#plague 12.6

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Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.6. Episode Notes: * Skitter is never cooler than when she’s irrationally determined * Mannequin put S

Jenny and Ted discuss Plague 12.6.

Episode Notes:

Skitter is never cooler than when she’s irrationally determined

Mannequin put Skitter in a corner and will reap the consequences…

… if she can even do anything on her own??

Was Skitter targeted just for what she’s doing now, or did Mannequin come here to teach her a lesson?

Couldn’t the government be doing better against the Nine? The status is not quo!

The Nine as a plague

Coil was right!

Taylor doesn’t have to show us what lines she was willing to cross

She’s just a little intimidating

The potential for a Skitter fandom

The wonderful women of Skitterland

Taylor judges those that can’t keep up with her but resents those who demand more from her

If you liked Jenny’s Scholomance recommendation, why not try her astolat Cyclonus fic recommendation?

Ultimately she does navigate this situation really well and invent some sweet new bug moves at the same time

She didn’t act on it, but she was definitely feeling insecure like a bully

We rule out one person who will NOT be saving Taylor

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

One of the cool things about Worm is all the puzzle bosses, the way Taylor beats enemies with these unusual and creative ways.

On the other hand, that's also one of the most annoying, when you step back, because a lot of them feel like they tailor-made (hah!) to be beaten by Taylor.

And l kinda... I feel like that makes the world almost feel too small?

Like the Mannequin fight was really badass, but it almost feels like the specifics of the rather absurd way he built himself was built to be beaten, or at least blocked off so well, by Taylor's swarm gumming up his works so much the way she did with the silk?

It's a tough hair to split right, balancing 'MC is clever and solved a problem' vs 'enemy had to be made in such a way they were beatable by Mc', I guess. Sometimes Wildbow makes it land, and the Mannequin fight was an intense read, for all that Manny the Kinless didn't fucking talk and was boring in of himself, but I dunno. Didn't quite feel organic.

I guess what continues to get me is that Manny's body and the way be built himself remains so fucking baffling to me it's hard to imagine a reason why he actually made those specific choices that aren't just 'specifically crafting a boss fight for Taylor to beat in this way'.

YMMY

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

Mannequin’s knife hand went limp, dangling at his side.  His other hand remained in position, finger wagging, as if admonishing me for what I had been doing.  Saving people from the Nine, tending to the hurt and scared.

Right, because how dare people do something interesting, when you're insistent on being so damn BORING?