Editing New Wave (section)

==''Modus operandi''==
<!--Describe how the group operates.
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New Wave was meant to be much bigger than it ultimately was. The death of Fleur put an end to the groups upwards trajectory and stalled them at the level of a small town super team, supplementary to but independent of the local PRT.

In the field, they run into logistics issues based on the ability of some of their number to fly while others cannot.<ref>I had intentionally chosen a less level area.  We were on a hill, playing on a bit of a slope, roughly a ten degree decline with taller grass, weeds, and some pebbly dirt covering the area.  Some trees and rocks dotted the space between where their group would set up and where we would.<br><br>I had a few reasons for choosing the area.  Part of it played off something I had experienced with New Wave.  The team had always been split between the fliers and the people on the ground.  Me, Aunt Sarah, Crystal and Eric had all been airborne, while my Uncle Neil, Mom, and Dad had all been landbound.  It created a dilemma in logistics, and this slightly sloped ground and uneven terrain emphasized that logistics in a way that having to go through and around buildings might in the city. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/01/13/glare-3-3/ Excerpt] from [[Glare 3.3]]</ref> Nonetheless, they knew how to fight as a team to the point where opponents believed it was instinctual.<ref>The woman flew, and the man jumped back.  The directions they moved made it hard to pursue both- and it seemed instinctual.<br><br>They knew how to fight as a team, and they didn’t even have the sense to avoid using their civilian names? - [[Eclipse x.5]]</ref>

In modern day, New Wave's jurisdiction is the south end of [[downtown]] and [[the Towers]].<ref>“Did you know Dauntless?”<br><br>“I ran into him on patrol here and there.  We had a jurisdiction we were supposed to stick to, and it was close to his, south end of downtown and the Towers.  We’d meet and compare notes.”<br><br>“Was he nice?”<br><br>“Yep.  It’s… kind of one of those things where I wish I’d done something different.  Back then I just wanted to patrol more, so if my dad stopped and had a twenty minute talk with Dauntless, I’d be so eager to get going again I wouldn’t be listening.  Now I kind of wish I paid more attention when the more legitimate heroes were talking.”<br><br>''Especially with how things turned out for him.'' - [[From Within 16.7]]</ref><ref>Atlas carried me into the nice part of town, southwest of the Towers.  The Christian private school wasn’t far from here.  Immaculata.  New Wave was also based here.  I kind of hoped I didn’t cross paths with them.  If they shared any of Flechette’s opinions about me being at least partially to blame for whatever had happened with Panacea and Glory Girl, well, they’d be even less inclined to hold back. - [[Colony 15.8]]</ref> All members except [[Amy Dallon]]<ref>Sveta said my words.  “You never went out into the field, Amy.  You hated caping.  She used her power around her mom and her dad, around Crystal, around Shielder, and even her boyfriend more than she used it around you.  At higher and lower intensities.  If it had that effect, it wouldn’t have been you.” - [[Sundown 17.8]]</ref><ref>“Hmmm,” Lung spoke, “The healer.  A young heroine in New Wave.  Brown haired, like you.  When I was in custody, my flesh blackening and falling off, they had her come in and mend the worst of it.  As I understand it, she does not patrol as the others do.” - [[Interlude 10.5]]</ref> had schedules for patrolling their area,<ref>It hadn’t been long after that that we’d had our first night together.  It had taken two days of desperate attempts at coordinating schedules and patrols, for me to get out without family wanting to join me, for Dean to avoid the ‘sidekick’ situation and go out in costume without a Protectorate member joining him.<br><br>My heart hurt, thinking of Dean.  My knight in shining armor. - [[Daybreak 1.5]]</ref><ref>“I can second the recommendation if it matters,” Laserdream said.<br><br>“It helps,” the guy said.  “If she causes trouble, you know it’s your ass in the fire.”<br><br>“Understood, sir,” she said.  “I’ve been doing patrols with her since before I could drive.  I’d trust her with my life.  I’m optimistic my ass will remain room temperature.”<br><br>“Don’t get smart.  I don’t want her with the formation.  If she wants in, she needs to apply and train.”<br><br>“She doesn’t-” Laserdream said, at the same time I said, “I don’t-”<br><br>Laserdream ceded to me. - [[Flare 2.3]]</ref><ref>“Because you’re both easy to talk to,” Vista said.<br><br>“I don’t think that’s precisely it,” my mom said.  “The kind of behavior Crystal describes stems from a place of insecurity, or deep anxiety.  While I’m sure you have your worries and anxieties, Vista I think you’re stronger than that.  Every time I’ve talked to someone who knew you and your name came up, whether it was Dean talking about paired patrols while having dinner at our house, running into Miss Militia on patrol and catching up with her, or even the staff at the Heroes for Healing charity drive, they came away with a strong impression of you, not a timid or defensive one.”<br><br>“Uh, thanks,” Vista said.  “I’m a bit surprised by that.”<br><br>“By all accounts, and I’ll stress that I’ve seen people champing at the bit for chances to give their accounting, you’re a capable young woman, Vista.  Don’t devalue yourself or reduce yourself down.” - [[Sundown 17.4]]</ref> especially when [[Brockton Bay]] was under a state of turmoil.<ref>Neil and Eric were nearby, both in costume already.  Shawn idly wondered if they slept in the things, or if they hadn’t slept at all last night, and had been on their way back from patrol.  The bombings had only calmed down a short while ago, and they had been immediately followed up by the attacks by Empire Eighty-Eight, with Purity’s rampage. - [[Heavens 12.none]]</ref> Most notably, they went after [[Empire Eighty-Eight]] hard<ref>“I wanted to say,” Theo said.  “Victoria, uh… ''thank you''?”<br><br>“For what?”<br><br>“This is a weird thing to bring up.  But back when I was just in my first year of High School, you went after the gangs pretty hard.”<br><br>I winced.<br><br>“The Empire in particular?”<br><br>“I regret how I went about that,” I said.<br><br>“You shouldn’t,” he said. - [[Polarize 10.10]]</ref> in an attempt to get them out of the area and inspire others to reject the Empire.<ref>“Is it the enemy or the ally that’s the problem?” I asked.<br><br>“Enemies absolutely.  ''This'' is the time I can get the Empire out of the south end of the towers.  ''This'' is the time we make enough of an impact that the heroes rise in prominence and the villains suffer.  Maybe then that kid who is on the fence about joining her neo nazi family might instead decide to reject hate and be a contributing member of society.  I don’t know.  Ally?  Hm.”<br><br>“Hm,” I echoed him. - [[Sundown 17.9]]</ref> For example, their efforts helped a young [[Theo Anders]] realize he didn't like the Empire.<ref>“It’s late,” I said.  “Sorry.  You were saying?”<br><br>“The guy came back hurt and I was happy about it.  Fucker deserved it.  Realizing I was happy wasn’t when I realized I didn’t like the Empire.  But it was step seven or eight in ten steps?  I don’t know how I would have ended up if I hadn’t had that.  If I’d missed a step or two or three.”<br><br>I nodded. - [[Polarize 10.10]]</ref>

Members of New Wave also checked in on crisis points (e.g., people who had really bad days), albeit to a lesser extent than the [[PRT]].<ref>“Back before everything turned sour, when I’d come to the hospital, with, um-” I stopped, drew in a breath, and sighed.  “It’s something heroes would do.  Check in on people who had really bad days.  And when I came to the hospital, sometimes I’d do that.”<br><br>Crisis points.  More a PRT thing than a New Wave thing, but we’d done a small share.  Looking out for the recent triggers, putting our faces and names out there, staying in touch with the public. - [[Flare 2.2]]</ref>