Doccer
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Huh. Until I hit the link I thought that was a Joker quote.
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Huh. Until I hit the link I thought that was a Joker quote.
They go there later after Paul has had a few space adventures.Why was nothing written for the 26th December 2010? Paul promised to go to Eden with Zatanna on that day. I am sad that that was not covered.
The mention of a planet-killer weapon reminded me of an old Word of Zoat about the Controllers getting one of Qward's superweapons. Here are the related links. Mr Zoat, is this when they get it?"That seems… Lax. What if someone brought in a planet-killer weapon?"
"Killing Qward is more difficult than killing most world. The outer surface of the planet shield the q'ardajin within with miles of rock and metal. Our sun could go nova and none of our population would be harmed. We have planetary shields, interior shields, sensor baffles and all manner of other more exotic defensive technology. We like it when our enemies come to us. If you think you can destroy Qward?" He folds his arms across his chest. "Strike true, for you will not get a second chance."
and a few dozen other I took apart so that I've have a baseline."
Because unpleasant though they are, the q'ardajin have clearly demonstrated the capacity for reformation. They can deal peacefully with aliens. They can trade with their neighbours. Without the Anti-Monitor personally sticking his oar in, they're within the range of civilisations I don't believe that I need to exterminate.
I'm impressed. Presumably the gear was assembled in his subspace pocket on his new ring, but I think he may have set a new record for the time taken to don it...
Ah, imperfect parallel universes. No doubt Maltus was positioned more comfortably in its orbit by the Controllers...There's a moment where the universe seems to twist, and then space reappears. Space reappears because the planet we were standing on is in a parallel universe and its equivalent is on the other side of its sun. Which I'm assuming is why we aren't immediately being shot to pieces by Qwardian weapon batteries right now. The stars are mostly in the same places, though the L.E.G.I.O.N. fleet is replaced by Qwardian ships and the ships of their vassals and trading partners.
I'm surprised that is not a more common phrase around the Weaponer.I try not to scan too actively, because I know that of all the threats the Green Lantern Corps has faced it's the Qwardians who best match the Guardians technologically.
"Kalmin, what the hell?"
I get the feeling Kalmin's idea of testing it consists of 'Hit something with it. If it breaks, it wasn't ready yet.' Though if this is all it took to break OL, Kalmin was clearly wrong to follow him in the first place..."This is urgent business." He floats in space, his armour and personal defence shield protecting him from the vacuum. "I was willing to wait while you recovered your full power… And I'll admit to being interested in how you managed to recover from a qwa energy explosion. But that is all. I will fix the sickness that besets my people now, whether you like it or not."
"I wanted to check with Hinon that I actually am fully recovered-."
On the other hand, he's one of the most experienced Weaponers in the field of Spectrum Energy Manipulation. Admittedly, he favoured Fear, and dabbled in Hope, but I doubt it took much to master Avarice..."You are. I checked."
"I don't mean to insult you, but you're not a Controller. And you haven't spent anything like as much time studying me as Hinon has."
And if anyone's forgotten, Kalmin (and by extension the Weaponers and Thunderers) are Green lantern foes of old. It stands to reason that he would have studied the common examples of his latest enemy to establish a baseline for damage."I've studied you. And I've studied other humans. I had Harold Jordan in my dungeons, and a few dozen other I took apart so that I've have a baseline."
The drawback of the token evil teammate being, naturally, that they're evil.
...You picked him, OL... No regretting that choice now."If you could provide me with their names and appearances, it would help me close the missing person investigations."
"They weren't that interesting."
Why go out hunting an enemy who typically comes to you? Must save a ton of time and effort..."That's not the point as far as humans are concerned." I look around. None of the ships appear to be heading in this direction. "Can I assume from the fact that we aren't hiding that we don't need to?"
"We don't try and stop Lanterns coming to Qward. It saves a tremendous amount of time."
Does the mountain care about the howling of dogs? Does the sea give one whit of concern for the storm? Yeah, I can see that being a tenet of their faith..."I.. thought that after last time, we might be worth special measures."
"Oh, the Thunderers will be out for your blood and the surviving individuals will be castigated for their failure. But Qward won't care about anything you did."
So mostly mooks and grunts. And generally not nice people."And who are manning those ships?"
"Junior Weaponers and technicians. There might be a few Thunderers on board, but they'll be there as vassals of the Weaponers. They won't be in command positions."
It takes a particular mindset to fortify your entire world to withstand the death of its sun..."That seems… Lax. What if someone brought in a planet-killer weapon?"
"Killing Qward is more difficult than killing most world. The outer surface of the planet shield the q'ardajin within with miles of rock and metal. Our sun could go nova and none of our population would be harmed. We have planetary shields, interior shields, sensor baffles and all manner of other more exotic defensive technology. We like it when our enemies come to us. If you think you can destroy Qward?" He folds his arms across his chest. "Strike true, for you will not get a second chance."
They'll throw whole armies away just to learn what their latest foe can do? Yep, the Qwardians have quite a Hat for their Planet, and it fits them very well..."Seemed to go pretty well last time."
"We are not humans, who weep and wail at every death. A handful of Thunderers and some equipment is barely an alertness drill."
Presumably it's well-defended even for a Weaponer's base. Probably a death sentence just setting foot near it without access permissions...Not that I'm in position to check, but nothing he's said rings untrue or contradicts my records.
"Alright. So what's our first step?"
"I need to return to my workshop."
I know, he seems overconfident, but this is a Qwardian who forged power rings from the dying fears of an entire world. He's no doubt earned every bit of that confidence..."Won't it have been destroyed?"
