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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It looks fun.

[It looks like a deathtrap. It looks like a cursed object flying at high speed through the air with nothing but witchcraft to control it.]

Should I pick you up and toss you onto it?

[He's joking, though he could easily do it. He stands at seven feet tall and could throw a small girl like her quite a ways.]

[She goes a distinct shade of pink.]

What? Wh-Who would want to do something so childish!

[She really wants to do it.]

Is it childish? I thought it adventurous, myself. You might break a few bones in the process. Think of the tales you'll have to tell from this day onward.

You-- You're making fun of me!!

I'll go find a stationary one, obviously!!

[He laughs softly.]

Come now, I'm only teasing.

In all seriousness, I could lift you above my head and run around and we'd achieve the same effect. What do you think?

[By the shock on her face and red in her cheeks, she clearly thinks that sounds SCANDALOUS IN THE EXTREME.]

I-- that's--

[... Fzzt, brain overload.]

[It is scandalous. Vasilis is a rake. But he can see it's too much for her.]

Forgive me. I get careless with my words when I'm overstimulated.

[Is that... helping???]

Ahh... well if it's like that, I suppose it's fine, just this once.

Just pay more attention next time! Or I won't forgive you so easily again. Yeah.

Of course.

[He bows to her, then. With more flourish than necessary. Maybe he's still playing around or maybe the customs of his world are particularly flamboyant.]

I should introduce myself, now that I've escaped your wrath. Vasilis Abdiel, Knight of the Crown of Lithmore.

[No armor and no visible weaponry. Some knight. He seems more like a performer, the way he moves.]

[She seems ... unimpressed ...]

Never heard of it. What does such a person do?

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[That's alright. He had no expectation that he would impress her. A bunch of fancy words is what that is.]

It is my duty to protect the realm from the threats of magic and blasphemy. But in practice... I stand around looking good in armor. You might have noticed my stature, which some find intimidating.

[Though not her, clearly.]

Rarely is anyone foolish enough to challenge me in battle. Rather like taking on a giant, wouldn't it be?

[She opens her mouth immediately before thinking--]

Huh? If no one ever takes you on, you'll get complacent.

Are you challenging me to a spar, My Lady?

Quit making fun of me again! I'm no warrior. I'm just saying! It's practice that makes you good at stuff, not stature. Hmph.

Honestly! I'm not making fun of you. I only long for the chance to show off. I thought you might have a worthy champion.

[Bluntly:] My father is the village potter. As if I would have someone like that.

Any lovely young woman might have a champion. One never knows for sure.

[She scowls.]

Well, there is your problem.

What is?

"Lovely" is kind of pushing it...

I mean-- it's not that I'm not feeling sorry for myself! I know I'm not bad looking or anything! But where most men are concerned, I'm always... "too pushy" or "too outspoken" or "too boyish."