The question any geek or nerd should be able to answer. No, more than that, should be able to explain why they picked that specific power. For me, this was a dreaded question.
When I was young it was no big deal - flight. Sure, that's an easy one, and no one is really going to fight you over it. But it's so lazy. I also never really "felt" it either. Know what I mean? Like I picked it because I had to pick something, not because I wanted to pick it.
Then puberty hit and the power changed to invisibility. One reason - girl's locker room. High fives all around. Of course, it's still a lazy choice, and was mainly just for the laughs.
After that came adulthood, and the problem went away. Wrong! Any geek/nerd knows this question is fair game at any time, and if you don't have an answer by this point in your life, then who are you really? The pressure was just becoming too much.
Enter the book Jumper by Steven Gould (my hero). It's the story of a boy who discovers he has the ability to teleport to any location he has seen, and by the end of the novel I knew what power I would pick. My choice was cemented with the sequel - Reflex.
Flight? Forget about it. This is potentially faster than light travel we're talking about. Invisibility? Hey is that someone over there? Poof! Nope, don't see anything. Superpower choice made - check.
Did you see the movie? I did. It was entertaining and the reason I decided to read the books, BUT it was the books that made me decide to pick teleportation. The movie isn't much like the books at all, taking just a piece of the story here and there. Gould actually wrote another book after the movie that more closely resembles it called Jumper: Griffin's Story. It was not nearly as fun to read as the first two books.
Well, that's it, a huge weight lifted from my shoulders. Now I can focus on other important questions, like which Batman do I like best, or in what way would I most enjoy seeing Jar Jar meet his demise?
