#prey 14.10

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

“I used pheromones to lure stray cats, dogs and rats to us, then I knit them together.  Victoria didn’t have enough body fat to stay warm, and she was wearing out faster than I could get her nutrition.”

So, apparently there was a word of god somewhere, pre-Ward, even, that said Amy didn't actually have to run off with Vicky to heal her, which... I can see, Amy's making a lot of bad decisions right now, but I also think this point of hers makes a great deal of sense, and I'm not sure she could have done all this where she was before. And of course, WoG are something I care about on a very case by case basis.

Though even without the WoG, it's fairly logical to assume there were still other solutions. A tragedy isn't tragic if there weren't chances to prevent it's outcome.

But then, I've never claimed Amy isn't in the middle of a terrible decision spiral, just that I don't consider her a irredeemable monster defined only by them.

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

“They’re just rules.”  Where was Jack? “They’re the only thing holding me together.”

Well, that's the thing, Amy, they're not holding you together anymore. You can make new rules, but your old rules are shattered, broken, strewn across the field like the remnants of a destroyed roman legion in the Teutoberg forest.

You can shout 'Give me back my rules!' all you want, or you can pull back, retrench, and build new ones.

In the end, in Worm, at least. she does. Eventually.

But it takes her a long time. And it's too late to prevent the worst.

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

“You’re pathetic, Jack.”

YASS TAYLOR. TELL IT LIKE IT FUCKING IS.

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

Jack seemed to be able to interpret my pause.  “I suspect, Amelia, that she is worried about the hostage.  The monster that dwells in Skitter’s heart is very similar one to yours.  It’s a lonely thing, desperate for a place to belong, and the only thing it wants to be brutish to is her.”

As usual in this scene, jack's not right, but he's not wrong.

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

“A benefit of little Bonesaw’s smoke,” Jack answered.  “If I recall correctly, it’s something of a safeguard in case she accidentally deploys a concoction she hasn’t immunized herself or the rest of our team against.  The fact that it works against bugs and small rodents is a side benefit, rather than the intent.  Bonesaw’s work has made us members of the Nine more or less immune to disease anyways.”

God I hate Bonebitch so much.

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

I almost stood right then, to open fire before she made a decision one way or another.  I had to convince myself to wait, that no matter what they were saying, they wouldn’t leave right this instant.

See, this is why I hate [Broadcast] conceptually (man, I just hate so much around the Nine conceptually, don't I?) because now I'm left questioning 'was this [Broadcast] or Taylor just thinking this was the right choice?' And was it? I'm inclined to say it wasn't the right choice, but Taylor could just be mistaken all her own.

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

“But you didn’t believe them, did you, Amelia?  You’ve spent years telling yourself the opposite.  You’re a bad person, you’re destined to be bad, by circumstance and blood.  And even though you didn’t believe them, you’ll believe me when I tell you no, you aren’t a good person, but that’s okay.” “It’s not.” “You say that, but you believe me when I say it.”

I get that I'm just an Amy fan who looks for any reason to praise my fave, but like... despite what she's about to do, and how unquestionably vile and monstrous it is, the fact that Amy doesn't actually do more despite everything Jack is saying and all she's been through lately is honestly impressive, IMO.

[got-into-worm-by-mistake]

“My ability to read people is learned, not given, I assure you. 

[Broadcast], Internally: "What, am I chopped liver?"

Amy's right, he's just like Tattletale, right down to not getting 100% intended result. He gets half the intended result (Amy snapping and 'indulging') but not what he actually wanted, which was Amy really letting loose and actually embracing her power the way he was trying to get her.