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Farley2k

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I think shape shifting would get me screwed the most so I will go with that. Find a hot chick, bump into her boyfriend at the bar then go home and give her a quick lay.

Hell it might even improve their relationship since "he" would be paying more attention to her.
 

Aikouka

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Nov 27, 2001
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Teleportation with Telekinesis as a second. But I want to modify Teleporting to be like Quake style where if you appear into someone else, they blow up :p. Telefrag!!

But one thing.. with Telekinesis can you make yourself fly by moving yourself or does it have to be anything but yourself? Well, in that I guess you could just grab something tangible to stand on and simply make it move with you on it.

But I do think teleportation would be the nicest, because the one thing I dislike the most in life is wasting time and literally... my commute into work... riding in a plane, etc are all a waste of time. They're just time you have to spend to get to your destination. Since we didn't chose the auto-healing, we should have limited life time... might as well spend it having fun :D!
 

Mr Pickles

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Did anyone else stop and think what they could use these powers for and only come up with spying on naked chicks?
 

darkxshade

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Depends.

Does anyone else in the world have powers or is it just me who happen to have one?


If so then limited mind control, if I were to need one of the other abilities for something, I'll just persuade someone to do it for me. :p

If not, then probably teleportation or mind reading. Going by the OP suggestion that you want to avoid being noticed then I'd rather get mind reading, you'll get noticed real quick since you can't tell if anyone is at the location you're teleporting to though I imagine it wouldn't be easy to catch you either.
 

sdifox

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Depends on if teleportation has a range. I've always wanted to be the fastest courier.
 

KeithTalent

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Originally posted by: alkemyst
I would want to be less hawt. It's too hard to get through my days now.

Yeah sweating all the time would put a damper on my day too. You should try Degree, I hear it works wonders.

KT
 

CrimsonChaos

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Originally posted by: jonks
This is the toughest decision I've had to make all week :) I'm basing my criteria not on altruism, but more of a "what can this do for me wrt chicks and money". And if I can rescue a damsel or innocent in the bargain, fine.

<LOTS OF STUFF>

So I'm going with mind-reading. I'd never again be able to have a surprise party or wonder what xmas gift I'll be getting, but I will be able to know which guy my wife is banging so I can set him up for accidental dismemberment. No one would ever be able to con me, or lie to me without me knowing. But I'd probably lose the ability to trust anyone completely after hearing their innermost thoughts. But if I know what they are thinking, I don't need to trust them since they'd never be able to surprise me. It would probably make me feel really lonely, so I'd have to do some good deeds to make me feel worthwhile. No one ever wants to look at the negatives of these powers, but having examined the pros and cons, this is the one for me.

:thumbsup: I find it hilarious you gave the question this much thought...
 

CrimsonChaos

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Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
Did anyone else stop and think what they could use these powers for and only come up with spying on naked chicks?

Originally posted by: Farley2k
I think shape shifting would get me screwed the most so I will go with that. Find a hot chick, bump into her boyfriend at the bar then go home and give her a quick lay.

Hell it might even improve their relationship since "he" would be paying more attention to her.

I'm actually surprised there weren't more posts about this!
 

CrimsonChaos

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Mar 28, 2005
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Originally posted by: Aikouka
But one thing.. with Telekinesis can you make yourself fly by moving yourself or does it have to be anything but yourself?

I was thinking more like "the Force". They cannot fly, but I think they can use the force to help them do very acrobatic/athletic things.

 

CrimsonChaos

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Originally posted by: darkxshade
Depends.

Does anyone else in the world have powers or is it just me who happen to have one?

The world as you know it today -- in other words, as far as you know, you are the only one.
 

CrimsonChaos

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Mar 28, 2005
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Originally posted by: villageidiot111
Does super healing also practically stop the aging process, as in wolverine?

I guess, but maybe not to the same extent -- maybe you would live to be only a few hundred years old.
 

Quasmo

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Jul 7, 2004
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I'd have the ability to use my powers as puns. Like, I'd have the ability to shoot bear hands out of my real hands, so that I could go around killing people with my "bear" hands. ect.