Nope, a moment of 'accidentally terrifying'.
Real life shows otherwise. Often times, when the police/priest/teacher/anyone in positions of authority break the law, they just go work somewhere else doing the same thing they did before and will likely break the law again.
Doesn't she like being a criminal? She just doesn't want to be a criminal working under Coil.
I'm not sure if I ever mention it explicitly, but the protagonist believes that just unveiling Coil out if the blue would result in him running and setting up shop somewhere else.
Not exactly. She stole before Coil because she was homeless and needed money - which she stole from people that "deserved it" as she said. And she actually helped some of those homeless and was friends with them due to her absolute hatred of being alone. Overall Lisa had no intention to be a cape at all. Given proper job like a PI agency or something along those lines with good paycheck - you got her on board. As long as there's no "I control everything you do" schtick. If she is even a cape or has the same power in this one.
any information or contacts that tattletale has Taylor could obtain by investing in skills that a private investigator would have then incorporating them into her VI and upgrading their hardware or by hiring a private investigator or paying an information broker, all would be a lot more discreet and professional than tattletale since their ability to operate hinges upon their reputation for keeping everything they know about their client secret, giving them active incentive to not blurt out what they know.
not really, she repeatedly drained up to thousands of dollars from multiple bank accounts (which established a pattern that led coil to her), her only justification is that they were rich thus wouldn't notice/care which is untrue on both accounts, she had ample opportunity to join watchdogs or even the elite if she wanted support or to monetize her power for her benefit alone, she was caught by coil while shoplifting in the high-end shop on the Broadwalk, knowing that people got beaten near to death at best or thrown to the freezing water worst, not say that she deserved it but whatever misfortune she encountered, she brought on herself.
Oh, I'm not saying she didn't commit crimes - I'm saying she wouldn't be a villain cape. As in, she'd go without a mask and what not, and committing crimes probably was her simply satisfying urges for demonstrating superior intellect (which is actually brought on by a trauma from her parents I think). She shows enough symptoms). If she can be kept away from Coil's hands - (if he has her - it's an AU) she's worth the effort.
Disagree on every point.
Even if it isn't, Parallel Construction is a thing that the PRT probably does.
Especially since Dinah's problem was that she's a kid who no one believes had a power (and it wasn't flashy enough to show), not that they took her seriously enough to get an MRI and didn't see a Corona.
she was villain cape seeing as she stole thousands of dollars using her powers, restraining herself from going into the cape scene was not because she had any problem with being a villain cape, but simply since her power do not lend themselves to physical confrontations, when she first met the undersiders she wanted to stay at the base and act as support, to which bitch said and i quote "fuck that if you want an equal share you gonna get your hands dirty".
it was, which is one more reason for why contacting her is a stupid idea, someone who would cut bridges and put themselves in potentially lethal situations just so they can say 'it was all part of the plan' if they get out of said situation even through sheer dumb luck/plot armor (coil recruitment, lungs attack, Bakuda's attack...) is not someone you want to confide information in especially if said information would get you killed if it got out, the reason for why they have those suicidal tendencies is irrelevant.
the problem is not her abilities or intellect it's her judgment and decision making skills, at the start of cannon and even, later on, she consistently makes unnecessary enemies and put herself in situations that she could not hope to survive without plot armor, the work you would have to put into both making sure she becomes your ally and stays your ally (because even if you manage to either neutralize coil which would get the attention of cauldron or keep her out of his reach which would get the attention of coil, with her independent streak she might just help once and decide that she repaid her debt), does not justify the assets she brings in the form of her power (which is flawed by her own admission) and her social skills (which Taylor can replicate or hire professionals for)
i know that her power is very powerful since as long as you give it accurate info she can keep making deduction and build on those deductions ad infintum (or until thinker headache), flawed inference machine was just for the comidic value, the problem even with that the effort taylor needs to put in to secure her as an ally isn't worth the reward, the unwanted attention that it would bring and her own tendencies making her a flight risk is just iceing on the cake.
Probably thought that because it's late and I shouldn't be reading with a headache. Makes everything seem more aggressive ? Can't properly explain it.
Depending how shards communicate, revealing your plans to a parahuman might mean that the Simurgh knows whats going on.
The problem with Tats is that simply being in the same room and coming up with anything substantial that she didn't is "rubbing your superiority in her face" in her perception. TT is a very insecure person at heart - remember that her trigger event was, essentially, weaponized self-loathing - and like many insecure people she covers that up by reflexively overreacting to any challenge to her face.
She's also, it should be noted (because reading Worm fandom we can sometimes easily forget) still a child. Still growing, still maturing. Still deeply imperfect, like we pretty much all are at that age, with some degree of insecurity being practically universal among teens. Lisa's tragic experiences exacerbate it, as does her 'one thing' being a power that makes her seem more insightful, so she's understandably defensive about anything that might threaten that role she's built her identity around. (If she's only good for being smart, and someone else is smarter than her, then what use is she, the mind whispers. It's a lie, of course, but people really do undercut themselves that way until they develop a more complex view of the self.)
