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Vote Thread for Ack's Omake Corner

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Public service announcement:
My hometown (Townsville, North Queensland) is currently undergoing what's generally known as a fuckton of rain. In the last week, we've had an entire year's worth of rain (this is in no way an exaggeration). Flooding is rampant; two friends of mine recently had to take refuge in my spare bedroom because their flat is basically under water. They've since found more permanent housing, but their dogs have not. (Please ignore the barking coming from my carport). Last I heard, about 800 houses were flooded.

Fortunately, I seem to be in an area where flooding isn't happening (touch wood). I'm reminded of the rain by water dripping on the ceiling from above, so yay.

Currently, I have electricity, internet, my own bed to sleep in, and food. Any of this could change over the next few days, so while I will still be writing and posting stories, if I suddenly seem to go off the air, this is why. On an entirely unrelated note, my laptop crapped itself unexpectedly for no good reason (save that it was five years old and on its last legs). Fortunately, I managed to get a loaner from the same friends who took refuge in my spare bedroom (the floodwaters were rising and they got out with only minutes to spare) which is running Windows 7. Once the floodwaters go down, I'll be swapping this out for the latest device from Office Works (woo!).

So, to recap: Lots of rain, I'm mostly okay for the moment, we shall see.

Cheers all,
Ack
 
goddamn son, that's intense. It wasn't a hurricane like what ran over the southern US last year was it? b/c that sounds like what meteorologists call a motherfucker of a storm.
 
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Mr. Tebbs said:
goddamn son, that's intense. It wasn't a hurricane like what ran over the southern US last year was it? b/c that sounds like what meteorologists call a motherfucker of a storm.
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We haven't even had the annual dose of cyclones yet.

Prince Charon said:
Well, good luck, and I hope the weather turns better for you soon (I mean, we get rained on in Florida a lot, but that's more rainfall at once than we get during some hurricanes; wow).
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Townsville is pretty dry. We only usually get about 40-50 inches of rain a year. We exceeded that.

Ross River Dam spends most of its time half-empty. They had to open the sluice gates not once, but several times, to release excess water (at one point, it was holding 247% of its rated capacity). They tried to do this at low tide. Didn't help. Something like 2000 houses got flooded through that alone.

We are now officially a disaster area.

Fortunately, I'm still (mostly) good. No floodwaters, still haz electricity and internetz. The dogs have been retrieved by their owners.

On the downside, my car crapped itself (random part failed, totally unrelated to the flooding) so I have to wait till the garages reopen before I can get it looked at. Ugh.

Oh well. Back to writing.

Thanks for the good wishes.

Ack
 
Cheers Ack! Also I remember when it rained hard enough in St. Pete that the streets would flood high enough for my neighbors to break out their jetskis and around the neighborhood :D
 
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macdjord said:
Wait, you actually live in a city called 'Townsville'? I'd assumed that was a pseudonym to avoid revealing your real location to a bunch of perverts on the internet.
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Same. So, the City of Townsville actually exists. Wow.

Sadly, I doubt they have cute little girls with superpowers doing search and rescue, but the article gives the impression that the actual SAR workers are on the ball there.
 
Prince Charon said:
Same. So, the City of Townsville actually exists. Wow.

Sadly, I doubt they have cute little girls with superpowers doing search and rescue, but the article gives the impression that the actual SAR workers are on the ball there.
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We have an army base, so there's been 5500 soldiers assisting the emergency services. There's only been two confirmed deaths from the flooding; they were interrupted in the act of breaking into a liquor store, and escaped police pursuit by jumping into floodwaters. Their bodies were later recovered.

Hopefully, the worst of the flooding is over now. We should be clear by Friday.
 
Ack said:
We have an army base, so there's been 5500 soldiers assisting the emergency services. There's only been two confirmed deaths from the flooding; they were interrupted in the act of breaking into a liquor store, and escaped police pursuit by jumping into floodwaters. Their bodies were later recovered.

Hopefully, the worst of the flooding is over now. We should be clear by Friday.
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OK, that's good. Be well.
 
