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At worst, she might have some kind of psychotic breakdown. Which would probably end up with her getting Righteously Face-punched after she tries to take over the world..."Recognized, Orange Lantern, B zero six."
I walk out of the glaring light of the zeta tube with my fingers crossed. It's not that I think that she'll actually attack anyone, it's just… I don't think that further shocks to the system will help my case.
Keep in mind, Kryptonian intelligence. Just because he doesn't show it often, doesn't mean Kal-El is stupid, whichever the universe.So, what do we know? Overman, the most powerful and highly respected superhero on Earth 10, thinks that the holocaust was a really bad idea. He's playing his horror down, but the person closest to him spotted it. And since she really didn't-. Doesn't want to believe it, I don't think that she's merely mistaken. So okay, he was a teenager when the Second World War ended, and Angelika said that he didn't commit mass 'purging' himself. I wouldn't expect most teenagers to question the society they grew up in at that age, and…
In short, it's impossible to remove or overthrow the ruling force.And I'm not sure that I can criticism him too harshly for not trying to topple the fascist status quo when I left the Crime Syndicate as a going concern. Okay, he's had sixty years and I had a couple of days, so… No, no, the Syndicate doesn't have a broad support base. By now fascism is just normal. The surviving groups who aren't considered 'acceptable' aren't going to have the economic or military power to form a separate support base. And at this point the more stupid parts of Naz-. Yes, Nazi political organisation must have reached some kind of resolution, otherwise the system just wouldn't be able to function.
I'm guessing it would take particularly dirty nuclear weapons, ala Dark Knight Returns.Overman openly said that he thought the purges were a mistake and they don't appear to have tried to purge him. Yes, kryptonians are tough but they're not invulnerable. If the current regime were that sensitive to criticism then they could probably have gotten rid of him. Ultimately, I just don't know enough-.
And ultimately, is there any point to try? It's not your universe. It's not even the one you live in. At best, you hope Overman can change thigns from within, and let him handle it."Recognized, Overgirl, A six one."
I don't know what he's planning. And I don't know if I could come up with something better.
Not in the best of shape, really.Angelika looks around curiously. Her eyes alight on the bio-ship for a moment, but she appears familiar with the general design.
"Is that Martian?"
"Yes, it belongs to my colleague, M'gann M'orzz. What's Mars like in your parallel?"
I wonder what part the Scientific community of her nation had to do with it... Or perhaps it was Ma'alefa'ak or Karmang's doing."It was dead. There's a Germanian colony there now, but the only member of the native species left is A'monn A'mokk."
"What happened to them?"
"I don't know him well. Some sort of weaponised disease. It killed the entire population over the course of a few days." She shrugs. "It does nothing to humans, so there was no reason not to colonise it."
I wonder what she thinks of that? After all, she's only met one White Martian. Would she approve of the Reds ruling or find the Green's existence as distasteful as she does other 'lesser' races?Hm. Don't remember an A'monn A'mokk from the comics.
"Good news, then! Martian civilisation is alive and well here. The Justice League has a Martian member, as does my team. That's a Martian spaceship."
Ooh, what does it think of non-humans? Atlanteans, we know they love them, being the 'original Aryan people' and so forth... But 'monster' races?She nods, and continues looking around.
"I can't see through the rock."
"Yes, it's a security measure. I reinforced it with super tough materials and arcane wards, and there's an enchanted grove inhabited by a dryad on top of it." I frown. "What does National Socialism say about dryads?"
Yeah, she is a bit touchy-feely.She shrugs. "Since they aren't human, our standards of racial purity don't apply. The National Church dislikes them, while the Ariosophists.. generally revere them. I have never dealt with one myself. Do you intend to introduce us?"
"I think Euanthe's probably a bit tactile for you."
Übermädchen, yes? The implications are a bit, well..."Tactile?"
"She doesn't really have a concept of personal space. Oh, um… Should I introduce you as Overgirl, or Angelika? Actually, is it alright if I call you Angelika? Overgirl sounds a little.. odd in-." I wince. "Do you speak English?"
You're speaking German. Unlike your world, German is not the common tongue."Yes, and Spanish and French. Though I am told that I have a strong accent."
"I hadn't noticed."
"Of course not, we are both speaking German."
Don't feel bad, many people only speak one language. I can understand a few terms and phrases in spoken Japanese, but that's about it."No, I'm speaking English." I hold up my left hand. "My power ring includes a translation function."
"It does?"
"I got a 'C' at GCSE German, which means that I can't speak German. I didn't even get that far with any other language."
Nice touch, giving their GL-counterpart Alan's alternate Comics speudonym."Sentinel's ring does not translate. Is that because his ring is green?"
"Did he get it from an American superhero called Green Lantern?" She nods. "It's defective. Damaged during a remote shutdown when its previous owner stopped obeying the people who made it. It doesn't have a lot of the functions the rings in good working order have."
"They already have a long history of doing so...""How would he repair it?"
"Ta.. king our parallel as an example, find someone who understands the technology and ask them to do it. The Guardians of the Galaxy might do it, but… How National Socialist is Sentinel?"
"They would refuse to aid a hero due to his political beliefs?"
Or they've been ordered not to. Unsurprisingly, the whole 'Nazi's rule the world' would count solely as a internal political matter. Remember their stance concerning the League of Shadows?"If those political beliefs include the idea that mass murder of people who haven't committed a crime due to genetic characteristics is okay then yes, they probably would. If the Green Lantern Corps in your reality works like it does here then there are two Lanterns in your region of space already. If they haven't approached him -even just to find out how he got his ring- then it's probably because they don't want to."
'Defectives' is a bit of a strong term for it, though. I doubt Hinon would like to be called that..."Their own species has never cleansed itself? They do not have their own defectives?"
"Yes, and I work for them. When Maltusian political factions can't agree with one another they just avoid one another, they don't kill each other. The last time there was Maltusian on Maltusian violence was when one of them came close to accidentally destroying the universe, and there wasn't any internal disagreement about how to handle that."
Why waste the resources, some would say. Like Apokolips!"Other species, then. How do they handle-?"
"Some species do sterilise people with genetic disorders… Those are actual disorders which make parts of their body not function properly, not for membership of a particular social group. More advanced places just fix them or use assisted reproduction techniques to ensure that the damaged genes aren't passed on. Political purges happen in a lot of places, but… Remember all of the centuries German Catholics spent killing German Protestants, and vice versa? Same thing, and about as sensible. Trying to kill a popular idea by killing people usually doesn't completely work, and trying to kill an unpopular one is pointless. Other places have caste systems, but even then… Flat out extermination of the sort Germania went in for is very unusual."
Oh, I hope you set some restrictions on access. Ideally, nothing she can't find on... 'Encarta Populi', wasn't it?I call up a holographic screen and connect it to my rings by a construct.
"Feel free to review our database if you wish to confirm that for yourself."
"Yes." She walks over to it and begins entering her search parameters. "I think that I will."
Ah, first chapter of the new year and fast approaching the first anniversary of the Fic's arrival on QQ, too. Time does fly.
As for the content, I see OL is still trying to give Overgirl the information she should know, to shake up her beliefs. Best case scenario, when Overman and the Statemen manage to find their way here, perhaps they'll develop a plan to change their world...