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* AintTooProudToBeg: Jack Slash tries repeatedly to talk his way out of trouble when [[spoiler:Daemon Prince(ss) Taylor comes for him in retaliation for Ankle-Biter's death]].

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* AintTooProudToBeg: Jack Slash tries repeatedly to talk his way out of trouble when [[spoiler:Daemon Prince(ss) Prince Taylor comes for him in retaliation for Ankle-Biter's death]].



* BreathWeapon: Taylor can unleash clouds of plague-inducing gas this way.

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* BreathWeapon: Taylor can unleash clouds of plague-inducing gas this way. In her [[spoiler:Daemon Prince form]], she can breathe Warpfire.



* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Taylor gets impaled multiple times during her fight with Night and Fog. [[spoiler:Since she's a Daemon Princess, she tanks it]].

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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Taylor gets impaled multiple times during her fight with Night and Fog. [[spoiler:Since she's a Daemon Princess, Prince, she tanks it]].



* OneWingedAngel: Taylor's Daemon Prince(ss) form, which she unleashes after [[spoiler:Ankle-Biter's murder at the hands of Jack Slash]]. [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/4891b995-654c-418b-97c5-0b1b1d620ccc/dfnmxbv-d3e145ad-ef88-4bc4-97fe-a24ed8466d9e.jpg/v1/fill/w_1024,h_1557,q_75,strp/earth_bet_vermintide__the_verminqueen_by_beastrider9_dfnmxbv-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTU1NyIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzQ4OTFiOTk1LTY1NGMtNDE4Yi05N2M1LTBiMWIxZDYyMGNjY1wvZGZubXhidi1kM2UxNDVhZC1lZjg4LTRiYzQtOTdmZS1hMjRlZDg0NjZkOWUuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.xcDlrEZw4R4NkKX_eWLm2f3f3JgHq5nTLI9ihwh998E Here]] is the author's depiction of it.

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* OneWingedAngel: Taylor's [[spoiler:Taylor's Daemon Prince(ss) Prince form, which she unleashes after [[spoiler:Ankle-Biter's Ankle-Biter's murder at the hands of Jack Slash]]. [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/4891b995-654c-418b-97c5-0b1b1d620ccc/dfnmxbv-d3e145ad-ef88-4bc4-97fe-a24ed8466d9e.jpg/v1/fill/w_1024,h_1557,q_75,strp/earth_bet_vermintide__the_verminqueen_by_beastrider9_dfnmxbv-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTU1NyIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzQ4OTFiOTk1LTY1NGMtNDE4Yi05N2M1LTBiMWIxZDYyMGNjY1wvZGZubXhidi1kM2UxNDVhZC1lZjg4LTRiYzQtOTdmZS1hMjRlZDg0NjZkOWUuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.xcDlrEZw4R4NkKX_eWLm2f3f3JgHq5nTLI9ihwh998E Here]] is the author's depiction of it.
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* OneWingedAngel: Taylor's Daemon Prince(ss) form, which she unleashes after [[spoiler:Ankle-Biter's murder at the hands of Jack Slash]]. [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/4891b995-654c-418b-97c5-0b1b1d620ccc/dfnmxbv-d3e145ad-ef88-4bc4-97fe-a24ed8466d9e.jpg/v1/fill/w_1024,h_1557,q_75,strp/earth_bet_vermintide__the_verminqueen_by_beastrider9_dfnmxbv-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTU1NyIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzQ4OTFiOTk1LTY1NGMtNDE4Yi05N2M1LTBiMWIxZDYyMGNjY1wvZGZubXhidi1kM2UxNDVhZC1lZjg4LTRiYzQtOTdmZS1hMjRlZDg0NjZkOWUuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.xcDlrEZw4R4NkKX_eWLm2f3f3JgHq5nTLI9ihwh998E Here]] is the author's depiction of it.
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* DarkestHour: [[spoiler:Following Skarbrand's defeat, Taylor immediately attacks the capes and summons her army, together with the undead forces commanded by her parents. Quickly surrounding the heroes, Taylor closes the chapter by declaring that Brcokton Bay now belongs to the Skaven, and orders them to rampage through the city]].

