#Paige Mcabee

[ozzni]

During Gold Morning, one of the capes controlled by Khepri had a heart attack and died of stress. In response, Khepri made Bad Canary start singing to make people feel happy. I can see two ways this happened for everyone else:

1. Paige was singing Simurgh style, just an unending drone of voice that made people less stressed because of the Master effect, thus vindicating all those who feared her over her avian theme and vocal Master effect.

2. Everyone suddenly hears the pop sensation Paige "Bad Canary" McAbee begin to sing Party Rock Anthem (or equivalent Bet song) halfway through the apocalypse and just when you think it's gonna end, she starts the song over again, thus causing people, mostly capes, to despise the song with the same hatred as is applied to All i Want For Christmas Is You.

[ariapmdeol]

canary

[lightamp]

If I could draw you all would be flooded with bad canary & black canary pictures

[krixwell-liveblogs]

End of Interlude 6

Well, that was a ride from start to finish!

We started with an unfair sentencing following an unfair trial, as Paige Mcabee got sentenced to life in prison with the worst of the worst for what we later found out was the act of accidentally causing her ex-boyfriend to literally go fuck himself. Then bam, suddenly we meet our old friends Lung and Bakuda, on their way to the same prison.

A large portion of the chapter was spent on an ultimately (and surprisingly!) fruitless escape attempt as Paige got to know Bakuda and to some extent Lung. I was so sure that would succeed! But I guess I got bamboozled. Well played, Wildbow.

Then we learned a few things about the Birdcage as we said farewell to Paige (probably forever - I don’t expect to see her again, at least not as anything more than a cameo if/when there’s a mass breakout from the Birdcage). It’s a very interesting building, though I’m still not 100% sold on its ability to contain all kinds of parahuman indefinitely.

And holy hell, that ending cliffhanger. There were two possible outcomes presented, and I’m left unsure about even the one thing the outcomes have in common. I went into that in much more depth in the last post, though, no need to rehash it all here.

A+, Wildbow. Excellent work.

Next time, we’re moving on to Arc 7, which according to the link I checked to make sure there wasn’t, like, another Interlude here, is called Buzz. I suppose it was only a matter of time before that word showed up for an Arc title! I’m going to leave the speculation on what that could mean for the intro post to Buzz 7.1, though.

Before that, though, there’s an Arc thoughts post to do, which I think I’ll save for tomorrow.

See ya then!

[ao3feed-wlw]

by TemporalKnight

When Taylor Hebert triggered she found herself with no support at all. Neither friends, nor family came to her rescue or even offered pleasant words of comfort. When even her own father didn't show up at the hospital...Taylor knew she'd have to make her own way through life. Getting superpowers was fairly easy. Figuring out how to survive and join a team? That was hard. Especially when one is paranoid and not quite willing to trust...anyone. A little paranoia never hurt anyone when heroing. At least, it hadn't until Taylor found a secret she never should have learned...

Updated: 2019-11-29 Words: 139997, Chapter: 28/?, Language: English, Hits: 6334

Fandom: Parahumans Series - Wildbow

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/F

Relationships:

Characters: Taylor Hebert | Skitter | Weaver, Amy Dallon | Panacea, Paige Mcabee | Canary, Lisa Wilbourn | Tattletale, Danny Hebert, Victoria Dallon | Glory Girl, Madison Clements

Additional tags:

[parahumans]

Canary Worm by LinaLeeZ

[ariapmdeol]

thank you @kandrakelsier for the tag!! <3

10 characters

How to play: name 10 of your favorite characters from 10 different fandoms, then tag 10 people to do the same.

Sanemitsu Isoi and Eiji Shinano (Cell of Empireo)

Don Quixote (LIMBUS COMPANYYYYYYYY)

Maeno Aki (ZENO remake)

Kelsier (Cosmere)

Kim Dokja (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint)

Tsutsuji (GHOST SIX / GRAVE OF TRAUMEREI)

Paige Mcabee || Canary (Worm)

Mai Tsurugi (Your turn to die)

Mahiru Shiina (MILGRAM)

Noe Archiviste (Vanitas no carte)

iiiii am too lazy to tag so if anyone wants to do this feel free!

[krixwell-liveblogs]

“Is this your verdict?”

“Yes, your honor.”

“Paige Mcabee, please direct your attention  to me,” the judge spoke.

She did, eyes wide, shellshocked.

Well, this bodes ill for Paige.

The chapter definitely seems to be written so as to make us sympathize with her by default, but it wouldn’t be the first time Wildbow made us sympathize with a morally questionable character, so I’m a little wary until I get more context.

