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[@LanaStorm]
How rare was Austin? Was he among the first people to discover and reveal his power? 
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I'd say about 3-5% of the world is powered, he could be considered the first.

[quote=@JFK]
What's his occupational designation? Was he a vigilante? A superhero? 
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Both if you ask people, to Austin he was just Austin.

[quote=@JFK]

Where is Elysian Heights vaguely? West Coast US? 
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I've avoided defining where we are thus far, the geographical area could be compared to the midwest or applachians lower lands.

While there may be US type of verbiage or referencing in the RP/posts the world we're in is not earth. Maybe a parallel in many ways, it's just not defined if that makes sense. Atleast at this point in such a short story of a RP.