the_hyper_teen (the_hyper_teen) wrote,
@ 2012-10-01 16:21:00

October 1 2012 Meme (Max Sivana)
Mild-mannered tv production assistant at WKGB, Virgil O'Valeron, held the door to the elevator as he heard someone call out for it to wait.

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	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-02 03:04 am UTC (link)
	"So... Maximillian, do you enjoy reading anything besides technical manuals?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-02 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Migraine was starting to dull a bit. "You can just call me, Max. Only my mom calls me, Maximilian. I sometimes indulge myself with the odd medieval fantasy or science fiction novel. Sometimes an occasional history book." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-02 03:37 am UTC (link)
	"I am..." He clears his throat, and corrects himself to his 'civilian' manner of speaking. "I kind of prefer tv dramas and social documentaries. Like that one with the scary lady and the handicapped kids and all the singing. I've read some fantasy though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-02 03:53 am UTC (link)
	Max's face scrunches in confusion. "What scary lady and handicapped kids?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-02 04:09 am UTC (link)
	"It had a one word title... what was it... oh yes, Glee." Varon smiles brightly. "Most enlightening." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-02 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Ugh. "You do realize that's a work of fiction, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-02 04:18 am UTC (link)
	Varon looks like someone just pulled the rug out from under him. "What? No... that.. that's a documentary series about high school, isn't it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-02 04:21 am UTC (link)
	Oh for the love of... "No, it's a musical series based around a club in some high schools called a Glee Club, where members learn to sing and put on performances. Glee is intentionally an exaggerated version of this. For one there isn't random singing in high schools. At least not in the one I went to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-03 12:13 am UTC (link)
	"...I think there should be. Adolescent life would be much more pleasant if it was so." He pouts slightly. "Your planet is just so... so dour at times." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-03 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"It is that," Max agreed. "Why are you on Earth anyway?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-03 01:20 am UTC (link)
	"To learn about it and fight evil. My forebearer... well, father, is the simpler explanation, owes this planet a great debt for Kara Zor-L's assistance in saving our species." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-03 01:22 am UTC (link)
	"Fighting evil is a complicated business, even for the natives. I don't envy you," Max replied. "Kara Zor-L? Who's that?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-03 01:24 am UTC (link)
	Varon draws himself up with pride. "You would also know her as Power Girl. It was only thanks to her cooperation that a pregno-ray was able to be generated and undo the horrific effects of the contraceptive bomb set off by the brutal and savage yeti pirates of Kashkavon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-03 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Do not laugh. Do. Not. Laugh. "I see. Yeah, I've heard of Power Girl." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-03 01:35 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, we owe her a great debt. If not for her, none of the men and women of Tynol would have been able to carry their children to term again. You see, her Kryptonian constitution, combined with pairing her with Vartox - THE HYPER MAN, allowed her to withstand the strain of generating the ray." He seems almost reverent. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-03 01:37 am UTC (link)
	"Wait, back up. Pregno-ray? So..you reproduce through artificial means?" Okay, that may have been a hint of interest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

the_hyper_teen
2012-10-03 01:44 am UTC (link)

"What? No. The pregno-ray was generated by the Fertilizor, and used to undo the effects of the contraceptive bomb. We of the glorious city of Tynol have evolved beyond such crude traditional means of mammalian reproduction." He becomes more expressive as he explains, not quite making any specific gestures, but beginning to talk with his hands.

"It is a regeneration of the soul, completely separate from any other individual. Each impregnated Valeronian gives new life to his or her own self. For a long period, especially following the death of his wife, my-- father believed he would never need to be reborn, for he is a warrior and immortal. But the spark of life he felt after meeting Kara Zor-L inspired him."

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	semievilgenius 2012-10-03 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"So you take DNA from the male and female, then use your Fertilizor to birth a child with the genetic traits of both?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

the_hyper_teen
2012-10-03 01:51 am UTC (link)

He furrows his brow. "No.. you're misunderstanding. The Fertilizor was only necessary because the entire population had been rendered sterile by the brutes' contraceptive bomb. Our method of reproduction is... ah... asexual is the closest term your planet's lifeforms have as comparison. Our regeneration requires the formation of a close emotional bond with another, but it is a genetically singular process."

Varon pauses, then blushes and turns his head. "We are still... uhm... capable of those sort of procreative acts... the sticky stuff, I mean, but it is simply not the way of our culture. After what Avia taught me though, I am at a loss for why my people ever stopped though..."

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	semievilgenius 2012-10-03 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Max processes this. "So..your people can get their women pregnant..just by..emotionally bonding with them?" The migraine chose that time to remind him it was still there. "Too much information, Varon." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-03 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"The women get themselves pregnant, with the next iteration of themselves, as do the men. It is an elective process. We do not have 'accidental' pregnancies." Sensing Maximillian's discomfort, he offers him more water. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-03 01:58 am UTC (link)
	"The men get pregnant too!?" Max looks somewhat agog. He takes the water gratefully, though he can't take another pill for at least two hours. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-03 02:11 am UTC (link)
	"Yes. Did I not state that mighty Vartox regenerated himself to create me after meeting Power Girl? Genetically, I am identical to him, but I am shaped by certain environmental factors, and the experiences of my lifetime, into the being you know and admire today." He preens, maybe just a little. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2012-10-03 02:14 am UTC (link)
	"I assumed you meant cloning. Takes his DNA, puts it in an incubation chamber, and after a bit, a baby! So..if Tynolans have the same basic equipment we do..how do you get the baby out of the man?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	the_hyper_teen 2012-10-03 02:18 am UTC (link)
	"The 'new self' manifests of energy made flesh, in a developmental state analogous to what you would call newborns." Explaining basic biology like this is more satisfying than Varon would have expected. Perhaps interning in a media career was a mistake. His true calling for his mild-mannered secret identity could be a school teacher! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)