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KEEP THE MUSIC DOWN

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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.

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[Please, he could flawlessly cartwheel across the street and dodge every car if he wanted to - if he doesn't have to rely primarily on his sight for it, he can do it.

Still, no time for that. He waits for Inumata's approach, speaking again once he hears him come into a more comfortable distance for conversation.]

What's going on? Is anyone else here?

[ And yet, Inumuta still tends to treat him like he's really blind. Maybe it's his subtle way of putting the other down. Who knows. ]

No. As far as I know...

[And the fact he doesn't know, should be a bit of a tip-off something's wrong.]

It's just the two of us.

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I thought as much. The others are hard to miss.

[Satsuki's big light show effect, Gamagori's just big, and Jakauzure's big mouth.

But Inumata not being in the know really isn't a good sign. Last time he "didn't know" was Nui. Nui.]

So, what, we're gonna have to go along with all this hero stuff for now?

I don't intend to. There's certain repercussions for not following their rules, but they aren't too detrimental.

I would think you would want to go along with their "hero stuff" though. Isn't shouting loudly about "fighting the enemy" and going "I'll save you!" your sort of thing?

I think one of us ought to - having a good public image never hurts.

[Yeah THERE'S YOUR EXCUSE. He'll rock this whole hero thing, just you wait and see.]

...did you get your uniform back off these guys?

[Because he's got his MK.III uniform back, with a little something extra attached to the forearm, and since he can't tell he's wondering if Inu did too.]

I did.

[Of course, he's wearing it right now!! What are you, blind?]

My only qualm is that I don't have an output source to backup the data I've been collecting. I'm already nearing full capacity.

[And of course, always observant, he notices your little doodad.]

What's that on your arm?

But you can handle that yourself, right?

[Whiiiiner.]

Oh, this- [He lifts his arm, like he's inspecting it.] ...I don't know.

They, uh - they gave me some stuff, but I couldn't read it...hold on.

[Patting his jacket, where did he - ah, there it is. He reaches inside his jacket and pulls out the folder they gave him containing his information once he arrived, handing it over. LOOK UZU, DATA.]

Maybe it says there, I don't know. Look for me.

[And it does - life fiber slider, etc. While it doesn't mention the consequences of going too high on the concentration of life fibers in his uniform too quickly, it should be easy enough to put 2 and 2 together for him, right?]

Of course I can.

[Seriously, you're asking if the guy who spent most of his life alone can handle himself?

Also, that folder? Gone out of Uzu's hand the second it's visible. This is his now. Sorry. You don't get it back. He'll take care of it. Promise.

Anyway, so Inumuta's flipping through the papers, looking over the information. Life Fiber slider. Uh... wow. That's pretty fucking intense.]

This is dangerous, Sanageyama. Is it detachable? Or sewn to your uniform?

[Honestly, he doesn't mind. You'd be surprised how much trust he has in Inumata.]

Whoa, whoa- [Important thing first.]

Dangerous how? What is it?

It's a Life Fiber percentage slider. Our uniforms are sewn to be thirty percent, but it looks like with this... it could go higher. I don't know how that would even work.

It should be removed.

[And Iori isn't here... ugh...]

Higher, huh.

[He actually sounds more intrigued than he does worried. He lifts his arm to about chest level and kind of fiddles with it, but he's mostly doing so...blindly.]

I wonder how it-[He taps the screen with his finger while he's messing with it, which causes the screen to light up. Looks like he's turned it on, complete with an automated voice to confirm it(probably so he knows).]

User recognized.

Huh. Hey, aren't you the least bit curious about this thing?

[Don't ask him if he's curious. He's ALWAYS curious. Asking him that pushes his wariness away, just for a moment, and he lets Sanageyama fiddle with it. The automated voice is a little impressive, but once it starts actually lighting up and responding, Inumuta pushes Uzu's hand away again.]

Don't just blindly tap at it. The last thing we need is for you to increase your percentage too high, and we don't have Lady Satsuki around to kick your ass. If you want to use it, I'll press it.

[Houka "Control Freak When It Comes To Data And Computers" Inumuta.]

[He is wondering though...

100% would be more than three times his uniform's usual level of power. How strong would he be? Could Satsuki defeat him so easily if he was that strong?

Dangerous thinking.]

Alright, alright, relax. I won't.

[There, he's stopped, arms down by his sides again.]

We'll figure it out later. It's not like I'll need to go that high while we're here anyway.

[HONNOUJI PRIDE. Bets on how long it'll take him to get his ass kicked.]

[Giving it three days. Maybe three hours.]

Good.

["Thank you" goes unsaid.]

Your thirty percent should be suitable enough for anything you'll need to deal with here.

[He's used to it. Politeness is probably more implied than it is actually preformed amongst all of them, Satsuki excluded.]

Alright. So I beat up a few bad guys on and off and you figure this place out. Sounds like a plan.

[Don't ask, he's decided this already.]

Where're you staying?

Where ever is cheapest and outside of the provided buildings. Considering that I won't be registering as a hero, I don't get access to the free housing.

[Getting used... to being poor again... ugh...]

Can't you just hack yourself up some money?

[Yeah A+ advice there monkey.]

Can you do us both a favor and not talk about things you don't understand? I would appreciate it.

[aka that's not how it works uzu]

...why not just register? It's not like you'd have to do anything. Probably.

[He guesses?]

I'd prefer to stay off the grid in a place I don't yet know much about, if I can help it.

[Because as a guy who's used to knowing everyone and everything- he knows what having your information out there can do to you.]

Well, whatever. And to think I was gonna ask you to be my sidekick.

[HE'S KIDDING. REALLY.]

[No, he isn't. Don't lie.]

That's a horrible idea.

[NO. REALLY.]

It'd give you a lot of good opportunities to info gather, you gotta admit.

...

[It... it would...

Damn his obvious weakness...]

[It's ok Inumata, in their own way, they all have very obvious weaknesses. Sanageyama's just happens to be "cooperate and you can legally fight bad guys".]

Heh. Feeling a little tempted, huh?

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