Editing Finale (section)

==Abilities and Powers==
Finale creates sonic orbs by pointing and shooting or with throwing motions that concussively detonate when they connect. Victoria described these as "soft" explosions which imparted kinetic energy without heat or damaging shockwave<ref name=9.5e1> The explosions weren’t true heat, fire, shockwave-that-liquefies-organs kind of detonation.  They got sloppier toward the end, as more people fell free and some landed far enough away that their own detonations affected only them, making them flop once or twice like fish on dry land. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/04/gleaming-9-5/ Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.5]]</ref>, and they affect both humans and inanimate objects.<ref name=9.5e2>“I didn’t do that right,” Finale said.  “I took too long to set up and I didn’t finish it right.”<br/><br/>“You did good,” I said.<br/><br/>“I practiced on balls and sandbags, but humans fall in weird ways.”<br/><br/>“They absolutely do,” I said.  “You did good.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/04/gleaming-9-5/ Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.5]]</ref> The more she uses them the stronger her blasts become.<ref name=9.4e3>''“Bam.  Bam.  Bambam, zaap!”''<br/><br/>Finale.  She used her blaster power to less effect than even the tinker-one ray guns and rifles.  The air distorted in front of her hands every time she fired- with more distortion each time.  The ‘zap’ was characterized by a distant sound of a whipcrack or thunder.  Her mouth moved and she made sounds as she used her abilities, even though there should have been zero need.  It put me in mind of people who could read, but who moved their lips as they did.<br/>[...]<br/>Finale dropped as she took a shot.<br/><br/>“I’m okay!” she shouted, as she got back to her feet.  She swung her arm like she was throwing a fastball, then threw a sphere of distorted air. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/01/gleaming-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.4]]</ref> Once she has tagged a series of targets, she can unleash a "finale" of coordinated secondary detonations that launch all previous targets in a cascading chain reaction of collisions and further detonations.<ref name=9.5e3>A blue light shone at one of the thrall’s shoulders, then detonated with a musical intonation, like a gong being struck.  He was thrown to one side, as was everyone in his immediate proximity.  The movement was slower than it should have been, glittering particles surrounding them.<br/><br/>More lights shone, one after another, with a rhyme and reason that likely only made sense to Finale.<br/><br/>Another detonation, throwing people in another direction, toward the group that Byron was working on incapacitating.  One of those people was illuminated with an imminent explosion.  As the flying bodies drew into range, the detonation that was waiting for them came down, a higher sound, a faster roll-out, sending them the opposite way.<br/><br/>Juggling them.  Herding them together, so people crashed into each other, were thrown into waiting explosions. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/04/gleaming-9-5/ Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.5]]</ref>

The onomatopoeia she makes helps her shape and regulate the initial strength of the blasts.<ref name="kay">“‘Kay!” Finale drew out her voice and moved her hand at the same time.  The ‘kay’ became a general wedge shape, like a triangular see-saw hanging in the air, ready to slam forward. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/05/interlude-17-x-sundown/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.x]]</ref> E.g. the proper imitation of a gunshot can put a hole into steel even at a reduction of the overall charge.<ref>“Peeeew,” she said, before hurling the gun itself skyward.<br/><br/>The impact wasn’t as great.  It was best if she gave her power time to breathe.  But it was a hole in the center of the gun’s outside. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/05/interlude-17-x-sundown/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.x]]</ref> It also extend to her regular speech,<ref name="kay"/> which starts triggering power-effects when her power is restless.

She prefers to delay using the finale as long as possible, as it takes her time to build up a new one,<ref>“If there are any more-” Finale said.  “I don’t want to use my power if there are more coming.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/04/gleaming-9-5/ Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.5]]</ref> but the finale seems to become less precise as the number of targets and the setup time increase.<ref name=9.5e1/> Some skill is apparently involved in controlling the finale, and she is less experienced with throwing people than with inanimate objects. She is self-conscious and highly critical of her own mistakes with this aspect of her power.<ref name=9.5e2/>

She may have some innate durability.<ref name=9.4e3/>