I wasn't comparing the powers, I was illustrating the discrepancy in the level of suspension of disbelief everyone is willing to grant to the various characters and their abilities.
The article you linked to doesn't debunk Wolff's law, it simply states that the law is not always correct and is too general to include all the variations and causes and results of varies stresses on bone. It's a fact that weightlifters develop stronger bones. It's a fact that astronauts develop weaker bones. Stress on bone has a direct correlation to bone density and durability, but I'm not going to sit down and earn a PHD on the effects of stress on bone just to write a fictional character with superpowers. Everything I write isn't going to be 100% scientifically accurate. Generally, all I'm going to do is look at commonly seen effects of various stresses and stimuli and think "Ok, now how would that general rule affect her after taking her abilities into account?"
In this case, the stresses of her life thus far combined with her ability to regenerate would lead to the development of bones with a higher resistance to physical stress. That's it. I'm not giving her an adamantium skeleton, just a physical development that reflects both her past and her ability.
Edit: I too, missed Allen's post about this being over. >_< Sorry, man.
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Training your muscles makes them stronger and more resilient, training your bones makes them harder. That's a proven fact about martial arts. Does that mean her bones are unbreakable? No. Of course it doesn't. Does it mean she's tougher than normal? Yes.
Using bullets as your example is like saying that because she'll get hurt by a steel I-beam that means a pine 2x4 will do the same amount of damage.
That said, I edited damage in Allen. She also took damage from the electricity itself when she absorbed it, so I am sticking to her weaknesses.
Using bullets as your example is like saying that because she'll get hurt by a steel I-beam that means a pine 2x4 will do the same amount of damage.
That said, I edited damage in Allen. She also took damage from the electricity itself when she absorbed it, so I am sticking to her weaknesses.
Leonerdo said
I want to add that there's a little "ticker" around your heart that controls those electrical pulses that makes your heart beat, and the slightest change or electrical discharge can offset that and your heart would stop (if the discharge wasn't strong enough to outright cause your heart to explode). Just saying, I don't know if anyone is interested in that or not.Proceed.
But summoning light from stars, sand from nothing, and having a body composed entirely of metal is perfectly legit. See what I mean about a confusing double standard?
Alright. I'll edit something in Allen. Though she actually could withstand most physical attacks, at least those delivered by normal humans (Codi's tentacles can smash concrete and they just cracked a few ribs when they hit Paige, and nobody seems to have a problem with that). Her body was conditioned by baseball bats and steel toed boots, so she's not going to be dainty in the least. Not superhuman either, but at least comparable to martial artists that have trained for durability. That isn't to say that nothing can phase her, just that she's a lot tougher than your average 17 year old girl.
And Jazzy: Again, if she had been a normal human at the time she hit the ground with normal human physical abilities, you'd be absolutely right. The GM has spoken though, so edit I shall.
In closing: These utterly random forays into the specifics of physics are really confusing when most of the time Allen just shouts "artistic license" and moves on. Could we just pick one or the other please? It's creating a double standard, which again, is really confusing.
And Jazzy: Again, if she had been a normal human at the time she hit the ground with normal human physical abilities, you'd be absolutely right. The GM has spoken though, so edit I shall.
In closing: These utterly random forays into the specifics of physics are really confusing when most of the time Allen just shouts "artistic license" and moves on. Could we just pick one or the other please? It's creating a double standard, which again, is really confusing.
Traceur's jump from two-story heights all the time and land fine, and they don't have the advantage of healing abilities and energy buffs. With those added, a three story jump (which would actually be closer to 25 feet unless the building has 12 foot ceilings), isn't beyond the realm of possibility without taking debilitating damage. Her coordination is also enhanced, since her brain is getting more energy with which to work faster and better, so while she would definitely not have been able to pull it off without first absorbing the electricity from the outlet, she's around the level of Captain America right now with that energy in her system.
Mr Allen J said
Schradinger, how did Paige jump out the window without suffering one injury...?
Parkour training combined with the mild physical boost of her absorbed energy and redirection of downward momentum into a forward roll. That and the grass. If it was concrete, it would have been a different story.
