BartlettMagic
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wait, can't Paul induce a lucid dream and contact Melinoe that way?
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wait, can't Paul induce a lucid dream and contact Melinoe that way?
If I remember correctly, there should be devices in place that would prevent Paul from travelling to either Earth -14 or Earth -16. He'd need to get far enough away from Earth to travel to either universe or think up of a novel way to bypass their protections, and that would just waste time compared to using someone who's already there like Batman.Somebody already mentioned it, but if he really wanted he should be able to travel to the anti-matter version of Earth; just travel outside the boundaries of the anti-parallel travel shield. Or why not check on Task Force X and see if any of their members works better than an unmotivated and psychologically unaligned Batman.
If I remember correctly, there should be devices in place that would prevent Paul from travelling to either Earth -14 or Earth -16. He'd need to get far enough away from Earth to travel to either universe or think up of a novel way to bypass their protections, and that would just waste time compared to using someone who's already there like Batman.
Or why not check on Task Force X and see if any of their members works better than an unmotivated and psychologically unaligned Batman.
wait, can't Paul induce a lucid dream and contact Melinoe that way?
The earth thaumosphere is heavily contaminated, that is a bad idea.
I can't quite figure out how to link the image directly from Reddit, but Here is seemingly another example of British (probably lower class) slang I found amusing recently due to the context.No, it's just that I'm not a stock working class character. I'm a stock upper middle class character.
Also, does anyone have a link to that Lee & Perrin sketch where the police have a common-to-nob translator?
Edit: Sorry, Smith and Jones.
Alternatively, his main objection might be 'it's magic, therefore nonsense' (I don't actually remember which chapter the stone is from, or anything else about it, so I might be wrong about it being magic; any idea where the stone was introduced?) or 'Orange Lantern is not a psychologist, and therefore must be wrong.' The latter possibly overlaps with 'we can't have non-experts curing people, it'll make us look bad, and potentially lower our salaries.'Argh. No doubt the expert thinks he's being helpful by 'removing a temptation' from crane's presence... That's not how you fix an addiction.
Here you goAlternatively, his main objection might be 'it's magic, therefore nonsense' (I don't actually remember which chapter the stone is from, or anything else about it, so I might be wrong about it being magic; any idea where the stone was introduced?) or 'Orange Lantern is not a psychologist, and therefore must be wrong.' The latter possibly overlaps with 'we can't have non-experts curing people, it'll make us look bad, and potentially lower our salaries.'
Thank you. OK, we can add 'religious objections' to the list of possible reasons why the therapist might have decided that the stone had to go.
Thank you. OK, we can add 'religious objections' to the list of possible reasons why the therapist might have decided that the stone had to go.
I imagine he might just not give back the ring.I can't wait to see Batman's inevitable anti-Paul plan in action, because he's going to make that a priority after this.
and eye that has now seen everything that I need to know that I'm definitely
shrugs. "Despite what you may think, Earth isn't the centre of the universe
Realistically? There are a lot of ways Batman could utterly fuck LePaul.I can't wait to see Batman's inevitable anti-Paul plan in action, because he's going to make that a priority after this.
I think what would more likely happen is that some heroes would prefer Paul over Batman or vice versa, leading to there being factions among the heroes. Not necessarily opposed to one another, but more willing to work with those in their faction than those in the other faction.Realistically? There are a lot of ways Batman could utterly fuck LePaul.
But that's not really in the narrative.
So the most I expect is Batman just bluntly telling everyone what LePaul did and ruining his reputation with everyone even remotely League adjacent.
I would be fine if Paul takes another extended vacation from Earth if this is what it takes to stop the Anti-Life.Whelp… we are now about to enter a new Nabu debate. Except it is Paul who is the bad guy now.
Though what he has committed tends to sit amongst the worst. Fortunately he's mostly only interested in Earth because of Hal Jordan. If he knew what else was here, he'd have led a force to conquer it outright before now.17th February 2013
20:15 GMT
Thaal Sinestro hasn't actually committed all that many crimes on Earth.
Considering.
Good catch, OL. These aren't characters when you're dealing with them face-to-fleshy-face, after all. They're people. Though it does amuse us to imagine the reactions of those Pauls in worlds like 'Superfriends' or 'The Brave and the Bold'. Imagine having to deal with that much schmaltz from the first, or the sheer hamminess of the second?He also… I haven't been able to establish a pattern of behaviour. When I first arrived on the Earth, I wondered which version of… Each person I met I was dealing with. Goofy, silver aged Batman or serious modern Batman. Dr. Fries motivated by a desire to cure his wife, or just another criminal arsehole. Brain damaged Guy Gardner or arrogant git Guy Gardner. And it was mostly pretty easy to work out. I only got confused when I got a version I didn't recognise from anywhere, or acharactersuperhero I'd never heard of, like Icon or Hardware.
I suspect his exile within the Green Central Power Battery helped, where he met Parallax.Comic Sinestro has two very distinct phases. The early 'I-just-love-being-evil', exists purely to dick around with Jordan phase, and the later Sinestro Corps Order Through Fear stage. So when I checked the record and found out that he had spend a significant amount of time fighting Jordan at a relatively early point in Jordan's career, I… I thought I'd dodged a bullet. Because there's no obvious way for the first version to morph into the later one. He's effectively a new character. I mean, the second one was more of a threat so I kept an eye out, and eye that has now seen everything that I need to know that I'm definitely dealing with Sinestwo now.
More likely he's running the Lawful Evil route. The 'Order through dominance' course, where the universe marches to his beat, an orderly beat.And that's why I'm reluctant to contact him. Ah, one of the reasons. I can't explain the change. Which means that I can't explain his motives. Green Lanterns aren't banned from using lethal force, it's just heavily discouraged, so he wasn't picking a fight to get that rule changed. So is he still just plain evil but with backup? Just.. acting out early on? Messing with Jordan as some sort of training exercise?
