Taylor describes her power

“I caused it,” I said.

“What?”

“There's a... less useless, more dangerous aspect to my power. The same way I can figure machines out, I can figure people out. And if you know how to fix people...”

“You know how to break them.”

Her expression tightened, and it looked like it was really starting to dawn on her as to what that really meant. I wasn't sure it had really dawned on me. Would I be able to replicate what Emma, Sophia and Madison had done to me, but instead of it taking months or years, could I do it in a week or less? It would probably be a lot easier to break someone than it would be to actually build them up. After all, people's self esteems were often fragile enough without any extra help.

“Organizations too,” I said. “It's not like they weren't already on their way to splitting apart like an overripe melon, but I gave them the push they needed to go apeshit over each other. It helped me and Panacea escape, but a couple of regular people died and a lot more villains.”

“That's... got to be hard.”

“Well, when I really start to use my power, everything gets easy. Everything is just... clear. I get really rational, and I do what I need to do to accomplish my goal. Have you ever walked out in the snow in your bare feet?”

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