Huh... that sounds like Emma doesn't actually have a power, but is actively being Mastered (or Trumped-- line's a little blurred here) by Maybe!Annette/Eden for the express purpose of causing Taylor's Trigger/Ascension. Since if Emma did have a Trigger Potential power (which doesn't make sense in the first place when one thinks about it: she was attacked, so why would she get a non-combat power? Well, unless her thoughts at the time of Trigger weren't Flight or Fight, but "I need a protector", and her Shard wasn't geared for Master-type abilities, but that's a bit contrived...), why would it be confined to only Emma and Taylor?
Also, setting up her own daughter's Trigger sounds exactly like something an Entity would do, even one who has a grasp on concepts like "maternal love" and "childcare"-- what mother wouldn't want their child to be the best they could be? It just so happens in Taylor's case becoming her best requires betrayal, months of abuse and a psychotic break...
Interesting speculation. So many correct elements... and quite a few misses. *munches on speculation and theorizing*
please continue
I can't wait for original Emma to show up and explain both to FB!Emma and Taylor 'why' she did what she did.
I 'like' Emma Redemption stories, but the reaction will be fun.
Oh yes, fun it will be. There are many other words the inhabitants of Bet would use to describe it, but fun is what we shall use ^_^
If by fun, you mean the complete destruction of the Eastern seaboard, I agree.
This guy/gal gets it.
Oh. Oh! OH! Is she hurting Sophia's SHARD!? As Eden's superweapon that would make sense...
Yes, she is causing pain to Sophia's Shard. Things that, by all rights, should be unable to feel pain.
All the clues have been released as to why she can do this.
I was recently discussing this fic with KamenRaidaOOO3 because I was rereading it. I brought up Eidolon's shard in terms of this:
They came up with the title/name/whatever of "Google Shard" and I figured I'd share it.
What a great name. I can just imagine Taylor telling David his Shard is now named Google.
"But
why."
"Because it's really good at finding problems."
The main question is who Taylor'll be more pissed off at; Emma for everything Emma has done, or Eden for setting it up so Emma would do the things she did.
Emma's been hot so damn hard here by shardnanigans, both her own and Sophia's influence, that it's almost impossible to blame her for the things she's doing since she might as well just be an actor in the Entities' play, irrelevant except to serve a purpose and get things to the next scene.
Depends on if she believes Emma.
"Yes, Taylor, your dead mom told me to cause you to trigger."
Sure, Entitynanigans, but also,
it sounds crazy.
Oh, you can bet I'm waiting for the confrontation between Annette and Taylor, and the huge chance that Taylor's gonna blow up at her mom for what she's done.
Ah, but is Annette Eden at all?
This is like a free PPV! Laughter, action, plenty of WTF from everyone.
Sophia and Crazy Tune Barnes will be regretting their life choices.
The only thing I can do is ask for Moar!
What's a PPV?
More coming soon. Hopefully. Provided my muse decides to stay on this timeline long enough to finish CH7.
You can't spell Slaughter without Laughter, my friend.
Wonder how long it is till the murderhobos merit Taylor's attention?
Speaking of which, I want to see the Friendbringer Squad make the SH9 go 'splat'.
"We should stay away from Brockton Bay. Better yet, Europe is sounding nice this time of year. We just need to replace the Blasphemies."
There's
a fic called "Manager" by
Seraviel
but she doesn't call herself "Manager". At least not publicly.
As for the one where she's known as Admin, that is the
fic called "Working as Intended" by
Darchiasq.
Read Manager, haven't read Working as Intended. More rabbit holes of reading for me!
Omg, this is the one of the best cracks I've ever read! Although not that I read a lot...
Byyy the way can I translate it to Russian?
Thank you!
I don't know about the translation thing. Wouldn't some of the humor fall flat in another language? (Disclaimer: I am Jon Snow on the subject of translating)
Realistically, as soon as U&L started streaming the footage, within 10 minutes every news agency on Bet was airing it. I mean, the Endbringers, the unstoppable alien WMDs are now under the control of one person. Pretty much everyone is shitting bricks right about now.
Yeeup.
"MAKE HER THE PRESIDENT!"
"But that's not how the Constitution works-"
"SHE MAKES ENDBRINGERS DO IT ANYWAYS"
Here's a question: Why would Annette 'need' Taylor put through normal Trigger situation when she could have likely set it up that Taylor triggered from much less stress, given QA was one of Eden's Shards, 'if' Annette is Eden.
Why indeed? Maybe there's a little more to this than what one first thinks, hmm? ;P
Emma Barnes pressed her head against the screen and closed her eyes. She sighed with relief. "Taylor," she breathed, "I'm so proud of you."
A moment later she drew her head back, opened her eyes, and stared straight at her sister. "I'm coming to you."
{End Quote}
Oh.... Oh dear. That, that is all sorts of oh my eldritch abomination that will not end well.
Muahahahahahahahaha!