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Happy ten years Mr Zoat, I wasn't here when this whole thing started but I have enjoyed it sense I found it. Have some cake you insane man.
It is at least one syllable worse. Also, 'superhuman' is a word and 'amazinghuman' is not.
Off.
I've been here for the entire ride, now I feel old. Thoroughly entertained but old.Happy ten years Mr Zoat, I wasn't here when this whole thing started but I have enjoyed it sense I found it. Have some cake you insane man.
Me neither. I'll just pick one.Both appear multiple times, so there's an inconsistency. Can't say if either is more correct than the other.
Thank you, corrected.
You feel old. How do you think I feel? I'm 40 next month!I've been here for the entire ride, now I feel old. Thoroughly entertained but old.
I would just like to point out that a significant number of us past forty years ago...
That should say 'targeted'."I don't want to pretend to be a faceless mute for my entire life. With Director Logan taking over, we're all a lot less likely to be targetted, so I thought that a show of faith was in order. Incidentally." I smile at Peisinoe. "You could totally seduce me."
This would be easier to guess if I'd seen the source material, but I'll give it a go.
Thank you, corrected.
Having orbital superiority makes up for a lot of conventional military deficiencies. Especially if your weaponry is suited to modest orbital bombardments (rather than casually wiping whole cities off the map with KKVs.)6th June 2000
07:32 GMT -6
I get more than a few strange looks as I walk through the Conduit's 'liberated' ship. It used to belong to Intracom, but Dorn has the sense not to try and demand it's return. I'm not… Entirely sure what class it is; I haven't seen enough ships to really have an idea how space combat really works in this universe. But it has guns, shields and a stealth system and that means that it could wipe out, say, the entire Chinese air force unless they got a lucky near-miss with a nuclear explosion.
Hopefully they keep the consequences of open combat in mind. Like criminal charges for any collateral damage.I wasn't ever able to find out exactly how many ships like this the vampires have. I don't think it's a great many. I'd guess that each major Family started with one, and… Intracom probably picked up an extra or two when they defeated their rivals. But that is just a guess. Vampires don't appear to be inclined to wage wars openly.
Be interesting to see how that changes now.
I take it he's not wearing his helmet. Which would make for a surprise, I suppose. Such an unassuming face, after all.The bridge door opens for me and I walk inside. The trasgu manning the shield controls glances up instinctively at the motion and then returns his attention to his console. Then looks right back up, eyes wide. Conversations drop off around the bridge as everyone gradually shifts their attention from their tasks to me.
I give them a little wave, then make my way to the command dais where Chauf and Peisinoe are waiting for me. Chauf's arms are folded across his chest and his eyes are narrowed, while Peisinoe just looks stunned.
I take it bets were made amongst other groups on the matter, and money will be changing hands for some time as word spreads.I smile at them. "I can talk, too."
The trasgu at the primary weapons console winces, makes a frustrated punching gesture and then passes a few coins to the faun on point defences.
And having a starship would make that much easier. Since Percival would likely rescind his charging privileges if the Emerald Knight started committing his own genocide.I stop just before reaching the dais. Jerich and I were on the outside during the actual fight, but I was up there as a member of the command staff during the planning phase. But… I need to regain trust before I assume that position is still mine.
"The Director wanted to make sure that I wasn't about to go around slaughtering the vampires. We've come to terms. I assume-."
And really, what is a paladin but one who fights injustice? Suits his look, for sure."He talked to me first." Chauf stares into my eyes. "Explain this. What you are."
"I don't believe that it's necessary to be personally affected by an injustice to find it unjust. And it's hardly the first time that humans have worked with the Conduit."
Quite literally, though the locals probably don't realise that yet."You've gotten further than they did." He shifts position slightly. "If you're really the Green Knight, you're the oldest human there is."
"No. My mentor was the original Green Knight. He's retired now, but when I expressed an interest he was willing to share his power with me."
I suppose his under-garment is something more like a coverall, or a nice fitted suit. Stuff that doesn't stand out as odd in modern circles.I completely let go of my construct armour, the whole suit evaporating around me. And then I hold up my right hand and display the glowing power ring.
