Lex Sedet In Vertice: A Supervillain in the DCU CK2 quest

[King crimson]

So sorry I'm a bit slow. An update will occur today I promise. I'm closing the vote at 9 and hope to get an update up at 10 pm PST

@King crimson , have we definitively detected any kind of radiation from kryptonite whatsoever beyond "it emits green light?" Even if we don't know how it works, can we detect it interacting with some other material or instrument?

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So my understanding of radiation might not be enough to answer the first question all that well. So from what I understand of the subject, Kryptonite is a weird mix of ionizing radiation and it would technically be a mix of cosmic and beta rays (It doesn't function quite like either one of them. You can detect occasional free electrons being dislodged from the substance but the amount of energy released doesn't match up to just electron removal and indicates that some other type of particle is being hyper accelerated to the point where you cannot observe it with the equipment you have, thus making it a bizarre mix of cosmic and beta radiation). You can detect how it interacts with other objects but you need to study it further to get the tools to deal with the non-electron side of it. Right now most of your knowledge on how it reacts is in the beta ray portion which seems to indicate that it cannot penetrate substances all that well.

TLDR: Right now you know that kryptonite radiation seems to behave similar to sunlight and thus can be blocked in a similar manner but its energy out put when undergoing a reaction spurred by exciting the substance suggests otherwise and you don't have the tools to measure that quite yet.

I hope that explanation helps clarify things. I am not an expert of radiation so my understanding of how kryptonite should function might be a little flawed.

 

[Simon_Jester]

So my understanding of radiation might not be enough to answer the first question all that well. So from what I understand of the subject, Kryptonite is a weird mix of ionizing radiation and it would technically be a mix of cosmic and beta rays (It doesn't function quite like either one of them. You can detect occasional free electrons being dislodged from the substance but the amount of energy released doesn't match up to just electron removal and indicates that some other type of particle is being hyper accelerated to the point where you cannot observe it with the equipment you have, thus making it a bizarre mix of cosmic and beta radiation). You can detect how it interacts with other objects but you need to study it further to get the tools to deal with the non-electron side of it. Right now most of your knowledge on how it reacts is in the beta ray portion which seems to indicate that it cannot penetrate substances all that well.

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Hmmm, beta rays at high energies actually are dangerous ionizing radiation and not harmless. If we want to keep this 'harmless,' the free electrons can't be ejected very forcefully. Those are not similar to sunlight either way.

I gather your intent is that kryptonite release detectable radiation in the form of free electrons, with the clear evidence that some other, extremely energetic but at present undetectable radiation is also emitted. However, the detectable portion of the radiation simply isn't dangerous to humans, or at least not seriously so.

Let me work on this a bit; I'll have an omake for you shortly.

 

[drake_azathoth]

[X] Plan Nail Vincent and Found PMC

 

[veekie]

Hmmm, beta rays at high energies actually are dangerous ionizing radiation and not harmless. If we want to keep this 'harmless,' the free electrons can't be ejected very forcefully. Those are not similar to sunlight either way.

I gather your intent is that kryptonite release detectable radiation in the form of free electrons, with the clear evidence that some other, extremely energetic but at present undetectable radiation is also emitted. However, the detectable portion of the radiation simply isn't dangerous to humans, or at least not seriously so.

Let me work on this a bit; I'll have an omake for you shortly.

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Note that Beta rays also have shitty penetration. Just about anything solid would soak it.

 

[Simon_Jester]

Note that Beta rays also have shitty penetration. Just about anything solid would soak it.

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Well yeah, especially if they're low-energy.

 

[King crimson]

So the vote is now closed. The personal action vote will come in an hour at most.

 

[King crimson]

So the winning plan from last time was plan Markovian Adventures. I look forward to seeing how things pan out. There is going to be one action that will be spun off into its own event (infiltrating Markovia). As such while it will not appear in the initial results it will still be happening. Other stuff will just be happening first. I will let the information on that action out once we get to that section. I'm trying to experiment a bit with the format and I'm seeing if the little episodic format where some actions spin off into their own events will go down well. This is going to be a big results phase coming up soon.

Personal Actions 15
Please vote for which ever option you want to win from each characters category. There is a 1 hour moratorium on voting and all votes in plan format will be rejected.

