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

[heart_wrenching]

[ She huffs in a way that he's probably intimately familiar with. Someone will definitely be sitting down with this later. ]

Oh in that case, it figures that it's thicker than his stupid head.

[deaddy]

[Reasons he's more than okay with Winry handling those files, to be quite honest.]

Haha, yeah, he's definitely been through the ringer a few times, hasn't he?

[heart_wrenching]

[ The fact that she's featured in there prominently herself probably doesn't hurt much either. ]

He puts himself through the wringer and drags my beautiful, innocent Automail along with him.

[deaddy]

Well, maybe he'll have gotten some kind of power that negates the destruction of your hard work.

--did you know this place does that when they pull you in? Just gives you powers, randomly.

It's either that, or they gave him something he'll use to put himself right back into the wringer.

[That actually sounds the most plausible.]

[heart_wrenching]

That second one seems more likely. Mine aren't random, exactly . . .


[ Sighs! Again!!! IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SHE COULD HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE LESS DUMB. But anyway heading out of the cafe, it is amazing how much complaining about him is good for her spirits, at least. ]


It'll be in here, right?


[ Waves the DOCUMENTATION OF THE SINS OF EDWARD "NO RESPECT FOR ALL WINRY'S HARD WORK WITHOUT WHICH HE WOULD PROBABLY BE FACE DOWN IN A GUTTER SOMEWHERE" ELRIC. ]

[deaddy]

[Following along with her, even opening the door for them both, looking a bit wryly amused with that question.]

You got it.

Roy's got some interesting ones, but he wasn't able to read up on his own because his eyes are still shot. Though we're looking to get that corrected as soon as possible.

If you want to check into mine, it'd be good to know if I've got permission or not to use one of them. It can be a little invasive from what I understand of it.

[heart_wrenching]

[ Mr Hughes pls ]


Invasive . . . ?

[deaddy]

Here, skip the medical portion and have a look-see.

[Helpfully reaching over to indicate the portion of the file that's NOT medical things. Don't make yourself sad on his medical files, Winry. There's plenty of time for that later.]

[heart_wrenching]

[ Right. She has no interest in looking at exactly where he was shot and then making a well-educated guess at which organs failed first and what his exact exact experience probably was. but she absolutely will do that later so flip flip flip to where it describes all his cool super brain psychic powers. Except actually what she notices first is: ]


Mr. Hughes, this is amazing! You can make pictures of Elicia??? Any of them? What about the one where she's in her mom's sun hat?

[deaddy]

If I think hard enough on it!

[ET VOILA! Suddenly, there is a picture in his free hand that he's smiling very widely and proudly and lovingly at before he hands it over to Winry for her to see.

ELICIAAAA~~~~~]

[heart_wrenching]

[ ELICIA!!!1! LOOK AT HOW BIG THE HAT IS ON HER TINY LITTLE HEAD. LOOK AT HER FAT LITTLE FINGERS. ]


Maybe... maybe I judged the situation too harshly...

[deaddy]

[SHE IS THE CUTEST ALWAYS AND FOREVER!!111]

Haha! Well, I wouldn't go that far! There's a lot suspicious about this whole arrangement.

But I won't object to this particular perk.

[heart_wrenching]

Oh, I promise I won't really get even a little less suspicious. But anyway the other one you wanted to ask me about . . . ?


[ Still. She will just. Tuck this away. This is Winry's now forever. The assigned housing could use a lot by way of personal touches, but well-documented fattyfat baby fingers ain't a bad start. ]

[deaddy]

This one.

[He indicates the part of the paper involving psychic shenanigans AKA "Telepathy" and such.]

Honestly, I just hope to use that one in the event of emergencies.

[heart_wrenching]

Ah! So- you could know how everyone is, even when we're separate?

[deaddy]

That's part of it.

The other part is being able to communicate with them, too. Mentally.

Could be even more than that, but I wouldn't want to push it unless, like I said, an emergency.

[heart_wrenching]

I see . . .


[ Pokin through the rest of this cool cool. ]


Of course you have my permission, Mr Hughes. There's all kinds of misfortune could be avoided if everyone just had the right info.