Necratoid Wrote:Okay.. this is starting to go into, You Fail Logic Forever territory... Your putting Zeke and Co. in this already... which means Usagi is the there. Usagi who carries the Shiney Rock of Love and Justice. Which has canon powers like... curing members of the Black Moon family. That got their powers from a cosmic monkey's paw horror (The Doom Phantom), that does to them exactly what you've been describing... though there was also much in the way of hormones and vengence, to go with the depression (and the time travel thing)... Usagi fixes the 4 sisters and they keep their powers. She does the same for the Doom Tree idiots. The 7 shadows reincarnations, those Galaxia warps, etc.. etc...Hrm. Granted, while I am going to try and build up Usagi to be more professional in how she deals with the monster of the week, she's still going to be her goofy self... Queen Serenity!Usagi, on the other hand... *shruggs* We'll see.
Seriosly, SM's cast is actually trained to deal with this kind of thing. As plot hooks have the problem come up at one of Mr. Invador's parties and a TSAB contact discusing random problem areas. The Oni are a large area, space faring race with interdimensional capablities after all. Neptune is actually a magic capable society with interdimsional tech. That is at least two groups in Zekeverse that can recomend Zeke and Co. They have in demand, highly marketable skills. Realistcally the SRLJ is on par with at least the combined might of the jewel seeds... and at least for Usagi, safer and faster to recharge.
Seriously, while the TSAB may have little clue how to deal with this kind of thing, so if they do degrade after a while maay end up on life support equivalents. However, they will likely have corruption issues verses Usagi... as in if they are too far gone mentally and ethically... they won't be healed... they'll be erased. Other than that, side effect include: getting over yourself, temporary emotional effects similar to getting dunked positively charge ectoplasm, and a compulsion to stare like a deer in headlights and exclaim 'Lovely'.
Seriously, Sailor Moon is a Apex Predator of those kind of things. Sailor Moon offs cosmic horrors professionally. Moon and Saturn are basically cosmic horrors in their own way.
But anyhow, I'm not too clear on what you're saying. Do you mean that the matter should be handled by Usagi and her Senshi and no others? Because I could see Zeke letting Usagi take charge of her team here while he simply supervises her efforts and deals with Kyubei on a more personal level. ("Raven's got business with you, asshole.")
I still haven't decided on what to to about the Neptune Issue. I think I'm going to do one of two things: either give them the Bottled City of Kandor treatment, or have them be in a nearby star-system instead.
I think your confusing 'cleansing' for 'healing'. One is a purge of all things negative - an exorcism where nothing is spared. The other is more like a repair where negative things were corrected. This also explains why some people kept their powers... and others didn't.
Oh, and can someone shrink down that time-line image so it's not playing havoc on the thread? I like pretty pictures as much as the next guy, but I hate having to side-scroll all the time to read messages.