Description

After successfully defending the MLZ, The Starlings take a much-needed break with their friends at the Crystal City Underground.

Content Warnings: Grief, Underage Drinking, Drug Use, Alcoholism, Brief Discussion of Child Abuse and Neglect.

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INT BE0031 - Silver Sentinel. Identity: Stella Sylvestri. Current leader of The Beacons (>ORG IN0093), billionaire inventor, CEO of Sylvestri Systems, former member of The Falcons (>ORG ER0731). Joined The Beacons in 2008 and became their field leader in 2020.

• Capabilities: Engineering (Human-Computer Interactions), Surveillance Drones, Power Suit

INT DF0001 - EMBER. The Executive Monitoring Bureau of Empowered Residents. Initially chartered in 1945 under the Department of Defense. Restructured in 2008 under the Department of Homeland Security.

• Purpose: To catalog, research, regulate, and utilize superpowered US residents in cases of local and national security.
• Note: “To win the superhero arms race,” our founder once said. I think it's fair to say we've won. - V.W.
• Note: I wouldn't be so confident, Director Ward. There are threats everywhere. - D.

ORG ER1639 - The Starlings* A team formed 02/02/2025 as a subsidiary of The Falcons (>ORG ER0731). Five team members, all ages 16-19. They have an online video series through Pulse (>ORG OM0132) where they show their activities to the public. May be in breach of the Ordinance on Video Documentation (>ORD VD0085).

• Members: 
  • Peregrine 2: >MET SC6941
    • Capabilities: Boxing, Resilience
    • Note: Takes after her mother, but might idolize her too much. She had her secrets, too, of course. - S.S.
  • Horizon: >MET SC6986
    • Capabilities: Gravity Manipulation, Flying
    • Note: Grew up as Nebulon’s sidekick. Where did he come from before that? - S.S.
  • Goldbug: >INT XS4284
    • Capabilities: Enhanced Intelligence, Power Suit
    • Note: Very promising. My top contender to be the next Beacon. - S.S.
  • Ricochet: >MET SC8459
    • Capabilities: Kinetic Energy Manipulation, Enhanced Speed, Flying
    • Note: Might be tied to the Helios Bloom (>TEC MC3062) project? - S.S.
    • Note: We need to talk. - Bastion.
  • D-Man: >MET SC8465
    • Capabilities: Subspace Phasing (Physical Media)
    • Note: Easily manipulated. Could be useful. - D.
• Assigned Handler: >INT MM2195

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Featuring: Violet Blitz, Cecília Gonçalves de Azeredo, Nolan Caile, Audrey Dutcher, Cam Kooken, and Vincent Le

Music and Editing by Violet Blitz

Art by Cecília Gonçalves de Azeredo

Special thanks to Lauren Tan and Mia Taylor

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