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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. Vaermina

    Vaermina Well worn.

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    You already have, you're just too far gone to realize it.
     
  2. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    They kinda can blame him for this.

    He's the one that released Malvolio from his prison, so if it wasn't for him then Malvolio wouldn't have come to Karax.
     
  3. Chojin Patriarch

    Chojin Patriarch Veteran Lurker

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    o_O Well, that was awful quick of you... Are you so scared of taking up another colour that you can't bear to think of it? Or is the person offering? Because while OL can be peculiar, he does generally have the best in mind for everyone.

    You know, Larfleeze's ring might be good for a test-drive unit. Limited if any VI support, lower charge than the standard model and easy enough for OL to reclaim. Good if the wearer turns out to have issues with exposure to Avarice.

    And while some may be able to manage two different colours at once, it's generally a lot more challenging for the average Lantern.

    ...That's hardly reassuring, OL, even as a joke.

    Yes. One in bad taste, but that's OL in a nutshell, really.

    Not since you can see when you begin to do so. And have enough people with an eye on you to also intervene.

    Indeed, I rather suspect they'd not be entirely happy about genocide of a sentient race (or at least the part in that sector,) even one as bad as the Spider Guilds. Far too disorderly.

    That would be Guy, Malvolio, Priest and Chaselon, am I right? Since Jordan might be close but not that close. Still, Enlightenment of any colour is no easy task.

    Neatly summed up, OL. Yes, some people, you do not want getting their hands on a Ring of any colour...

    Also neatly summarised, if an interesting take on it. What does that make things like Rage, then? Or Fear? Hope, Compassion and Love are easy enough...

    Hmm... Has any other Lantern taken him up on that offer before? It's been so long, I can't remember if any have. I mean, Alan went from Green to Blue, but that's easy. And Koriand'r works great in Blue... But I don't remember any sampling of Green to Orange.

    And certainly, there are other threats than the Spider Guilds. Many are more dangerous.

    Heh, now you sound like a psychological counsellor, OL. Probably something in short supply amongst the Green Lanterns.

    And for a Lantern, that can be a big improvement.

    Besides people listening to Guy's stories in the bars? The things he could tell them...

    In general, they're easy-going. And the rare nutter is usually brought down too quickly to be a real worry...

    Interesting that she's spent the whole conversation so focused. On edge because she's meeting such a storied personage, or something deeper, I wonder.

    Oh, goody, this is never a good sign.

    I doubt he's interested in anything they have to say, especially if it's, "Please stop dropping rocks on us!"

    Uh... Define 'progress'.

    Unless you want everyone to have the exact same desire set. And I rather suspect that would fail, because Souls.

    Run prospective candidates through a mental training course, that kind of thing? A vision quest of sorts?

    ...Oh, this day just gets better and better.

    So she'll probably be extra grumpy. Because I doubt she'll get on great with Malvolio. Unless he decides she reminds him of his mother...

    :confused: ... :eek: ... YA THINK?!

    Oh, boy. OL will probably be remembered on Karax all right. For 'the day the internet exploded'. Well, the second time, anyway, given the response to his arrival... I shudder to imagine what Graf Toren's reaction will be. Besides the 'Oh no, not again...' that seems to come over so many people OL works with for any period... At any rate, I foresee hilarity will ensue... Well, it'll be funny for us, anyway. :p
     
  4. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Thank you, corrected.
     
  5. webxro

    webxro Benevolent Bystander

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    Or grandmother. Because that would be way more appropriate. And it would be like "oh, Earth produced another Paul-like but in Green".
     
  6. RichardWhereat

    RichardWhereat Aia airëa Fëanáro.

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    Any time she goes anywhere you should warn the people.
     
  7. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    Well some people who would have become Lanterns of other colors were snatched up by Paul before they could get their rings.

    Soranik, Ratchet, Ranx would have become green, red and yellow respectively before Paul showed up.

    Though they may be more difficult to deal with, so they dtick with the relatively easy Spiders.

    The Green Lanterns have something like that.
     
  8. moralrelativity

    moralrelativity Recovering pendant.

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    Yes, UK and some former colonies (like Australia) use s rather than z.
     
  9. webxro

    webxro Benevolent Bystander

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    So I was thinking, if OL can reclaim orange stuff he lost but still wants out of orange, can reclaim kitty back ? Because for me it sounds plausible.
     
  10. Bud-E

    Bud-E Stand up so I can push you down!

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    I hope so I miss Teekle
     
  11. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    It's really more that Larfleeze's ring was the focus of so much desire for so long that it left an imprint.

