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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 large crowd had gathered to watch the figure in bright orange and blue, long hooded cape billowing in the wind, perched on the bat-shape jet glider that flies overhead of them in the skies above as it's rider surveys his new home.

Ah, the opportunities that unexpected fate presents to men of ambition like me. Roderick Kingsley, former millionaire fashion designer and cutthroat business mogul, former supervillain, crimelord and licensor of Super Criminal equipment and current beloved hero of New York City muses to himself. I suppose getting stuck in another universe was bound to happen to me sooner or later... After all, it's par for the course in this profession. And since there's no point in worrying about the potential loss of my gains at home at the moment, I might as well start building anew for my stay here... Want me to be a hero, eh? I'll be all too happy to play the part and then reap the rewards...

Soaring down to the hover in font of the gathered on-lookers, He gives a theatrical bow and addresses them.]

Greetings citizens of this fair city of Cape Canaveral. I am the Hobgoblin and I am deeply honored that you have chosen me to be your newest hero. Do not let my fearsome appearance worry you, this little goblin intends only to strike fear into the hearts of evildoers and lawbreakers while doing my utmost to protect the innocent. So remember this catchphrase I shall now impart to you. Got a problem? Call Hobgoblin!

[This is met with cheers, applause and the flashing of cameras.]

Thank you, thank you. You really are too kind....

Edited 2015-02-01 01:50 (UTC)

[ she recognizes the color scheme before she hears the name. she'd worn it herself for quite some time, after all. but with the whole spiel, she finds herself a little embarrassed by the overall design.

even if she was brainwashed, she can't help but think she wore it better. ]

You really can't be serious.

[The look on her face suggested that she recognized him somehow or at least the costume of his alter-ego, Interesting. Kingsley was certain that he had never met a pale young woman with horns before. Maybe she was someone that idiot, Jason Macendale had encountered while he was playing Hobgoblin.]

Oh, I'm completely serious about this. The Hobgoblin has nothing but the public's best interests in mind....

[ sometimes, the truth is even worse than macendale. but if it's true, and hobgoblin wasn't a villain, that would be a little more awkward. she certainly wasn't acting in the public's best interest. ]

Has he? Assuming you're a he, of course. [ everyone made that mistake about her, after all. ]

I've, uh. Heard your activities weren't terribly community-oriented, from those with direct experience.

[May decided she would feel more confident taking to the roofs in costume. She had no idea what to expect while swinging around but... it definitely wasn't this!]

Really? You?

[What in the world? Or alternate dimensions? But still- Hobgoblin the superhero?!]

[Well, this was unexpected. The moment he saw the figure in the all-too-familiar red and blue costume inlaid with black webbing come swinging this way, he had expected Spider-Man coming to rain on his parade. But on closer look, this was not... a Spider-man.]

Spider-Woman, I presume? Though if you're Miss Jessica Drew, I suggest going back to your original costume. It suits you better than copying your male counterpart's look. And yes, Me. Do you have a problem with that?

Edited 2015-02-02 04:34 (UTC)

[Hoo boy! Getting mistaken for the original Spider-Woman? As much as a compliment as that normally might be- from him? No thanks! And- is that supposed to be fashion advice??]

Spider-Girl. I've been wearing this costume from the start.

And as for you, superheroics? Seriously?

[Yes she has a problem with it. Some-Spider has to rain on his parade.]

Spider-Girl, Spider-Girl.... No, can't say that I've heard of you before and last time that I checked, my old friend, the Web-spinner had already just acquired an attractive female sidekick. So that means you're either extremely new at this and not from New York or from another universe... I'm going to go with the latter. Since after all, how could you not know that the Hobgoblin is currently the beloved idol of New York City, mentor to all those who aspire to heroism and a member of the Avengers!

Edited 2015-02-02 05:22 (UTC)

[Well, if there's a dimension where her dad and the Fantastic Four is evil, one where the Hobgoblin is a good guy and a member of the Avengers is possible, right?]

Beloved idol? Did the ever-lovin' Thing leave town?

[This is far too weird for words, but it's not like she can-or should!- do anything about it unless she catches him in the act of supervillainy. She's going to need a memo on that 'attractive female sidekick' bit, though, because since when was that ever a thing?]

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Roderick Kingsley/The Hobgoblin | Marvel 616

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/record scratch How did I not notice this?

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