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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. DAT_NOOB

    DAT_NOOB Accused of writing in a far away land

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    threadmarks?

    EDIT: ninja'd
     
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  2. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    'it hasn't' not 'is hasn't'

    'empires' not 'empire'

    Forgot the threadmark
     
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  3. Ngamer11

    Ngamer11 Experienced.

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    He's not going to conquer the Earth. He's going to buy it, after all the little humans have killed themselves off with the weapons they bought from him. He wouldn't really do that, but I bet a few people are probably thinking it.
     
  4. Pinklestia

    Pinklestia Well worn.

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    He is NEVER EVER that lucky.

    And if he literally caused planetary genocide of an entire species he would be breaking at least a few GLs laws.
     
  5. Grimnar

    Grimnar Versed in the lewd.

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    Is there a way to search the entire thread for keywords, or increase the number of posts per page?

    I've pretty much forgotten who the breakaway faction was so I could go back and read, but the thread is massive.
     
  6. TheEyes

    TheEyes Well worn.

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    Indeed; in the past two and a half hours OL apparently hasn't had the time or capacity to make a ring call. Very weird.
     
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  7. Vaermina

    Vaermina Well worn.

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    I highly suspect Paul just got played.
     
  8. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    Explain please.
     
  9. Prince Charon

    Prince Charon Just zis guy, you know?

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    ... or the law books of the city-state they want her to rule, and the treaties tying it to Poseidonis. Either a bunch of people over the past 60 years were idiots, or they were malicious and wanted to create a precedent that Poseidonis can ignore the laws and customs of its tributary cities (a very dangerous precedent to try to set, as it could cause the other cities to wonder if they're next, and think that maybe someone else should be First Among Equals), or possibly both.
     
  10. Ct613hulu

    Ct613hulu Experienced.

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    The comparison with ownership of a Orange Lantern Ring to ownership of a Mercedez Benz seems incredibly inaccurate as a Power Ring is a weapon of mass destruction. It seems like common sense for the organization in charge of distributing and regulating their use to exercise a high degree of control to ensure that they are not misused.

    To present a new metaphor: The fact that a person has control over an American made Nuclear Weapon is either a sign that this person is operating with the backing with the United States or that something has gone terribly wrong.
     
  11. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    That was in reference to the actual LEGION fleet he was expecting. Not... This.
    I swear, this site eats threadmarks.
    Thank you, corrected.
     
  12. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    Ha, ha, I didn't see that thebishop8 already left corrections.
     
  13. Chojin Patriarch

    Chojin Patriarch Veteran Lurker

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    My god, we've found something capable of making OL headdesk. That's the level of annoyance Manga Khan exudes, folks.

    Good thing his environmental field protects him.

    Otherwise he'll had one hell of a red mark on his forehead... He's already got a headache.

    Oh, god, is he doing this in front of other people? That's got to send such a message!

    ...He was headdesking in front of the UN Security Council? Pffft... One moment, need to catch my breath...:V

    I can imagine him wanting to ask if this is normal behaviour for him...

    That's a big assumption. But Manga Khan's broadcast could be taken in so many ways...

    That's actually a good point. Unless someone gets a space fleet going, Earth doesn't really have any hold of its local space.

    And dear god, I am still laughing at the idea...

    I suppose Venturia's 'alliance' with NEMO isn't exactly a secret. Though I expect there's been some briefings going on about what that even is... Presumably that's why OL is involved here.

    What clued you in? Was it the headdesking? The faint moans of 'Why?'...

    May as well keep digging that hole, OL. I doubt you're climbing out anytime soon.

    To sum up, there's no Prime Directive, only 'What'll piss off the Greenies?' and that depends a lot on the local Lanterns, I bet. Some are a little more easy-going than others, after all.

    One of those things they were still hashing out about his position, eh? Really need to organise your place in chains of command...

    And that would be bad for the bottom line, so I doubt they'd bother. I remember a White Dwarf article about why Exeterminatus usually uses some Cyclonic Torpedoes instead of a big rock. The reply was a breakdown of fuel costs, crew needs and time taken, versus just shooting them (much cheaper.)

    So, basically, it's a big-ass freighter with the space-going equivalent of BB guns...

    Presumably, this is from his files or a databurst from Maltus and the OLC command? Unless he's operating on long-range ring scans and metaknowledge.

    That's going to take some explaining, methinks... I doubt many of the councillors are masters of Economic Theory.

    Hence his headdesking earlier. This is not going to improve the reputation of the OLC in Earth space.

    I doubt he's after local culture. And Earth really doesn't have much to offer except... Oh dear...

    Pfft. As if Manga Khan would pay for anything he could steal from the internet... He probably has a rule that says 'if it's online, it's free!'

    So... Not interested in this Earthly thing called Love, or anything like that. Porn, maybe, for the exotic factor, but, again... "If it's online, it's free!"

