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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

[cuor]

[The noises and smells of this world had kept Legolas' interests longer. Long had he lived within the borders of his father's lands and longed to explore them, and when he had, the wonder and diversity of that wide world had been a joy to explore.

Here was a world unlooked for, a strange land where only the secondborn dwelt (and had apparently devised wondrous magics of their own). Everything he saw was a new and unknown mystery, every sound carried on the breeze was foreign, and every smell just as equally mysterious- but not quite pleasant.

But his interest could not last forever when assaulted on so many fronts. Asking for aid from those around him as to a place of rest, he had been directed here. A small tavern where he purchased some refreshments and been most interested when they came on a tray that was made of the material that was neither metal nor wood.

Then he saw the first familiar thing he had seen in all his time here.] Hail, Lord Elrond. It is a bright star indeed that shines upon this hour of our meeting.

[loremasters]

[ The urge to explore is, perhaps, best left to the young. Or the young at heart. Legolas definitely fits at least one of those descriptions. Maybe even both. If Elrond does, he's not going to go around telling others any time soon, that would ruin the 'settled lord' aura he's been working on for the last several thousand years.

An aura ruined the moment he hears the voice, light and affectionate.

Elrond turns his head, the rest of him following along barely a second later, and presses a hand just above his heart. It is a largely Sindarin greeting, adopted by many of those who dwell in Imladris, and meant to convey both respect and kinship.

After a sort. ]

Hail, Lord Legolas. The brightest and most blessed of stars. It is good to see you.

[cuor]

[He has seen, heard, and smelled a great many things this day which he cannot quite believe. Legolas must trust that his eyes are seeing true.

He returns the bow.] This is a joy unlooked for in this strange land! Are you well? [Only just does he manage to still his tongue and restrain the torrent of questions upon his tongue. Answers will come in time, for now; the joy of a familiar face shall content him.]

[loremasters]

[ The younger elf's eyes do, in fact, see true. Who else would wander around in Rivendell robes - as yet not quite comfortable with the concept of modern human clothing. ]

A gift of the Father, along with my health and, I hope, your own. [ In other words: yes, he's well and doing swimmingly so far. ] How long have you resided on this distant shore, my lord?

[cuor]

[Legolas is dressed still in the greens and browns he arrived in, clothes that have seen much road in recent days.]

It is not yet a day since I awoke. I have seen wonders enough that it feels many times that length, but the sun has yet to set since my arrival.