EDIT: Just to be clear, the redirection of momentum wasn't a use of her power, just good parkour technique.
Paige Wilson
Paige sat cross-legged on the floor in her room, positioned directly in front of one of the wall outlets and working to get the cover pulled off and the wires inside revealed. She'd changed from her arena suit back into a pair of leather hip-huggers and a top that was designed to emulate a corset without all the actual discomfort and breathing issues. Her feet and arms were bare, and her hair had been let down from the confines of its ponytail to fall freely around her face. She was all but glaring at the outlet as she worked with a penny she'd found to get the screw out and cover off, muttering unintelligible curses under her breath. You'd think a school with this much money behind it would be able to finance a screwdriver or two, but nooo... "those are reserved for classes young lady, if you have an issue that needs tending to, please fill out a service requisition form and the foreman will see to it as soon as he can." Fat lot of good that would do her. Something had happened in that arena when the electricity surged through her, and she needed to find out what. Before, when she'd last had an unpleasant encounter with electricity, she'd been too young to connect the dots and put the puzzle together, but now? Now she had felt the unmistakeable draw of power and wasn't going to rest until she'd figured out just what exactly was going on in her body.
"Ha!" She exclaimed in triumph when the cover finally came loose, then winced immediately at the pain radiating through her left side where that hunchback girl's tentacle had slammed into her and thrown her most of the way across the room back in the CTF match. She didn't hold it against the girl, it was dark and the movement was probably just reflex when she heard the flag sliding out of its stand. Still, it hurt like hell and was irritatingly present even a couple hours later. She'd probably cracked a rib or three, so it likely wouldn't be fully healed until tomorrow. Luckily, Paige had a high tolerance for pain.
Now that the cover was off, she set it aside and leaned closer to get a better look at the wiring behind the two plug-ins, reaching in and pushing a finger up against an exposed portion of a wire. "Ow!" Her hand jerked back at the shock that followed, but she still managed to detect that feeling she'd had before in the arena. Like something halfway between euphoria and anguish, or equal parts both. Again she stuck her finger against the wire, but this time held it there as the current rushed into her, burning the tip of her finger and sending painful jolts up her arm. She grit her teeth and refused to pull back, forcing her mind past the pain to whatever it was that lurked within her body and hungered for the energy she was feeding it. When she found it again, that feeling of being boiled and frozen and overjoyed and devastated all at once, like every emotion you've ever had all crammed into a single thought, her mouth dropped open in a silent "Oh..." and she immediately began sucking in as much of the power as she could from the small outlet.
Seven seconds later, the lights went out.
When the breaker finally tripped, Paige could only sit there in shock at what she'd just done, and at how it made her feel. For almost a full minute, all she could do was sit there and stare at her hand in the darkness, watching tiny bolts of electricity dance between the fingers. She felt amazing! The burn on her fingertip was already gone, and the rest of her felt like she could win a dozen triathlons in a row without a break. So this is what power feels like. A smile slowly grew on her face, fueled by the pure joy of discovery and just how fantastically awesome she felt right then. When she stood, she very nearly left the ground from the mere speed and power of the simple motion, unfamiliar as she was with this newfound aspect of her ability. She also realized that she could still see, in spite of the fact that the lights were out. That would definitely have come in handy during the match. Not to mention all this energy. Her smile grew wider and an almost giddy giggle slipped past her lips, something that she never would have let happen under normal circumstances, but a rush like this was hardly normal.
Then all of a sudden she felt too amped to stand still anymore, and rushed to the window, pulling it open and checking the distance to the ground. It was a full two floors, but that barely registered as she dropped out of the building and landed with impossible grace on the grass below, though even with her enhanced abilities the impact on the ground sent pain jolting up her legs and arms as she rolled, the damage repairing itself before she even made it another five steps. She dashed off toward the nearest wall exit she could see, unaware of how impossible it was supposed to be for her to see that far and reached the wall itself in just under six minutes without getting even a little winded. From there, she was through the wall in seconds and smiling like an idiot as she raced through the jungle wilderness of the island.
