What is your superpower, and what will you do with it?

[Captain Chaos]

My wife and I love the new show "Heros" - it is very well written and produced.

Anyway...

I am curious what your superpower is (being realistic).


As my title suggests, my superpower is the dreaded Chaos Effect. Wherever I go, whatever I do, I bring chaos to the world. Things that are supposed to work a certain way just don't work around me.

I realize this is more of a supervillain kind of power that a superhero kind of power. But, alas, I am just not the villain type.

So, instead, I believe I have found a way to use my power for good. When I am involved in creating a system or working with a system I am always the first to spot the flaws (since they will inevitably come out in my presence). I hope to develop this so that I can use my 'power' to make systems work in a foolproof way.

'course, my chaos jinx is fully explainable by non-paranormal means. Calling it the Chaos Effect is just a fun way of making it less stressful for me.

So, what is your 'superpower' (or Knack, for those of you who are Orson Scott Card fans) and what do you do with it?

[underbear1]

A power of morphing my appearance similar to Mystique in X-men would be my choice. In X-Men 2 I loved her answer to Alan Comming's character why she didn't always take an appearance which wouldn't make her an obvious mutant? She said, " I shouldn't have to!"

[Captain Chaos]

But, looking at your real life, what is your knack?

[underbear1]

I can pass for straight, I always have had that ability. I am also very good at costuming, and as an artist, I'm well skilled with make up..........so my skills wouldn't be very far afield from morphing.

[Agnos]

I have the ability to change the channel on my TV without moving from the sofa!

[phoenix_fire]

I would be able to manipulate energy. In my inexperienced stages, this would mostly just mean manipulating fire, but as I grow to understand my power more and the science behind it, I become able to move things in an almost telekinetic fashion, change the chemical composition of things by increasing or decreasing their energy making them gain or lose electrons, protons, or other atoms, manipulate pretty much anything, even heal people. If I am injured, I can take ordinary dirt and transform it into biomatter and automatically restore myself.

My power, however, is limited to how much I know. Otherwise, I would just wreak havoc. I cannot, for example, manipulate the electrochemical processes in the brain to alter someone's perceptions, thoughts, or memory because no one really knows how the brain works, least of all me. I would probably just kill someone if I tried.

Because of my early experimentation with fire and my uncanny ability to heal myself, I got a name related to my handle.

[G. Adams]

Comic book stylee power, the Word of God, from Preacher. Whatever I command is done. You can't do much better than that. Alternatively, showing my true inner geek, just turn me into a vampire.

My knack in real life is my ability to become the alpha in any group, usually without the deposed being pissed about it. I can employ an authoritative tone of voice and manner that shuts people up and gets them to do as is needed.

[Zinkovich]

My knack is for being completely unnoticed and unobtrusive, to a ridiculous extreme. I'm just one of those kinds of people that are invisible to others when not viewed directly.

It's more empowering than most would think. I've picked up on a lot of blackmail material and gossip on some of the others around me thanks to it.

[PatrickHenry]

I am the McGyver of the repair world. If it's broke, I can fix it...

[G. Adams]

Quote by: Zinkovich My knack is for being completely unnoticed and unobtrusive, to a ridiculous extreme. I'm just one of those kinds of people that are invisible to others when not viewed directly. It's more empowering than most would think. I've picked up on a lot of blackmail material and gossip on some of the others around me thanks to it.

Stand straight, head up, your balls should lead when you walk not your crouched shoulders, and talk from the back of your throat, if not your lungs themselves. Should you wish to stand out on occaision.

Also, a really big hat can work too.

[Captain Chaos]

Quote by: G. Adams Comic book stylee power, the Word of God, from Preacher. Whatever I command is done. You can't do much better than that. Alternatively, showing my true inner geek, just turn me into a vampire. My knack in real life is my ability to become the alpha in any group, usually without the deposed being pissed about it. I can employ an authoritative tone of voice and manner that shuts people up and gets them to do as is needed.

What a great comic Preacher was!

[JohnMK]

Quote by: PatrickHenry I am the McGyver of the repair world. If it's broke, I can fix it...

Does that include governments?

[JohnMK]

I would be . . .

SUPER PEDANTIC MAN! with additional minor grammar powers

or

SEMANTIC MAN!

(except some non-dictionary types might confuse that with semen, so . . .)

[dreamer]

To be or not to be me, now that is the question, no i like being just me.

Dreamer

[underbear1]

Quote by: G. Adams Stand straight, head up, your balls should lead when you walk not your crouched shoulders, and talk from the back of your throat, if not your lungs themselves. Should you wish to stand out on occaision. Also, a really big hat can work too.

It sounds like you are describing what my lover calls the "model" walk we see a lot of snooty little princesses-in- training doing, leading with their crotch.
They probably would nix the big hat, and for most others I'd recommend losing a big hat as well, too many times it looks like the hat is wearing you.

[PatrickHenry]

Quote by: JohnMK Does that include governments?

Only those which are not in denial...:)

[G. Adams]

Quote by: underbear1 It sounds like you are describing what my lover calls the "model" walk we see a lot of snooty little princesses-in- training doing, leading with their crotch. They probably would nix the big hat, and for most others I'd recommend losing a big hat as well, too many times it looks like the hat is wearing you.

To get the model walk you have to have the shoulders swinging too, not to mention not keeping anyones gaze for long, as if their not worth it. My way, the shoulders are natual, and I should have mentioned, keep peoples stare, especially while talking to them. It appears like sincereity, whether it is or isn't.

Well by big hat I meant an eye catching one, I didn't mean the sombrero. If you in the right kit, a cowboy hat tops it off perfectly. On nights out at least, women won't leave the hat alone...

[drgilbert4]

I can fly!! Only hurts a little when I land!!

[Captain Chaos]

Quote by: drgilbert4 I can fly!! Only hurts a little when I land!!

That was funny.

My guess is that you are primarily able to fly in a downwards direction?

[Fonceai]

Superspeed.

The amount of time it takes to do dishes and empty the garbage takes away from my gaming time.