Empiricist2
Let's play doctor!
- Location
- Baton Rouge
Confirmed: Judgement is suspect.
With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Twelve)
- Thread starter Mr Zoat
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Ganurath
Literal Enthusiast
- Location
- A Valid Location
- Pronouns
- He/Him
They said you should be the DM/ST. That's basically saying that everything that you say and do should be scrutinized for hints of impending violence.
- Location
- Canada
That kind of means nothing. It's like if I said "A new magic user is an arcane magic user with the arcane qualities wizards have, as opposed to just being a magic user."
Well that's entirely possible, but it's entirely speculation on your part so I don't see why you'd talk about it as if it was a fact rather than a theory of yours.
Since when does green light reforce all colors? I doubt he could 'will himself' to not go crazy.
Jamie Roberts
Hávamál 127
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- N/A
- Pronouns
- she/her
That's fair.
- Location
- Somewhere out there
IIRC, you also at one point said you were going to have to be careful about introducing characters with time travel tech so that OL doesn't get his hands on it.
That he doesn't get easy access to it.
- Location
- Earth, 3rd rock from the Sun
You know that thing where you act as if the story was a game you could play? That was what I was doing. I have no idea what would happen in a hypothetical timeline Zoat has not and may never write.
Empiricist2
Let's play doctor!
- Location
- Baton Rouge
There's also the difference between 'gets access to a time machine' and 'gets the schematics to a time machine'.
- Location
- Canada
It was lacking in video game speech so it seemed more of a lore entry than a game experience retelling.
- Location
- Australia
I agree and I couldn't have said it better.
daimahou
Hear... Feel... Think...
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- 「 」
Well, here's one instance where it happened before!
frozenchicken
Does not have a custom title.
Zoat's explanation of the 'Queen Diana' timeline was a hypothetical one, expanded from his original comment which was in the vein of the 'game' joke. Thus, Bramble's comment continued that tradition of bullshitting a hypothetical plot, even though he technically wasn't talking about video games. Understanding the tone required knowledge of the video game joke and following the thread of conversation, so I could understand that you might have missed relevant details.
Silveraith
Argent Phantasm
- Location
- Terra Atlantus
I can like this story without liking every post. Look on your user page at the 'Like's given to 'Like's received and notice the ratio. I only like something if I really like it or enjoy it. I only give a 'Funny' if a comment actually makes me laugh for example.
Mr Zoat will get to whatever 'Like' goal he's set out i a matter of time, with or without my help. He has enough fanatics and personal dedication for it.
Legend of Ruina
Growing eyes on the inside
Personally I never got into the time travel quests much. I found the requirements to bring about a specific timeline annoying, just kept accidentally punching one wrong guy or bystander and ending up having to go through the "reset the timeline" quest constantly. And it's so heavily weighted towards ridiculously hard ones that it just isn't worth it for me. How was I supposed to know the art museum was critical to the Nazis losing? Or that the random bystander dying meant Constantine never gets a patsy for one of his arcs and therefore Hell takes over Earth (which can get mystics some cool options, but I tend toward stealth based metahuman builds)?
You effectively need a guide and to be extraordinarily careful actually doing anything if you're going for a specific unlock. I can see what they were going for, but it's hell to navigate, especially if you're used to using AoE or crowd control. And that's before we get into stuff where it's obviously taunting you with side quests and easy experience points. Like that one thug in Gotham who is obviously mugging people frequently but if you take him down it causes you to have to deal with a shattered earth timeline because of Batman never being a thing.
You effectively need a guide and to be extraordinarily careful actually doing anything if you're going for a specific unlock. I can see what they were going for, but it's hell to navigate, especially if you're used to using AoE or crowd control. And that's before we get into stuff where it's obviously taunting you with side quests and easy experience points. Like that one thug in Gotham who is obviously mugging people frequently but if you take him down it causes you to have to deal with a shattered earth timeline because of Batman never being a thing.
PostwarGryphon
Traveller of Planes
- Location
- Australia
Ow, ow, ow, ow!
Ow.
I know that that DC has a... fluid, relationship with how Time works, but...
How does Paul travel back in Time if the Timeline changes sufficiently that; in the new Timeline he would no longer would have the same motivation, reasoning or perhaps even methods to go back in time?
