IHMN has already said the guy might go nuts/can go crazy just holding normal people etc. It's part of the risk of his power.

And yah... that's part of the reason that I assume people wouldn't let themselves be touched naturally.

Edit: Also, aren't most of SS's characters emotional wrecks?

1) My guy can control if he absorbs or not. If he wants to, he can touch some one and not absorb them.

2) SS's guy is almost insane. My guy could absorb him for a little bit, but after a while SS's guy's messed up mind would start to affect my guys mind permenatly.

Could he absorb a life-drainign artifact's powers, or would the artifact drain him instead?

Hmm, a paradox. Which would be absorbed?

That would be real awkward right there.

My guy would win. The artifact would drain him at first, but since my guy is touching it he can drain life, so he would drain his own life back, and eventually the artifacts power would weaken until it no longer existed.

It would be a battle of wills! Blue mage versus artifact! Which will be absorbed!

Or... it would absorb some of his life, but only until he finishes absorbing it's powers...

But what if it was an artifact that absorbed the powers of anyone that touches it? Would they get caught in an infinate feedback loop of draining each other's power? As one drained one's power, the ohter would drain it right back...

A better question is....would it matter?

Couldn't he just...let go?

Aw, but my guy would have the artifacts draining powers and his original ability of draining which drains the target.

So, Sang's two drains beats the artifacts one drain.