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

Are you implying that even if you could have prevented it, you would have allowed the Black Death to happen if you knew the long-term results would be beneficial?
Had I the ability to do so I would have prevented the Black Death. I believe that 1 actual human life is more valuable than 10 potential/would be human lives. If the human experience is ultimately worse off then I'd rather have that on my conscious than being complicit in the deaths of millions.
 
The story hasn't really been revised. About... Three? Sub-par segments have been changed, but that's about it. The improvements have just been spelling and grammar corrections.

The Story Only thread on QQ is the most up to date version available, but it's not that different from going to Thread One and starting from there.

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ah ok thanks, although the story only thread seems a lot smaller in terms of chapters, wheres all the extra bloat coming from in this thread such to the point thats its the 14th?
 
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ah ok thanks, although the story only thread seems a lot smaller in terms of chapters, wheres all the extra bloat coming from in this thread such to the point thats its the 14th?

I believe thw reason for multiple threads is because the story used to be hosted on Spacebattles and then Sufficient Velocity before being hosted here.

And over there they had a thread size limit or something? I only found the story once it was here.
Here the threads can just get monstrous.

Story Only is only story with none of them comments we post inbetween chapters.so it will be smaller by that nature.
 
I believe thw reason for multiple threads is because the story used to be hosted on Spacebattles and then Sufficient Velocity before being hosted here.

And over there they had a thread size limit or something? I only found the story once it was here.
Here the threads can just get monstrous.

Story Only is only story with none of them comments we post inbetween chapters.so it will be smaller by that nature.
ah ok, although i don't think sb at least was a word cap anymore
 
How would you feel about a youtube series with someone recapping episodes of With This Ring, similar to the style of Comicstorian/Comics Explained? It's an idea I've been mulling for a while.
That sounds interesting, and since Mr Zoat apparently doesn't mind, I hope a link will be posted here.
 
I wouldn't mind a recap series, especially with fan art or AI illustrations, especially if done a bit comedically like review channels for long running series like the Power Rangers. Or the series being mapped out using World Anvil in order to keep notes on every characters and events so even if Zoat forgets the fan can still know and remind him, a shame omakes haven't been written for a long time especially when it involved wacky crossovers.
 
Honestly even a basic plot description would be nice to keep track of what each episode is.
 
Common Sense (part 16) New
Common Sense (part 16)

2nd October 2010
09:07 GMT -5


"You don't like it?"

It's…

I'm not good at reading social signals. I know that perfectly well. When I was in university one of my female dorm mates came to my room to play Halo, played it for a bit and then went to sleep and I'm still not sure if I missed something or not.

She wasn't very good at it.

So the fact that I thought for a moment that Paula was going to suggest getting married as a way of bypassing potential visa issues… Alright, I didn't think it was likely, but that was the first thing that came into my head. So I'm confident that whatever I'm reading into this is probably a mistake as well.

Which is a problem because I need to understand it. Is this 'potential husband buying a family home', or is it 'helping a friend find a letterbox'? Am I buying somewhere just for me, or is this supposed to be somewhere for us? And then there's the class issue. I have effectively unlimited funds. Paula was born in rural Vietnam, spent several years living out of a go-bag as an international supervillain, then went to prison and then moved to Gotham. She isn't used to opulence, and I… Don't want to seem… Showy.

So the safety… 'Bunt', is to get somewhere I can live in in the short term, don't get too attached to it, and then address the issue again in a few months.

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Or I could just ask her.

"Paula, what are we doing here?"

She gives me a sidelong look. "It's for sale. You need somewhere to live."

"Alright, I'll be blunt. Are you looking for somewhere for us to live, or-" She looks slightly surprised. "-somewhere for me to live, because honestly I think Alan likes the company."

"Us-? Do you mean..?"

"I'm not an expert on relationships, but I understand that's how things usually go. I'm not sure whether you're not directly addressing it because you're concerned that -as a long term bachelor- I might get scared off or something. Buying somewhere that would work for you to move into with me makes sense, but equally I don't want to scare you off if you're not ready to think about something like that. So in the interest of clear communication and in view of the fact-" I smile at her. "-that we don't live in a situation comedy, I thought I'd just ask."

