Alright I have time for one wormpost while im waiting in Airport #2/4 today, having read the remainder of Arc 13 on the first plane.
This one was... quite intense, even by Worm standards. Very close to too much, with both Genesis and Bonesaw. Two rounds of "testing" in the middle of Taylor's territory, and then an offensive against the Nine, and then a second offensive as rescue mission... Taylor may have had a point that they wouldn't survive 24 days of terror the way it was going, but they'll last even less time by acting like this.
Four and a half members left, supposedly, but that will be five again within hours as Bonesaw recovers. Likely more soon after, since she can also bring back Burnscar, and probably Hack Job a few more allies together as well. The necromancy is what makes Bonesaw really leagues beyond anyone else in the Nine (besides maybe Siberian if she stopped holding back); otherwise she'd be about on par with the others' threat level.
Brian's new power is interesting, and it certainly gives him a lot more versatility than he used to have, particularly on a team, particularly when that team includes two people with sensory/intel gathering powers that let them be fine in his darkness. More interesting though is the usual trigger event vision for Taylor and presumably every other cape in the area. She's right that the two... Worms, I guess... remind her of something, because that's Dinah. They see the world in the same way, and choosing the destination is just Dinah's stronger power, the one Coil has only asked for the one time so far when Crawler attacked the base.
I don't have that much faith that the PHQ will get involved, even with a weakened Nine. At best it will be too little too late, at worst they actively hinder the next attempt to stop the remaining members. Battery is still a liability after all, especially with Shatterbird in Coil's custody. Why does Cauldron want her to escape the city? Who knows? Maybe to study and copy her power to modify and give to others?
I guess I'll finish it out with the interlude before boarding my next flight and then try to sleep instead of starting Arc 14. G-d I hate airlines so much. Why is everything always such an ordeal.