Lex Luthor
[ ] [Lex] Take a tour of Ferris Aerospace
[ ] [Lex] Try to teach Cassandra Luthor equestrianism
[ ] [Lex] Write a book
[ ] [Lex] Upgrade box opening robot
[ ] [Lex] Write an article on investment
[ ] [Lex] Talk to Oswald about projections for when you expect the shows to go on air
[ ] [Lex] Discuss the history of the Tantu totem with Mari
[ ] [Lex] Ask Nygma to pester Cerise and see if she slips up
[ ] [Lex] Go to an opera

Mercy Graves
[ ] [Mercy] Coach Rose on the responsibilities of her position
[ ] [Mercy] Take Rose to the shooting range
[ ] [Mercy] Buy a Mozart CD and see if Cassandra can recreate it just by hearing it
[ ] [Mercy] Look into Ivo's complaints about security

Pamela Isley
[ ] [Pam] Teach Katherine about botany
[ ] [Pam] Go out on another date with Katherine
[ ] [Pam] Cordon off her lab to make sure that Janus can't get into it
[ ] [Pam] Discuss politics with Mari
[ ] [Pam] Feed Cassandra snacks

Roxanne Sutton
[ ] [Roxy] Go annoy Ivo
[ ] [Roxy] Visit Carol
[ ] [Roxy] Start a fire with Jinx
[ ] [Roxy] Try to get to know Cerise
[ ] [Roxy] Try to get people to go sky diving with her
[ ] [Roxy] Try to get Nygma's opinion on who Holiday might be

Cassandra Luthor
[ ] [Cass] Let Father teach new game (Cassandra learns how to play a sport)
[ ] [Cass] Show New Father applied skills (Make something to impress Lex)
[ ] [Cass] Do the numbers and have someone check them (Do some math)
[ ] [Cass] Have Screen Lady show her more screens like her word screen (Have Felicity tutor Cassandra on computers
[ ] [Cass] Spend time with Flower-Name Girl (Spend time with Rose)
[ ] [Cass] Try to get grumpy-mustache man to play black-and-white game (try to play chess with Karl)
[ ] [Cass] Put the kitty in metal tunnels (Put Janus in the vents)
[ ] [Cass] Teach the kitty to catch the red light dot (Play with Janus and a laser pointer)

Marie Louise Dahl
[ ] [Dahl] Give out Felicity's number to telemarketers
[ ] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams
[ ] [Dahl] Argue with Karl
[ ] [Dahl] Ask Carol if she wants any new projects to be marketed
[ ] [Dahl] Submit scripts to Oswald under a pseudonym

Janus
[ ] [Cub] Learn to pretend to be a human (try to copy Mari)
[ ] [Cub] Get into secret jungle (get into Isley's lab)
[ ] [Cub] Figure out if Not-Human's are multiplying (attempt to spy on Rebecca, Cerise and Mari)
[ ] [Cub] Figure out what the Not-Cub is (investigate Marie)
[ ] [Cub] Hit all the shiny dots in Up-Down Box (hit all the buttons in the elevator)
[ ] [Cub] Say hello to the man who comes into talk with surprise ambush (pounce on Jarret Parker)
[ ] [Cub] Catch birds
[ ] [Cub] Avoid water dunk (avoid taking a bath)
[ ] [Cub] Sharpen claws
[ ] [Cub] Laze about in den

 

[King crimson]

On an unrelated note I'm going to be closing the adapt a minor villain contest at the end of the month. If you want to get in on it now is the time. When the contest closes I will be holding a vote on which one you guys liked the most. There will then either be an omake of some kind written about this character, I'll release another adaptation or I'll bring in the person who participated to consult on an omake I'm making.

I'm very happy with how this contest went and I intend to do more like it. I've got a few more ideas in the works and I hope these various little contests continue to inspire people to try their hand at making things. Let me know your thoughts on the matter.