She controls her response, and her eyes move to the side as she thinks how she should respond. I give her the time, looking around… I mean, it's not a bad place, but I'm not used to living in a flat… Or a city. And I don't know how much sound-proofing I'd really need… Obviously the time and expense to fix it up to my standards would be basically nothing, but unless I can talk Jordan into sharing home improvement technology with me… Which I probably can't, I'll be limited to mundane technology and there are distinct limits as to what can be achieved. And then there's the armour I'll need, because: Gotham.

"Do you want to move in together?"

I turn back to her. "I've got no idea what the best time for doing that is." I step closer, gently wrapping my arms around her waist as I look down at her face. "But I'm certainly not averse to the idea of seeing more of you."

She stays straight-faced for a moment, then smiles awkwardly. "I was trying to trying to find out what your intentions were by suggesting places that would work for… Different plans."

I look around again at the well appointed but single bedroom flat. It's in a good location, if you take into account recent crime data rather than historic crime data, and if I was here then I'd probably fix that as well.

"This is nice enough for one person, but let's try somewhere larger."

"We.. should probably talk to Artemis about that."

"I wasn't planning on buying today-" In the corner of my eye I see our estate agent wilt slightly. "-but yes, we'll need her to take a look at it."

"The next place on the list is larger than we will need. We should skip it. After that-."

"How big is too big?"

"Ah, four bedrooms."

"Well, let's take a look. There's no sense rejecting it if it's really nice."

"I don't think that Jade will move in, Paul."

I shake my head. "That wasn't what I was thinking about. And… Arresting her would be awkward. I-."

She slumps slightly, dipping her head. "Paul, I am forty-eight. I.. don't think-."

"Only by the calendar."

"I know that I look younger, but that does not affect everything."

Huh? Oh! I nod. "You think I half-arsed it, right! Paula, I reset your telomeres. Biologically, you're your biological age. Which is about… Ah, twenty, or something? I didn't create new eggs, but you've still got thousands so it's not really an issue."

Her face is looking up, but her eyes are sort of staring into space as she takes that in.

"Incidentally, you should probably mention that to your doctor. I don't think they'll.. check, but spontaneous telomere regeneration can be a sign of cancer."

"Oh." She leans into me slight as she takes a deep breath. "So, we could have children."

"Yes."

She lightly rests her hands on my stomach. "That… Changes things."

I nod. "I'm sorry, I didn't realise that you.. didn't realise."

She masters herself once more, then pulls away and walks over to the estate agent, who is trying not to look like she's eavesdropping. "We will be looking at homes with four bedrooms."

I shrug. "Or more."

She glances back at me, a small smile on her lips. "You can have more than two when you carry them yourself."

I nod. "Understood." I lift up my left hand slightly, showing my sigil. "You know I can actually do that, right?"

From the looks of things she didn't-. And now the estate agent is staring at me.

"What, you've never seen Junior?"

"Oh God, you're-. Are you-?" The estate agent's eyes boggle. "You're the guy who killed the Joker!"

"Ah." Public relations training, don't fail me now. "Yes, I am. Orange Lantern Two Eight One Four at your service." I smile with deliberate awkwardness. "Metaphorically. I'm currently house shopping."

"I watched that video, like, nine times!"

Paula frowns. "Video?"

I frown too. "Did the Justice League release the recording?"

"No, some guy-" She pulls out her mobile phone and brings up a video hosting site. "-called WienerDog posted it, and it's kinda gone everywhere."

Paula looks at me in concern.

Ah.

Diana hasn't telephoned me, so I assume that the League isn't exploding. This… Ah, definitely established that the League weren't the ones who did it.

"I did give a recording to someone, but I thought they just wanted it for personal closure."

"Um. If you're interested, I know a girl at G.B.C.? They'd really like to talk to you."

Huh. It's not like I want attention or publicity, but making it clear that it wasn't the League would be useful. And I honestly think that I should be willing to defend my position in public. And that's Alan's old station.

