Vaermina
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Actually there has, it comes from the Great Old One's.Yees, but there's never really been an explanation for where the energy for psychic powers comes from.
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Actually there has, it comes from the Great Old One's.Yees, but there's never really been an explanation for where the energy for psychic powers comes from.
Three or four hours. Westham to Ipswich or Leonard Stanley.So, in the car for an entire hour? "Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way..."
I think OL has much, MUCH bigger things to worry about then one not really important recruit and what emotion they may be more compatible with.Aside from his own desire to see those around him improve and become better, as well as creating a new Corps and thus increasing the power his side has, but fine let's drop the topic.
I've typed up a few responses, but I keep deleting them. I honestly don't understand your thought process at all.Honestly wouldn't mind that.
We already know that one of her counterparts can use it and given her personality she may also be able to do it.
Bizzaro had Ice vision and Heat/Flame breath back in the day.For some reason I'm thinking that if Kryptonian powers were more like the Silver Age versions then this may be a thing.
Given the sheer amount of powers Superman had during that time and how absurd they were, it wouldn't be that shocking if this happened, assuming their powers were like the Silver Age.
Dox won't fire her, because the SI offered her a ring and he doesn't want to worsen relations between the two of them. There would also be the practical question of how to fire her.And if Dox instantly sacks her ass for her "Suboptimal" usage of time and Orange Lantern resources, she can sit her powerless ass on her planet, helpless as any other baseline Tamaranian, and mourn her lost opportunity. Praying for Hope Corgi to appear and offer her the "Optimal" ring.
The same way the Guardian's fire GL's I imagine.There would also be the practical question of how to fire her.
few stuffed animal trophies. 'Animal' in the broader biological sense
don't know enough about q'ardajin culture to know if that's normal or a sign of a death spiral.
Thank you, corrected.
Not necessarily. If it was an anti-green lantern, I would expect the text to be colored.
Yes, the devourers aren't very stealthy at all.The ground below me erupts and giant green jaws clamp down on me!
Given that Kalmin hasn't been home since your and Guy's visit, OL, I doubt he'd have any way to fix it... His Roomba-equivalent is probably not built for structural maintenance...11th July 2012
15:25 GMT
"I thought Lantern Gardner blew that up."
So, anything that doesn't involve weapons research or killing things. Ah, the single-mindedness of the master Weaponer.Kalmin marches through his home without looking around, heading right for his workshop.
"I said that the drones annoyed me, not that I don't use them for simple repairs. Mine aren't programmed to talk; they're neither to be seen or heard, just to work on routine maintenance that isn't worth my time."
Yeah, that's how you get bad stuff like Paperclip Maximisers or Grey Goo outbreaks. And given the quirks of AI in the DC universe, it might well have become sapient and independent enough to claim squatter's rights on the workshop..."Do you leave them running, or do they get flash-fabricated when it's time for them to do something?"
"If they were flash-fabricated I'd have to have an advanced management system to govern the fabricator. I will not put a complex machine mind in command of a multi-function fabricator."
Not his best work? Or are these the good shit? Is OL actually going to have to serve as a weapons-caddy, or will you use your ring?He taps his hammer to a chest, causing a brief flash before the chest opens. He returns his hammer to his belt and pulls the chest open, revealing a variety of dangerous-looking ranged weapons.
"Hm."
Right, that answers that question. So, how bad are these babies on the Megadeath scale?
Ah, that's one way to stow them. Could be messy if his gauntlets take a critical hit. Positively explosive results.He goes to work, systems on his gauntlets interfacing with parts of the guns as he.. pulls them apart, tossing the majority of components aside and attaching the parts he wants to his armour.
"Is there anything you want me to do?"
Ah, the literally cutthroat nature of Weaponer politics. How much of a fustercluck would it be if all of them turn up at once? Would they start fighting over the right to his head?"Keep watch outside. At least one of the other Weaponers should attempt to assassinate me on general principles."
I nod and turn to leave.
Well, we already know he has a low opinion of the Qwardian. But to be thought such a coward that he won't try something? Wow."Varnathon, or one of the people you asked Lysis to contact?"
