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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. Tzeentch

    Tzeentch I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    1st Edition RPG then? I find the later editions make more sense in some ways because things like "Battle Magic" didn't exactly come up with an explanation of how wizards can do something like "accelerate time" or create a zone of darkness when said wizard might have been trained in one of the Eight Lores where such spells might not fit in with.

    At least Elementalism could be explained as practitioners manipulating the magical energy bound in nature, if not unknowingly using one or more of the Winds of Magic, (Chamon for Earth, Aqshy for Fire, Ghyran for Water, Azyr for Air, for example).
     
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  2. Galacticplumber

    Galacticplumber Not too sore, are you?

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    I think Raul is best as a sometimes treat. Like most side characters, he's a good choice for transitions, or simply switching things up now and again.
     
  3. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Warhammer Fantasy Battles 5th Edition. The first time Bretonnia and Lizardmen had army books.

    There was in insightful piece on 1d4chan about the difference between knighthood in 5th edition when compared to subsequent editions, but that's sadly difficult to access. I don't think there's any porn on that page, but no promises.

    For magic, see Battle Magic and Arcane Magic. The Light School loses Banishment, but gains Light of Battle.
     
  4. Tzeentch

    Tzeentch I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Although that doesn't seem to be the case with "Warlantern Fantasy Battle" if the Mortuary Cult has it and this Alric, (any relation to the so-called "Savior of Apesto" who made Van Horstmann the man he is today?), says otherwise.
     
  5. Darko

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    Not really.

    At least to me.

    Though it would be somewhat interesting to see some of the other Paul's, aside from future paragon and Lord Protector, go to other worlds.

    If Raul goes on a recruitment trip like future paragon did then maybe there's a certain helmet wearing goblin hater he could recruit.



    He can be an instructor for the RLC!

    Priestess can give him a recommendation.

    Assuming she survives after what she did to table.
     
  6. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Ah, maybe? Alric is from the Battle Magic rulebook, and Egrim didn't come into existence until after that was printed.

    There's a difference between Banishment the spell and banishment the act of removing chaotic influences.
     
  7. Stsword

    Stsword Versed in the lewd.

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    I don't remember Kilg%re ever be so pretentious. He's an alien computer virus.

    My suggestion would be Construct, which is the Singularity.
     
  8. Darko

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    Hmm, good point.
     
  9. Tzeentch

    Tzeentch I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Maybe it could be considered a case of "same name, different person."
     
  10. Mr Zoat

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    Yes, it would have to be. Battle Magic Alric was Celestial, not Light.
     
  11. Tzeentch

    Tzeentch I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Considering what Light Wizard Alric did, if Horstmann's novel speaks true, I imagine Celestial Wizard Alric would be glad that there's no relation between the two of them besides them sharing the same first name.
     
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  12. Shotiegun11

    Shotiegun11 Know what you're doing yet?

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    100% yeah, it'd be amazing for Red Light Enlightened Raul to have a better relationship with Zamaron than the SI.

    Also, Mood Swing Komand'r inviting Zamorans at the wedding to their marital bed as a nasty perverted joke at them but them all just accepting the offer cause Free Love Society and Komand'r suddenly regretting her decisions.
     
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  13. NightmareWarden

    NightmareWarden Versed in the lewd.

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    Mister Zoat did either Paragon-Paul or Renegade-Paul receive birthday present(s) from their Lantern Corps last September 17th, during the Resurrectionists chapter? All of their members ought to have biographical information on Paul (though Grayven’s will have significant gaps) so I’m curious if any of the members learned about human culture and prepared a gift for their Illustres.


    If the answer is “no,” then I hope one of the Pauls will get a birthday party this year.
     
  14. Prince Charon

    Prince Charon Just zis guy, you know?

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    It seems that he'll be hanging out with Arisia in this episode, so that's good.
     
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  15. Nervaqus987

    Nervaqus987 Well worn.

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    Apparently, they caught fire.

    I know we used to joke that the sites would die in a fire one day, but this is a touch more literal than I think we were being.
     
