Amusing that she shares that method, on the surface at least, with Coil.
"Coil was
partially on the right track: give them what they want. The problem was that he would always have strings attached--stringing you along, or implying threats alongside, or being willing to exploit your vulnerabilities to turn persuasion into coercion as soon as it was more convenient for him. Coil was an idiot. Screwing over the people who work for you isn't a successful strategy in the long-run. Sooner or later, he'd have ended up with a bullet in his head. A snake who views everyone as a potential threat to be dealt with as ruthlessly as possible is setting himself up for betrayal, because the loyalty he engenders is ephemeral, incidental, and open to the highest bidder."
It's an interesting contrast, because Taylor has earned the loyalty of the Wards to an almost frightening level, and yet she doesn't hold anything over their heads at all. If they decided to betray her, she'd have nothing to hold over them, no leverage. But they never
would decide to betray her, because their loyalty to her is built on a solid foundation. Likewise, Brian will come to be loyal to her for understanding him and giving him the thing that he wants most, no strings attached. Yes, she wants allies, as she said, but she's open and up front about it, and ultimately, once she gives him what he wants, she has no actual hold over him, and they both know it. But again--loyalty built on solid foundations.
Her trigger just might have been earlier, if one notes the trigger suspected to be hers in arc 26, interlude X.
It might be funny for Taylor to offer her a minor Ring of Power whose only power is to prevent her power from activating even when she isn't forcing it off. Just have the ring on her person all the time, and put on the ring when she wants her power off without having to constantly focus on keeping it off. It'd do
wonders for her psychological health, to say the least.
Its amusing to think that Aisha's power is such that any Ring might as well be The Ring.
No, her power is quite superior to that of the One Ring. Her power makes you forget she was even there to begin with, and unable to perceive her. The One Ring just makes you invisible. With her power, she could stand right in front of you and stab you with a knife, and you'd just think, "Why is there a hole in my chest?". With the One Ring, you'd think, "Oh my god, someone invisible is stabbing me!"