"What species is your mentor?"
Could be that the Maltusians of this universe (and they do exist, given Percival's presence) decided to stay out of this corner of the galaxy."I don't think they have a name for themselves. They come from a planet called Maltus. He… Ah. He told me that humans called him a leprechaun."
Chauf nods. "Is it just him on Earth?"
Oh, yes? How much privacy do you think he'd be able to have if the Alliance knew his face?"As far as we know. According to him, the rest of his species wouldn't want to live somewhere this primitive."
"Why did you hide your face? We hide because we need to live on a human planet. That's not a problem for you."
After all, Percival wanted something done about it, and EK wanted his Ring charged..."Right, because the Alliance would have left me alone after they confirmed my species. Half the people they're letting out of that Alliance prison black site are human. People who saw things or learned things they weren't supposed to, or got in the way. The ones who weren't buried in the desert with a hole in the back of their head like the original General Rinaker, anyway. Sure, I'd probably have been safe if I'd stayed out of it all, but I wasn't going to do that."
I take it that's a reference to a previous encounter."Why now?"
"I don't want to pretend to be a faceless mute for my entire life. With Director Logan taking over, we're all a lot less likely to be targetted, so I thought that a show of faith was in order. Incidentally." I smile at Peisinoe. "You could totally seduce me."
Which is how the Green lanterns manage it: Focusing on a handful of familiar constructs to maximise their ability to envision it quickly. Like Hal's boxing gloves....Sirens can mimic human facial expression perfectly, but I've noticed on some occasions that she has to think about it. It's not automatic, and she tends to be a little too expressive when she makes the effort. She's not expressing now. "I'm not sure that I want to."
I clench my right fist and recreate my armour. After all this time holding the image in my mind is easy.
Sadly, I don't think any of these races are familiar with Spectrum energy...She doesn't look impressed. "It was a plasma construct all along."
"No. It's stranger than that. It's a manifestation of exotic energy formed into this shape by my will."
Not this exotic.
To be fair, human physics is still finding the more out-there forms. They don't tend to be friendly to observation, especially in a planetary atmosphere.I mean, that's technically true. Matter is usually described as being either a solid, a liquid or a gas. How many people could name two more states of matter?
I turn back to Chauf. "What are we doing now?"
On the other hand, if they lean on the 'fair folk' angle rather than the 'banshee' angle, people may well find them more interesting."We are waiting to see how Earth's governments react to any of this. You know how widely spread we are. Queen Mab already decided to communicate with the Irish government through Sh'lainn. But not everywhere is as friendly as Ireland."
I nod. "It might be worth us taking pre-emptive action."
Screaming, pain and blood. And that's probably in the best cases."I thought you made a deal with Dorn."
"I did. The vampires are going to have an internal 'discussion', and you know how that usually goes."
Hulking horned humanoids with non-human colourings, with a reputed taste for striped clothing? Could be interesting. Especially if the females are in the fanart-tier 'muscle-girl' category...He nods, smiling faintly. Dorn is going to be cleaning house, and he'll probably be doing it more thoroughly than I would be able to due to having better intelligence. Vampires being distracted with killing each other always makes life in the Conduit easier.
"I said I'd give them two weeks. But that leaves the oni."
Easy to avoid humans when you can survive happily in remote areas.Chauf nods. "I didn't see any oni when the shadoen invaded. Or lycanthropes from any pack other than Ruck's. The oni are usually our enemies, but lycanthrope packs just do their own thing."
"The packs might not be aware of what's happened here, and a lot of them only commit petty crimes anyway. The oni are a bigger problem."
...Okay, not so nice a people. Though I suspect if the females are hot enough, some guys would be"Why do you want to go after them? Conduit-aligned groups in Japan just avoid their cities."
"Because this whole.. thing. We know what groups are independent of each other and who works together, but most humans don't. If there are a major group of non-humans working in organised crime and eating humans, then that's going to make the rest of us look bad. Unless we're the ones who deal with it."
...So, Sentai Team, Kamen Riders, Magical Girls, Ninja, or all of the above?"You think we should invade Japan?"