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[Χ] Nemesis -7
[X] I, Panacea - 6
[X] War Games - 5
[X] Trump Card - 4
[X] Wyvern - 3
[X] Hostage Situation - 2
[X] Alea Iacta Est - 1

Thank you O Spectacular Ack, for all that you do for us - your fans
 
[X] NSW - 6
[X] Meet the Heberts - 5
[X] Wyvern - 4
[x] Alea Iacta Est - 3
[X] Trump Card - 2
[X] Danny & Taylor -
 
Vote 148: Confrontation II
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    • Thanks, as always, for voting.

    Voting points this round: 1149

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    Any votes to any stories not on the list will not be applied to any stories, on or off the list. The stories that have been taken off the list will not be abandoned, just put on hiatus until I've actually finished a significant number of stories that are actually still on the list.

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    MirrorVerse 1140
    Bait & Switch 1164
    Junior Hero 140
    Nemesis 161
    All Alone 25

    Afraid of the Dark [0] (Danny is an expy of John Wick. Taylor just went through the Locker. Be very afraid.)
    Another Way [0] (Marquis beat shit out of BBB, then spent the next eight years in Boston. Now that his daughter has triggered, he's come back. She's having a ball.)
    Celestial Worm [0] (Crossover with Ties That Bind, a novel written by my beta reader.)
    Conflict [0] (It's 1980. Contessa managed to shank Eden without getting nerfed. Doctor Mother now has Eidolon's powerset, without the insecurity complex. They've got two years to prepare before Scion shows up.)
    Entanglement [0] (Taylor has her bug powers. However, she is now randomly body-swapping with a Taylor from an Earth without super-powers. Both are rather confused.)
    Fuck Worm! [0] {NSFW} (A double SI, where a couple gets dropped into the Wormverse on opposite sides. Only just started.)
    Gravitas [0] (A crossover fanfic with a novel I'm in the process of writing).
    How Taylor Hebert Agreed to be a Slut [0] {NSFW} (This drops Taylor into the Slut Life CYOA.)
    I'm HALPING! [0] (Taylor has a new friend. He's a cute teenage boy, who also happens to be an Endbringer. Cue hijinks.)
    One Bad Day [0] (Sophia murders Grue. Taylor murders Sophia and Madison. Lisa murders her new team leader. Amy mindwipes Vicky. It's one hell of a bad day.)
    Price of Blood [0] (Taylor's power is responsible for hundreds of deaths. Shadow Stalker is now working for Coil. Things are actually looking up.)
    Prodigal Daughter [0] {Taylor isn't quite right. But that's okay. She's Jack Slash's daughter. Brockton Bay is in for ... a time.)
    The Rape of Taylor Hebert [0] {NSFW} (Starts dark. Features actual rape. You have been warned. Not at all safe for work, minors or anyone else of a sensitive disposition.)
    Reality Intrudes [0] (A Worm/Matrix crossover fic).
    Yet Another Way [0] (A spin-off of Another Way, where Carol killed Amy. The BBB is now out of the picture, and Marquis has managed to adopt the Dallon and Pelham kids.)

    A Friend At Winslow - Non-Taylor-centric, but involving Taylor.
    The Centre Cannot Hold - Taylor gets a really weird power, and makes full use of it. Crack.
    Dinah Alcott, Ruler of the World - Exactly what it says on the tin.
    EverYthiNg YoU kNow iS WroNg - The Birdcage is a luxury resort. Marquis was sandbagging. It's all a LIE, I tell you! Pure crack.
    Force Projection - A sequel to my original fiction Number Two.
    Hostile Takeover - Marquis had a son. He's just come back to Brockton Bay.
    Identity Theft - An international freelancer needs to hide out in Brockton Bay. Guess who she looks like?
    Isel - Prequel to my original fiction King's Man
    Parallel - A time travel story, involving Taylor's son from after Gold Morning.
    Living in Brockton Bay is Suffering - A perfect storm of bad events happens, leaving Tagg in charge of the PRT, based in Brockton Bay.
    Library Blues (working title) - A massive AU where Taylor is an adult, working in the library of Winslow High. Brian is the principal, and Sophia is the head coach.
    Terminal: A cancer sufferer triggers with powers. His life does not improve. News at eleven.