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  16. Threadmarks: Maladaptive (part 2)
    Mr Zoat

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    21st July 2012
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    Lantern Rrab sets the rogue car down in the car park, letting the wheels touch the tarmac while still keeping hold of it just in case. But the wheels remain stationary-

    "You have arrived at your destination. Have a nice day."

    -and… And that came from the radio because the car doesn't have satellite navigation. Ring, are any radio stations in the area playing that at the moment?

    None found.

    I set Steven McCrae down next to his car, which he looks at with a degree of uncertainty.

    "So… What do I do with it now?"

    Lantern Rrab shrugs. "It's your car, sir." She takes-. I feel a moment of pride as she takes a rune stone out of one of her pockets and holds it out towards the car. Nothing. "I can't detect anything wrong with it, and you clearly weren't in control of what the vehicle was doing. I'll submit a report to the police. I can either leave the car here with you, or I can take it to the police impound yard so they can try investigating it."

    "You can't find anything wrong with it?"

    Hm. I send filaments into the car, poking through the interior plastic and metal and into the car's interior mechanisms. Just in case there's some sort of scan-blocking system. No, everything's more or less where it should be. There's a little bit of wear and a little bit of rust… Nothing that would stop it being road-legal, but that does suggest that what I'm detecting is what's actually there.

    "Not a thing, I'm afraid."

    I use a construct to take the door from Lantern Rrab, then reattach it. I leave the circle of glass out, because he might want to shout for help if that happens again.

    "Cars don’t just decide to drive themselves." He then looks uncertain. "Do they?"

    "Not in my experience. Lantern Rrab?"

    "Auto-drive's not that uncommon on advanced worlds, and sometimes they go badly wrong. But on Earth that sort of thing only really happens because people follow instructions from their navigation aides when they shouldn't."

    "Is there a car-god or something?"

    "Not that I'm aware of, though there probably will be one eventually."

    Might be worth having Vulcan take a look at it, if nothing else turns up. He's got more car experience than Hephaestus.

    "So you've got no way to know whether that'll just happen again or not?"

    Lantern Rrab shakes her head.

    "Not at this time. Orange Lantern?"

    "The… Only possibility that comes to mind is a build-up of magic in the environment which 'caught' your car while it was passing through. That wouldn't explain why only you were affected, but it would explain why we can't find a trace on the car itself; it would only be there while the effect was active."

    "So how do I stop it happening again?"

    "I suggest an offering to Hephaestus."

    "I'm Christian."

    "Then I suggest an offering to Saint Frances of Rome."

    "Ah… I'd have to check with my pastor whether we acknowledge him or not."

    "Don't bother; it wouldn't work anyway."

    "Heh." He bows his head. "Shit. You better take it. Just… Ah." He fishes a business card out of his jacket and hands it to Lantern Rrab. "Just let me know where it ends up so I can pick it up when they're done. You know, I… I've got the company medical today. Just hope my heart rate doesn't mess it up."

    "I'm sure you'll be fine."

    Lantern Rrab nods. "Have a nice day, sir. And good luck with your medical examination."

    We both rise off the ground, Lantern Rrab carrying the car with her.

    "Hephaestus?"

    "Olympian god of the forge. Nice chap. Do you have a contact in the police?"

    "Yes… But I don't think that the local police are going to find anything."

    "Probably not. But it's their job to try. And they will be looking for the car -and us- by now." I look at her with my eyebrows raised. "What do you want to do?"

    "Tell them what's happening, and then… Can we ask Hephaestus to look at it? Since we know it's not technology or regular magic."

    I nod, eyebrows returning to the 'at rest' position.

    "I suggest checking with the police first. And probably with Lantern Jordan."

    She nods.

    "Funny thing. I've got a medical examination coming up, too. Though I imagine that mine will be a little more thorough."

    "With who? The Justice League?"

    "No, the Controllers."

    She frowns at me. "They didn't do that already?"

