Sapphire has gotten to the last page of her current journal so it's time to buy a new one.
She goes looking for one at a local art fair. Maybe she'll be able to find something nice.
Yes, or they express something similar to what a power expresses, but an inconvenient overabundance of it. Or they change the balance of the powers' autonomy compared to yours in using them.
Oh, I think I've found you that power you were looking for a moment ago!
Name: Cotton Candy - Cost: 3 ☐
(Requires Disney Princess)
The sharp edges of the world are blunted around you. That's not to say that nothing bad can happen, but that the worst things happen a lot less often, and happy endings large and small are much easier to come by. This effect can ripple outward to improve the lives of people you've never met.
That's a lovely power. I guess the pre-requisite is more based on vibes than on what it specifically does?
She checks the box.
Yes, this is one of those prerequisites that's hard to explain in straightforward terms.
I think I'll go through the powers again now. For the moment, I'm going to put a + next to the powers I especially want and a minus next to the ones that aren't important to me. I'll just uncheck anything I don't really want anymore.
Does that make sense?
I think so, yes!
Would you like me to show different subtotals for the different marks?
That would be great. Thank you.
She starts her examination from the top noting down little bits about her thoughts though not precisely transcribing them as she goes.
A Hundred Ships is something she likes the idea of having, of remaining recognizably herself even as she gets older and not needing to worry about anything of that sort. It isn't quite important enough for a plus though.
What's In a Name is actually of a similar level, she is Sapphire and the idea of some sort of magic asserting as a definitive fact that that's not her name bothers her more than she would have thought before today.
Severance can just get unchecked. She doesn't actually want to run from her past that much or that hard.
Angelic Tones could help with public speaking, and that isn't that important to her. She starts to put down a minus but them rethinks, it isn't as practical but the idea of being able to sing any song and be fully confident in the beauty of her voice is a lovely notion. She'll leave it as neutral for the moment.
Emerald Orbs still isn't appealing. Especially with the added complication of Crazy Train.
Perfect Hair actually gets a minus. Everything she wanted from it is better handled by Undressing Room. In theory it removes some options but it's not that big of a deal.
Size Difference is another one that almost gets a minus but on second thought doesn't it isn't very practical but the thought of kid mode appeals pretty deeply to her, of not standing above people but meeting them on their level. There's something very important about that if not quite important enough for a plus.
Dressing Room and Undressing Room get a plus. The thought of being free from the feeling of clothes on her skin all the time is very enticing and even with Crazy Train she expects her appearance won't be too far from what she's okay with.
Personal Hygiene is also very nice. No need to get sweaty or dirty and another obstacle to full-time nudity removed.
Like Roses gets a minus. It's just not important and she's pretty sure dressing room can do perfume if she needs it to.
Just A Little Longer is something she can imagine being useful but especially if she takes Inner Strength below it isn't as important. Minus... On second thought though, it is one point and doesn't come with the whole become a superhero thing she feels weird about. She'll leave it at minus for now.
Immunity System feels a normal amount of important. It's not like she gets sick that much as it is.
My Ears are Burning retains the very good arguments against it.
Well Endowed and Hollow Leg get pluses. They're necessary for what she wants out of Size difference and also just lovely for other reasons and they give her most of what she wants from Inner Strength without the weird bits.
Inner Strength accordingly gets a minus.
Lightfoot still feels wrong. Thinking about why actually makes her fully uncheck Inner Strength. She just doesn't want to succeed by being physically more capable than other people she wants to succeed by understanding other people and convincing them to believe in her vision or build a better vision by working together with them. She actually underlines that when she writes it down because it feels very important.
That same argument keeps the battle powers unchecked.
Thinking about that more...
I wonder if there's a way to turn that insight into a drawback. That idea that I can only succeed as part of a group and not by individually being stronger than everyone around me? That feels like the sort of thing that could be a drawback. It's a pretty big tradeoff though, I'm not completely sure I'd take it.