Editing Breakthrough (section)

==''Modus operandi''==
The team formed initially out of one of Mrs. Yamada's therapy groups, as its members became closer; Chris stated that "the reason for this project is supposed to be we know each other".<ref name="P.3"/> They did not yet consider themselves a team early on, but rather in the process of forming one.<ref>Heart_Shaped_Pupil: I’m looking at joining a team.  Kind of.  We’re still figuring a lot out. It’s exciting. they’re neat. - [[Glow-worm P.7]]</ref> The team-up was proposed as continuation of the therapy group, which all six of members were attending at the moment.<ref name="2.5">[[Flare 2.5]]</ref> Outside of meet-ups, they coordinated primarily via the [[Parahumans Online]] chat.

As a hero group, they determined that their approach would be going after villain teams, such as in [[Cedar Point]], as information gatherers and scouts, using Kenzie's power to monitor the situation, while sending in their own members and members of other teams.<ref name="3.4">“Yeah,” Tristan said.  “Look, no rush, we do this slow and careful.  We put you guys out there, Ashley and Chris can plant cameras, Kenzie handles backend, we gather all the data we can, and we find out what the masterminds are doing and where the organizations are most vulnerable.”<br><br>[...]<br><br>“Then we hit them,” Ashley said.<br><br>[...]<br><br>“Maybe,” Tristan said.  “Maybe.  We assess the situation, we maybe even spread disinformation, and then we have discussions, involving other cape teams, maybe.  If it seems doable, we hit them.  We have a lot going for us if we want to blitz the enemy or ruin a plan in progress.  When it’s time to make our play, we can do big, we can hit hard, and we can move fast.  If it doesn’t seem doable, we sell the info to another cape team.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/01/16/glare-3-4/ Excerpt] from [[Glare 3.4]]</ref> Victoria compared this approach to those of the Las Vegas [[Protectorate]] team and [[Watchdog]].<ref>“It reminds me of the Las Vegas capes,” I said.  “And a bit of Watchdog.”<br><br>“Is that a bad thing?” Tristan asked.<br><br>Las Vegas had been damned effective, as had Watchdog.  But where Las Vegas had been a subtle, careful player with a few questionable, mysterious individuals in their ranks making the most of their backgrounds and skills, much like this team in disposition and direction, they’d also been a team that had turned villain at a critical time.  Watchdog had been careful and scrupulous, making measured moves with the best intel and agents they had at their disposal, and Watchdog hadn’t survived Gold Morning as an organization. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/01/16/glare-3-4/ Excerpt] from [[Glare 3.4]]</ref> Eventually, the team expanded its focus from just Cedar Point to a larger scale, cooperating with other hero teams in order to manage local crime throughout the [[The City|City]], as well as investigate the plots they had uncovered.<ref name="8.2" />