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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

[ You have to get out of here. You're not ready to face him. Anyway this place is going to be swarming with cops sooner or later, and somebody is going to ask you about the guy whose head you just cracked open like a fucking coconut, and even if you lie your way out of it, your name is going to end up on some police report as a witness. You're going to leave a paper trail and you are not ready for this, at all, you have to get the hell out of here immediately because there is no fucking way you can handle this, you have to get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get out get

Dryly: ]

I hear they die hard.

[ He can hear his heart hammering in his ears, feel his skin prickling with the rush of adrenaline. He is absolutely not ready to see Bruce, not now, not when it's all so fresh, it's been days and the wound on his neck is still red, and he knows enough about this place to understand that it's not necessarily like that for Bruce, he gets that, but somehow just seeing Bruce here, seeing him acting casual, like nothing happened, like he didn't just watch Jason rip his fucking heart out in front of him less than a week ago --

He can't actually run away. He just can't. That's fine. All he has to do is get control of the situation, right? No, he can't -- but he might be able to knock Bruce off-balance a bit. That's close enough. He feels shaken and raw and awful and Bruce is just fucking fine like always, but Jason can hurt him. He can do that much. ]

Nice timing. Always around to save the day just in time, huh?

[Bruce goes back to staring across the street and slips his hands into his pockets. He doesn't seem too bothered, but even though for him Jason had been back for some time and they'd said enough of how they felt and exactly what that meant to each other, he'll carry that failure until he dies. The bitterness is fresh, even though the conversation is old. It gives him an idea of when, but he doesn't really feel like going through all of that again with him right now.]

What do you expect me to say, Jason.

[ He laughs at that. Not even close to a happy sound. Get it together, for fuck's sake, you should have expected to see him here -- ]

Expecting anything from you other than jack and shit is a great way to end up disappointed. But if we're dreaming anyway, I could really go for "I'm retiring to Florida, see you never," you know.

[Bruce looks totally uninterested in engaging in this with him, staring at him with lazy eyelids.]

When you feel like you want information, I'm sure you can find me. Until then, let me help you with the second half of that.

[LOL BYE, JASON.]

[ What the Fuck is Happening: An Autobiography by Jason Todd. Available in stores now. ]

If I ever need you to do legwork for me please just put me out of my fucking misery, huh? Have a nice life, asshole.

[ And you know, leave so that I can leave before the cops roll in, right. He totally has to wait for Bruce to leave first, for obvious logical reasons, like that there is no fucking way he can do anything that makes it seem like Bruce spooked him off. ]

[But then Bruce is already walking away from him before Jason even gets out the 'huh'. Doesn't even bother looking back, like he's positive this little kid throwing his hissy fit won't even try shit. As he's on his way across the street, a few police cars round the corner with their sirens blaring... and drive right past him. Didn't you know, Jason? This world supports this kind of stuff! Lucky you getting absolutely NO CONFLICT RESOLUTION AT ALL OUT OF THIS, YEAH??]

[ Cool! That's also fine! Jason will just go and find somewhere quiet to have a breakdown because of how hard he won that interaction! Freaking out in a dark corner somewhere on account of how much he showed you!!!! ]

[But he also slipped a card with coordinates to the manor on it in your pocket when he grabbed you by the jacket in the burning building, Jason, because he definitely loves you and in a way you could definitely probably say that he won by doing this.]

[ is this a fukken trick is there a nanomachine tracker in this piece of paper what the fuck ]

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