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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.

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[cuor]

His laughter is bright, carrying over the waves that continue to break upon the nearby shore. This is a crafty riddle indeed, though the more Legolas thinks upon it, the more he feels a sense of awe come over him. This is a feeling deeper than the pull of the ocean, and sweeter than the song of the stars which he knows sit above them, though they cannot now be seen.

His smile changes gradually as he thinks, until he is looking at the old man with incredulity. His breath catches, and all his hair stands upon end. He feels like he did the first time he saw snow as a child, amazed and more than a little afraid at this great and dangerous joy come so near to him. It cannot be-

He drops to one knee and bows his head in reverence. "Forgive me, my Lord. I did not know you-" Lame do his excuses sound in his head. Not know the singer, the keeper of the Eternal Flame, the One, the Father of All?

[songcrafter]

Brilliant laughter that was music to his heart and was easy to bask in. But still he listened. And waited. He had not made his Children stupid, though some were wiser than others. Given the tools and words, they would find their way to truth if they allowed themselves to see.

The laughter faded to disbelief, and on to joy and awe. Reverence. After a moment, Eru finally turned to fully face Legolas, reaching out a hand to rest gently on his bowed head.

"How could you know me whom had never before taken mortal form? Raise your head high and proud, my Child."

[cuor]

All his life he had challenged himself that he might be worthy of his father, Thanduil King of the Woodland Realm. He had fougth to become worthy of his father, and it had given him such joy to be recognised and loved by him.

To be recognised by the Father of Fathers- Legolas might have sung, had his tongue but a little more courage. His heart certainly sang within him and he did not mind so deeply the feeling that he was nothing more than a child in the eyes of this one.

He raised his head, wondering how he dared. Wondering at this marvel, that the One should come down and appear as a man. Who could have imagined such a thing?

Somehow, he found himself asking, "Is this then also Arda? This new land we have come to?"

[songcrafter]

As any father should love their child. No matter how cruel or good that child was. It was the recognition that varied, was hardest to achieve. Had to be earned.

The song of a joyful heart was easy to hear, and he allowed a quiet chuckle as his hand fell away. Brave and bright. How could he not love one such as Legolas?

The quiet burst of sound was short of life though. "Nay. This land is not of my making." It was just part of why he had taken this form, though he would not lightly say as much to just anyone. Perhaps in time.