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With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

Discussion in 'Creative Writing' started by Mr Zoat, Jan 27, 2019.

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  1. Sorrow

    Sorrow Getting sticky.

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    Man, people are going to think OL is cRaZy(ier) what with his talk of Evil fairies from the future.
     
  2. Aeess

    Aeess I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    He is known for committing genocide, baking giant cake and being literal Smote by the entire host of heaven, in the minds of everyone he probably reached peak crazy a long time ago.
     
  3. Siskulous

    Siskulous Know what you're doing yet?

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    I don't think the fact that he committed genocide in Vega is well known on Earth.
     
  4. Aeess

    Aeess I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    He is having a video game made out of Vega, there is no way its not well known at this point, hes still a celebrity after all.
     
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  5. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    If you can find a picture of M'gann in Martian mode as a Green Martian, I'll be happy to replace it with that.
    No, it really isn't well known. The development team know about it, and a few politicians who read his report to the League, but it hasn't really peculated around the public sphere yet.
     
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  6. Jormuungaand

    Jormuungaand Out of work World Serpent

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    Unless it MAKES him want to...
     
  7. PDV

    PDV Revelation That Uncertainty Is Itself An Answer

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  8. Gilhelmi

    Gilhelmi Know what you're doing yet?

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    I suspect Mr. Smiliy Head. He is a member of the Light in this story, but mostly he HATES seeing rapid normal progress.

    I think he is trying to overwhelm Paul, causing him to lose his long-term focus or give-up on trying to change the world because it is far to difficult.

    Never trust the yellow-smiley face.
     
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  9. Mquz

    Mquz Versed in the lewd.

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    Wha... never trust Zoat? What do you mean?
     
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  10. Maxx Crowley

    Maxx Crowley I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Beware his cunning use of flags.
     
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  11. lefthandturnsignal

    lefthandturnsignal Making the rounds.

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    Pretty sure boss smiley isn't part of the light. He probably has his fingers in the pie, but he's not an actual member.
     
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  12. Buggy123

    Buggy123 I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    He is, according to a old Word of Zoat that I can't/don't want to find since it's probably way back on SV.
     
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  13. NeoDarklight

    NeoDarklight The Final Observer

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    Not to mention the cutscene where he actually shook hands with Vandal Savage, I think was the one. So he either actually joined in full, or he is merely allied with them.
     
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  14. Gantradies

    Gantradies Not too sore, are you?

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    probably not- i mean, their brilliant idea to fix their resource shortage is by making it worse by stealing resources from their own past, each raid logically making their position worse to the point that it has a good chance of negating the gains and THEN some- they're not exactly quiz-champion material, is what im saying...
     
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  15. Mquz

    Mquz Versed in the lewd.

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    But what if they show up at a point a catastrophe is supposed to happen (like, say, a meteor hitting Earth) historically (so like a time loop), steal technological resources like cars, then after a civilization falls, replace it with broken down junk, so that the next civilization can build.

    Like, they know Earth is supposed to get invaded and lose, so they invade a month before, grab a bunch of military tech, and leave before anyone realizes what’s going on, leaving Earth unprepared and making sure they lose anyways. They then replace some raw resources for the next civilization.
     
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  16. Vaermina

    Vaermina Well worn.

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    Stealing resources from the past doesn't effect their present.
     
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  17. Mquz

    Mquz Versed in the lewd.

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    They would have gotten the resources the long way around if they hadn’t taken them. This only makes sense if they’re actually from an alternate future that is in a “pocket universe”, or they know the resources would be lost somehow anyways (tossed into space, taken by invaders...)
     
  18. Buggy123

    Buggy123 I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Yeah, you're completely right here. DC's concept of 'time' is so convoluted and nonsensical that you can pretty much do whatever wherever whenever and it can do literally anything from everything to nothing to all things or no things at any time or no time at all.

    If reading that gave you a headache, that should give you an idea of the situation.
     
  19. Threadmarks: Guys from Gotham (part 13)
    Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    17th February
    00:33 GMT -5


    Detective Bullock ambles ahead of us through the Gotham Police headquarters. "Jeez, don't you kids ever sleep?"

