Taylor Hebert is living a "normal" life after the events of Worm. She's dealing with not having powers, and with going to college! Unfortunately, the world she is now on - not Earth Aleph, but Earth Dalet - is starting to have trigger events. And since she is Taylor Hebert...
Copacetic gives us a look at a hardened, experienced Taylor Hebert being dropped into a naive world very similar to our own. This is not the world used to capes and the cape culture, but one that is just starting to tackle the complex issues that were commonplace in Worm. The people of Dalet are struggling to figure out those issues, and Taylor cuts through the crap and helps show the world why anti-cape behavior is only going to backfire.
The dialogue and interplay of characters is very similar to canon, and Taylor's speech in chapter two captures her voice incredibly well. However, Taylor is definitely not a saint; her behavior when involved with cape affairs inevitably turns into her Skitter persona, albeit while still appearing as Taylor .
While this comes in handy with villains, Taylor unknowingly bulldozes a few people while in that persona, and the implications and results of that are explored as Fridge Horror / Fridge Brilliance - when Taylor later realizes what she has done, her realization cuts into her deeply, and she cries when she realizes that she has become Emma and Sophia. Even more damning, the girl she harmed does not forgive her, giving Taylor even more guilt as she says, “I want to know how to make sure I never become like you.”
One sour note is Danny Hebert, Taylor's father. His characterization in canon is spotty, back and forth. Here, Materia-Blade emphasizes his anger and rage, which was not emphasized in canon. The result can throw some readers off, as it is vastly different from his worried anguish over Taylor in canon. Some like it, some don't, YMMV.
The Interludes, save for Danny's and Cambria's, are incredibly well written. The setting and descriptors are a little light, though that is reminiscent of Wildbow's own style.
Overall, I recommend that anyone interested in Taylor's character read this 'fic. The plot isn't the greatest, but the characters (save Danny) make up for it.
FanficRecs Copacetic: the guide to Taylor's character.
Taylor Hebert is living a "normal" life after the events of Worm. She's dealing with not having powers, and with going to college! Unfortunately, the world she is now on - not Earth Aleph, but Earth Dalet - is starting to have trigger events. And since she is Taylor Hebert...
Copacetic gives us a look at a hardened, experienced Taylor Hebert being dropped into a naive world very similar to our own. This is not the world used to capes and the cape culture, but one that is just starting to tackle the complex issues that were commonplace in Worm. The people of Dalet are struggling to figure out those issues, and Taylor cuts through the crap and helps show the world why anti-cape behavior is only going to backfire.
The dialogue and interplay of characters is very similar to canon, and Taylor's speech in chapter two captures her voice incredibly well. However, Taylor is definitely not a saint; her behavior when involved with cape affairs inevitably turns into her Skitter persona, albeit while still appearing as Taylor .
While this comes in handy with villains, Taylor unknowingly bulldozes a few people while in that persona, and the implications and results of that are explored as Fridge Horror / Fridge Brilliance - when Taylor later realizes what she has done, her realization cuts into her deeply, and she cries when she realizes that she has become Emma and Sophia. Even more damning, the girl she harmed does not forgive her, giving Taylor even more guilt as she says, “I want to know how to make sure I never become like you.”
One sour note is Danny Hebert, Taylor's father. His characterization in canon is spotty, back and forth. Here, Materia-Blade emphasizes his anger and rage, which was not emphasized in canon. The result can throw some readers off, as it is vastly different from his worried anguish over Taylor in canon. Some like it, some don't, YMMV.
The Interludes, save for Danny's and Cambria's, are incredibly well written. The setting and descriptors are a little light, though that is reminiscent of Wildbow's own style.
Overall, I recommend that anyone interested in Taylor's character read this 'fic. The plot isn't the greatest, but the characters (save Danny) make up for it.