← Absorb Santa’s Power

You arrive at home early Christmas morning. As you shed your hat and coat in the living room, your partner notes that you look very different from when you left a week ago. What’s with the long… fake white beard and the big… fake belly? You explain that the belly’s permanent, the beard is fashionable, and what you’re about to do is so real it’s surreal, so get the kids in here. And start recording. [ifurlparam param=”Power” is=”Time”]When the kids enter, you use your time control powers to put your whole family on pause, then you zip around to the attic and find props. When you snap time back, your partner is wearing a beer helmet and a foam finger, your kids are in fancy top hats and monocles, and the pets are covered in Christmas ornaments. (Which they hate.)[/ifurlparam][ifurlparam param=”Power” is=”Animal”]You use your animal communication abilities to encourage the old family dog to do new tricks, like backflips, playing dead, and reorganizing the receipt box for tax time next year. You ask the cat to let everyone pet her belly, but she politely declines.[/ifurlparam][ifurlparam param=”Power” is=”Body”]You use your body manipulation ability to shove yourself into tight spaces, like the area between the fridge and the stove, and in-and-out of the cereal cabinet. Under your breath, you curse your home’s designer for not putting in a fireplace.[/ifurlparam][ifurlparam param=”Power” is=”All”]You show off your extraordinary set of powers. First you stop time and tie your kids’ shoelaces together, then you tell the family cat to meow the “Baby Shark” song, and finally you extend your hand to cover your partner’s entire face. You didn’t choose to display your powers in annoying ways, that was just nerves. But they’re all too impressed by the spectacle to care.[/ifurlparam]

Your family is amazed and proud of you. They’d be even happier if Christmas wasn’t officially canceled, but it’s still an amazing display.

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