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[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 anyone's thread, either!

And remember to have fun!

01. Your memory is hazy and you might feel increasingly frustrated or anxious, or maybe you're excited as soldiers march past, barely glimpsing you. One second you're somewhere underground, the next you're enveloped in blue light, and suddenly you find yourself directly under Flordia sun's bright and burning glare. A female soldier steps toward you with a wide smile on her face and directs you to a car, ready to debrief you. You realize you are not the only one, surrounded by equally confused or eager faces... and you're all sporting a digital tattoo on your wrist.

02. Welcome to Cape Canaveral, where the smell of the ocean is in the air and locals are more than pleased to see new imPorts roaming their streets. They wave, they cheer, they ask for pictures as politely as they can. The more inhuman you look, or if you're wearing a costume, the more likely locals are to approach. Hey, enjoy the moment! The popular malt shop is offering you a free drink if you need it.

03. The technology in this world is certainly something. The cars are clearly modeled after popular 50s cars, but they hover several feet above the ground as they drive down the street. There are digital jukeboxes in restaurants, motorcycles also hover through traffic, advertisements can be seen on a digital projector on the taller buildings. Even kids on skateboards appear to drift a safe ten feet off the ground while playing!

04. Wherever you are, you can hear the loud revving of an engine, distance at first before you finally see it: a hovercar bursting around the corner, going beyond the maximum speed limit and just barely making its sharp turn. It doesn't appear to be slowing down any time soon, not with two police cars trailing it... and uh oh. Those skateboarding kids don't have much time to get out of the way as the car comes speeding down the road. You've been brought here for a reason Hero — so you better act fast.

Comments

[loveordeath]

[Sigh, this question again. The lie comes all too easily to her as soon as he asks.]

Eighteen.

[hostage]

Oh, well, in that case...

[If the dripping sarcasm wasn't enough, he punctuates that with a roll of his eyes. But she looks about as old as he was when he started smoking, so he can't get too hypocritical about it. He pulls out a cigarette and hands it over, and leans in to light it for her, too.]

This shit stunts your growth, you know.

[loveordeath]

I drink milk every day.

[Milk is good for you, did u no. Anyway - she's obviously not worried. Cigarette between her fingers, she leans in to take a first drag as soon as the lighter burns at the tip. Exhaling smoke to the side,]

Thanks.

[hostage]

Don't mention it.

[Seriously. Like he needs these people on his ass for giving cigarettes to minors. He'll heal her when she's done with it, but still.]

I dunno if milk's enough, but I guess it's a start. Probably gotta get some vegetables in there, too. Broccoli or whatever.

[A+ parenting skills over here.]

[loveordeath]

I got it.

[She can take care of herself, is what she means. What she'd like to think, too. Leon hasn't been around to do that for a long while now, and the academy's no longer a factor, so the girl's gotta learn somehow.]

[hostage]

Yeah, I bet.

[He's done with the lecture, anyway. He taps off his own cigarette's ashes onto the ground, changing the subject:]

You new? I never seen you around here before.

[loveordeath]

[She crosses her arms, looking ahead with the cigarette in her hand. Mathilda seems lost in a thought when the question comes up, but she still listens, and she still answers.]

Just got here. They offered me a drink, so.

[Her eyes shift to settle on him.]

Are you a hero?

[hostage]

[His lips twitch when she asks him that. There's a question he'll never get tired of answering. The novelty's never wearing off. Hero. Fucking hilarious.]

Yeah. Registered and all. The name's Jesse Pinkman.

[loveordeath]

[The question was entirely facetious, don't worry.]

Pinkman. [She smirks.] That your codename, too?

[hostage]

That'd be kinda pointless, wouldn't it? Codename's Diesel.

[loveordeath]

Kinda pointless anyway, since you already told me your secret identity.

[your move, Diesel-man.]

[hostage]

What're you gonna do about it? You a supervillain?

[loveordeath]

[a light shrug. Another exhale of smoke.]

Could be.

[hostage]

[He snorts and leans in to whisper conspiratorially:]

Maybe I am, too.

[loveordeath]

[Apparently unfazed,] You don't look like a villain to me, Pinkman.

[But she'd happily take him down if he were one of the kind she's used to. Her nemesis was a cop anyway.]

[hostage]

[She's adorable. That makes him smile.]

I'll take that as a compliment.

[loveordeath]

[the cigarette dangles in her fingers, arm relaxed.]

Suit yourself.

[hostage]

So what's your power, little miss supervillain?

[loveordeath]

I can kill you with my mind.

[and she can lie like hell.]

[hostage]

Is that it?

[loveordeath]

Isn't that enough?

[hostage]

Just about everybody here could do that. I know this one girl who could make it so I never even existed.

[loveordeath]

[ah, well. she hopes that won't be true, otherwise she's in trouble.]

That's no fun. What's the point of that if there's no one around to know you're gone?