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Mask or Menace | MODERATORS ([personal profile] maskormods) wrote in [community profile] etcelsior2014-04-25 05:34 pm

throws thumbtack confetti everywhere


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.
castellano: (you have to listen carefully)

[personal profile] castellano 2014-04-27 10:13 am (UTC)(link)
Huh. [ Okay. You, he... can't relate. ]

Obstetrician. [ You know, since... that was basically asking. ] You should. My word counts for a lot. It means something.
choreographics: (Many years I have waited)

[personal profile] choreographics 2014-04-27 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[A small sigh.] Never mind, most people don't get it.

Oh. Got it. Would everybody else say that your word means something?
castellano: (what's underneath is better)

[personal profile] castellano 2014-04-27 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I get it. Your dreams rhyme. Romeo Night's Hamlet, right? And that wife concerned with all the blood on her hands. I get it, I get it. [ He does not get it. ]

Course they would. A man's word is his - [ Didn't think this through. ] It's his word.

Edited 2014-04-27 18:41 (UTC)
choreographics: (Well I dont know if I believe thats true)

[personal profile] choreographics 2014-04-27 10:10 pm (UTC)(link)
That's...no. [He laughs a little though, partially amused.] Have you ever even seen a play?

And are you always so eloquent?
castellano: (yeah about that)

[personal profile] castellano 2014-04-27 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, a, a few. [ A very small few. All kinds of plays! ]

I can be eloquent when I wanna be eloquent.
choreographics: (I'd sooner buy defying gravity)

[personal profile] choreographics 2014-04-27 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Then you'd know that it's more than just sonnets and showtunes.

Oh. Is that just not very often then?
castellano: (shut up i'm not an angry old man)

[personal profile] castellano 2014-04-27 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, yeah, it's -- way more than sonnets and showtunes.

Hey, buddy, I say what I wanna say how I wanna say it. If it's not good enough for you...
choreographics: (I'd sooner buy defying gravity)

[personal profile] choreographics 2014-04-29 04:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey now, it was a genuine question. [Despite the fact there's a smug little grin on his face.] No need to get defensive.
castellano: (so unable to respond)

[personal profile] castellano 2014-04-30 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not --- defensive.