h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

[Yar] [to Rai] Sorry about him -- he's a supervillain. And, uh, we had to kinda fight our way through that place to get to Afgncaap, only to find out that we'd been going the wrong way entirely.

*The ship, FYI, is perilously close to one of the mines orbitting the asteroid*

[NYC] Well, I wasn't trying to FIND Affy so much as esca-- ooh, what's that? *looks out porthole* That would /definitely/ make a great piece of art outside Mayhem's HQ... and reduce the pigeon population smartly. Damned birds... flying rats getting their just desserts... mwahahaha, mwa Ha ha haha, MWA HA HA-- sorry. So how is this helping us get anywhere useful?

*Another few moments of drifting, and the black hole will be formed....*

[Yar nudges it away with the Force or, failing that, with classic Akira-type telekinesis (only not the type that's used to smash peoples heads in).]

*NYC looks at Yar strangely and wonders how his head doesn't pop like a melon from all that mental exertion*

[Using the Force. Duh. ]

*The mine realizes that something has interfered with its course, causing it to activate its black hole generator. Fortunately, Yar pushed it far enough away that Rai's ship isn't past the event horizon, although the ship has started drifting moving towards it pretty quickly*

*NYC frowns at the fact that inanimate objects like this mine are smarter than most people he's met. He wonders how much money it would be costing some company/empire/consulate in upkeep for spare parts, engineers, technicians, repair crews, supervisors... NYC would very much like to get ahold of whatever rich benefactors can afford these kinds of measures and ransom them*

[Rai] Well, does he have to behave like a supervillain ALL the time? I mean, he seems to be cooperating with you pretty well. And as for how the ship ru--

*the ship shudders and blinks out of existence, then blinks into existence here: F129147?thread=392163*

[Rai] *looking outside* ...um, what does it matter? That looks to be the craft you wished to pursue, if I am not mistaken?

What's so smart about coding lines that might read

if (!trajection.set)
Singularity(true);

?

You mean on top of surviving solar winds, atmospheric pressure differences, magnetic storms, asteroid showers, years upon eons of degradation from the slow burn of cosmic radiation, and the ability to detect and resist various E/M, physical, and ionic forces from sentient machinations (and feng shui!), the bomb has to be attuned to the powers of the FORCE, too?! Not to mention the ability to turn on (AND OFF!) a singularity next to a populated area? I don't know about you, but I don't think NYC knows very many people who can do that in their heads.

Needless to say, it's probably a deft plan for a good enterprising villain to capitalize on anybody who spends THAT much time, attention and money (especially the money!) on something that blows itself up.

Good luck, but I doubt you've seriously investigated the prison that jailed you if you're thinking about ransomming that guy.

NYC's a villain. It's a villainous thing ta do, ya party pooper!

I'm a hero. Party-pooper has been part of our job description ever since The Joker first made the scene in Gotham.

Yeah, one could expect that from that Republican piece of but whenever /Superman/ entered the scene, the party had only just begun!

Yes, but the REAL question is: Who would win? Thor or Hercules?

$20 on THOR!

Thor is fated to lose some epic battle as a sign of the upcoming Ragnarok. So, while I'd think that the Hammer would give him an edge in a fair fight, I'd bet that this is the one where Thor takes the fall.

While the battle may be BIG, EPIC is another concern. And don't forget the eagle.