Unfortunate Side Effect

[Scabadus]

Imagine the scene: you've gone into hospital for that surgery you're booked in for (if you're not booked in for surgery just imagine it's for your chronic memory loss), everything's going well, you go to sleep on the operating table, and the next thing you know you're speaking to a genie. "I'm so sorry," says the genie, "but the fates have decided that you're going to have an unfortunate side effect in your surgery. The good news is that you get to choose exactly what it is."

There are rules, of course, you discover as you talk to the genie (genies love rules): this side effect must either be a purely cosmetical thing or a negative thing. No superpowers. Use your discretion as to what exactly 'negative' means and if you're really inventive try getting a positive thing balanced by a nagative! (Such as being able to breath underwater... balanced by not being able to breath air anymore.) The other rule is that you must keep this secret: no matter what you choose people can't question your choice of change. They won't be able to call you mad for choosing to breath water instead of air; it was just an unfortunate side effect during surgery.

I'll start off: I'd choose to have red eyes. Why? Well apart from being generally awsome: very striking look, great conversation piece, and a fantastic ice-breaker at parties: "so yeah my eyes, cool story that...". Plus it saves money on halloween costumes.

 

[DefunctTheory]

To have my spine replaced with steel and rubber components.

Indestructible, but I'd have horrifying pain when its cold/raining/humid and such.

 

[HT_Black]

An extremely high metabolism. Yes, that's unfortunate--if I ever go to Chernobyl, anyways.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

I'm pretty sure this already happened to me. I'm not sure why I picked a horrible, vomiting reaction to morphine, being looked after by the Nurse Ratchet Fan Club, and getting a bandage that actually drew blood when I finally got it off after trying for around 20 minutes. Must have been the drugs.
[/bitter rant that probably exaggerated just how bad my experience actually was]

Actually, I'd pick living forever. Sure, I never die, but...immortality is actually a bad thing, right? Because it'll be...boring...or something? (Until I invent the TARDIS, that is)

 

[JLML]

To be able to see into minds and souls. Not only humans, mind you. It's quite a bad thing, considering how horrible most human minds and souls are. To me at least. Walking in a crowded street and see every little fragment of evil in every person there would probably be enough to drive one insane. Good thing about it would be that I'd be able to accurately judge anyone in an instant, and knowing I am right. I would also never be surprised by anything that is within my field of vision. That could be both a good and a bad thing; good as in no one ever being able to... Let's say hit me in the face with a baseball bat. At least not without me knowing it. Bad because I'd always know what my loved ones are thinking when I look at them. Thus, for example if they're planning a surprise party, I would know about it if I look at them while they're thinking about it.

 

[Cpu46]

Amputation of my left arm from the elbow down.

Why? Because I am an Engineering student and could replace it with a giant swiss army knife.

Although White/light grey eyes would be awesome as well.

 

[Brandon237]

I shed my skin monthly after the surgery. Why? I have Sh*t skin, I know that I will need to get moles burnt off et cetera and possibly more painful treatments eventually. How is this a negative? It is unnatural And it can itch for a day if that makes the genie happy.

I know I sound shallow, but believe me when I say it is bad, my face is fine, but neck and down... Skin cancer is licking its lips looking at me

 

[ATLAS -.-]

I would have one of these somehow molded to my head....

 

[siahsargus]

I would wake up to find out that I have no apendix. (no difference)
or
I would be told that they removed my abs (NOOOOOOOOOOO!)
or
I would be permentely ginger (yah!)
or
I would have cat-like flaming red and yellow eyes (hell yes!)
or
I would wake up with no hair (a minor change really)

 

[Verlander]

I get to fly, but loose the ability to walk. Win

 

[Hero in a half shell]

I get scabby scars all over my body, but become impervious to fire since they will not burn.

Cue dressing in deadpools costume everyday, and leaving uni to become the greatest firefighter ever. "Whats that? a superinferno? 1000 degrees you say? hand me that gas mask, I'm going in.

 

[TheHaunted]

My feet become a frictionless surface, making it extremely difficult to begin moving but makes sliding along the ground even easier if a bit more painful.