chipperWelcome to the second of the Twelve Days of Hogswatch. I will be starting a new giveaway every day between now and January 6th (the day after my birthday). Each giveaway will have different rules, and a different deadline, although all prizes will be mailed on January 9th, because I am bad at going to the post office.
This giveaway is for a shiny new copy of Velveteen vs. The Multiverse, the second volume in the adventures of Velma "Velveteen" Martinez, crankiest superheroine this side of the Mississippi. This is going to be a random number drawing with a twist, because I am silly. So...
1. To enter, comment on this post.
2. If you are international, indicate both this and your willingness to pay postage.
3. Explain your superpower. What is it? How does it work? What are your strengths and weaknesses?
I will choose the winner at 1PM PST on Monday, December 30th, by randomly selecting two heroes and deciding the outcome of a fight. (Note: "my superpower is I can do anything" means you will inevitably be defeated by Squirrel Girl. That's what she's for. Remember that in the Velveteen-verse, cunning and treachery often defeats raw strength.)
Game on!
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December 26 2013, 20:07:22 UTC 3 years ago
On good days, this means I can pack like Liam Neeson's character in the Taken movies--every weapon you need *and* the perfect wardrobe in zero packing time. On bad days, I fill an SUV to make sure I've got everything you might need for the the job . . .
December 26 2013, 20:11:03 UTC 3 years ago
2. If you are international, indicate both this and your willingness to pay postage.
3. Explain your superpower. What is it? How does it work? What are your strengths and weaknesses?
ooooh a Velveteen prize!
I have been international in the past, but if need be, I could do it again.. but otherwise, stateside.
Why a hero? no room for a Villain? *sigh* The Librarian of course, not only can I remember any book I have read, I can also tell you where I got it at. Plus, deadly accuracy in flinging books and the Deadly Shssshhh. Quotes are extra and I avoid rainy situations. Its not good for the books.
December 26 2013, 20:25:31 UTC 3 years ago
2. I am in Texas, which is still national, unless our governer succeeded in seceding when I wasn't looking.
3. My superpower is -- I am Captain Schadenfreude! I ride forth on my high horse mocking the misfortune of other jackasses; my weakness is that my righteous indignation often boomerangs and bites me on the ass.
December 26 2013, 20:29:26 UTC 3 years ago
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December 26 2013, 20:58:01 UTC 3 years ago
I would say that my superpower is the ability to leap tall stacks of medical paperwork in a single bound, but
December 26 2013, 21:16:35 UTC 3 years ago
My superpower is the ability to forget anything and everything. It makes re-reading re-watching old favorites great but conversations and such hard.
December 26 2013, 21:18:40 UTC 3 years ago
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December 26 2013, 21:47:46 UTC 3 years ago Edited: December 26 2013, 21:50:32 UTC
My weakness comes out when I use my power too often - then people stop believing me all together. :)
December 26 2013, 21:51:15 UTC 3 years ago
2. USA
3. The ability to build telepathic webs. Anyone around me can join the web and share the thoughts of those in the web. It allows people to solve complex problems quickly. It can also allow people to understand each others emotional landscape. It can be used for good or evil.
December 26 2013, 21:54:03 UTC 3 years ago
My superpower would be with animals.
It would make all animals friendly to me within reason. So if I were with a wild tiger for example it wouldn't attack me. If it were with a cat or a dog it would be all over me wanting hugs and pats.
It means I'm great at being giver of pats to all dogs and cats that I see. It also means that I can calm aggressive animals quickly with little fuss.
Its handy for my job as a vet nurse as I will never get scratched or bitten by the animals in my care and they will calm quickly with me in the area. They wont be really scared and will relax which will help with their healing.
The downside is that it's not really much help in a fight as I would rather not allow any animals come to harm so I would avoid the fighting.
December 26 2013, 22:21:15 UTC 3 years ago
Downsides: I tend to know awkwardly much about people I meet, and then can't mention any of it because it's creepy.
(I'm in the US.)
December 26 2013, 22:24:34 UTC 3 years ago Edited: December 26 2013, 22:27:22 UTC
My SuperPower is Being On Time. It works well, often, in that I get to where I'm going in time for appointments (quite useful for job interviews, dinner reservations, medical procedures, &c.) Unfortunately, not all my acquaintances consider this a super-power - or even a consideration, so I find myself at loose ends sometimes. Luckily I've learned never to leave the house without a book (or 3) and/or my journal.
December 26 2013, 22:40:03 UTC 3 years ago
My superpower is shapeshifting, of the mass-doesn't-matter variety. Strengths are stealth, mobility, versatility, and ability to become a dinosaur at will. Weaknesses are that it takes time to learn how to be an animal because four legs are tricky (don't even ASK about wings), and most animals don't actually exist at the top of the food chain, so predators are a concern. Also, having to stash caches of clothing all over the city is time-consuming and expensive.
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December 26 2013, 22:48:33 UTC 3 years ago
My superpower is procrastination. Now when fighting someone else I may be able to convince them that it's simply not worth the effort right here and now and there must be something else we can do that's far more fun, so let's go and do that and leave the battle thing for some other time when we're both more in the mood for it. The downside is that while I'm distracted trying to work how not to do the super battle, my opponent has more than likely got the jump on me.
December 26 2013, 23:08:15 UTC 3 years ago
My strengths are being hyper-emotional and incredibly easily emotionally manipulated.
My biggest weakness is seeing people falling down, unless they fall down so hard the laughter brings tears.
December 26 2013, 23:20:34 UTC 3 years ago Edited: December 26 2013, 23:21:32 UTC
My superpower is tech support. Machinery obeys me.
I restore to functioning electronic and mechanical gadgets, even those with (supposedly) no user serviceable parts. Generally I make them more reliable than they were originally. I setup people's computers, and even write illustrated guides to help them deal with the simpler of their own tech problems in an emergency. More then half the people I know come to me for tech support periodically, and even with the step by step instructions (with pictures) they realise how much of a pain it would be to cope, were I not around.
Consequently, a large cohort of the superheroes with combat based superpowers want me undamaged so I will keep their technology working better than standard. Fear their wrath if you threaten their tech support!
December 26 2013, 23:50:15 UTC 3 years ago
My superpower is finding lost things, and I am often grateful for it. Over the years I have honed it to the point where friends phone me up to ask "ceb, where have I put the ... oh there it is".
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December 27 2013, 00:31:37 UTC 3 years ago
My superpower is the power of understatement.
I am pleasantly pleased with it's strengths. A weakness is that I sometimes underestimate myself,
December 27 2013, 00:32:15 UTC 3 years ago
My current superpower is the ability to soothe crying children. I seriously have no idea why/how, but there is apparently something about me/my voice that gets babies and toddlers to settle down when I pick them up and sing to them. This obviously comes in handy in my jobs as a preschool teacher and working in the church nursery. :)
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