Kalmin does a sort of smile-sneer.
Beneath their holy notice? Or is it treated more like squabbling children?"Not without significant loses. And no, probably not. With their living targets fled, the Thunderers won't take out their rage on mere stone and metal. They will nurture their hate for the day they see you again."
"And not you?"
"Why? I didn't fight them. And neither would I. They know better than to intervene in quarrels between Weaponers."
...Goddammit, Kalmin..."Oh. So… Why am I here? I thought I was coming along to stop them killing you, but from the sounds of it I'm just going to make your life harder."
"I think you'll be an adequate distraction. Varnathon will probably assume that the orange rings are my design. Alternately, if you stay inside your armour then it's unlikely that the Thunderers will trouble you until you use your ring."
See, it's that kind of thing that gets you bit in the ass. Like when Hal Jordan kicked you where the Anti-Monitor split you..."You think that Varnathon won't know about the Orange Lantern Corps?"
"He's a merchant. He probably knows that the Reach are fighting an Orange Lantern Corps, but I doubt that he's troubled himself with the details. I certainly didn't bother to learn the name of everyone we did business with when I was Chief Weaponer."
He may well not know even know (or care) that they're Maltusians like the Guardians.He has a point. There's no such thing as interstellar news media. Even things that are common knowledge of L.E.G.I.O.N. member worlds are completely unknown to the wider universe. Most people back in the positive matter universe 16 probably still think that the Green Lantern Corps is the only one. Varnathon has two whole universes to spy on and a finite population to do it with. The Reach probably don't know that we're employing Kalmin and (correctly) assign responsibility to the Controllers, but Varnathon… Does he even know about the Controllers?
And have a giant glaring hole in his security? Please. I bet Kalmin keeps things locked down harder than a high-security prison...Not sure.
I retract my environmental shield so that it no longer shows on the outside of my armour.
"How are we getting to your workshop? Do you have a teleport beacon set up?"
Because the new guy would be so sloppy to leave enemies alive? OL, remember who you're talking to..."If I had a teleport beacon anyone could have killed me. And I wouldn't have teleported us into space. We're going to fly into one of the ports and walk to a tunnel to the core. I want people to see me. I want other Weaponers to know that I'm back and that I want their attention. I want Varnathon to have time to consider his mistake."
"And then you'll rally his opponents?"
Besides, an Orange Lantern hardly needs help to do that, even a people as advanced as the Qwardians..."If there are any. I'm not expecting to leave many survivors."
"Yes, about… That. What's the aim here? Are you trying to unreform q'ardajin society along more traditional lines? Because if you're just trying to wipe out your own species, I don't particularly want to help you."
And with a little more work, they could be turned to more useful purposes, eh?Because unpleasant though they are, the q'ardajin have clearly demonstrated the capacity for reformation. They can deal peacefully with aliens. They can trade with their neighbours. Without the Anti-Monitor personally sticking his oar in, they're within the range of civilisations I don't believe that I need to exterminate.
I'd bet it involves flying straight through the largest patrol fleet while waving giant middle fingers at them... Figuratively or literally."No. I will be a scourge, a reminder of what we are. The unworthy will die, and those who survive will be cleansed. I have no interest in total extermination."
"Alright. I'll follow your lead. Where do you want us to start?"
This really sounds like another in a long line of two steps back situations..."Alright. I'll follow your lead. Where do you want us to start?"
I'm surprised that is not a more common phrase around the Weaponer.
Just noticed. That should be 'worlds'.
Given the way DC humanity has been shown to act, I can see them driving their geniuses crazy. On the other hand, some of those geniuses may not have been all that sane to start with."I was reasonable. Yes...once upon a time I was very reasonable indeed.....but then they called me mad!!"
The question I would ask most urgently if I were Paul is how the Reach contacted/keep contact with Qward.
If they can freely switch between universe thast would make them exponentially more dangerous.
They could hide pockets of survivors everywhere, harvest resources or build ships where most of Pauls allies can't reach them or bypass defenses just by flying to the corresoponding spot in the other universe and siwtching back
Oh sure.Doesn't
For "I", "you", "we", "they", and "y'all": use "do"
For "he, "she", "it", "that", and anything you can put a "a" or "the" in front of: use "does"
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Unless he's thrown it away he's still got an Anti-Green Lantern ring in a pouch somewhere....Wait is Kalmin not using any lantern tech? Considering how quickly he was able to make Alan's ring, it seems like he totally would have had the opportunity to make himself a ring or two.
Thank you, corrected.
But beyond that, he's still dubious about hope. Red only ever produced berserkers in his tests. He could use orange, but he suspects that the Controllers and the SI understand the orange light better than he does. He doesn't want to use yellow due to Sinestro. That doesn't really leave him with anywhere to go.
With the amount of Super-Science on their Earth, with things such as The Atom's belt....can normal geniuses even be considered as such.Given the way DC humanity has been shown to act, I can see them driving their geniuses crazy. On the other hand, some of those geniuses may not have been all that sane to start with.
Oh, I see my mistake. "The" can be used on a singular entity or plural entities, in which case the singular gets "do" and plural gets "does". To see if it is singular or plural, put "a" in front of it and if that makes sense, it must be singular.Oh sure.
If you're American. British English uses different rules for how group names pluralize. (or pluralise, if you're not American)
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I think it was entirely for the psychological aspect.If he's having trouble lifting a person why not just use grenades?
I don't get why he is just lifting people up to be shot. If he's having trouble lifting a person why not just use grenades?
I don't get why he is just lifting people up to be shot. If he's having trouble lifting a person why not just use grenades?