Serenity: "Yes, you are correct. Even the barest exposure to the least amount of my blood, sweat, hair, or anything really is completely deadly. I had forgotten what it was like to be able to touch someone without poisoning them. It was so lonely living like that, but now I guess I can thank you, Mash," *glomps Mash* "because now I have at least a few people I can hold close without fear of killing them."
...well now I can't wait to get to Camelot, especially because Taylor has been so terrified of summoning/contracting an Assassin, and then she meets this sweet, touch-starved little cuddlebug
I mean, fair odds she'll contract an Assassin and confront those feelings at some point in the next three Singularities, but the point still stands
somewhat related, this actually gives me the chance to ramble about something i realized awhile back
apologies if this renders weird; copying directly from notes:
So I don't know if anyone has brought this up (I feel like we have) but I'm just gonna go for it
Taylor is terrified of summoning an Assassin Servant, but also likes having options and capability rather than just raw stats. She'd prefer to have the stats too, but she can live without because she'd rather have options.
And it is for this reason I think Mata Hari would actually be a great Servant for her.
Her stats? Crap. Literally EVERYTHING is E ranked. Except her Luck…and that's not much higher. She is AWFUL in a straight-up fight, and she'll admit as much
…but here's the thing: this is Grand Order, where finding out the problem with history is the main subject, and for that? Information is Taylor's greatest weapon, and she knows this. And in terms of that? Mata Hari is
amazing
Her stats may be awful, but there is not a single Skill that's under a B, and almost all of them are based around dealing with people in a social environment without them being any the wiser.
Mata Hari could literally walk into the enemy camp. The other servants would be able to see she's a Servant…and it would not register. She could spend the night making the rounds, giving food and water to the guests, making pleasant conversation, and tucks everyone in as she walks out…straight into the arms of her Master without anyone being the wiser.
That…is terrifying.
And that isn't even accounting for half her skills, including one that's EX ranked
Or her noble phantasm, which would allow her to straight-up mind control people, and they wouldn't even notice it was happening if she was clever
Sooo, yeah. Don't know if it's going to happen, but yeah, when you take away fighting as the only thing that matters Mata could become one of Taylor's most potent and used Servants singularity to singularity so that they have a regular flow of information on what has to pretty consistently be the largest obstacles to their job
...That, and I feel like Mata would be good for Taylor on a personal level, a lot like Arash except more mothering instead of raw, approachable charm
Totally unqualified rant; proceed citizens
and to bring this all the way back 'round to the actual chapter...Mash (or one of the Servants) definitely heard Taylor use First Aid, right? i know it's not a huge deal, but Mash definitely hurt Taylor in that moment and had the right to be angry or at least express that that fucking hurt...but she doesn't snap at Mash, she doesn't even reprimand her. she keeps a straight face until Mash turns away to feel and heal that pain.
just another look at the person behind the curtain
...i was just going to leave it at that but now I'm curious as to just how much the Servants have seen about Taylor.
Aife has definitely seen Taylor being a mentor to Theo and potentially the other Chicago Wards, Arash is heavily hinted to have seen her fight with Scion...what else have they seen? and for that matter what does it take for the Dream Cycle to take effect?
from what i recall, Aife and Taylor were on a pretty similar wavelength, and she trained the twins pretty extensively. Arash and Taylor get along great for reasons people more coherent than me have explained...but has Bradamante seen anything from Taylor's dreams, given that she can work alongside Taylor but clearly gets along better with the twins? Has Siegfried seen Taylor's fights with Lung?
questions that will probably be answered later but i'm curious