I don't know.
Oh, boy! This has been a long time coming!And I'm not going to find out standing here waiting for Batman to have a breakthrough.
"Illustres to Sinestro. Please respond."
And when he talks, I can't help but hear Vincent Price.I glance through the wall. Batman's… I think he's getting there, but I don't know if it'll be quick enough. I-.
"Illustres." Sinestro's face appears over my ring, his face carefully in neutral. "This is unexpected. To what do I owe the pleasure?"
Because the Yellow Ring is no doubt feeding him intel every moment."Apokoliptians are covering Earth in Anti-Life. I've got a solution, but it requires a yellow power ring."
"Which you already have."
Ah, good, you know him. That should make this easier. Any hints?"Yes, thank you for approving that. The issue is that the person I intended to give it to have.. some sort of personal revelation in my absence and is now struggling with it."
"Bruce Wayne, I presume."
Oh, he has his suspicions about what's going on, doesn't he? To be fair, he knows of Orange, Yellow, Green and Indigo Light. Not unreasonable to make the leap to there being more colours. And from there to the possibility of them combining.I nod. "I don't actually want a member of your Corps on or around Earth -for obvious reasons- but if you've got a long list of recruitment targets on Earth that aren't Bruce Wayne or Jonathan Crane, I'm happy to give them a tryout for you."
"Something to remove the Anti-Life, the most dangerous memetic infection in the universe, and it requires the manipulation of the yellow light of fear."
...Which means he has Corspmen, of course. Good to have that confirmed. Unless he's pre-emptively considering Bats one."Yes."
"I'm going to need a little more than that. I have no desire to send one of my Corpsmen into a trap."
Nero definitely seems more like a projectile, yes. One you aim at your target and forget about. But always have a kill-switch for, of course.I keep smiling. "As I said, I don't want one of your Lanterns here. Just a list of possible recruits."
Bane's dead, and none of his gang would really work. The last time I checked, Alexander Nero was still in an asylum, and nothing in his files really suggested to me that he would make a good Lantern. Wilson Slade is certainly intimidating, but he doesn't really use fear as a tool.
I guess he's still trying to find someone or something capable of providing the sort of spiritual targetting the Greenies have."I haven't been to Earth in years." True, as far as I know. "Any list I had would be out of date by now. Even in your Sector at large, since you recruited Amon Sur and killed Traitor I don't have any leading candidates."
"Really."
Though no doubt those plans will be being looked at now, with three colours of Lantern on-planet (four if you count the Violets.)He shrugs. "Despite what you may think, Earth isn't the centre of the universe. I haven't updated the plans I once had for the Earth because I haven't had the need."
"Alright. Well, thank you for taking my call. I'll-."
Well, the assumption of one. It all comes down to how the Entity will react."A moment. You think that you have a way to defy the Anti-Life."
"Yes."
And it'll require more cooperation than Sinestro would be willing to apply, I suspect."Is it something that can be deployed in the field?"
"In theory, yes. I haven't tested it yet."
Yes, trade one would-be conqueror for another. Albeit one with slightly less threat."Knowing what it is would be a valuable piece of information to me. Enough to persuade me to come in person."
I shake my head. "I'd rather that you didn't."
I wonder if he'll catch that you're quoting someone?"Do you want it enough to allow your world to fall to Apokolips?"
"'Be mindful of what you value the most, for you may have to give up everything else in its pursuit.'"
He's not that close to the Godzilla Threshold, thank you.
...Old habits die hard, eh, OL? Surprised you didn't drop an 'Eris!'."And I'm not that desperate yet."
"No." Jesus! "I imagine that you're not."
...Okay, he's using the Ring. Good news. Problem is, he's focused on you.I float away from-. Gah!
Batman's eye holes glow as his ring-bearing right hand extends towards me, grasping motion mirrored by the construct nearly constricting my throat.
Remember, he's a goddamn ninja detective. And now he was a weapon that can do anything he can imagine... A simple fakeout is easy.I didn't hear him or detect him, or-. I can still see a outline inside the gymnasium.
"Phobiline hydrochorate alone wouldn't have been enough to do this to me. What else was in the mix?"
...Yeah, okay, that would piss him the fuck off."Making you feel fear wasn't the point. I needed to change the way your brain interprets fear-."
"Smilex."
Good thing you don't need to breathe."Not the active components, but the bindings? Yeah. It works better than anything else because I know how to undo it afterwards. We hit Mannheim now-."
And now my throat is firmly constricted.
Ah, getting it to supply air through your larynx so you can speak?
And there's no time to call in anyone from his Corps. No-one could travel that fast to make it here in time.Compliance.
"The only person with the slightest chance of staying on-task is Lex Luthor, and I don't know where he is. Anyone else would probably go crazy before reaching the Anti-Life broadcast hub."
Effectively being Exiled from Earth might suck, but at least it'll be safe..~ish.He keeps glowering at me, and while I know that I'm more powerful I also know that he's a lot more intelligent than me and he's now got a thought-speed weapon.
"If that's a condition then-."
Well, clock's ticking. Now or never. And 'never' won't end well for anyone but Mannheim."Mister Atom to Lanterns. Observed behavior amongst humans around unelaborated elf gate sights indicates that they are succumbing to the Anti-Life at a dramatically accelerated rate. And Orange Lantern's decision has the highest probability of success."
Batman slams me into the hard metal of the corridor wall and then stalks past me into the meeting room.
...unelaborated elf gate sites indicates...
I think 'had' might fit better here? Assuming he meant the chemical assistance.And Orange Lantern's decision has the highest probability of success.