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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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[ He finds something fishy about the situation; mostly this because he was, to the best of his knowledge, already lending a hand to the USA in its efforts not to escalate the cold war to a hot war. He was really just in it for personal reasons, but as long as his relationship with the CIA was a mutually beneficial transaction, there shouldn't have been a problem. Have they sold him out? Transferred him? Is this a test?

So far, the locals haven't noticed him one way or another. He's just a passerby. Although some of the reactions to others have been positive, he's not really willing to risk it. The thing is, he has more questions than he has answers, and of all the things that leave him uncomfortable, that's the one that leaves him the most ill at ease. Which is why he picks a nearly empty cafe, and with plenty of seats, he takes his coffee and paper to the one your character happens to be at. ]

Mind if I join you?

[ And yet he's already taken a seat. ]

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[ He doesn't like this town. Ever since he got to it, he's had a sense of unease. So naturally, the first thing he can think about doing is getting out of it. Coming here was a mistake, but it is slightly closer to where he wants to be than Virginia was. This has, thus far, all been rather surreal, and so Erik needs to find something familiar, something he can piece together. There he is, at the train station, looking at a large timetable with flipping numbers. ]

Excuse me, do you know how to get to New York City?

Not at all.

[Sabriel's a little bit distracted- she's reading the latest article about the disaster at the swear in, and the news that the prime suspect was being sheltered in Lucifer's church.]

How long have you been here?

[ He asks, quietly skimming through his paper and finding articles about the same thing, though he doesn't know anything about them and he finds that a little context could be helpful. ]

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