Avernus
Not too sore, are you?
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Coil's a sadist who makes excuses for his sadism, thus his fondness for torture. He's thinking about torturing her in a disposable timeline as he does regularly, which by definition has nothing to do with keeping her from "getting above" herself since it'll never actually happen.
And of course he's (as always) totally ignoring that it's entirely the fault of his actions towards her that Tattletale is hostile to him. Which is a major criticism of his leadership ability, since her position - a runaway girl on the street with no support - made her a prime candidate for recruitment as an actually loyal "minion". I'm hardly the first person to point out that good pay and nice treatment would have resulted in a grateful and loyal Tattletale, not a permanently hostile one.
It makes for an interesting contrast in this story, with how smoothly the Empire sucked in the similarly isolated and desperate Taylor. Who is now much more loyal to the Empire than Tattletale ever was to Coil (a low bar to be sure).
And of course he's (as always) totally ignoring that it's entirely the fault of his actions towards her that Tattletale is hostile to him. Which is a major criticism of his leadership ability, since her position - a runaway girl on the street with no support - made her a prime candidate for recruitment as an actually loyal "minion". I'm hardly the first person to point out that good pay and nice treatment would have resulted in a grateful and loyal Tattletale, not a permanently hostile one.
It makes for an interesting contrast in this story, with how smoothly the Empire sucked in the similarly isolated and desperate Taylor. Who is now much more loyal to the Empire than Tattletale ever was to Coil (a low bar to be sure).