Editing Dinah Alcott (section)

==History==
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===Background===
Triggered sometime months before Taylor first went out in costume. She missed several weeks of classes over a number of months due to crippling headaches caused by her power.<ref name=12.2/>
===Story Start===
While the Undersiders [[Battle at the Bank|raided a local Bank]] Dinah was kidnapped from her home.<ref name=12.2>“Dinah Alcott,” [[Weld]] spoke.  All eyes turned to the metal-skinned boy.<br/><br/>“Beg pardon?” Coil asked.<br/><br/>“Thursday, April fourteenth of this year, Dinah Alcott was kidnapped from her home and has not been seen since. Dinah had missed several weeks of classes with crippling headaches in the months before her disappearance. Investigation found no clear medical causes. Police interviewed her friends.  She had confided to them that she thought she could see the future, but doing so hurt her.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/30 Excerpt] from [[Plague 12.2]]</ref><ref>''Never!''<br/><br/>''She was having bad headaches and was home from school. Newscaster error.'' - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?705519-Worm-Tav-And-It-All-Went-Wrong!&p=17358437#post17358437 Wildbow comment on RPG.net]</ref>

A newspaper article carried news of her kidnapping but there was no news of a ransom note or similar.<ref name="4.1">We hadn’t made the front page for any of the major papers, the first bit of good news.  We made page three of the Bulletin, coming behind a one and a half page story on an Amber Alert and a General Motors advertisement.  Part of the reason we hadn’t attracted all that much attention was probably because the bank was hedging about the amount taken.  While we had escaped with more than forty thousand dollars, the paper was reporting losses of only twelve.  All in all, the story had been more focused on the property damage, most of which was caused by Glory Girl and the Wards, and the fact that the darkness we’d used to cover our escape had stopped all traffic downtown for an hour.  I’d been quietly elated by all of that.  Anything that downplayed the magnitude of the crime I’d helped commit was a good point in my book. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/shell-4-1/ Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.1]]</ref>

Her existence was revealed to the Undersiders, possibly as a test of loyalty.<ref name="7.11">“You’d know if you watched the news,” [[Skitter|I]] told [[Regent]], “If you read the paper.  I hate that I have to explain this, when I don’t even want to think about it.  She’s the missing kid.  Remember our bank robbery?  How we were weren’t even front page news because an amber alert took priority?  That was her.  Dinah Alcott.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/buzz-7-11/ Excerpt] from [[Buzz 7.11]]</ref>
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
When looking over the data stolen from the PRT and learning that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in the area Dinah prophesied that [[Jack Slash]] would be the one that would trigger the world-ending event.<ref>“Mmm,” Dinah said.

“What is it, pet?” Coil murmured.

“It’s him.”

“Who?”

She pointed at the screen, at Jack Slash.  “Him.”

“You’re going to have to explain it to us, pet.  What about him?”

“He’s the one who makes everyone die.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/parasite-10-6/ Excerpt] from [[Parasite 10.6]]</ref>

Was instrumental in saving the personnel at Coil's base when [[Crawler]] decided to pay a visit.<ref name=":0">[[Interlude 11f]]</ref>
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
After [[Coil's Betrayal|Coil's endgame]] began she was given to Skitter to return, but this turned out to be a ruse. When [[Coil]] was killed, she was freed.<ref name="16.13">Her voice was barely above a whisper as she stared down at the ground between us, “I’ve been waiting for this for so very long.”<br/><br/>It didn’t sound like an accusation.  More the words of someone who had been forced to watch the clock for days, weeks, months.  Anticipating a possible moment that might never come.<br/><br/>“I’m sorry,” I said.  “I’m sorry it took so long.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/monarch-16-13/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.13]]</ref>

[[The Protectorate]] later sent along [[Assault]] to confirm that she was returned.<ref name="18.3 e1">“You have Coil’s precog in your custody?”  Miss Militia asked.  “Dinah Alcott?”<br/><br/>“I took her home,” I said.  “Her powers are currently disabled, so resist the urge to go to her and ask her for help with this situation.  Everything she’s been through, she deserves some peace.”<br/><br/>“Assault,” Miss Militia said, “Let’s get some confirmation that at least some of what they said is the truth.  Get in touch with the Alcotts.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/26/queen-18-3/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.3]]</ref>

