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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. Cuchulin

    Cuchulin Versed in the lewd.

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    The mayor is a century or so old evil sorcerer who set up the town as a place to feed Vampires and other man eating super natural beings as part of a deal with Demon's for "immortality" as well a eventually becoming a powerful "immortal" Demon him self. Needless to say he ended up being killed before the series ended.
     
  2. Handlewithcare

    Handlewithcare Versed in the lewd.

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    So BLaul works with the Scooby Gang, that's good.

    What is the cure for a Balack Lantern anyway?

    Also, would Krona really visit a place like the Buffyverse? The local gods are rather powerful and used to extra-planar events. Might be risky for him.
     
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  3. moralrelativity

    moralrelativity Recovering pendant.

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    as he drops
    delete was
    radiate -> radiates
    delete 'it because'
    build -> built
    of -> off
     
  4. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    He may be an ally of the gang.

    Not sure if there is a cure, but maybe the white light.
    Zoat said something about the controllers trying to access the white light to safely resurrect someone, so maybe he will meet with Zaul in the future again and try to bring him back to life.

    Krona was arrogant enough to try and view the creation of the universe so he would be arrogant enough to try and fight the various gods of Buffyverse, but seeing as he is one a schedule and may have become more cautious now probably not.
     
  5. Khettien

    Khettien Perpetually confused

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    Assuming you mean a Black ring, that depends on your goal. If you want to resurrect the Ring bearer fully and restore their freedom, a White ring. If you just want to put them down and keep them there, then Death of the Endless would probably be able to do something about it, if you could convince her to. Which may not be hard, given how the Black rings work.
     
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  6. Chojin Patriarch

    Chojin Patriarch Veteran Lurker

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    Overgir'ls perspective? This should be interesting.

    Still riding that earlier vamp's desire, eh? Still, anything to empower him, for now...

    Wonder how often Clark-16 gets that feeling? I'm sure he would have felt pain often enough as a child, before his cells gained enough charge.

    No mention of empowering though. So vampires in this universe don't get any buffs from feeding.

    Overgirl's got some buried self-esteem issues, eh?

    It's a harsh realisation, isn't it? Knowing you were actually at risk this time?

    So, Overman knows kung-fu. Or the Germanic equivalent.

    "That demon was actually my first bit of charge. Makes me a little nostalgic..."

    And she barely even noticed Paul shifting his focus, eh?

    Aw, come on. Harley isn't that bad. I mean, sure, her accent's a little tough...

    Eh, if you're feeling something, the process is working...

    Oh, right, people were talking. Bad time to get lost in self-inspection...

    I doubt this world has anything she wants to see.

    Really don't want to get Larfleeze's attention on this Earth...

    Ah, he does know the Scoobies. Though I expect he's kept at arm's length from Buffy...

    When the local night-life tends to be immune to bullets (unless they're made of wood,) Caution is to be expected...

    Oh, I can just hear the British concern from the other end.

    ...Ah. Oh, dear. She's going to want to see that, isn't she? At least it distracted her from the Pauls' metaknowledge.

    Oh, no , no, nononono...

    Welp, one Mayor down. Bet that butterflies a lot of canon events...

    No 'think' involved. When a Red sets out to kill someone, they will be dead.

    Ah, yes, that could be a mite problematic...

    Well, I'm sure it made sense to her. I can feel his disappointment from here.

    And there's another reason for him to not have done it himself...

    It's not like his DC metaknowledge would really have helped apart from using his ring...

    And remember his comment about motivation? It probably applies extra here.

    ...Raul's really being thorough, isn't he? From what I know of the Mayor, it's warranted...

    And every other Paul's reaction: "FFfffffuuuuuu-..."

    Oh, boy. This is about to get Krona's attention, isn't it? Honestly, does she really need to see what her life would be like without Overman that badly? I have the feeling this isn't going to end well for her, or anyone else...

