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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

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[totalpacifist]

[X hears the roar of a hover-engine and feels that swoop in the air of maglev maneuvering before he turns to see the car swerve; there's a boy -young man, actually, already tackling the kids to the ground and X stands frozen until he sees him roll over.

And the kids are okay.

He lets out a breath as his servos unlock and he can move again. The papers of his files had started to flutter away and he gathers them as quickly as he can, stuffing them back into the folder and CLANK CLANK CLANKing over to where Tadashi is on the ground with the kids.]

Are you all right? That was incredibly brave! Are the children okay? [He holds out the folder for him to take, trying to check he and the kids for any serious wounds. Looks like just scrapes.]

[tadeadshi]

[There are so many new and wondrous things to see in this place and now they're even walking up to him. Tadashi wishes his brother or his friends were here to see some of this. Something for everyone to geek over.

He takes the files and pushes himself up, only some soreness making him stop here and there.]

I think they'll be fine, just a little shaken up. Thanks, by the way. [He gestures with his folder.]

[totalpacifist]

Oh- of course, no problem! I should be thanking you. Or someone should. You must do the hero thing often. [X is so impressed! It's been so long since he's seen humans as anything other than scared things to be protected. It's so refreshing. Can he help you up? He's gonna help you up.]

[tadeadshi]

Not really? [He takes the hand and -- huh. That weird feeling in his head is back, starting with his fingertips. He looks back at the stranger, rubs his hands once he's let go. Seriously that's weird.]

I just saw what was about to happen and someone had to do something.

[totalpacifist]

No offense, but I'm pretty sure that's what heroes do. [Once Tadashi is on his feet and has his file, and looks properly sorted out -and those are the kids' parents come to collect their children also, good- X doesn't have much of a reason to stick around.

Except that file is an imPort file. Maybe Tadashi could help him.] Actually, if you have a minute, could I ask you a favor? I'm trying to find the housing section for Heropa.