Returning to normal life after the MLZ fight, the Starlings face a new threat to Ricochet's secret identity.
Content Warnings: Blackmail, Grief, Brief Discussion of Execution
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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
- Identity: Darlene Dubois
- Capabilities: Boxing, Resilience
- Note: Takes after her mother, but might idolize her too much. She had her secrets too, of course. - S.S.
- Note: I doubt she’d leave the Falcons, but having a “Peregrine” on the Beacons would be very beneficial. - S.S.
- Horizon: >MET SC6986
- Identity: Daniel (Last Name Unknown)
- Capabilities: Gravity Manipulation, Flying
- Note: Grew up as Nebulon’s sidekick. Where did he come from before that? - S.S.
- Note: Allegiances unclear, vocal member of the MLZ riots. - Bastion.
- Goldbug: >INT XS4284
- Identity: Thomas Foley
- Capabilities: Enhanced Intelligence, Power Suit
- Note: Very promising. My top contender to be the next Beacon. - S.S.
- Note: Even after the Meliora incident? And don’t forget about Aaron. - Bastion.
- Ricochet: >MET SC8459
- Identity: Anh Minh
- Capabilities: Kinetic Energy Manipulation, Enhanced Speed, Flying
- Note: Might be tied to the Helios Bloom (>TEC MC3062) project? - S.S.
- Note: Has promise, needs control. I’ll advocate for him. - Bastion.
- Videodrome: >MET SC8465
- Identity: Domingo Kramer
- Capabilities: Subspace Phasing (Physical Media)
- Note: Easily manipulated. Could be useful. - D.
- Note: His powers represent a fairly major security risk to…literally anything. - S.S.
- Assigned Handler: >INT MM2195 (Bernie Hudson)
MET SC4371 - Nebulon* A metahuman from Earth who spent over a decade traversing the galaxy. Upon his return in 1996, he joined the White Peace (>ORG ER0584) as a superhero, warning of the coming Mican invasion. He aims to create his own army of metahumans to fight alien threats, and now sees both EMBER and the White Peace as obstacles. Though he helped oust the Micans in 2008, he has constantly attacked EMBER and civilian targets since 2000.
- Capabilities: Temperature Control, Enhanced Intelligence, Nuclear Resistance
- Associations: Buzzkill (>MET NE2679), Horizon (>MET SC6986)
- Note: Destroyed our base and broke Menagerie out of containment. Priority Alpha, we have to take him down. Use everything at our disposal to get info. - V.W.
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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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