sure, jan

[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

[midsoup]

Mars. I see.

[This is... unprecedented. Raymond shifts his feet and squares his shoulders toward Croach.]

Did I mispronounce your world's name just now?

[quantifies]

Actually you came quite close.

[Which is impressive, for a human.]

Try again. "G'loot Proktaw."

[midsoup]

G'loot Proktaw. Wait, that's not quite it.

[Raymond believes in respecting other cultures and in doing everything as close to perfectly as possible. Both those things make him wet his lips before he gives it another go, enunciating each syllable precisely.]

G'loot. Proktaw. There. That sounded better.

[quantifies]

[Croach visible brightens.]

That is it precisely. You are very well-spoken.

[midsoup]

[Holt doesn't smile. Almost ever. But there's a suggestion of satisfaction in the nod he gives Croach.]

I've found that correct speaking habits are an asset in police work. I would now like to initiate an Earth custom known as a 'handshake.'

[He holds out his hand duly.]

Captain Raymond Holt of the New York Police Department. Welcome to Earth.

[quantifies]

[Croach takes the offered hand and shakes it—really, he's seen this performed by humans on G'loot Proktaw many times, but that in no way detracts from the gesture.]

Thank you, Raymond Holt. You are exceedingly polite.

[midsoup]

You're welcome. But please- [He holds up a hand.] I prefer to be addressed as 'Captain Holt.' My rank is... important to me.

[You've got no idea how much shit he had to go through to earn that 'Captain', Croach.]

[quantifies]

Then I will do so, Captain Holt.