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Ought the full stop be green rather than orange? Not necessarily a problem, just looks a tad queer to me and I can't remember how you usually handle it.
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'prevented'
Extraneous 'at'?
I think given how long Mr. Atom has had to try and put into lace palms or actions that would let hike take over the world and hasn't, the more frightening and plausible scenario is that he ISN'T operating outside Batman's observations or knowledge.
Ah, the dragon flight mentioned last chapter. I wonder, did the wyvern rider squadrons ever develop the idea of a parachute? Or do they simply go down with their mount, as it were, in a bit of honourable foolishness?
Nor the sort of overwhelming fear that turns his thoughts firmly yellow. Merely a selection of the normal neuroses that most people live with... Albeit focused on more fascinating targets.
Stuck with the dubious minor benefits, and able to dodge some of the responsibilities. No wonder the local Gods don't like him.
I mean, she's hundreds of feet in the air on the back of a vicious beat, secured by straps of unknown quality with only the hope of getting caught by her companion if said straps fail. She has good reason to be a little green.
He sounds the sort who would. Not enough sense to be afraid, too much ego to consider that he might get hurt...
I would assume that's a cavalryman on the ground. Still impressive, if embarrassing.
...You say that, but Chocobos are a thing. And given how often Japanese properties take inspiration from each other, I can't help but imagine there's a country out there who ride giant bird-steeds into war.
I'd say the Wyvern Knights have strong stomachs, then. I bet resistance to motion sickness is a common trait amongst them.
It was definitely an eye-opener, at least. Nothing says impressive like several tons of giant flying 'lizard' dropping out of the sky in front of you.
An easy mistake, given she's probably disconnected from regular warfare enough not to see the dirty side of things, both in battle and in politics.
Teething troubles always happen when any new technology get introduced into a war.
And doing it in as impressive a manner as swooping down out of the sky on a dragon, at that.
A sensible idea. Naturally just part of his pessimistic sense of what could go wrong next.
He means a heavy mounted crossbow, often used by ancient Rome. Definitely something that could hit high-altitude targets if they could angle up. And given that their enemies do have wyvern knights, they certainly would.
In other words, they'll be confident that they can fend him off with minimal effort and a few casualties. Gonna be a bad day for them once the cannons open up.
Although the Gods are unlikely to want to fool around with a world as advanced as modern-day Earth. Depending on how much control they have over the gates, anyway.
His little sister? Do tell...
I mean, she's not wrong. About Diabo, at least, though Zorzal sounds the 'mighty-thewed warrior king' type for his part... The kind of man more comfortable on a charger than a council seat.
And Diabo isn't a bad catch, as long as you can get him to show some backbone.
Always gonna have that fear that 'Am I strapped in right?'
Heck, the only reason he's not flying by himself is to minimise the chance of identification.
No doubt using the Ring to steady his own guts...
Though soiling the deck of a friendly ship would be as embarrassing.
Whoopsie.
Doubtful, unless their shipbuilding is really pathetic.
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No, because the green is just where she's focusing.
True, but these ships have cannon balls enchanted to be incendiary as well as larger cannons intended to bombard city walls from the sea. The drawback is that the enemy ships don't have powder to ignite.
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'a way'
Extraneous 'their'
Specifically I like them to have done something I can arrest them for. The courts don't like "we got the guy who looked like he was gonna do it" as a rule.
Ok, is there anyone who didn't see this coming?
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And then your shoe, because why not?
Ah, time to do some poking around without being noticed, then. About the only thing missing is phasing, but that can probably be detected more easily. So, then, time to find some OMACs...
Ooh? That sounds complicated. I assume that's something to do with the OMACs basic operation.
I mean, if there's some kind of mobile mini-wormhole link like a giant bank of micro-dolmen gates, that could be a thing. Also a hilarious visual, like some antique telephone exchange of energy links.
Or maybe he had secret help from another Lantern. Perhaps a Green or a Yellow. And nothing says that help had to be from this universe either.
That last one suggests a ludicrous amount of forward-planning, that would probably surpass even the usual 'Prep-time!' meme. Highly unlikely.
That's a feasible theory. I don't remember if Amazo's creator was still alive or not. If he is, perhaps Bats enlisted him...
Heh. Social media followers of superhero sightings. Truly a modern complication in the career of any masked vigilante, but very helpful in this case.
And they'd hardly need to sleep in their powered-up forms, though I imagine it catches up to them when they release the change.
A nice manageable number to examine.
It indicates they're powered up, at least. But with no sign of heroic activity... What are they doing, I wonder?
Creating a plausible alibi if something happens, I take it.
Thank goodness for modern surveillance.
Dang, time for plan B. I see OL's learned to make good use of drones now.
You'd expect that would be more noticeable than doing it in stealth?
