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

Which doesn't change the fact that he waited till the exact moment she was about to say the name to say it ahead of her. Instead of, you know, letting her say it. Maybe followed by him saying "Yes I was starting to think so with (insert whatever off-screen clues he put together here while she was gone). And we saw nothing to indicate that Paul was clued in to the particular demon between the beginning and now. Only that she went off to find the leader and determine the demon only to find Paul of course knew the latter already.
Edit: It undercuts her efforts a bit And that's just rude see?
Imagine how much egg be on Paul's face if this was the moment he actually said the wrong name for once in his life!

Because there was a scene way back when of the god getting a job offer and asking Paul about what he could expect from Thanagarian society?

Was it? Been awhile. Either way are we gonna meet him? I'd like to.

 

This happened, yes.

Though Vulcan is still probably finishing things up on Earth before he leaves.

Heck, he was even trying to change his face so he looks prettier.

We probably won't meet him yet on Thanagar.

 

It's origins lie in ancient times of.... 2008.

A woman wrote an essay about a time a man tried to explain a book (that she wrote) to her, and the term mansplaining was born a month later on LiveJournal in response.

When it actually entered the zeitgeist, I dunno, but the New York Times included it in its "words of the year" in 2010.

 

Mr Zoat, I was rereading and found a broken picture.

The one linked to Granny doesn't work, but the one linked to Goodness does. I assume the first link is to a picture of a young Goodness?

 

I wonder how Barry has been since killing the Sheeda Queen. If word's gotten around, odds are his Rogues Gallery are probably a little more wary of how far they can go with their actions nowadays.

Probably won't stop Reverse Flash though.

 

I can actually kinda see them sending him cards that say "Get well soon, buddy".

 

How feasible would a controlled descent/fall of the city be? Seems like it would be a bit easier than constantly holding it up. Paragon doesn't seem to be using any Ophidian-merger power-up here either, unless I forgot orange text somewhere. He's the one who can eat magic, so hopefully he gets a chance to look over the ritual site soon- he may even be able to depower the priests by sucking on their magic or something (RIP Praexis Demons, I actually miss having them around now).

When did the real/ex-Grayven ally with the Citizenry in the Renegade timeline? Since the Paragon version is focused on Reach space I assume he hasn't done the same thing, but I'm not sure. I was just thinking about it and wondering if taking down Astarte will be more challenging or different in some way in the Paragon timeline (hopefully that's in the cards). Could be interesting to have the New Titans be involved, as allies or the victims of the attack or both.

 

Ahh, the Cake Incident.

I had almost forgotten about it.

'His ship'

They hoped for a quiet vacation and they got it on the planet of hope.

 

Zoat, the link in the spoiler box for this chapter isn't working.

When I click on it it just says Error.

Is the next episode SI focused or renegade focused?

 

During this whole workhorse arc it became clear that at least Renegade do knows how to relax and take a break while Oh El doesn't.

 

My Gods...!

Paul learned how to relax!

 

Now we don't actually know that for sure. Maybe some ancient being liked whatever animal Jade killed and now they have to fight their way off whatever planet they're on.

 

Well, I'm sure the Thanagarian population would say you did very well, saving the city and all... Oh, wait, you mean 'having a holiday', don't you? Yeah, that's pretty accurate. It's like.. either you stumble across trouble and have to deal with it, or trouble comes looking for you. Not conducive to relaxing in peace and quiet...

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I would expect something more akin to a fly-by. With those who can't fly, or the guests of honour, riding in hover chariots or something traditional like that...

Hey, now, that was while he was under the influence of the Ophidian... Or it was under the influence of OL... It's complicated!

Though unless OL announced it to the world, I doubt anyone would have known she did it. A giant wave of orange sweeping across the country cleaning the environment and healing people? More likely to be assumed to be OL's work than anything else.
EDIT: Right, then... People do know someone other than OL did it, but not by name...

Well, isn't that cute.

Hey, Enlightened self-interest in the name of others is still Avarice. How do you think he got by in the early months?

Too bad he wasn't the sort of person who should deserve that kind of loyalty...

Danger, OL, Danger! Girlfriend warning detected!

No doubt the pacification is not proving to be gentle.

He's talking about the former ruler of the planet, Queen Hyathis, if it wasn't clear. Right place, right time, huh?

That probably depends on how she feels about Hyathis. She'd probably feel obliged to chastise him about it, even if she was chuckling inside.
EDIT: No, definitely not chuckling. If anything, then, the chastisement would be done with her mace...

The joy of having an entire disenfranchised underclass like that. Offer them the slightest chance to get even, and, well...