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* DarkestHour: [[spoiler:Following Skarbrand's defeat, Taylor immediately attacks the capes and summons her army, together with the undead forces commanded by her parents. Quickly surrounding the heroes, Taylor closes the chapter by declaring that Brcokton Brockton Bay now belongs to the Skaven, and orders them to rampage through the city]].
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* DarkestHour: [[spoiler:Following Skarbrand's defeat, Taylor immediately attacks the capes and summons her army, together with the undead forces commanded by her parents. Quickly surrounding the heroes, Taylor closes the chapter by declaring that Brcokton Bay now belongs to the Skaven, and orders them to rampage through the city]].


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* MeaningfulName: Ankle-Biter's first act [[spoiler:upon being resurrected by Danny]] is to bite Taylor's ankle. She takes it in stride and strokes him with her fingertips.

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* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Skarbrand]] is seemingly disposed of this way.



* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Taylor convinces her necromancer dad and her resurrected mom to help her destroy Empire 88]].

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** Taylor, hopped up on rage, decides to face [[spoiler:Skarbrand]], but, lacking the power to do this alone, has no choice but to accept aid from the heroes. The ''moment'' this problem is dealt with, she backstabs them.
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler:Jack Slash gets beaten to a bloody pulp by Taylor, impaled by a plastic flamingo, and bisected ''vertically'' by Skarbrand, with the latter squashing one half under-hoof]].
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* AllYourPowersCombined: While Taylor's fighting style seems mostly based on Ikit Claw, she can also unleash, control plague clouds like Lord Skrolk, summon (and control) beasts like Throt the Unclean, and move about as stealthily as an Eshin assassin.

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* AllYourPowersCombined: While Taylor's fighting style seems mostly based on Ikit Claw, she can also unleash, unleash and control plague clouds like Lord Skrolk, summon (and control) beasts like Throt the Unclean, and move about as stealthily as an Eshin assassin.
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* AllYourPowersCombined: While Taylor's fighting style seems mostly based on Ikit Claw, she can also unleash, control plague clouds like Lord Skrolk, summon (and control) beasts like Throt the Unclean, and move about as stealthily as an Eshin assassin.

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* AndThenWhat: If the Skaven conquered the world, they would have no more external enemies to fight, so what would they do next? The answer is simple: kill each other. To get around this [[spoiler:and secure an alliance between the Skaven and her necromancer parents]], Taylor declares that they will simply cross dimensions like the Horned Rat did and invade other Earth's. [[spoiler:It works]].

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* AintTooProudToBeg: Jack Slash tries repeatedly to talk his way out of trouble when [[spoiler:Daemon Prince(ss) Taylor comes for him in retaliation for Ankle-Biter's death]].
* AndThenWhat: If the Skaven conquered the world, they would have no more external enemies to fight, so what would they do next? The answer is simple: kill each other. To get around this [[spoiler:and secure an alliance between the Skaven and her necromancer parents]], Taylor declares that they will simply cross dimensions like the Horned Rat did and invade other Earth's.Earths. [[spoiler:It works]].


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* AvengingTheVillain: Taylor is out for blood after [[spoiler:Jack Slash kills Ankle-Biter]].
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* Gasshole: Skidmark is quite flatulent.

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* Gasshole: {{Gasshole}}: Skidmark is quite flatulent.
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* MoralityPet: Taylor's father, Danny, is the only other being she gives a damn about.

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* MoralityPet: Taylor's father, Danny, is MightyRoar: [[spoiler:Taylor unleashes one after assuming her Daemon Prince form for the only other being she gives a damn about. first time in response to Ankle-Biter's death at the hands of Jack Slash. Even Skarbrand notices it]].

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* EntitledBitch: Emma Barnes has the ''gall'' to proclaim ''to Taylor's face'' that the latter owes her for obtaining her powers. Taylor is having none of that shit.

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* EntitledBitch: Emma Barnes has the ''gall'' to proclaim ''to Taylor's face'' that the latter owes her for obtaining her powers. Taylor is having none of that shit.flatulence.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Taylor loves her parents unconditionally, and seeing her dad in danger is enough to make her rage overtake her cowardice. She also, despite [[VitriolicBestBuds butting heads with him]], is truly fond of Ankle-Biter, [[spoiler:and flies into a rage when Jack Slash kills him]].


