“This is probably a chapter certain Brian haters point to, while ignoring or downplaying just how much his mind is compromised right now.”

Somehow I suspect the fact that Brian doesn’t even appear in the chapter and is completely blameless in this debacle doesn’t help dissuade this quite as much as it should.

Pastwell, as Skitter: “We’re sympathetic protagonists, we can’t just kill anyone who annoys us!”

Jack, as Grue: “Yes, we, uh, certainly are. How do you do, fellow sympathetic protagonists?”

“Lisa” referred to some of the Undersiders’ anti-Nine activities as “harassment”. It was just so mean of them!

“Brian” drew a knife.

Hundreds of feet away from the target.

…no comment.

“Hadn’t I recently been thinking about chemistry and intuitively understanding how your teammates operated? The miasma might be throwing us off in that department.”

Yes, Taylor, or perhaps it’s the fact that, like when you fought alongside Weld, you were working with someone who wasn’t actually on your team.

“Incidentally, the best way to identify the Nine right now is probably to see if they act like they know who people are.”

Don’t you think I’m right, Lisa?

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the fact that Jack Slash has canonically given Taylor a warm hug.

Let’s also take a moment to appreciate that my guess at what he was about to do was wrong because hoo boy that’d be awkward.