Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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  • Music: RHPS, "Superheroes."

A giveaway! FOR JUSTICE!

I have copies of Velveteen vs. The Junior Super Patriots, and guys, it is a pretty, pretty book. Very solid, very well-designed and awesome. And that means I should give a couple of copies away.

This is the first giveaway. It is open to all, with the caveat that if you are outside the United States, you must be willing to pay postage if you win. I am sorry about that, but I can't afford international postage right now. If that's cool with you, yay! If it's not, I really am sorry, and hopefully will win the lottery soon.

To enter, leave a comment with your location (US/non-US), and what super power you would have if you lived in Velveteen's universe. Winners will be selected via random number generator, BUT! If you don't include everything above, you cannot win.

I will randomly select a winner on Sunday, November 18th, so that I can mail the book before Thanksgiving.

Good luck! Game on!
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Deborah Kwan

November 14 2012, 22:06:34 UTC 4 years ago

I'm in California. Superpower of Luck. Everything just kind of goes how you want it to, sometimes without you even realizing it. My flight was delayed just enough for me to get onboard. I didn't get all 6 lotto numbers, but got 5 and the bonus number. Wow, that was lucky how that machete just missed my head by millimeters...

birdpooka

November 14 2012, 22:08:40 UTC 4 years ago

I'd love to be Braniac 5.1, but I'd probably end up with something more along the lines of getting exposed to a radioactive alarm clock, giving me the power to be exactly on time for anything.

birdpooka

November 14 2012, 22:08:57 UTC 4 years ago

Er, US (NY)

greyduck

November 14 2012, 22:11:26 UTC 4 years ago

Location: US, actually in Vel's adopted city of Portland!

Superpower: As I quip year after year, I keep telling Santa that all I want for Christmas is telekinesis. I won't abuse it for nefarious purposes, honest! Mostly, I'll use it to immobilize and/or relocate people who are about to step/drive/careen into something stupid and/or dangerous. Among other things.

jennygriffee

November 14 2012, 22:12:18 UTC 4 years ago

US.

Considering I seem to have an, um, gift for anonymity / not being noticed, I say let's ramp that up to superpower level so I can go wreak havoc and then have everyone instantly forget who I was or that I was ever there. Might come in handy. ;)

djonn

November 14 2012, 22:13:14 UTC 4 years ago

Luckily for my Vel-verse alter-ego, I am (and he would be) based in Oregon where the Super Patriots would not be able to co-opt me.

As for my superpower, I would be Mr. Lyric, with the ability to cause things to happen by singing them. So for example, should I sing the following to the chorus of "Waltzing Matilda":

"Kindly all sit down, and we'll have a pleasant supper now,
For I'm Mr. Lyric, and you will obey."

...we would, in fact, sit down and have a pleasant supper. (This would not stop us from continuing a superheroic battle afterward, however.)

geojlc

November 14 2012, 22:18:07 UTC 4 years ago

I'm a US player and I would totally be Destractagirl with the ability to make everyone.... Err, the enemy (really!)... go, "what was I doing again?!?"

kiarasayre

November 14 2012, 22:21:25 UTC 4 years ago

I'm in the US, and my superpower would be the ability to make internet trolls reevaluate their life choices.

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wendyzski

November 14 2012, 22:41:09 UTC 4 years ago

US and I always wanted to be able to find ANYTHING. I'm pretty close to it in the office, which has convinced him that I'm an organizational genius. He's never seen my apartment...

idancewithlife

November 14 2012, 22:52:17 UTC 4 years ago

US resident. I would control the ingredients of chocolate to make a splatter weapon, or provide rewards.

lysystratae

November 14 2012, 22:59:40 UTC 4 years ago

US, and I would be able to manipulate plant life - kill it, make it grow superfast, use vines like arms. I could easily go evil and kill people with the plants in their digestive system :)

grassrose

November 14 2012, 23:03:13 UTC 4 years ago

US
(despite the kangaroo pic :-D)

I would have the power to magnify or sap the powers of others within a certain proximity. And fly. I want to fly!

droewyn

November 14 2012, 23:04:59 UTC 4 years ago

US

My superpower will be shapshifting, of the not-bound-by-physics variety.

Dell Jacko

November 14 2012, 23:15:01 UTC 4 years ago Edited:  November 14 2012, 23:16:31 UTC

US

Right now, I want to be able to make hiking boots and packs fit perfectly. (argh, the blisters)
More generally, I want to fly - without side effects like issues with lack of oxygen, temperature and air pressure generally.

everywherestars

November 14 2012, 23:16:21 UTC 4 years ago

London. Non-US

I would have the superpower of being able to get cats to listen to me and stop eating furniture.

silvertwi

November 14 2012, 23:37:17 UTC 4 years ago

Connecticut, USA

I would totally have the ability to control and change things/objects/people with music. Hum a few bars of Snow Queen and bam! Instant icicle. Need to free someone from something complicated? Tam Lin!

...I may or may not be a music major. And a music nerd.

inuki42

November 14 2012, 23:38:54 UTC 4 years ago

US

I'd like retractable claws and a cat's sense of balance... because I keep falling over without it.

princessmei

November 15 2012, 00:02:20 UTC 4 years ago


Daly City, California
US

If I lived in Velveteen's Universe I would really like the ability to influence the crowds around me to spontaneously burst into musical numbers as if they were part of a Bollywood movie or a Disney film like Enchanted.

"Yes evil villain, you may try to run away, but not until you sing along with the chorus and twirl a couple times. And remember, it's Gilbert and Sullivan, so by the end of it you'll be married off."

cailleuch

November 15 2012, 00:07:54 UTC 4 years ago

US

My power would be to spread health to all.

dragonsally

November 15 2012, 00:16:04 UTC 4 years ago

Australia

Teleporation. I dream of being able to blink, and opening my eyes on the other side of the globe.

museclio

November 15 2012, 00:21:41 UTC 4 years ago

US
Um... uh... the power to think of a good super power on the spot.

handspinner

November 15 2012, 00:23:13 UTC 4 years ago

If I lived in Velveteen's universe, I would be able to make ropes out of any substance available. These ropes would help make awesome traps and trip lines. :)


I can have you send it to a US address. Although, it would be cool if you won the lottery as well.

rhoda_rants

November 15 2012, 00:25:51 UTC 4 years ago

US

The power to change two dimensions into three, and back again. Meaning, if I draw something on a piece of paper, it becomes real. And I can also take something real and turn it flat (including myself) to hide things and make quick getaways.

rose_clover

November 15 2012, 00:32:31 UTC 4 years ago

AUS and happy to pay for postage

I would want to be able to sing and make the story come to life!

Princess R [dreamwidth.org]

November 15 2012, 00:38:37 UTC 4 years ago

US Address.

I would have the power to find people's lost stuff. (Keys, socks, tupperware lids, etc.) As long as it was no bigger than a breadbox, and didn't belong to me at any point in its history.
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