Rememberance of memes past

[flewellyn]

A couple of years ago I tried to invent a meme. I decided that I would try again. I think it's a fun one.

Okay, here's the deal: it's a simple three-question memey-type thingy.

Question the First: If you could have any one super power, what would it be, and why? What would be the origin of this super power? Would it be natural, learned, or have a contrived and convoluted origin, ala "radioactive spider"?

Question the Second: Given that you had the above super power, what would you do with it? Would you fight crime, evil, and injustice? Perform public services? Do superpowered performance art? Become a supervillain and try to take over the world? Or just be a lazy schmoe who used the power to coast through life?

And, Question the Third: What would your superhero/villain/whatever name be? Or would you use your own name? And would you wear a costume? What kind? Would you have a sidekick, or henchmen/women/robots/mutants?

Answer in comments!

(If you answered two years ago, you don't have to repeat it now. But you can.)

Comments

[azzy23.livejournal.com]

1) Telepathy
2) To try and sort out people's dysfunction so I know the best way to proceed with them, or whether I should just not bother.
3) Uh... I don't think I'd want a name, honestly. No costume either. And my sidekick would probably be an animal of some sort, simply because I think they're more pure and pleasant than people.

[anwyn18.livejournal.com]

That is a freakin FANTASTIC icon. And I promise I'll get back and do your meme when less brain dead.

[xuincherguixe.livejournal.com]

1) Inhuman physical attributes. The origin of this would be granted from the spirit of the earth driven mad by the abusive actions of humanity, serving as perhaps an unwilling avatar of vengence. This is not to say that the earth is aware of what it's doing.

2) Try to save humanity and the earth from each other. All the while trying to keep my inhuman rage from consuming me.

3) The Nihilist. Due to continous failures, I would begin to feel that life is hopeless, and that all of the struggling on my part accomplishes nothing. My costume would be black, with a big 0 on it. I would have many sidekicks and work with other super heros, but they'd get really annoyed and stop returning my phone calls after awhile. Which also would not help my self esteem.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Hmm...this sounds disturbingly autobiographical on your part. Xuincherguixe smash?

[xuincherguixe.livejournal.com]

Yes, I suppose it does. But yes, Xuincherguixe Smash!

[motodraconis.livejournal.com]

1) Teleportation, preferably with the ability to teleport another with me.

2) It would make my life soooo much easier. I could live wherever I liked and commute to work wherever I liked. Live in France, work in the UK, chill out of an evening in India, spend an afternoon on the beach in Belize with my partner, that sort of thing. Never be afraid to wander about anywhere at any hour on my own as I could just teleport out of any trouble. Maybe rescue the odd person if such a situation occurred.

3) No cozzy, I'd try and keep it secret or risk my life becoming a nightmare with people demanding I courier them back and forth. (Maybe I'm just a selfish git.)

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Hmm...you and limpingpigeon both want teleportation.

Tell me, do you also like pink way too much?

Okay, here's MY deal

[momily.livejournal.com]

I think I did answer two years ago. But y'know, that was a really long freakin' time ago, and who the heck remembers two years ago, when you're my age?? Or cares?

So.

1. My superpower is this: I would have the ability to create, and sustain for any length of time, any visual/auditory/olfactory hallucination I wanted. I say 'hallucination' because I specifically do NOT want the power to alter reality, just the power to make persons think they are seeing/hearing/smelling something other than what's real. Origin: I don't know. I think it would originate with my own mind - I would suddenly, spontaneously, understand how to do it.

2. What I would do with it is protect myself and others from the Powers of Stupidity and Evil. I would, for example, make a really obnoxious, unsafe driver suddenly believe that the car he just cut off in traffic is in FACT a COP CAR, and that the lights and sirens are going just for him. OR when driving down the interstate, I could prevent such a traffic faux pas by suddenly appearing as if I were a huge 18-wheeler, barreling down the road at 90 mph. OR when walking around somewhere, if someone behaved in a menacing manner toward me, I suddenly appeared to be a really big, ugly, tattooed mo-fo with red eyes and wolf claws, smelling like death. You get the idea.

3. No name, no cape, no red "S" on my chest. I fly below the radar as usual, it's my best defense.

You're welcome. *bows*

Re: Okay, here's MY deal

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Amusingly enough, that is, almost to the word, what you wrote two years ago. :-)

[rogue-fox.livejournal.com]

1. My Super power would be the ability to heal any physical wound or heal any illness. I would be gifted with this power by a higher being (God if you will or an angel).

2. I would spend a lot of time in hospitals -- perhaps posing as a volunteer that is there "cheer up" sick children or patients. However, I would not use my super power unless the person wanted to be helped.

3. I would have the same name and work in complete secrecy. No costume and no sidekicks. Sort of null and voids the whole secret thing.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

You could just dress up in the outfit pictured in your icon. That'd be a popular choice. ;-)

[azzy23.livejournal.com]

*grin* The Bondage Avenger... She can hurt you, or make you feel goooooood.

*le sigh* Wish I could afford shiny bustiers.

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Jenny would make an awesome Bondage Avenger. She looks like a curvier Eliza Dushku.