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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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Not thinking of registering? [That sure is a familiar voice from behind you.]

[In a sea full of average people, it was easier to let his guard down. Now, Killua scolded himself for it, whirling around instantly so his back is to the window as he bristles.]

Hisoka! [Tch... When did he get there? Had he been following him? Or was this by chance?

After Greed Island and meeting a foe that far surpassed Hisoka in strength, somehow it was easier for those thoughts to dissipate. Instead, there's a rather persistent image of Hisoka calling himself a 'hero', gaudy cape and all... His expression lessens in seriousness as he tries to rid himself of that. Standing up straighter, he shrugs his shoulders.]

That's none of your business. [But, being a bit of a hypocrite here:] Don't tell me you're registered here or something...

Hn~ In the flesh. [Surpassed Hisoka?? Don't be so silly, no one can~~~]

Why isn't it? Shouldn't we fellow heroes stick together? [Smiling wide. Aww, Killua doesn't seem to of missed him at all. And here he was happy to see yet another familiar face. He could really get used to seeing more and more.]

[Immediately, he raises both arms to make an X.]

No way! [He has a right to be a brat to this guy, alright? It seems like his question wasn't answered, either. Well, he expected that much.]

Besides, I can't really picture you as a hero... [Just saying.]

So you won't be asking my help any time soon again? [Sly, chuckling. Killua is just as much a kid as Gon at times, past the age of course.]

People here don't just register to become heroes, really, think about it. You're a smart boy. [They register for convenience, because the government almost forces them to. Making anyone- even children- register in order to be protected, supported? Given jobs at such an age? It's quite ridiculous. "Hero" is for anyone willing to adopt the title, but it most definitely is something separate from 'registered'.]

[Rather than responding to that first question, Killua just makes a disgusted face. His help was the last thing he'd wanted! He does his best to shake that thought off, but it's the call of attention to other workings here that surprises him and captures his full attention.

It takes him a few seconds to come to his own conclusions. Registered... It must be a way to track people like them who have come in from the outside. They act like it's a choice, but every sign he's run into so far has pointed to it being nearly necessary... Was that it? It was too early to say what he really meant.

But away from the general and back to Hisoka here--]

So either you're not registered as a hero, or you're not registered at all. [Is that it???]

People here can register, play that role if they so choose, or not. Registering just allows certain benefits.

[He frowns a little at being dodged again, but what can he do. Fine, he'll bite. He knew some of them already, but it couldn't hurt to ask for information if there was the chance of anything new.]

Benefits? Like what?

A job, a place to stay- protection. [Hisoka has no reason to disclose what he chose, and he's even considering lying about it to be honest. But for now- just to fluff it up, give the lie more of a pedestal to sit on if he should come to it.]

[That and he'd prefer if the boys both register. He's unsure to what degree 'protected' means, but he'd prefer them be protected rather than not.]

And an eye on you all the time?

[On the contrary, the more Hisoka talks it up, the more Killua feels skeptical and suspicious.]

No thanks. I can get by just fine on my own. I know how to make money, too.

[Oh no, to support his OWN potential lie. He wouldn't register to become some hero- he'd register for the benefits if anything.]

And how will you do that here? Resort to the 'usual', your brother'd be so proud~

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