ROSE: But only if we leave immediately. ROSE: Luckily for him, we have no alternative. Jack will arrive soon. [...] ROSE: He will follow our trail, and match our speed. ROSE: And since this is not the ideal scenario for a final showdown, the best we can hope to do is outrun him. KARKAT: SOUNDS LIKE IT'S TIME TO HIT THE FUCKING ROAD THEN KARKAT: HOW DO WE MAKE THIS THING GO ANYWAY. DOES IT HAVE ROCKETS OR SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT??
How are you going to launch yourself, actually? I don't think Sollux is up for another Helmsman roleplay session, nebulously dead as he is.
Could Aradia launch the meteor? She is a telekinetic, but Sollux and his Ancestor are supposed to be in a league of their own, so I don't see how she can replicate his feat - not unless she has a God Tier hack I'm unaware of.
KARKAT: HOW DO WE MAKE THIS THING GO ANYWAY. DOES IT HAVE ROCKETS OR SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW ABOUT?? […] ARADIA: i can help with that! ARADIA: sollux do you think you can lend me a hand? SOLLUX: huh? ARADIA: theyll need the biggest push we can give them
Wait, so Sollux's dream ghost can still use psionics?
The main drawback of Sollux's powers is the stress they put on his body - but this projection doesn't have a body anymore. Sollux has broken one of his main limiters, and could easily be the strongest psionic Alternia has ever produced.
KARKAT: IN THE MEANTIME WE SHOULD SET UP SOME SORT OF CHECKPOINT PERIMETER AROUND THE DEAD MAYOR GUY. KARKAT: JUST SO GAMZEE DOESN'T TRY TO HOARD HIS BODY OR CHOP OFF HIS HEAD.
I doubt Gamzee would care. I believe his goal is to prevent any particularly powerful corpses from being prototyped - and sadly, I doubt the Wayward Vagabond is on that list.
ARADIA: ok you guys can keep arguing if you like but im going to send you on your way now ARADIA: then after you leave i should be able to buy you a little more time KARKAT: HOW'S THAT? ARADIA: when jack comes ill slow him down for a while ARADIA: it wont be for very long but its the best i can do!
I have this wonderful mental image of Aradia flying around the Sun like a mischievous little pixie, giggling like a maniac as she periodically throws a couple of time-freeze spells in Jack's general direction.
These two are pretty experienced at redirecting meteors, after all.
Bon voyage!
