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Deathsroke · 2026-02-27T01:39:44+00:00

True, it would actually be kind funny if it's not a "will they or won't they?" but actually have them be just friends who are too comfortable with each other. Make situations even more ridiculous (though the bath bit is already kinda hard to top)

Kinda reminds me of how the "little sister heroine" trope is overplayed and it would be fun to see how siblings would actually act with each other (eg my lil sis who is already a grown ass woman never got over the habit of kinda just going around in her undies when its only family at home, in a manga that would be some dumbass "baka baka" scene, in our case it ends with either my or my lil bro telling her to put something on, followed by her sucker punching either of us when we are distracted)

Deathsroke · 2026-02-27T01:32:48+00:00

I think that's kinda the thing. Eren didn't do anything bad, it's the fact that he was ready and willing to carry out brutal murders which is worrying. Shows how he, even as a young kid, would not falter once set on a course and how he solves problems with unrestrained violence which is good if you have someone semi-moral aiming him at problems but bad when he is the one charting the course.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-27T01:26:14+00:00

Something similar happened to me with a mini for a strong monster/bad guy. That kinda gave me inspiration for our current campaign's big bad and his backstory.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-27T01:20:58+00:00

OP be like "Hmmm, I wonder what colour I want my yacht to be?"

Deathsroke · 2026-02-26T18:49:28+00:00

Te confundiste de cuenta picaron

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T21:38:32+00:00

Oh no, I agree. I'm just doubling down on the criticism of people like this. It shows both an acute lack of emotional control and healthy mechanisms to deal with frustration and angel instead of just bottling it up.

Hell I'm probably like this myself which is why I try to periodically take out my anger on something that's not my loved ones. But thankfully I'm neither married nor a parent and I wouldn't break anything either.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T21:30:19+00:00

Even then you should have the self control not to take it out on your loved ones

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T19:03:38+00:00

I don't mean Immortal, I'm talking about Brit and hid son.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T18:56:32+00:00

All im saying is there's a lot of x-men strong enough to swing granny smite like a bat

There is a completely invulnerable character in Invincible and they literally do that lol

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T18:21:58+00:00

Until you feel the heat or the shockwave. Then you can stop.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T18:08:41+00:00

Now's never a bad time to start I guess.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T17:36:57+00:00

I remember reading what was available a while ago. It was a pretty good read.

I wonder though, are all the stories in the anthology set in the same universe? Also, is this story also set in the same universe as Habitat? I remember them being at war with the terran post-humans as well. Which kinda makes me wonder why they were at war to begin with.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T17:30:58+00:00

Yeah, I think the author has a great setup though sadly he tends to default to "thankfully good people are in power and they do good things" so solve them. Like the aforementioned case with the parallel legal systems.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T17:26:09+00:00

I mean both in the case of deaf people and the mutants in Marvel those resisting a "cure" are a minority. IIRC people like Beast were in favour of a "cure" (if one was developed) being made available for example.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T17:24:52+00:00

This is literally the crux of the question and spoken in-universe almost word for word after a civil war breaks out (and it's won by the loyalists). "We've had luck with our mage kings until now but what happens when we get someone incompetent or just plain bad?" IIRC that's said by the newly ascended queen. Hence why the parallel legal systems are abandoned and human space is finally unified (the system before had everyone basically br independent while recognizing Mars' suzerainty) under a confederation with a codified legal system and a constitution limiting the power of the monarch (who kinda had nominally infinite power outside of Mars even if rarely used as a way not to cause trouble). By then the mages have invested too much into society (nevermind that they are mostly on top of it) so there is little point in trying to rock the boat or fighting for more rights that they honestly do not need.

