You must choose a cat-themed minor super power:

[mym@toot.cat]

@futurebird i live in the city, it's never actually dark

[lxskllr@mastodon.world]

@dpiponi @futurebird

I already have that one.

Dew claw? Never get to wear sweaters again.

Whiskers? I already navigate well in the dark.

Floating shoulders? Not sure what that would give in real life. I need convincing.

I picked super hearing. I assume it can be used for more than mice. I think I'd get the most use out of that.

[isocat@tiggi.es]

@futurebird I want the tapetum lucidum, for the following reasons:

• as a retroreflective layer of tissue immediately behind the retina, it greatly boosts its possessor's night vision.

• it makes its possessor's eyes glow

• "tapetum lucidum" sounds like an utterance to conjure a spell.

I would (also plz kthx) like the ability to purr.

[0x575446@mastodon.social]

@flying_saucers @dpiponi @futurebird Came here to say exactly this.

[qgustavor@urusai.social]

@futurebird I mean, the whiskers are not that unusual for someone that often keeps a mustache.

[chris@nutmeg.social]

@futurebird I'm pretty sure I already have the mouse one However if it was "catch mice easily", I would go for it

[jackemled@furry.engineer]

@futurebird Can I choose more than one?

[gustodon@mas.to]

@futurebird Identify the junctions between universes and use them to navigate, as bees do, and also to freak out any humans nearby.

[bumblefish@mastodon.scot]

@flying_saucers @dpiponi @futurebird That was my first thought, and then I realized I'd probably have just as much tension, just more mobility, which seems like a recipe for worse domino-effect pain.
Dee claw was tempting but would definitely injure myself with it more often than not. But since I'm always crashing into things, darkness or no, I went for whiskers.

[johnjburnsiii@kzoo.to]

@futurebird

I think the "Wolverine" claws would be my choice.

[snork303@toot.community]

@futurebird
I can't believe Team Dew Claw isn't kicking butt here

[australopithecus@mastodon.social]

@futurebird
I've already got whiskers and flexibility, and I'd just hurt myself with dew claws, so I guess super hearing?

[ericlawton@kolektiva.social]

@futurebird

I guess that also rules out the "commanding soulful look", too?

@dpiponi

[philsuth@fosstodon.org]

@futurebird Not a selectable option, but a proper tail could be very useful. Improves balance, signals emotions easily, and provide an extra sense for locating things behind you. Might have to remodel some furniture a little tho..

[floatybirb@mastodon.social]

@utopiarte @futurebird what is the cheater's riddle?

[geckzilla@scicomm.xyz]

@futurebird dew claw so i can cut a bitch when the time comes

[hostia@defcon.social]

@futurebird based on the most popular choice so far (floating shoulders) it's tempting to conclude that most us here are just adults with shoulder mobility problems, and while other options have their appeal as well, ultimately we just want some sweet relief :,)

[catsalad@infosec.exchange]

@futurebird I want cat flexibility to sleep comfortably in any position like they do!

[processparsnip@mastodon.ie]

@lxskllr

*picturing sweaters with a second outdoorsy thumbhole, for the dew claw

@dpiponi @futurebird

[trinsec@trinsec.org]

@futurebird@sauropods.win If those flexible shoulders mean I can get rid of my neck ache then I'm totally up for that!