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

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Mr Zoat said:
"Oh, Jade's still asleep." I point my right forefinger in the direction of her bedroom. "I don't think-" Paula raises her eyebrows. "-she's going to be…"

I look at her.

She inclines her head slightly and raises her eyebrows a little more.

"I shouldn't have said that, should I?"
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"She probably won't be walking much today, much less running."
 
parnary said:
Yeah, and my history professor can give the DMV a run for their money.
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Why did you roll, and how is rolling a 97 out of 100 relevant to this thread? And for that matter, why is there now a Gift button next to the +Quote button, as though more than a handful of people would actually gift a subscription to random people in a thread?

EDIT: More on topic, now- Since OL steps out of the universe when he teleports, what's keeping him in sync with the timeline, such that he's neither traveling backwards nor forwards nor sideways in time? And I'm holding a personal hypothesis that it's an extension of that technique that lets super-future!Paul travel to other universes and recruit, among others, Doctor Blight, Princess Luna, Princess Azula, and that Leopard Guy from Kung Fu Panda. ...Paul has a thing about Princesses, doesn't he? And it's not even intentional.
 
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NeoDarklight said:
Why did you roll, and how is rolling a 97 out of 100 relevant to this thread? And for that matter, why is there now a Gift button next to the +Quote button, as though more than a handful of people would actually gift a subscription to random people in a thread?

EDIT: More on topic, now- Since OL steps out of the universe when he teleports, what's keeping him in sync with the timeline, such that he's neither traveling backwards nor forwards nor sideways in time? And I'm holding a personal hypothesis that it's an extension of that technique that lets super-future!Paul travel to other universes and recruit, among others, Doctor Blight, Princess Luna, Princess Azula, and that Leopard Guy from Kung Fu Panda. ...Paul has a thing about Princesses, doesn't he? And it's not even intentional.
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Because I just signed up for this site, didn't know what the button did, and don't know how to get it off the comment?

And oh I bet it's intentional, poor jade is going to wake up one morning with a snake-shaped crown on her head
 
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Jason Blood is about 98% Human. Etrigan is 100% Demon. Assuming that Jeb and Whoever had Blaze in a relatively conventional way (that defies everything the SI knows about the way Demons work) then she would be 50% Demon. Portraying her as 'repentant' would be far easier than doing so for Mr I Evil Etrigan.

PS, where's the heart emoticon?
PPS: Thank you @Coda

Thank you, corrected.

That version almost certainly isn't the one told on Themyscira.

Donna Troy has black hair.

The people who live in the Mountain, whom the SI interacts with every day. As distinct from other team members whom he might only see a couple of times a week.

Doctor Quinzel hasn't even met Mister Napier.

He wasn't a bureaucrat. He was an academic.
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I think Blaze being half demon is gonna be a point this PR starving and UN controled JLA will point out to him about why she can't join.

Heck they didn't let Guy join in canon just because his attitude pissed everyone off.

And Raven was indeed made the conventional way, in some versions, but his father is a reality warper.

Uh I noticed that DC tends to have a lot of good magic users that are demons or half demons.

Blue Devil, whose whole point was just that he looked like a demon, was turned into a real demon. How original!

Raven

Merlin? Dunno if YJ is using the half demon version or not.

Blaze

And so on.

Or just non humans like Detective Chimp and the Phantom Stranger.

While Marvel has more empowered humans or homo magi in the popular magic using characters.

Actually, it would be hilarious if the Phantom Stranger just went and offered himself to Batman as a magic consultant.

And everyone in the magic comunity panics because of that.

Or just you know if you used Doctor Richard Occult because no one has a clue who he is. And have him complain about the fact that everyone just confuses him with other members of the trenchcoat brigade.
 
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Resolution (part 12)
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    • 13th September
    08:11 GMT -5

    "Of course." I find myself nodding, even though there's no way that the man on the other end of the construct phone can see me. "That's fine. Teth Adom is a busy man."

    "In your case, if it is an emergency, I can-."

    "No, it's not. I'm just trying to get into contact with a friend of his and hoped that he could point me in the right direction. It isn't urgent. Just… Pass that on when the meeting's over."

    "Of course, sir. Um, would you like to give me the friend's name?"

    I wonder if he realises exactly how few friends Adom has in this era? Particularly ones I wouldn't know how to find. "Probably best if I don't. No offence intended, but the fewer people who know…"

    "Not a problem, sir. I understand completely."

    "Thank you. Have a nice-" A dressing gown-clad Jade walks awkwardly into the kitchen. "-day."

    "Thank you, sir. You as well."

    I dismiss the construct and rise to my feet, arms wide. "Good morning, oh-!"

    "Just-." Jade raises her right hand in a warding gesture. "Just give me a minute."

    "Um." She walks over to a cupboard and opens it, pulling out a mug and a jar of instant coffee. "Okay?" Next, she switches on the kettle and opens a drawer to take out a teaspoon. I note that her arms aren't straying much from a folded, defensive position. In fact, she seems to be doing everything a bit gingerly. "Jade..? Are you… Alright..?"

    Two teaspoons of instant coffee go into the mug as the kettle comes to the boil. "Tired and.. sore. I wasn't expecting… Some of that."

    "Oh." Um. "Ssorry?" I raise my left hand. "I can-."

    "No." She half-turns my way. "No, that's… That's fine."

    "Are you sure? Because you don't look fine. Um. Are we far enough into our relationship that I can say that and-?"

