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etcelsior2016-03-26 04:35 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2016-03-26 04:35 pm
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OH MY GOD YOU GUYS
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.
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[She isn't trying to force an opinion on him either, but it felt good to have validation for feeling the way she did about it.
His teasing gets a laugh out of her.]
That's cute, but, no. Well, maybe in the sense that my name was thrown out there in a bad light.
I'll go with you, if you want. Just don't be surprised if they throw a hissy fit.
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[he laughs, waving a hand. He couldn't even keep a straight face through that.] - Okay, okay, before you say anything, I know that was bad. Give me a second, I'll come up with a better one. Anyway, I ran a bar back home - I know my way around idiot drunks if one of them tries to give you trouble.
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[She's still smiling though.]
My friend, Mack, he likes to call me tremors. Which is way more appropriate for what my power actually is.
[Should probably say what she does.]
I make things shake, basically. It sounds lame when I explain it like that.
[Daisy can't help but snort at his offer to protect her. She knows she looks small and unassuming.]
That's cute, but, I can take care of myself.
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[and he's glad she brings powers up before he does, it sounds less forced like this, less like he's digging for information.]
Hey, hey, I wasn't even suggestin' that. [Sam puts his hands up in a easy, boyish manner.] More that I can usually talk a fight out of happenin' in the first place. As for lame, guess that depends on how hard things end up shakin'.
[no one likes an earthquake.]
But that's somethin' you got from comin' here? 'Cause I heard about that, that everyone who shows up from somewhere else gets a sort of power.
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[She misses Mack. She misses the whole team, but, he was her partner in all of this. Helping him see that powered people weren't bad, and they always looked out for each other.]
Uh, pretty hard.
[She doesn't feel the need to go into details and scare him.]
No, actually, I was born with mine. Well, technically. I didn't actually get them until about, wow, almost a year ago.
What about you? Figure out what you can do yet?