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[Speed]

Random poll! Oh yeah! Be excited!

I miss the massive amount of random polls that used to flood this place, so... I figured I'd try my hand at making one!

The game is simple. First, answer the questions. Only pick 1 answer for the first, but the others you can pick as many as you want. Then, tell the audience a little about why you chose what you did! The telling is optional, but it makes these things so much more fun.

[Kyr]

Third 'other' option:

Were I feeling particularly clever: "So long and thanks for all the fish!"

More likely: "BWAHAHAHAHA!"

[The Phoenixian]

Let's see
1: Yes but for the sake of style and caution I'd check how it worked first.
2 All of them. I want an inherent ability to summon jetboots on my wings of folded space-time while I surf on a magic shop broom and carpet alternating on even and odd days. (A little Variety is the spice of life.)
3: I'm totally the "Lord it over" type.

[Uber]

I'd beat around the bush a bit, just making sure there were no loopholes in the gift...

Simplicity has its perks when it comes to flight, but jetpacks are always cool.

I am Dave! Yognaught! -- "See ya later, [censored]lords!" *Blast off*

[Logos]

1.) Depends where.

2.) Alaska/Horizon Airlines. I have a Frequent Flyer plan with them, and it gets me points.

3.) "Oh God, why did this have to be the seat right in front of an infant... hopefully my headphones'll drown the crying out."

[Kite]

Flying around like superman would be great, no more public transit for me! There are two things I would says, one being "You can run but you can't glide!" or "Smoke me a Kipper I'll be back for breakfast."

[Zeratul Darksoul]

1 - Ah-DOI! Of ~COURSE~ I'd want to fly!
2 - Mix it up between having fire coming out of a butt on my back and making Physics my pet.
3 - Finally I don't have to waste time on those pesky things called "buses" and "cars" if I want to nip on over to the next town for a spot of toy shopping!

[Lyre Harper]

1, *looks at own avvie, looks at poll* :|

Not that hard to guess.

2, See 1.

3, See Ubervid, replace "Phoenix" with "Birdhat", and you're good. XD

[Lea Plath]

3. SO LONG GRAVITY! I'LL WRITE!

[Heroesofcrash]

1. I'm a bit indecisive... partly cuz of the option before (depends on how it worked), and partly because I'd be unsure of how to use the gift of flight. Do I use it for myself? Do I use it for others? CAN I even use it for others? I mean, I've got ZERO upper body strength, so I doubt I'd be able to carry anyone, plus going all superhero just because of flight would be a bad idea, as I'd have absolutely NO idea what I was doing (I'm nonviolent, so I can't fight villains, I don't know what to do in many emergency situations... man, superheroing would be so much easier if there was a school for it... an Academy of Super Heroism, if you will...*wink, wink*). Plus there's that old fear of scientists wanting to dissect the magical flying man (Or his magical flying apparatus, in the case of the carpet or jetpack).

Still, Superman flight seems like a good option cuz I'm not a big fan of heights. Knowing that I could fly by pure willpower would put me more at ease than flying by something that could run out of gas or that I could fall off of.

Admittedly, I'd be the "Did I leave the oven on?" one.

Also, why aren't wings an option? Having fearsome dragon wings or flaming phoenix wings would be awesome.

[Speed]

Also, why aren't wings an option? Having fearsome dragon wings or flaming phoenix wings would be awesome.

Half of the possible answers are "Speed Reader is an idiot." So why aren't they an option? Because they're a terrible answer, of course!

But yeah, that's why I have the Other option. To cover my own stupidity with the illusion of open-mindedness.

[Farlance]

OK, first, I'd go straight for such a power. I would be exercising caution, but most worries can slide if it involves a grab for flying power. So I may as well just say I'd go straight for it, caution can happen on the fly. I don't think people understand just how incredibly useful even limited flight would be sometimes. Even if it's an ability that would kill me should I use it, it would be worth having for an extreme last resort.

Jetpack is my least preferred option of the ones you gave, but it would work well enough. Magic Carpet is fairly practical, physics wrecking boots have a good ring to them and broomsticks are incredibly cool. But the most preferred method is definitely having it as an inherent ability. None of the others are quite so useful or as easily kept on hand.

As for what to say, it would probably be best to say nothing at all and let the flying take all the effect. But for the sake of saying something, I guess that most occasions would allow for a call of "And now to make Olympic jumping contests obselete..."

[Jenerix525]

Depends on how it works, specifically whether I retain the ability to not fly.

Inherent ability/anti-gravity boots, preferably inherent ability to defy gravity (More like Minecraft creative than Superman)

Other: I do not think I would say anything. If I would, I have no idea what.

[Youwillneverknow]

I would say nothing because it would be no big deal

[Author]

Depends how it worked. If it's capable of keeping me constantly warm and free of bugs/birds/things flying in my face then sure. But I don't feel like going up up and then down because I froze to death midflight. It's not warm up there by any stretch.

As for what I'd say, probably something along the lines of, "Avoid the flippin' powerlines you nimrod. Okay up, up a little more, just a little more, okay all that stuff about confronting your phobia is BS how do I go down? No not up! Fine up a little more, as long as I don't stare at the ground. I'll look at the sk--okay this is infinitely more unsettling without something solid beneath my feet. Flip around! Damn I'm pretty high up. What's that s--PLANE. HOW DID I FORGET EDWARD'S AIR FORCE BASE LIKES TO FLY ABOVE MY CITY? DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN GO FASTERRRRRRR TOO FAST! BRACE FOR IMPACT IN THE HOT TUB!"

[Psirrow]

*looks at past few bits of Lovecraftian speculative fiction on the table* Yeah, I'd want to know about the strings first, but otherwise sure. Inherent ability or anti-gravity boots would be pretty nice, but I'd go for a broomstick too.

I'd probably take my first little flight without saying anything, but I might very well be thinking that I left the oven on.

[Daracaex]

Heck yes! I'd love to be able to fly!

What, no "wings" option? Seriously? Well, I'd like either inherent flight or wings. Though I'd not turn down the others, probably. The only method I would turn down is flatulence. Really, at some point, the scales tip between "Wow that's awesome" and "boy, what a laughingstock."

I'd probably just give a generic whoop of excitement.

[frozenchicken]

First words: Deadpan. "Well, this is somewhat enjoyable."

[Homie]

Homie learned Fly! Homie used Fly! Homie flew high up!

[Tyris]

Self-powered flight (wings being a subset of that) would be ideal but in a pinch we'd settle for grav boots, a rocket / turbine pack or even a bike with jump jets. And really good suspension.

WINDFLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!