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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. Soul Shocker

    Soul Shocker Not too sore, are you?

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    That's why we have lab class to see for ourselves. It is quite limited tho. We should test out everything we learn.
     
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  2. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Here you are.
    That's G1 Applejack.
     
  3. webxro

    webxro Benevolent Bystander

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    You know what's weird ? I never heard Paul use the word "gainsay" or I never remember reading a line where he uses it, is this a point towards the personality changes brought on by becoming Gravy ?
     
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  4. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Not... Intentionally..?
     
  5. Impartial Panic

    Impartial Panic I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    the fourth wall will never be the same.
     
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  6. DrThoth

    DrThoth I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    For a true shattering, you'd need Ambush Bug to make a reappearance (possibly on the next April 1).

    Or Deadpool to show up in one the Marvel universes that the SI has shown up in.
     
  7. Deadring

    Deadring Screee!

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    I wonder, does that hold true for our beloved Mr. Zoat as well? I think it may, albeit not to the degree of the many displaced Pauls, lost and confused as they are.
     
  8. Threadmarks: Onslaught (part 4)
    Mr Zoat

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    24th August 2012
    08:43 GMT -5


    Georgia and Thaddeus Junior strap themselves into what looks like a sort of scaffolding.. power armour. Wires trail from various devices stuck at key points and connect to a computer display set up around head height for each of them. Force fields flicker and sensors wiggle as they do their final checks.

    "You know, if we'd just flown, we could have been there by now."

    Thaddeus leans around his monitor, frowning at me.

    "Of course we could. But what would we have learned from doing that?"

    Georgia nods. "It's not as if we aren't perfectly capable of building starships or long-range teleportation machines."

    "But… If you can do all that, why do you want to come?"

    "Oh, we haven't ever been able to study qwa-matter. We don't know how it works."

    Thaddeus shoots her an annoyed glance. "Yet."

    "I thought that went without saying."

    "I can't promise that Vril Dox won't be busy."

    Georgia… Makes a curious spluttering… Quacking noise, prompting Thaddeus to frown.

    "Do you really just want to talk to the coluan? If you want a pet there's a whole planet of them going free."

    "Vril Dox is the first man within a socially acceptable age divergence who can match my intellect and interests without being biologically related to me." She looks at me. "I mean that in the nicest way possible. You're not a moron, you're just… Simpler minded."

    "Oh, I know Dox is far more intelligent than me. That's why I picked him for the job. But, really?"

    "There's a certain type of young male super scientist who prefers to build their own partner. Or mind control some cheerleader they fixated on."

    She clenches her right fist and raises it to her left shoulder, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath in as she does so. Then she breathes out, pushing her fist away from her and opening her eyes.

    "It makes it very difficult to meet someone."

    "Bah. My sharp intellect thrusteth sure. My intelligence is as the intelligence of ten because my science is pure."

    "Yes, and with an attitude like that you're going to stay pure for a while. Father was lucky to find someone like Mother."

    "And I appreciate being born, but I still cannot help but think that an exo-womb would be more efficient."

    "Pregnancy hormones help mother-child bonding." I shrug. "Even most species that have high quality exo-wombs tend not to use them all that much except when there's a high risk of medical problems."

    "Emotional problems. I've built emotional inhibitors. They work fine."

    "Um." I glance at Georgia. "When you said 'build their own or mind control a cheerleader'..?"

    She frowns, then looks at her brother- "Oh!" -and shudders slightly. "No. I'm not sure if it's a matter of standards exactly-"

    "It was too."

    "-but Junior never did anything like that. Though that might have been because we were pre-pubescent when we left normal school."

    "But you were several years ahead."

    "Yes, but that aspect of it didn't really register. My own hormones hadn't really kicked in yet."

    "What about the possum chap?"

    "Well yes, I was aware of the social aspect. But all of my other knowledge was theoretical."

    "I still say exo-wombs are more efficient."

    "You-? You're both aware that Doctor Sivana selected your genes-."

    "With the aim of making us as brilliant as possible." Thaddeus turns his attention back to his checks. "Of course we are. We checked his work."

    "Yes, but part of that for him was the socialisation aspect. You were supposed to have a less easy time getting along with people compared to your older siblings and so not have an alternative to science."

    "And?"

    "That's social science, isn't it?"

