-Superhumans appeared during 60's
-Height of Superhuman Era is during the 80's
-After an unprecedented disaster, movements were made to violate rights of Superhumans, justified by Hobbes' Social Contract
-As such, scanning was done at the age of sixteen to screen for superhumans, discovered superhumans had their abilities muted by way of a chip/serum/macguffin
-Any powers which manifested before sixteen were subjected to earlier inhibition.
-Now in modern day, the ability suppression is wearing off leaving characters and the world to decide to hide their abilities, or embrace them.