Can we not go there please?
Or they were trying to isolate the Anti-Life infection from the Orange Light, and you putting the ring back on just made it a whole lot worse and now they're all dead.
No you won't.
In other words, it's trying to force him into a shape he doesn't want to be. A shape that is no doubt defined by whatever adjustments Darkseid has made to the fragments of Anti-life in Mannheim's transmission. And no Orange Lantern would stand for that, so...
To be fair, any part of the Anti-Life seems to work that way, merely bringing its aspect of Life to the fore. Usually in a self-destructive way.
To be fair, each of them had been touched in a different way by their Lights. People adapt to different circumstances in odd ways.
Go on, kick it in the nards. ...Assuming it has anything like nards to kick.
When confronted with something trying to enforce a rule you don't like... Rewrite the rules.
Heh. I suppose he is a little worried, given that OL isn't generally given to spontaneous outbreaks of talking to himself.
Things would be a lot worse if it was, because then it could adapt.
Sort of... Depending on how you count the Heart of the Ophidian he may be carrying.
Like combat acceleration. Not that he generally uses that too often. Not consciously, anyway.
Good, he has all his stuff and the Yellow Ring's loot bag.
Not directly, no. It's more like he's laid in a firewall against that specific avenue of attack...
Time to pick up something a little more streamlined, OL? Something that you can actually look around in properly?
And now I'm imagining something similar to COG armour. Albeit with better plating coverage.
Heh. Just in case your line was busted last time?
Concerning. Now what could be causing that, I wonder?
...That's assuming Orion is in any mood to come. I mean, he could have found a nice fight elsewhere.
Good chance to Assimilate him once he's done, you know...
Well, that saves time.
Since the teleport would have been logged by the main systems.
I'm guessing the general is putting together something a little more his size. Heavy Plasma Cannon with pistol grip and foregrip, maybe...
Well, it's going to be colourful, if nothing else.
...Well... About eighty-five percent of the way there or so...
...Motherfucker. Another sidequest.
In other words, they called for help when shit went fan-wards, only for the help to be part of the problem.
Yes, thank you, Batman. Perhaps you should add the pseudonym 'Captain Obvious' to your long list of titles.
It's going to be someone important, isn't it?
That's probably a bad idea.
'met versions'
Thank you, corrected.
I believe you mean "Serifan"?
Complete and utter bullshit from Paul. And no way in hell is it actually called that, unless Moonrider was being humorous.
Windows so that no one can look in the normal way, or does somebody have an ability to see through any window that exists?
There are worse fates than death, after all, freeing them from their misery was probably the best thing to do.
That's some solid advice right there, I'm really proud of how far Paul has come to be honest.
Yup.
It's a bit weak.
I mean it's the ultimate goal of a being that I remember being summed up with roughly "Darkseid would give up his empire and all his history for a rock to beat you with, if the rock would allow him to dominate you more.".
Thank you, corrected.
Yes, and that as such there isn't really a 'him'. This is significant for an Orange Lantern as the SI has seen Lanterns who are obviously like that and has been like that himself when the orange light overwhelms him.
No, it's that if you want to do anything with the universe you have to be engaged with it.
Can anyone remind me when Paul told Holly this? Also, I hope Paul will be there to help Holly and Karon once this is over.
In the Paragon timeline Paul told Jade this, while in the Eros timeline Paul told Selina this. Since Paul revealed this tidbit of info to Batman directly, has it aroused any suspicions about Paul getting info from parallel universes?
That should say 'lieutenants'.
It's a shame that Batman won't say that line anymore, but it's also good that he's evolving his methodology and tactics. Also, that should say 'not'.
This might cause some complications once he learns that Power Ring is already working with Sinestro.
That should say 'effective'.
I'm 90% sure that he's making a crack about the American English pronunciation of the word, despite the fact that, iirc, it's a word of French origin that is not supposed to be pronounced as leftenant.
Plus, working with the League has kind of buffed off some of his 'urban legend' nature and the sheer scariness of his theme. He's simply become too big, too public to intimidate regular people anymore. He's just a weird guy who dresses like a bat now.
...Didn't he already hear about that, or is this more a case of 'Okay, they did what? I need to read this for myself.'
...Or at least they seem fine. For now. Still might be work getting a full once-over from the Frees after it's all wrapped up.
At least their youthful foolishness didn't damage the League's overall Narrative strength. Young people are expected to be headstrong and prone to leaping into battles...
Not like he has to worry about Lex learning his real identity. But still, being a bit free with - admittedly anonymous - personal details.
Presumably in an offscreen conversation. It's not like we see every moment of his life.
Ooh, Holly never mentioned that, I bet.
And Bats has 'Press [X] to doubt' flashing in his HUD right now.
Or he's simply choosing to file that under 'suspicious things Orange Lantern has said and done.' For later reference...
Eh? Realising you could have done the job better, Bats?
But you didn't, because you weren't here?
But each time you bled, or talked, or let people see you as something other than a bat-like monster...
I don't know. Surely there's something he's afraid of. Irrelevence, perhaps.
So you've simply become a stage hazard, rather than a deterrent.
What, he's not going the Adam West-era route, running around in broad daylight in light-grey and blue?
That was always an outdated idea anyway.
Huh. I guess he really is going a bit more noble-bright.
It's not like he's going to do it right now. Surely he could bear it just for the few minutes needed?
...Goddammit, OL...
Just ask Batman if he could manage to channel fear for a bit.Ah well, back to the plot.
After all, it's not like you want Mannheim to smash them.
I can tell he's not entirely comfortable with the idea, but can see the point of it...
Hmm... Who's he likely to run into in Philadelphia, I wonder?
Although Tuppence is a rather tall and well-built young lady. Bit of an amazon, if you will... So she might still attract attention.
Assuming there's not a leak in their ranks...
Thank you, corrected.
Thank you, corrected.