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With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)
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Vaermina
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Okay, I was willing to give this a pass before because it semi-obscure stuff that he was missing.
But the Mad Hatter is a big enough Batman Rogue that there's no way Orange Lantern would just forget his existence without someone messing with his head.
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Oh dammit, whoops.
Oh. I'm…really sorry about that.
If I've been a pain, I'd be happy to not post again. Really love the story and the community, and I'd rather not keep being memorable specifically for making your time feel worse
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Mad Hatter was B-tier at most, maybe C-tier.
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Only if you consider the Joker the only A tier Batman villain.
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Don't be daft. I'm exaggerating for comedic effect, not because I actually want you to stop posting. Just remember to do so on this thread in future.Oh dammit, whoops.
Oh. I'm…really sorry about that.
If I've been a pain, I'd be happy to not post again. Really love the story and the community, and I'd rather not keep being memorable specifically for making your time feel worse
Goo-Goo G'joob (part 20)
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10th July 2013
10:26 GMT -5
"Robin, have you gotten anywhere..? Tracking down Jervis Tetch?"
"Not really. But that's not unusual. Even the real crazies can go to ground when they think they've been spotted. You asking for a reason, or just checking up on it?"
"I've found a machine, and a few of his hairs. I was hoping to ask him about it."
"What's it do?"
"According to the last person to use it, it fuses the hemispheres of the human brain together."
"That.. doesn't sound safe. Did they use it on themselves?"
"Yes."
"Okay… Oh El? I'm gunna need you to step away-"
I roll my eyes. "Oh har har."
"-from the brain machine."
"I couldn't use it anyway. My rings would reset my brain afterwards."
"I'm pretty sure that would make you more likely to use it."
"I admit, I have wondered what a delateralised brain would be like. I remember reading in a psychology textbook from my original parallel that a small percentage of the population are just born like that, but the article didn't have any information on how that changed the way it processed input. If-."
"Are you stepping away, or am I calling Blue Lantern?"
I dutifully take a step backwards.
"I have stepped away. Do you want this machine, or would it be better to hand it to Theodore Kord?"
"I'm not actually a brain surgeon, Oh El. I could take a look at the control software, but that's about it. Kord… Ah… Great, now I'm worried about him using it."
"It's fine. I'll take a scan of his brain before I leave. Do you think he built it?"
"I don't think Kord would just leave things like that lying around. Then again, he did make an invisible psychic chimpanzee, so who knows?"
"No. Tetch. I've got the League's records on what he's built, but I don't really have a feel for what his capacities are. Is it just mind control hats, or does he have a general understanding of mind machine interfaces?"
"I dunno, Oh El. He was a neuroscientist before he went crazy. He might have the skills. It's not the kinda thing he usually makes, but we've only seen samples of his mind control hats. If he's been studying how to make other things and then not using them… We wouldn't know about it. Can you tell how old it is?"
I know when this bank closed down, but if they were moving valuables out before that or rented the space…
"The newest component was first released three years ago. Anything else would be guesswork on my part."
"It's better than nothing. You got a parts list?"
"Sending now. Was he doing anything three years ago?"
"Don't know. I think… Gimme a sec… Yeah. Batman tricked him into putting on one of his own hats and he ended up in a coma. He broke out of hospital after about a month. We didn't see him for a while after that." He sighs. "We get used to them having patterns, being predictable. But his hats don't really leave any sign unless you know exactly what you're looking for."
"So if he mind controlled people who weren't blonde girls or other Alice in Wonderland characters, if he decided to be subtle… Then we wouldn't know about it."
"I'll go through the logs of the companies that sell this stuff. See if I can find where he got it from."
I consider offering to do that, then realise that they're probably warded, or… Written. He might have to… Speak to people by telephone like some sort of caveman.
"Thank you."
"Where are you, anyway?"
"Blüdhaven."
"It's in the right place. But…"
"What?"