"No, not invade. 'Freelance police'. I think that this ship can stay high up in the atmosphere while a few of us go in on the ground. I've wanted to try Jerich's approach to this sort of thing for a while."
She'd have plenty of fans willing to be seduced, certainly.Chauf finally lets his arms drop. "Pretend to be superheroes?"
"Actually be superheroes. You've got superhuman strength and toughness. You look sort of like Ben Grimm. Might need to.. work on a costume, but it would be great for public relations and the Japanese are culturally primed to accept that sort of thing." I look at Peisinoe. "How do you feel about maid costumes?"
Like I said, she'd get the horny otaku market on her side."They're not easy to fight in. The skirts are too heavy." She blinks, slowly. "Or do you want me to dress like a Sailor Moon character?"
I nod. "It might help."
How about a Kamen Rider? Plenty of stylish designs to choose from. Heck, they even have transforming vehicles to go with it."What's wrong with a Power Ranger costume?"
"It's a bit generic, and prevents people watching from seeing… Your full charm. And Sailor Moon fights demons every week."
And Ben Grimm had plenty of outfits that were more than just a pair of trunks."That's ridiculous. I-." She noticed Chauf looking thoughtful. "No."
"I used to read Fantastic Four comics with my father. Green Knight is right. We could do that. If we're going to be able to integrate, it would be good to earn public trust in case we had to free our people from human governments."
And what's wrong with a Sailor Senshi outfit? It's basically a figure-skating costume with a school-girl theme. Honestly, no taste...I nod. "And the oni are perfectly manageable. The only reason I haven't gone after them before is that the vampires were more of a problem."
"Fine. But I pick my costume."
...So, Sentai Team, Kamen Riders, Magical Girls, Ninja, or all of the above?
No, one of the transgu says something along the lines of 'We need to find a male of your species. Failing to seduce a robot is just sad.'I take it that's a reference to a previous encounter. Probably one off-screen...
About that...Though I suspect if the females are hot enough, some guys would behornystupid enough to volunteer...
Ah. I checked some of the previous segments, but missed that. I was looking at the Banshee scenes, not the Conduit...No, one of the transgu says something along the lines of 'We need to find a male of your species. Failing to seduce a robot is just sad.'
...You know there's still people who would.
Shapeshifters...Ah. I checked some of the previous segments, but missed that. I was looking at the Banshee scenes, not the Conduit...
...You know there's still people who would.
He convinced two of the Conduit's leaders to LARP as superheroes. I work on the assumption that the Conduit is a loose alliance of people, most of whom are civilians.
No, but I don't really know the others well enough to write them.Speaking of alternate Pauls, is Transformers Prime the only Transformers universe you are willing to consider or are there others you think Paul could work in?
Yes, it looks like he's trying to wake up the fear inside the Justifiers
**I'm trying to break their minds with the most horrifying thought that they can comprehend.**
I mean, that's technically true. Matter is usually described as being either a solid, a liquid or a gas. How many people could name two more states of matter?
I only know Bose-Einstein Condensate because it was in a film.Ok, you got me, If I remember right there is another state beyond solid and plasma, I want to say the solid has a stupid name like super solid but can't remember. To Google. Wikipedia, oh it was superliquid, so close, Supersolid is only proposed. 21 states of matter, wow.
"before being to fight" perhaps?"I don't remember her getting a fat lot of preparatory material before being sent the fight Sombra. Didn't even get the Elements."
That fits.He convinced two of the Conduit's leaders to LARP as superheroes. I work on the assumption that the Conduit is a loose alliance of people, most of whom are civilians.
Alright then, though you could find most of the various Transformers series on Youtube with a pretty simple search.No, but I don't really know the others well enough to write them.
You know Paul is looking for a user for his yellow ring and Karshon seems to have a talent for causing fear, might give him a leg up in the battle to come.
Thank you, corrected.
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So same answer as real life then. That works out nicely.And that answer is Optimistic Nihilism.
Yeah, it's meaningless. Now go have fun anyways. Stay alive, and remember the fallen.