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etcelsior2014-04-25 05:34 pm
maskormods) wrote in etcelsior2014-04-25 05:34 pm
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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 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.
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[Hearing a familiar voice snaps Armin to attention. His posture straightens, and after assessing that the children are alright (if a bit sore and annoyed), he turns to Levi.
Not a person he'd ever expect to see here, let alone a person he'd expect to be happy and relieved to see. He manages to keep that emotion under wraps, and though it's not precisely asked for, he offers a salute.]
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You used your equipment in a crowded area for some shitty kids. [ It was an observation, but it sounded like an admonishment. Then again that was just Levi. ]
Piss yourself later; you no doubt have questions like the rest of us did.
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Why does everyone think I'm about to piss myself?
Probably because his legs are trembling a little.]
I - yes sir, I do. Rest of us?
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That left a small stretch a road in downtown South Florida to themselves. ]
Smith and myself, and now you. Welcome to Heropa - You're not dead.
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Commander Smith? [Armin's never really met him face-to-face, he barely knows Levi. He should be relieved more from the Corps have turned up, but in truth, it's almost a little scarier this way. This will be a lot to live up to. Humanity's strongest and humanity's hope... and here he is, just Armin.]
How long have you been here?
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[ After that withering remark Levi was quiet for as long as he could hold back without Armin's notice. It was a lot to take in, he knew all too well, and he could make small concessions if it meant one his own could acclimatize more smoothly.
Both he and Erwin had years of experience under their belts; enough nightmares haunting the corners of their waking hours to rob them of their capacity to be surprised. Armin was a soldier of outstanding merit, but young, and what sensory overload he must have been going through understandable. Levi didn't need to be a bleeding heart to know his men. ]
Few weeks - more like four. Enough time to familiarize ourselves with this...country [ It was a strange word "country" ] and to gather information. Place as big as this gives you a shitload of written material at your disposal.
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[There's the tiniest note of relief in Armin's voice. Reading? That he can do. It's all of the attention and the new scenery and the not being poised on the brink of extinction that's really got him on edge. Read a few books and he'll feel he knows things better. He'll have more confidence toward the whole situation.
Okay, yes, he's just the kind of kid who gets excited about books.]
When I was brought here, they said something about us being heroes. And registering.
[Armin meant to phrase that as a question, but it all just sort of tumbles out in a confused mass.]