Tuesday, December 07, 2004
being on a team of superpowered beings would be all kinds of fun if there wasn't a telepath.
ahem. that's someone who can read minds and if necessary, talk inside your head.
let's use Jean Grey of the X-Men as our example.
it's very hard to control your thoughts, especially if someone tells you to make your mind completely blank.
the movie Ghostbusters makes a very good point at this. most people i tell to clear their mind do in fact think of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
so i know this about myself and i'm sure i can speak for others when i say that the first thought that pops into my head about most things is usually not the most pure of heart. that's why i enjoy that barrier that lies between my brain and my mouth called "inhibition."
if i was to hang out with a telepath, especially a female one, i would constantly be digging myself in deeper and deeper.
my thoughts might sound like:
"she's doing it again, isn't she? man! what did i do bad today that i'm not supposed to think about! HEY! BRAIN! N O T SUPPOSED TO THINK ABOUT!"
"ok, don't stare at her...(blank), i said don't stare! look away! look at the floor! no stop! she knows! stop!"
"yeah, i know you're listening to my head! meow meow meow meow meow meow meow..."
so you can surround me with teammates who can shoot fire, turn into living steel or even a guy with claws, hairy back and an attitude. just don't put me on a team with someone who knows i'm not paying the least bit of attention when she's telling me about her day.
cuz chicks hate that.
ahem. that's someone who can read minds and if necessary, talk inside your head.
let's use Jean Grey of the X-Men as our example.
it's very hard to control your thoughts, especially if someone tells you to make your mind completely blank.
the movie Ghostbusters makes a very good point at this. most people i tell to clear their mind do in fact think of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
so i know this about myself and i'm sure i can speak for others when i say that the first thought that pops into my head about most things is usually not the most pure of heart. that's why i enjoy that barrier that lies between my brain and my mouth called "inhibition."
if i was to hang out with a telepath, especially a female one, i would constantly be digging myself in deeper and deeper.
my thoughts might sound like:
"she's doing it again, isn't she? man! what did i do bad today that i'm not supposed to think about! HEY! BRAIN! N O T SUPPOSED TO THINK ABOUT!"
"ok, don't stare at her...(blank), i said don't stare! look away! look at the floor! no stop! she knows! stop!"
"yeah, i know you're listening to my head! meow meow meow meow meow meow meow..."
so you can surround me with teammates who can shoot fire, turn into living steel or even a guy with claws, hairy back and an attitude. just don't put me on a team with someone who knows i'm not paying the least bit of attention when she's telling me about her day.
cuz chicks hate that.
