It's interesting. I'm having some issues with the whole Varga/Raptaur dichotomy in the fic. Being so open with alt-Taylor makes sense. Being so open with Harry Dresden in the room...is a bit of a stretch which I rationalized by saying, "hey, these guys are from an alternate universe," but it is the one nagging issue I have yet to address properly.
Of course, T/V has some questions about the whole unwritten rules thing. Uber and Leet, for example, don't have secret identities as far as the PRT, Protectorate and Guild are concerned. They've been arrested before, if I remember canon correctly. Now that they've gone legit and are part of the DWU, which is now the pre-eminent 800 lbs. gorilla in Brockton Bay, are they just keeping up their secret identities out of habit? They're theoretically safer than New Wave in terms of having open identities, now. It's also pretty obvious that anybody with half-a-brain at the DWU already knows that Uber, Leet and Vectura are on-campus along with the Undersiders. They won't talk to outsiders as a rule, but a secret known to a hundred people isn't a secret.
The DWU, for the most part, are fully aware of the identities of the Undersiders, Uber and Leet, and at least Linda's civilian ID although only a couple of people like Zephron and perhaps Mark know or suspect she used to be Squealer.
However, in the culture that's grown up in the DWU over a long time of what's basically Us and Them, where Us is the Union which has had to stick together in the face of massive problems from Them, this is considered a private matter. Not for discussion with outsiders
at all, and not discussed
inside the union unless it's brought up by the people concerned.
It's very like the canon Trigger story thing; if the person wants to share, their friends will listen, but if they don't, it's the height of bad taste to ask. Many people in the DWU, even if not Parahumans, have stories that aren't for public consumption. Some have criminal backgrounds they've separated themselves from, many are ex-military (often having seen and done things that the majority of people have no concept of or understanding of), and so on. They know damn well how to keep secrets, even if the secret isn't technically a secret in some ways. So what happens in the DWU, stays in the DWU
As Danny told the Undersiders, Linda, and Uber and Leet seperately, no one cares what you
did. They care what you
do. Don't drop your workmates in it without telling them, keep the Union's reputation good, and help out, everything else works out.
Now that the Family is there too, they all know that they have major backup if required, who will do what's necessary to help. So there's very little likelihood that even if a DWU member found themselves in hot water that they'd say anything other than "You do realize that when the girls find out, you are
fucked, right?" Along with a small vicious smile.
It's funny because it's true...
In a very real way they're a large extended family and are pretty loyal to each other. And the Boss
U & L haven't
quite managed to internalize all this, so they're largely running on habit right now. After all, at this point they've been operating as a team of only two people for years, and it takes time to work out that you're not alone any more.
I am curious if there are other things that aren't true to T/V, though? I've literally read through the entirety of the T/V fic at least 3 times, so I would be interested in the author's perspective on it.
There were a few things I noticed. I can't instantly bring them to mind so I'd have to reread and make notes. I'll do that when I get a moment free. Nothing spectacularly off, just a few details that don't quite fit.