    Robin shrugs. "You're awake too."

    Despite the weight I've taken off him during our altercations, Bullock hasn't altered his gait or style of dress. Has he..? Not noticed? No. No.

    "I get paid overtime. An' anyway, I'll take time off later. Things are going crazy t'night."

    "Tell me about it."

    He stops just outside the CCTV room, looking back my way. "Some nut job nearly took out the Breed Building."

    "It looked structurally unsound to me. Also, I think that might cause your job to become a little easier."

    "I doubt it."

    He pushes the door open and nods at the people manning the screens. A WayneTech experimental pattern recognition system, it's supposed to be able to detect crimes and notify police faster than someone can phone 911. And it… Kind of works. Except that without a teleportation system all they can do is call the nearest car, so in the case of violent crimes… Well, the survival rate is higher, but at the moment this would have been better stationed in the local ambulance depot.

    Richard is already-. Hang on. This place has basic wards which prevent me remote-accessing it, but I don't believe for a moment that the Bat-family don't have a back door. Why are we here rather than the Cave? Can't ask him out loud, not with people around.

    "What're you kids looking for, anyway?"

    "We want to know where Alice's gang came from."

    Bullock frowns. "Alice. As in, Mad Hatter?"

    "According to her, no."

    He smirks. "If I was fuckin' Hatter I wouldn't 'fess to it neither."



    U-uh.

    "Say that again and I'll make a hologram of it so that you can't get the image out of your head either."

    "Okay, I've got the van." Thank you, Richard. "Tracking it back…"

    "How did they get in?"

    "Looks like they had the key."

    "Shit. Has someone checked their cleaner? Gardener? Whoever else-?"

    "Why?" Bullock shrugs. "If the gang killed 'em, they aren't gunna get deader, are they? You already got the gang, so we don't need t' rush on their account. Tetch is still in Arkham, you got their boss… These kinda people don't do backup traps for the side-targets."

    "You think they're dead."

    "I think we only got so many people, an' with other shit happening there ain't no point calling 'em off to go knockin' on doors tonight." He sees my expression and shrugs. "You wanna go look in on 'em while Robin plays with his computer, be my guest."



    No, I can't. Been a while since I've hit a wall like this, but right now Gotham doesn't feel like mine. It's being stupid, as daft an anthropomorphism as that is. Right now I'm in the mood to kick it, not pick it up. I could fly to their homes… Yes, Richard can contact me by phone when he has something a little more concrete.

    "True. Robin, do you need me here?"

    "Got it!"

    "Huh?"

    "Come on, Oh El. It's just tracking a truck. Well, three trucks. And it doesn’t look like they got the key from the mayor's staff. Not recently, anyway."

    He presses a button on his arm computer, and the image expands.

    "See, they switched vehicles twice, but they started out-."

    I close my eyes. "An abandoned warehouse on the waterfront?"

    "Hey, have you been to Gotham before?"

    "Yes."

    "Good guess, but no. This time it was an abandoned warehouse just off the waterfront."

    "Someone should really pull those down."

    "Fewer abandoned warehouses this year than last year. If the economy keeps getting stronger, supervillains might have to start renting."

    "Anyone-?" Why am I asking him? Ring?

    Unable to detect anyone in the designated building.

    "Computer doesn't think there's anyone else there, but that area doesn't have good coverage."

    Right. Anything that suggests a resolution. I

    step out

    and appear at the warehouse, orange filaments flicking out as I upgrade the local camera network so Richard can follow me. Hopefully they only warded the edge of the property, because if I have to manually deactivate a bunch of wards my mood is only going to get worse.

    "Orange Lantern to Robin."

    "Area looks clear, Oh El. Ah, I know I said they don't leave traps, but they sometimes leave one big one."

    I look around, searching for the glow of a sophont mind. "At this time of day the only thing to hit around here is me, and I'm pretty sure I can take a few gas canisters going up. Proceeding."

    The chain and padlock on the gate look old, but the lock mechanism is new and well-oiled. They were unchaining it each time. The chain looks about as weathered as the surrounding metal and I'm not seeing an obvious cut point-.