She set herself up as a [[rogue]], selling answers both for funds and in order to steer the future so that the [[End of the World]] would kill fewer people.<ref name="22.1" />

===[[The Timeskip]]===
During the [[Slaughterhouse Fight in Los Angeles]], Dinah contacted [[Golem]] through the comm system<ref name="I26.a e1">“''Stop''.”<br><br>A girl’s voice, over the comm system.  Not Tattletale.<br><br>“''Golem, tell them to stop.  Now.''”<br><br>“Stop,” he said.<br><br>A second later, he wondered if he should mention this phantom voice.  A trick on Screamer’s part? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/interlude-26a/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 26a]]</ref> and let him ask questions.<ref name="I26.a e2" />

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was at the Cauldron meeting with [[Faultline’s Crew]] and provided valuable information about how things came about.<!-- I assume this means Extinction 27.2? She hardly said anything in that chapter, so the latter half is probably talking about things she'd said outside the meeting.
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Despite willingly trying to assist [[Khepri]], she was not allowed to participate in the Gold Morning. Instead, Khepri returned the note she'd kept, the one that said: "I'm sorry".

===Post-Gold Morning===
Was later brought to the Undersiders meeting, where she participated in a toast to absent comrades and was lied to.<ref>[[Interlude: End]]</ref>
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===[[Ward]]===
Still in the business and provided a valuable piece of advice for surviving humanity.<ref name="II8.y eOrders">The humans who have come through the end of the world with hate in their hearts are taking marching orders from the same young precognitive who predicted the end of the world two years in advance.  Well, one order with some advice.  We don’t know her aim yet, but she’ll be high up on our list.  I want a Contessa of my own. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/08/18 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 8.y II]]</ref> Was targeted by [[Teacher]], according to him, she has links to anti-parahuman factions and [[Gary Nieves]].<ref>“Alcott?  She’s been in the anti-parahuman orbit.”<br/><br/>“We looked in on her.  She’s upset.  She’s meeting Gary Nieves shortly.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/08/10/dying-15-z/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z II]]</ref>

She admittedly opposed [[Earth Cheit]] and [[Shin]] interventions and attempted to act against Teacher, but was countered by [[Christine Mathers]].<ref name="16.3II"/>

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Following the [[Teacher]]'s defeat by [[The Wardens]], terror-attack on [[Citrine|Mayor Wynn]] and call to evacuate [[The City]], Nieves brought Dinah to Wardens.<ref name="16.1II">[[From Within 16.1]]</ref> Dinah argued that [[Contessa]] is untrustworthy.<ref name="16.2II">[[From Within 16.2]]</ref> She reported her previous manipulations to The Wardens, but denied examinations by [[Thinker]]s and threatened with [[Palanquin]] involvement if she was detained. She prophesied several almost imminent catastrophes with mass civilian casualties, all with Contessa overseeing them.<ref name="16.3II">[[From Within 16.3]]</ref>

She joined The Wardens' thinker pool,<ref>[[Sundown 17.3]]</ref> and was present in the Wardens' situation room during [[the Second Shin Crisis]].<ref name="II17.4">[[Sundown 17.4]]</ref>

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Dinah continued assisting [[The Wardens]], and was present at the anti-[[Simurgh]] rally.<ref name="II19.z">[[Infrared 19.z]]</ref>

The thinker group she was part of was targeted by The Simurgh during her assault on Wardens Complex, and suffered continuous attacks from compromised individuals.<ref>“Be careful going there,” Chastity told Sveta.  “Half these guys we caught were heading there like they were given orders.  We’ve been holding them off but…” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/07/last-20-4/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.4]]</ref> Eventually, some of the thinkers succumbed to Simurgh's song and took Dinah hostage. She was freed by [[Victoria Dallon]] and helped her to disable [[The Mathers Giant]].<ref name="II20.5">[[Last 20.5]]</ref><ref name="II20.6">[[Last 20.6]]</ref>