- Goddamnit, that's a really good question. If they were just gonna stock up whoever came in with their own powers, why not bring the Marines or something? Seasoned soldiers, fierce fighters, with the need to learn a new skill set but no bitterness about losing their old one. Human armies may be mostly useless against mutants (see: attacking a school full of kids and still missing most of them), but if control is all the gods want, they'd be more malleable.]
Culture shock. They probably figured someone who already knew about something other than shooting or stabbing would adjust to their new powers better. Just didn't figure in that they might be attached to what they could already do.
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- Goddamnit, that's a really good question. If they were just gonna stock up whoever came in with their own powers, why not bring the Marines or something? Seasoned soldiers, fierce fighters, with the need to learn a new skill set but no bitterness about losing their old one. Human armies may be mostly useless against mutants (see: attacking a school full of kids and still missing most of them), but if control is all the gods want, they'd be more malleable.]
Culture shock. They probably figured someone who already knew about something other than shooting or stabbing would adjust to their new powers better. Just didn't figure in that they might be attached to what they could already do.
[It's an argument, at least, even if it's weak.]