Oh, absolutely. No one should have that amount of power. The problem is, what do you do if someone has?
Casey's solution - take out the invididual in question by killing him - is one on a pragmatic, if not ethical level, although then you start the chain of thoughts the next time people die in a catastrophe a metahuman like Mark could have prevented: what if?
At this point of the story, the only practical solution seems to be that the metahumans control each other. (As there is no equivalent of kryptonite around - Mark does not react allergic to the crystal.) Of course, whether this will make the rest of the world feel safer is another question.
I'm also curious about the mysterious Chinese chess player. If he's the Merlin/Kosh/Obi-Wan archetype character, then this won't be his last encounter with Mark. (Or possibly other heros/villains.) Who is he, how did he know, and what is his agenda? Maybe he holds the key on how a checks-and-balance system can be established.
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Date: 2004-11-24 10:57 am (UTC)Casey's solution - take out the invididual in question by killing him - is one on a pragmatic, if not ethical level, although then you start the chain of thoughts the next time people die in a catastrophe a metahuman like Mark could have prevented: what if?
At this point of the story, the only practical solution seems to be that the metahumans control each other. (As there is no equivalent of kryptonite around - Mark does not react allergic to the crystal.) Of course, whether this will make the rest of the world feel safer is another question.
I'm also curious about the mysterious Chinese chess player. If he's the Merlin/Kosh/Obi-Wan archetype character, then this won't be his last encounter with Mark. (Or possibly other heros/villains.) Who is he, how did he know, and what is his agenda? Maybe he holds the key on how a checks-and-balance system can be established.