Superhero extraordinaire.

There are days when I wish I were a superhero, fighting for the good of the world; amazing powers, secret identity, sexy dark form fitting outfits at my disposal and a smidgen of angst thrown in to make things interesting. There are the days when I wish I could hide behind a mask and cape, venture out into the dark and kick some villains’ butts’ vigilante style. And then there are days when I yen for the grace of some styling martial artist, those ever elusive masters who walk on walls and paralyse you with just a touch. Grace, power and discipline their garments of choice.

When it comes down to choosing what my mutant powers would be, I am never quite sure what would suite my alter ego. None of my current special abilities seem to do. Not the clumsy walking into walls, or the oafish way I swagger, or the butterfingered methods I use to grasp delicate breakable objects.

Telepathy, supernatural healing, superhuman strength, the ability to fly, to form ice from the barest hint of humidity, to crawl up walls, to control the weather or peoples minds, to disappear into thin air, to become invisible. My mind toys with each of these options, weighing, measuring, and pondering the pros and cons.

Would telepathy drive me to the brink of insanity, all the thoughts clambering at the walls of my subconscious, trying to make themselves heard. Would supernatural healing suffice or should it really be coupled with superhuman strength? Do I really want to be able to play with moisture, forming great spires/ towers of ice by thought alone or would fire be more suited to my character? Would I feel comfortable with the ability to control the thoughts of those around me, bending their will to my needs, hiding truths, blurring reality ever so slightly to protect them, or would my conscious be constantly wracked with guilt. In retrospect, perhaps it would be much easier to control the weather, less guilt involved. Do I want to soar high above the clouds, or would I much prefer to crawl up wall, a spider in the dark. And do I really have to stick to one superpower, or can I just select a multitude of them.

So, given the choice, which superpowers would you opt for