etcelsior | sure, jan

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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Yeah, same here. Although I've had a few run-ins with telepaths and shit, but, you know. Aliens. [ He mentioned the space thing already, right?

No, he didn't. He probably seems crazy, now. ]

Aliens?

Uh. Yeah. [ Whoops. ] Um. I've been wandering around the galaxy for most my life. Boldly going where no man has gone before. Kinda.

[ long paaaaause ]

You know what? Not the weirdest thing I've heard all day.

[ That earns a smirk. ]

Alright, that's got my attention. Kinda wanna know what the weirdest thing was, then.

Aside from the whole kidnapping thing. And the "you're stuck here forever, enjoy it" bit. Those go without saying.

No, actually, the kidnapping things is at the top of the list. I don't have anything better for you.

Damn, that's disappointing.

Where were you from, then? Something more interesting than "space," I hope.

Like I could top "space". The Earth I'm from doesn't even have flying cars.

What? Seriously? Jeez, man, how do you guys even live?

We drive on roads. It's so terrible.

[ Peter splutters, a hand going to his chest as though that were the most ridiculous thing he's ever heard. ]

Roads? Roads? Christ, man, do you need to sit down or something? I can't even imagine how hard this must be for you to talk about.

[ he holds up a hand ]

No, no. It's okay. I'll be fine. I just need a moment.

By all means, dude. Take all the time you need.

Just remember -- you're in a safe, road-less place, now.

Thanks. I feel better already.

Hey, some good came out of the kidnapping, at least.

I mean, they've got hoverboards. And hover-vespas, sure, but hoverboards.

All the things Back the the Future, Part II promised and more, I'm sure.

[ SILENCE.

Then, ]

-- They made a second one?

... [ a beat ] And a third one.

See, now I'm confused. Does your pop culture knowledge only extend so far or-?

... I mean, like I said, I've been doing a lot of planet-hopping, most of my life.

I-- haven't been back on Earth for a long time. Still haven't, technically, seein' as how I'm pretty sure this place's history isn't anywhere near the same as the place I remember.

So that would put the last time you were on Earth somewhere between-- [ a pause, as he figures the dates in his head ] 1985 and 1989?

[ Huh. This guy's good. ]

Actually, yeah, 1988 if you wanna get exact about it.

I'll try to remember to keep the pop culture references in the eighties and before, then.

[ He waves a hand. ]

Nah, it's cool, don't worry about it. Just expect a lot of blank stares and me going, "Huh?" a lot.

They got you set up in Heropa, right?

Fair enough.

Yeah. It's gonna take some getting used to.

It's really not too bad, once you get used to it. I don't mind showin' you around, if you need a tour guide with only, like, a few weeks of experience on you.

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