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etcelsior2016-06-25 01:14 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2016-06-25 01:14 pm
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WAKE UP IN THE MORNING FEELING LIKE
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 there's only one rule in Test Drive Meme Club: 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, while others might not say anything -- but if you have something nasty to say, better not say anything at all, right? But on closer inspection of these Silent Stanleys and Stellas, you might notice that some people actually back away from any imPort who quite obviously looks like they aren't "from around the neighborhood". Once in a while, you may hear a voice raised:
"Did you see how visible their elections have become? They're just trying to grab power! Have you seen the homes they live in?
Of course, for every claim, there's a rebuttal; you may well hear a competing voice arguing, "They deserve to have a say in things too! You know it's different for them!"
ImPorts are a divisive issues, even in pretty Heropa.
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 very presence. Look at you! Organic wonder! Science and technology are the lifeblood of this city, so you're likely to come across a good many locals taking your picture with the newest of devices. The imPort craze is at an all-time high, and considering the ambition of many of De Chima's residents, you may find yourself cornered by overzealous imPort fans, media wannabes and opportunists alike, shoving cameras in your face.
Their questions are less politically charged than they are mundane, however; get ready for an interview about your taste in romantic partners, personal underwear choices, favourite foods, and more!
03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania, is having a rainy day. The streets seem to be running with water, the sky can't seem to stop crying. You might want to check out some consumerism-inclined shelter, be that a smoky and dart-eyed bar full of grumbling locals, or a grimy and industrial coffee shop (full of grumbling locals). Watch your step, newly minted imPort, because if you let on that you're fresh meat then you're bound to find a few people who decide that the only proper welcome for an imPort is a nice set of knuckles to the face.
One or two more cowardly locals may hesitate before giving you such a greeting, however, with a muttered, "Wonder if the new guy in office is gonna do more than the last one."
Ouch. Look at the political savvy on this guy!
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. You may find yourself in the midst of a few closed-off streets for some occasion or another - whether it be a food cart festival, no-car day, or something else! - and surrounded by the hum of people, the waft of food being served on the street, and plenty of attention
Look there -- someone's demoing a VR roller coaster! Won't you give it a shot?
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Yeah, like the weapon. Maybe because I'm so dangerous~
[Look at this guy puff up like a peacock, thinking that's so slick. But he wants to keep the conversation moving, even if keeps him from preening]
You're gonna have to tell me all about both those places. And also what a fief is.
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[For someone who uses a lance on a regular basis, this is as hilarious a name as 'Sword' would be]
A fief is a...[That takes some thought]...Rather like the states here, I think. They're under the control of a noble family, who then answer to the king.
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Oh, that makes sense. I guess a kingdom is a pretty big place usually so that narrows things down for people wondering.
Do you guys have fief beef? Like our fief is better than your fief and you talk smack about each other?
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Perhaps...not often, there isn't much ability to get all of them in one place very often, you see.
Perhaps the jousting would count, though that can be quite unfriendly.
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[Okay time to steer this away to something more fun then.]
So what's your uh fief like? Beach front property? Mountains? Tree houses?
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[She shrugs]
Mindelan is a small fief in the mountains on the western coast. I haven't been there more than...a month or so in the last eight years.
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[So much for making the conversation lighter. He glances aside for a moment, sighing. Then he meets her eyes again and smiles.]
The school I was at was near the mountains. I liked it there, the views were pretty cool. But I'm pretty sure they put it there to try to keep us away from town and all the fun. It's like they didn't trust~ us or anything.
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The training grounds were in the middle of the palace, a short walk from the city. But I suppose that we were too young to manage the sneaking out too often.
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Yes, by that age we were under the eyes of our knight-masters, a rather more one on one relationship.
[curiously:]
What was the school for?
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It's a good business to be in and I've always wanted to fly through the skies!
[Makes a very WHOOSH gesture]
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Flight...like in the ships?
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Yeah! It's really awesome, way up high and being able to see everything. And getting to places way fast. And then I ended up with something even better than a regular ship.
Paladin of Voltron means I'm a pilot of a flying metal lion. Which sounds CRAZY and I wouldn't have believed it myself. But it's true and really amazing. It's so much more maneuverable than a regular ship.
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I'm not much for flying, I hate heights, but I've wanted to see the ships that can fly through space since I was told they exist.
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Why haven't you seen one yet though? This place should have a few somewhere even if they don't have a ton yet. Those big shuttles.
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I think if there were better ways of space travel, half the imPort population would try to be gone by now.
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[Deflates a bit and sucks hard at his smoothie, only to discover there's none left. He tosses it into a garbage can and plops back against the wall, hands in his pockets and eyes on the sky]
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[Usually she tries to avoid these conversations, but with the new people it's near inevitable]
It's not so bad here at times, but it also isn't home, and there's...politics, there always are.
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The whole deal is rather a tangled mess. It starts with two large countries posturing at each other over 'philosophical differences'. [Slightly ironic twist on that]
Somehow this one has a...has the Portal which drags in people at random from other worlds, supposedly for defense, but- [she pinches her nose and shakes her head] -But no one knows how it turns on or off, or how it chooses people. So there are children imPorts, and...and gods that have no qualms about killing people.
And supposedly right before I arrived here, some of the imPort ambassadors had convinced the rest of the world that we're human with human rights.
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This place sucks in KIDS too? What kind of shitty random number generator is pulling people here.
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[Enough to make one bristle, it was]
Oh yes, quite young, and rarely fortunate enough to come with a guardian. And given powers like the rest of us.
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