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The (not so) welcome Archangels
Post by niethil   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 9:53 am

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It occured to me yesterday that, assuming there really is some Archangels in the Temple freezers and they are reanimated, a certain group of people might not be overjoyed about being downgraded from Evil Overlords of Safehold to Angelic Errand Boys. Can you imagine Clynthan being ordered around and appreciating it ? I can't. I think he would do practically anything to stop something like this to happen.

What do you think ?
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Re: The (not so) welcome Archangels
Post by Undercover Fat Kid   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:06 am

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That certainly is a thought. They've already got the precedent that arch angels aren't infallible. Clyntahn could definitely make the case that they were in error, and who could really stop him?
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Post by EdThomas   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:11 am

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First, I think I'd wanna get the flier outta mothballs and zip on down to Gorath to see that redhead with the great legs. Whoops, maybe she had a lotta daughters. :)
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Re: The (not so) welcome Archangels
Post by TN4994   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:23 am

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We know that certain archangels survived the blast of the nuclear device.
We know that Nimue's cave went undetected by Chichiro.
We know that up till Narhman's death and going to VR, OWL (like most computers) wasn't offering information freely.
Question: If there is another hidden cave, or caves, (put in place by friends of Shan-wei, and not kmown to Pei Kau-yung), could a PICA detect it if the PICA wasn'looking for it?
Could it be Pei Shan-wei allowed Alexandria to happen like Coventry, England (of note, Churchill's private secretary and otbers tell a different story, claiming the target was unknown until the bombers flew over London).
There are several areas unpopulated, or lightly populated, where such a facility might exist. Maybe, underwater.
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Re: The (not so) welcome Archangels
Post by fallsfromtrees   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:37 am

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Undercover Fat Kid wrote:That certainly is a thought. They've already got the precedent that arch angels aren't infallible. Clyntahn could definitely make the case that they were in error, and who could really stop him?

Except that if I am Archangel who has just come out of suspended animation, and want to take down Clyntahn, I am going to make sure I have superior firepower at hand. The easiest way might well be to call Clyntahn in to praise his handling of the crisis, whip out a 45 or the 23rd century equivalent (I hesitate to say blaster, because there is no textev for them, and even if they existed would Langhorne have allowed them to continue to exist), and shoot him n the head, and proclaim he was executed for offenses against God.
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Post by TN4994   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:12 pm

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fallsfromtrees wrote:
Undercover Fat Kid wrote:That certainly is a thought. They've already got the precedent that arch angels aren't infallible. Clyntahn could definitely make the case that they were in error, and who could really stop him?

Except that if I am Archangel who has just come out of suspended animation, and want to take down Clyntahn, I am going to make sure I have superior firepower at hand. The easiest way might well be to call Clyntahn in to praise his handling of the crisis, whip out a 45 or the 23rd century equivalent (I hesitate to say blaster, because there is no textev for them, and even if they existed would Langhorne have allowed them to continue to exist), and shoot him n the head, and proclaim he was executed for offenses against God.

I believe you will want to pull out your "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator". :mrgreen:
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Post by fallsfromtrees   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:26 pm

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TN4994 wrote:
fallsfromtrees wrote:snip
Except that if I am Archangel who has just come out of suspended animation, and want to take down Clyntahn, I am going to make sure I have superior firepower at hand. The easiest way might well be to call Clyntahn in to praise his handling of the crisis, whip out a 45 or the 23rd century equivalent (I hesitate to say blaster, because there is no textev for them, and even if they existed would Langhorne have allowed them to continue to exist), and shoot him n the head, and proclaim he was executed for offenses against God.

I believe you will want to pull out your "Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator". :mrgreen:

Marvin, that seems somewhat excessive. The IQESM was for blowing up the earth, not for the removal of a pesky wabbit.
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Re: The (not so) welcome Archangels
Post by TN4994   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:36 pm

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fallsfromtrees wrote:Marvin, that seems somewhat excessive. The IQESM was for blowing up the earth, not for the removal of a pesky wabbit.

Then it's either Marvin's ACME disintegrator ray-gun, or MIB's Noisy Cricket.
I have wondered how ACME advoids lawsuits.
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Re: The (not so) welcome Archangels
Post by fallsfromtrees   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:40 pm

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TN4994 wrote:
fallsfromtrees wrote:Marvin, that seems somewhat excessive. The IQESM was for blowing up the earth, not for the removal of a pesky wabbit.

Then it's either Marvin's ACME disintegrator ray-gun, or MIB's Noisy Cricket.
I have wondered how ACME advoids lawsuits.

They have the writers on their side - a tremendous help in avoiding lawsuits in any universe.
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Re: The (not so) welcome Archangels
Post by TN4994   » Tue Nov 25, 2014 12:58 pm

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fallsfromtrees wrote:They have the writers on their side - a tremendous help in avoiding lawsuits in any universe.

The slight scratch-like line under ACME, That's the disclaimer in fine print, isn't it?
(I was going to use findprint, but decided not to push my quota for the week.)
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