Editing Skitter's Surrender (section)

== Prelude ==
[[Dinah Alcott]] gave Skitter a note telling her to "cut ties". Prompted by this, Taylor formulated a plan while talking to [[Annette Hebert|her mothe]]r's grave.<ref name=":1">[[Imago 21.7]]</ref><ref>[[Imago 21.2]]</ref>

<nowiki> </nowiki>Taylor didn't tell any of the [[Undersiders]] what she was planning except for [[Tattletale]], who she asked to keep it a secret. She told Tattletale to act against the [[PRT]] at sunset unless she received a signal.<ref name=":0">[[Interlude 21.y]]</ref> 

She visited each of the Undersiders to make sure that they could manage their territories and privately say goodbye.<ref>"She paid me a visit," Grue said.  "I didn't realize it until I got the call from Tattletale.  She was saying goodbye.  Not out loud, but… checking I was okay, making sure I'd be able to manage… after she was gone."<br><br>Bentley was still growing.  His flesh split at the shoulder, and he brought one back leg up, kicking at the air as if he had an itch he wanted to reach but couldn't.<br><br>The pitbull and wolf puppy were growing too.  The pitbull looked a lot less comfortable with the process than the other animals, more alarmed.  Bitch tugged the chain absently to keep him in line.<br><br>"She visited us too," Regent said.  "Imp and me."<br><br>"Me too," Tattletale spoke from her perch on the stairs, quiet.<br><br><em>Not me</em>, Parian thought.  <em>Unless I count that meeting with Miss Militia and Lily</em>.<br><br><em>That served the same purposes, didn't it?  Getting things settled?  Making sure things would be okay in the future.  Ensuring the heroes could help out with my territory? - </em> - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/interlude-21/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 21.y]]</ref> She visited Tattletale, and briefly discussed the plan.<ref name=":1">[[Imago 21.7]]</ref>