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* Gasshole: Skidmark is quite flatulent.
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* AndThenWhat: If the Skaven conquered the world, they would have no more external enemies to fight, so what would they do next? The answer is simple: kill each other. To get around this [[spoiler:and secure an alliance between the Skaven and her necromancer parents]], Taylor declares that they will simply cross dimensions like the Horned Rat did and invade other Earth's. [[spoiler:It works]].
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* ItsAllAboutMe: [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Her father aside,]] Taylor cares only about her own advancement.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Her father and mother aside,]] Taylor cares only about her own advancement.
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** Once Taylor's ready for getting Bakuda's head, she tells her slave-soldiers [[Franchise/Shrek some of them may die, but that's sacrifice she's willing to make]].

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* AwfulTruth Danny is devastated when he learns that Taylor is Warlock.

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* AwfulTruth AwfulTruth: Danny is devastated when he learns that Taylor is Warlock.


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** Once Taylor's ready for getting Bakuda's head, she tells her slave-soldiers [[Franchise/Shrek some of them may die, but that's sacrifice she's willing to make]].
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* HaHaNo: [[spoiler:After Taylor is temporarily killed during a fight with Purity and is sent to the Realm of Ruin, she figures she can at least put off talking to her parents. The Horned Rat responds with this trope before ''flicking'' her back to the realm of the living]].

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* HaHaNo: HaHaHaNo: [[spoiler:After Taylor is temporarily killed during a fight with Purity and is sent to the Realm of Ruin, she figures she can at least put off talking to her parents. The Horned Rat responds with this trope before ''flicking'' her back to the realm of the living]].
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* BreathWeapon: Taylor can unleash clouds of plague-inducing gas this way.


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* HaHaNo: [[spoiler:After Taylor is temporarily killed during a fight with Purity and is sent to the Realm of Ruin, she figures she can at least put off talking to her parents. The Horned Rat responds with this trope before ''flicking'' her back to the realm of the living]].


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* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:Rather than turn Purity into a Skaven, Taylor sacrifices her to the Horned Rat in order to summon the Fellblade]].


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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Taylor gets impaled multiple times during her fight with Night and Fog. [[spoiler:Since she's a Daemon Princess, she tanks it]].
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* RapunzelHair: As that image at the top of the page depicts, Taylor's hair has grown out quite a bit.
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Taylor convinces her necromancer dad and her resurrected mom to help her destroy Empire]].

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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Taylor convinces her necromancer dad and her resurrected mom to help her destroy Empire]].Empire 88]].
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* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Taylor convinces her necromancer dad and her resurrected mom to help her destroy Empire]].

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* CoolBike: Armsmaster has one. It's so cool, in fact, that Taylor has her rats disassemble it so she can use the parts to build a Doomwheel.

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* CoolBike: ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: [[AvertedTrope Averted,]] surprisingly. Taylor is actually able to exert enough authority over the Skaven to keep them (barely) united against external enemies.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: According to Squealer, if a Doomwheel's driver has some level of control over it, they aren't going fast enough. Taylor agrees and goes apeshit while [[spoiler:assaulting Kaiser's base]].
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* BrutalHonesty: Taylor is well aware that Skaven are delusional, narcissistic megalomaniacs (herself included) whose constant in-fighting is a ''massive'' handicap--and she accepts it, because it's really all they ''can'' be.


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* ThePowerOfHate: Taylor declares that Skaven are born to hate ''everything'', but their shared hatred for anything non-Skaven is just ''barely'' above their contempt for one another, giving them a common set of enemies to fight where otherwise they would be completely self-destructive (and they often are, anyway).

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* BadBoss: Taylor [[ZigZaggedTrope zig-zags]] between this and BenevolentBoss, having no tolerance for failure and being an obnoxious jerk, but she also is perfectly willing to reward successful minions, too.

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* BadBoss: Taylor [[ZigZaggedTrope zig-zags]] between this and BenevolentBoss, having no tolerance for failure and being an obnoxious jerk, but she also is perfectly willing to reward successful minions, too. She also puts up with a surprising amount of sass from several of them.