Does the Time Machine he acquires kick him outside of Time permanently? Or does it somehow maintain a temporal paradox?
- Location
- Canada
Ah I see why I missed it.
I hadn't noticed that when reading the post initially, plus with Zoat responding that it wasn't a joke to my asking further confused me Thread be getting so meta jokes and facts have just become one big mess. Truly Zoat is a professional at immersing us in the abomination called british 'humor'.
I read that hypotehtical Queen Diana timeline, and the main question it provoked in me was, "Why Sara Smart?"
Not that giving her a better fate than the shit show she got in canon isn't an objectively good thing, it just seems weird that that's the person who'd end up with Queen Diana out of all other potential candidates.
Not that giving her a better fate than the shit show she got in canon isn't an objectively good thing, it just seems weird that that's the person who'd end up with Queen Diana out of all other potential candidates.
She's immortal and superpowered, for one.
- Location
- Hampden Park
Simple enough. They met in Berlin and kept in touch, giving Sara her first exposure to hard core feminism. When her parents died as per the original timeline and the social workers tried sending her to an orphanage she point blank refused to comply while requesting Diana's help. With Greek government involvement those who refused to believe her about her age got a clue. Sara ended up moving to Greece, joining the Society and as the years went by she and Diana got closer.
Date Night (part 18)
- Location
- Hampden Park
31st March
17:56 GMT +2
"…like to see more a' her, but you know how much time this job takes."
Guy and I descend through the air towards the entrance to the entrance to Dyrehavsbakken, which apparently is the world's oldest operating amusement park. He's wearing a green shirt with a suit jacket and trousers in a slightly darker green, and as a result looks a little like a Leprechaun bodybuilder.
"I will in three months, yes."
I'm wearing fawn trousers with an orange sigil belt buckle along with a blue shirt under a darker blue jumper. Not exactly warm at this time of the year and while neither Guy nor I have secret identities I doubt the evening would be improved by us being pestered for autographs or some sort of performance.
"Oh yeah." He frowns slightly as we touch down behind some streets just off the main road. "What you planning to do when your probation runs out? Just head off out there, straight to Maltus?"
"No, I was thinking about visiting Vega first. Get the lay of the land in one of the few places John's ring didn't have up to date information."
He glances at me with a raised left eyebrow. "And run right int' that Larfleeze guy? That really a good idea?"
I shrug. "I have the Sword of Second and Third. If it really comes down to it I can probably kill him."
"Why's it called that again?"
"What, the sword?" He nods as we come out onto the pavement and turn towards the amusement park. "Because it was made from the remains of the Second of the Fallen and the Third of the Fallen to kill the First of the Fallen."
"So… Why don't ya just call it the Sword of the Fallen?"
…
"Um."
He smirks. "Didn't think of it, did ya?"
…
"No."
Smirk has evolved into Grin. And learned Beam.
"Anyway, I'm not sure who would win in a direct fight between myself and Larfleeze, but I need to know he's not assimilating the whole population of Okaara or something like that."
"Okay, so you have a look around. Then what?"
"See what needs doing. Do it. Gordanians, Psions, Spider Guild, Branx Warriors… As I understand it, the place is a bit of a mess."
He nods approvingly. "Okay! Now you're talkin' like a real Sector Lantern."
"Might even-" I hold up my right hand and have the ring sparkle. "-pick up a recruit."
"Yeah, the guy I got this suit from said somethin' about that. You really lend it to that assassin girl?"
"Yes, and she did an excellent-."
"Hey." He fans out his hands. "I ain't complaining. She did good work. I had t' have Kilowog shout'n at me fer a few weeks before I could even create constructs." He regards me curiously. "You, ah… Plannin' on takin' her with you?"
"Probably not. It's three months away and I want her to have a chance to experience normalcy before making that kind of decision."
"Y'know, sometimes you can give a girl too much space."
"Alright. First one to make a romantic relationship last a year wins."
"Psh. I've got a four month head start and even I ain't dumb enough to mess things up with Tora."
"One year continuous. Break up for a fortnight and it's back to the start."
"You're on. But I ain't worried." We reach the park entrance and come to a halt. "Where do we buy the tickets?"
