PARTY AT MOM'S HOUSE

[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

[glowsferatu]

[ she scoffs, but it comes out a bit conflicted now that her teeth are starting to chatter. which is not at all pleasant with fangs like hers. ]

Who said a...a word about taking care of you? I'm not in the ha-h-habit of picking up strays. [ castoffs, maybe, but strays tend to be a bit too headstrong. ] B-but the fact remains, no one has told a greater lie than..."I'm fine."

[icy]

[ Oh, jeez, her teeth are chattering. Actual Hollywood-level chitter-chattering. ]

Don't you own a coat?

[ The most important tangent he could possibly take here, yes. ]

[glowsferatu]

[ she sees you changing the subject there, jack. ]

I had a more expansive wardrobe in New York. [ pause, swallow. ] I've had neither opportunity or...n-n-need to replace each contingency here yet.

[ it's been unseasonably warm after all, at least until he showed up with his magic mood-weather. ]

[icy]

[ You saw nothing, nothing at ... all. ]

Well, in a place like this where icy guys might get yanked in, you should probably consider getting one just in case. Maybe a portable fan to deal with the flame-on crowd, too. [ He tilts his head, birdlike. ] You came all the way from New York?

[glowsferatu]

Mmmuch further than...that, b-but I lived there for a few years.

[ she sits there a few moments, fidgeting her hands under her arms to try to generate some friction. if only her glow projected heat as well as light. ]

If you're really concerned, maybe instead of telling me I should have been prepared for this contingency, you could just, I don't know...stop making it so cold. [ it seems obvious to her, but maybe it just hadn't occurred to him. ]

[icy]

[ A frown appears, not necessarily at her but askance. ]

I can't turn it off, there's no switch to who and what I am. I'm winter. [ Such an ambiguous explanation, but the best he's got. ] If it's this bad now then you'll have to wait for it to warm up again on its own, because all I can do is keep you cold.

[glowsferatu]

Sounds to me like someone with poor impulse control making every excuse not to even try.

[ because self control is important to her above all else, but also because she's a jerk. ]

[icy]

[ Jack's expression tightens as if flicked and he drops from the tree to gesture with his staff. ]

I'm the Spirit of Winter, what exactly do you want me to do? Turn into a radiator? It's not gonna happen. [ Case in point, how he lets her get a better eyeful of his sallow complexion and blue lips, eyes sunken with shadows. ] Now excuse me, I have to go find somewhere else to be.

[ He doesn't fly, instead stalking off across the road with a hand stuffed in his hoodie. ]

[glowsferatu]

[ she glances after him a moment, wondering if she should just enjoy how much warmer it will be once he's gone. but only for a moment, then she rolls her eyes and groans before stepping through a portal that puts her a little behind him, quickly catching his pace. ]

I suppose it makes since for Winter to be so moody. It is the season of death, isn't it?