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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] etcelsior2016-01-23 06:21 pm

MOM CAN YOU DROP ME OFF? (IN RUSSIA?)


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! If you'd like, take a look at our ATP post!

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. 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 welcome you to their fair city. 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. A snippy voice wonders aloud: "My taxes are going to their parties and other expenses? When are they going to do something for us for a change? Why if they weren't around, I bet the Soviets--" These naysayers may, however, find themselves hushed with a judgmental: "You couldn't do what they do even if you had powers. They don't have to help us, you know!"

    02. 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 and an incident involving gas. "Biological warfare... we sure some of them haven't defected?"

    03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania, is normally known for being a little more on the apathetic side, but there's been tension in the atmosphere lately, contrasted by headlines broadcasting petty, unimportant local news and no worldly news.

    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 mutter under their breaths resentfully about "vigilantes". However, not all locals turn the other way seeing imPorts; some of them will offer a polite enough smile and thank them for their hard work. They don't stop to clarify what they mean, though.

    04. 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. Advertisements are abound for imPorts to make appearances at various, televised celebrations, luring them in with promises of free food, merchandise, and payment. ImPort action figures and merchandise are on sale now, and every corner's coffee shop is still serving festive peppermint goods of every shape and form.
nervousrex: (009)

omg hello!! are you the mtt that apped in 8O

[personal profile] nervousrex 2016-02-02 05:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ she doesn't respond at first, digging her face further into the papers. they love her? heh. fat chance of that, now that she's actually opened her mouth and said something.

still, at least mettaton's able to make something out of it. she peeks out over the pamphlet, watching him talk to the humans (and shoving her face right back in when he talks about her, of course). it's... it's going to take a lot of getting used to. seeing the body she designed in the flesh, like this - it means someone must have flipped his switch, right? and the fact that he's still around, and still talking to her... well, it means that she didn't completely fail at building it, for one.

but it also means that maybe mettaton's not going to leave as quickly as she'd thought.

he takes a seat next to her, and after a moment's hesitation she shoves the papers back into their folder. the least she can do is try to actually hold a conversation right now.
]

That's... i-it's gonna take some getting used to, ehehe...

[ she definitely doesn't feel extra-special, at least. ]
showybusiness: (HOT DAMN)

that would be me ♪

[personal profile] showybusiness 2016-02-02 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, well, you were never one for the spotlight. Don't worry - I'll take it all away from you! I AM your greatest creation, after all!

[ That sounds less like "you did a good job, Alphys" and more like "I'm the best and people should be paying attention to ME." Still, he's trying here. Going from being a callous asshole back to being a good friend is rough. ]