That should say 'killer'.
That should say 'the'.
Good news, if Karon ends up ruling the world, Paul has an 'in' with her. I hope Paul will take some time off the OLC to support Karon and Holly after this is all over.
I'd like to note the manthusans are proficient with regular non-light technology also.
You better hope not.
Ooof. Like staring into the sun. Except the 'sun' is pitch-black weaponised depression and submissiveness. And yet, I can't believe this is the worst thing Robin has felt. The day of his parents' murder, for instance...
Though it seems to be slamming him more with fears than anything else. And if he's been involved in fighting Scarecrow before... He's felt fear.
So many Gotham Freaks with a taste or talent for the chemical. Of course Batman made countermeasures.
Ooooh, the 'tripping balls' font. Been a while since we saw that. Kind of like Willpower in a pill, then?
Hey, it's not the craziest thing Batman has done in the name of preparedness.
Oh, eerie. Weird eyes is always a good signal that things are not right.
Ah, good to know she's taking care of her girl through all this. And to have it stated outright in-universe. No needing to dance around the issue now.
I like that while the counter-agent is fast-acting, the counter-counteragent isn't. Just in case you need that hyper-sanity for a bit longer.
Hopefully he just retreated to stay out of range, rather than in an Anti-Life-driven fit of madness...
And humans are surprisingly adaptable. If we have to endure something long enough, it quickly becomes normal.
Right, him. Best to save the punitive punishment for after you negotiate with the local warlord.
Canis, please. Save the fanboyism for later?
Kind of makes me wonder what Jason Todd will be like as a Robin if it happens here... Imagine the kid that could survive all that's happened in this universe...
...Wait, is that why you adapted so well, Karon?So either the counter-agent is wearing off, or she's amping up the gloom a little to make a point.
She kind of has a point. Batman may have cleaned up organised crime, but the Freaks that rose in his wake... It's hard to deny that they're worse.
And honestly, I would be worried about her state of mind after being saturated with Anti-Life for over a month straight.
Why not?
Ah, I think I understand how she's handling the Anti-Life now. Her love let her adapt, to overrule, to dominate, in order to keep what she loves safe. Even buried under all of that Anti-Life, that love lets her keep focused.
As noted, the sort of people who would rise into that position would naturally be aligned that way. The Anti-Life would practically select for it...
At least he's not 'happy' about it.
I don't think any of us want to picture that Canis.And doesn't that just depress you more?
...Please don't.
With six billion voices...
A discordant note in his symphony of suffering, his song of subjugation...
Because of the laws of Narrative Combat. Something most non-New Gods can't even perceive.
...Wait. Wait. Canis makes art... As a weapon for his form of Narrative Combat?
Good grief. It's an insidious idea, isn't it?
And be seen crushing the discordance under his boot. Because using an underling to do it would not have the same impact, the same meaningfulness to it.
...Oh god, it's going to be Godspeech everywhere, isn't it?
Mobile users, be ready!Oh, boy. That's going to be trippy.
And don't make any major life choices or financial decisions for the next couple of minutes.
Artemis stops cringing quite so bad, and… I didn't even spot Match leave.
These lines should have Quotation marks, right, and thus be normal text? Unless he's just narrating out loud...
'only thing'?
Should these have speech marks, or is Karon a mindreader, or is this a representation of Robin blurting out what he thinks because he's high?
'It's'
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Holly's not even controlling Holly right now.
This reminds me of the fight against the Key. Paul, in response to Barda telling him what Purpose=Failure is supposed to mean, argues that everything is inherently meaningless until someone gives it meaning. This makes me hope that he'll be looking out for Karon and Holly after this, as I'm betting a few people will remember/recognize Karon as Mistress after Mannheim is defeated.
A part of me wonders if her Gothamite mindset is a nod to the entity Barbatos. I don't know much other than he's very evil, he's a recycler of the dark multiverse and he has a connection to every Gotham in existence.
Huh. Maybe just Karon, but either way, I could see that happening.
I have to wonder how aware she is right now, of anything that isn't Karon (counting the Anti-Life in Gotham as part of Karon, conceptually).
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It still makes me wonder how a species could have such an aversion to sunlight. And how badly they react to it at all. But I get the feeling this little hidey-hole isn't as good a cage as you think it might be, Sh'lainn.
Hey, they're apparently universally assholes. No bad karma in treating them rough.
Do keep in mind, snake-face: one tug of those curtains and you're toast. Dark, crunchy, crumbly toast.
...Dangit, now I'm hungry.To be fair, it sounds better than becoming briquettes.
Ah, admitting someone outsmarted you? That's got to sting.
Gee, too bad. Couldn't have happened to nicer folks.
Which is itself suspicious. Not on the Conduit folks' part, though...
...Heh. I wonder what butterflies would result if Rinaker got outed early by something this simple.
Well, if the face fits...
...That's a good question. Care to walk us through it, smart guy?
Maybe, maybe not. There's going to be people asking questions about it, after all...
I wonder if a certain fellow will be getting put on the case?
Admittedly, I doubt the Vampire has the nicest view of the unaligned species.
Sometimes, a group might be too small to manage that, though. The goblins and fauns, for example, might not be that populous.
Ah, right. His species is carnivourous. With a taste for sapience, of course.
I wonder how long the effects last. Does it wear off, or is it one nibble and you're a lifelong slave...
Ah, imagine if he and the Emerald Knight tried to make contact with the same group at the same time...
I'm sure hilarity would ensue.Until now, vamp. Not with a certain fellow running around...
Heh. Naturally they'd ask about him. After that little close encounter earlier.
And evidently Roswaul caught the vampires off guard too. Then again, he hasn't encountered vamps directly yet.
Not these days, no. Though now I bet Sh'lainn has suspicions...
...Well, maybe for lunch.
Heh. Getting real nice 'Blade' vibes here. The interrogation of Pearl, from the first movie...
Well, there goes its smug superiority. It appears Percival left an impression on them.
Ah, overconfidence. Makes you say things you might not have said otherwise.
Though it would be messy.
Thinking of offering an alliance with the Alliance, Nick?
Well, shit. Looks like vampire guy had a panic button or something handy.
He is a pretty big guy... Even before you factor in the artstyle.
Hope he enjoys his tan.
Oh, sneaky. And not only will you get that destination, you got some interesting info out of the snake-face...
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into the back of a waiting van.
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