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The power is in your hands

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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 someone else's thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

01. Your memory might be a haze still and you might even feel frustrated or anxious by the sudden news that you are no longer in your own world and that the Porter scientists and military cannot send you back. You don't get a chance to linger long in the underground Porter lab, but something is clearly amiss; light patches on the floor indicate something else used to sit in that spot in the room. Parts of the wall, floor and the tables look as if they have been refurbished in the past few months -- something happened in here some time ago. Something big.

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 and a pamphlet. 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 what one might expect from a small, bright and cheery place. The locals are friendly enough and local shop owners might offer a free drink to help cool you down in this awfully nauseating heat. Some of the locals might thank you for always lending your service to the nation and others might not say anything. In fact, some people might back away from any imPort who quite obviously looks like they aren't from around the neighborhood. Once in a while there's a look of disdain on someone's face and hushed voices. Something about "the outbreak" and "the government's gotta crack down on their medical files". "Some of them can't be right in the head" says another.

03. De Chima, Virginia, is a large city with a healthy economy, and though it's quieter, there are just as many citizens awed at your presence. Heavy winds have people grasping at their newspapers and constantly brushing hair out of their faces, but that doesn't distract them from crowding you in excitement if you're obviously from a different time or world, or just let it slip that you're a newcomer. Children and young teenagers are especially likely to ask for an autograph and a photo.

Some locals seem less enthused to see you. They never make an approach, but they can be overheard scoffing and muttering something about cameras. "Who do they think they are?" or "I don't like it... it reminds me of the government corruption back in the eighties." What could they be talking about?

04. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania, is normally known for being a little more on the apathetic side, but there's been tension in the atmosphere lately. Nobody will outright state what it is that's rustled their jimmies, though you might find a newsstand with articles on recent and aggressive vigilante behavior within the city. "ImPorts: loyal to the cause of their own?" reads one newspaper article.

People are not as friendly in this city and go out of their way to avoid walking down the same sidewalk as the more obvious looking imPorts pass through. Local cops say nothing, but they scowl at those imPorts and utter something about "no badges" and "acting like authority figures".

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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[Teddie...isn't sure how to feel. On one hand...paw, this guy doesn't know what bear means. Which means he doesn't know what a bear is.

On the other, this is one very confused dude.]

Erm, lemme see here...

I'm not sure how to tell you this, but, uh... [For whatever reason, he whispers.] You're human.

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[Or it could be you're a very confusing being, Teddie. That could be a possibility.

Mewtwo, offended, jerks back with denying headshake.

< No. I'm not. This is only a disguise. >]

[Teddie, not offended, takes this man's hand without even considering how awkward that might be for him and proceeds to look at him like he's some kind of god.]

Walk with me, talk with me.

[They are friends now, he refuses to let this one go.]

[He expected a number of things: disbelief, anger, maybe a little creeped out...but not that.

This is definitely awkward.

Mewtwo draws his hand away, but deigns to walk with the bear.

< ...what do you want to know? >

Awkward.]

[He probably should've seen that coming, that's pretty much what everyone does. So it doesn't phase him a bit when Mewtwo expresses no interest in bear hand holding. Instead, he only perks up, doing his best to waddle away from the group of people so they can talk in private.]

Huh? Isn't it obvious?! You gotta tell me what you are! C'mon, don't leave a bear hanging like that! You don't just say you aren't human and not tell me what you are!

[Does he have to beg? He will beg.]

[Once away from the group, Mewtwo feels less pressure to hide himself from the throngs of humans around.

Regardless, his eyes shift before 'talking' to Teddie again. It's...a complicated issue.

< I don't know what I am. I guess you can say I'm a clone, but that's all I know. >

Rip off that bandaid.

< Maybe it's better if I show you. >]

[He doesn't...he doesn't know what he is? For the first time in his life, Teddie's heart ached for what he can only call a kindred spirit. He knew that feeling all too well, of having no idea what you really are. It hurts. A lot. And looking for an answer is scary. Hell, Teddie still doesn't like the answer he got, but it's just something he has to accept.

