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| members= [[Arganthone-056]]<br>[[Marksmanship-522]]<br>[[Tracker-764]]<br>[[The Hound]] | | members= [[Arganthone-056]]<br>[[Marksmanship-522]]<br>[[Tracker-764]]<br>[[The Hound]] | ||
| first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mob of the Maroon Magpie (short story)|The Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]'' | | first_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mob of the Maroon Magpie (short story)|The Mob of the Maroon Magpie]]'' | ||
| also_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Society of the Rhyming Dove (short story)|The Society of the Rhyming Dove]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Drove of the Demesmaekerite-Dyed Discordias (short story)|The Drove of the Demesmaekerite-Dyed Discordias]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mélange of the Mauve Muskrat (short story)|The Mélange of the Mauve Muskrat]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Rifts Crisis Officially Over! (short story)|Rifts Crisis Officially Over!]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | | also_seen_in= [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Society of the Rhyming Dove (short story)|The Society of the Rhyming Dove]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Drove of the Demesmaekerite-Dyed Discordias (short story)|The Drove of the Demesmaekerite-Dyed Discordias]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Mélange of the Mauve Muskrat (short story)|The Mélange of the Mauve Muskrat]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[Rifts Crisis Officially Over! (short story)|Rifts Crisis Officially Over!]]''<br>[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]''<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| copyright= [[Lupan Evezan]]<br>& [[Aristide Twain]] | | copyright= [[Lupan Evezan]]<br>& [[Aristide Twain]] | ||
}}The '''Scarlet Wings''' were the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]' elite, “specially-trained mobile task force”. | }}The '''Scarlet Wings''' were the [[Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]' elite, “specially-trained mobile task force”. | ||
== Nature == | == Nature == | ||
The Crew's normal procedure, after detecting a new universe through the [[Celestial Telescope]]s, was to send out the Scarlet Wings to scout it out. After they confirmed it was safe for romanticisation, normal patrols would start to be dispatched. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (short story)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') | The Crew's normal procedure, after detecting a new universe through the [[Celestial Telescope]]s, was to send out the Scarlet Wings to scout it out. After they confirmed it was safe for romanticisation, normal patrols would start to be dispatched. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids (short story)|The Crew of the Copper-Colored Cupids]]'') | ||
It had multiple “head operatives”, although there was a singular main leader — by 2019, [[Amity-965]]. Their rank was equal to that of [[Prefect]], meaning they all had seats on the [[Cupid Parliament]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]'') | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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When the [[Copper-Colored Council of Elders]] put the [[Cupid Suggestion Box]] in place, [[Acquaintanceship-982]] used it to leave a note suggesting that the [[Blue Feather]] be upgraded to replace the Scarlet Wings as the Crew's primary topics. When the Council rejected the proposal, pointing out the Blue Feather's less-than-impressive track record, Acquaintanceship tried to prop up its reputation by leaving an “anonymous” note praising the group, but the Council immediately saw through the charade and banned Acquaintanceship from using the Suggestion Box again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') | When the [[Copper-Colored Council of Elders]] put the [[Cupid Suggestion Box]] in place, [[Acquaintanceship-982]] used it to leave a note suggesting that the [[Blue Feather]] be upgraded to replace the Scarlet Wings as the Crew's primary topics. When the Council rejected the proposal, pointing out the Blue Feather's less-than-impressive track record, Acquaintanceship tried to prop up its reputation by leaving an “anonymous” note praising the group, but the Council immediately saw through the charade and banned Acquaintanceship from using the Suggestion Box again. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Cupid Suggestion Box (short story)|The Cupid Suggestion Box]]'') | ||
When the magic rabbits produced by the [[faceless magician (Magic Trick)|faceless magician]]'s [[The Hat|Hat]] flooded the [[Cupid Parliament building]], leading Scarlet Wings operative [[Amity-965]], who had been participating in the Parliamentary debate-turned-fistfight regarding [[Stenographer-123]]'s typewriter, “considered assembling the Scarlet Wings and driving back this force of invaders, before being thrown to the ground by the tide of lagomorphs”. In the end, the Cupids evacuated the Homeworld ''en masse'' for three days, leaving the [[Department of Problem-Solving]] to deal with the crisis, as, indeed, they did. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Magic Trick (novel)|Magic Trick]]'') | |||
[[Marksmanship-522]] was a Senior Agent of the organisation. After [[Tracker-764]] and [[Bibliophile-962]] helped Tracker during the [[Rifts Crisis]], Marksmanship recommended the former for accelerated integration into the Scarlet Wings. [[The Hound]] was also given a honorary position within the group. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rifts Crisis Officially Over! (short story)|Rifts Crisis Officially Over!]]'') | [[Marksmanship-522]] was a Senior Agent of the organisation. After [[Tracker-764]] and [[Bibliophile-962]] helped Tracker during the [[Rifts Crisis]], Marksmanship recommended the former for accelerated integration into the Scarlet Wings. [[The Hound]] was also given a honorary position within the group. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Rifts Crisis Officially Over! (short story)|Rifts Crisis Officially Over!]]'') | ||
[[Category:Organisations]] | [[Category:Organisations]] | ||
[[Category:Cupid Homeworld organisations]] | [[Category:Cupid Homeworld organisations]] | ||