"Alright. I can… Be free this afternoon?"

2nd October 2010
14:36 GMT -5


Across the booth Leslie Willis grins at me.

"So what did it feel like to finally kill those fuckos?!"
 
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"I'm not an expert on relationships, but I understand that's how things usually go. I'm not sure whether you're not directly addressing it because you're concerned that -as a long term bachelor- I might get scared off or something. Buying somewhere that would work for you to move into with me makes sense, but equally I don't want to scare you off if you're not ready to think about something like that. So in the interest of clear commutation and in view of the fact-" I smile at her. "-that we don't live in a situation comedy, I thought I'd just ask."
'communication'?
"I did give a recording to someone, but I thought they just wanted it for personal closure."
That was not common sense. I mean, really? He gave someone a recording and didn't expect it to proliferate?
 
Common Sense (part 16)

2nd October 2010
09:07 GMT -5


"You don't like it?"

It's…
Ah, house-hunting. A time-honoured tradition of couples everywhere. Of course, the question remains of whether Paula is looking to upgrade from her current pad or not. And this being Common Sense OL...

I'm not good at reading social signals. I know that perfectly well. When I was in university one of my female dorm mates came to my room to play Halo, played it for a bit and then went to sleep and I'm still not sure if I missed something or not.

She wasn't very good at it.
...Yeah, unless you had a bigger screen than the living room or a better model of console, I'm thinking she was looking for company that evening.

So the fact that I thought for a moment that Paula was going to suggest getting married as a way of bypassing potential visa issues… Alright, I didn't think it was likely, but that was the first thing that came into my head. So I'm confident that whatever I'm reading into this is probably a mistake as well.
Especially since he's also still a visitor to the United States, if I remember right, unless the League got him citizenship.

Which is a problem because I need to understand it. Is this 'potential husband buying a family home', or is it 'helping a friend find a letterbox'? Am I buying somewhere just for me, or is this supposed to be somewhere for us? And then there's the class issue. I have effectively unlimited funds. Paula was born in rural Vietnam, spent several years living out of a go-bag as an international supervillain, then went to prison and then moved to Gotham. She isn't used to opulence, and I… Don't want to seem… Showy.
TO be blunt, this is where communication comes in handy.

So the safety… 'Bunt', is to get somewhere I can live in in the short term, don't get too attached to it, and then address the issue again in a few months.

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Or I could just ask her.
and of course the Common Sense interrupt is needed for that. Because human relationships.

"Paula, what are we doing here?"

She gives me a sidelong look. "It's for sale. You need somewhere to live."
Try again, CS!OL, and this time, ask properly.

"Alright, I'll be blunt. Are you looking for somewhere for us to live, or-" She looks slightly surprised. "-somewhere for me to live, because honestly I think Alan likes the company."

"Us-? Do you mean..?"
Though it's hard to really make a place for himself in someone else's house.

"I'm not an expert on relationships, but I understand that's how things usually go. I'm not sure whether you're not directly addressing it because you're concerned that -as a long term bachelor- I might get scared off or something. Buying somewhere that would work for you to move into with me makes sense, but equally I don't want to scare you off if you're not ready to think about something like that. So in the interest of clear commutation and in view of the fact-" I smile at her. "-that we don't live in a situation comedy, I thought I'd just ask."
Heh. Some hero's love lives, you could be blameless for assuming it was a sitcom. Or a romcom.

She controls her response, and her eyes move to the side as she thinks how she should respond. I give her the time, looking around… I mean, it's not a bad place, but I'm not used to living in a flat… Or a city. And I don't know how much sound-proofing I'd really need… Obviously the time and expense to fix it up to my standards would be basically nothing, but unless I can talk Jordan into sharing home improvement technology with me… Which I probably can't, I'll be limited to mundane technology and there are distinct limits as to what can be achieved. And then there's the armour I'll need, because: Gotham.
Since sooner or later, some supervillain is going to find out where you live and see if you're any less vulnerable in your pyjamas or not.

"Do you want to move in together?"

