Chojin Patriarch
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Ah, clearing wrecks from sea channels and harbours that went unmanaged during the Anti-Life? I mean, the really important shipping lanes probably got cleared right quick, but less critical ones... They might have languished for years if not for super-powered aid.
And trying to fly at any significant speed is just asking to snap bits of hull apart. Because cargo ships aren't designed to fly.
I mean, OL, you don't know everything, and you don't have a monopoly on Common Sense either. That's for your alternate self.
Because it's like using a pile-driver to press a thumbtack. Massively overpowered for the task.
And he can't just reduce them to constituent materials because they might be reclaimable and their owners can't be reached?
Some of them might be so damaged it'd be cheaper and faster to take the materials and just build a new one. At least dismantling stuff will provide work for people in need of money.Plus, as I said, most large ships aren't designed to fly, much less hold their own weight together without the support of water or an extensive dry-dock.
This particular ship was headed for the wrecker's anyway, then. I'm guessing this one drifted away from moorings and ran aground somewhere awkward.
Which means you're basically doing all the work of being in charge without the corresponding pay-rise. Yippee.
And OL is delegating that command to Mister Atom and the League for the most part. This is just liaising work.
Eh, adequate works when you're serving it to hundreds of different species with their own palates, preferences and nutritional needs.
That's actually a reasonable offer. She's going to have a hard time deciding how much responsibility she wants.
I wonder if generating construct wings could assist in body language? Or would it feel like an uncanny valley prosthetic?
The drawbacks of them sharing similar body plans, other than the wings.
An interesting perspective. I suppose it'd be like dealing with a human without certain facial features.
In other words, exactly the sort of thing she'd get in big trouble for knowing.
To be fair, it'd be like us learning there were actual cultists of some ancient religion running around doing terrorisms.
Fortunately, no. That would have resulted in a far larger crossover drama.
Wishful thinking, sadly. As long as there's someone who remembers the Devils and what they can offer, there's going to be people foolish or greedy enough to accept in hopes of gaining power.
Ah, she's about to get her first real taste of Earth Bullshit™.
You'll note that he didn't say that she was thousands of years old, ma'am. Which she isn't.
No, most alien races who encounter Earth Bullshit™ have this sort of reaction. It's hardly a secret.
Probably for the best. I don't remember if... Kendra? Is particularly looking for thanagarian guests anyway.
I'm guessing there's a strong familial resemblance, despite the oddly different-yet-similar names. Seriously, it's like a reverse patronym.
And depending on the state of the government of Thanagar, that can probably feel threatening to said government.
Ah, the other reason he's here: Paperwork.
It's always fun to see an extra-terrestrial reacting to learning about Earth Bullshit™. For instance, learning that a Thanagarian castaway has been serially reincarnating for several thousand years due to an ancient curse. I expect our earnest shuttle commander here will be having a good long think about hearing what OL can tell her after that...