And did it survive? Because if the government intends to melt it down for re-use, that could be awkward.

Which is basically how they interacted with their followers and subjects. Having a body made of near-indestructible metal makes it that much tougher to stop them...

Given how hax Nth metal can be, I would not doubt the possibility.

The cultists? I would bet one or two in just the right place could nudge them into violent action. Kills two birds with one stone, too: Takes out the cult, and scare people into toeing the party line.

Because why wouldn't you have agents who could play both sides against each other?

Emily did sound a bit put out about the whole situation. Probably would have been a bit calmer if she'd been expecting it.

So... an operation planned in case aliens showed up with the right skills, or planned in case OL's 'holiday' brought him here? ¿por qué no los dos?

And if she could spot them, they would have had to have been very bad at their jobs...

The man would have a point. Taking that sort of risk, even in a combat situation, would never fly in any military. One mistake and you're the one getting spaghettified, not the enemy.

How many of them will survive that process... That's not really his concern.

Especially since Nth Metal lends itself to magic very nicely.

Really need to work on that whole 'minimal protection from outside attack' thing, OL. A L.E.G.I.O.N fleet on watch doesn't count.

Well, he did suggest one place, way back when...

...And I she she's in enough of a mood to put up with 'roughing it' for a while, if nothing else turns up.

And elsewhere, Ganthet is raising an eyebrow at the trace of Orange Light showing up on his secret laboratory planet.

Well, let's hope nothing else shows up to ruin what little vacation time they have left. Because by now, I suspect they'd happily beat it down with a metaphorical baseball bat for upsetting their holiday. If nothing else, now's a good time to find out what other Pauls are up to, hmm? I'm sure one of them must have something hilarious going on.

 

It was caught on video, and Jade's extended family saw it when they were having a get together. Though I'm not sure if her name was actually put on record. I remember the news just called her OL's sidekick.

 

I think it should be "His ship".

 

And something from the depths stirs.

 

No, because Paragon won't take off his ring anymore.

 

Thank you, corrected.

You'll know about two days after I do.

He did. Remeber 'whitemailing'.

A British comedian named Jimmy Carr recently got in troublel for making a joke related to the holocaust. I don't think I can put it here, though a simple internet search should bring it up.

That's roughly what she'd think of the SI's comment.

 

Mr Zoat, I think you missed this, so I'm posting it again. I was rereading and found a broken picture.

The one linked to Granny doesn't work, but the one linked to Goodness does. I assume the first link is to a picture of a young Goodness?

 

I didn't miss it, I just didn't have time to fix it between getting up and going to work. I'll fix it this evening.

 

Paul find his job fulfilling and enjoyable. When he grows bored or stressed he just shifts over to a dissimilar project. He doesn’t need to take breaks. This whole convoluted mess was for Jade’s benefit. And by all indications it was a dismal failure from start to finish.

Well… for Jade anyway. Paul managed to get some productive work in.

Just because he can perform the action of sunbathing doesn’t mean he finds it relaxing.
He is pleased because he achieved his current objective of ‘avoid work while with Jade’. Not because he is doing something he finds relaxing.

 

How long have Jade and Paul been on vacation it has to have been a few days by now?

 

The first part was on Sept. 20. They started their holiday the day after, on Sept. 21, so by the end of this latest part, it's been 25 days.

 

I thought so.

Reference?

Electrify till it explodes and Crumble it!

Paulang it all! I nearly had 1 person! 1!

 

It's a reference to Queen Hyathis.

Apparently in the past the Thanagarians were infected with a disease that destroyed their personalities and were underthe control of an alien despot.

Hyanthis killed the despot and cured the Thanagarians in exchange for them making her their leader.

When she left they rebelled and killed those of her people and any loyal Thanagarians on their planet.

 

Paul talked about this in a lecture to his teammates in Episode 82: Wing and Dagger.

 

I thought the same. But both of those methods involve putting some form of energy into the statue, and that will always have the risk of feeding it.

 

While I know that YJ canon doesn't much apply to With This Ring, I wonder if Klarion being able to easily time travel might be featured, and could be used to explain how he seemed to have lived thousands of years before he was even born on Witch World, when apparently he just made a few trips across History when he felt like it.

One has to wonder if the currently missing Lord John Constantine is using the same power in conjunction with Synchronicity Wave Travelling, taking him to specific places in space and time where he NEEDS to cause some trouble....

 

Unless it's the measures of a single thanagarian that's acting outside of standard protocols, thanagarians'

It was coined in 2008 and popularized in 2010.

What book was this?