"It hardly matters from your point of view, but I'd be surprised if it was Varnathon."
Probably expecting Varnathon to delegate it to a lesser Weaponer. He sounds the type.
Probably not a lot of his enemies' skulls, though. Too many holes to make a good cup. Bet he just eats with his fingers, though. Why waste time away from the workshop sitting down to eat?I clunk out through his home. It's not exactly a homey-home. If the kitchen belonged to a human I'd call it bachelor-compatible. There's a hob… Flame pit thing, and a food fabricator which I'd guess is where most of his meals came from. There were stains which I think were caused by burned blood in the back of the flame unit, so I'm guessing that the automata aren't programmed to clean in there. No real cutlery on display, though I did notice a few ornate drinking vessels on the shelves.
Well, if it was, at least you pulled him out of it, for good or ill. Presumably the trophies are particularly memorable kills. Like his first blade-work. Or his first hunting rifle.The living area isn't much better. There's a ultra-high definition holographic system which sounds like he might have a television habit, but knowing him he probably just uses it for 3D design work. No soft furnishings at all that I've seen so far, though there are a few stuffed animal trophies. 'Animal' in the broader biological sense. No pictures, though. Friends, family and his god the Anti-Monitor are all equally absent. I don't know enough about q'ardajin culture to know if that's normal or a sign of a death spiral.
I'd be impressed if any wildlife could survive getting that close to Kalmin's workshop, if his defences are as great as he's claimed them to be.I walk out onto the veranda and look around. The ground where Ragnar and Duran fought their last battle is still broken up. There's no rain down here to disturb it and I doubt that Kalmin bothered with gardening robots. Duran's… Body isn't there, so presumably the other Thunderers removed it at some point. Kalmin implied that dying like that wasn't shameful, so… In as much as I care, I hope his remains were respectfully interred-.
Those are bone fragments.
Doesn't really strike me as the type. If he did, I'd expect them to be highly predatory.I deploy my armour's x-ionised blades and walk towards them. They're too broken up for any sort of detailed analysis, and the movement of the dirt has covered up any tracks.
"Kalmin, did you have pets?"
...Because of course Qward has local lifeforms named things like 'Devourer'... Let me guess, they're deceptively small and fluffy, just for the extra irony?"Pets? No, of course not. Why are you asking?"
"It looks like something ate Thunderer Duran's body. I never asked about Qwardian wildlife."
"Oh. Devourers, probably. There's not a great deal of prey around here so they sometimes scavenge."
... Yeah, okay, that fits the name 'Devourer' a lot better. A scary thought, especially if they're smart too.I check my surroundings.
"Can you provide a better description than 'devourer'?"
"Large aggressive reptilians. A little like an allosaurus, though far stronger. They move in packs."
Get past the local fauna, you're clearly strong enough not to waste Kalmin's time, eh? Did he spend rest periods sitting on a balcony picking them off with a railgun?"You let them live here?"
"Of course. We're all the Anti-Monitor's children. And they served to keep me alert. And screen my visitors."
Unless they have cloaking abilities Kalmin doesn't care to mention, because he'd know to look for it."Are they stealthy?"
"Yokal's bones, no. You'll see them coming a mile off in terrain like this."
A full list of his enemies might take a while. How about just the top three?I set the armour's systems to notify me the moment they detect anything allosaurus-shaped.
"Any guidance on who might come at you? Or how they might do it?"
Though I suspect if Graxitus cared to repeat the concept, he'll have programmed it to be less introspective and more aggressive, I bet. No turning good for the next model, nosirree!"I never liked Graxitus, and the feeling was mutual. He'd kill me if he thought he could do it without risking anything. Probably with a long ranged attack of some kind. Or a robot. He worked under High Weaponlord Kiman when he built Gnaxos, though he prefers less intelligent models."
I've got Jordan's records of his fight with Gnaxos. I'm not sure they give a full accounting of its capacities, given that it was actively trying to lose, but it should give me at least some idea what I might be in for. Giant, construct-proof robot with built-in energy beam projectors.
