[ WP ] 80 % of people have superpowers , 19 % do n't . You are in the 1 %

It was weird growing up as me. Most of my friends developed powers of some sort, most of them being rather lame and not that useful powers, and a couple not even developing powers at all. Almost all of them though went on to live very ordinary lives. I mean, when 4/5 of your class has some sort of superability, it is n't really *special*, you know? 
 
 But I wish things were simple for me. I did n't really develop superpowers, but I was n't a'normal'. I did n't really get the ability to do any one thing really well. If anything, it was a surprise that I did n't get ostracised as a kid the moment it started developing. I'm lucky I had such good friends to keep me sane through my childhood. 
 
 As an adult, I'm barred from a lot of places. I ca n't go to superhero competitions or events, I have to do my shopping at night or online to avoid causing problems at the mall, hell, even going to a restaurant is a stressful endeavour. Even though most people who have superpowers live ordinary lives just like me and you, they tend to be quite attached to their abilities. 
 
 You see, I do n't have a'superpower' in the sense I can go fast, have super strength, or the multitudes of different abilities as diverse and unique as there are grains of sand on a beach. I do n't really do anything, it is n't something I can will or control like a superpower. Simply put, superpowers simply fail to work around me. Does n't matter how strong you are or how well atuned to your abilities you are, they plain do n't work around me. 
 
 For the most part though, the range of this effect is limited, but to those who are n't used to not having their powers, it seems to put them into shock every time. As if someone cut their arm off and they no longer have control over a limb they took for granted. And it has been the bane of my social life ever since I went to university, away from my friends for the first time. 
 
 But it has n't been all that bad. Despite certain inconveniences, I have found a calling of my own. Turns out in a particular area, something like my abilities are highly sought after, so much so I get paid twice that over other employees, as a *starting* wage. You see, with 4/5 of the population with superpowers, statistically speaking, you are going to get quite a few bad apples with powers. And a prison guard like me is what keeps a lot of them from being able to escape the justice system. 
 
 Of course, no one needs superpowers to kill me. A knife in the back or a bullet to the head are pretty effective. But the anti-power effect does n't diminish in strength when I'm unconscious, and they reckon it'll persist even when I'm dead. Not many get requests from prisons to claim your cadaver after your death just so they can build the strongest containment cells for particularly troublesome criminals. 
 
 So, that's what it means to be me. A one-man, mobile and living safety zone. My name is Paul, by the way, and for your sake, just be sure not to get too close to me. Not if you value having your superpowers.