Hopefully in a slightly different part to suggest why he flickered a bit there.
Odd. Very odd. With their powerset, you'd think they could fly. Or teleport. So this is definitely something off the books.
...Wait, Gotham? That's... Concerning. But I'm beginning to see a connection.
I wonder if they'd consider a missing minor villain significant enough to divert even one OMAC to assist?
Definitely something out of the ordinary. I have to wonder if it's possible to hack into their command network and issue instructions? Would they even have envisaged the need for security on a connection like that?
And that much should have anyone waving red flags already.
...Anyone in Gotham who's on the League's approved list, anyway. This is definitely looking like...
Hmm... And who seems to recently have been modified by New God technology, hmm?
I'm impressed the system picked that up as a point of commonality. But then, it's probably weighted the same in its files as a known gang affiliation.
And Robin's getting that inevitable creeping sensation of 'things are gonna go tits-up any second', isn't he?
If nothing else, it might force whoever's doing this to escalate to the point where they're operating openly. At which point they can be dogpiled by all hands.
But she is a tall, good-looking young woman. That should count for some bonus to persuasion.
Well, good to have a definite statement about relative levels of strength. But I suspect two- or three-on-one, they'd be a risky match-up.
Well, that's noteworthy! Time to see if my suspicions are going to pan out about Hatter.
In terms of spiritual spoor, that's fairly fresh. It shouldn't be hard for Brut to catch up with whatever transport he's in.
Ah, side-stepping the inevitable car-chase with ease.
...They had to have been expecting trouble if they could pull out a gun, aim and fire in the time it took him to say that much.
Because that's how it looks to be lining up, to me. I mean, I could be completely wrong, and Hatter's part in this is purely coincidental. I guess we'll see soon.I started hearing the adam west batman theme.
designed to interact with power ring technology.
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"on her"
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I have... concerns. On the bright side, I think Paul is also concerned, and he does still recall how things went with Zatanna, so he might not just ignore this issue and hope it goes away.
I'm starting to think Batman is setting himself up to a great fall out of hubris.
So... He quite literally gave you a fingerbang?
I kid, I kid. That is an interesting power, though, and I wonder where they found it? Also worrying that they opened up on him without any reaction or hesitation, though.Because a plasma discharge like that is still a bit of a bang.
Yes, but they also shot at him, which gives him probable cause to respond in kind.
Especially if he has some tie to this. Knocking him out may well cause these guys to stand down, for instance.
Hell, each OMAC may well have its own selection of powers, depending on the subject's preference. So no telling if they can both blow stuff up with mind bullets.
The question, then is what's Bats going to do. Is this happening under his will or not?
It would be a bit rude to have you on block, after all.
So he's either busy, doesn't care, or is actively evading.
...Oh, boy. The question is how much damage that help might cause.
Oh, that's not suspicious at all. Might need to ask who called her after this is sorted.
...Or she's simply been stalking OL. Even better.
Well, she'll have the strength advantage. But who knows what else these guys can throw at her. matter manipulation to produce effective kryptonite, for instance.
Ah, fools rush in where Lanterns are wary. Trusting too much in her vaunted invulnerability...
Though it does suggest that the exploder guy can place the blast where he wants it, rather than 'hit first thing in line of sight'.
Embarrassing, but unlikely to hurt anything other than her pride...
Ah, the 'heat vision glowing' posture of the enraged Kryptonian. One of nature's simplest and most effective threat displays...
Oh, that's just cheating. One of them has 'protect my vehicle from damage' powers.
And of course he can send it back with interest.
Not bad considering it has at least one flat, then.
Flash-blinded, most likely. Kryptonian healing should fix it, but right now, that's bad.
...There's a story there, no doubt. But now I imagine her navigating by sonar, making soft ultrasonic chirps under her breath.
Well, that's just insult to injury. Extending some kind of repair ability into the car, or is the vehicle itself special, I wonder?
Covering all his bases, I see.
This will be embarrassing for someone, certainly. Who that is depends on just what these guys are playing at.
...All right, this isn't fun anymore.
The first device, at least should impair them a little if they're receiving external supply. Won't do much for a Hush Tube, but if these guys haven't used one yet, I doubt they're about to.
It's like a race driver in an overturned car, foot still on the pedals and working the wheel like he can do something...
...Right, still super-strong, super-durable, even if they're not at Kryptonian levels.
'Operative'
'they'
Haha. Well, Paul only knows exactly why she did that, but it lends credence to that guy who thought that this Supergirl is evil, or at least acting a lot more innocent than she really is. If she is working with the Light, it would make sense for her to be assigned to Oh El, both due to his general importance and the specific fact that he seems to be going after the GPA, which they are probably very worried about.
'wheels'
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I missed it completely.