I turn back to her. "I've got no idea what the best time for doing that is." I step closer, gently wrapping my arms around her waist as I look down at her face. "But I'm certainly not averse to the idea of seeing more of you."
In more ways than one, I bet. 😘

She stays straight-faced for a moment, then smiles awkwardly. "I was trying to trying to find out what your intentions were by suggesting places that would work for… Different plans."

I look around again at the well appointed but single bedroom flat. It's in a good location, if you take into account recent crime data rather than historic crime data, and if I was here then I'd probably fix that as well.
Heh. Bring a new meaning to cleaning up the place.

"This is nice enough for one person, but let's try somewhere larger."

"We.. should probably talk to Artemis about that."
I mean, she's what, seventeen by now? Gonna be off to college soon, or moving out on principle, especially since her mom now looks more like an older sister.

"I wasn't planning on buying today-" In the corner of my eye I see our estate agent wilt slightly. "-but yes, we'll need her to take a look at it."

"The next place on the list is larger than we will need. We should skip it. After that-."
Don't know why they're disappointed. They're talking themselves into a bigger place. More size, more commission.

"How big is too big?"

"Ah, four bedrooms."
$Cha-ching.$ Always plan on room to expand, if need be. Even if it's not right now, you can use one as an office or command bunker or something.

"Well, let's take a look. There's no sense rejecting it if it's really nice."

"I don't think that Jade will move in, Paul."
Hey, never lose hope.

I shake my head. "That wasn't what I was thinking about. And… Arresting her would be awkward. I-."

She slumps slightly, dipping her head. "Paul, I am forty-eight. I.. don't think-."
Forty-eight going on twenty. Rejuvenation, my dear.

"Only by the calendar."

"I know that I look younger, but that does not affect everything."
Heh. Wonder what the agent is thinking now. 'Huh? Older than they look? What?"

Huh? Oh! I nod. "You think I half-arsed it, right! Paula, I reset your telomeres. Biologically, you're your biological age. Which is about… Ah, twenty, or something? I didn't create new eggs, but you've still got thousands so it's not really an issue."

Her face is looking up, but her eyes are sort of staring into space as she takes that in.
Yeah, as long as you're with him, you gonna basically be immortal for as long as he cares.

"Incidentally, you should probably mention that to your doctor. I don't they'll.. check, but spontaneous telomere regeneration can be a sign of cancer."

"Oh." She leans into me slight as she takes a deep breath. "So, we could have children."
Heck, even damaged or ageing egg cells can be worked around with a Power Ring as versatile as an Orange one.

"Yes."

She lightly rests her hands on my stomach. "That… Changes things."
Heh. She's quite a bit more interested now, isn't she?

I nod. "I'm sorry, I didn't realise that you.. didn't realise."

She masters herself once more, then pulls away and walks over to the estate agent, who is trying not to look like she's eavesdropping. "We will be looking at homes with four bedrooms."
Ah, the inevitable 'Men, so silly...' response. 😏

I shrug. "Or more."

She glances back at me, a small smile on her lips. "You can have more than two when you carry them yourself."
Is that a challenge, or did you not realise just what he can do?

I nod. "Understood." I lift up my left hand slightly, showing my sigil. "You know I can actually do that, right?"

From the looks of things she didn't-. And now the estate agent is staring at me.
'Oh shit, he's a cape? Oh, man. I bet I can finagle extra benefits too..."

"What, you've never seen Junior?"

"Oh God, you're-. Are you-?" The estate agent's eyes boggle. "You're the guy who killed the Joker!"
Ah, don't tell me... The video leaked.

"Ah." Public relations training, don't fail me now. "Yes, I am. Orange Lantern Two Eight One Four at your service." I smile with deliberate awkwardness. "Metaphorically. I'm currently house shopping."

"I watched that video, like, nine times!"
...Yup, it leaked. Dangit, CS!OL.

Paula frowns. "Video?"

I frown too. "Did the Justice League release the recording?"
Eh, imagine how much would need to be cut or blurred for public TV.

"No, some guy-" She pulls out her mobile phone and brings up a video hosting site. "-called WienerDog posted it, and it's kinda gone everywhere."

