Even though the Buy More was packed, Morgan and I found some time to hang out and talk for a while. It was a fun conversation. We were discussing which superpower we would like to have. And which superpower some people already seem to have, as well as the name each of us should have.
Morgan is already the Master of Work Avoidance. His skills in that area are already legendary. As a superhero, he could use those skills to indefinitely delay the villains from whatever they have planned. He would simply show up and the villains would cease their attempts to take over the world. They'd simply stop working on their plans. It'd be fantastic.
Jeff was designated as Dr. Inappropriate. His super skill is making people uncomfortable and nervous. Villains are powerless before his wink, which causes either gender to start shuddering uncontrollably. By the time anyone could recover, their scheme would be foiled and the day saved.
Ellie was easy. She's the Caring Comforter. She is more of a support heroine than a main one. She has the ability to make anyone feel better, whether it be a physical injury caused by stopping one too many speeding bullets or an emotional hurt caused by Jeff or mental distress caused by anything. We just couldn't decide on who she would support.
Casey is Captain Grunt or Captain Growl or Captain Scowl. He's clearly a captain and his power to cow people with facial expressions or indeterminate sounds is known both in Buy More and the spy world. His is a nice projectable power that only requires a camera and a video projector. But it's not as strong as others, since it only slows and stuns.
Lester was harder to define. We finally decided on Mr. Niggly. He couldn't stand up to any criminal face-to-face, let alone a supervillain. But, given enough time and access, he would create minor problem after minor problem that would cascade into an overpowering wave which crushes all beneath it.
Devon is obviously Captain Awesome. We made up an Awesome Academy that we said he graduated from. We even discussed what abilities he had when he was just Private Awesome. Now, though, he just overawes his opponents and most of 'em surrender without a fight.
Sarah was the Stunning Siren. OK, it's not really her voice, but we couldn't come up with any other alliteration we liked. It was all about her looks, which he claimed could strike any man dead in his tracks. Add a little flirting and they turn into putty. I couldn't tell him how right he was. I've seen her super powers in action. I am not immune to them, either.
My role was much harder. Morgan kept trying to make me Emperor of the Known Universe or something. I was leaning more towards the guy who can fix anything – kind of the technological equivalent of Ellie's biological skills. I'm just not really sure where I fit in.