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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hammerhead" data-source="post: 4517710" data-attributes="member: 73">"Actually, Mary, my point was that the introduction of varied and powerful Elite abilities into a set framework of rules would so drastically change what was a conventional contest of athletic talent into little more than a game of strategic power utilization. For example, a game of soccer, also known as European football, played with Elite talents would scarcely resemble the game you remember from childhood. A telekinetic could simply grab the ball with their powers and fling it into the opposing team's goal without moving an inch, or a teleporter might create a portal that would allow instant scoring," Emmet explains, drawing on his napkin to illustrate both of his examples. Emmet begins to correct Clover about her...misunderstandings of fencing, then stopped. While she is wrong, and seems far too eager to reduce an intriguing into some kind of sadistic bloodsport that glorifies actual violence rather than sanitizing it into something somewhat constructive, it is not any of my business. If Clover enjoys dueling with a broadsword, then let her enjoy it. It is only a sport, after all."And while I agree that our Elite gifts are part of who we are, our own self extends beyond whatever our individual variation might be, barring such drastic changes that radically alter our interactions with this world. Someone like Manjit, for example. Learning when to use our gifts, and when not to use them is likely a vital component of the power training courses. It could also be crippling to use a certain Elite ability as a crutch instead of mastering the relevant skill, comparable to relying on an advanced calculator before learning the mathematical theory," Emmet argues, a smile on his face. "Although I suppose my own thoughts conveniently fail to apply to my specific case. I am incapable of failing to use my own Elite ability of hypercognition, and I would be unlikely to disable my mental enhancement under any circumstance," he admits with a small shrug.</blockquote>

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