etcelsior | play nice

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 anyone's thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

01. Your memory is hazy and you might feel increasingly frustrated or anxious, or maybe you're excited as soldiers march past, barely glimpsing you. One second you're somewhere underground, the next you're enveloped in blue light, and suddenly you find yourself directly under Flordia sun's bright and burning glare. A female soldier steps toward you with a wide smile on her face and directs you to a car, ready to debrief you. You realize you are not the only one, surrounded by equally confused or eager faces... and you're all sporting a digital tattoo on your wrist.

02. Welcome to Cape Canaveral, where the smell of the ocean is in the air and locals are more than pleased to see new imPorts roaming their streets. They wave, they cheer, they ask for pictures as politely as they can. The more inhuman you look, or if you're wearing a costume, the more likely locals are to approach. Hey, enjoy the moment! The popular malt shop is offering you a free drink if you need it.

03. The technology in this world is certainly something. The cars are clearly modeled after popular 50s cars, but they hover several feet above the ground as they drive down the street. There are digital jukeboxes in restaurants, motorcycles also hover through traffic, advertisements can be seen on a digital projector on the taller buildings. Even kids on skateboards appear to drift a safe ten feet off the ground while playing!

04. Wherever you are, you can hear the loud revving of an engine, distance at first before you finally see it: a hovercar bursting around the corner, going beyond the maximum speed limit and just barely making its sharp turn. It doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon, not with two police cars trailing it... and uh oh. Those skateboarding kids don't have much time to get out of the way as the car comes speeding down the road. You've been brought here for a reason Hero — so you better act fast.

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[Public attention was never something Jennifer had felt all that comfortable with. Sure, it was sometimes a necessity, given that she was a genius doctor and sometimes got unwanted attention because of it, but in those situations, she more or less had control over how long she was in those spaces, and after she'd gone to Atlantis, well... she left all the speeches and public leadership to others.

Here, however, she had no control over the adoration, and while she tried her best to be gracious, she still did all she could to not attract notice, so that she could get a chance to step back, observe, and regroup. The malt shop provided a perfect opportunity, but first she had to actually get there.

And due to the crowd, this meant some bumping into others.]

Sorry! Sorry...

[When he had first braced himself for what becoming a hero had meant, Jaime had thought mostly about immediate bodily harm, of danger, of being a walking target, of his family being a walking target.

What he had quickly found out, even back in El Paso, was that the thing he had the most difficulty dealing with was the press. Smiling and backing away only got him so far, which, come to think about it, is a pity, because that's still his most frequently used technique. All that means is that when he sees Jennifer doing her level best to push her way through the crowd (and when she subsequently bumps into him), he feels nothing but sympathy.]

Don't worry about it, [he says, then after a moment's thought, drops his voice enough not to be overheard by the crush of the crowd.] But if you wanna get away from these guys, I wouldn't go into the malt shop. They're totally expecting you in there.

[That's an offer to tell her where she can go, if she chooses to take it.]

[Jennifer seems wary when the young man speaks to her- but the fact that he's not waving a phone or camera in her face is a small comfort, so she decides to take him up on his offer.]

Oh, really? Guess that makes sense... a trap to corral everyone into one spot and make it harder for them to leave. [A malt had actually sounded pretty good, but she wasn't going to trap herself in there.] ... Know something better?

I wouldn't go so far as to call it a trap. They mean well, they're just all... [He waves his hands to communicate the sheer frenetic nature of new imPort day.] Up in your face. But there's a different malt shop just a block from here. C'mon.

[Jaime tilts his head at her in an invitation to follow him, flicking his wrist to keep it facing his body in a smooth, practiced motion and sidles through the crowd with a relatively cheerful,] 'Scuse me, ma'am!

[They don't pay him much attention, just another teenage boy in a city filled with them. It's all about the way you move, and he's been here long enough to look perfectly at home.]

Yeah. Yeah, I'm not used to having... adoring masses like this. I'm a doctor, so people tend to be pretty unhappy to have to see me.

[She does hesitate a little, but this kid does seem to know what he's doing, so she follows behind him.]

So... I take it you've been through this before?

The month I arrived. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack from people just popping up on me, I swear.

[He sends a grin her way, trying to reassure her that he had been just as bad with the crowds in his day, if not moreso.]

I'm Jaime, by the way. It's nice to meet you, uh, Dr...?

[Normally she'd be 'ma'am', but considering she's got a title, he figures he'd better use that instead.]

Yeah, I kinda feel like I should get some rearview mirrors or something. [She smiles back.] Maybe one of those backup cameras so I can see people coming up behind me.

Dr. Keller, though just Jennifer's fine, too. I don't insist on my title being used outside the clinic.

Sure. Whichever one you prefer.

[It always feels a little weird calling adults by the first name after being used to sir and ma'am and Mr. and Ms. his whole life, but he'll adjust soon enough.

He ducks around the corner and indicates a shop with a flourish.]

Ta-daaaa. It's off the main road, so it's not so busy.

[The store is still fairly busy, but pleasantly so. It's a brightly lit malt shop with a charming chalkboard menu hanging up in the back, offering all sorts of sweet delights alongside greasy diner food.

They're common sights around here. Jaime doesn't like a lot about this place, but he's got to say that he digs the malt shops.]

My hero.

[Jennifer stifled a giggle at that, since from what she understood, there were many heroes here. She stared at the menu board.]

Really... I appreciate you taking the time to help me out. It's been nothing but rush, rush, rush ever since I found myself here. I need to take a bit of a breather.

What can I say, they brought me here for a good reason, [he says, the joke taking on something of a different form for his own, personal enjoyment. He is a hero... but it's not something most people here have managed to catch onto, thank goodness.]

Anyway, it's no problem. [He waves one hand, dismissing it is nothing.] We've all been there.

To help rescue maidens in distress? It's a worthy calling.

[She then nods, looking thoughtful.]

I'm not sure whether I should be relieved or worried that this happens often enough for it to be old hat for people who live here, though.

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Jennifer Keller | Stargate Atlantis | 02

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