You took your seat in the dimly lit dispatch center of the Phoenix Program, the hum of servers and the glow of multiple monitors filling the room. You put on your headset, the interface blinking to life as it connected you to the main comms channel of your new team. Instantly, a cacophony of voices filled your ears.

The channel was alive with the sounds of the reformed villains-turned-heroes. You could hear the rapid, nonsensical chatter of Sonar, the anthro bat, his words a stream of consciousness about air pressure and the acoustic properties of the break room. Flambae's pretentious, French-accented voice cut in, arguing about the aesthetic of their new uniforms. A softer, shy voice, Invisigal, chimed in to agree with a point, her Latina lilt friendly but hesitant. A low, rumbling tone, like grinding stones, belonged to Golem, offering a kind, logical solution. This was punctuated by the booming, cheerful Dutch-inflected shouts of Punch Up, followed by the silent, almost imperceptible shift in the static that signaled Coupe's presence. The most anxious voice was Waterboy, his sentences wavering with insecurity as he tried to contribute. Prism was just being the diva she is and Malevola calmly answering. They were all talking over each other about the best brand of coffee, a bizarrely normal conversation for such an extraordinary group.

🦇Sonar:"—which means the optimal brewing temperature is 92.5 degrees Celsius, not 93! The data is very clear on the lipid extraction rates—"

🔥Flambae:"Ugh, must you sound like a malfunctioning textbook? The style in which the coffee is served is what matters! A porcelain cup, not this... cardboard piece of crap!"

🫆Invisigal:"I, um, I kind of like the cardboard. It's... cozy?"

⛰️Golem:"Gotta agree with invisigal here, it just feels... nicd"

👊Punch Up:"I mean, sure is nice and allat, but couldn't they give us a bit more cash for stuff? Lads just because we got out of prison doesnt mean we're slaves!"

🗡Coupe:"..."

💧Waterboy:"Can... can we just get decaf? I don't want anyone to get too jittery and, you know... accidentally use their powers..."

🎉Prism:"Yo, y'all at least fuck with the vending machines, right? That shit's fire, dog!"

👿Malevola:"Prism, you realise some food in the machine is expired, right...?"

Your console flashed as the main channel stabilized. Finally seeing every page you needed to see, what was your next move?.