"Tetch might commit a crime that doesn't relate to hats, but I don't think he could just do something else. Alice in Wonderland is his whole world."
"So this has..? Got to have something to do with Alice in Wonderland, even if it's not immediately obvious?"
"I think so. Our crazy people… They're kinda unique. Is there any New God stuff laying around?"
I take another look. "Not that I can see."
"This might not even have anything to do with the other thing he was working on. Kai's brain wasn't delateralised, was it?"
"No." … "Is there a link between delateralised brains, Justifier helmets and Alice in Wonderland that I'm not seeing?"
"If there is, I can't see it either." He sighs. "This is what cases in Gotham used to be like."
"Maybe this could be a bonding activity for you and Batwoman?"
"… Yeah. It could."
"Problem?"
"She's helping Batman with something. I haven't seen her for a couple of days."
"Are you there on your own?"
"No, my uncle's here. And so's Alfred. I guess it's something to do with the reconstruction legislation."
Ah… That might explain…
I mean, it's worrying that she has so much influence despite not being a member of the Justice League, but it's exactly the sort of thing I could see her doing to give Batman control of the world even if he didn't particularly want it.
"I hope so. Thanks, Robin. That's actually a load off my mind."
"Ah… Why?"
"I've seen the final wording of the legislation, and it's disconcertingly permissive. But if it's just Batwoman trying to make Batman King of the World without anyone noticing then it's just business as usual."
"How permissive are we talking?"
"I-can't-talk-about-the-Justice-League-taking-over-the-world permissive. I'll drop off a printed copy after I give this machine to Ted. Let me know if you see any sign of Tetch."
"Will do. Robin out."
10:26 GMT -5
"Robin, have you gotten anywhere..? Tracking down Jervis Tetch?"
"Not really. But that's not unusual. Even the real crazies can go to ground when they think they've been spotted. You asking for a reason, or just checking up on it?"
"I've found a machine, and a few of his hairs. I was hoping to ask him about it."
"What's it do?"
"According to the last person to use it, it fuses the hemispheres of the human brain together."
"That.. doesn't sound safe. Did they use it on themselves?"
"Yes."
"Okay… Oh El? I'm gunna need you to step away-"
I roll my eyes. "Oh har har."
"-from the brain machine."
"I couldn't use it anyway. My rings would reset my brain afterwards."
"I'm pretty sure that would make you more likely to use it."
"I admit, I have wondered what a delateralised brain would be like. I remember reading in a psychology textbook from my original parallel that a small percentage of the population are just born like that, but the article didn't have any information on how that changed the way it processed input. If-."
"Are you stepping away, or am I calling Blue Lantern?"
I dutifully take a step backwards.
"I have stepped away. Do you want this machine, or would it be better to hand it to Theodore Kord?"
"I'm not actually a brain surgeon, Oh El. I could take a look at the control software, but that's about it. Kord… Ah… Great, now I'm worried about him using it."
"It's fine. I'll take a scan of his brain before I leave. Do you think he built it?"
"I don't think Kord would just leave things like that lying around. Then again, he did make an invisible psychic chimpanzee, so who knows?"
"No. Tetch. I've got the League's records on what he's built, but I don't really have a feel for what his capacities are. Is it just mind control hats, or does he have a general understanding of mind machine interfaces?"
"I dunno, Oh El. He was a neuroscientist before he went crazy. He might have the skills. It's not the kinda thing he usually makes, but we've only seen samples of his mind control hats. If he's been studying how to make other things and then not using them… We wouldn't know about it. Can you tell how old it is?"
I know when this bank closed down, but if they were moving valuables out before that or rented the space…
"The newest component was first released three years ago. Anything else would be guesswork on my part."
"It's better than nothing. You got a parts list?"
"Sending now. Was he doing anything three years ago?"
"Don't know. I think… Gimme a sec… Yeah. Batman tricked him into putting on one of his own hats and he ended up in a coma. He broke out of hospital after about a month. We didn't see him for a while after that." He sighs. "We get used to them having patterns, being predictable. But his hats don't really leave any sign unless you know exactly what you're looking for."