    It could have been worse. Anyone want to imagine some of the word-salad titles he could have made?

    Ah, the Hanar style of communication. I'm sure his people's conversations are pretty, at least. A heated debate might look like a rave.

    Just smile and nod. Aliens are weird...

    Boy, that was not a good showing. Another kind of 'low politics', I suppose?

    I doubt OL could tell Manga Khan to go easy, either. The big gold guy would probably quote any number of anti-monopoly laws at him, completely missing the point...This is going to be a long week for OL, I bet...:oops:
     
  14. Vaermina

    Vaermina Well worn.

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    Because once Paul admitted it wasn't a military threat, the issue stopped being a UN Security Council issue, and became a general UN issue.

    Further, since it's not a military threat, they can exclude most of the Justice League from negotiations.
     
  15. Hammerfury

    Hammerfury Know what you're doing yet?

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    Ok, at this point I'm actually hoping for Paul to get his head knocked back on his place by a well place fist.
     
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  16. w34v3r

    w34v3r Versed in the lewd.

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    Isn't that what Dox just did?

    Albeit it was a fist made of Cluster Corp shenanigans instead of fingers.
     
  17. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    You really think the UN is going to drop the potential military threat the ship presents just because of the word of one guy, no matter how well informed he is. No they would want to be careful.

    Also the League is probably the only group that is used to dealing with aliens in any manner, unless you want to count the Light, so their expertise could be needed.
     
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  18. GamingPizza1998

    GamingPizza1998 Verified Pizza

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    So he's a fart
     
  19. Handlewithcare

    Handlewithcare Versed in the lewd.

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    What part of "can crash your economy with ease" is not a threat?

    Seriously, this guy might be one of the biggest threats Paul ever faced.

    Because he operates like Paul does,minus the restraint and in the same hierarchy as he is in, meabing he can't just overrule him.

    That guy could wipe out earth!

    All he has to do is claim that he sold one country something. He doesn't even have to specify what, because everyone would have to assume it's weapons.

    Meaning an immediate first strike might be the only option.

    And that's entirely ignoring the metal market crash!
     
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  20. Vaermina

    Vaermina Well worn.

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    You're making the mistake of treating the Comic's UN as a reasonable body that get's things done.
     
  21. Sockmonkey

    Sockmonkey I trust you know where the happy button is?

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    Dox figures that if the new guy is gonna be a problem, his illustrious illustres can be the one to clean up the mess.
    Petty revenge is petty, but effective.
     
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  22. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    Ohh that could be bad.

    Remember the last time a sentient fart showed up in a work of fiction thousands of clockwork people died as well as several insect guards and one assassin, and the universe was nearly destroyed by said fart that wanted to bring back his fellows so they can destroy life.

    This may be bloodier than most people would expect.

    Zoat portrays a realistic world that just so happens to have superpeople living in it, so it's unlikely the UN will make such mistakes, especially since the fate of their world is under threat and they can't afford to make mistakes.

    That UN lady from the Common Sense chapter in Byalia was pretty reasonable
     
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  23. Dakkan Sall

    Dakkan Sall Random Encounter

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    Should be "known" I believe
     
  24. zerofarad

    zerofarad Know what you're doing yet?

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    • The Corp in this context would be ClusterCorp, so I think you mean the Corps' or perhaps the Corps's to refer to the GLC.
    • precedent or perhaps precedents? "Precedence" would be more like priority.
    • known
     
  25. Mr Zoat

    Mr Zoat Dedicated ragequitter

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    Thank you, corrected.
     
  26. Ganurath

    Ganurath Apologizes For Nothing

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    Hey! That is no way to speak of Chief-Lantern Super Pope!
     
  27. Jack of Olives

    Jack of Olives Knows just enough to be dangerous.

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    This looks like a job for Lex Luthor! :D

    On a more serious note: I wonder what that guy offered the Corps/Controllers in order to get that ring.

    Ah, good memories. Not even EA's usual business-practices could (completely) ruin that game for me.

    Now if only I could get the RA2 & Yuri's Revenge to work on my computer. :(
     
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  28. Darko

    Darko Connoisseur.

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    The ability to use a orange ring without losing his sanity.

    Granted he probably doesn't have much to lose in that area.
     
  29. Grimnar

    Grimnar Versed in the lewd.

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    The part where they now know that the Corp doesn't in fact have the ability to perform gunboat diplomacy. The guys nominal boss just just stated he's not a military threat, and doesn't have the ability to threaten them.

    So they can force the Corp to table and milk the trade for every penny they can get. And the Corp doesn't want to, the UN can ask their kindly friends to justice league to intervene in the interplantery smuggling going on.
     
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  30. Bramble Thorn

    Bramble Thorn Verified Silhouette

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    No. He is a fart that can sparkle. There is a difference.

    Like the difference between Bram Stoker's Dracula and Stephanie Meyer's Twinkle Vampires.
     
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