Paula look at me in concern.
And you just know people have already reposted it basically everywhere.

Ah.

Diana hasn't telephoned me, so I assume that the League isn't exploding. This… Ah, definitely established that the League weren't the ones who did it.
Still, it's easy to guess that he was working on League approval, or at least someone in charge set him on them.

"I did give a recording to someone, but I thought they just wanted it for personal closure."

"Um. If you're interested, I know a girl at G.B.C.? They'd really like to talk to you."
And next time, CS!OL, you'll remember to rig it so it can't be copied, won't you?

Huh. It's not like I want attention or publicity, but making it clear that it wasn't the League would be useful. And I honestly think that I should be willing to defend my position in public. And that's Alan's old station.

"Alright. I can… Be free this afternoon?"
Ah, Galaxy Communications. I'm sure this will be fair and even coverage.

2nd October 2010
14:36 GMT -5


Across the booth Leslie Willis grins at me.

"So what did it feel like to finally kill those fuckos?!"
...Or not. 😏

Heh. I have the feeling after this interview, Wonder woman definitely will be ringing him. Especially with such a confrontational interviewer. I'm assuming she isn't blue and sparky at this stage. Certainly, her questions will be electrifying, though hopefully CS!OL will actually use that most uncommon super-power and navigate the conversation without making too many gaffes.
 
That was not common sense. I mean, really? He gave someone a recording and didn't expect it to proliferate?
There's a difference between this Paul displaying Common Sense and still being as oblivious as regular Paul sometimes. "The person I'm not sure of my relationship with is going house shopping. I should ask what our relationship goal is with house shopping." Is Common Sense. "Somebody asked for a copy of a video of me doing something. What's the worst that could happen?" Is obliviousness because the 'doing something' in question was killing a widely hated supervillain.
 
I'm not good at reading social signals. I know that perfectly well. When I was in university one of my female dorm mates came to my room to play Halo, played it for a bit and then went to sleep and I'm still not sure if I missed something or not.
Sounds like one of those stories you'd find on Reddit.

...Or my romantic history.

;_;
 
That should say 'don't think they'll'.
Thank you, corrected.
Considering who's interviewing him, this may have interesting results.
If it's not at least a little interesting then I've kind of failed at my job.
Thank you, corrected.
Hoping we see the interview in full.
Most of it.
Thanh you, corrected.
That was not common sense. I mean, really? He gave someone a recording and didn't expect it to proliferate?
Wee Hughie: "If he's so smart, how come he married a whore?"
Butcher: "Well no one's fuckin' perfect, are they?"
I mean, she's what, seventeen by now? Gonna be off to college soon, or moving out on principle, especially since her mom now looks more like an older sister.
This is still in the SI's first six months, so she's... 16, I think?
 
Oh hey, I think we finally found a universe where Paul can become chummy with Cobblepot, the Penguin. "As sane as any costumed freak can get," after seeing how neutral Paul is about this whole affair.

Also. This Paul will probably become too famous to hang out with Constantine. Or form the same relationship. Plus, he'd want his lady's permission before getting that many tattoos and brands.
 
Also. This Paul will probably become too famous to hang out with Constantine. Or form the same relationship
Him being famous wouldn't really stop him from hanging with John.

Paragon is famous and he hangs, or used to hang with John.

Common Sense Paul may not hang around Constantine because he knows that John is a magnet for disaster.
 
At this point, we can safely conclude that Paul is the opposite of Superman. Superman is an alien with a human mind, but Paul is a human with an alien mind in all universes.

Also, Livewire? Color me surprised. I didn't expect her to appear in this universe first. I always figured her Earth 12 counterpart would show up in the story first.
 
Sounds like one of those stories you'd find on Reddit.

...Or my romantic history.

;_;

Do your romantic partners not take well to video games? I know it's hard to find people to play Halo with, much less large groups for D&D, but they're out there, I promise. It takes a ton of scheduling and work, but it's worth it, and the other people want to play video games just as much as you do!



Laughs in asexual.
 

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