    User Errors:
    ayleid - You neglected to put in a numerical value for your Danny & Taylor vote. I've inserted it manually.
    Commander72 - Confrontation II has Roman numbering, not Arabic. I've inserted your vote manually.
    Dr. Mercurious - War Games is not spelled with an 'n'. I've inserted your vote manually.

    CalvinCopyright - Slippery Slope is not on the voting list. See below for the actual voting list. Your vote for that story was lost (sorry).

    On to the main event.

    Alea Iacta Est 222
    Confrontation II 0 (1187)
    Danny & Taylor 648
    Hostage Situation 543
    I, Panacea 662
    Meet the Heberts 1103
    NSW 904
    One More Trigger 310
    Recoil 124
    Trump Card 691
    War Games 1130
    Wyvern 885

    [If you want to know which of these stories is NSFW, check the first post of the thread..]

    Next up will probably be War Games then Meet the Heberts, then after that probably Wyvern then NSW.

    Check out Jim Starluck 's spreadsheet for a reasonable prediction.
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    1) UP TO six votes. I will not count anything extra, and a write-in will likely be ignored (if I want to write a different story, I will, but at my own discretion). Suggestions are welcome, but I am under no obligation to carry them out. And just remember, the more stories I am writing, the longer it will take for your favourites to roll back around.
    2) First vote is worth six points, second is worth five, and so on.
    3) You can't vote twice on the same story. The voting code will count the last vote and ignore previous ones.
    4) If I say "Voting is CLOSED", then this post comes up, with "Voting is OPEN" at the bottom, then you can vote again.
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    6) When I have finished a few of the current fics, I will look at bringing stories back on to the list.
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    [X] Alea Iacta Est - 6
    [X] I, Panacea - 5
    [X] War Games - 4
    [X] Recoil - 3
    [X] Trump Card - 2
    [X] NSW - 1

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    • [X] Recoil - 6
    [X] Trump Card - 5
    [X] I, Panacea - 4
    [X] Alea Iacta Est - 3
    [X] Wyvern - 2
     
    [X] Danny & Taylor - 6
    [X] NSW - 5
    [X] Meet the Heberts - 4
    [X] Alea Iacta Est - 3
    [X] Wyvern - 2
    [X] Trump Card - 1
     
    [X] Danny & Taylor - 6
    [X] NSW - 5
    [X] Meet the Heberts - 4
    [X] Alea Iacta Est - 3
    [X] Wyvern - 2
    [X] Trump Card - 1

    Just like always I'd like to ask if anyone voting for Alea Iacta Est, Wyvern and Trump Card would be willing to throw some votes to Danny & Taylor, NSW and Meet the Heberts?
     
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    [X] Wyvern - 6
    [X] NSW - 5
    [X] I, Panacea - 4
    [X] Recoil - 3
    [X] War Games - 2
    [X] - 1
     
    Thanks Ack

    [X] NSW - 6
    [X] Meet the Heberts - 5
    [X] Wyvern - 4
    [x] Alea Iacta Est - 3
    [X] Trump Card - 2
    [X] Danny & Taylor -1
     
    [X] Trump Card - 6
    [X] Wyvern - 5
    [X] Hostage Situation - 4
    [X] I, Panacea - 3
    [X] Recoil - 2
    [X] One More Trigger - 1
     
    [X] Meet the Heberts - 6
    [X] NSW - 5
    [X] Danny & Taylor - 4
    [X] Recoil - 3
    [X] Trump Card - 2
    [X] One More Trigger - 1

    NSFW yet again.
     
    [X] War Games - 6
    [X] Recoil - 5
    [X] Alea Iacta Est - 4
    [X] Wyvern - 3
    [X] Trump Card - 2
    [X] One More Trigger - 1
     
    [X] Recoil - 6
    [X] I, Panacea - 5
    [X] Wyvern - 4
    [X] Alea Iacta Est - 3
    [X] Trump Card - 2
    [X] One More Trigger - 1
     
    [X] Trump Card - 6
    [X] Recoil - 5
    [X] I, Panacea - 4
    [X] Alea Iacta Est - 3
    [X] War Games - 2
    [X] Danny & Taylor - 1
     
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