    I can barely motivate myself to move most...
    He couldn't wait a few hours? (Reads better?)
     
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  7. thebishop8

    thebishop8 Umm, ackchyually...

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    Change "now" to "how".
     
  8. RichardWhereat

    RichardWhereat Aia airëa Fëanáro.

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    But still, he was a really swell guy.
     
  9. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    No, I think that's correct.
    Thank you, corrected.
    The Kryptonian equivalent.
    The SI doesn't know if that one strike was enough to kill the mayor.
    Thank you, corrected.
     
  10. Cuchulin

    Cuchulin Versed in the lewd.

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    Oh yes! Very much so. Polite, charming, well spoken, a good "father" to Faith and a pretty good mayor other than the whole setting up the place as a all you can eat buffet for super natural evil thing.
     
  11. Sordid Snake

    Sordid Snake (Verified Viper)

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    The "General Protection Squadron" is usually known under its non-translated name, Allgemeine SS.
     
  12. Agent Orange

    Agent Orange Experienced.

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    And the PoV shift caught me by surprise. Again. Also wow, her issues have issues!

    'None on Earth'? Implying that there are any other power rings (aside from the ones we just saw) in BtvSverse???

    What phone does he have? It's 1997 California so... could it be...

    [​IMG]

    ... Ok, this is a pretty good excuse.

    ...

    Well. That's certainly an example of planning for fallout. Or rather eliminating any possibility of fallout.

    This on the other hand rings a bit hollow as far as excuses go. Any kill you make leads to Nekron drawing strength. If you're worried that killing magically potent individuals will boost Nekron more than an average vamp, well, you just killed Glorificus.

    Fair enough. Combined with lack of drive it will lead to minimal impact to the setting.

    Well, this can only lead to good things. I'm expecting something similar to that Argentinian Hitler clone scene :)
     
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  13. Darko

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    This will most likely end in either disaster, to the point Raul may try to kill her, seeing as she blew their cover and the fact that she works for a Nazi nation makes her less sympathetic in his eyes.
    Remember that while she has never taken people to be exterminated, she still works for a nation that does that, and seeing as Raul is powered by rage I don't think he will that sympathetic to her.

    Or she gets character development by seeing that her Buffy counterpart is happy and I don't know is in a happy relationship with someone from a group she considers inferior.

    Wonder if she knows about Helmut and his family.
     
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  14. Agent Orange

    Agent Orange Experienced.

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    I was being sarcastic man.

    This will either be a boring, mutually disappointing meet up that happens off screen and we'll only hear about it in a few arcs following some Harley therapy or it will blow up even more than killing Glory and Wilkins will and make Krona pay attention and send some more sexbots fem!Manhunters.
     
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  15. Ngamer11

    Ngamer11 Experienced.

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    Nice to see how vulnerable she is underneath the loyal to her nation mentality.

    It's interesting to see how other people react to Paul being polite to them even if they do something rude or offensive to him. Also, how much does she trust Paul? The fact that she cares what he thinks is a good indicator that she sees him as a friend.
     
  16. Agent Orange

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    Er, 'friend' might be stretching it a bit. He's the only person that goes out of his way to interact with her but that's about it. That's all the reason she needs to care about what he thinks. We have no idea if the rest of the Team paid her any attention.
     
  17. TheEyes

    TheEyes Well worn.

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    What I want to know is how did Glory end up in Sunnydale four years early? Shouldn't the Key still be a physical object in an underground monastery somewhere?
     
  18. Darko

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    Some of them were probably polite, others like Rocket may have tried to keep their distance, Ghi'ta and Arisia were probably the most polite seeing as they probably lack the emotional aspect many people have with Nazi's, they may dislike such acts and philosophies, but don't feel personally offended, M'gan could have tried to be polite, but seeing as she is herself a victim of racism I don't think it would have gotten far, the same goes for Kaldur.
     
