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etcelsior2015-01-30 02:34 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2015-01-30 02:34 pm
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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[A curious teenager with very tedious hands! He keeps watching her as he kneels down and then he's all eyes on the bike again, poking at this or pinching at that. The engine he can more or less figure out, it's the hover pads and how they're connected he's trying to figure out.]
There's seriously nothing like this back where I'm from. We were working on smaller propulsion engines but nothing to this level.
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Sounds like you were closer than we were. Where I come from, we were still riding around on plain, old motorcycles.
[ Said dryly, because motorcycles yes, but there was nothing plain or old about them. Or at least the one she had. ]
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Oh, no, we were still using plane old motorcycles too. Couldn't get a permit to modify my moped with anything fun. But our student labs had a lot of ideas floating around. [Literally.]
Still, this is pretty cool stuff. [Once he's inspected it to his liking, he stands up straight again, smiling at her.] Thanks.
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[ She folds her arms, finding it hard not to smile at his enthusiasm. Permit to modify, huh? ]
You sound like you're interested in more than just having a nice ride. Engineer or mechanic?