Episode Notes:

• There's awkwardness! And sexual tension!
• We anticipate seeing why Taylor will stall on turning in the Undersiders
• The shit that's going down: Kaiser's gang and/or Bakuda?
• This caseworker knows how to wield her power
• Weird that Taylor doesn't connect the dots between Brian's apartment and his ill-gotten gains...
• ...or between Brian's future and her planned betrayal
• Oh hey, an authority figure who doesn't suck!
• Taylor's bad at the appearances game even when she tries
• Taylor actually does a pretty good job at talking on her feet in this chapter -- when she knows what she wants, and doesn't get too much in her head
• Wildbow's attention to detail works in both fight scenes and love scenes! Who knew?
• We're calling it: Brian is definitely interested
• Brian gets caught in the tangle of his two lives
• Why is Taylor such a grandpa about Aisha's outfit?
• Male gaze vs. female envy
• Is Brian up for the Aisha challenge?
• She seems fun, though, we like her
• Nice subversion of superhero secrecy stories
• What if Taylor ends up in a position where she can't betray the Undersiders?
• Does Brian even have any secrets? Because we're hearing a lot that he doesn't and it's making us suspicious

Links:

• https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-03/
• https://www.patreon.com/Wildbow