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Chapter 11 - 11

Every morning, you stare at the hero wall and envision what your own poster will look like among these famous heroes.

Peeling your eyes away, your attention wanders down to the video game you're supposed to be testing. Now that you have your license, you can finally quit the game-testing job, since there are dozens of ways for heroes to earn a living.

Most of these paid jobs are very difficult to obtain, though—you've heard the horror stories about the endless lines at the DRPR to collect Powered Hero Unemployment.

Still, you don't think twice about tossing the video game in the trash and reaching for your single most-prized possession: your Rush costume.

As you suit up, you pull a mask over your face to protect your identity. Even though no one would ever recognize you as The Sound and The Fury's child now that you're all grown up, you don't need anyone discovering your Sterling identity and coming after Grandma.

You've been perfecting the right costume for a long time, since it's your calling card as a hero. Knowing this, you've chosen a color scheme that's:

As the pop of pink energy fades, you look over your costume in the mirror. Knowing that style without substance means very little, you've also chosen design features that amplify your Powers.

Truth be told, you'd have been able to afford your hero license way sooner if you hadn't spent so much money on your most-prized upgrade: