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

I couldn't either. So I'm glad you asked before I needed to.

 

I'm mostly amused at the inclusion of Giganta, Clea and Cheetah in that lineup. Its like they were chosen by a random number generator.

 

My take on it was that he was targeting her with his empathic vision and used the whole recruitment thing as a way to annoy her and put her off her guard, in order to make it easier to read her when he brings up the D'xe thing by having her off balance.

 

Giganta and Cheetah are classic Wonder Woman villains. Cirse tends to work alone and Hades or Ares, depending on the writer, is a God.

 

My assumption was along completely different lines: he led the conversation to maximize the potential emotional reaction Lantern K'ryssma had to him bringing up the D'xe so that he can empathically monitor her reaction to judge whether or not he should be worried about the D'xe

 

My point is the contrast between Giganta, Cheetah and Clea on one hand and the silly non-entities that makes up the rest of the evil crew.

 

Yes, I suspect part of the reason Wonder Woman isn't as successful as her male iconic peers is that her rogues gallery just doesn't pop.

Batman has the Joker down to the "I've got a bottle of mustard and I know how to use it!" Condiment King.

Superman? Lex, Metallo, Bizarro, Parasite, Darkseid.

But Diana? I imagine the typical comic book fan if asked about Wonder Woman's enemies would go something like "Ares and erhm some Nazis, right?"

Part of making someone care about a hero is making them care about their villains.

Less people would have cared about John McClane if Hans Gruber wasn't there being an awesome villain.

 

The... Ring? Brings up the image?

 

Thank you, corrected.

 

This is because of the Teal Lantern arguments you had, I just know it.

'caused'

Add a " at the end.

Add a " at the end.

I'm betting that if they do have a piece of tech that can drive Lanterns crazy then the Guardians may have fought a highly powerful and skilled Lantern was the best one to actually get it and resist any such manipulation.

Maybe the disintegration mechanism malfunctioned, or they used something to prevent it from happening.

'Possibly not'

Well if you're the Brain you give said gorilla human level intelligence and start fucking him.

Maybe 'The problems'

 

Thank you, corrected.

 

Well, then. Looks Like I got it wrong. Just OL being a nosy parker, looking for some dirt. Still, I doubt she missed that little spike of emotion from OL, even from that distance...

Spoiler: Commentary spoilered for length

It could be worse. You could have an Orange Lantern named Greene. Or Plumm, or any other manner of colour names... And it may well not be pronounced 'sigh-ann' by natives (After all, the lady might be mispronouncing it...)

Yes, that part is just a little suspicious. And I doubt the freelancers could have failed to notice her following them, in-system at least...

In other words: Busted.

I would presume any ring he designed would be far more proactive about its self-destruction... And that of any would-be thieves...

True, the Reach being able to engineer in Spectrum usage into its Beetles would probably be bad. Especially if they set it up so less emotional focus is required.

And I have realised I missed the line yesterday about OL sitting in a cafe with his partner. Not going to edit my comments about the Gyuanites out, though. Just adjust them... Still, imagine if they were sitting there listening to this... Would have torpedoed any diplomacy after hearing that!

I like the subtle unspoken "It does... For now."

She might take a moment to comprehend that, given her world may not have gorillas. Or pounds. But the implication is clear enough.

"Because clearly you are trying to make a point about something."

So, a definite, "Don't call me, I'll call you. Maybe." She'll probably change her tune is things go ploin-shaped.

Depends on how different Orange Rings are to Green. Their technicians are no doubt eager to begin reverse-engineering both as best they can.

Or, you know, there are things he can't tell the League, because Corps business.

Wouldn't she be in a Sciencell by now? Would the Guardians have released her anytime soon?

Why would they? They already had two perfectly fine Lanterns on duty. Guy was, at best, a candidate, in their eyes, even if he did briefly serve. And the Guardians probably don't worry too much about a secondary candidate getting into trouble, if they aren't an active Lantern...

And tell them what? That maybe a rogue former Green Lantern may be in the system? Their response would probably be "The Green lantern will handle it, then."

