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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. RichardWhereat

    RichardWhereat Aia airëa Fëanáro.

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    Indigo Paul: "I will be your doom!"
     
  2. Vaermina

    Vaermina Well worn.

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    A self insert that likes to pussyfoot around. :D
     
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  3. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    Hey Zoat has Saul injected himself with some Compound V to get powers?
    Considering the fact that he has a power ring to help him deal with any damage and may be able to remove powers it would make sense if he tries to give himself some through injecting Compound V into himself.

    Does the renegade have visions about his alternate versions like the paragon?
     
  4. Ace Dreamer

    Ace Dreamer Questioning The Nature of our Realities

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    One of those awkward, "Oh dear" (said in a thoughtful voice), moments? :)

    Looks like the Time Trapper and Red Queen negotiations with the Gold Lanterns aren't going quite as smoothly as they would have liked? Or, I guess, Gold Lanterns turning up to see what's taken a spherical bite out of one their cities, could be another possibility.
    I've a suspicion he wouldn't mess with something that might fry his brain, or otherwise mess him up, possibly before his Power Ring could fix him. Compound V seems pretty nasty and unpredicatible.
     
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  5. Darko

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    Probably the second one there.
     
  6. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    No.
    Compound V as it exists in the setting isn't... Reliable. Unless you do what The Boys did and get Vogelbaum to personally work on a formulation that does exactly what you want, all sorts of things can happen.
    No.
     
  7. Chojin Patriarch

    Chojin Patriarch Veteran Lurker

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    "Because if I did it all myself, humanity would end up stagnating..." Honestly, that question comes up a lot. Usually around Superman.

    Of course, the public probably just assumes that yes, the guy who can burn things by looking at them knows how not to... "Have you tried... Not being a mutant?"

    Showing he's human, under the mask. Something the public seem to forget in this universe...

    If they were in actual immediate danger, they'd be brought to safety with all speed. Again, training exercise. Saul can't really help himself, after all.

    Good way to deflate his puffed-up state. Meet hatred with reasonable, patient calm...

    And if the man opposite you is frothing at the mouth with rage, he looks like an idiot by default.

    After all, Saul isn't immortal... Technically. I wonder if he's made plans in the event of his death. Though I doubt there's much on this Earth that could put him at risk...

    Not much room for personal love amidst all that compassion...

    I'm guessing she wanted someone devoted to her, not a one-night stand...

    Seriously, this guy isn't thinking his arguments through, is he?

    Something Saul had nothing to do with instigating, and I presume was there fighting to stop them?

    Gotta wonder what's going through the loonie's head at times... Why would you even...?

    Ah, Raul has arrived. Time for the real plot to stick its nose in.

    And then some people are going to be having a very bad time of matters...

    And that alone should be very telling based on his metaknowledge.

    Take one guess, Saul...

    Shush, little man. The important people are talking... And cameras are still rolling, aren't they? Wonder how this will play in the news?

    ...Pffft... No, I'm sorry, it was an honest question, he hardly knows what's been happening, does he? And I doubt he cares...

    Hmm... A Red version of Wholeness Rightly Assumed... Would that be called 'Fucking fix me now!' or similar?:V

    Good advice, given his ring operates on 'proper' Indigo settings...

    Indigo teleportation. Moving at the speed of Plot!

    And all hell has broken loose on the other side...

    Looks like Krona took exception to their base...

    Ah, that remarkable calm only an Indigo can produce... Did some temporal differential fuckery come in or something?

    Oh, dear... This promises to be interesting...

    Well, Complication factor increased by at least 300%... Now, to see what the fricking hell happened! I wonder how Sinestro is going to take the existence of other emotional spectrum colours... (Then again, Star Sapphire...)

    ...a number on my mind,
     
  8. RichardWhereat

    RichardWhereat Aia airëa Fëanáro.

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    So, Indigo knows exactly who to turn to to get it done, has access to the compounds necessary, and a powerstaff.

    Yeah, Indigo has had work done.

    Ohh, right. Can't remember the setting. Huh. I wonder if he could use the staff to alter it for him.
     
  9. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Thank you, corrected.
    Vogelbaum is either missing presumed dead or actually dead, and has been for a while.
     
  10. RichardWhereat

    RichardWhereat Aia airëa Fëanáro.

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    Could he not do the stuff with a Power Ring? I've heard this semi-reliable rumour that Power Rings are awesome.
     
  11. Doc Sithicus

    Doc Sithicus Not too sore, are you?

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    We need more Grayven here - I would like to see collective reactions of other Pauls when/if he makes an appearance.
     
  12. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Numerous companies around the world have thrown billions at Compound V. None have managed what Vogelbaum did. Furthermore, it doesn't really help anyone else.
     
