KEEP THE MUSIC DOWN

[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 Florida 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

ptolemy / oc / 2

[pavane]

[ he sips on his malt contemplatively as he takes in the sights. On occasion his fangs elicits a delighted giggle from the children, who peer at him curiously. Ptolemy tires of it quickly, their thoughts filling his senses like thread-bar cotton candy and he finds himself a quiet spot by the sea ]

[djinnnout]

[Ysvali had taken an incorporeal form to conserve mana. Wandering around unseen by those without the ability to see spirits made it easier on her. She eventually happens upon a lone figure sipping something she's unfamiliar with.

Without thinking about how the person would react to her simply materializing out of thin air she does so, right beside him. He may have picked up on her prior to her appearance if he's capable of detecting spiritual beings, they have thoughts too after all.]

What're you drinking?

[Young, barefoot, dressed like an urchin save the multitude of golden bangles decorating her arms.]

[pavane]

[ he sizes her up blatantly. A child and yet not quite. He gestures to the empty seat next to him out of quiet politeness before answering ]

Malt liquor. Would you like some?

[djinnnout]

[Her brow furrows as she tilts her head, his answer doesn't explain anything to her. But after a moment she nods and flops down on the bench beside him.]

Yes, I believe I would like to try some.

[pavane]

[ his lips twitch into a faint smile as he passes the glass to her ]

[djinnnout]

[Once the drink is in her hands she sniffs at it before taking a sip. Almost instantly she decides she doesn't like it. She spits what's in her mouth out on the ground, although for a moment it looks as if she's going to spit it back in the glass, before passing the glass back.]

Mortal drinks are gross.

[pavane]

[ he laughs, low and throaty, his canines barely peeking through ]

They change over the years and they are not all the same. Perhaps you have yet to find "your" drink.

[djinnnout]

[The elongated canines do catch Ysvali's attention but they do nothing more than mark Ptolemy as something other than human which, honestly, doesn't intrigue the young djinn all that much.]

I am honestly new to all things mortal so that is likely true.

[pavane]

[ his curiousity piqued somewhat ]

And you thought to start here?

[djinnnout]

I didn't choose this place. I chose to start the realm connected to my own but ended up here after a very brief look around. So now I've just been wandering and taking in the sights.

[As far as she can tell no one choose this realm it chose them. Which is an intriguing idea in itself.]

[pavane]

It must be dreary, moving without purpose. Weightless like the wind.

[djinnnout]

[She shakes her head.]

I have a purpose, something I wish to learn and wandering happens to be part of it. [What she wants to learn is broad so wandering works in her favor.]

[pavane]

And where will it take you?

[djinnnout]

[She shrugs.] We'll see when I get there. If I get there. My plan didn't include being taken to another realm so very far from where I desired to be.

[pavane]

[ he chuckles wryly ]

Gang-aft agley. Such is the way of best laid plans.

[djinnnout]

[Ysvali's brow furrows as she tries to repeat the first part.]

Those are funny words.

[pavane]

They would be. It is an uncommon accent of the past.

[djinnnout]

[She nods slowly as if she understands. Naturally she doesn't, she knows nothing of the mortal realm or any worlds similar to this one.]

Do you speak more uncommon accents?

[pavane]

I adapt with the times. It is how I survive.