    "Hinon Hee Hannanan did a quick check-up, but given what's happened to me I thought that it was a good idea to get something more in depth."

    "When I got to Oa, that was the first thing that happened."

    That surprises me. Power rings have built-in translators because it's virtually impossible for a Lantern to learn the hundreds of languages they'd need to in order to communicate with everyone in their assigned Sector. For much the same reason, the Green Lantern Corps doesn't have a chief medical officer. It's virtually impossible for anyone to have the necessary training to know how to treat all of the different species that make up the Corps.

    "I thought that they usually leave medical matters to the Lantern's homeworld's physicians?"

    "For long term things. But your partner might need to get told how to do first aid or field surgery, so they need a record of your exact state of health. Why doesn't the Orange Lantern Corps do that?"

    I shrug.

    "If an Orange Lantern is conscious, they can use their ring to heal themselves. And… Clarissi Dox organised the standard recruitment process. He tries to avoid me if he doesn't need me."

    "Why?"

    "I got him the job, am more powerful than him and I bailed him out when our first attack on the Reach went wrong. I undermine his authority, and neither of us want Corps members being confused about who's in charge. You contact the police, I contact Vulcan?"

    She nods, then holds up her ring. "Call Jeremiah Jordan."

    I lift my left hand to my left ear.

    "Call Zencha Automotive."

    "Calling."

    "Yeah?"

    "Good afternoon. Could you put me through to Seth Lans?"

    "He's busy. Who is this?"

    "A friend of his brother's. And I have a very interesting job for him."
     
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  17. Someguy Somewhere

    Someguy Somewhere The Critical Fumbler

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    What are the shop hours of a god mechanic worth I wonder?
     
  18. Darko

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    I'm getting some American Gods vibes.

    Assuming he's still on Earth and not on Thanagar.

    Hmm, now I'm thinking this episode may be more focused on Paul and him adapting to his new state, or more specifically the difficulties of adapting, like him nearly acting on others desires.

    They did a brief inspection, but then Kalmin went Kalmin.

    Plus it may be impossible for them to speak some of those languages due to differences in speech organs.

    Though they may have medical professionals that say are experts in certain types of biologies, like insectoids or mammalian, and may use their rings to get more info on it.

    Plus there are the Guardians, who are super genius immortals, so they may also function as doctors sometimes.

    'of your'

    They're still fairly young as an organization.

    Spend enough time around Paul and you'll know.

    This Vulcan's secret ID?
     
  19. Handlewithcare

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    Depends if his schedule is sane or if he has to work ungodly hours.

    Since I've seen TTS recently, can we get a scene were Paul calls someone called Cawl on his ring?
     
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  20. Darko

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    Fingers crossed this happens in a Warlantern 40k chapter.
     
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    Delamain, is that you?
     
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  22. Mr Zoat

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    They were in the book, but I couldn't find a clip of them in the series.
    Thank you, corrected.
    Yes.
    No Mutie Marines in my grim dark future! Purity is non-negotiable!
    Who?
     
  23. Darko

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    They may show up in season 4.
     
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  24. cookiemontser

    cookiemontser Getting out there.

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    This whole "OL and Dox avoiding each other because OL will undermine Dox" thing is getting to be a little much. If Dox can't stand on his own legs than he doesn't deserve to lead to the Corp. Furthermore, who is most powerful and who is suited to lead are distinct from one another. I don't think anyone would seriously suggest that OL is a better strategist/tactician than Dox. Dox has his advantages, which are better suited to leadership, while OL is more a battle commander/one man army type of person. I can understand OL distancing himself initially to give Dox room to shape the Corp without inteference, but at this point the hierarchy should be pretty clear to everyone, especially if its spelled out in black and white. Also it doesn't help that OL goes around telling people why he's keeping his distance; that kind of undermines the purpose of it.
     
  25. Darko

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    If he told it to people inside the Corps, then it would undermine it.

    However, so far he's only told it to people outside the Corps, whose opinion doesn't affect Dox.
     