    "S-oooof…"

    Thaddeus freezes. Georgia grins.

    "T."

    "Hah! Proven wrong by Father."

    "Where is the control group? Hm? He can't possibly know if it actually had an impact without comparing us to other children just as intelligent but with differing levels of social skill and inclination."

    Ooh.

    "Wouldn't he have known that?"

    Both their heads jerk in my direction, frowning.

    Thaddeus shakes his head. "Father wouldn't have created other children. He's always taking parenting very seriously."

    "No, not… I'm not saying that I think you have other siblings because, yes, that would be out of character. But he was already in contact with Doctor Love. If he was trying to study the social side, he could just have tampered with a few genes in someone else's children."

    Georgia frowns. "That does sound a little like him. But why hasn't he-?" She nods. "If we spoke to them then it would interfere with the experiment."

    "If it's still running. He didn't keep track of the Beresfords, did he? If he's already reached a conclusion, he's not going to do anything to actually help the other subjects, is he?"

    "No. Hm." Georgia nods. "I don't think he would. We can ask him when we get back. Junior, have you completed your checks?"

    "Yes."

    "Good." Georgia flips a series of switches, then nods in satisfaction. "Ready here."

    "Alright." I float over and put a hand on each power frame… Thing. "Please bear in mind that we're passing through a realm of pure avarice. Anything you can't cope with is your problem."

    "Oh please." / "Oh please."

    "Three, two, one."

    We step out
     
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  9. Lazurman

    Lazurman That Others May Fap

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    I hold a curious amount of fondness in my heart for these chaotic science gremlins.
     
  10. Vaermina

    Vaermina Well worn.

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    You know... I really do wonder if he's ever going to bother to ask the Guardians why they don't use Willworld to do what he is... Because there's gotta be a really good reason for it...
     
  11. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    Well, that's worrying.

    Ahh, young love.

    And what she said about Paul is very true.

    Or a robot prostitute.

    'because we were'

    But he did play a part in creating other metahumans.

    Yep.
     
  12. Handlewithcare

    Handlewithcare Versed in the lewd.

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    That Step Out is either going to do nothing or completely fuck them up, isn't it?

    I wonder what will happen if one of the Silvanas tries to understand magic one day.

    Also, aren't Beautifica and Magnus the control group? Super intellect plus social and gorgeous?
     
  13. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    Magic apocalypse probably.
     
  14. Idkusername

    Idkusername Versed in the lewd.

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    Missing a 'with' after contact.
     
  15. hance1986

    hance1986 A pitiful excuse for a man.

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    built

    inclination. (missed a period.)

    siblings

    in contact with
     
  16. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Thank you, corrected.
     
  17. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    'because we were'
     
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  18. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Thank you, corrected.
     
  19. Sockmonkey

    Sockmonkey I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    For humans yes, but this was something Luna said, so the context of pony society applies.

    Things with Kalmin will either go very good or very bad. He may be offended at the very notion of a non-Qwardian trying to understand Qwa matter, or he may be inspired that a supposed primitive from a backwater planet has the intellect and knack for making things that go boom to be a worthy apprentice.
     
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  20. Chojin Patriarch

    Chojin Patriarch Veteran Lurker

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    Presumably lots and lots of esoteric sensors. Because however they're getting to Maltus (and clearly they've taken some time to get set up,) It's going to provide lots of data.

    Sooo much data. Oh, I see... They want to greediport, don't they? Yes, that's going to end in Science!... And maybe tears (for everyone else.) And explosions.

    Because they can only learn so much on Earth? Honestly, if he didn't give them a ride, they'd probably have turned up one day in their own ship.

    Ah, siblings. Especially twins. Though the idea of a Sivana with Qwa Matter? I find myself wondering if the Weaponers will be amazed, horrified, or both.

    "It... It's not like I'm going just to see him or anything!"
    "Then why are you blushing? ...Tsundere."

    Ah, something of a crush on the cool older science guy. Oh, sure, she'll insist it's purely intellectual... I wonder what Dox will make of it...

    Then they're doing too much thinking with the wrong head. Case in point: Hiro Okamura, who made, among other thigns, gynoid duplicates of most teen female heroes.

    Not one for callow youth, eh? At least, not one without both brains and brawn?

