OH MY GOD YOU GUYS

[maskormods]

TEST DRIVE MEME

Considering apping into MASK OR MENACE? Want to dip your toes into the setting and get a feel of whether your character will fit into it? Or maybe you're just cruising and want to play around? Then you've come to the right place!

Pick any of the following scenarios below or feel free to make up your own, but don't be afraid to throw yourself at someone else's thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

01. The city of Heropa is what one might expect from a small, bright and cheery place, where locals are friendly enough and local shop owners might offer a free drink to welcome you to their fair city. Some of the locals might thank you for always lending your service to the nation and others might not say anything. In fact, some people might back away from any imPort who quite obviously looks like they aren't from around the neighborhood. Once in a while there's a look of disdain on someone's face and hushed voices. An upset voice wonders aloud: "More of them, when we already know they can't protect us? That's just painting a bigger target on the city's back!" However, they're quickly hushed with a judgmental: "They helped save the cities, and it's the Soviets you should be angry with anyway! The imPorts are here to protect us!"

02. De Chima, Virginia, is a large city with a healthy economy, and though it's quieter, there are just as many citizens awed at your presence. Many people are out and about taking care of their regular business, but that doesn't distract them from crowding you in excitement if you're obviously from a different time or world, or just let it slip that you're a newcomer. Children and young teenagers are especially likely to ask for an autograph and a photo.

Some locals seem less enthused to see you. They never make an approach, but they can be overheard scoffing and muttering something about spies. "How can we trust any of them now?"

03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania, is not as friendly and its citizens tend to go out of their way to avoid walking down the same sidewalk as the more obvious looking imPorts pass through. Local cops say nothing, but they scowl at those imPorts and mutter under their breaths resentfully about "vigilantes". However, not all locals turn the other way seeing imPorts; some of them will offer a polite enough smile and thank them for their help in overthrowing the trespassers. They don't stop to clarify what they mean, though.

04. Nonah, North Carolina, is the liveliest of all cities; loud, busy and there's some kind of energy in the air that gets everyone buzzing with excitement. Anyone who they come to determine an imPort is bombarded with all sorts of offers; job offers, advertising gigs, spokesperson for advocating children stay in school, etc. Anything and everything! You name it. Shops offer discounts for food and clothing, whatever they need. Advertisements are abound for imPorts to make appearances at various, televised celebrations, luring them in with promises of free food, merchandise, and payment.

Comments

[pawdonnemoi]

[That masked hero? That'd be Chat Noir and he's having the time of his life playing hero in a new world. One petty crime at a time he's making a name for himself here.

He waves the would-be robbers off as the cops haul them away and gets ready to find a spot to detransform when he hears someone yell at him to wait. Blinking he stops and turns toward the source of the voice.]

Can I help you, sir?

[xfiled]

[Wow, you're-- you're a lot younger than Mulder thought. Like, a lot younger. Like, this cat . . . person . . . thing must be sixteen, and that's giving him a lot of credit.]

Yeah. Yeah, uh-- what's with the costume?

[That's not his real question, but it's as good a start as any.]

[pawdonnemoi]

[Close, not that Chat Noir is going to divulge his real age to anyone. But, yes, he's just a child.

He stares at Mulder for a moment before blinking and looking down at himself.]

Well, I didn't choose it but it's quite stylish, don't you think?

[xfiled]

Yeah, but what's the point? Like . . . do you even have loved ones to protect here?

[pawdonnemoi]

[The point? He looks a little taken aback by the question. For a moment he searches for an answer but in the end he shrugs.]

Why not? It's something to do. [In truth he lives for the attention it gives him. He lives for the sense of freedom, being able to do and say whatever he wants. Helping others is just an added benefit. He knows all this but he doesn't want to explain it to others.]

[xfiled]

Because it looks uncomfortable. And there's no point. And where do you even get a costume like that?

[pawdonnemoi]

Actually it's possibly the most comfortable thing I've ever worn. And there's plenty of reason.

[As for where? He grins.] Magic. [There's even an awful wink to go with that.]

[xfiled]

Please don't say magic.

[Come on.]

That's not an explanation.

[pawdonnemoi]

But it is. [Look, how is he supposed to explain an ancient Chinese spirit inhabiting a gem set in a piece of jewelry gave him superpowers? As far as he concerned it's magic.]

The powers too, given they weren't a gift from that transporter.

[xfiled]

And what are they, the powers of a cat?

[pawdonnemoi]

Sort of but mostly just bad luck. [Cliche? Yeah, totally.]