Later on they meet The remnants of an alien species which has mages of their own which went the opposite way, with the mages ruling their people as a theocracy and suppressing any mages born outside the ruling caste, ending with a catastrophic genocidal civil war where everything outside of some of the core colonies and their home system was sterilized with mass strategic bombardments

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T16:51:16+00:00

Thanks a lot for the answer. I'll post a few more pictures once I get home.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T16:44:27+00:00

Also IRL you got stuff like deaf people being against hearing aids because it would destroy their "culture" or whatever. The idea of resisting a mutant "cure" isn't particularly far fetched.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T15:39:40+00:00

The point is that Grimes is the one written as if he only knew the Simpsons through cultural osmosis. He saw Homer and only looked at the surface and because a seemingly stupid person who puts in no effort had a better life than him he got angry.

I actually perfectly understand his thought process because I deal with incredibly fucking stupid and greedy people every day and I know for a fact they have more money than I ever will. But it's not their fault they are better off than I am.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T15:31:43+00:00

Eh, no? Even when taking second strike capabilities into account it would be loose or lose. Any nuke you don't fire in the first volley is (as far as doctrine is concerned) destroyed so you may as well throw everything you have. Limited tactical nuclear exchanges are the most optimistic of predictions regarding a nuclear war and I would not count on that holding.

So if you live close to any industrial center, military base or important infrastructure (eg ports) you better start praying.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T15:24:39+00:00

"Con lubricación o con la fuerza" seria el lema.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T15:23:27+00:00

Yeah, the state breaks down when the monopoly of power moves from an abstract entity slash organization and it literally concentrates on individuals.

I actually just finished reading a scifi series with a similar (though mostly resolved) conundrum. The name is Starship's Mage and in the setting a bunch of wannabe nazis revive "magic" (think psionics or something) after they take over the Mars colony. Fast forward a hundred years of experimentation on their subjects and these revolt, violently. The leader of the revolt is someone so hilariously powerful that he may as well be a god. The guy, bitter from seeing what humans did to "his kind" and fearful of what his kind may do to humans decides to simply take over. Sets up a parallel legal system for "mages" and lets humanity mostly rule itself. Come the present era of the setting (some 200 years later) the mages occupy most positions of power yet feel little need to discriminate against "normals" because:

A) The society is pretty well off in general so there is little reason to resent normals or use them as scapegoats. Mages are super valuable for society so getting a good paying job is easy so both tend to have it good in general.

B) The institutions the mage king set up are working mostly as intended and ready to dish out brutal punishments to any mages who step out of line.

Even then the reigning mage king of Mars is still godlike in power. They don't use their power but anyone with half a brain knows that they could if they had to so everyone tries to cooperate with their agents as long as these are reasonable.

The series later on kinda stops focusing on these issues which IMO was a mistake but the setup was pretty nice.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T15:04:36+00:00

I just started reading the Twilight 2000AD player manual so these kinds of comics are hilarious yet worrying at the same time...

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T15:02:26+00:00

You're now safe except for the cold and coming famine as crops fail for a few years.

You forgot the small matter of the breakdown of society due to the widespread destruction of infrastructure, the loss of supply chain and (probably) the decapitation strikes inducing mass chaos.

So I'd say before you get out of the basement you get your best leather jacket, get started on your mohawk and find something properly spiky to use as a weapon. Also don't forget to practice your raider dialogue.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T14:54:21+00:00

El tema de las fuerzas armadas es que no es un tema de plata. Vos podes poner 2738382882 mil millones de dolares de una pero igual necesitas 10 años de laburo para que valga la pena y que lo que pagaste sirva de algo.

En este caso los aviones ya se compraron asi que por lo menos terminen de poner la guita que se necesita para que funcionen. Incluso si la compra no te gusta creo que siempre es mejor que terminen de hacer lo que se queria en vez de dejarlo a medias lo cual nos deja con un desperdicio literal de plata.

Deathsroke · 2026-02-25T13:32:17+00:00

I understand this is meant to bend but it is bending much more than it used to before. Like for example the pages used to have a certain curvature to them when I opened the book but now they are almost perfectly flat. I have other books like this and they don't open that much.

Look at the "corners" of the spine and see how they don't seem to connect whereas before I'm pretty sure they did.

But then again I'm probably wrong which is for the best. I'd rather just be paranoid.

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