...and then there's the question of whether or not Doug would hear it first from the movie, which is hardly a sure thing. He might just hear the song... or possibly see it on a Youtube-equivalent, which would give him the visuals, but not the context.
Looking at the lyrics themselves, the majority of them talk about freedom, a lack of repression, not hiding power. Snow and ice are a distinct second place in the song itself. Seeing the video that goes with it (basically watching the Youtube clip) would skew it more towards the ice/snow meaning, I think. Seeing the whole movie (or at least the movie to that point; since powers are decided the first time Doug hears a song, nothing after that would have an effect on how his subconscious interpreted the song) would probably reinforce the 'uncontrolled power' aspect of it, given what I know of her story. It all depends on how Doug's exposed to it.
If Bob doesn't have an idea on that, I'd propose rolling a die. Maybe a d10: 1-3 indicate uncontrollable/improbable effects, 4-6 are some combination of that and ice (improbability with an ice motif on a 4, both effects on a 5, ice that does what Doug wants in odd ways on a 6), and 7-10 are straight-up ice manipulation/creation.
Of those options, I think 6 is both most applicable to the story (ice manipulation, but Doug can't help but use it, and it can do odd things- like bringing snowmen to life), and the most narratively interesting... but you don't always get what you want, so I proposed the die roll.
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I've been writing a bit.
Looking at the lyrics themselves, the majority of them talk about freedom, a lack of repression, not hiding power. Snow and ice are a distinct second place in the song itself. Seeing the video that goes with it (basically watching the Youtube clip) would skew it more towards the ice/snow meaning, I think. Seeing the whole movie (or at least the movie to that point; since powers are decided the first time Doug hears a song, nothing after that would have an effect on how his subconscious interpreted the song) would probably reinforce the 'uncontrolled power' aspect of it, given what I know of her story. It all depends on how Doug's exposed to it.
If Bob doesn't have an idea on that, I'd propose rolling a die. Maybe a d10: 1-3 indicate uncontrollable/improbable effects, 4-6 are some combination of that and ice (improbability with an ice motif on a 4, both effects on a 5, ice that does what Doug wants in odd ways on a 6), and 7-10 are straight-up ice manipulation/creation.
Of those options, I think 6 is both most applicable to the story (ice manipulation, but Doug can't help but use it, and it can do odd things- like bringing snowmen to life), and the most narratively interesting... but you don't always get what you want, so I proposed the die roll.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.