  26. DrThoth

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    Is Paragon's empathic vision always on to an extent or does he have to activate it? The text doesn't explicitly say he scanned the car with it so I wonder if it could have found something.
     
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    ...Great, whatever affected the car has a sense of humour? OL did check there's no GPS, didn't he? Still, at least it didn't decide to go for a nice Sunday drive.. regardless of what day it is. And the driver has one doozy of a story for the water cooler gossip...

    Okay, now that's just cheeky. Are we sure it's not a disguised Cybertronian?

    Perhaps an exorcist? :p But seriously, maybe have OL and Arisia consult a magician concerning it?

    Hmm... No magic detected now. Doesn't mean there wasn't something happening earlier... Hope the guy has a bus pass.

    Okay, not a Cybertronian, nothing physically unusual... I'm getting a concerning 'nascent Elemental flexing its' muscles' vibe here.

    It would be a vanishingly rare phenomenon. And none of the probable causes seem to fit here. Quite the conundrum.

    Oh, there are so many tales of that. I wonder, are self-driving cars a thing on Earth-16 yet? I'm surprised Lexcorp hasn't looked into that market. On the other hand, wild AI probability...

    Along with a god of The Internet. Too much to hope for that he's like Freakazoid, though. Hell, the Internet could forge an entire Pantheon by itself. Fear their god of 'love'...

    Looks like you might be taking the bus for a little while, Mister McCrae. Unless you want to take the chance it happens again?

    So 'A burst of wild magic'? Pretty unlikely. But then, one in a million chances do tend to happen quite often around here.

    Perhaps you'd like to get a second opinion?

    Well... I suppose there'd have to have been a saint of cars sooner or later.

    Huh. Interesting coincidence. Hopefully not related to this, but you never know... o_O

    Such a nice lady. Let's hope his day does improve. It would have to go up from here.

    Why not introduce him to Arisia? Might do her some good to have a local tech expert. :p

    Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't check in as they flew. At least let the dispatcher know the problem's in hand.

    She's got a good head on her shoulder, that one. Can't find a problem with a malfunctioning vehicle? Ask an expert. Better than some Lanterns.

    Oh, yes. I fully expect there to be all manner of probing.

    :D All the probing. After all, he's quite unique. I'm sure more than a few will want to get some data on Orange Light interactions...

    'What's happened'. Such British understatement. Seriously, most Lanterns only die once. OL practically has a frequent visitor card with Death.

    Until Soranik Natu joins... Though even she tended to rely on database reference. Honestly, I'd expect at least one or two Lanterns with decent medical training if nothing else.

    Huh. Logical enough. I'm guessing most Lantern deaths still come because anything strong enough to beat their defences is very hard on flesh and bone (or whatever their equivalent is...)

    <Sigh...> Still harping on that, OL? You know, if you wanted more input on things, you should have insisted. No matter how badly Dox's ego would complain.

    Sure, change the subject... Back to the business at hand, I suppose.

    Mister Jordan being Hal's brother? Part of the police force, I take it?

    Still amusing that Vulcan works as an auto-mechanic...

    Hmm... Is his pseudonym some manner of in-joke? Or just something he picked at random?

    Said 'brother' being Hephaestus, I would assume?

    A very conventional transitional chapter. I presume there'll be a short cutaway elsewhere, since it'll take a few minutes at least to get the local police sorted out and have Vulcan organise a consultation... Still, it's concerning that this happened. Personally, I'm putting my bet on a growing Elemental force of technology...
     
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    He's an AI from the Cyberpunk setting that runs a highly reputable, no questions asked taxi service in Night City, overall a nice guy and chill lad. So long as you don't think about his less than stellar reaction to accidentally making more AI anyways.
     
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    It's probably not the Metal, unless God forbid Zoat actually did a n52 storyline, so it may be Construct or Kilg%re.

    Or protests from taxi and bus drivers.

    I think she became an OLC member offscreen.
     
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    I'm confused... Why is Paul so insistent on believing that nothing's wrong when there's very clearly something wrong...
     
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