Well, I'm fairly certain an X-Men comic somewhere covers this, but owing to my lack of exposure to comics and my lack of time/money to invest in yet another (albeit worthwhile... probably) interest, I'll vocalise my thoughts here...
Have you ever considered what it'd be like for a kid born with superpowers to go through puberty? They have to contend with not only their growing bodies and emotional development, but the emergence of their powers, and if not emergence, then 'power-upping' to the extent that it is difficult to control, being unaccustomed to the levels of power you're able to tap.
Take telekinesis: in a fit of teenaged anger, you trash your house with a shout of defiance to your parents, or crush the skull of that bully who's been pissing you off. But you didn't mean to, only that the thought ran across your mind, but that's enough (we all know how teenagers speak their mind... ¬_¬ /jk).
So question: in an environment where you as a 11-13 year old are coming into your element with an ability but have no-one to call upon to help you control it, which ability would you least wish to have? (And even if you do have someone to help you through this, how do you think they'd do it?)
(Answer the first) For me, the obvious answer is telepathy. 'Tis a one-way route to going insane, as well as potentially fucking over everyone you see. Mind-reading is an integral part of the ability and when you're inadvertently reading the thoughts of people you see on the streets, people you bump into, people you make eye-contact with... oh... shit...
Have you ever considered what it'd be like for a kid born with superpowers to go through puberty? They have to contend with not only their growing bodies and emotional development, but the emergence of their powers, and if not emergence, then 'power-upping' to the extent that it is difficult to control, being unaccustomed to the levels of power you're able to tap.
Take telekinesis: in a fit of teenaged anger, you trash your house with a shout of defiance to your parents, or crush the skull of that bully who's been pissing you off. But you didn't mean to, only that the thought ran across your mind, but that's enough (we all know how teenagers speak their mind... ¬_¬ /jk).
So question: in an environment where you as a 11-13 year old are coming into your element with an ability but have no-one to call upon to help you control it, which ability would you least wish to have? (And even if you do have someone to help you through this, how do you think they'd do it?)
(Answer the first) For me, the obvious answer is telepathy. 'Tis a one-way route to going insane, as well as potentially fucking over everyone you see. Mind-reading is an integral part of the ability and when you're inadvertently reading the thoughts of people you see on the streets, people you bump into, people you make eye-contact with... oh... shit...