Pfft, no. Greenies get to swing their figurative dicks and get privileged expedited transit, I bet.

Yep. Benefit of being seen as space cops. Rather than space soldiers.

Why not? It'll keep confusing the Reach, if nothing else.

Ah, the joy of popping in unannounced... You get to hear snippets of all manner of fascinating conversations...

Really need to get a bell or something for those jaunts into 'friendly' locations, OL.

They've had plenty of time to talk about it amongst themselves, after all.

Then he can get back to his enforced vacation they call a 'transit time'. Maybe he can hang around for a few days, buy some souvenirs.

Indeed? Ask away, uh... Whoever you are?

So, are you trying to be funny, or...?

Wouldn't want to encourage anyone into flipping to the Reach, after all.

So, chances OL and Drusa will get dragged into K'ryssma's investigation-cum-pursuit? What about the possibility of the Reach panicking? I mean, they've probably got a few days to wait for their ride to finish their local business before the ride home can get underway. On the other hand, it might be a change for an OL mission to go entirely as planned...

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...so a little honesty might go a long way here."

 

Get a hunting rifle rated for 800lb gorillas.

 

Are hunting rifles cheaper than beds?

 

I had thought about that but discounted it because she was just using the ring to communicate rather then being there in person, thus not in Line of Sight for just using his eyes to pick out emotional context and flashes of related events.....Buuuuut as the text from the recent update implies he Has gotten good enough to get a sense of this indirectly.

 

"Now if only you'd actually say what you meant to say instead of speaking in worthless riddles"

Don't remember if it was mentioned that she was in a Sciencecell, but if not then they may have done something like Sinestro.

Banish her and now she's back.

They have done a lot of good for the universe.

 

Going to put my hand up, here. I added that line when I realised it wasn't clear that the SI had left the room.

Thank you, corrected.

 

Depends on the rifle and the bed, I'm sure.

 

I dunno, OL's more of a eight hundred pound orangutan. "Ook!"

 

It depends, but I have guns I would trust against gorillas,* and they were cheaper than my bed. The problem is, even if you shoot the 800lb gorilla sleeping in your bed? You still have 800lbs of dead gorilla you have to move off your bed. You haven't solved your problem; you've just created a different problem.

*Calibers that have been successfully used against polar bears should be enough for a sleeping gorilla. Even one that weighs double what a normal gorilla does.

 

Right. The gorilla's death doesn't matter. I would have to get a new bed anyways.

 

It's the principle.

 

Come to think of it, a lot of beds probably couldn't handle the weight.

 

You have removed the potential problem of the gorilla waking up on the wrong side of your bed, at least.

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Well, come to think of it, it is a DC universe. You might have removed that problem. Or you might have created the different problem of Solomon Gorillundy.

 

I mean realistically I'd just quietly leave the house and call animal control. And probably tell them that there's a "huge animal in my bedroom, I'm not sure what it is, maybe a bear or large boar?" because calling about a gorilla in your house is liable to be dismissed as a prank call. But anyway, there are people whose job it is to deal with that; let it be their problem.

But there was a question about relative pricing, and that's pretty easy to answer. Like if you're looking at some fancy safari magnum, yeah the rifle is going to be pricier. But honestly a .30-06 or 12ga slugs will probably do the job. If you picked up a Mosin back when they were like $100 and have some of the old, surplus tuna can ammo, that'll definitely handle things.

 

The Illustres of the Orange Lantern Corps and an Hounor Guard Green Lantern in-system at the same time must be more than a little stressful for the Reach "diplomats" here huh?

Getting a bit of an "arrgh, why are these people fighting the Reach?!"-vibe from the HGGL here.Can't be fun to have someone else deal with a problem your superiors gave up on.

 

Mr Zoat, random question: What Sector of space contains the New Gods? I remember Paul once mentioning that the Sectors near Apokolips have the highest mortality rate, but not the sector New Genesis and Apokolips are in.

 

Given what a normal sized one can casually do, that is indeed kinda horrifyingly intimidating.

 

I haven't picked. Not one of the ones so far enumerated.