You live in a typical town with your typical family and attend a typical middle school.
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YOU, however, are anything but typical. You harbor a secret - something you have never told another living soul. You have the supernatural ability to...
Option 1: [[change the weather]]
Option 2: [[read minds]]
You have the ability to turn a bone-chilling winter day into a picturesque summer day where butterflies dance beneath the dazzling, blue sky and children relentlessly beg their parents for ice cream.
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You also have the ability to summon torential downpours and tornadoes of the greatest magnitude.
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You possess powers equivalent to those of a Greek God; HOWEVER, there is one problem. Your powers only activate when you...[[sneeze]].You have the ability to read the thoughts of people all around you - your parents, teachers, classmates, the new student with the dreamy eyes and killer smile who sits right behind you...The possibilities are endless.
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However, there's a catch. Your powers only become active when you make someone laugh.
As you sit in math class, listening to the analog clock on the wall with its incessant tick..tock..tick..tock, you're dying to know what the attractive new student in class thinks about you. Beads of sweat form around your hairline and glisten in the afternoon sunlight as you anxiously develop a plan. Do you [[attempt to tell a joke]] or [[do you wait and hope that something funny happens in class]]?And you are allergic to everything! Pollen, pet dander, cheap perfume. They all present an olfactory nightmare for you!
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And the worst part is that when you sneeze, you are unable to control what kind of weather event you will create. You are constantly on edge. The meteorologists in your town are baffled. Rumors are running rampant about the cause of the recent outbreak of freak weather phenomena.
One fine spring day, as you are sitting in biology class, your teacher announces that today, your class will take an online, end-of-unit exam. The class releases a collective groan. Simultaneously, you notice that Alice is wearing an unnatural amount of Designer Imposter's perfume. Knowing that your sneeze-potential is off the charts, do you [[lean in for a good whiff]] OR [[do you ask to move seats]]?
<img src="https://www.charlottefive.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/purple-question-mark-clip-art-ytkebkklc-png-1024x1014.png" width="500" height="300">Your choice yields interesting results. As predicted, Alice's perfume catapults you into a sneezing frenzy, and suddenly, ominous thunderheads begin to build. Boom! Zap! Lightning rips through the dark sky, and what do you know? The power goes out!
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You lean back in your chair, smiling victoriously, knowing that no power means no internet and no online test. At least not today...
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Good choice! Because you made the wise decision to move seats and avoid an all-out sneeze fest, you just saved your town from a possible devastating tornado or some other freakish weather event. What a heroic deed! Just be sure to steer clear of Alice.
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You're in luck! Your teacher shows the class a hilarious YouTube video and you instantly discover that not only does the new student think you smell just like Snuggle fabric softener, but they also like your hair!
<img src="http://mojosavings.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/snuggle-fabric-softener.jpeg" width="500" height="300">Your joke bombs, but no matter! You receive a sympathy laugh from the attractive student, and that's enough to activate your powers. You discover that although the student thinks your joke was incredibly lame, he/she still thinks your hair looks amazing in an 80's throwback kind of way.
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↶↷You live in a typical town with your typical family and attend a typical middle school.
YOU, however, are anything but typical. You harbor a secret - something you have never told another living soul. You have the supernatural ability to...
Option 1: change the weather
Option 2: read minds