[RP/Story]
[Sigma is at his computer typing a report to send to OmegaAtom.]
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I was contacted some time ago by White Canary, current leader of LoT. informing me they had an artifact they wished to totally destroy from all existence. She asked me to put it in the Source Wall.. I very reluctantly agreed.
I came on board and was greeted by each member of the team, they seemed civil and pleasant.
White Canary informed me because of the artifacts presence aboard the ship 'The Waverider' was 'gimped', originally it would take 3 months to arrive, however Jax had this down to 3 days. I agreed.
A couple of hours after we debarked I ran into her in the hallway.. I said to her 'I'm curious of the reports I have been getting that you have been beaten in battle by lesser foes.. I mean I was sure you were LOA trained.. {friendly humor tone} You're like 'Diet Batman' and you don't use subversion.. what's up with that?' She replied insulted ' I HAVE to pull my punches, I enjoy killing so much it kills me. And.. DON'T call me : DIET BATMAN!'.
I then proceeded to the galley, many members were unused to this level of inactivity and I could see Mr. Rory was not faring too well by the many many lager cans on the table before him. I sat down next to him and he said 'To sit here you have to drink.. this is a 'drinking table'!' I responded 'Yes.. okay, I have had a few libations in my time hehe' we drank a few lagers and a couple of Scotchs.. then he said 'I hear you have some 'freaky-deaky' connection to the source wall? what's that like?' I replied a little horrified. '' When a Netherwer is born we immediately float from our mother then in the blink of an eye jet off to the Source Wall.. once there begin singing and we hear the resonance of the Wall back to us, it attunes us to the universe and even the multiverse.' Mr. Rory replied 'YOU SIR have definitely had enough to drink if you think I'm going to believe that! haha'. I was insulted.
I decided to meditate for a few hours. After this I went to inspect their medical facilities, to see if I could improve any of their technologies in healing and/or stamina. Mr Palmer was in the medical bay he had a slight headache which was being remedied. He said 'OH GOOD.. Sigma I *am* dying to find more about your people, they are very mysterious and ancient.' I replied 'Well that kinda sounds fun [smiles]..' I took my helmet off and Mr. Palmer's eyes widened with what looked like confusion and dizziness..
'Are you okay Mr. Palmer?'
He replied 'guhhh erm guh.. please call me Ray.. does your skin always bend space like that? it seems to be defying the laws of physics!!'
I replied 'Yes [smile] we are born this way.'
Ray: 'wow!... please tell me about your people.'
Sigma; Certainly.. what would you like to know?
Ray ; please start at the start.
Sigma; Well.. we are old. We are part of the fabric of both the universe and the multiverse and even the entirverse (entire-verse). There is not multiple versions of us as we exist in an opposite hive mind state, it sounds similar to an actual hive mind but is very different, I have one mind which is the controlling principle of all Sigma's in all existences of the multiverse. Hive minds absorb other minds, The Netherwer do not do this, it is innate, to co-exist with all other versions of ourself. This is just one reason the Otherworlders.. whom you perhaps know as The Time Beings or Guardians of the Speedforce chose our people to create the Source Wall. It is also good reason the Specter chose us to be Infinite Atoms..'
Ray; you speak as if The Malthusians weren't the oldest!'
Sigma; Oh My! whoever told you they were old??'
Ray; it's a long held rumor.'
Sigma; well.. I can only repeat what I was taught by my parents and fellow Netherwer, When the Malthusians were young, they were a war like people, they tried to destroy many peaceful races from existence, legends has it that my people put a stop to them. This was during the time of Valourium Consortium.. around 5 billion of years ago, all of whom have died out since.. There are older peoples than the Malthusians.
Ray interjects; How old are you??
Sigma; Ohw.. [sheepishly] I'm very young, only 3000 years old.
Ray is stunned.
Sigma; My people can live for millions and millions of years.. my parents are 2 million and 4 million years old.. they wanted to wait for a while before having a child.
Ray stunned; yeah.. you wanna wait a bit.. before having ...a kid.
Ray sures up; I gotta say.. I'm a little skeptical of what you are saying.. it seems impossible to me.. your people live for millions of years AND built the Source Wall?..no. I can't believe that.'
I was insulted having shared all my personal insights with this human and him reacting so. it was saddening and embarrassing.
Jax was the only member of the crew who did not insult me.. he DID call me 'freaky-deaky' but it was an inside joke between us. We both laughed without any discourtesy.
When we arrived at the Source Wall, I asked White Canary if she was 100% sure, as this action cannot be undone. She said she was and handed me a *very* strange twisted knife, it had the harmonic energy of the Dark Zone I could tell as soon as I touched it. I proceeded to the bay hatch, sealed the door and communicated to the team I was ready. They were a little alarmed I was going with no spacesuit but things were about to become clearer to them. They must have watched me on their screen as I approached..
Upon approaching I disengaged each part of my armor until I was in my skin only, my armor remaining in place. I began to sing.. The Source Wall opened a small vortex fiser, I could feel the Source Wall take the blade from my hand.. and into the vortex it went. I floated backward reengaging my suit of armor.
When I reboarded the Waverider.. I could tell something had changed in the group. I can only imagine they had a conversation about how they had spoken to me, and about the Source Wall which Commander Steel had referred to as 'absorbo-bricks'.. and now they understood.
The ride back was much more pleasant.. near the end White Canary stopped me in the hallway and said 'You can call me 'Diet Batman' anytime' [wink].
I did other things whilst with the Wall, I reattuned the harmonies of the blade, I caused peace in slight resonance to the Wall, I prayed.
When I disembarked their ship.. I felt a slight kinship with them, but I am sure others whom lives they touch feel this also.. they are a motley crew, but with a big heart.
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