Zero's inner monolog has me rolling. He's constantly two seconds away from ending everyone and the only thing currently stopping him is he kinda wants to see what these idiots try next (and needling the JL is fun even if they do half the work for him)
Then please allow me to gift you with more, friend, lol, 'cuz I love ALL his inner monologue.
“Ask your father,” Black Zero says dryly, folding his arms. Superboy scowls at him.
“He’s not my fucking dad, Jesus,” he says in exasperation. “I don’t even have a dad, okay? My literal only ‘family’ member is my brother from another cloning tube who fucking hates me.”
“. . . how do you not have any parents?” Black Zero asks, staring down at the idiot kid in absolute bafflement at the idea. “You’re half my physiological age. You’re half my size.”
“I don’t need parents,” Superboy snaps defensively, folding his own arms. The gesture looks much more tense than Black Zero knows it did when he did it. “I have a job and royalties and shit. I pay fucking taxes. When was the last time you paid your taxes?”
“I just collect them,” Black Zero replies, raising an eyebrow at him. “Can’t run a reality without the proper funding, you know how it is.”
Then he pauses, and . . . wait.
“‘Royalties’?” he repeats with a frown.
“Oh–yeah, I guess you wouldn’t have done that,” Superboy says, then shrugs. “I used to do endorsements and stuff. Have some video games, comics, shit like that. I still get royalties from some of it. Which–not relevant here, okay, it’s–”
“I’m sorry, did you just tell me you were a damn child star superhero?” Black Zero asks incredulously, and Superboy looks offended.
“Teen idol superhero, fucking thank you,” he snipes.
Forget that brat who stole the jacket to begin with. Black Zero has officially met the worst possible version of himself.
“That is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever heard,” he says. “Stupider than the one of us who worked for Batman. Stupider than having to pronounce ‘Supergrrrl’ with all three ‘r’s in it.”
“Sorry I had to pay fucking rent, asshole,” Superboy snaps. “We didn’t all take over the world, okay?”
“I’m going to set this entire reality on fire,” Black Zero mutters under his breath, pushing his glasses up so he can pinch the bridge of his nose. “You don’t have the sense to avoid getting strapped to an atomic bomb, and someone let you sign legally binding paperwork and contracts?”
“That was your fault!” Superboy protests. “I had to do that because of you!”
Black Zero dismisses that argument as obviously irrelevant and just rolls his eyes.
“You’re not even old enough to sign legally binding paperwork,” he says in exasperation. “Who’s your legal guardian?”
“Uh,” Superboy says, then pauses with a considering frown. “I don’t think I have one? I mean, clones are legally classified as IP, man, not peop–I did that thing where I told you something I shouldn’t again, didn’t I.”
Black Zero idly considers reality-immolation again.
Also, what the fuck. Clones are "intellectual property", but Superboy still has to pay taxes?
Fucking bullshit.
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Responsibilities of a Medicine Cat
Knows how to treat wounds, most of which are external
Understands how to treat and sometimes cure illnesses such as the various types of color coughs, chills, belly aches, and more
(Roughly) Understands how a cat's body works, and knows the name and location of every organ
Learns about all known herbs; ones used for healing and oftentimes herbs that can be dangerous to cats, in order to protect and treat their clanmates appropriately
Knows how to detect and set broken/sprained bones, fix dislocations, and support deformities and misalignments
Conducts medical procedures including routine checkups, pregnancy checks, assistance with births, sight checks, hearing checks, scent checks, coordination checks, (rarely) amputations, etc
Knows the symbolic meanings of flowers
Works alongside other medicine cats (both in and outside of their own borders) to ensure there is enough medicine and proper knowledge of treatments for all
Is exempt from clan rivalries and is tasked to heal all who need to be (even cats who do not live as part of the Land's Star)
Speaks and shares dreams with their warrior ancestors in order to help guide and assist their clan, and sometimes even the other clans
Interprets signs, omens, and prophecies sent by Starclan to the best of their abilities
Speaks with cats about medical concerns and is sworn to keep the information secret. The information is only to be discussed between themself(ves), the patient(s), and other medicine cats unless given directions to do otherwise
Knows how many lives their leader has and is sworn to keep that number secret
Partnering with their clan's leader to ensure the will of Starclan is followed
Will lead their leader to the Moon Cavern upon request so they may speak with Starclan
Will take the clan's deputy to the Moon Cavern to receive their nine lives after their leader's death
Partners with the Den Mother to keep track of the growth and development of the clan's kits. They also help the Den Mother take care of pregnant cats and help treat mentally ill clanmates
Blesses outsiders when introduced to them by a mate within their own clan
Officiates and blesses Unions once Starclan deems mates worthy of having one
Trains an apprentice when one comes forward, wanting to walk the path of a medicine cat. They will pass down all of their knowledge to this young cat until the day the original medicine cat retires, dies, or is exiled
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The Tale of the “Poltergeist King”
There’s this very strange character that is mentioned in CV3′s ENG manual called the Poltergeist King, and he has no relevance to the plot of the game, only acting as the “keeper” of sorts to the Belmont’s sub-weapons (it’s just a made-up explanation for why they appear in random places).
In fact, he’s depicted in Captain N (which is how I even knew about this character in the first place). And altogether with the depiction given to him in the show along with the manual, I decided to make my own connections, oh-ho-ha.
“But Mew, how did you even get to this conclusion??”
Well... in Captain N, the Poltergeist King could take the form of a whirlwind.
Also, here’s another thing. Trevor isn’t entirely sure of the details in this tale (maybe Leon was a crummy storyteller). I have it so the “Poltergeist King” is not actually one person, but the name given to the Getsu Clan member taking on the role, and so it is possible Leon had met a different Getsu on his journey.
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