 

[LordEdric]

[ ] [Cass] Show New Father applied skills (Make something to impress Lex)
Little girl's first doomsday weapon

 

[Negation]

I favour these:-

[ ] [Lex] Ask Nygma to pester Cerise and see if she slips up

[ ] [Mercy] Coach Rose on the responsibilities of her position

[ ] [Pam] Go out on another date with Katherine

[ ] [Roxy] Visit Carol

[ ] [Cass] Try to get grumpy-mustache man to play black-and-white game (try to play chess with Karl)

[ ] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams
(All other choices look to have bad ending flags)

[ ] [Cub] Figure out if Not-Human's are multiplying (attempt to spy on Rebecca, Cerise and Mari)

 

[prince84]

As I do not see a delay on voting I will leave you with what I call:
[] Plan I may be paranoid but that does not mean I'm wrong
-[] [Lex] Ask Nygma to pester Cerise and see if she slips up
-[] [Mercy] Look into Ivo's complaints about security
-[] [Pam] Feed Cassandra snacks
-[] [Roxy] Try to get Nygma's opinion on who Holiday might be
-[] [Cass] Put the kitty in metal tunnels (Put Janus in the vents)
-[] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams
-[] [Cub] Learn to pretend to be a human (try to copy Mari)

Edit: oops now I see it removing vote x's for now.

 

[King crimson]

As I do not see a delay on voting I will leave you with what I call:
[X] Plan I may be paranoid but that does not mean I'm wrong

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Um hate to burst your bubble but I explicitly state

There is a 1 hour moratorium on voting and all votes in plan format will be rejected.

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As such your current vote is discounted

 

[prince84]

Um hate to burst your bubble but I explicitly state

As such your current vote is discounted

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I saw that as soon as I posted the vote and changed it. you might want to refresh the page.

 

[King crimson]

I saw that as soon as I posted the vote and changed it. you might want to refresh the page.

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Ah, didn't catch that, sorry if I jumped the gun

 

[Kolekzionera]

[ ] [Lex] Write a book
[ ] [Mercy] Coach Rose on the responsibilities of her position
[ ] [Pam] Feed Cassandra snacks
[ ] [Roxy] Try to get Nygma's opinion on who Holiday might be
[ ] [Cass] Show New Father applied skills (Make something to impress Lex)
[ ] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams
[ ] [Cub] Learn to pretend to be a human (try to copy Mari)

 

[King crimson]

Votes open folks have at it

 

[Rovos]

[x] [Lex] Upgrade box opening robot
[x] [Mercy] Look into Ivo's complaints about security
[x] [Roxy] Try to get Nygma's opinion on who Holiday might be
[x] [Cub] Hit all the shiny dots in Up-Down Box (hit all the buttons in the elevator)

i like all these options a lot

 

[HavocOrder0999]

[x] [Lex] Upgrade box opening robot
[x] [Mercy] Look into Ivo's complaints about security
[x] [Pam] Teach Katherine about botany
[x] [Roxy] Visit Carol
[x] [Cass] Try to get grumpy-mustache man to play black-and-white game (try to play chess with Karl)
[x] [Dahl] Submit scripts to Oswald under a pseudonym
[x] [Cub] Figure out if Not-Human's are multiplying (attempt to spy on Rebecca, Cerise and Mari)

Just the options I'd like to see.

 

[Swedish15]

[X] [Lex] Take a tour of Ferris Aerospace
[X] [Lex] Upgrade box opening robot
[X] [Lex] Go to an opera
[X] [Mercy] Coach Rose on the responsibilities of her position
[X] [Mercy] Take Rose to the shooting range
[X] [Pam] Teach Katherine about botany
[X] [Pam] Go out on another date with Katherine
[X] [Roxy] Start a fire with Jinx
[X] [Roxy] Try to get people to go sky diving with her
[X] [Roxy] Try to get Nygma's opinion on who Holiday might be
[X] [Cass] Teach the kitty to catch the red light dot (Play with Janus and a laser pointer)
[X] [Cass] Try to get grumpy-mustache man to play black-and-white game (try to play chess with Karl)
[X] [Dahl] Submit scripts to Oswald under a pseudonym
[X] [Cub] Catch birds

 

[Qudrim8054]

[X] [Lex] Take a tour of Ferris Aerospace
[X] [Mercy] Coach Rose on the responsibilities of her position
[X] [Pam] Teach Katherine about botany
[X] [Roxy] Try to get to know Cerise
[X] [Roxy] Start a fire with Jinx
[X] [Cass] Teach the kitty to catch the red light dot (Play with Janus and a laser pointer)
[X] [Dahl] Submit scripts to Oswald under a pseudonym
[X] [Cub] Get into secret jungle (get into Isley's lab)

These are my picks. I kinda forgot to vote for a plan yesterday, so I don't really know what won. Also, Cassandra's option was too adorable to give up on and the Jinx Roxanne choice is too funny.