    "I… Know how I look." She picks up the kettle and pours hot water into her mug, then puts the kettle down and gives the coffee a stir. "I wasn't…" She stops, looking down as she works out what she wants to say. Perhaps… Playing for time, she turns away again and awkwardly bends down to open the fridge door and pull out a small container of milk. She then straightens up and puts it down next to the cooking mug. Only then does she turn to full face me. "I… I didn't think you had much sexual experience. I think I assumed that I'd be taking the lead-."

    "Oh, I don't."

    She raises her eyebrows slightly. "Really?"

    "Any, actually."

    Her face falls slightly. "Any?"

    "Well… Assuming that you don't count the.. Spider Queen." I nod. "That was my first time having sex. I mean, I'd done research, but-."

    "Oh God."

    "So..?" I wiggle my head side to side. "How'd I do? I didn't expect to get everything right first time, but I'm always willing to accept feedback."

    Jade picks up her mug and holds it up to her nose, breathing in the scent for a moment. She closes her eyes and controls her breathing. "I wasn't expecting the power ring."

    "Most people don't. I mean, for most of power ring history there were only Green Lanterns, and the level of mental focus they'd need means it isn't really practical for them to use it like that." Huh. "I mean, there are probably a few-."

    "I meant-. I wasn't expecting what you did with it."

    "Jade… The spirit is eager, but the flesh is that of a male humanoid. I couldn't have done most of that without-."

    "And I don't remember you…" Her eyes widen slightly, not looking at me. "You didn't..?"

    "Didn't what?"

    She transfers her mug into her left hand and picks up her milk carton in her right. Then she… Twists her wrist so that milk splashes out into the coffee. Then she raises her eyebrows slightly in my direction. Then she spills another splash of milk into the coffee.

    Why is sheoh.

    "Um. No."

    "Oh God."

    "You see… You… Sort of..."

    "Oh God."

    "Stopped… Responding near the end of the second hour-"

    She puts mug and milk down and brings her hands to her face. "Oh God."

    "-and I don't really know the etiquette, but I thought… Carrying on wasn't really-."

    "Oh God."

    "Jade." I take a step towards her. "Jade, it's fine."

    "Ohhhhh." She semi-flops against my chest as I gently put my arms around her waist. "Uuuugh."

    "Too much?"

    She takes a couple of breaths with her face against my chest. "Next time, you don't use your rings."

    Next time. Which there will be. Good-oh. I nod. "I'm perfectly happy to not use my rings. And.. um… If you don't want me to deal with the… Soreness, with my rings, I have a purple healing ray?"

    She manages a somewhat fragile smile. "Not going to offer to kiss it better?"

    "My kisses don't have any particular healing properties. I'm happy to try, but… To be honest, that would probably just make the situation worse."

    "Mpf." She pulls back slightly, and I release my hold to allow her to pick up her coffee. "Did Mom come by?"

    "Sheeeee did."

    She takes a sip, watching me over the rim of the mug. She's smiling as she swallows. "You told her I was still asleep, didn't you?"

    "Yees, I did. And.. Artemis phoned."

    "I wasn't planning on keeping this a secret, Paul. Mom and Artemis both like you. And you certainly weren't my first."

    I nod my head to the side. "Anyone I need to worry about?"

    "I wasn't with either of them for long." She walks around me and pulls out one of the chairs around the table. "And I haven't thought about them much, either. I suppose they're either dead or in prison after the League of Shadows was shut down. Given how I wasn't picked up, I think they'd probably come after me before you." She puts her mug down on the table and then carefully sits and jumps back to her feet a second later, her buttocks clenched. "I think I'll stand."

    "The purple healing ray-." I take it out of subspace and put it down on the table next to her mug. "I'll just leave it here. Use it.. if you want."

    She gives me a look of combined amusement and irritation. "Thank you."

    "Um. Speaking about your mother… Is there a… Good time to introduce you to…"

    She frowns slightly. "Your family?"

    "No, my family is on Earth Prime. But there are.. people… I'm close to. Who I'd like you to meet."

    "I'm drinking this, taking a shower and then going back to bed. But.. my next day off is next Sunday. I could meet them then?"

    I walk up to her and kiss her gently on the forehead. "That would be splendid."
     
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    • Man, I think the biggest problem with Jade right now is that Paul is dramatically more engaged in the relationship than she is. She likes it, but he's already to the point of liking it (For our color blind contingent, the former like was in orange and the latter in violet). Part of that is that he's had the time to think about it and is way less ...emotionally constipated than Jade. Jade had a pretty piss poor father, and she's got a wildly different life experience than Paul. It'll be interesting to see if this works out, or if their differing expectations cause things to collapse into a swirling vortex of doom.

    Given it's DC I think the latter is sadly more likely.
     
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    Man, I think the biggest problem with Jade right now is that Paul is dramatically more engaged in the relationship than she is. She likes it, but he's already to the point of liking it (For our color blind contingent, the former like was in orange and the latter in violet). Part of that is that he's had the time to think about it and is way less ...emotionally constipated than Jade. Jade had a pretty piss poor father, and she's got a wildly different life experience than Paul. It'll be interesting to see if this works out, or if their differing expectations cause things to collapse into a swirling vortex of doom.

    Given it's DC I think the latter is sadly more likely.
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    He might just be a more passionate person. Or she's half asleep, exhausted and isn't clingy. Either or.
     
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