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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

[horsepiss]

[Thirteen gods, how does he even answer that. Usually the question would give him no trouble at all. A lie was easy enough to make up when you could see all the cards. Hell, even knowing one or two was enough. Locke was blind and then blindfolded, unaware of his settings let alone the other hand.

Just one mess to another, really.

Sniffing in a way that shows genuine distaste, Locke sets the glasses back neatly. Nevermind that he's in ragged grey clothes and thoroughly soaked-for now he's a noble's courtier down on his luck.

Hopefully that will work.]

My master has his priorities. I had explicit instructions to pick these items for him.

[luxuriant]

Your master, huh?

[He eyes Locke evenly, trying to analyze those words. It stands out as a little odd in this area. True, back home, it would have been an easy lie-- nobles sent servants out regularly to do menial tasks like this-- but here? He hadn't seen a single sign of any caste system.]

You'd think he'd be the first to send you to a shower. What's his name?

[horsepiss]

Ignatios Turpin. [The name rolls off his tongue naturally and for a brief moment he thanks the Crooked Warden he hasn't been found out. Usually a lie like this comes with months of preparation. False documents suggesting a real Ignatios Turpin. For now, he'll just have to make do with the fact that his lie will be easily seen through. All he can do is hope it's later on.]

He's a very demanding man. [His intonation suggests that the statement is a damnation, not a praise.]

[luxuriant]

[It's ironic that Zelos gets so angry at a guy trying to lie to him this much. It's gotta be a lie, right? He really didn't see any sign of anything like this! He knows a lie when he sees one, he is one! Well, wait, that's a bit--

Okay, you know what, he's dropping that train of thought. Instead, a little more shortly, he continues.]

He must be, coming all this way for some souvenirs. I mean-- [and he laughs, forced and accusing, if a laugh can be] --there's no way you're from around here, right?

[horsepiss]

[Locke's mind runs a marathon, scrambling to stay ahead of his own lie. This identity he's crafted is too loose, too uninformed to be good and that last question seals it. To top everything off, he's too exhausted by the day itself and all the events that happened prior to really do much better. It's already a miracle that he's even standing.]

Master Turpin and I are visiting. We're new. One of these-[He waves a hand vaguely, as if to conjure up the word.]-imPorts. He asked to get clothing to better fit in. [When your lies are faltering, it's best to go with one that's closest to the truth. So long as the guy doesn't know his true nature, it's fine.

He adds a sniff to his performance.] If you must know.