Vaermina
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Unless you have been through mystic kung fu training it's rather likely that Grayson's actually tougher then you on a purely physical level.
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Unless you have been through mystic kung fu training it's rather likely that Grayson's actually tougher then you on a purely physical level.
I suspect that one's about to be "empowered" by an emotional light...The robot manhunters are usually trash unless they get powered by an emotional light.
Actually the Animated series one's are moderately badass.The robot manhunters are usually trash unless they get powered by an emotional light.
Ah, Teen Titans. So naive in their youth. I suppose they've gotten a little wiser with Raul around.3rd January 2005
21:34 GMT -5
"…won't you stop them?!"
I lean back slightly in my chair as a slightly singed Mr Logan gesticulates at me.
A concept from the Green Lantern animated series, eh? I suppose they needed faceless grunt troops for the heroes to beat without ticking off broadcast standards boards... Living up to the grand tradition of Faceless Mooks everywhere!I shrug. "Why..? Would I?"
Somewhere in the distance there's an explosion as the Red Guard open fire on… Something or other. From the state Mr Logan I'm going to assume that it's the rest of the Teen Titans.
Well, clearly he's a bad guy. Otherwise they wouldn't be trying to kill him, would they?Komand'r nods, raising her eyebrows as she chews on a slice of pizza. The rest of the restaurant-goers are looking rather nervously in the directing of a plume of smoke…
"Because they're trying to kill a guy!"
Yep, really bad guy. I'm presuming he's a Psion?"A.. guy who took part in mengelese biological experiments and thoroughly deserves it, yes. And.. anyway, I don't have the authority to give Senior Lantern Abysmus orders even if I wanted to."
Typical teenagers. Leaping in without asking who's who. And this group is especially prone to that."They're wrecking the city!"
"Then get out of their way. It's not going to take them more than a few minutes to kill him if your team don't interfere. Much less collateral damage." That doesn't seem to satisfy him. "Alright, tell you what." I take my-.
"Ring hate puny smartphone! Ring is superior device!""ERRRRRwrrrrrrrrrrrrrahhHHH."
I sigh as my ring incinerates my personal computer. That's-.
Heheh... Not above a little teasing, eh?"Here." Komand'r reaching into her purse and passes me her phone. "Try not to set it on fire as well."
I smile at her. "Thank you, oh light of my heavens." Okay, access file and-.
Honestly, I'm amazed they waited that long. Typical DC bystanders.Komand'r looks around in a mild panic. "Not in public!"
"Oh, you love it, snookums." And the file is there. "Now, 'Beast Boy', I have the files on-"
A pillar of fire leaps into the sky a street away, and a couple of patrons throw money at their table as they sprint for the exit.
Oh, I like this Paul. He has no fucks to give, except where his lady is involved. Then he has lots to give..
Vomit in five... Four..."-the whole process. If you can watch the videos all the way through without throwing up, I'll talk to Senior Lantern Abysmus about pursuing their vengeance in a way that causes less collateral damage. Does that sound reason-"
He grabs the phone and taps the screen to play the first video. Ah, I know it well. A splendid aid to building up enough rage to incinerate someone who was 'just following orders'.
Three..."-able?"
"No it doesn't, but if all I gotta do is watch some stupid-."
Two...I hear a very quiet sawing sound from the phone's speaker.
"-video, then I-"
Incoming!He catches sight of the screen and is instantly entranced.
"-can-."
You better. That's nasty shit...I lean forwards and grab the phone from his hands just before the wave of gastric juices erupts from his mouth and splashes all over the restaurant floor. I wait for him to finish, then look over towards the counter, make eye contact with one of the servers and smile at him.
"Would you be so good as to clean that up? I'll be sure to tip appropriately."
"He pressed play."The server I'm looking at checks his immediate surroundings in case I could possibly have been looking at anyone else, then nods Excellent! I pass the phone back to Komand'r, who snatches it out of my hand and checks it for vomit before checking Mr Logan's progress.
"How far did he get?"
"Why are there bits of carrot? I didn't even eat carrot today...""Vivisecting the guy with the sticking out spine. They just stuck the third hook in."
I frowns and lean forward as Mr Logan starts to pick himself up.
Not his phone, his girlfriend's. Unless he accessed a cloud server..."Are you sure you're in the right line of work?"
"Why do you even have that on your phone?"
Ah, no patience for the idiots her sister hangs out with, eh? Good to see she hasn't mellowed out at all."To remind me why what I do is... If not 'justice' then at least 'just-ish'."
Mr Logan looks blank while Komand'r roller eyes and picks up another slice of pizza.
Sounds like things are wrapping up out there. Hopefully not too many bruises involved..."'Just-ish'-? No, never-"
There's a bang from just outside, and a spray of gravel and dust billows past the window.
"-mind."
Yeah, the cleanup bonus is already bad enough...Komand'r leaps into the air, fists balled and glowing purple-.
"Not inside the pizzeria, honey-bun."
Okay, too much information!Her fist-flames gutter and she glances at me with a cringe I nearly miss before she regains her focus. "Stop. Saying things like that!"
"Oh stop pretending, love-kitten. I know what public displays of affection do to you." I lean forward slightly and point to my back with my right forefinger. "I've still got the burns on-."
You bad man, you... I bet you drink plenty of fluids...She flies out of the pizzeria. But through the door rather than through the window. And her thighs are pressed together. Hopefully, the Red Guard outside last long enough that she works out her aggression but not so long that her arousal winds down. Keeping up with a tamaranean requires intense stamina-training, but it's well worth the effort.
See, now he gives a fuck... Well, maybe later...I get to my feet and offer Mr Logan a hand up, which he accepts.
