OH MY GOD YOU GUYS

[maskormods]

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 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, where 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. An upset voice wonders aloud: "More of them, when we already know they can't protect us? That's just painting a bigger target on the city's back!" However, they're quickly hushed with a judgmental: "They helped save the cities, and it's the Soviets you should be angry with anyway! The imPorts are here to protect us!"

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. Many people are out and about taking care of their regular business, 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 spies. "How can we trust any of them now?"

03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania, is not as friendly and its citizens tend to 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 help in overthrowing the trespassers. They don't stop to clarify what they mean, though.

04. Nonah, North Carolina, is the liveliest of all cities; 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.

Comments

[irassible]

School?

[ This gets Yuu the funniest - presumably - look by far. ]

At your age?

[dejerate]

I'm sixteen. Apparently I still have a year or whatever left. But I dunno. If I can just flag it, I want to.

[Honestly, he'd prefer the chance to just. Explore and figure things out more rather than being stuck in class, almost any work would be an improvement over that. Someone so hot-headed, restless and active as Yuu really doesn't do that well sitting for long periods.]

[irassible]

[ Sixteen and they want him still in school?

Sixteen's when you learn a trade. Six just shakes his head. ]

There has to be something more useful. [ Like working for the people that shipped them here, his cynical mind supplies, because that's no doubt the aim. ] Something actually worth your damn time.

[dejerate]

I'm gonna ask or look around, at least. I'd rather just....work. Reckon that would give me more time to figure things out rather than worrying about homework or whatever. If they really expect us to stick around.

[Yuichiro has never been the best at considering things long term, not really. But well. In this case, it seems like he should. Or at least, he should try. Surely with his skills, he can be more useful elsewhere than being stuck in a classroom again.]

[irassible]

Work means gil. [ Beat. ] Money. Dollars? Whatever they call it here.

Can't go wrong with that.

[ Yuu gets another slap as Six pushes away from the wall. ] You'll have no more problems with crowds, right?

[dejerate]

In Japan, they use Yen. But I get the idea, yeah.

[Work also means having something to do and being somewhat useful rather than bumbling around trying to figure this whole mess out. That too. Keeping occupied is good. Yuu gets bored and restless otherwise. He at least this time manages to brace against the smack to his back when the other straightens more from leaning against the wall.]

Ah. No. Not now that I'd be expecting it.....hopefully. I don't think it's dangerous? Just a pain.

[irassible]

Good to hear.

[ Yuu gets a wave, and a good-bye more cordial than Six would give most people. ]

See you around, pup.