Intoxicator

Elwood Johns was a math genius from a long line of math geniuses. His father and mother, both MIT graduates, work in the pharmaceutical research industry. His brother is in Budapest studying ancient cultures on a semester-long break from Harvard. Elwood, more interested in the aerospace industry, hoped to work for NASA. He was also passionate about finance and Wall Street, voraciously reading books on the subject.

And then Elwood took his first alcoholic drink of his life, right at the pivotal moment when the Ax-Cell-Erator exploded. Now, whenever Elwood is under the influence, he produces toxic burps. Upon inhaling these ditties of doom, anyone in Elwood’s vicinity becomes as intoxicated as well. His power is even more fearsome when he’s hung over, because nothing stops an opponent dead faster than the immediate compulsion to retch. Elwood’s personal goal has swiftly gone from working for NASA to going an entire 24 hours without throwing up. In fact, he’s failing every single class he’s taking.

With the help of Paula, Elwood has assembled his “coat of a thousand highs,” which contains all the armament he’ll need for even the most massive of battles: Flasks, cans of beers and enough joints to resurrect Miami Vice. Elwood truly is a walking machine of intoxication… but how in the world can you maintain your academic pursuits and prepare for a future in NASA when you’re always hung over from being a superhero?

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