So, I've been writing a novel for a while. It focuses on a group of individuals that all have unique powers (inspired by Heroes) based on human body functions, I.E. one person is able to regulate the surrounding temperature because the human body can do that too. The issue I have is that I've tried to create a female character that has the ability to I control gas. My editor basically says that I've created a fart fetish character but the concept never entered my mind. How would I write this power set without it looking like fetish content?
How is controlling farts used in any useful way?
>>24693055It's not fart powers though. It's gas. She can manipulate the gas around her.
>>24693090Like air? You can call them gases, which would be a slight improvement. What human body function does this originate from? Breathing?
>>24693052>>24693090Pontificate the aroma
Man. I fucking loved this show so fucking much as a child. I always find it just a tad bit sad that it would be impossible for me to enjoy anything like this anymore, with how particular and critical my standards are now. Its not that I regret developing a standard, my standards are a unique reflection of me actually becoming a "person" I can want to be.But Its moreso that I wish shows with concepts like this, were more well written on average, stuff like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Archie, Teen Wolf, Hunger Games, and all shonen, fall into a similar category of things I really like conceptually but are almost horribly written.
>>24693052she can only control oxygen gas O2
>>24693118maybe only oxygen present in water so she kills fish , this will limit the use of the power
Make her indian race and let the "gas" power also work on evaporated odors and scents, not only farts.
The existence of brapomancy implicates the existence of sweatomantry, pissomantry, and doubtlessly scatomantics. I trust the author will be including this for the sake of grounded and sincere worldbuilding.
>>24693052Well let me ask you this: how am I supposed to interpret "the ability to control gas" as anything other than farting?>>24693090Have you tried not using the term "gas"? Why are you so insistent on using that term? What "gas" is she controlling exactly?
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