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

[paintjobs]

[ Now, usually, he'd probably jerk that door shut again in an offended slam, but... this human is kind of speaking his language, here. That "gorgeous" definitely helps. So he leaves the door open for a moment of considering silence, then — ]

You make a convincing case. [ It's a low, smooth voice that seems to come from nowhere in particular, but red lights in the steering wheel pulse in time with it. ]

[easygoings]

( It is nigh-impossible to surprise Thorne in general, so the fact that the car is now talking to him doesn't phase him in the slightest. He's talked to AIs before, he's talked to AIs in various methods of transportation before - Iko springing to mind first. He's got this. )

I do, don't I? It's part of my charm. ( Yes, very smooth. He's slightly put out that it's not a female voice greeting him but what can you do? ) You wouldn't happen to have a name, would you? Most AIs do, and I'd hate to call you something you wouldn't like.

( Don't mind him, he's going to take the fact that door is still open as an invitation to sliiiiiiiiiiideeee right in, thanks. )

[paintjobs]

Well, you can start by never referring to me as an AI again, how's that?

( This human is off to a good start with him, but he can't have him using that ingratiating tone without even knowing the superior creature he's addressing. So as soon as he's in, the seatbelt slides around him to buckle itself firmly. Very firmly; it would be hard to get out of it without the car's approval. )

I'm Knock Out, and I'm happy to say that none of my intelligence is artifical, thank you.

( The engine purrs to life and he starts toward smoothly. )