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Maybe this was a dumb question to ask....

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I suggest this half sarcastically:

Have you considered self-immolation? It's a bigger spectacle, and its not like buddhist monks aren't already doing it....

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Alright, fine. I'll answer you.


'Luminous beings descend from the sky. '

Alright, fine, these are apparently angels. But in this scenario, this isn't angels. These are people who are literally talking to you, talking ot you, interacting with you. They can be touched, they can be felt, and they eat with you, like literal people. They are not 'luminous beings descend from the sky and don't tell you anything'. Yes, they're going to answer your questions. In this case, there's going to be a fuck load more information we get, considering that they actually answer our...

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Well, ignoring the flaws in your analogy, what's your prediction on what'll happen?

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I guess cold War it is, then? As long as no one's too insane.

The common people would love it, though? After all, they are superheroes from another dimension.

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So basically, the moment the Justice League comes through, diplomacy's already turned dicy?...

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*is in utter confusion*

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Of course you don't know. That's why you don't go in bumrushing them.

Watch them. What do they do? Do they attack? Infiltrate? They have someone who appears to be superman and at least has some of his powers. Can they prove it? OK then.

Not knowing anything breeds fear and caution. Not pure recklessness

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Someone tries to sue superman for using the superman image.

The DC comics sell like hotcakes. Marvel looks on in jealousy.

Justice league members take a sabbatical on baseline earth.

The DC animated show is required watching....

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So what you're saying, is that the presence of a portal to another world with superhumans who vastly outclass us and have superior tech means that we'll react with paranoia, fear, aggression and eventually some politician will start firing missiles?...

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Well, I'm afraid that the scenario in Aberrant is quite differet from the one here....

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Wow. How bad was the toxicity?

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Aw man. That sounds kinda crappy....

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Not enough. Essence 10, integrity 10 should be the minimums....

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Alright, fine. I'll do that for you.

Forgive me if you don't like it.

Portal opens.

Nations of the world go 'oooh'. The 'ooh' turns louder after flying men are seen. The justice league are a bit perplexed by the comics and animated series that shows them so well, but they've seen weirder things. They hold up their hands, and tell us that yes, we're not allowed to go through, sorry for the trouble caused, and yeah, they'll close it in a year or so.

The nations of the world are really interested, and start reaching out, only to be rebuffed...

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So let me get this straight. Your version of the justice league would just stand there and let people from another world just go up and dump nuclear waste and industrial poisons into their own native Oceans.

You think them stopping this, is out of character? You think them stopping a suicidal army of human lemmings who attack them for no reason is them being blood thirsty?

Interesting

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Yes, but sooner or later, someones going to run out of money. I mean, you don't even need superman. Just have someone fire missiles down at the invading ships and blow them to pieces....

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So what happens after the first 20 shattered tankers?...

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Yes, but in this case, the 'dumb thing to do' would serve to get immediate reprisals. Either with Aquaman sinking the ships doing the shit, Superman stopping them, or Green Lantern just grabbing the nuclear waste and giving it back.

edit: Humans can do a lot of stupid shit. But when the stupid shit involves getting kicked in the nads by superhumans, that might change....

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*scratches head*

But... that exactly isn't what I kinda want to? I mean, for one thing, I want this charm to be a place for being an example. Not leadership...