    Why am I doing this?

    I cut the chains, construct armour appearing around me as I stride forward. Nothing worrying so far. Infrared? No. X-rays? Eh, the metal's too thick to get much that way. Sonics? Nothing of any significance. I reach the warehouse itself and then don my armour and phase through the metal.

    Inside… Stripped warehouse. There's a bench with a couple of gas burners which appears to have been used as a makeshift kitchen. There's a plastic barrel part-filled with water and several discarded plates.

    "Looks like you were right. People have been spending time here."

    Drugs drugs drugs? Some amphetamines. No Smilex. And no Alice-clothing. And no traps. Ring, is there an office or-?

    Oh great.
     
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  20. Lubaf

    Lubaf Meow.

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    I take it Killer Croc is tied up and sedated in the office?

    Thanks
    Luc "Obvious Guess" French
     
  21. Buggy123

    Buggy123 I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Sometimes I wonder if Zoat is so dedicated to writing because it means he gets to leave people on a cliff hanger every day of the week.

    I mean, If I was writing I'd consider it a plus.
     
  22. moralrelativity

    moralrelativity Recovering pendant.

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    It's details like this one that make me love Zoat's work. OL is just so darn sensible.
     
  23. Chojin Patriarch

    Chojin Patriarch Veteran Lurker

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    You think he'd alter his lifestyle anyway? How naive. He's a good guy, but he's also a bigger ass than Guy. Original, 'Brain Damage'-flavour Guy.

    It was an eyesore anyway. Gotham could use some urban redevelopment.

    Alas, too true.

    Which says a lot about Gotham's local government's priorities. And if it's at the ambulance dispatch, the medics could end up walking into a Weirdo caper.

    "I know, it sounds kind of stupid, but..."

    Excuse me while I try not to gag... ... <shudder>

    Oh, thank Aphrodite you censored it...

    Hmm... Inside job, sloppy security company or...

    Well... Gotham Weirdo. It's easy to assume the worst.

    Correction unless it's his accent: 'go knockin' on'

    Welp, his patience has run out. Time to go do some righteous face-punching, relieve that stress.

    Ominous.

    If it works, it works. As Joker would likely say: "It's about the look of the thing, you know!"

    "I'd be happy to volunteer..."

    That's easily fixed. Give OL a moment.

    At this point, any jackass tries it with him, they'll be eating railgun slugs. Crumblers, if he's feeling sassy.

    And Murphy pricks up his ears.

    Ah, high-level gear in a low-level area. Second only to hacks.

    Now, is that an expression of annoyance at the lack of anything useful, or of discovering a further complication...

    Well, OL's temper is wearing thin. Let's hope nothing breaks the last straw, or Batman might find a very different city when he gets home...
     
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    Handlewithcare Versed in the lewd.

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    I can't remeber the last time OL snapped due to frustration.

    grabs popcorn

    Should be fun :D
     
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    Stsword Versed in the lewd.

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    They are from like a billion years in the future. Renewable resources have millenia to renew. Non renewable resources don't replenish at all and would have in most likely have been used up in the meantime.
     
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  26. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Mercifully, there isn't that much Harvey Bullock porn out there.
    CURSE YOU BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH LANGUAGE!
     
  27. Ganurath

    Ganurath Apologizes For Nothing

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    You'd think it'd be bearable to some people.
     
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  28. Mquz

    Mquz Versed in the lewd.

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    Non-renewable resources (such as oil, metals, etc...) are still renewable over a billion years due to time creating gas and things like meteor impacts bringing in new things like metals from space. And I was mostly talking about things like stealing tanks and helicopters, stripping them of rare metals and gas right before they’re supposed to go up with the rest of the area, and keeping things like metal, which could be used to build parts of the next civilization, which now won’t renew for all civilizations between then and now, when they would have due to corrosion.
     
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  29. Ej190

    Ej190 Making the rounds.

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    I wonder if it's gonna be the Joker/Joker knock off in that warehouse.

    The perfect thing make OL SNAP.
     
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  30. rdfox

    rdfox Know what you're doing yet?

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    My money is on a meth lab. Still cooking. Kaboom!
     
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