 

[prince84]

[X] Plan I may be paranoid but that does not mean I'm wrong
-[X] [Lex] Ask Nygma to pester Cerise and see if she slips up
-[X] [Mercy] Look into Ivo's complaints about security
-[X] [Pam] Feed Cassandra snacks
-[X] [Roxy] Try to get Nygma's opinion on who Holiday might be
-[X] [Cass] Put the kitty in metal tunnels (Put Janus in the vents)
-[X] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams
-[X] [Cub] Learn to pretend to be a human (try to copy Mari)

 

[Negation]

[X] [Lex] Ask Nygma to pester Cerise and see if she slips up

[X] [Mercy] Coach Rose on the responsibilities of her position

[X] [Pam] Go out on another date with Katherine

[X] [Roxy] Visit Carol

[X] [Cass] Try to get grumpy-mustache man to play black-and-white game (try to play chess with Karl)

[X] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams

[X] [Dahl] Submit scripts to Oswald under a pseudonym

*Sigh. This is a toss-up. If the rolls are good, it'd be great. If not, their relationship would get worse.

[X] [Cub] Figure out if Not-Human's are multiplying (attempt to spy on Rebecca, Cerise and Mari)

 

[veekie]

[X] [Lex] Write a book
[X] [Lex] Write an article on investment
[X] [Lex] Talk to Oswald about projections for when you expect the shows to go on air
[X] [Lex] Discuss the history of the Tantu totem with Mari
[X] [Mercy] Buy a Mozart CD and see if Cassandra can recreate it just by hearing it
[X] [Mercy] Look into Ivo's complaints about security
[X] [Pam] Teach Katherine about botany
[X] [Roxy] Start a fire with Jinx
[X] [Roxy] Try to get to know Cerise
[X] [Cass] Have Screen Lady show her more screens like her word screen (Have Felicity tutor Cassandra on computers
[X] [Cass] Spend time with Flower-Name Girl (Spend time with Rose)
[X] [Cass] Try to get grumpy-mustache man to play black-and-white game (try to play chess with Karl)
[X] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams
[X] [Dahl] Submit scripts to Oswald under a pseudonym
[X] [Cub] Learn to pretend to be a human (try to copy Mari)
[X] [Cub] Figure out if Not-Human's are multiplying (attempt to spy on Rebecca, Cerise and Mari)
[X] [Cub] Figure out what the Not-Cub is (investigate Marie)

 

[Kolekzionera]

[X] [Lex] Write a book
[X] [Lex] Write an article on investment
[X] [Mercy] Coach Rose on the responsibilities of her position
[X] [Mercy] Buy a Mozart CD and see if Cassandra can recreate it just by hearing it
[X] [Mercy] Look into Ivo's complaints about security
[X] [Pam] Feed Cassandra snacks
[X] [Roxy] Try to get Nygma's opinion on who Holiday might be
[X] [Cass] Have Screen Lady show her more screens like her word screen (Have Felicity tutor Cassandra on computers
[X] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams
[X] [Dahl] Submit scripts to Oswald under a pseudonym
[X] [Cub] Learn to pretend to be a human (try to copy Mari)

 

[Simon_Jester]

[X] [Lex] Upgrade box opening robot
[X] [Mercy] Coach Rose on the responsibilities of her position
[X] [Mercy] Take Rose to the shooting range
[X] [Pam] Teach Katherine about botany
[X] [Roxy] Try to get Nygma's opinion on who Holiday might be
[X] [Cass] Have Screen Lady show her more screens like her word screen (Have Felicity tutor Cassandra on computers
[X] [Dahl] Talk to Ivo about her dreams
[X] [Cub] Get into secret jungle (get into Isley's lab)

[ ] [Cass] Teach the kitty to catch the red light dot (Play with Janus and a laser pointer)

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Hmm, I don't know. Could backfire.

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