Talk:Rachel/@comment-28627855-20160602115507/@comment-26484417-20160604010705

The argument that Emile is Rachel's Thorn cannot really be defended. First, anyone could benefit from Emile in the same way as Rachel regardless of their position, and--because it's a tool--anyone who takes Emile away from Rachel can benefit from her. This is not the case with Baam's Thorn that is far more selective when it comes to its user, and--more importantly--de facto becomes part of its user.

Not to mention that an actual Thorn wouldn't be wasted on a Light Bearer, though it may be wasted on Rachel. Like basically any position, Light Bearers can greatly benefit from Shinsoo amplification, exotic Shinsoo control, and/or generic amplification of its user's natural abilities.

As for your reaction to the absence of food and drink, you're forgetting the setting. It's not the lack of mention of food or water, it's the actual absence of food and water (no infusion either). Baam was in a dark cave with no sign of water source or anything else that could sustain a life; the closest substitutions I could think of were rocks for snacking and darkness for drinking. And this calls for an explanation, one of which could be that Shinsoo is leaking through the Tower's door into the cave, and this was enough to sustain (if not affect) Baam while he was trapped there. Maybe it's one of the more radical theories; in any case, Baam is most likely more different from Rachel than what you previously suggested, and I'm not referring to his character or aptitude.

PS: Rachel's tone and expressions are always changing. That's why there are so many theories, and basically all of them at odds with one another. =)