It had to be done.

[jpub]

Walking on Sunshine
Katrina and the Waves

I used to think maybe you love me, now baby I'm sure
And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door
Now everytime I go for the mailbox gotta hold myself down
Cause I just can't wait till you write me you're comin' around
(Chorus)
Now I'm walking on sunshine, whoa oh
Now I'm walking on sunshine, whoa oh
Now I'm walking on sunshine, whoa oh
And don't it feel good, hey, all right now
And don't it feel good
I used to think maybe you love me now I know that it's true
And I don't wanna spend my whole life just a waitin' for you
Now don't want you back for the weekend, not back for a day (no no)
I said baby I just want you back and I want you to stay
(Chorus)
Walkin' On Sunshine Walkin' On Sunshine (yeah)
I feel alive, I feel a love, I feel a love that's really real
I feel alive, I feel a love
I feel a love that's really real I'm on sunshine baby, oh
Oh yeah, I'm on sunshine baby, oh
(Chorus)
I say it, I say it, I say it again, now
And don't it feel good, hey, yeah now
And don't it feel good
Now don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it feel good
I say it, I say it, I say it again, now
(Repeat to fade)

Suggested power: Walking on Sunshine, of course.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel

[Herr Bad Moon]

Ahahahahahah. That is hilarious. I have this image of Doug jumping onto a sun beam and running off like Rainbow Brite then waving to all the nice people. *snicker*---------------
Oh crap. I've got Destiny.
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Jon
"And that must have caused my dad's brain to break in half, replaced by a purely mechanical engine of revenge!"

[Logan Darklighter]

I'm reminded of a hokey Flash comic where they had Flash running up a searchlight beam. You can run as fast as you want, but that doesn't let you walk on photons.
I don't know how the song would alter Doug to let him do that, but it would be entertaining. What it *might* do, now that I think about it, is it might allow him to *transmit* himself along a beam of light to his destination. So as long as the song is running, he can jump into a beam of light, and suddenly wind up wherever it strikes. He could cross chasms or tall buildings that way, using a laser pointer as the "rope". Then when he finishes (assuming it's within the limits of the song), he touches the beam, winds up on the other building, and retrieves his laser pointer.
This has the net effect of giving him a cool transportation power without getting too powerful. The limitation is that he rematerializes when the beam strikes a solid object. So even though the pointer could tap a far wall through a window, Doug would materialize outside the window. If he's not ready for that, it would be a LONG way down...

[offsides]

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I don't know how the song would alter Doug to let him do that

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Remember folks, Doug's "talent" is actually a form of Magic - there's no need for an explanation of "how" he does things, he just does them. Even he doesn't need to know how he does them, other than "I play this song and I can do this."
Bellisarius' Law Is Your Friend
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[Bob Schroeck]

Exactly, Josh. Remember, he told Lisa he can do some things that even archmages can't -- like the cartoon bit about "I never studied law" in response to complaints about ignoring the law of gravity, Doug's subconscious knows nothing about the theoretical structure of magery. It just does what it wants.
That being said, I like Chris' idea. Lots.


-- Bob
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There's no wrong way to eat a Rhesus.

[WengFook]

i have a sudden image of Doug on his bike riding UP a searhlight beam.
"Jim, thanks for lending me the use of the batsignal."
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Take Your Candle, Go Light Your World.

[Bob Schroeck]

He can do that without a song, you know. Remember one of his projects from the last few chapters...


-- Bob
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There's no wrong way to eat a Rhesus.

[WengFook]

heh heh who know maybe the grav-master engine broke down?
I know. I know I am stretching it, I just plain forgot until you reminded me
but it could work ne? silent mode= riding until hes up in the clouds. switches on the song, then turns off the engine. then rides a sunbeam down to the surface. with no emissions whatsoever...
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Take Your Candle, Go Light Your World.

[Bob Schroeck]

That's an interesting idea, yeah...

-- Bob
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There's no wrong way to eat a Rhesus.

[jpub]

To Dragonflight:
"You just don't get it, do you Scott?"

Edit: Argh, the punctualtion on that quote is a pain.--
Christopher Angel, aka JPublic
The Works of Christopher Angel