moralrelativity
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Or it could be just the way Mister Atom talks?
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Thank you, corrected.
"If the people don't have valuable knowledge, then they're not valuable. But their technology still is, now that we can nearly understand it. A lot of the human… Brain mechanisms for telling us that people are people won't work with sophonts who don't look like us. So there are probably government agencies who are somewhat aware of what's going on, and decided to be murdering, sticky-fingered arseholes about it."
Further thought: Once Orange Lantern Paul learns how humans are turned into New Gods, he could probably accelerate his own transformation into one by pouring orange light in to enhance the function of his tattoos, and therefore speeding the way that they grow his soul.Railgun, target the hand with… mage slayer, but…
I pour orange light into the thaumovoric systems of the mage slayer round, needing it to consume what it touches. Then as the robot fires its right hand at me-
Further thought: Once Orange Lantern Paul learns how humans are turned into New Gods, he could probably accelerate his own transformation into one by pouring orange light in to enhance the function of his tattoos, and therefore speeding the way that they grow his soul.
American, so "behaviors"
Thank you, corrected.
"Though you make a good point. I will raise the issue of their mating behavior with her later. I do not have a good understanding of the psychological affects of human mating. In fact, it may be best it we discuss Batman management as a group
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That should say 'if we discuss Batman's management'."Though you make a good point. I will raise the issue of their mating behavior with her later. I do not have a good understanding of the psychological affects of human mating. In fact, it may be best it we discuss Batman management as a group."
Ah, from father to adopted son. I can see Robin being annoyed by constant check-ins. For all that Batman's a control freak, he does trust Robin to operate independently without messing things up. But others just see a young boy with little oversight and, well...6th February 2013
07:01 GMT -5
"Robin."
And there's Mister Atom. I know he's not in the Justice League's computer network, but he gets notifications whenever anyone does anything. And if he wants to talk to you, you're not getting anything done until he's done. And I get it: he's one of not many people who are immune to the Anti-Life, so he has to check up on the rest of us. Doesn't mean it's not annoying. And if I'm annoyed-
I suspect his tolerance for annoyance is greater than yours, since he has to deal with humans all the damn time.
Plus, Atom has all the patience an artificial mind with a lot of processing speed can have...Not my best work, but… I'm not feeling it, right now.
"Robin."
Though I suppose having to dedicate one vocal frequency to pestering one person does tie it up for that amount of time... What if he'd needed that twentieth channel for something else?And the problem with Mister Atom is that he will just keep saying my name until I give him the response he's looking for. He won't get bored, and because of how his voice control works he's not getting distracted from everything else he's supposed to be doing.
One time I tried to keep it up, and he kept up with me for two hours. I gave up when Wally told me to knock it off.
Like getting his preferred newspaper on time."Mister Atom."
He doesn't look happy. His face can't move or anything, but there are really subtle tells in his posture. I don't actually know if he can be happy-happy, but he sometimes gets… 'Less annoyed' when humans do what he thinks they're supposed to.
Still, even the most set-in-his-ways man can change, given good reason."Your father worked himself to exhaustion this morning. I require you to speak with him and attempt to persuade him to avoid doing so again."
"Ah… That ship's kinda sailed. Batman's… That just how he is."
Any other source is probably less effective than that. Besides Talia."Incorrect. Batman's neurosis decreases substantially in your presence. Your input alone increases the chance of him changing to a healthier behavioural pattern by thirteen percent."
"Just thirteen percent?"
Still such a kid. Squicked out by thinking about his parental figures being intimate."Batwoman is already working on him."
I pulls a face. "Oh, ew. I don't need to know-."
And I doubt he'd relax in quite the same way around you, Robin. Despite what some clever-clogs read into your relationship back in the day..."Not sexually. Most humans respond well to the physical presence of people they trust. Simply by being close to him, Batwoman is making it easier for him to get rest."
"Oh." That's-. I mean, yeah, they're married, and-.
And I can't help but picture this in classic 'Teen Titans'-style visuals. Robin turning pale and slowly crumbling into dust in horror."Though you make a good point. I will raise the issue of their mating behavior with her later. I do not have a good understanding of the psychological affects of human mating. In fact, it may be best if we discuss Batman management as a group."
No. No.
Yeah, that's not a conversation any adult wants a boy his age around for, Atom...
Wait for it...
...Unless you want an education in things you may one day find useful..."After that."
"That is awkward. If you are not present, the resulting plan may require your absence from particular rooms or buildings at times not convenient to you."
Good twitch or Bad twitch? There is a definite difference, I suspect."I'll cope. Look, can I start work now, or-?"
Mr. Atom… Kind of… Twitches.
Ah. He was making a joke."Thank you for participating in the trial of my 'sense of humor' program. If you have any feedback, please-"
"Ya-huh?"
Well, he only wanted you to know that Batman is on break. And might need some convincing not to work himself to exhaustion again?"-send it to my office by e-mail. Sense of humor now disengaged. Returning computer terminal to your control."
"W-why?"
