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

It's nice to see little moments like these to remind us that while Paul's way of thinking is alien, he still has enough of a sense of humor to make jokes like this.

Maybe he should consider buying Domino's Pizza, that way the joke will actually be accurate and he'll be free to use that line in literally any context he wants.

If he did that Guy would be making calls from half way across the universe for a pizza, and paul would have to greedyport it over otherwise it'd be late and he'd get it free.
 
If he did that Guy would be making calls from half way across the universe for a pizza, and paul would have to greedyport it over otherwise it'd be late and he'd get it free.

Thus, Paul would have no choice but to expand the franchise across the universe, thus making Domino's Pizza an intergalactic franchise. After that, he could do the same to Cadbury too.

And after he becomes the universe's first Multidecillionaire thanks to all the money he'll make, Paul could then buy every other popular fast food franchise on Earth and merge them with his, and then he would become the greatest fast food mongul in Sector 2814.

And after that, he can then buy every popular fast food chain that exists in the universe and expand his horizons ever further.

Maybe the Sybarite would do something like that.

Imagine the possibilites!
 
Thus, Paul would have no choice but to expand the franchise across the universe, thus making Domino's Pizza an intergalactic franchise. After that, he could do the same to Cadbury too.

And after he becomes the universe's first Multidecillionaire thanks to all the money he'll make, Paul could then buy every other popular fast food franchise on Earth and merge them with his, and then he would become the greatest fast food mongul in Sector 2814.

And after that, he can then buy every popular fast food chain that exists in the universe and expand his horizons ever further.

Maybe the Sybarite would do something like that.

Imagine the possibilites!
Honestly, it was more of a callback to when he did the same thing with Speedy. I don't even like Domino's that much.

The Christmas Pizza is surprisingly nice, though.
 
We're All Mad Here (part 17) New
18th July 2013
13:52 GMT -5

I find my eyebrows raising as I stare at the image of Peace Agent's masked face as it floats over my ring.

"Come again?"

"While I have no record of those two operatives being given another task, they are allowed to act on their own initiative. Despite what some people on the internet think, we aren't a hive mind or anything like that."

"But they would have reported the change in activity, wouldn't they?"

"Usually, yes, but there isn't a hard and fast rule. Their A.I. support unit should remind them if they forgot, but there are reasons to delay in making such a report."

"They're in costume. I doubt that they could infiltrate somewhere."

"Orange Lantern, I'm here to organise, not to second guess the behaviour of loyal Operatives in the field. It's perfectly possible that they just went to relieve themselves."

I.. look past him toward Tuppence. She shrugs.

"Not unless they've got scan proof toilets. And according to Tuppence they reported receiving orders."

"Those didn't come from us, but it's possible that either Batman or Mister Atom gave them orders directly. Or they just didn't want to tell Miss Beresford what they were doing. We discourage particular attachment but personality is permitted."

"Okay, but Peace… Operatives? Haven't been deployed very long. There's only so much that testing can do compared to the real world. Could you put out a message asking them to report in as soon as they can? Just… Just sending you a message to let them know that they're alright."

"If it puts your mind at ease Orange Lantern, of course."

"Thank you. Orange-."

"How is your search going, if I may ask?"

"Oh, we found some weird Apokliptian globe device. Canis had a look but we're not really sure what it does. There's a possibility that something came out of it so he's got Brut trying to sniff whatever it was out."

"And you found that during your search for The Question?"

"No, that's a follow up on the situation with Jarvis Tetch. I said I'd give The Question a week and it's been two days. Do you have information that there's an active threat to him?"

The Peace Agent hesitates. "We have a.. degree of concern, that the spiritual energies of Hub City might be disrupted by your reconstruction efforts, and that may in turn have an adverse effect on his mental state. I wasn't sure that we should tell you in case it caused you to delay your efforts; getting Hub City working really is the most important task in front of you at the moment."

I nod slowly. "I see what you mean, but… As far as I understand it, that shouldn't be a problem. If anything, the restoration of the population would make the city spirits happier and more purposeful."

"But the phenomena is not well understood. And in any case, rapidly changing spiritual energy flows combined with his fragile mental state after being so intimately exposed to the Anti-Life could increase the chance of an adverse reaction."

"No. That's true, and you could be right. I'll track down a magician and ask them to check."

"It.. seems to me that directly locating The Question would be easier, but you're the man on the spot. I am simply here to assist you."

"Alright, well, that you for the notice. Orange Lantern out."

I lower my-.

"He's ly'n."

"No shit." Tuppence blinks in surprise. "I don't know what's going on with them, but I've been concerned since I found out that they exist." I sigh quietly. "But in the interest of being thorough, did you check the toilets?"

She gestures towards the north. "Ah checked thuh portapotties. They wuz headed the wrong way anyhow."

"Right. Did they tell you their names?"

"Ah'm here to work an' get paid, not t' make freynds."

