John (Inihilus)

Looking Glass Powers:

Blagging it.

Being sesquipedalian.

Being a vast repository of useless trivia, mainly about bad films.

Resilience and persistence.

Competitiveness.

Dress-up Closet:

Whatever's to hand, and co-ordinated. NO VENDOR T-SHIRTS.

Disguise:

The business suit. Rare in its application, devastating in its effect.

Go-To Gadget:

His PDA "The Device of Knowing"

Vice:

Temptation! (apologies to Mr Wilde)

Magic Potion:

Tea; Earl Grey, Assam, English Breakfast. A porter, or stout. He has been known to overindulge with spirits, namely Bombay Sapphire.

Yes, he's aware that all makes him sound like an old man, or a Dickensian neer-do-well.

Battery Recharge Hub (other than Looking Glass Lane, of course)

Home. A good book / fast internet connection. Anywhere quiet for the dawn chorus.

Bratty Spoilers:

Letting him win (without him knowing).

Owner's Manual:

The Player of Games by Iain M Banks (17 reads so far)

The complete works of William Shakespeare

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller

The Bourne Trilogy by Robert Ludlum

The Polity books by Neal Asher

Weapon:

Exceeding the boundaries of good taste, with extreme prejudice.

Nemisis:

Hubris.

Lack of self belief.

Self-hoisting petards.