The truth is that her mangled, barely living body got proto-Titan-ed by her Shard, and she managed to run away during the chaos. Currently, she's basically operating her body through her mind/soul on her shard, causing lag and fuckery, probably due to her Shard's confusion about her new... Biology...
Hey, atleast this means she probably can't become a titan until atleast gold morning, maybe even ever. She did the exact same thing she falsely accused Apeiron of, she lost focus on her true goal. I really hope we get more Apeiron verbal sparring in future, especially with zombie March, because watching Apeiron tear apart her thinker " ah yes actually I mean to do that, it was my plan all along" bullshit would be hilarious, especially if he reveals he knows more about shards then she does.
So... Apeiron is Brockton Bay's F.O.E., instead?
Apeiron: *Words*
It's not a good sign when he's the reasonable one. Considering the beating they took the last time it pays to be extra cautious, something his team seems not to understand.
Eh, you got a bunch of people decrying the pacing and wanting the story to reach the summit. I would prefer more exposition and interludes like that one with Leet. Or just like @LordRoustabout has been doing so far.
Butcher Interrupt Time?
White hair. Power incontinence. Poor life decisions. Matter annihilation.
But we can have both! We can have our cake and eat it too.
Oh, well in that case Joe is effectivly an OC, I dont recall that we ever get any info about him other than his involvment in Parian's trigger event.
Cauldron maybe?
This interlude makes me want to have a long conversation with him over tea to inform him of Apeiron stuff. Mostly because as the only guy for who Apeiron is unrelated to his goals, the idea of everyone else panicking and the out-of-towners being completely chill throughout the entire meeting (due to knowing before hand about the wild stuff) amuses me.
Attempting to learn second hand how sleepers power works. = No one should have access to.
3. What a tinker is and how they work in the details has changed such that early tinkers look and work differently from later tinkers.
Might be a case of highest bidder kinda thing for keeping it out of other hands.
Doesn't make sense. And why not scoop up Leet now that he's shown he can actually make impressive tech that can function in combat situations and keep up with Joe's nonsense?
Mannequin actually Does have a canon explanation - essentially, part of his transformation into mannequin involved self-brain-surgery, making his corona interface with his power differently. WB describes Mannequin as essentially a tinker-creation of sphere.