"Okay. Let's hope they had driving licenses, then."

Ring, go through every database you can get and try and get facial matches. Who were they before they got their brains zapped?

Working. Best matches found.

Ah… That's… A problem. Both of them were Justifiers. Not members of the Alliance of the Just, just violent criminals they used extra helmets on.

"Tuppence, did they give any sign that the brainwashing was anything less than completely effective?"

"Huh?"

"Did they say anything about their lives before joining the Global Peace Agency?"

"Not when ah were list'n."

Ring, phone Kai.

Compliance.

"Hey. Lantern, that you?"

"Yes. I'm sending you a couple of pictures. Do you recognise these people?"

"Just a sec… Yeah. Yeah. I… Worked with them a couple of times. Haven't heard anything about them recently."

"They joined the G.P.A.."

"Huh. Good they're turning their lives around, I guess."

"Except they've wandered off and I can't find them. Can you get me a list of their contacts?"

"Not… Really. I know the guys I worked with a lot, but when we were all… You know… We weren't exactly sharing personal stuff."

"That's fair. Do you know anyone who would?"

"Heh. Mannheim, maybe? Whatever happened to him, anyway?"

"Since it turned out that he was effectively super-Justified, he was released and is doing socially useful work."

"Him too? Damn. Huh."

"Problem?"

"Just… Kinda figured he was to blame for everything… But… I mean, I did things while I had that helmet on… I don't…"

"A lot of people did."

"But if Mannheim just had it worse, and it wasn't really him…" He exhales slowly. "I don't know how I feel about that."

"Alright, thank you for your time. End."

Tuppence has her hands on her hips. "Whut naw?"

"I start looking in earnest, and you get back to work. Good day."
 
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The Peace Agent hesitates. "We have a.. degree of concern, that the spiritual energies of Hub City might be disrupted by your reconstruction efforts, and that may in turn have a adverse effect on his mental state. I wasn't sure that we should tell you in case it caused you to delay your efforts; getting Hub City working really is the most important task in front of you at the moment."
That should say 'an'.

"Except they've wondered off and I can't find them. Can you get me a list of their contacts?"
That should say 'wandered'.

"Since it turned out that he was effectively super-Justified, he was realised and is doing socially useful work."
That should say 'released'.
 
"But the phenomena is not well understood. And in any case, rapidly changing spiritual energy flows combined with his fragile mental state after being so intimately exposed to the Anti-Life could increase the chance of an adverse reaction
Good point.

If he's suddenly filled with so much happiness then he may become addicted to it, or it may potentially damage his ability to feel happiness without magic.
 
18th July 2013
13:52 GMT -5


I find my eyebrows raising as I stare at the image of Peace Agent's masked face as it floats over my ring.

"Come again?"
Oh, looks like he's going to get the runaround, huh? because I doubt whatever they said is so surprising he couldn't believe his ears. Given the stuff he's seen, only truly novel things would surprise him anymore.

"While I have no record of those two operatives being given another task, they are allowed to act on their own initiative. Despite what some people on the internet think, we aren't a hive mind or anything like that."

"But they would have reported the change in activity, wouldn't they?"
And I'm not sure how they could have received any information on a worksite except through their own implanted comms.

"Usually, yes, but there isn't a hard and fast rule. Their A.I. support unit should remind them if they forgot, but there are reasons to delay in making such a report."

"They're in costume. I doubt that they could infiltrate somewhere."
...Unless they choose to power down and have incognito clothing.

"Orange Lantern, I'm here to organise, not to second guess the behaviour of loyal Operatives in the field. It's perfectly possible that they just went to relieve themselves."

I.. look past him toward Tuppence. She shrugs.
...At the same time? Besides, I suspect their enhancements would make that a minimal priority.

"Not unless they've got scan proof toilets. And according to Tuppence they reported receiving orders."

"Those didn't come from us, but it's possible that either Batman or Mister Atom gave them orders directly. Or they just didn't want to tell Miss Beresford what they were doing. We discourage particular attachment but personality is permitted."
Which makes it suspicious that Batman or Atom are handing out secret orders to random agents.

"Okay, but Peace… Operatives? Haven't been deployed very long. There's only so much that testing can do compared to the real world. Could you put out a message asking them to report in as soon as they can? Just… Just sending you a message to let them know that they're alright."
Just in case something is amiss and they're operating without clear orders. If they skip a requested check-in, that's extra sus.

"If it puts your mind at ease Orange Lantern, of course."

"Thank you. Orange-."

"How is your search going, if I may ask?"
...Because of course they're pushing him to find the Question.

"Oh, we found some weird Apokliptian globe device. Canis had a look but we're not really sure what it does. There's a possibility that something came out of it so he's got Brut trying to sniff whatever it was out."

"And you found that during your search for The Question?"
Okay, guys, I know the Question can be a bit disruptive when he has a thing on the go, this is getting a bit excessive.