Paige sat cross-legged on the floor in her room, positioned directly in front of one of the wall outlets and working to get the cover pulled off and the wires inside revealed. She'd changed from her arena suit back into a pair of leather hip-huggers and a top that was designed to emulate a corset without all the actual discomfort and breathing issues. Her feet and arms were bare, and her hair had been let down from the confines of its ponytail to fall freely around her face. She was all but glaring at the outlet as she worked with a penny she'd found to get the screw out and cover off, muttering unintelligible curses under her breath. You'd think a school with this much money behind it would be able to finance a screwdriver or two, but nooo... "those are reserved for classes young lady, if you have an issue that needs tending to, please fill out a service requisition form and the foreman will see to it as soon as he can." Fat lot of good that would do her. Something had happened in that arena when the electricity surged through her, and she needed to find out what. Before, when she'd last had an unpleasant encounter with electricity, she'd been too young to connect the dots and put the puzzle together, but now? Now she had felt the unmistakeable draw of power and wasn't going to rest until she'd figured out just what exactly was going on in her body.
"Ha!" She exclaimed in triumph when the cover finally came loose, then winced immediately at the pain radiating through her left side where that hunchback girl's tentacle had slammed into her and thrown her most of the way across the room back in the CTF match. She didn't hold it against the girl, it was dark and the movement was probably just reflex when she heard the flag sliding out of its stand. Still, it hurt like hell and was irritatingly present even a couple hours later. She'd probably cracked a rib or three, so it likely wouldn't be fully healed until tomorrow. Luckily, Paige had a high tolerance for pain.
Now that the cover was off, she set it aside and leaned closer to get a better look at the wiring behind the two plug-ins, reaching in and pushing a finger up against an exposed portion of a wire. "Ow!" Her hand jerked back at the shock that followed, but she still managed to detect that feeling she'd had before in the arena. Like something halfway between euphoria and anguish, or equal parts both. Again she stuck her finger against the wire, but this time held it there as the current rushed into her, burning the tip of her finger and sending painful jolts up her arm. She grit her teeth and refused to pull back, forcing her mind past the pain to whatever it was that lurked within her body and hungered for the energy she was feeding it. When she found it again, that feeling of being boiled and frozen and overjoyed and devastated all at once, like every emotion you've ever had all crammed into a single thought, her mouth dropped open in a silent "Oh..." and she immediately began sucking in as much of the power as she could from the small outlet.
Seven seconds later, the lights went out.
When the breaker finally tripped, Paige could only sit there in shock at what she'd just done, and at how it made her feel. For almost a full minute, all she could do was sit there and stare at her hand in the darkness, watching tiny bolts of electricity dance between the fingers. She felt amazing! The burn on her fingertip was already gone, and the rest of her felt like she could win a dozen triathlons in a row without a break. So this is what power feels like. A smile slowly grew on her face, fueled by the pure joy of discovery and just how fantastically awesome she felt right then. When she stood, she very nearly left the ground from the mere speed and power of the simple motion, unfamiliar as she was with this newfound aspect of her ability. She also realized that she could still see, in spite of the fact that the lights were out. That would definitely have come in handy during the match. Not to mention all this energy. Her smile grew wider and an almost giddy giggle slipped past her lips, something that she never would have let happen under normal circumstances, but a rush like this was hardly normal.
Then all of a sudden she felt too amped to stand still anymore, and rushed to the window, pulling it open and checking the distance to the ground. It was a full two floors, but that barely registered as she dropped out of the building and landed with impossible grace on the grass below, though even with her enhanced abilities the impact on the ground sent pain jolting up her legs and arms as she rolled, the damage repairing itself before she even made it another five steps. She dashed off toward the nearest wall exit she could see, unaware of how impossible it was supposed to be for her to see that far and reached the wall itself in just under six minutes without getting even a little winded. From there, she was through the wall in seconds and smiling like an idiot as she raced through the jungle wilderness of the island.
I've got the same problem as Serpent when it comes to collab posts. I have to be at work during the day so getting online for a collab post while everyone else is as well is going to be difficult.
Well I was going to post... Then the whole thing up and disappeared on me. So much for that idea. >_<
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