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He knew.

The bastard KNEW.

At least three inhabited planets reduced to rubble, a dozen galaxies placed under threat of annihilation, the Earth caught in the center of a battle that would be waged for the fate of all existence against a mad tyrant seeking to remake all of creation in his own vile image.

And President Lex Luthor knew about it. MONTHS in advance. And he kept it to himself to make himself look good. And then he lied about it. And he used a convicted fugitive TO lie about it. And then he tried to kill us all so he could reign over the ashes.

(A "war poster" created during Luthor's administration and the Imperiex War)

The Imperiex War as it has come to be known was an assault on the Earth that caused devastating damage to Topkea, Kansas, the island of Themyscira and half a dozen other locations and was instigated by the mad alien Imperiex. Seeking to undo the "imperfection" he sensed in the universe by destroying all of creation as we know it and resetting things with a new big bang. Which would, of course, kill all beings in THIS universe not counting all the sentient beings he killed in his regular military actions against planets that happened to be in his way. The death toll on Earth was upwards of 7 million, the death toll in the wider universe is beyond our ability to count.

And Lex Luthor knew about it nearly a year in advance.

Superman had gone off to fight one of Imperiex's probes during their FIRST planetary assault. Bringing back information about Imperiex's plans, his army, his tactics, everything we could possibly have needed to begin assembling defensive plans and marshalling resources for the arrival of the enemy's first wave.

Save that most of that defensive posture would probably have including a combined plan, using the Earth's superhuman defenders as the vanguard and spear point in any counterattack. And they'd get most of the credit, because they'd do most of the fighting and bleeding for Earth's future. As they most often do.

Instead he waiting until the attack arrived, catching world governments AND the superhero community flat footed so that he could make the "hard choices" of basing most of his defensive strategy around allying himself with Pokolistani dictator General Zod and literal space god of tyranny Darkseid. Also giving him the leeway in the midst of a global panic to "draft" superheroes outside the confines of the law (even Article X, which he never invoked despite this being the kind of situation it was made for), toss them out on hastily planned suicide missions so that eventually he would be the one making grand speeches and standing for the flag in the aftermath.

And we won. Barely. Because our heroes are the kind of people who can find the light in a situation like that and pull our fat out of the fire. After 7. Million. Deaths. And the devastation of a major American city that in many ways still hasn't recovered.

Lois Lane and Clark Kent of the Daily Planet, because they are VERY good at their jobs, uncovered a trail stating that President Luthor did intentionally sabotage Earth's defense for the sake of his own popularity. Using this information they got him to commit to testify about it under oath, using the psychic powers of the Martian Manhunter as an actually effective lie detector test. Backed into this legal corner Luthor then pardoned and began working with internationally convicted terrorist Manchester Black, using Black's mental abilities to shield and misdirect the Manhunter's scans. A bit of legal chicanery that temporary cost both Lane and Kent their jobs and their reputations.

It was only after Black turned on Luthor, shortly before Black's suicide that the truth began to come to light. A desperate Luthor once AGAIN keeping the existence of a massive Kryptonite meteor a secret for weeks in an attempt to either solve it himself OR shift blame to Superman and then finally settling on a Vault Tec style plan to ride out the crashing of the asteroid and reign over the Earth's ashes. He failed, again. And this time when he was caught on national television ranting like a madman in a public brawl with Superman wearing Apokoliptan war armor there was no pretense left to be had.

Hey, folks! Pride month is here, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to promote the custom name and pronoun buttons I make. =]

I opened my little shop in late 2015 because I was having trouble getting misgendered myself, so I started making these buttons and I've made thousands of name and pronoun buttons for folks since. It's so cool to have been even just a tiny part of so many people's journeys like that. I've even got over 100(!) different pride flags made in the Painted style, too, so whatever your flag I've got you covered.

trauma survivor.  ❥❥❥  a flag for those who consider themselves traumatized. this trauma can be anything, and it can be used by anyone, as long as one considers oneself traumatized.

the first image has the symbolism behind the flag's imagery; it also has alt text that you can read! i put a lot of thought into this flag :) inspired by ilkyute's trauma awareness flags.

tolemate

( TO-le-mate )

a headmate who fosters healthy coping mechanisms and fronts to engage in them, typically in a response to negative emotions or stress.

if this term already exists, consider this an alternative!