"No, that's a follow up on the situation with Jarvis Tetch. I said I'd give The Question a week and it's been two days. Do you have information that there's an active threat to him?"

The Peace Agent hesitates. "We have a.. degree of concern, that the spiritual energies of Hub City might be disrupted by your reconstruction efforts, and that may in turn have a adverse effect on his mental state. I wasn't sure that we should tell you in case it caused you to delay your efforts; getting Hub City working really is the most important task in front of you at the moment."
Okay, that's a reasonable concern, given his supposed shamanhood. But unless he's empowered by Hub City being damn shitty, I don't think improving it is a bad thing.

I nod slowly. "I see what you mean, but… As far as I understand it, that shouldn't be a problem. If anything, the restoration of the population would make the city spirits happier and more purposeful."

"But the phenomena is not well understood. And in any case, rapidly changing spiritual energy flows combined with his fragile mental state after being so intimately exposed to the Anti-Life could increase the chance of an adverse reaction."
Now that is a bit more of a worry. He could go deep into the 'The purpose of Aglets is sinister' level of tin-hattery.

"No. That's true, and you could be right. I'll track down a magician and ask them to check."

"It.. seems to me that directly locating The Question would be easier, but you're the man on the spot. I am simply here to assist you."
Better to have multiple opinions when this sort of thing is involved.

"Alright, well, that you for the notice. Orange Lantern out."

I lower my-.

"He's ly'n."
Yes, I'm amazed the construct didn't smell of bullshit.

"No shit." Tuppence blinks in surprise. "I don't know what's going on with them, but I've been concerned since I found out that they exist." I sigh quietly. "But in the interest of being thorough, did you check the toilets?"

She gestures towards the north. "Ah checked thuh portapotties. They wuz headed the wrong way anyhow."
Just crossing the 't's and dotting the 'i's.

"Right. Did they tell you their names?"

"Ah'm here to work an' get paid, not t' make freynds."
You can do both. Though given their 'minimum personal attachments' rule, I doubt they would have reciprocated much anyway.

"Okay. Let's hope they had driving licenses, then."

Ring, go through every database you can get and try and get facial matches. Who were they before they got their brains zapped?
Assuming they didn't change too much between then and now. Some version of OMAC, the entire body is like a different person, face included.

Working. Best matches found.

Ah… That's… A problem. Both of them were Justifiers. Not members of the Alliance of the Just, just violent criminals they used extra helmets on.
Worrying indeed. Perhaps the conditioning wasn't effective enough, or someone else managed to access their controls...

"Tuppence, did they give any sign that the brainwashing was anything less than completely effective?"

"Huh?"

"Did they say anything about their lives before joining the Global Peace Agency?"
Whether pride or signs of remorse? Admittedly pride would likely be incompatible with the OMAC conditioning.

"Not when ah were list'n."

Ring, phone Kai.
Seeing if he knew them? Good plan.

Compliance.

"Hey. Lantern, that you?"

"Yes. I'm sending you a couple of pictures. Do you recognise these people?"
Thank goodness for the ubiquity of smart phones. Imagine if he was on a landline. 😏

"Just a sec… Yeah. Yeah. I… Worked with them a couple of times. Haven't heard anything about them recently."

"They joined the G.P.A.."

"Huh. Good they're turning their lives around, I guess."
That remains to be seen.

"Except they've wondered off and I can't find them. Can you get me a list of their contacts?"

"Not… Really. I know the guys I worked with a lot, but when we were all… You know… We weren't exactly sharing personal stuff."
Right. Troublesome, but not unexpected.

"That's fair. Do you know anyone who would?"

"Heh. Mannheim, maybe? Whatever happened to him, anyway?"
Not really common knowledge, then, is it?

"Since it turned out that he was effectively super-Justified, he was realised and is doing socially useful work."

"Him too? Damn. Huh."
Effectively community service, really.

"Problem?"

"Just… Kinda figured he was to blame for everything… But… I mean, I did things while I had that helmet on… I don't…"
A sentiment many who wore the helmets seem to share. It's hardly anything unusual.

"A lot of people did."

"But if Mannheim just had it worse, and it wasn't really him…" He exhales slowly. "I don't know how I feel about that."
It depends on how willingly you went along with what the helmet made you do, really.

"Alright, thank you for your time. End."

Tuppence has her hands on her hips. "Whut naw?"

"I start looking in earnest, and you get back to work. Good day."
And all the while, the Peace Agents overseeing him are grumbling about 'Can't he just follow orders?'

The plot grows ever more tangled, it seems. Pressure to find the Question, despite all signs he'll turn up when needed. Stonewalled over his concerns about OMACs. Circumstances trying to divert him from Tetch... It's like one hand doesn't know what the other is doing, sometimes. The joy of rushing a system into active service so quickly.
 

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