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]

As much alcohol as possible.

[rathercommon]

Okay. In that case...When we get to the pub, I'm going to look a little different. And you need to act natural.

[irassible]

Eh?

Are you putting on a disguise?

[ He gives her a fresh look, one that says: are you a wanted woman? ]

[rathercommon]

[ Inscrutably: ]

Putting one on, taking one off. One or the other.

[ And with a rather mysterious smile, she closes her eyes. Magic ripples over her, and in her place is an old woman. Cheerfully, with the same voice: ]

C'mon, follow me.

[irassible]

Wh--

[ There he goes, leaping back again, this time with his arms to ward her off - initially. They then drop to his sides, where there's a pair of hilts(? They have little figures on the end of them). He's armed.. ]

What in the hell is...you...what.

[rathercommon]

[ Her smile turns wry as she examines his posture. ]

Planning to murder me?

[irassible]

I might.

Are you a...creature? A sorceress?

[rathercommon]

If I were, would that be enough to earn me death? Would you kill someone based purely on who they are, rather than what they've done?

[irassible]

It's enough to make me watch you.

I don't know what you've done, other than whatever you choose to tell me.

[rathercommon]

That's a bit prejudiced, isn't it?

[irassible]

It's caution.

[rathercommon]

Hm. So tell me - what is a creature? A sorceress?

[irassible]

Voidsent. And mages that dabble in Void magics. They change their shape and thrive on illusion.

[rathercommon]

And they're wicked, I'm guessing?

[irassible]

Yes. Murderous, difficult to banish, shite like that.

[rathercommon]

[ A nod. Then - like if he says no it'll stop her for a second: ]

Can I offer you a bit of advice?

[irassible]

No.

[ Contrarily: ]

What?

[rathercommon]

[ A little smile. He's cute. ]

Magic here isn't like it is in your home. Wickedness still exists, yes, that's undeniably true, but wickedness isn't tied to the same signifiers it was in your home. A style of magic practiced by horrid people, back home, isn't necessarily a sign here that someone's horrid. Does that make sense?

[irassible]

[ She's not necessarily wr--...but he scowls. ]

I'll need to see that with my own eyes.

[ He crosses his arms, hands now safely away from his daggers, and puts his ears back. ]

If it's like you say, then I'll be convinced.

[rathercommon]

[ With a little laugh: ]

What - are you going to go around, then, and make everyone prove themselves to you before you decide they're not a threat to you? Blimey, but that sounds like a lot of work.

[irassible]

No. Because I don't pester people, and get into their gods-damned business.

I'll wait and see how they act.

[rathercommon]

Hmm. And you probably don't want me to point out the problem with this plan, right?

[irassible]

I don't.

So don't.

[rathercommon]

Oh, but then you'll be caught unawares...

[irassible]

No, I won't.