aid.

(Note: Portal Wall just means anywhere I imagine the portals for instances can appear when activated)

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This looks great! Preeeetty accurate. Would you mind if I tack this map onto the informational tab?

... I wanna say this joke was bit OOC for Kaiser but it's been quite a while since I've read that scene in canon.

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The characters of Worm are lot less cultured and suave than the fanfics make them sound.
Like Coil. He's apparently the kind of guy that would phrase a question as 'You're okay with-" instead of 'Would that be that agreeable?' or something like that.

Hey @LazyAutumnMoon, I just whipped up a small omake—got an idea at two in the morning.

Omake 2 / The Good Doctor / Danger Level 0​

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This was just nice and sweet. Laid back, slice of life episode with the drama happening in the background... I enjoyed it. Very much something I intend to have in the story in the future.
Mind if I add it to the omakes?

Hey Lazy, how long has Lisa been Jaune's partner in crime by this point? Could you tell us approximately how long they've spent in each setting they visited?

I know she's the older twin here but I wonder by how much.

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About three weeks. Almost as long as she's known Taylor by this point.

 

[sul4ic]

This looks great! Preeeetty accurate. Would you mind if I tack this map onto the informational tab?

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Go right ahead, man! The more people it helps the better

 

[Agent Orange]

About three weeks. Almost as long as she's known Taylor by this point.

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I'm thinking about a hypothetical situation where they do pick up local Tattletale as another flatmate. I wonder what would she think about how her 'older twin' is acting around Jaune?

 

[LazyAutumnMoon]

Jaune's Apartment, claimed by conquest!
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This map is brought to us courtesy of sul4ic

 

[Agent Orange]

Jaune's Apartment

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Question: What does 'exit(?)' exit to?
Is the apartment on a real planet or in some pocket dimension with windows merely faking outdoors.

 

[Misoby]

Mind if I add it to the omakes?

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Of course, it was nice to write something for a good story

If you want, you can add it to spacebattle

 

[Phant0m5]

Jaune's Apartment, claimed by conquest!
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This map is brought to us courtesy of sul4ic

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If this is canon can you tell us where the dildo bat was stashed? I'm guessing between the counter and the portal pad. It's still "a corner" as per the description, doesn't take up a whole corner of the room that way, and it's kind of out of sight from most of the room.

This is of course utterly irrelevant but it's a funny detail that stood out.

 

[QuarttzBlade12]

Jaune's Apartment, claimed by conquest!
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This map is brought to us courtesy of sul4ic

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Do they all share the air mattress like before?

 

[Lopezelpesado]

This was just nice and sweet. Laid back, slice of life episode with the drama happening in the background... I enjoyed it. Very much something I intend to have in the story in the future.

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I cant wait to see a scene like that, Jaune watching his own show.... Really messed up.

And if Lisa finds out about Worm and chooses to check out the fanbase.... She might actually cry.

"WHY ARE THEY SO OBSESSED WITH TAYLOR????"

 

[Swindle66]

I cant wait to see a scene like that, Jaune watching his own show.... Really messed up.

And if Lisa finds out about Worm and chooses to check out the fanbase.... She might actually cry.

"WHY ARE THEY SO OBSESSED WITH TAYLOR????"

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I feel she'd be annoyed by the fact that half the fandom hasn't even checked out the original source material. Feels like something she wouldn't appreciate, considering it leads to a lot of misconceptions regarding her and her characterization.

 

[TheRookIsOnFire]

You know, I wonder what Jaune's take on Taylor would be after knowing her for a while. There is this girl who wants to be a hero, but with a Semblance that is almost a custom fit for a Terror weapon. She wants to make people feel safe, but her innate power is inherently a source of Fear.

... I wonder what Jaune looks like to Taylor, too. Guy is... probably not her priority right now, but I'm kinda sad that Jaune fought goddamned Leviathan to a "stalemate" and no one here will ever know.

Mildly sad about Sundancer too, but frankly, I'm fine with things as they are. 'Tis the nature of sailing the Dimensional Sea that you might not see any given port twice. Tragic, but it does illustrate the point.

 

[fg7dragon7]

I cant wait to see a scene like that, Jaune watching his own show.... Really messed up.

And if Lisa finds out about Worm and chooses to check out the fanbase.... She might actually cry.

"WHY ARE THEY SO OBSESSED WITH TAYLOR????"

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"Oh....THAT'S why." Lisa upon finding out about Khepri and the role she player in Gold Morning.