You assume it's a new feature? He probably coded it up alongside stuff like the Eagle Alert system... Make it easier to manipulate the voters, you know."So that you can work."
"Why did you pick now to get a sense of humor?!"
An entire suite of them, really. Humans are very complex, so each package has to be very narrowly focused..."I have not. I have a separate program based on my analysis of human behavior-"
"That's not the point!"
And that's your biggest concern over this, Robin? Ah, teenage boys.He got me! Wally's gunna hear about this later, and then I'm never gunna hear the end of it!
"-which I occasionally allow to guide my speech in order to improve my emotional fulfilment quotient. Analysis of positive-."
It can certainly break humans out of introspective loops that make them more vulnerable to the Anti-Life.
Mannheim's troops of Justifiers, I assume."If it did not, I would postpone my research. Your update."
A second holoscreen pops up, showing troop movements and-.
Not what he meant, Atom.
Uh-oh. The Bad Guy changing their methods? That's a worry."I mean, it doesn't match what Mannheim's been doing up until now."
"Yes." New numbers appear. "Consider the demographic data."
After all, his followers still need food. Can't fight for Darkseid if you're dying of starvation."Okay, so he's given up attacking cities for now. The countryside is handling the Anti-Life broadcasts better than the cities, and he hasn't got enough Justified to control food distribution directly."
"Build-up of personnel-."
Ah, so 'Mistress' isn't aligned with Mannheim, merely using the Anti-Life outbreak to their advantage."He's planning on going to Gotham? He must know that isn't gunna work. If he moves an army, we'll grab them and free them. If he sends Justified, it'll be harder, but we'll still take them down. Mistress controls everyone who's Anti-Lifed, so he can't just throw local people at us…"
"Yes. All cities are now under someone's control. League-affiliates control a minority. Mannheim directly controls a minority. Most are ruled by dominant personalities who have internalised the Anti-Life. In the case of Gotham, Mistress."
After all, He cannot easily leave His domain to command in the field. Of course He needs generals capable of thinking for themselves."We destroy broadcasters as fast as he puts them up. He can't spread like that outside of the places he already controls. Does he want to make a deal or something?"
"Apokolips is ruled by Darkseid. However, senior New Gods still retain a high degree of agency."
Presumably by dominating them into serving him. Which may require shows of force, intimidation or outright bribery.Yeah. I mean, Canis has been loving this whole thing, and Barda-.
"So it's not just about making a deal. He wants to find out if he can control people through other Anti-Lifed leaders."
Huh. So the more people affected, the stronger the resulting aura of gloominess and depression?"Attempts to enlighten people in cities so affected have been less effective than attempts to enlighten people in cities that aren't, to a statistically significant degree. The difference can not be explained merely by the difference in their material conditions. Once Anti-Life saturation reaches a critical mass, it is self-sustaining."
"So why hasn't he done it before now?"
A chance to kick his ass directly. But he's not going to be unguarded, I bet."Unknown. I speculate logistical issues."
"But if he goes himself…"
While the cat is away, the mice will play. Or in this case, save lives and free people from mental domination.We'll know where he is. Attacking Mannheim isn't exactly easy when his bodyguards all have Apokoliptian weapons and his tower is made of Apokoliptian super-materials. But Gotham isn't. Can he just take Finality Man with him? I mean, yeah, he can, but if we know where they both are we can do a whole lot of missions that we can't do when we don't.
"So what's the plan?"
Nice, the Team still working together, even in this dark hour."It would be helpful if your team could infiltrate Mistress's coterie, and provide information on events. More information on her control techniques would improve our understanding of Anti-Life compliant society. More information on her interactions with Mannheim would allow me to model what happens when he repeats the process with other cities."
"Yeah." Because why wouldn't he? "I'll talk to Kaldur."
So from this we learned that if LePaul had stuck around and struck at the towers he would have successfully shut down the Anti-Life.
And smaller populations have fared better than large groups, eh
I really enjoyed Mister Atom's sense of humor because it both caught Robin off-guard and has a rational purpose for existing. I hope this all ends with Paul showing up to save the day, if only because I think this may be the only way to get into peoples' heads that he's more than just "the Cake Guy".
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Thank you, corrected.
They're two words with the same sound and meaning, so probably not.I see that this mistake has become consistent lately. Would it be useful if you look at one of those websites that compare two similar words in detail?
Yeah Catwoman definitely would have got him out of his funk plus it is very hard to order cats around.
They've destroyed any broadcasters that get put up, but if it was as simple as destroy them it would be over already. I doubt Paul staying would have meant it would be shut down yet.So from this we learned that if LePaul had stuck around and struck at the towers he would have successfully shut down the Anti-Life.
But now it's too late to do that because it's reached a point where it's self sustaining without the towers.
They do not have the same meaning. And you thinking that is probably what causes the mix up.They're two words with the same sound and meaning, so probably not.
I'm just saying that no one gets ceiling and sealing confused.They do not have the same meaning. And you thinking that is probably what causes the mix up.
They are however very confusing words, because something affecting something means that it has an effect (and not an affect) on it.
I'm just saying that no one gets ceiling and sealing confused.