[quote=@Flamelord]
I vaguely know what Worm is through osmosis, but I haven't read it myself
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Vaguely is probably for the best, as it means the details we've obtained from further into the story shouldn't really mean anything to you.

[quote=@ihinka]
[@Regitnui]I mean really, don't we all draw inspiration from here and there. Sometimes consciously, sometimes subconsciously :sun
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Sure, but it's different when said story contains some serious hints to characters / plot points that we've taken inspiration from.  They're different, but that doesn't change where the source material came from.