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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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I just wish interesting didn't also mean deadly.

Those two words seem to go hand in hand.

[Not just here, in her world, too.]

[ In his too, but he doesn't really want to think about that when he's already pretty close to a breakdown. ]

So what am I supposed to do now? Just follow the rules? [ He indicates his file with a small, sharp gesture. ] Go wherever they've sent me?

Well...it depends. They ask you to help out with your powers but you don't have to if you don't want to. You could attend school or get a job. It's up to you what you want to do in this world.

School? [ But all of his efforts trying to make it in Aglionby and he'll be sent to a public school. Adam feels sick. ]

So basically just pretend this is normal life?

There are the public schools and there's the one for ImPorts. Or whatever job...there are a lot of jobs.

No pretending. This is your normal life now. But when you go home - you will go home some day - it will be like the time in this world never happened. Whatever you have waiting for you there isn't going to change from your time here.

[ Lots of jobs he can do. He's going to need to. Especially if he's lost access to his meagre savings account.

Wait, so this place -- it's moving forward in time but Henrietta isn't? [ It's the first similarity to Cabeswater he has. He shouldn't want to hold on to that as desperately as he does. ]

I work for Tony Stark at StarkTech. When I first came here, I was an apprentice at a hovercar mechanic shop.

[...]

That's what I understand. I've known people who've gone away and returned weeks or months later. They said no time passed at all in their worlds from their arrival here to when the left. Sometimes people who vanish don't...when they come back, they might not remember what happened here.

[ Time, memory, things Adam can usually rely on. And here they don't matter at all. His life has always been about control, having it and keeping it, and yet here he doesn't think anyone is able to do that. ]

Oh.

[ He scrubs a palm against his cheek, his expression clearly concerned. ] That is a lot to take in.

Mm. It takes a while to get used to.

Yeah.

[ He just doesn't want to give it that time. ]

Listen, I should probably go and find the apartment they've given me? I don't want to leave it too late. But thanks, for all the advice.

You're welcome!

[Winry bobs her head.]

There are a lot of good people here. I know this is strange but. It's not a bad place.

I'll do my best to keep that in mind.

[ He gives her a small, thankful smile and then turns to find one of the soldiers. They said they'd take him and he needs to find some place to plan where his head doesn't spin with questions. ]

Good luck!

[Winry waves and goes back to her search for anyone she might know from home.]

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hey so i got accepted, do you mind having this as game canon?

Congrats! And you know me from BakerStreet as not_psychic. Nice to see you here.

omg i've known you for ages then because i am athos mun also.

Grrnsker. Things go wild in RP?

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