"So if he mind controlled people who weren't blonde girls or other Alice in Wonderland characters, if he decided to be subtle… Then we wouldn't know about it."
"I'll go through the logs of the companies that sell this stuff. See if I can find where he got it from."
I consider offering to do that, then realise that they're probably warded, or… Written. He might have to… Speak to people by telephone like some sort of caveman.
"Thank you."
"Where are you, anyway?"
"Blüdhaven."
"It's in the right place. But…"
"What?"
"Tetch might commit a crime that doesn't relate to hats, but I don't think he could just do something else. Alice in Wonderland is his whole world."
"So this has..? Got to have something to do with Alice in Wonderland, even if it's not immediately obvious?"
"I think so. Our crazy people… They're kinda unique. Is there any New God stuff laying around?"
I take another look. "Not that I can see."
"This might not even have anything to do with the other thing he was working on. Kai's brain wasn't delateralised, was it?"
"No." … "Is there a link between delateralised brains, Justifier helmets and Alice in Wonderland that I'm not seeing?"
"If there is, I can't see it either." He sighs. "This is what cases in Gotham used to be like."
"Maybe this could be a bonding activity for you and Batwoman?"
"… Yeah. It could."
"Problem?"
"She's helping Batman with something. I haven't seen her for a couple of days."
"Are you there on your own?"
"No, my uncle's here. And so's Alfred. I guess it's something to do with the reconstruction legislation."
Ah… That might explain…
I mean, it's worrying that she has so much influence despite not being a member of the Justice League, but it's exactly the sort of thing I could see her doing to give Batman control of the world even if he didn't particularly want it.
"I hope so. Thanks, Robin. That's actually a load off my mind."
"Ah… Why?"
"I've seen the final wording of the legislation, and it's disconcertingly permissive. But if it's just Batwoman trying to make Batman King of the World without anyone noticing then it's just business as usual."
"How permissive are we talking?"
"I-can't-talk-about-the-Justice-League-taking-over-the-world permissive. I'll drop off a printed copy after I give this machine to Ted. Let me know if you see any sign of Tetch."
"Will do. Robin out."
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RichardWhereat
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Aww, that's sweet of her. I now approve of her as his wife. I had been hoping she'd die and Selina would sub in.
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Personally, I'm just hoping for Damian to come out of it, the tyke really grew on me. It's taking a bit longer than I expected but maybe because there has been so many disaster events that they haven't had the time.
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Hopefully he's not given a supervillain name though.
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Ah, good, he's not running off on his own to look for Hatter. Instead, he uses his best superpower: Friendship! Certainly, the League could keep an eye out for one crazy Batman rogue better than him by himself.
Very important to establish that. We still can't be sure he built it or if it's coincidental. Admittedly, the evidence is fairly solid, but...
...And OL left him running around unsupervised. Lonnie is probably rushing through packup as we speak and relocating.
Hey, this alt!Paul isn't the sort to go using augmentations unwisely.
True, being able to restore to previous versions would make him more likely. Which makes his self-control all the more impressive.
...OL, getting off-mission there. Focus on the objective, not the waffle.
Honestly, his friends know him so well...
...And now we all are. Let's not do that, shall we?
That was an accident, I'm pretty sure. The drawback of trying too many things on the one subject. ...Which isn't helping his case at all.
Huh. That's actually accurate to his history. It's easy to forget that given his 'creepy little man' appearance.
So there's no telling how long he's been working on this. Could have started sometime after OL arrived on Earth, or it could have just been looted stuff during Anti-Life.
That's about typical time-gaps of comic-book appearances these days. Usually when a new writer hits a book and wants to play with obscure bad guys...
...That's interesting. I wonder if the exposure to his own tech did something to realign him?
Good, get the investigators on it.
Oh, no. Human interaction, OL. How terrible.
Deserted enough not to draw attention, yes. But not so far from Gotham to make it inconvenient to visit.
