he got play because he didn't do his research but undoing this whole mess would eat more time and effort and OL doesn't seem motivated enough to fix this entire messSo Orange Lantern is just gonna accept getting screwed over and take it up the ass.
How fun.
Taking it up the ass imply it is disagreeable for him. Seems like, at this point, he has just gotten bored with the whole situation and just want this arc to be over.So Orange Lantern is just gonna accept getting screwed over and take it up the ass.
How fun.
Undoing the mess would take five minutes.
Well yes. But he's bored now, so he doesn't want to.
He wanted the mass death to STOP, because people had started trying to use stars to sacrifice entire populations (to demons, even!)So Orange Lantern is just gonna accept getting screwed over and take it up the ass.
How fun.
He could fix the physical and immediate bureaucratic problems, but the reputational ones of violating the spirit of the agreement immediately would be annoying; Hyathis complied with the main part of the agreement and even asked clarifying questions.
Ah, she's feeling the inevitable panic of realising her association with OL might put her in the firing line of any revenge scheme against him?
I'm sure she's not significant enough for them to bother with her.Being that far from home might help keep her safe, sure.
Ah, right. Because the Empire spread on all sides, not just towards Antares.
...I mean, he could well be suggesting moving the whole planet, possibly even the stellar system. That's within his power while merged with the Ophidian.
Because simply relocating the population is probably a bit too much of a jump.
Ah, he's playing the fool a little to help ease Bleez's nerves, isn't he?
Ah, the mild amusement...
But the winged folks are in the minority now. That's got to be a peculiar feeling.
Ah, that's what this is about, eh? Dealign with the fact that the being her culture has probably been demonising might not be the monster she thought they were.
Perhaps he told her stories...
Bit of a promotion, then, in terms of duties if not in rank.
Hey, now. Rein in the disdain, honey. He's just like you, you know. Bleeds the same colour and everything.
Now, now. Just because he works for better money than a regular army officer... That doesn't make him a bad guy.
Ah, OL getting his goat, hmm?
Well, you did hire a group calling themselves 'the Blades of Hyathis', why be surprised when they respond to her call?
Like the Renegade did? Eh, it'd mean having to deal with or head off certain mercenary instincts amongst the parties. That might mean more killing...
Ah, leaving it to be on Adam's head if it backfires, then.
Presumably she plans to work out an agreeable colonisation plan for the space between her and the Crown Imperium so that they don't come to blows over desirable territory.
...He's got a point.
Unearthing an ugly side of Bleez's cultural upbringing, I see.
...Maybe stop talking past him, Bleez and listen.
No, they're being trained. Boot Camp is not the kind of education you want for a future civilian population, for the most part... Sure, them all having military readiness training is handy, but they will need knowledge of non-combat skills.
Which is probably a lot more than they'd get under Imperial rule.
So you'll have to work harder. Is that the problem, hmm?
They must have been getting loud to draw him away from the forge, even if he was taking a break...
Heh. A laid-back attitude to it, I see.
It's all about the challenge for him, of course. What does it matter who receives his gifted offcuts?
That's fair. Wouldn't be the first time there's been a change of management around his workshops...
Letting you get some action tonight?
You have some cool parents ngl.
Could you imagine how productive 2814 Pauls could be?
Hah.
Surprised it didn't list non-humans.
Surprised that doesn't happen more often. Or have him greediport into even more compromising situations.
He really is kid at heart.
The horror.
Ah, a hate-on.
Span?
So he got cut in half, separating his upper and lower body?
He just couldn't let it slide could he.
Like the swimmer?
I'm not familiar with this procedure, what's the point of this?
Was the double 'Thank you' intentional.
He must be really depressed if he's drinking alcohol for once.
Not a terrible thing for him to offer, but she probably won't accept.
Yep.
Trust me, there's people that would.
Because he'll win a battle of attrition? Wonder if their skill levels are equal too.
Does the fizz taste that good?
How long have you been on Tumblr?
Not that much less immediate considering "being insufferable about this" translates to "are almost certainly going to start collaborating with the same cultists instead of paying the tariffs"
Calling it now: At some point Commodore Amalak is going to turn up and invite Earth to join the local space UN. And everyone, on both sides, is going to look to Paul to help organise it.
Yeah... People really seem to be forgetting this...
Yes. That's what happens when you make a diplomatic treaty; you abide by it.So Orange Lantern is just gonna accept getting screwed over and take it up the ass.
How fun.
Dad lost some cool points for throwing way his old books when I'd happily have taken every single one.
All of him's a kid. Just a very intelligent one.
I don't think 'spunned' is correct.
No, his front half went one way and his back half went the other.
'Name, rank and serial number' are the details a soldier is obliged to provide to their captor under the Geneva Conventions. Like all aspects of the Conventions, it only apply to wars between countries.
Probably. It's been a while.
Not intentionally.
[Looks down]
In order for them to win this they'll have to fight a guy that can manipulate stars to a massive scale, a magical woman that can basically control all plant life on a planet, and a guy that can make Nth metal.
So Orange Lantern is just gonna accept getting screwed over and take it up the ass.
How fun.
So Orange Lantern is just gonna accept getting screwed over and take it up the ass.
How fun.
And you're aaaaaalllwwaaaayyys so angry that everything goes OL's way.So Orange Lantern is just gonna accept getting screwed over and take it up the ass.
How fun.
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