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etcelsior2016-10-25 02:36 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2016-10-25 02:36 pm
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Lies a place that few have seen.
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? This month has been a rocky one, and locals are beginning to eye imPorts with renewed scrutiny; if people like them can get superpowers, are imPorts really that special, after all? Some people usher their children away from anyone clearly not 'from around here,' while other natives may be brave enough to directly approach obvious imPorts and ask their thoughts on the war with Russia and what the imPort ambassadors are planning to do about it.
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 you may find yourself cornered by overzealous imPort fans, media wannabes and opportunists alike, shoving cameras in your face.
Their questions are likely to be fairly mundane, however; get ready for an interview about your taste in romantic partners, personal underwear choices, favourite foods, and more!
Also, as the Halloween craze is reaching a fevered pitched, more and more children are running around in costumes of their favorite imPorts! Do you recognize any of these masks? Perhaps one of these costumes mimics YOU!?
...
Isn't that kinda creepy?
03. Maurtia Falls, Pennsylvania is populated by a whole lot of people who are having awfully bad days. With the emergence of locals with superpowers, many seem to have latched onto their new supercharged identities with an incredible amount of gusto. As your character walks down the street, they may find themselves accosted by a large man in his mid-20s, dressed in an ill-fitting spandex suit of orange and yellow. As he thrusts his finger into an imPort's face, the spandex rides up, turning into more of a crop-top, which he duly tugs back down before shouting, "You're not the special ones anymore, imPorts! Feel the wrath of Heartburn!"
Stupid name aside, he does seem to have superpowers as he breathes a large plume of fire. His aim still isn't great, though; it could hit the imPort in question, or be sent in the direction of a nearby local, or even a particularly flammable building.
What will you do, Hero?
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. This fine day, pumpkin spice seems to be in style, to the point at which you happen to be crashing an open pumpkin spice festival. From drinks to sweet treats to some other things that really, really shouldn't be pumpkin spice flavoured (pumpkin spice flavoured vodka, anyone? It tastes like regret!), everyone seems to be in the mood for the upcoming season.
Taste test a few samples and take in the hustle and bustle of the city, everyone! And hey, if just gorging yourself isn't enough, why not try your hand at the pumpkin carving contest going on? The competition is fierce!
lucifer | the wicked + the divine
[ Here's one experience she's used to. This is only the beginning, but she really has missed having a stage. She'll casually light her cigarette with a finger snap and adopt her Aloof Yet Alluring Star poses for the cameras a little while longer, spinning pretentious devil-related tangents when people start asking about her as a person. The love affair and underwear questions are a different story. Those definitely get a lively smirk out of her. ]
A real question for the philosophers. Just ask around in a few days, and you'll probably pull more details than that. If not pictures. Sorry, now where were we regarding back home? There was a certain cat goddess...
[ Abruptly she turns on her heel and strides along forward as she talks, because this calls for a change of scenery. Whoever wants to follow can do that very easily, for now. ]
[B] MAURITA FALLS
[ What will she do? She'll give him a light. If there's one thing Lucifer has a low threshold for, it's sanctimonious little fanatics with too much time to waste. Even lower when she finds herself caught up in their line of literal fire. Come on, now.
Mid-melodramatic eyeroll, she clicks her fingers and sends out her own flame to consume the other before it just catches on this guy's oversized cape. It takes a few seconds of him screeching and trailing smoke down the street like a homemade human rocket, but he does drop and roll and run off on his less than merry way. Whether her fellow imPort seems to approve or not, her shrug and dry response stays the same. ]
Oh, please, no need for thanks — our brave hero's so-called uniform was positively criminal even by Hell's standards. I should know.
[C] NONAH
[ It's not like Florida isn't basically Satan's real estate, quite the contrary, it's that right now she needed to be anywhere but the place some authority assigned her for safekeeping. Sure, it might be a silly illusion of agency. On the other hand, this all beats being dead any day of the week.
At least she can count on holiday consumerism to come through with free caffeine. G-o-d knows she needs one vice or another while she takes in this new chance, and absolutely has no trauma to deal with at all!! She's also going to need clothes shopping ASAP what with her white suit all covered in blood, but there could have been worse seasons to show up in it. Feel free to notice, though. ]
B: Maurtia Falls
So said imPort is getting the fuck in her grill. Fast, like the briefest flickering shadow. Like a blink. And then darkness and blood-colored makeup and a splatter of freckles is right in her face. Skipping the thanks, skipping all pleasantries, the face and body of Laura FUCKING Wilson, but with distinctly inhuman eyes, and distinctly inhuman strength grabbing the lapels of that nice white suit.
She looks for a moment like she's going to tear Lucifer's head right back off. But then the look of rage breaks into something confused, and desperate. When she finally speaks it's croaked out. ]
. . . Luci?
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Then the tension seems to fall. Her shoulders relax a little while she registers the situation, raising an eyebrow and breaking into a wry smile that hardly looks surprised. Fondness makes its way into her voice. ]
Well, look at this. You always were the oh-so-special one, weren't you?
CW: VOMIT will get into other trauma symptoms probably
The rushing of blood in her ears makes it impossible to make her words out, and the scent of tobacco and sulfur makes her knees weak. She's here. She's here. She's here.
Persephone just shakes her head, still dumbstruck. It looks like she's about to make another attempt at speaking, when she abruptly lets go and stumbles back to puke against a lamp post. ]
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Can the devil herself manage to not fuck this up? Let's find out!! ]
... Sorry. As you can imagine, it wasn't quite the exit I had in mind—
[ Then the vomiting happens and pretty much answers that question. Nailed it. Not sure how much space to give here, she steps over and lightly touches a hand to her shoulder. ]
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No, no! Don't. Don't be sorry. It was Ananke, it was always-- the judge, everything. She played us all.
C: Nonah
Inanna steps out of a shimmering cloud of stardust beside Lucifer—much easier than trying to navigate his way through a crowd of people to get to her. There's something off about him. Maybe it's the bizarrely subdued and modest black outfit he's in. Maybe it's the distinctly uneasy discomfort in the way he's carrying himself at the moment. Maybe it's the fucking spray of blood ringing his neck and spilling down over those muted black clothes. There are a lot of options to pick from.
His mouth twitches uncertainly like he can't decide on an expression at first, but he settles on a miserable attempt at a smile.]
Glad I didn't have to wait ninety years to see you again.
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[ Naturally the Queen of Heaven's sparkle precedes him, with the name leaving her mouth even before he's all materialized. That's not what gives her a bitter look the moment she can fully set eyes on him. ]
You would be. But you must be just as miserable. What forced you to wear something that dreary?
[ It's pretty clear from her tone she isn't actually missing a beat and is just thinking over the scenarios that led up to this, but she can't exactly resist, either. ]
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I was a little distracted when I put this one together. I couldn't think of anything in my usual styles.
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[ It's terse but laced with meaning, and she shoots a searching glance his way. ]
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He stuffs his hands into his pockets and glances away, down at the pavement.]
By Baphomet trying to kill me. [There's an awkward pause before he continues with an attempt at explanation.] Ananke manipulated him into it.