We've gone ahead and created a little resource for median systems! Feel free to use this and fill it out in any way you'd like.

This is also archived in a PDF version on our website here, with the links on the last page being clickable.

The version we (the Dagger of Decay subsystem) filled out for ourselves under the cut as an example!

PLURAL ASK GAME!! ⋆˙⟡

⊹ ࣪ ˖͙͘͡★ get 2 know ur sys!!

!! this post is for everybody! u may use this regardless of origin/beliefs, just remember to follow ur own dni

🌸 - how many alters do u have? do u consider yourself to have a high headcount?

🧩 - do u have any subsystems? if so, how do they work?

🍧 - are there any alter(s) who u would consider the “core”? if so, are they the host?

💞 - do u have an innerworld? how complex is it?

💧 - how does fronting work for your system? do u have a “front room”?

🍀 - how do u communicate with ur headmates?

🍡 - do u use alter roles/labels? which ones do u use?

🌺 - who fronts the most? who fronts the least?

❄️ - how often do ur hosts/fronting patterns change?

🥝 - how often do u switch?

🪷 - do you co-front with other alters often? is co-fronting easy or difficult?

🌷 - how long does it take for u to switch?

🌨️ - do ur alters have specific voice claims for what they sound like in headspace?

🌱 - do u have any introjects? what are their sources?

💐 - do u have any hosts? co-hosts?

🍃 - if u have an innerworld, can u see into while you’re fronting?

💗 - do u use any origin/-genic terms? what are they?

🌿 - do u have any npcs in your headspace?

🍬 - has ur system created any rules ur alters are expected to abide by?

🌸 - how many alters do u have? do u consider yourself to have a high headcount?

we have at least five. unsure if the ones that show up for an hour then dip are like,, fully fledged Guys but if you count those thennnn like ten? still figuring out whos a Being and whos a train of thought (adhd makes this extra confusing) and where the distinction even is

🧩 - do u have any subsystems? if so, how do they work?

we think that teal, red, and i might be smth like that. unsuree. were more similar than the others and its easier to flip between us. if im not freaking frontstuck (i am right now)

🍧 - are there any alter(s) who u would consider the “core”? if so, are they the host?

no.

💞 - do u have an innerworld? how complex is it?

i do believe we have an innerworld, though ive only seen a teeny loft and the surrounding room. idk how complex it is

💧 - how does fronting work for your system? do u have a “front room”?

were some kind of median monoconsious. best we can describe is sentient masks lol

🍀 - how do u communicate with ur headmates?

internally or talking aloud. writing notes is smth were working on a lil but but its not the one we usually do

🍡 - do u use alter roles/labels? which ones do u use?

im the host, but not in a "this is my house" way more like in a symbiote. way if that makes sense. red and r purple are protectors because thats what they try to do, i think orange tried to be a manager of sorts but theyre soo riddled with anxiety that it was mostly just panic. havent heard from em since

🌺 - who fronts the most? who fronts the least?

i front the most. getting me away from front is a fucking miracle. and even then im lurking

the least? not my trio for sure uhhm. r purple fronts a relatively medium amount prolly anyone else

❄️ - how often do ur hosts/fronting patterns change?

unsuree.

🥝 - how often do u switch?

iiiiidk. esp bcus im sealed off rn

🪷 - do you co-front with other alters often? is co-fronting easy or difficult?

im usually Always here. it can be hard but its also really nice to have company

🌷 - how long does it take for u to switch?

depends. sometimes theres a noticeable dissociation period where i can pull myself back if needed and sometimes its an "oh im x"

🌨️ - do ur alters have specific voice claims for what they sound like in headspace?

not that i know of

🌱 - do u have any introjects? what are their sources?

we might have two. one is more confirmed than the other

💐 - do u have any hosts? co-hosts?

im (magenta) the host! red used to be cohost a while back

🍃 - if u have an innerworld, can u see into while you’re fronting?

usually if i attempt the innerworld it takes All of my focus

💗 - do u use any origin/-genic terms? what are they?

no

🌿 - do u have any npcs in your headspace?

i dont think so

🍬 - has ur system created any rules ur alters are expected to abide by?

or a hoodie

or a sticker or a notebook or an apron or whatever

i wanted to actually start the comic these are supposed to go with before promoting it but fuck it, redbubble sent the store live before i could do anything about it