How about just tracking for everything? While I doubt they'd be so crass as to launch a long-range missile strike, you never know how low one following Varnathos might stoop.He's not wrong about seeing it from a mile off. Qwardians might do surprise attacks, but when they attack they appear to habitually go for the bombastic over the subtle. I add 'giant robot' to the watch list.
What was..?
Damn stealth mission rules. Can't discreetly use any of your good abilities, no... That'd be an automatic mission fail. I hate missions that the Devs basically enforce only one way of finishing...I reorientate myself as a flying vehicle approaches. Light structure, minimal armour and only basic shielding. No integrated weapons that I can see, though I am on Qward so I'm not necessarily going to spot them. The q'ardajin on board have power sources on their persons, but without doing a ring scan I can't tell whether they're in weapons, shield generators or personal organisers.
"Are you expecting guests yet?"
Hey, for all you know it's the local Moebius' Witnesses, coming to see if old mister Kalmin would like to donate to an extinction fund."No. Kill the intruders."
"I'll take your request under advisement. Transmitting image-."
Honestly, OL, why are you dragging your feet on this? They're Qwardians... It's highly unlikely any of them would qualify as anything better than Neutral."I don't understand why you hesitate. Either they are assassins, in which case you're getting a head start on something you'll have to do anyway, or they're looters. Even L.E.G.I.O.N. rules of engagement allow soldiers to shoot looters dead."
"You don't want to interrogate them? I have an orange power ring; it would be really easy."
Careful, OL. That's a good way to tank your reputation score with Kalmin."Unless any of them look like they have a seat on the Council of Commanders, they don't know anything I care about learning."
"Okay, how about I just see what they want, and we can use them as messengers-."
"I don't want messengers; I want corpses." I hear him growl. "I'm going to have to kill them myself, aren't I?"
Later:"No, you keep working." I walk towards the decelerating vehicles. "You knew you were taking a subordinate position when you accepted a power ring. I'm following your general mission plan, but in this particular-."
The ground below me erupts and giant green jaws clamp down on me!
His Roomba-equivalent is probably not built for structural maintenance...
Well, if it was, at least you pulled him out of it, for good or ill.
Did he spend rest periods sitting on a balcony picking them off with a railgun?
The real question is do these jaws belong to something linked to the incoming party of Qwardians, or is it just a really badly timed random encounter?
This is the third time in the past couple months he has gotten jumped by something underground...The ground below me erupts and giant green jaws clamp down on me!
Gods damnit Paul, just kill them already. They're anti-matter people, they don't count.
Hahaa, very funny. You could feel the ... Ahem weight of my sarcasm./s
Hahaa, very funny. You could feel the ... Ahem weight of my sarcasm./s
Didn't expect the jaws but I did see that attack coming!"Okay, how about I just see what they want, and we can use them as messengers-."
"I don't want messengers; I want corpses." I hear him growl. "I'm going to have to kill them myself, aren't I?"
"No, you keep working." I walk towards the decelerating vehicles. "You knew you were taking a subordinate position when you accepted a power ring. I'm following your general mission plan, but in this particular-."
The ground below me erupts and giant green jaws clamp down on me!
Of course you did. It was the last line of a With This Ring update.
Magneto, at his worst, goes on about the racial supremacy of mutants, of them rising ascendant and the subjugation, if not death, of "inferior" humanity. When he's like that, comparing him to the Red Skull seems pretty apt, regardless of any outrage towards such a comparison.Comparing Magneto to Red Skull is a good way to find yourself dead.
He's doing that min/max thing again. They might be useful after all. They might want an alliance, they might be doing a hundred other might be things that interest OL.Gods damnit Paul, just kill them already. They're anti-matter people, they don't count.
To be fair, he keeps coming back. I suspect he is learning the wrong lessons.He's doing that min/max thing again. They might be useful after all. They might want an alliance, they might be doing a hundred other might be things that interest OL.
For a guy who just died, again, you'd think OL would be a bit more cautious in just letting people take shots at him.
He's doing that min/max thing again. They might be useful after all. They might want an alliance, they might be doing a hundred other might be things that interest OL.
To be fair, he keeps coming back. I suspect he is learning the wrong lessons.