    In other words, don't expect to be passing on your superior Sivana genes anytime soon.

    Those that don't have other methods of reproduction, like the egg-layers he saved previously. Or the Spider Guild, who don't have much of that parental attachment thing period.

    Is OL going to have to step in somewhere?

    Too good for a sexbot, Tad? Or couldn't you work out the specifics? :cool:

    Wasted no time getting into the realm of pure science, eh?

    Well, getting practical knowledge would be a bit impractical. And kind of squicky.

    There's more to life than just science, you know...
    "Lies! Heresy most foul!"

    :confused: Huh. That's one way to look at it...

    No taking it back now, kiddo. Though I'd be worried if his eyebrow starts twitching...

    While the good doctor isn't dead, this MCU quote still fits: "Dead for almost twenty years... Still taking me to school..." Ah, Thaddeus, you renaissance man of Science, you.

    Damn right! That's bad mad science. Though the implications if him having done so... :confused: Yikes.

    And of course all three of them can imagine just that scenario.

    Not hard to confirm. Take a look at the upper ranges of young geniuses a year or two older than the twins. Do a quick genetic scan.

    That's Thomas and Tuppence Terror, if anyone's forgotten. Also of note while checking their YJ wiki entry: Onslaught. Hmm...

    Oh, yes. Someone's ready to shelf this line of conversation...

    This will be interesting in so many ways. This'll be the first time he's taken someone through the Honden with purely scientific protection, rather than mystical.

    Saying it again: This will either end in Science! or Explosions.

    Well, here's hoping all goes well. It'll be fascinating to hear the twins' view of the Honden, assuming they aren't driven crazier than usual by the trip. And Hinon will likely want copies of all their data on the trip too, if only for comparison to her own readings. Though that will be an interesting meeting. Science Granny and the Science Kids...
     
  21. DAT_NOOB

    DAT_NOOB Accused of writing in a far away land

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    Maybe it's getting Relic's attention, cause he's from the New 52 and we all know Zoat loves that.
     
  22. TodaBruh

    TodaBruh Fiction is life's spice <( ̄︶ ̄)↗

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    You're not dumb, you're just slow. Yeah right. That would make people feel much better about themselves.

    Thank you for the updoot.
     
  23. Darko

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    I don't think there's a difference with the two for a Weaponer.

    There's always exo-wombs.

    Though Princess seems to get different treatment.

    It's nice to know that even though Paul is a deadbeat dad, that little bundle of sunshine has a mother.

    He really should have stepped in much sooner, seeing as they've already commited multiple crimes.

    They may be using some magic, their father can use it.

    Also, if the Controllers helped with protecting the ships, then tech may have been used.

    There isn't a difference between these two for the Sivanas.

    It won't.
     
  24. BlueMangoAdea

    BlueMangoAdea Alive. For now.

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    Simpler minded compared to the Sivanas. It’s like saying that you are shorter than the mountain. One probably should not take too much offense.
     
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    Ardy I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    we saw a while back they already are, it’s just not a big deal because, honestly, how much bigger a threat can they actually be without intentional malice
     
  26. Inbetweenaction

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    He does. He just prefer to go clarktech on it.

    But he understands magic very, very well.

    And yes, they are A control, but the fact that they know could screw the result, so it makes angry science sense to have a blind control as well
     
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    Eh, the Guardians themselves might use it when they need to get somewhere in a hurry.

    They just usually don't have be anywhere in a hurry because they people to do that for them.
     
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    Sounds like there's a story behind that. Mr Zoat, can we get some Word of Zoat on what it is that she's referring to?

    Finally, he sees that social science is still a science. Maybe he'll wise up and actually read up on that like his sister has.

    I have no idea what this could result in, and I'm excited to see what that result will be.

    At the very least, Dr. Sivana Sr. is well versed in magic. I'm unsure if any of his children actually studied it like he did, though I wouldn't be surprised if Jr and Georgia have a good grasp on general knowledge and applications for magic.
     
  29. Joelseph14

    Joelseph14 Know what you're doing yet?

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    Wow I cannot wait to see how they react to the Avarice dimension or interact with Dox
     
  30. Mr Zoat

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    Why can't I hate you to death?
    Are you Canadian?
    I didn't have a specific individual in mind, but that's basicaly what William Magnus did.
     
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