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etcelsior2014-02-27 01:58 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2014-02-27 01:58 pm
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KEEP THE MUSIC DOWN
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.
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Wouldn't you say it's equally as unlikely for my name to be 'Guilty' or 'Phoenix'?
( Although some might argue they're synonymous now. )
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[Fuck.]
Yes.
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In fact, by your logic, my name is more likely to be Yuma.
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[So by that logic, he isn't.
...Right.]
I can tell you're messing with me. I don't appreciate it.
[He just can't explain how he knows he's being messed with. Something just feels wrong.]
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Ha ha, just having a bit of fun. Don't take it so personally.
[ but he'll extend an olive branch... sort of. ] It's Phoenix Wright.
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[IT WAS PHOENIX THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS RIGHT ugh man this guy!!! making him think he was wrong.]
Fun at the expense of someone else is a very self-centered form of fun.
[YOU KNOW. SELF-CENTERED. Like your whole name.]
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Just what you might expect from someone with an overconfident attitude, believing one could be invincible? [
TAKE THATno actually, he says this quite good naturedly.maybe. ]
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...
If you wanted to know my special abilities, all you had to do was ask.
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[ that's clearly what you meant right Inumuta?? ]
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By special abilities, do you mean the ones in these folders?
[ he holds up his folder for reference! ]
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I do. May I see?
[Just be polite, Houka... Just be polite for a little longer...]
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[ actually, HE LIED, it doesn't matter if he understands or not!!
but at least he's being fairly upfront about it this time. ]
If you really must know, it claims that I have the power of persuasion.
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[That, unfortunately, explains a fucking lot.]
The ability to convince people of what you're saying, regardless of truth or content.
That kind of persuasion.
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[ and belatedly, he realizes that this 'power' is a double-edged sword. advantageous if the other person didn't know, but his word became a lot less reliable if the idea of being persuaded crosses their mind. regardless of whether or not he actually had this 'superpower'. ]
( Not that my word being in doubt is anything new. )
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[Because normally he's really good at this sort of thing... It felt weird being so unsure of himself.]
What a manipulative power.
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( It won't kill you. Probably. )
Going back to my name, I asked whether you believed me, and you told me you didn't think it was reasonable. That implied you didn't believe me.
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The question now then is whether you were in doubt because of my so-called power, or whether it was just my arguments alone. [ or in other words... ] How much stock do you put in this claim that we've all acquired superpowers?