User blog comment:Jenjie/Super Power/@comment-1037756-20110119092837

I would like the "power" of insane luck. That I think is best to possess. A force working on your behalf, potentially 24/7, that only wants to give you what you want? You will always have a high quality of life like this! A lot of the powers like telepathy or things you can control I see getting out of hand. Power corrupts, it's in human nature, old as time. So why give myself something that could turn me into a monster? With luck not beng totally controllable, it would help to prevent some of that from happening, plus it would surprise you on a daily basis.

If I couldn't get that I would want:
 * to control other's mental states or nervous system (from making somebody nervous, unhinged, temporary mental illnesses, or even full blown insanity). I'd use this on real corrupt individuals.
 * the ability to redirect objects or pain in general to me, which I then reflect or destroy with an invisible forcefield around me. Like a human magnet and shield. Yes, this would defeat copycat powers. Nobody could invade your space or threaten you or anybody you are near.

Speaking of how the show works, where you're given what you are most lacking, I'd probably get the power to just plain manipulate people by talking or a kind of dangerous charisma. Not mind control, but persuasion. Nobody would realize that your entire being is dangerously infectious, contageous, and that the more they interact with you, the closer they are to doing your bidding without even knowing they're under some twisted spell.