Chapters tagged super powers

by JackSimth

Chapter 1

“Hello. You'll want to wait until there's nobody else around before responding. I want to start with that so you don't make a fool of yourself when there's others watching. The startle and looking around for the source of the voice doesn't look too bad and is easily passed off, b...

by JackSimth

Chapter 2

 You're Alice Abrams, a mousey little librarian, and not having a good day. At four foot six in heels, you have a hard time getting people to take you seriously at the best of times… and the college football jocks today were ju...

by JackSimth

Chapter 3

You pull out your cell phone, and the entity hums, “A smartphone, so the electronic age… I can work with that, makes things convenient enough.” Pretending to take a call as you flush nothing but water and head to the sink to wash your hands, you continue talking ‘on your p...

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Chapter 5

“Let's… go with your plan, with a mod…” you consider, “I want to be the one talking to my roomie.” “Sure, no problem,” the man in your head replies, “it makes sense, really. Are you ready for me to make with the money management?” “Yeah,” you subvocalize… and this t...

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Chapter 10

You do your best to cover yourself with your legs and the clipboard as you fill out the paperwork… just a generic witness statement form. Name, phone, email, current address, yadda yadda, a big empty block for text, and a date and signature line… plus a little fine text, things l...

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Chapter 5

“I've seen some of the fights in the news…” you consider as you get up, “I'd rather avoid getting hit.” “There’s a lot of ways to do that,” the dragon on your hand replies as you get some paper towels from the counter, "you could be an agile flying blaster, a speedster, a sneak,...

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Chapter 16

“Admittedly, it's a compromise,” the ring chuckles, “but villainy would happen with or without the Codes. There's always going to be people who want things, and there's always going to be a portion of those who don't really see a problem with using theft, extortion, , etc....

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Chapter 17

When your is finally over, you dress, run home (at ten times speed), and collapse on the couch, hoping the muscle fatigue won't turn into aches when you awaken. You have some weird dreams about rapidly shifting back and forth between… housework? Emails? Online shopping fo...