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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] 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?
hands4healing: (Good surprise)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-03 12:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Winry's heard of vampires, probably met one or two living here.]

It's nice to meet you, Mr. Dresden.

[Chicago, she might've heard of that, too.]

There are a lot of battles going on, it seems.
underwforwizard: (hey there murph)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-03 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah there's always someone out there who wants to kill somebody.

[Though, this war is sort of kind of his fault.]
hands4healing: (-_-)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-04 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
It happens here, too.
underwforwizard: (Default)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-04 07:57 pm (UTC)(link)
See? The one thing you can always count on is that somebody will always want somebody else dead.

[A sad truth that Harry learned way too young.]

Just gotta hope there's enough good people out there to try and stop it.
hands4healing: (Stare off into the distance)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-05 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
I'd like to say we're doing all right...
underwforwizard: (hey there murph)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-05 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
So would I. End of the day, that's what keeps me going.

[Someone's got to try and make a stand.]
hands4healing: (No tears unless they're happy)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-06 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
That and the friends I've made.

[Even if some of them are questionable characters.]
underwforwizard: (Default)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-06 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, those can come in handy too.

[A shame none of his are here. Maybe it's for the best.]
hands4healing: (Good surprise)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-07 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
They can!

[Except when they turn out to be bad guys.]
underwforwizard: (hey there murph)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-08 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Guess if I'm stuck here I'll need to make the best of it until I can get back.

[Hopefully that won't be too long. Chicago is his home after all. He doesn't want anyone trying to ruin his city while he's gone.]
hands4healing: (Stare off into the distance)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-08 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
It's...not so bad here. Sometimes, it's better than what was going on back home.

[Besides, dying back home versus alive here.]
underwforwizard: (feeling just a little smug)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-08 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
All the power to you kid, but better or not, I still got to find a way back to Chicago somehow. Even if that place is a mess.

[It's his mess though.]
hands4healing: (Stare off into the distance)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-08 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
You can't get home 'til the Porter sends you. No one's been able to figure that out yet.
underwforwizard: (feeling just a little smug)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-10 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
First time for everything. At least it will give me a hobby while I'm here.
hands4healing: (Hmmm?)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-10 11:30 am (UTC)(link)
You and a lot of other people. How many do you want to meet? My...best friend has been trying to get in to the Porter since we came here, last June.

...uh...it's February now.
underwforwizard: (uh...what)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-11 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Can't fault him for tenacity.

[Harry likes the sound of him already.

Then something she says strikes him.]


Wait...February? Last I checked it was August.
hands4healing: (Aheh)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-12 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
February. I'd show you a calendar...

[Winry shrugs a bit.]
underwforwizard: (feel a headache coming on)

[personal profile] underwforwizard 2015-03-13 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Harry rubs his forehead in frustration.]

Great, so they're tearing holes in time too. Haven't these idiots ever heard of paradox!?
hands4healing: (That's so not right.)

[personal profile] hands4healing 2015-03-13 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure the Porter is...intelligent. I don't really know how it works...I'm not sure anyone does. Even the people protecting it so we can't study it.