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[wordaday]

[Try as she might, Sookie can't figure out how to do this anonymously, so at the very least she won't show her face. It's too damn embarrassing.]

does anyone have good tips on faking powers? i need to know in the next few days.

thanks!

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[driftsintobuffetline]

is there a specific power you want to fake? or do you just want to make it look like you have a power--any power--that you don't have?

[wordaday]

the second one. i don't really care what it is, honestly.

[driftsintobuffetline]

you should really do this anon then, but ok.

make it something you already do pretty well. bake pies? say you can bake pies that make people do your bidding or something. Or just that you can bake the BEST pies. etc.

Or make it something related to your actual power but doesn't give away your full power.
example: my blood is blue. (which is only, ha ha, scratching the surface of that power)

or say it is something unable to be demonstrated. or that you don't want to use because it's dangerous (to you or to your audience, depending on the audience). or that you can tell it to them, but then you'd be able to make them forget it so there's really no point.

I really think the best lies are based on truth, though, so what're your powers? and then use that as a basis for your lie

[wordaday]

i would have, but i couldn't figure it out. i've never had a phone this fancy before :(

[iPhones are still about a year away from reaching her back home. All she knows are flip phones and Blackberries, like a damn medieval pesant.]

my real powers can't factor into it all, that's the problem. it needs to be definitely seperate. but the dangerous thing might work. i hope.

[driftsintobuffetline]

just be glad you know what a phone is. some people have never even seen anything like this. XD

but now you have me hella curious about your powers

[wordaday]

i'm confused enough as it is and i'm only a few years behind. i can't imagine what it's like for those poor people

you and my producer both. its nothing that needs to be talked about.

[driftsintobuffetline]

when are you from?
and they manage. I'm really waiting for someone to go, like, caveman on the phone or like dark ages "burn this heretic device!" or something. no luck so far

uh, no. that's exactly when it needs to be talked about. is it super embarrassing? oh man, there you go. there's another cover-story for your power--just say it's super embarrassing... think dumb kids cartoon potty humor gag things (super farts, IDK) and you tell people that and that's a good way to get people to back off on the "what are your powers?" thing -- well, unless they're like a thirteen year old boy. then you'd be better off telling them anything BUT cartoon potty humor. say you have magic makeup powers or something and they'll leave you alone. probably. maybe. actually idk, on second thought, with the curious kids this place brings, just don't discuss powers because they'll want to see regardless

[wordaday]

[How did you type that all out Newt, don't you get tired? Good lord. She's not even sure where to start with all that .

Start with the easiest, then.]

haha, it's not embarassing.just private. asking about powers kind of feels like someone asking about how much you make, you know? seems all kinds of invasive.