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http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1586082/
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The Flowers won't let me have Bleepka anymore, not after that little Incident in the training simulator.

try bleepka

And I KNOW I'll feel like an idiot when I finally figure it out, because I get the feeling at least one reference is something I should know. {= P

~Neshomeh, cookieless.

You see, it drives the other threads further downward, and that is bad.

There are a few female agents I can think of who are supernatural beings--Vemi Fincaran turned out to be a Maia; Verra Rose is well-known for being a dragon; there are a couple of vampires, including Selene Windflower; and then there's my own Jenni Robinson, who fits the description to such a degree that I'm afraid she's the one you were referring to. ^_^;

But the key thing you said there was "chooses to limit her power," which means that the supernatural part is more a piece of trivia than anything else, aside from a couple instances of telepathy in Jenni's case, one of which was not her idea. Similarly, I don't recall Vemi ever using power of any sort, and Selene got into huge trouble for letting her lightning ability get out of hand. Verra might have eaten a few 'Sues, but that's only to be expected from a dragon, and a neat way to dispose of them to boot. Also, all of those except Jenni are either retired or insane, and Jenni works in FicPsych, not in the Word Worlds. Anyway, the key is not to be ostentatious in any way--as others have said, that's not what we're about. Read any of the aforementioned women's missions, and you'll see.

Recap: Yes, there are agents with powers. However, they do not make a point of it, and they get slapped down for it if they get ideas above their station and use them during missions. Most agents do NOT use Sueper superpowers.

And do read the Original Series first and foremost.

~Neshomeh

They can have my food.

So I shouldn't be giving it this bleepka, then?

Here ya go.

There's a ton of squick in the sonic fandom. 's why I stopped reading the comics.

Don't worry, just feed it milk and keep it happy.

...I don't know why I ended every plural in that post with an apostrophe. I'll blame it on NaNo and it being almost one AM where I am.

I'd strongly, strongly suggest reading the Original Series. It's where this entire sub-sub-sub-culture comes from, and well worth the read even if you're not an Agent, just for the entertainment value. (Hell, even if you don't know LotR canon, they're good.) They'll also give you a very good idea of original PPC canon. The spin-off series' can be really awesome (and in most cases are-- or all cases, I'm hardly an unbiased observer), but the Original Series is where the PPC comes from, it's what the PPC really looks like, and it should definitely be your first resource while looking for an idea for an Agent.

And if you're a One Piece fan, if that's where your agent would be, why the need for a superpower at all? Most of that world seems to be fairly normal, except for those who've eaten Devil Fruits. Your agents' disguised as pirates should be just fine to take down any Sue/Stu -- or if you really wanted, a shark or something, even. But that's just my two cents.

(As a nitpick of an aside, I'd recommend also that you go through your posts before putting them up and check your grammar. They're not that bad; just a quick once-over will probably do, if you don't mind. It's kind of in the Constitution. Also, be careful of double posting, and try not to start too many original threads so close together. Each new thread bumps an old one off the front page, and another one off into the Dead Space of the Net.)

Actually, what I do is mix them together until the biscuits are reduced to mush, then drink it :)

Well spotted.

Also, why would you be drinking biscuits? That sounds unpleasant.

~Neshomeh

Exhibit A: Lust by Loli Melancholy
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5493383/1/Lust
(Rated M, obviously)

After a chapter of OOCness and typos, Knuckles becomes a rapist. Enjoy!

I'll find a good idea eventually

There's no wiki article because we haven't needed one. The rule runs thus: if it's extra or sparkly or amazing or in some way beyond the abilities of your average bog standard human, then it's not an idea to run with. There's leeway if the agent in question isn't human, but even then, the aim is to make agents as normal and non super powered as possible.

Consider it this way: if you need an agent with amazing sparkly powers to beat the Sue, then you're validating that Sue's existence. We take them down with logic, sanity, laws of physics, and hard graft. Any Sue can be taken down with such. A Sue that needs magical powers to be dealt with? It's like you're admitting her powers are special and sparkly and beyond human.

The thing is that it's actually hard for the Sues to be unnaturally beautiful, since everyone else is.

I may go berserk and start smashing the nearest sock factory to bits with a chainaxe when my, ah, "favorite" characters are involved in squicky OOC slash.

You really should read The Original Series. The PPC has a rather unique feel to it, just because a power isn't grossly overpowered doesn't mean that it'll fit well. There have been rather powerful Agents who fit in, and I could fairly easily write one who would be a perfectly normal person... and yet be completely and utterly the opposite of what the PPC is trying to do. (Huinesoron already did, actually...)

So, read TOS. It's a very good read, and ultimately, if you haven't read the original material, writing fanfic is rather hard...

I'm not sure I want to get into another series, even if it is a version of Star Trek. Either way, do let me know how it turns out, mmmkay?