“Determining sentencing for this case is not easy.  As your lawyer has no doubt made you aware, you do fall under the umbrella of the TSPA, or the three strikes act.

Hm. That really applies to the sexual assault charge?

At the age of twenty three, you have been convicted of no prior crimes.

Well, that’s a good sign, at least.

“According to the witnesses heard in this court, you first demonstrated your abilities in early 2009.

Late bloomer, then, relative to most other parahumans we know about.

You were vocal about not wanting to become a member of the Protectorate, but you also expressed a disinterest in a life of crime.  This state, in which an individual does not identify as hero or villain, is what the PRT classifies as a ‘rogue’.

Huh. Seems like an odd use of the term, but it’s nice to have a term for that nonetheless.

Surely there must be many rogues. Hell, if I had a superpower, I’d probably be a rogue, depending on the power.

[krixwell-liveblogs]

“Know that while I do retain control over the structure and the ability to observe those within, enabling me to respond to emergencies such as natural disasters, you will not be able to manipulate this to your advantage.  I will not, cannot intervene should a hostage be taken, or if an individual should threaten or perform damage to vital or luxury resources.

So basically the inside is gonna be a hellhole plagued by destruction and maybe death, as Dragon can’t do anything about it. Great!

There was no other way to run the prison effectively than to have you police and protect yourselves.  I stress: nothing you do can convince me to free you.  The elevators to the Baumann Detention Center go one way.  Down.”

“It’s really a massive pain. I keep having to send people over to blow them up and install new elevators at the top every time someone’s put into the prison.”

“I will be depositing you in the elevators now.  You will be provided with a limited measure of oxygen, sufficient only to carry you safely to the bottom.  Should you slow or stop the lift, or attempt to scale the interior of the tube, I expect you will likely fall unconscious, suffer brain damage or die for your trouble.

Damn, she’s crafty.

A counteragent for the containment foam will be applied as you descend, so that you are free before you reach the bottom.”

Imagine how much trouble the Protectorate would have if they encountered a villain whose powers included rapidly secreting containment foam counteragent.

Lung and Bakuda were carried off in different directionis.  Paige was the last to be carried away by the robotic arms.

“I am sorry, Paige Mcabee,” Dragon’s tinny voice sounded, as the arm set her down.  “Good luck.”

The ground beneath her shifted, and then she descended.

■

Welp, here she goes.

[krixwell-liveblogs]

“It is with this in mind that I have decided that there is sufficient cause to sentence you outside the scope of the TSPA.  Guilty on two counts, the defendant, Paige Mcabee, is sentenced to indefinite incarceration within the Baumann Parahuman Containment Center.”

The Birdcage.

Well, shit.

...I guess.

[krixwell-liveblogs]

“In the matter of the state of Massachusetts versus Paige Mcabee, as to the count of aggravated assault with a parahuman ability, how do you find?”

“Guilty, your honor.”

Welp.

Well, at least it’s better than attempted murder. It’s like they’re saying “she attacked someone who provoked her, but she wasn’t trying to kill them”.

Paige shook her head as well as she was able.  No!  This wasn’t fair!

If you say so?

See, at this point, I have much less context than Paige and the jury, so I have no clue whether this is fair or not.

She almost missed the next line.  “…sexual assault with a parahuman ability, how do you find?”

Oh no.

“Guilty, your honor.”

Fuck.

Sexual assault.  The words chilled her.  It wasn’t like that.

Then what was it like?

[krixwell-liveblogs]

“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, have you reached a verdict?”

“We have, your honor.”

Okay, so we’re tuning in right at the end, then, after a recess.

Paige watched as the clerk delivered the envelope to the judge.

“In the matter of the state of Massachusetts versus Paige Mcabee, as to the count of attempted murder, how do you find?”

Mcabee? That’s an odd-sounding surname. Especially considering the Mc- prefix means “son of”... is Paige a descendant of a bee? :o

(No offense intended to any Mcabees in the audience, though you may want to look into your family tree.)

“Not guilty, your honor.”

Paige sagged a little with relief.

Aw, that’s good to hear. Unless she’s actually guilty, of course.

[krixwell-liveblogs]

But she wasn’t able.  She was bound and gagged.  Two men that were bigger and stronger than her placed their arms under her armpits, practically carrying her out of the courtroom.  A third person in uniform, a burly woman, walked briskly beside them, preparing a syringe.

Welp. Lights out if you don’t do something fast.

Panic gripped her, and with her having no way to express it, do anything with it, the hysteria only compounded itself, making her panic more.  Her thoughts dissolved into a chaotic haze.

:(

Even before the syringe of tranquilizers was jammed into her neck, Paige Mcabee fainted.

Good night.