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With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Twelve)

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Coda said:
He's helping her establish an understanding of her own thoughts and actions USING her own mental framework.
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Grayven: "I'm HALPING!"
QA: "HEY! That's my schtick!"

Wheenesss said:
Of course, Paul might inadvertently fuck things up for Grayven by revealing that his counterpart isn't the real Grayven.
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Actually, I think the joke's going to be that Paul does NOT realize Grayven is alt-him, due to sufficient divergence.
 
Oh, if that's the case than I guess I can stop thinking on how the next one is going to be dealt with.
 
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Silverias said:
I think Grayven would react more to keeping the Ophidian in his bedroom.
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Renegade: "You..you keep the Ophidian in your-"
Paragon: "Well where should I keep her?"
Renegade: "Okaara, the moon, anywhere other than in the middle of a populated city."
Paragon: "Says the guy with Sinestro whispering into his ear while you become a New God of Tyranny."
 
King of Frost said:
Renegade: "You..you keep the Ophidian in your-"
Paragon: "Well where should I keep her?"
Renegade: "Okaara, the moon, anywhere other than in the middle of a populated city."
Paragon: "Says the guy with Sinestro whispering into his ear while you become a New God of Tyranny."
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"Conquest, I am the New God Of Conquest. I can't take Darkseid place even if I wanted to, that's what Orion is suposed to do. And what about wanting to obey the Controlers? You are basicaly the Avatar of Greed! How that does even make sence?"
 
Pinklestia said:
"Conquest, I am the New God Of Conquest. I can't take Darkseid place even if I wanted to, that's what Orion is suposed to do. And what about wanting to obey the Controlers? You are basicaly the Avatar of Greed! How that does even make sence?"
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Actually that bit about the controlers can someone explain that bit to me on why he wants to obey him even though he's the herald of the Ophidian. Is it the resources, experience, age, what?
 
Coda said:
VHS tapes wore out from simple mechanical wear -- the tape would stretch from being wound and rewound, so the quality would degrade a little more every time you watched it. They'd even degrade in storage from temperature variations, humidity, and chemical changes in the film. DVDs may have been more subject to accidental damage by virtue of early DVD players not having very good error correction (and VHS tapes being spooled inside armored cassettes), but the discs last WAY longer than VHS tapes as long as you're able to take care of them.

EDIT: But yes, the fact that a DVD can be pressed for pennies on the disc in a matter of seconds while VHS tapes have moving parts that have to be assembled and each one has to be copied from a master at the factory... no amount of technological advancement could have made VHS cheaper to manufacture than disc-based media.
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VHS tapes really last more than DVDs, I have used 15 year old tapes that still work, while the number of times I got DVDs ruined by scratches number in the dozens.

Also I used to "clean" tapes and fix VHS players. Most of the time the players just got dirty and needed to be cleaned, same for the tapes.

Simply put the older a tech is the more sturdy and durable it tended to be in general.

You could get your Nes broken by droping it, with the Atari since it had a wooden case, you were more likely to have termite troubles.
 
stsword said:
I know I'll probably have to wait until OL gets to outer space, if even then, but I think it would be interesting for OL to run into Captain Comet one of these days.
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Mr Zoat said:
Oh, he will.
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Oh, this makes me very happy. I was thinking about what I would do if I ended up R.O.B.ed off to a DC Universe, and I was thinking that Captain Comet's powers would be a great place to start. He is a human with a mutated genome. I was thinking, if I studied genetics and got a job with Cadmus Labs, I might be able to misappropriate a bit of cloning tech to get a blank clone of him, then use G-Gnomes to move a copy of my consciousness into it. The eidetic memory would help me access and retain any meta-knowledge of the DCU and his telekinetic abilities are amazing.
From there try to get the speedforce, move to power rings >> mother box >> father box >> mobius chair >> worlogog >> helmet, amulet and cloak of fate (after exorcising the lich inside).
End it all by grabbing the miracle machine.

edit: oh yeah, and then see about getting some of that Vandal Savage immortality.
 
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Jamie Roberts said:
And isn't that weird. I mean really, what kind of crazy person gets hold of a Power Ring and then the first thing they do is decide to do is start-pretending-to-be-a-younger-version-of-themself?
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What an interesting question Jamie! How ever did you get that idea?

