>> I've seen you doing it with Tony, <<

:D

>> and a few people over on the DC side of things write Supergirl's 'surrender' pose as arms-out, not arms-up, because arms up is prepping to fly, <<

Oh, that is brilliant.

>> but I wanted to play with making it affect more than de-escalation methods. <<

I like this because it extends the idea into more areas of interaction. It works. It's the kind of thing I enjoy exploring with superpowers, which affect so much more than just crimefighting.

>>Especially with Dacia. Her powers are linked to her moods and so being nice is MUCH more effective than hitting her. Hitting makes her mad, and upset, and more likely to lose control over the dangerous parts. Talking her down just makes her able to control it so she won't do collateral damage during her plots.<<

That makes sense. This applies to ordinary criminals too, but it's utterly crucial with supervillains. I'm delighted to see someone else writing this.

>> I'm really glad you like this verse, I'm a big fan of Terramagne, and that was partially what inspired the idea of a super-power setting to set things up in. <<

:D 3q3q3q!!! I am so glad I could inspire you. Super-Queers is fantastic, and I hope to see more of it. Definitely post on crowdfunding when you put that collection together. I can boost the signal for it.