Sadly, some rogues do get too attached to their themes. It gets sad when they have to stretch a connection to what they're doing.
...Good question. You'd think it would be obvious, even with scans, but...
Kai...
@Duke Long explained it better than me below.I mean, the Alice novels were kind of trippy. But mostly it was just satire and absurdism.
Bonus! I'm sure she'd enjoy the challenge of tracking down Tetch.
...Well, that isn't significant at all, I'm sure.
Huh, that's a reasonable possibility. Albeit a potentially worrying one.
Honestly, that makes it more relatable. A simple supervillain plan, even if she's nominally reformed.
Ah, Robin. All too aware that a happy OL is a troublesome OL...
I'm guessing he's been too busy to read it. After all, he's still a kid, more or less.
Do tell Ted not to use it on anyone, though? Not even himself? Just to be careful?
Well, at least things are getting interesting. Robin looking at the text might get other also taking a look and getting concerned. Ted getting his hands on this device... Could be a worry, unless he can resist the urge to poke the weird science. And Tetch getting identified for this does bring us back in line with the episode title.
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HearthBorn
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off, not of. Loving the story, thanks!
BR549
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This should either be 'do I call' or 'am I calling', I believe.
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Talia trying to sneak one past and (almost) getting away with it because everyone else is too busy trying to pick up the pieces of the world to notice her adjustments to specific wording does make more sense than Batman doing it on the sly.
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Robin asks if they used it, even though Oh El just said they used it. Maybe the first sentence should be something like 'According to the person who told me about it,'?
Ha.
No, wasn't that Buddy Blank? I can't remember if that was his real name or just the best they could find as a name. Kai was a random (?) victim of Tetch who was controlled using his Justifier helmet which he didn't want to hand in to the Justice League. The only link between him and the OMAC is through Tetch making the machine, which links both to Anarky (who used the machine and is somehow involved with the OMAC) and to the other machine you mention in the double-secret base in Hub City, though I can't remember whether Anarky actually built that machine himself.
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Thank you, corrected.
I think that's correct.
Thank you for correcting it!
Thank you, corrected.
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I mean, I've been thinking it's Talia being proactive from the go but I thought it was too obvious.
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Talia being the one to make the new Legislation makes a good deal of sense. Paul definitely could have fixed this problem if he had just spoken to Batman. Also, since Talia is Batwoman, will Kate Kane call herself a different name, or maybe not be a superhero at all?
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This arc is starting to remind of the build-up to the Anti-Life arc with the Alliance of the Just where there were a lot of little signs of things going wrong, and then everything exploded all at once.
The meeting with Batman gets more ominous every update spent building up to it.
The meeting with Batman gets more ominous every update spent building up to it.
Mr Zoat
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Since there's no longer a problem with her being homosexual in the military, I imagine that she'll stay there.
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Hmm, speaking of Batwoman I'm reminded of a rather obscure one- Kingdom Come Batwoman.
A New God who was inspired by Batman who rides her bat winged giant canine Ace into battle.
Also, she's from Apokalips.
Maybe I'm just amused by the idea of Batman's memetic scary reputation inspiring someone all the way to Mordor in SPACE...ACE...ACE.
Perhaps Gravy could run into her some time.
A New God who was inspired by Batman who rides her bat winged giant canine Ace into battle.
Also, she's from Apokalips.
Maybe I'm just amused by the idea of Batman's memetic scary reputation inspiring someone all the way to Mordor in SPACE...ACE...ACE.
Perhaps Gravy could run into her some time.
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Hopefully with a less stupid costume, if that's the case. I'm sorry, but a bright yellow jumpsuit with giant Mickey Mouse ears is about as far as you can get from "intimidating". If she was trying to imitate Batman's style, she missed by a wide mile.
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Ah good, thanks. I'd hoped so, but I'm a bit too used to things being daft these days.
…I suppose this is some of what's meant by "separated by a common language".
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