So who even knows what this guy could be.]

I think I read this in a book once...

[Which is a lie, it was probably a manga.]

But let's do this, lay it on me! I want you to bear it all!

[That sounded better in his head.]

[His eyes widened just for one moment. Did this diminutive and possibly mixed-up creature understand his plight?

< You...read about this before? >

But yes. Getting to the heart of the matter. Mewtwo closes his eyes as his human appearance dissipates like water evaporating into smoke.

All that's left is his true self.

< What you see is what I really am. >]

Oh!

[Teddie's eyes light up when his new friend shows his true form in the fanciest way possible. That is far more stylish than putting on and taking off a suit; for whatever reason, he thought that's what was going to happen. Way to catch him by surprise, bravo.

In fact, Teddie even claps and nods his head, as if understanding everything that just happened right in front of him.]

I got no idea what the heck you are, either.

[Or not.]

[Woah friend? He may not read your mind, but no way you're in the friendzone yet.

Mewtwo looks at him, expecting maybe some kind of answer, something that would shed some kind of insight...

Instead he gets a good sprinkling of disappointment from silly willy old bear.

< I don't know what you are either. So it evens out. >]

[Whoops, too late. Anyone who doesn't punch Teddie's skull in immediately is his friend. Welcome to Club Uncomfortable.]

Oh, well, that's easy. I'm a bear.

[Or even a horrible monstrosity posing as a bear! But details.]

Annnnd if I had to guess, you look like some kinda kitty cat to me. [FLAWLESS] It's a shame Sensei isn't here, though. He'd know for sure...

[That may change in the future, tune in to find out.

Ok...now he's confused. < I thought a bear was something to do with popularity. Are you saying popularity is one of your abilities? >

Now he's doubly shocked. Him, a cat?

< Would he say I am a cat too? >]

I think that's just an abearlity every bear has...

[Everyone loves bears, it's just a known fact. Teddie's unnatural charisma aside, he can't help but shrug at Mewtwo's next question.]

I dunno, he's not here! But he could, and that's all that matters.

[< That's what I asked. >

Moving on.

< ...who was your Sensei? >]

[At that, Teddie can only light up again.]

Only the greatest person a bear could ask for!

[Are you ready for this? He's about to dump a ton of feelings all at once here.]

He's kind and gentle, yet tough and fierce when he needs to be! And he always loooves all my ideas, OH OH, and he can cook really, really, REALLY GOOD. OHOHAAAAND he always gets good scores on all his tests.

[Does that not sound like the world's most perfect person?!]

But the best part of all is he's the one who gave me a life.

[< ...you mean he created you? >

You need to be more clear about these things brah.]

...

[Teddie places a hand over where his chin would be and his eyebrows begin to furrow. We're getting into some deep stuff here.]

I don't...I don't think so... I mean, it's totes pawsible, but I got no way of knowing that one.

[Deep stuff is Mewtwo's specialty. He drops his head to ruminate on this. He knows where this is going.

< He may be lying to you. You must confront him. >]

[First of all, how dare you.]

I beg your pardon, but Sensei doesn't lie.

[Shame on you for even implying so!]

And I just said I could've come from him, it's still up in the air! All I know for certainly certain is that I come from humans. It coulda been Sensei, but it also coulda been...anybody else! Like...that guy over there!

[VAGUE POINT OFF IN THE DISTANCE.]

The only thing that matters is, it better not be Yosuke.

[< As far as you know. >

Don't be naive.

< So you were made from humans too... >

He looks a little more sympathetic than before.

< I guess we have that in common. >]

[Where as giant cat monster is sympathetic, giant stuffed bear sees this as exciting. He's never met anyone he's had so much in common with before!]

Seeee~? I just knew we were the same! I have a keen animalistic sense when it comes to this kinda stuff, trust me.

[He is now an expert on freaks.]

That's why I bearpose that we be... [PAUSE FOR EFFECT] ...pals!

[Ok slow down there. Mewtwo shoots a look of utter surprise.

Why would anyone go this fast for his sake?

< You and me...friends? >

What is this sorcery.]

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