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Goddamn Teenagers (Worm, AU/time travel)

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Trash Panda vs Red Queen

Round 1... FI-... OKAY then, Round 2, FIIIIiiight....

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What would happen if Jack were given knowledge of the future at the start of this?
You know,to give Weaver an actual opponent
 
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What would happen if Jack were given knowledge of the future at the start of this?

You know,to give Weaver an actual opponent
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He gets a visit from Contessa. With Kurt, standing behind her, looking a bit sad, and shaking his head. Then Jack dies of doing a stupid.
 
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Girls Night, Part 2
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    • "Come on," Dinah wheedled as the girls squeezed into the backseat of Taylor's dad's car. "You've got the whole weekend by yourself, you have to have some plans!"

    Aisha scoffed. "Not making waves, Bro and me we got a good thing going. Nah, I'm doing the scouting thing with Eric and then Taylor and I are going to do a thing."

    "That's very responsible of you," Taylor's dad offered.

    "Yeah, yeah," Missy said. "Aisha has plans. What I want to know, tell me more about this whole work trip thing, and how I can get my parents on one."

    Later

    "… and here's the guest room," Taylor concluded. "That's the tour."

    "Thanks," Aisha replied, setting down her bag. "Now, where is this kitty you allegedly have? I've seen pictures, but I haven't seen him anywhere."

    Taylor shrugged. "Hiding under the bed, usually. He prowls around at night, if you go to the bathroom at two am and see a blur, that's him."

    "Bah," Aisha said with a grin. "What's the point of kitty if he doesn't come out and play?"

    "Oh, he comes out, just not when guests are around."

    "I bet I can get him out…"

    "Aisha, you can't…" Taylor trailed off, then shook her head. "Actually, sure. You want to play hide and seek with a cat, go for it."
     
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    • I had been wondering...

    How likely is Dr. Weaver to introduce a certain unmarried lady from Earth Alph, called 'Annette', to Danny and Taylor? Or, is she waiting for a 'Right Time'???
     
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    "Aisha, you can't…" Taylor trailed off, then shook her head. "Actually, sure. You want to play hide and seek with a cat, go for it."
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    Ah Dr. Weaver's plan to train Aisha in advanced Stranger and counter-Stranger methods on top of her anti-Thinker training with Lisa. Truly her schemes are Machiavellian and vast.
     
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    • "Wait, you're Apiary?" Aisha asked, clearly perplexed.

    "I refuse to believe you didn't know I had powers," Taylor said, following the younger girl down the stairs. "Especially with all the times you tried to sneak up on me."

    "Yeah, but I thought you had reflexes or, what's the word, the thinker thing with knowing shit what be happening nearby?"

    "Local omniscience?" Taylor asked, leading Aisha into the living room.

    "Yeah, that!" Aisha said, trying out each of the couch cushions in turn.

    "Fair enough, I suppose," Taylor said, picking through the video cabinet. "I do sort of have that, indirectly due to putting little bugs on things. At least that's how I know when to dodge so stuff hits Brian instead of me."

    "He's still single," Aisha teased, "or was when he left! One of those hussies on his trip might seduce him away if you aren't careful."

    Taylor rolled her eyes incredulously, forcing her embarrassment into her bugs. "Neither he nor I are really looking for a relationship right now."

    "Fine, whatever you say," Aisha said, having selected a preferred cushion. "Now, show me some of these kitty cat spy-cam videos, I need to study my opponent."
    Note: Aisha ain't never going to stop cheerleading Best Bro!
     
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    • dc2008 said:
    Not going to happen. Not fair to Danny, and not fair to Aleph Annette.
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    I'd be... inclined to say it's complicated. And meeting unmarried Annette is part of Dr. Weaver's past.

    So, I wouldn't be surprised if she... does things to improve Taylor's situation. While expecting Lisa to tell her if this is a... less than ideal plan.

    But, story works way author wants. Unless story starts 'telling itself'. :)
     
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    • "Taylor mentioned you were not finding your math classes very relevant," Taylor's father observed as he put a plate in front Aisha. She'd offered but they wouldn't let her help.

    "Uh-huh," Aisha responded absentmindedly, focusing more on the yummy-smelling eggs and sausage. Man, if this is how Taylor always eats on weekends… I'll have to get her to teach me.

    "… same at Winslow," Taylor observed from the stove where she was finishing another round of delicious delicious breakfast things. Shit, I hope I didn't miss something important. Be cool, be cool.

    "I can't say I'm surprised," Taylor's dad replied, fishing toast out of the toaster. "You are studying, what, algebra and geometry?"

    "Yeah, something like that." Aisha replied.

    Taylor's dad nodded as he buttered the toast. "It is important to have that foundation, but I can see how it is frustrating."

    There was a brief flurry of motion as Taylor somehow finished and plated the rest of the food at the same time her dad was getting the rest of the toast and drinks to the table.

    "I thought," Taylor's dad began, spreading some jam on his toast. "Once you girls get back from your run, if you would like I could give you an introduction to some of the math that gets used in running a business."

    He paused to take a bite.

    Ok, that might be interesting…

    "I don't know how much we will be able to get through today, but once you do get comfortable with the basics we can talk about the more advanced topic of how people use math to fiddle the numbers and run scams."

    "I'd like that, dad," Taylor said with a smile.

    Aisha nodded enthusiastically. "Yeah, that sounds totally f—, uh, freaking awesome."
     
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    • Foreign Relations
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    • "What agents?" The former British civil servant asked in a mild tone.

    The unfortunate political appointee from Aleph America sputtered. "You know damn well what I am talking about!"

    "If you had agents, and those agents happened to infiltrate a controlled area, which area said agents had when accepting hospitality as guests of Her Majesty expressly sworn not to access, and those purported agents in the course of their scandalous behavior injured persons under the protection of Her Majesty, then those purported agents would in your name have committed most unfriendly acts which would, in turn, require an appropriate and proportional response, such response as is right and proper to borne not just by those unfortunate purported agents, who of course have themselves incurred Her Majesty's wrath as oath breakers, but also those who dispatched them, for Her Majesty has adopted a policy of principal culpability in such matters."

    Before the American could respond, the former British civil servant continued. "Of course, Her Majesty could be convinced to express mercy toward said purported agents, in the interests of strengthening relations with your own polity, were they in fact your agents, if appropriate recompense were to be proffered, with all due consideration of course to that certain matter you may recall from our meeting last Tuesday…"
    Note: This one popped into my head, fully formed, during the course of an elevator ride, when I realized we hadn't seen Sir Expy Humphrey in a while.
     
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    • So, the 'TL;DR' is "You did a stupid, now we discuss how you pay for that"?

    EDIT:

    ... I could see an argument for the author including a 'TL;DR' with these... diplomat waffle bits. :)
     
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