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Okay, so this is part 8, not part 15. Because I was getting really confused for a moment.
With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Twelve)
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So Paul is going around the fact the League won't add weapons to the Watchtower in order to avoid to look threatening to the world if its existence became public knowledge, which in canon was used against them by the Light/Reach by using the media to make them look like they were subverting the control the UN had on them, by building his own defense stations and possibly using the good will of the various governments he's interacted with to get it approved. And unlike what happened with Grayven who added to the Watchtower's defenses, which were later removed by the League once he cut ties with them, the League themselves can't interfere especially when Paul begins to show the various spacefaring species that could attack Earth all while the League for the most part would be useless.
Plus when his vacation ends he can leave the planet knowing it isn't in as much dangerous as it was when he left in the first place, though setting up an Orange Lantern Outpost without Vril's knowledge or consent is probably lead to a discussion on how Paul is still subverting his authority especially when was supposed to be relaxing.
Anyone else thinks that the other friends and family of superheroes with secret identities know more then they let on but don't speak up about it because they'd rather avoid having to actually talk about or don't know how to talk about it.
Plus when his vacation ends he can leave the planet knowing it isn't in as much dangerous as it was when he left in the first place, though setting up an Orange Lantern Outpost without Vril's knowledge or consent is probably lead to a discussion on how Paul is still subverting his authority especially when was supposed to be relaxing.
Anyone else thinks that the other friends and family of superheroes with secret identities know more then they let on but don't speak up about it because they'd rather avoid having to actually talk about or don't know how to talk about it.
Queshire
Wants a pink flamingo for their lawn.
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To my understanding, Zoat's rewritting bits of this episode in order to make it less all over the place.
It's an interesting character trait that Paul so often tries to make a point by quoting a piece of mediocre pop culture ephemera, but sometimes I wish it was more apparent that it makes other characters think less of him for doing so.
DEFENDERS: Briefvoice, why would it make characters think less of him? Don't be stupid! Are you prejudiced against people using references from popular media or something?
BRIEFVOICE: The reason it should make characters think less of him is that it shows a paucity of awareness/experience with real world situations and history. When you have to quote a television program to talk about something, it indicates you don't really have any experience with it/haven't considered it in a context as it might apply to the real world and are having to fall back on fictional examples.
Still remembering that one time he tried to use Avatar the Last Airbender as a morality reference in a conversation with Luthor, and my eyes never rolled so far back.
tgojeff
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Paul is proposing the idea. Doesn't mean the League will agree with it.
RichardWhereat
Feanor did nothing wrong.
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Only if that space battle fortress takes either the guise of the Death Star, or an island with a giant skull volcano on it.
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Thing is, Dru-Zod was specifically trying to hide his ship from other Kryptonians. While someone is going to find it eventually, I wouldn't assume Har-Zod is going to be the one to do it.
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Yep. I'm keeping the Story Only thread in order, because that's what it's for. I'm going to have to shunt stuff along for tomorrow's post.
Silverias
Seeing is Believing
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Ah, did I miss something then in the story? Get lost in Skyrim for two days and I miss all the thread goodness.
Queshire
Wants a pink flamingo for their lawn.
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The last two updates have been edits to previously posted parts in order to streamline the episode. If you're confused, I suggest skimming through this episode in the story only thread.
LordVile
There's thinking and thinking with explosives.
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Does the moon count ?
Queshire
Wants a pink flamingo for their lawn.
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Even weaponized you'd need more than just the moon. Wouldn't want people to be able to take cover behind the Earth after all.
zhuull
SB still lying to protect Racists what else is new
What? Ranx needs more friends their own size and it will encourage them to visit and get to know the other AI Battlestation...
Ranx x Har-Zod OTP
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an archive?
an achievement?
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Are you talking about in this story?
Because if I remember right the comics never specified who or for what reason the ship ended up on Earth.
