Slaughterhouse Nine and Nilbog: I have even less to go on here than with the Endbringers. All I know besides the names is that they fall into the same category of “the monsters. The real dangerous motherfuckers, who are barely human any more, if at all.” As such, I can only theorize based on the […]
(Art by Ionsheep) The outfit sounds ridiculous when described, but as this cool piece shows, it looks awesome! I’m loving the details. 🙂
That’s actually a really good point. It doesn’t make it okay, but it does help to explain why his anti-white feelings might be especially strong that day.
Interesting! I suppose there’s a good chance Othala works with (or more than works with) Rune, then. Stormtiger and Cricket being tank models… Tanks are known for being tough, to the point of the word being borrowed for the tough damage sponge in an RPG party. I’m guessing these two are both hard to damage, […]
Ahh, right, “alabaster white” – that’s where I’ve heard it before! The name makes a lot more sense now… Though it makes me even less sure about the power. I guess it could still have some connection to the material, like I theorized, but with this alternate explanation for the name, it could be just […]
Thanks! I’ll make sure to fix it later today. Tumblr’s page customization thing is a bit annoying sometimes. More times than not, it takes several tries before the new chapter links don’t end up as (blog url)/toc#mce_temp_url# instead. I guess I didn’t check thoroughly enough after 7.5.
I’m considering it good news – I’m happy for the fandom! And assuming I’m still going and willing to continue when the time comes, it sounds like an excellent opportunity. 🙂 Gotta say, though, I’m not sure about that title, especially with the hyphen in there. But last I heard before this ask, it was […]
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Here lies Braylor
June 25, 2011 – February 4, 2012
Not a date at the mall
Okay, so this may have had an unfortunate outcome, but it was a damn good chapter. Between the fight in the bookstore, the confession, and the rejection, every part of this chapter was very well written.
I’m not going to say I’m happy with the outcome, but I’m glad Taylor actually managed to confess at all. That’s something I’ve struggled with in the past, ultimately letting my first crush slip away because I couldn’t work up the courage, so seeing Taylor getting past that hurdle in a realistic way is satisfying to me even if she wound up heartbroken as a result.
Next chapter, we’ll likely be taking a look at what form the Empire’s temper tantrum is taking, and address some of the lingering awkwardness and heartbreak between Taylor and Brian (but not remove it just yet). Also, my prediction from the beginning of this chapter, about a distress call or something similar near the end of 7.7 causing Brian and Taylor to end up fighting the Empire, still stands.
So… yeah! See you then!
The walk back to his apartment was long-ish, maybe half an hour, and was peppered with only meaningless small talk and long, wordless pauses. We got up to his apartment, and he started putting things away and getting the first aid stuff together. I turned on the TV to liven up the awkward quiet.
Are we getting more news, or…?
I didn’t have to wait long before something caught my eye. It was on channel 4, a live update on the Empire Eighty Eight situation. From the looks of things, there was no doubt in my mind that Kaiser’s people were giving Brockton Bay their response to the email.
Well, that doesn’t exactly sound good.