* CrazyPrepared: Taylor has infected her body with a plethora of diseases that will spread rapidly if she is killed, forcing capes to fight her nonlethally.



* DirtyCoward: Taylor ''is'' incredibly powerful and dangerous, but she will, in true Skaven fashion, break and run if her life is truly in peril.

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* DirtyCoward: Taylor ''is'' incredibly powerful and dangerous, but she will, in true Skaven fashion, break and run if her life is truly in peril. [[ZigZaggedTrope Unless her home is threatened.]]



* FoodAsBribe: Taylor's preferred method of getting her slaves to carry out missions is to promise them warpstone. Since warpstone is supremely addictive, it always works.

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* FoodAsBribe: Taylor's preferred method of getting her slaves to carry out missions is to promise them warpstone. Since warpstone is supremely addictive, it always works. Later, she expands this to peanut butter jars and cheese wheels, as well.



* GoneHorriblyRight: Taylor's ''failures'' tend to cause more trouble for the heroes and innocent bystanders than her successes do. She even acknowledges this during a conversation with Glory Girl and Panacea.

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* GoneHorriblyRight: Taylor's ''failures'' tend to cause more trouble for the heroes and innocent bystanders than her successes do. She even acknowledges this during a conversation with Glory Girl and Panacea.Panacea, and later acknowledges her tendency to "fail upward".



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Emma and Shadow Stalker/Sophia Hess directly caused the events of the story by tossing Taylor into her locker, thus allowing the Horned Rat to make contact with her. Taylor mercilessly rubs this in Hess's face [[spoiler:before turning her into a Skaven]], and then does the same to Emma much later down the line, [[spoiler:though not before using her as a guinea pig]].

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Emma Barnes and Shadow Stalker/Sophia Hess directly caused the events of the story by tossing Taylor into her locker, thus allowing the Horned Rat to make contact with her. Taylor mercilessly rubs this in Hess's face [[spoiler:before turning her into a Skaven]], and then does the same to Emma much later down the line, [[spoiler:though not before using her as a guinea pig]].


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* ThePigPen: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Despite being the Everchosen of the Horned Rat and a carrier of many deadly diseases, Taylor bathes daily.


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* UnfriendlyFire: Taylor has no problem running over her minions while driving her Doomwheel. As far as she's concerned, it's their fault for not getting out of her way fast enough.
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-->'''Taylor:''' "OF COURSE NOT YOU FUCK-FUCKING IDIOT! BURN IT TO CINDERS!"

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-->'''Taylor:''' "OF OF COURSE NOT YOU FUCK-FUCKING IDIOT! BURN IT TO CINDERS!"CINDERS!

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* EntitledBitch: Emma Barnes has the ''gall'' to proclaim ''to Taylor's face'' that the latter owes her for obtaining her powers. Taylor is having none of that shit.



** Played straight when she absent-mindedly strokes Ankle-Biter behind the ear.

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** Played straight when she Taylor absent-mindedly strokes Ankle-Biter behind the ear.



* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Skaven are addicted to warpstone, with cheese being a close second.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Skaven are addicted to warpstone, with cheese being a close second.and peanut butter clashing for the Second Place trophy.
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* BluntYes: Taylor asks Tattletale if she (Taylor) would ever lie to the latter? Tattletale responds with this trope, and Taylor isn't even angry.
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It can be read [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-earth-bet-vermintide-worm-warhammer-fantasy.1041382/#post-87076228 here]] on Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom.

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It can be read [[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/the-earth-bet-vermintide-worm-warhammer-fantasy.1041382/#post-87076228 here]] on Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom.Website/SpaceBattlesDotCom and [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/43872796/chapters/110309737 here]] on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn.
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* DontTellMama: Taylor is determined to keep her dad from learning about her activities. [[spoiler:He eventually finds out, anyway]].
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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: When Tattletale urges Taylor to [[spoiler:deal with her dad being a necromancer]], Taylor forgets to simply administer her into silence until Tattletale reminds her of it after her lecture is finished.


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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Taylor and Emma Barnes. They are now mortal enemies.

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