"It looks like the Red Guard are about to make it justifiable self-defence. And getting between me and my hot-to-trot fiancé is something I cannot abide."
I... hope that's their species name and not a typo? Or some tamaranean insult?My ring drips red light as I stalk after Komand'r. I suspect that this is going to hurt. My armour's back at home, and red rings are rubbish at defensive constructs. The Red Guard know that I'm nominally on their side, but their training erred very much on the 'no pulling punches' side of things. On the other hand I'm wearing a personal force field and… Heck, Grayson's no tougher than me and he's still alive. I'll see if I can talk some sense into those algebators and then…
"Huh. Since when did the guardians start giving their 'bots tits?'"That's… Not a Red Guard.
It's even less of a Red Guard after a rictus-grinning Komand'r slams it into the ground and then shoves her burning right hand into its eyes while he left wraps around its throat, but my puzzlement causes my aura to flicker.
Like he has any idea either? He's what, fifteen?"Mister Logan, what is that?"
Hands on his stomach, he walks out of the restaurant behind me, taking in the scene and then looking towards the last known location of his comrades.
"That's so hot, cuddle-bunny...""I dunno dude, but I gotta go." He morphs into a bird form, flapping for all he's worth towards the most recent explosion.
Komand'r's right hand finally burns through the facial armour, so she hooks her fingers around and-
You'd think she'd know to check for life-signs after ripping something's faceplate off... Never leave a living enemy behind you, and all that."HaaaAAAARRRH!"
-rips it free before flying over to me, frowning at it.
Heh, loving the confusion. Ame-Comi was not something you knew about before you started this, was it?"Do the Red Guard use robots?"
"They have scout automata. They don't use them in combat, through. Who was that?"
And that name has never seemed more appropriate... Wait... 'Defaced'? ouch, 5 points of Pun damage!"She said she was looking for you, so I thought-."
The woman Komand'r just defaced activates some sort of thrusters in her… Armour? And staggers upright, crippled face staring at me.
"Red Lantern located. No man escapes the Manhunters."
...in the direction of...
...Komand'r rolls her eyes...
The robot manhunters are usually trash unless they get powered by an emotional light.
"rolls her eyes" not "roller eyes"Mr Logan looks blank while Komand'r roller eyes and picks up another slice of pizza.
Should be 'her left wraps'It's even less of a Red Guard after a rictus-grinning Komand'r slams it into the ground and then shoves her burning right hand into its eyes while he left wraps around its throat, but my puzzlement causes my aura to flicker.
Should be 'They don't use them in combat, though.'"They have scout automata. They don't use them in combat, through. Who was that?"
its eyes while he left wraps around its throat, but my puzzlement causes my aura to flick
It's even less of a Red Guard after a rictus-grinning Komand'r slams it into the ground and then shoves her burning right hand into its eyes while he left wraps around its throat, but my puzzlement causes my aura to flicker.
What has Black Lantern Paul been up to, helping the Scoobies, killing monsters, joining that government group, trying to get demons, vampires and other creatures to adopt more sensible means of survival etc.?
There's a Black Lantern Paul?! What chapters? What been missing?
Thank you, corrected.Should be 'her left wraps'
Should be 'They don't use them in combat, though.'
This line:
If I scroll my screen just right, I can just about get this line visible at the same time as the previous reference to Time Trapper's crystal, and in between there's a bunch of action concerning a different crystal altogether. Phrasing this as "waves his red crystal" or something similar would tie it back to the previous reference more clearly.
Missing something, either "state of Mr Logan" or "state Mr Logan is in"
Not getting any Google hits on this at all; even trying to force an exact match comes up with people talking about "Algebrator" software. What is this?
Ha. ha. How droll.
Odds are it's 'algebra' and 'masturbator' made into one word - onanism with math? So, an insult, possibly aimed at those with math-type (robotic/AI) minds.Not getting any Google hits on this at all; even trying to force an exact match comes up with people talking about "Algebrator" software. What is this?
"Apokolips is a fully industrialised super-Earth controlled by an individual their culture identifies as the New God of Tyranny. It's a total autocracy, the majority of the population are slave workers conditioned to regard their conditions and misery as normal and good… It's not an efficient form of industrial production, but the point is that their leader derives power from their suffering. He's turned his entire planet, with a population of hundreds of billions of people, into a giant algemantic generator. They don't conquer and occupy places, but they do routinely invade planets and burn them back to the stone age. They've got a huge fleet, a huge army and their elite are the equivalent of mid to high tier supervillains."
It's actually from 'algos,' a Greek neuter noun meaning 'pain' (taken from Wikipedia), referring to how the suffering of Apokalips mystically empowers Darkseid. 'Mantic' here seems to just be used to mean something magic-related, since there doesn't seem to be any explicit divination going on (which is what the '-mancy' suffix primarily means).
Okay. I thought that it was clear from the context, but I'll change it.This line:
If I scroll my screen just right, I can just about get this line visible at the same time as the previous reference to Time Trapper's crystal, and in between there's a bunch of action concerning a different crystal altogether. Phrasing this as "waves his red crystal" or something similar would tie it back to the previous reference more clearly.
Thank you, corrected.Missing something, either "state of Mr Logan" or "state Mr Logan is in"
Pain fetishist.Not getting any Google hits on this at all; even trying to force an exact match comes up with people talking about "Algebrator" software. What is this?
I should have known I'd get this wrong... Need more brain running to handle this sort of thing...
I should have known I'd get this wrong... Need more brain running to handle this sort of thing...
"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick", Ian Drury, 1970s.
...in the direction of a plume of smoke...
Thank you, corrected....in the direction of a plume of smoke...
One from yesterday. I think you might have missed, back at the top of the page...