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[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 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.

Comments

[galvanist]

[ Whale's expression jumps from nervousness to annoyance as Nick sits and watches, amused by this. He didn't want it to be that obvious that he was new. And yet, it seemed that there was no way escaping it. ]

Is it really vandalism if you didn't intend to do it? [ said with an eyeroll. ] If this place didn't force superpowers on me, then none of this- [ with a gesture to the smoking machine ] wouldn't have happened.

[connate]

[ He was kind of asking for the irritation, so he doesn't rise to it. To the contrary, he tries to ease off on the blatant amusement, tone and expression growing a bit more sympathetic. ]

You'll get used to it. And trust me, they're used to replacing that thing.

[ Which is about as far as his restraint extends, because a beat later: ]

Not a fan of the Monster Mash?

[galvanist]

It's September. It's too early for Halloween music. [ Which is a boldfaced lie. But like hell he's telling this guy the truth. And it's a lie that's said with just the right amount of nonchalance that gives it credibility.

But there's something about his first statement that gets Whale's attention. ] If they're used to replacing it, then that's a sign that the government isn't really doing this 'give people powers' thing right. [ After all, jukeboxes couldn't come cheap. ] Why haven't people brought it up with the government?