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

Paul is bisexual right? Have we see any version of him dating a man?

 

There was that one Mother of Mercy daydream where he, M'gann, and Kon were all in one poly relationship.

 

That version of Jade neither has a cat theme nor a criminal record.

 

Well, of course not. I just said that. She has a green lantern theme, and if she had a criminal record, the Guardians probably wouldn't have given her a ring.

 

I think it's more of a sexual preference thing. As in, he finds certain male physiques to be pleasing, and it wouldn't be a barrier when it comes to starting a relationship. Probably the same for any traditionally male traits. But Pauls seem to not want to pursue sexual interest without a corresponding romantic interest. And they very much have a type. So, I guess the requirement for a Paul to actually enter into a relationship with another man would be to find a man matching his preference (cat, criminal, strong, or some combination), who is pleasing to the eye, and actually expresses a reciprocal interest. And all this before he is able to meet up with a woman who he decides he wants to pursue. Because when presented with multiple options like that, Paul seems to want to stick with his first choice for as long as he reasonably can.

 

I think Zoat was talking about Jade Nguyen.

So Catman may be a good match for Paul.

Granted I think he's straight, so he may be out.

Though he does fulfill all of the other traits Paul apparently finds attractive.

 

I kind of want to laugh but... I kind of want to see it even more. Paul and Catman going to the afterlife in order to resurrect Catman's lost family of lions.

 

Kind of depends on how you view Paragon's interactions with Lex, maybe?

I mean, it didn't go as far as an explicitly romantic relationship, but their relationship always read to me like someone who's making excuses for a person they're attracted to, and deeply in denial about that person's ability to actually change.

 

Paul really fulfills a lot of characteristics we would typically see in an abusive/toxic relationship, like trying to "fix" a person and being in denial about their character.

 

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No shit.

You gotta even the numbers out.

Though only one who us an Illustres and Orange Lantern 2814.

'far longer'

I think she's in Tangseid's universe.

Well if we're gonna see New Kara splatter Tangseid over a wall then I'm all for it.

'but neither'

Nice to see him utilize his talents like this.

 

Thank you, corrected.

 

No, that's fine.

Thank you, corrected.

 

That should say 'Thought'.

This is a pragmatic but understandable reasoning. Is there any chance that members of the Alliance can "get promoted" or something to the Justice League?

Why was New Kara screaming when she asked Pied Piper this? Also, that should say 'neither'.

 

' neither '

 

The guy's cape name was White Dragon. Combined with the racism, that pretty much screams KKK.

 

Thank you, corrected.

Ironically, he wasn't a KKK member.

 

Sounds like something at least Accomplished Perfect Physician should also be able to do, plus any adepts in sound-based magic, though I can appreciate the possible difficulties that traditional arcane arts would have in operating on the cellular scale.

Can Physician teach others his techniques while alive? I always thought it would be a cool upgrade for Black Canary. What's the source/principles of Physicin's powers? Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism, something similar? His singing was analogous to New God abilities as implied in the fight with the Key.

I forget exactly what it was, but Kordtech was testing some Dreaming-based object that granted perfect sleep to those who heard it, right? Will Hartley get involved with that stuff and/or play any role in dealing with the magic whistle that Sara Smart/Sally Sonic uses?

Also how old is he compared to, say, Aqualad? I think it'd be sweet to see the latter find a guy since Canis and his canon love interest are off the table. Studying marine echolocation spells together is a cute mental image.

 

It was a whistle used by those two Dreaming residents that kidnapped Melinoe.

 

No. I think their higher ups have fancier bedsheets.
Like the grand dragon uses only the finest and prettiest red ones. Like the top D&D evil dragons.

So if he was KKK, he should have had a different color to show he was above the rank and file.
Golden Dragon might equal KKK though.

 

Ah, the chirpy one. This promises to be entertaining. I'm not sure either OL or Hartley will be able to put up with her cheeriness for too long, but at least she'll bring a lighter mood to matters.

Spoiler: Commentary spoilered for length

...Kara does know the Team isn't to be talked about, right? I mean, I doubt it's a secret that the Super-sidekicks have their own little group, but...

Yes, I can't imagine he liked Piper much. Not at all.

Hardly the most subtle fellow. Honestly amazed he didn't just call himself Grand Dragon or the like. Then again, Comics Code...

Feeling guilty about something? Or just force of habit from your Rogue days?

...I don't think 'Smart cop, dumb cop' is going to work too well here. ...I leave it to the reader as to who's which.

Indeed. Unlike some of his fellow Rogues, Hartley is not proud of his criminal days...

Hmm... Experiment in progress, or a visitor he doesn't want them seeing?

Let's hope she's more laissez-faire about sexuality. Who knows?

Let's hope there's no sensitive equipment to be disrupted by that kind of scrutiny.

...She's basically taking gravity as a suggestion, isn't she? Then again, if I could fly about like that, I probably would.

Though thankfully not all sharing the same name. That would get really confusing.

I still say she could probably claim Power Girl if she got in quick.

Ah, the debate of seniority amongst interdimensional refugees... The things you could only read in this fic...

...Remind me, how does she know about Cir-El? Did OL mention the possibility at some point or..?

Oooh, tasty. Well, I doubt it's rated for organic-safe foodstuffs, but the possibilities.

Since a huge issue with nano-tech would be managing waste heat. Remember the 'Extremis'-in-name-only from 'Iron Man 3'? Good example of the drawbacks.

...True, given what he can do with sound... Maybe he could create a safe ultrasonic stun-gun? That'd go over well with police forces world-wide.

And no big loss on anyone's part, besides Dragon himself.

So awkward...

Yeah, I can just picture the break-room discussions now...

...So they're more of a support group than an actual team. Probably a good thing. Can you see White Dragon sharing a locker-room with Piper?

Okay, now this is a good use of schizo-tech advances. He stands to make a lot of money if he can make it work, and patent/license it for production. I wonder if the Renegade-verse version was working on this.

Finally, we see someone choosing to take the smart route by themselves. 'Cut Lex Luthor a Check' in action! I bet some part of OL is jumping for joy, deep down. Still, worrying information about the Alliance. Letting assholes like White Dragon go about their business without proper oversight sounds like a recipe for trouble. I can't imagine this isn't ringing alarm bells in OL's head.

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Glob and Brute, from the Sandman series.

 

Oh, wonderful. A league of supergirls.

I read the Wiki on Piper. Reformed villains can't catch a break in DC.

 

Paul mentioned her once, when the two Karas met one another.

He was in a meeting/about to meet the Renegade when the Sheeda attacked. I don't remember if they discussed what he was working on.

 

I don't know, Paul can be pretty dense sometimes.

Maybe she used some Kryptonian future viewing tech to see here.

Let's face it, she'd probably have something like that.

They don't have a lot of legal authority so they may not be able to bring legal action against some people.

Plus, as far as they know the only thing White Dragon is guilty if is holding some shitty beliefs, so they can't arrest him but chose to work with him since that way they could probably ensure he's less of a problem.

I think they talked about his tech being used for pest control.

 

Makes sense if he's working for the alliance and they kept him focused on criminals and not society as a whole it was probably a good thing.

 

Another idea occurs to me of some kind of ritual using sympathetic magic to place a very targeted curse that kills only cancer cells- again, very specific, but if they can magically distinguish between cancer cells and normal cells, they could/should be able to use an extracted sample of the former to mystically affect only other cancer cells in the body. Healing and killing are two sides of the same coin, and all that.

 

They'll need seven for that.