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!
December 27 2013, 04:07:54 UTC 3 years ago
My superpower is telekinesis. I am best at manipulating the little stuff: piles of debris, molecules, bacteria, genes, etc. I really like condensing and exciting the oxygen molecules in a certain area, so that they spontaneously combust. When it comes to average-sized items, such as bodies or buildings, my energy gets seriously sapped and I need to have a lie-down and lots of good food after the ordeal is done to get my energy back to normal. Planets, stars, and anything cosmic is way beyond my skill and energy-level.
It takes a goodly amount of concentration to work my power. I don't need to see the object physically, just psychically. I imagine it lifting or moving how I want it in a mental scene that mirrors the physical environment the object is in. It helps if I close my eyes, but I don't need to. Also, because most of my energy goes into this primarily mental endeavor, I'm not in the best shape physically. I'm not too bad, but running, dodging, climbing trees? I'd rather just deflect whatever is coming at me (trip them, widen the space between their molecules (ouch!), something like that).
Let's see if I get into the ring. And if so, will I make it? :)