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Leading people to their own conclusions with fictional examples that - by their very nature as modern narratives - simplify these "real world situations" is a valid way of conveying an abstract concept to make it more comprehensible and/or palatable. It's called an analogy. Trying to come up with your own when there's a perfectly applicable variant found in a fictional work you're already familiar with is unnecessary.
As for whether characters would think less of him for it? I don't know what makes you think that.
So, thinking more about what could have survived Krypton's destruction and how it/they could have done so:
1) They had STL ships, according to Kara. Those could be loaded either with suspended animation people, with embrios and exo-wombs, with digitized minds or with cultural artifacts.
2) They had Phantom Zone projectors. At least some people could escape into the Phantom Zone.
3) They had at least some knowledge of magic, there existences Kryptonian hell and, I assume, other kryptonian subtle realms. Maybe some people escaped there.
Hmm, who is the god in charge of kryptonian afterlife? And what religion is Kara a follower of? Because it occurs to me that, as the last Kryptonian of the house of El (Kal-El isn't kryptonian culturally enough, I think), she could probably petition Rao (gods aren't demons, they don't need worshippers or souls to power them, and Rao, as the sun god should still be alive) for a mass resurrection. And it would be very nice, in a symmetric way, that Grayven, the self-styled and self-made god resurrects kryptonians through purely materialistic means, while Paul, who is far less divinity oriented, arranges for a divine miracle of resurrection. All it would require is probably Kara / OL building a shrine to Rao / unearthing whatever holy relics survived the destruction of Krypton, and making some sacrifices.
1) They had STL ships, according to Kara. Those could be loaded either with suspended animation people, with embrios and exo-wombs, with digitized minds or with cultural artifacts.
2) They had Phantom Zone projectors. At least some people could escape into the Phantom Zone.
3) They had at least some knowledge of magic, there existences Kryptonian hell and, I assume, other kryptonian subtle realms. Maybe some people escaped there.
Hmm, who is the god in charge of kryptonian afterlife? And what religion is Kara a follower of? Because it occurs to me that, as the last Kryptonian of the house of El (Kal-El isn't kryptonian culturally enough, I think), she could probably petition Rao (gods aren't demons, they don't need worshippers or souls to power them, and Rao, as the sun god should still be alive) for a mass resurrection. And it would be very nice, in a symmetric way, that Grayven, the self-styled and self-made god resurrects kryptonians through purely materialistic means, while Paul, who is far less divinity oriented, arranges for a divine miracle of resurrection. All it would require is probably Kara / OL building a shrine to Rao / unearthing whatever holy relics survived the destruction of Krypton, and making some sacrifices.
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Thank you, corrected.
Both, really. Just about the only thing we know about him is that he was massively pissed off with the science council due to their isolationism. So putting it where they couldn't find it makes sense to me. What other reason do you think is more likely?Are you talking about in this story?
Because if I remember right the comics never specified who or for what reason the ship ended up on Earth.
Breadnaugt
Even in Death, I'm still Tasty
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And now I'm thinking about the scene where Paul suggested the built-in radiation shield. Superman actually argued against it by saying kyptonite wasn't that common, that's why he never bothered.
What I'm getting now is; Paul suggested a blatantly obvious solution to kyptonite, then Superman got defensive and started talking shit to defend himself.
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Across the entire planet, it isn't. Out of all the times Lois has seen him hurt, it is.
I'm guessing the likes of Bruno Mannheim and Tobias Whale aren't exactly all cheery about having to move out of town.
Course, considering Gotham Underground, "Toby" is now likely to set up shop in Batman's city, so that'll be a blast for everyone, won't it?
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Mr Mannheim was not unduly troubled.
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...You had one job, Zoat. One job.
You spent all this time telling everyone they got the punchline wrong, when you told the wrong joke.
"Shave and a Haircut..."
"Two Bits!"
"Nope, it was 'to get to the other side'."
"Wait, when I said 'shave and a haircut' I meant to say 'Why did the chicken cross the road' instead."
"How about we go again?"
*Sound of crickets chirping*
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"Just...don't quit your day job."
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