Michelle's Meteor Memento 3

njae wrote: Wow, I'm really surprised that Amanda denying the potion is this well received. I actually expected something like "why didn't she transform after this cliffhanger?" Of course, Amanda will sooner or later drink the liquid and become super too.

@Argonaut

Although I felt that Part 1 was a little "generic," I'm a big fan of stories in which a fledgling superwoman experiments with her newly-gained powers, and there were some nice touches. I especially like the fact that the green liquid's effects are temporary, which opens up some good storytelling opportunities if Michelle's powers start to fade at an inconvenient moment.

Indeed. Permanent super powers - or to be more specific permanent invulnerability - make it hard for the character to be brave, not ot mention heroic.

Her ability to endow others with limited versions of her own power through skin-to-skin contact offers a neat solution to her worries about having sex with a normal partner.

I actually came up with this ability from an episode of The Big Bang Theory where they discussed Superman saving Louis from falling to death just a few feet above the floor. This ability kills two birds with one stone, just like the self-grown costume does.

njae wrote:

Anon wrote: I think that Amanda choice is so popular because it's a variation over the usual theme: got powers, spread them. It gave some depth to the character and create some very interesting possibilities. Actually I half rewrote an entire chapter of another story after reading yours.
I'm less of a fan of the powers through skin contacty idea, but I admit it's as great gimmick to solve many "cardboard world" issues.

I'm curious to read that story and see how it was affected.