TM Prompt 261: Which fictional character would you like to be?
Aquaman.
Now, I can't say that I know much about the man. Beth is much more into Marvel Comics, as I'm sure you all know. But, with the abilities that I have, comparisons always come up. Usually unfavorable comparisons.
I was never cut out to be a superhero, or even to have extraordinary physical abilities of a purely human nature. The limit of my sporting feats was running cross-country in high school. I'm a tall skinny guy - Captain America before they gave him the Super Serum - and, honestly, not so skinny anymore. There aren't too many 40-something lawyers with superpowers. There's probably a reason for that.
Aquaman looks good in spandex. He has physically implausible muscles. He's aged about two years in fifty. He's a two-dimensional, primary-color character in a comic book, and my wife still thinks he's hot. Still, she's always had questionable taste.
He can talk to fish, too. When people ask me what I can do, I list my fantastic, mindboggling abilities, and then they ask: "yeah, but can you talk to fish?" I don't even understand why anyone would want to talk to fish.
Most of all, though, the moral issues he faces are mostly very black and white. Clear. Easily resolved within thirty or so pages. What wouldn't I give for a few problems like that.
Now, I can't say that I know much about the man. Beth is much more into Marvel Comics, as I'm sure you all know. But, with the abilities that I have, comparisons always come up. Usually unfavorable comparisons.
I was never cut out to be a superhero, or even to have extraordinary physical abilities of a purely human nature. The limit of my sporting feats was running cross-country in high school. I'm a tall skinny guy - Captain America before they gave him the Super Serum - and, honestly, not so skinny anymore. There aren't too many 40-something lawyers with superpowers. There's probably a reason for that.
Aquaman looks good in spandex. He has physically implausible muscles. He's aged about two years in fifty. He's a two-dimensional, primary-color character in a comic book, and my wife still thinks he's hot. Still, she's always had questionable taste.
He can talk to fish, too. When people ask me what I can do, I list my fantastic, mindboggling abilities, and then they ask: "yeah, but can you talk to fish?" I don't even understand why anyone would want to talk to fish.
Most of all, though, the moral issues he faces are mostly very black and white. Clear. Easily resolved within thirty or so pages. What wouldn't I give for a few problems like that.