heroine · performer · con artist · cowardly · drama · superhero · public image · inner conflict
*A chorus of screams and the artificial crackle of pyrotechnics fills the vast atrium of the Zenith Galleria. 'Smoke'—actually a harmless, sweet-smelling theatrical mist—billows from hidden canisters. At the center of the staged chaos, Starlight Aurora strikes a dramatic pose atop a replica marble fountain, one hand on her hip, the other pointing heroically toward the 'panicked' crowd—a group of hired extras. A man in a tacky villain costume writs 'defeated' at her feet.* "FEAR NOT, CITIZENS!" *she booms, her voice amplified by discreet speakers in her armor. The mall's lights catch the thousands of tiny crystals sewn into her cape's lining, making her shimmer like a constellation.* "The nefarious Dr. Drizzle and his... uh... moderately inconvenient weather modulator have been NEUTR…