    I have no plans to bring back Teekl.

    And there is no tooth fairy.

    And it wasn't a massage wand that you found in your mother's desk.
     
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  12. Doccer

    Doccer I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    I want to see that in story soooo much!
     
  13. DrThoth

    DrThoth I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Between your affinity for Pratchett, the Dreaming being a thing, and the fact that I'm sure they've shown up at some point in Hellblazer or something like that (I also have the Hellboy 2 ones in mind a lot), this definitively isn't true.

    Though I suppose the Sheeda spine riders kind of make any 'swarm of evil little tooth fairies' a bit redundant, aesthetically.

    I know Paragon's still keeping the white light under wraps, but he's still spreading knowledge of all the regular colors in the system, so surely there are people/organizations who have fairly accurate speculative guesses about the true metaphysics by now; wondering 'what happens if you combine all the colors?' seems pretty logical. I'd like to see Onik take that path, personally.
     
  14. Bud-E

    Bud-E Stand up so I can push you down!

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    Duh, It was a broken lightsaber obviously.
     
  15. Xelloss

    Xelloss Know what you're doing yet?

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    Between telling blunt truths, having a persona asking people for their true desire and being British...
    Zoat, are you Tom Ellis ? ;)
     
  16. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    His character does possess a lot of qualities we'd associate with the devil.

    His souls is made of something that's considered a sin, he's fought against angels, he consorts with demons, he's tempted people to eat a fruit that God has forbidden to be eaten, he's basically a magic snake etc.

    Yeah, he really is the devil, or at least a coincidental impersonator.
     
  17. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    No.
     
  18. Ciber

    Ciber Know what you're doing yet?

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    I'm not hearing a no.
    Reading one sure, but you cant trust everything you read.
     
  19. Pinklestia

    Pinklestia Well worn.

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    This, this here is why I prefer Grayven SI, he is his own Boss.
     
  20. Ardy

    Ardy I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Don't tell Darkseid that
     
  21. Radix

    Radix Not too sore, are you?

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    And not only is Grayven his own boss, he is the boss of others. He actually nourished his own team, trained up operatives. He built up his own social circle.

    Meanwhile Paragon kind of has his acolyte oramge lanterns and the science network.
     
  22. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    You forgot that paragon also nourished his own version of the Team and that he's also one of the guys in charge of hundreds, possibly thousands, of Orange Lanterns, not just a few acolytes.
     
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  23. Lord Ernest

    Lord Ernest At the End...

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    I'm sometimes worried about the Team in the Illustres' Earth. Because the encounters themselves got hard enough to give the Illustres a bit of difficulty, what with all the exotic effects and the technology and magic that had to be implemented to counter him. And while the Team got upgraded, I'm not so certain they got upgraded enough to counter everything that is now running around on their Earth without the Illustres there to help.

    And we know what happened with the Sheeda on the Illustres' Earth, poor planet got hit hard, governments collapsing, world trade totally disrupted, who knows how many humanitarian and political crises there are, the Light still out there doing who knows what. I said it before, it gives the impression that the Illustres' Earth has like a couple billion less people than Grayven's, at this point.
     
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  24. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    I wouldn't say billions, but definitely may be a few million people shorter.
     
  25. Ciber

    Ciber Know what you're doing yet?

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    At this point, I think there is a major difference between overall power.
    For Grayven, Grayvens fleet was a serious threat. For Paul, Grayven is a minor power worth spending maybe a day hiring.
    For Grayven, Grayven was a slightly superior in a 1v1. For Paul, Grayven would be a serious opponent, but not an equal, not a peer, more like serious in the same way that Lex Luthor is a serious threat to Superman in 1v1 combat. Yeah you could take him, but theres still a risk that he comes up with some clever trick or that defeating him requires more than you would like to give.
     
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    11th September 2012
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    Nyiath's face remains expressionless, and over a holographic link that actually works on me. He was assigned as my point of contact after Onik's unfortunate announcement… Well. That was when he made contact; I imagine that the wheels were set in motion the moment the former abbot was given enhanced abdication.

    "A Controller who was once a Guardian is coming here."

    "Once she's done with Lord Malvolio, yes, that was what I said."

    "We haven't had a Guardian visit for quite some time."

    "Oh, you don't need to do anything special. Controller Hinon is very low maintenance. Just say something stupid once a day so that she can get her condescension ration and she's as happy as she gets."

