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etcelsior2015-02-28 03:23 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2015-02-28 03:23 pm
owning your okayness
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 someone else's thread, either!
And remember to have fun!01. Your memory is still a haze and you might feel frustrated or anxious, or maybe the sight of an underground lab you've just been led from by an escorting soldier with dried blood splatters on the floor stirs something else in you. The soldier apologizes for everything you have to see; a recent attack has left the underground lab in Cape Canaveral in near shambles. Military personnel move past you, focused on the sorely needed reparations and clean-up. You're ushered out quickly and then suddenly, you're enveloped in a faint blue blue light before you find yourself under the bright Floridian sun. Another soldier steps toward you with a smile, directing your attention to a car near a large gate. She mentions she'll be debriefing you soon, handing out a brown folder. You don't see the digital tattoo on your wrist, but it's quickly explained on your way over to the car as you realize there are other confused faces nearby, all holding files of their own.
02. The city of Heropa is worse off than the base in Cape Canaveral. The streets looks as if either a hurricane passed through the city or a small recently made it their personal wrecking grounds. Asking anyone will reveal it's the latter... sort of. None of it was intended. The locals are nice, busy with cleaning up the streets and fixing their shop windows and doors. They normally would love to take pictures with you, Hero, though they are preoccupied with work. Every now and then, however, anyone who is so obviously an imPort will find a local backing away from them nervously, pulling their child back with them before closing a door.
03. De Chima, Virginia, hasn't had the same rotten luck as Heropa. Downtown has closed off some streets for repairs, with parts of the street torn out or shop windows shattered, however people in this big city carry on with their daily lives. Anyone who is quite clearly an imPort may find themselves the center of attention, particularly with young children who rush over to you on their hoverboards. Some of the adults passing through smile and wave at you. Thank you, they say, thank you for stopping that domestic terrorist group. The country owes you. They feel even safer with an elected imPort Ambassador watching over the city.
04. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania, has, as always, avoided any major or minor damages. Ask about the Hornets or the recent fights between imPorts and the locals will shrug. Don't get them wrong; they're glad those damn Hornets have been dealt with, but they don't want to discuss politics. Try asking the local imPort Ambassador. What's his name? Ryan? Revan? They don't offer any more information. Naturally for a big city, the people are somewhat aloof in nature. You might even notice the police are just the same, turning their heads the other way when two shady figures exchange fat wads of cash at the street corner. Did the police just drive away in their hovervehicle without bothering to observe what those two were up to? They sure did.
05. Nonah, North Carolina, is the liveliest of all cities. It's loud, busy and there's some kind of energy in the air that gets everyone buzzing with excitement. Anyone who they come to determine an imPort is bombarded with all sorts of offers; job offers, advertising gigs, spokesperson for advocating children stay in school, etc. Anything and everything! You name it. Shops offer discounts for food and clothing, whatever they need. People flock in droves with questions, but they all say the same thing. Thank you for your service to this country, Hero. You saved a lot of lives. Wow, feels great to be a hero, doesn't it?
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Plus, it does sound like Loki's trying to be helpful. Not that he trusts that...]
Loki? [A pause.] I can make myself bullet-proof. It wouldn't be that easy to kill me.
[...well, unless they didn't use bullets. Did they use bullets here?]
And you don't have anything to do with it, right? Just here for a walk.
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[ he makes with an exaggerated whisper and a pointy finger toward the two men who are now walking in opposite directions like they hadn't just met in secret and exchanged all that cash. he dismisses it with a wave of his hand.
with a pause he quirks his head at him. ]
Besides, sketchy street corners? I'm more of one for a larger venues. That makes it just a walk today.
[ he doesn't give Teddy much time to respond to that. ]
I take it you just arrived?
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[Is Loki allowed to make good points?
Teddy frowns, but as little as he wants to hang around making small talk with the god who managed to cause him to have an existential crisis, well... Billy. And he did consider Loki sort of a friend for a while, so it's easy enough to fall back into that half-doubting but conversational tone.]
You haven't, then?
[Because the question suggests it, and because Loki seems to know what's going on here.]
...This wasn't anything to do with you, was it? Being brought here, I mean.
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there's a moment where he's about to reply and he opens his mouth before closing it, looking more exasperated than offended. ]
What? Me? Why would I—Ah, no no no no. I didn't do this. If you'd believe it, I can't even find a proper anchor outside of this dimension. [ he holds up a hand and waves his fingers animatedly. ] We're boxed in nice and tight. No in-and-out. Even America's had her hand at it. That park bench will never be the same ...
What do you last remember?
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[Anyone would think it was like Teddy was being unreasonable by asking the god of mischief with the very, very long history of manipulating people and creating situations to make himself look good if he'd done something this time.]
...Wait, no way out at all? And America's here?
[Well, at least someone's around Loki should be worried about.]
It's been... maybe a week since I stopped being a chair. [He looks at Loki, pointedly, before asking:] Why?
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[ he strides through the last few steps, closing the space between them and tucking his hands in pockets. ]
For the lot of us, it's been the better part of a year. The Porter likes to get capricious in terms of a little multiversal shuffle. It leaves a few interesting gaps between the flow of time here and the flow of time back home. We can get all timey-wimey about it, but trust me on this one. [ there's a bit of resignation in his voice there at "trust." Teddy doesn't remember the party. Loki's half-assed attempt at an apology. he'd gotten better at it since then, and, well, maybe ... ]
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[He sighs, and takes a careful step away from Loki. Distance, please. He'll talk, but he isn't going to trust blindly. Even if that tone of voice, from Loki, is a little unexpected.
...There are questions, though, and seeing as Loki's apparently in the mood to answer some of them, he might as well take the opportunity.]
"All of us"? Who else is here? Is Billy okay?
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Billy's as fine as he can be without you. You know, probably about as fine as you'd do without him. He's got no one to kiss, it's a tragedy.
[ point made.
though in the time they had spent together being Ported in and out, events folding together in his memory over small spans of time—days to months—before Billy arrived again. After being forced to face everything that had happened, it left them both at a bit of a loss. it also forced Loki into a position to make sure that Billy wasn't used again. ]
Of course he is the demiurge and that always brings undue interest in him. Kate's been keeping an eye on him.
[ he still didn't want to hug him. ]