Anyone else constantly coming across those poll questions on social media that ask "What would you pick if you could have one superpower?" and finding themselves answering "Shapeshifting"?
And sometimes people will ask why not flight, or super strength, or lightning speed, or telepathy? Like those are the powers you SHOULD want to have.
But to have the ability to change yourself? Everything about yourself physically? That's a dream come true.
Then again, maybe I've just been re-reading too many comics lately.
~ Limbo's Mistress (Samantha)
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Besides...
With shapeshifting you could shift to a bird and fly anyway! And if you can shapeshift into non-biological things (and still shift back), then... lightning for the speed win!
As for super strength or telepathy, meh. Those could be truly annoying if you didn't have perfect control (man of steel, woman of kleenex issues or non-stop voices in your head...)
Powers
I think about answering shapeshifting then I remember the TV show, Heroes, where the villain Sylar could "steal" people's powers and keep them like a giant sponge, I WANT that power. I can have shapeshifting and ALL the others too :)
Wishing for Powers
Wanda wrote a story on this theme back in 2000. I just freshened the date and moved it to the top of the page. :)
Hugs,
Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.