  13. jonasquinn

    jonasquinn I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Eh, I doubt Grayven is going to make an appearance in this plotline

    For one thing if Paul had to be nerfed to not immediately resolve the plot then Grayven would have to be completely neutered, there's no real reason why Time Trapper would seek him out and, on a more meta level, it would be extremely confusing for the people that only read Paragon
     
  14. Darko

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    Time Trapper also seemed confused when Paul mentioned the whole 'Grayven niche' thing that Ambush Bug told about, so he probably doesn't know that the renegade exists.
     
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  15. Ace Dreamer

    Ace Dreamer Questioning The Nature of our Realities

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    I could see (large) pony Grayven being an interesting addition to this mess... That's one reason I wondered if Power-that-Be ascended Cordelia Chase might get involved - our brave Lanterns have certainly poked the Buffy-verse... Messing with time and dimensions like that could attract a Dawn Summers, from a Buffy-verse, up the time-line, but, unless she's really escalated in a big way, she'd be out of her league.

    I could imagine a Braniac 13, somewhere, in a temporally-locked workshop, shouting "What have the idiots done now?". Then, looking around to ensure no one saw his outburst. :)

    No, I don't expect any of this to happen in the story. :)
     
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  16. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    I generally write under the assumption that people who read my work have read my work.
     
  17. Sceptic

    Sceptic Critical Irrationalist

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    Do you also doubt other things that have already happened too?
    That's just crazy talk.
     
  18. jonasquinn

    jonasquinn I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    I'm sorry, when did Grayven make an appearance in this plotline?

    The last time he appeared was at the end of his own plotline that alluded to but is not a part of this one and the last time he was mentioned was Time Trapper saying that he has no clue who he is
    No offence but given the amount of people that have claimed to only read either Renegade or Paragon that doesn't seem like a safe assumption
     
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  19. Twilight666

    Twilight666 I trust you know where the happy button is?

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  20. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Since you ask.
    Perfectly safe for me.
    Darn it!
     
  21. Pinklestia

    Pinklestia Well worn.

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    Oh boy.

    Siniestro near a "Compassion" power source.

    This will be fun.
     
  22. LazySloth13

    LazySloth13 Versed in the lewd.

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    Man Paul's gonna have to update his load out for future Crisis Events, especially if it leaves him without his ring or equipment, maybe more focus on magic or have his own Scarab Beatle.

    Given the fact that Krona has knowledge on how to deal with power rings, there are dimensional magical entities like Glory, and local versions of people like Sinestro armed with power rings along with esoteric tech or powers he's lucky he's attained enlightenment in order to use a violet ring so well.

    I bet one way to possibly hurt Krona or his plans is to access dimensions similar to Earth -14 with the majority of its powered population being villains and point them at Krona; at best they cause some actual damage, at worst they make for a good distraction, and any casualties can be shrugged off since they're villains.
     
  23. jonasquinn

    jonasquinn I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Fair enough let me rephrase, I don't see Grayven making another appearance in this plot line, or at least not a significant one, for the other reasons I gave

    Predominantly that with how much Paul was nerfed to prevent him from just solving any problems that pop up Grayven would have to be rendered a gibbering idiot
     
  24. TheMidnightRook

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    Clearly someone's never heard the term "live-fire excercise" :V
     
  25. Maxx Crowley

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

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    "Compassion" rendered him impotent?

    Wow.
     
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  26. Darko

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    Not so much as sexually impotent, but incapable of giving her a romantic relationship.

    But who knows now, it may be possible that the staff has altered him in such a way that he no longer feels any sexual attraction to anyone and now may be incapable of getting an erection or becoming aroused. He may be able to acknowledge someone as being attractive, but more in the way of an intellectual manner than a sexual one.

    Still kiddies this is a good listen to remember.

    Too much emotional spectrum can make you lose touch with Mr. Wee Wee.

    Don't do emotional spectrum.
     
  27. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    No. That would have made things awkward the night before, though he'd have been perfectly happy to get her off with mouth/hands/other. The morning after they actually talked about the nature of their relationship and he pointed out that while he was happy to play whatever role in her life she wanted he wouldn't be capable of loving her -or anyone else- for as long as he used the staff.

    Edit: And after checking, it seems that I was slandering The Deep. He didn't pressure Starlight into giving him a blowjob. It was just Homelander, Black Noir and A-Train.
     
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  28. thebishop8

    thebishop8 Umm, ackchyually...

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    Maybe you got him confused with the tv series version?
     
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    Maxx Crowley I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Ah, I simply misunderstood.

    In my experience that is. An awkward morning tends to come from the old "That's never happened to me before" issue. A lot of "I really think I'm gay/bi" guys get really nervous their first time, and when they don't have those teenage hormones pumping through them....well troubles can happen.
     
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  30. Ace Dreamer

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    Well, if 'control over self' is part of the things a Power Ring gives, the physical act might not be an issue - but, any emotional response, you might see how that could be more tricky... Resorting to exotic and esoteric meditations and yoga likely wouldn't help much, either...
     
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