  19. Agent Orange

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    She felt a disturbance in the Force when they arrived? The reason she arrived to Sunnydale was because the Key [out of this dunghole and this disgusting mortal suit] was there and then. If someone else has a way out she'll target them naturally. ... or that's how I explain it.

    Fair. Didn't think about the alien members of the Team but I very much doubt that either Kaldur or Angelika would willingly seek each other's company if they had any alternative. Atlanthean or not, he's still Untermensch in her eyes and she's still a Nazi in his (I very much doubt he's that culturally distant not to pick that up through osmosis). Also, M'gann built her entire personality around 1980s television. I doubt anyone was praising National Socialism on tv at that period.
     
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  20. Darko

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    Kaldur's adopted father was also a surface dweller that was modified to breathe underwater by Black Manta so he probably told Kaldur some stories about Nazi's.

    Also even if this version of Manta is just a mercenary it is possible that some of his men followed him for ideological reasons like his comic counterpart, that being building a nation for black people

    In Life Ore Death, Kaldurs adopted father was characterized as disliking the monarchy a bit so at least that version may have joined for some reason aside from money, but I don't know about this one.
     
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  21. Rebu

    Rebu hey, little Anna, you're the one

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    Huh. I've never seen a character who was Tsundere against herself.
     
  22. Galler

    Galler Not too sore, are you?

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    If Red Paul had one of those phones then he would never need to worry about the ring destroying his phone again. those things were god damn indestructible!
     
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  23. RichardWhereat

    RichardWhereat Aia airëa Fëanáro.

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    He's also a pretty good employer. Made Jack into a sheriff, and even pays pretty decently for ugly paintings.
     
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    Idkusername Versed in the lewd.

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    Ugh. This arc is hell for me. I use the Dark theme because the colours stand out better in this story, and it’s easier on the eyes in general, but now I have to zoom in like crazy to read Baul’s dialogue.

    He knows the Torquasm martial arts, the Kryptonian equivalents.
     
  25. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    She 'heard' the planar portal opening and ran as fast as she could.
     
  26. TheMidnightRook

    TheMidnightRook Well worn.

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    Just highlight it as if it were godspeech, it's how I deal with it.
     
  27. WereDragon

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    A non-Paul POV, always a treat.

    Interesting outlook from her. She knows she has problems and even what most of those problems are. She just can’t do much about any of them.

    The implication that he apparently has harvested at least one person in the throws of intense compassion is somewhat disquieting.


    Raul has never shown any dislike of people just because they are from a nation that gleefully practised slavery, segregation, genocide and the perversion of the English language.
    He kills people because those specific individuals are a threat or disruption to society. Not because they happened to be born in a county of nutters.
     
  28. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Though it should be acknowledged that there's a certain degree of overlap.
     
  29. hkim

    hkim Know what you're doing yet?

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    If my research thus far is accurate, the local term is "Buffybot".
     
  30. ForeverShogo

    ForeverShogo Not too sore, are you?

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    Not sure what she really expects to learn. Raised under completely different circumstances with a different nation, a different ideology, and different authority figures . . . Her alternative is as much her as any random stranger.

    ====

    And to chime in a bit more on the Mayor. The "fun" thing about him is that he is a genuinely nice guy that also happens to be willing to commit quite a few evil acts to accomplish his goals.

    Like giving relationship advice to Angel and Buffy because he knows what it's like to be an immortal in a relationship with a mortal. Because he had a wife that grew increasingly bitter and resentful of his immortality as she grew older and he remained the same. But he stayed with and supported her through it all.

    Also, Word of God is that none of the affability is faked; he's honestly a nice guy who just happens to also be an evil monster who wants to rule the world. Groener ad-libbed a bit after a group of cub scouts leave the Mayor's office following a photo-op, saying how annoying they were. Joss jumped in and said, (paraphrased), "No, he genuinely likes the boy scouts and thinks involved, social kids like that are the future of the country!"
     
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