"We don't. Entrance is free and you buy tickets or armbands at the kiosks for rides. It's probably easiest if we wait for Ms Olafsdotter and f-."
"You ain't actually gunna call her that, right?"
"Tora and friend, then buy armbands." Guy nods, then looks around, then checks his watch. "You could just scan-."
"Nah, that's just creepy. I don't want her thinkin' I'm looking over her shoulder the whole time." He tries looking through the crowds again. "Alright, so, what you gunna do when you're done sorting out Vega?"
"Maltus. If Larfleeze confronts me and I win, I'll pick up the Central Power Battery and go straight there. Um, can you.. tell me if Central Power Batteries have any sort of area effect I should know about?"
He screws up his face in thought. "I dunno. I always feel better bein' next t' the Green one, but that might just be 'cause it's the center of the whole Corps, y'know?"
"Well, anyway, I can't just leave it there. I'll have to take the risk. But otherwise, I think I'll probably try and meet up with a Darkstar inside Reach territory. Help them out, get an introduction. Then on to Maltus. What happens after that depends on the Controllers."
"What d'you want-"
"Hah."
"-to happen?"
"I want them to help me defeat Larfleeze without killing him. We will get Orange Lanterns who can't cope, who get overloaded like I nearly did a couple of times-."
"You did get overloaded."
"The Ophidian doesn't count. I mean, just normal usage. You remember when you and Diana talked to me after the thing with the intelligent Gorillas?"
He nods. "Yeah, I know what you mean."
"The rings the Guardians give you aren't green because they want to make your lives harder. Not going crazy is a pretty big bonus. And if we can help Larfleeze, we can help the others too. Anyway, then we'd transport the Orange Central Power Battery back to Maltus and start recruiting. Any Darkstars who can handle it, probably, and I've got a list of people I want to talk to."
"Yeah? Like who?"
"First would be Vril D-."
"Guy!"
We look around, and Guy smiles beatifically as Tora climbs out of the taxi and walks in our direction. I think she'd be running if the heels on her boots allowed it. Guy moves away from me and meets her half way, their arms wrapping around each other as Tora lays her head on his chest and he kisses her hair.
Aww.
Guess whoever I'm supposed to be escorting is still in the taxi. I head towards it, ready to open the door and help her out.
"Oh, hey." Guy and Tora separate a little, though I notice that he's holding her left hand in his right. "This is my friend Paul."
"Good evening, Tora. And whom do I have the pleasure of escorting this evening?"
Her eyes widen slightly as she sees me. "Ah. Oh!" She turns back towards the taxi as a woman with pale green hair gets out. "Bea-."
"Okay, so who did Gardner saddle me-?"
She stops as I step forwards. "Hello there."
She blinks, looking me over. "You're the guy who-."
"Giant cake, yes, I kn-."
"-put those eyes everywhere!"
17:56 GMT +2
"…like to see more a' her, but you know how much time this job takes."
Guy and I descend through the air towards the entrance to the entrance to Dyrehavsbakken, which apparently is the world's oldest operating amusement park. He's wearing a green shirt with a suit jacket and trousers in a slightly darker green, and as a result looks a little like a Leprechaun bodybuilder.
"I will in three months, yes."
I'm wearing fawn trousers with an orange sigil belt buckle along with a blue shirt under a darker blue jumper. Not exactly warm at this time of the year and while neither Guy nor I have secret identities I doubt the evening would be improved by us being pestered for autographs or some sort of performance.
"Oh yeah." He frowns slightly as we touch down behind some streets just off the main road. "What you planning to do when your probation runs out? Just head off out there, straight to Maltus?"
"No, I was thinking about visiting Vega first. Get the lay of the land in one of the few places John's ring didn't have up to date information."
He glances at me with a raised left eyebrow. "And run right int' that Larfleeze guy? That really a good idea?"
I shrug. "I have the Sword of Second and Third. If it really comes down to it I can probably kill him."
"Why's it called that again?"
"What, the sword?" He nods as we come out onto the pavement and turn towards the amusement park. "Because it was made from the remains of the Second of the Fallen and the Third of the Fallen to kill the First of the Fallen."
"So… Why don't ya just call it the Sword of the Fallen?"
…
"Um."
He smirks. "Didn't think of it, did ya?"
