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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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

( Eventually, we all are faced with a situation that we just don't know how to handle. Oh, we might say that looking for your first apartment or starting a new class seems overwhelming and hard to get a handle on, but ultimately? There's always someone to ask for advice - or offer unwanted advice, as the case may be. There's your friends, your family, your shrink or bank manager or the lady at Starbucks who always spells your name right. At the end of the day, people all jump through certain hurdles, even if the hurdles are different shapes or heights or sizes.

And then there comes the day when the hurdle isn't something you've ever even thought of preparing for, and this hurdle is on fire, at the edge of a cliff. It's not even a hurdle, like you thought. It turns out that you signed up for a trapeze instead, and the trapeze has no safety net.

[ the camera cuts to a young woman holding a spear, and Meredith Grey looks Very Tired. ]

At least you can always count on some things, even when you're trying to figure out how the Hell you're meant to be a trapeze artist. Oh, big city weirdos. Never change. Never give up the flaming trapeze. )

Yep. That's a future neurosurgeon, right there.

( Meredith's voice is quiet, but maybe not quiet enough given the very unsubtle okay, weirdo look that she just gave this world's female version of Alex Karev. )

I never knew having a parent with a god-complex allowed you to skip lines. I'd have started cashing in on that perk right away.

[ Clarisse isn't the most observant person in the world, and she probably wouldn't have paid any attention to Meredith's comments—she's already heard plenty of people muttering about her today—if it weren't for the fact that her pronouncement was followed by a sort of stunned silence on the part of almost all of the patrons and employees of the cafe. The quiet allows her to zero in on the one person who elects not to keep their mouth shut, and suddenly, thoughts of lattes are replaced by thoughts of other things. Punching, for one. Yelling, for another. ]

What did you say? [ she asks as she comes stomping over. ] If you have something to say to me, you better be willing to say it to my face!

( You know, Meredith's pretty used to stomping and egos and people being assertive. Patients and other doctors and her mother and her friends and just about everyone in the world thinks it's fun to stomp and assert at Meredith, and probably the appropriate response is not to sigh and look like she's barely resisting rolling her eyes. )

I said it doesn't matter who your parents are. You have to get in line and wait, just like the rest of us. You have to work and be patient, just like the rest of us. This isn't nepotism, this is coffee. We all want our coffee, so get in line and let us get our coffee.

( A pause. ) And why would you ruin a latte with pumpkin spice. That's for twelve year olds and people with no self-respect.

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