    "I appreciate what you're trying to do, but please do not attempt humour in a situation like this. Karax is undergoing a period of social and religious upheaval such as it has not known for centuries. If we are to navigate this turbulence, we must avoid inadvertent misunderstandings."

    "Alright. Hinon acts like a crotchety grandmother who is severely disappointed with her entire line, but is actually an ancient being far beyond petty concerns like… Like just about anything you could do. She has a great many demands on her time, so in the unlikely event that she wants something from you, just make it happen as quickly and efficiently as possible and then get out of the way."

    "Will she want to address the populace?"

    "I think it vanishingly unlikely. Do you want her to address the populace?"

    "Would it help? What would she say?"

    "Probably not, no idea. Honestly, I'm surprised that she's coming here rather than just summoning me to One Six Three Four or back to Maltus."

    "I assume that she wants to look at-. Is it really a new Green Central Power Battery?"

    "It looked like one; she's the expert."

    "But what does that mean? What does any of…" He takes a moment to steady himself. "I apologise."

    "Quite alright. I'd only be concerned if you weren't."

    "Is there anything else that I need to know?"

    "Have you had a chance to read my book yet?"

    "Not yet. I've instructed some of my junior staff members to go through it."

    "Do you want a summary of the parts relating to spectrum-?"

    "No, I can't afford to be discombobulated at the moment. Those of us in positions of government authority must remain stoical for the good of all. We can have our private breakdowns later."

    "Very well. I'll get in touch when she arrives. Illustres out."

    I end the transmission, and turn back to Lantern Vode-M.

    "When was the last time a Guardian visited Karax?"

    "Shortly after the 'peace' treaty with the Spider Guild was agreed."

    "About two hundred years?" She nods. "And I imagine that they had a heavy escort-."

    Whoops. I didn't ask Hinon if she would have one.

    "You didn't ask your Controller if she would bring one."

    "I didn't. But it shouldn't matter. I doubt that she will, and even if she does, Lord Malvolio's fleet is right there."

    "Shortly after the 'peace' treaty with the Spider Guild was agreed, three Guardians came here in person."

    "Why? Why put in a personal appearance for something like that?"

    "Because it was a hard-won draw and they wanted to put in a personal appearance, perhaps."

    "Or they didn't think that the locals would accept it without their overt approval. I think that the Sector Lanterns or an Honour Guard Lantern would have done for a show of support."

    "Are you insinuating that the Guardians betrayed us?"

    "Quite the opposite. The Guardians might not have the best people skills, but they are better at understanding social dynamics than their disinterest would suggest. They didn't want mass rioting, so they openly spoke in favour of a resolution they probably weren't actually all that happy about."

    "That-"

    My ring blinks.

    "-would-."

    "Illustres."

    "Yes, I know who you are." Hinon's face appears over my ring. "Come to Lord Malvolio's flagship at once."

    "On my-" Her face disappears. "-way."

    I smile at Lantern Vode-M.

    "Looks like I'm getting called away. Do you want to join in, as much as your current rules of engagement will allow you? If nothing else, you can shuttle anyone my subordinates rescue away from the conflict zones. They can attack larger convoys together than you can on your own."

    "Yes. I shall."

    "Great. And when I get back, I'll run through everything Guy's told me about attaining enlightenment with you, see if you can work out how to make the transformation yourself. Excuse me."

    I

    step out, the glowing will beacon of Malvolio's Central Power Battery showing me where to aim by the way it drowns out local desire. I

    return to the material universe just as Malvolio and Hinon exit his burning doorway.

    "Sir, Lord Malvolio."

    Hinon ignores me, flying past me to get a better look at the Green Central Power Battery-.

    "Hinon, you're not planning on jumping ship yourself, are-?"

    "Of course not." She stares at it, floating around it slowly as Malvolio's closeness causes it to glow brighter. "Minosyss." She waves her right hand and knowledge appears in my mind. Oh for goodness sake-.

    "Its new rulers have expressed an interest in diplomatic contact, though I have no idea why. Since they come from Earth, I think it appropriate that you make the initial approach. You may want to return to your homeworld to gather a staff. I will remain here."

    "By your command."
     
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  28. Rebu

    Rebu hey, little Anna, you're the one

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    Remind me; what does green speech without green quotation marks signify? Like Vode's?
     
  29. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    I don't believe that, at all.

    If you're there then you can do that yourself.

    Ahh, the planet with the Sun Eaters.

    And Titans.

    Time to do diplomacy with ancient gods.
     
  30. jaelin910

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    Mind, I assume.
     
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