…
"No."
Smirk has evolved into Grin. And learned Beam.
"Anyway, I'm not sure who would win in a direct fight between myself and Larfleeze, but I need to know he's not assimilating the whole population of Okaara or something like that."
"Okay, so you have a look around. Then what?"
"See what needs doing. Do it. Gordanians, Psions, Spider Guild, Branx Warriors… As I understand it, the place is a bit of a mess."
He nods approvingly. "Okay! Now you're talkin' like a real Sector Lantern."
"Might even-" I hold up my right hand and have the ring sparkle. "-pick up a recruit."
"Yeah, the guy I got this suit from said somethin' about that. You really lend it to that assassin girl?"
"Yes, and she did an excellent-."
"Hey." He fans out his hands. "I ain't complaining. She did good work. I had t' have Kilowog shout'n at me fer a few weeks before I could even create constructs." He regards me curiously. "You, ah… Plannin' on takin' her with you?"
"Probably not. It's three months away and I want her to have a chance to experience normalcy before making that kind of decision."
"Y'know, sometimes you can give a girl too much space."
"Alright. First one to make a romantic relationship last a year wins."
"Psh. I've got a four month head start and even I ain't dumb enough to mess things up with Tora."
"One year continuous. Break up for a fortnight and it's back to the start."
"You're on. But I ain't worried." We reach the park entrance and come to a halt. "Where do we buy the tickets?"
"We don't. Entrance is free and you buy tickets or armbands at the kiosks for rides. It's probably easiest if we wait for Ms Olafsdotter and f-."
"You ain't actually gunna call her that, right?"
"Tora and friend, then buy armbands." Guy nods, then looks around, then checks his watch. "You could just scan-."
"Nah, that's just creepy. I don't want her thinkin' I'm looking over her shoulder the whole time." He tries looking through the crowds again. "Alright, so, what you gunna do when you're done sorting out Vega?"
"Maltus. If Larfleeze confronts me and I win, I'll pick up the Central Power Battery and go straight there. Um, can you.. tell me if Central Power Batteries have any sort of area effect I should know about?"
He screws up his face in thought. "I dunno. I always feel better bein' next t' the Green one, but that might just be 'cause it's the center of the whole Corps, y'know?"
"Well, anyway, I can't just leave it there. I'll have to take the risk. But otherwise, I think I'll probably try and meet up with a Darkstar inside Reach territory. Help them out, get an introduction. Then on to Maltus. What happens after that depends on the Controllers."
"What d'you want-"
"Hah."
"-to happen?"
"I want them to help me defeat Larfleeze without killing him. We will get Orange Lanterns who can't cope, who get overloaded like I nearly did a couple of times-."
"You did get overloaded."
"The Ophidian doesn't count. I mean, just normal usage. You remember when you and Diana talked to me after the thing with the intelligent Gorillas?"
He nods. "Yeah, I know what you mean."
"The rings the Guardians give you aren't green because they want to make your lives harder. Not going crazy is a pretty big bonus. And if we can help Larfleeze, we can help the others too. Anyway, then we'd transport the Orange Central Power Battery back to Maltus and start recruiting. Any Darkstars who can handle it, probably, and I've got a list of people I want to talk to."
"Yeah? Like who?"
"First would be Vril D-."
"Guy!"
We look around, and Guy smiles beatifically as Tora climbs out of the taxi and walks in our direction. I think she'd be running if the heels on her boots allowed it. Guy moves away from me and meets her half way, their arms wrapping around each other as Tora lays her head on his chest and he kisses her hair.
Aww.
Guess whoever I'm supposed to be escorting is still in the taxi. I head towards it, ready to open the door and help her out.
"Oh, hey." Guy and Tora separate a little, though I notice that he's holding her left hand in his right. "This is my friend Paul."
"Good evening, Tora. And whom do I have the pleasure of escorting this evening?"
Her eyes widen slightly as she sees me. "Ah. Oh!" She turns back towards the taxi as a woman with pale green hair gets out. "Bea-."
"Okay, so who did Gardner saddle me-?"
She stops as I step forwards. "Hello there."
She blinks, looking me over. "You're the guy who-."
"Giant cake, yes, I kn-."
"-put those eyes everywhere!"
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