(Seriously, was not expecting what I found when I clicked on your story.)
 
GodKiller999 said:
Ah, so since he's not Chaos powered Eris can't do her thing (though someone else could still stick him in Tartarus I assume).
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that'd actually be an interesting Track to follow IF he ended up fixing/was able to his metaphysical disadvantage.
at the worst, Eris is Chaotic-Neutral, which Trumps Chaotic-mwahahahahaha! any day of the week in my book.
 
Pinklestia said:
VHS tapes really last more than DVDs, I have used 15 year old tapes that still work, while the number of times I got DVDs ruined by scratches number in the dozens.

Also I used to "clean" tapes and fix VHS players. Most of the time the players just got dirty and needed to be cleaned, same for the tapes.

Simply put the older a tech is the more sturdy and durable it tended to be in general.

You could get your Nes broken by droping it, with the Atari since it had a wooden case, you were more likely to have termite troubles.
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It has nothing to do with the age of the tech and everything to do with how it was constructed.

The NES was fragile because it was built STUPIDLY cheap. Nintendo cut every possible corner they could. The Game Boy, on the other hand, was built to survive; it's what gave Nintendo a reputation for Nintendium.

The Atari didn't have a wooden case, by the way. It was plastic with a wood-grain veneer (not even sure if it was real wood or just a decal or dye of some sort).

Dirty VHS players do indeed have playback quality issues, but all it takes is sitting in a magnetic field for a while to degrade a VHS tape's quality... oh, and guess what the planet you're sitting on has. VHS tapes NECESSARILY degrade with time. It's a slow process, and by virtue of being analog data it's still readable at lower quality even when it's degraded, but VHS tapes are NOT archival media.

DVDs are digital media. If they DO get damaged, then a player will be completely unable to play parts of the video. However, DVDs are only more likely to get damaged because they don't have armored caddies like VHS tapes did. That has nothing to do with being newer or older tech than VHS. (Also, shallow surface scratches can be repaired easily; you can buy DVD repair kits.) But if you keep the DVD in its case, it will last for a VERY long time, and it will NEVER get quality degradation -- the picture will look as good on its 10,000th playback 10 years later as it did on its very first playback. This simply is NOT true for VHS.

Don't confuse "able to survive neglect and mistreatment" with "lasts a long time."
 
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Pinklestia said:
VHS tapes really last more than DVDs, I have used 15 year old tapes that still work, while the number of times I got DVDs ruined by scratches number in the dozens.

Also I used to "clean" tapes and fix VHS players. Most of the time the players just got dirty and needed to be cleaned, same for the tapes.

Simply put the older a tech is the more sturdy and durable it tended to be in general.

You could get your Nes broken by droping it, with the Atari since it had a wooden case, you were more likely to have termite troubles.
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yeah. they suffer bit rot a LOT faster then optical media, but they are PHYSICALLY a lot more rugged
 
Jamie Roberts said:
And isn't that weird. I mean really, what kind of crazy person gets hold of a Power Ring and then the first thing they do is decide to do is start-pretending-to-be-a-younger-version-of-themself?
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Initially, he didn't even realize the Justice League/Team thought he was a (late) teen. It was just the Ring optimizing his body to his subconscious wishes.

So it wasn't the first thing he decided to do. He didn't decide to pretend to be a 'young adult' for at least a month.;):D
 
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    Donna shakes her head, looking contemplative. "No, I can't really say I've given it much thought."

    "Really? Because I've got to say-" We touch down just outside Hades' temple. "-it was one of the first things I started thinking about when I got here. I mean, what religion are your parents?"

    "Episcopalian."

    "That's.. Anglican, right?" She nods as we head towards the entrance. "Remind me what current church teachings on magic are?"

    "That it's just another skill, and no more evil than any other." She hesitates. "Though that's just the branch of the church we belong to. The evangelical wing has a.. slightly less liberal viewpoint."

    "At least Anglicans Sixteen are arguing about something that actually has spiritual significance."

    I lead the way into the outer part of the temple. Thana doesn't appear to be around.

    "What do you mean by that?"

    "We learned from the Young Offenders that this parallel is parallel sixteen. So, I refer to its Anglican inhabitants-."

    "As Anglicans Sixteen." She nods. "But what do you mean about arguing about something important?"

    "Back on Earth Prime the Anglican Communion is fracturing over homosexual ordination. I mean, magic involves rearranging the universe using your soul. I understand why that would be contentious."

    "Homosexuality is an issue, too."

    "But I can guess which is a bigger problem for you." Now, should I scan for Thana, or-?

    "What?" I turn. Donna's stopped a little way behind me.

    "Well, you're an innately magical being." We stare at each other for a moment. "Aren't you?"

    "Yess." She looks away. "Ugh, sorry."

    "What?"

    "You know… How Amazons-?"

    "Homonormative, right."

    "Homo-? Huh, yeah, that actually fits."

    "So?"

    "A lot of people assume that Diana's gay, because of where she grew up? And then I showed up working with her?"

    Oh. "But you're American."

    "Right, but they didn't know that. And when Diana first brought me here the Amazons assumed the same thing."

    "Oh." I try and suppress my smirk. "Um. She is a bit older than you…"

    "Apparently that's how they.. used to.. do things."

    Suppression attempt failed. "Hey, I offered you a chance to assert your heterosexuality after the play."

    "Oh, don't." She looks away. "And they were all so happy about it…"

    "Can I assume that Donna Troy is a known heterosexual?"

    She goes to answer, then hesitates. "When you say 'known'-?"

    "Pavlos!" Thana walks up the stairs out of the literally stygian depths of the Temple. "And Donna, who certainly is not the Princess' erômena."

    Donna rolls her eyes. "Hey Thana."

    I transition right in front of Thana just as she reaches the top of the stairs. She starts, and I use that as an opening to wrap my arms around her back and pull her into a hug, pressing my forehead against hers. She remains stiff for a second, then relaxes slightly. "Is Eris so easily pleased that 'surprise hugs' are a devotional act?"

    "No, she pretty much wanted me to pin you against a wall and… 'Express my fondness'."

    "I see." Her facial expression is one of equanimity. This close I can feel her exhalations on the skin of my face. "And do you intend to do that?"

    "She may just have been trying to wind me up. Though I do note that you've been isolating yourself again. Despite what that did to Lord Hades' original priestesses."

    "That simply isn't true-."

    "I looked everywhere during the festival." I nuzzle her left cheek. "Guess who I didn't see."

    "I… Attended."

    I lean forwards slightly, my mouth right next to her left ear. "Really?"

    "S-some of it."

    "Someone isn't embracing chaos."

    "Chaos appears to be embracing me well enough for both of us."

    I move my head so that we're face to face again. "As my mistress taught me: the more you fall behind, the more I chivvy you along."

    "An expression of fondness?"

    "A trip to Fawcett City. Melinoë needs a chaperone."

    "Ah…"

    "I warned you." I kiss her lightly on the lips, then release her and step back. "Donna and I are heading down to talk to Lord Hades. Would you be so good as to let him know that we're coming?"

    "I…" She looks more than a little lost. "I.. can do that."

    "Thank you." I step around her and start down the stairs. "Donna?"

    I'm nearly to the end of the first flight before I hear her rapid footsteps as she hurries to catch up with me. I stop as she approaches. "What was that?"

    "What? You've had jobs from Athena before." I start walking again. "And besides, Melinoë does need a chaperone."

    "Thana has trouble talking to other Amazons, and you're taking her to a city."

    "Yes. Daemonic invasions not withstanding, Fawcett City is the friendliest city in America. Um, in the United States. The Marvels said they'd see if they could join us… Seems like a good place to start. Is this a bigger problem than I think it is?"

    "And kissing her? What about Euanthe?"

    "Oh, she doesn't like cities."

    "Did you..?" She realises something. "No, wait, Artemis warned me about this. Where did the strange fruit in the Temple of Demeter come from?"

    "I fabricated the seeds with the ring and Euanthe connected them to the Green to make them grow. Why?"

    "Oh, the island thinks you're a botanophile."

    "No, Dad was always more into gardening than I-."

    Oh.

    …

    Huh.
     
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